France Warns Germany Over Versailles Provisions
Paris reports France may issue a stern note to Germany asserting instant coercive action to enforce Versailles in both eastern and western provisions. Germany accused of plotting with Soviets to redraw Polish boundaries, while strikes disrupt rail shipments to French troops in Upper Silesia and Saare basin. Danzig tensions rise amid unsettled May embassy incident. France warns Versailles will not be treated as a mere scrap.
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Saare
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East Prussia
Danzig
Berlin
Love for a Woman Sparks Fatal Basement Shooting
New York report details Rudolph Needrit an interior decorator who shot his sister in law Mrs. Charles Needrit after she spurned his plea to desert her husband and elope. He aimed at her husband but hit her instead. Police say a quarrel between brothers prompted the attack. Needrit, in custody, boasted he would do it again if needed.
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Dying After McGraw Fracas In New York
Johnny Slavin, an actor, lies dying at St Luke's hospital from injuries after a mysterious altercation tied to his activities. An unidentified actor and John J McGraw, purveyor and part owner of the New York National League team, were involved in the scene.
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St. Luke's Hospital
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the Banibs
Slavin Aided McGraw After Street Fight Incident
Slavin, a friend of a baseball celebrity, helped mediate a dispute on West One Hundred Ninth Street when an argument with an actor escalated. McGraw was struck repeatedly and Slavin rendered first aid after collapsing unconscious on the sidewalk.
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China silk mills to shut down amid trade slump
Shanghai reports that more than half of local silk manufacturers will close by the end of August as stag nation in the silk trade deepens. The decline is blamed on weak American demand and scarce European orders. Last year America bought about 70 million dollars worth of raw silk from China.
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Shanghai
Sik
America
Chima
Hanly Estate Valued at $16,000 After Fatal Crash
Indianapolis reports J Frank Hanly former Indiana governor left an estate of $16,000 after his death in a Dennison automobile accident. He earned over $400,000 on lecture platforms and in Chautauquas, much of which he used for prohibition causes, according to son in law Harry R Garman.
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Harry R. Garman
Will Pray for Poland at Jasna Gora Shrine
Czestochowa Poland Aug 9 Religious fever rises as refugees stream into the city and plan to climb the hill to Yasna Gora to pray for Poland's deliverance from the Bolshevist advance.
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Poland
Bolshevists Attack Forts of Warsaw and UK Truce Rejected
London dispatches report outer Warsaw forts under bombardment by Bolsheviks and Russian forces replying with fire. Britain’s plea for a ten day truce with Poland was refused by the Soviet government while Minsk talks were set for August 11. Hythe conference collapsed as Lloyd George proposed terms, with 48 hours given for Moscow to respond before possible blockade.
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Lord Riddell
Europe
Nature on Steve George truce proposal before Premier Nilranad
In morning discussions M Kameneff a Soviet emissary to May land reintroduced Ford and British delegation. Afternoon allied conferees seriously considered measures to aid Poland. Officials warned Bolsheviks must halt advances on Warsaw or the Workade will resume within two days. British navy prepared.
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Nilranad
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M. Kameneff
Mayland
Poland
Warsaw
Vanderbilt Sued Over Taxes by Federal Prosecutor
New York August 9 Federal District Attorney Caffey filed suit against Frederick W. Vanderbilt and Reginald C. Vanderbilt for 9206006 and 24685 in additional income taxes for 1915. The complaints allege that their income tax returns were incorrect misleading false and fraudulent. Frederick reported net income of 1085 207.44 and Reginald 152 868.08 for 1915.
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Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Pilege
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Rederick
Reginald
Germany Backs Neutrality Amid Polarized Europe
Berlin reports Germany will resist breaches of neutrality over Poland and Russia. London pressure to aid Poland via German territory draws concern, with rumors of U S support and talks of German crisis. Bavarian unrest grows from food shortages high prices and coal scarcities fueling discontent with France and disarmament debates.
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Cantu Offers to Resign Gov Cantu May Step Down in 2 Weeks
Nogales reports Gov Esteban Cantu has offered to resign the executive office within two weeks if Provisional President de la Huerta halts sending federal troops into Lower California. The disclosure highlights a political crisis and troop deployments affecting Baja California.
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Nogales
Artal
Esteban Cantu
de la Huerta
California
U. S. to Sell 56 Small Ships
Washington reports the Shipping Board ordered five wooden vessels tied up at Norfolk as part of a plan to dispose of them. The ships average 5,000 dead weight tons and cannot operate profitably in transatlantic service, though they were useful during the war.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Norfolk
Denver Car Lines Resume Operation
Five hundred soldiers from Camp Funston arrived in Denver and the first street cars began running under strikebreaker crews protected by police squads. The city remained quiet as tramway workers balked at returning unless the company rehired all strikebreakers. The company refused. Twenty cars operated by strikebreakers, with troop convoys following automobiles.
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Denver
Camp Funston
Missing Airmen Safe After Plane Lands On Gulf Beach
Aviators John Goree and Fred Dato were found safe after their plane landed on the Gulf of California coast thirty miles southeast of Mayor. The aircraft had broken a propeller and the men had been missing since Saturday. Dato is governor Cantu’s brother in law.
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Lower
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John Goree
Fred Dato
Gulf of California
Mayor
Dato
Cantu
Franklin D Roosevelt formally notified for nomination
On Aug 9 at Springwood Hyde Park Franklin D Roosevelt learned of his nomination at his home. More than 15 000 invitations were issued by the Democratic national committee with attendees from every state. The ceremony featured speakers on the veranda and a large Hudson valley reception with officials and dignitaries present.
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Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
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Roosevelt Estate
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Yacht Club
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Amoria Club
War Clouds Gather in East Over Karabagh Ultimatum
Armenia has issued an ultimatum to Azerbaijan ordering evacuation of Karabagh and Zangevor. Mobilization of Armenian men under 36 follows, as Mustapha Kemal Pasha declares Muslims and Bolsheviks as brothers opposing imperial oppression. Reports claim London recalls Gen Milne, provoking English discontent. Damascus dispatches note Feisal’s Syrian coup is toppled by the Syrian congress before French occupation. Key figures Riza Pasha El Rikabi and Nouri Pasha El Said are reported killed amid calls for compromise with France.
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Azerbaidjan
Karabagh
Zangevor
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Kemai
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Foreign Office
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Damascus
Emir Feisal
Syria
Riza Pasha
el Rikabi
Syrian Congress
Nouri Pasha
el Said
Feisal
Government Moving Out Says Report Far From Defeated
A government moving out report asserts the regime is far from defeated by Bolshevists, signaling continued resistance and no immediate collapse or surrender. The piece emphasizes ongoing political struggle and resilience amid external pressure.
Mannix Taken From Ship by British Destroyer
Arch bishop Mannix of Australia reportedly seized from a ship by a British destroyer. The United Kingdom moves follow the dispatches from Moscow noting the Polish front and Allied concerns. Marshal Foch asserts Poland is not defeated if she quickly organizes forces and matériel.
Archbis hop Mannix seized by British destroyer
Archbishop Mannix of Australia was taken from the steamer in Queenstown and pushed ashore by a British destroyer after delivering anti-British lectures in the United States. The incident occurred as the dralth steamer was docked, with Mannix forcibly removed to shore under patrol.
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Evening Journal
Queenstown
England
Archbishop Mannix
Australia
United States
Dralth
Cherebourg
Farmer-Labor Split Denial From Parrey Christensen
Bristol Virginia August 9 Parrey P Christensen candidate for president for the farmer labor party denies Allen McCurdy of New York claims that the committee of 48 will withdraw from affiliation. Christensen says McCurdy acts alone and promises to expose his misrepresentation. he notes he is a member of the committee of 48 and asserts not a dozen would desert the party.
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Allen McCurdy
New York
Committee of 48
Farmer-Labor Party
Parrey P. Christensen
McCurdy
J. A. H. Hopkins
Amos Pinechot
George Record
Christensen
Tennessee
French Reach Upper Silesia Reported From Breslau
Breslau correspondent of Zweelfuhrblatt says strong drafts of French artillery reach Upper Silesia via Czechoslovakia and ammunition trains move into the province in quick succession. Workmen are claimed to be excited, believing France plans to use the region as a base for a relief expedition to Poland.
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Upper Silesian
Czecho-Slovakia
Breslau
France
Upper Silesce
Poland
J. J. Hill Associate Is Dead
Paul Minnesota August 9 D C Shep a longtime friend and railroad builder died at his home after a long illness He was 92 years old Survived by two brothers Charles R Shepard Genesee New York and William H A Shepard Belmar New Jersey and several grandchildren Plane Sets New Record San Antonio Texas August 9 An Haviland airplane carrying passengers piloted by Lt Henry Waddington reached 19070 feet a likely world record
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Tex
Haviland
Henry Waddington
Boats Used In Indianapolis Floods Aug Cloudburst
A cloudburst flooded Indianapolis with many streets underwater and boats used on the South side. A street car conductor suffered burns from the incident amid the chaos.
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