Chicago braces as 1400 militiamen called to aid riot troops
Chicago faces worsening race riots with 1400 added militiamen ordered to join 4200 troopers already on duty. The violence has killed at least 25 people in 36 hours, with shootings and vigilante mobs intensifying in the black belt and loop districts. Police patrols and zone enforcement continue as Governor Lowden coordinates with Adjutant General Dickson and city officials.
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Chicago
Dickson
Illinois
Ira Henry
Walter Sullivan
Black Belt
Loop
Garrity
William Thompson
Loop District
Ralph Cheney
Jeremiah Murray
John Dixon
Dixon
Lowden
Thompson
Mackley Hoyne
United States
Hoyne
Sherman
Foster Named On Important Commission
Republican Leader Mondell announced the recommendation of Congressman I M Foster as an additional Republican member of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings. The House approved the appointment, which commits Foster to oversee contracts and new Washington war work buildings. Foster already serves on the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, and the move is welcomed by Republicans of the 10th Ohio District.
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Mondell
I. M. Foster
House
Washington
Foster
Ohio
Farmers Profits Fall in 1918 Says Ohio Expert
R F Taber of Ohio State University reports farmers earned less profit in 1918 than in 1917 due to lower corn and wheat yields. The note appears in Columbus Ohio dated July 30. The piece also mentions British government actions regarding Ireland.
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Columbus
Ohio
R. F. Taber
Ohio State University
Taber
L. J. Taber
Ohio State Grange
One Ohio town is unpopular
Warrensville, Ohio, is described as unpopular as parole officer Bray notes prison population declines since prohibition. He cites 401 prisoners this week versus 601 on the same day last year, with Braun stating numbers have fallen steadily since the state went dry.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Warrensville
Bray
Braun
Thief Traced by Trail of Pennies in Dover Pool Hall
Clarence Morris stole a bag containing three thousand pennies from a pool room in Dover Delaware. The missing coins were traced as pennies fell through a hole in the sack leading to his capture.
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Dover
Del
Clarence Morris
Government mail pilots strike over equipment and adjournment
Twelve aviators employed by the government struck after two were discharged for refusing to fly. They demanded reinstatement, claimed some planes lacked proper equipment for foggy weather, and sought investigation of conditions. The strike lasted a day and one discharged pilot was readmitted.
Citizens Flood Price With Letters Supporting Probe
Ohio residents send letters to Attorney General Price urging action in the statewide probe of food prices. Collected data show wide price disparities. officials plan to trace costs from farm to consumer and study profiteering. The Ohio State Grange backs the investigation and calls for more producers and cooperative marketing.
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Columbus
Ohio
Price
State House
Francis M. Doyle
Army
Columbus Barracks
Doyle
Thoro
Taber
Ohio State Grange
Kaiser blamed by Bauer in German war responsibility debate
Copenhagen dispatch reports Premier Bauer telling the German assembly that the former Kaiser bears some responsibility for the world crisis but cautions against highlighting Wilhelm II's role. Bauer urged not to press his connection to conduct of the war, warning it would not reflect well on the kaiser.
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Copenhagen
Bauer
German National Assembly
Politicen
Wilhelm
Cooler heads seek referendum as Elgin Railway strike grows
Chicago July 30 cooler heads among officials of the 15 000 striking street car and elevated railway employees sought a referendum to decide if the city’s transportation system should remain paralyzed. L D Bland international treasurer said he would push the vote while W D Mahon arrived to investigate who caused the rapid strike.
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Chicago
L. D. Bland
Car Men’s Union
Boer Y
Bland
Auroreats Chicago Electric Rail
Mahon
Blanded
America oil interests threatened in Mexico
Senator Phelan warns Japan is buying American oil claims in Mexico as the United States faces a critical oil situation. He urges a strong government policy to protect Americans abroad and safeguard investments, citing a report by Van H Manning and calls for backing a major American oil company for world development.
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United Press
Washington
Japan
Mexico
Phelan
California
Rio Grande
Great Britain
United States
van H. Manning
United States Bureau of Mines
Manning
Department of State
Carranza
Mark L. Requa
The
Fuel Administration
George Otis Smith
United States Geological Survey
Deserted Mother Dies in Despair and Seven Children Murdered
In an inquest the Strazisar case found the mother Mrs. Mary Strazisar died by her own hand while the seven children were murdered by their mother. Anton Strazisar, a Hungarian miner, left May 13 for West Virginia after a birth. his absence left the family destitute and sustained by scant charity. The narrative details poverty, isolation, and the mother's deteriorating options as the children starved.
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Strazisar
Mary Strazisar
Anton Strazisar
Kimberly
Pennsylvania
Joe B. Davis
Clarksburg
W. Va
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Waite
Chillicothe
Canton
Michigan
Youngstown
Federal Trade Commission
Elgin Railway
America
England
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