Lloyd George Rejects Sinn Fein Call for Ireland's Independence
London date Sept 16 Prime Minister Lloyd George cancels Inverness Sinn Fein conference after Eamonn De Valera asserts independence. He warns any formal recognition of an independent Ireland would sever ties with the empire and refuses further talks, saying no reconsideration is possible.
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London
Lloyd George
Sinn Pein
Inverness
Eamonn de Valera
Iris
Lioyrd George
de Valera
Clair
Ireland
Trainmen to Confer on Wage Board Rejection Policy
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen executive council will meet in Chicago on October 6 to outline policy after the wage award rejection by the United States labor board. Reports from many quarters say a referendum vote is now being taken by the talumen.
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Chicago
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
United States Labor Board
Labor unions repudiate wage cut decision
Brotherhoods including Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, Conductors, and Switchmen Union of North America reject the labor board's wage reduction ruling by a wide margin amid mounting opposition within the railroad labor movement.
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The
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Labor Board
Missing schooner Majestic and 32 aboard feared lost
Bridgetown Barbados Sept 16 The schooner Majestic commanded by Captain Barnes with 32 passengers and crew en route for Barbados is believed lost in the September hurricane. The British warship Valerian returned from an unsuccessful search for the vessel.
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Majestic
Barbados
Bridgetown
Barnes
Valerian
Pueblo Woman Chavez Dies at 105
Puello Colo Sept 16 Mrs Maria Chavez aged 105 died in Pueblo bringing to a close a long life. She was a longtime resident and witnessed the growth of the community.
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Pueblo
Puello
Colo
Maria Chavez
Maulsby's Battery Holds 57th Civil War Reunion
In Fairmont West Virginia on September 1 the 12 surviving members of West Virginia Maulsbys battery gathered for their annual reunion. The gathering marks fifty seven years since the battery was mustered out of Union service in the Civil War. The battery society began recently after originally enrolling 182 members.
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Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia
Maulsby’s Battery
Mystery Woman Linked To Sheriff Death In Indiana Crash
Vigo County Sheriff Wesley Mitchell dies when his car plunges off a Clinton area road. A woman claiming to be Edna Hugo of St Louis clashes with investigators after leaping from a taxicab and denying involvement. The crash also injures a man and two women. Mitchell’s fate follows a fortune teller’s warning.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wesley Mitchell
Vigo County
Edna Hugo
St. Louis
Mitchell
Clinton
Sheriff Mitchell
Mitchel
Japan Sees Liberal Shantung Proposals For Negotiations
Tokyo reports say Japan published unofficial Shantung restoration conditions seen as liberal and potentially paving negotiations with China. Uchida told the cabinet he expects smoother progress after publicizing the Shantung correspondence and the American agenda note.
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Tokyo
Uchida
Japan
China
Shantung
Asahi Shimbun
United States
Asaiah Shimbun
South Seas
Washington
United States confirms agenda on Far East conference matters
The communication from the United States notes an initial step toward Japan’s founding of intentions for the conference program. The proposed agenda is described as inclusive of Far East matters that have long been of international concern.
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United States
Japan
Far East
CAN MAKE WINE IN HOME
Washington reports that heads of families may file with local revenue collectors to manufacture 200 gallons of wine yearly for home use. The rule was signed by Commissioner Roper with Secretary McAdoo’s approval in 1918, but Congress never enacted legislation to nullify it.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Roper
McAdoo
Congress
Church May Be Key Suspect In Packard Case
Chicago prosecutors assert Harvey W. Church led the Packard murder plot of Bernard J. Daugherty and Carl Ausmus, with alibi checks and the Parks confession shedding light. Edgar A. Jonas says he will present evidence to the grand jury and agrees with Lieut. John Norton on the theory of Church's sole involvement.
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Chicago
Harvey W. Church
Bernard J. Daugherty
Carl Ausmus
Packard Automobile Company
Edgar A. Jonas
Church
Parks
Clarence Wilder
Jonas
John Norton
Wilder
White House Urged to Hold Tax Revision Parley
Dissension among Republican senators grows as Mellon and Dawes fail to secure $850 million savings. President Harding likely to summon a White House conference to bridge rifts while Penrose and allies warn of breakers ahead for the tax bill. Lobbyists press the finance committee amid anxious signals from the rural bloc.
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Washington
Mellon
Dawes
Finance Committee
Senate
Harding
White House
House
Penrose
Sheir
Senate Finance Committee
Tax Revision Bill Set For One Year Effect
Senate finance committee approves a one year tax revision bill. A second bill to overhaul the entire taxation system will be drafted and reported to Congress in a year. Committee members cite Treasury data shortages and opposition to current schedules as reasons for limited immediate relief. Chairman Penrose says no forecast for 1923 costs and focuses on relief now.
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Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Treasury Department
Penrose
New Scandal Hits State Administration Over Discharged Secretary
Governor Small's civil service commission dismissed Isador Levin as secretary amid a fresh Springfield scandal. Levin claimed he refused to resign for political allies, to sign crooked payrolls, or to join a civil service conspiracy, accusing Small and his son of pressuring for violations.
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Chicago
Springfield
Small
Civil Service Commission
Isador Levin
Levin
Civil Service
Ruth Breaks Home Run Mark With Fifty Fifth Hit
Babe Ruth hit his fifty fifth home run of the season for the New York Yankees against the St. Louis Browns at home. The record set marks a new world's home run single season total and caps a standout season for Ruth in New York.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Renee
St Louis
Detroit
Neneneeree
Chicago
Philadelphia
Babe Ruth
St. Louis Browns
Harding telegram urges settlement of California oil strike
Bakersfield September 18 President Harding, per Walter J Yarrow, expressed regret that the California oil fields strike was called and said federal departments are using every means to secure a settlement.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Harding
Walter J. Yarrow
California
Yarrow
Harding Reviews Cadets at West Point
President Harding, during a yachting cruise from Southampton, views the Statue of Liberty and Hudson skyline before West Point. He reviews cadets at the academy and declines a golf match with the Senior Golf Association, joking about aging while meeting members.
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New York
Harding
Southampton
Long Island
Hudson
West Point
Manhattan
Riverside Drive
Palisades
Bear Mountain
Senior Golf Association
Rye
N. Y
Fireman Dies in Big Wreck Derailment Causes Big Derailment
A fireman died in a major wreck that caused a derailment. Investigators work to determine cause and timeline of the incident at the site.
Wreck Near Belle Plaine Kills Two Train Workers
In Clinton Iowa on September 16 engineer Lea and fireman Johnson died when their engine left the rails one mile west of Belle Plaine. Heavy morning rain caused a washout on Northwestern tracks, leading to the fatal wreck. No passengers were killed.
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Clinton
Iowa
Lea
Johnson
Belle Plaine
West Bend
Mother Is Charged With Murder in Aurora
Francesa Balchunas, arrested in Aurora Illinois, by complaint of her two daughters lelen aged eighteen and Frances fourteen, is charged with murdering their father Dominic Bulchunas by turning on the gas. John Pestroska, twenty seven, identified as the mother's sweetheart, was taken into custody with her. Assistant State's Attorney J Bruse Amell confirms the gas murder claim.
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Aurora
Greek Recruits 1922 Report for Military Duty
Athens reports that the class of 1922 recruits are called to the colors by royal decree. Those with Greek citizenship since 1921 and under 40 must report for duty. The French military mission chief visited Premier Gounaris to congratulate Greece on its Asia Minor victory and the Sakarya River crossing.
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Athens
Gounaris
Asia Minor
Reds Capture Rebel Chiefs in Far East Raid
Moscow dispatch says a raiding detachment at Valadivostok captured all officers of the anti Bolshevik Merkulof government and the economy cruiser Lieutenant Davidoff. Nikolsk reports defeat of Semenoff followers near Chrokodoveka in Siberia.
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Vladsivostok
Riga
Moscow
Imperatorskaya
Valadivostok
Merkulof
Davidoff
Nikolsk
Semenoff
Siberia
Chrokodoveka
Renew Riots At Belfast
Belfast reports a violent riot on September 16 with two women shot. Fighting centered on Vere street as revolvers fired and bricks flew. Police failed to disperse the mob until soldiers with machine guns arrived and subdued the rioters.
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Belfast
Vere Street
Carlson Heads Spanish Vets to National Command
Oscar Ef. Carlson of the department of Nenels was elected national commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans on the ninth ballot at a Minneapolis gathering dated September 16. The result marks a top leadership change for the veterans organization.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Oscar Ef. Carlson
Department of Ne Nels
United Spanish War Vyeterans
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