Mexican Head Pleads Case For His Land
President Carranza opens Congress defending Mexico against foreign mistreatment, praising neutrality, rejecting U S. league of nations admission, and asserting sovereignty over oil. He cites frontier policing, damage claims, and laws to reimburse foreigners while warning against eroding national independence.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Carranza
Congress
League of Nations
League
New York Theater Strike Shrinks Broadway Openings
Labor Day saw Equity and allied unions shut down most Broadway houses delaying openings across New York. Equity opened three productions including An Equity Review at Second Avenue, while vaudeville moved to Brooklyn Academy and a new bill began at Lexington. Rumors circulated that Equity may not recognize managers, signaling a shift toward independent production.
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Associated Press
New York
Labor Day
Actor’s Equity Association
Equity
Equity Review
Second Avenue Theater
Lexington Opera House
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Lexington
Thomasesky
Lenox Theater
Boston Theaters Closed By General Strike
Six Boston theaters presenting traveling companies were shut down today by a strike of actors stage hands and musicians. The managers of the six and any others not yet opened said in a joint statement that theaters showing legitimate attractions will be closed indefinitely.
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Boston
Providence Theaters Delayed by Strike Hits Openings
In Providence on September 1, three legitimate theaters scheduled to open could not due to an actors strike. Shubert Majestic Mayflower Klaw and Sirlanger and the Providence Opera House were affected.
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Providence, R
Shubert-Majestic
Mayflower
Klaw and Sirlanger
Providence Opera House
Chicago Shopmen Reject Proposal After Major Vote
In Chicago the district railroad shopmen rejected a four cent per hour wage increase. Reported results show about 96 percent voting against acceptance. The vote was sent to international officers in Washington for action.
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Chicago
Waser
Pacer Wilson
Gene
Ders
Gery
Saunders
Washington
War Mothers to Hold Meetings This September
Mrs. T. H. Irwin, county War Mother of America, announces the first meeting will be the third Monday in September after a brief vacation. She notes a national convention will discuss uniting similar groups under one umbrella, though state views favor keeping War Mothers as a separate entity.
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T. H. Irwin
War Mother of America
Quiet Labor Day in Twin Falls Weekend Parade
Labor Day in Twin Falls passed quietly with a morning parade by labor groups and park talks on labor questions. A ball game drew small crowds while street tents attracted others. police and Sheriff Sprague reported no major incidents and the hospital saw no emergencies aside from a minor injury when a little girl was hit by a car.
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Twin Falls
Sprague
Five Women Charged With Treason at Lille Court Martial
Paris Sept 1 The Lille court martial, which sentenced the informer Richard to death, now tries five women. Four are aged 20 to 83 and one is 62. One confession shows they denounced soldiers and civilians wholesale and provided details on hidden stores of wheat oats and wine.
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Paris
Lille
Richard
Wilson Urges Calm Labor Move Toward Production
President Wilson on Labor Day appeals to citizens to boost production and curb cost of living rises. He plans a soon called conference of labor and industry to settle wage issues, urging organized labor to stop wage disputes and cooperate with the government to restore normal conditions after the armistice.
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Washington
Representatives of Labor and Industry
Wilson
Congress
Dispute Arises Over Dead Man's Citizenship
Efforts to clear up the citizenship of Adam Schaefer, a mining man killed by bandits at Pinos Zacatecas Mexico August 28, have failed to determine if he was American English or Mexican. Schaefer reportedly spent twenty two years in Mexico and was noted for kindness to natives, which authorities say may have exempted him from raids.
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EL Paso
Adam Schaefer
Pinos
Zacatecas
Mexico
Schaefer
Camp Funston Memorial Unveiled by General Wood
Major General Leonard Wood unveiled the Camp Funston memorial at Funston Kas paying tribute to the soldiers trained there for World War I The tribute emphasized the need for future strong military preparation The memorial honors the 9th and 10th divisions a portion of the 92nd division and thousands of replacement troops trained at Camp Funston.
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Camp Punston
Kas
Camp Funston
Leonard Wood
92Nd
City Council Adopts Front Footage Paving Assessment
The council voted to assess property owners by front footage in new paving districts reversing pro rata lateral paving. Two members opposed the change, aligning with Twin Falls practice. Bids for paving under the bond issue will be called September 29 with three district bidding. Sidewalk work bids set for September 22 and a home for a filter house employee to be bid Monday, along with paving repairs bids.
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Tast
Twin Falls
Two arrested in Cooper murder case in Nashville
Nashville police halted an illicit liquor investigation as they detained J. F. Fenston and Casey Jordan after the body of Robin J. Cooper was found in a creek near his home. Both suspects are held without bail on Reed amendment violations, with Feuston also charged for carrying a pistol. An auto with 150 quarts of whisky accompanied the arrest.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Robin J. Cooper
J. F. Fenston
Casey Jordan
Feuston
Fenston
Fails to Attain Fortune in London Estate Rule
London dispatch reports the will valuation of an estate tied to a fortune scheme. The testator’s failure to meet Wallace’s stipulations could affect his heirs and the transfer of British and Indian treasures, creating potential disputes over honors and inheritance.
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London
Wallace
Wilson Rejects Senate Demands On Rhine Occupation Plans
President Wilson refuses the foreign relations committee request for latest drafts of treaties with Germany and allies citing risk of senatorial encroachment on treaty powers. He asserts information should not be shared until ratification, arguing publication could embarrass other governments. Lodge notes the matter ends without further committee action.
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Foreign Relations Committee
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Lodge
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Committee On the Rich
Versailles
White House
Rhine
Poland
United States
Belgium
British Empire
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Austria
Hungary
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