City Council adopts two rate plans for Alaska Electric demand
By unanimous vote the City Council approved two proposed rate schedules and an arbitration option from Mayor R E Robertson to modify rates set by Alaska Electric Light and Power Company. The plans lower the company’s proposed increase while remaining above five year averages, with winter and year round structures and estimated revenue gains of about 8880 to 11490 dollars.
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R. E. Robertson
Alaska Electric Light & Power Company
Robertson
Goldstein
Beck
Alaska Gastineau
Aeroplane Saves Couple From Drowning Off Seaside
An airplane dropped life preservers into the surf near Seaside Oregon rescuing A E Smith and his wife from San Francisco who had drifted a quarter mile from shore and were nearly drowned before the flotation devices saved them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaside
Ore
A. E. Smith
San Francisco
Proposition to end street car strike agreed in Chicago
Union heads and surface lines executives reach proposals accepted by striking workers to end a four day walkout. The plan offers a 70 cent minimum wage instead of 82 cents while preserving the eight hour day with overtime beyond eight hours.
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Chicago
Swedes Plan to Sail Kalmare Nyckel to Delaware Coast
Plans in Gothenburg call for a full sized replica of the Kalmare Nyckel, the vessel that carried Swedish immigrants to the Delaware River in 1638, to sail to America with American descendants aboard. The project ties to Gothenburgs 300th anniversary celebration and aims to honor Swedish immigrants and their descendants in the United States.
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Cothenburg
Sweden
America
Gothenburg
Kalmar
New World
Atlantic
Delaware
Delaware River
Gustavus Adolphus
G N Railroad Clerks Vote On Strike Aug 10
In St Paul Minnesota on August fifth clerks of the Great Northern Railway began a strike ballot. The vote will be completed by August tenth and could lead to a work stoppage if approved.
Looks Good for Columbia Basin Irrigation Project
Frank M. Goodwin Assistant Secretary of Interior says no engineering differences block the Columbia basin irrigation project. Also New York reports Standard Oil cuts gasoline price by two cents per gallon to 25 cents in the territory.
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Columbia Basin Irrigation Project
Spokane
Wash
Frank M. Goodwin
Secretary of Interior
New York
Standard Oil Company
World Alliance clergy to meet in Copenhagen for armament talks
Clergy men and religious workers from 29 national Councils join more than 100 delegates in Copenhagen from August 7 to 11 for the International Committee of the World Alliance meeting. Key aim: urge armament limits and collaborative church actions. Notables include Dr. Nehemiah Boynton, Dr. Charles E. Jefferson, Dr. William P. Merrill, and Dr. Henry A. Atkinson among American leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Councils of the World Alliance
Nehemiah Boynton
Congregational Council
Clinton Avenue Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Charles E. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
New York
William P. Merrill
Brick Presbyterian Church
World Alliance
Church Peace Union
Henry A. Atkinson
Charles S. Macfarland
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Arthur J. Brown
Presbyterian Missionary Society
W. H. P. Faunce
Brown University
William J. Hull
Swarthmore College
Hamilton Holt
Frederick Lynch
George A. Plimpton
Conrad
Reed wins Democratic nomination for U S Senator
ST. LOUIS Aug 5 With 81 precincts unheard from United States Senator James A Reed leads Breckinridge Long by 56700 votes for the Democratic nomination. It seems the missing precincts will not overturn the result.
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ST. Louis
United States
James A. Reed
Breckinridge Long
U. S
Seattle Republican files for U S Senate nomination
Olympia Washington August 5 George B Lamping of Seattle has filed his candidacy for United States Senator on the Republican ticket subject to primaries on September 12 Charles R Hill of Colfax has filed for Congress The filing of John W Summers of Walla Walla incumbent has been returned because it was not signed
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Olympia
Wash
George B. Lamping
Seattle
United States
Charles R. Hill
Colfax
John W. Summers
Walla Walla
Japan Accepts All Armistice Treaties From Washington
TOKIO Aug. 5 Regent Hiro Hio officially sanctioned the treaties Japan was a party to at the Washington Arms Conference. This completes Japan's action on the treaties and an exchange of ratifications will follow.
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Tokio
Hiro Hio
Japan
Lightning Death Strike Hits Jersey Porch
In Bevidere New Jersey lightning struck a tree along the Delaware River this afternoon leaping ten feet to the porch of Mrs. Thomas Berkey’s home and killing a friend seated two feet away. The bolt ripped her shoe and stocking and burned her heel.
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Bevidere
N. J
Delaware River
Thomas Berkey
Arbuckle Plans Oriental Trip on Passport Request
Los Angeles Aug 5 Fatty Arbuckle has asked for passports for himself and his secretary for a business trip of indefinite length to China Japan and Korea indicating travel to the orient could begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Fatty” Arbuckle
China
Japan
Korea
Read Newspapers to Stay Young Says Sir Harry Poland
London Aug 5 A retired British bar member Sir Harry Poland aged 84 attributes his longevity and mental vigor to constant newspaper reading. He enjoys long walks in London and says news from the times keeps him excited, despite rain keeping him indoors.
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London
Harry Poland
Venal British titles arouse labor leader
James Ramsey Macdonald argues for a Commons committee with court powers to uncover payments for titles. He calls for peerage buyers to testify under oath, prosecutions for falsified information, and removal from the Lords and Privy Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James Ramsey Macdonald
Leicester
Labor Party
House of Commons
House of Lords
Privy Council
Oregon recount shows Hall gains three ballots
In Multnomah county with 42 of 135 precincts counted, Charles Hall gains eight votes on Ben W. Olcott, giving Hall a net three ballots in the overall recount.
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Oregon
Hall
Portland
Ore
Multnomah County
Charles Hall
Ben W. Qolcott
End Is Believed Near To Viscount Northcliffe
London reports today that bulletins on Viscount Northcliffe’s condition carry a grave tone with little hope for recovery.
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London
Viscount Northcliffe
Professor Wins $3,000 Prize From Knights of Columbus
Walla Walla Wash Aug 5 Samuel Flage Lewis head of Whitman College history department received the first prize of $3,000 for the best essay on American history awarded by the Knights of Columbus.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Samuel Flage Lewis
Whitman College
The
Knights of Columbus
Trapped Outlaw Black Man Fatally Wounded in Iowa Field
A Black outlaw in Cherokee Iowa was trapped in a corn field this afternoon after injuring three men and fighting a crowd of about 800. He was fatally shot by postal workers Henry O Neill and John Stiles.
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Iowa
Henry O'Neill
John Stiles
Ohio Operators to Attend Lewis Session
Ohio tonnage to be represented at the Lewis conference next Monday, with Michael Gallagher stating 75 percent participation from Ohio. In Chicago, operators submitted a proposal to Frank Farrington that could reopen mines with the old wage scale through next March. Operators of Minong will skip the conference, per their secretary after a meeting last night.
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Cleveland
Michael Gallagher
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Lewis
Chicago
Frank Farrington
Illinois Miners’ Union
Minoig
United Ofline Workers
Peace talks stall coal strike as officials shelve Lewis meeting
Chicago dispatch reports federal and state officials will hold action on the Lewis meeting in Cleveland next Monday a final effort to end the coal strike. The move signals hopes for a peace settlement though no decisive breakthrough is indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cleveland
Tacoma Bank Manager Missing in $6006 Shortage
Spencer Conrow, assistant manager at a Tacoma California bank branch, vanished last Tuesday amid a $6006 shortage claim. G Herbert Raleigh, the branch manager, notes irregularities began about 90 days ago. Conrow was a civic leader and golfer, with several children. Mrs Conrow is described as hysterical.
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Tacoma
Spencer Conrow
California
Typhoon Claims 5000 Lives. Sputow Warehouses Lost
Hong Kong Aug 5 Five thousand people are reported dead in a typhoon. The port of Sputow has lost all warehouses. Two British steamers have been wrecked in the same storm.
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Hong Kong
Sputow
Doolittle Aims Atlantic To Pacific Flight Tomorrow
Lieutenant H. J. Doolittle completed a non stop San Antonio to Jacksonville flight in nine hours yesterday. He plans a one day Atlantic to Pacific crossing, an attempt that is expected tomorrow.
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Jacksonville
H. J. Doolittle
San Antonio
Atlantic
Pacific
Sun Yat Sen Troops Reported Defeated
Canton dated dispatch reports General Chen Chiung Ming’s forces defeated Sun Yat Sen’s expedition and occupied Chinhing, announcing the victory from his headquarters.
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Sun Yat Sen
Canton
Chen Chiung Ming
Chinhing
Arctic Expedition Heads to Polar Land
Alfred Tremblay leads a private expedition toward Baffin Land and the magnetic pole as they press north from THE PAS on August 5. The venture aims to reach polar regions and study magnetic phenomena.
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Polar Land
Alfred Tremblay
Baffin Land
Horatio Bottomley Ousted From House of Commons
London report states Horatio Bottomley former editor of John Bull who often targeted Americans has been expelled from the House of Commons marking a dramatic political downfall for the controversial figure.
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Horatio Bottomley
House of Commons
London
John Pull
Milwaukee Strike Enjoined by Federal Judge Order
Federal Judge Cushman signed an order barring Milwaukee railroad strikers from interfering with workers at the Milwaukee railroad shops in Tacoma on August 5. The ruling aims to prevent disruption of shop operations.
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Tacoma
Cushman
Milwaukee Railroad
Mysterious sickness strikes R R shopmen in Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad detectives and local health officers investigate a mysterious illness affecting shopmen at the Avenue Camp in Jersey City. Last night at the gates men were seized with nausea and cramps as authorities work to determine cause and source.
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Jersey City
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Avenue Camp
Union leaders to confer in Washington soon
In Chicago Aug 5 B M Jewell head of the railway employees department AFL and William Johnston International President Machinists Union left for Washington for a likely meeting with President Harding. In Chicago Aug 5 as peace talks loom over the railroad strike both sides mark time amid new threats from railroad workers.
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Chicago
B. M. Jewell
Railway Employees Department
American Federation of Labor
William Johnston
Machinists’ Union
Bove
Washington
Harding
Government to Chart Unknown Ocean Depths
Two former mine sweepers turned to science are under remodeling in Delaware River shipyards and soon sail for the Pacific coast to support the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Pioneer and Discoverer will be fitted with sounding gear and go through the Panama Canal to Alaska, pursuing uncharted waters. Eleven officers and 53 men will crew each ship, with Flamingo also joining Alaska operations after naval service.
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Alaska
Philadfe Lehir
Delaware River
Pacific Ocean
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Pioneer
Discoverer
Auk
North Sea
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
Constend Geodetic Survey
Flamingo
Navy Department
Portsmouth
N. H
Forest Fires Rage Across Montana State
MISSOULA Mont Aug 5 Thirty six forest fires are burning per the United States Forestry Service. More than 24000 acres have burned this year and in 10 days there have been 279 fires reported.
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Missoula
Mont
Aue
United Staes Forestry Service
Gas From Wells Halts Traffic On Railroad
Gas from wells halted traffic on the St. Louis Frisco Railroad near Bristow Oklahoma. The gas filled the valley for more than a mile around and stopped trains in both directions.
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Bristow
Okla
Aus
Stampede to Cold Bay Oil Fields Attracts Alaska
Anchorage reports a stampede to Cold Bay oil fields after Associated Oil Co announced immediate drilling. A mushroom coastal city is forecast as businesses stock up via Kodiak Island. Uplift formation near Eagle River renews oil hopes. USGS to issue a report soon.
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Anchorage
Cold Bay
Associated Oil Company
Kodiak Island
Doheny's yacht Casino en route to Alaska hunt trip
The yacht Casino owned by Edward L. Doheny of Los Angeles is due in Seattle today en route to Alaska for a hunting and felting trip lasting about two to three weeks with 20 companions. Doheny, president of the Mexican Petroleum Company, hopes the voyage may include oil prospecting in Western Alaska.
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E. L. Doheny
Seattle
Edward L. Doheny
Los Angeles
Alaska
Doheny
Mexican Petroleum Company
Fatal Seattle Motor Accidents Strike Two Youths
A 13 year old, Allen McDonald, was killed when struck by an auto north of Seattle while helping a minister hang posters for a community festival. The driver was F A Hobart. Earlier, Jod Rogers sustained a fractured skull and multiple leg injuries after a motorcycle crash with an auto driven by Mrs Dorothy J Johnson.
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Allen McDonald
F. A. Hobart
Dwight Bennett
Jod Rogers
Emery
Dorothy J. Johnson
Rogers
Senate probes tariff bill fuels four hour clash
Washington August 5 Senate debated four hours over Senator Gooding's resolution for a broad inquiry into interests of senators newspapers and others in the passage or defeat of the pending tariff bill. Action was postponed indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Gooding
Germany Sends Note to France on Pre War Debts
Berlin Aug 5 The German government reaffirmed its prewar debt stance in a supplementary note to Paris stating it will not default on private French debts but requests smaller payment amounts for contracts made before the war.
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Germany
France
Berlin
Paris
Mother dies as she saves baby in Cheney fire
In Cheney Washington this forenoon Mrs Gay N Stroup rushed into a burning home to rescue her 17 month old child. Neighbors restrained her husband from entering the blaze. The mother perished and the bodies of the husband and child were found among the rubble.
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Spokane
Wash
Gay N. Stroup
Cheney
Stroup
Burnint
Mr. Strou
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R. R
UNION
Jewell
Johnston
Montana
Eagle River
United States Geological Survey
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