Great Stocks of War Munitions Headed to Warsaw
Britain and France notify Poland they will block armistice terms that disarm Poland alter its government or worsen its borders or make it a bridgehead for Germany. Meanwhile vast allied ammunition stocks move toward Warsaw from Danzig Roumania and Czecho Slovakia, shaping the military outlook.
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Warsaw
Danzig
Csecho
Slovakia
Great Britain
France
Poland
London
Paris
Lloyd- George
Germany
Russia
Baltic
Roumania
Czecho- Slovakia
Malone Named Labor Party Candidate for New York Governor
Dudley Field Malone, former collector of the port of New York, was selected as the third or former labor party candidate for the governorship of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Port
New York
Dudley Field Malone
Port of
Turkish Peace Delegation Arrives in Paris for Treaty
The Turkish delegation arrives in Paris to sign the peace treaty and is staying at the Hotel Des Reservoirs in Versailles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hotel Des Reservoirs
Versailles
Mexico Orders Suppression of Bolshevik Newspapers
Washington reports President de la Huerta has ordered the suppression of Bolshevik newspapers and magazines in Mexico. The Mexican embassy was advised of the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
de la Huerta
Wrong Body Sent to Sorrowing Mother in Knoxville
An overseas coffin opened at Mrs. E. S. Underwood of Kodak Tennessee revealed the casket held a soldier unknown to the local area, not her son Corporal Vaughn Underwood, prompting sorrow in Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tennessee
Tenn
E. S. Underwood
Kodak
Vaughn Underwood
Japanese Navy Growth Not Indicating Threat, Says Kato
Tokio report quotes Navy Minister Tomosaburo Kato stating that Japan’s plan to expand naval power does not mean it targets any particular enemy. He noted the move reflects security needs rather than aggressive intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Tomosaburo Kato
Miners Claim Operators Stole Thousands From Them
Kansas miners idle in protest against fines after refusals to work Saturdays. United Mine Workers district president Alexander Howatt wires John L. Lewis that miners will use all power to force operators to return stolen wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kan
Alexander Howatt
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Kansas
Eighteen Year Old Convict Executed at Sing Sing
Elmira Hyatt, an eighteen year old convict and slayer of Patrolman O'Brien, was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison Ossining. He faced the chair calmly after bidding farewell to fellow inmates and became the youngest person ever put to death there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing Prison
Ossining
Elmira Hyatt
O’brien
Rochester
Ing Sing Prison
Hyatt
Sing Sing
Baron Confesses to Murder Linked to Youth’s Execution
Robert Baron 30 of Brooklyn confessed to a Rochester police murder that led to Elmer Hyatt’s execution at Sing Sing. Baron was taken to Bellevue for psychiatric evaluation after typing but refusing to sign the confession when told Hyatt had been executed an hour earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Baron
Brooklyn
Bellevue Hospital
O'Brien
Rochester
Elmer Hyatt
Sing Sing
Baron
Hyatt
Women of the South Demand Hearing on State Rights
A telegram from the Southern Women’s League to Governor Cox, urging a hearing on state rights and party honor rather than woman suffrage. They condemn the Democratic platform’s Susan B Anthony amendment and warn of no mercy if ratified. The message stresses loyalty of the South and appeals for fair consideration for southern women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Cox
South
Southern Women’s League
Democratic Party
Abandonment of Camp Zachary Taylor Announced
Washington announced the abandonment of Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville Kentucky and said the first division stationed there will be transferred to Camp Dix New Jersey. The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended the merchant marine act provision allowing preferential railroad export rates until January 1 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zachary Taylor
Washington
Camp Zachary Taylor
Louisville
War Department
Camp Dix
New Jersey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mayor Welcomes Trainload of Gasoline in Los Angeles
Gasoline shortages eased as a train carrying 200 000 gallons arrived from Oklahoma. Mayor M P Snyders and officers of the Automobile Club of Southern California officially greeted the shipment in Los Angeles California.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Oklahoma
M. P. Snyders
The
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Commission Urges White House Steel Conference
Washington President Wilson faces a recommendation from the Interchurch World Movement to appoint a special commission to secure an immediate conference between steel employers and employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interchurch
Washington
Wilson
Interchurch World Movement
Swiss Financier Fined 2 Million for False Declaration
Swiss promoter and financier M. Jules Bloch, noted for wartime profits, was fined by the federal commission at Berne for declaring only part of his gains for taxation. The record fine totaled 16,600,000 francs, about 2 million dollars at the current exchange rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
M. Jules Bloch
Federal Commission
Berne
President Wilson to Retire From Sheep Business
Washington report states President Wilson will sell the White House flock of prize sheep after three summers of lawn care. Wool proceeds have aided charity with 98 pounds sold in 1918 by the Red Cross bringing over 52000 dollars to national relief funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
White House
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Capture of Haeglin by Villa Stirs State Department
Washington reports urgent representations to the Mexican government by the state department over the kidnapping of American citizen Carl Haeglin by Francisco Villa. The Mexican authorities have been asked through the U S embassy in Mexico City to take all possible steps to secure the prisoner's release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Carl Haeglin
Francisco Villa
Mexico City
Southern Yacht Club Remembers Shamrock IV Owner
Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans honors the Shamrock IV owner with congratulations from members and others recalling the late sixties when a young immigrant drove a mule car on Constance Street and aided reducing wartime costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Yacht Club
New Orleans
Thomas Lipton
Constance Street
Cox Named Democratic Leader as San Francisco Nominee
Washington reports Governor Cox, the San Francisco convention nominee, is now the party head. George White, new national chairman, says campaign funds may come from any source and contributions should not be capped, with scrutiny to avoid any obligation on the candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
San Francisco
Washington
George White
Democratic Party
Peterson
Peters
Mary Hill
Third Avenue
Pittsburgh
A. B. Ruger
Wastinton Avenue
Racine
Wis
Buffalo
N. Y
Three Railroads Secure Loans Aggregating About 19 Million
Washington announces approval of three new railroad loans totaling 13.915 million dollars by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amundsen Plans Five Year Arctic Expedition
Nome Alaska report says Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, has arrived and will stay two weeks before steering his vessel into the Arctic Ocean for a five year expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Alaska
Roald Amundsen
Arctic Ocean
Soviets Overthrow Lithuanian Government in Kovno
Soviet revolution reported to have begun in Kovno with Lithuania's government toppled. No officials or witnesses have provided further details. Obscure reports arrive from Warsaw via telegrams and circulating word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Kovno
Armed highwaymen steal 25 barrels of whiskey near New Brunswick
Five armed men stopped a motor truck driver near New Brunswick New Jersey and took 25 barrels of liquor en route to a New York firm from Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
New Brunswick
N. J
New York
Philadelphia
Washington Portrait Donated to New York Historical Society
New York Historical Society receives an oil portrait of George Washington painted on a marble slab. The portrait came via Tarant Putnam, a direct descendant of the artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Historical Society
Washington
New York
George Washington
Tarrant Putnam
New England to Receive 650000 Tons Coal Monthly
Roanoke Virginia officials announced that Norfolk and Western Chesapeake and Ohio Virginian Trailways will ship 650000 tons of coal to New England each month under a new priority order from the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Roanoke
Norfolk , Western, Chesapeake & Ohio
Virginian Trailways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk & Western
Gas Supply May Run 25 More Years Under Conservation
Samuel S. Wyer of the United States Bureau of Mines told a natural gas conservation conference in Pittsburgh that gas would last 25 more years unless conservation measures are adopted. The event was directed by the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ttsburg
Samuel 8. Wyer
United States Bureau of Mines
Pennsylvania Public Service Commission
French Officers Join Polish Units as Advisors
Warsaw reports arrival of additional French officers attached to the military mission. They will be assigned to Polish units as technical advisors. A large officers school opened at Rembertoff near Warsaw. Newspapers claim the soviet forces seek invasion and threaten Warsaw, warning Bolsheviki aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Rembertoff
Poland
Florida Corrupt Practices Act Declared Unconstitutional
West Palm Beach Florida judge declares the Florida corrupt practices law unconstitutional citing that the legislature cannot prohibit freedom of speech and press. The ruling concerns publication information detrimental to a candidate for public office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
E. B. Donnell
Donnell
Ludendorff warns of bolshevism spreading from Poland
General Ludendorff, in a unpublished memorandum, argues that a Soviet victory over Poland would trigger a continental and global Bolshevik advance. He predicts Poland's fall would bring down Germany and Czecho Slovakia, with Italy France and England eventually involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Poland
Europe
Eric Ludendorff
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Ludendorff
Italy
France
England
Seven Seas
Greece
Rome
Three Carloads Whiskey Seized by Agents in Toledo
Three carloads of whiskey valued at 800000 dollars were seized by federal prohibition agents in Toledo Ohio. The seizure underscores ongoing enforcement actions against illegal alcohol distribution during the prohibition era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Railroads awarded $1.5 billion revenue boost plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted railroads authority to raise revenues by about one and a half billion dollars. Freight rates rise about one third, passenger fares one fifth, and Pullman charges half. Coastline and inland steamship lines and electric railways can raise freight rates proportionally. New rates run until March 1, 1922 and take effect after five days notice, before January 1, with a September 1 government guarantee expiry driving carriers to implement by that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ase
Avery
Boycott Urged in Manila Against American Firms
Hand bills circulated in Manila urging a boycott of American firms that back the application of American coastwise navigation laws in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
United States Vessels Seize Fuel Oil at San Francisco Plant
Six United States destroyers issued orders to commandeer the Associated Oil Company loading plant in San Francisco and seize 500000 gallons of fuel oil after a price dispute between the navy and the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
San Francisco
Associated Oil Company
Navy
Poland Seeks Permit to Buy 20000 Army Uniforms Shoes
Washington reports the Polish legation has requested government approval to purchase 20,000 army uniforms and shoes from the War Department as the European situation evolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Washington
Legation
War Department
American Yacht Resolute Defeats Shamrock IV in 1920 Regatta
The Resolute, defending the America's Cup, defeated the British challenger Shamrock IV by 18 minutes 45 seconds in the final race at Sandy Hook New Jersey. The victory preserves the American ownership of the coveted cup and confirms the Resolute as the winning boat.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Federal Employees Face Political Activity Charges
Counts filed with the commissioner of internal revenue accuse North Carolina government workers of excessive political activity in recent months. Commissioner Williams said he cannot discuss the case at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
North Carolina
Williams
Third Internationale at Moscow Predicts Violent Revolution
A long communication from the Third Internationale at Moscow to the British Independent Labour Party foresees a bloody revolution in Britain and civil war as workers prepare for clash with Britain and America as communism spreads across Europe and the eastern nations.
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London
Europe
Great Britain
America
British Independent Labor Party
Third Internationale
Moscow
Lafayette Wireless Station Near Bordeaux Nears Completion
The Lafayette wireless station built by the American navy department during the war near Bordeaux is nearly finished. It will be handed to the French government once replacements arrive, establishing what is described as the most powerful wireless station in the world in France.
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Lafayette
Paris
Bordeaux
Navy Department
United States
France
Hancock
Hancock Liquid
Baltimore
Villa Captures Sabinas Brewing Company President
An official report from Washington states Francisco Villa occupied Sabinas Coahuila Mexico and carried off Carl Haeglin, American president of the Sabinas brewery. Officials feel Haeglin’s safety is not in immediate danger as Villa has captured and released Americans for information in recent months.
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Villa
Sabinas Brewing Company
Washington
Sabinas
Coahuila
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Carl Haeglin
Sabinas Brewery
State Department
Haegling
Norfolk to Welcome New Daily The Norfolk Tribune
Richmond businessman Charles B. Cooke, former president and owner of The Richmond Evening Journal, announces that John Cooke and Harry Tucker of Richmond are tied to The Norfolk Tribune a new daily paper planned to debut in Norfolk shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Charles B. Cooke
Richmond Evening Journal
John Cooke
Harry Tucker
Norfolk Tribune
Norfolk
Atlantic and Pacific fleets to merge in January reorganization
The greatest concentration of sea power in U S history will come from the restructuring of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets to operate off the Pacific coast next January under plans by naval operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Digger Indian Chief Watches Independence Day
Domingo Jacinto 144 years old, chief of a Digger Indian tribe, attended an Independence Day celebration in League Mountain California. Accompanied by his daughter, granddaughter and great grandson, he observed the program with keen interest at a government reservation site he calls home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League Mountain
Calif
Domingo Jacinto
Federal Judges Tax Rule Questioned by DOJ Opinion
Acting Attorney General Frierson issued an opinion that judges appointed after the revised income tax law may not be required to pay income tax. The ruling, sought by the treasury department, implies a split with North Carolina where Judge E. Y. Webb will pay taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Frierson
North Carolina
E. Y. Webb
President Wilson appeals to strikers to return to work
President Wilson through the United Mine Workers of America urged Illinois and Indiana mine laborers to return to their jobs. He said he could not recommend correcting inequalities until workers return, but would invite the joint scale committee of operators and miners to meet to adjust any such.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
Indiana
Joint Scale Committee
U S Chamber of Commerce backs open shop platform
Washington reports an overwhelming referendum vote by chamber members adopting a platform on industrial relations that includes support for open shop operation and makes labor organizations legally responsible to others for conduct of their agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Coal Prices Blamed on Speculators say Industry Group
Washington figures from the National Coal Association blame speculators for high coal costs. The FTC reports April prices at bituminous mines averaging 3.26 dollars per ton, suggesting only slim signs of relief for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Coal Association
Federal Trade Commission
End of Eight Years Mis¢py
Mrs Theresa Coventry of Newark testifies that a vegetable compound relieved her symptoms and allowed her to work again. She invites others to write for free advice and reports many women benefit from the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Theresa Coventry
Burney St
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Amundsen
Arctic
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Resolute
Moskow
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Eam
E- Pinkham Medicine Co
Linn
Ee Parker
Patel
Ilusi
Alogue
Bennett's
Jackonville
Florida
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Turner
Carrollton
Georgia
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