Western Union Operators Locked Out in Chicago Strike
Western Union operators in Chicago were locked out as part of a national strike by the Commercial Telegraphers Union. Fourteen operators were dismissed for allegedly causing disturbances and union involvement, while some remained at work awaiting headquarters orders.
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Western Union
Chicago
S.J. Bonedikarn
Union
CM. Thompson
Western Union Company
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Tn Hore
J. Pickle
Messenge
Merbers
CT UU
Reron Alyo
CTA
Frazer
I. Konenkamp
The
Wilton
Gompers
Liberty Bonds Probe Into Stock Sales Is Underway
Letters from W. R Rowe executive secretary of the liberty loan committee for the tenth federal reserve district are going to county defense chairmen asking for names of stock salesmen or promoters exchanging stock for Liberty bonds. Chester W Westfall assistant secretary of state council of defense received one letter this morning. Rowe warns stock selling firms that the committee will regard accepting bonds as unfriendly.
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W. R Rowe
Liberty Loan Committee
Tenth Federal Reserve District
Councils of Defense
Chester W. Westfall
State Council of Defense
Rowe
British Corporal Goes on Trial for Casement's Deed
London July The trial by spurt martial held here today of Corporal Joseph Dowling who landed on the Irish coast in a German collapsible boat two months ago and has been a prisoner in the Tower of London.
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London
Joseph Dowling
Irish
Tandon
War bonds agency abolished and functions reassigned
Secretary Baker announced the formal abolition of the war commerce council. Its principal duties were transferred to the assistant secretaries of war. General March remains chief of staff and Major General Goethals directs purchases storage and traffic.
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Washington
Baker
War Compcs
General March
Goethals
Excursion Ship Conant Declared Leaky in River Tragedy
Pekin survivors recount the steamer Conant sinking in the Illinois River near Peoria leaving 93 dead from over 500 aboard. Coroner Clary reports 79 recovered with three more bodies found, as witness William Tinney and his wife describe warnings from riverman George Hines and the engine room suspicions.
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Peoria
Darth
Illinois River
William Tinney
Pekin
Clary
Tinney
George Hines
Hines
Clemenceau Maintains Confidence in Allies
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau, after two busy front days, returning with confidence in the future. He held lengthy conferences with General Foeh and French and American generals as the war effort continued.
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Clemenceau
Paris
General Foeh
Belgian flier downs his sixth foe plane
Belgian ace Jan Olieslagers, a noted pioneer of aviation from seven to eight years ago, has been credited with downing his sixth German airplane. The report from Belgian Army Headquarters dated June 27 notes his continued record of aerial victories during the early development era of flight.
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Associated Press
Jan Olieslagers
Narions
Senators to Stop Beer Manufacture After November 1918
A 1918 Associated Press item reports U S Senators poised to ban beer production after November 1918. The piece describes wartime measures, a British army action in France, and a Prohibition-like move to fix a sale date while wine growers and merchants adapt to the impending change.
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Senators
Soldiers Vote Cast At Camp Bowie In Oklahoma Ballot Row
Soldiers at Camp Bowie Fan Worth Texas received primary election material sent by J I Lyon Oklahoma secretary of state. Ballots and notices were inspected by candidates and supporters who claim Lyon gained an undue advantage from his own name on the outer envelope.
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J. Ilyon
Oklahoma
Camp Bowie
Fan Worth
Texas
Oklahoma City
Lyon
J. L Lyon
Okla
Weather and voting updates from Camp Bowie dispatch
An early April ballot process at Camp Bowie allowed Oklahoma soldiers to vote on the following Saturday. Ballots were distributed by company officers, with envelopes and instructions provided. Many soldiers voted late Saturday after long duties, and the exact count from the camp was not learned.
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Howie
Oklahoma Solidiers
Intereat Ie Tris
Oklahoma
Camp Bowie
Te Oklahore City
Hughes to visit Dayton as probe into aircraft production tops day
Dayton reports Charles EB Hughes, head of the federal committee probing aircraft production, arrived to lead inquiries. Werney’s case drew attention at the federal building as officials offered no statement. Attorney General Gregory was expected to arrive tomorrow for ongoing investigations.
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Dayton
Ohio
Charles EB. Hughes
Federal
Werney
Gregory
Aed
Germans Desert To Americans at Chateau-Thierry
The report says German deserters crossed the American lines on the Marne last night amid fatigue with the war and mistreatment of officers. One deserter was a former merchant and the other a farmer.
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Chateau-Thierry
Marne
Nerman
Ines
Forest Fires in Montana Claim Firefighter's Life
MISSOULA Mont July 8 1910 A firefighter from Richland Center Wisconsin was killed when a tree fell on him while battling fires in the Clearwater forest near Missoula Two weeks earlier than prior blazes every available man from Missoula and officials in Denver and Ogden were requested to send reinforcements to contain the flames
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Missoula
Mont
Richland Center
Win
Clearwater Forest
North West
Denver
Ogden
Rasigers
Defense council backs cotton picking drive in Oklahoma
County council of defense members led by Dave Morrow urged action at a Skirwin luncheon urging city volunteer aid under R. Cewart who organized wheat shocking parties, aiming to mobilize labor for forthcoming cotton harvest in Oklahoma County.
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Oklahoma
County Council of Defense
Dave Morrow
Skirwin
R. Cewart
Oklahomta County
Fair Ground Building Plans Approved
At a special city commission meeting Layton and Smith plans for the Liberal Arte building at the State fair were approved. The commission approved a 3 percent fee of the building cost for the solicitor. The building is set to cost about 45 000 dollars. Oklahoma City secured a rock asphalt plant with daily capacity for paving streets. The city loaned the enna from Magnolia Petroleum Company at no cost, with the condition it be kept in good condition.
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Layton & Smith
Liberal Arte
Oklahoma City
Enna
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Walton
The Prettiest Boy in the City Wins Grand Prize at Baby Show
The event awarded the grand prize to a participant titled the prettiest boy in the city. The competition drew families and spectators at the local exhibition hall, highlighting young contestants and community participation.
Allies Advance In New Blow On Albanian Front
Allied forces report clear Austrian presence from the right bank of the New Pieve and announce a July 6 Albanian operation between the coast and Tomorica valley. Italian war office says progress is satisfactory with over a thousand prisoners taken. advances near Colla Prible and Masaik noted, and eight enemy planes shot down.
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Rome
Albania
Tomorica
Italian War Office
Colla Prible
Monte Grappa
Masaik
Settntay
Allied gains strike blow at RMS morale near Somme
July 8 report from Reuters at British HQ says Austrians and Americans show ease in Villers-Bretonneux area. The new line allows observation across about five thousand yards of gentle slopes south of the Somme, a sign that despite a supposed quick success the German defense strongly contested.
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London
Villers-Bretonneavy
Reuter
Greade
Simme
Somme
Australians Gain On Wide Front On Somme Front
Australian troops advanced their lines astride the Somme by about 3000 yards in a night push. Prisoners were taken and German artillery showed activity in the Somme region, north of Albert, near Beaumont Hamel, and along the Flers front near Bethune.
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London
Somme
Pieid Marahel Haig
Albert
Beaumont-Hamel
Bethune
South America Sends Mission On Dreadnaught
A South American delegation arrived at an Atlantic port aboard an ironclad dreadnought. Argentine representatives including Ambassador Mann led a diplomatic mission amid formal ceremonies. The event featured readings and speeches, with observers noting the strong signal of regional ties and naval presence.
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South America
Atlantic
Amassador Mann
600 Yard Gain Made by Anzaes
The British Army in France advances along the Somme river to a depth of 900 yards on a 3000 yard front. The river defenses were moved forward to align with the Australians and Americans in the Fourth of July push south of the Somme.
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France
Somme
Front Lines Hold After Renewed German Drive
American Army forces in France face a tense wait as a new German offensive looms. Despite anticipation of renewed pressure, the front remains comparatively quiet overall in all sectors while aerial activity has declined this morning.
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France
Cleveland Abbe Jr Fired From Job For Pro Hunism
Official correspondence released shows Cleveland Abbe Jr editor of the Monthly Weather Review was dismissed from government service for his known sympathies for the imperial German government.
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Cleveland Abbe Jr
Washington
Monthly Weather Review
Oklahoma election board to meet on recount today
The Oklahoma county election board will meet this afternoon to arrange the opening of ballot boxes as ordered by Edward D. Oldfield last week. Alonzo Turner, an attorney appointed by the court for depositions in the interim election contest, was ordered to assist in counting the ballots.
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Oklahoma County Election
Revolt Fails in Moscow After Ambassador Assassination
Reported in London and Moscow states a courier revolution erupted in the Russian capital after Count von Mirbach's assassination, with several hundred arrested including socialist leaders. Moscow claims suppression with violent measures as German officials halt Berlin talks. a Moscow commission cites forged reports and restoration of order.
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London
Moscow
Feader
Alene 4
Willem
Count von Mirbach
Russia
Vom Kuehlmann
Berlin
America to Make Proclamation Soon
A fragmentary dispatch notes that official quarters in Washington indicated a formal proclamation by the United States might be issued soon. The report references support for Czecho-Slovaks in Siberia and Samara regions, and discusses routes via the Siberian railway and Vladivostok to aid allied forces, including strengthened military supplies and American troops, amid broader Brest-Litovsk context.
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Washington
Moscow
von Mirbach
Switzerland
United States
Hetsia
Celine
Siberia
Samara
Huseia
Brest
Ihr
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