Red Campaign Active in America Amid Communist Growth
Chicago reports reveal Communist Party efforts to recruit in secretive districts with captains and coded identities. The United Communist Party and Communist Party of America claim unity, listing thousands of members and extensive literature distribution despite past prosecutions.
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Moscow
Communist Party
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Smith
Communist Party of America
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Trotzky
Rux«las
United Communist Party
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Lieyd
Canada
Latte
Central Executive Committee Named for the Party
The party unveils its central executive committee, naming a diverse group to steer strategy and policy. The roster emphasizes leadership experience, regional representation, and a mix of veteran organizers with new voices.
Legion Men Off for France Heading to Cherbourg
New York reports the American Legion steamer sails to Cherbourg with over 20 legionnaires led by National Commander John G. Emery. The group, from every state, departs amid Allied-colored flag and is to visit battlefields where they fought Germans. An escort of two deans and a covey of army airplanes accompanies the voyage.
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American Legion
Cherbourg
Bremen
John G. Emery
Mee
Harding Will Oppose Quick Vote On Free Toll Plan
President Harding informed Republican leaders he opposes early action on Senator Borah's bill to restore free tolls for American coastwise vessels using the Panama Canal. He favors deferring the issue until after the disarmament conference to avoid straining relations with Great Britain and other nations.
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Borah
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U. S. Court Under Fire Over Shanghai Investigation
Washington reports an investigation of the U S court at Shanghai ordered by President Harding. Charles B Lohingier, a former Nebraska figure and later judge in the Philippines, heads the court and triggers rumors of reform moves as weeks pass.
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United States Court
Shanghai
Charles 8. Lohingier
Nebraska
Court of the First Instance
Philippines
Harding
Orient
Bank Run Costs 2,000,000 in Boston Bank
Depositors withdrew over 200000 dollars from the Boston Five Cent Savings Bank during a run that began last Friday and appears to have ended. The event disrupted operations and raised concerns about the bank’s stability and safety measures.
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Boston
Boston Five Cent Savings Bank
U S Will Secure Grover Bergdoll
Washington reports indicate Bergdoll's return to the United States is tied to peace talks with Germany. The arrangement hinges on proving he is an escaped prisoner extraditable under U S law. State Department declines comment until formal treaty details are announced.
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Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
United States
Germany
Berlin
Ellis Loring Diesel
Bergdolf
State Department
Prisoners Freed in Russia and Famine Claims
Reports from Riga indicate American prisoners in Russia have been released though timing and numbers remain unclear. A Vienna dispatch cites famine in Volga provinces with Bolshevik foreign minister Tchitcherin denying exaggerated western press claims and noting relief ships reaching Petrograd.
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Latvia
Russia
Bolshevist Legation
Uney
Thitcher
Admira London
Volga
George Tchitcherin
Petrograd
Russia Suffers Severe Food Shortage Warned by Hoover
Secretary Hoover of the Commerce Department cites 70 to 100 percent declines in Russian agriculture and industry as the cause of a developing famine. He points to the Volga region as the most acute area with drought worsened by transport problems and reduced surpluses.
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Department of Commerce
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Caspian Sea
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Samara
Arkansas River Flood Destroys South Canon Homes
Flood waters from the Arkansas river inundated South Canon and the city’s lower district, leaving about twenty families homeless and causing damage estimated at £200,000.
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Colo
Arkansas River
South Canon
Three Die In New Jersey Dyeing Plant Accident
Paterson New Jersey August 4 three men were killed and three seriously injured in a dyeing plant disaster when a centrifuge weaving machine exploded and tore the equipment to pieces leaving a scene of wreckage and injured workers rushed to nearby hospitals.
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Baseball scores and weather affect National and American League games
The report lists multiple NL results with Boston defeating Chicago 7 3 and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at 5 while St Louis 2 New York 2. wet grounds and rain affected several games in both leagues with Chicago beating Boston 3 2 and Cleveland Washington and Detroit New York experiencing rain delays.
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Opponents in Senate Rally Against Refunding Bill
Senators Johnson Borah and Lafollette lead Republican opposition with Democrats Multiplied by Underwood Reed McKellar Simmons to curb Treasury power. They argue the bill cedes control to one official, risking excessive power over Allied debts and wartime loans, while awaiting a broader revision or defeat.
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Wisconsin
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Alabama
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Missouri
Walsh
Massachusetts
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Tennessee
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North Carolina
Melton
Ashurst Joins Opposition Against Penrose Plan
Senator Ashurst of Arizona sides with opponents, denouncing the Penrose bill and the indefinite refunding of debts. He calls for immediate collection of interest on long deferred indebtedness and argues Europe should pay its debts. The move widens the Senate split on the Liberty loan liquidation plan.
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Ashurst
Arizona
Europe
Seized Rum Ship Is British On Registry Shift
The coast guard cutter Seneca seized the schooner Henry L Marshall off Atlantic City as a British registry vessel. Commissioner Eugene Chamberlain said records prove the Marshall operated under British control since a December transfer authorized by the Shipping Board and exiled Commissioner to Nassau.
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Seneca
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Eugene Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Shipping Board
William McCoy
Daytona
Pla
Charles L. Albury
Nassau
Bahama Telands
Marshall
Flanenty Elected Supreme Knight of Knights of Columbus
James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia was named supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus at the thirty ninth annual international supreme convention held in San Francisco. This marks his seventh consecutive term.
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James A. Flaherty
Philadelphia
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Knights of Columbus
Black Sox barred from return to major league baseball
Federal Judge Landis and White Sox president Comiskey announce the seven acquitted players cannot be reinstated. The ruling bars anyone who threw or conspired to throw games from professional baseball, with Comiskey adding he will not work with them until they absolve themselves. Cicotte admitted guilt and implicated others, Comiskey said.
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White Sox
K. M. Landis
Charlies A. Cominkey
Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Cicotte
Comiskey
Tax Revision Faces Opposition on Big Income Levy Changes
Way and Means Committee resumes work on tax revision aiming to cut the national tax bill and reconcile views. Expect battles over eliminating the higher income sum tax and the excess profits tax, and repeal of transportation taxes draws disagreement. Fordney suggests a possible deficit this year as an economic lesson.
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Weekington
House
Ways and Means
Fordney
Congress
Greece warned by allies over Constantinople advance
London reports the allies will not tolerate a Greek push toward Constantinople. No ground for Greece preparing an advance is believed, as Britain affirms neutrality and denies reports of an imminent Greek move against the city.
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Constantinople
Greece
Athens
Great Britain
Turkey
Tribute to Enrico Caruso in Naples
Naples and Italy mourn the death of Enrico Caruso as thousands attend a solemn requiem at the Church of Madonna Della Gracia and along the funeral cortege route. The choir included renowned operatic stars who had long illuminated the stage.
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Italy
Enrico Caruso
Madonna Della Gracia
Missouri approves ecash bonus and road bond plan
Incomplete unofficial returns from Tuesday's special election show Missouri approving an ecash bonus for veterans and the use of automobile license fees to pay interest on $60,000,000 in road bonds. The constitutional change allowing women to hold all state offices appears doubtful.
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Blair to Clean House
Washington announces a thorough investigation and possible house cleaning of the bureau of internal revenue following grave charges that highly confidential income tax reports and related information have been leaked. Internal Revenue Commissioner Blalg stated the step aims to address security breaches and tighten oversight.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
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