East Grand Forks fires blamed on silent girl confession
Miss Erickson admitted setting a long list of fires including the city hall and Central school in East Grand Forks and nearby towns. She claimed to have been the mysterious Riverside Park specter and to have sent fake fire alarms. Officials say she also boasted of letters to police and harm near Falconer township.
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Ruth Hrickeon
Central School
East Grand Forks
J. W. Lowe
Clarence Sullivan
Miss
Falconer Township
Tri-State
Misa Erickson
North Seventh Street
Miss Erickson
Mercer
Meeregai
Benner & Begg
G. F. Rural School
Grand Forks
Slaughter House
F. F. Fletcher
G. F
Miss Frickson
St. Paul
Algan
Riverside Park
Mise Erickson
Ontario
Elgin
Model Laundry
Great Northern
Chocolate Shop
Dr. Fletcher
Sie
Dakota Avenue
Munter
Jickson
Nettie Cash
W. C. AL Bh Rola
Stock yards strike leaders plan late meeting at St Paul
Three hundred stock handlers at the South St Paul stockyards on strike for higher wages will meet tonight at Pavl Minn to consider a compromise offer. Union president Thompson Good of the stockyards lodge says the group will discuss terms as yards here remain tense and on edge.
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Pavl
Minn
Bouth St. Paul
Cpnarder & Compromise
Thompson EH
Iesen Ware Bante
Senator Dillingham to vote for treaty with reservations
Washington reports Senate and Foreign Relations progress as President Wilson resumes talks with Republican leaders. Dillingham of Vermont said he expects to back the treaty with reservations after a satisfactory White House meeting. Other Republicans and key figures visited the president including Harding Fernald Lenroot and Homer Cummings.
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Washington
Dillingham
Vermont
Wilson
Senate
White House
Foreign Relations Committee
Lst
Bing of Olo
Trade Union Congress Work Delayed by War Debates
Amsterdam July 29 The International Trade Union Congress stalled today over the German stance in wartime. Samuel Gompers urged frank open acknowledgment ofSassenbach's declaration, after which German delegates softened. The body adopted the report and moved to form a new International, noting imbalances in voting among Britain, the US, and other nations.
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Amsterdam
Associated Press
International Trade Union Congress
Old
International Organization
German
Trades Unionista
Samuel Gompera
American Federation of Labor
Herr Sassenbach
Sagsenbach
M. Bamnenbach
Germany
Belgium
Deserter Sammel Stone Sentenced by Court Martial
Sammel Stone former second lieutenant of the 101st Infantry is sentenced to a year at Fort Leavenworth after a court martial found he deserted his men at the front in France. The conviction was reported via cable from Camp Devons. Stone’s home is in Bow.
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Sammel Stone
101St Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
France
Stone
Deeee Stone
Bow
Barton Finds Christians In Poor Condition In Saloniki
Rev James Barton arriving in Saloniki after a 5000 mile trek through Turkey Asia Minor Armenia and Syria reports Christians in deplorable condition. He leads the American commission for relief in the near east collaborating with Greek and Armenian groups to save lives of the unfortunates.
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Saloniki
James 4. Barton
American Commission For Relief In the
Near East
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Turkey
Asia Minor
Armenia
Syria
Mesopotamia
Barton
Te- Met
Chicago Sees Ray of Hope in Car Strike
Chicago sees possible settlement as W D Mahon international president of the street car employes union arrives from Detroit to direct talks. He schedules a 2 pm conference with local leaders and a 4 pm meeting with Governor Lowden and Mayor Thompson. A referendum vote by the union is planned to decide whether to sustain the strike. Meanwhile no cars will run as the strike enters its second day.
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Chicago
W. D. Mahon
Detroit
Mahon
Lowden
Thompson
Cara
Question Regarding Rhineland Answered By French Premier
Premier Clemenceau answered questions from the committee of deputies on the peace treaty. He submitted written replies about the left bank of the Rhine and noted France’s memorandum supporting a bridgehead at the Rhine area. He recalled the government’s reasons for demanding the bridgehead.
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Rhineland
Chicago Riots Turn Deadly as White Black Clash Escalates
Bitter clashes across Chicago spread from the South Side to the North and West as white and black gangs fight with gunfire and arson. Police struggle to curb the violence while officials weigh federal troop involvement amid rising deaths and injuries.
Forest Fire Protection Demanded by Duluth Officials
Duluth and several northern Minnesota cities urged Minnesota's calamity board to provide funds to safeguard lives and property as unusually dry conditions threaten forests. Delegates warned July could turn the region into a tinder box and planned another conference with Gov. Burnquist expected back from western Minnesota.
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St Paul
Minn
Duluth
State Capitol
Minnesota
State
Burnaulst
600 More R. R. Men of Chicago Strike
Steam fired employees of the Aurora Elgin and Chicago railroad walked out this morning, halting traffic on the Fox River line to Chicago. The stoppage cut electric power for Elgin Wheaton Villa Park Lombard and Wat Chicago for light and water while strikers demand wage raises to one dollar per hour, faster shifts and better working conditions.
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Aurora Elgin ‘and Chicago Railroad
Fox River
Chicago
Elgin
Wheaton
RL Star
Villa Park
Lombard
Wat
Boztitionse
Riots cause large layoffs and investigations in Chicago
About 1,500 city employees including many in street car repair were laid off under riot orders. Postmaster Carlile pledged full protection for black workers at the mail service. Coroner Hoffman impaneled a mixed jury to probe riot deaths as fires damaged eleven homes in the west end. The August grand jury was announced to study responsibility for outbreaks. Authorities reported improved conditions by morning with 260 arrests to date.
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Carlile
Hoffman
Health Department
Black Belt
Hoyns
Dickinson
Stock Parda
Ceived
Ricta
Biman
Tee
Cage Telephone Company
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County Insanity Board
Brickwon
Follo Central Pone
Senate and
Foreign’ Relations Committee
Trade Union Congress
China
Morris
American Mission For Eastern Relief
Afi
Street Carmen
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
South Side
Woodlawn
Englewood
Taki Provident Hospital
Walter Sullivan
Sullivan
John Neal
West Side
Ira Henry
R. R. Men
Lidemal Suieix
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