Ulster Rejects Sinn Fein Move on Irish Parliament Call
Dublin reports a full Irish republican parliament meeting to be announced with a date in the Irish Bulletin. Ulster’s reply to Sinn Fein overtures is said to be unfavourable, Belfast leaders rejecting the approach while the British government reportedly favored attendance. London dispels claims of Belfast regarding peace proposals as unfounded.
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Dublin
Irish Bulletin
Ulster
Sinn Fein
Hhere
Belfast
Associated
London
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Ulster Cabinet
Girl Hurt In Park Swing Fall Fractures Ankle
Miss Aglee Pierre, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Pierre of Ridgewood avenue, fell from a swing at Riverside Park Wednesday night and fractured her right ankle. She was transported by Miller and O Bryan's ambulance to Mt. Vernon hospital where the injury was reduced.
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Aglee Pierre
Joseph Pierre
Ridgewood Avenue
Iiverside Park
Miller and O' Bryan
Mt. Vernon Hospital
Bandits Hit Post Messenger. Seek $60,000 Pouches
Three bandits robbed Tommy Felardo, a Wood River post office messenger, slugged him and escaped with three mail pouches. One pouch reportedly contained about $60,000 in currency consigned to the Standard Oil Refinery at Wood River, Illinois.
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ST. Louis
Tommy Felardo
Wood River
Standard Oil
Invitation Extended for American to Paris Allied Council Meeting
London August 4 An invitation from Anspulated Press to send an American representative to the Allied Supreme Council meeting opening in Paris next Monday was delivered to the American embassy through the French ambassador in London. Ambassador Harvey, with a small staff, will depart for Paris on Saturday.
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Bannery
London
Allied Supreme Council
Paris
Harvey
Smat
Rattle Snake Causes Alarm in New York Skyscraper
A five foot rattlesnake wandered Hudson Terminal passages in New York City. A porter spotted it on a telephone booth and warned others while a circus man confirmed the danger after finding one of three snakes checked at a parcel counter had escaped.
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New York
Hudson Terminal
Mellon Seeks $250 Million Budget Cut to Avoid Higher Taxes
Secretary Mellon told the House Ways and Means Committee that trimming ordinary government expenditures by more than 250.1 million dollars is necessary this fiscal year to avoid higher taxes. Total cost is estimated at 4.65 billion, with 3.83 billion needing taxation. July expenditures ran about 822 million versus 307 million last year, and the monthly deficit was 113 million.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aug
House
Mellon
Keven
Mellonwald
Treasury
Senate approves agricultural credits bill for farm exports
The Senate passed the agricultural credits bill that backs administration plans for loans by the War Finance Corporation to assist exports of farm products. The measure aims to support farmers and related industries in 1940s export activity.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Senate
Millions of horses eaten in Russia wartime famine tale
Russian horoes, numbering about 26 million before the war, have practically disappeared as famine spreads. Meat rationing has limited hospital access for patients, and Moscow University classes were dropped as students grew too weak. Reports come from Moscow papers via the American Relief Administration.
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New York
Moscow
American Relief Administration
Moscow University
Caruso Death Eulogized as Loss to Opera World
Paris dispatches memorialize Enrico Caruso as a singular talent and compare his passing to the loss of a brother to Miss Mary Gorden who laments that laughter leaves life. Paris papers hail Caruso as unmatched in the operatic world.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mary Gorden
Caruso
Great Welcome Given Harding by N. IL People
President Harding received a large public welcome in Lancaster Illinois as he planned to spend the rest of the week on vacation at Mt Prospect. Thousands from nearby towns arrived by auto and train to cheer him and hear a brief spoken response delivered from the automobile to avoid direct handshakes with the crowd.
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Lancaster
N. IL
White Mountain
Harding
Mt. Prospect
Fire Alarm Traced to Children Playing With Matches
Fire department responded to Henry Morin at 105 West Burgess Street after noon Thursday. Bedroom fire damaged mattress featherbed and bed clothing but no structural damage. cause attributed to children playing with matches and the blaze was quickly extinguished.
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Henry Morin
West Burgess Street
Cleveland bids to host arms conference
Directors of the Cleveland chamber of commerce wired President Harding proposing that the forthcoming disarmament conference be held in Cleveland if not in Washington. The invitation notes travel ease for delegates from Japan and the Beulah colonies in the Pacific and recalls Cleveland's 1914 World Court Congress hosting.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Harding
Washington
Japan
Beulah
Pacific Ocean
Fire causes small hole at insurance agency
A lighted match or stub thrown from a window above burned a small hole in the awning of Fred W. Kahri’s insurance agency on West Vine Street around two this afternoon. A few buckets of water put out the blaze. fire department not summoned and the loss is fully insured.
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Fred W. Kahri
West Vine Street
Leader of whiskey ring arrested in Cincinnati
Louis Cohen, linked to a nationwide whiskey ring headed in Cincinnati, was lured to Chief Prohibition Agent Flora’s Oakley home and arrested on bribery charges after offering $5 000 for protection. He pleads not guilty and is held on 25000 bond.
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Associated
Cincinnati
Prohibition
Secret Service
Louis Cohen
Tunnel Trading Co
New York
Flora
Oakley
Cohen
Cinelanati
James A Flaherty to head Knights of Columbus
James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia named supreme knight for the seventh consecutive time at the Knights of Columbus 39th annual supreme convention in San Francisco. Other officers elected include Martin H. Camody as deputy supreme knight, William J. McGigley as supreme secretary, J. C. Pelletier as advocate, D. J. Callahan as Ireagu PB, D. Buckley as physician, and D. F. Supple as warden.
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San Fran
James A. Plaherty
Philadelphia
The
Knights of Columbus
Martin H. Camody
Grand Ripidé
Mich
William J. McGigley
New York
J. C. Pelletier
Boston
D. J. Callahan
Washington
D.C
Ireagu PB
D. Buckley
St. Paul, Minn
D. F. Supple
San Francisco
Fredericktown Business Suspended for Cedar Point Excursion
Fredericktown observed a daylong suspension as 165 residents traveled to Cedar Point on a business men’s excursion. The event, organized by local merchants, paused village commerce and daily activities across the town.
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Fredericktown
Cedar Point
Tire Explodes Damaging Man Injures Face Near Athens
L. B. Mann of Nelsonville was hospitalized with facial cuts after an inflating tire exploded. Glass from an artificial eye shattered, injuring his face.
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Athens
L. B. Mann
Nelsonville J
Smoker Defies Zion City Ban in Curious Courtroom Exchange
In Zion Illinois on August 4 Frederick Stockstill faced a fine for smoking a pipe amid local Sunday dress and spending regulations. The judge condemned the act and fined Stockstill sixty five dollars, prompting Stockstill to quip that he is "stop as my name would indi cate."
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Associated Press
Zion
Frederick Stockstill
Stockstill
Armistice Day eyed for disarmament conference start
Washington reports Britain will accept any opening date chosen by the United States for the forthcoming disarmament conference. Officials weigh Nov 11 Armistice Day as an appropriate target, with progress on agenda and expert talks noted though not formally announced. Japan argues Yap and Shantung issues fall outside the conference scope.
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Associated Press
Banner
Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Japan
Mt Vernon Golfers Travel to Zanesville for Match
About twenty five Mt Vernon golfers went to Zanesville today to meet the Zanesville golfers in a contest scheduled in the South Eastern Ohio Golf association. Mt Vernon golfers were confident before departing that they would win the contest.
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Mt. Vernon
Zanesville
Ohio Golf Association
Two Former German Ships Fly U S Flag
The 25550 ton George Washington and the 10600 ton Huron, once under the German flag, sailed from New York to Cherbourg Bremen and Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires. George Washington carried over 1800 passengers including 260 American Legion members bound for France. A line of flag covered caskets greeted departing veterans along the pier. On the Huron were 100 passengers bound for South American east coast ports.
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New York
America
George Washington
Cherbourg
Bremen
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Ayres
American Legion
France
Prisoners Released from Russia Reported by ARA
The London headquarters of the American Relief Administration announced that all American prisoners in Russia have been released and are now leaving the country.
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London
American Relief Administration Today
Russia
Wisconsin Day Law Bars Foot Rail At Bars
Under a new Wisconsin prohibition rule, non alcoholic drinkers must not place a foot on the rail or set a glass on the counter. The advisory opinion from Assistant Attorney General J E Messerehmidt clarifies the required distance to avoid violation.
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Associated Press
Banner
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
J. EB. Messerehmidt
Ohio pen farm cost cut to 9 million dollars
Associated Press reports Governor Davis received J H MacDowell’s survey proposing to replace the planned Ohio penitentiary farm at London with a conservative model prison farm. He sides with reducing costs from 23.5 million to 9 million and warns prison labor is not cost effective. He also criticizes current construction work at the farm.
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Columbus
Lonedon
Ohio
J. H. MacDowell
Cleveland
MacDowell
Davis
Plains
Body of Soldier Expected This Week
The remains of William Barnes U S soldier who died in France in 1918 are expected to arrive in Danville this week. He is the son of Mr Elwood Barnes of near Jelloway. The body will be taken to the father's home and a military funeral will be held later.
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William Barnes
Danville
U. 8
France
Barnes
Elwood Barnes
Jelloway
Firefight Terror Grips Clifton Suburb Near Newport
In Clifton a suburb of Newport Kentucky three fusillades of pistol shots kept residents in terror last night. Two gangs fired at each other as 100 plus shots rang out before dawn. No injuries were reported and trucks were seen moving loads to touring cars amid bootlegging suspicions.
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Newport
Clifton
British airship ZRB to sail from Howden to Lakehurst
The British built naval dirigible ZRB will depart Howden England on August 25 bound for the Lakehurst New Jersey station, as announced by the navy department.
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Associated Press
Banner
Washington
Howden
England
Lakehurst
Navy Department
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