Omaha Riot Brings Martial Law and Lynching of Will Brown
Omaha chaos erupts as martial law enlists 1600 soldiers patrolling streets. A mob drags and lynches Will Brown after accusing him of assaulting Frances Clancy, then torches the courthouse and shoots at police. Mayor Edward P Smith survives after seconds fear as mob violence engulfs the city.
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United Press
Omaha
Neb
Will Brown
Agnes Loeback
Frances Clancy
Edward P. Smith
Douglas County
Stator Smith
Metro
Ieeps
Shen Michael Clerk
Successfistt
Koof
Clark
Imeb
Fred
Dames
Powerefl
Principsi
Council Biot
Jnndie Fitzgerald
Ciy
Nestoss
Chicago
Wil Brown
Brown
Ciri
Mitten Sox
Hela Hormax
Har
Alto
Smith
Costantine J. Smythe
Ies
District of Columbia
Maror
Omaha Riot Will Be Investigated
Omaha faces immediate investigation into yesterday race riot. County officials report 45 to 60 injured, two deaths including a black man named William Brown. mayor Smith beaten and vehicle burned. Army troops from Camp Dodge and Camp Grant ordered to Omaha to prevent further violence.
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Orubs
Associated Press
Omaha
Camp Grant
Miineis
Leonard A. Wood
Central Department of the Army
Zatese
William Brown
Irnched
Apa
Clarence Clancy
Brown
Megro
Steel Walkout Battle Sees Mixed Reports And Partial Resumptions
Reports from Bethlehem Steel and other mills show conflicting claims as a nationwide walkout by about 20 009 workers unfolds. Some plants resume limited furnaces while others, including Cleveland and Youngstown, face dock blockades and coordinated sympathy actions. Union leaders cite growing support for ending the strike or halting production, while company officials report only minor disruptions and continued operations at several sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
New York
sSreat
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Bethlehem
Steel Company
Farrell
Pittsburg
Carreni¢ Steel Company
Youngstown
Carnegie Company
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Too Late to Control Sugar
In a New York report the United States sugar board indicates it is too late to extend government sugar controls for the new Cuban crop year. About 1,609,906 tons of the new crop have already been sold mainly to foreign buyers at about six and a half cents per pound. The board previously purchased over 3.5 million tons last year at five and a half cents. American refiners, facing foreign demand and high domestic needs, are ready to enter the market for the new Cuban crop to cover part of remaining supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Yeon
United States
Equalization Board
Uberty
Dalmatia Landing Debate Spurs Senate Clash
Senators pressed a call for a full inquiry into the Dalmatia landing of American marines as a partisan clash over the peace treaty intensified. Hitchcock led the attack with a Dalmatian framing, while Knox and others pressed for navy department replies and a thorough probe. The session featured sharp exchanges on sovereignty, military authority, and plans for future rulings as the treaty fight looms.
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iBy J. & Mactin
United Press Star
Washington, D. C
Dalmatia
New
Lans
Hircbeeck
Teadher
Sherman
Mlinois
United States
Adriatic
Trax
Supreme War Council
Executive Department
Orzher
Senate
Hitchcotk
Supreme Council
Knox
Navy Department
Marshall
Net
Secretary of the Navy
Brandese
Trauana
Haly
Hitchcock
No Break in Youngstown Steel Strike Ranks
The second week of the Youngstown steel strike opened with no sign of a break in the strikers. Police kept order as workers and pickets moved, with eighteen workers reported missing at the cox works and 729 of 850 at another plant returning to duty.
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New Street
United States Army
Davies
Steel Company
Cox Works
aitDarvies
Youngstown
Associated Presadiasburg
Pittaburs Giserict
Steel Workers
Dine Tarke
I Janes and Lagghiin Company
Pennsylvania Works
National Tube Company
Hombestead, Braddock
Duanesas
Clirton
Carnegie Company
Escaped Waupun Prisoner Sighted Near North Fond du Lac
Report indicates an escaped inmate from Waupun was seen in North Fond du Lac area. Details are unclear with fragmented names and locations, but authorities are pursuing information on the escapee and potential sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waupun
North Fond SU Lac
Secretary of Labor Wilson Classified With the Socialists
A garbled Associated Press item notes Secretary of Labor Wilson being classified with the Socialists. The text is fragmentary, mentioning Ralph Ingell of New York and an event before a convention, but details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LABOR
Wilson
Associated Press
Four men burned in explosion rescue team dispatched
An Associated Press brief reports four men burned in an explosion. A rescue crew has gone to aid the destroyed vessel, which will be towed to the port today. No further details of the accident are provided in the message from Greene.
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Associated
Railroad Reorganization Draft Underway in House
The Interstate Commerce subcommittee appointed to draft railroad reorganization legislation will begin the measure this week. Members include Rep Esch of Wisconsin Rep Hamilton of Michigan Rep Winslow of Massachusetts and Rep Sims of Tennessee. Final framework based on Esch Pomerene proposals may not be ready for House action until late next month, Esch predicts.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Esch
Wisconsin
Hamilen
Michigan
Winslow
Massachusets
Sims
Democrat
Tennessee
Esch- Pomererne
Interstate Commerce Commission
Druggist Held On Charge Of Prescription Error
Wausau police arrested H J Wesener a druggist on charges related to an error in filling a prescription. The incident caused a death and involved Herbert Konkie son of Leo Konkie on September 6. Wesener is held under bond.
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Associated Press
Wausau
H. J. Wesener
Herbert Konkie
Leo Konkie
Lightning Sets Wisconsin Farmhouse Ablaze Kills Family
A farmer North Freedom Wisconsin his wife and young daughter died when lightning struck their home during a late Sunday thunderstorm. Charred remains of all three victims were found in the ashes of the house.
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United Press
North Freedom
Wisscher
Here
Lost Pulp Raft Sparks Ashland Newsitem
The story describes a tangle of pulp wood rafts near Ashland and Saugatuck, noting a 60 mile rafting run and tension over origins. Mentions Deputies backing a stance on a local issue and a county fair outlook for interurban freight.
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Fiume
Steel strike broadens across multiple plants
Reports from Bethlehem Steel plants Sparrows Point Steelton Reading and Lebanon indicate reduced operation and planned production curtailment amid a national strike. Other mills including Carnegie works and National Tube report mixed activity with many facilities operating near previous levels. Gary Indiana sees limited worker returns and optimism among leaders that the back tone is broken.
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Abs United Yresad Seah
Bethlehem
Bechic
Rhen Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Sparrows Point
Aca
Steelton
Reading
Lebanon
Polity Fnint&epertant
Bechleheim
Union Eclantzers
Allentown
United Press
Shenanzo Y Walk
Anee
Newcastle
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Vandergrift
Elwood City
National Tube
Sharon
Care Heale Steel Corneration
Lojdar
South Works
Jat Farrell
Blooming and Bar Mills
Sharon Steel Sloop Company
Valley Mould and Iron Company
Sharpsville
Alice
Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Indiana Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Prt
Dara
Adsana Steel
Fort Sage
Camp Dodge
Miners Demand Rejection Sparks National Strike Threat
United Press dispatch from Buffalo reports operators in western Pennsylvania Ohio and nearby regions rejected miners demands for a one hour workday six day week and a 60 percent wage rise. Leaders from United Mine Workers John L Lewis and operators Thomas Beewster urged members to accept contracts citing lack of authority to alter terms. Protests about strike benefits surfaced at Youngstown and Barrex while Lackawanna Steel resumed with 600 men returning to the first shift after a week idle with no disorder.
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United
Buffalo
N. Wi
Thomas T. Beewster
St. Louis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of América
Wes
P. H. Bonner
Terre Heure
Lui
V Comerce
Lewin
Brotherhood
Youngstown
Milwaukee
Tutnoie Steel Company
Barrex
Lackawanna Works
Lackawanna Steel Company
Wisconsin Tax Commission Announces State Property Values
The Tax Commission released Wisconsin total assessed values at 4 068 268 524 for personal and real estate, up from 203 744 in 1918. Figures list Madison and numerous counties including Ashland Chippewa Eau Claire Fond du Lac Racine Waukesha Milwaukee Outagamie Rock and others with values ranging in the tens of millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Commission
United Press
Madison
Wisconsin
State Tax Commission
Aishland
Chippewa
Fond du Tac
Racine
Waukesha
Minister's Son Sentenced for Forgery
Henning, twenty six, son of a minister in Eagle, Wisconsin, was sentenced to five years in the house of correction for forgery. He posed as owner of a pipe organ factory in South Haven, Massachusetts, and passed checks in the name of his father, a Milwaukee preacher. A local minister appeared and stated that the senior Mr. Hon. Teng disowns his son.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Herter
Henning
Eagle Ken
Wie
House of Correction
South Haven
Mass
Hon. Teng
President Up But Remains In His Room
Fragmented OCR note describes a high security situation with the president briefly up but staying confined in his room. The text is garbled but suggests a possible lockdown or medical precaution and questions about his ability to address the public. No clear names or dates are recoverable.
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President
Serb Frontier Closed and Weather Forecast Notes
Fragmentary OCR notes report a frontier closure, a period of fifteen days, and a dispatch to Ts. References to a woman's age categories and traits appear garbled. A weather forecast predicts cloudy conditions, a cold front, frost risk, and a thermometer reading around 7 a.m. Observations mention loyalty and temperature remarks.
Angles and Villa Pursue Unified Rebel Program
The Northwestern Washington reports on Francisco Villa and General Felipe Angeles joining to consolidate Mexican bandit and rebel factions to overthrow Carranza. Angeles is portrayed as a credible, educated officer while Villa is depicted as brutal and indicted for murder. The piece notes tensions with the United States over border interference and Carranza’s position amid shifting alliances.
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Washington, D. C
Franciscco Villa
Afexico
Felipe Angeles
Carranza
Republic
Northwestern
Villa
Angeles
Mexico
Jant
Si Gyro
France
United States
Vila
Juarez
Jiarwin
International Bridge
el Paso
San Filia
Etray Shorif
Mat
Abs
Carranm
Tcid
Ang
Vita
Carrarza Bas
SFNST
Carraxis
Tegerther
Oren Tanza
Hum Vila
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Omata
Ed P_ Smkth
Cire
Wer
Keb
Richael Clark
Sncridt
A. E. Davidson
Xmebraskea Power Company
Pinsbore
Steel
David Willams
Chiergio
Indiana Harbor
A. K. Perkins
Foster
Pittsburgh
WV. Z. Foster
National Committee For Organizing Iron and Steel Workers
Atishem
David Williams
Bethlehem Mills
Jones and Laventa J
Osl T Company
Ro ¢Fort
St Werkfox
Jo Besmen
Siemed
Lazime Baine
Great Britain
McCormicard
Lecke
Italy
Jeeck
Thomas
Colorado
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Borah
Fall
Reed
Missouri
League
Oklahoma
Nebraska
League of Nations
Miwankee
Edward
Lecimiz
George Sarkos
R. R
House Interstate Committee
Ashland
Wis
America
Baiwth
Saugatuck
Cater Island
VRP
Youngsteen
Ohiat
Stexan
Imil
Onteide
Youngstowr
Ohio
Carnege Seel Company
Labuwhs
Fregen
J. Laouwt
Axsembiy
Washinsion
Presa
Rome
Ieedon
Dave
Sonat
Reuth
Angeles and
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