Autos Crash Two Killed in Wilson Party
Portland dispatch reports two Washington correspondents died in a crash on the Columbia highway near Gresham while accompanying President Wilson. Three others were injured as the procession sped along a narrow, steep stretch. President Wilson continued his itinerary after the tragedy.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia Highway
Washington
Wilson
Ren. F. Allen
Cleveland
James R. Patterson
Robert T. Simall
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Stanley M. Reynolds
Baltimore Sun
Arthur D.iva
Reynolds
Crown Point
Columbia River
Multnomah County
Gresham
Allen
Small
David Lawrence
New York Evening Post
Lawrence
Patterson
C.H. Barnett
TY. Allen
Treaty Delay Hinders Hope for Normal World Conditions
The article notes that until the treaty is settled, there can be no hope for normal conditions to prevail globally. It emphasizes the interconnected impact of diplomatic agreements on international stability and daily life.
Senate Gets the Treaty Discussed in Public
In Washington on September 16 the German peace treaty began Senate consideration. Chairman Locke opened the debate as the first major document of its kind to be publicly discussed. Lodge presented a copy of the treaty with Austria he said he received from a Chicago newspaper, which Wilson had refused to transmit to the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Locke
Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
Austria
Chicago
Wilson
Seventeen Alien Prisoners Escape Fort Douglas Barracks
Seventeen enemy alien prisoners escaped the Fort Douglas war prison near Salt Lake City by a tunnel under the wire enclosure. Commandant George L. Bryan reports 207 inmates, mostly of the T. W. W. class, as the escapees. police and sheriffs across the state warned to monitor for the men.
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Salt Lake City
War Prison
Fort Douglas
George L. Bryam
No School As Indiana Township Teachers Strike
In Stockton township Greene county near Linton 25 schools did not open after a teachers strike. Township trustee James T Roach said he had a full staff not in the union but union teachers urged teachers to go home.
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Linton
Ind
Stockton Township
Greene County
James T. Roach
Roach
Townley and Gilbert Get Three Months In Jail
A C Townley president of the Nonpartisan league and Joseph Gilbert former organizer were sentenced to three months in Jackson county jail for conspiracy to teach disloyalty. Judge EB Dean granted a 60 day stay and denounced the league for falsehoods and propaganda while praising the jury’s integrity.
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Jackson, Minn
Sept. m
C. Townley
Nonpartisan League
Joseph Gilbert
Jackson County
EB. C. Dean
Townley
Gibbert
Dean
George Hoke
Gilbert
Nonpartisan League Publicity Bureau
Mie Jour Alin
28 Persons Perish In Hurricane Rages Across Texas Coast
A cyclone devastates Corpus Christi Port Aransas and nearby towns. 28 dead or more, 3,000 homeless, $3,000,000 in losses. White Ponta and Victoria report wreckage and bodies washed ashore. Relief trains and supplies are ordered. martial law rumors arise amid extensive coastal damage.
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Corpus Christi
White Ponta
Kingsville
Gulf Coast Line
Kingston
Roy Miller
Relief Committee
Houston
Trotzky Warns Finland Loyalty or Face Attack
Leon Trotzky in a Petrograd Soviet address warns Finland to prove loyalty or risk a shattering attack. He accuses Finnish bourgeoisie of serving England and vows military action if provoked, while noting apparent English revolutionary moves. Published in Helsingfors with Pravda coverage.
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Finland
Beheviki
Helsingfors
Pravda
Leon Trotzky
Petrograd
England
Trotzky
Italian Forces Seize Fiume Amid Quelled Uprising
British and French troops withdraw from Fiume as Italian irregulars led by Gabriele d Annunzio seize control. Reports say 26 thousand Italian troops are in the city, with reinforcements from deserters. concern grows over Italy's internal political stability as the Nitti government faces potential collapse.
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Paris
Fiume
Gabriele d'Annunzio
Italy
D Annunzio Proclaims Fiume Union With Italy
Reports from Belgrade via the Serbian Press bureau state that Gabriele d Annunzio has proclaimed Fiume a part of Italy after entering the city with his forces. The Italian occupation sparked anarchy as troops returned, authorities were ejected, and General Pittaluga was arrested as British and French troops fortified quarters amid rising tensions. Premier Nitti said Gen Robilani’s detachments refused to disarm, calling the act sedition and vowing decisive action.
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London
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Fiume
Badoglio
Italy
Geneva
Arditt
Belgrade
Pittaluga
Susak
Rome
Bedoglio
Gabriele d’'Annunzio
dAnnunzio
Robila
Plane Starts Ohio Fire Ends with Escape and Loss
A government mail plane bound for Chicago crashed during a forced landing near Cleveland causing two houses to burn. Pilot E V Gardner escaped injury by leaping from the craft and later flew to Chicago with salvageable mail. In Marseilles the dock laborers strike and general strike were settled per local reports.
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Pilot Gardner
Chicago
Cleveland — Brewers
Cleveland
E. V. Gardner
Johnson Warns of British World Threat in Des Moines
Senator Hiram Johnson told 8,000 at the Des Moines Coliseum that ratifying the League covenant creates a British world with vast empire, while arguing the peace pact fails to prevent war. The audience shouted in opposition as Johnson urged resistance.
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Des Moines
Hiram Johnson
Wilson
Johnson
Middle West
Great Britain
J Sen
of Nations Nv
Willum B. Borgh
Idaho
U S Requests Japan to Fix Return Date
The United States asks Japan to set a firm return date for a vessel or mission as tensions or schedules involve actions in KiaoChow. Officials emphasize clear timelines and coordinated moves between allied nations.
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U. S
Japan
Nitrate Plant Destroyed at Muscle Shoals
A nitrate plant in Muscle Shoals Alabama was destroyed last night causing losses estimated at two million dollars. A special dispatch reports a separate item from Honolulu noting the United States has asked Japan to set a definite date for Kiaochow’s return to China, with no reply yet.
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Nolulu
United States
Japan
Kiaochow
China
Nitrate Plant Destroyed in Muscle Shoals Fire
Special from Shefield Alabama Sept 16 Fire last night destroyed the government nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals causing an estimated loss of 2 000 000 dollars The blaze sent smoke over the Tennessee Valley and prompted emergency response crews to battle the flames through the night
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Evening Journal
Shefield
Alabama
Government
Muscle Shoals
Anti League Talks Shape Senator Johnson Visit
Senator Johnson was summoned to Washington by Senator Lodge to join the anti league forces. A telegram from Chicago from Senator Borah said he would stay in daily touch with Washington and Johnson could continue his speaking tour for now without harming anti league interests in the senate.
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Senator Johnson
Coliseum
Idaho
Washington
Lodge
Chicago
Borah
Johnson
Senate
Governor orders guards to Albemarle to quell textile strike
Raleigh N C Sept 16 Governor Bickett on the mayor of Albemarle's request directed national guardsmen from Lexington Statesville and Carthage to proceed to Albemarle where a textile workers strike has been in progress for several weeks Authorities fear an attempt to release rioters arrested during disturbances Sunday night could trigger more trouble.
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Raleigh
N. C
Albemarle
Bickett
Lexington
Statesville
Carthage
Bullitt story denied by telegraph dispatch
London reports that Reuters Paris correspondent states Bullitt’s senate testimony about talks with Premier Lloyd George is a tissue of lies. The denial comes as official clarification on the accuracy of Bullitt’s claims regarding wartime diplomacy.
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Reuter
Paris
Senate Committee
London
William C. Bullitt
United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lloyd George
Soldier Oliver Eager Among Prisoners Poisoned At Fort Harrison
Indianapolis Sept 16 Oliver Eager nineteen and five others, prisoners at Fort Benjamin Harrison, were hospitalised after drinking poison they mistook for whisky. The incident occurred at the fort.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Oliver Eager
Marshal Foch Seeks Body of Lost Son in Ardennes
Marshal Foch has asked the Belgian government to search for the body of his son who was killed in August 1914 in the Belgian Ardennes. The elder French commander has not publicly spoken of his loss, and few know of the younger Foch’s fate.
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Marshal Foch
Ardennes
Aris
Belgian Ardennes
Poch
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