Switchmen Strike Ties Up Freight Around Chicago
Union members from the Switchmen's Union of America and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen clash over a closed shop policy. About 6,000 workers reportedly quit, with 2,500 not working per railroad officials. No violence. police protection provided at yards as mediation attempts falter and railroads push for resumed normal operations.
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Brotherhood of Railway
Federal Board —Railroads
Swit
Chicago
Brotherhood of Ratt Prammets
Ka. m
Federal Relief
G. W. W. Hanger
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Allroad
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James Murdock
Brotherhood of’ Railroad
Metal Trades Strike Ends Third Year Troubles
The metal trades strike, ending ongoing disruptions, reaches a resolution with the Soconda Company. Details indicate a forthcoming agreement to be signed tomorrow, easing labor tensions and restoring operations.
Miners Visit Sparks and Labor Tensions Rise
A heated meeting between the Hutte Metal trades group and electrical workers sets the stage for potential union actions. Miners and craftsmen discuss jurisdiction, with threats of withdrawals from the movement and the impact on Camp Martian relief funding. Women pickets join demonstrations as miners defend themselves from attacks, while Britain and France endure military strains and the U.S. looming as a decisive factor in the broader war effort.
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Hutte
Dell
Ing
Electricians’ Union
No ‘65
Xeate
Toca
Brant J.mcnulty
Electrical Workers’ International
Thas
Public Warned On Plaster Sold By German Sympathizers
Washington July 28 The department of agriculture finds court plaster distributed by German sympathizers contains tetanus poisons. Attorney General Gregory te fay urges public to buy plaster only from approved sources and warns against small packages from street peddlers and vendors as part of the justice department investigation.
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Washington
Court Plier
Gregory Te Fay
Destree
United States
Department of Justice
Movements in town amid strike and riot aftermath
Movements of foreign workers and the Tutte strike ripple through the city as exemption boards face hard tasks. Whiskey race riot causes two deaths. Hoard plans all war purchases. Also reports on Butte news, murder confession, dive into Anaconda items, and diverging notices across sections.
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Tan
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Butte News
Anaconda News
Anaconia News
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Southland
Elizabeth Cox
TepGeneral News
Paris Raid Sparks Alarm Over Potential Invasion Test
Paris was raided by German airplanes at 11 o'clock last night dropping two bombs as observers heard a motor and an explosion. The prefecture issued citywide alarms and urged residents to seek refuge for a possible air raid. Berlin noted the raid and reported all airmen returned.
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Paris
Berlin
North Dakota Crops Suffer Record Heat and Fires
Fargo reports 108 degree heat and a week of hot weather driving prairie fires across portions of North Dakota and neighboring states. The Thomas Cooper experiment station notes crops deteriorating with rust symptoms on late sown wheat and a severe drought hampering recovery despite potential rain.
New War Purchases Board Established to Oversee U S Contracts
Washington July 28 reorganizing the government's war purchasing system creates a War Industry Board to supervise buying and set shipment priorities. Frank Scott chairs, with Bernard Baruch Hugh Frayne Robert Brookings Robert Lovett Palmer Pierce and Rear Admiral Fletcher as members. Three board members and Herbert Hoover form a government purchasing commission.
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Bernard Baruch
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Council of National Defense Advisory Committee
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New York
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Robert. Brookings
St Louis
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Union Pacific System
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Frank F. Fletcher
Navy
Herbert Hoover
Governurchasing Commission
Rial
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Lovett
Hoover
General Munition ‘Board
War Board
Or Self
Wat Industries
Randish Parel
War and Navy Departments
Exemption Boards Urged to See National Duty Over Personal Gain
Washington July 28 The War Department appeals to draft exemption boards urging solemn duty over personal gain. General Crowder says the man drafted risks life, while exemptions should not be used for convenience or favor. President Wilson orders officials to minimize civilian discharges and ensure exemptions follow the spirit of the Selective Service Act.
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Washington
War Department
General Crowder
Crowder
Wilson
Weather Too Late to Help Early Grains at Aberdeen
Aberdeen N D July 28 That the hot weather of the past few days came too late to materially affect early grains according to farmers. Later mature grain and crops such as corn and potatoes suffered. Hot south winds and temperatures near 100 F left grain in the hare while later grain berries will be shriveled. Forecasts expect trains next week to bring corn and potatoes back to normal. The mercury climbed to 168 here today.
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Aberdeen
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Weather forecast for cloudy days and rain on Monday
July 28 weather forecast notes cloudy conditions and possible rain on Monday with expectations of unsettled skies and showers. The brief paragraph mentions Sundays and Mondays in a general forecast context.
Prohibition Measures Amid War Time Liquor Ban Debate
A wartime prohibition plan proposes banning liquor by restricting manufacture and importation of beer wines and distilled spirits. It authorizes commandeering stock in bond for military use and sets a fertilizer stock purchase target of ten million dollars. The article notes the provision becomes law on page 12.
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Washington
Seattle Strikers Refuse Concessions Over Union Clash
Reports from Seattle detail mass meeting where striking conductors and workers of the Traction Light and Power company rejected a minor concession offer and vowed to avoid unions aligned with the Amalgamated Association or independent unions. A federal conciliation report was telegraphed to Secretary Wilson. Also noted: heat wave deaths in Minneapolis and Russian advances in Galicia near Buczacz.
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Und ‘Traction, Light and Power Company
Amalgamated —“Association of Street and Electric Railway Emploses of America
Federal
Tacoma
Idabor Wilson
Kenry M. White
Two Are Dead In Race Riot In Chester Pa
In Chester Pennsylvania a deputy sheriff David Schwartz and an unidentified Black man were shot dead during a riot after a day of relative calm. The violence followed earlier shootings of two guards by a violent crowd, bringing total fatalities to five since disturbances began Wednesday night linked to a fatal stabbing of a white man named McKinney.
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Chester
David Schwartz
Schwartz
Teer
McKinney
Americans Cross Second Forge Port in Quiet Welcome
Bean Port July 23 A norms of American contingent has safely arrived and disembarked The American troops arrived by the nine steamer where Kermit Roome and his wife and child traveled When tenders went alongside the vessel Friday the men were in high spirits and frequently shouted Are we lowhearte enthusiasm was answered with general state watch the disembarkation There was no elvic demonstration few specta tors at the landing The troops cheered and entrained quickly for their new quarters A signal Thred at the port for these were the only representatives of the contingent seen by the public.
Real Kaiser and Germany Recounted in Sifted Plans
A fragment describes the real Kaiser and Germany, outlining what they allegedly think and plan regarding "us," with notes on intended actions and a suggestion of publication. The text appears as a brief, unclear historical note lacking full context.
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Germany
The Standard in Montana Ad Teaser for Dramatic Serial
An advertising teaser urges Montana readers to subscribe and read every issue of The Standard beginning August 5. It promises readers a highly dramatic story and asks subscribers to share with friends to avoid missing installments.
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Montana
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