Olympic events and pacing mark seventh Olympiad report
August reports detail track and field events at the seventh Olympiad including weight throw distances, long jump movement, and the marathon route with Belgian soldiers guarding. The American fencing team leads with eight victories while water polo sees Italy defeat a rival 3 to 2 as the decathlon nears its final stadium days.
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P. J. Me
New York
Ryan
Loughlins
Ested
England
France
Silian
Local names listed in partial notes
Miscellaneous names and addresses appear in a fragmentary hospital notes including Clarence Wilson H Smith Pinkerton Mack Colgan Burlefield Hilda Horvath Alloway and others on Clark Fourth and Middle avenues with several street references and a few initials. The fragment offers no clear events dates or actions.
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Clarence Wilson
H. Smith
J Pinketon
J. J. Mack
Clark Street
F. Colgan
10Th Street
Fourth Street
Hilda Burlefield Avenue
T. F
Middle Avenue
Howard Hicks
Ay- Margaret Williams
E.H. Louis Horvath
R. H. Alloway
Statue of Lafayette Unveiled by Knights of Columbus
In Alsace Lorain on Aug. the Knights of Columbus unveiled a statue of Lafayette from France before a cheering crowd. Supreme Knight James A. drew aside the silk sheet, the statue stands on a fence dominating the area as a memorial to Lafayette and France's aid in preserving liberty and the memory of those who perished.
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Alsace
Lorain
Aug
Lafayette
France
Knights of S of America
James A
Pennsylvania
Nation of
Central Road Seeks Authority for Large Loan
Naton Aug 21 The Central railroad asked state commerce commission for authority to issue eleven percent collateral.
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RK Central Road
Naton
The
Central Railroad
State Commerce Commiss
Aut&grity
Weven
Dr Betteridge Sparks Sheriff With Wild Goose Chase
Dr Ed Betteridge caused a stir at the sheriff's office last evening by reporting his car stolen from an east end garage. The sheriff prepared to alert neighboring towns and dispatch deputies before learning the car was merely parked in front of the doctor’s office, spotted by a friend who failed to see it.
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Ed Betteridge
East End
Betteridge
One in five Boston voters women in great registration rush
Aug 21 report shows one woman for every four men expected to vote if Tennessee ratifies the suffrage amendment. Registration closed with 31,809 women on the list, twice prior female totals, and 120,244 men, the largest registration on record. Booths stayed open late as crowds queued.
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Boston
Tennessee
Messengers Identify Three Men In $100000 Mail Theft
Chicago August 21 three messenger boys robbed of a 100000 registered mail pouch yesterday at the Illinois Central 111th street station identified three robbers as members of a well known band of case blowers. Eyewitnesses said five men were in the automobile that drove off with the pouch consigned to Pullman Trust and Savings Bank by Merchants Loan and Trust Company. Police and federal authorities pursued the three suspects named by the messengers.
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Chicago
111Th Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Pullman Trust and Sayings Bank
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company
Ohio incorporations list grows with new firms in several cities
Aug 21 report lists Ohio incorporations across Cleveland Akron Toledo Warren and Dayton. Firms include The Cleveland Securities Co. $1,000 The Cosmo Laboratories Co. $500 The Artcraft Printing Co. $5,000 The Belmore Co. $100,000 The K. K. Realty Co. $25,000 and others. Increases show Industrial Service Co to Toledo from 1,000 to 50,000 and Sunlight and Electrical Mfg Co to Warren from 100,000 to 200,000. Miller Rubber Home and Land Co. Akron drops from 100,000 to 10,000.
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Columbus
Cleveland Securities Co
Cleveland
BG. Ruby
A. Waidman
Cosmo Laboratories O
E. J. Andrews
S. L. Orr
Artcraft Printing Co
Ak- Ton
W. R. Baysinger
W. B. Weidenmeyer
Oak Grove Milling Co
Canton
J. S
Toledo
Sunlight and Electrical Mfg. Co
Warren
Eastern Ohio Steel Co
Summit Drug Co
Akron
Miller Rubber Home and Land Co
Brave Goat Billy Falls Aid At Cliff Edge
A goat named Billy slips near a cliff in a rocky valley while a chamois hunt causes chaos. A mother goat is shot in error by hunters who think they’ve killed a chamois. Billy is rescued by a man who frees him from danger and revives him with water. He slowly recovers and follows the kind guide across the valley.
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America
Billy
Heacr
Ian
Market Ends Mixed After Late Stock Rally And Bonds
New York and Cleveland report limited gains in late trading. Industrials and rails lead modest relief from a weeklong low mood with Baldwin Locomotive and Studebaker among active favorites. Bond prices rise slightly with Liberty issues steady. spot cotton and futures show firming tendencies.
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Wall Street
New York
Replogle
Sloss-Sheffield
Gulf Status
Crucible Steels
Baldwin
American Locomotive
Studebaker
Stromberg
Ralls
Arn
Liberty
Victory
Market listings from Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo and Chicago
Agricultural market news briefs show mixed tone across cities. Cattle and calves in Cleveland steady to slow with varied prices, hogs in Cincinnati and Chicago steady to firm, and grains trading in Toledo with wheat corn oats and seeds quoted. Chicago notes steady patterns in poultry pork ribas and fats with futures prices listed. Prices include calves at 418.00 in Cleveland and hogs around 16.00 in Chicago, with cattle and lambs showing broader ranges.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Polish and Soviet Fronts Amid War News
News wires report heavy fighting north of Warsaw near Plonsk and Clechacow with Bolshevik advances near Lemberg and along the Bug river. Ukraine independence voiced at Minsk peace talks while Polish delegates defend territorial aims and Russia’s push in Galicia and Crimea.
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London
Warsaw
Plonsk
Clechacow
Moscow
Wryszkow
Stan- Salavow
Brest-Litursk
Bug
Lemberg
Gliniany
Taroopol
Galicia
Stripa
Crimean
Vasilyevka
Aktyrekal
Sea of Azov
Ukraine
Minsk
Poland
Polish Republic
Russia
M. Danishevsky
Weather outlook for Ohio valley and Tennessee region
Weather predictions show a fair cool start in the Ohio valley and Tennessee area for Monday, with unsettled conditions and local showers possible in the second half of the week. Temperatures are expected to be normal overall.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Great Lakes
Costs of campaigning show district candidates' expenses
Campaign spending across counties reveals amounts for nominating races. M E Perry and H C Wilcox each report about 2.75 for cards, N D Backus 2041, CM Williams 370.74, Samuel Besl 331.65, Elmer Cotton 76.40, J F Burke 1071.33 plus 354 by friends. Harry Clay Smith spent 25.70 for secretary of state bid, with 109.17 contributions. Judge A F O’Neal reported 1190 on U S senator bid.
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M. E. Perry
H.C. Wilcox
N. D. Backus
CM. Williams
Samuel Besl
Elmer Cotton
Stata Repre- Statatiyea
J. F. Burke
Board of Elections
Columbus
Harry
Clay Smith
Secretary of State
U. S
Elgin Auto Race Postponed One Week due to Flooding
ELGIN ILL Aug 21 The Elgin national road race scheduled to start at noon today was postponed for one week because floodwaters from last night and this morning made a start impossible. The same starting hour will apply next Saturday August 28 as scheduled.
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Elgin
Ill
Charles White to Meet Moran in Chicago Tonight
Charlie White and Pat Moran of New Orleans set for a ten round lightweight bout in East Chicago tonight. Moran recently defeated White by referee's decision in a prior ten round bout in New Orleans.
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Charles White
Moran
Chicago
Charlie White
Pat Moran
New Orleans
Meat
East Chicago
White
New Orlean
French Troops Capture Town Release Yanks in Adana Relief
Bulletin reports French troops seized Tarsus Asia Mixor on August 12 and express hope for American relief workers besieged in Adana since June 20. Also noted is a coroner's finding of suicide in Meyers Lake, where a 22 year old girl with four toes on each foot was found. A local sale promotes school suits from Robinson Hancock Co.
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Constantinople
Tarsus
Asia Mixor
Adana
Canton
Meyers Lake
MctQuate
Harding Discusses League of Nations in Marion Conference
In Marion Ohio on August 21 Senator Harding met with New York editor George Harvey. They reportedly discussed the League of Nations as a prominent topic and Harding planned speeches framing the league issue to be delivered here a week from today. The event is described as a distinct novelty in its uniqueness.
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Marion
Ohio
Three Ohioans to speak on same platform at fair
Three presidential candidates Warren G. Harding James M. Cox and Aaron S Watkins will share a platform Tuesday August 31 at the Coliseum Columbus Ohio in connection with the Ohio State Fair. They will not endorse one platform though all are Ohio citizens and the first time three candidates from one state are on stage together.
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Ohio
Collaeum
Columbus
Aaron S. Watkins
Tennessee House Delegation Leaves Nashville Over Suffrage Vote
Twenty five Tennessee house members arrived in Decatur Alabama and declared they would remain away from Nashville to allow the state to voice its opinion on the federal suffrage amendment. F S Hall of Nashville said nine more would join later. four Republicans and the rest Democrats.
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Rogalty
Thompsons
Joseph Higgins
Nashville
Tennessee Constitutional League
Roberts
Tennessee Secretary of State
Washington
Decatur
Ala
Tennessee House
F. S. Hall
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