Reds Thriving on Allied Blunders
A critique of allied policy toward Russia, arguing Bolshevik control of the Russian army shows their strength and aim to bolshevize Europe. The piece warns that Polish insistence and imperialist missteps fuel Moscow’s power, urging Allies to disavow dismemberment and support a regenerated Russia while warning against further concessions.
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Poland
Europe
Lenine
Reds
Red Army
Russia
Armenia
Roumania
Bessarabia
Great Britain
France
Syria
Rhine
Mesopotamia
Greece
United States
Lloyd George
Sea Trade and the New Merchant Marine Policy
Admiral Benson, head of the Shipping Board, outlines safeguards in the Merchant Marine Act to counter foreign discrimination and promote U S shipping. British pressure prompts proposals for preferential railroad rates and Interstate Commerce oversight to protect American ports. The Shipping Board aims to break Atlantic port monopolies through new steamship services under the transportation act.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Benson
Shipping Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Plan to diversify shipping boosts merchant marine
The board argues that port dominance has hindered merchant marine growth. The proposed plan aims to create real competition between land and water carriers, promoting more efficient service even if it does not lower carrying charges.
The Railroad Wage Award Sets Big Pay Hike
The railroad labor board issued a wage award under the transportation act granting about 600 million dollars annually in increased pay, roughly 60 percent of workers demand. Unions will put the decision to their members for acceptance, with hopes a general railroad strike is avoided. The board noted wages must be funded by the public and praised a fair, liberal award likely to benefit the nation.
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Railroad Labor Board
Campaign Styles in Presidential Campaigning Debated
The article weighs front porch and touring campaigns for the fall race. It cites Harding choosing Marion for audience access and Cox touring nationally. It compares historical examples from McKinley Roosevelt Taft Hughes and others. Personal contact versus office dignity are weighed, with emphasis on candidate character and public record over mere appearances.
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Harding
Marion
Cox
Allison
McKinley
Congress
Canton
Counot
Col
Roosevelt
Taft
Hughes
Ermime
Australia’s new governor noted as an athlete
Lord Forster, appointed governor general of Australia, is praised as an athlete and sportsman. He excelled in cricket at Eton and Oxford, led the Marylebone Cricket Club, and is famed as a top racket player, with a broad estate portfolio in London. The piece links his public role, wealth, and aristocratic connections to his suitability for the position.
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Australia
Lord Forster
London
Eton
University
Oxford
Lord Hawkes
Maryletone Cricket Club
Duke of Westminster
Earl of Northbrook
Eltham
Lewisham
St. Germans
Blackheath
Spencer Maryon-Wilson
Hampstead
Belgravia
Mayfair
Lord Dartmouth
Marquis of Camden
Earl of Cadogan
Will Bring Gorgas Body to the United States
The body of former Surgeon General Gor gas, who died in London, will be brought to the United States aboard the army transport Pocahontas. The War Department ordered the Pocahontas to stop at Southampton on the return trip to pick up Mrs. Gorgas and the body.
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Gorgas
London
United States
War Department
Southampton
England
Europe
Japanese to Visit Capital Kasuga Leaves New York for Annapolis
The Japanese cruiser Kasuga, after a Hudson River stay, sails to Annapolis for a Naval Academy visit then proceeds to Norfolk, Havana, New Orleans, and San Francisco via the Panama Canal. Captain Heigo Teraoka says Japan aims to convey friendship to the United States and its people.
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Kasuga
New York
Annapolis Naval Academy
Hudson River
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Washington
United States
Norfolk
Havana
New Orleans
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Japan
Heigo Tera Oka
Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission Urges Quick Presidential Appointments
William Carroll Hill of Boston urged President Wilson to name four members to the Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission. The Senate and House have already named four members each, under Congress appropriations. Hill said the President would hear the case this week and the commission would organize once appointed.
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Wilson
Plymouth Rock
William Carroll Hill
Boston
Senate
House
Congress
Acta
Hill
Ship Allocation Discussion Between Manson and Shipping Board
Philip Manson of New York, president of the Eastern Steamship Company, met with the Shipping Board to discuss vessel allocation. Manson expressed dissatisfaction with prior treatment but was assured fair consideration if applications are properly filed. The company seeks several 530-foot liners under construction on the Pacific coast for Far Eastern trade.
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Shipping Board
Pacific and Eastern Steamship Company
Philip Manson
New York
Manson
Bentson
Pacific Coast
Consuls General Transferred In State Department Move
Six consuls general receive new postings in a State Department reshuffle. Robert Frazer, Pennsylvania, moves from Kobe to Washington as consul general at large. Edwin Gunsaulus, Ohio, shifts from Singapore to Halifax as consul general, replaced by Alban Snyder of West Virginia at Panama. W Stanley Hollis of Massachusetts moves from London to Lisbon, replacing William Lowrie of Illinois who goes to Athens. Marion Letcher of Georgia moves from Christiania to Callao Lima.
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State Department
Robert Frazer
Pennsylvania
Kobe
Washington
Edwin N. Gunsaulus
Ohio
Singapore
Halifax
Alban G. Snyder
West Virginia
Panama
W. Stanley Hollis
Massachusetts
London
Lisbon
William L. Lowrie
Illinois
Athens
Marion Letcher
Georgia
Christiania
Callao- Lima
Eugenie's Burial in Saint Michael's Abbey Crypt
The body of former Empress Eugenie of France was laid to rest between Napoleon III's tomb and her prince imperial son in Saint Michael's Abbey. Attending were King George V, Queen Mary, King Alfonso, Queen Victoria, the Duke of Connaught, the Prince of Monaco, royal family members, Italian, Spanish and French ambassadors, and other diplomats. Chief mourners included Prince Victor Napoleon and Princess Clementine.
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Farnsborough
England
Eugenie
France
Napoleon III
Prince Imperial
Saint Michael's Abbey
George
Queen Mary
Great Britain
Alfonso
Victoria
Spain
Duke of Connaught
Prince of Monaco
Prince Victor Napoleon
Princess Clementine
France Faces Wheat Shortage Amid Labor Shortfall
Paris July 20 reports France's harvest is good enough to improve bread quality, but labor shortages threaten yield. Agricultural administration seeks aid from Italian, Czecho-Slovak, and Polish migrants to fill shortages.
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Paris
France
Malin
Opens Bids for U S Tugs Sale of 78 sea going tugs sought. most on Atlantic coast Great Lakes and scattered locations
Bids opened by the Shipping board for 78 sea going tugs. Terms require 25 percent on delivery and the rest in semiannual installments over three years. Atlantic coast has 22 tugs, Great Lakes 24, remainder elsewhere.
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The
Shipping Board
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Japanese Naval Plans Stolen
Tokyo reports theft of naval plans from a lieutenant at a naval gunnery school. Newspapers say several military panels have disappeared recently and police will launch an exhaustive investigation into the matter.
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Tokyo
Naval School of Gunnery
British living cost up 152 percent in sterling report
London officials released ministry of labor statistics noting a dramatic rise in living costs since 1914 with figures showing 850,000,000 to develop British phones and a looming government spending authorization. The House of Commons approved 50,000,000 for further development projects amid a turbulent postwar economy.
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London
Ministry of Labor
Islea
House of Commons
Edison Sends Message From Orange to Telegrapher Fraternity
Thomas A. Edison, using a telegraph key for the first time in 19 years, sent a message from Orange, New Jersey, to a committee of the Old Time Telegraphers and Historical Association. The note honors his early ties to telegraphy and Morse code and will be engraved on an indestructible disc for archival record. The last prior telegraph use was in 1901 for Chauncey M. Depew at the New York electrical exposition opening.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Orange
N. J
Old Time Telegraphers and Historical Association
David Homer Bates
United States Military Telegraph Corps
Western Union
Chauncey M. Depew
Disappearing beds headline new Manhattan apartments
New York residents are stirred by a $45,000 Manhattan apartment project promising disappearing beds as a key feature. Officials offer few details, while architects question feasibility noting beds cannot vanish when occupied. The building on West End Avenue aims to tuck beds away during the day with other labor saving devices.
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New York
Manhattan Island
Gordon Setter
West End Avenue
Manhattan
Gondra Reiterates Policy Ties in Message to Colby
President-elect Gondra of Paraguay sends a cordial note to Secretary Colby from New York noting gratitude for his welcomes. He reiterates Washington declarations on his government’s policy toward the United States and asks Colby to accept his assurances and high considerations.
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Colby
Gondra
Paraguay
New York
Washington
United States of America
Loyalists form king and empire alliance in Sydney
In Sydney today a large mass meeting decided to form a king and empire alliance to oppose disloyal doctrines. Speakers attacked Archbishop Mannix and noted American Consul Norton said such movements are needed to counteract influences seen as threatening the mutual confidence between the British Empire and the United States.
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Sydney
Australa
Mannix
Australia
Norton
United States
Socialists Press to Suppress Bullfights in Spain
In Madrid on July 20 socialists organized meetings across Spain as bullfights ran in several rings. Teodomiro Menendez, a socialist deputy, argued that despite shortages of schools people spend heavily on bullfighting and said the party would seek government action to suppress bullfights.
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Madrid
Spain
Pontevedra
Teodomiro Menendez
Socialist Party
Seek Site for McCook Plant Proposal In Middletown
A committee formed at an air conference yesterday will inspect Middletown Pennsylvania as a possible site to relocate the Mc Cook Field plant from Dayton Ohio. Other potential sites include Buffalo. The move is due to the department failing to secure funds to purchase Mc Cook Field.
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Air Conference
Middletown
McCook Field
Dayton
Ohio
Buffalo
McCookfield
Navy Shoes Bids Opened for 106000 Pairs
Navy Department opened bids yesterday to supply 106000 pairs of shoes for American sailors. Prices ranged from 5.79 to 8.99 dollars per pair. Twelve firms submitted bids, Emerson Shoe Company of Rockland Massachusetts quoted the lowest. Action on the bids was deferred.
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Navy Department
Emerson Shoe Company
Rockland
Mass
War Tax Hits Berlin Theaters
Berlin theaters report a 60 to 70 percent drop in attendance due to the amusement tax. Max Reinhardt, Germanys leading producer, says he will close his three Berlin houses unless the tax is repealed.
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Berlin
Max Reinhardt
Germany
Oxford Grants D. D. to Bishop Gailor
Oxford University awarded the honorary Doctor of Divinity to Rt Rev Thomas F Gailor Episcopal bishop of Tennessee The Matin notes a rise in aerial navigation with 823 flights reported Paris July 20
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Oxford
Bishop Gailor
London
Oxford University
Thomas F. Gailor
Episcopal
Tennessee
Paris
Matin
Neers Bete
Dondesserie Fame
Timely topics on Al Smith shown by capital visitors
Washington observers recall Gov. Al Smith’s first Democratic convention visit and his emotional response at San Francisco. J. J. Hunt notes Smith’s lifelong Democratic faith and ticket obstacles that once blocked him. Hunt predicts Smith could be a presidential candidate and party redeemer if Democrats falter.
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al Smith
New York
San Francisco
J. J. Hunt
Washington
Gov. Smith
United States
Mr. Hunt
Coal Is Big Subject in Washington and Ottawa
Discussion from Washington and Ottawa highlights coal supply concerns as winter nears with Germany pledged 2,000,000 tons a month for allies while North American demand and strikes threaten domestic coal. Women leaders urge political involvement, voter education, and poll watching to strengthen governance and world peace through the League of Nations.
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Wf T Small
New York
Washington
Germany
Europe
Canada
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Red Cross
League of Nations
Republic
America
Hungary forms coalition under Teleky in new government
Budapest July 20. A coalition government uniting nationalist and farmers parties has been formed. Count Paul Teleky becomes premier and foreign minister, with Stephan Szabo as finance minister and Julius Rusinek as minister of commerce. Oath taking mirrors prewar monarchy ceremonies.
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Budapest
Hungary
Miiistry
Paul Teleky
Foreign Affairs
Stephan Szabo
Julius Rusinek
Italian Rail Strike Settled
Rome dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph says Italy’s railway and tramway strike is settled after weeks of disruption. While extremists resist the terms, the majority of workers will resume work, ending the walkout.
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London
Italy
Rome
Exchange Telegraph Company
Warrant Officers Positions Open in Army Reorganization
Applications for appointments to the new warrant officer posts created by the army reorganization will be received by department commanders until August 31. Warrant officers will rank next below second lieutenants and receive a base pay of 1320 dollars.
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Army
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