Washington News of the Week in Busy Readers Style
A digest of Washington moves includes the failed nomination of Lucile Atchersky for embassy secretary, the Cable bill granting independent citizenship rights to women, and Congress adjourning. Other items note a soldier bonus plan, Smyrna relief funding, denial of a Near East observer, National Fire Prevention Day, a federal judgeship in Illinois, a veto override, an extra session called for ship subsidies, and August trade and retail food cost figures.
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Lucile ‘Atchersqy
Columbus
Congress
Washington
Eacernes
Harding
United States
Senate
House
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Notable Obituaries and Early 20th Century News Snippets
Obituary notes for Garland J. Stahl former Chicago banker and baseball star dies in Los Angeles. Marriages reported including Elizabeth Turner to Elmer Johnson in Bennington Vermont. Robbery and theft cases in Denver and Illinois, abductions in Wood River, and tar incidents in the Rio Grande valley. Shipping, labor, and political developments include wage talks by the United Mine or Potters unions, a veto on a bonus, and Illinois measures on coal mines and beer legality.
Stokes Retains World Rifle Title In Milan Contest
Sporting W. N. Stokes of Washington retains his world champion title in the Milan international rifle shooting event. He scored 1,067 points from 120 shots to lead the competition in Italy.
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W. N. Stokes
Washington
Milan
Italy
Stokes
Turkish seize Egine as Balkans and Dardanelles tensions rise
Constantinople dispatches report Turkish forces seized Egine 25 miles southwest of Chanak threatening Kum Kale si on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles. Gen Sir Charles Harrington warns neutrality in allied zones while Italy vows to resist Bulgarian actions and Greek wheat deals and a large French loan loom in Europe.
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Constantinople
Egine
Chanak
Kum Kalesi
Dardanelles
Straits
Sir Charles Harrington
Ohio People and Crises From Across The State
Dover police chief gets a salary raise while Newark officials wage a crackdown on speeding. The Cleveland pawn shop holdup leads to multiple casualties including Mrs. Fairfax. Ada students study by candlelight as a light plant is repaired. A new firm targets the Cincinnati New Richland interurban line. Final steps aim to unite central and Ohio synods. Furs worth 10000 stolen in Cleveland. Fire Marshal cites faulty wiring for a state fair fire. Various local crimes, accidents, and political moves fill the day across Ohio.
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Hattie Fairfax
Cleveland
Ohio Northern University
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New Richmond
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Clyde Rush
Mansfield
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Henry
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Rittman
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Leroy Long
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Riegel
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London High School
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Chillicothe
Lawrence Stauffer
George Ropp
Catawba
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Hamilton
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Lebanon
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Ohio Prison Commission
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Junction City
Eld Sulter
Albert Stod
Turkish Flag Flights Halt Turkish Advance Into Neutral Zone
Turkish forces retreated from the Chanak border after a meeting with British commanders. no shots fired as a white flag symbolized restraint. Kemal Pasha gave until September 80 to evacuate about 50 000 refugees from Smyrna, otherwise they would be moved inland. Allied HQ moved into British premises in Istanbul to coordinate strict order measures.
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Kemal Pasha
Constantinople
Chanak
Baramjik
Thrace
Harington
Rader
Open drive on smuggling across U S borders
A joint committee from the Labor and Agriculture Departments and the Department of Justice recommends tighter coordination of all federal police on borders to curb narcotics liquor and alien smuggling. Led by W W Husband the panel submitted its findings to Secretary James J Davis for further department review.
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Washington
Labor and Agriculture Departments
Department of Justice
W. W. Husband
Immigration
James J. Davis
Secretary of
Labor
In Luck Is Right Johnstown Coal Digger Earns 201
Johnstown miner Michael Rancher at Rockwood earned 201.45 for two weeks’ work. He toiled eight hours daily as a coal digger and struck a “soft spot” in the vein, producing over 250 tons of coal with a pick in two weeks.
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Johnstown
Penn
Michael
Rockwood
Here
Biggest U S drug raid at Hotel Douglas in Times Square
Forty detectives led by Dr Carleton Simon special Deputy Police Commissioner seized drugs valued at about 500000 dollars in Hotel Douglas a family hotel serving theatrical folk. The operation described as the largest narcotics raid in U S history underscores the crackdown in the Times Square district.
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New York
United States
Douglas
Times Square
Carleton Simon
Carpentier Loses to Battling Siki in Six Round Bout
European heavyweight champion Carpentier is defeated by Battling Siki, the Senegalese fighter, in the sixth round of a match billed for two rounds. Carpentier was badly damaged after the third round with a swollen eye and a broken nose, unable to answer the bell for the sixth.
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Paris
Georges Carpentier
Europe
Idot
France
Battling Siki
Carpentier
Hatchet Man Tale In Chinatown Linked To Oil Man’s Butler
Report states Pong Tom, a Chinese butler employed by oil man William Shivers, was found hacked to death in a dark hall near Chinatown. Police allege a hatchet attack but affiliated tongs deny Pong Tom's membership.
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New York
Chinatown
Pong Tom
William Shivers
Tongs
Sardinia to Hillsboro Rail Connection Details
A 1922 notice outlines a new Sardinia to Hillsboro branch connection with daily service from Sardinia to Hillsboro at 6:00 am and 10:00 am except Sundays, and returning from Hillsboro at 7:15 am and 12:15 pm. John L. Biadon, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Sardinia
Illsboro
Praine
W. GO
John L. Biadon
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Jake”) Stahl
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