Poles Retreated After Town Destruction Near Minsk
An official Moscow dispatch reports Polish troops destroyed a southeast Minsk town and retreated after heavy fighting. Messages from Kovno and Warsaw say evacuations and withdrawals continue toward the Vistula line as Bolshevik pressure grows around Vilna and Slutsk.
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Minsk
Moscow
Kovno
Lithuania
Vilna
Warsaw
Viseja
Smorgani
Listopa
Dabno
Slutsk
Russian Soviet Accepts British Peace Proposal, Brest-Litovsk Conference Suggested
A Spa dispatch to The Times reports the Russian Soviet government accepted the British peace proposal with Poland and proposed a Brest-Litovsk conference. General Wrangel reportedly refused to surrender from the Crimea, saying he would not hand over forces to the Red Army.
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London
A_ disputch
Spa
The
Times Today
Poland
Brest-Litovsk
the Times
Wrangell
Crimea
Self-Performed Skin Graft On Wife In Chicago
Dr Orlando P. Scott reportedly cut 12 square inches of skin from his own thigh and grafted it onto his wife's foot and ankle at the American hospital. The operation occurred in front of witnesses as Mrs Scott had been injured in an automobile accident. She refused a stranger operate and the doctor spoke calmly after a fainting spell.
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Mall
Orlando P. Scott
Scott Jaid
Rs. Scott
Ken
Skinny
Must Have Been Only Room for One
MEMPHIS July 16. Bessie Allen testified to the mayor that she and her husband traveled to Birmingham the same day and registered at a hotel. He left to find better living quarters and has not been seen since, leaving her uncertain about his whereabouts.
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Memphis
Birmingham
Bessie Allen
Hizzoner
Minnie Cherry Accused of Taking Ways in Memphis
Memphis police say Minnie Cherry, dubbed a champed wardrobe thief, hired out to four families in a month and left with an enlarged wardrobe. She awaits trial.
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Minnie
Memphis
Minnie Cherry
Lothes
Meals in Jail Go From 15 to 35 Cents
Spokane reports jail meal costs will rise to 35 cents each from 15 cents. In New York, July 16, Patrolman Hoffman faced a criminal choice between pursuing a craps swindler or rescuing Richard Washington, who was drowning in the Wart river, and Hoffman leapt in to save him.
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Spokane
New York
Hoffman
Richard Washington
Telephone Rose Aids in Robbery
In Los Angeles a man answered a call from a woman seeking his sweetheart. George Rothman, with Henry King and Frank Holmes, went to the home but a youth emerged from bushes, robbed Rothman of 840 dollars and King of 25 cents, and fled.
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Los Angeles
George Rothman
Henry King
Frank Holmes
Rothman
King
Holmes payment dispute and missed call noted
A brief item notes 35 cents from Holmes and that Roth man’s sweetheart never telephoned him.
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Holmes
Rothman
Prisoners Favor Louisa Alcott Over Classic Titles
In Des Moines Iowa on July 16 prisoners in the city jail show a literary bias. They avoid Treasure Island and Ten Nights in a Har, but Little Men and Alice in Wonderland are popular and worn from reading.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Louisa Alcott
Smashing San Francisco Woolens Sale Reaches Coast
A San Francisco wholesaler faced cancellations and returns from coast buyers leading to a clerical crisis. He offers a great stock of fine woolens at reduced prices to clear inventory and keep his shop running into the fall season.
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San Francisco
Sinclaire Denies Bigamy Claim in Jail
London July 16 Lieut Wilfred KR Sinclaire jailed on a bigamy charge says he is not guilty he claims he has only one wife. He says his brother married under his name and he married soon after leaving both marriages attributed to him. The copac claim is challenged.
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London
Wilfred KR. Sinclaire
Sugar export record of 1919 lists Czecho Slovakia alone
In 1919 the sole European exporter of sugar was Czecho Slovakia. The statement notes this as the only country in Europe to export sugar that year.
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Europe
Czecho
Slovakia
Legless Jitney Driver Triumphs Over Adversity in Kansas City
In Kansas City July 16, W. Eo Gannaway, a legless jitney driver, stunned locals with his invention driven by special controls after a 1910 accident cut off both legs. He rebuilt life, running a hotel briefly before creating iron banded clutch links and extended handles to operate the jitney with his left leg and right hand. He boasts a spotless safety record and a bright outlook, warning that speed can ruin you.
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Kansas City
Gannaway
America
First Flying Hearse to Be Launched Soon
Atlantic City July 16 The first flying hearse built in this country will be formally launched at the undertakers convention next month. A passenger plane for 16 is also being built as part of funeral equipment.
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Atlantic City
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Undertakers
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