Three Shocks Hit Los Angeles as Quake Rattles Southern California
A sequence of three sharp earthquakes struck Los Angeles and nearby towns on July 17, injuring eight people with minor wounds from falling glass and bricks. Chimneys toppled, a water main broke, and several tunnels were compromised while Pasadena Fullerton Inglewood and other areas reported shaking.
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Pasadena
Fullerton
Inglewood
Pomona
Citrus Belt
Street Car Strike Paralyzes Chicago In Sudden Walkout
A surprise strike by electrical workers machinists and track laborers shut down 32 power plants and car barns in Chicago. About 2 500 workers were called off with less than ten hours notice, causing a fatal crash and seven injuries when a water truck hit a pole near Robey and Thomas streets. The walkout follows a wage dispute and shop policy issues, with unions seeking a closed shop and pay rises. Rose Stein, 14, died at St Mary’s Hospital.
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Rose Stein
St. Mary’s Hospital
Loop
Robey and
Thomas Streets
Wilson Fish
Chicago Surface Lines
Fish
Michael
Mike”) Boyle
Irwin Knott
Electrical Workers’ Union No. 9
Vincennes Avenue
Seventy-seventh Street
Boyle
The
Street Car Company
Arm of Niagara Falls victim found near Canada
Searchers recovered a tight arm from the Niagara River near the Canadian shore, believed to belong to George C. Stephens of Bristol England who died attempting to go over Niagara’s Horseshoe Falls in a barrel. Seven tattoo marks were noted, aiding identification. Discovery revived hope for locating the remainder of Stephens’ body.
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George C. Stephens
Bristol
England
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Bobby Leach
Plans to Make Mexico Dry
Mexico City reports that legislation to outlaw alcohol nationwide is being prepared for the next congress. Provisional President de la Huerta has decided on this step, described as part of a regeneration policy targeting the Indian pool half-breed races, viewed as major alcohol corners.
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Mexico
de la Huerta
Universal
Meighen Named Canada’s Youngest Prime Minister
Hon Arthur Meighen secretary of the interior named to succeed Sir Robert Borden as prime minister of Canada. At forty seven he becomes the youngest man ever called to the Canadian premiership.
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Arthur Meighen
Interior
Canada
Sir Robert Borden
Moscow terms demand Polish surrender and internal soviet plan
A Prague telegram reported by Lokal Anzeiger outlines unofficial Soviet Russia terms for Poland. They include surrender of Vilna Minsk Grodno Chelm Polessie, demobilization except militia, reparations in machinery and salt, a Poland internal soviet referendum within a year, five years use of Polish military reserves, and Soviet administration over key mines.
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Lloyds Lenine Agent Claim Opens Trial
Chicago July 13 William Bross Lloyd Winnetka millionaire and fellow Communist Labor party members faced Judge Hebel on conspiracy to overthrow the US government. State asserts they are Lenine Trotzky agents who repudiated Stars and Stripes and urged arming the proletariat and dynamiting arsenals and banks to install Moscow's third International rule.
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Winnetka
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United States
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Trotzky
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Lloyd
Russia
Third International
Moscow
Antisuffrage Plea Is Dismissed by Court
Justice Batley in the district Supreme court dismissed proceedings by Charles S. S. Fairchild of New York president of the American Constitutional League and former secretary of the treasury to prevent ratification of the suffrage amendment. The court ruled it had no authority to review actions of state legislatures in ratifying the equal suffrage law.
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Santiago
Chile
Chicago
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Wanderer
Missouri Supreme Court
Jefferon City
C. C. Carson
Missouri Anti-Saloon League
Secretary of State of
Missouri
Drag Pit Probed as Suspected Car Grave Near Hammond
Authorities will drag an abandoned 75 foot deep clay pit near the state line in Hammond to recover cars reported stolen in Chicago and Calumet region. Residents say vehicles disappear at night into the hole and insurance payouts were made, with the pit believed to be the “port of missing motor cars.”
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Ind
Schram
State Line
Chicago
Calumet
Global gold output declines from 1918 and 1919
The United States Geological Survey reports world gold production fell in 1919 below 1918 levels and projects a further drop for 1920. The US produced about $58.29 million in 1919, with early 1920 figures suggesting under $50 million. Water shortages hinder placer mining and many stamp mills were shut.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
United States
Raid at Dublin Post Office Nets Letters for Dublin Castle
Fifty armed men raided the general post office at Dobblin July 16 and seized all letters addressed to Dublin Castle the viceregal lodge the chief secretary and undersecretary. They raided the sorting department at seven o clock and forced the superintendent and sorters to surrender the mail. The letters were loaded into a motorcar and removed without interference.
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General Post Office
Dublin Castle
Viceregal Lodge
Irish police head slain in Belfast shooting
Belfast reports Lieutenant John Stokes, the head of the police, was killed in a July 14 shooting. Details remain sparse as authorities investigate the attack.
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Belfast
John Stokes
Concentration Wins Show at the Fete Theater
A terse note reports a concentration win at a theater fete in a show described as a standout performance. Details are sparse, but the event centers on a notable display of focus and precision.
Gilbert Cox Father of James M. Cox Named Democrat
Gilbert Cox, father of James M. Cox, is noted in this item related to the Democratic candidate for president. The reference highlights the family connection within the party.
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Gilbert Cox
James M. Cox
Poles Claim Two Victories Over Bolsheviks in Pripet and Volhynia
Warsaw reports Polish forces have won decisive victories in the Pripet region and Volhynia, with General Budenny defeated and fleeing toward Rovno. Polish troops seized Owruncz with 200 prisoners, captured eight guns at Zyoin, and annihilated a Bolshevik cavalry brigade as Bolshevik pressure around Rovno was repulsed. London reports a Moscow wireless dispatch outlining Bolshevik gains in other fronts and large prisoner numbers on July 4.
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Moscow
Germans Sign On The Line For Allied Ultimatum
In Spa Belgium on July 17 after a four hour session the German delegation signed unconditionally on the dotted line regarding coal deliveries. Foreign Minister von Siemens opened the talks but Premier Millerand cut him off. Lloyd George urged the Germans to retire to a side room to decide and return with a yes.
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Belgium
Europe
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von Simon
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Lloyd George
French Parliament to Elect New President Aug Delegate Seeks Resignation
A Paris informant says the French parliament will convene a special August session at Versailles to decide on a new president. A cross party delegation will urge President Deschanel to resign with grace, citing his breakdown three months ago.
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Millerand
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Deschanel
Greek forces enter Britain as Venizelos leads artillery
Major Venizelos, son of the Greek premier, commands the artillery of Greek forces advancing toward the city of Constantinople. As Greek troops approach the city tensions rise and British forces monitor the movement closely.
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Fragmentary OCR Notes on Industry Names and Salts
Partial OCR shows garbled text about industry tone and salt, with unclear references to names or events. No coherent person, organization, or place can be identified from the fragment.
Forty Eighters Bolting New Third Party Convention
The forty-eighters led by Amos Pinchot Gilson Gardner and George L. Record halted the third party convention as the La Follette labor platform was defeated 308 to 15. The fifty-fair union group split over platform choices and met at Hotel Morrison to map next steps while Amos Pinchot and others issued a statement criticizing the event and noting two platforms were offered.
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Third Party
Labor Party
Committee of Forty-eight
la Follette
Forty-eight
Lester Barlow
The
World War Veterans
Laborites
Amos Pinchot
Gilson Gardner
George L. Record
St. Louis
Friends of la Follette
Labor
Debs
Labor endorses Democrats in AFL statement
The American Federation of Labor issues a formal statement in Washington endorsing the Democratic national platform. Signed by President Samuel Gompers and VPs Joseph Valentine William Green and Matthew Woll, it compares labor proposals to the San Francisco platform and notes several planks absent from the Republican platform.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Joseph Valentine
William Green
Matthew Woll
San Francisco
Marshall Plans to “Loaf” During Coronado Rest Stay
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, visiting Coronado, says his duties require presiding over the senate when in session and loafing the remainder, planning a three week rest. He asserts the constitutional prerogatives govern his time and demeanor while on leave.
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San Diego
Cal
Thomas R. Marshall
Coronado
United States
Senate
Fragmentary OCR Item Yields No Clear Event
A highly degraded OCR fragment contains scattered letters and no discernible names, places, dates, or events. The readable content does not reveal a coherent news item or identifiable facts to summarize.
Warn Tourists to Avoid India
The British embassy warned Americans planning travel to India to consider the shortage of hotel accommodations and the difficulty of arranging return passage.
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India
Washington
Farmer Kills Wife's Escort in Missouri Town
Benjamin Bartain a farmer near Estille Mo was shot dead in Fayette by Emmet Ballew a farmer who fired when he saw Bartain with Mrs Ballew The Ballews have been separated and the incident occurred in the town business district on July 16.
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Benjamin Bartain
Estille
Emmet Ballew
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Ballew
Market Quotes and Grain Prices Report
The Markets section lists prices for hay and timothy with bid asks and percentage changes, including Choice No. 1 timothy at 98.00 and standard timothy at 25.00, No. 2 timothy and No. 1 clover mix at 30.00. Cattle prices show Choice to prime steers at 916.00 and good to choice steers at 13 14.25.
TNT Promoted for Public Road Building in Eastern Texas
The report describes TNT as a practical substitute for dynamite in road construction. It notes stock from the War Department allocated to interior agencies for use by the reclamation service parks Indian service Alaska engineering and agriculture. The Bureau of Public Roads issues guidance on safe handling and blasting applications and asserts TNT’s greater strength and fewer headaches than dynamite.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Johnson Lends Support To Nation’s Good Roads
Senator Hiram Johnson of California praises improved highways as essential to economic growth. He cites California’s paved roads as boosting development and prosperity, says national highway improvements will ease congestion and cut distribution costs.
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Hiram Johnson
California
United States
Minnesota road program and truck buys by farmers
Minnesota unveils a road building program with an $11,127,986 expenditure. A Minneapolis bank notes that many trucks are being sold to farmers for immediate grain marketing. Elevator scales are being remodeled to handle the growing farmer truck fleet.
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Minneapolis
Bonds For Improved Roads Spark Broad Public Interest
Bonds running into millions are issued by districts counties and states to fund better roads. The national government provides aid by appropriation, with strong public interest shown in comparison to 1918 when about 800 million dollars was spent on road construction nationwide.
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Comarias
Tewroens
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