Railroads, War News, and a West Trip Reported
Civil War in Ireland spreads as irregular troops hold strong positions in Dublin and across the country. Casualties unknown but feared high as fighting and bombardment continue through the night. A suspected prisoner's release and a fire at Foyne station are reported amid spreading conflict. Meanwhile four women and a girl begin a westward sightseeing trip visiting families in several states.
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Dublin
Dominick Street
London
Foyne
Limerick
Orher
Droghin
Free State
Four Courts
Droghia
Tre
Senator McCumber Loses Rural Votes
Lynn J. Frazier gains on Porter J. McCumber as rural precincts report after North Dakota statewide primary. Frazier runs nonpartisan while McCumber seeks renomination on the Republican ticket. The contest underscores shifts in rural support ahead of the nominating vote.
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McCumber
Sy Associated Prose
Farzo
Porter J. McCumber
Lynn J. Frazier
Ruril
North Dakota
McCormick fights libel over gland graft tale
Harold F. McCormick says he will sue newspapers for libel over reports that he purchased a gland from a poor man for grafting. He denounces the tale as absolutely untrue, noting Dr Victor D Lespinasse denied the story and pledges action to stop the persecutions around his hospital visit.
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McCormick
Harold F. McCormick
Wesley Memorial Hospital
International Tarvester Company
Victor D. Lespinasse
Oxford Confers Degree on Chief Justice Taft
Oxford England June 28 William Howard Taft chief justice of the supreme court received the degree of doctor of civil law from Oxford university for his contribution to the friendship between England and America and his distinguished services as a lawyer and jurist.
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Oxford
England
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court
Oxford University
America
Embezzlement Probe Sees Clerk Claim Low Pay
In Woodland California Floyds Tuttle assistant cashier at the Bank of Yolo admits embezzling forty one thousand dollars over nine years claiming his salary was too small. Bank officials investigate his statements as details emerge from the case.
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Woodland
Cal
Floyds Tuttle
Yolo
Tuttle
Excavations Begin as Miners Reported Killed in Illinois
A special grand jury will meet July 10 to investigate the Herrin massacre by nonunion men. Coroner McCowan also began excavations at the Southern Illinois Coal Co strip mine amid rumors that miners were buried there. In Danville workers refuse to return without official orders as fuel shortages press utilities. Washington hosts talks with coal operators and United Mine Workers to initiate settlement talks. Illinois chambers plan a committee to study opening mines while awaiting outcome of high level discussions. Colorado rangers report two mine tipples burned a coal mine flooded and two rail bridges burned in Boulder County.
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Eseig Poyejooesy Ag
Marion
Herrin
Circuit Fudge Hartwell
McCowan
Southern Illinois Coal Co
Danville
Holt
Frank Farrington
Illinois Mine Workers
Shemisnes
Interstate Water Company
Washington
Davis
Harding
White House
United Mine Workers
Chicago
John N. Camlin
Rockford
Ilinois Chamber of Commerce
Peoria Chamber of Commerce
Canton Chamber of Commerce
Denver
Colorado
Bouldey County
Dempsey Accepts Will Challenge for World Heavyweight Title
Jack Dempsey today accepted the challenge of Starry Wills for the world heavyweight championship bout and asked for a conference to fix the date. The announcement came in New York on June 29 and marks the lead into negotiations for the title bout.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Starry Wills
Veterans charge training school inadequate at Camp Sherman
San Francisco report notes complaints by World War veterans that the U. S. Veterans Bureau school at Camp Sherman near Chillicothe Ohio is poorly equipped and ill administered. The convention expected action this afternoon. A separate item says dealers pledged to hold down coal prices, echoed by a New York Tribune headline.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
U. S. Veterans Bureau
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
New York Tribune
Lemp Brewery Property Sells For 538,500 In St Louis
At the sale today in St Louis the Lemp Brewery property brought 538,500. The plant was built at an original cost of 7,000,000 and prohibition rendered it worthless.
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St. Louis
Lemp Brewery
Prohibition
Congress Hears Plan to Adjourn House by August 15
Washington June 28 The senate approved a concurrent resolution to adjourn the house to August 15 clearing the way for ending the session. House leaders expect to begin the adjournment on Saturday as the measure moves forward.
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Washington
House
Senate
No Interference With Local Mines Reported In McDonough County
Local coal production continues with no union interference as independent mines in McDonough County operate, yielding a sizable yearly total for local use. Estimates suggest 45 to 50 small wagon mines inspectable annually, with many active or preparing for fall demand. Peoria County reports similar tension with unions halting mine output.
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Southern Illinois
McDonough
Peoria County
Peoria Transcript
Farrington
Licensed to Wed Dee Ray Carthage and Helen Brandon
A marriage license was issued for Dee Ray of Carthage and Helen Brandon of Hamilton as of the latest county records. The license lists both parties and confirms they are legally authorized to wed.
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Dee Ray
Carthage
Helen Brandon
Hamilton
May Sell Liquor at Sea on U S Ships
Washington June 29 A Justice Department ruling permits U S ships to sell liquor when outside the three mile limit but bars landing or transferring liquor within those limits or in American harbors.
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U. S
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
U.S
Railway Labor Board Faces Last Effort to Avert Strike
United States Railway Labor Board urges a conference with six shopcraft unions and four other unions amid a looming nationwide walkout set for July 1. Maintainers of way and other members vote on strikes. officials in Cleveland and Chicago stress continued transport while talks continue.
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Railway Labor Board
Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Shepcraft
Maintanee 9 Way
Shomen
United State
Cleveland
Engine 3
B. M. Jewell
Labor Board
Big Four Brotherhoods
Scitchmen
Detroit
B. F. Crabb
International
Unite Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Railroad Union Section
American Federation of Labor
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Margaret McCutcheon
J. F. Whalen
Bessie Edding
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Wye
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Arthur
McCourt
Hastings
Neb
Colo
Yellowline Park
Rai
Glands
Taft
Dempsey
Will
Congress
Associates Press
McDonough County
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