Opposition to League Maintains Lead in Poll Total Rises
Reports from Washington detail intensified strike activity at the Washington terminal with about 480 picketing workers. Officials deny dispatching engines uninspected while strikers claim union support and plan to persist. Separate poll results show a sharp rise in League of Nations sentiment among readers, with donations of mailed ballots and strong opinions expressed. In Rockville Maryland, John Boswell, 85, longtime resident, dies after a prolonged illness.
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JL. Wilkes
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
League of Nations
United States
Roumania Faces New Cabinet Amid War Turmoil
The new Roumanian cabinet, led by foreign minister Peter Agoston, faces multiple issues as Romanians hold public buildings and assert military control. Allied representatives push demobilization, while Hungary seeks altered terms to retain territory. Capt Gregory arrives to restore rail operations and move coal for locomotives.
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Col. Romanalli
Hungary
Peter Agoston
Postmasters Named for Virginia and Maryland
President announces nominations for Maryland and Virginia postmasters. Listed are candidates including Joseph Webb at Magnolia, Jessie P Smith at Edgiewood, Mary W Yet t, and Emuel Brooks at Appar le Sears Math along with others across Virginia and Maryland.
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Virginia
Maryland
Dogeph
Wnumbara
Edgiewood
Jessie P Smith
Luke
Vid N. Webb
Magnolia
Mary Wyett
Traves
Emuel & Brooks
Appalle
Sears
Wincastle
Regors
Village
Baltimore grain and live stock prices report Aug 5
Grain and live stock quotes from Baltimore dated August 5 show prices for creamery and dairy prints, eggs, and poultry across Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and nearby regions. Commodities listed include corn, oats, barley, wheat, and dairy outputs with varying quality grades and regional distinctions.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Live Stock Prices and Ranges in Chicago Market Report
A dated livestock price table lists hogs cattle and sheep with weights and grades, including heavyweight hogs at 2200 2225 and light hogs near 2000 2310. Cattle show beet steers medium and heavyweight ranges 1700 1875 and cows 676 1375, while sheep note lambs 1825 1675 and ewes 700 900. Cotton middling prices from New York Norfolk Wilmington appear as market context.
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Chicago
Bursting Strike Hits Brooklyn Rapid Transit Employees
New York Aug . A strike of Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company workers affiliated with the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Employes was unanimously voted at a meeting of about 3000 members. Union officials say the strike order will be obeyed by 8000 of the companys 13006 employees. The action affects all classes except subway and elevated motormen and is expected to halt surface, subway and elevated lines.
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New York
Aug
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric
Petersburg Prefers Dodgers in Quiet Delegates Race
Special to The Washington Fest Petersburg Va Aug 6 the Petersburg primary to nominate a house of delegates candidate was one of the quietest yet only about half of the 2000 qualified voters were polled Samuel Dodgers led F F Thweatt by 12 votes in a race where nomination equals election. In Prince George and Dinwiddie counties shrievalty contests drew a heavy vote though no returns were available at press time.
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Washington
Petersburg
House of Delegates
Wwere
Samuel Dodgers
F F Thweatt
Prince George
Dinwiddie
Ohio mine guarded by armed deputies in Bellaire
In Bellaire Ohio the Fort Pitt mine near Sunnyside was under heavy armed guard to prevent rioting between American and foreign miners. About 400 workers, with more than 200 foreigners on strike, faced unions and orders to return to work amid tensions and reports of Bolshevik sympathy among some miners. Deputy sheriffs were authorized to shoot if needed as authorities tried to restore order.
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Wilkes
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Bellaire
Ohio
Fort Pitt
Central Coal Company
Sunnyside
John W. Osborne
Belmont County
Ming
United Mine Workers
Osborne Exid
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Banat
Vienna
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Department of Commerce
M Lovaasy
Department of Instruction
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League Without Reservations
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Cosmos Club
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Cence Anes
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Elizabeth, N. J
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