Americans rally for Poland against Bolshevik threat
In Chicago and suburbs mass Polish meetings totaling about 60 000 attendees urge U S aid for Poland with calls to recognize an independent Poland and join a Polish war loan. Speakers include Congressman Rainey and Anthony Czarnecki stress Poland as Western Europe's bulwark against Russian imperialism.
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Chicago
Poland
United States
Europe
Sion
Berlin
Merica
Wilson
Italy
Elizabeth Street
Fifty-second Streets
John W
Edward Kowalew
Congressman Rainey
Anthony Czarnecki
St. Stanislas’ Hall
Whiting
Thomas Skorupa
Central Committee
Japan to Hold National Meetings on Foreign Policy
Honolulu Aug. 16 reports a Tokyo cablegram to Nippu Jiji that Japan plans mass meetings for citizens to express views on foreign affairs as tensions rise. The dispatch says the new Chinese cabinet is pro American and anti Japanese and notes some Japanese fear a social revolution in China.
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Honolulu
Japan
Tokyo
Nippu Jiji
China
California fixes minimum wage for women and minors
The California Industrial Welfare Commission set a 218 weekly minimum for women and minors in factories, with beginners exempted. It bans employment past 11 p.m without permission and covers bookbinding, printing, engineers, and graphic establishments, affecting about 20 000 workers.
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San Francisco
California
State Industrial Welfare Commission
Iit
Canada Ends Grain Control Ends Wheat and flour regime
Winnipeg August 16 the Canadian government ends four year control of wheat and flour and permits open trading in all grains including four today leading to instant free market trading across the country with immediate effect on prices and supply.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Venizelos Escapes Assassination in Paris Armor
In Paris a three ply chain armor worn beneath Eleutherica Venizelos's shirt saved him as five shots were fired at close range outside Lyons station. Only one bullet caused minor wounds while four fragments did no serious harm. The plot, traced to Switzerland, aimed to restore Constantine.
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Paris
Eleutherica Venizelos
Recce
Lyons
George V
Great Britain
Rome
Venizelos
Switzerland
Constantine
Theodora Booth Is a Bride
Theodora Booth daughter of Gen and Mrs Ballington Booth married July 30 to Lieut Jess A Montee of Superior Wisconsin. Montee served in the American Expeditionary Force with the Thirty second Fifth and Eighty ninth divisions. The couple met while traveling with her mother through sections occupied by the American Army of Occupation in Germany.
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New York
Theodora Booth
Ballington Booth
Jess A. Montee
Superior
Wis
Montee
Miss Booth
Germany
U S Expenses Jump Seen as September Outlay Rises
Treasury officials estimate September government outlays will rise by about 500 to 600 million dollars with roughly two thirds paid to railroads under earnings protection and 300 million from the revolving fund for new equipment. Loans to lines grow slowly but higher freight rates may aid private capital borrowing for equipment. Officials say debt reductions will continue though somewhat curtailed by the outflow.
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Washington
Treasury
Transportation Act
Commission
Crowds Clash With Guards In Dublin After Castle Attack
Dublin sees heavy night fighting near Dublin Castle as crowds surge toward gates. Soldiers fire over heads. a boy is cited as shot in riots. Armored cars roam streets. mail theft from England reported in the city. London hints at possible policy shift toward Irish situation and concessions.
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Dublin
Dublin Castle
Lancashire Fusiliers
Farrell
O'Connell Bridge
England
Resignations Rise in Ireland And Unionists Join Sinn Fein
The government faces surprise as resignations mount across Ireland including magistrates and lords lieutenant amid opposition to coercion. Many resignations are paired with announcements they are joining Sinn Fein, signaling a shift in political allegiance.
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Bil
England
Ireland
Ex Governor's Kin Shot in Matewan Ambush
Two prominent Matewan residents A. E. Hatfield and Dr. Edward Stopkins were shot from ambush while seated in front of a hotel on Matewan's main street. Both men were in serious condition, doctors report, close to the former governor Hatfield's kin.
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Matewan
W. Va
H. Ty. Hatfield
Amosh
A. E
Hatfield
Edward Stopkins
Indiana Population Rises to 2 990 544 in 1914 Census
Washington reports Indiana now has a population of 2 990 544, up 229 668 since 1910, a five percent gain according to the preliminary census count announced by the director.
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Washington
Indiana
Bolshevik Plot Unearthed by U S
Washington reports details of Soviet plans to foment economic discord in the United States this fall and winter. Intelligence branches hold the plots, with predictions President Wilson may publicize some horrors as a prelude to aiding Poland against the red menace and deterring Bolshevik terror mirrored in England France and Italy.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Poland
England
France
Italy
Bolshevik Advance Threatens Warsaw as Soldau Falls
Bolshevik forces capture Soldau on the Warsaw Danvig line northwest of Mlawan. Russian cavalry with requisitioned horses advances on the Vistula while infantry supports the right flank. Warsaw reports the front drawing nearer with artillery flashes and fears of encirclement, though officials expect a counterstrike to defend the city.
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Berlin
Soldau
Mlawan
Warsaw
Vistula
Red Horse
Reds Drive Reaches Kaluszyn Near Warsaw
Reports state Soviet forces advances from Novo Georgievsk through Zearje and Radzymin to Ceglon and Ivangorod, moving 60 kilometers above Warsaw on the Vistula. Reds cross Bug river near Trrest Litovsk and reach Kaluszyn, within gunshot of Warsaw’s outer defenses.
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Novo Georgievsk
Zearje
Radzymin
Kholsheviki
Ceglon
Ivangorod
Warsaw
Vistula
Reds
Bug River
Trrest-Litovsk
Stedice
Kaluszyn
Blockade runners flood Atlantic coast in Prohibition era
Washington reports blockade runners in sea gray camouflaged boats off the Atlantic coast bringing liquor rather than war supplies. Prohibition officials say patrols require far larger funding, with routes between Cuba the Bahamas and the Florida keys and everglades featuring hidden caches.
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Atlantic
Washington
Kramer
Cuba
Bahama Islands
Florida Everglades and
Keys
Former Crown Prince Urges “Throw Up The Sponge” War Plea
The Paris Matin published an autographed letter by Frederick William Hohenzollern three months after U S entry in the war urging his parents to concede and save the throne to spare misery. He argues Germany cannot defeat the United States and pleads for surrender.
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Paris
Germany
Frederick William Hohenzollern
United States
Pony Shipped by Airplane Arrives for Polo Match
London reports Sir Philip Sassoon arranged a polo pony by air today to cover a late afternoon game. The pony was dispatched by airplane at noon and delivered in time for play at his Lympne estate.
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London
Philiip Sassoon
Sir Philip
Lympne
Red Armies Sweep Through Persia Near Tehran
Soviet forces advancing from Poland into Persia threaten to subjugate the country. A 60,000 strong unit including Cossack cavalry nears Tehran, 200 miles away, facing a 50,000 Persian army. Other Soviet groups move unopposed in southeast Persia as Britain has only about 6,000 troops available for Persia's defense.
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Washington
Poland
Persia
United States
Teheran
George Tehitcherin
Russia
Great Britain
Orient
State Department
Afghanistan
Baluchistan
India
Universal
England
Five Million Damage in Toledo Paving Collapse
Terrific downpour floods Toledo causing pavement to float away and destroy extensive property. Residents report widespread damage as roads buckle and structures suffer water-related harm. Emergency crews assist as insurance and rebuilding efforts begin.
U. S. Ships To Baltic Protect Interests
Special dispatch reports US cruisers Pittsburg and destroyer ordered to the Baltic Sea to guard American interests amid rising tensions. In Toledo a severe rainstorm caused 5 million dollars in damage with widespread flooding and paralyzed traffic.
Two U S Ships to Russia to Protect Interests
The Navy Department orders the cruiser Pittsburg and a destroyer to the Baltic Sea to guard American interests. The vessels will proceed at once to Russian waters.
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U. S S
Russia
Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Pittsburg
Baltic Sea
Red Cross Plea Urges Women to Help After War
Washington on August 16 reports a Red Cross Bulletin urging young women of America to join as nurses and hospital staff. The appeal highlights urgent needs for superintendents ward heads operating room supervisors and clinic dispensary supervisors to aid war devastated regions and uphold civilization.
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America
Washington
Red Cross Bulletin
Prince of Wales to Skip India Visit Planned Delhi Durbar
New York reports indicate the British government has decided the Prince of Wales should not visit India until conditions there settle. A Delhi durbar was planned for January to mark the new reform government’s introduction.
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New York
London
India
Prince of Wales
Delhi
German Rising Feared Amid Polish Tensions
Berlin reports intense hatred between Germans in East and West Prussia and Upper Silesia toward Poles. Officials fear a possible uprising in support of the Bolshevists as tensions rise across the region.
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East
West Prussia
Berlin
Upper Silesia
Governor Cox Pinched For Speeding On Return Trip
Columbus Ohio August 16 Gov James M Cox Democratic presidential nominee was flagged for speeding during a motor return from Wheeling. Police attempted to stop him but he refused to be taken to jail.
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Columbus, O
James M. Cox
Wheeling
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U.S
Bonar Law
U. S
Mlawa
Toledo
Baltic
Dered
The
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Prince May
Cox
Columbus
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