Polish Army Advances In Lemberg Sector Rout Bolsheviks
Warsaw reports the Bolshevik army under Budenny was annihilated in operations near Lemberg begun Aug 29. Grodek was captured with 1,000 Bolshevik prisoners. Polish forces advance without resistance in the northern wing and pursue Bolsheviks toward Robatyn as new Russian volunteers organize in Russia.
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Grodek
Warsaw
Budenny
Lemberg
Baron Wringel
Poland
Lithuania
Minsk
Zamose
Lublin
Russian National Committee
Louis Savinkoff
Kerensky
M. Robitchev
Russia
M. Savinkoff
Bug
George Tchitcherin
Baku
Trans-Caucasia
Highwaymen strike four holdups in Chicago within hour and a half
Three highwaymen in a stolen car staged four robberies in rapid succession firing at three victims and striking another with a pistol butt. One victim Peter Nicholson of 2024 Lawrence Avenue was hospitalized in critical condition with possible skull fracture. The bandits escaped after swapping cars, taking 1087 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Peter Nicholson
Lawrence Avenue
Public Prosecutor Wounded In Tokyo Stabbing
Tokyo attorney Kirtsu Kanayama a senior public prosecutor was seriously wounded when stabbed by a Japanese man, Irita, who visited his office for a legal interview. The assailant is under arrest.
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Tokyo
Kirtsu
Kanayama
Irita
Two Mail Flyers Burned in Deshler Plane Crash
Chicago reported aviators W. L. Smith and Edward Haight delivering mail to New York were severely burned when their aircraft caught fire at about 5 000 feet near Deshler Ohio.
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Chicago
W. L. Smith
Edward Haight
New York
Deshler, O
Tokyo Students Plan Demonstration Over U S Congress Tour
Tokyo dispatch says Chinese and Korean students in Tokyo plan a demonstration on the arrival of American congressmen touring the Far East. The note appears in a Tokyo newspaper dated September 3.
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U. S
Tokyo
Far East
Irish unrest Buckles Belfast with curfew and martial law
Nine people die as rioting spreads through Belfast with reports increasing to twenty dead since last Wednesday. Soldiers patrol streets and occupy police barracks as curfew orders and talk of martial law spread amid clashes between unionists and nationalists. In London, Terrence MacSwiney remains alive on hunger strike while his sister reports him weakening at Brixton prison.
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Belfast
Ireland
Cork Street
Mary
Cotton Makes Big Gain
Washington reports continued improvement in the cotton crop through August with an increase of more than 250000 bales in the month. The department of agriculture forecasts a total production of 12783000 bales based on August 25 conditions, noting the crop is two to three weeks late and may require a late fall to terminate well amid anticipated boll weevil damage.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Suffrage Act Is Cinched in Tennessee House Vote
The Tennessee lower house voted to expunge last Saturday’s tabling action and then reconsidered the suffrage resolution amendment, killing it 47 to 24 with 20 not voting. A quorum was present, though the prior tabling occurred without one.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Tornado Storm Hits Bates County and Hume Missouri
A fierce storm swept Bates county Missouri on August 31 amounting to a tornado with winds leveling crops trees and farm buildings. In Hume Missouri the damage was severe with a demolished garage and damaged nearby structures and eight inches of rain recorded.
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Missouri County
Kansas City
Bates County
Hume
Woman Nominated for U S Senator by Indiana Prohibition
Indianapolis September 3 A woman Mrs Culla J Wayhinger of Upland was nominated as a candidate for United States senator by the Indiana Prohibition party at its annual convention in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Culla J. Wayhinger
Upland
United States
Indiana Prohibition Party
Postmaster General Fires 11 Chicago Clerks
Postmaster General Burleson orders the discharge of 11 Chicago post office clerks for soliciting money from the public and causing to be published false and slanderous reports.
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Washington
Burleson
Chicago
SLAIN IN ROadhouse
In Chicago a four shot duel at Kellys Bungalow Inn leaves Paul Brown dead after a scuffle with Gerald A. Stack a wealthy oil promoter from Lander Wyoming Stack was arrested with his wife and two children aboard at the LaSalle Hotel after the incident Brown allegedly provoked with an insult to Miss Mary Kane prior to the confrontation and Stack fired four times in the lobby shortly after 1 am
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Chicago
Paul Brown
Kelly’s Bungalow Inn
Niles
Gerald A. Stack
Lander, Wys
Rhodes
Brown
Mary Kane
Stack
Hotel LaSalle
Michigan
Wyoming
George Harsh
Webster Groves
Blackstone Hotel
Loyalty of Labor Proved Says Gompers in Federationist
Washington reports Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor declares organized labor opposes strikes and will do all to prevent them. He cites that 1920s per man output in the United States will exceed that of any other nation and says adjustment on a temporary basis is best for progress. The labor movement seeks peace without sacrificing progress and offers machinery to avert strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federationist
United States
Back Pay for Pennsylvania Railroad Workers
The Pennsylvania railroad paid most of the back pay awarded by the United States Railway Labor Board on July 26. About $23,000,000 was distributed to roughly 275,000 to 280,000 employees. The retroactive award covers May, June and July payments.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States Railway Labor Board
Railroad Board
Husband Sues Millionaire Over Alleged Alienation
Alvin C. Fiel, an overseas veteran, sues Harry T. Sall, a Chicago factory owner, for alienation of the affections of his wife Violet Fiel. He claims Sall maliciously destroyed his wife’s love for him.
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Chicago
Alvin C. Fiel
Harry T. Sall
Violet Fiel
Fiel
Sall
Woman Moonshiner Arrested After Firefight Near Springfield
Prohibition Agent Brown and two U S marshals captured two of three moonshiners after a running revolver battle eight miles northwest of Springfield. One of the suspects is a woman.
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Springfield
Prohibition
Brown
United States
Airborne whisky smuggling tied to dawn flights north of Chicago
Farmers north of Chicago report early dawn planes may be carrying airbooze from the Canadian border for Chicago consumption. Authorities monitor suspicious flights as a potential smuggling route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Canadian
Coal Miners Declare Vacation Amid Large Scale Strike
In the anthracite region about 60 000 workers idle after a union vote by 300 delegates from 64 locals to take a vacation until operators meet demands. Thirty plus collieries idle, others at 50 percent. Wilkes-Barre and Hazelton scenes of walkouts as insurgents press for new scales. President Lewis of the United Mine Workers calls the strike in Alabama and amid disarray in leadership, Wilson orders wage increases for contract miners.
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Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers of America
Hazelton
Scranton
Wyoming
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Susquehanna Colleries Company
Stanton
Lehigh Valley
Susquehanna Company
Pittston
Philadelphia
Wilson
Indianapolis
John W. Lewis
Alabama
Organization Committee of the International Executive Board
Coal Commission
J. R. Kennamer
Birmingham
Washington
Anthracite Coal Commission
Commission
Thomas Kennedy
Ten Governors Visit Marion Front Porch Pilgrimage
Ten state governors including rivals to Senator Harding arrive in Marion Ohio as front porch pilgrims. The delegation is led by Illinois Governor Frank O Lowden and Pennsylvania Governor William C Sproul, both seeking the Republican nomination in Chicago.
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Marion, O
Harding
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
William C. Sproul
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Polish Forces Attack Lithuanian Troops Near Grodno
A telegram from Kovno to the Lithuanian representative in London reports Polish forces attacked Lithuanian troops near Augustowo about 30 miles northwest of Grodno.
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Lodon
Augustowo
Grodno
Kovno
London
U. S. Shipping Tonnage Rises Since 1914
Lloyds Register 1920 21 shows US sea going tonnage apart from the Great Lakes has grown by more than fivefold since 1914. The report marks a major gain in American maritime capacity reflecting postwar expansion.
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U. S
London
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
United States
Great Lakes
Watch for Harmful Barberry Bushes On Your Property
The article urges property owners to search for common barberry and purple leaf varieties, dig up any sprouts, and report locations to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state agricultural colleges. It notes the third year of a nationwide eradication campaign, extensive surveys, and millions of bushes already removed.
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Agricultural College
Office of Cereal Investigations
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Colleges
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Wool consumption surges in January tied to fine wool demand
Bureau of Markets figures show 72.7 million pounds of virgin wool grease equivalent consumed by U S manufacturers in January, far above 1918 and 1919 levels and the highest monthly total since May 1918. Fine wool, with high grease content, led the mix at 33 percent, reflecting strong demand for fine fabrics.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Repair Cracks in Concrete Using Hot Pine Tar Mixture
A suggested method to fix cracks in concrete walls involves cutting out the cracks and brushing them dry, dusting cement into hot pine tar until stiff, filling the cracks with the hot mixture, and repeating as it cools.
Menace of Wild Cucumbers Threatens Pickling Industry
Wild cucumbers pose a serious menace to pickle growing and could reduce or end mosaic disease in cucumbers that has ruined the pickling business in some sections.
Farm woodlands form large share of forests
The article notes woodlands on farms make up about half of all forested land. It cites over 1.235 billion acres of farm woodland and states more than 60 percent of forest land on farms in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Oklahoma. It estimates annual farm income from woodlands around 150 million dollars.
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Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Small Backyard Flocks Should Be Limited in Size
Poultry specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture advise that backyard flocks work best when kept compact. A flock of 20 to 25 hens needs at least 25 by 30 feet, or about 20 to 30 square feet per bird if space is tighter. Over stocking reduces results. a few hens in a small yard outperform larger numbers in limited space.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Indefatigable little bee
Bee studies at the Town agricultural experiment station show that a bee requires about an hour for a round trip while gathering honey. In a strong colony the bees will gather as much as eight or nine pounds of honey in a day under favorable conditions.
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Town Agricultural Experiment Station
Increase Yield of Alfalfa
The soil for alfalfa seed must be reasonably rich. If not, apply manure as a top dressing and add phosphate fertilizer in many cases to secure a good stand and higher yields.
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Wrangel
Ala
Chicago Daily News
Tennessee House
Bungalow Inn
Niles Center, IN
Labor Board
Lewis
Cails
Marion
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