War clouds gathering Germany accused of breaking peace terms
Chicago August 10 The National Railroad Labor Board announced an award raising wages for about 80 000 American Railway Express Company workers by 30 million dollars annually retroactive to May 1 It amounts to sixteen cents an hour and covers all workers not included in the prior 600 million dollar award The Express company may raise rates to cover the higher labor cost under the new transportation act Arguments in the rate case have been heard by the Interstate Commerce Commission and a decision is expected soon.
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Chicago
National Railroad Labor Board Today
American Railway Express Company
Express
Interstate Commerce Commission
James ONeill Dies in New London at 70 Actor famed for Count of Monte Cristo
NEW LONDON Conn Aug 10 James ONeill noted actor died here today at age 70 After more than fifteen years and over 6000 performances he became so identified with the title role of Ed mond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo that the name itself stood for the play His first appearance in the role was at Booths theatre New York in 1883 Earlier he played Pierre in The Two Orphans the Prince in The Dani choffs and Jean Renaud in A Celebrated Case Beginning in 1898 he gained renown as D Artagan in The Muskateers He attempted retirement but was often recalled for romantic dramas.
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New London
Conn
James O'Neill
Edmund Dantes
Monte Christo
Mr. O'Neill
Booth's Theatre
New York
Ile
Pierre
Prince
Jean Renaud
D’artagon
Mexican Election Comedy Declared by Governor Cantu
Governor Estaban Cantu condemned the recent Congressional elections as a comedy and not a true public voice. He vowed to resist ouster by Provisional President and warned of possible armed conflict to unite Mexicans in protest against a crude political imposition.
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Mexicali
California
Mexico
Estaban Cantu
Emma Goldman Finds Niche In Service of Bolsheviki
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman noted anarchists reported from the United States are said to be connected with the Russian Bolsheviki in official capacities. An unsigned letter received by authorities mentions use of a museum-like facility and hints at their possible roles in the revolution.
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Emma Goldman
Bolsheviki
New York
Alexander “Rr Caan
Sinn Fein Dips in U S Election Findings Reported
The Evening Standard claims documentary evidence shows the Sinn Fein Congress in June voted 500000 dollars to support Eamon de Valera in the U S presidential campaign and authorized a further 1000000 dollars to obtain recognition of the Irish Republic.
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London
Sinn Fein
Eamonns de Valera
Irish Republic
United States
Evening Standard
de Valera
Steamer Admiral Evans and City of Seattle Sail Northbound
The Pacific Steamship Company schooners Admiral Evans and City of Seattle left Seattle for Alaska at 10 oclock. The Admiral Evans carried 86 passengers for Juneau including Jos Mattingsby Elsie Carlson Paul Kabler and others while the City of Seattle carried 122 passengers with Juneau travelers listed among them.
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Seattle
Pacific Steamship Company
Admiral Evans
City of
N. Nelson
J. P. Nelson
Geo. G. Fleck
M. G. Manly
K Meads
Fred Hunter
Princess Alice Arrives Northbound Passengers Listed
The steamer Princess Alice departed Ketchikan for the North at 8 30 last night. For Juneau are booked Mrs Helen Pfernhoffer Fred Gould Wm Ranch Dollie Smith Edward Schweigler Dr Steel Mrs O Gilbert Migs Ethel Becker.
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Ketchikan
Princess Alice
Juneau
Helen Pfernhoffer
Fred Gould
Wm. Ranch
Dollie Smith
Edward Schweigler
Dr. Steel
O. Gilbert
Migs
Ethel Becker
Archbishop Mannix Taken Off Baltic After Intercept
Archbishop Daniel F. Mannix of Australia was landed at Penzance under technical arrest after four destroyers intercepted the liner Baltic en route from New York to Queenstown. He proceeded to London despite Ireland landing ban, guarded by police. Dublin Times notes mixed Irish opinion on the ban and possible harm to British aims.
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Penzance
England
Daniel F. Mannix
Australia
Baltic
New York
Queenstown
Ireland
London
Dublin
London Times
Mannix
Sinn
Times
Supposed U S Agent Arrested In Mexico City
In Mexico City on August 10 Dr Paul Bernardo Altendorf a writer on international affairs and self styled agent of the United States government was arrested for writing large international affairs articles. Officials say Altendorf formerly served as an agent for Austria and Germany.
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Mexico City
Paul Bernardo Altendorf
United States
Mexico
Altendorf
Five Former German Warships Arrive at New York
Five former German warships allocated to the United States by the peace treaty arrived in New York in tow. The fleet will be used for exhibition and experimental purposes and must be destroyed within one year under the treaty. The squadron includes the dreadnought Ostfriesland the battle cruiser Frankfurt and three destroyers.
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New York
United States
Frankfurt
U. S. to Invite Foreign Interests to Ocean Rate Conference
Washington August 10 officials said Japan ese and other shipping interests will be asked to join a conference on Pacific Ocean shipping rate questions. The United States will not arbitrarily cut rates unless the Federal Shipping Board finds foreign competition unfair.
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Washington
United States
Federal Shipping Board
Veteran Alaska Navigator Becomes Seattle Port Captain
SEATTLE Aug 10 Capt A W McKay navigator of Alaskan waters for 22 years today became port captain for Struther and Dixon Line. He succeeds Capt T A Anderson who departs for Cook Inlet Western Alaska to erect a crab and shrimp cannery using his own packing process.
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Seattle
A. W. McKay
Alaskan
Struther and Dixon Line
T. A. Anderson
Cook Inlet
Alaska
Government Targets Rum Runners In Expanded Crackdown
Washington dispatch says whiskey smuggling from Canada and Mexico has grown so large that a broader trafficking in other illegal goods is now developing. The Treasury Department announced plans to reorganize its enforcement service to pursue criminals more effectively.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Mexico
Treasury Department
Forest Fires in Montana and Idaho Largely Contained
MISSOULA Mont Aug 10 Forestry officials say of more than 1100 fires in Montana and Northern Idaho only eight remain unchecked. Four hundred eighty five fires have occurred recently but all are within bounds. Recent rains have aided the fight against the flames.
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Missoula
Mont
Montana
Idaho
Sarre Valley Rule Disrupted by German Agitation
Paris reports an official accusation that Germany violated the peace treaty in the Sarre Valley through an organized agitation and propaganda drive. Documents seized after the arrest of former Reichstag deputy Olimere show Germany financed the movement with 5,000,000 marks to undermine the Sarre Commission under the League of Nations.
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Paris
Germany
Sarre Valley
France
Herr Olimere
Reichstag
Olmviere
Sarre Commission
League of Nations
Conference on Prisoners Release Delayed by AFL Action
Samuel Gompers president of the AFL was detained in New York by the federation's executive committee causing the planned talks with Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer on general amnesty for political prisoners to be postponed indefinitely.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York
Federation
Atty
Mitchell Palmer
Bandits Shoot Jewelers and Loot Diamonds in Cleveland
Three masked bandits entered Sol Bergman’s jewelry store in Cleveland on August 10, shot two employees who resisted, and looted a safe containing diamonds valued at 30,000 dollars. They escaped in a car, keeping onlookers at bay with revolvers.
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Cleveland
Sol Bergman
Boys Republic Turns Over Truant to Authorities
Chicago set August 10 Arthur Shatter a 12 year old boy spirited from the city by members of the Brotherhood Republic a Chicago boys league to avoid reformatory truancy will be turned over to authorities today Samuel Goodman 14 chairman of the Republic says the boy will be sent to authorities for handling
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Chicago
Arthur Shatter
The
Brotherhood Republic
League of
Samuel Goodman
Republic
Four Bandits Hold Up Express Train Near Englewood
Four men robbed the New York Chicago Daily Express on the Pennsylvania line near Englewood. A dining car steward who resisted was shot in the jaw. The incident occurred late yesterday, with authorities investigating the audacious robbery.
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Chicago
New York
Chicago Daily Express
Englewood
Prisoners Aid Guards In Conquering Flames
Fire swept the Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet for hours yesterday. Guards moved inmates from cells while convict firemen joined Joliet firefighters to battle the blaze and prevent disorder.
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Joliet. DL
Illinois State Penitentiary
Joliet
Peace treaty signings and Bolshevik advance reported
Aug 10 dispatches note France and Turkey signing a peace treaty at 4 pm. A Reuters report from Okhotsk in Siberia says villagers were massacred and a town burned. In Paris the Bolsheviks seize Cischanow cutting the Warsaw Danzig railway and isolating the French mission in Warsaw.
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Paris
Cischanow
Warsaw-Danzil
Warsaw
Shipping Board to Withdraw From Adjustment Commission
The Shipping Board will withdraw on October 1 from the National Adjustment Commission, set up during the war to handle longshoremen’s wages and working conditions. Chairman William Benson said the board will establish direct negotiation with the longshoremen's association, aligning with its policy of negotiating with major labor groups.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
National Adjustment Commission
William Benson
Kentucky Governor Helps Capture Hotel Burglar
New York dispatch recounts Gov. Edwin P. Morrow of Kentucky waking from his hotel room to help subdue a burglar at the Waldorf Astoria. The intruder fought to escape but was grappled by the governor in his pajamas and turned over to police.
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New York
Waldorf Astoria
Edwin P. Morrow
Kentucky
Government Eyes Meat Profiteering Watchdog Action
United States District Attorneys and federal agents along with the Fair Price Commission have been instructed by the Justice Department to monitor resale profiteering as dealers handle the War Department’s canned meat distribution worth millions.
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Washington
United States
Fair Price Commission
Department of Justice
War Department
Record beet sugar crop forecast at 2,007,000,000 pounds
The Department of Agriculture forecasts U S beet sugar production this year at 2,007,000,000 pounds based on crop conditions on July 1. It would be a record crop, exceeding last year’s 1,453,000,000 pounds and the five year average of 1,577,200,000.
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Washington
Department of Agricullture
Steamship Plan for Rotterdam South America Route
Van Nievelt Goudriaan Steamship Company plans a new Rotterdam to South American ports service in cooperation with the Holland America line. The announcement, reported to the Department of Commerce, outlines establishing the service.
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New Steamship Service
South America
Plan
Washington
Rotterdam
van Nievelt, Goudriaan Steamship Company
Department of Commerce
Premier Still Hopeful as War Crisis Grows
London reports a renewed European war threat after Russia rejected Britain’s ten day Poland ceasefire proposal and Warsaw faces a Red Army capture. Lloyd George says he remains hopeful of peace as labor groups vow broad strikes if Britain enters war to aid Poland. France to follow suit with rail workers. Moscow signals readiness for possible war with England as front news intensifies.
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London
Europe
Great Britain
Poland
Warsaw
Red
Telegraph
Belgium
Premie David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Head of Soviet in Poland Ex Prisoner in Siberia
Juan Marchlewski identified in Polish circles as German Polish social democrat who has led Soviet propaganda in Poland from Moscow since the Russian revolution. He was reportedly a prisoner in Siberia before the war.
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Poland
Siberia
Washington
Juan Marchlewski
Moscow
Marchlewski
Portland to Resume Sailings to Japan and China
Portland to have its first passenger ship sailing to Japan and China since prewar days. The Japanese steamer Seiyo Maru of the Toyoki sen Kaisha fleet departs next month from Portland and is due to arrive September 15. Destinations include Yokohama Kobe and Hongkong.
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Portland
Ore
Japan
China
Seiyo Maru
Toyokisen Kaisha
Yokohama
Kobe
Hongkong
New Canadian Pacific Liner To Replace Princess Sophia
Victoria BC August 10 The Canadian Pacific Railway plans a new passenger vessel to replace the ill fated Princess Sophia with construction to start this fall. Bids have already been received.
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Canadian Pacific
Princess Sophia
Victoria
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bulgarian Peace Treaty Made Formally Effective
PARES Aug 10 The peace treaty with Bulgaria was made formally effective yesterday with exchange of ratifications between France and Bulgaria.
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Pares
Bulgaria
France
Noted author Wright weds in quiet San Diego ceremony
Aug 10 report states noted author Hardd tell Wright and his secretary Mrs Winnifred Potter Duncan were the principals in a restrained wedding here last Thursday. Both had recently divorced.
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San Diego
Hardd Tell Wright
Winnifred Potter Duncan
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Turkey
Okhotsk
Reuter
Lloyd George
Commons
Russia
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