Battle for Warsaw Escalates as Front Wide Open
Aug 16 reports from Warsaw and Berlin describe the fight for the Polish capital intensifying. Russians surround Warsaw within about 12 miles, Graudenz reportedly fallen, Bolshevik orders to capture the city proceed despite armistice talks. London cites 100,000 Bolsheviks joining the assault from three sides. Moscow confirms lines pushed to five miles from Warsaw with combat along the Radiom-Oki line.
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Berlin
Graudenz
London
Moscow
War Office
Radiom-Okimierf
Washington Officials Watch Poland Battle News
Washington officials awaited word from Minsk on the armistice to halt fighting between Poland and Soviet Russia. They fear Bolsheviks would seize Warsaw and Sovietize Poland, turning it into a route to Germany, while Polish forces hoped to stiffen and hold their last defensive line near Novogeorgienski Cogtow and Ivangorod.
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Warsaw
State Department
Poland
Russia
Minsk
Germany
Novogeorgienski
Cogtow
Ivangorod
New System of Weighing Inaugurated in St Paul Stockyards
A new weighing charge plan begins at South St Paul stockyards to cover state supervision costs estimated at $60,000 yearly. The rate is two cents per head for cattle and calves, one and a half cents for hogs, and one cent for sheep, replacing a four cents per draft fee.
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Minn
South St. Paul
Close race in Ohio primaries sparks GOP critique
Columbus August 16 Republican state headquarters assailed the Cox Durbin organization noting a narrow margin by which W A Julian defeated A F O Neil for the Democratic United States Senate nomination. The statement said Chairman Durbin barely survived a near wipeout.
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Columbus
Cox-Durbin
W. A. Julian
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A. F. O'Neil
United States Senate
Durbin
Suffrage Vote Expected Tomorrow In House
Nashville Aug 16 as the final vote on suffrage in the house of representatives nears workers redouble efforts to win holdouts while both sides claim enough votes. House action was expected Tuesday though fate might hinge on late today. Constitutional amendments committee meets tonight.
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Nashville
House of Representatives
House
Committee On
European labor guards against war aid to Poland
European workers block aid shipments amid postwar tensions. Belgian Antwerp laborers refuse to handle munitions for the Crimea front, following British laborites. Swiss railroad union consults with directors on blocking raw material transport.
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Paris
Europe
Poland
Antwerp
Air mail link opens between St Louis and Chicago
Air mail service began with a flight from Checkerboard Field at 8 30 a m piloted by Em M Lee carrying mail to St Louis. A return plane was slated to depart St. Louis later this afternoon carrying Chicago bound mail.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Em. M. Lee
Checkerboard Field
New Buffalo Herd in Yellowstone Boosts Park Population
Yellowstone Park authorities report the wild buffalo, once near extinction, are increasing with a new southeast herd of about fifteen animals. The total wild population exceeds 100, up from roughly fifty, aided by a visible lone bull photographed near a major hotel. A tame herd of 500, including 48 calves, is partly corralled at Mammoth Hot Springs for visitors.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Mammoth Hot Springs
Valley City notices and visits fill Thursday column
J D Healy of Barnes County Implement Co visits the city to handle business matters while D J Minogue travels to New Rockford for further matters. Various visitors arrive from Oshkosh and Twin Cities, with local officials planning steam heat connections for schools and licensing changes for local amusements. Residents request Sunday sprinkling on Ninth Avenue to ease dust on a heavily traveled street.
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Ninth Avenue
Globe trotter Mikulec nets 175000 miles in 19 years
Doseph I Mikulec arrived in Boston on a world tour after walking more than 175000 miles since 191? He is a former Croatian farmer who began globe trotting 19 years ago and has gathered 50000 autographs from leaders across Europe Asia and the Americas. He has signatures of Wilson and Roosevelt and has learned eight languages.
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Doseph I. Mikulec
Boston
Croatia
Europe
Asia
Wilson
Roosevelt
Nielson Moves Abstract and Insurance Office Nearby
James W. Nielson moved his abstract and insurance office to rooms above C. C. Chaffee's store and is settling in his new location. He relocated after the old building was sold, planning a comfortable space for his business once settled. Uncle Mike Murphy of Tacoma, a Barnes county old-timer, visited Willie Murphy and family yesterday and today then headed to Sanborn and Chicago before returning to Tacoma.
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C. C. Chaffee
Mr. Nielson
Mike Murphy
Barnes County
Tacoma
Wash
Willie Murphy
Sanborn
Taco
Mr. Murphy
Chicago
Prosperity Wave In Jamaica Boosts Sugar Wealth
Kingston Jamaica reports a surge of wealth with sugar and banana planters accumulating large fortunes. Sugar prices have risen from 30 to 600 per ton in the English market, provoking investment in modern sugar manufacturing machinery. Local supply strains persist, with the food controller ensuring a portion stays for home consumption.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Pfusch to Wed In Moorhead Marriage Plans
B P Pfusch of the First National Bank is to marry Mr Lewis, a public school teacher, in Moorhead Minnesota. Mrs Pfusch and others will attend. The note criticizes idle workers and urges action. Attorney A P Paulson and family left for Itaska Park Minnesota for a few days.
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First National Bank
Moorhead
Minn
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A. P. Paulson
Itaska Park Minn
Kentucky Shoat Causes Self-Inflicted Death Incident
In Georgetown Kentucky Cavanaugh Hughes tried to butcher a 100 pound shoat. The pig seized a butcher knife in its mouth and fled. Hughes chased it and when the knife fell the butt struck the ground and the blade pierced the pig’s throat near the intended cutting point. Hughes completed the slaughter.
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Kentucky
Georgetown
Cavanaugh Hughes
Hughes
A Considerate Young Hero from Covington Ky
Five year old James Baylens dragged himself to the hospital after cutting his foot badly and fainting from loss of blood. He did not want to worry his mother, showing remarkable courage.
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Covington
James Baylens
North Dakota Blue Book First Since 1918 Is Out
The North Dakota Blue Book, the first compiled since 1918, is now distributed by the secretary of state. An appropriation allows printing 12,000 copies for county officials state institutions schools and libraries. The volume covers the growth and vast resources of the state.
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North Dakota
State enforces glare headlight law to curb risky driving
Chief Swanson reports that the state motor vehicle department will enforce glare headlight standards on all autos and send agents to oversee compliance. The American Legion plans an evening meeting at city hall to elect delegates for the Minot convention on August 25 and 26. Minot expects about 800 delegates. Fargo to send 25. Barbecues, prize fights, and entertainments are planned for attendees.
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Swanson
American Legion
Minot
Fargo
First wheat threshing reports reach Fargo from Lisbon
Threshing returns arrive from R. S. Adams of Lisbon via the First National Bank of Fargo. Three machines in Barnes County fields yielded 17 to 20 bushels per acre with wheat averaging 59 pounds per bushel. The season shows promising crops for Barnes County.
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Fargo Forum
First National Bank of Fargo
Adams
First National Bank of Lisbon
Lisbon
Barnes County
Scotti Grand Opera Company to Visit North Dakota
The Scotti Grand Opera Company with Antonio Scotti will stop in North Dakota this fall on its first trans continental tour. They perform in Grand Forks on September 17 and in Fargo on September 18, featuring over 100 principals, chorus, and orchestra from the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York. Sets are special replicas built in the Metropolitan Opera House ateliers for New York audiences.
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Metropolitan, Opera Company
Scotti Grand Opera Company
Antonio Scotti
Grand Forks
Fargo
Duluth
Great Falls
Mont
Metropolitan Opera Company of
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Metropolitan Opera House
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