Alaska Railroad Funding Move Spurs House Support
Washington report says Charles F. Curry bills seventeen million dollars to finish Alaska’s railroad from Seward to Fairbanks. He expects quick passage and asserts immediate funds will accelerate Alaska development with a January 1 1922 completion target.
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Seattle
Washington
The
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House of Representatives
Charles F. Curry
California
House Committee On Territories
Seward
Fairbanks
Curry
Alaska
House Spruce Probe Returns From Olympia Peninsula Visit
The House Spruce Investigating Committee, now in Seattle, is returning today after touring the railroad built to access spruce forests on the Olympia peninsula for war use. It plans to summon witnesses from hundreds believed to hold valuable information.
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Seattle
House
Olympia Peninsula
Germans take possession of Polish towns near Silesian frontier
On the south eastern Silesian frontier German forces suddenly attacked Polish lines and occupied two villages. The Polish population drove the Germans back and retook two German villages. Herbert Hoover in Poland urged Americans to vote to help halt hostilities, a move seen as preventing German retaliation.
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Warsaw
Silesian
Herbert Hoover
Poland
American writer predicts war over Shantung transfer
Thos Millard, an American writer linked to the Chinese peace delegation at Versailles, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that American experts unanimously believe the treaty provision granting Shantung to Japan will lead to war.
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Washington
Thos. Millard
Versailles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Shantung
Japan
President Ebert to Take Oath Tomorrow Under New Constitution
In Weimar Germany President Ebert will swear the oath of office on August 20 under the new constitution. He has withdrawn the decree naming the National Assembly as Reichstag amid the Assembly’s protest.
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Weimar
Germany
Associated Press
German Republic
National Assembly
Reichstag
Barney J. McGee Dawson Pioneer Goes to Reward
Seattle mourns Barney J Ave Gee aged seventy a well known Alaska pioneer who helped reach Dawson in the gold rush He died of heart disease McGee ran hotels in Dawson and Whitehorse and was the conductor who took the first train over the White Pass and Yukon route
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Seattle
Barney J. Ave Gee
Alaska
Dawson
McGee
Whitehorse
White Pass
Yukon
Credit system eyed to aid small nations in buying surplus
Paris Aug 19, Associated Press reports European microstates seek a credit system with the United States to obtain a share of American war surplus goods. Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and the Scandinavian nations are among those negotiating for supplies.
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Paris
Europe
United States
Switzerland
Spain
Belgium
National Labor Party Planned in Chicago Convention
Representative labor organizations and nonpartisan leagues from several states plan to form a National Labor party. A national convention is set for Chicago in November to draft a constitution and platform.
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Chicago
Daylight Saving Bill Passed Over Wilson Veto
The House voted 223 to 100 to repeal the Daylight Saving bill despite President Wilson veto. Senate expected to take similar action in Washington.
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Wilson
Washington
House
Senate
Pacific Fleet Heads to Santa Barbara for Naval Entertainment
The Pacific fleet departed Los Angeles on August 19 bound for Santa Barbara where officials arranged elaborate entertainment for sailors and officers.
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Fleet
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Oregon to Sail for San Francisco Next Monday
Seattle dispatch notes the battleship Oregon is positioned to depart for San Francisco early next week with preparations underway and officials indicating a likely Monday departure. The move underscores ongoing naval logistics and regional naval activity.
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Seattle
Wash
Oregon
San Francisco
Bolshevik Fleet Sinks in Gulf of Finland Engagement
In Helsingfors on August 19 authorities report the Bolshevik battleship Andrea Pervosan, cruiser Petropavlovsk, and transport Guardian were sunk after a clash with the British fleet in the Gulf of Finland last Sunday. The British reportedly lost three motor boats with eight officers and three sailors killed.
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Helsingforsy
Andrea Pervosan
Petropavlovsk
Guardian
Gulf of Finland
Mass arrests in anti Bolsheviki raids in Hungary
Seven thousand men and women have been imprisoned as a result of anti Bolsheviki raids by Rumanians. The action comes amid postwar instability and nationwide security drives affecting civilians and suspected dissidents.
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Budapest
Associated Press
Jugo Slavs Take Territory in Budapest Report
Aug 19 report states the Jugo Slavs occupy all Hungarian territory granted to them by the peace treaty. The claim centers on the shift in control as described in the dispatch from Budapest.
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Budapest
Italy Awards Pershing Italy's Highest Military Honor
Rome August 19 King Emmanuel conferred General Pershing the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy the highest Italian military decoration. Only Generals Foch Haig Diaz and Cadrona have held the distinction previously.
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Rome
King Emmanuel
Italy
Pershing
Savoy
Foch
Haig
Diaz
Cadrona
Princess Mary Passes Ketchikan Bound for Juneau
Ketchikan August 19 passengers on the Canadian steamship Princess Mary bound for Juneau include Mrs J Barragar Miss H Barragar Miss E L Barragar F L Barr and John Hull.
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Princess Mary
Ketchikan
No Reasonable Objection to Peace Treaty
Washington reports a White House meeting where President Wilson advised the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that no reasonable objection exists to interpretations of how the United States accepts the Peace League treaty, so long as interpretations do not become part of formal ratification. He asserted article ten is not doubtful when read with the covenant and noted the League council can only advise with unanimous decisions requiring America’s affirmative role.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
White House
America
League
Treaty Aims to curb Japan at Shantung port
President Wilson warned at the conference that the Peace League would stop Japan from gaining full sovereignty over Shantung. He urged immediate Senate ratification and said restoring normal peace rests on the Senate's decision.
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Japan
Washington
Wilson
Peace League
Shantung
Senate
Alaska Copper Mines Hope for Peace Revealed
Senator Dent Wilson said Alaska copper mines, operated at great cost with borrower money, cannot be fully addressed by intelligence until the nation defines the character of peace after the great war. He noted the industry faces financial strain amid uncertain postwar policy.
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Alaska
Senate
Washington
Wilson
Unprecedented Conference Details Revealed by Wilson
President Wilson’s briefing to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discloses peace conference details never before made public. Officials say no prior precedent exists aside from Washington’s handling of Indian troubles with the Senate.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Britain's War Cost To Britain Forty Billion Pounds
Lloyd George told the House of Commons that wartime outlay reached forty billion pounds and that peacetime transition would mirror the war. He noted national debt rising from six hundred forty nine million to seventy eight hundred million pounds and warned of an eight hundred million pound trade deficit. Import restrictions would end September 1.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Britain
United Kingdom
Egypt Accuses Britain of Seizing Egypt Under Protectorate Pretense
In a Foreign Relations Committee brief Joseph Polk former governor of Missouri and Egyptian commission counsel charges England uses a protectorate pretext to seize Egypt as a British possession asserting the motive and effect of imperial control.
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Washington
Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph Polk
Missouri
Egyptian Commission
England
Egypt
Northwest campaign planned for Roosevelt Memorial Fund
Representatives of the Roosevelt Memorial Association of Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana have called a meeting in Portland to plan a campaign. They aim to raise the Northwest share of the national five million dollar fund with a quota of 132500 dollars for the four states.
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Portland
Ore
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Northwest
Northwest States
Eighth Cavalry Enters Mexico After Bandits Release Aviators
Candelaria Texas Aug 19 The Eighth American Cavalry crossed the Mexican border at midnight pursuing bandits who captured two Army aviators Lieutenants Davis and Peterson guided the column Captain Matlock paid the ransom and led the hunt Aeroplanes scout ahead Matlock later returned with half the ransom money Marfa Texas Aug 19 Capt Matlock paid the bandits but brought back half the ransom after the aviators were released and the remaining money was not demanded
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Eighth Cavalry
Mexico
Candelaria
Texas
Eighth American Cavalry
Davis
Peterson
Matlock
Marfa
Capt
Washington Not Excited Over Mexico Border Chase
From Washington officials show no unease over reports that American troops crossed into Texas in pursuit of bandits near Candelaria. The administration believes the chase proceeds with full U S knowledge.
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Washington
Candelaria
Texas
Bandits Kidnap Doctor in Mexican Outrage
The State Department reports a new kidnapping by Mexican bandits. A doctor from Porto Rico was seized July 22, ransom paid, but it is unclear if he was released. The case is under investigation by the department.
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Washington
State Department
Porto Rico
Mexicans and Americans to confer frontier talks
Mexico City August 19 The Mexican Senate named a three member committee to confer at the frontier with an American Senate sub committee appointed to investigate the Mexican question.
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Mexico City
Mexican Senate
Amercan Senate
Baker orders border crossing to punish Mexican bandits
Secretary Baker of the War Department authorized American troops to cross the Mexican border. He emphasizes the mission is not war but aimed at punishing or exterminating bandits. The move marks a decisive security action along the border.
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Washington
Baker
War Department
Mexicar” Border
Texas National Guard Readied for Border Service Call
Gov Hobby directed the Adjutant-General to ready the Texas National Guard for an emergency border service call. The move signals preparation in Austin as tensions rise along the Texas border.
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Texas National Guard
Austin
Texas
Gov. Hobby
Adjutant-General
Military moves and global notes from Aug detail
Major General Dickman leads a tour from San Antonio to the Mexican frontier. In Buenos Aires Mexico and the United States report tranquil relations despite sensational reports. Archduke Joseph plans resignation as Hungary's temporary dictator amid Socialist opposition. Col Langhorne commands American troops crossing the Mexican border in pursuit of bandits at Marfa.
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San Antonio
Tex
Dickman
Southern Department
Mexican Frontier
Buenos Aires
Mexico City
Mexico
America
Budapest
Archduke Joseph
Hungary
Marfa, Tex
Col. Langhorne
Mrs Roy Norton Plans Return Home With Baby
Mrs Roy Norton and her newborn daughter are set to leave St. Ann's Hospital for home on Wednesday, signaling a successful discharge and new family milestone.
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Roy Norton
St. Ann's Hospital
Ten Tons of Spoiled Fish Seized in Denver Cold Storage
Federal authorities seized ten tons of fish in Denver area cold storage plants after some had begun to spoil. The stock, shipped from Seattle, raised concerns over handling and storage conditions. Also reports of thousands of bushels of cooking apples rotting on the ground in Lyon district north of Denver due to lack of market for lower grades.
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Cole
Lyon
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