Slay er of Little Girl Indicted for Murder in Chicago
Thomas Fitzgerald confessed to enticing six year old Janet Wilkinson to his room and choking her to death. He was indicted by a Chicago grand jury and held without bail. Judge Daniel Trude presided as mobs gathered outside the Hast Chicago Avenue station. The coroner’s inquest began, and prosecutors plan to present the case to the grand jury. Fitzgerald remained calm, offering no comment.
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Chicago
Thomas Fitzgerald
Janet Wilkinson
Fitzgerald
O’brien
Daniel Trude
Chicago Avenue
Wilkinson
Trude
Slayer
Zettegerald
Hoffman
Wilkingon
Town storekeeper dies by self-inflicted gunshot
Winona Minn July 29 V R Hanisch forty eight years old and unmarried shot and killed himself in rooms above his Lake City store County Attorney J R Foley said Hanisch was arrested charged with a statutory offense the mother of an eleven year old girl filing the complaint Hanisch had waived examination and was released on bonds He was a well known Lake City resident operating one of the principal mercantile houses and the opera house
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Winona
Minn
V. R. Hanisch
Lake City
J. R. Foley
Hanisch
Haywood Goes Free From Leavenworth Prison
William D. Haywood secretary treasurer of the I W W and Frances Miller of Providence R I stepped out at the gates of the federal prison at Leavenworth Kansas at 7 30 Monday morning on the road to Salt Lake City in an appeal Salt Lake City bond was posted and he was released pending appeal Tingwood was released on bond pending appeal
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Leavenworth
Kas
William D. Haywood
Francie Miller
Providence
R. L
Salt Lake City
Tingwood
Daylight Saving Law Repeal Bill to Be Reported
Washington July 20 Chairman Cummins of the senate Interstate commerce committee said the separate house bill proposing repeal of the daylight saving law will be reported this week.
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House
Senate
Washington
Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Seven Killed in Chicago Riots as Troops Deployed
A violent Chicago race riot erupts near Thirty-fifth and State streets. Four black residents die, two policemen wounded, total seven deaths for the day. Armory raid reports emerge as Governor Lowden mobilizes Adjutant General Dickson and state troops to quell the disturbance across the black belt.
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Chicago
Garrity
Mercy Hospital
Eighth Infantry
Thirtyfifth Street
Porrest Avenue
William Kross
Walter Brooks
Brooks
Stockyards
Deering
Fiftieth Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Black Belt
Myor Thompson
Lowden
Dickson
Mobillady
Ddd
Military units mobilize as riot fears grip Chicago
The First and Third reserve units under Colonels Lorenzen Bolte and Wilson prepare at old infantry armories while the Second reserve stands ready for assembly. General Dickson remains in Chicago to manage the military response. Armies report equipped with machine guns Springfield rifles and Krag Jorgensen carbines amid persistent rioting rumors.
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West
Madison Street
A. F. Lorenzen
Eighth Infantry
Thirty-fifth
Forest Avenue
Anson Bolte
Seventh Infantry
Thirty-fifth Street
Wentworth Avenue
Joseph Wilson
Dickson
Chicago
Eleventh Infantry
South Side
New York Girl Garners Legion Honor for Relief Work
Miss Mary Bishop of New York was decorated with the Legion of Honor for her relief efforts under fire in the Paris and Somme areas. Her award highlights courage and humanitarian service amid active conflict.
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Legion Cross Paria
Mary
New York
Legion
Paris
Soim Bohs
House Votes to Recess as Senate Debates Peace Pact
Washington July 20 Without a record vote the house adopted a resolution for a recess from August 2 to September 9. The Senate is expected to continue debate on the peace treaty. The session featured sharp remarks on soldier relief and the cost of living. Dry laws would wait for the Senate action on the treaty and enforcement legislation was not expected to move until the peace question is settled. A war department note valued surplus food at 125,890,000 dollars with sales to date around 2.5 million.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Mondell
Clark
League of Nations
League
Ferris
Oklahoma
Kitchin
Republican Congress
Special War Investigating Committee
War Department
Italy Faces Coal Famine Amid War Disruption
Italy's coal supply is estimated to last 12 days, prompting alarm. Negotiations for American coal are being conducted with the American International Relief Association in Paris, led by Herbert C. Hoover, as Italian peace conference delegates push efforts. A long list of restrictions includes cutting many passenger trains.
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Rome
Italy
American International Relief Association
Paris
Herbert C. Hoover
Son-in-law shoots man then wounds two others in Iowa
In Waterloo on July 20 Sam Bloom, living near Kesley, was shot and killed by his son-in-law Anton Boelkes who shot Bloom as he went to chores. Boelkes then returned to the house and fatally wounded Bloom’s wife and critically injured Bloom’s mother-in-law, Mrs Bloom, aged about fifty.
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Waterloo
Sam Bloom
Kesley
Anton Boelkes
Bloom
Bloom Rodkes
Mrs. Bloom
Wilson and Senators Seek French Treaty Aid Plan
Senators who backed President Wilson said he would submit immediately the French treaty. The arrangement would have the United States and Great Britain assist France if Germany aggresses.
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Wrehington
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Will Educate Heroes Income for Soldier Education
LeVerne W. Noyes of Chicago left a 1 million dollar estate income for education of army and navy veterans, adding to a 2.5 million fund established before his death. Executors named are Lewis C. Walker Joseph J. Frazer and Frederick L. Dole. Annuities are planned for his sister Adelia Giffen and three nieces, with other relatives receiving 500 to 5000 dollars annually.
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Chicago
France
LeVerne W. Noyes
Mr. Noyes
Lewis C. Walker
Joseph J. Frazer
Frederick L. Dole
Adelia Giffen
Central City
Myrtle Giffen Jones
Ira Giffen Gill
Nancy Giffen Hornung
Illinois corn damage prompts heat relief hopes
Bloomington letters describe a third week of intense heat with no rain. Farmers say the drought threatens corn and other vegetation, warning that damage could reach tremendous proportions and urging urgent relief.
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Bloomington
Central Hingishis
Shoe Dealers Convene Talkshop in Springfield
Shoe dealers from across the region gathered in Springfield on July 20 to discuss footwear trade matters. The meeting concluded Wednesday after a session described as a productive talkshop, with dealers noting coordination for better supply and prices.
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Springfield
Fitnels
Tlk
Two Boyfathers Drown in Des Moines River Incident
In Webster City Iowa on July 20 two youths named Jhroes Welch aged 18 and Clarence Textad aged 11 drowned while ashoming in the Des Moines River. The tragedy occurred during a water activity near the riverbed with local authorities investigating the incident.
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Webster City
Iowa
Ashoming
Des Moines
Jhroes’ Welch
Clarence ‘Textad
Riots Spread as Fourth Regiment Sent to Quell Violence
Cheago July 29 riot violence continues with 26 deaths reported and many injured. Governor Louis orders the Fourth Reserve Regiment from Camp Logan to quell rioting in the loop district.
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Cheago
Ché
Lou
Camp Logan
Ukrainians Routed by Poles in Galicia
The Polish advance into Galicia appeared rapid enough to prevent Ukrainian railway and bridge destruction. Between July 11 and 17 Polish forces captured 6,500 prisoners and 41 guns, along with large caches of munitions and railway equipment, as Galicia fell up to the Zbrucz River.
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Copenhagen
Galicia
Zbrucz
Beer sales permitted in federal ruling on 2 percent beer
In San Francisco on July 29 Judge William H Sawtelle of Arizona sustained the Ranier Brewing Company demurrer and allowed sale of beer containing 2 percent alcohol. The U S District Court decision upholds government action to prohibit such sales.
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San Francisco
William H. Sawtelle
Arizona
United States District Court Today
Ranier Breweing Company
Monday Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
In the National League New York defeated Brooklyn 7 to 4 and Boston beat Philadelphia 5 to 3. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh combined with Chicago St Louis in a weather affected slate. In the American League Boston won 6 to 1 over New York with no other games played. In the American Association Minneapolis 4 with Louisville 5 Kandaa City 2 Tadhapolis 6 Milwaukee 4 Toledo 6 and no other games.
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New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Americ
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Jentéuh
Washington
Chicago-St. Louis
Minneapolis
Louieville
Kandaa City
Tadhanapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Man slain with ax for $24 in Chicago
Edward Gretchen aged 84 was found murdered in his watchman shanty by a drainage canal along West Blat street near Western avenue. The pockets were turned inside out and the gate gone, suggesting robbery as motive. The ax used lay nearby with blood and dust on it, no suspect identified.
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Chicago
Ga'ax
Edward Gretchen
Western Avenue
OQ Ax
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