Race Riots Renewed in Washington Two Killed
Washington July 22 riots flared again as whites and blacks clashed in the northwest district near Eighth and M streets. Seven dead and eleven wounded reportedly, with guards and troops patrolling. a white home guard killed by a revolver and another fatally wounded, a white man slashed by a razor. Major General Haun to command troops. operations to prevent further violence continued.
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Camp Meade
Lright
Isaac Halbfinger
Halbfinger
Benjamin Boimond
Baker Wilson
White House
Pepe
Surnoritien
Kresen
Bakar
Meade
Wile G. Mean
Huener Daniel
Hipeer
Mantepal
House Passes Drastic Dry Bill in 287 to 100 Vote
WASHINGTON July 22 The House approved a sweeping enforcement bill by 287 to 100 amid tight control on liquor laws. It imposes drastic penalties and reporting duties after January 26 1940, with exceptions for certain medical and scientific uses and exemptions for non beverage products.
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No Extra Session To Revise Tax Law
Albany July 22 no extra session to revise the state income tax law will be called. Governor Smith said no emergency justifying an extra session exists and defects can be corrected after January 1. He stressed the nonresident income tax issue and the Oklahoma test case before the Supreme Court.
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Sam
Thaddeus C. Sweet
J Henry Walters
Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ford Planned To Have Bible Rewritten
A witness testifies in a libel suit that Ford officials discussed a scheme to rewrite the Bible. The plan allegedly involved an advertising executive who was paid 5000 dollars for work never performed.
Ford admits planning to rewrite Bible in plain English
Mount Clemens July 22 Henry Ford testifies in million dollar libel suit against The Chicago Tribune that he once contemplated having his publicity man rewrite the Bible in plain modern English but abandoned the idea after discussion. He says he can read but hay fever hampers him and explains his gatekeeper role and other personal details amid questions from Alfred Lucking. Continued on page five.
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Weymouth Kirkland
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John Burroughs
Lucking
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Seldon
Detroit Free Press
Edward Marshall
Willis J. Abbott
Theodore Delavigne
Theodore Dulavigne
Clemenceau Survives Confidence Vote in France Cabine
Paris July 22 The Chamber of Deputies backed Premier Clemenceau by 272 to 13 in a confidence vote. Clemenceau, leaving the chamber, said the real battle is coming, as he greeted officers with cheers of Long live the father of victory. The debate featured interruptions from the Socialists and a tense scene as the elderly leader walked the tribune and defended his policy and the war’s endgame.
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France
Shantung Revision Expected in Ongoing Talks
Paris reports informal talks on possible Shantung compromises. The prevailing view in conference circles is that a gentleman's agreement among the great powers, including Japan, may be made public. Chinese delegates balked at vague verbal statements and refused to sign any written document.
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Associated Press
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U S Troops End Rhine Strike In German Town
American troops and military police dispersed an 800-worker strike at Rendorf on the Rhine, occupying positions with machine guns and shotguns. The strike collapsed after soldiers moved in, and no clashes were reported as other planned walkouts in the occupied area were also quelled.
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Uoblen
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Minimum Wage Bill Passed by House At 368 to 47
The House approved a wartime minimum wage measure by a large margin, applying to most workers and excluding postal service employees. The vote totaled 368 to 47 with broad support for raising pay to a new basic level, marking a major labor policy step.
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Red Guard movement aims to enlist soldiers and sailors
A New York radical drive seeks military help to overthrow the government. A Left Wing Socialist convention in Buffalo pushed plans to recruit trained servicemen through the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Protective Association. Detectives say hundreds signaled willingness to cooperate though most workers show no sympathy for the Reds. The case ties to raids on Bund School and Soviet propaganda efforts, with legal actions ongoing before the Supreme Court.
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Berger
Tr. Brock
McAvoy
Ion
Hardboiled Smiths Divorce Plea and Wilson Peace Notes
A divorce petition is filed in the Superior Court by Marguerite Michel Smith seeking separation from Lieutenant FH Smith known as Hardboiled. Amid wartime diplomacy, President Wilson discloses his role in the Shan tung section of the peace treaty and urges swift ratification while noting Japan's claims in China and the need for the league of nations.
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