Washington and West Coast Happenings in Brief
Plans for a strong Republican campaign against the National Nonpartisan League were announced in Spokane by Charles I Forbes. Fire and arson claims were filed in San Francisco, while Oregon’s Alfred Fattig pleaded guilty to draft dodging in Medford. Amundsen expedition members are missing and Interior questions over Yellowstone dam permits surfaced.
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Republican Party
National Nonpartisan League
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Spokane
Charles I. Forbes
Harding
Pacific Northwest
FE. A. Bock
Salt Lake
Leste Fraser
Bock
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Fred F. Classen
Fire Prevention Bureau
Classen
Police Department
Roald Amundsen
Artic
Maud
Siberian
Amundsen
Nome
Yellowstone Park
John Barton Payne
Interior
Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone Valley
Thornton
Auburn
Wash
Alex Rennie
Tacoma
Northern Pacific
Wreemont
Seattle
State Bank of
Peyton, Colo
Coloado Springs
Global events and regional upheavals sweep the era
Reports span from European diplomacy at Spa and Turkish succession moves to Irish and American labor unrest. Villa plans residence after disbanding troops at Torreon. Abdul Medjid transfers throne succession. Frank Brooke assassinated in Dublin. Gompers condemns wage cuts amid production drive. bank robbery in Michigan and railway news follow.
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Abdul Medjid Effendi
Selim Effendi
Abdul
Frank Brooke
Viscount French
Lord Leutenant
Dublin
Brooke
Dublin and Southeastern Railway
Westland Row
Ulster Ireland tension grows over potential boycott risk
Dublin reports rising signs of economic strife as Northern Ireland bars Catholic workers from shipyards, signaling a possible south to north boycott. Ulster fears capital flows from the south bolster Belfast industry and politics, while Cork authorities push for protests against archbishop signals and government inaction. Sinn Fein campaigns persist as mail and car thefts spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
North
Ireland
Ulster
Grealfe League
Trish
Sinn Fenners
Collisions and clashes amid Cork unrest and train hold up
On Monday night Sinn Treiners clashed with troops in armored cars in Cork with patrols in Blackpool. No casualties reported though firing occurred. Disorders also reported in Londonderry and other towns with barracks and courthouses burned. Two mail trains to Dublin held near Athlone. mails removed for examination and dispatches likely seized.
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Dublin
Sinn
Cork
Blackpool
Londonderry
Athlone
Government urges Cunard to bypass Queenstown for safety
The government informed Cunard that conditions in Ireland may endanger safe navigation and advised that passenger ships from abroad proceed to English ports without stopping at Queenstown as a temporary precaution. Cunard was asked to make arrangements accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Cunard Company
Ireland
English
Queenstown
Cunard Line
Decree to Prohibit Timmleration Entry From Ireland
Vice Chairman Hennessy of the Queenstown urban council announced that timmleration from Ireland without written authority from the home secretary of the Irish republic will be prohibited by a decree to be issued shortly by the daily Eireann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Ireland
Irish Republic
Daily
Eireann
Irish magistrates resign in protest against British rule
In the last three weeks of July, 132 magistrates in Ireland resigned their British commissions. A published list cites their names and reasons, largely attributing acts of protest to British administration methods. Authorities say resignations were driven by Sinn Fein terrorism.
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Dublin
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Labor Opposes Japs in Northwest Immigration Debate
FE. B. Ault editor of the Seattle Union Record told the house committee on immigration and naturalization that organized labor generally opposes oriental immigration to shield American industry from unfair competition. He was the sole labor representative to testify at the inquiry in Seattle yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Organized Labor
Northwest
FE. B. Ault
Seattle Union Record
House Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
New AIL Rates Start Aug. 20 Across Rail System
Washington reports new passenger tariffs effective August 20 and freight rates August 25 to replace government payments to roads. Pullman excess baggage and milk charges rise. local officials add 20 percent to current rates until official schedules are filed. Ends by noting anticipated treasury relief and projected annual returns.
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Washington
A. P. Thom
The
Association of Railway Executives
Interstate Commerce Commission
Treasury
Railroad Administration
Ralway
Public Utility Commissions
Governor Cantu Declares Open Rebellion in Mexico
Mexico City reports Governor Esteban Cantu of Lower California has proclaimed rebellion. General Garcia said the revolt could trigger 60,000 troops to be concentrated anywhere in the republic and that efforts would be made to avoid clashes with U S authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Esteban Cantu
California
War Department
Associated Press
Garcia
Republic
United States
Illinois Coal Miners Return to Work at 75 Percent
Springfield Wisconsin Aug 2 The Illinois miners union reports 75 percent of striking miners have returned to work today with the remaining 25 percent to follow by Wednesday. Frank Farrington president of the Illinois miners union says 200 locals have already signaled resumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Frank Farrington
Illinois Miners’ Union
Boy Dies After 24 Hour Pulmotor Use
In St Louis on August 3 16 year old Robert Stansbury died at city hospital after an operation on his car Sunday night. He was kept alive for 24 hours using a pulmotor marking the longest continuous use cited by physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Robert Stansbury
City Hospital
League to form international blockade commission
The League of Nations council in San Sebastian proposed an international blockade commission to plan applied economic blockades in war time. The assembly in Geneva next November will be presided by Paul Hymans. The body may be equal in council and assembly membership or replaced after further study.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Council of the League of Nations
Assembly of the League
International Commission
Council
Geneva
Paul Hymans
International Blockade Commission
Assembly of the League of Nations
United States
Barcelona
Governor Cox Addresses Tennessee Suffrage Outlook at Dayton Event
In Dayton Ohio Governor Cox Democratic presidential candidate will speak at the Gemity Democratic club gathering near Shiloh. He plans no national political talk, reflecting on his state career and a waning chance of ratifying the woman suffrage amendment in Tennessee. He will skip Hyde Park ceremonies for Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Cox
Todig
Gemity Democratic Club
Shiloh
Tennessee
George Bass
Woman's Bureau
Democratic National Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Rooseveit
Hyde Dark
Millionaire Socialist Sentenced in Conspiracy Case
New York reports William Bross Lloyd and 19 other Communist Labor party members found guilty of conspiracy to overthrow the U S government. Sentences range from one to five years in penitentiary with fines. several receive one year in jail. The trial stems from a raid in Chicago last January under criminal syndicalism laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wiliam Bross Lloyd
Communist Labor Party
United States
Hroyd
Illinois
Chicago
Mexico
John Reed
Abo
Finland
Russia
Harold Michaelof Sought Over Whiskey Shipment Fraud
Chicago police pursue Harold Michaelof after a group of four men complain he vanished with 81000 they provided to secure 80 cases of whiskey. The deal was arranged at a downtown hotel and Michaelof reportedly left by automobile and did not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harold Michaelof
Michaelof
Michaelos
Forest Fires Rage Across West. Funds Allotment Detailed
Reports from state forester J. Van Hook describe 20 fires in the dry western strip between Troy and Columbia Falls, with some beyond control. Montana cities will share 28,728.75 from the Firemen's Disability Fund 1919, after deficiencies noted by George Porter. The article also covers insurance premiums, grain elevators, and a Montana Supreme Court decision upholding dismissal of a workmen's compensation amendment attempt.
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Helena
Troy
Columbia Falls
J. ©. van Hook
Flathead
Kootenal River
Montana
George PT. Porter
Porter
Supreme Court
Frank Woody
Stewart
Stephen Ely
Montana Federation of Labor
Montana Bank Conditions and Pension Update
Figures from State Bank Examiner H S Magraw show Montana's 286 banks hold 91898700 in deposits with only national banks excluded to total resources of 12413654373. State Treasurer Hart reports nine more teachers on the pension list, all with 25 plus years service and 39 now receiving 50 per month. Fort Benton rancher D M Schoonover has filed for bankruptcy with debts of 323591 and assets of 80410 listing major creditors and unsecured debt of 15857.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bacon
United States
France
Financial House
J. P. Morgan & Co
State Comptroller's Office
New York
South Georgia
Quitman
Clay
National Railway Service Corporation
S. Davies Warfield
Baltimore
National Association of Railroad Secretaries
Mr. Warfield
America
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock TV
Wilson
John Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana
Illinois
Indianapolis
Northwest
Grover E. Clemings
Minneapolis
Department of Justice
Madison, S. D
Montana
Hine
H.S. Magraw
H. J. Hart
D. M. Schoonover
Fort Benton
A. I. Gray
Stockmens National Bank of
Holt Manufacturing Co
Benton Land and Investment Co
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Western
Alfred Fattig
Applegate Country
Jackson County
Siskiyou Mountains
Benn
Porthind
GC. B. Ames
Legation
Poland
State Department
Prince Lubormirsky
Chamber of Commerce of the
William R. Williams
Richmond
Benedict Crowell
George White
Huncombe
Reichstag
Spa
Tl Am
Francisco Villa
Martinez
Coahuila
Nuevo Leon
Sabinas
Villa
Nieves
Zacataces
Torreon
American Woolen Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
Gompers
Harry Worden
Kutt
Farmers State Bank
Gray's Lake
Jackson
Mich
Capital
South of Ireland
Irish Times
Belfast
Mannix
Australia
Labor
U. S. Treasury
Transportation Act
Pire
New
Cantu
Permanent Commission For Economic Blockade
Council of League of Nations
League Assembly
Internatonal
League of Nations
England
Italy
Japan
Cox Wii
Firemen’s Disability Fund of State
Firemen’s Disability Fund
W. S. Hosking
Rnsurance
Caltles
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