Grand Army session debates veterans bids and actions
The Grand Army encampment considered multiple resolutions including changes to the name Sons of Vets, honoring Lincoln on a birthday holiday, and pension protections. Delegates debated intercession with Volstead enforcement, with action limited to adopting a general law enforcement stance and naming a mediation committee, before officers were installed and the convention adjourned.
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Grand Army
Sons of Vets
G. AR. Committee of Mediation
Milwaukee
Sona
Yesterans
Union
Mcount Ranier
Daughters of
Commmities
Carary
Dea Moinuns
Building Activities Strong But Permits Fall Of in August
In August building activity remained vigorous while construction permits declined across areas, with reports noting mixed results in award of contracts and delayed starts. The piece references federal reserve influence and market fluctuations impacting the sector amid ongoing analyses.
Oh its Lovely Way with Troops Singing at Constantinople
Fragmentary OCR notes describe troops singing at Constantinople and a distant battlefield mood with garbled lines. Names and clear details are unreadable, leaving a hazy wartime atmosphere and distant reference to defending positions. The text preserves a historical echo without precise facts.
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Troeps
Constantinople
British at Chanak Cireled by Swarm of Turkish Troops
Amid tense near Chanak, British forces face Turkish pressure as revolutionary factions gain street control. Reports discuss Venizelos and Greek leadership, with Constantine in exile debate and Turkish nationalist moves under Mustapha Kemal. US ships bolster Near East presence. Moscow reassures noninvolvement.
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Chanak
Battling Stii Is Coming to America
A garbled text fragment references an event titled Battling Stii with scattered mentions of New York and American venues. The readable parts hint at a controversial or entertainment event with dates and names obscured, but essential details remain unclear.
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Stii
America
Mysterious quote on actors and beauty in old cinema
A fragmented passage discusses actors and beauty in movies, with critical remarks about a young star and the nature of acting. It references various places and names in a disjointed, diary like style, noting someone who cannot act yet remains a star and the allure of film performance.
Good and Son Win Big in Belgian Show
Good and Son secured their largest winnings at the Belgian show with top cows from Anat Broughe and May Gilley. The event drew ringside attention to quality udders and refined cattle, including calf entries led by Maynard and Lilac legate, as 22 entries competed for prizes.
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Good & Son
Holsteins
Wis
Kiidow
Barker
Ohio
Lilac Llegge
Bismark Taibay
May Gilley
Maynard
Heffers
Cow Show Highlights Holsteins Jerseys at Dubuque County Fair
The event showcased high producing Holsteins and Jerseys with records noted for production. Judges praised Geraghty and Sons for top prices and strong figures backing the cows’ performance. County associations from Dubuque and Fayette counties competed, with Farm Bureau Day plans announced for the nearby Dairy Cattle Congress grounds.
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Pontiac
Vlage
Jobo Geraghty & Sons
Ketting
Kavitty
Vred Veyer
Dyersville
John Filnde
Epworth
Saul
Dubuque
Fayette County
Dabuqine Namber Ong
Jerses
Hale Steina
Groa P. McGregor Association
Jerseys
Gureau
Lairy Cattle Congress
A. A. Borger
Tuek Hawk
Irish Rebels Turn Down Amnesty Offer Amid Turmoil
Sept 2 reports from Bellial detail continued Irish Republican irregulars resisting amnesty. Leaders refuse surrender, oppose Free State terms. A bridge at Mallow was blown just before a passenger train nearly derailed. Opposition grows to motion in the Tail Eireaun as postal services resume after unrest.
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Bellial
Free State
Wiliam T. Coagrave
Dail Eiroan
Mallow
Trelanr
Sorte Trent
Alrite
Whiting Minister to Serve Cedar Falls Church
Rev George Barslaw of Whiting will begin work at First Congregational Church Cedar Falls on November 1. He is regarded as an exceptional organizer of church activities and accepts the call from the local parish.
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Whiting
Cedar Falls
George Barslaw, Whiting
First Congregational
No Bloodstain on Hammer Shatters Murder Theory
Multicon Wisconsin Sept 29 drifts into a case where experts found rust on the alleged murder hammer rather than blood. Dr Bunting’s pathology report weakens Shearer’s claim that an insane Mendota inmate killed the Balzer family on August 8. Still, investigator King maintains the suspect could be responsible, while lack of solid clues reopens the mystery.
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Mutlicon
Wis
Clyemwal
Shearer
Mendota Inwina Hospital
Bunting Shester
Balzert
King
Prohibition Chief Decries Pennsylvania Breweries
Washington D C January 21 Prohibition Director John T Dra vis of Pennsylvania says about 200 breweries in the state operate with little regard for the law and market a criminal product camouflaged as near beer. He cites state enforcement efforts by Davis and Haynes to revoke permits of offending breweries.
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Washington, D. S
Pennsylvania
John T. Dravis
Paun- Wivaila
Haynes
Davis
Rob City Paymaster Looted at City Hall Heist
Vancouver dispatch reports a daytime robbery at City Hall where the paymaster was relieved of 765000 dollars after 10 o clock. Suspects identified as Rebar Arustrone and PL Pi zarroll linked to the bold daylight thefts. Authorities pursue leads as the city reels from the high value crime.
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Vancouver
Rebar Arustrone
PL Pizarroll
Railroads Sign Baltimore Peace Pact to End Strike
Seventy four railroads including subsidiaries signed the Baltimore agreement ratified by the Federated Railway Shop crafts in Chicago to end the shop men's strike. John Scott secretary of the railway employes department of the American Federation of Labor announced the development. The accord covered early peace settlements among the roads.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Federated Railway
John Scott
American Foderation of Labor
Scott
Gov't Auctions Off Lot of Office Junk to Relic Hunters
Washington citizens witnessed a federal sweep auctioning off seemingly mundane office items from the House and Senate. Items included worn rugs, filing cabinets, chairs and a faded street rug tied to historic figures. A crowd bid as a woman in a black hat bought a rug for 19.80 dollars, while chatter noted the dusty feet these pieces had carried.
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Gov't
Jefferson
Champ Clark
Owatonna Angered by Sign Thefts Find One in Waterloo
Owatonna residents express indignation at Indian guide signs placed to direct tourists to campsite areas being stolen. A sign was later found attached to a screened porch in Chain Tinque Park, Waterloo, prompting further frustration at the loss of guidance for visitors.
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Owatonna
Minn
Waterloo
Chaintinque Park
Flight to Brazil Delayed Again as Repairs Awaited
Port au Prince Sept 29 Lieut Walter Hinton commanding the Sampaio Correia II sent word to the Philadelphia Aircraft Station for new radiators and propellers. The Lima mission from Florida to Rio de Janeiro faces delays of about three weeks due to the needed equipment.
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Port Au Priner
Paui
Walter Hinton
Nane Sampaio Correia II
Florida
Rio Taneiro
Philadelphia
Oma
Explosion at Spezia fortress kills hundreds in blast
Rome reports revised casualty figures from the Spezia fortress explosion. About 200 dead and 560 injured as authorities attribute the blast to a short circuited electrical fault rather than lightning. Damage runs into millions of dollars.
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Rome
Spezia
Pershing's Car Ready With Radio for Concert Stage
Rumor of Gen Pershing using a car radio for nationwide concerts prompted an inquiry that revealed Warren Pershing, the general's son, equipped the Army limousine with radio gear. An Army sergeant who drives the car helped install it, and they can now listen to music while the general sometimes joins in.
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Washington, D. C
Pershing
John J
Warren Pershing
Army
Reward Offered for Slayer of Rector and Man in New Jersey
Middlesex county officials grant a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who killed Rev. Edward Wall and James Milischoi leader Mrs Helen Mills. Mills throat was slit and three bullets struck her head in the fatal assault on the night of September 14 as surgeons reexamined the body after exhumation for a second autopsy.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Middlesex County Board of Freeholders
Ang
Bdward Wall
James Milis Choi
Hlinor Mills
Telephone Pioneers Hold Cleveland Meet At Convention
The twentieth annual convention of the Telephone Pioneers opens in Cleveland with about 2000 members attending. The event gathers long time telephone industry leaders, including notable figures from New York and other cities, to participate in two days of sessions.
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Jevelan
America
Tny
G J. Carty
New York
Wee
Unclear Origin Leader Delivers Bell Memorial Address
The president and head of the research lab at AT&T, also president of the Pioneers' organization, presided and gave the principal address. It largely eulogized Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone and the first pioneer, who died last month at his Nova Scotia summer home.
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American Telephone Telegraph Co
Pioneers’ Organization
Alexander Grahan Bell
Nova Scotia
Accountant Becomes Lord Mayor Of London
Iondon Sept 29 Alderman Edward Cecil Moore was elected lord mayor of London. He is a chartered accountant by profession and is the first in that field to hold the office.
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Iondon
Edward Cecil Moore
London
Telegraph Briefs Spark Broad Rail and Market News
Rail strike halts about 190000 miles of service per report by the railway mail service. Federal trade commission sues major tobacco firms for price fixing. A Japanese farmer in Idaho struggles to sell cabbage as prices collapse. A St Louis streetcar crash leaves several injured. An ex–bank official in California receives a prison sentence for forged financial instruments.
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Washington
2. C
Youngstown
Reese
William
Foster
Michigan
Federa Trade Commission
von Platt
American Tobacco Company
Lorillard Company
Association of Wholesale Tobacconists
Idaho
Ando
Mirydane Meloy
St. Louis
Los Ampelts
Cal Casiaf W
Nemple
Turlack
Cal
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