Nixon Orders 0-Cent Transfers Across Two Systems
Public Service Commissioner Lewis Nison signed orders allowing Brooklyn Rapid Transit and New York Railways to charge 2 cents for initial transfers at most transfer points. Implemented August 1, the orders require accounting of revenue and permit reopening if property valuations face city dispute. Commissioner Nixon defends the move as protecting public interests amid receiverships.
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President Wilson acts on Correll murder in Mexico
President Wilson informs Oklahoma Governor Robertson he is personally handling the Correll murder case and Mexico policy. The report notes a second American death near San Luis Potosi and discusses congressional hearings on Mexican relations and border security issues reflecting wartime tensions.
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Ferry Strike Delays Homebound Commuters Across City
About 1580 ferry workers on six municipal boats from Manhattan to Staten Island and Brooklyn walked off at 4 30 pm demanding pay increases. Public Service Commissioner Delaney brokered a return to work by 9 30 pm with a promise of Board of Estimate reconsideration.
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Nation prints confidential State Department messages
The Nation publishes two coded 1919 State Department messages about Kolchak and Russia. Oswald Villard says copies exist beyond the published ones and hints at a leak while denying full source discovery. The articles note Eastman read one message at a Madison Square Garden rally.
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Ford Admits Ignorance As Editor Assault Case Plays On
Henry Ford testified he rarely reads beyond headlines and defined anarchy as violence against government. He disputed a Chicago Tribune editorial dubbing him an anarchist and faced questions about past remarks on National Guard enlistments and payrolls. The trial moves toward unresolved questions about omitted evidence and the Weaver testimony as defense and prosecution clash.
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Brooklyn Standard A4: Republican delegates list and women leaders
Continued on Page Four. Read Sunday issue of Brooklyn Standard morrow for two page political including complete list of Kings and Republican Convention delegates. Photographs of Women Leaders.
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Florence forms 50,000-strong militia to deter chaos
Florence assembles fifty thousand armed citizens from peasants merchants and discharged soldiers to guard against disorder during a pending Labor Federation strike in July 2021. They vow to prevent ransacking of shops and may use arms if needed amid fears of raids causing over one hundred thousand dollars in merchant losses.
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German Assembly Rejects Church State Separation Motion
The German National Assembly in Weimar rejected in a closed session today a Socialist Party bid for full separation of church and state. The vote ends the immediate push for a strict church state split within the assembly.
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French Cabinet Falls In Chamber Vote By Fourteen
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies backed a non-confidence resolution by 227 to 213 after interpellations on living costs. The Augagneur measure accused France of rising living costs despite government policy. Premier Clemenceau to decide next moves as Boret resigns his portfolio.
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United States
Wilson Audits Hitchcock Visit Discusses Clarifying Councils
Washington reports indicate the State Department will answer a Senate request with sources on a alleged secret Japan Germany pact. Major Slaughter’s ciphered telegrams trace a 1918 Bolshevist Izvestia publication and possible Stockholm Berlin negotiations. Officials say there is no evidence the document is authentic.
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Lutzius
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Wilson
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Norris
China
Daylight Saving Repeal Fails in House Split Vote
Washington July 18 In a day of partisan debate Republicans largely opposed to the leading wing joined Democrats to strike from the Agricultural Appropriation bill a rider that would repeal daylight saving. Final vote 203 to 171 to eliminate the rider and pass the bill.
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Chicago
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Frank Mendell
Michigan
Cooper
Ohio
Wolstead
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Gillett
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Tennessee
Haugen
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State Department Considers Dispatch of Commercial Agents
Paris July 17 news says the US delays consular officers at German ports hobble trade with Germany. Britain and France posted consuls as soon as the Versailles blockade lifted, enabling clearances for shipments. Hoover acted without authority to clear vessels at Hamburg, arguing Americans should match allied practice. Without American consuls, ships with cargoes for America cannot sail, hindering American trade and letting others profit.
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