Lawson urges education for Wyoming coal miners and families
Colorado labor leader John R. Lawson addressed the United Mine Workers District 22 convention in Cheyenne urging education as the path to progress and urging universities’ extension courses for miners' children. He noted a wage-boost sentiment, outlined a new district committee, and discussed a death benefit plan with a district defense fund of about 206000 dollars and around 6000 miners in the district.
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John R. Lawson
Wyoming
Colorado
Cheyenne
United Mine Workers of America
District 22
Lawson
J. C. Thompson
John Stile
Ember
Loulaville
Colo
Martin Cahill
Rock Springs
Chspman
Walter Short
Innverior
James Morgan
Tee
Morgan
Government buys entire wool clip of British Isles
Ill-formatted report notes the British wool trade facing abrupt government action. Officials abruptly halted sales of English grown wool, canceling fairs and stock movements as new wartime controls take effect.
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Covernment
British Isles
Six Die in Chicago Shooting Rampage Led by Dened Prophet
July 18 Chicago a crazed black man Henry J McIntyre regarded as a prophet opened fire killing six people and wounding three as police besieged his home for hours. He and his wife were killed when the building was blown by dynamite to end the battle. The assailant shot neighbors, Mrs Blanchard and Mr and Mrs Knox before police arrived. Police officer Stuart Dean was killed during the siege.
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Chicago
Henry J. McIntyre
McIntyre
William Blanchard
Pershing's Forces to Be Slowly Withdrawn
James Linn Rodgers informed the Mexican secretary of war that American expeditionary forces in Mexico will be withdrawn gradually. Mexican commissioners have already been designated to negotiate settlement of outstanding questions with the United States.
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Mexico City
James Linn Rodgers
Mexico
United States
Battle Ends with Deaths After Massive Shootout
In a long gun battle, over one hundred police pursued a black suspect cloistered behind a trunk. Edward Clement Grover Crabtree and others were wounded. Mrs McIntyre and Mr McIntyre were found dead amid wreckage after a dynamited check.
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Edward Clement
Grover Crabtree
Dean
Mclntyre
Hughes
Charles 8. Cutting
Metye
Nagle Block to Be Converted Into Theatre By Lyric Owners
Flood toll rises as seventeen more deaths reported bringing regional total to thirty two. River levels fall and conditions improve. ten people still missing and vast rail, crop, and plant damage estimated at fifteen million. In North Carolina flood scene new bodies found. Batavia district deaths total twenty eight with twelve million in property losses anticipated.
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Atlanta
Asheville
French Broad Valley
Batavia
North Carolina
Six New Teachers for Cheyenne Schools and Board Moves
The Cheyenne school board elected six new teachers including a new high school principal to succeed C. Schwiering. They also approved moving the Archer School to a location opposite Archer station. New staff include Merten as high school principal, Miss Whitehead in the high school, Miss Coleman in departmental work, Miss Cathcart and Miss Miller in grade schools, and Miss Crary as domestic science supervisor. Miss Gilcrest resigns to take a position in Juneau Alaska. Mr Merten arrived to meet the board and made a favorable impression.
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C. ©. Schwiering
Archer Echool
Archer Station
Merten
Mine Eee Crary
Misa Lara Whitehew
Coleman
Martha
Denver
Whitehead
Colorado College
Montana
Edgemont
Cathcart
Blue Springs
Nob
Anna Miller
Johnson School
Bouth Cheyene
Mise Crary
Stout Institute
Menominee
Win
Cheyenne to Get New 1000-Seat Theater in Remodeled Block
Plans call for remodelling the George Nagle block on Carey avenue between Seventeenth street and Lincoln way. A 1000-seat theater with stage, wings, balcony, rest rooms, and luxurious foyer will open after autumn. M. Greaves and Moore and Greaves Company of Denver own the project and will run the new house likely named the Princess after earlier Denver success.
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Cheyenne
Sodeville
Greaves
Star Theater
Seventeenth Street
Carey
Pioneer Avenues
Moore and Fireaves Compggny
Princess Theater
Deyvo
Theatera
Oloradi Springs
Pubelo
Denver
Paramount Picture
Union. Mercantile Company
Wyoming Bok
To Probabbe
M. H. Todd
Lyre Theater
L’rviceas
Todd
Shoots Doctor After Fiancee Poisoning Case Hits Boston
In Boston two hours after his fiancée died from an overdose of drugs, Dr Eldridge Atwood of Woburn shot Dr Wilfred Harris, president of the Massachusetts College of Osteopathy, wounding him fatally. Atwood confessed the motive tied to their broken engagement. Police arrested him after a struggle at his father's office.
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Boston
Colle Adama
Mie
Eldridge D. Atwood
Woburn
Wilfred E. Harria
Masachusetta College of
Wilson Visits Senate to Urge Child Labor Law Passage
President Wilson made a surprise visit to urge quick passage of the House child labor bill, aiming to curb interstate shipments of goods produced by children. Southern senators oppose, risking a party split if stalled. talks with Senate leaders and steering committee members followed the unsigned arrival.
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Wilson
Senate
Washington
Congress
House
Democratic Caucus
Issaei
Secret Service
Kern
Marshall
Martin
Willieme
James
Owens
Simon
Hughes
Simone
Germans Open Offensive With Asphyxiating Shells
British and Germans clash along the Longuval sector northwest of Combles as weather clears. Germans launch offensives with new asphyxiating shells after bombardments, with French forces reportedly driving Germans from some houses near Blanches. Reports also describe Austrian and Russian actions on multiple fronts with mixed results, while Berlin claims fresh Austrian victories elsewhere and tension along the Riga front persists.
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Longuval
Somme
Blaches
Rewtire
Frances
Longuval Galient
Combles
Grips
Blanches
Sone
Uhe
Biuches
Lamaisonette
Vienna
Lutsk
Carpathians
Subic
Tatrow
Pfeld Marshall von Hildenburg
Ralon
Riga
Berlin
Rowe
Petrograd
HelWeen
Testoal
Alrien
Mor Balin
British Patrol Boats Prepare For Deutschland Visit
Two views of British patrol boats destined to await the Deutschland off Chesapeake Bay after she leaves Baltimore on her homeward voyage. The vessels, forty feet long with power, carry small guns and high speed to confront surface threats in the English Channel region.
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Chesapeake Hay
Haltimore
Boeton
Liverpool
Strict Watch to Stop Baby Plague in New York
A wartime era notice outlines strict travel and quarantine controls to prevent a juvenile paralysis epidemic from spreading beyond New York. Officials including public health leaders approve additional measures and call for vigilance at borders and points of entry to limit transmission.
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Loir
Noots
Pershing
F. H. Merten
Greeley
Is Chases
Oscar C. Schwiering
Kenosha
Wis
Frank Gotch
New York
Chertes Bo Hanks
Seater Eurgemie
Puthic Ld Hee
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