Forest Fires Raging Across Several Western States
Western Montana Idaho and Washington battle fierce fires driven by high winds and extreme heat. 700 to 1,000 acres burn in the Belesa forest as towns Atherton and St. Regis risk destruction. Rock Creek fires escape containment, with firefighters stretched thin as ranchers assist. Spokane area reports 30,000 acres burned within fifty miles, gains from backfiring and cooler nights slowing spread.
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Big West
Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Federal Forest Service
Atherton
St. Regis
Belesa Forest
Rock Creek
Forest Service
Missoula
Mont
Br Taited Press
Blue Lake
Priest River
Sshi
Bis Creek
North Fork
Keilogg
Ranger Rowe
Kellogg
Americans Named for Citations for Bravery in Berlin
The American soldiers listed include Sergt Edward Mattimore of St Paul Minnesota Priv Hobart Barren of Fork Ridge Tennessee Sergt B A Githam of Charleston Iowa Priv P W Blackstone of Athens Alabama and Alfred Biewald from Hamilton Ohio and Ottawa involved with the mission to Berlin after the armistice was signed.
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Br United
Berlin
Delaredi
Edward Mattimore
Laurel Avenue
St. Paul
Minn
Priv
Hobart Barren
Fork Ridge
Tenn
B. A. Githam
Charleston
P. W. Blackstone
Athens
Chikazo
St. Louis
Bethlehem
Alfred Biewald
Sicthan
Hamilton
Ottawa
Iion
Ber
Crisis in Electric Railways Threatens National Economy
Francis H. on, vice president of Guaranty Trust Co of New York, warns that electric railway crises could disrupt business across the nation. He cites public authorities, bettors, banks, insurers, and investment firms as bearing the credit risk and wealth at stake.
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Associated Press
Electric Railway Industrs
Francis H.on
Ie Guarents Trust Company
New York
Electrical Railway Commission
Sisson
Tno
Lost Boy Found Near Death in Woods in Eleven Days
A six year old boy, Harry Nutter, was found alive in a woods after eleven days of presumed torture. Rescuers heard a chirp and located him in a wrecked hammock shelter. doctors expect recovery though details of his ordeal remain unclear.
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United Press
Spring Grove
Harry Nutter
Espos
Lewston
Ben Dary
Wes
Cupun
Skrieton
Harry
Hardboiled Smith Beaten by His Victims in France
Former Army prisoner ward guard known as Hardboiled Mason faced brutal treatment at the hands of American soldiers alleged to have been beaten in France. Dallinger testified that the trial of two men was a mockery while Smith and Mason received dishonorable discharges. Smith arrived at For Jay and was at once identified by victims who then beat him severely.
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Associated
Jay
X. T
Dallinger
Fort Snelling General Hospital To Be Dropped From List
The Fort Snelling General Hospital will be removed from the list after August. The facility, once stationed at Fort Snelling, was associated with wartime care and is now being decommissioned and struck from official records.
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Fort Snelling General Hospital
Asso
Fort Snelling
Fort
Sheriff slain as robber captured in the act
A sheriff was killed when a suspect was caught in the act of a robbery. Authorities pursued and apprehended the man at the scene, with the incident under investigation by local law enforcement.
Two Die From Explosion in Vulcanizing Plant
Two men died and a third was hospitalized after a explosion at a Chippewa Falls vulcanizing plant. Victims were identified as Calvin Chesk and another worker as details of the blast emerged from local authorities.
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Br United Press
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Calvin Chesk
Yesteria
American cotton delivered at Prague
Report notes large shipments of cotton delivered at Prague with figures indicating substantial volume. Mentions buyers and market activity, reflecting a strong trade flow and pricing signals for the period.
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Prague
Todays Index and Local Skim of Nightlife Page
Uahor calls for three square deals to street care fares for Major Me. Beary Ineargeaeae passenger appears amid a shuffled page. Fitch convicted of drink without lights in a brief clerical notice. no further context provided.
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Uahor
Beary Ineargeaeae
Fitch
Teres
Sunday Civil Appropriation Passed by Senate in 6 Weeks
The Senate approved the Sunday Civil appropriation bill, increasing funds for the rehabilitation and recreation of disabled service members. An amendment to end a related trading provision was rejected. The body also sought factual statements from President Wilson on charges against American missionaries in Korea and about the Rev Mansl Ohio case alongside E B Bell.
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Mbrlassociated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Sen
New Messcl
Korea
Senate Today
Wison
Mans
Ohio
Man
E. B. Beil
Wisconsin Labor Federation opposes home guards
At a pre noon meeting in Appleton the Wisconsin Federation of Labor passed a resolution opposing the home guards, arguing troops are used to break strikes. The resolution urged the Postmaster General to prevent profiteering and endorsed federal action to keep the country out of strikes.
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Associated Press
Appleton
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
Two Hundred Miners Escape From Trap In West Virginia
Associated Press reports a mining incident at Tate company in Bluefields West Virginia where two hundred miners escaped a collapse while at least six were killed and scores injured. Rescue teams recovered several bodies and more than fourteen workers were saved from the wreckage by colleagues and later by authorities.
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Associated Press
W. Va
Tate Company
Hee
Bluefields
Cedar
Tromo
Helin
Ted Heen
Woren's Association of Commerce Elects Columbus Officers
The Woren's Association of Commerce met and named Columbus as the site for the next convention. Officers include Irene Ike, Dr Anna Raines, Emma Mayer, Asia Rauman, and Jessie Crisen. The group selected a committee to oversee the 1920 plans as the convention adjourned.
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WOREN
Association OF Commerce
Columbus
St. Lani
Florence King
Wenen'e Ameora
Compmera
United States
Packers Pressure Senate Says Smoot of Utah
United Press reports Senator Smoot of Utah says American meat packers are trying to influence the Senate to back the Kenyon bill regulating the industry. He notes widespread letter campaigns, branch office activity, and stockholder appeals as part of a propaganda drive described after a Federal Trade Commission report. An anonymous letter claims packers broadened into coffee and warned of controlled meat prices, with Dickinson preparing grand jury material while Chicago club women plan shopper surveys to verify wholesale and retail price figures.
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Senate
Smoot
Utah
Senstor Thomas
xeroSmuot
Epator
Rece
Ted
United Press
Chicago
Frederik Dickinson
Arithed
Dickinson
Chicago Club
Trarney
Red terror advocacy in Russian Finnish magazines discussed
The joint executive committee investigating disloyalty and seditious activities examined magazines printed in Russian and Finnish by the WW. W. group offering red terror rhetoric to influence workers and paralyze the bourgeoisie. Letters read included a teacher's request for suitable literature for high schoolers, signed Grace Ganarie Plank from Salina Kansas. The committee adjourned and will reconvene Thursday.
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Associated Press
New York
Bo W. W
Joint
Executive Committee
Uni
1. WW. W
Salina
Kan
Grace Ganarie Plank
Thursdar
Airplane Mail Rates Cut To Two Cents Per Ounce
Airplane mail rates are reduced to two cents per ounce, aligning with surface rates on certain classes. The change, expected to ease air parcels to major destinations, follows government review by postal officials.
Ireland Stands as Test of Democracy
Fragmented OCR reports De Valera as president of the Irish republic addressing concerns over democracy. The piece notes enthusiasm from a crowd as symbols of support and debate over Ireland’s democratic standing amid foreign reactions.
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Ireland
Gasoline Explosion Fatal at Tire Repair Shop
A gasoline explosion at a tire repair shop caused a fatality and injuries, destroying the building and injuring workers. Investigators review the incident as responders secure the scene and determine the blast source.
Bank Closed Doors in Philadelphia Estate Report
The Philadelphia associate bank and estate reported a June statement showing deposits of 20,658,653 dollars, resources of 2,695,222 dollars and investments net of 2,304,533 dollars.
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Philadelphia, Pa Bank, & Estate
Goors Tewlay
Ford suit exposure at Chicago Daily Tribune trial ramped up
Mount Geenens Mich The heart of Henry Ford s libel suit against The Chicago Daily Tribune was reached today as Attorney Elliott G Stevenson questioned Ford over an article headlined Ford is an Awards published June 22 1916. Alfred Lucking and Alfred G Murphy pressed objections while Stevenson sought a concession Ford was an ignorant idealist amid a lengthy session recalling transcript portions from General Frasmus Weaver s 1916 congressional hearing.
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Great Tribune
Associated Press
Mount Geenens
Henry Ford
Abel
Chicago Daily Tribune
Elliott G. Stevenson
The
Tribune
Ford
Cheloux
Alfred Lucking
Alfred G. Murphy
Kenyon Defies the Old Guard in Progressive Push
Washington reports progressive Republican senators reject Standpattern leadership after backing Penrose standbys. They accuse old guard allies of hindering policy aims and warn against blocking welfare measures. The debate centers on committee power, appropriations, and loyalty to reform pushes amid party splits.
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Washington
Old Guard
Progressio
Penrose Alt Guard
Owl Guard
Progressves
Guart
Kent
Kenyon
Oran
Mona
Holland to consent to extradition of former German Kaiser
The Berlin press dispatch reports the Dutch government will consent to extradite former Emperor William to the Allied authorities. The transfer is planned to occur at The Hague, marking a significant step in postwar arrangements.
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Holland
Asem A Vresa
Nord Li Atmereine Zetung
Berlin
Wiliam
Parinewanspers
Hague
Daylight Saving Rider Repeal Faces House Committee Action
Washington reports renewed effort to repeal the daylight saving rider as part of an agricultural appropriation measure. The plan, debated amid war lessons and league of nations questions, aims to preserve wartime time zones and disarmament concerns while Congress considers military program scaling and economic provisions.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Congress
League of Nations
Great Britain
France
Japan
League of Rations
American Legion Files Papers of Incorporation
Local veterans group forms a corporate entity as officers named including president John Mauston and treasurer Calohn Adiaon. The filing references a nationwide wartime veterans organization with multiple members and a formal incorporation gesture reported in brief.
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American Legion Files
John Mauston
Cal Ohn Adiaon
Merears
Cousins
Kan Clatre
Crea
Des Moines Traffic Cop Seeks Umbrella Claim
A garbled report from Des Moines describes a traffic officer seeking an umbrella amid unclear details. The text mentions individuals and positions in a disjointed, torn source, implying a public notice or anecdotal item with uncertain facts.
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Des Moines
Germans Try to Assassinate American Major in Minnesota
Two Germans attempted to assassinate American Major Cockriel provost marshal of the American forces in Ver nan. The major was not hurt. The gunmen fled after firing several shots at the provost marshal from behind near Cockriel’s home in St Paul Minnesota, July 18.
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Associated Press
Cobling
Striking Seamen and City Transit Shut Down
Striking seamen wrecked a vendor stand and forced 230 men seeking strikebreaker work from vessels about to depart. One firm member was attacked but not seriously hurt. Boston transit woke to a world of halted electric lines, with no early arbitration breakthrough as union leaders and trustees debated a third board member.
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Associated Preas
Rong
Uhers
Nis
Ansport
Boston
Maas
Carmen
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Wat Ataur Couldavant
Italian Demand for Austrian Concession Denied
United Press reports that five comets have turned down the Italian demand for the Austrian concession at Tientsin. The concession will revert to China as originally planned. Americans opposed the Italian request. Premier Clemenceau testified before the peace commission about Allied support for France.
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Turar
United Press
Parke
Tientsin
China
Italan
Clemenceau
Merica
Britain
France
Nere Ics
Marshal Fobride
Son on Trial for Murder of His Mother in Iowa Case
The case hears defense arguments in the trial of Emerson of Cresson, charged with killing his mother. Proceedings take place in Mount Ayr Iowa, with witnesses and motions shaping the court’s course.
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Mount Ayr
Iowa
aAtiy
Re. Emerson
Cresson
Ree Temata Pray ‘ Wong
Bulgaria's Peace Bill Reported With Sparse Details
Fragmented OCR text notes a peace bill discussion in Bulgaria, mentioning a tentative agreement to avoid conflict and referencing weather with Saturday showers. Mentions of dates and places are unclear, but points to a formal political update and local climate notes.
Wilson Presses Against Reservations in League Pact
Washington reports President Wilson continues his push against reservations to the League of Nations covenant with Republican senators at the White House. Senators Capper Kenyon Kellogg McNary and others discussed the issue, while Wilson urged openness and warned that nations adopting reservations could distort the treaty’s meaning. The talks focused on preserving the pact’s integrity and strategic aims without compromising essential principles.
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Washington, D. C
Dent Wilson
League of Nations
Capper
Republica Kansas
White House
Senate
Peehenas
United Press
Washington
Wilson Day
Kellogg
Minn Kenyon
Iowa
Kansas
McNair
Oregon
Kenyon
Col McCumber
Hengren
Star
United States
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