Dempsey Knocks Out Billy Miske in Key Championship Bout
Jack Dempsey defeated Billy Miske in the third round of their scheduled ten round fight in Benton Harbor Michigan. A kidney punch staggered Miske in round two but Dempsey finished with a rapid right to the jaw in round three ending the bout with Miske knocked out. Five-figure crowds watched as Dempsey claimed the victory.
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Benton Harbor
Midh
Sept
Jack Dempsey
Billy Miske
Miske
Dempsey
Mpsey
Denpsey
Wong
Miské
Jess Willard
Toledo
Jack
Keferee Dougherty
Jet
Dempse
Rapinecy
Champ
Submarine Breaks Tow Near Delaware Capes as Ohio Returns
The submarine broke loose from towing operations near the Delaware Capes with only a buoy marking the spot. The submarine tender Beaver stands by as the battleship Ohio, which had attempted the tow in shallow water Saturday, returns to Hampton Roads.
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Delaware Capes
Beaver
Ohio
Hampton Reads
Plane Crash Kills Woman Near Kalama Washington
Mrs. Lee H. Seace wife of a Cen tralia physician died from injuries after an airplane passenger crash into a tree north of Kalama in dense fog. Pilot F I Barnes of Lakeview and passenger Guy C D Cooper of Centr at lia were injured. A rancher carried the woman through woods to a neighbor then here where she died.
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Kalama
Wash
Lee H. Seace
Centralia
Here
Guy CD. Cooper
F. I. Barnes
Lakeview
Submarine S-5 Salvage Seen Feasible by Navy
Naval officers say the sunken submarine S-5 at 150 feet depth could be salvaged with already ordered specialized equipment. The rescue ship reported 88 men saved from the sunken craft.
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Washington
Tragic Rockfall Kills Three on Bridge at Horseshow Falls
A five ton shale slide from Horseshow Falls bridge to the Cave of the Winds killed A Hartman 37, Louise Hartman 36, and Sarah M Faust 22 of Pittsburgh. Injured T W Lee of Pittsburgh and Frank H Erling of Detroit. One occupant escaped unhurt. The disaster spared no warning as the shale shattered the bridge and fell into the cave below.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Ux Cave
A. Hartman
Louise Hartman
Brooklyn
Sarah M. Faust
Pittsburgh
Italian Labor Weighs Revolt Over Factory Seizures
A Paris bulletin reports Italian extremists at Milan push for seizure of factories as a start of a general takeover of industry. Moderates favor negotiated deals with employers while government stays confident workers will act sensibly. Many plants remain occupied and wage disputes persist amid tense conditions.
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London
General Federation of Labor
Metal Workers’ Union
Italian Socialist Party
Milan
Italy
Turin
Rome
Herald
Organ of Labor
Avanti
Paris
Havas
Milan unrest tests conciliatory resolve amid factory clashes
Reports describe workers attempting to seize a factory in Milan while Viareggio talks yield an agreement. Employers and workers at Viareggio plan immediate resume of work as disputes ease.
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Milan
Viareggio
Eight killed in interurban line crash near Denver
In Denver suburb He helped by the Interurban line electric cars crash killed eight persons and injured more than fifty. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as investigators began to determine the cause of the collision and the extent of the damage.
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Denver
Colo
Marne Battle Commemorations Held in Meaux and Reims
Ceremonies marking the Marne battle were observed in Meaux and Reims with the presence of three marshals of France, sixty generals, the American ambassador, and American Legion representatives attending.
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Paris
Marne
Meaux
Reims
France
Wrangel's Army Achieves Victory in Crimea Front
Bolshevist forces retreat across the Dnieper after heavy losses from General Wrangel's counter‑attacks. Wrangel commands about 60,000 troops in two armies in the Taurida region and Kuban, while Soviet troops from 50,000 infantry and 12,000 cavalry press from the Crimea toward the Taurida and near the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
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Sebastopol
Dnieper
Wrangel
Biedeman
Dneiper
Tuman
Black Sea
Sea of Azov
Bolshevists
Moscow
Kideman
Kahovka
Wraneel
Crimea
Taurida
Wrangle
Taurida Ustrict
Kautiepot
Kuban
Ulaglia
Harding outlines voluntary arbitration for labor peace
In Marion Ohio on Labor Day Senator Harding urged voluntary arbitration and joint employer employee committees to foster understanding. He endorsed collective bargaining but warned against labor or government domination and favored private operation of railways under Cummins Esch. He cited his own experience as an employer noting higher paper costs did not cause workers to suffer.
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Marion
Harding
Lithuanians to Meet the Pole Envoys Clash Over Boundary Line
Paris reports hostilities between Poland and Lithuania nearly ended and talks set for Mariampol to advance peace plans. Poland protests to the League of Nations over Lithuanian attacks north of Suwalki amid Bolshevik support claims.
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Paris
League of Nations
Lithuania
Poland
Mariampol
Kovno
Foreign Office
Warsaw
Suwalki
Sys
Ugustowe
Polish Lithuanian frontier talks hinge on rail line and troops
The article details Poland seeking neutrality and banning Polish forces from crossing the frontier guarded by Lithuania. Lithuania proposes a temporary front line from Grabowo to Slatyn while disputing Polish claims of bolsheviks crossing through Lithuania. Negotiations in Kovno touch the Grodno Vilna railway and internment of Soviet troops. Lithuania fields about 30,000 troops.
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Poland
Suwalki
Lithuania
Grabowo
Augustowo
Slatyn
East Prussia
Russia
Kovno
Grodno-Vilna
Prussia
Williamson Dims 42 Deputies as 20 Citizens Appointed
In Williamson West Virginia Judge James Damron ordered the dismissal of 42 deputy sheriffs who had served in Mingo county since the coal strike. He appointed 20 local business and professional men to fill the posts and revoked firearms licenses for over seventy citizens. The Sept term opened with 27 men charged in the Matewan shooting to stand trial.
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Williamson
W. Va
Mingo County
James Darrop
Damron
Circuit Court
Matewan
PAYS MILLION FOR COAL LAND IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
The Pittsburgh Coal company transfers coal lands in Sangamon Macoopin Montgomery and Bond counties to the Illinois Coal and Coke company. The deal is valued at about $1,000,000. Read more on the central Illinois coal acreage changed hands.
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Springfield
Ill
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Sangamon
Macoopin
Montgomery
Bond Counties
Illinois Coal and Coke Company
Governor Cox in Plea for Toilers
Governor Cox spoke at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds on labor and agriculture linking their interests to League of Nations. He urged higher farm production and labor supply, backed collective bargaining, and pledged higher postal salaries during his Western tour. He warned that world peace depends on ratifying the peace treaty and rebuilding Europe.
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Minnesota
Cox
League of Nations
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Europe
America
French Take Two Turkish Towns Constantinople News
French troops seized Aintah Asia Minor 52 miles northeast of Aleppo and advanced toward Maresh 37 miles northwest of Aintab meeting stubborn Turkish nationalist resistance. Urfa 75 miles southwest of Diarbekir fell as a strong column moved on the city.
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Constantinople
Aintah
Asia Minor
Aleppo
Maresh
Aintab
Marash
Urfa
Turkey
Diarbekir
Fire Kills Up To Fifteen In Klamath Falls Opera House
Police recover bodies from the ruins of a hotel as a devastating blaze consumes the Houston opera house and nearby business and dwelling units in Klamath Falls Oregon. Authorities say Labor Day revelers were among those hurt or missing.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Houston Opera House
Klamath Falls Ore
Houston
Greeks Continue Drive in Asia Minor Against Turkish Nationalists
Constantinople reports further Greek progress in Asia Minor as Turkish nationalists evacuate Kutayah and Afsum Karahissar, with Greek forces entering both towns. In Pennsylvania, Enoch Williams of district No. 1 UMHW signals possible end to the anthracite coal field "vacation" after a miners meeting.
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Constantinople
Asia Minor
Kutayah
Brussal
Afsum-Karahissar
Wilkesbarre
Enoch Williams
United Mine Workers
Japanese Chambers Demand Fair US Shipping Policy
Representatives of the empire's chambers of commerce adopted resolutions declaring American shipping legislation harms trade interests of other nations. The message to the United States urges a policy of fairness in world commerce.
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Tokyo
Chambers of Commercce
United States
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