MIlls Seized by Reds in Italy
News report from Milan and Turin outlines a workers’ upheaval as socialist factions attempt to seize mills and coordinate actions across Italy. Pots of labor unrest spread to factories and public utilities amid calls for industrial control and parliamentary intervention.
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Italy
Milan
Tata
Confederation of Labor
Chamber of Deputies
Gere Thee
Popution Tin Orier
Tvs
Artiviny
Corinian Candy Officials Charged With Sugar Profiteering
United States Commissioner Lewis Mason ordered the arrest of G. V. Corvinian and Joseph Martin, president and treasurer of the Corinian Candy Company, on profiteering charges. They allegedly profited $19,454 from two sugar shipments to Kalamazoo, bought at 11 1/2 cents per pound and sold at 20 1/2 cents per pound.
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Chicago
G. V. Corvinian
Joseph Martin
Corinian Candy Company
United States
Lewis Mason
Kalamazoo
Mich
Livestock Market Crisis Sparks Western Finance Debate
A fragmented report details a serious livestock market crisis driven by high priced credit and financier pressure, with Western stockmen seeking relief. It notes discussions among bankers and officials, possible aid measures, and calls for coordinated action to stabilize cattle markets amid mounting costs and supply concerns.
President Takes Stand Against Vacation Coal Miners
Breathing fire, President Wiligh rejects miner pullout plan as miners push for paid leave amid stalled negotiations. Officials say the stance signals a hard line in labor talks with the Miners Union over vacation concessions and work scheduling.
Violence Flare in Minute Details of Mine Strike Talks
Widespread tensions erupt as President Wilson faces open defiance from United Mine Workers amid planned wider actions. Leaders warn of a major industrial strike while deputies vow restraint, and a separate fatal heart attack shocks Kemax City near the old self defense scene.
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Kemax City
Michael Medanam
Enener
Michael Cig
Plans to back regular army with trained citizen body
War staff adopts policy to form a nation wide reserve system. Regulars, National Guard, and Organized Reserve would be integrated under regional districts to staff and defend the United States. The plan envisions training peacetime volunteers, mobilizing reserves, and creating a continental area for defense with district corps and post assignments.
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Peitley
Sit
United States
Espana
la Uel
Goltas
Sur
Elwows
Ward
Department
Clive Thomas Be Paris Death Noted at Neuilly Hospital
Clive Thomas, once a familiar figure on American music and comedy stages and a motion picture star, died at the American Hospital in Neuilly. He was admitted after illness described as typhoid poisoning, according to Dr. Joseph Choate. Also mentioned is Miss Thames, who arrived in Europe with her husband Jack Pickfort and has suffered nervous low mood.
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Clive Thomas
Paris
Neuilly
Josph Choate
Thames
Jack Pickfort
Few Mines Affected by Strike in Birmingham
Birmingham Alabama reports the Alabama division of the United Mine Workers of America failed to gain large momentum on opening day. No major coal producers were significantly affected while some were untouched. Union officials estimate 10 000 to 12 000 workers answered the call versus operators counting about 5 200 men out total.
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Washington
Joe Sheet
Iy Murray
Unitedt
Conta
Popert of
RoveraMnt
Seleim Welierse
Une
Cote Lruchs
Solvien
Se Cual
Orient” Te
Uilen
Teee
United States
Homentia
Poe
Lwikkon
Ware Bon
Wilson
Saeation
Meveiott
Asaird
Authraelte Comale
Elon
Werk
Cuete Willlaisins
Leudler
Tte
Scranton
Die Union
Thie
Trrmingham
Ala
Ened Qiere
Alabama
United Mine Workers of America
Stenta
Teok Poison by Mistake In Motion Picture Actress
Faris Olive Thomas, a motion picture actress, remains in critical condition at an American hospital in Neuilly after mercurial poisoning. Doctor Joseph Chonte of the American medical staff issued an official statement on her condition.
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Faris
Olive Thomas
Iowa Coal Miners Win $7.50 Daily Wage Shakeup
In Des Moines Iowa miners and operators settled disputes by fixing powder price per keg at 22 dollars instead of 240 and making recent wage advances retroactive to August 1 with payment by September 25. The new wage equals seven dollars and fifty cents per day.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Landslide Hits D and R G Train In Fast Mountain Crash
A landslide toppled on to a speeding D and R G passenger train without warning, causing a dramatic collision as mountainside debris blanketed the tracks. No injuries are confirmed yet, but authorities inspect the wreckage and slow train service.
Train collision aftermath and mixed wartime notices
A derailed Denver and Rio Grande line passenger train near Delbegie caused injuries as earth slid onto the track. Reports of postwar unrest include a Russian Civil War update from Brest-Litovsk and a Polish retreat, while a separate case notes a jail escape and a hanging stay.
Drowning in Colorado River Ferry Incident Recounted
A man named Roderick Townsend of Townsend Montana was reported lost in the Colorado River at Ehrenburg after driving a car onto a ferryboat and plunging to the bottom. In New York, the French government issued a 100000000 loan at 8 percent that was oversubscribed. subscription books closed after one hour with J P Morgan & Co as managers.
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Augoenix
Sheriffs Office
Roderick
Hugh Broderick
Townsend
Mont
Colorado River
Ehrenburg
New York
J.P. Morgan & Co
No Whisky in Medicine in Chicago Ruling Halts Usage
Washington orders manufacturers to stop using whisky as an ingredient in medicinal preparations. R W Stone, prohibition director, reported the ruling. In Dobbs Ferry seven killed and one injured when a car crashed through a railing during a thunderstorm and fell onto tracks. United States seeks Mexican oil to avert U S depletion and Britain’s overseas fields.
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Chicago
Washington
R. W. Stone
Hitness Prohibition
Tarrytown
Dobbs Ferry
United States
Mexico
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Great Britain
America
Bergdoll Guard Acquitted Reported in NY Court
Unofficial reports claim NY court acquitted John O’Hara, a Bergdoll guard who helped wealthy Philadelphia draft evader Grover Bergdoll escape. Sergt Calvin York also believed acquitted. O’Hara testified as sole witness at the comrade’s trial on Governor’s Island.
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New York
Orgeist
John O'Hara
Grover
Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Governor’s Island
O'Hara
Calvin York
Murderer Released From Prison After Pardon
Yastland Texas reports a rich man, formerly imprisoned for murder, released on pardon by Governor Hobby after about ten years. He was accused in the death of neighbor G. A. Hogers and had inherited a 20 acre hillside property. Relatives managed land while wealth accumulated, but the man now plans to use part of his fortune for humanity.
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Geund Jones
George
Nate
Charies N
Setywenmpan
Ruspert Hinger
Ot Brastein
Wits
Denver & Be Grate
West Lavnitil
Louise More
Dati
Delbegie
Tortynye
Tari
Uae
Persto
Sam
Denver & Tie Hiranite
Union Pacific
Denver
Yastland
G. A. Hogers
W. P. Hobby
Edwards
Wards
War Colquitt
Cain
Perguson
Hobby
Ratwarts
Farny
Nita
Privon
Money Maker Swindle Suspects Face Grand Larceny Charges
Four men including Martin Kotem and forty year old defendants stand charged with grand larceny for allegedly selling so called money making machines to 24 purchasers. They allegedly swindled Joseph Norwich of about 37000 across multiple cities including Boston Triaidport Bayonne Philadelphia Newark Arlington Maxs and Bangor Me, with dates tied to May 18 and prior investigations by detectives.
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Ey Waitin
Twen Cotive
Martin Kotem
Anini
Joseph Norwich
Theo
Boston
Tridaeport
Bayonne
Philadelphia
Newark
Arlington
Maxs
Love for Mother-in-Law Sparks Man Arrest in Fort Wayne
Robert Dawson of Locheste Kentucky and his mother Christina Tepper were arrested in Fort Wayne Indiana after leaving his Louisville family. Accused of abandoning his kin, Dawson cited an infatuation with his wife’s mother as his sole excuse.
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Robert Diawson
Locheste Ky
Christiay ‘Tepper
Fort Wayne
Ind
Dawson
Louisville
Pinned Fifteen Hours by Horse and Flight News
Pinned Fifteen Hours by Horse: DAL Olson, a rancher, spent 15 hours trapped beneath a horse that collapsed into a gulley. He carved a hole to breathe, kept head above ground, while the horse failed to rise. In Iowa, a bank run threat was foiled when Jay M. Wiggins flew by airplane to Des Moines, then returned with funds. In Wichita, Missouri, Walter Pierce’s brother fled with his wife. Pierce faces Mann Act charges.
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X. Dal Olson
Olson
Otson
Iowa Bank
Jefferson
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Jay M. Wiggins
Des Moines
Wichita
Kon
Walter Pierce
Oklahoma
W. G. Merce
Land Pierce
Late Market Quotations From Regional Livestock Sale
Fragmented report shows active trading in sheep with a carload of feeder lambs from Hayden, Colorado, and prices for steers and hogs ranging from about 10 to 16 dollars. Listings mention bale weights, cattle from local ranches, and reference to Denver and Oklahoma markets with varied prices.
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Auand & Econalderebie
Hayden, Colu
Fonteere
Petaative
Wray
Tarkett
Czecho-Slovak Red Cross appoints nurse director
Miss Marion G. Parsons, an American Red Cross nurse from Berkeley, California, is appointed by the Czecho-Slovak Red Cross to lead the state school of nursing. She will stay in Prague for two years to direct and oversee the program.
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Marion G. Parsons
Red Cross
Berkeley
Calif
State School of Nursing
Prague
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Hein
Germany
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Ching
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Bank
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Winkie
Chamber of Commerce
Saratoga Sprouse
Shebnees
Dre. F
Atuntiiia University
Ariely, Herald
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Flume
Fieweaurere
Annance Base
Woot Elena
Textile World Journal
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WEW
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Victoria
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Colee Am
Socialis
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London
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Tie Bug River
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Saya
Bertin
Brest-Litovak
Mat Meridan
Henry W. Davis
Bergdoll Guard
Texas
Union News Service
Denver Live Stock
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Heets
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Minnesota
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