Lloyd George Urges Irish Unity Against Separation
Premier Lloyd George appeals in Barnsley England to reject Irish secession, warning it would spark civil war in Ireland and threaten the United Kingdom. He champions common sense and a shared federation while praising Britain’s inclusive approach and imperial ties.
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United Kingdom
Severance
Erin
Barnsley
England
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Ireland
Woman with an alphabetic long name in England
The article notes a English woman who bore an unusually long string of Christian names running from Anne Bertha Cerilia to Winifred Xenophon Yetty Zeus elie ae Boi, highlighting the rarity of many names among parents.
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England
Anne Bertha Cerilia
Winifred Xenophon Yetty Zeus
National League scores and American League results
National League New York tied Chicago 2 while Pittsburgh and Brooklyn were scoreless. American League games saw Boston tie Chicago 6 and Cleveland beat Washington 8 to 2 while Detroit defeated New York 7 and St Louis topped Philadelphia 4.
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Pittaburzh - Rr
New York
Boston
Wee
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago
Atewes A
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Ft. Louis
Pittsburgh
Leveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Two Kill Wives End Lives In St Louis Shooting
In St Louis on August 20, Michael Ledet twenty five shot his estranged wife Deva Leet and then killed himself after a crowd chased him into a poolroom. Mrs Ledet was shot on the street while Mrs Blanche Roberson and her husband Hot Henderson both died by their own actions following the shooting in her home.
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St. Louis
Michael Ledet
Deva Leet
Honor for dead corporal to lie in state at government printing office
Washington August 29 Corporal Charles A R Jacobs will lie in state at the government printing office as an honor usually reserved for top government signatories. Jacobs, a marine, was one of two employees of the office killed in the World War.
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France
Washington
Charles A. R. Jacobs
Government Printing Office
Jacobs
Aamarine
Giant fraud tied to Bank Wreckers in vast scheme
Chicago reports show swindles possibly reaching 10 million dollars linked to Charles W. French and associates in Bank Wreckers Ltd. Four men named in a confession by Alva K. Harshman face inquiry as involuntary bankruptcies hit five Iowa concerns. Investigators to Iowa will pursue the case.
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Chicago
Charles W. French
Bank Wreckers, Ltd
United States
John V. Clinnin
Alva KE
Harshman
French
Towa
Cunnin
Anl
Iowa
Harvey Beeson
Meservey
E. K. Cook
M. B. Cohen
Whch
Bankers’ Loan Company
Des Moines
Bankers’, Mortgage Company
Cedar Rapids
Farmers’ Cattle & Long Company
Council Bluffs
Missouri Valley Catite Loan Company
Associated Producers
Beeson
Linn City
Clinnin
Equal Rights Demanded by Union Labor Rumor
Atlantic City Aug 2 The American Federation of Labor executive council announced plans to investigate equal rights and opportunities for workers, opposing corporate profits as the sole aim. They pledge to study and propose reforms to safeguard wage earners against discrimination and anti union laws, with reference to Kansas industrial court law.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Ami
Kansas Industrial Court
Council Decries Corporate Wealth Encroachment and Judicial Impairment
The council blasts corporate wealth as encroaching on collective rights and accuses federal and state judiciary departments of seriously impairing constitutional workers rights. It labels US Supreme Court decisions as narrow and class biased and vows to probe banking and insurance firms handling inflated investment funds.
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Wasi
United States Supreme Court
Nine Bandits Rob Gamblers in Stamford Raid
Nine men raided a gambling resort in Stamford Connecticut in the bitterness section stealing 15 dollars from players and killing a resisting man. The victim was Bernard Kilkel ly an employee of the local street car company. Adoniram Judson noted as the first American missionary in Burma.
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Stamford
Conn
Bernard Kilkelly
Adoniram Judson
Burma
Preparations For Parley Expand With Delegation Sizes
Washington officials tally armament and Far Eastern talks as delegations grow. Britain plans about 100 officials, China anticipates around 100, Japan about 150 plus attaches and specialists. A special steamship and two railroad trains are reserved for Japan’s transport.
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Washington
State Department
Japan
Plan to Recognize Mexico Advances in Drift Toward Reconciliation
Washington learns that a formal treaty with Mexico to guarantee American rights and protect property has been drafted. President Obregon signals willingness to liberalize mineral decrees, but the retroactive clause and political factions delay final agreement. A Mexican Supreme Court ruling on retroactivity could unlock immediate resumption of relations.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
Obregon
Occa
United States
Mexican Supreme Court
Two More Bodies Recovered in ZR Disaster
Salvage crews recovered two American victims near the ZR disaster. Lieutenant Commander Coll's body was found in a control unit with a parachute attached, while Chief Boatswain's Mate Pettit was also identified. The Dauntless heads to New York with more remains as a memorial service is planned in New York. A separate incident in South Bend reports Victor Broner, 29, killed when a parachute failed during a jump from an airpline.
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London
Coll
Pettit
Dauntless
Falmouth
New York
United States Air Service
Estaowin
South Bend
Ind
Victor Broner
Mishawaka
Thief Robs Paymaster at Detroit Rickenbacker Office
A lone thief held up a paymaster for the Rickenbacker Motor Company in Detroit on August 20 and escaped with 6500 dollars from the campus offices.
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Detroit
Mich
Aus
Rickenbacker Motor Company
Mail Line censure over diverted immigrant funds revealed
United States Mail Steamship company accused of diverting 1.2 million dollars obtained from immigrant passage and head taxes. Nine ships seized by the Shipping Board are restored by court order and to be operated by a special committee while sale or recharter is decided. The board seeks to protect immigrants and uphold the American flag at sea.
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New York
United States Mail, Steamship Company
Lasker
Shipping Board
W. Averill Harriunap
Kermit Roosevelt
A. Y. Roore
Beard
Military area declared after Moplah riots in Malabar district
In British India the Malabar district is placed under military rule following Moplah mob violence in Aral descent area. Lootings and arson were reported including Charapala chary police station treasury Periatalmanna and the local court burned. Police and armed forces clashed with rioters near Pattambi where machine gun fire caused heavy, though unconfirmed, casualties.
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Malabar
India
Madras
Batty
Pattambi
Charapala Chary
Periatalmanna
Train Hits Auto Killing Four Near Somersville New Jersey
A Jersey Central passenger train struck an automobile at Vantaines Crossing near Somersville New Jersey, killing four people including Dr A G T Amico of Somersville, his sister Miss Helen IyAmico, nurse Miss Mary Onsen, and Mrs Maria Rosatba.
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New York
Jersey Central Railroad
Somersville
N. J
A. G. T. Amico
Vantaines Crossing
Maria Rosatba
Helen IyAmico
Mary Onsen
Grocers Form Co operative Buying Plan to Cut Prices
Forty eight New York grocers have organized a cooperative buying group to challenge chain stores. President C. H. Devers says they will match the chain stores on total value, not single low prices on a few items, and expect a broad price drop across the market.
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New York
C. H. Devers
Buying Co-Operative
Recall of American forces in Germany sparks unrest in Coblenz
Reports claim U S troops will be recalled once the peace treaty is ratified causing widespread dissatisfaction among ranks. Discipline has been strict with only the best records sent to Coblenz as replacements for infractions.
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Coblenz
Germany
Senate
Shine
United States
Amnesty delays decision on Debs pardon amid peace pact
President Harding will not decide on clemency for Eugene V Debs until the German peace treaty is ratified. Attorney General Daugherty, involved in the case, aided the White House discussion and noted that broad amnesty for political prisoners will await peace success.
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Washington
Harding
Eugene V.debs
Atlanta
Germany
Daugherty
Debs
White House
Two Brothers Drown in Gravel Pit Near Hoopeston
Donald and Merrill Dawson of Lafayette, both under twelve, drowned in a gravel pit near Hoopeston while living there. Divers recovered both bodies.
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Danville
Donald
Merrill Dawson
Lafayette
Hoopeston
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