Peasants in Rebellion in Russia Expanded Congress Plans
Report from Peking outlines Kirghis steppes leaders calling a congress to draft a general program independent of the soviet government. Delegates would come from Semipalatinsk Akmolinsk and Turgai provinces spanning from the Altai to the southern Urals with Akmolisk or Semipalatinsk as capitals.
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Peking
Kirghis
Siberia
Semipalatinsk
Akrolinsk
Turgal
Altai Mountains
Mongolia
Urals
Akmolisk
Semipatatinsk
Dames
Wrangel
London
Berlin
Bug River
Wrangell
Brest-Litovsk
Constantinople
Poloughi
Ekaterinoslav
Kuehling Held After Coroners Inquest In Drowning Case
Washington dispatch reports coroner jury ruled Mrs. Gertrude Viger Kuehling died by accident in the Potomac. United States District Attorney James B. Archer demanded Roy Harper Kuehling be held for the grand jury after admitting frequent quarrels with his wife. An autopsy confirmed drowning as the cause of death.
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Washington
Gertrude Viger Kuebhling
Detroit
Mich
Potomac
United State District
James B. Archer
Roy Harper Kuehling
Kuehling
Howard Osgood
Felice Ryan
William Brown Carr
Cardinal Gibbons Calls Women voters duty and right
Baltimore September 14 Cardinal Gibbons reverses his prior stance on woman suffrage urging all women to vote. He says it is both their right and their duty. He previously opposed suffrage fearing it would pull women from domestic duties.
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Gibbons
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Ballot Reflects State Material and Social Progress
Fragmentary line notes that once settled the ballot should reflect the material and social progress of the state, implying a civic choice tied to development and advancement.
Rochester Woman Moved to Hospital for Birth in Prison
Mrs. Peart BR O Dell a Rochester girl serving twenty years in Auburn prison for women for the murder of Edward Kneipp a former lover was moved to a local hospital under a state law to allow her baby to be born outside the prison. The father James Dell is in a death cell at Sing Sing awaiting electrocution and was not notified.
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Auburn
N. Y
United States Cruiser Pittsburg Beached at Litau Rocks
The US cruiser Pittsburg ran aground off Litau in the Baltic then was towed into port after her coal ammunition and provisions were transferred to safety.
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Pittsburg
United States
Litau
Tihan Roads
Meat Packers Profit Report At Convention
Thomas F. Wilson of Chicago, president of the institute of American Meat Packers, told delegates in Atlantic City that none of the big five packers earned more than 1% profit on each dollar of sales in 1919. He disclosed profits and sales figures for several American corporations.
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Meat Packers
Atlantic City
N. J
Convention of Thestitute of American
Thomas F. Wilson
Chicago
Wilson
New Idea to End Strike Proposed by Teamsters
The Van Teamsters union local No 273 proposed settling the labor dispute by debating the issues with the Van Owners' association in Madison Square Garden The plan would split two thirds of the arena for supporters of each side and open the remaining third to the public marking a novel settlement approach amid the strike that began last week.
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New York
van Teamsters' Union
van Owners’ Association
Teamsters
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Bride Drowns in Lake Michigan During Honeymoon
Federal authorities detain Chicago Dill Pickle Club president Jones for questioning after his wife Anna Mitchell drowns in Lake Michigan during a night long struggle. Rescued by tug William Jr. Jones swam to safety clinging to a cucumber shaped craft. The incident occurred on their honeymoon following a Crown Point elopement.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
John Archibald Jones
Dill Pickle Club
Racine
Wis
Jones
Tooker Alley Club
Anna Mitchell
New York
Greeniggeh Village
Crown Point
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Joan of Arc
William Jr
Switchmen Vote to Stay Out in Chicago Branch Strike
Chicago branch of the outlaw switchmen vote to continue the walkout by a margin of 21 991 to 21 306. John Granan says figures show Chicago men favor staying out though a nationwide ballot is pending results. District extends 40 miles from Chicago amid ongoing disorders during the count.
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Chicago
Switchmen’s Union
John Granan
Granan
T. J. Meisenhelter
Union
Kansas City
Strike vote shakes switchmen ranks in Chicago walkout
Reports say the nationwide vote is likely to end the five month old switchmen strike. Sharp clashes split the group as charges of ballot falsification surface while South Side workers show strong support for ending the walkout.
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Comrie Scotland
An earthquake was experienced in Comrie Perthshire Scotland on September 14 morning awakening inhabitants as beds and objects shook and a dull rumbling sound accompanied the tremor.
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Comrie
County of Perth
Scotland
Relief Supplies Stolen From Near East American Aid
In Constantinople evidence shows hundreds of thousands of dollars in relief goods stolen from the American organization for relief in the Near East. Losses blamed on dishonest employees in Asia Minor and Armenia and possible in-transit theft from U S shipments. A case of condensed milk shipments lacked cans, filling spaces with newspapers. A chauffeur shot by bandits bore a letter noting a $40,000 shortage in one shipment.
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Constantinople
American Organization For Relief
Near East
Charles Allen
Asia Minor
Armenia
United States
Robbers Shoot Man During Weird Night Raids Near Carlinville
At Bunker Hill near Carlinville Illinois a gang made five attempts to rob the lonely farm home of Melissa McCurdy. Her nephew Robert McCurdy an 18 year old visiting from St Louis was shot in the abdomen and hospitalised in Litchfield. Sheriff Morris and Chief Dunn investigate as McCurdy’s tale of robbers and reprisals unfolds.
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Carlinville, I
Melissa McCurdy
Bunker Hill
Robert McCurdy
St. Louis
Young McCaurdy
Litchfield
McCurdy
William Morris
Dick Dunn
Carlinville
Mary
Dorchester
Robbery Band Suspected After Farmhouse Attack
Miss McCurdy reported a burglary at her farmhouse on a 200 acre tract. A robber fled to a house and a gun was fired before the attacker fled. Miss McCurdy, who recently withdrew a large sum from Bunker Till bank, was aided by police and rushed to hospital. The sheriff suspects the gang may be from St Louis.
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Miss McCurdy
Carlinville
McCurdy
St. Louis
Dies to Save Her Sister at Hoffman Island Surf
Eva Beattie a Scottish immigrant girl died trying to rescue her younger sister who wandered beyond her depth in the surf near Ellis Island detention quarters at Hoffman Island. Guards saved the sister but Eva’s bag containing funds tied to both sisters remains unrecovered.
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Hoffmen Island
New York
Eva Beattie
Hoffman Island
Ellis Island
Eva
Woman slain in Michigan husband killed earlier in feud
In Roi Michigan on September 14 the body of Mrs Nichol Laforte was found lying face up. Her throat was cut from ear to ear an open razor resting on her shoulder. She was a widow whose husband had been killed last April in a feud by the same method.
Gen Fayolle to Represent France at American Legion Convention
Paris reports Gen Marie Emile Fayolle will represent the French government at the American Legion convention in Cleveland. Marshal Foch could not attend due to unsettled buyctions, and Premier As and Minister of War Lefevre agreed to appoint Fayolle.
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Paris
Marie Emile Fayolle
American Legion
Cleveland
Marshal Foch
Legion
Lefevre
Olive Thomas Autopsy Finds Accidental Poisoning
An official autopsy in Paris confirmed Olive Thomas death last Friday was due to mercurial poisoning with no evidence of violence. Drs. Choate and Warden led the exam at Neuilly after she swallowed bichloride of mercury at the Ritz hotel. Jack Pickford, her husband, declared the rumors of wild parties false and said they loved each other.
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Paris
Olive Thomas
Paul
Choate
Warden
Miss Thomas
American Hospital
Neuilly
Ritz
Jack Pickford
Owen Moore
Mary Pickford
London
Pickford
New York
Big Victory Sweeps State of Maine
A sweeping victory across Maine dominates the tally with high turnout and broad support. The results indicate widespread approval and strong margins in key districts, signaling a decisive political win for the winning party or initiative.
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State OF
Maine
Parkhurst for Gov Majority Promises Largest Maine Victory
Maine voters delivered a sweeping Republican win in the statewide counts with every county going GOP. Wallace H. White Jr John A. Peters Ira Hershey and Carroll L. Breedy were elected to Congress as Harding lauded the Maine result as a return to representative government while noting broad support for the party amid unrest with the administration and strong turnout by women.
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Portland
Congress
Wallace H. White, Jr
John A. Peters
Ira Hershey
Carrolll. Breedy
League of Nations
Maine
Harding
America
President Wilson Sends Welcome to Veterans Camp Meeting
Washington reports the twenty first encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars opened with veterans from Spanish American War World War and Haiti occupation in attendance. A welcome letter from President Wilson was read as he could not attend in person. Col F Warner Darling delivered the response to Commissioner Brownlaw of DC.
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Washington
Haiti
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wilson
Army
Navy
Brownlaw
District of Columbia
Col
F. Warner Darling
Veterans’ Organization
Sherman Faces Blindness From Eye Overwork
Springfield, T. Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of this city faces a year of rest or total blindness after specialists say there is no other treatment. He says his eyes are nearly worn out by overwork and he must choose between rest and losing his sight.
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Springfield
United States
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Man Slain by Garroting Found Behind Barricade
Cicero police investigated a garrotting death found behind barrels at Grant Works 1828 West Forty-ninth Avenue Cicero. The body was concealed in rubbish for about two days according to investigators.
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Chicago
Cicero
Grant Works
West Forty-ninth Avenue
Cleeve
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Bugaczowce
Nastraszyn
T. E. Wilson
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Dill Pickie Club
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