Forest Fires Rage in Minnesota North as Towns Burn
Fierce winds whip peat fires into forests north of Duluth causing casualties and destroying Fairbanks Silver Creek Pimic Cotton Central Lakes. Refugees flee to Two Harbor as fires threaten Eveleth Kelsey and other communities. guards rescue residents and transport evacuees to safety.
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Meadow
Elismire
Veleth
Train Service In West Improves
The far western strike situation continued to improve with virtually normal movements on Union Pacific's Salt Lake City Los Angeles line. Western Pacific resumed passenger trains and anticipated freight traffic from San Francisco to Salt Lake City. Santa Fe lines rapidly cleared passenger train congestion at Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Los Angeles
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Santa Fe
Albuquerque
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Wreck Injures Fifty on Buffalo Trolley Run
Three excursion trolley cars bound for the falls carrying passengers from Washington Harrisburg and Baltimore were wrecked in Buffalo. At least fifty injured were moved to local hospitals with the full number still uncertain.
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the Falls
Washington
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Tonawanda
Attempt to dynamite tracks near Grace Alabama
A third blast aimed at the Louisville and Nashville railroad near Grace Alabama damaged tracks. Local officials report an explosive charge exploded under a rail between the ties, signaling a continuing attempt to derail or halt service.
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Ala
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Grace
Hughes' Daughter in Hospital in Toronto
The 15-year-old daughter of Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State, is in Toronto receiving insulin treatment for diabetes, a discovery attributed to two Toronto wear men.
Notable Legal and Public Figure Deaths Across Nations
Levy Mayer prominent Chicago lawyer and partner at Mayer Meyer Austrian Platt dies suddenly. John G. Woolley prohibition presidential candidate in 1900 dies in Granada Spain after illness. Viscount Northcliffe noted British publicist dies in London.
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Mayer, Meyer, Austrian & Platt
Chicago
John G. Woolley
Madison
Wis
Prohibition
United States
Granada
Spain
Viscount Northcliffe
London
Washington debates wartime measures and labor talks
Federal Reserve board weighs a 34 percent rediscount rate for agricultural paper while Congress considers coal distribution and price regulation. Secretary Hoover urges action as rail unions seek independent settlement with railroad executives amid a broad spectrum of war and postwar economic signals.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Multiple Violent Incidents and Labor Unrest Reported Across States
Reports detail Albright and Alexander Lee accused of attempting assault in Starshall Texas. Warnings sent to Locomotive Engineers union members on Santa Fe to stay off unsafe engines. Alleged murders in Michigan and Nashville lead to executions and trials. Coal strike settlement reached in Cleveland with wage increases. Broader railroad labor unrest prompts work stoppages nationwide as safety concerns rise.
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Washington
Brotherhood
Locomotive Engineers
Santa Fe
Brumer Bros Jewelry robbed. various Iowa news noted
A rash of statewide items reports Brumer Bros. Jewelry Store in Clinton robbed of 1000 dollars in gems. William Langford of Dubuque injured by falling machinery. Hog cholera outbreaks near Alton. Ecklund leaves Newton bank for Chicago. Max Perlin escapes death when auto hit by train. Land sales around Wilton. Hamilton county highway contracts let. Garrison burglaries total 245 dollars. Therese Woollens to wed David Miller. Jefferson County fair drew thousands. American Legion caucus support for C B Robbins. etc.
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Jones County Farm Bureau
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Seeley
Iowa State Teachers College
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Ed West
Osceola
H H. Farmer
Merle Hay Road
Bremer County
Iowa
Denver and Klinger
Washington
Bremer
Tripoli
FLOCK TO CANADARemoval of Restrictions during War Faith in Dominion's Future
A long analysis argues that Canada gradually lifted wartime immigration limits, aiding settlement by agrarian migrants. It notes moral and economic effects, highlights diverse European groups, and cites increased British migration along with New England French-Canadian exodus. The piece ends with a light quip about a swimmer.
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Great Plains
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