Prospector Rush To West Alaska Oil Districts
Applicants filed for leasing permits totaling 25 355 acres across Central and Western Alaska coast districts aboard the steamer Admiral Watson. Katalla leads with six filings and 9 210 acres. Cold Bay follows with five filings and 12 800 acres. Names include Oscar D Knudsen K Olson W R Hillery Wayne Blue Patrick Thornton Ernest Miller Charles Isaacs D J Curtin Stephen McLead Austin Ke Lathrop Harry Bolinger T J Finnegan J J Finnegan. Geological interest grows near Seward as oil prospecting expands with officials and experts predicting drilling potential and high costs due to glaciers and rough terrain. Dr Frank said to back drilling. A F Forbes reports positive indications but notes drilling challenges. Samples from Mile 8 and Lake Kenai will be tested in California.
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Alaska
VA. 8
Admiral Watson
Katalla
Cold Bay
Copper River and Northwestern
Cordova
Oscar D. Knudieen
K. Olson
W. R . Hillery
Wayne Blue
Seward
Patrick Thornton
Ernest Miller
Martin River
Charles W. Isaacs
D. J. Curtin
Stephen D. McLead
Austin KE. Lathrop
Harry UW. Bollinger
Alganic Station
T J. Finnegan
J. J. Finnegan
East Field
Juneau
Frank
San Francisco
Keralla
Mile 8
Seattle
Mos
A. F. Forbes
California
Forbes
Mile 235
Resurrection
Lake Kenai
Resurrection Valley
Villa Tells How Pershing Eluded Capture
Francisco Villa, surrendered bandit of Northern Mexico, spoke at Madero El Cuatro ranch near San Pedro Coahuila. He described wounds from early fights with Carranzistas after Pershing’s 1916 expedition, said he hid in a cave five weeks, and recalled narrowly escaping execution by Huerta firing squad due to a telegram from Madero.
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San Pedro
Coahuila
Mex
Associated Press
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Madero el Cuatro
Pershing
Villa
Chihinahua
Huerta
Madero
Mexico City
Stork's Visit Costly in New York Report
Reports from a New York maternity hospital show the average cost of stork visits rising from 25.49 to 70.04 since 1916, reflecting a sharp increase in newborn care expenses.
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New York
Aus
Maternity
Army Aviators Survive Hair Raising Parachute Stunt
Washington Aug 20 Army aviators Sergeants Madan and Bottrell attempted a record parachute jump from 20600 feet at Mc Cook Field Dayton. Bottrells parachute opened early dragging him from the plane. He landed safely after injuries. Madan piloted a rudderless craft till 8000 feet then glided and landed, avoiding further damage.
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Washington
McCook Field
Dayton
Air Service
Strong B. Madan
Ralph Bottrell
Madan
Bottreil
Bottrell
Lower Prices on Foodstuffs Indicated by Crop Reports
Washington reports crop reports suggest prices for foodstuffs may fall. The United States Chamber of Commerce bulletin notes rail rate changes will influence purchasing power and business volume, while the auto industry nears peak production and construction slows due to high materials and labor costs.
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Washington
Monthly Bulletin
United States Chamber of Commerce Committee On Statistics and Standards
Bulletin
15 Million Germans Face Death From Hunger Claim
Berlin report cites Prof Max Von Grueber remarks on German collapse due to colonial theft and blockade. He refuses to sign an international appeal for tubercular children, saying it would be incompatible with German honor to appeal to nations he accuses of causing the famine through blockade and resource seizure.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Max von Grueber
Munich
German Tubercular Children. Prof
von Grueber
Roosevelt Hits Harding Stand on Woman Vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt criticizes Warren G. Harding on woman suffrage during Western tour stops in Spokane and Tacoma. He cites Harding’s party approach and notes Tennessee ratification as timely, urging better pay for teachers to meet American standards.
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Roosevelt
Harding
Seattle
Wash
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Spokane
Tacoma
League of Nations
Warren G. Harding
Tam
Tennessee
Johnson to Campaign for GOP in West and East
United States Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California announced he will tour the Middle West and East campaigning for the Republican ticket. He plans to start from SAN FRANCISCO about October 1.
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San Francisco
United States
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Middle West
East
New Chinese Cabinet Pro American, Tokio Dispatch Says
Honolulu Aug 20 A Tokio dispatch to the Nipi Jiji quotes the Tokyo press saying the new Chinese cabinet is decidedly anti Japanese and pro American in sentiment. It reports expectations of a social revolution in China and notes Japanese foreign relations are becoming so serious that mass meetings may be called to gauge public opinion.
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Honolulu
Tokio
Nipi Jiji
China
Germany told early meeting of coal commission desired
Paris dispatch says the Inter Allied Reparations Commission announced that Germany has been advised all is ready for an early meeting of the coal commission at Essen as provided in the Spa agreement.
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Germany
Coal Commission
Paris
Inter-Allied Reparations Commission
Essen
Spa
End of the Trail in Constantinople Atop a World Seaport
Constantinople under Allied occupation hums like a mining camp and cosmopolitan seaport. Soldiers and sailors from many nations crowd the streets while jazz, vaudeville, and red light districts attract crowds. traffic chaos and accidents reflect a city where no civil courts exist and every job is unofficial.
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Constantinople
Balkan States
Suez
Mediterranean
Donelz
Leadville
Goldfield
Petrograd
Montmartre
Rue Grand Peru
Corsa
Man Falls 12 Stories in Construction Accident
In Fresno on April 3, 1940, Na poleon Brooks, a Black cement worker, fell from a twelfth story. He walked into the State Industrial Accident Commission office in San Francisco to receive $187.47 compensation and the first weekly benefit of $20.82, to continue until disability ends.
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San Francisco
Napoleon Brooks
Fresno
State Industrial Accident Commission
Dancer Bravely Goes to Armenia in Wartime Service
Despatches from Constantinople report Medora Gervais, famed as the champion dancer of the AEF, defying military duty to serve in Armenia. Gervais, already far from home in Great Falls, refuses to return, choosing to stay in Constantinople amid peril and hardship.
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Constantinople
Caucasus
Medora Gervais
Registration of Pacts Endorsed by League of Nations
London reports Sir James the Drummond announces a registration office for treaties under Article 18 of the Covenant. The League says publicity strengthens national and international law, ensuring treaties become binding only after registration and publication.
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London
James the Drummond
League of Nations
Council of the League
Tome
League
Council of the
Plebiscite Proposed by Bolsheviks in Polish Peace Terms
Soviet terms demand a plebiscite to decide Polish territory and release of propaganda across the frontier. Officials deem the plan for Russian Poland drastic and likely to provoke Polish resistance, while comparing Minsk and Baranovitch accords amid armistice talks.
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Washington
Associated Press
Russian
Poland
Russia
Germany
Warsaw
Minsk
Soviet Regime in Russia Doomed Declares Francis
Ambassador David R. Francis predicted the Bolshevik government in Russia would not last six months. He said the American note to Italy would aid overthrow and encourage the Russian people toward new conditions for their welfare and salvation.
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Washington
Italy
David R. Francis
Russia
Minimum Factory Wage to Go Into Effect Sept. 25
The Industrial Welfare Commission issued a wage order for California factories setting a $16 weekly minimum for experienced women and minor workers, effective September 25, 1920. It covers printing, bookbinding, engraving and lithographing shops and bars women from working after 11 p.m. without a permit.
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San Francisco
California
Industrial Welfare Commission
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Red
Francis
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