Confusion in House as Prohibition Faction Dominates
Washington July house scene shows 68 present at night roll call to form a quorum amid fierce debate over enforcement of prohibition. Drys win all battles, rejecting a motion for jury trials and preserving strict penalties while the wets briefly gained power before absentees shifted the vote.
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Ohio
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Missouri
Chicago Strike Spreads Across Harvesters Firms
The 10,000 workers at the International Harvester reaper and twine plants were joined by 6,000 more from the Deering works and the Illinois Malleable Iron works. About 16,000 workers are now on strike with 10,000 reportedly locked out. They demand a union shop and higher wages.
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International Harvester Company
Deering Works
Illinois Malleable Iron Works
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Fullerton Avenue
The
Bela Kun Ousted As Budapest Turmoil Spreads
Paris reports Bela Kun head of Hungarian communist government ousted and Boehm and Lander seize control. Troops return from the Czech front enter Budapest as disorder grows with socialist leaders deserting and Kun remarking on balancing socialist and communist duties.
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Bela Kun
Vienna
Budapest
Herr Boehm
Herr Lander
Socret
Raynham's Plane Wrecks on Takeoff in July Flight
Frederick P. Raynham failed again to clear for a transatlantic attempt in his Martinsyde. The plane rose only about 30 feet before crashing to the ground. Both Raynham and navigator Lieut. Conrad H. Biddlecombe escaped unharmed.
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St. Jens
Frederick P. Raynham
Raynham
Conrad H. Biddlecombe
Alabama Senate Rejects Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment
Montgomery July 18 The Alabama state senate refused by a 19 to 18 vote to ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment after a three hour debate that included a reading of a message from President Wilson supporting the amendment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama State Senate
Wilson
Reed
Borah Resolution Adopted as Senate Hears Treaty Talks
President Wilson holds White House conferences with Republican senators on the league of nations and the peace treaty. Senator McCumber of North Dakota leads a first caller, followed by Colt of Rhode Island and Nelson of Minnesota. Preliminary treaty readings proceed slowly, with full review unlikely this week. Senator Colt stresses the league’s inseparability from the treaty and its necessity for present and future world peace.
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Wilson
White House
League of Nations
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North Dakota
Colt
Rhode Island
Nelson
Minnesota
Foreign Relations
League
Four Czech Agents Shoot Commander Then Die Jumping From Window
In Vienna four men claiming orders from the Czech legation demanded to see the arsenal commander and paid 400000 crowns to secure ammo. The commander was killed by a pistol shot, triggering a guard response. The quartet then leapt from a 100 foot window, three perishing and one breaking both legs. Police seized two others at a nearby car, one carrying 1000000 crowns. The Czech legation denies involvement.
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Vienna
Legation
Ex-Czars body burned in Kremlin after shooting
Berlin reports a secret Moscow archive confirms the death of the Russian empress. The ex-empress was shot several times, uttering miracles as she fell. She died after a second, fatal wound. The czar was shot seven times and his body was burned in a Kremlin stove.
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Berlin
Czitr
Kremlin
Seven Countries Surveyed in I W W Marine Workers Plan
A plan to recruit marine transport workers across Argentina Chile Cuba Mexico Ireland Spain and Holland was read into the record as evidence in New York state’s radical inquiry. Documents dated Chicago June 10 show efforts to organize across nations. observers note editors tied to Rand School of Social Science.
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Chicago
James Scott
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Chile
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A. E. Stevenson
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Boston Cars Tied Up by Rail Strike Protests Wage Dispute
Boston and twelve nearby towns faced widespread disruption as 8,000 Boston elevated, subway, and surface line workers walked off. Extra trains were run and freight service limited as unions demanded an eight hour day and 73½ cents an hour. Taft and Basil Manley telegraphed Gov. Coolidge that a decision was near, urging return to work for board authority.
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Point-a-Pic
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Guv Coolidge
Basil Manley
California
Chicago
Guv. Coolidge
Witness says Ford described invasion of Belgium as necessary
Mount Clemens Mich July 18 Henry Ford on the witness stand in libel case against Chicago Daily Tribune. testimony covers a 1916 Reed article Industry’s Miracle Maker and Ford’s remarks on Germany Belgium France peace, preparedness ads, and responsibility. cross examines on war blame and alcohol remarks.
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Mich
Henry Ford
John Reed
Ford
Elliott T. Stevenson
Chicigo Daily Tribune
Kirke B. Alexander
Detroit
Ford Factory
Alfred Lucking
Smith
Fee
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Belgium
France
England
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Motors
Russia
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Lucking
Alfred Gurphy
Pope
Lord Lansdowne
Alexander
Reed
Night baseball results from Thursday in multiple leagues
National League games include New York 2 Chicago 1 and Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 4 with various city matchups. American League scores show Washington 9 Chicago Meveland 4 and Detroit 5 Philadelphia 3 among others. Other leagues report Louisville 5-2 St Pats, Columbus 4-6 Milwaukee 3-7, Minneapolis 2 Indianapolis 2, Evansville 11 Moline 5, Terre Haute Bloomington 2 Peoria 4 Rockford 7.
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Philide Phia Diesen
Wetewe Sewree
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Detroit
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Philadelphia
Rockefeller hospital addition for drug addicts planned
John D. Rockefeller has funded a hospital for drug addicts to be built on Warwick Farm in New York. The site was formerly a city home for inebriates, but with Prohibition the property will be repurposed to care for addicts.
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New York City
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Warwick Farm
Cork Raises Black Flag Over Workhouse Protest
Cork on July 18 reports the board of guardians ordered the black flag hoisted over the workhouse to protest Daftish peace celebrations.
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Cork
Board of Guardians
Dlack
Italy’s claim rejected on Tientsin concession transfer
Paris July 18 The Interallied council refused Italy’s request that the Austrian concession at Tientsin China be transferred to her.
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Tientsin
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