Senate ends treaty fight in final amendment push
Senate foreign relations panel finishes work on the Wilson pact with four reservations and several amendments. Key debate centers on Article 10 withdrawal from the league and the Monroe doctrine. parties split over submission and potential impact on ratification.
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Deaf and dumb man in jail sparks odd exchange in Chicago tale
Police report a jailed faker, Tom, who posed as deaf and dumb, confounding a passerby with a sign reading help me please. He explained a cop was behind him, remarking that an insistent reader would feel insulted if he did not answer.
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U S Army in Armenia Soon Believed by Paris
Paris dispatch says the United States may assume control over Armenia and Constantinople with an October 1 announcement. General Harbord leads a staff of 16 officers and two guard companies en route to Constantinople. Armenians in Paris demand protection before any separation from Turkey. Harbord expected back September 20 to plan troop disposition under American protection.
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Englishman Is Best Looker Says George Lashwood
London reports that George Lashwood, famed for advising King Edward on dress, contends no man looks better in a dress suit than an Englishman. He favors restrained brashness and notes black and white as evening options with indigo blue a rare exception.
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Union Pressmen Must Arbitrate for Sanction
Striking pressmen were told by their international officers that the strike would be nullified if they refused arbitration. Pressmen and press feeders in job printing shops seek seven hours for seven dollars a day. employers counter with six fifty for eight hours.
Five Women Face Treason Charges in Lille Case
Paris report says the Lille court martial now hears five women accused of treason. Four are aged 20 to 33 and one is 52. A confession reveals denouncements of soldiers and civilians and disclosure of hidden stores of wheat, potatoes, and wine.
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Building Strike in Seattle Remains Deadlocked
The Seattle building strike continues with no settlement in sight as work slows citywide except for cost plus contracts. Leaders from the Building Trades, Master Builders, and others urge mediation to end the stoppage and protect housing and business.
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Chamber of Commerce
Punch Board and Operator Arrested
Sergt J H Thomas proclaimed by officers as the sweetest thing around police headquarters after a raid on a pool room run by Tom Paputichia at 1507 Fourth Ave Thursday night. Thomas captured a punch board and $60 worth of candy and Paputichia in tow, who Thomas says profited 100 percent on the candy through the board.
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Paputichia
Man Kept Prisoner by Wife for Four Years
In Portland, William Carrol was held captive by his wife for four years with help from their son. A lodge investigated and secured his release, and the Superior Court granted him a divorce. He said wartime news reached him only five months after the declaration, due to his imprisonment and his wife believing him incompetent after an accident.
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Lodge
United States
Germany
Bride Vanquishes Copper With Boot at Wedding
At West Ham police court Alice Smith aged 41 faced charges of kicking the arresting sergeant after describing a wedding day that ended with a honeymoon in jail. She said she had just married that day and had a few drinks.
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