Battle in Herrin Mines Sparks Violent Union Clash
In Herrin Illinois thousands of armed miners and Strip mine workers clashed after a United Mine Workers issued a telegram calling the shovel miners strikers. One union miner killed and many wounded as guards were hurt and reports of 12 to 15 dead circulated but could not be verified amid chaos.
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Herrin
Southern Illinois Coal ‘Company
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Shovel Men's Union
Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Farmer Slays Sheriff and Minister in Raid
In Albany Oregon C M Kendall Linn county sheriff and Rev Roy Healy pastor were shot dead by Dave F West a 60 year old farmer near Plainview during a raid on a suspected moonshine still. Posse converged on the West home but West killed himself by shooting through the mouth after barricading himself inside.
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Albany
Ore
C. M. Kendall
Linn County
Roy Healy
First Christian Church
Dave F. West
Plainview
West Farm
West
Tong War Ends in San Francisco Peace Accord
Five months of Tong warfare reportedly began over Bing Kong Tong plans in Billings Montana and ended with a permanent peace signed at the Chinese peace society headquarters in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Bing Kong Tong
Billings
Montana
Hip Sings
Chinese Peace Society
Brinkley Plans Goat Gland Hospital in Mexico
Dr. John R. Brinkley of Kansas, famed for goat gland transplant work, has departed to Ensenada in Baja California, Mexico, aiming to establish a hospital for human transplantation and accompanied by a team of assistants.
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San Diego
John R. Brinkley
Kansas
Ensada
Lower
California
Mexico
Former Bannock National Bank Chief Guilty of False Reports
Boise federal court jury convicts S L Reece, former Bannock National Bank president of Pocatello, of making false reports to the comptroller of currency. He receives three years at McNeil Island and a $5000 fine.
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Boise
Idaho
S. L. Reece
Bannock National Bank
Pocatello
Reece
McNeil’s Island
Miner Ed Lake Dies in Gold Hunter Mine Accident
Ed Lake aged 40 a miner is dead from an accident at the Gold Hunter mine near Mullan Idaho His partner William McCullough lies in a Wallace hospital asphyxiation is believed to have caused Lake s death
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Mullan
Idaho
Ed Lake
William McCullough
Wallace
Here
Lake
British Field Marshal Wilson Assassinated in London
Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, head of the British imperial staff and adviser to the Ulster government, was shot and killed near his Eaton Place home in London.
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London
Henry Hughes Wilson
Eaton Place
Wool Pool Auction Sells 210000 Pounds at 37 Cents
In Natrona County Wyoming the big wool pool auction sold nearly 210000 pounds of wool. The top price reached 37 cents per pound with buyers bidding actively.
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Big Wool Pool
Gasper
Wyo
Natrona County Pool
Washington House Grants $40 Million Bonus for Civilian Employees
The House approved a $40 million bonus for civilian government workers after reversing an Appropriations Committee cut that reduced individual payments from $240 to $180.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Northwestern Road Men Meet Portland Meet Highway Engineers
Western highway engineers gather in Portland to discuss the new federal road bill. Representatives come from New Mexico Nevada Montana Arizona Idaho Washington and Oregon.
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Northwestern
Portland
Western States
New Mexico
Nevada
Montana
Arizona
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Montana Happenings TOLD IN A FEW WORDS
Various Montana items including fires at Gildford and Hanson lath mill, a July 5 11 conference in Bozeman, Red Cross funds, and a great Falls Adventist meeting. Plus bank notes on robbery in Essex, a new $250 000 Masonic building in Butte, weather and lightning incidents, industry openings in Billings and Akon, and local education and library news.
Fourth of July Ovation Lost Its Effect
A poem-like scene retells a Fourth of July celebration where a speaker tries to warn the crowd about reckless behavior. The band interrupts with a crash, and the speaker ends up in bed as pain is eased. He pleads for safety amid the holiday display.
Old Gouverneur Morris Vault Beside St. Ann’s Church
In Morrisania's St. Ann's yard the grave vault of Gouverneur Morris, key drafter of the U.S. Constitution, remains fenced by rusting iron and climbing roses as surrounding Morristown-style tenements crowd the church. The Bronx side streets and rear of an eight-flat now loom over this last fragment of Morrisania.
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Gouverneur Morris
St. Ann’s Church
Morrisania
United States
Morris
Bronx
St. Ann's Church
New York
Hat caper and bee charm across twenty five years
A Chicago hat tale unfolds as a shopper claims a black hat with white feathers. In Virginia a weary traveler learns a shoes cleaning lesson from a balky porter. In Hayward California Constable Al La Cunha earns praise for a bee charm that calmed a swarm without a sting.
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al la Cunha
Hayward
Cal
la Cunha
Edward
Warren
Jacob Harder, Jr
Lake discovery near Kulumba Siberia spurs soap factory plan
Scientific American reports a carbonate rich lake near Kulumba in Siberia, located in a fertile region. Active steps are under way to exploit the find and build a soap factory beside the lake.
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Kulumba
Siberia
Scientific American
The Simpler Life Infuriated Suburban Threat
A suburban resident warns a neighbor to keep bees out of a garden or face being shot, escalating a local dispute reported in Life.
Thermometer Price Dispute Sparks Mercury Measure Confusion
A shopper challenges a shopkeeper over thermometer pricing, noting annual price parity yet claiming earlier models held more mercury. The merchant defends the prices while the customer insists the two items are not the same.
Return Man of Flour Barrel Holds Strong Reel
Despite sparse critique the figure who always returns with flour remains visible in the barrel scene. Observers note steady presence and recurring return, highlighting resilience amid limited scrutiny.
New heat proof hat lining idea
The Philadelphia Ledger reports a new hat design using multiple thin fabric layers in the lining. The colored layers filter heat rays by blocking longer light waves, helping keep the head cool in warm weather.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Improvement Goes On Telephones, Lights, and Home Gadgets Rise
The report notes 92.6 percent of American farm houses have telephones while only 27.1 percent have electric lights and 16.2 percent own electric washing machines. Vacuum cleaners reach 21 percent.
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Illinos
Fusion
West Kille
Idaho Banker
Gildford
Presbyterians of Montana
Bozeman
Hanson Lath
Radnor
Seven-day Adventist Conference of
Essex
Butte
The
Montana Hotel Men's Association
Hunter's Hot Springs
O Oo
Montan Refining Company
Lewistown Oil and Refining Company
oOo
Gilman
Augusta
Gilman Fair Association
Sam Lindquist
Ed Oliver
Rober Johnson
Miles City
South
Northwest
That City
Montana Baptists
Broadwater
Helena
Ingomar
Firestone Tire Company
Akron
Ohio
Wyoming
Montana Women's Legislative Council
Eastern
Washington J. McCormick
Missoula
Secretary of State
Fred ID. Mill
Fred Walk
Livingston
Deer Lodge
Moore Legis
C. H. Loud
Holstein-Freisian Association of America
American Library Association
Detroit
Mich
Kootenai
Libby
National Department of Agriculture
Rexford
Powder River
Broadus
Bru
New York City
Centaur
Kenosha
Chicago Journal
Porter
Virginia
American Legion Weekly
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek
Michigan
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