Far East Republic Emerges as Buffer as Bolshevik Reach Shrinks
A Telegenic Moscow observation notes three regional stances in Russia from Vladivostok to the Finnish border. Eastern Siberia shows Bolshevik failure and a push to create a Far East Republic while central Siberia endures requisitions and hunger. In Omsk shortages come from peasant boycotts, not grain scarcity, and the Far Eastern republic seeks foreign trade ties with Moscow’s approval.
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Siberia
Faroe Republic
Irkutsk
Urals
Kolchak
Russia
Samara
Volga
Moscow
Petrograd
Omsk
Siberian
Far Eastern
Eurone
Lloyd George Promises People First War Decision Hope
Premier Lloyd George urged cooperation with France and warned war must be justified by national honor safety and freedom. He stated government duty is to the people before committing treasure to any unjustifiable adventure amid Russia war speculation. Plans also advance for a $6 million World War memorial in Detroit with city council backing a bond election.
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London
Lloyd George
England
France
Russia
Detroit
Mich
Harding declares lessons of past must guide future
In a speech to editors, Senator Harding defends looking back as a source of strength and inspiration. He criticizes Cox’s charge of backwardness, urges a print paper pulp policy for domestic needs, and promotes patriotic business ethics while affirming oldtime patriotism and morality.
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Harding
Associated Press
Marion
Althe
Gov. Cox
Ohio Republican Pastorial Association
Sugar Prices Break in East
New York August 13 heavy declines in the sugar market were reported with a large dealer cutting his granulated price from 21 to roughly 17 cents per pound and raw sugar at 12.04 cents a pound.
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New York
Meeting to organize state defense secretaries
Des Moines August 13 call for a gathering of defense council secretaries from various states to meet in Kansas City on September 13 and 14 to discuss forming a national organization H J Metcalf chairs the preliminary committee with Frank M Robinson of Kansas City and J C Mohler of Topeka Kansas as members
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Defense
Kansas City
H. J
Metcalf
Frank M. Robinson
J. C. Mohler
Topeka
Kan
McGraw Subpoenaed in Slavin Probe
New York August 13 The failure of John J. McGraw Giants manager to appear before District Attorney Edward Swann led to a subpoena demanding his appearance to answer questions about John C. Slavin injuries and a Lambs club dispute.
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Associated Press
New York
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
Edward Swann
McGraw
John C. Slavin
Mr. Slavin
Lambs Club
Premier Venizelos Shot. Wounded Greek Leader Safe
Paris August 13 Premier Venizelos of Greece wounded yesterday by two young Greeks spent the night in hospital and is not in danger doctors say the bullet lodged in his left shoulder will be removed this morning.
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Associated Press
Paris
Premijer Venizelos
Greece
Pasteur Serum Sent to Four Iowa Towns
Four applications for Pasteur serum have been filed by the state board of health since Sunday for bites from dogs suspected of rabies. Towns receiving serum include Burlington Tipton Keswick and Des Moines. Collectors and dealers in coins will meet in Chicago on August 23 for the American Numismatic Association convention.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Burlington
Tipton
Keswick
Chicago
The
American Numismatic Association
Labor Opposes War Aid to Russia at British Conference
English labor delegates vow to resist military intervention in the Soviet war and Poland. They endorse a council of action, fund a penny levy, and condemn allied failure to prevent Poland's aggression while urging a genuine league of nations.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Poland
British Labor Party
Soviet Russia
Council of Action
Triple Alliance of Labor Organizations
Council
Viva Voce
William C. Adamson
Labor Party
House of Commons
James H. Thomas
National Union of Railway, Men
Tom Shaw
International Textile Workers
League of Nations
Harding and Cox Hope for Wets in 1920 Speeches
Lincoln Nebraska August 13 William J. Bryan in the Commoner compares Harding and Cox in their wet policy signals. He says Harding's talk is sonorous while Cox's is simple and direct and both offer hope to supporters of repeal or modification of the Volstead Act.
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Lincoln
Neb
Gox
Harding Stuarts
Conetess
William J. Bryan
Commoner
Harding
Cox
Bryan
Gov. Cox
Sangeet
Women Push for Vote As Governors Urge Action
Gov Bickett in North Carolina and leaders in Tennessee urge ratification of woman suffrage amid strong partisan debate. The Tennessee senate defeats a minority report and moves toward action, while North Carolina considers a ratification resolution amid warnings that delay harms progress.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Venn
Tennessee Senate
Senate
House
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Williams
Caberrus
Bickett
General Assembly
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Co. in Bad With Boston Police
Warrants charging conspiracy to defraud directed against officers of the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Co. were applied for in municipal court. Capt. Armstrong of the police bureau of criminal investigation announced witnesses would be summoned after talks with District Attorney Pelletier and Chairman Armstrong.
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Old Colony Foreign Exchange Co
Boston Police
iBy
Associated Prest
Boston
Mass
Old Colony Foreign Texchange Company
Capt
Armstrong
Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Pelletier
Iowa City Dice Game Robbed of Cash and Jewelry
Two unknown robbers burst into a private room in Iowa City early today during an alleged dice game and fled with about $1,000 in cash and jewelry. Police vowed to prosecute the players once identified.
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Associated Press
Towa City
Buy Her Is Gondt The Quality Brov Dadvertisement
Readable text fragment hints at an old advertisement style. The item appears to be a promotional blurb likely selling a product or service with an unclear headline. No clear names, places, or dates are available to specify details.
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Gondt
Diamonds Intercepted in Transit to United States
Customs officials seized 131 diamonds claimed as jewels of the Russian royal family en route from Soviet Russia to the United States. The seizure occurred July 22 in New York from Swedish sailor Neil Jacobsen amid testimony in the Ludwig A. Martens deportation case. The case reveals a courier service linking Bolshevik agents in Sweden with Soviet representatives in New York over six months.
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Washington, D. C
Asorohan
Comrade Martens
Russia
United States
Ludwig
K. Martens
Bolshevist
Sweden
New York
Department of Justice
Neil Jacobsen
Third Internationale
Moscow
Bandit Car Pursuit Ends With Disappearance After Robbery
Report from Ghicage Aug. 18 describes a pistol battle as five men robbed two pedestrians. Three women in a car listened as the robbers fled, laughing at pricey items. Police traced the car through several blocks before it vanished.
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Oak Park
France and United States Share Unity on Russia Policy
Paris reports the French government will send a note to the United States praising near identical aims on the Russo-Polish issue. Premier Millerand signs, noting harmony with American principles and intent to support those terms for Poland that align with Washington. Plans for a renewed conference between Lloyd George and Millerand discussed.
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Associate
Paris
United States
Millerand
Italy
France
Baron Wrangel
Antibolshevik
Russia
Poland
Tyrance
Temps
Leland Harrison
Maurice Paleologue
Foreign Office
Calby
Tem
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Democratic slate chosen for Iowa Supreme Court race
Sioux City Aug 13 The Democratic state judicial convention named four candidates for six year terms on the Iowa Supreme Court They are District Judge John W Anderson of Omaha District Judge Utterback of Des Moines District Judge George B Lynch of Adair and District Judge Seneca Cornell of Ottumwa Cornell was chosen for the successor to the late Justice Frank R Gaynor Gov Morow declares war on pistol toters in Kentucky calling them undesirable citizens and a menace to public safety
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Associated Dress
Sioux City
John W. Anderson
Onawi
Wubert (Ftterback
Des Moines
George B. Lynch
Adair
Seneca Cornell
UMW
Anderson
Utterback
Lynch
Supreme Court
Cornell
Frank R. Gaynor
Louisville
Edwin P. Morow
Kentucky
Wan Cruelties of Poles Outdo German Wrong
Mrs Haran me- Mra Herman Walner and her children recount alleged Polish cruelties after the armistice in Poland. She describes looting, beard cutting, imprisonment, pogroms, and forced clothing sales, with personal peril including her father’s arrest and the need to pay to free him.
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Poland
Haran Me
Mrs. Walner
Isaac Kereda
Warsaw
Tiebrew
Parcrew
Tie
Polish Foreign Minister Blames Soviet Government for War
In a Telegram to the League of Nations general secretary Prince Sophioha, Poland’s foreign minister asserts the Russian Soviet government bears responsibility for continuing fighting in Poland. He cites Poland’s peace efforts and July 6 supreme council decision as seeks for armistice and a lasting treaty.
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Associatil
Warsgaw
AUB
Poland
Sophioha
Ammer
Sie Erle Drummond
League of Nations
Flegram
Melher
Pollah
League
Supreme Council
Dying in Missouri A Man Seeks Aid and Help
Luke Davis of Waterloo with liberty bonds and thrift stamps seeks relief as he lies in Hunter Missouri without adequate care. W L Skinner county surveyor reports the bank holds no valuables for Davis and appeals to relatives or friends to assist in his condition.
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Luke Davis
Waterloo
Hunter
Commercial National Bank
W. L. Skinner
Davis
Skinner
Mr. Skinner
Body of Gen Gorgas Now Lying in State in Capital
The body of Maj. Gen. William Crawford Gorges former surgeon general of the army lies in state at the parish house of the Church of the Embankment in Washington D C He arrived from New York escorted by cavalry and brief services were held for family members The body will lie in state until Monday before burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Washington, D. C
William Crawford Gorges
Army
London
Church of the Eninbany
Washington
New York
Arlinglton National Cemetery
Ottumwa Delegates Back Ferguson for Iowa Legion Adjutant
Ottumwa will push Warren Ed. Ferguson vice commander of the local post as a candidate for state adjutant at the Cedar Rapids convention on September 2 and 3. Delegates also seek moving state headquarters from Des Moines to Ottumwa to boost the region.
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Associated
Freesy
Lay $9,000 Shortage to Missing Officer
Des Moines reports indicate Lieut. Alexander G. Mc Cormick of Camp Dodge may have a nine thousand dollar funds shortage. He disappeared Tuesday and is alleged to have sold a number of penghgles from the warehouse, with unaccounted money. Investigation continues.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Alexander G. McCormick
Camp
Dodge
McCormick
Snowstorm Sets August Record on Pike's Peak Colorado
Reports from Summit indicate seven inches of snow on Pike's Peak, a new August record. Snow plows operated on the cog railway and the automobile highway as two inches fell in Colorado Springs amid Wednesday night storms.
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Colorado Springs
Golo
Pike's Peak
New Yorker Elected Knights of Pythias Chancellor in Minneapolis
William Ladean of New York City was elected supreme chancellor for the ensuing two years at the Knights of Pythias thirty-first biannual convention held yesterday. George Cabell of Virginia was chosen as vice chancellor.
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Minneapolis. Ag
William Ladean
New Ypok City
Knights of Pymas
George (. Cabell
Virginia
Courier Delivery by 1 30 P M Assurance
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 1 30 o'clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please call 3380 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 1 30 p m.
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Koy
Pease
Weather summary for Iowa towns and counties in 1920
Charles City reports muddy roads in places and rainfall of .12 inches. Dubuque County highways generally good with thirty six hundredths of an inch. Mason City recorded 35 inches yesterday and was cloudy. Light showers in the hour caused spots of wet paper. fair weather is forecast for the next 24 hours.
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Erritory
Creare
Lowns
Algona
Charles
Davenport
Albert Lea
Mix
Cedar Rapid Moines
Diboyne
Dubuque
Manon City
Besieged Warsaw Faces Bolshevik Push as Peace Talks Loom
Besieged Warsaw endures intensified fighting as Bolsheviks press toward the capital. Polish forces report gains near Radziechof and Toporoff while Moscow seeks armistice terms with peace delegates to meet soon. Civil authorities restrict movement and defend the city with heavy security.
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Warsaw
War Office
Foreign Office
Stat
Minsk
Associated Press
Daily Courier
Moscow
Lemberg
Radziechof
Lopatyn
Stanyszayczy J
Toporoff
Brody
Stripa
Buczacz
Miawa
Warsaw-Danzig
Vistula
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Grovar
Cleveland
Iowa City
State Supreme Court
Assariataa Pracad
Herman Walner
America
Home
Mra
Herman Waolner
Wer
Frieda
Rote
Mare
Walner
la Azora
Girard
Harvester
Missouri
Gen. Gorgas
Ottumwa
State Legion
Colorado
New Yorker
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Higgways
UT. S&s Department of Agriculture
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Red Army
Vienna
Ubreimis
Dara
Capitel
Pultuak
Lsst
Narew
Republic
Duonabur
Dvinsk
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