Rail Shopmen Strike persists as National Guard backs reopenings
In Roanoke and Chicago lines see partial cancellations as railway clerks and freight handlers walk out. Federal authorities under President Harding authorize more deputy marshals to protect life and property while interstate commerce continues. Katy shops in Parsons reopen with 800 guards and 150 non union workers.
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Chicago
United States
Harding
Daugherty
Katy
Parsons
Kansas
United States Data Shows Big 1922 Crop Forecast
The department of agriculture reports on July 1 conditions predicting better harvests than the five year average. Bumper crops of white and sweet potatoes and tobacco are forecast with most crops larger than 1921 except wheat corn and oats. Acreages rise 1 to 22 percent overall, with corn up in most regions but down in the cotton states and Missouri. Far west growth rapid while southeast cotton fields lag.
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Washington
Department of Aegriculture
Iowa
Missouri
Mississippi
Subway Fire Traps 500 In New York
A subway fire in a 75 foot deep Interborough Rapid Transit tunnel trapped nearly 500 passengers. Gas fumes and smoke created a frenzied rush as about a third were overcome before escaping. Three probably will die.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Trust Seeks Receivership for Denver and Rio Grande
The New York Trust Company as trustee for adjustment mortgage bond holders filed for a receivership of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad in federal district court. A separate suit to foreclose on 10 million dollars of adjustment mortgage bonds issued in May 1912 was filed in district court.
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D. & R. G. Denver
New York Trust Company
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Federal District Court
France likely to quit World Meet in Paris
France may withdraw its representatives from the Hague conference owing to Russian attitudes. Instructions from Premier Poincare reportedly support this move.
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France
Paris
Poincare
Idaho Medics Gather for State Convention in Wallace
Seventy five members of the Idaho State Medical association and nationally known specialists have assembled in Wallace Ida for the opening session of the association annual convention.
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Idaho Medics
Wallace
Ida
Idaho State Medical Association
Battles Rages as Chen Chiung Ming Forces Clash at Whampoa
Heavy firing drives a battle in Canton toward Whampoa where forts hold units loyal to General Chen Chiung Ming and Sun Yat Sen, marking a major duel amid the ongoing factional struggle in China.
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China
Canton
Whampoa
Chen Chiung Ming
Sun Yat Sen
Hold up halts editors special on Montana rail trip
Miles City hosts the National Editorial association during its first Montana stop. A staged train holdup by local cowboys set the tone, followed by a Deadwood coach ride to the fair grounds and a wild west show. Tribal adoptions by the Cheyenne marked the evening's festivities.
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Miles City
National Editorial Association
Montana
West
Bill” Goleman
Hell-Roarin
A. G. Jones
Smith White
Ranges
Wirt
W. H
Fair Grounds
Fort Keogh
Shevenne
Reparations Commission Cuts Berlin Gold Payment
Paris reports the reparations commission lowers Germany monthly gold mark installments to 32 million amid crisis. A credit of 106 million gold marks is allowed for past coal and dyestuff deliveries to the Textile Alliance of America and Luxembourg. Officials expect a formal German moratorium request citing ongoing difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Textile Alliance of America
Luxembourg
Coal strike stalls as wage plan awaits arbitration decision
Washington. The coal strike situation remains at a standstill as operators and miners weigh President Harding's wage scale proposal. Workers delay reply awaiting the policy committee's decision and the operators pause to discuss the plan before replying.
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Washington
Harding
General Policy Committee
Mrs Spreckles Named Special Representative to Europe
Mrs A B Spreckles of San Francisco is appointed by the department of labor to investigate conditions among women in industry in Europe. The role mirrors the late Lillian Russell Moore of Pittsburgh who studied immigration conditions for the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spreckles
U. S. Post
Washington
A. B. Spreckles
San Francisco
Department of Labor
Europe
Lillian Russell- Moore
Pittsburg
Department
Evictions Ordered in Connellsville Coke Region Strike
Coal company housing in the Connellsville coke region will be evacuated under an ultimatum to striking miners. Operators notified workers to return to the job or vacate the company houses.
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Uniontown
Connellsville Coke Region
Dover Resigns Post under Harding Consideration
President Harding is considering the resignation of Elmer Dover of Tacoma Washington formerly of Ohio serving as assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of customs and internal revenue.
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Dover
Washington
Harding
Elmer Dover
Tacoma
Wash
Ohio
Clerks on Chesapeake & Ohio rail line vote to strike
Cincinnati clerks on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad have voted to strike and received strike sanction unofficially. Around 2,200 men are affected by the action.
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Cincinnati O
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Rail shopmen strike quiet as railroads prep to resume work
Striking railway shopmen in Illinois and other states face warnings to return to work or lose seniority as nine days pass. Railroads plan to hire replacements, deploy soldiers or private guards to protect shops, while labor board talks with union leaders to avert wider action. Washington reports a department probe into mail disruption and orders from AG Daugherty to use force if needed to keep mails moving.
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Chicago
Illinois
E. H. “Ggerald
Clerk’s Union
Inn
Railronads
Washington
Ane
Charles Clyne
Red States
Daugherty
Orce
Tariff cloture defeated as La Follette attacks bill
Washington reports the defeat of a Republican motion for cloture on the administration tariff bill. Senator La Follette of Wisconsin attacked the measure claiming the party must rewrite or abandon the bill to avoid electoral disaster. Senator Smoot defended the cotton schedule while voting against cloture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
LaFollette
Smoot
Utah
Fires rage across Pacific Northwest forests driving logging firms from woods
Forest fires sweep western Washington from the Canadian border to the Columbia River and extend into eastern Washington northern Idaho and western Montana and Oregon. Leading timber operators have abandoned work to avoid sparking new blazes in tinder dry areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Canadian
Columbia River
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Bonus Bill to Pass Before Congress Adjourns
Senator McCumber of North Dakota promised no adjournment until the soldiers compensation bill becomes law. The bill will be taken up after the tariff measure, under a special agreement, as 1,000,000 signers backed the third petition for enactment.
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Washington
Congress
McCumber
North Dakota
Finance Committee
Irish Rebels Wreck Prison and Sacks in Kilkenny and Dublin
The irregular Republican army forces captured in Skeogh county Kilkenny and imprisoned in the Letterkenny courthouse wrecked the building. They also sacked the Carnegie Library and set the building on fire.
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Dublin
Skeogh
Kilkenny
Letterkenny
Carnegie Mbrary
Town Saved by Boys at American Lake Camp
Tacoma Boy Scouts at their summer camp on American Lake are credited with saving Steilacoom from a forest fire that started near Camp Lewis. The incident underscores the scouts rapid response and bravery during the blaze threatening the town.
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Tacoma
Wash
Boy Scouts
American Lake
Here
Steflacoom
Washington
Camp Lewis
German Government Near Collapse Threatens Regime
Washington reports the German government faces collapse after the Rathenau assassination and failed foreign loan talks. The mark continues to fall despite Reichsbank efforts, with manufacturers and the public buying foreign currency in a widespread rush to secure raw materials and escape depreciation.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Herring
Berlin
Rathenau
Germany
Reichbank
Frankfurter Zeitung
Striding Toward Industrial Prosperity in June
Washington reports a vigorous move toward industrial prosperity in June as 52 of 65 leading cities show increased employment while 13 fall. The labor supply for the harvest in the wheat belt faces difficulties, with Nebraska telegraphs for hundreds of workers from Lincoln Hastings and Syracuse.
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Washington
United States
United States Employment Service
Department of Indor
Texas
Oklahoma
North
South Dakota
Lincoln
Hastings
Syracuse
Nebraska
Polish Crisis Threatens New War Involving U S
Major General George Bell Jr warned in Chicago that the Polish situation could draw the United States into another war. National commander Hanford MacNider pledged the Legion to mobilize all 11 000 posts if called.
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U. S. Chicago
George Bell, Jr
United States
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Californians Aid Near East Relief With Millions In Aid
A statement from American Near East Relief reports California Oregon Washington Nevada New Mexico Arizona and Montana donors have contributed 2 million dollars in cash and 9 197 694 pounds of food and clothing valued at 1 million dollars for famine relief in the Near East since June 1 1921.
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Los Angeles
Near East
California
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
New Mexico
Arizona
Montana
Senate bill to accept Ford offer for Muscle Shoals projects
A bill introduced by Senator Ladd Republican North Dakota would provide for the unconditional acceptance of Henry Ford's offer for purchase and lease of the Muscle Shoals projects including the government's interests in the steam power plants at Gorgas.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Gorgas
Senate
Ladd
North Dakota
Fire Situation Improves in British Columbia
The forest fire situation in British Columbia shows improvement but remains extremely critical. Officials report 291 new fires, all currently small, throughout the province.
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Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Forestry Department
Germany seeks delay in gold payment to allies
Berlin reports Germany has begun steps to possibly absolve from the 50,000,000 gold mark payment due July 15. Berlin will send delegates to Paris to confer with the reparations commission on a revised schedule for gold payments.
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Berlin
Germany
Paris
Nine Injured in Burrton Rail Wreck near Hutchinson
Eastbound Santa Fe train No 4 struck an open switch at Burrton 16 miles from Hutchinson injuring nine people seriously. The crash occurred while the train was running at about 40 miles per hour.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Santa Fe
Burrton
More Soldiers Than Before War Figures Show Europe Reach Verging on World War
Washington reports Genoa conference figures indicate Europe has about 1,000,000 more soldiers under arms now than in 1913 on the eve of World War I. The measure reflects growing military strength ahead of next year's discussions.
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Washington
Germany
Europe
Settlers Trail to Canada by Tractor on Long Migration
Settlers travel by tractor and auto toward western Canada provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. They bring full farm gear and expect high yields with wheat 20 to 40 bushels per acre oats barley alfalfa fodder and corn in ear. Reports from border regions show strong land prospects and rapid settlement as grain crops thrive and adaptation continues.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lake Winnepegosis
Texas
Mill Damages Footnote Sparks Town Rumor
An acquaintance rushes Gap Johnson at town with news that his son Bearcat fell into mill machinery but was unharmed. The miller threatens suit as the mill works lay busted, triggering local chatter and a warning tone.
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Gap
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Bearcat
Kansas City Star
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad for Baby Clothes
Advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for fresh white baby clothes never streaks or injures them. Claims it is sold by all good grocers.
Incognito King of Spain Sparks Hotel Mystery
A traveler checked into an English hotel and signed the register as The King of Spain. When questioned by the manager, he admitted the name was a ruse, explaining he travels under it as an incognito.
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Spain
Alike After All
Mary Alice boasts of chickenpox as the doctor visits. The neighbor replies with a grin that he had gooseflesh last week, turning a potential insult into a wry comeback.
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Mary Alice
His Secret of Success and Bosses Right
A Kansas Courant quote highlights a man praised for harmony with his employer. He says the secret is to always assume the boss is right, even when mistaken, illustrating workplace tact and deference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Kan
Courts Push Speed Trials Over Highway Enforcement
The piece argues favoring speedier court handling of traffic offenses over increased highway enforcement could improve outcomes. It cites potential reductions in road hazards and court backlogs while noting enforcement resource tradeoffs.
Financing Foreign Enterprise Sparks Policy Debate
In a discussion quoted from Mr. Dustin Stax, the question of funding foreign ventures is weighed against allowing foreign entities to influence domestic spending decisions. The exchange highlights tension between aid and sovereignty.
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West Texas Military Academy
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