Sugar Hoarders Seek Aid as Sugar Prices Plunge
Sugar dealers demand relief as prohibition and overextended buying push prices down from 25 to 18 cents. Officials warn further declines possible until markets stabilize. Causes cited include misreading prohibition effects, global supply rushes from Brazil Peru Argentina China and Africa, and forthcoming beet sugar yields boosting Western supplies and pressuring eastern refineries.
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Army corps to be based at Fort Crook Nebraska
The War department announced the Seventh Army Corps will be established at Fort Crook Nebraska near Omaha. The corps area covers Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota, marking Fort Crook as headquarters for the first time since 1910 when troops moved to the Mexican border.
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Vegetable Market Prices Slide Across Regions
Washington news notes vegetable markets easing to season’s low. Potatoes and fruits neared bottom, New York hit eight dollars a barrel, western cities four to four dollars. Onions at ten cents a bushel and cabbage twenty dollars a ton. Cauliflower watermelon and greens suffered a sharp pullback from spring highs.
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Department of Cupriculute
New York
Wilson Back to Normal Weight After Illness
President Wilson has regained his normal weight of 179 pounds after rest and exercise under Dr. Caryl V. Grayson guidance. Though aged from illness, he shows improvement, walking stairs with a cane and using arm exercises to aid recovery from a stroke affecting the left side.
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Wilson
Caryl VU
Grayson
Executive Mansion
Farmers urged to hold wheat for 3 a bushel price
Representatives of the Farmers' Union of Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska met in Kansas City to urge farmers in four states to hold their wheat off the market until a price of 3 a bushel can be obtained.
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Farmers’ Union of
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Officials Sent to Jail in Denver Street Car Strike
Seven members of Denver’s street carmen union executive committee were sentenced to 90 days in county jail for contempt by Judge Greeley W. Whitford after the August 1 strike. They began serving immediately and must pay court costs. the court denied a new trial and a stay of execution.
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Colo
Carmen’s Union
Greeley W. Whitford
Five large stock yards offered for sale by Armour & Co officials
Armour & Co officials announced a sale option for all stock yard interests held by five major packers. They declined to name purchasers or indicate if a single group would buy. Affected yards include Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, Fort Worth, Sioux City, and St. Paul with major centers across the country.
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Armour & Cio
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Omaha
Kansas
Denver
Fort Worth
Sioux Clo
St. Paul
Tennessee Ratifies Susan B Anthony Amendment
The Tennessee house approved the suffrage amendment, 50 to 46, after senate concurrence, giving the nation a 36th state ratification. The vote followed a Seneca Falls origin, and the measure advances to allow 17 million women to vote in the November presidential election amid protests and expectations of further state action.
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Women of the Nation
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Tennessee
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Poles Battle Reds Near Warsaw and Brest Litovsk
Polish forces push enemy northeast and east of Warsaw with breakthroughs at Brest Litovsk and in the Lipno Thorn area. Bolshevik divisions suffer heavy losses as Polish counterattacks and civilian volunteers resist across the Vistula crossing.
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Vistula
Lipno
Thorn
Seek Union With Germany in Moscow Wireless Dispatch
A Moscow wireless message cited by the London Times urges a Russo German agreement to save Europe from economic catastrophe. It notes Trotzky's East Prussia visit with German officers and suggests Germany may soon conclude a political and economic convention with Russia.
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Carolina Senate delays ratification of federal woman suffrage
In Raleigh, the North Carolina senate voted 25 to 25 to postpone action on ratification of federal woman suffrage to the next regular session. Supporters were surprised when Senator Warren, opposition floor leader, urged the postponement. The resolution to delay ratification until 1921 was adopted after a day of bitter debate.
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Poland Warned by U S Over Russian Territory Drive
Washington warned Poland not to repeat advances into Russian territory if its army defeats the bolsheviks in Polish lands. Officials said failure to heed the warning could prejudice Poland's case in the eyes of the United States.
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Women Capture Train Near Thorn Besieged Rail Line
Polish women battalions operating around Thorn seized an armed train used by bolsheviks to keep the railway line open. The action underscores ongoing resistance as front lines shift in the region during the conflict.
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Warsaw
Thorn
Vast Wave of Immigrants Reaches Ellis Island Daily
Washington reports more than 5,000 immigrants arriving daily at Ellis Island. In the 12 months to June 30 about 800,000 immigrants entered, compared with 141,132 a year earlier and 285,349 in 1907. Foreign steamships fully booked for a year ahead.
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Washington, D. C
Ellis Island
Department of Labor
Ludendorff Directs Bolsheviks in Polish Advance
Paris dispatch says Swiss officers claim Von Ludendorff directs Bolshevik Russians. They allege German supplies fuel the Russian advance against the Poles and that significant German ammunition reaches the front.
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Paris
von Ludendorff
Frange Upholds America's Stand on Poland and Russia
Secretary Colby states France shares the US view on Poland and Russia, voicing opposition to dismemberment of Russia and urging armistice talks without recognizing the bolsheviki regime. He notes a divergence over Wrangel but says overall Franco American agreement strengthens support for peaceful settlement. He warns Polish-origin citizens of limited aid if anti League opponents win in November.
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Poland
Russia
Colby
France
Tinly
State Department
Mir
United States
League of Nations
Conference Disrupted in Central Coal Field Talks
The joint scale committee of operators and miners from Ohio Indiana Illinois and western Pennsylvania adjourned after five days without agreement. Operators telegrammed President Wilson citing failure to settle the controversy while miners remained optimistic about separate local deals. John L. Lewis said the matter could be adjusted without public inconvenience.
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Pennsylvania
Wilson
John L. Lewis
Vote to Remain On Strike In Denver Tramways
Striking Denver tramway company trainmen voted here to destroy 800 signed re employment applications and stay on strike.
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Colo
Denver Tramway Company
Seek Funds to Release Ponzi From Jail
Boston reports Friends of Charles Ponzi negotiate for 85 000 bonds to gain his release from federal charge of using the mails to defraud. State officials plan to seize Ponzi mansion auto wife jewelry and possessions. Total.property may reach 2 500 000 with investors’ notes totaling about 5 000 000. They may receive about 50 cents on the dollar.
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Boston
Mass
Charles Ponzi
Big Three Policies Differ Across Nations on Russia
London reporting indicates Britain France and Italy will pursue independent Russian policies. Italy reportedly would recognize the Soviet government and open an embassy in Moscow. Britain aims to resume commercial relations and recognize under conditions. France supports Wrangel's anti Bolshevik regime in Crimea.
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Moscow
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Crimea
Americans Held by Soviets in Moscow Hostage Bargain
A Moscow report states more than 1,000 foreigners including 35 Americans are in Moscow hoping for government action to secure their exit before winter. Among the group are 700 French, 100 British, 100 Scandinavians. Some U.S. citizens are believed imprisoned or jailed at times.
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Pitched Ball Kills Player Raymond Chapman
Raymond Chapman Cleveland shortstop died after being struck on the head by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays during a game against New York Americans. He failed to regain consciousness following urgent surgery at St. Lawrence hospital. Chapman's death sent gloom through both clubs and fans who fear Cleveland may lose the pennant without him.
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U S Warships to Baltic to Protect Citizens
Rear Admiral Huse commanding the cruiser Pittsburg is ordered to the Baltic with a destroyer to safeguard American citizens. Refugees are expected to flee to Baltic ports as the Bolshevik offensive against Poland escalates. Reinforcements include the battleship St Louis and six destroyers in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, and Adriatic.
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Demands Peace With Russia From British Labour Party
The British Labour Party issues a manifesto warning the danger of war persists and questions the premier’s terms for peace with Russia. It calls for full peace, resumption of trade with Russia, and urges workers to stay active in pushing this policy amid the Wrangel situation.
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Troop Concentrations Reported in Occupied Germany
An Essen dispatch reports massing of troops in the occupied area of Germany. Crowding in railway lines in Alsace Lorraine prevents unloading, causing confusion. Die Freiherr believes French troop movements along the Rhine point to a military expedition with Poland as its likely destination.
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Danish Count Knuth dies in Omaha shooting quarrel
Count Christian Fagen von Knuth aged 40 real estate dealer who on March 30 renounced his succession and took US allegiance oath died from gunshot wounds at the home of M W Armour hotel manager after a quarrel Armour was arrested in Omaha Nebraska.
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Price limits on coal to be set by justice department
Washington officials say steps to limit consumer coal prices will begin soon. The department of justice will act while the federal trade commission reviews reports on coal costs of production and distribution.
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Department of Justice
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Olympic Games Inaugurated At Antwerp War Era Dawn
The first postwar Olympic games opened in Antwerp on August 14 with elaborate ceremonies. Hundreds of athletes from twenty seven nations paraded into the stadium. The American delegation of about 300 was the largest. Germany and Austria did not participate due to war conditions.
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Nebraska items span sewer work to state fairs
Oshkosh awards contract for a complete sewer system while Lincoln hosts State Fair events on Omaha Day. Nebraska beet crop forecast rises to 818000 tons, and Uintions plan cornerstone for Brown county hospital at Ainsworth. Sidney voters face a 196000 bond for electric plant and water system expansion.
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