Riot at Picnic Leaves Four Shot and Dozens Hurt
A riot at Celtic Park Long Island City drew 2500 revelers and 5000 spectators. Four shot, one possibly fatally, and many injured as patrols battled rioters for 40 minutes. Patrolman Bell and others were struck, and the scene included bottles and chaos around the dancing pavilion. Authorities say the disturbance began over a bottle dispute and escalated quickly.
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Celtic Park
Long Island City
Seerves
Hunters Point
Stax den
Strolman
Oaest
Plentekers
Hylan
Drreivers
Huth Corley
Ireland
Manhatta
St. John's Hospital
John Bell
Fernosa
Flushing
William Callopey
East Fiftyfot Street
Dennis O'Brien
Grand Beach
Irwin Island
Hendreds
Sullivan
General Camacho Killed in Duel in Mexico City
General Berto Camacho died in a duel in Mexico City on a day in July with Colonel Porfirio Ave Eh Lave seriously wounded. The incident stems from political tensions and represents a notable outbreak of violence amid ongoing conflicts.
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Esioum
Mexico City
Berto Camacho
Porfirio Ave
Lave
Opening Gun Fired For Dry Germany Campaign
The opening campaign for a dry Germany was launched in Darmstadt led by a committee headed by Dr Strecker former Minister of Education. The group includes academics politicians and labor leaders urging adoption of prohibition. It plans straw votes in various cities to gauge public sentiment.
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Darmstadt
Associated Press
Germany
Strecker
Rail labor board moves to curb railway strike amid broader labor unrest
Immediate efforts by the Labor Board to nettle the railway shopmen strike are announced by Chairman Hooper as the cost miners' strike prompts talks for an adjustment tribunal. Ku Klux candidates win in Texas, Culberson defeated, and a mob attack leads to numerous injuries at a liquor-arrest picnic.
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Hooper
National Coal Annoetation
Harding
Adjustment Tribunal
Ku Klux
Firat
Texas
Culberson
Gargones Shot After Restaurant Dispute
Two brothers, John Gargone thirty six of 176 West Mouston Street and Frank Gargone of 085 Union were shot while leaving a restaurant to seek medical aid for Mrs Frank Gargone who fell ill. Frank took two bullets in the back and John was hit in the right leg. Both were taken to St Vincent's Hospital. police cite a quarrel with others tied to a restaurant sale last Saturday. Detective Maher said the Gargones refused to identify their assailants.
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John Gargone
West Mouston Street
Frank Gargone
Union
Reas
John
St. Vincent's Hospital
Gargones
John Maher
Hearst Gains Brooklyn Support In Governor Race Fight
Brooklyn leader John H McCooey yields to Mayor Hylan and Hearst influence, signaling Brooklyn delegates will back Hearst at Syracuse if he seeks the governorship. Conners claims upstate counties, including Erie, may shift as party splits loom and Smith faces pressure amid Hearst Hylan Conners coalition.
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Brooklyn
Syracuse
Murphy
John H. McCooey
Brooklyn Democratic Organization
Fee
William Bt. Hearst
William J. Conners
Hearst
Conners
Hylan
McCooey
New York City
Connors
McCoory
Nylan
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Bors
Wigwam
Houhattan
Alfred E. Smith
Tammany Hall
Whitten
Law
Smith
Democratic Party
Tammany
Erie County
Withe
Hymn
Tammany Hell
Siph Arvend
Hearst-Hylan-Conners
United States
Carnegie Hall
William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hester
Woodrow Wilson
Cleveland
McKinley
William J. Gaynor
Theodore Roosevelt
John Purroy Mitchel
Alfred E
Woman of 87 Fasts 45 Days Without Ill Effects
A Mount Vernon Kentucky report notes Mrs Betty Coffey aged 87 near Bezan water has voluntarily abstained from food for 45 days with no ill effects. The case parallels a claimed 1920s fasting record by Te Watitiam Rice of Powell County who reportedly stopped eating to purify and deepen religious faith.
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Tribune
Mount Vernon
Te Watitiam Ric
Powell County
Betty Coffey
Mr. Rice
Farm Lad Signals Train to Halt Saves Passengers
Grand Rapids Mich July 24 An unidentified farmer boy stood on the track facing a speeding locomotive and waved a torn red handkerchief causing a Pennsylvania resort train near Cadillac to stop in time to save scores of lives. A defective rail drew his attention. Part of the train passed the break but no wreck occurred. Railroad officials seek the boy for a reward.
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Trehyme Grand "Rapids
Mich
Pennsylvania
Cadillac
Garland's Gift To Villagers Is Confirmed
Harvard youth Charlee Garland, twenty two, intends to direct his million dollar legacy toward unconventional social uses. He authorizes transfer of about $800000 to the American Fund for Public Service, via attorney Walter Nelles, while initial denials claimed no large sum would go to the fund. The arrangement reflects aims to support experimental public service groups beyond traditional channels.
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Charlee Garland
Harvard
Bine
Haw
Walter Nelle
Hale, Netles & Shot Attorneys
BC East Eleventh Street
American Fund For Public Service
Nelles
Iam
Charlef North Calver
Mass
Firet
Charles Garland
Greenwich Village
Garland
Walter Nelles
American Fund For Pal Service
Delaware
Ku Klux Klan Sweep in Texas Primaries Creates Political Clout
A Fort Worth dispatch notes that Klan candidates won sweeping margins in Texas Democratic primaries. With 34 of 250 counties reporting, Earl H Mayfield leads for U S Senate alongside former Governor Ferguson, while Culberson trails. Dallas and Fort Worth show strong Klan support. Ferguson’s comeback is highlighted amid indictments and political adversity.
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Speciat
Fort Wortil
Tex
Texas
Charles A. Culberson
Earl H. Mayfield
Austin
J. E. Ferguson
United States
San Antonio
Sneger
Ke-Klux
Fort Worth
Call Railroad
Mayheld
E Ferguson
Gorson
Ferguson
Culberson
Venemini
Pat Neff
Klan
Port Worth
Dallas
Hous
Fergus
Senate
Mney
Mit
Tun Imary
Thi
R. J. Henry
Waco
Congress
Man Slain in Albion Under Unsolved Murder
An Albion, New York resident James 8 was found fatally shot three times in the chest by an unknown assailant. He had been seen alive at noon, with no clear motive or suspects established as of the report.
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Foster
Napel
Amy
Ponce
Ely
St. 4Ebe
Heppitel
Incayesa Callopey
Sabe
Missman Tell
Callopey
Wien
New York
Albion
N. Y
James
United States
Hearse Stopped Five Times by Liquor Hunters on Long Island
Reported incident near Islip and Long Island City where a Campbell Funeral Church hearse carrying a body was halted five times by men claiming Prohibition agents. Driver Richard Norton resisted and protested to Frank E Campbell. Reputed agents were active locally as discussion of measures to seize bootleg cargoes circulated.
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Greater
New York
Campbell
Islip
Norton
Long Island City
Pela l
Richard Norton
Frank E. Campbell
S Nam
The
Funeral Church, Inc
Sli
Jiquer
Long
National Emergency May Be Declared
A telegram to President Hoover urges immediate appointment of a non partisan fact finding tribunal to probe the coal situation. The plan would study production, distribution, and prices to support policy and resume mine operations while protecting workers rights. Operators across six states back the move and seek coordinated action with government and railroads.
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National Coal Association
Indianapolis
Associated Pre
A.M. Ole
National Coal Tnt
Ogle
Onde
Washington Contree
Ately
Indiana
McCray
Washington
Associated Press
Hoover
Ible
Rival Editors Fight as Policeman Holds Glasses
In Ware Massachusetts on July 28 two rival editors clashed in front of the town hall over the textile strike. Earle Picks it accuses Captain Dearden of neutrality as 2,500 workers join the dispute and editors trade barbs about yellow journalism and motives in a tense morning confrontation.
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Town Hall
Ware
Mass
To Tisls
Earle
Mia
Captain Dearden
Pickner
Dearden
Captain Dearde
Rotks
Michigan Coal Shortage Forces Governor to Act
Detroit dated July 23 reports Governor Groesbeck declares the coal shortage acute and no longer allows delay in resolving the miners strike. He plans to offer inducements for a return to work and will confer with T. Leo Jones in Saginaw to propose state protection or a municipal agreement for coal production.
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Detroit
Groesbeck
Saginaw
T. Leo Jones
Roosevelt Backed for New York Governor in 1924 Bid
Washington dispatch reports that key New York Republican leaders urge Theodore Roosevelt to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Navy this term and run for governor in 1924, with strong party backing anticipated to succeed Governor Miller and position Roosevelt for a future 1928 national bid. The piece notes a shift in opinion about Roosevelt from a “nice boy” image to a serious contender as cabinet colleagues and leaders coordinate support.
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General Pershing
Coant
National Guard
Shipping Board
Walsh
Masachusetts
Calder
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Carter Field
Washington
William M. Calder
Saratoga
Roosevelt
Miller
Wither Pinchot
Smith Brookhart
Harding
France
Japan
Denby
Senate
House
Rich Coal Man's Son Gone After Death Threats
DIZ Ohio July 28 Interest in Oliver Morga, seventeen son of wealthy Adena mine owner A Monena, spurred by death threats after he reportedly drew 1000 dollars from an Adena bank. Guards from the Ohio National Guard patrolled local mines as three marchers reportedly threatened to disrupt operations until money is surrendered.
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Pangea
Ohio
Diz
Oliver
Monara
A. Monena
Adena
Mohaga
Harrison, Jefferson
Belmont County
Ohio National Guard
Labor Board halts effort to settle railway shopmen strike
Chicago July 23 The Labor Board has suspended all action to end the railway shopmen strike leaving a path open for President Harding to intervene. Chairman Hooper said no further board action is contemplated. Observers expect possible presidential steps after talks in Washington.
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Gilman Parker
Chicago
Labor Board
Ben W. Hooper
Washington
Hooper
Harding
Caretera
Chaiteman Hooper
Pehaos
White House
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