Dramatic Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Tragedy In Indiana Crash
Chicago reports a railroad collision near Ivanhoe Indiana involving a Michigan Central train carrying circus performers. Between 50 and 100 killed as sleeping cars burned after a rear end crash. 145 hospitalized, 25 missing, death toll possibly higher. Other items note interstate express rate hike and gambling charges in separate notices.
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Chicago
Hagenback-Wallace — Circus
Ivanhoe
Gary
Ind
Hammond
Gellman
Circus
Michigan City
Michigan Central
Line Circus
Wreck in Michigan Central crash near Iroquois Station toll rises
Gary Indiana June 22 estimates of dead in the Michigan Central wreck near Iroquois Station range from 100 to 150. The wreck caught fire destroying many bodies and injuring others trapped under debris. Fifty nine injured were brought to a local hospital and 40 bodies were at the morgue with more en route.
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Gary
Ind
Michigan Centeral
Ivarhoe Station
Closing of Negro Pool Room Brings Injunction Suit
A. Messina, running a Negro poolroom on DeSiard Street, sues Monroe to stop its closure by police. The poolroom was ordered closed as a gathering place for idlers. a temporary restraining order was signed by the parish clerk. The petitioner claims license fees cover a legitimate, orderly business and seeks to prevent city interference.
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A. Messina
DeSiard Street
Monroe
Heap
Spaeust
A. L. Green
Dawkins
Apgar Lateriday
Fines Assessed Against Two In Gambling Case
City Judge Schulze yesterday afternoon assessed two fines of 100 dollars each against W. G. Saunders, One International. The proceeding details remain sparse with limited readable text from the report.
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Schulze
Aftrnoon
W. G. Saunders
Od accomp gas firm pledges service and thrift stamps
An old Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co advertisement urges customers to rely on its gas service and plan, offering financing help for piping and fixtures. It promotes thrift stamps with gas bills and notes Wells Fargo Express Company nearby. Manager N. Florsheim signs the notice.
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Wells Fargo Express Company
Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Company
Ki. N. Florsheim
Destruction Wrought By Enemy Viewed By Those Who Suffer
An Italian woman and her children survey their ruined Padua home as Austrian bombs strike. A crater 20 to 40 feet wide and 12 to 15 feet deep marks a Red Cross headquarters bombing, while a blast at the Little Sisters of the Poor home kills several elderly residents. Red Cross volunteers assist relief efforts.
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Padua
American Red Cross
Little Sisters of the Poor
Attempt Made on Life of Emperor Charles Rumor
Reports from Amsterdam via Central News say an attempt on Emperor Charles of Austria may have occurred though unconfirmed. Paris telegrams note rising internal strains in Austria Hungary with large scale strikes at arsenals Cuban factories and the Worschalowsky airplane works.
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Charles
Austria
Associated Press
London
Amsterdam
Charles of Austria
Paris
Switzerland
Austria-Hungary
Worschalowsky
Classification of young men five ordered by Associated Dress
Washington dispatch says Provost Marshal General Crowder directed draft executives in all states to mail questionnaires to the 1918 registrants who turned 21 in the year ending June 1921. Boards were told to leave serial and order number spaces blank until the classification occurs, likely next month.
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Associated Dress
Washington
Crowder
Riots in Vienna Prompt Police and Military Action
The Vienna Neu Freie Presse reports serious street riots in Vienna with police and military called out and warnings issued to parents for their children's actions. The Arbieter Zeitung notes a large strike movement in Vienna and a manifesto by the Vienna Workers Council urging government aid to raise food rations. In Rome, June 22, Orlando spoke to Parliament stating the battle situation remains unchanged with no resumed infantry engagements.
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London
Vienna
Rome
Orlando
German Raid Repulsed Near Bellon and Alsace
German forces attempted a raiding operation near Bellon southwest of Montdidier but were repulsed. Similar enemy incursions in upper Alsace also failed according to today’s official announcement.
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Paris
Bellon
Montdidier
Upper
Alsace
Americans Improve Positions Near Chateau Thierry
General Pershing reports improved American positions northwest of Chateau Thierry. Artillery duels and fighting continued in the Meuse valley Vosges and Chateau Thierry regions amid brisk shelling and local engagements.
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Associated Preag
Washington
General Pershing
Chateau Thierry
Woevyre
Vosges
Suit Questioning City Tax Exemption and Confiscation Claim
Hud son Potts Bernstein and Sholirs sue T A Grant sheriff over 1917 parish tax on L W Griggs land in Ward 6 claiming the city exemption from parish taxation is confiscatory without due process. They seek to restrain tax collection and annulling 1917 levy and related sections as unconstitutional.
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Hudson, Potts, Bernstein and Sholirs
L. W. Griggs
T. A. Grant
Ward 6
Mr. Grant
United States
Louisiana Supreme Court
Snell
Negro Youth Dies After Truck Run Over in Five Points
Ezekial Manwethers a 17 year old colored youth died at St Francis sanitarium at 2 pm from injuries after being run over by an Ouachita Coca Cola Bottling Works truck driven by Henry Halstead. Doctors reported skull fracture and brain hemorrhage from the incident in Five Points. The youth tripped while attempting to board the truck and was struck by a rear wheel.
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Ezekial Manwethers
St. Francis Sanitarium
Ouachita Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Henry Halstead
R. W. Faulk
War Bond Leaflets Dropped Over Village Cemetery
An air drop distributed 600 leaflets urging residents to wake up and buy war bonds. Nearly all fell into a village cemetery, covering graves and shrubbery. Visitors collected sheets inscribed with Wake up and Buy War Bonds.
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London
Police say truck driver not to blame for fatal crash
Police indicated the truck driver was not at fault in the fatal accident, pointing to other factors as the cause of the tragedy.
Millions of U.S. Troops Move Overseas in June
Washington reports nine hundred thousand troops shipped overseas as of June 22, with General Mareh noting the United States is five months ahead of planning to place an army in France. He cites continued weekly additions and rapid progress in troop movements.
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Washington
Mareh
United States
France
Army and Marine Casualty Totals Released
Washington June 22 The American army casualty list shows 163 army casualties and 31 marine casualties. The breakdown lists killed in action 52 died of wounds 26 died in airplane accident 1 died of disease 9 died of accident and other causes 10 wounded severely 37 wounded degree undetermined 2 missing in action 15 taken prisoner 1.
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Washington
Marine Corps Casualty List Delivers Jotted Totals
Washington Wednesday June 22 a marine corps casualty list issued today shows 1 killed in action 4 died of wounds and 12 severely wounded among the named personnel in the report reflecting battlefield losses and medical outcomes.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Transport push sparks freight movement drive
A fragmented note hints at a campaign promoting freight transportation and logistics. It references cargo, trucks, and an urging push to expand motor transport usage amid broader trade activity.
National Defense Council Tests Motor Freight Lines
Highway committees of the National Defense Council study using motor trucks for short haul freight from cities to rural areas and back. In Maryland a pilot line started with farmer support and government agency endorsements, with 142 trailer trips in California and several in Colorado indicating growing interest.
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Washington
National Defense Council
Defense Council
National Council
J. Clyds Marquis
Maryland
Marquis
United States
California
Colorado
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Saunders
M. F. Bock
J. Dykes
L. H. Barnes
J. B. Clark
Clark
A. H. Gladden
Ezekial Manywethers
Peat
ARMY
Arge Motor Transport
CSK
Treocks
National Defk Council
Rhia
Col
AR News Extra
May Allison
Mack Sennett
William S
Hart
Buffalo Bill
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