City Campaign Quotas Told By Paid Republican Workers
Testimony before the Senate committee tied Cox charges of large city quotas to a national drive to raise 15 million for the Republican campaign. Dudley Blossom said Cleveland’s quota reached 400000 with 74000 pledged, Protzman directing workers. Spokane and Seattle quotas cited, state totals 224000, Cox's manager Moore said.
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Chicago
James M. Cox
United States
Republican National Committee
Senate
Dudley S. Blossom
Cleveland
Cox
James A. Reed
Missouri
Fred Upham
Ohio
Blossom
A. A. Protzman
Protzman
Reed
Atlanta
C. W. McClure
Adam
C. F. Taylor
Georgia
J. C. Streckbridge
Taylor
E. H. Moore
Seattle
Wash
Spokane
Republican State Committee
Cork Lord Mayor MacSweeney Nearing End on Hunger Strike
Terrence Mac Sweeney, Lord Mayor of Cork, in Brixton Prison after an August 12 hunger strike, showed rapid weakness as family visitors expressed fear. Father Dominick held a special mass. British Premier Lloyd George, arriving from Lucerne, hinted at possible release if guarantees end killings of policemen in Ireland.
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London
Terrence Mac Sweeney
Cork
Brixton
Dominick
MacSweeney
David Lloyd George
Lucerne
Ireland
Japan Sets to Keep Vladivostok Occupation
Tokyo reports quote Japan intent to retain troops at Vladivostok until life and property safety is guaranteed. Vladivostok dispatches to Hochi say some powers oppose further Japanese occupation, signaling ongoing security concerns and international tension.
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Honolueyu
Japan
Vladivostok
Tokio
Hochi
Labour holds government responsible over Cork mayor slave detention
PORTSMOUTH England Trades Union Congress adopted a resolution expressing horror at the British Government's detaining Terrence MacSweeney and warning Labor would hold the government responsible if his death occurs. NEW YORK Sent. 8 Peter MacSweeney, brother of Terrence, published a State Department letter saying the United States cannot protest Brixton prison detention since he is not a U.S. citizen and such action would defy diplomatic precedent.
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Portsmouth
England
Trades Union Congress
Terrence MacSweeney
MacSweeney
New York
Peter MacSweeney
Cork
State Department
United States
Brixton Prison
Rival Candidates Answer Engineers' Questionnaire
Chicago Sept 8 The American Association of Engineers released letters from Gov James M Cox and Sen Warren G Harding in reply to a candidate questionnaire. Cox says yes to all questions while Harding gives a longer answer noting support for an engineer on the Interstate Commerce Commission and a progressive conservation and reclamation program.
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Chicago
American Association of Engineers
James M. Cox
Warren G. Harding
Gov. Cox
Harding
National Department of Public Works
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Public Works
Fair Camels Cause Panic at Indiana State Fair Jam
Fifty policemen rushed to the Indiana State Fair grounds after thirty camels escaped and invaded a soft drink shop. The animals drank ten gallons of pink lemonade, sparking panic as women and children fled in fear.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Transcontinental air mail inaugurated from New York to San Francisco
On September 8, 1939, Transcontinental air mail began with Pilot Page departing New York with four hundred pounds of mail. A second plane carried letters from Senator Warren G. Harding to friends in San Francisco. The schedule predicted a three day, 42 hour arrival ahead of trains, with two eastbound flights from San Francisco planned for tomorrow.
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New York
San Francisco
Page
Warren G. Ilarding
Reds Use War Prisoners In Siberia Drive
In Siberia German and Hungarian war prisoners aid the Russian Soviet forces in operations. Bolsheviks recaptured Omsk and hold the northern railway into the town but remain isolated and hungry. Altai province is reported entirely cleared of the Reds.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Siberia
Omek
Altai Province
Reds Dissatisfied With Conference Arrangements
Warsaw report states Prince Sapicha received a wireless from George Tchitcherin, saying Russia is dissatisfied with Russo-Polish peace talks at Riga over Latvian guarantees. The Soviets demand immunity for delegates and uninterrupted coded telegraph and courier communication. Danishevsky resigns as head of the Russian delegation. Adolph Abra monolis Koffe takes over.
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Warsaw
Prince Sapicha
George Tchitcherin
Iiiga
M. Tchitherin
Riga
Dinishevsky
Hae
Adolph Abramonolis Koffe
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Moscow
M. Danishevsky
Poland
Earthquake Devastates Fivizzano and Surrounding Areas
A violent tremor in Italy toppled Fivizzano and nearby towns near Lucca, with hundreds dead and as many injured or homeless. Reports from Spezia and Massa list Solero Monte and Lucca as heavily damaged, while Milan and Genoa also felt the quake lasting about five seconds. The disaster expands as more towns report impact and ongoing casualties.
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Rome
Fivizzano
Lucca
Spezia
Massa
Solero
Monte
Tuscany
Milan
Genoa
Florence
Alaska Tops Nation in Thrift Stamp Investments
Washington reports Alaska leads all states and territories in per capita thrift and savings stamp investments for the first seven months of 1920, with $1.22 per person. Ohio is second at $1.20, Kansas third at 74 cents, District of Columbia fourth at 70 cents, and Oregon fifth at 11 cents. Total national sales reach $32,253,476 for the period.
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Washington, D. C
Alaska
United States
Treasury
Savings Division
Treasury Department
Ohio
Kansas
District of Columbia
Oregon
Cox Flays Big Business In North Dakota Speech
Gov. James M. Cox on a 200 mile North Dakota tour attacked big business and promoted progressivism. He said Labor and Agriculture would be served by the League of Nations and backed higher postal salaries if elected. He then moved into Montana, speaking at Havre and Great Falls, praising the Far West reception.
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Minto
N. D
North Dakota
James M. Cox
League of Nations
Gay. Cox
Montana
Havre
Great Falls
Ile
Far West
Allies and Germans Meet Over Coal Payment Terms
British French Italian and German delegates reached Stresa Italy for talks to set payment conditions and advances for coal deliveries to the allies. The conference aims to finalize terms guiding wartime coal supplies and financial arrangements among the powers.
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Paris
Stresa
Italy
Germany
Sulwalki Entered by Poles as Soviet Retreat Presses On
War reports say Polish troops nineteen miles north of Augustow have entered Sulwalki with official approval. General Budenny and Bolsheviks suffer a defeat and retreat appears rapid while lines from Sekoly to Litovek remain quiet. Aviator actions receive praise including many Americans.
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Warsaw
Augustaws
Sulwalki
Budenny
Galicia
Sekola Ty Frest Litovek
Record oil strike in California history at Taft district
The Standard Oil Company reports a major discovery in California on its holdings in the lk Hill district near Taft Kern County. Three wells were brought in with an initial daily production of 18 000 barrels marking one of the most important oil finds in the state's history.
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San Francisco
Standard Oil Company Today
California
Lk Hill
Taft
Kern County
Re volt Suppression and Political Probe News
London reports several revolts against the Russian Soviet were crushed after bloodshed, per Exchange Telegraph. In Chicago a federal prosecutor said E H Moore provided key evidence on Presidential campaign expenses to pursue perjury charges before the Senate committee. In Baltimore seven Edgewood Arsenal civilian workers died from poisoned alcohol with another expected to recover.
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London
Moscow
Copenhagen
Chicago
Clyne
E. H. Moore
Senate
Baltimore
Edgewood Arsenal
Packers Plan Increase In Livestock Production
Chicago letters from representatives of the city’s packers invite stock raisers bankers rail officials and others to a Friday conference. The aim is to discuss financing for expanded livestock production and to restore confidence and normal food output while stopping abnormal shipments of young and breeding stock.
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Chicago
Chicago Packers
Middle West
Far West
Federal Reserve Banks
Obstructionist's Sentence Upheld in Draft Interference Case
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Frank Winkhouse of Grant County Washington for interference with the army draft. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $4000 fine.
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San Francisco
Sept
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Frank Winkhouse
Grant County
Washington
Naturalization Pact Denied in Pacific Coast Talk
Governor William Stephens said reports of a Japan United States plan to naturalize current Japanese residents and curb future immigration were unfounded after a conference with Secretary Colby in Washington. The California referendum on the Japanese question remains in motion despite diplomacy. President Wilson received Colby and Under-Secretary Davis at the White House with no stated reason given for the meeting.
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Washington
William
Stephens
Bainbridge Celby
State Department
Pacific Coast
Tokio
Japan
United States
California
Japanese Problem, Gov
Gov. Said
Covernor
Colby
White Hose
Davis
Wilson
White House
Wheat growers urge minimum of three dollars a bushel
Salina Kansas September 8 wheat growers from four states meet and adopt resolutions urging a minimum price of $1 per bushel for wheat while condemning profiteering A survey in seven states is cited showing production costs at $2.75 per bushel and the resolutions call for action to ensure fair pricing amid rising costs.
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Salina, Kun
Disarmament Investigated in World Progress Review
Washington reports an informal inquiry by the Government into how nations are advancing the drive for universal disarmament. The probe examines diplomatic effort, treaties, and steps toward reducing armaments on a global scale.
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Washington, Sept
Population of Colorado Near One Million Milestone
The Census Bureau reports Colorado's population reached 29,376, an increase of 140,525 over ten years. The state grew 17.6 percent in the last decade, far below the 48 percent rise seen in the previous decade.
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Washington
Colorado
Census Bureau
Austrian Archduchesses Serve as Governesses in Distress
Geneva report says eighty members of the Hapsburg family, ousted after Emperor Charles abdicated, face sharp financial hardship. Exiled archduchesses take governess and maid roles, archdukes seek clerkships to survive as they struggle with poverty.
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Geneva
Hapsburg Family
Austria
Charles
Zita
Canadian Pacific Railway Earnings Rise in Week Ended August 31
Canadian Pacific Railway earnings for the week ended August 31, 1920, reported at 5,691,000 dollars, up 922,000 from the previous period, as Montreal reports the financial figures for the week.
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Montreal
Que
Canadian Pacific Railway
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