Nationalists take Dundalk from Rebels in dawn advance
Belfast dispatch reports Dundalk fell to Nationalist forces between 4 and 5 am as Free State troops under General Hogan surrounded the town. Over 300 Republicans captured. two irregulars killed or wounded. Inch Fort, Donegal, capitulated after heavy shelling and a white flag surrender by Captain Mullan.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Dundalk
Berry
Free State
Hogan
Bridge Street
Anne Street
Black Rock
Louth
Inch Fort
Donegal
Fahan
Coron
Mullan
Adjutant Dougherty
Glenveagh Castle
De Valera Reported At Army Headquarters In Ireland
The Irish irregular army publicity department says Eamon De Valera is at field general headquarters on the staff of the director of operations likely at Limerick after a transfer from Mallow. The provisional government vows to suppress the revolt and cites a war council directing operations with Mulcahy and O Duffy guiding the national army.
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National Army
Mulcahy
Ganeral O'Duffy
War Council
Tenants Flee Night Fire at Race Street Tenement
Early yesterday morning a fire broke out in the cellar of a tenement at 1113 Race Street. Neighbors and five families inside were awakened by police after taxicab driver Mark Suntheimer saw flames and alerted the scene. Firefighters contained the blaze and a discarded cigarette butt is suspected to have started the fire.
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Race Street
Harry Tedesco
Mark H. Suntheimer
Whitler Street
Six Die as Train Hits Auto at Maine Crossing
Six people are killed when a Maine Central train strikes an automobile near Burnham Junction in Maine. A baby survives, while five car occupants die instantly and a sixth dies later in a hospital. Victims include Edart Varney road commissioner and his family, a Swampscott schoolteacher Miss Hinckley, and Mrs. Marshall of Chelsea, Massachusetts.
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Belfast
Maine Central
Burnham Junction
Edart Varney
Burnham
Hinckley
Swampscott
Mass
Marshall
Chelsea
Mase
City swelters in heat wave across Cincinnati area
Cincinnati endured a heat wave with 93 degree high and 62 percent humidity as residents sought relief in beaches, parks, and river resorts. Noon and evening readings hit 86 with a 70 degree average, while Springfield Illinois recorded 94 and Yuma Arizona saw 110.
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Cincinnati
Rocky Mountains
Springfield
United States
Yuma
Ariz
Baltimore
Norfolk
Tampa
Fila
Montgomery
Ala
New Orleans
Drowning at Clark's Grove Ohio River claims William Price
William Price aged 19 from Newport drowned while wading in the Ohio River near Clark's Grove Day ton Ky He could not swim and was warned away from deep water Friends and campers attempted recovery with grappling hooks from the fire department aiding rescue efforts
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Ohio River
Clark's Grove
Dayton
William Price
Isabella Street
Newport
Campere
Price
Boyle's
Johns
Auto Party Thrown To Street After Bicycle Near Miss
An 11 year old boy riding on the wrong side of Clifton avenue caused a near collision with John Runk’s northbound auto. Runk swerved to avoid impact, tipping the car and injuring no one beyond bruises and shock. The boy fled before his name could be learned.
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Clifton Avenue
Straight Street
John Runk
Mr. Runk
Dorothy
Edna
Fred Otto
Wheeler Street
Plane Crash Kills Aviator and Two Passengers in Los Angeles
W H Robinson, an aviator, and two male passengers were burned to death in a plane crash when their aircraft caught fire and plunged to the ground in Los Angeles on July 16. The tragedy occurred during an evening flight, with emergency crews responding but unable to save the victims.
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Los. Angeles
W. H. Robinson
Auto driver stung by bee plunges car. woman dies instantly
A bee sting on a North Bend Road drive outside Cincinnati caused the driver to lose control and plunge over an eight foot embankment. Mrs. Penelope Shannon of Clifton was killed. her husband William Shannon and Miss George Elliston, Times-Star editor, were injured but survived. Rescue efforts and early medical attention followed as coroner ruled the death accidental.
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Penelope Shannon
North Bend Road
George Elliston
Wm. T. Shannon
Cincinnati
Lafayette Circle
Clifton
William T. Shannon
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Cincinnati Times-Star
Shannon
Miss Elliston
Mr. Shannon
Good Samaritan
Tenth District
D. C. Handley
Newport Girl Slays Lover Greeted by Parents at Jail
Anna Guerrea a 20 year old Newport woman who killed her lover Ralph Acito 27 in Cincinnati welcomed visiting parents and relatives at the Newport jail. She said she shot him because she feared he would kill her and refused further discussion.
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Anna Guerrea
West Thirteenth Street
Newport
Ralph Acito
Harrison Avenue
Cincinnati
Miss Guerrea
Garvan Defies Order Over German Dye Patents
Francis Garvan, president of the Chemical Foundation, refuses to return patents trademarks and copyrights to the Alien Property Custodian and urges President Harding to hire different counsel. He accuses officials of misled statements and cites German influence in the case while asserting the foundation owns the assets and profits.
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Garvan
Harding
New York
the Chemical Foundation, Inc
Thomas W. Miller
Francis P. Garvan
United States
America
British Inventor Unveils Rotary Oil Engine Advance
Liverpool July 16 A British inventor claims to have evolved a rotary oil engine combining diesel and turbine features. If proven, it could slash steamship running costs and trigger a major reconstruction of the mercantile marine.
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Liverpool
Mercantile Marine
Coal Operators Fail to Decide on Arbitration Tonight
Bituminous coal mine operators meeting in Washington adjourned without action on President Harding’s arbitration offer. Alfred M. Ogle said districts will caucus before a joint stance. Miners’ union declined arbitration, while anthracite operators had accepted. Some advocates urged full acceptance, others favored district or no formal reply. Suggestions ranged from government takeover to cooperative non union reopening of mines.
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Washington
Harding
Alfred M. Ogle
Ogle
Miners’ Union
Pittsburgh
General Policy Committee
John L. Lewis
de Yaid
Clara Phillips Faces Murder Charge in Los Angeles
Mrs. Clara Phillips, accused of killing Mrs. Alberta Meadows, arrived in Los Angeles in custody of Sheriff Traeger. An alienist exam is planned to assess her mental state while eye witness Peggy Caffee accompanied the prisoner.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Phillips
Alberta Meadows
William S. Traeger
Peggy Caffee
Hammer
Bloodhounds Used In Pursuit Of Rail Attackers
Bloodhounds have been placed on the trail of men who attempted to wreck Texas and Pacific Passenger Train No. 21 from New Orleans westbound for El Paso. The engine was derailed near Marshall Texas, about thirty miles west of Shreveport Louisiana, according to receiver J L Lancaster. In Fairmont West Virginia an attempt to dynamite the Baltimore and Ohio bridge at Pickett s Creek damaged tracks but service was restored quickly. Bloodhounds tonight were sent to track the attackers.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas & Pacific
New Orleans
el Paso
J L. Lancaster
Texas & Pacific Lines
Marshall
Shreveport
Fairmont
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio
Pickett’s Creek
Connellsville
Here
Grable threatens strike over railroads drafting shop duties
Detroit July 16 A P Grable International President of the Maintenance of Way Brotherhood warned railroads to stop drafting maintenance workers for shop duties or a strike will occur. He plans to meet July 18 with the Labor Board and reserves action until Thursday.
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Detroit
Mich
Associated Press
E. F. Grable
Maintenance-of-way Brotherhood
Executive Council
Grable
Chicago
Washington
Harding
Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
International
Campbell County Clears Highways of Roadside Meetings
Magistrate Walter Lukens with Deputy Huffman and railroad detective Tressler halted roadside socializing near Newport and Ft. Thomas. A soldier and a man named H P Bales were fined for stopping with a woman, while seven other cars were warned. Bales later sought Newport police before detectives confirmed the arrest.
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Campbell County
Walter Luken
Ft. Thomas
George Huffman
William Tressler
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Newport
Alexandria Pike
Huffman
H. P. Bales
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Lexington
Oak Retreat
Ludlow
Lukens
Luken
Bales
Murphy
Fuller
U. S. Cars Win Argentine Market Share
Reports to the Commerce Department from Buenos Aires show June imports into Argentina reached 537 automobiles with 524 from the United States and thirteen from Europe.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Europe
American polish shines shoes of Argentina in wartime trade
Washington July 16. American polish is shining the shoes of Argentina, according to a report to the Commerce Department today from Trade Commissioner Brady at Buenos Aires. Before the war Britain and Germany supplied most of Argentina’s shoe polish, but now 50 percent comes from the United States.
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Washington
Argentina
Commerce Department
Brady
Buenos Aires
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Ballymore Inn gang raid ends in deaths and arrests
A violent hold up at Belle Grove Inn near Annapolis left one man dead and seven others wounded as robbers fired about 100 shots during a 30 minute gun battle. Several suspects, including Jenkins, Dillon and Cadora, were later identified amid a sprawling arrest set and grand jury review.
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Baltimore
Belle Grove Inn
Annapolis Road
Michael Cadora
One Hundredth Street
New York
Mootz Dillon
George Jenkins
Annapolis
Robert Moss
Grand Jury
William Rosky
Jenkins, Dillon
Cadora
Labor dispute sparks violent kidnapping at Atlantic Coast Line
In Rocky Mount on July 16 six of thirteen ACL railroad guards were still missing after a mob of about 300 seized them from a local restaurant, beat them, and forcibly drove them away. Rescue efforts reported several men wounded, with Elm City and Wilson as locations. City officials urged calm and threatened troop involvement to restore order.
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Rocky Mount
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Elm City
Wilson
C. L. Gray
Rocky Mount seeks troops to guard ACL shops
In Raleigh on July 16 the Rocky Mount mayor and Edgecombe and Nash sheriff s asked Governor Morrison to send guards to protect Atlantic Coast Line railway shops. Morrison said a written request would be acted on tomorrow and summoned Adjutant Metts for a conference. Judge Henry G. Connor at Wilson issued an injunction against union picketing of ACL interstate trains, returnable July 25 in Wilmington.
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Raleigh
N. C
Morrison
Rocky Mount
Edgecombe
Nash
Atlantic Coast Line
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Henry G. Connor
Wilson
Wilmington
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Hughes
Acife
Clara Phillips Pages
N. Carolina
U. S
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Maryland Road House
United States Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Ben Hooper
Hooper
E. A. Henning
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