Steamer Superior City Sinks After Fog Collision
The 430-foot Pittsburgh Steamship company steamer Superior City, built 1898 with about 30 crew, sank in Lake Superior near Whitefish Point after a fog collision with the Willis L. King. Four crew members were rescued, including a boatswain. captain, second mate, and wheelman among the missing. The Willis L. King is a 580-foot freighter of 5,855 gross tons, built in 1910 for Interstate Steamship.
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Superior
Lake
Willis King
The
Pittsburgh Steamship Company
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Superior City
Whitefish Point
Lake Superior
Willis L. King
Turner
King
Anate
Cleveland
City of Superior
George A. Marr
Lake Carriers’ Association
Sandusky
E. L. Sawyer
Albion
Interstate Steamship Company
Latvia government toppled by left radical cabinet report
Berlin reports that the Latvian government led by Karl Ullmant was overthrown and a left radical cabinet formed, according to a Riga rumor published by the National Zeitung. In other notes, St Paul streetcar workers call off strike after city council approves fare hike to 6 cents to fund 10 cent hourly wage increase.
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Berlin
Karl Ullmant
Left Radical Party
Riga
National Zeitung
St. Paul
St. Paul Street Railway Company
Socialist campaign plans outlined in Pittsburgh meeting
Pittsburgh August 23 The executive committee of the Socialist party outlined campaign plans. Eight members attended led by Otto Branstetter of Chicago as executive secretary with Mrs Bertha H Mailly of New York among the attendees.
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Pittsburgh
Socialist Party
Bertha H. Mailly
New York
Otto Branstetter
Chicago
GomperS to Speak in Ohio and Indianapolis
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor will deliver a Labor Day address at Columbus Ohio and speak before the carpenters convention at Indianapolis during the week of September 20.
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American Federation of Labor
Columbus
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Ohio
Carpenters
Indianapolis
Disabled World War veterans plan national group in Cincinnati
Disabled veterans of World War intend to form a national organization in Cincinnati early in September. Each Carry On club may send one delegate as plans, coordinated by the Cincinnati Association of Disabled Veterans, move toward a national convention.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Association of Disabled Veterans
Queen of Hawaii Master Found Aboard After Hurricane
The schooner Queen of Hawaii was blown ashore near San Jose de Guatemala. Her owner and master Albert Bode was found dead lashed to a mast. The crew escaped in a small boat and landed safely.
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Seattle
Wash
San Jose de Guatemala
Albert Bode
Big Fight in Erin Forces Garrison to Flee
Rioters attack Ballymahon police barracks near Mullingar in a one hour battle using rifles and bombs. Barracks burn as policemen, led by a wounded sergeant, resist until forced to retreat.
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Mullingar
Ireland
Ballymahon
Dublin
Cork
Macroom
New Castle
County Wicklow
Louth Village
Errann
O'Callahan
Cardinal Logue
Roscommon
London
Miss MacSweeny
Brixston
MacSweeny
Milas MacSweeny
Home Affairs
Sir Erniey Blackwell
Sir Erniey
Sir Ernley
Miss MacSweeney
US mission children drown in India picnic tragedy
Twelve school children drowned near Muhim, 50 miles north of Bombay, during a picnic under an American mission. They waded to a sand bank and were caught by the tide. In Mount Vernon, Roy Dare, 40, shot his wife and then killed himself with poison after a separation dispute. There are no further details available.
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Bombay
India
Muhim
Mount Vernon
Til
Roy Dare
Dare
Livestock Prices at South Omaha Aug 25 1920
Market reports 6000 cattle on sale with generally steady prices for beef cattle and mild weakness in mid grades. Prices listed for cattle, hogs, and sheep show steady to firm trends with select lots and feeders highlighting demand. Lambs and sheep demand rose with overall lively market activity through trading.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Neb
Grain Dust Explosion Demonstration Warns Elevators
The U S department of agriculture staged a practical display showing the danger of grain dust explosions in improperly run elevators. A miniature sheet iron building was ignited by a lamp and a tablespoonful of grain-dust powder blown in with bellows. Authorities say cleanliness and proper ventilating systems can reduce the risk of such explosions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
England forms $30 million motor industry combine
An English press note says a major step toward mass production has been reached with the formation of a $30,000,000 combine in the British motor industry. The report mentions a figure named James taking a light role in a popular play, with a humorous aside about him carrying lamps on stage.
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England
James
Night comies from Newberg explained the lobster remark
A fragmentary exchange suggests a man from Newberg is described as a night comies and as a lobster, implying a humorous or ironic explanation for the earlier remark. The passage reads as a colloquial misunderstanding or slang lacking full context.
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Newberg
Dessert Connections Across a Floating Island
A playful dialogue explores combining dessert ideas, suggesting a cottage pudding served on a floating island as a creative table centerpiece. The exchange highlights culinary whimsy and fusion concepts, inviting readers to imagine inventive toppings and presentations.
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Latvia
Ulimani
Raidcais
Gompers
National Association
M. Stamboulisky
Prine
Bulgaria
Stamboulisky
Ferdinand
Germany
Erin
U. S. Mission
Indian Station
Opticians
Wisconsin
Lorenzo, Nebr
Sidney Auto Sales Co
Sidney, Nebraska
Dandy
Paul Mason
Andrew Anderson
Sidney Draw
H. M. Anderson
Cuddeford Bros
Sidney
Nebr
Krueger
Gurley
Alvin Livingston
Lorenzo
M. E. Harrisor
E. J. Beninett
Lodge Pole
Frank Britton
Fred Jackonimi
Peetz
Colo
Harry Dolan
Louis Scheer
Avery’s
Avery Exactery Piekeee
Avery
Ethias
Unter
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