America on War Prep and Allied Victory Outlook
A wartime summary asserts a united national force exceeding 600,000, with regiments of engineers foresters aviators and a large expansion of regular army and National Guard. Officials pledge aircraft programs and weapon orders as civil defense ramps up. Hoover praises food production gains and broad allied support for air supremacy and neutrality protection.
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Washington
America
Wilson
Lansing
United States
Baker
United Presse
Mave
National Guard
Navy
Swanton
Senate Naval Committee
Senator Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
U. S
Padgett
House Naval Committee
Skagerrack
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Dent
House
Millitary Committee
Germany
Soldiers Break Up Socialist Meeting
Soldiers disrupted a socialist gathering in a crowd of about 500 on Fourth Ave and Stewart St. They mocked speaker Kate Saddler until a riot call brought two auto loads of police. Police Lt. C. B. Dolphin ordered the meeting closed.
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Kate Saddler
Fourth Ave
Stewart St
C. BE. Dolphin
St. Paul Heat Rises After Brief Cool Spell
St Paul temperatures climbed eight degrees in two hours to reach 90 by 9 am as heat returns. Farmers in the Red River valley fear crop damage and pray for rain which followed by cooler air could save thousands of acres of grain.
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United Preas
ST. Paul, Minn
Red River Valley
Street Car Crash In Oakland Injures Forty
Forty people were injured when two street cars collided in Oakland California. Most injuries involved cuts and bruises from shattered windows as the cars were thrown off the tracks. The incident occurred July 31 and wires reported it as a leasing wire dispatch.
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Dy Callied Press
Oakland
Cal
Shipyard wage talks set for today in Seattle
Five major Seattle shipyards and the Metal Trades Council begin a 2 p m session at the Arctic club to hammer out a blanket wage and hour agreement replacing the current contract due to expire. The parties expect possible delays and a backdated effective date of August 1 if needed. no strike is anticipated as unions coordinate with the yards.
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Meta Trades Council
Arctic Club
A. KE. Miller
The
Metal Trades Council
Miller
Mayors Urge Employers to Settle Strike
Mayors of smaller Washington cities pass resolutions urging lumber employers to settle the timber strike and push for early talks between strikers and employers. A state council of defense labor committee plans a conference with War Department rep Dr Parker. The move coincides with troop retention and shipyard walkouts affecting 500 workers. United Press Leased Wire.
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Olympia
State Council of Defense
Marore
J. G. Brown
International Shingleweavers’ Union
Parker
Little
Raymond
Colter
South Bend
A. l L. McKee
Hoquiam
Carney
Centralia
Pryant
Buckley
Merrill
Everett
State Council of Defence
FE. P. Marsh
Carleton Parker
War Department
United Press
Washington
Poindexter
Department of Justice
Department
Man chases suspect after hotel encounter in Maine
Wd Peters of Maine told a man described as a bum the time at the Lincoln hotel Monday night. The bum bolted, running into an alley at Fourth Ave and Spring St, and Peters discovered his watch was missing.
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Wd Peters
Maine
Lincoln Hotel
Fourth Ave
Spring St
Society Leader Embraces Spiritualism After Spirit Contact
A Chicago society leader announces she has talked with the spirit of W. T. Stead and has become a believer in spiritualism.
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Chicago
W. T. Stead
England's July casualty total tops seventy thousand
England's July casualties reach 71 889 killed wounded and missing among army forces. The month’s tally is broken down by category with figures yet to be detailed.
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Hy United Press
London
England
Auxiliary to Meet in Signal Corps
The auxiliary unit of the Signal Corps schedules a regular meeting at their quarters on Wednesday at 8 p m All members are requested to attend.
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Milan
Auxiliary of the Signal Corps
Lang as Christus and the German war effort
Dated July 31 report notes Anton Lang, famed Christus of Oberammergau, is tubercular and unlikely to serve. Gertrude Atherton asserts Germany is near collapse and using consumptives to continue fighting. Lang’s wife says his illness ends any chance of long life or military service.
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New York
Germany
Anton Lang
Christus
Oberammergau
Gertrude Atherton
Christ
Miss Atherton
Lang
Frau Lang
Prolonged Debate Over Eight Hour Day and Union Rights
A commentator laments the era when basic labor rights and the eight hour workday were hotly contested in the 20th century, noting how civilization once debated fundamental propositions while seeking fair work standards and union organization.
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