Troops On Duty In West Virginia Strikes Spark Federal Aid
Disorder in the Mingo coal fields prompts Governor Cornwell to seek federal infantry. A battalion of 400 to 500 U S troops under Col Burkhardt arrives from Camp Sherman to guard 20 of 65 mines in the strike zone. Martial law not yet ordered. condition reported quiet overall as locals welcome the troops amid threats tied to ongoing indictments. Kentucky guardsmen also on duty along the border. Raleigh County disturbances at Wills Branch mines continue with armed guards and ambushes but no casualties reported.
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Mingo Field
Mingo County
Col. Burkhardt
Matewan and
Wiliamson
Kentucky National Guardsmen
Kentucky-West Virginia
Raleigh County
Charleston
W. Va
Wills Branch Coal Company
Willis Branch
Charleston Gazille
MageeeClung
Tayette County
McClung
Tayetteville
Virginia
Longshoremen Strike Collapses in New York Waterfront
Longshoremen strike protesting Cork lord mayor Terence MacSweeney collapsed after 2,000 workers quit last Thursday. Waterfront duties resumed with British ships unloaded. professed efforts of Protestant women pickets had little effect.
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New York
Terence MacSweney
Cork
Quake Panic Strikes Malta Says Central News Dispatch
A Rome dispatch reports a strong earthquake shocks Malta causing panic in Florena and nearby districts with many buildings damaged and residents alarmed. The Central News dispatch notes the event as considerable in force.
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London
Malta
Rome
Florena
Governor urged to retire amid anti-suffrage meeting
In Murfreesboro Tennessee anti suffragists adopted resolutions forcing General Roberts to relinquish the Democratic nomination for re election over his activities supporting ratification of the suffrage amendment.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Gen. Roberts
Tis
Sultan Refuses to Lead Forces Against Nationalists
The Sultan of Turkey declines to command his army against the nationalists, arguing they are too few. His forces are stated to consist of only two battalions, limiting immediate military action.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Weygand Promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honor
Pars Andre Lefevre informs Gen Weygand that the government has decided to promote him to an officer of the Legion of Honor. Weygand arrived in Paris from Warsaw to receive the news, reflecting high wartime recognition by the government.
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Weygand
Pars
Andre Lefevre
Gen. Weygand
Paris
Warsaw
Legion of Henae
World events briefing shows mixed economic and political notes
Retail prices, to the view of the Federal Reserve, are expected to ease in the coming season and fall further next spring. Prohibition agents in major cities faced bribes, while a Warsaw telegram claims Bolshevik forces are decisively defeated. Census data project urban growth surpassing rural for the first time, and suffrage was officially ratified.
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Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Longshoremen quit work as labor action spreads nationwide
Domestic elation by their troup of British ships in New York leads 2,000 plus longshoremen to walk off, aiming to extend the stoppage to all U S ports to press Britain to release Terrence MacSweeney and Archbishop Mankix, while coal and rail price moves and legal cases surface across the country.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
Terrence Mac Sweeney
Cork
Mankix
Trisanik
Collier Investment Trust, Ltd
Swansea
Wales
London
Paris
Iowa State News Roundup Highlights Losses and Appointments
A broad Iowa news digest lists missing person cases, a fatal bull attack at Muscatine, drowned victims recovered in Kilbourn Wisconsin, a son elected captain at Annapolis, speed enforcement campaigns, and local civic shifts. It notes burglaries in Boone, a controversial impropriety case in Des Moines, a court judge appointment in Sioux City, and fair travel fare specifics. Additional items include pay raises for Boone police, a drowning at Keokuk, Mason City streetcar rate hikes, and a Wapello case sentencing to a reform school.
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William J. Doan
Glenwood
Julius Doden
Iowa City
Muscatine
Hobart Frary
Kilbourn
Wis
Clarence B. Issac
Iowa City Commercial Club
State Secretarial Association
Citizens of
Albany
Ill
Clinton Fre Department
John M. Knapp
Boone
Tle
Youngman
Des Moines
Coronen-Clift
Northwestern Railroad Company
Charles C. Hamilton
District Court of
Sioux City
Eleventh Judicial District
John W. Anderson
W. L. Harding
Anderson
Western Passenger Association
Nance Committee
Merchant Police
Elmer jJingst
Pricn
Keokuk
Uneir
Clase
Mason City
Peoples Gas & Electric Company
Roy Allen
Wapello
Hale
Anamosa
Ward
Camp Grant
Illinois
Hampton
Geneva Savings Bank
KE. E. Jones
Ami
New Order Promise Shapes US Labor Relations
Frank Comerford argues the New Order hinges on sound ethics and collective bargaining. He cites Schwab's vision of worker voice and fair profit sharing, supports arbitration for industrial disputes, and calls America to lead in building a cooperative, humane economic system.
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Frank Comerford
Peorle
America
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
United States
F& Man
Lves
Tanec
Ring
Washington
Court of Appeals
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
National
Allances
Europe
Western Newspaper Union
The Real London by Arthur Symons on London mist
The piece describes London as a changing canvas shaped by English mist. It praises the Thames as the city’s especial beauty, with fog turning ordinary streets or Parliament houses into palaces of cloud. Night and rain fuse with mist to create a mysterious, painterly London.
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London
Pacis
Thames
Thirteen Volcano Crater Tales Warn Hilo Visitors
The Hilo Tribune reports near misses at Kilauea crater as reckless visitors risk walking on thin lava crust. A group of “thug young ladies” fell into a crevice and were rescued bruised, and another woman sank to her armpits after nightfall on a safe trail.
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Hilo Tribune
Kilauea
Dublin’s Georgian core and bohemian quarter charm travelers
A travelogue portrait of Dublin contrasts its uniform Georgian streets with Bloomsbury style curiosities. It notes the mountains near Dublin, the Liffey’s modern industry, street ballad singers, and Trinity College figures like Oliver Goldsmith, Stephen’s Green’s historic role, and a vivid 1916 Scout episode on the green.
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Irish Sea
Dublin
Christian Science Journal
London
Bloomsbury
Mayfair
Maida Vale
Holyhead
Great Britain
Anglesen
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Dubin
Liffey
Charles Lever
Trinity College
Stephen's Green
Atque Vale
George Moore
Yeats
Irish Dramatic Movement
Mme. Gonne
Joan of Arc
John Tichard
Green
Trelant
Mme
Marclevica
Shelburne
Spectacular Pole Lets Lets Lift Heavy Weights in London
A Pole named Letts, about 36 years old and five feet tall, astonished a London audience by lifting a 1,500 pound anchor held by four men and by restraining two eight horsepower cars with his grip. The feat followed by a deadly reminder of Apollon, who died after a similar stunt in Vichy when his chest muscles were torn from his body during a failed balance.
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London
Letts
Lattl
Lettt
Apollon
Vichy
The Colors on Santiago Valle in Century Magazine
Harry A. Branck describes Santiago de Cuba’s walls in a riot of colors, listing lavender sap green robin's egg blue malta yellow saffron and many more. He notes the kaleidoscopic jumble creates a brilliant yet tiring skyline under the tropical sun.
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Santiago
Valle
Malta
Harry A. Branck
The
Century Magazine
Tobroto Seeds Grow Tiny Yet Powerful for Acreage
Tobacco seeds are tiny and potent. A thimbleful can yield enough plants to cover an acre of ground, illustrating how small quantities produce large fields.
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