Horrific Bolshevik Atrocities Reported Across Two Towns
Across Stanizas Migulinskaia and Kazanskaia Bolshevik forces allegedly killed over five thousand people including children and the elderly and burned homes as atrocities spread. In Denmark Polish forces claim victory near Rovno routing Bolsheviki fleeing northeast of Dubno.
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London
Stanizas
Upper
Dan River
Migulinskaia
Kazanskaia
Copenhagen
Rovno
Dubno
Paris Expects Resignation of Hungarian Regent
Paris reports the Allied Supreme Council anticipates Archduke Joseph resigning as head of the Hungarian Government soon. Socialists oppose his regency, delaying the formation of a new Cabinet.
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Paris
Supreme Council of
Allies
Archduke Joseph
Joseph to Head Army in Hungary Cabinet Shakeup
Aug 22 report from Vienna says Baron Sigistmund Perenyi the Hungarian interior minister who resigned will try to form a new cabinet including Socialists Archduke Joseph may resign as dictator to lead the Hungarian army in a forthcoming reorganization
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Vienna
Baron Sigismund Perenyi
Archduke Joseph
California is Tied Up by R R Strike
Los Angeles reports a four brotherhood strike halting all southern California rail service in sympathy with Pacific Electric workers. Trains did not run last night as Southern Pacific Santa Fe Salt Lake and Pacific Electric lines were affected by the stoppage.
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California
R. R
Los Angeles
Carmen
Pacific Electric Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Salt Lake
Pacific Hilectric
Jefferson Steamer Sails North With Passengers
The steamer Jefferson left Seattle at 9 am for Juneau and other ports carrying 115 passengers. Notable Juneau list includes Mrs. G B Bailey and baby, G E Lund, Frank A Brown, Lena Bridges, Opal Carven, Capt J J Briggs, and several Carven family members among others. Douglas bound travelers include Mr and Mrs J Arthur Young and the Cashel party with Margaret Cashel.
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Seattle
Jefferson
Juneau
G. B. Bailey
Baby
G. E. Lund
Frank A. Brown
Lena Bridges
A. Attlyes
Irene Carven
Normee Carven
Opal Carven
J. Carven
George F. Carven
J. J. Briggs
Henry Heane
Peter Savich
John Gayski
J. F. Znidersich
J. Suckich
J. Ledesich
Mihala Kralz
Douglas
J. Arthur Young
Cashel
Margaret Cashel
J. E. Martin
Lewis Martin
Geneveve Martin
Florence Foster
N. Gilbertson
Evacuation of Lithuania Begins Officially
Berlin reports Germany has notified the Allies that the evacuation of Lithuania has begun, marking a formal start to a wartime movement as Allied powers monitor the shift in control and logistics.
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Berlin
Germany
Lithuania
Measure to curb profiteering under food act
Washington Aug 22 The House Agricultural Committee favorably reported amendments to the Federal Food Control Act as urged by Attorney General Palmer. The measure imposes a five thousand dollar fine and two years imprisonment or both for profiteering violators.
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Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Palmer
Witnesses Insulted by Committee Row in Seattle
In Seattle the House Special Committee probing spruce output and U S Shipping Board activity faced a clash as Rep Clarence F. Lee Democrat of California accused Rep James A. Frear Republican chair of brow beating witnesses. Frear insisted he would obtain the facts.
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Seattle
House Special Committee
United States Shipping Board
Clarence F. Lee
California
Jas. A. Frear
Wisconsin
Lee
House
Frear
Pershing Returns to Paris After Italian Visit
General Pershing, who met King Emanuel and toured Italian battlefields, has returned to Paris. In Rome he awarded Distinguished Service Medals to thirty eight Italian officers during the visit.
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General Pershing
Paris
Pershing
Emanuel
Italy
Rome
President Wilson may greet Pershing on return to America
Washington, Aug 22. President Wilson may go to New York to greet General Pershing upon his September return. He may also review the fleet at San Francisco if he resumes his forthcoming speaking tour across the country.
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Washington
Wilson
New York
General Pershing
America
San Francisco
Heis
Federal seizure of potatoes at Seattle dock shocks local port
Seattle Aug 22 three hundred thousand pounds of potatoes in the Port Commission warehouse were seized by federal agents yesterday. Four hundred thousand more pounds belonging to Japanese farmers who are exempt by law remain untouched by authorities.
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Seattle
Port Commission
Potatoes Seized in Seattle Spoiled Under Scrutiny
Federal agents in Seattle seized large quantities of potatoes but found much of it rotted and unfit for food. Six Seattle Commissioner firms owned most of the potatoes. Anna Louise Strong, a radical writer, is alleged to have owned some of the seized food which was allowed to spoil.
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Seattle
Anna Jlouise Strong
Mutinous Miners Kill British Miner in Mexico
In Za catecas state Teodoro Patterson a British subject and superintendent of the Aranzazu mine for Mazanpil Copper Company was killed by mutinous miners during talks. President Carranza ordered a full investigation into the incident.
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Mexico City
Teodoro Patterson
Zacatecas
Carranza
Patterson
Aranzazu
Mazanpil Copper Company
Switchman Is Shot at Los Angeles Street Corner
Irvin Day, a Southern Pacific switchman, was shot and probably fatally wounded at a street corner in Los Angeles when strike sympathizers gathered. Day refused to join the strikers when called by the Brotherhoods.
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Los Angeles
Irvin Day
Southern Pacific
Day
Brotherhoods
Missing aviators Waterhouse and Connelly still unfound
False report had claimed the two Lieutenants were located. Washington ordered more troops and aviators to join the search in southern California as authorities continue the effort to locate Waterhouse and Connelly.
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San Diego
Waterhouse
Connelly
California
Washington
Aviators Cancel Riverside Trip Amid Unclear Reasons
One hundred forty three aviators were kept at Rockwell instead of heading to Riverside. Officials gave no clear reason, with theories linking the disappearance of El Centro aviators or potential duty to help maintain order during a railroad strike.
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San Diego
Riverside
Rockwell
el Centro
Missing aviators reported near Lower California
First report from San Diego states Frederick Waterhouse and AW Connelly of El Centro, missing since Wednesday, have been located on the east side of Lower California. Authorities feared they may have crossed the border and been captured by bandits.
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San Diego
Cal
National Labor party convention slated for Chicago
A national convention of the New National Labor party will convene in Chicago on November 22. In Los Angeles twenty six people were injured when an electric car struck a sightseeing bus carrying thirty movie actors en route to an outdoor scene. In Whittier four fruit packing houses closed due to transportation shortages from railroad strikes.
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Cleveland
National Labor Party
Chicago
Los Angeles
Whittier
Cal
Ambassador Page Resigns From Italian Post After Six Years
Washington Aug 22 Thomas Nelson Page of Virginia United States Ambassador to Italy has handed in his resignation His successor has not yet been selected He has served six years and rendered invaluable services to America during the great war.
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Washington
Thomas Nelson Page
Virginia
United States
Italy
America
Regulation by Government Would Ruin Industry
Henry Lynch representing California and Arizona stockmen testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture against proposed legislation regulating the packing house industry. He argued the plan to divorce packers from stockyards would demoralize and hamper the livestock business in California and Arizona.
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Washington
Henry Lynch
California
Arizona
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Fernald Attacks Packers Regulation in Senate
Senator Bert M Fernald of Maine condemned government control over business in a Senate speech. He criticized proposed packing industry supervision bills by Senator Kenyon and Senator Kendrick as stifling legislation and defended the packers.
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Washington
Bert M. Fernald
Maine
Senate
Kenyon
Kendrick
Fernald
Sinn Fein Offices Raided by Police in Dublin
Police raided The Irishman offices in Dublin and seized forms and proofs, the lead Sinn Fein paper said to publish material for the movement. The action occurred yesterday and involved seizure of documents tied to Sinn Fein activities.
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Sinn Fein
Dublin
the Irishman
Sinn
Finnish envoy presents credentials to Wilson in Washington
Washington Aug 22 A H Saastomoinen Finland's first provisional minister yesterday presented his official credentials to President Wilson, signaling the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between Finland and the United States. The ceremony occurred in the White House, underscoring growing cooperation between the two nations.
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Washington
A. H Saastomoinen
Finland
Wilson
Mexican City Seethes Over U S Threats
Mexico City papers urge citizens to prepare for possible U.S. seizure as the Senate holds a secret session and Foreign Relations Committee gathers details on the Mexico United States dispute. Governors of Sinaloa Neuve Laon Querrato Yucatan and Tabasco telegraph to President Carranza pledging unconditional support if complications arise.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexican Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Mexico
Sinaloa
Neuve Laon
Querrato
Yucatan
Tabasco
Carranza
Trainmen Loyalty to Mexico Reported
One hundred thousand union railway workers in Mexico have declared loyalty to the country and pledged to fight for the government if tensions with the United States lead to hostilities, amid the current international crisis.
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Mexico City
Union Railway
Mexico
America
Four Mexican Bandits Killed in Marfa Pursuit
American troops pursuing bandits across the Mexican border killed four of the men involved in the outrage against American aviation officers. The confrontation occurred at a dobe blockhouse in a mountain pass as Mexicans opened fire and fought back when the Americans charged. Two bandits escaped.
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Marfa
Texas
Dobe
Army to stay in Mexico until bandit pursuit ends
General Dickman, commander of the Southern Department, says American troops will remain in Mexico as long as the chase of bandits continues. only Washington orders or reports of bandits captured or killed would trigger withdrawal. He dismisses Mexican government protests as a routine response.
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Marfa
Dickman
Southern Department of the Army
Mexico
Washington
Americans Far In Mexico Advance Troops Marines In Pursuit
Marfa Texas August 22 American troops chasing bandits have penetrated deep into Mexico to a point where Army headquarters cannot ship food or supplies. Air communication keeps the front fed as pilots ferry money to commanders for purchases needed by the troops.
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Marfa
Tex
Mexico
Troops Advance into Mexico Continue Pursuit
Marfa Tex August 22 No signs of withdrawal as American troops chase bandits into Mexico. The expedition pushes deeper and is expected to clear Mexican bandits from territory about twenty miles south of the border.
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Marfa
Tex
Mexico
Robbery on Train Near Vera Cruz Reported in Border Town
Albert Von Hoffman of St. Louis says bandits stopped the train returning from Vera Cruz at the Mexican border and robbed him of ten thousand dollars in cash and two thousand six hundred dollars in jewelry. He arrived at the border last night to report the incident.
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Laredo
Tex
Albert von Hoffman
St. Louis
Vera Cruz
Mexican bandits hold American citizen near Mexico City
Aug 22 The Department has been informed by the Mexican government that it cannot secure the release of Dr. A Goenaga an American citizen held for ransom by bandits near Mexico City. He was seized July 22 and ransom was paid but the captors did not release him.
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Washington
Mexicanpaca
A. Geenaga
Mexico City
Goenaga
British dealer to pay surtax on huge profit
Leonard J. Martin, a British agricultural machinery dealer, bought 44,000,600 yards of vial valued at 20 million dollars from the British government and expects a five million dollar profit. Of that, two million goes to the British treasury as excess profits and one million two hundred fifty thousand as supertax.
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London
Leonard J. Martin
Florida Senator Hurt After Street Car Collision
Duncan A. Fletcher of Florida was struck by a street car yesterday. He sustained severe bruising to his head arms and body and doctors fear internal injuries.
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Florida
Washington
Duncan A. Fletcher
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