Brooklyn Again Wins From Cleveland 21o
U S population shows increase of 14.5 per cent. Census Bureau reports 105,683,180 continental residents in 1916, up 13,710,914 since 1910, not counting outlying possessions. Brooklyn defeats Cleveland 2 to 1 in Game Three of the World Series, with Sherlock Smith’s pitching and Wheat’s timely hits shaping the outcome.
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Pilgrimages to Harding's Porch Paid for Charge
Chicago October 7 Representative James V. McClintic Oklahoma chairman of the Democrats Speakers Bureau filed a charge that pilgrimages to Senator Harding front porch events were funded by the Republican National Committee. He cited a letter said to be sent by the GOP offering to cover all travel expenses to Marion meetings.
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Warren G. Harding
Republican National Committee
James V. McClintic
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
McClintic
Republican
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Hungarian War Prisoners Released by Russians
A transport is en route from Vladivostok to Trieste with 2,200 Hungarians Galicians and Ukrainians who had been confined in Russian prison camps for two years. Transportation for the former prisoners was arranged by the American Red Cross.
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Trieste
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State Department
American Red Cross
Victoria Embezzler Given 5 Years Prison Sentence
Griffith R. Hughes, a leading Victoria business man, was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of embezzling 38,000 dollars from David Spencer Limited, a department store owner, while serving as the firm’s expert accountant.
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Griffith R. Hughes
David Spencer
Lilly Declines To Take Stand In Own Defense
In a Juneau trial over the Sea Breeze arson murder charge, A S versus E C Lilly, the defense closed its case with no witnesses for Lilly. Attorney John B Marshall ridiculed the prosecution while Lilly showed calm demeanor as jurors prepared for judge Jennings instructions. The case likely goes to the jury without Lilly testifying, with rebuttal by District Attorney J A Smiser and a page eight continuation anticipated.
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Billy) Woodworth
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N. H. Castle
Juneau
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Fireproof Plane Demonstration Impresses Navy Experts
New York reports two key advances in air and water navigation. Aviator Collins tested a fireproofing solution on a plane and gear then ignited the gasoline at 5,000 feet and landed safely. The destroyer Semmes sailed into port with pilot house windows covered while a navigator steered by listening to a submerged cable device, guiding the ship over the cable. The invention aims to aid ships in heavy weather and may be installed in American ports soon.
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Collins
United States
Semmes
Ambrose Channel
Chicago Whiskey Thieves Make Big Haul
Chicago reports whiskey valued at 175000 dollars stolen in the city. Five Federal Prohibition agents race to assist Maj. Dalrymple in recovering the goods and capturing the thieves. R. W. Stone notes the theft of ten thousand government liquor prescriptions from his office.
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American-Hawaiian to Resume Panama Canal Service
The American-Hawaiian Steamship Company will resume service between Atlantic and Pacific coast ports via the Panama Canal this Saturday. Seattle will be a port of call. The service had been discontinued early in the war.
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Sugar Price Again Falls to 13 Dollar Sack
Portland, Ore. Oct 7 an other cut in sugar prices was announced today marking the fifth decline in two weeks. Wholesalers now quote sugar at 13.00 a sack of 100 pounds.
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Grigsby and Murphy Rally Voters in Valdez Meeting
In Valdez on October 7 a large enthusiastic crowd heard Delegate George B. Grigsby and Attorney General J. C. Murphy urge support for the upcoming election. They praised Grigsby’s congressional record and contested Rustgard charges on Jones Shipping Bills. Both men claimed strong local backing and predicted substantial majorities.
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Harding Begins Campaign Tour of the Middle West
Senator Warren G. Harding, Republican presidential nominee, has begun a lengthy speech making tour of the Middle West and South. The trip will keep him away from Marion, Ohio, and home until late October, visiting Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
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Suffragists to Report on League of Nations Meeting
New York October 7 The International Woman Suffrage Alliance will appoint a representative to attend the coming League of Nations meeting at Geneva Switzerland and report in a neutral manner on all facts in connection with the meeting Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt president of the alliance announced.
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South Dakota Town Devastated by Fierce Fire
Philip South Dakota, Oct. 7, nearly the entire business district of the town was destroyed by a blaze yesterday. The loss is put at over 200000 dollars as strong winds hampered firefighting efforts.
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Philip
Explosion at Brooklyn oil tanker kills and injures many
The British oil tank steamer G R Crowe exploded at a Brooklyn dock while workers were on board. Four bodies were recovered and at least four others missing. Between twenty and thirty were injured as Red Cross and ambulances rushed to the scene.
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TransCanada Flyers Crash Near St Johns During Air Voyage
Col Robert Lockie and Major Hobbs of the Canadian Air Force crash near Long Beach, 20 miles east of St Johns, while starting a Halifax to Vancouver air voyage. Both pilots unharmed and a new craft sought to resume the journey planned across 2100 miles.
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Miners Clash with Officers. Deputy Killed in Blair Battle
In Blair near Charleston West Virginia a confrontation between miners and officers left one deputy sheriff dead and five others wounded. The clash erupted when the deputy interrupted a coal miners union meeting.
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Yukon Vessels Stranded In Ice At Dawson
River steamers and a large mail boat of the American Yukon Navigation Company are frozen in between Dawson and Tanana amid low water. Alaska and Yukon stop at Tanana. passengers aboard Alaska, Yukon, Seattle No 3. Relief by Trail route considered unlikely for women and children before substantial snow.
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Pussyfoot Johnson Escapes Angry Berkshire Mob
American prohibition worker known as Pussyfoot Johnson narrowly avoided a mob in Berkshire while a dry meeting was under way. He had previously lost an eye during a prior trip to England amid protests as students objected to his preaching. police intervened to prevent a breach of the locked doors.
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Pussyfoot" Johnson
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