President Wilson Urges Miners to Return to Work
President Wilson through the United Mine Workers appeals to striking miners in Illinois and Indiana to return to work. He links the walkout to wage inequalities but says no correction will be proposed until the strikers resume production. John Lewis will issue a compulsory order to miners to end the strike. A separate note reports a sharp drop in wool consumption by 17 million pounds in June per the Department of Agriculture.
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Washington
Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
Ilinois
Indiana
United Mine Workers
Tudinnapolis
John Lewis
Girike
Tidinia
Findls
Unita Mine Workers of America
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
New Officers Elected at National Federation Convention
Mrs Lenn Lake Forrest of Detroit was elected president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Gludant at the closing day session of the federation’s annual convention in St Paul Minnesota. She succeeds Miss Gail Laughlin of San Francisco. Other officers elected include Mrs Lota Kelly of Ta Ten New Mexico as vice president.
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St. Paul
Open Shop Platform Adopted by Chamber of Commerce
Washington report notes an overwhelming referendum vote as the Chamber of Commerce of the United States adopts no platform on industrial relations endorsing open shop operation and holding labor organizations legally responsible for conduct of their agents. It answers allied propositions by urging that strikes in utilities be forbidden by law and that tribunals be established to fix wages and working conditions for utility employees.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Railroad Raise Decision On Rates Expected Next Week
The Interstate Commerce Commission will decide on US mail applications for freight rate increases of about 40 percent and passenger fare hikes around 20 percent. The ruling was sent to the printer and will be distributed shortly.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
US Mail
British meeting hailed Mannix flight to Britain
Will Gurprine British in London said at a Trish Wighanes Society meeting that Archbishop Mannix of Australia would be accompanied to the British Isles by a distinguished compatriot from the United States. The crowd cheered for Ramimon de Valera, President of the Irish Republic, and the Archbishop’s arrival was described as one that would astonish the enemy.
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London
Trish Wighanes Society
Bi Croat Rtalin
Mannix
Australia
United States
Ramimon de Valera
Irish Republic
George Tehitcherin
Great Britain
Poland
Peace conference aims and reparations plan outlined
Union NewsHerelve reports Lloyd George and Millerand agreeing to limit a proposed joint Russian conference to those conditions. Britain will require Bolsheviks to discuss peace with Poland and for Russia and border states to send qualified reps. Germany must deliver sixty million gold mark bonds by Sept. 1 1920 for reparations, with bonds usable as collateral. post Sept 1, Germany to supply further bonds. France approves the decisions easing its burden and aligns with French views.
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Union NewsHerelve
Thussia
Moscow
M. Millerand
Great Britain
Poland
Germany
Spain
France
Aliens to Be Deported from New York Station
Sixty three aliens labeled undesirables arrived at the Ellis Island Immigration Station under heavy guard of federal agents to be held for deportation. They were brought from Seattle Chicago Kansas City and other West and Middle West points where Justice Department agents had taken them into custody. Officials declined to provide more details including the absence of radical leaders among the group.
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New York
Fills Island
Seattle
Chicago
Kansas City
West
Middle West
Department of Justice
Iimigration
Navy Oil Dispute Ends In Pacific Fuel Deal
The Navy Department accepts Standard Oil proposals to supply fuel oil at 2.00 a barrel for navy vessels on the Pacific. Earlier this week destroyers seized oil from Associated Oil Company after it refused the navy price of 1.72 a barrel.
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San Francisco
Navy Department
Oil
Pacific
Department
Standard Oil Company
Destroyers
Associated
Ol Company
Navy
Four Men Killed by Train Near Mitchell Illinois
Four men members of a harvesting party were killed when an Alton Granite City and St Louis electric train struck their automobile on a grade crossing near Mitchell Illinois. One occupant, Joseph H Markethill, escaped by jumping. Edward Jansen, owner of the machine, drove the party to Hackethal's farm to thresh wheat.
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Granite City
Alton
Earthquake Uncovers Oil Wells in Los Angeles
An aftershock in Los Angeles opened two city owned oil wells on municipal property. The city engineer reported one well releasing considerable oil while the other endangered nearby pavement. The board of public works announced the wells would be developed for the city.
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Los Angeles
Colls
Board of Public Works
Paris Photo From Lyons Sent by Telephone
Le Petit Journal shows a photograph sent from Lyons to Paris by telephone using Edouard Bellu’s apparatus. The Bellu system has been ordered for official use by both French governments.
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Paris
le Petit Journal
Lyons
Edouard Bellu
Vol Tidlin
Jamestown Judge Seeks Court Action Over Alleged Profiteering
Judge Jol B. Haxel orders review over a $4,000 fine against the Hella ble Credit Nothing Company of Buffalo. Jury found the firm guilty on three counts in an indictment alleging Lever net violations.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Jol B. Haxel
United States District Court
Hellable Credit Nothing Company
Buffalo
Stowaways Ousted From Army Transport Ship
Officers on the Prince Matelkn ousted fifteen stowaways found during pre voyage inspection. The men tried to steal passage on the Antwerp bound transport as regular transatlantic passage costs limited by congestion.
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Hoboken
N.ja
Prince Matelkn
Antwerp
Viele Sam
Villa surrender ends pursuit and talks with Martinez
Francisco Villa has surrendered unconditionally after an all night conference with Gen Eugenio Martinez commander of the Torreon military zone. Villa will return to private life with an annual government allowance and his men reinstated as citizens. Refugees report Villa killed Sabinas women after capturing the town. St Louis mayor regulates coal distribution to cope with shortages amid miner strikes in Illinois. In Pittsburg Richard son cites idle miners at about 9 thousand, Howat says 6 to 7 thousand quit.
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Wester
Union News Service
Ingle Pass
Texas
Francisco Villa
Eugenio Martinez
Torreon
Villa
Mexico
Carl Haeglin
Saabinas
Sabinas
Chihuahua
St. Louis
Kiel
Pittsburg
Kun
George T. Richardson
Southwest Interstate Coal Operators’Association
Alexander Howat
United Mine Workers
Adrianople Taken by Greeks Reported in Athens
Greek forces occupy Adrianople after an Athens newspaper announcer reports the advance. King Alexander is said to have entered Adrianople, signaling a major turn in the campaign.
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Adrianople
London
Athens
Alexander
Billion Dollar Crop Pressure Hits Kansas Farm Trade
Kansas faces more than a billion dollars in farm product value this year as crops strain markets. Rail bottlenecks have slowed movement despite strong farmer effort and labor supply gains. Wheat harvests near completion amid freight car shortages.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kay
Coal Miners Quitting Howatt Says Half Kansas Field On Strike
Reports from Terre Haute and Pittsburg Kansas describe widespread mining stoppages. Howat, Kansas miners union president, claims about 6,000 miners are idle as half the field goes on strike over Saturday pay deductions. Operators dispute the extent of the stoppage.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas
Alexander Howat
Kansas Miners’ Union
Howat
Peyton Bank Robbed by Two Unknown Men
Two robbers wearing large goggles in a high powered motor car entered the Peyton State Bank. They covered assistant cashier A L Pieper and customer Curtis Walters with revolvers, locked them in the vault, and fled with money and securities totaling 16500. Local authorities pursue suspects.
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Peyton
Cole
Peyton State Bank
A. L. Pieper
Curtis Walters
Governor Cantu Revolts in Mexico City Reported
Governor Cantu of Lower California is in open rebellion, confirmed by Gilberto Valenzuela the interior undersecretary in Mexico City. Col Estaban Cantu is named in the dispute and the government statement acknowledges the revolt.
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Cantu Revolta
Mexico City
Col. Estaban
Cantu
Lower
California
Gilberto Valenzuela
Interior
Resolute Keeps America's Cup In American Hands
The American defender Resolute defeated Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock IV in the final race to retain the trophy. In the closely contested showdown sailed amid a tempest, Resolute out sailed Shamrock IV boat for boat, sealing the win about 25 minutes before the official hour.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
America
Thomas Lipton
Aod
Wix Houw Chong
Coal Tieup Is Serious Across Regions In 1919 News
Warsaw reports Polish forces withdraw along the northern front with a planned regrouping near Gralewo Ossovets Kamienlets Litovsky Kobryn as Reds push toward Brest Litovsk. In Paris France plans to send munitions via Danzig and mobilize 600 officers into Poland. Indianapolis notes coal mine idling exceeds 50 percent with 195 mines closed and 25,000 miners idle, threatening rail traffic. Chicago reports Indiana coal operators refuse joint talks with miners over Interstate agreement changes.
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Warsaw
War Office
Gralewo
Ossovets
Kamienlets-Litovsky
Kobryn
Poland
Supreme Council
Brest- Litovsk
Styr
Sereth
Lemberg
Paris
France
Danzig
Joseph Pilsudski
Indianapolis
Indiana
Terre Haute
Evansville
Southern Indiana Coal Bureau
Princeton
Mother Gains Custody of Baby Marie Osborne
In Los Angeles the child actress known as Baby Marie Osborne is awarded to her mother Edythea Osborne after a divorce from Leon T. Osborne. The court exonerates both parents from misconduct claims and grants custody of both Osborne children to the mother.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Marie Osborne
Edythea Osborne
Leon T. Osborne
Osborne
Osbornes
Marie
Court Denies Writ in DC Supreme Court Case
Chief Justice McCoy of the District of Columbia Supreme Court dismisses the mandamus petition seeking Secretary Colby to promulgate the peace resolution vetoed by President Wilson and declare the United States at peace with Germany and Austria.
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Washington
McCoy T
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Mandamus
Secretary of State
Colby
Wilson
United States
Germany
Austria
Fortune to Divorced Wife in Maloney Will
The will of James Maloney, former president of Maloney Belting Company, filed for probate in Chicago, leaves part of his 600000 estate to his divorced wife. After their divorce she remarried Cleveland manufacturer William J White, and was later divorced again.
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Fortune
Chicago
James Maloney
Maloney Belting Company
May Recognize New Government in Mexico
Washington shifts stance on recognition of the new Mexican government as observers say Villa's surrender brings the regime closer to U S acknowledgment. Officials weigh diplomatic steps while Mexican leaders seek legitimacy amid ongoing political realignments.
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Washington
United States
Francisco Villa
Draft Evader Released from Leavenworth Prison
Al d Monson of Chicago, serving a five year sentence for draft evasion, was released by special order of the War Department commuting the unserved portion of his sentence at Leavenworth federal prison.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Don Ald Monson
Chicago
War Department
Government Makes Loans to Railroads in $15 Million Bundle
Washington announces approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission of three new loans totaling 15,015,000 dollars to railroad companies. The move supports railroad financing and expansion plans as part of federal policy.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wyoming Brief Notes From Around The State
Pioneer Bilza Ki Neel of Guernsey dies at 101, possibly oldest woman in Wyoming. Lower Star Valley Telephone Co opens with 70 to 80 advance subscribers paying 75 dollars. Thurman Toggery in Rock Springs robbed of about 1000 dollars in shirts suits and shoes. Crude oil shipments resume from Fort Steele due to tank repairs. Fossil reptile skull found on Ben Griggs mine claim north of Cokeville to be identified. Yellowstone Park records: 1383 visitors and 241 private autos in a day, over 26,000 season so far. Mondell files for renomination as Wyoming representative at large. Primaries set for Aug 17. Mrs Verne L Wilson marries Harvey Ordinand. she will continue as editor. Walter Berg beaten in Burlington yards. hospitalized in Casper. Gunshot wound infection proves fatal for William Krall. neighbor Steve Lasich charged with murder over water rights dispute. Presbyterian minister in Thermopolis scouting a sanitarium site. hot springs near Big Spring and Garrett tract examined. Wyoming Knights Templar and Royal Arch Masons to meet in Lander next year. Cheyenne considered for new government hospital. Cheyenne paving project near completion. eight blocks concrete paving on Thermopolis approach. Sundance sees record tourist traffic. gateway to Wyoming playgrounds for East and South Dakota travelers. Red O Walker dies at Sheridan hospital after Osage land dispute. thought dead for weeks.
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Thurman Toggery
Rock Springs
Fort Steele
Soldier Field
Utah Stefining Company
Ben Griggs
Cokeville
Griggs
University of Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Frank W. Mondell
House of Representatives
Wyoming
Verne L. Wilson
Crook County Monitor
Sundance
Harvey Ordinand
Salisbury- Thompson Telephone Company
Tom Harper
Cook County
Monitor
Walter Berg
Casper
Burlington
Berg
William Krall
Steve Lasich
Lasich
Krall
Presbyterian Church
Thermopolis
McManille
Garrett
Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar
Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons
Holy Order of High Priesthood
Royal Arch
Rawlins
Lander
Cheyenne
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Thernopolis
Broadway
Red
Walker
Sheridan
Osage Fard
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Mine Workers
Wealoft Newspaper
Will Gurprine
Wichita Falls
Pancho Villa
Howatt
Kansas Field
Russia
State Department
Peyton Bank
Lemburg
Western Newspaper Union News Service
John L. Lewis
Commerce Commissons
Bilza Ki
Neel
Guernsey
Lower Star Valley
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