Cox Attacks Republicans on League of Nations Role
Governor Cox told a large crowd in South Bend that national and international readjustment and high living costs hinge on America's League of Nations support. He accused the Republican senatorial oligarchy of evasiveness and hypocrisy and urged prompt U.S. entry after March 2, 1920, to end war costs and restore credit.
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League of Nations
Cox
South Bend
Indiana
Associated Press
Ind
James M. Cox
America
League
Columbus
Mel
Organization of Roads Committees in Ohio
Ohio State Automobile Association plans county level good roads committees across the state to promote an enlarged road system. Charles C. Jones says clubs will appoint representatives to county panels to craft a statewide good roads program ahead of the National Traffic Officers Association convention in San Francisco. The move follows interest in uniform modern traffic codes drafted at the convention and adopted nationwide.
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Columbus
Ohio State Automobile Associaion
Charles C. Jones
San Francisco
National Traffic Officers Association
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Lube
State Automobile Association
Jones
Ohio
Suffrage amendment defeated by North Carolina House
North Carolina House of Representatives voted 71 to 41 against the federal suffrage amendment. In Nashville, Judge Debow charged the grand jury over efforts to improperly influence lawmakers amid Tennessee's ratification debate. The Tennessee vote hinged on a single deciding ballot.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina House of Representatives
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Debow
Davidson County Criminal Court
Tennessee
Twalf Davits
Watson Gets Into Trouble at Buckhead Hotel
Associated Press report from Buford Georgia dated August 19 recounts Thomas E Watson former populist presidential candidate and senatorial hopeful, and companion B H Miller being released after a disturbance in a hotel. Watson faced public indecency charges, Miller carried concealed weapons. bonds set at 500 and 1000 dollars respectively. Lorain police report Andrew Anhury bound and beaten by an unknown woman. officers seek the assailant.
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Associated Press
Buford
Thomas E. Watson
United States
B. H. Miller
Watson
Miller
Lorain
Andrew Anhury
Bollee
Ohio Rail Fares Remain 3 Cents Per Mile Under Commission
Columbus Aug 19 State utilities commission ordered passenger fares on steam lines within Ohio to stay at 3 cents a mile, not 20 percent above, while interstate rates rise after Aug 26. Freight rates between white points set at a flat 40 percent discount. expedited handling for road building materials. no increases for cream milk hauling or Pullman surcharges in Ohio.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southeastern
Mines
Four More Die In Michigan Plant Explosion
Four more men injured in the Brunswick Bulke Calender plant explosion at Muskegan, Michigan died this morning. Three others remain in serious condition in the local hospital, with one additional death feared. The total death toll reaches at least four, with several remaining hospitalized.
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Michigan
Associated Press
Muskegan, Mich
Brunswick-Bulke
Callender Company
Robbers Loot East Broad Street Home of Brown Family
Four masked bandits entered Dr and Mrs Harry F Brown residence on East Broad street and, at gunpoint, robbed them of personal jewelry and valued items totaling eleven thousand dollars before fleeing the scene.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Harry F. Brown
East Broad Street
Bergdoll Gets Four Years For Draft Evasion
Erwin Bergdoll of Philadelphia has been found guilty of desertion for evading the draft and sentenced to four years hard labor at Fort Leavenworth. The mob millionaire draft dodger pair included Grover C. Bergdoll, now sought by military authorities after escaping an armed guard in Philadelphia following conviction.
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Bergdoll
Associated Press
the Banner
New York
Erwin BR
Philadelphia
Ft. Leavenworth
Governor’s Island
Bergdol
Rwin
Grover C. Bergdoll
Grover
Bolsheviki Divisions Destroyed on War Front
War front official statement says the 57th 58th and other Bolsheviki divisions were destroyed with thousands captured. The report comes from Warsaw dated August 19.
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Preas
Warsaw
57Th
Salviati Arrested as Ponzi Partner in New York
Italian banker Antonio D Salviati of Montreal was arrested in New York city today, accused by detectives of being a partner of Charles Ponzi in the infamous scheme. The arrest highlights the continuing crackdown on the Ponzi network and follows recent investigations in multiple jurisdictions.
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New York
Antonio D. Salviati
Montreal
Charles Ponat
Train Mail Robbery Near St Louis
Police and post office inspectors hunted for two masked bandits who held up Missouri Pacific mail train No 5 within city limits last night. They escaped with four pouches of registered mail destined for Little Rock and banks in the southwest. The loss will be determined after checks.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Little Rock
Arkansas
Harding Talks to War Veterans in Marion
Senator Harding addressed Civil War veterans in Marion stating the nation entered the great war to defend American rights and predicting no surrender of national integrity if elected. The speech was the first of two he would give that day.
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Associated Press
Marion
Harding
Plan to dispose of packers offered for justice approval
A plan by Swift Armour Morris Wilson and Cudahey to dispose of their interests has been submitted to the Department of Justice for approval. The proposal will be filed in the District of Columbia court on August 31.
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Associated Press
The
Banner
Washington
Swift
Armour
Morris, Wilson and
Cudahey
Department of Justice
District of Columbua
Negotiations Not Continued Between Russia and Poland
Moscow reports Minsk talks halted as Polish delegation bears fault. The stalemate ends a day after informal accord. The Associated Press notes the impasse arose Wednesday, delaying any new agreement.
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London
Minsk
Moscow
Poles Full Victory Claims Except Southern Front
Warsaw reports polish successes on all fronts except the southern battle sector where Russian Soviet forces press toward Lemberg. Front along the Vistula to Bug rivers sees Bolshevik retreat as Polish counterattacks with tanks airplanes and armored trains intensify. Novo-Minske and Serock yield 3,000 prisoners 700 cannons wagons and large supplies to Polish forces.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Lemberg
Vistula
Bug
Novo-Minske
Here
Serock
Suffrage Support Boosted by Senator Harding for Republicans
Senator Harding declared suffrage for American women would please Republicans in the coming campaign. He said recent reforms are menaced by opponents seeking to undo them and predicted young women would back the party for leading social betterment while Democrats refused to enforce reform policies.
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Associated Press
Bannert
Marion, O
Harding
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Her Sixty Cent Dress Made by a High School Girl
A Bellingham Washington high school girl sewed a dress costing 60 cents and two hours of labor. The dress is made from sugar sacks and cotton thread with pink and green crochet cotton. The wearer is Miss Hazel K Proud, secretary to Mrs Edith Straus, director of women’s activities, high cost of living bureau, department of Justice.
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Doris Peterson
Bellingham
Waah
Hazel K. Proud
Mins Edith ©. Straus
Department of Justice
Women Granted Full Voting Rights Across Elections
Columbus August reports the equal suffrage ruling granting women the right to vote for all offices and issues in state and local elections. Secretary of State Smith notes no limitations if Tennessee’s amendment stands, with over 2000 new precincts expected to be added nationwide.
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Associated Press
Banner
Columbus
Smith
Tennessee
Body of Soldier Sent Back Home
Mr and Mrs George Kiefer receive a war department telegram that their son Dwight Kiefer arrived in New York and will be shipped to Mt Vernon for burial. He died overseas near war’s end in 1918. Funeral services planned at M E church Sunday afternoon with burial in Amity cemetery.
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George Kiefer
East Hamtramck Street
War Department
Dwight Kiefer
New York
Mt. Vernon
Kiefer
M. EB
Amity Cemetery
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