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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1920
Page
2
Benny Leonard knocked out Charlie White in the ninth round at Benton Harbor Michigan. The short right to the chin finished the fight in a great display of boxing skill.
Nationwide campaigning builds around William J. Bryan who blocks moderation of Volstead acts while opposing Versailles and League of Nations. Harding Coolidge pivot to phonograph speeches signals new campaign tactics amid railroad labor tensions and suffrage momentum.
The piece argues the phonograph will replace the strenuous presidential special campaign trains. It says candidates will avoid late night mass meetings and steady travel, preferring recorded addresses to limit wear on Theodore Roosevelt and William J. Bryan as proof against campaign rigors.
Steel plants face severe strain from rail shortage, car scarcity, and material supply gaps. In Calumet region plants run at two thirds to 75 percent capacity while 88,000 workers risk unemployment as stocks lag and winter production looms.
Railroad and Brotherhood officials report the labor situation has quieted after three months of strain. Many veteran leaders believe the Chicago zone will see no major disturbances, while some have departed for Eastern points where sympathy is not as strong.
Soviet forces 60 divisions strong fail to break Polish front as fighting continues along the line. General Wrangel in Crimea reportedly recovers 22,000 square miles and frees 2,000,000 people, with 2,800 losses for the Reds and over 10,000 Reds captured. Polish representatives in the United States express optimism for early peace and reconstruction.
Conditions in Londonderry and other parts of Ireland have quieted mostly. An outbreak in Fermoy saw soldiers occupy shops and damage property in retaliation for Sinn Fein’s capture of Brigadier General Lucas. Ireland’s railways worsen with dismissals and fewer trains as workers refuse to carry armed troops.
Brussels July 7 The supreme council adjourned without agreement on German reparation division. The premiers conference will reopen at Spa to reexamine war guilt and size of shares for Italy Japan and others. Italy protests over its 10 percent share while Britain France and Belgium push a tentative plan.
Full military honors will mark the funeral of Maj. Gen. William C. Gorgas former U S Army surgeon general. The service is Friday noon at St Pauls cathedral London with attendees from King George s family British and American armed forces and a Royal Society of Medicine delegation.
July incident reports James Spencer a Black postal clerk severely hurt with a sharp object by mob outside Enterprise Missouri. Otto Parker a white postal clerk accompanying him on the New Orleans and Northeastern mail car died as officers and prisoners were attacked. The mob seized the Black clerk and he died near a tree during the ensuing confrontation.
The army transport Great Northern carrying three senators and thirty-one congressmen ran aground on a sand bank near the army transport docks but is not in danger and will be refloated at high tide.
Seven robbers knocked down the Rainbo Gardens site in Chicago, trussed the night watchman, and escaped with money and jewelry valued at nearly 12000 dollars. Police hunt for the suspects.
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