Uncertain Irish plans shift as global leaders meet
Reports from across Europe and beyond show Britain delaying parliament prorogation plans, the Hague council to address upper Silesia in Geneva, and France pressing for French as the Washington conference’s official language. Leaders discuss Serbia's king funeral, relief efforts, and potential China oversight by an international commission.
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Council of the Hague of Nations
Upper Silesia
Allied Supreme Council
Geneva
French Academy
Washington
Alexander
United States
China
Tokio
Caruso
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
Conservatory San Pietro Majella
France
Great Britain
Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Reed Remarks Highlight Prohibition Debate In Senate
Senator Reed used a discussion of the anti beer bill to launch personal remarks about Representative Volstead. The piece notes Senate actions on tariffs and imports, bank financing exports, and unemployment figures alongside military photography advances and tax bill amendments.
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Reed
Senate
Representative Volstead
House
Senate Financee Committee
France
Citizens and Southern Bank of
Savannah
War Finance Corporation
Department of Commerce
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
United States
Secretary of Labor
Army Air Service
Bollingfield
Camp Meade
Ways and Means Committee
Notable Names in Early 20th Century Headlines
Domestic J S Crowell dies in Cincinnati hospital former owner of Crowell Publishing and publisher of Woman’s Home Companion and Farm and Fireside. Two million railroad workers await overtime decision delayed by printing issues. Ku Klux Klan initiation captivates Chicagoans near Lake Zurich. A northbound Illinois Central train is fired on near Longview Mississippi. Kit Mitchell wounded and George Allen shot in the face. Burke county official Sidney A Kinclad testifies on murder case in Morgantown North Carolina. British weather insurance gains US popularity as a habit. Major baseball clubs secure dates. minor leagues follow. Safe with liberty bonds and mortgages stolen near Lake City South Carolina. A decapitated youth on a Ferguson Tennessee rail incident. Two airplanes collide at Mason City Iowa. one dies, other seriously hurt. Prohibition officials warn Bahamas bound ships plan to anchor off New York open for business beyond three miles. Notes on potential actions beyond the three-mile limit.
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J. S. Crowell
Crowell Publishing Company
Springfield
Ohio
Woman’s Home Companion
Farm
George Allen
Illinois Central
Longview
Mississippi
Sidney A. Kinclad
Burke County
Morgantown
N. C
United States
S. W. Young
Lake City
S. C
Ferguson Station
Tennessee
Louisville and Nashville
Drakesboro
Mason City
Iowa
Hickory Sees Fastest Growth with 100 Plus New Homes
Hickory reports over 100 new homes built in the first six months with 115 to 125 more planned by year’s end. Banks and loan associations limit housing, streets and sidewalks advancing, and a $175,000 contract on a major street project aids the boom. A municipal building and auditorium seating 1200 is due in six weeks.
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Hickory
Eleventh Avenue
Bond Issue Being Discussed In Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem aldermen consider calling an election to authorize a one million dollar bond for schools. Before calling it, conditions will be made public through the press. Plan includes three new white schools and additions to existing facilities, plus a central school for colored pupils and improvements to colored buildings.
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Winston-Salem
Troops Sent to Concord for Textile Strike Disorder
Governor Cameron Morrison ordered state troops to Concord to take charge of the textile strike situation amid rising threats of rioting. Gen. John Van Metts and Adjt. Gen. J. W. Metts were tasked with immediate command, with Charlotte and Kannapolis units mobilized for duty.
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Asheville
Cameron Morrison
Concord
Cabarrus County
John van Metts
One Hundred and Nineteenth
Charlotte
Adjt
J. W. Metts
Camp Glenn
Maj
R. R. Faison
Greensboro
Morrison
Decison
J. W. Womble
C. L. Spears
State laws govern child labor penalties not federal tax
Judge James E. Boyd ruled in Greensboro that the federal child labor tax is unconstitutional and that state laws provide penalties. He cited the Vivian Spinning Mills case and upheld the Owen-Keating decision, stressing state power over labor regulation and rejecting federal intrusion.
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Boyd
Greensboro
N. C
James E. Boyd
Vivian Spinning Mills
Cherryville
J. W. Bailey
Internal Revenue
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Tablet to Verdun Defenders Honored by Verdun Officials
In Verdun France American Legion members dedicated a tablet to the defenders of Verdun in the city hall. The ceremony drew all local city officials and members of the legion.
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Verdun
France
American Legion
New State Horses Lose Royal Status in London
London reports that six cream ponies once part of the royal pageantry will not appear again drawing the royal coach due to in-breeding shrinking the stock for ceremonial use. In Vienna Austrian labor unions have grown with 940000 members nationwide up from 253137 in 1914 and women members totaling 223000.
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London
Pegeantry
Vienna
Austria
Republic
Baltic Union Drives Finnish Entry in Baltic Pact
Riga Latvia reports efforts to induce Finland to join the Baltic Union as conventions seal a three nation alliance in Estonia Latvia and Lithuania expanding regional cooperation and security framework led by Baltic states and Finland.
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Baltic Union For Protection
Riga
Latvia
Finland
Balic Union
Esthenia
Lithuania
Export Bill Passed by House with Large Export Aid
The House approved a senate bill containing amendments to provide one billion dollars via the War Finance Corporation to stimulate export of agricultural products. The measure advances as part of wartime economic efforts.
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House
Washington
Senate
War Finance Corporation
Sweden's population tops 5 904 000 in 1920 census
Stockholm reports preliminary figures from the central statistical bureau showing Sweden's total population at the end of 1920 reached over 5 904 000. In Mexico City a broad prohibition drive with apparent official support aims to make the federal district dry by September 1.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Central Statistical Bureau
Mexico City
Federal District
El Paso Youth Bennett Boyd Ambushed in Mexico
Bennett Boyd an 18 year old from El Paso was ambushed and killed by bandits in Mexico on August 18 according to messages received by his father in El Paso.
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el Paso
Texas
Bennett Boyd
Mexico
Turks Claim Victory Forces Greek Retreat Across Front
Turkish forces report success over the Greeks in the Sakaria river region causing a Greek withdrawal along the entire front. The claim emphasizes a broad strategic impact and shifting frontline positions as reported.
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Constantinople
Sakaria River
Greeks Reach Sakaria River After Four Days of Battle
Greek forces reach several points on the Sakaria River's west bank after four days of intense fighting. The right wing crosses the river while the Turkish left wing loses control, reportedly capturing 170 officers and 4,000 men.
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Sakaria
Smyrna
Sakaria River
Marines Sail for Canal Zone from Philadelphia
A force of 400 Marines embarked from Philadelphia aboard the U S S Pennsylvania for duty in Panama, joining U S troops stationed in the Canal Zone.
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Canal Zone
Philadelphia
U. S. S. Pennsylvania
Panama
French Monument to Americans Unveiled in Lorraine
Lorraine's monument to the American expeditionary forces was unveiled by American Legion delegates in Florey France. The dedication marked a principal objective of the delegation's current visit to France with local spectators in attendance.
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Florey
France
Lorraine
American Legion
Legion
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