France to Reinforce Upper Silesia Amid British Uncertainty
France will reinforce Upper Silesia regardless of Britain joining the movement to safeguard about 10,000 allied troops on the ground. Premier Briand sent a note to Britain, signaling avoid uncertain counsels and ensure order, with France pressuring for precautions before broader decisions. In Illinois, Governor Small, Lieutenant Governor Sterling, and Vernon Curtis were indicted for embezzlement and conspiracy tied to a $10 million loan to Armour & Co. and Swift & Co., with charges stating the state received only 2 percent interest. Additional notes discuss immunity claims and legal maneuvers as the case unfolds.
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Lby Associated Press
Paris
France
Upper Silesia
Great Britain
Briand
Silesian
Supreme Council
Oppelnaa
Armour & Co
Swift &C Co
Chicago Packers
Grand Park Bank
Brundage
Curtis
Associated Press
Benner
Springfield
Go! Small
Sterling
Vernon Curtis
Grant Park
Smith
Operators seek to halt West Virginia coal rise via union drive
Counsel for opal operators in the Mingo district told the Senate investigative committee that mine owners in Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania held talks with miners to organize West Virginia fields to erase their competitive edge. Belcher alleged a conspiracy formed years ago and intensified by a year ago strike causing disarray in the Mingo non-union area. Operators using union labor in four nearby states argued West Virginia coal priced to undercut others spurred their actions to raise production costs and risk renewed strikes.
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Associated Proos
Washington
Opal
Mingo
W. Yu.field
Senate
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
A. M. Belcher
Belcher
Man Caught Robbing Country Store. Man Killed in Shootout
July 21 at Rich town Center Porter county sheriffs say Albert Wiles of Youngstown was killed during a country store robbery as he and three accomplices tried to flee. Charles Worrells, Wiles' stepson, was captured while two others escaped after neighbors raised the alarm and the sheriff arrived. The group reportedly had a truck loaded with goods from the store.
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Youngstown
Albert Wiles
Portage County
Richtown Center
Charles Worrells
Wiles
Four Deaths In Cleveland Fire At Boarding House
Four people died in a Cleveland boarding house fire shortly after noon. Mrs Ella Moselman 70 and her daughter Miss Tillie Movelman 37, proprietors, were found with two children Helen Stankovich 3 and Felix Stankovich 2 in bed. Police theorize a pact between the mother and daughter to burn the mattress and end the babies lives and their own, amid a dispute over custody with the children's father.
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Associated Prown
Cleveland
Ella Moselman
Tiltie Movelman
Helen Stankovich
Felix Stanekovich
Subie
Chicago Bank Closed Today
Chicago bank officials reported the Michigan Avenue Trust company was closed by bank examiners this morning. An examination of the books was begun, with a three to four day timeline anticipated. Officials claimed no knowledge of a shortage and described the action as routine.
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Associated Press
Banner
Chicago
Michigan Avenue Trust Company
Senate probes occupation of Hatian and Santo Domingo
A Senate investigation into the occupation of Haiti and Santo Domingo is proposed in a revolutionary move by Senator McCormick, introduced yesterday and echoing a prior effort by Senator Johnson that stalled last session.
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Washington
Senate
Harth
Santo Domingo
McCormick
Johnson
CROP FAMINE THREATENS RUSSIA SOVIET NATION
Berlin July 21 The Soviet organ The Red Flag warns of a looming famine in Russia with up to 25,000,000 people at risk and an official Moscow dispatch confirming a grave situation, especially in the Volga region.
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Berlin
Russia
Moscow
Volga
Lloyd George backs policy to replace obsolete Navy ships
Prime Minister Lloyd George told the House of Commons that the government must proceed with replacing obsolete ships and avoided committing to a new build program in response to rivals. He said candid talks with major naval powers could prevent a competitive arms race.
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Associated Preas
London
Lloyd George
House of Common
Battleship Friesland Sunk by Air Attacks Off Virginia Capes
The former German battleship Friesland was sunk at 12 40 p m off the Virginia Capes after two direct hits with 1000 pound bombs and seven 2000 pound bombs detonating in the water. The ship rolled to port and sank stern first, the Navy reports.
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Associated Press
Hanner Washington
Oqtfriesland
Virginia Capes
Navy Department
Atern
Quaker Leader Tim Nicholson Sees Peace Before Death
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends marks centennial with Timothy Nicholson, veteran reformer and head of the Indiana Anti Saloon League, predicting universal disarmament and peace. He helped close grog shops, modernize state prisons, and foster social welfare, while maintaining Quaker speech and values. A separate note reports 150 gallons of beer dumped into a gutter in East Liverpool after raids.
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Nicholson
Friends
Jesus Christ
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Rie
North Carolina
Indiana
Indiana General Assembly
Imperial Commission of India
America
Indiana Prison For Women
Reform School For Girls
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Detroit
National Conference of Social Work
Milwaukee
Indiana Board of Charities
Timothy Nicholson
Liverpool
Irish Question Talks for Settlement Opened in London
London July 21 Associated Press reports a conference between Eamonn De Valera and Premier Lloyd George failed to produce a basis for settlement on the Irish question. The two sides exchanged drafts and proposals, with a tentative communique offering grounds for a peace parley but acceptance by Irish leaders remained uncertain. The Irish delegates return to Dublin to confer with their followers before further discussions.
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Associated Press
Banner
London
Eamonn de Valera
Lloyd George
de Valera
Dublin
Lloyd-George
Mrs Kaber Plans Return To Work After Flight From Court
Mrs Eva Catherine Kaber, held at the Woman's Reformatory in Marysville, is recovering from a near nervous collapse after arriving from Cleveland to begin serving a wife sentence for her husband’s murder. Matron Louisa Mittendorf says she may be assigned light sewing this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Marysville
Eva Catherine Kaber
Woman's Reformatory
Cleveland
Louisa Mittendorf
Kaber
Mittendorf
McAfee Paralyzed by Stroke at Trinity Baptist Church
Dr. Thomas H. McAfee pastor of Trinity Baptist Church and Harding family home church collapsed during prayer meeting last night. He is in serious condition according to attending physicians.
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Associated Press
Bannar Marion
Jay
Thomas H. McAfee
Trinity Baptist Church
Harding
Prisoner Rescued After Hanging Attempt in City Jail
Charles Salyard, 22, inmate at East Liverpool city jail, attempted to hang himself with a necktie from the cell top. Police intervened quickly after the desk sergeant discovered him dangling, and he is believed to be insane.
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Associated Press
East Liverpool
Charles Salyard
City Jail
Salyard
Hils
Balyardta
Japan to attend Washington conference with limited agenda
Tokyo July 21 The Japanese cabinet said it will join the proposed Washington conference with a program not to discuss sovereign rights or the Shantung and Yap questions, which Paris peace decisions already settled. Viscount Uchida outlined views on the conference and Anglo Japanese alliance during a meeting with peers.
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Preas
TOKIO
Nichi-Nichi Shimbun
Washington
Uchida
Yomiuri Shimbun
Revealio
Shantung
Siberia
Paris
Resumption of Can Service After Dayton Strike
Resumption of all city car lines is expected this afternoon after officials and employees of the People's and Dayton Street Railway Lines signed an agreement. Wages were cut from 62 to 48 cents an hour, and the city commission is expected to vote on reducing fares from seven to five cents. The companies upheld an open shop, while the 48 cent scale settles between 45 and 62.
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Associated Press
Dayton
People's and
City Commission
Randolph Kidnap Return Ties to Local Businessman
Randolph, a local businessman, was reported kidnapped Monday night and held for a $50,000 ransom. He returned to his father-in-law Boyce Fogle’s home after a three-day search. District Attorney L. A. Rickard warned of possible charges if police fail to prosecute, including blackmail and mail fraud. Police traced him to Stoneboro, near Sharon, where he had been staying under the alias R. F. Hutchinson with a woman aboard a train to Pittsburgh.
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Sharon
Thomas Randolph
Boyce Fogle
Randolph
po+lice
L. A. Rickard
Lieut
Speaker
Stoneboro
R. F. Hutchinson
Standulph
Pittsburgh
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Honeysuckle Lodge
Quakers OF the World
Richmond
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Yearly Meeting of Friends
Heraly
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