Masked attackers raid Boston Maine shops amid violent clashes
Seven masked men entered the Boston and Maine Railway shops dormitory in Concord New Hampshire, drove out 50 sleeping workers, and fought them with some requiring hospital care. In Huntington a separate incident saw fifteen striking shopmen seized from a train bound for Russell Kentucky with no violence reported.
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Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
Concord
N. H
Boston & Maine
Ladd Attacks Hughes in Senate Over Mexico Policy
Senator Lynn J. Ladd Republican of North Dakota denounces the administrations Mexico policy as wholly imperial and urges prompt recognition of the Mexican government. He accuses Secretary Hughes of secretive, interventionist diplomacy and ties between the State Department and American oil interests seeking favorable terms for Mexico. He cites recent Tampico unrest and alleged American financier plots to topple Obregon as evidence the United States misuses diplomacy and threatens Latin American sovereignty.
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Washington
Mexico
Senate
Ladd
North Dakota
Hughes
State Department
Department of State
Europe
Tampico
Obregon
United States
Panama
West Indies
Auto Hits Tree Injuring Three Women Near Reading Road
Miss Helen Todd and Misses Violet and Phillis Cramer were bruised when the car they rode in swerved after passing a milk wagon on Reading road near Mill Creek. The vehicle struck a curb and went down an embankment. all three women went home unassisted.
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Helen Todd
George W. Todd
Grandvista Avenue
Violet Cramer
Phillis Cramer
Chicago
Miss Todd
Reading Road
Mill Creek
Mexican Children Demand City Hall Open Schools
Juarez Mexico July 19 More than 100 children gathered to storm the City Hall demanding schools reopen. Teachers faced unpaid wages after two months of treasury shortages and some planned to quit unless funds were found. The Chamber of Commerce offered help to secure money to restart classes.
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Juarez
Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Vienna Women Protest Costs Demonstration Before Parliament
A large crowd of men and women from the industrial district gathered in Vienna to protest rising prices. The march formed after a secret Friday meeting of women and is expected to lead to further actions. Shops closed across the city as the demonstration proceeded in front of Parliament buildings.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Sandes Disorderly Charge Dismissed After Testimony
William Sandes, owner of a restaurant on Eastern Avenue,had charges of disorderly conduct dismissed in Police Court after seven witnesses testified that Joseph Gardner the Coney Island private policeman struck Sandes with his fists and a blackjack on a Broadway landing episode. Judge Mere dith Yeatman ruled Gardner exceeded his duties noting restraint was expected. Gardner's attorney argued he acted within his police duties.
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William Sandes
Eastern Avenue
Joseph Gardner
Coney Island Company
Meredith Yeatman
Gardner
Sandes
Morning Star
Coney Island
Broadway Landing
Harry Quitman
J. Fisher
East Fifth Street
Arthur Siefert
Main Street
Yeatman
Robert O’connell
Murderer’s Relatives Accused of Conspiracy After Jailer's Death
Jackson Mississippi July 19 A conspiracy charge is filed against the wife brother and two relatives of condemned killer Henry Bond for aiding the jailhouse murder of Russell Harris the Hinds County Jailer who died after Bond tried to flee from the third floor Bond’s kin were seized last night authorities say they smuggled the pistol into the jail and waited in a car to aid Bond’s escape Public anger over the jail tragedy runs high and prisoners may be moved to avert mob violence Bond was slated for execution in Leakesville Friday for slaying two prohibition officers.
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Bond
Jackson
Henry Bond
Leakesville
Prohibition Enforcement
Attempt To Mine Ship Yat Sen Shakes US Destroyer Tracy
In Canton harbor a floating mine exploded near the Chinese cruiser Wingfung and about 50 feet from the U. S. destroyer Tracy. The mine likely drifted from a passing sampan and went off prematurely, leaving the Tracy shaken but undamaged. Sun Yat Sen had been aboard Wingfung during the incident.
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Sun Yat Sen
U. S
Tracy
Canton
China
Associated Press
Sun Yat-Sen
South China
Minnesota Labor Seeks U S Recognition of Reds
Resolutions adopted at the fortieth annual Minnesota State Federation of Labor convention urge U S recognition of the Russian Soviet government and recommend legalization of light wine and beer sales under government control.
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Crookston, Minn
Minnesota
Ambush at Funeral Sparks Mutiny Among Irregulars in Galway
An automobile funeral party for a Free State volunteer was ambushed near Athenry by Republican insurgents. Commandant Rooney was killed and eight national army soldiers captured. The body traveled to Galway where spectators were horrified by the sight. Troops pursued the ambushers and pressured resignations spread among Tuam Brigade leaders and many rank and file.
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Dublin
County Galway
Athenry
Rooney
National Army
Galway
Tuam
Progressives Sweep Nebraska Primary Leads In Race
Omaha July 19 The Progressive Republicans swept Nebraska's primary with R Howell building a large lead over Clarence A Davis and Albert W Jefferis for second place. Hitchcock trounced rivals in the Republican Senate race while Charles W Bryan led Butler for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Howell promotes progressive principles opposing the ship subsidy and favoring a government merchant marine.
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Omaha
Neb
United States
R. Howell
Clarence A. Davis
Albert W. Jefferis
C. H Gustafson
Howell
Jefferis
Davis
Gustafson
Hitchcock
Charles W. Bryan
Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Butler
Harding
Congress
Representative Mondell
Jury rules Burns mentally incompetent when he made will
In Los Angeles on July 19 the jury in a will contest found Matthew P. Burns unable to manage his affairs when he drafted a will leaving most of his $100,000 estate to his widow and Gloria Swanson's mother. The suit was filed by Burns's blood relatives.
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Los Angeles
Matthew P. Burns
Gloria Swanson
Burns
Apple and peach crops mix of short year in Ohio
Ohio farmers face reduced yields with apples at 40 to 50 percent of normal and peaches at 60 to 70 percent. State Federal Crop Reporter C. J. West cites late frosts harming late varieties, noting regional variation across the state.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
C. J. West
Phonograph Birthday Celebrated at Edison Shops
New York marks the phonograph's 45th anniversary as Thomas A. Edison recalls its birth in his laboratory. He explains how a telegraphic idea evolved into a device that could store and replay sound. Edison cites Mary Had a Little Lamb and Beethoven as his musical ambitions.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
John’ Kreuss
Kreusi
Scientific American
Alfred E. Beach
Mary
Boy Hit by Auto on Twelfth Street as Repairs Narrow Street
Police believe torn up streets from ongoing repairs caused a collision on Twelfth and Elm where 10 year old Michael Lingo was struck by Carl Hartman driving north on Elm. Hartman backed to clear another car, witnesses say, as the boy ran into the vehicle. He was taken to St Mary's Hospital with a fractured collar bone and possible internal injuries.
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Twelfth
Elm Streets
Michael Lingo
Young Street
Carl Hartman
Emming Street
Hartman
Elm Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Texas Town Wrecked By Cyclonic Winds And Hard Cloudburst
A cloud burst and cyclonic winds struck Thornton Texas early tonight. Homes blown down and windows shattered by large hail. In forty minutes 8.35 inches of rain fell. Oletha twelve miles north cut off from communication with heavy damage feared. Surrounding area isolated. storm warnings issued at Beaumont for coast points.
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Houston
Tex
Thornton
Oletha
Beaumont
Shots fired at Wilson mine near Cokeburg Junction
Sheriff Otto Luellen reports shots from nearby hills at the Wilson mine in Washington County. A crowd gathered and men threatened to march on the plant, but dispersed when deputies and state troopers arrived. No injuries were reported. Also, Baltimore & Ohio passengers halted a fire-threatening trestle east of Gallipolis near Point Pleasant, stopping the train in time.
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Washington
Wilson
Cokeburg Junction
Washington County
Otto Luellen
Luellen
Gallipolis
Baltimore & Ohio
Point Pleasant
W. Va
State Troops Restore Quiet in Waycross Riot After Strikes
In Waycross Georgia three National Guard companies restored order after days of clashes between Atlantic Coast Line strike supporters and shop employees. About fifty workers fled the city, with injuries reported on both sides and the kidnap attempt on railroad official J T Ross. Separately in Portland Maine a Boston and Maine locomotive and a Maine Central engine were damaged in turntable pits, each throttles found open and blamed on malicious starting.
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Waycross
State National Guard
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
J. T. Ross
Folkston
Portland
Boston & Maine
Maine Central
Thompson’s Point
Dana C. Douglas
Southwell shot by railroad worker dies. two held
H J Southwell an Atlantic Coast Line engineer died after a shooting by H E Dallas assistant yardmaster who allegedly called him a scab. Dallas is charged with murder while Leroy Fonville yardmaster, present at the incident, is charged as an accessory before the fact. Jail is heavily guarded.
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Wilmington
N. C
H J. Southwell
Atlantic Coast Line
H. E. Dallas
Dallas
Leroy Fonville
Southwell
Fonville
Mother's Pleading Saves Boy Accused of Drowning Son
In Cleveland on July 19, Mrs Edna Folk mother of Otto Folk 14 who drowned July 11 caused Andrew Jackson 17 to be dismissed by Judge Alvin Pearson after she pleaded his case. Witnesses testified Jackson threw Otto from a rowboat into Lake Erie claiming to teach him to swim.
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Cleveland, CO
Edna Folk
Otto Folk
Alvin Pearson
Andrew Jackson
Folk
Jackson
Lake Erie
Coal strike stalemate tests national will and wages
Washington reports no peace move in sight as A M Ogle leaves the capital and President Harding weighs options. Operators push for troop protection to force a return to work while miners resist, with Pennsylvania Ohio and Illinois as pivotal battlefields shaping next winter's coal supply and prices.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
A. M. Ogle
National Coal Association
Harding
Jas
Indiana
Illinois
Little Bone
Pennsylvania
Ohio
John S. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Congress
Senator Borah
Samuel Gompers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Labor Board Quits Arbiter Amid Rail Shopmen Seniority Dispute
Chicago July 19 The United States Railroad Labor Board announced it would not press further for a settlement of the nationwide rail way shopmen strike. Ben W. Hooper cited irreconcilable views over seniority rights as the main obstacle, with no peace conferences in progress. The Western Presidents Committee confirmed no further talks would occur. Hooper noted a Saturday conference offered a possible program, including withdrawal of wage and contract changes by carriers, but progress stalled as some roads resisted.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Ben W. Hooper
United States Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Hooper
Association of Railway Executives
Execu
Tive
B. M. Jewell
A. O. Wharton
Jewell
Railroad Labor Board
Erie
Maryland
Enigmatic Death of Watchman Spurs Duke of Grafton Link
An unclaimed body in King's County Morgue sparks a mystery over whether the Brooklyn man Edward Euston is the true Duke of Grafton or a Fitzroy descendant. Police and officials pore over clipped news and a faded Masonic apron in a quest to establish lineage and rightful inheritance amid age old titles.
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New York
Associated Press
King's County
Edward Euston
Brooklyn
Charles II
Duke of Grafton
Fitzroy
Euston
Salvation Army
Governors back federal coal policy with two exceptions
President Harding pressed coal producing governors to cooperate with federal protection of mines. Most pledged support, except North Carolina’s Morrison who rejected any invitation to return miners to work. Union leaders touted resilience as talks with Borah and Gompers continued amid ongoing strike and pump duty disputes.
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Washington
Harding
White House
West Virginia
Morrison
North Carolina
Trinkle
Virginia
John L. Lewis
United Mineworkers of America
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Borah
Senate Labor Committee
Walsh
Massachusetts
King
Utah
War Department
Wyoming
Michigan
Miners’ Union
Lewis
Michael Gallagher
Pittsburgh Vein Operators’ Association
Ohio
Associates
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Demand for Welch Coal Charmers Export Route
The Times reports growing demand to charter steamers for Welch coal shipments to New York and Philadelphia with signs of expanding activity in this trade.
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London
the Times
New York
Philadelphia
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Georgia
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Charles Robertson
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