Labor leader defends tri party rail plan before House committee
Glenn E. B. Plumb testifies for organized labor that tri party control of railways is not socialist and will only be pursued if workers and the public want it. He denies Brotherhood threats and insists labor aims for public ownership of utilities, ending when graft and privilege vanish.
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Associated Press
Washington
Glenn EB. Plumb
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Plumb
Dewalt
Demorat
Pennsylvania
Girl Attacked by Man Eating Monkey at Wyoming State Fair
Miss Bernice Ewel was attacked at the Wyoming state fair grounds as a carnival monkey clawed at a screen door and bit through two fingers. The creature also scratched her face and arms before she escaped. The monkey was later captured and returned to its owners.
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Douglas
Wyo
Wyoming
Bernice Ewe
Ewel
Italec
Miss Ewel
Simian
Starving Germans Riot and Strike in Chemnitz
Reports from Copenhagen dated Friday say German workmen in Chemnitz went on strike demanding higher rations and an end to the siege economy. The food depot and railroad station were stormed or seized as unrest grew amid shortages and martial law threats.
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Associated Press
London
Copenhagen
Chemnitz
Confstrators
Thespian Strike Gains Ground in New York
A sympathetic strike by theatre musicians and stage hands in support of Actors Equity members was forecast at Equity headquarters in New York City on Monday night. The statement indicated ongoing labor action across theatres as the dispute continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Actors’ Equity Association
Equity
Ex Policemen Bound Over In Horsley Attack Case
George Staten Archibald F Berry and Gail E B Eck bound over to district court on varying liquor gambling raid charges in Idelman Building rooms 2 8 and 4 July 29 Staten faces liquor sale and assault counts with bonds totaling 2100 Berry tied to liquor sale counts bonds 1600 Eck charged with assault bond 500 all released pending trial A test case may arise over liquor ownership prohibition law and commissioner participation in prosecutions per Ridgley and Grabbe debate
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George Staten
Archibald F. Berry
Gail EB. Eck
District Court
W. H. Edwards
Idelman
Staten
Jarre B. Horsley
Barry
Lawor
Kok
Hilliard S. Ridgley
Dehta
Commissioner of Prohibition
Nquor
Fred L. Grabbe
Millionaires Can't Afford New Footwear
Rodger Sullivan of Chicago, visiting Montecito, says neither he nor Billings bought new shoes for two years. He explains wartime patriotism and postwar price hikes deter buying, noting Sullivan is a prominent millionaire and reputed to own a luxury trading stallion.
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Associated Prensa
Santa Barbara
Cal
Rodger Sullivan
Chicago
Tere
Cordeling Kg, Dl
Montecito
Billings
Mr. Sullivan
Meg
Shopmen Defy President By Later Demand
In Chicago August 9 representatives of the Federated Shopmen's union district defied President Wilson by continuing a strike. The council telegrammed the president declaring no concessions and no return to work. Secretary John D. Sanders noted conflicting figures on strike size and said no men had returned to work. Former Senator James Hamilton Low telegraphed to Wilson urging a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Federated Shopmen’s Union
Wilson
John D. Sanders
Council
District Council
James Hamilton Low
Ilinois
Jeke
Selections in Monday's Races with Mixed Names
A list of race entries including horses and jockeys across seven races. Numerous misspellings and truncated names appear, with repeated fragments and inconsistent punctuation throughout.
Poisoning charge against doctor and wife in Clugston death
Dr Frank L Alderson and Mrs Law rence Clugston were arrested in Macomb Illinois for poisoning Mr Clugston who died July 20 after typhoid treatment. A coroner s jury returned that Clugston had been poisoned by his wife and the physician. Clugston was a prominent farmer. Alderson 51, practiced in nearby towns.
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Associated Press
Macomb
Ill
Frank L. Alderson
Lawrence Clugston
Clugston
Alderson
Burning Boy's Cool Nerve Is His Salvation
Ten year old Corwin Fowler in Douglas Wyoming displayed calm and presence of mind after his clothing caught fire from a gasoline explosion during a play session with torches. He rolled in dirt and called others to fetch a sheet to smother the flames, saving himself from fatal burns though both legs were badly burned from ankles to hips.
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Douglas
Wyo
Corwin Fowler
Cothes
Young Fowler
Victim of Two Accidents Day In Lenore Wyoming
Billy ONeill a 12 year old lad of Lenore Wyoming suffered two accidents on the same day. First while riding a horse the animal kicked him in the face causing painful yet not serious injuries. Hours later on another horse the horse stumbled into a prairie dog hole and fell crushing his left leg and cutting two deep thigh gashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenore
Wyo
Billy O'Neill
Hoopital Et Landor
Haeckel Dies as Evolution Pioneer at Jena
Ernest Haeckel, renowned zoologist and early defender of evolution, died in Jena Germany. The German scientist, close to Darwin and Wallace in influence, taught sociology and advanced theories of evolution for nearly five decades at the University of Jena.
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Jena
Germany
Ernest Heinrich Haeckel
University of Jena
Haeckel
Darwin
Wallace
Little University of Jena
Europe
Eee
Salvation Army drive in Wyoming forms state committee
Judge Roderick Matson state chair announces a Wyoming Salvation Army Home Service drive committee for September 4 to 8. Edward P. Blorey named Cheyenne county chair. state committee includes Cheyenne officials and county leaders from multiple towns with headquarters set in Cheyenne.
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Roderick N. Mataon
Chayenne
Salvation Army Home Service
Changs
Edward P. Blorey
Cheyenne
Laramia County
Women's Auxiliary
Salvation Army
Judge Matson
Thomas Hutter
Cheyennt
Edward Wy Stone
Robert D. Garey
Cheyeane
J. P. O'Neil
Fort Arusoe
W. B. Chaplin
Gate
Per
J. L
Baird
Newcastle
ES Brimmer
Bkaw
Flood Strains Wind River Bridge Near Riverton
Aug 9 in Riverton Wyoming reports the Chicago and Northwestern bridge over the Wind River at Ne be weakened by floods. Emergency repairs using a pile driver are under way after a passenger train waited nine hours for temporary support as piles were driven to stabilize the structure.
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Ee Riverton
Wyo
Chicago & Northwestern
Wind River
Nebe
Archduke Joseph Named Regent as Hungary Forms Center
A Budapest dispatch reports the new Hungarian ministry at its first meeting declared Archduke Joseph regent until a national assembly is elected to provide a firm center in troubled times. The note came from Copenhagen dated August 8.
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Copenhagen
Budapest
Archduke Joseph
Jap Typos Ask For More Yens
Tokio newspapers suspend publication after printers strike demanding higher pay, halting daily editions across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Hog Island Record Breaker Sets New Cargo Milestone
The Associated Press reports Hog Island achieved a record with 47 cargo carriers completed in its first year of operation reaching a combined deadweight of 967 776 tons. The milestone follows recent launches beginning to distribute ships from the yard.
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Associated Press
Shop Workers Vote to Return to Work Amid Demand for Action
Thousands of shop crafts in Chicago area defy urgings to resume work and press for government action while other regions report large numbers returning Monday. The Santa Fe system warns 15 000 machinists ready to strike, unless orders are issued, but many idle workers may return pending Wilson backed investigations. Page 2.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wilson
Albuquerque
N. M
W. S. Patterson
International Association of Machinists
Santa Fe
Federated Shop Unions
Sugar Price Spikes Amid Petrograd Famine Report
Dispatches describe famine in Petrograd with rising prices as sugar climbs to 10 to 12 rubles per lump and bread hits 120 rubles per pound. Dysentery outbreaks are reported citywide, complicating relief efforts and daily life.
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PETRO
Associated Press
Stockholm
Petrograd
An Cape
France Damages Limited to About One Dollar Per Man
New York reports that damage claims paid to France for property damage or civilian injuries by the American army will not exceed 2,090,000 dollars, about one dollar per man for all soldiers in the American expeditionary force, per Col. Robert E. Burkham, chief claims officer, who returned from abroad.
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Associated Press
New York
France
Robert E. Burkham
St. Louis
Imposter Charges Pistol Purchase In Prohibition Run In Arp
A man named Ri J Rockwell allegedly impersonated prohibition commissioner W Fred L Crabbe to buy pistol, holster, and cartridges for 19.60 at Arp & Hammond's. Crabbe denies knowledge of the purchase and Rockwell was arrested after discharge from the army at Port Nussell. The report also mentions vast forest destruction claims and tensions between American officers and French sentiment over settlements and sportsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Rockwell
Arp & Hammond's
W. Fred L. Crabbe
Grabbe
Rockwell
Port Nussell
Hockwell
Spurge
Bordeaux
Cobh Burkham
Mol. Burkman
Prane
Mohammedans Rise Against Drafting
Dispatches from Simla report Muslim regions in northeast Persia and Turkey rising against conscription amid excitement over the draft. The movement is linked to Bolshevik opposition and regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Persia
Turkestan
Simla
India
Wyoming marksmen take first in national target contest
The Newcastle Rifle and Gun Club of Wyoming won the civilian club match at the US Navy reservation with an 759 of 800. The championship company team event was won by Quantico range in Virginia with 740. Second place went to the US Marine Corps company, third to Caldwell New Jersey marine detail, and fourth to the Third Infantry Wyoming National Guard.
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Caldwell
W. J
United States Navy Reservation
Newcastle Rifle and Gun Club
Wyoming
Escoore
Quantion
United States Marine Corps
Marine Detail
N. J
Wee
Third Infantry
Wyoming National Guard
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