Spokane Mecca for Wobblies
Spokane, Wash. August 7 The Industrial Workers of the World in Spokane number about 4 000 with up to 6 000 more in the district. Lt George Laughlin of the U S Army told the Spokane Chamber of Commerce military affairs committee that Spokane is a likely base for I W W activities and that George H Ricker plans to move his headquarters from Superior Wis. to Spokane. Large quantities of I W W literature are distributed weekly from here and national organizers are active in the area.
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Spokane
Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
Northwest
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
George Laughlin
United States Army
George H. Ricker
Superior
Wis
Laughlin
Prisoners Taken in Raid on Cigar Store
Police raided a cigar store on North Wyoming late Wednesday night arresting five players and the proprietor on a gaming charge. M. Savedra posted $100 bond and was released. others remained jailed. A prior raid led to county jail detentions and a recent trial where all pleaded guilty.
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North
Wyoming
Gerry and
van Orden
M. Savedra Waxle
Senate debate weighs reservations to peace treaty
Senators clash over whether reservations bind the United States to League of Nations terms and require other powers to accept changes before ratification. Lodge Brandegee Borah push for explicit condition. Pittman seeks separate resolution. Kellogg and Walsh lead ongoing objections amid questions on France treaty and U S defense commitments.
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Kellogg
United States
Senate
Wilson
Shantung
Japan
Washington
League of Nations
Senator Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Sena
Brandegee
Connecticut
Borah
Idaho
Pittman
Nevada
Minnesota
France
Rate
Walsh
Montana
Judiciary Committee
Bootleggers' Victim Returns to His Home
Gerald O'Neill a 17 year old who was found critically ill in an alley behind the Clarence hotel East Park street was brought home after treatment by Dr Dan Donohue and the emergency hospital staff. The man suffered after drinking a poison masquerading as liquor and investigators say it would take a large dose to kill and that the vendor faces police custody soon.
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Gerald O'Neill
Clarence Hotel
East Park Street
Dan Donohue
Tion
Hoffman
Senate Kindley to Home Brew Senate Bill Details
Washington reports full committee debates the prohibition enforcement bill adopting house definitions of intoxicating beverages and home production allowances. Differences with the house include home manufacture of non intoxicating light wines and cider. A substitute question awaits full committee decision. In New York a suit seeks an injunction against wartime prohibition, arguing irreparable damage to California vineyards and wineries. A U.S. customs note notes the Sam Browne belt not authorized in the United States.
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Washington
Senate
Pecommittes
House
New York
Seatena, Lawson & Perelli
California
Sam Browne
United ‘Stat
United States
Five Story Homes Flood Philadelphia District
A flood of fashionable five story homes with seventeen rooms each overwhelms a Philadelphia district. The scene shows foreign buyers and numerous combinations of tenants, altering the area’s housing landscape.
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Pmiadelphia
STOCKYARDS STRIKE SPREADS AS WORKERS WALK OUT
Reported across Chicago and nearby areas, workers at stockyards and related plants walked off the job amid escalating tensions. Police kept watch as clashes between white and Black workers pierced by rioting left several injured and at least one death in the same yard district. Grand jury activity continued as indictments were pursued while nationwide labor unrest prompted authorities to consider further action.
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Chicago
Mibvias
Keresan Sailor Vessel Leaves Port Amid Outbreak
The Keresan becomes the first American vessel to depart port since the outbreak, signaling a tentative resumption of maritime activity. Details on destination and voyage timing remain limited.
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United States
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