Trials Clash as Illinois Governor Faces Embezzlement Allegations
Springfield July 22. political foes press to try Governor Small in Sangamon County for alleged side funds embezzlement and conspiracy. Governor favors trial before an unbiased judge and jury, while backers urge delay. Brundage called Crook by Mayor Thompson. civil suit possible to collect interest owed to the state.
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Springfield
Stiall
Sangamon County
Stoall
Small
Councel
James Im
George B
Josrah WW
Fifer
Hiinol
Conncet
Henry Mester
Smmll
Smell
Koehn
Mester
Swithh
Thompson
Brundage
Chicago
Edward J. Brundage
Ilinois
Len Small
Smal
James H. Wilkerson
Dawes Halts U.S. Sales In Absence Of Order
Washington reports General Dawes halted U.S. sales without awaiting a formal executive order he said would soon follow. The action pauses commercial activities as authorities prepare official directives.
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Washington
Generge Dawes
On the Green Diamond Standing of the Clubs
Brief notes show standings of clubs with a likely reference to Rague among teams. The readable text centers on club rankings and a single name appears in the segment.
Rector Orders Halt to Government Surplus Property Sales
The rector of theקטarently decreed that all government sales of surplus property cease immediately on his own initiative. He cites a large and looming loss to the United States from uncoordinated control over surplus items across departments.
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Banget
United States
Britain to continue building capital warships
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons that Britain will press on with constructing capital warships despite the Washington disarmament conference. He said the policy to replace capital ships remains essential and is not altered by the conference’s outcome.
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Loyd George
London
Lloyd Tuenge
House of Commons
Washington
Lioyd George
Dawes halts sales of government surplus property
Washington July 22 under President Harding supervision General Charles G. Dawes director of the budget ordered a temporary hold on the sale of government surplus property as part of financial controls.
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Harding
Washington
Charles EK. Dawes
Hughes backs Japan to curb Pacific naval race
Premier Hughes of Australia told the American Luncheon Club that the United States must reach a settlement with Japan on Pacific naval balance or Britain will join the race to safeguard its Pacific interests. He argued Australia will be a major power in a century and stressed Britain’s naval role and the need for a three power accord at the Washington conference.
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London
Hughes
Australia
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Pacific
Washington
America
League of Nations
Peace talks near Irish crisis as Lloyd George fails to settle
London July 22. Lloyd George and Eamon de Valera end talks without a basis for Irish peace conference. De Valera returns to Ireland after a brief interlude, with plans for Dominion home rule within the empire considered the only possible basis. Sinn Fein leader appears calm as he exits.
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London
Lloyd George
Karmen de Valera
Yoineter
de Valera
James Craig
Dublin
Negariatone
Ireland
Lieyd George
British Empire
South Africa
Pariey
United Kingdom
Sinn Fein
Irish Home Rule Talks Spark Sinn Fein Rally
A large Sinn Fein sympathy crowd cheered their leader as they recited rosaries waved Sinn Fein flags and sang Home Rule Foreseen. Reports say proposals noted by Premier Smuts give Ireland more fiscal freedom while limiting taxation effects on England. Marquis Carden announced Irish negotiations may dominate the next parliamentary session.
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Sinn Bein
Watera
London
J. C. Smuts
South Africa
Ireland
England
Marquis Carden
House of Lords
Gorky Appeals to World for Help Over Typhus and Famine
A cable from Maxim Gorky warns of the worst typhus and cholera era, stating 300,000 Russians die daily and famine could wipe out millions. He appeals to Anatole France Gerhard Hauptmann and Blasco Ibanez, citing crop failures in Russia and Volga regions.
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Qatiy
Paris
Ely
Europe
Russia
Maxim Gorky
Anatole
France
Gerhard Hauptmann
Blasco Ibanez
Russa
Caucasus
Moscow
Viedimie Drabewitch
Volga
Fordney Tariff Bill Passed by House Heads to Senate
Washington July 22 The Fordney tariff bill cleared the House 280 to 126 after two weeks of debate. It goes to the Senate with five separate votes on preferential provisions. Key changes include the dye stuffs embargo being struck and hides and cotton restored to free list. Seven Democrats voted for final passage.
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Washington
House
Lee
Baker
California
Frear
Representative Prear
Wixcomsin
Tariff Commission
United States
House reverses committee of the whole on embargo sections
In a narrow vote the house overturned the committee of the whole action approving embargo provisions. The chamber notes only about half the members attended the committee vote and no roll call was taken.
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House
Committee of the Whole
Greeks Seize Eski-Shehr Junction in Asia Minor
London dispatch reports Greek forces seizing the Eski-Shehr railway junction in Asia Minor and initiating a rapid pursuit of Turkish nationalists from the broader Delta area. The development comes from a Greek foreign ministry dispatch received in Athens.
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London
Eski- Shelter
Asia Minor
Athens
Harding appoints Mary O'Toole as District of Columbia judge
President Harding nominates Miss Mary O'Toole to the municipal bench in the District of Columbia. O'Toole is a member of the bar and has been active as a woman leader in Washington for some time.
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Harding
Mary O'Toole
Capital
Washington
Mary O'Tolee
Cormbbia
O'Toole Ts
Dry probe hints at offshore bar operation
Washington July 22 The Coast Guard investigated reports of a bar off Long Island. Pratt Commissioner Pyghes said evidence suggested fishers were transporting corns beyond the three mile limit.
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Haynes
Washington
Long Island
Hetor Correes
Hillquit Detained in Britain Granted Entry After Agreement
Morris Hillquit, the American socialist temporarily detained at Dover, will be allowed to enter Great Britain after agreeing not to disseminate revolutionary propaganda. In Washington, Representative Ogden Mills of New York introduced a tax on expenditures as a substitute for the income tax, labeling it a spending tax.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Perret
Cleveland
New York
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Lawra
Incinnat
Roston
St. Louis
Dover
London
Morris Hillquit
Ogden Mils
Mills
War debt talk halted in Senate by Mellon remarks
Washington July 22 Senator Mellon signals readiness to shift refund talks to a commission while the Senate Finance Committee halts action on a bill granting the secretary of the treasury authority to refund allied war debits totaling about 11 billion dollars. Mellon favors appointing a commissioner to handle the foreign debt, but cautions against bearing full responsibility himself.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Mellon
Estene
Con Administration
Melton
United States
Senate &Hance Committee
Treasury
Central American meet convenes in Tegucigalpa
The Central American constituent assembly met in Tegucigalpa with representatives from Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. Policarpo Bonilla, former Honduran president, was elected president of the assembly during the session of the Federation of Central American Republics.
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Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Central American Constituent Assembly
Federation of Central American Republics
Salvador
Iduras
Guatemala
Policarpo Bonilla
Panama Canal Tolls Dip in July Traffic
Washington reports the Panama Canal office data show July 1920 commercial traffic marks the lowest month for tonnage since records began. Vessels totaled 183, down from 210 in June and 261 in May 1920, while tolls reached 1 751 967 dollars. For the year the tolls total 11 276 890 dollars, higher than the prior year.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Jane
Japan Faces Labor Crisis as Dockyard Strike Shapes Action
A Tokyo dockyard strike sparks a broader labor crisis with secret meetings and a plan for a nationwide federation. About 200,900 workers in Tokyo are set to strike for shorter hours and higher wages, with government arsenals' employees leading the agitation.
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Tokyo
Niko
Japan bars Shantung issue in proposed talks
The Japanese cabinet reports to the Nichi Nicho Shim bun that a general programme will be adopted for the Washi conference. It will not discuss Shantung questions or rights of participants. The Shantung matter was decided by the Paris peace conference.
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Torso
Japan
Nichi Nicho Shimbun
Paris
Unemployment Figures Show Pennsylvania Changes
Harrisburg reports state unemployment remains high with about 2 000 idle workers in farming and related sectors during a period of temporary farm jobs. The state employment bureau estimates total jobless across covered areas near 276 000 on June 30.
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To Employment Bureau
Harrisburg
Department of Labor and Industry
State Employment Bureau
Two Die After Cottonwood Tree Falls in Neb
In nmnaha Nebraska, July se aoe and W T Milbourn were killed when a large cottonwood toppled onto workers clearing a fallen tree. One volunteer attempted to help and was also injured.
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Nmnaha
Neb
Aoe
W. T. Milbourn
Robbery at Nile Bank Tapes $10,000 Heist
A robbery at the Nile Bank resulted in $10,000 taken. Police report a single suspect fled with the cash, leaving a taped note behind. The case remains under investigation as officers cordon the area and collect evidence.
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Bank of
Bee Bow Good Books You Baré-Heneca
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