Roosevelt confronts Gompers at Carnegie Hall riot clash
In New York a mass meeting honoring the Russian mission erupts as Theodore Roosevelt denounces the East St. Louis riots and defends action against murder, after Samuel Gompers challenges the accusation. The crowd reacts with hisses and boos as officials restore order.
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Carnegie Hall
New York
East ST. Louis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Gompers
Colonel Roosevelt
Mr.Gompers
Gompers
Mitchel
Russiam
Federation of Labor of Illinois
Roosevelt
Russia
Old
Illinois
Gom
Indictments Dismissed in Coal Antitrust Probe
In New York the judge dismissed 25 indictments against Virginia and West Virginia coal firms and seven individuals for Sherman antitrust violations. Sixty-five corporations and 43 operators remain under indictment as testimony resumes Monday.
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New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Judge Grubb
S. W. Patterson
Vivian
W. Va
Bottom Creek Coal and Coke Company
W. C. Stephenson
Roanoke, Va
Buckeye Coal and Coke
Orle an s sunk by submarine during Atlantic voyage
Special Dispatch reports the American steamship Orleans of the Oriental Navigation Company torpedoed and sunk by a submarine. Four crew drowned. all armed naval guards saved. State Department withheld attack details. Orleans, 2808 tons, left for France June 18. ten of thirty-six crew were American. Fire on a docked ship and other wartime items noted.
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Commercial Tribune
Ouneans
The
Oriental Navigation Company
Armed
Naval Guard
State Department
Germany
Orleans
Bordeaux
William B. Christ
Lynn
Mass
John.e. Maloney
New York City
Lee Richardson
Lakeview
Chicago
Fred Rh. Despain
Peoria
Fred H. Freeman
Indianapolis
Paul C. Hughes
Detroit
Mich
Ernest KB. King
Rutland
David M. McClenaghan
Claremont
N.H
Edmond J. Norton
Boston
Martin A. Truss
Richard P. Walton
Atlanta
Frank L. West
Midvale
N. J
France
Allen D. Tucker
Avellaneda
Menaptha
Thomas C. Sorensen
Richard C. Bockus
West Chester
Herbert M. Winners
Highland Park
Ill
Joseph Hutchins
Seaman
New Brunswick
A. Hill
Spokane
Wash
E. Gabrielsen
Brooklyn
Mee H. I. Kelly
Baltimore
Samuel Ekenz
Page
Lt. J. Larsen
Seattle
Henry Jackson
Freden
Maritime Court
Copenhagen
Portugal
Thurshavn
Faroe Islands
Weather Summary for Ohio and Nearby States
Weather show ers Saturday across Ohio Tennessee Kentucky and West Virginia with Sunday fair. Indiana also fair Saturday and likely Sunday. Temperatures listed for multiple stations including Montreal Lake City Jacksonville Denver Pittsburg Phoenix Chattanooga Seattle Chicago Portland St Louis San Francisco Memphis Winnipeg Omaha Kamloops Cincinnati and others with highs in the 60s to 90s and varying precipitation totals. July 6 1917 report notes clear to cloudy conditions with a high of 87 and low of 61 and precipitation total around 0 to 0.50 inches.
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Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Yar
Montreal
Lake C’y
Jacksonville
Denver
Pittsburg
Phoenix
Chattanooga
Seattle
Hicago
Portland
St. Louis
Francisco
Memphis
Winnipeg
Omaha
Kamloops
Cincinnati
Indian roping record broken in Henryetta
Eddie Burgess, a full blooded Indian, reportedly set a new world roping record in Henryetta Oklahoma by lassoing and tying a wild steer in 22 1/2 seconds, surpassing the previous 24 second mark.
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Henryetta
Oka
Eddie Burgess
Deep Plot To Destroy South Dakota Crops Revealed
Regular army officers in South Dakota report a society with maps of agricultural districts and men ready to burn crops in a coordinated attack. Federal officers were alerted and farmers were warned to guard against the plot. The U S District Attorney’s office emphasized the warning.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
United States District Attorney
Copper Strike Proclaims Halt at Jerome Mined Operations
Industrial Workers of the World call a copper mine strike in Jerome Arizona effective at 3 this afternoon to press demands identical to those in Globe. Union officials then post notices disavowing the action and refuse recognition of the strike as unauthorized by the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers.
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Jerome, Ariz
Industrial Workers of the World Today
Globe
Jerome
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Bloomington Strike Ends After Troop Presence
In Bloomington Illinois on July 6 the street car workers strike reached a settlement with state troops on site. The union gains were substantial and a committee was formed to resolve remaining disagreements.
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Bloomington
East St. Louis Police Chiefs Resignations Demanded
The Citizens' Committee of the East St. Louis Chamber of Commerce calls for the resignation of Police Chief Payne and Night Chief Hickey and demands three Police Board members quit or radical reforms after Monday's riot that left thirty seven dead. Maurice V. Joyce links the violence to a long reign of lawlessness.
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East ST. Louis
Payne
Cornelius Hickey
Mollman
Citizens’ Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Maurice V. Joyce
Probe of Women Workers in Government Bureau
Washington July 6. Secretary McAdoo appoints a committee to investigate alleged compulsory overwork of women in the Bureau of Printing and Engraving following protests by Representative Jeanette Rankin. Rankin will seek a Congressional inquiry while the bureau defends conditions and overtime pay.
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Washington
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
McAdoo
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Miss Rankin
Ralph
Bureau
Variety Is the Spice of Life in Sunday's Tribune
The Commercial Tribune features a broad spread including US war effort pieces such as teaching a recruit, nature essays by Garret P. Serviss, a guide to removing tan from skin, and practical wartime tips. Also present are human interest reads by Winifred Black, unusual experiences of Cincinnatians, foreign news, and sport and comic pages.
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Commercial Tribune
Nature
Garret P. Serviss
Lucrezia Bori
Albert Barrett Sayres
Winifred Black
Russia
M. Alexander Peodorovich Karenski
Chic Evans
Polly
Pa’s
Buster Brown
Dolly Dimples
Prisoner Charged with Killing Girl Pleads Innocence
Allan Livingstone was arrested in Detroit and charged with the murder of thirteen-year-old Hope Irene Alexander. The crime occurred in a grove near Detroit last Wednesday. Elizabeth Stilber, ten, witnessed the attack and identified Livingstone, who proclaimed his innocence.
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Detroit
Allan Livingstone
Hope Irene Alexander
Livingstone
Elizabeth Stilber
Alexander
Stilber
Additional WW2 loan to France reaches 100 million dollars
Washington reports a fresh war loan of 100 million dollars to France, raising France’s total credits to 310 million. The United States’ total loans to allies now stand at 1,303 million dollars.
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Washington
France
Mother to lead welfare effort for troops in France
Cleveland businessmen pledge 5000 dollars a month to aid soldiers in France. They choose Mrs. E Brittin to supervise welfare work in Paris. She recently ran welfare at National Lamp plant and speaks French after living in Paris. She will leave for New York this week.
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Cleveland
France
Cleveland Busi
Brittin
Paris
View Terrace
New York
Officials decry spy scare amid submarine attack rumors
Washington officials dismiss sensational espionage hysteria after a submarine attack on American forces. They warn unnecessary mail and cable restrictions may follow but deny a government realignment. They stress German American loyalty and warn against public panic and xenophobia while noting espionage remains active.
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Washington
Althe
Imperial Forces Fortified as China Crisis Deepens
Special Cable reports from London on July 6 describe a growing crisis in China. Imperial Chang Hsun forces in Peking face 50 000 Republican troops advancing from Nanking and Hankow, while 30 000 imperial troops defend the capital. Provisional Republican government forms in Nanking as Shanghai and Canton plan for future moves. Sun Yat Sen urges foreign aid and declares Southern China united in support of the republic.
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London
China
Chang Hsun
Peking
Lang Fang
Premier Jui
Nanking
Hankow
Feng Kwo Chang
Chang, Hsun
Tuan Chi Jui
Nan- King
Shanghai
Canton
Tokyo
United States
Sun Yat
Revolutionary Movement
Sun Yat Sen
Japan
Local Chinamen back republic in China
Chinese merchants in the United States express strong support for a republic in China. They argue monarchist rule would fail, cite revolutions against monarchies, and say the South and overseas Chinese will defend elected presidents with help from the United States and other powers.
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China
Ping Gang Leu
Walnut Street
Kungtun
Kwang Si
Yang Chang Ki
Li Yuanghung
South
United States
George Athanasiou
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W. H. Holland, Jr
Ballinger Coal Company
Robert D. Paterson
William Leckie
W. T. Williams
Arlington Coal and Coke Company
Bailey-Wood Coal Company
Nickel Colliery Company
Black Wolf Coal and Coke Company
Booth-Bowen Coal and Coke Company
Buckeye Coal and Coke Company
Cirrus Coal and Coke Company
Gilliam Coal and Coke Company
Keeney’s Creek Colliery Company
Kimball Pocahontas Coal Company
Michigan Coal Company
Newlyn Coal Company
Oregon Coal Company
Patterson Pocahontas Company
Pemberton Fuel Company
Export Coal Company
Stonewall Coal and Coke Company
Stone Cliff Coal, and Coke Company
Turkey Knob Coal Company
United Pocahontas Coal Company
West Virginia Pocahontas Coal Company
Wyanoke Coal and Coke Company
Ashland Coal and Coke Company
Flat Top Coal Mining Company
Iroquois Coal Mining Company
Chrystal’ Coal and Coke Company
McDowell Coal and Coke Company
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Company
Pemberton Coal and Coke Company
Thomas Coal Company
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