President Wilson in Serious Condition at White House
Reports state President Wilson remains in a serious health state with nervous exhaustion. Dr Cary Grayson and three other specialists are overseeing his care as physicians enforce absolute quiet and no official business. Family members travel to Washington to stay with Mrs Wilson as recovery is hoped.
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Washington
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
White House
Capital
William G. McAdoo
New York
Francis Sayre
Jessie Wilson
Cambridge
Mass
Margaret Wilson
Joseph Tumulty
Tumulty
Aviators Bodies Found Near Bay of Los Angeles
The bodies of two army aviation lieutenants Waterhouse and Connelly were found buried on the Bay of Los Angeles shore 800 miles south of San Diego. Disappeared six weeks earlier on border patrol between Yuma and San Diego. Found by Joe Richards and William Rose while seeking water from the Navari voyage.
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Yuma
Aziz
San Diego
Richards
Himself
William Rose
Bay of
Los Angeles
Military chiefs authorized to furnish troops for public safety
Authority is granted to commanding generals to provide troops for protecting lives and property during disorders within their departments. This protection is only to be given upon request from proper state officials in accordance with instructions from Secretary Baker.
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Washington
Baker
Farmers Appeal To Wilson For Farm Representation
At an Indianapolis conference, Farm Bureau Federations from Indiana Illinois Michigan Ohio Missouri Iowa and Nebraska adopted resolutions urging President Wilson to grant equal farm representation in the Washington industrial conference scheduled for October 6.
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Wilson
Indianapolis
Ind
Farm Bureau Federations
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Washington
Professors Seek 50 Percent Pay Increase at Ohio State
A Teachers' League committee from Ohio State University plans to ask the State Legislature to grant a 50 percent salary increase for professors when it reconvenes in December. The move will be presented as a formal request to lawmakers.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Teachers’ League of the University
Investigation of Elaine racial disorders leads to arrests
Helena and Little Rock report a civil investigation into the Elaine disturbances near Hoop Spur and Blaine, with the Committee of Seven hearing black and white testimony. Military action has left 2 killed and several wounded among both sides, more than 200 negroes in custody, and about 150 rifles seized as troops resume searches for arms.
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Helena
Ark
Elaine
Phillips County
Committee of Seven
Charles Brough
Committee of Eight
Hoop Spur
Hlaine
Blaine
Ina Proctor
Camp Pike
Plaine
Jury fails to identify lynchers in Montgomery case
A special grand jury probing the Montgomery lynchings of three Black men reported it could not obtain any information identifying any member of either mob. The jury was discharged.
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Montgomery
Ala
Labor Offices To Be Closed On October 10
Washington reports the United States Employment Service will shut state and federal employment offices on October 10 due to funding shortages. The action affects job services nationwide as federal directors implement budget constraints.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Kentucky AG Says Profiteers Can Be Addressed By Common Law
Attorney General Morris states profiteers in Kentucky can be punished under common law without new statutes. The opinion, mailed to county attorneys and judges, urges grand juries statewide be instructed on offenses against public trade and what constitutes unreasonable profit.
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Frankfort
Morris
Lloyd George appeals for citizens' army amid strike crisis
London reports Government and labor talks halted as Premier Lloyd George calls for a citizens' army to replace striking workers. Railmen say transport workers, miners, and allied groups may join a sympathetic strike, signaling an impending industrial crisis.
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London
Lloyd George
Ohio Blue Sky Law praised at Cincinnati dinner
Former Minnesota Governor A. O. Eberhardt condemned penny stock schemes saying the average oil well advertised at 10 cents a share is a hole in the ground. He urged states to adopt Ohio style blue sky laws and linked financial stake for workers to combating Bolshevism.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
A. 0. Eberhbarat
Minnesota
H. W. Dubiske Investment Securities Company
Linton
Eberhardt
Belgian King Queen and Prince Leopold Arrive in New York
The King and Queen of the Belgians with Prince Leopold arrived aboard the George Washington in Hoboken and will begin a formal New York welcome at noon. They travel to San Francisco and Washington, praising American aid during their wartime crisis. Vice President Marshall officially welcomed them ashore.
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New York
Leopold
United States
Atlantic
San Francisco
Washington
White House
Thomas R. Marshall
George Washington
Hoboken
Republic
Marshall
America
State Department
To Fill Civil Positions By Soldiers in Cincinnati
Discharged soldiers unable to find work will be sought by business firms and professional bodies across the country. Major F S Marlow of the War Department issues the notice. This month heads of firms will be asked to report known vacancies to Washington officials.
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Cincinnati
F. 8. Marlow
War Department
Washington
Foster defends fair treatment amid press questions to Senate panel
William Foster secretary of the Steel Strikers Committee testified before a Senate investigative panel asserting newspaper bias. He refused to answer whether he supported organized government if reporters were barred from the room. Senators McKellar and Kenyon pressed for a direct reply.
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Washington
William
Foster
Steel Strikers’ Committee
Senate
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Kenyon
London conference breaks up over strike message from Lloyd George
Delegates at an official conference fail to agree on the railroad strike. A citywide theater screen displays Premier Lloyd George’s warning that the government does not oppose trades unions as such but seeks to curb extremists who would disrupt community life and cause misery to thousands of innocent people.
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London
Lloyd George
Sune
Dean
Henry B. Surkamp
Mrs. Vogt
Passenger Train Wreck Near Philadelphia
The Metropolitan Express from Chicago to New York on the Pennsylvania Railroad derailed 19 miles west of Philadelphia after colliding with a west bound freight train. A wreck of 20 cars formed on a sharp curve and the express train plunged into it within two minutes. The engineman and fireman jumped after applying brakes. both were injured. The engine baggage car and four sleepers left the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
New York
Germany Used Worthless Money To Seize American Property
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer quoted German orders showing how Germany compensated Romanian private owners with worthless stage money for seized mineral and other properties. The notes circulated for exchanges but deposits remained in Berlin, exposing the deceptive mechanism and falsity of Germanys claims on treatment of American property.
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Berlin
Kansas City
Germany
Roumania
A. Mitchell Palmer
Missouri Bar Association
von Mackensen
Palmer
Roumwania
Rieichsbank
Germany Seeks U S Aid for Big Loan
Berlin reports Finance Minister Mathias Erzberger told the National Assembly that only the United States could finance a large loan. He said negotiations with the U S are impossible until the peace treaty is ratified and announced an 8.5 billion mark appropriation to curb food prices.
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Berlin
Mathias Erzberger
National Assembly
United States
Herr Erzberger
May Shaw Meeting Amid Labor Representation Clash
Washington rail unions with over two million workers refuse to join the industrial conference until labor representation includes chief executives of all international and national unions. Timothy Shea of the Brotherhood of Firemen notes a suggested basis change was sent to Director General Walker D. Hines but received no response and none is expected.
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Washington
Wilson
Timothy Shea
The
Brotherhood of Firemen
Walker D. Hines
German spy network extended into U S army before war
Major General Wm. M. Black told the House Military Committee he opposed enlisting aliens citing a German who joined the engineer corps years ago then returned to Germany. Representative James of Chicago noted reports that New York army recruiting sought to enlist Germans.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Wm. M. Black
House Military Committee
Engineer Corps
James
Chicago
Army
New York
Poison sold to young women in Archangel by chemists
An American officer returned from Northern Russia reports chemists in Archangel openly sell poison to many young women who intend to kill themselves rather than fall to Bolshevik control. He notes most anti Bolshevik residents refuse to depart while ships carrying Bolsheviks are being deployed by Entente powers. Baying it is impossible to go penniless into a strange country.
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Paris
Archangel
British Rail Workers Strike Called Off in Historic Settlement
The London Sunday announcement ends a near-revolutionary rail strike. Terms call for immediate resumption, negotiations to finish by year end, wage safeguards until Sept 30 1920, no victimization of strikers, and arrears paid on return. Contract formed after talks with Lloyd George and Bonar Law.
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Great Britain
Railway Men’s Union
Lloyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
Downing Square
Transport Workers’ Federation
Robert Clynes
London
Polish Premier Warns of Revolution if Allies Fail
Ignace Paderewski, premier of Poland, warns in Paris that revolution threatens Poland unless Allies act to relieve conditions. He says a revolution would give Germany control of Poland and Russia, broadening the conflict in Europe.
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Paris
Ignace Paderewski
Poland
Germany
Russia
Eight Die in Rural Illinois Grade Crossing Crash
Mr and Mrs H Cree of Rural Route 4 Wyoming Ill and their three children ages 4 2 and 8 were killed when their car was struck by an Ohio Electric car at a grade crossing west of Donnellsville in this county.
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Springfield
H. ©. Cree
Wyoming
Ill
Donnellsville
This County
Steamer Lake Gravett in Distress Near Boston
A distress message from the steamer Lake Gravett bound from Fowey England to Portland requests immediate assistance. Heavy weather and a coal shortage hinder reaching a coal port, as reported to the naval radio station.
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Boston
Lake Gravett
Naval Radio Station
Fowey
England
Portland
Tragic Indiana Car Collision Claims Four Near Noblesville
Noblesville Indiana reports a crash on the Indiana Union Railroad line near a crossing southwest of the city. W Hy Clark his wife and Edna 14 of Columbus were killed instantly while Misa Pearluxrk 21 another daughter was seriously injured. The tram was in late June heading toward Indianapolis when a northbound traction car struck their automobile.
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Noblesville
Ind
W. Hy Clark
Edna
Columbus
Wer
Misa Pearluxrk
Indiana Union Traction Line
Te Traction
Serman Willam Démet
Sorden
Indianapolis
Sloan's Pain Relief Liniment Ad Highlight
A vintage advertisement touts Sloan's Pain Relief Liniment for stiff joints sore muscles and sciatic pain. It promises quick soothing relief without staining skin and notes economy in a large bottle with prices 35c 70c and 1.40 available at any druggist.
Dr King's New Discovery Proven Cold Remedy
The ad touts Dr King s New Discovery as a proven successful remedy for cold cough grippe and croup. It promises high quality and growing popularity and lists a price around 30 to 1.20 a bottle at all druggists.
Dr King’s New Life Tonic touted for bowel relief
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Tonic as a gentle remedy to relieve constipation. It claims to promote bile flow and cleanse the matter with a “keen zest for hard recreation,” noting availability from druggists for 25 cents.
Seeds Grown by Electricity Delights English Scientist
An English scientist reports success with an electrical treatment to boost germination across several seed varieties. The method shows promise for improving plant propagation and yields potential agricultural applications.
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