Wickersham Testifies Fear of Murder in Grigsby Case
Judge James Wickersham testified he would not depose Signal Corps men, fearing they would be killed, and that he was advised many would claim he voted for Sulzer. He said he was beaten by Tom Selby but could do little since then. The Valdez Miner counters with the charge that the men voted nearly evenly for Wickersham and Sulzer and that Wickersham seeks sympathy.
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Valdez
James Wickersham
George B. Grigsby
Signal Corps
Wickersham
Sulzer
Tom Selby
Miner Atovees
Selby
Alaska
Pane
Fort Liscum
Lima Archbishop warns Catholics against YMCA branch
In Lima Peru on August 30 Monsignor Emillio Lisen Archbishop of Lima issued a warning to Catholics not to join a movement to establish a Young Men's Christian Association branch in the city. He said such action could draw general censure from the Church.
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Lima
Peru
Emillio Lisen
Young Men's Christian Association
Passengers Landed After Korea Grounding
The steamer Korea grounded with eight hundred wounded Slovaks aboard. Passengers were landed at Tokio on August 30 after the incident.
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Tokio
Korea
Treaty completed on Norway Spitsbergen archipelago
Paris August 30 reports the treaty covering Norway and the Spitsbergen Archipelago has been completed. The agreement finalizes border and governance terms between involved parties and marks a step in Arctic area diplomacy. The action consolidates territorial arrangements and sets forth regulatory coordinates for future cooperation.
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Paris
Norway
Spitsenbergen Archipalago
Colored men seek racial equality amendment to peace treaty
A delegation of colored men urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to add a racial equality clause to the peace treaty. They warned that without fair treatment for African Americans in the United States, serious trouble could follow.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Senator Sherman Predicts Treaty Vote Next Year
Springfield reports Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman predicts the treaty will not be approved in this session of Congress and will be submitted to a popular vote next year.
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Sherman
Springfield
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Senate votes for parity in League assembly representation
Washington August 30 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee adopted a resolution calling for America to have as many representatives as England in the League of Nations assembly Senator Porter J McCumber joined the Democrats in supporting the measure The move outlines equal representation in the international body and reflects bipartisan backing for parity in the league's deliberations
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
America
England
League of Nations’ Assembly
Porter J. McCumber
Hindoo envoy urges Senate to reject treaty in present form
Dudley Field Malone representing the Hindus in India told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee not to ratify the treaty as written. He warned it would break the hearts of millions of Egyptians and said Hindoos were oppressed by England.
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Washington
Dudley Field Malone
India
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
England
Claims for self government for Baltic lands before Senate
Washington August 30 claims for self government for Lithuania Ukraine Estonia and Livonia and former Russian provinces have been presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Washington
Lithunia
Ukraine
Esthenia
Livonia
Foreign Relations Committee
The
Senate
Ratification Near Paris As Deputies Advance
Aug 30 report from Paris notes the peace measure advancing in the Chamber as deputies push their right to address the assembly. The pace appears hastened by recent developments, with deputies set to discuss the ratification more quickly than expected.
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Paris
Chamber
Ansell cites officials blocking clemency efforts
Former Acting Judge Advocate Ansell told the Senate Committee that Baker March and Crowder and other officials blocked his attempts to secure clemency for soldiers. He said the officials did not like his liberal views and harsh sentences were cited.
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Washington
Ansell
Senate Committee
Baker
March
Crowder
Brewery Rebates After Tax Refund Dumped Beer
Chicago authorities dump four hundred barrels containing 12 000 gallons of 2 beer from Schlitz Milwaukee into gutters to allow the company to recover 2400 in taxes already paid to the government.
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Chicago
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Gompers Wilson Hold Confer To Discuss Labor Crisis
Samuel Gompers and President Wilson met to discuss the labor situation, focusing on railroads and steel workers. Reports say Gary steel workers may strike for higher pay and shorter hours.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Wilson
Gary
Polish Ministry to send reps to all Russian governments
Warsaw reports the Polish Foreign Ministry will dispatch representatives to most Russian governments but will withhold from Bolshevik Moscow. The move signals a broad diplomatic outreach while excluding the Soviet capital.
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Warsaw
Polish Foreign Ministry
Moscow
Battleships of Pacific Fleet to Visit Alaska
Plans approved by Admiral Rodman for several Pacific fleet ships to visit Alaska early next season. The visit was delayed due to late season and repairs. The New York will join the fleet at Monterey Sunday.
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Admiral Rodman
NEW York
Alaska
Monteray
Knights of Columbus to establish recreational centers in Alaska
In Seattle on August 30 Andrew Buckley of St Paul supreme physician and Martin Carmandy deputy supreme knight travel to Juneau to set up recreational stations in all Alaska districts. Deputy J H Lubby joins. A G Bagley of San Francisco director for war work joins. Ten in the party with their wives plus Edward Walsh district deputy Washington state in charge.
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Seattle
Andrew Buckley
St. Paul
Knights of Columbus
Martin Carmandy
Juneau
Alaska
J. H. Lubby
A. G. Bagley
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Edward Walsh
State of Washington
Pershing to Face Congressional Questions in Paris
Paris Aug 30 A Congressional Committee on War Expenditures will question Gen Pershing today. They will ask about the alleged attack on Germans the day after the armistice and the handling of surplus army stock.
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Paris
Congressional Committee On
Gen. Pershing
Bolsheviki Bombarded Near Kronstadt by British Forces
London August 26 Two hours of heavy bombardment were heard near Kronstadt on Wednesday. It is believed British naval and aerial forces targeted Bolshevik fortifications and vessels in the area.
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London
Kronstolt
Bolsheviki Fort
Veensels
Pershing Honored as Permanent General by House
The House passed a bill authorizing the President to appoint Gen. John J. Pershing as a permanent General, cementing his rank recognition in a historic action. The vote underscores continued support for the general and the military leadership.
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Washington
House
Gen. Pershing
Outlook for Northland Bright in Alaska Mining Belt
F W Bradley president of Alaska Treadwell Gold Alaska Juneau Gold Mining returns from interior Alaska to oversee affairs amid a strike in Coeur d Alene. He notes the Juneau district surpasses Kennecott in potential and foresees vast prospects, with visits to Whitehorse Hootalinqua Conrad Wheaton Atlam Dawson Mayo silver prospects and sampling of shipping ore for cyanide processing.
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Alaska-Juneau
Juneau
F. W. Bradley
Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
Alaska
Bradley
Coeur d'Alene
Alaska Juneau
P. R. Bradley
Cordova
Kennecott
Dawson
Fairbanks
Treadwell
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Smelter
Idaho
Bradly
Whitehorse
Hootalinqua
Conrad
Wheaton
Atlam
Joe Jones
W. B Hargraves
Mayo
Hav
Palmer Confirmed as Attorney General by Senate
Washington Aug thirty Senate confirms A Mitchell Palmer as Attorney General without recording a vote in a swift transaction marking a major confirmation.
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Palmer
Washington
Senate
A. Mitchell Palmer
American ultimatum to Turkey over Armenian massacres
The State Department says Rear Admiral Mark Bristol, commander of U S naval forces in Turkey, notified the Turkish government that Armenian massacres must stop with the sanction of the U S government. The warning follows long-standing policy protesting Turkish atrocities and is stated as independent of other nations.
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Washington
State Department
Mark Bristol
Turkey
Armenia
Department
America
Banker testifies influence used to win spruce contracts
Everett banker W. W. Buller told the House Congressional Committee that General Disque, in charge of government spruce work for aviation, was incompetent. He asserted political pressure guided contracts to the Siems, Carey H. Berrbaugh Corp to secure spruce from the Olympic peninsula.
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Seattle
W. W. Buller
Everett
House
Congressional
Waste of government funds in spruce for aero planes
A telegram shown to the congressional investigating committee claims about 5 million dollars in government funds were squandered and diverted to Milwaukee Railway system use during wartime spruce production. Frank Pendelton testified that more spruce was logged in British Columbia than by the Oregon Washington division, attributing the discrepancy to cross-border methods and suggesting possible recoveries from those responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Congressional Investigating Committee
Frank Pendelton
British Columbia
Oregon
Washington
French Masterpiece Thief Strikes Bologna Gallery
A 15th century Madona and Child painting was stolen from the Academy Dibelle in Bologna. Among visitors suspected is a colored photographer. The theft authorities pursue leads as the art world reacts to the loss.
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Bologna
Academy Dibelle
Actors Strike in Washington City Theater Makers Walkout
In Washington City on August 30 actors from several theatres struck just before the opening show. Managers say they had received no warning of the strike.
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Actors Strike
Washington City
Washington
Prussia halts battle emblems to avoid old regime sentiment
Berlin Aug 3 Prussia has stopped producing flags or anniversary battle emblems fearing public disfavor toward symbols associated with the former regime.
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Berlin
Prusela
Representative Rodenburg Proposes Delaying President's Tour
Washington August 30 Representative William A Rodenburg Republican of Illinois introduced a resolution urging Congress to declare that the President should postpone his national tour until the nation knows definite outcomes of pending problems.
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Washington
William A. Rodenburg
Illinois
Congress
Prices Coming Down On the Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago reports continued price declines on the Board of Trade with live hogs at 14.50 per 100 pounds and expectations of a further slump as vendors reassess supply and demand dynamics.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Governors form seven state group to lower living costs
Governors of seven states meet in Washington to form a States Corporation aimed at assisting the Federal Government in reducing the cost of living and coordinating efforts across states.
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Washington
Frozen fish in cold storage compared to last year
The Department of Agriculture reports 64,040,178 pounds of frozen fish in cold storage on August 15, down from 82,000,000 pounds at the same date last year. Mild cured salmon totals are 9,000,000 pounds this year versus 56,000,000 pounds the previous year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
President Wilson to Visit 30 Western Cities
Washington Aug 30 President Wilson plans a westward tour visiting 30 cities and returning to Washington on Sept 30 He will speak in Seattle and Tacoma on Sept 13 and 14 in the sequence of events during the trip.
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Washington
Wilson
Seattle
Tacoma
Labor Council Pushes Lane for City Council Presidency
Seattle Aug 30 Mayor Ole Hanson resigns for rest. Labor Council supports W D Lane to replace C B Fitzgerald as city council president after Fitzgerald becomes mayor. Hanson calls Lane radical amid speculation Hanson will tour and write about his fight for Americanism during the general strike.
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Seattle
Ole Hanson
Labor Council
W. D. Lane
C.B. Fitzgerald
Hanson
Lane
Explosion on Ammunition Barge Sinks Monteray Harbor
Archangel harbor saw the Monteray sunk after an explosion believed to be caused by a glow worm. The incident left twenty dead and forty missing, with rescue operations under way as authorities investigate the bizarre cause.
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Archangel
Aug
Monteray
Coast Guard Returned to Treasury Department Control
Dent Wilson announced the Coast Guard is back under the Treasury Department after a transfer from the Navy Department. The move marks a shift in oversight and governance of the service.
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Coast Guard
THE
Treasury
Washington
Wilson
Treasury Department
Navy Department
Joseph in Charge Paris New Cabinet Formed Premier
Stephen Friedler former Hungarian premier is under arrest. Duke Joseph formed a new cabinet and became premier in Paris on August 20.
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Joseph
Paris
Stephen Freider
Tis
Duke Joseph
Railway Strike Ends in California With Ultimatum
Washington Aug 30. Railway Director Hines has issued an ultimatum to all railroad officers and employees and notified citizens and officials in California, Arizona and Nevada that the Railroad Administration will restore full service after seven this morning. Strikers remaining out after that hour will have their places filled.
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Washington
Hines
California
Arizona
Nevada
Men Return to Work After California Railroad Strike
SAN FRANCISCO Aug 30 The railroad strike in Central California is over following an ultimatum from Railway Director Hines. The workers resumed duties today.
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Hines
San Francisco
Central
California
Unions Told to Accept Wilson Offer on Wages
In Los Angeles dated the 30th local unions were advised to accept President Wilsons offer for a smaller wage increase while government drives to lower living costs proceed.
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Los Angeles
Wilson
Trains Teering
Trains left Seattle during the night as traffic returns to normal at Sacramento after delays.
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Seattle
Sacramento
La Follette Warns Against Haste on Oil Leasing Bill
Senator Robert La Follette urged the Senate to avoid haste in passing the pending oil leasing bill, noting it differs from last session’s version and criticizing the Public Lands Committee for not giving interested parties a hearing. Senator Charles S. Thomas of Colorado accused government departments of meddling and vowed to challenge Interior Department plans on water power sites.
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Washington
Robert la FollEtte
Senate
Public Lands Committee
Charless. Thomas
Colorado
Interior Department
German submarine U-66 reported safe on voyage
A radio from the German submarine U-66 says it will arrive in three days from Vanama, after a delay caused by rough weather, easing fears it was lost. The message comes from San Diego dated August 30.
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San Diego
Gevmoan
U-66
Vanama
Action Urged Against Sending U S Troops
Representative Wood of Indiana urged the House to act against sending American troops to Selisia in a speech in the House.
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Washington
Wood
Indiana
House
Selisia
Coffee 18 Poisoned in Chicago Lunch Counter
Aug 30 report confirms arsenic was put in coffee at a downtown Chicago lunch counter injuring thirty people. Police traced the poisoning to an unidentified assailant with malicious intent.
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Chicago
Washington says no decision yet on Silesia troops
Saker stated today that no decision has been made regarding sending troops to Silesia. No agreement or timetable was announced, and officials cautioned that actions depend on evolving circumstances and allied consultations.
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Washington
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