NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
In Columbus Ohio Daniel Wilder was elected commander of the National Association of Union ex Prisoners of War. Loomis Scofield of New Canaan Conn was chosen fleet commodore of the National Association of Naval Veterans. The grand parade drew over 10 000 Grand Army of the Republic veterans with a shortened route and first aid along the way.
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Daniel &. Wilder
Columbus, O
Association of Ex-Prisoners of War
Scofield
Wianapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Hall
Statehouse
Loomis Scofield
New Canaan
Conn
National Association of Naval Veterans of the United States of America
Daniel 8. Wilder
Columbus
Ohio
National Association of Union
P. B. Barrows
Nebraska
Clifford Treland
Peoria
Frank Shellhouse
Indianapolis
Mary Tredo
New Jersey
Sons of Veteran's Auxiliary
Cox At Barbecue In Arizona
Governor Cox of Ohio arrived in Phoenix and spoke to a large crowd. He canceled his morning address to tour nearby towns by car before a barbecue at the fair grounds. He then spoke in Mesa and Tempe, visited St Luke's hospital, and addressed Phoenix high school pupils.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Cox
Ohio
Fair Grounds
Mesa
Tempe
St. Luke’s Hospital
Amoskeag Company Reduces Cotton Goods Prices
In Manchester New Hampshire on September 23 a 33 1 3 percent price cut was announced by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. The firm employs about 10 000 workers and currently produces 4 000 000 yards weekly in its cotton departments.
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Manchester
N. H
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Samoa Inquiry Ordered by Navy Department
The navy department ordered a court of Inquiry into the naval government of Samoa in the Pacific. Rear Admiral Charles P. Hughes will head the inquiry.
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Naval
Islands
Hughes
Washington
Naval Government
Pacific
Samoa
Navy Department
Charles PF. Hughes
Astronomer Dr. Eric Doolittle Dies in Philadelphia
Dr. Eric Doolittle, director of the Flower Observatory at the University of Pennsylvania and a leading expert on double stars, died in Philadelphia. He was born in Indiana in 1870.
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Doolittle
Philadelphia
Eric Doolittle
Flower Observatory
University of Pennsylvania
Indiana
Clemenceau to Hunt in India
Paris reports that M. Clemenceau left Paris for Marseilles to embark for India where the former premier will spend several weeks hunting big game in the Himalayas.
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Clemenceau
India
Paris
M. Clemenceau
Marseilles
Big Gome
Himalayas
Lost in Death Valley dies of thirst foreman found near water
Patrick H. Versney died of thirst in Death Valley last week with water only a half mile away. A. G. Kirby, superintendent at the Death Valley mine, says Versney went for a walk and got lost. his body was found on Sunday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Patrick H. Versney
Death Valley
A. G. Kirby
Porsney
Kirby
Six Thousand US Soldier Bodies Sent Home From Europe
Six thousand bodies of American soldiers who died in Europe have been sent back to the United States, Major Sampson announces. The remains include those buried in Fageland Scotland Italy and the interior of France. Cemetery work at the front has just begun.
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Paris
Europe
United States
Sampson
Fageland
Scotland
Italy
France
Four bandits rob Detroit bank with $30000 haul
Four armed men robbed the First State Bank branch at Mount Elliott and Mack avenues in Detroit. Bank officials estimate the loot at about $30,000. No injuries reported. Police launched an search for the suspects.
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Detroit
Mich
First State Bank
Mount Elliott and
Mack Avenues
Immigration Restrictions Dominant at California Conventions
Rifts over immigration policy feature prominently as both Republican and Democratic state conventions in Sacramento push for stricter limits on Japanese entrants. Planks call for canceling the gentlemen's agreement, excluding picture brides, barring Asian naturalization, and a constitutional rule denying citizenship to children born to aliens unless both parents are citizens. The Democratic platform also seeks federal change to exclude Japanese-born citizens, while backing the League of Nations and addressing President Wilson and Senator Phelan's exclusion proposal.
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Sacramento
Cal
United States
Japan
League of Nations
Wilson
James D. Phelan
Irish Leader Assassinated and Civil Unrest Report
Dublin reports Milton Malbay in flames as British troops clash with civilians. Five killed in the affray and twenty six civilians arrested. London dispatch says Sinn Fein deportations to colonies may follow if home rule is rejected.
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London
Dublin
Milton Malbay
County Clare
Lehineh
Balbriggan
Here
Sinn Fein
British Empire
Ireland
Evening Standard
Shim Fein
Millerand Elected by Senate Chamber Caucus in Paris
Premier Alexandre Millerand was chosen as a candidate to succeed the ailing former President Deschanel by a joint senate and chamber caucus. Millerand received 528 votes while Raoul Peret presided over the chamber meeting.
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Paris
Alexandre Millerand
Deschanel
Republic
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Millerand
Raoul Peret
Chamber of
Senators and deputies weigh in on unofficial vote test
Deputies numbers 157 and Leon Bourgeois president of the senate 115 framed an unofficial ballot as a real strength test. The tally was not official but served to gauge political clout.
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Leon Bourgeois
Senate
Cleveland banker named to federal reserve board
D C Wills of Cleveland was appointed a member of the federal reserve board by President Wilson. He formerly served as chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve bank at Cleveland. The release also noted Roland W Boyden of Beverly Mass as unofficial representative of the United States at the Brussels financial congress under the League of Nations, announced by Secretary Houston.
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Washington
Sept
C. Wills
Cleveland
Federal Reserve Board
Wilson
Wills
Federal Reserve Bank
Roland W. Boyden
Beverly
Mass
United States
League of Nations
Houston
Grand Jury Probes Baseball Ties to Crooked Games
Chicago records the start of a baseball probe as President of the American League declines to confirm any fixed games this year. Charles Comiskey testifies denying knowledge of player payments while noting a $10,000 reward he offered and stating private detectives found no evidence substantiating rumors.
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American League
Chicago Grand Jury
Comiskey
Chicago
Tata Court
Charles A. Comiskey
White Sox
Johnsou
Town of Balbriggan Sacked by Sinn Fein Attacks
Dublin reports Balbriggan, long wrecked by auxillary police violence, quiet again after 100 strong Black and Tans drove through in lorries firing rifles and bombing, amid killings and arson. County Councillor Lynch shot dead in Dublin hotel by alleged Black and Tans.
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Dublin Castle
Dublin
Ireland
Lynch
The
Press Association
Royal Exchange Hotel
Seading
Dublin unrest prompts arming bans after lorry attack
Local police claim no share in town attacks and say vigorous efforts protected Smyth hosiery factory the largest industry in the area. Intense excitement in Dublin follows an attack on a military lorry at night leading to withdrawal of all arms possession permits and orders to surrender arms in the district.
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Tlat
Smyth
Dublin
Berlin Reds Demonstrate Against Independent Socialists
Fifteen thousand communists gathered in Lustgarten to denounce independent socialists for not joining the demonstrations. They marched to Freiheit Vorwaerts and Tageblatt offices shouting at editors. Similar protests spread to Berlin suburbs with some use of explosives. In Lichtenberg thousands of unemployed forced workers from a factory to evacuate.
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Berlin
Lustgarten
Freiheit
Vorwaerts
Tageblatt
Lichtenberg
Democrats Open Campaign Fund Raising Pinpointed at Two Million
Washington September 23. The Democratic national finance committee faces no limit on large gifts amid a reopened senate investigation. James W. Gerard former ambassador to Germany and committee chairman testified as the first witness signaling the push for substantial contributions for national campaigns.
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Washington
Democratic National Finance Committee
Kat Kay
James W. Gerard
Germany
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Gerard
Cox's Train Wreck Near Phoenix Injures Several
Governor Cox's train on the Santa Fe route from Phoenix to Prescott wrecked one mile north of Peoria. Governor Cox and his party escaped injury though shaken. one engineman severely hurt and several passengers injured after a broken tail caused the crash.
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Phonix
Ariz
Bomb threats prompt city guards across four towns
On September 23 alerts were received in Cleveland New York Boston and Trenton of bombs being placed in banks post offices and the city hall. Police and detectives were posted at key sites and city buildings and offices increased security in response to the threats.
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Cleveland
New York
Boston
Trenton
Murphy
Federal Reserve Bank
Union National Bank
Citizens’ Savings and Trust Company
Brooklyn
B. M. Gardner
Internal Revenue
N. J
Peters
France to pay debt in full October 15
France will discharge the entire 250 million dollar loan due in New York October 15. Finance Minister M Francois-Marsal announced to the cabinet, saying the French treasury funds from the 500 million Anglo-French loan arranged through J P Morgan & Co would settle all notes due October 15.
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France
America
Paris
New York
M. Francois-Marsal
United States
J. P. Morgan & Co
Poles Begin Offensive Near Grodno Front
Polish forces start drive in northeast Polish front near Grodno, advancing over a 33 mile front with large numbers of troops said to be engaged. Fierce fighting is reported as an official Moscow statement is received.
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London
Grodno
Moscow
Beer Before Dry Congress Debates Beer and Light Wines
At the fifteenth international congress against alcoholism the beer and light wines issue is debated. Delegates discuss limited alcohol content sales in the United States and their impact on individuals and society. American church roles in the prohibition movement are highlighted amid reports of European anti liquor activities by Protestant and Catholic churches.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Drag River for Motorists in Detroit Tragedy
Police began dragging the Detroit river at the foot of Randolph street to recover bodies believed to be in the water after an automobile plunged down a steep incline into the river shortly after midnight.
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Detroit
Mich
Randolph Street
Japanese sentenced to ten years for attempted sale of naval documents
Tokyo reports two Japanese sentenced to ten years imprisonment for attempting to sell documents stolen from the Yokosuka naval station to Americans. In Rochester, Samuel Gompers arrives by airplane after missing his Buffalo train, delivering remarks to the American labor movement.
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Tokyo
Yokosuka Naval Station
Gompers
Rochester
N. Y
Buffalo
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
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