Johnson Sentenced 1 Year and Day in Federal Case
Chicago September 14 AP Jack Johnson former heavyweight champion was sentenced to one year and a day in Leavenworth and fined 1000 dollars for Mann Act violation. The ruling reaffirmed his 1913 conviction for transporting a white woman to Chicago. Johnson, now back in Illinois, has shown interest in resuming boxing while in jail. He wore a blue suit and was noted as downcast at sentencing while his attorney sought a writ of error and stay.
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Jack Johnson
Leavenworth
George A. Carpenter
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Europe
California
Lucile Cameron
Illinois
Ohnson
Carpenter
Ovea
Kings Brabant Wins Grand Prize in San Sebastian
In San Sebastian Spain on September 14 King Alfonso witnessed Brabant win the grand prize race over roughly a mile and a half. Fifteen horses started Jockey Lyme rode Brabant and the king accompanied the winner to the stables. The purse totaled 100000 pesetas.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Alfonso
Brabant
Lyme
Annunzio forces seize Arbe Cherso Veglia islands
Italian garrison troops under Captain Gabrielle d Anunzio seize Arbe Cherso and Veglia in the Gulf of Quarnero southwest of Fiume. Troops reportedly join the d Anunzian volunteers.
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Rome
Gabrielle d‘Annunzico
Arbe
Cherso
Veglia
Gulf of Quarnero
Fiume
Canada Urges Tariff Revision in Long Statement
Winnipeg, Sept 14 AP Manufacturer association asks tariff commission to revise customs duties to serve all classes. It cites progress under protective tariffs and argues for a stable policy to protect two million Canadian manufacturing workers and broader indirect benefits, aiming for a fully developed nation.
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Winnipeg
Man
Tariff Commission
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Canada
Alvarez Dies After Knockout At Los Angeles Fight
Al Alvarez aged 22 died in a Los Angeles hospital after being knocked unconscious by a punch to the chin in a pews bout at the YMCA. Attending physicians cited a skull fracture as the cause. Frank Quigley was detained for investigation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
al Alvarez
Frank Quigley
Alvarez
Quigley
Russian Bolshevik peace delegates press for Polish terms
Riga dispatch reports Adolf Joffe leading the Soviet delegation in assessing Polish replies at Minsk. He says the Poles offered no counter proposals and that peace must secure assurances Poland will not renew attack, keeping hosts in a war footing.
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Associated Press
Poland
Minsk
Adolf Joffe
Joffe
Shell bursts at gun breech aboard Haruna kill crew
In Tokyo harbor the Japanese battle cruiser Haruna suffered a deadly explosion when a shell exploded prematurely while being loaded. Lieut Hamada and four crewmen died instantly. the incident left one petty officer and nine sailors fatally injured, with two others slightly wounded. Vice Admiral Prince Fushimi was aboard but unharmed.
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Tokio
Seat. 14
Lieut
Hamada
Haruna
Hokokaido
Prince Fushimi
Body of Actress Olive Thomas To Be Sent Home
Paris reports the body of Olive Thomas, American actress, will be shipped to New York on Saturday. Jack Vickel, her husband, and a few friends will accompany the body to America. Autopsy found acute nephritis caused by mercury compound absorption as the death cause.
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Paris
Olive Thomas
New York
Jack Vickel
America
Three New Air Routes Contracted
The Post Office awarded three new air mail route contracts to Lawson Air Line of Chicago. The networks connect Pittsburgh to St. Louis, New York to Chicago, and New York to Atlanta via Washington Raleigh and Columbia with a total annual cost of 685000 dollars.
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Post Office Department
Lawson Airline Company
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louisa
New York
Atlanta
Raleigh
N. C
Columbia
D. C
Landlords and Movies Roasted by Domine Maguire
Washington report notes Rev J W J Maguire of St Viator college Illinois denounces motion pictures and landlords as contributing causes of juvenile delinquency. He says films teach children to be unduly sophisticated and landlords tolerate poor housing. He compares modern movie thrillers unfavorably with old dime novels.
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J. W. J. Maguire
St. Viator College
Tlinois
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Appe Hay
Poer
Petrograd Grows Tired Red Regime Revolt Spreads
Anti Bolshevik rioting erupts in Petrograd as citizens rebel against the Bolshevists. Dispatches report six Bolshevik commissioners drowned in the Neva and others flee to refuge amid a counter revolution taking shape outside the Reds to reverse the war drift.
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Neva
Riots Reach Petrograd Over Soviet Defeats Reported
Paris reports rioting in Petrograd as news of soviet military setbacks spread. The French foreign ministry received the Copenhagen dispatch noting a counterrevolution and many commissioners killed. Copenhagen’s version claims the soviet fleet mutinied and fired on Kronstadt.
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Paris
Petrograd
French Foreign Ministry
Copenhagen
Foreign Office
Kronstadt
Russians threaten Lemberg as they advance from Brody
Moscow reports say Soviet forces strike on both sides of Brody near the Galician border and move toward Lemberg. Polish and Ukrainian troops allegedly fall back before Russian cavalry. Sebastopol dispatch says General Baron Wrangel’s forces near the Taurada front capture the 124th Bolshevik brigade staff and trains near Pologui in the Orekov region.
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London
Moscow
Brody
Lemberg
Berlin
Sebastopol
Crimea
Associated Press
Russia
Baron Wrangel
Taurada
Sea of Azov
Pologui
Orekov
Diaz Men Are Mustered Out
Felix Diaz nephew of Porfirio Diaz and leader of a Vera Cruz rebellion will leave Mexico city likely tomorrow. His followers under Carlos Arienno are mustered out near Misantla under the same terms as Villa's discharge. Carloads of corn and beef are being sent to Canutillo for Villa’s men on farms after Villa requested supplies.
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Mexico City
Felix Diaz
Porforio Diaz
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Carlos Arienno
Diaz
Misantla
Francisco Villa
Canutillo
Durango
Villa
Cudahy Packing Passes Dividend After Reorganization
Chicago September 14 The Cudahy Packing Company passed its quarterly dividend on common stock the first since its reorganization. Cordany president says deflation harmed the industry but business is returning to normal with bright prospects for the coming year. He notes the cash will be kept for working funds during weak markets.
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Chicago
Cudahy Packing Company
The
Stock Exchange
Cordany
Connecticut Ratifies Woman Suffrage Amendment
Connecticut legislature ratifies the federal woman suffrage amendment in a special session amid debate over elect law changes. House vote 56 to 0 with one abstention noted. Senate records show no opposition. Governor Holcomb contends the assembly lacked power beyond its summons.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Senate
King
Walsh
Hinshaw urges clear stance on liquor content in beverages
Virgil Hinshaw released a telegram to Governor Cox urging him to declare whether, if elected president, he would use his legislative power to block any increase in alcoholic content above one half of one percent. The message cites pressure from the Women Voters league and Prohibition groups and asks for an open answer.
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Chicago
Virgil Hinshaw
Hinshaw
Women Voters League
Prohibition National Committee
Harding Declares States Must Stand Against Yellow Menace
Marion Sept 14 AP The Californians delegation says the nation must back Pacific coast states to curb Oriental immigration. Only immigrants who can assimilate with true Americanism should be admitted. Racial conflict must be reduced to a minimum without reflecting on any race.
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Marion
Harding
Pacific Coast
French President in Bad Health Sparks Resignation Talk
Paris reports President Deschanel may resign due to ill health prompting Belair to claim Parliament will convene early in November after a president is chosen. The piece notes a commission in Washington investigating a Texas rail denial of interstate traffic rate increases.
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Paris
Deschanel
Belair
Maine Election Victor Parkhurst Wins Governor Race
Maine voters gave a large Republican plurality in the state election with Fred eric H. Parkhurst of Bangor elected governor by about 65 thousand over Bertrand McIntyre. Republicans also swept congress, state senate, and most of the state house. Women voted heavily for the GOP for the first time.
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Portland
Maine
Frederic H. Parkhurst
Bangor
Bertrand McIntyre
Norway
Wallace H. White, Jr
John A. Peters
Ira G. Hersey
Louis B. Goodall
Carrol L. Beedy
State Senate
House of Representatives
Waa
Parkhurst
McIntyre
Parakhurst
Republicana
Montpelier
Oon
Vermont
W. P. Dillingham
Frank L. Green
White Calls Maine Vote a Republican Rejoicing Day
New York September 14 AP George White chairman of the Democratic national committee comments on Maine election results saying Republicans organized and funded a strong campaign to shape national opinion. He predicts Democratic gains in November and urges not to begrudge Republicans’ current display.
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Washington
Seattle
Wash
Tacoma
Farmer-Labor Party
United States
Weasley L. Jones
William M. Inglis
Forest L. Hudson
Railwaymen's Welfare League
Frank Erickson
George F. Cotterill
Louis F. Hart
John A. Gelatly
EF. T. Coman
George B. Lamping
Roland H. Hartley
John Stringer
Anna B. McEachern
W. W. Black
A. F E. Judd
I. G. O'Hara
Edward T. Mathes
White
New York
Maine
George White
Democratic National Committee
League
Parkhurst
Cox Comments on Maine Results En Route to Salt Lake
Weiser Idaho Sept 14 AP Cor sroo James M Cox Democratic presidential candidate en route to Salt Lake City today comments on Maine election saying the result is no surprise. Continued on Page Two.
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Weiser
Idaho
Corsroo
James M. Cox
Salt Lake
Maine
Yardmen Strike Off in Chicago Ends Uneasy Stand
Grunau says strikers favored returning to work after charges of bribery trickery and stuffed ballots were leveled. A Sunday meeting with 300 majority decided to resume duties as Grunau named a committee to negotiate terms with railroad managers.
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Grunavu
Grunau
Gronau
Contheaall
Tracks Cleared After Colorado Landslide Disrupts Train
Denver officials report the tracks at Nigger B near Debeque have been cleared of a landslide that wrecked passenger train No 1 on Sunday. Normal service has resumed between Denver and Rio Grande lines.
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Denver
Colo
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Nigger B
Debeque
Downtown parking fines raised for each hour overstay
Police Judge Davin ordered higher penalties in the downtown area for parking violations. The new rate charges one dollar per hour beyond the allotted time, replacing the former one dollar per offense.
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RTS
del Diego
Davin
Naneae
Plot Unearthed Against Obregon
Mexico City announces investigation into threats against General Alvaren, General P. Elias, and other officials by Mexican civil and military police. The inquiry follows numerous messages received from the United States, with several suspects held in Texas.
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Alvaren On
Migenenio
P. Elias
Mexican Civilia Military Police
Texas
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