Violence Escalates as Rail Strike Spreads Across Nation
Widespread rail unrest continues with bomb blasts, shootings, and blockades as trains on major lines including Santa Fe and Union Pacific face delays. Striking crews move stranded cars, guards restore some service, and incidents in Havre Montana and San Bernardino mark deadly clashes amid efforts to resume traffic.
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Chicago
Nati
Ie Atel ‘Son
Topeka
Banta Fe
Union W Pacite
Western Pacific
Southern Pacite
Worthing
Traffe
Big Four
Albuquerque
N. AL
Prescott
Aris
Tork
Santa Fe
Aston Pacific
Las Vogne
Curmyeet
Valley
Louteville
Nashvilla Wees
Corbin
van Buren
Ark
California
San Bernardino
Cal
Bpic
Rada
George Stambaugh
Great Northern
Havre
Mont
Nein Hansen
Milwaukee
Kansas
Parsons
Newton
Herrington
Holsington
Horton
Thinela
Hioomington
Ciaton
Totter
Spencer
N.C
Stites
Clinton
Chicago, Rock Tat
Tragic Family Dynamite Murder At Florence
A man named Francisco Contanna attempted to kill his wife Franveg and their forty five children in their sleep at their Florence home. The dynamite blast wrecked the house and the husband then killed himself. Coroner N C Mille reported the grisly scene at noon.
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Puntsutawney
Jefferson County
Florence
Francisco Contanna
Franveg
Tuat Plain
N. C. Millé
Senator Pepper Reproves Railroad Official Over Telegrams
Whallington August 1 Senator George Pepper of Pennsylvania sharply rebuked L F Loree president of the Delaware and Hudson for sending telegrams to senators criticizing President Harding. The telegrams upheld the abroad executives stance on the seniority question and were denounced as supporting the die hards among the executive group.
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Whallington
L! F. Loree
Delaware and
Hudgob
George Wharton Pepper
Pennsylvania
Harding
Fashionable Hats Described With Wide Brims and Velvet
A sketch describes hats with broad outer rims nearly reaching the shoulders and trimmed with rolt or velvet on the crown or ribbon. It notes contrasting colors to highlight the drench gleam and mentions styles pairing ribbons to match foundation materials for a coordinated look.
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York
Haa
Trhye
New York Women Embrace Peach Lace Evening Gowns
A vivid parade in New York shows women abandoning dark colors for peach lace gowns with tatting, feta embroidery, and garden bloom motifs. The ensemble blends peach tones with delicate embroidery reflecting floral inspiration, signaling a bright fashion moment on a hot day.
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New York
Higher Heels shoe maker Ray Heely and the winter boom
A review of the season's footwear demand notes Higher Heels by Ray Heely remains popular as winter fashions rise. Auto ownership drives new wealth and migration to mining zones with families, while claim stakes and engine power shape prospecting claims. In the United Ethten, Boy Scouts grow to nearly 14,000 members this year with 600 reaching Engle Scout rank. A London paper reports prohibition violations in New York City are 78 percent foreign-born, with native-born and Anglo-Saxons deemed law-abiding.
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United
Ethten
Engle
London
New York City
Rail strike near end as new proposal moved
Washington and New York reports indicate rail executives and union leaders prepared for a conference to craft a settlement on seniority and strike terms. A nine-member committee and national officers seek an acceptable plan, with expectations a strike could end within days.
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New York
Washington
Vnion
Bis Four
Big Brothers
Rhopcrafts
Association of Railway Executives
Dewidt Coyler
Netony? Association
Enllr
Warren
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Mutineers
Wan
Uplona
Burt Sf. Jawell
Crafta
Coynell
Jawell
New Yorks
Harding
Race magnate Cosden undergoes operation at Saratoga hospital
Saratoga Springs Aug 18 J 8. Cosden of Baltimore president of the Couden Company and owner of the largest stable of race horses in the country underwent an operation for appendicitis. Authorities reported his condition as fairly good. Cosden had been centered in racing circles over his purchase of Snob 1% from John Sanford for a price widely reported at 860,000. Other horses linked to Cosden include Blores Paul Jones Martingale Hewnn Brilliance and Huckleberry Finn.
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Saratoga Springs
Couden
Baltimore
Couden of Company
Samtoga Hospital
Cosden
John Sanford
Amaterdan
Atin
Snob IL
Mr. Cosden
Blores
Paul Jones
Martingale
Hew Nn
Brilliance
Huckleberry Finn
Hearings on Swing Bill in Colorado River Basin Plan
Washington, Aug. 18. Hearings begin September 6 before the House Irrigation Committee on Swing Bill to protect and develop the lower Colorado river basin and to authorize a reservoir in the Laperind valley to prevent floods. Rep Swing of California says rapid conclusion hoped. Senate action unlikely before December due to other appropriation bills.
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Washington
Colorado River
Laperind Valley
House
Lundy
Swing
Calfornia
Suthor
Congress
Rand
Alfred the Great and the English Navy’s Early Fleet
The article traces the origins of the English navy to Alfred the Great, noting his system of stationing squadrons and defending the realm. It mentions the move from early wooden ships to more advanced vessels and connections to later warships, with references to Edward II and the term cog as an ancestor of names like cogwaine.
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Alfred
Alfre the Great
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