Sinn Fein Leaders Reject British Peace Terms
Dublin August 17 De Valera told Dail Eireann that Ireland cannot and will not accept the British peace terms offered by Lloyd George. He warned against being fooled again, said Ireland would seek external arbitration, and stressed no enmity with Great Britain while insisting on safeguarding the south.
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Dublin
de Valera
Dail Eireann
Lloyd George
Rane
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Great Britain
Auto Thieves Lurk Near Devils Lake
A band of auto thieves targeting Cadillacs operates near Devils Lake. Garages of Fred Traymor, Blanding Fisher, and Dr. W F Sihler were entered causing damage and theft of clothing and auto parts. Police tie the group to a Cadllac theft from Jess Lowell in Hillsboro. District Judge Buttz sentences two thieves, Philip Cogswell and S A Byrd, to five years each.
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Devils Lake
Fred Traymor
Blanding Fisher
Ramsey County National Bank
W. F. Sihler
Jess Lowell
Hilsboro
Buttz
Philip Cogswell
S. A. Byrd
Lenglen Loses to Mallory in Forest Hill Match
Suzanne Lenglen, the French tennis queen, was defeated by American champion Molla Mallory in Forest Hill. Mallory won the match after Lenglen retired following the first set 6 to 2 amid Lenglen’s poor health and a severe cough.
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Forest Hill
N. Y
Suzanne Lenglen
France
Molla Mallory
Continuation of Present Wages Demanded by Packers Workers
Omaha Nebraska August 17. Packers employees demand continuation of the 8 hour basic day and present wages. The union presented a draft suitable for the current contract which expires September 15, after which a new contract will be drawn up.
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Omaha
Neb
Delayed Overtime Pay Decision Shifts Labor Board Action
Chicago reports the U S railroad labor board will delay ruling on overtime rates as discussions in London stall the Irish issue and Lloyd George postpones the state decision. The British cabinet confirms the action will not be printed today and will come several days hence.
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Chicago
U. S. Railroad Labor Board
London
Lloyd George
Straw Hats Said to Bring Bad Luck to Slim Sallee
Giants pitcher Slim Sallee explains straw hats curse as he abandons them for life. He recalls starting last summer with a straw hat, losing luck, buying four more during a New York trip with the St. Louis club, and ultimately returning to the soft hat while vowing to knock off any straw hat seen on his head.
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Giants
New York
Judge Rules Tax Levy Law Unconstitutional
Fargo August 17 The 1921 session laws restricting tax levies by political subdivisions were declared unconstitutional in district court by Judge A D Cole. Stewart Wilson Fargo man sued to block a city special election to raise the levy 25 percent. The suit hinges on alleged violations of amendment three with the bill amended in the senate and read only once in the house, while the senate altered its original purpose and kept the same title.
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Fargo
A. D. Cole
Holt
Stewart Wilson
Senate
House
Second Arrest In Box Car Robberies At Devils Lake
Devils Lake reports the second arrest in a week for box car robberies. Detective Gilbert Timboe obtained a confession from Walter Smelser, a nine year switchman in the local yards. Smelser admitted involvement with Walter Holstrom, who has pleaded guilty and received a two year penitentiary sentence from Judge C W Buttz.
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Devils Lake
Gilbert Timboe
Walter Smelser
Smelser
Walter Holstrom
Holstrom
C. W. Buttz
Kelly Delivers 20th Home Run in Giants Win
In New York on August 17 George Kelly of the Giants hit his 20th homer of the season in the first inning of the Cincinnati New York game with bases loaded aboard, delivering a timely circuit drive for the Giants.
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New York
George Kelly
New York Giants
Rail relief bill advances from Interstate Commerce panel
The administration backed measure to extend financial relief to the railroads was ordered favorably reported to the Senate today by the Interstate Commerce Committee.
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Daily Market Report from Minneapolis and South St. Paul
Minneapolis market report lists grain prices for dark northern, northern, corn, oats, barley, rye, flax and more. South St. Paul yard receipts include cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, with price ranges for beef steers, cows, heifers, veal calves, stock feeders, hogs, lambs, ewes, wethers, yearlings and bucks.
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Minneapolis
Minn
South St. Paul
Union Stock Yards
Mystery magnetism alleged in Kennedy murder probe
Los Angeles August 17. District Attorney Woolwine pursues the idea that Madalynne Obenchain’s mysterious influence over multiple men powered the Kennedy murder. He questions motives for divorce and cross country moves, seeking why Arthur Burch and Madalynne Obenchain would withhold explanations rather than face trial.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Madalynne Obenchain
Thomas Woolwine
John Belton Kennedy
Woolwine
Kennedy
Ralph Obenchain
Chicago
Obenchain
Arthur Burch
Madalynne
Woolbine
Band of "Good Killers" Believed Uncovered
New York detectives search for a dozen men described as good killers after barber Fontana confessed to a murder and implicated six more aiding in sixteen others. He claimed the gang operated under a name and carried out killings from New York to Detroit, with a Brooklyn murder starting their 15 year reign and profits running into thousands. Six Italians were arrested on his tale and face connections to a new murder investigation.
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New York
P. Fontana
Detroit
Fontana
Brooklyn
Erie railroad accused of evading Esch carriers act
Washington on August 17 Representative Heddleston of Alabama charged the Erie railroad with forming a corporation to seize Marion Ohio stock to evade labor provisions of the Esch carriers law. He testified before the house interstate commerce committee on the railroad relief bill noting railroads were defying labor board orders.
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Washington
Erie Railroad
Marion
Ohio
Heddleston
Alabama
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Railroad Labor Board
Union Leaders Oppose Erie Shops Transfer to Private Firms
Chicago August 17. Railroad union leaders prepared to challenge the U S railroad labor board over the proposed transfer of the Erie shops at Marion Ohio to private concerns under non union conditions. More than 500 men refused to enter the Marion service company employment formed by bankers and businessmen to free the shops under these terms.
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Chicago
U. S. Railroad Labor Board
Erie
Marion
Ohio
Railroad Service Company of
Jewel
First Women Jurors to Try Two Wench Prostitution Cases
In Fargo on August 17, the first women jurors in the city will be called to police court to try two women charged with common prostitution. Trial is set for 8 o clock before Judge Lay Monson, with three of the six jurors to be women on city demand.
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Fargo
State
Lay Monson
Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Nine Brooklyn Buildings
A massive fire began in a wood turning factory and swept through three more structures on Diamond street. The blaze leveled nine buildings in Brooklyn, causing extensive damage to the wood industry district today.
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New York
Diamond Street
Brooklyn
King Peter of Serbia Dead Funeral to Open Mourning
Belgrade notes King Peter of Serbia died after a long summer illness. Pomp and homage denied in life will begin at his funeral. Regent Alexandra has ordered the country into immediate mourning.
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Belgrade
Serbia
Peter
Alexandria
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