British Ultimatum to Turks Adds Pressure at Dardanelles
London reports Admiral Brock was ordered to issue an ultimatum to the Turkish nationalists to withdraw from the Dardanelles neutral zone within 48 hours. Turkish forces move heavy guns toward the straits while Angora considers terms for a conference. Secretary Hughes states American support for allied efforts to secure free navigation through the Dardanelles and surrounding waters.
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London
Artilley
Wasanton
Brock
Kenal
Dardanelles
Trent
Kim Kal
Aegean
Eea
Kerenkenil
Near East
Angora
Thrace
England
France
Italy
Amid Bey
Constantinople
Peru
Washington
Sea of Marmora
Bosporus
Hughes
Houches Eri
New Bootleggers Game Tom Watson Senator Dead
New York investigators expose counterfeit champagne imported for legitimate trade and sold at high profit. A U S agent uncovers thousands of fake labels and bottle tags matching a known brand, with a much lower production cost than the retail price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Watson
Senate
New York
United States
Georgia Senator Watson Dies in Washington at 60
United States Senator Thomas E. Watson of Georgia died at his Washington home after an acute asthma attack. He was 60, had served in the Senate since 1920 after defeating Hoke Smith and Hugh M. Dorsey for the nomination, and had recently attacked the administration over the rail strike and wartime measures. He was active in politics and publishing until his death, with family and friends at his bedside.
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Washington
United States
Thomas BE. Watson
Georgia
Watson
Senate
Wibes
Wem
Hoke Smith
Hugh M. Dorsey
Ales
Thomson
Senator Watson
House of Representatives
Wilson
Columbia Sentinel
Congressional
Smith
Dorsey
Harry S. Edwards
League of Nations
Tragic Shooting Verdict in Graham County Incident
Salina Kansas reports Lloyd Clifton aged thirteen was shot and killed by his father J T Cheton in Graham county on Sunday. Officials say the boy went to fetch eggs and was followed by his father who fired a shotgun.
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Salina
Kan
Lioyd Clifton
Thirtsee
J. T. Cheton
Graham County
Lloyd
Rail Parleys Set to Shape Injunction Future
Series of conferences to determine permanent features of the injunction will run from early October. Esterline, government counsel, travels to Denver to participate in related case as Richberg outlines possible direct Supreme Court appeal. Awaiting Attorney General Daugherty’s position on whether to file a certificate for supreme importance.
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Chicago
Blackburn Esterline
Donald R. Richberg
Esterline
Denver
James H. Wilkerson
Richberg
The Cat Still Alive
Gertie Gitana a 95 year old woman went to a Kent police station claiming her parrot was killed by her cat. She asked for the cat to be drowned, attempted to drown it in a bath, slipped and died, while the cat escaped.
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London
Gertie Gitana
Hoton
Kent
Perrot
President Harding seeks year without Congress to restore normalcy
The President believes a year of legislative freedom is needed to end constant uncertainty and resume prosperity. He plans to avoid an extra session of the Sixty-eighth Congress and would reconvene after the November elections to address the ship subsidy bill.
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Congress
Executive
Washington
Sem
Harding
White House Seeks Early Congress to End March Legislation
The White House argues for convening Congress two or three weeks before the regular session to push merchant marine and other acts, aiming to clear up state matters by March 4 and avoid a long adjournment over Christmas. The plan reflects President Hardings view from his senatorial days that December sessions stall and adjournment delays progress.
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Congress
Harding
Senate
Takes to the Woods Revolt Moves in Athens Dphrin George Successor
Revolutionary forces press the assault in Athens as Dphrin George succeeds his father in leadership. The developments shape local power dynamics and indicate a shift in control amid ongoing conflict.
Wilsons Daughter Testifies in Theft Case Against Window Cleaner
Miss Margaret Wootrow Wilson, daughter of former President Wilson, testified in Essex Street Court accusing William Cook, a negro window cleaner, of stealing a $140 gold watch and curtains from her Greenwich Village apartment. Cook remanded on $1,000 bail for grand jury action. Meanwhile in London, a dispatch reports Greece under revolution with martial law after Constantine abdicated and Crown Prince George to succeed him.
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New York
Margaret Wootrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilsel
Essex Street Court
William Cook
Necro
Greenwich Village
Wilson
Cook
London
Athens
Constanetine
Greece
Ecapiio
Aegean Islands
George
Constantine
National Guard Sees 140000 In Summer Training
About 90 percent of the National Guard, more than 140000 men, completed fifteen days of active field training during the just completed summer season. Maj. Gen. George C. Richards, chief of the militia bureau, reported the figures.
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Washington, Epi
National Guard
George C. Richards
Militia Bureau
War Department
Fire Devastates Chicago Stock Yards
A large blaze in Chicago stock yards destroyed several buildings and caused the deaths of many head of live stock. The fire started from a hay and rain burn within the yard.
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Chicago
Burton Warns Britain Over Allied Debt Repudiation
London reports Congressman Theodore EB Burton of Ohio delivering a warning to American and English business leaders that canceling allied debts would create financial confusion and distrust, threaten future development, and could lead to military expansion and renewed conflict. Sir Robert Horne attended as exchequer chancellor with plans for October talks in America.
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London
America
Theodore EB. Burton
Ohio
American Chamber of Commerce
Robert Horne
Burton
United States
Long sails to Constantinople to direct naval operations
Vice Admiral Long commander of American forces in European waters has gone to Constantinople to direct naval operations should any become necessary in cooperation with foreign squadrons.
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The
Evening Journal
Valis
Long
U.S. N
European
Constantinople
Gerry Leads Pressmen at Union Biennial Meet
At the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America biennial convention in Pressmen's Home Mississippi on September 26 officers were installed to press ahead with key union issues. George L. Gerry of Jackson served as president with Joseph M. Brophy of Milwaukee as vice president.
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Miss
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of North America
George
League Aids Refugees Urges Transport Facilities
Geneva telegrams report Prince Dauwleh representing Persia in the League of Nations asks Kemal Pasha and Turkish nationalist assembly to permit relief transit to Smyrna refugees. Dr. Fridtjof Nansen also telegraphs support for the relief transport.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Dauwleh
Persia
League of Nastions
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