Hungarian Reds Advance Along Entire Tisza Line
Vienna reports say Bela Kun leads a broad offensive by Hungarian Red troops along the east bank of the Tisza. They capture Scentes and Torok-Scent-Miklos and cross the river between Tokaj and Czegerd. Attacks target Grosswardein with multi-division force and heavy artillery. Kun mocks the peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Tisza
Bela Kun
Red
Grosswardein
Scentes
Torok-Scent-Miklos
Budapest
Tiszra
Tokaj
Czongrad
New Decision on Beer Alcohol Content In Wartime Law
Judge Thomas I. Chatfield ruled that beer with 2.75 percent alcohol is intoxicating under the wartime prohibition act and revenue laws. The ruling came in a Brooklyn federal court test case over an indictment charging Martin Schmauder with selling beer after July 1. Schmauder must plead to the indictment, likely sending the matter to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas I. Chatfield
United States District Court
Brooklyn
Martin Schmauder
New Haven
Chatfield
Schmander
United States Supreme Court
Laws Not Yet Made To Prosecute In Blimp Disaster
Chicago July 24 In the absence of laws governing the case criminal prosecution was believed unlikely after the blaze caused the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank collapse. Coroner Hoffman predicts new air navigation laws may result from the inquest while States Attorney Hoyne seeks more evidence for a grand jury. Pilot Boettner and Goodyear aeronautical expert Young remain under city escort as the death toll rose to thirteen with Marcus Callopy the latest victim. G M Stadelman of Goodyear pledged full company cooperation and an internal inquiry to be shared with Chicago authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Peter Hoffman
Hoyne
J. A. Boettner
W.C. Young
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Marcus A. Callopy
G. M. Stadelman
Tire Company
Goodyear Company
Stadelman
Believe Riots Ended In Washington After Calm Night
Police officials in Washington said race riots were at an end after a calm night with armed soldiers patrolling. Six people died including Marine Private Louis Havlicek, who succumbed in a hospital from a gunshot wound.
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Washington
Louis Havlicek
Major W H Henry Returns Troop Train From Russia
Major W H Henry of the 310th Engineers aboard the sixteen coach troop train from Archangel to Camp Sherman arrived in Athens last night at 10. News of the Russia deployment drew many townspeople to Union Depot. Henry, who enlisted in 1917, was decorated by Russia with the order of Stanislaus and later became a captain and then major in Russia. Five of eight trains met the Red Cross, with trains bound for Camp Taylor and Camp Sherman.
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W. H. Henry
310Th Engineers
Archangel
Russia
Athens
Camp
Sherman
Major Henry
J. L. Henry
Union Depot
Henry
Stanislau
Hamden
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Camp Custer
Camp Mills
Red Cross Committee
Camp Taylor
Camp Sherman
Famous minstrel George Primrose dies at 70 in San Diego
George Primrose in San Diego at 70 after a two week battle with stomach cancer. He faintly voiced regret at dying, surrounded by his wife and brother Albert. The Portland, Oregon native had toured for over fifty years and originated the acclaimed soft shoe dance.
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San Diego
Cal
George Primrose
Albert
Primrose
Portland
Oregon
Fire destroys three blocks in Polish tenement district
Chicago July 24 One fireman captain died and damage reached 150 000 in a blaze that wiped out three frame blocks in the Polish district. Over twenty families displaced many foreigners, workers at steel mills, left destitute. Capt Hugh Murray died after being overcome by gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Hugh Murray
Akron Murderer Pays Death Penalty
Paul Chivaro was electrocuted in Columbus for his role in the killing of Akron Patrolman Gethin Richards. Two co defendants had already been executed. The witness turnout was unusually small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Paul Chivaro
Gethin Richards
Akron
Chivaro
London to Buenos Aires airship voyage planned for August
Vickers Limited builds the R-80 airship to fly London to Buenos Aires in about four days with a ten passenger cabin at 2500 dollars per seat. Passengers include Sir Woodman Burbidge and R H Griffith of Harrods. Lady Woodman would be first woman to cross the Atlantic by air. Sir Woodman sees limited cargo use but potential for aerial mail and passenger routes. He will tour the United States to study department store methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don E. Chamberlain
United Press
London
Atlantic
Buenos Aires
Vickers, Limited
John Alcock
Arthur Brown
Newfoundland
Ireland
Sir Woodman Burbidge
Lady Woodman
R. H. Griffith
Sir Woodman
Griffith
Harrod's
South America
Europe
United States
Warren Police Back on Duty After Brief Strike
Warren Ohio police return to work after a brief strike for higher wages. The city council had a special session to address a clerical error in a ten percent raise, which workers argued was only eight percent in effect. An inventor also claims an incandescent lamp with a voltage reducer in its base for a bedroom light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Common Council
Dedication of Captain Crossen Memorial Planned at Carbondale
In Athens county, Carbondale set to honor Captain Crossen with a memorial dedication Friday evening. Rain delayed the ceremony Tuesday, with arrangements to be carried out tomorrow. Local friends and the Athens band urged to attend. Also noted is a telautograph invention by two Swedish engineers usable on short or long circuits without adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Crossen
Athens County
Athens
Ohio onages to be inspected in food probe
Ohio officials announce a full inspection of cold storage houses after a grand jury in Cincinnati found decayed foodstuffs and improper storage. Thomas C. Gault notes 1917 cold storage law lax enforcement due to federal control while Egg inspections continue. Louis Capelle seeks state help and may subpoena Dr. R B Blume for findings.
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Ohio
Columbus
Thomas C. Gault
State Dairy and Food Bureau
Grand
Cincinnati
Gault
Louis Capelle
State Agricultural Department
R. B. Blume
Plan Two Gigantic Ocean Liners for Atlantic Run
Washington July 24 Two enormous oil burning ocean liners designed for 30 knot speed and Atlantic crossings under four days will be built by the United States Shipping Board. Each 1000 foot vessel carries 3000 passengers and 1000 crew with four propellers and 11011 horsepower. They feature inner and outer skins, compartments to resist sinking, and a 7000 mile steaming radius. Plans call for possible Fort Pond Bay terminal and immediate conversion to commerce destroyers if war comes.
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Washington
United States Shipping Board
Atlantic
Leviathian
Hurley
Shipping Board
Navy
Fort Pond Bay
Long Island
Al Doty Suspended by Akron Boxing Board
Canton welterweight Al Doty was suspended for two years and fined 200 by the Akron boxing commission after failing to continue a twelve round bout with Dennis O Keeffe last week. He cannot fight in Ohio until the suspension ends and the fine is paid.
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Akron
Ohio
al Doty
Canton
Dennis O'Keeffe
Akron Boxing Commission
World War Shaped By Women Says YMCA Leader
Rhoda McCulloch, back from Europe, argues mobilized women gain a stake from war. She says women conserve life and will use wartime knowledge for world citizenship, building a world where all have life. She emphasizes love over power and a practical, everyday world love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda McCulloch
France
England
Grave Digger Arrested in Ghoul Gage Case Near Cincinnati
Henry Saalwachter, 62, a grave digger from Cincinnati, was arrested today charged with disinterring the body of 15 year old Clara Fischer buried last Friday in St Stephens cemetery near Fort Thomas Kentucky. Doctors say bacteriological tests show the body was mistreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Henry Saalwachter
Clara Fischer
St. Stephens
Fort Thomas
Saalwachter
Italian Grappler Meets Jugo-Slav Wrestler in Akron
Renato Gardini Italy’s heavyweight title holder faces Joe Artovitz Jugo-Slav claimant in a handicap match in Akron Ohio on Thursday night Artovitz pledges to throw Gardini twice in one hour The League of Nations may keep us out of war but aeroplanes race too fast to read notes.
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Akron
Ohio
Renato Gardini
Joe Artovitz
Artovitz
Gardini
League of Nations
Quiet Night in Norfolk After Homecoming Clash
Norfolk police and city officials kept the negro district calm after Monday’s clashes during a homecoming celebration for black troops. After a conference, officials decided not to suspend the celebration. A double patrol force remains on duty in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Proposals for World Peace Face Historic Resistance
Washington July 23. Senator McKellar argues that every forward step, from Jefferson to Wilson, faced reactionaries who warned against progress. He cites the Louisiana purchase and the league of nations to show how resistance is overcome and America grows stronger by joining the world pact. McKellar says the league limits fear and urges the U S to consider membership, noting the option to withdraw with two years notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Wilson
League of Nations
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
America
Reed
League
McNair
Army air service pilot begins US flight around the country
Colonel AR Hartz leaves Washington on July 24 for Augusta Maine as the first leg of an eight thousand mile journey around the United States. He will circle the nation collecting routes and depictions of air progress.
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Washington
AR. F. Hartz
Army Air Service
Augusta
Maine
United States
County Auto Club Reorganizes to Boost County Roads
Athens and Nelsonville citizens formed a committee to rewrite by-laws and set dues and initiation for a revived county wide auto club. The goal is better roads, state related legislation, and broad county representation with an estimated 2000 members from 4000 local machines. Initiation $3, annual dues $2. Officers to be chosen soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Auto Club
Automobile Club
Athens County
Athens
Nelsonville
Plot to Restore King in Montenegro Alleged
Reports from Agram claim a council of state Britain and Italy plotted to restore Nicholas I to the Montenegrin throne. Nicholas, former king, was deposed during the war by a pro Jugoslav faction. Also noted, papers from India now made from leaves of a West Australian plant East African timber and Rhodesian bark.
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Trieste
Agram
Council of State
Great Britain
Italy
Nicholas I
Nicholas
Montenegro
Agrom
Croatia
Slavonia
India
East Africa
Rhodesia
Explosion At Texas Oil Plant Injures Four In Bayonne
Four persons were seriously burned and many more slightly harmed when eight tank cars carrying gasoline and naphtha exploded at a Texas oil company plant in Bayonne New Jersey. The blasts were felt over a two mile radius and two storage houses were set on fire before flames were controlled by a general alarm.
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Bayonne
N. J
Texas Oil Company
Elks Dance Set for Club Rooms on Friday
The Elks announce a midsummer dance at the club rooms on Friday evening July 25. Elks wishing to attend should see the secretary for tickets.
Compromise on Peace Treaty Emerges in Taft Proposals
Washington July 24 A middle-of-road approach surfaces as Taft proposes explanatory reservations to the peace treaty. Republican leaders see potential basis for ratification with Wilson, while some doubt full acceptance. Taft supporters emphasize balance between reservations and treaty acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Martin
United Press
Washington
Wm. Howard Taft
Wilson
Taft
League of Nations
Lecture Course Signups Near for 1919 1920 at OU Auditorium
A large turnout signed up for the 1919 1920 lecture course to be held in the Oklahoma University auditorium. Six numbers in the series, with tickets for the full course priced at two dollars. Professor T N Hoover and assistants distributed subscription cards at the Chautauqua finale, highlighting entertainers including Strick Gillilan who will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. U
T. N. Hoover
Gillilan
Germans Here Plan Relief of War Sufferers
German-Americans in New York will launch a campaign to raise at least 35 million dollars for relief of war sufferers in Germany and German Austria. About 600 attendees backed the effort and a 35 member committee was formed to run the drive. Similar groups are planned in Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis with notable supporters including James Speyer Hubert Cillis and Victor Ridder. The meeting reportedly had state department sanction.
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New York
N. Y
Germany
James Speyer
Hubert Cillis
Guardian Life Insurance Company
Victor Ridder
Staats Zeitung
State Department
Fatal Fall at Boys Industrial School
Michael Horke aged 16 of Cleveland died at the Boys Industrial School in Lancaster after a fall from a scaffold while painting late yesterday. The tragedy prompted an investigation into the incident and safety practices at the facility.
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Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
O.michael Horke
Cleveland
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Austria
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