Riots Prompt National Guardsmen to Patrol Bloomington Mines
Chicago and Peoria troops were ordered to Bloomington Illinois to restore order after a strike by Bloomington and Normal Railway and Light Co workers led to rioting. Mother Jones spoke to strikers. police and mayor urged troops as power plants and streetcar service were disrupted. One rioter was shot in the neck and hospitalized.
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Bloomington
Ill
Chicago
Peoria
Bloomington and Normal Railway and Light Company
Jones
Traction Company
Apby
E. E. Jones
Lowden
Guardsmen to Bloomington Aboard Special Train
A special train of 11 cars left at 7 oclock this morning for Bloomington carrying guardsmen and associated units in a movement described as a routine deployment within the state forces.
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Guardsmen
Bloomington
Chicago, Ill
Illinois guardsmen deployed to quell street railway strike
The Second Artillery Illinois National Guard was ordered out by Governor Lowden to suppress a mutiny linked to a street railway strike. The move shows state authorities targeting unrest as transit workers protest service and wages.
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Second Artillery
Illinois National Guard
Lowden
Troop G Enroute Peoria Guardsmen to Bloomington
Peoria dispatch reports Troop G of the First Illinois Cavalry departed at 6 this morning headed for Bloomington. The unit moves as part of ongoing mobilization and training. No incidents reported during the early leg of the journey.
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Peoria
First Illinois Cavalry
Bloomington
Globe Under Patrol Quiets Copper District Tension
Cavalry units and a machine gun troop arrived in Globe Arizona to quell nerves in the Globe Miami copper district after a large miner strike. Troops were sent to the old Dominion mine and Copper Hill properties amid expectations of potential trouble, though citizens welcomed them and strikers showed no hostility.
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Globe
Arizona
United States Cavalry
Globe- Miami
Old Dominion
Copper Hill
Union Leaders Claim Six Shipyards Grant Demands
In Grant Demands of Men New York six ship building companies reportedly granted workers demands. About six thousand of twelve thousand ship yard employees in New York and New Jersey remained on strike. Mediator Rowland B Mahmany said the immediate strike danger had passed.
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New York
New Jersey
Rowland B. Mahmany
United States Department of Labor
Patrols Keep Globe Streets Quiet as Mine Strike Binds Copper
A Globe Arizona tele phone message from the sheriff’s office reports the city quiet this morning as miners strike halts copper mine operations since Saturday. Troops of cavalry patrol the streets to maintain order.
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Globe
Bowie
Ariz
Farmers Union delegates converge on Seguin Texas
Delegates to the District Farmers Union convention arrive with a full delegation expected. Public session featured speeches including a keynote by E Lyday of Rowena Texas who criticized grafters and food speculators and urged farmers to take action. The meeting moved to an executive session in the afternoon.
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Seguin
Tex
Farmers’ Union
E. Lyday
Rowena
Lyday
Screening Hospital Buildings at Fort Sam Houston
Office Constructing Quarter master Fort Sam Houston Texas invites sealed proposals due by 11 a m July 9 1917 for screening Surgical Pavilion Central Heating Plant Hospital Corps Dormitories Department Laboratory and Kitchen Addition. Further information on application Ady.
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Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Hospital Corps
Hotels Host Notables During Texas Defense Meeting
Notables and officials register at San Antonio hotels including St Anthony Lanier Gunter and Menger for Friday arrivals. Guests include Joseph L Gillman Corpus Christi R E L Knight Dallas president State Fair Association, plus Houston Fort Worth and New Orleans delegates attending the Texas Council of Defense meeting.
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Joseph L. Gillman
Corpus Christi
St. Anthony
R. E. L. Knight
Dallas
State Fair Association
Menger Hotel
L. Neyland
Goliad
Lanier
G. L. Walker
del Rio
Gunter
Ford Jackson
Alpine
Tex
Walter
Bowling Green
Menger
FP. J. Harrell
Galveston
Ireland
Hampton
Fort Worth
F. C. McKinney
Toledo
Ohio
C. A. Certucha
New Orleans
Fr’. H. Dost
Perse Harris
Houston
National Lumber and Creosoting Company
Gunter Hotel
Texas Council of Defense
Frank Bell
Wichita Falls
James Callan
Menard
Sam J. Hunter
W. W. Seley
Waco
Thomas H. Ball
D. C. Gi
Attack in Champagne Forces German Strike Moves
Russian war department reports ongoing battle in the Bistan sector on the Persian Mesopotamian frontier with troops from Russia and reinforced Turkish detachments engaged after Verdun setback. The statement notes German actions in Champagne and the clash near Verdun remains unresolved.
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Petrograd
Bistan
Russian War Department
Germans Pivot To Champagne Front In Fresh Attacks
Aps report Germans renew attacks on Mont Camillet Tahure trenches in Champagne after failures on Chemin des Dames and Aisne. Artillery pounded Hill 304 area as Petain’s guns hit expected German positions. Nearby fronts show limited activity with a nocturnal raid near Bullecourt repulsed and Macedonian skirmishes continued.
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Associated Press
Chemin Des Dames
Aisne
Champagne
Mont Camillet
Tahure
Paris
Verdun
Petain
London
France
Bullecourt
Macedonia
Doljeti
Lake Doiran
Lemberg
Brusiloff
Lipnicadolia
Mesopotamia
Sakkiz
Germans Repulsed After Champagne Front Assaults
Paris July 6 The war office says German attacks on the Champagne front were repulsed with assaults west of Mont Carmillet and southeast of Tahure. Artillery activity continued around Verdun.
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Paris
Champagne
War Office
Mont Carmillet
Tahure
Verdun
British Repulse Raid at Bullecourt Reported
An official statement says German forces made a night raid on British posts near Bullecourt and were repulsed. The enemy gained a temporary footing on the ridge west of Doljeli but were driven out by a counter attack from the Macedonian front report.
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London
War Office
Bullecourt
Doljeli
Lake Doiran
Macedonian Front
Italians Make Advance on Carso Front
Italians launched a surprise attack northwest of Selo on the Carso Wednesday night and advanced their line. Outposts were captured with prisoners, and the gains held against violent counter attacks as reported by the office.
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Rome
Selo
Carso
War Office
Texas tax board mulls higher ad valorem levy this month
Austin reports the state tax board likely cannot meet before July 20 as only 125 of Texas 247 counties have submitted assessed valuations. The board plans a $25 million two year budget and may adjust the 45 cent tax rate, with University funding possibly in play, toward a wartime rate increase.
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Austin
Tex
State Tax Board
Texas
Comptroller’s Department
Prominent Woman Delivers Blunt Warning to Bachelors
A well known woman criticizes single men while defending married men in a sharp public remark. The rhetoric targets bachelor behavior and underscores household responsibilities in a domestic social dynamic.
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Mariey
Army Mail Orders Advertised for Uncle Sam Fans
An old advertisement invites readers to place mail orders with Uncle Sam’s Boys program for Army related items. It promotes a mail order route and lists items of patriotic interest for servicemen and supporters.
Army Officers and Enlisted Gear Price List Highlights
A military department price list itemizes caps, hats, leggings, shirts, coats, and insignia with prices from 15 cents to $8.00. Items include Regulation Stetson hats, army loggins, canvas leggings, leather straps, service ribbons, insignia, and coat of arms for caps. The catalog covers officers and enlisted gear, badges, and accessories with varied finishes like bronze, gilt, and enamel.
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O. D
Signal Corps
Q. M. Corps
Q. M
Sheebee
Reopening Debate on West Texas A and M College Site
Austin conference between Governor Ferguson and Speaker Fuller discusses reopening the Abilene site decision for the West Texas A and M College. Doughty presses for affidavits on each member’s ballot to assess past votes before any new ballots. Lieutenant Governor Hobby denies concealing details and confirms support for secret committee proceedings showing Abilene was chosen unanimously.
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Austin
Tex
West Texas A. and
M. College
Ferguson
Fuller
Abilene
West Texas A and M. College
W. F. Doughty
Doughty
Hobby
Hag Do
Vf. 1
Porter Convicted in Belton Murder Trial
Will Porter was found guilty of murder in Belton Texas for the Emma Staley killing near the Leon River. He received a 99 year sentence after a jury verdict returned at 10 30 a m following a trial lasting about a week.
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Belton
Tex
Will Porter
Emma Staley
Here
Leon River
Fort Worth
Porter
Aviation Hearing Begins Monday in House Navy Bill
Hearings set to start Monday on the administration aviation service bill planning more than 639 million dollars for 22 625 airplanes and vast engine and supply programs. Chairman Dent of the House military committee introduced the measure. Chairman Pent aims to report to the House by week’s end.
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Washington, D. C
Dent
House Military Committee
Pent
House
German crop optimism criticized in Reichstag
In Copenhagen on July 6, German officials faced sharp rebuke in the Reichstag ways and means committee for over stating crop prospects. Prince von Schoenaich Carlath said the article misrepresented facts and raised false hope amid drought and food regulation confusion. The German Farmers' Union president noted grain drought damage and blames for poor early potato yields.
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Copenhagen
Reichstag Ways and Means Committee
Prince von Schoenaich-Carélath
Ebert
Herr Roesicke
German Farmers’ Union
Investigation of Fire on Steamship in Bordeaux
A fire in the forward part of a steamship docked at Bordeaux damaged the upper deck and merchandise on the wharf. The blaze was extinguished after significant loss. An official inquiry has been opened into the cause of the fire.
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Bordeaux
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