Chinese Soldiers Kill 19 Japanese in Afternoon Clash
Report from Tokyo to Washington states Chinese soldiers killed 19 Japanese during a two hour battle near Kunonchengha after an assault on a South Manchuria Railway employee. The Chinese command structure faced dismissal and Gen Meng An Yuan was reprimanded. Japan reported 16 killed and 17 wounded among its officers and men.
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Washington
Hnewe
Rhanchensilry
Iin
Ohzon
South Manchuria Railway Company
Meng
An Yuan
Kirin Province
Kuaanchenghu
South Manchuria
Hailiway
Kunonchengha
Nso
Peking
Kirin
Meng An Yuan
Vlee
Aoting
China
Aurora and Elgin Men Out
Interurban workers of the Aurora High and Chicago Interurban line strike, shutting down power for Elgin West Chicago Wheaton Glen Ellyn Villa Park and Lombard. The boycott disrupts transportation and leaves major plants without electricity from the interurban dynamos.
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Chicago
Aurora, High & Chicago Interurban
Elgin
West Chicago
Wheston
Glen Ellyn
Yvillx
Withdrawal of British Troops From Russia Announced
London reported by the Star that naval detachments head to northern Russia to cover the withdrawal of British troops from the region. Col. Winston Spencer Churchill, British secretary of war, told the House of Commons that all British soldiers would be out of Russia within a few months.
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London
Russia
Star
Winston Spencer Churchill
House of Commons
Chicago Trolley Walkout After Week of Talks Ends
Chicago July 28. After fruitless talks between the trolley men's union leaders and company officials, a walkout was ordered and surface and elevated cars operated to the barns. Workers demand 33 cents an hour, an eight hour day, 6y2 percent straight time and time and a half for overtime.
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Chicago
Chicago Fe
Ynlone
Strike halts operations in Lackawanna valley area
In Scranton and surrounding Lackawanna valley a major industrial strike intensifies, shutting Scranton Electric Company operations and forcing many plants to suspend output. Reported impacts indicate well over 100,000 workers across various industries are unable to work, signaling a critical economic moment.
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Seranton
Lackawanne Valley
Scranton Electric Company
Kmalls
Tron
Riots and Troops in Chicago Black Belt Clash
Chicago faced violent clashes in the black belt as gunfire erupted and mobs fought. Police, ambulances, and hospital staff moved through streets. 15 killed and over 250 wounded reported. Four National Guard regiments were mobilized after Mayor Thompson requested state troops.
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Chicago
National Guard Infantry
William Hale Thompson
Lowden
Dickson
Black Belt
Thompson
Fire at Great Lakes Training Camp Burns Buildings
A three hour blaze at Camp Paul Tones, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, was fought by Rear Admiral Bagsett and local fire departments. The public works building and an adjacent structure were destroyed along with construction equipment and all records of building operations and official papers. The camp fire department HQ was in the destroyed building.
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Great Lakes, Tl
Bagsett
Waukegan
Lake Forest
North Shore
Camp
Paul Tones
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Public Works
Camp Fire Department
Local Brewers Prepare 2.5 Percent Beer in Manitowoc
Manitowoc Wisconsin August 1 local brewers will begin brewing Deer once internal revenue licenses arrive from Milwaukee. Brewers treat Mulberger DIL as permission to make and sell beer with 2.5 percent alcohol by weight. The product will be sold locally upon word that the beverage is nonintoxicating and permissible.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Whl
Internal Revenue Department
Milwaukee
Big Fire Plot Laid Bare In Viot District
Chicago officials report a planned widespread fire plot aimed at the viot district. Mayor Thompson announced he called out state troops after learning police had been on duty since Sunday.
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Chicago
Thompson
German national assembly backs government in large vote
The assembly endorsed the government by a wide margin with a 249 to 53 tally after previously rejecting a motion. The vote reflected strong confidence in the current leadership amid ongoing political tensions.
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Ebert
Woimar
National Assembly
Psaenikly
Lek
Troops Ready as Crigo Riots Rage Across Black Belt
Adjutant General Dickson reports gravest riots yet as 3 000 troops mobilize under arms. Gov orders immediate deployment after inspecting the black belt, with motor trucks and armories activated. White mobs, armed policemen, and hungry blacks fill a tense scene.
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Dickken
Winnipeg labor split seals radical victory
In Winnipeg last night a major labor faction split the movement as radicals claim a sizable win within a large constitution aligned group, ending a long period of anticipated division.
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Winnipeg
Man
Murderer Wilkinson Confesses to Janet Wilkinson's Death
Chicago July 28 Thomas Fitzgerald Wilkinson confessed to police he enticed seven year old Janet Wilkinson with candy, strangled her, and buried the body in a coal pile. He led officers to the corpse after a grueling eight hour interrogation at the Chicago Avenue station.
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Chicago
Thomas Fitzgerald
Jqnat Wilkinson
Fred Howe
Chicago Avenue
Ynnet
Howe
Zee landia Arrives from Brest After Propeller Breaks Down
New York reports the Zeelandia reached from Brest two days late after a propeller failure. On board were the Thirteenth Field Artillery of the Fourth Division with 60 officers and 1,470 men and the One Hundred Thirteenth Ammunition Train with 15 officers and 420 men. The artillery unit, which served at Chateau Thierry and in the Argonne forest, was led by Col. Wright Smith, a Distinguished Service Medal and Croix de Guerre recipient.
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New York
Five Die Under Train Wheels At Wauwatosa Depot
Five people including four youths and a man were killed when struck by a passenger train near the Wauwatosa depot. The victims named are Matt Lewandowski thirteen Barney Lewandowski eleven John Niedziakowski thirty one Frank Niedziakowski twelve and Rigmund Niedziakowski eleven.
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Milwaaukee
Paanenger
Wattwatone
Matt Lewandowski
Barney’ “Lewandowski
John Niedziakowski
Frank and
Rigmund Niedziakowski
Arranging for Royal Visit to the United States
In July 31 Washington reports King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will visit the United States arriving in late September or early October. They plan an extensive national tour and will be guests of President and Mrs. Wilson at the White House.
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Washington
Albert
Eiizabeth
Belgium
United States
Wilson
White House
Referendum Proposed on Versailles League Pact
An open letter from the Farm Bureau National Council urges the president and Senate to call a nationwide referendum allowing every American voter to express their attitude toward the Versailles treaty and the League of Nations pact. The appeal emphasizes citizen participation in major international policy.
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Washington
United States
Bis
League of Nationa
Belgium Seeks 100 Million Loan Backed by U S Banks
Brussels reports the Solin announces a 100,000,000 loan by the Belgian government with American banks to be arranged through the American government. The authority requested that purchases under the loan be reserved.
London and Washington Strike and Policy News
London police delay strike recognition while the cabinet led by Dr Karl Rentiar considers foreign policy. In Washington a 10 percent tax on Coca Cola and ice cream is retained. A dockers lockout affects 3,600 workers. interurban road workers vote to strike at two o clock Wednesday. Senator Chamberlain proposes universal military training in Congress. Kroonland and Montpelier arrive in New York. Brest port workers cease work amid dockers’ demands. A naval detachment heads to northern Russia to cover withdrawal of British troops. Drowned in the Des Moines river are James Welch and Clarence Boxtad. Manitowoc brewers seek licenses to brew beer. New York hotels and liquor stores surrender licenses after unprofitable experiences. The body of Mrs Hugente Brickwood found in Chicago. Alexander Garbo commits suicide in Budapest. Sam Bloom shot by son-in-law Aaron Boelkes. Boelkes wounds his mother-in-law and wife. Roland Koliffe sets altitude record near Mineola. Manila council asks U S Congress to allow prohibition decisions by paid people. G-2 submarine sinks with two drowned near Waterford. Wage increases reported for 100,000 railroad workers in the Midwest. University of Nebraska rejects applicants with federal Bolshevik ties.
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Chala’ Tink
Karl Rentiar
Eelgn
Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate
Washington
Kroonland
Rusaia
Regiob
London Star
Dea Moines
Webster City
James Welch
Clarence Boxtad
Manttowoc
Wis
Ucentes
Milwau- 28
New York
Hugente Brickwood
Greenwood Avenue
Chicago
Alexander Garbo
Budapest
Agdin
Sam _Bloom
FHF
Pleasurebeach
Waterford
Conn
Middle West
Avery
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Boviet Republic of
Toledo petition seeks vote on car line ouster ordinance
A petition signed by over 15,000 Toledo citizens calls for a referendum on the city council's car line ouster ordinance. It seeks a vote at the general election on November 4 to remove all cars on the Toledo Mailway and Light system from city streets.
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Toledo
Toledo, O
Ang
Payne
Market prices snapshot from Chicago commodities report
The Chicago markets note fluctuating figures for flour, wheat, hay, cattle, hogs, and sheep. Prices list per hundredweight and per barrel show mixed movement with high and low ranges across flour grades, hay quality, and livestock classes.
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Chicago
Carota
Bolorom Bulla
Burcher- Bulla
Veal Calven
Buck
France Britain Pact Promise Aid If Germany Attacks
President Wilson transmitted a special Franco American treaty to the Senate, pledging U S aid to France immediately in case of unprovoked German attack. The measure, criticized by Republicans for bypassing draft presentation, aligns with the League of Nations framework and reflects ties formed during America’s fight for independence.
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Washington
Whison
Senate
France
United States
Germany
Versalles
Heles
Epedalyn Sengér
Great Britain
French Foreign, Office
Germat
League of Nations
Council of the League
League
Wilson
America
Shipbuilder Char斯es Million Dollar Payroll Fraud
New York August 1 Charles A Strang a shipbuilder was arrested in West Brighton on a federal indictment for conspiracy to defraud the government through a fraudulent payroll. The Emergency Fleet Corporation which runs Duval Shipbuilding in Florida where Strang worked filed the complaint. Federal officers say when Strang and his alleged confederates are rounded up the government will be found to have been robbed of one million dollars.
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New York
Charles, A. Strang
Weat Brighton
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Duval Shipbuilding Company
Florida
Strang
Strang’s
Safe conduct for Austrian minister to Mexico travels with US agent
Louis Denette, a special agent of the San Antonio Justice Department, is escorting Kolonan Kinin von Kanyn, Austrian minister to Mexico, from Houston to a port of embarkation. Denette accompanies the minister through the United States on the journey to New York, ensuring safe passage amid diplomatic confusion.
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San Antonio
Tex
Department of Justice
Louis Denette
New York
Kolonan Kinin von Kanyn
Austran
Mexico
Denette
Houston
United States
British Bombard Kronstadt Fortress Assault Reported
Aug 1 Helsingfors report says British aircraft bombarded Kronstadt for about 40 minutes and Bolsheviks began evacuating the port to protect Petrograd as the crisis threatened Russia's capital.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Kronstadt
Nva
Petrograd
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