Trike Ties Up Gars In Chicago
Chicago morning rush crippled as street car service halted by an unannounced strike of electrical workers machinists and track borers. 2500 workers dismissed with hours notice. One girl Rose Stein 14 killed others injured in traffic accident near Key and Thomas streets. Union leaders cite wage scales open shop policy and working conditions as core grievances.
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Chicago
Rose Stein
St. Mary's Hospital
Key and
Thomas Streets
Wilson Fish
Neval
Chicago Sorce Lines
Any Inc
Ie Company
Fish
Michael
Mike
Oyle
Irwin Knott
Cnts
Electrical Workers’ Union
Comy
Vinanmes Avenue
French President Deschanel Faces Resignation Call
Paris reports claim a delegation urges President Deschanel to resign over health and fitness for office. An August Versailles meeting may formalize the move as opposition seeks a new republic leader. The Journal notes Deschanel’s health improving by July 19.
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Paris
Miller
Republic
Versailles
Deschanel
Ramoutlet
Journal
Inter State Commerce Commission approves railroad loan plan
Washington July 15 the interstate commerce commission signified to the secretary of the treasury its approval of a loan law enabling railroads to borrow funds totaling 16 593 275 dollars for national transportation needs.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Intertate Commerce Commission
Treasury
Dynamite Blast Kills Seven in Cedar Bluff Quarry
Seven men die in a dynamite explosion at Katterjohn Construction rock quarries in Cedar Bluff Kentucky. Paducah reports the July 15 incident with workers from the Cedar Bluff operation identified among the deceased.
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Cedar Bluff
Paducah, Ky
Katterjohn Construction Company
Cedar Blunt
Council Bluffs Sees 23.5 Percent Rise in Population
Council Bluffs, Iowa, reports a population increase to 36,162, up 23.5 percent. Roseburg shows a drop to 4,381 residents, down 7.5 percent.
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Council Bluffs, Ja
Washington
Council Bluffs
Asus
Parent
Roseburg
Reds Capture Minsk and Vilna in Bolshevik Advance
The Polish army reports Minsk has fallen to Bolshevik forces after an all night battle. Moscow confirms Minsk’s capture by the Russian Soviet forces, with Vilna now seen as in immediate danger. In Warsaw Americans discuss emergency plans including evacuation and protection of property.
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Warsaw
Minsk
London
Moscow
Beresina
Vilna
Red Cross
Germans Sign on the Line After Four-Hour Talks
In Spa Belgium after a four hour session the German delegation signed the allied ultimatum on coal deliveries unconditionally. The ceremony followed a tense exchange as Premier Millerand and Lloyd George urged a decisive reply and the German team retired to a side room.
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Spa
Belgium
Europe
Teutons
von Simon
Millerand
Lloyd George
Antisuffrage Plea Is Dismissed by Court
Justice Bailey in the district supreme court dismissed petitions by Charles S Fairchild of New York president of the American Constitutional League and former secretary of the treasury to block ratification of the suffrage amendment and to test the equal suffrage law. The court ruled it had no authority to examine state legislatures actions in ratifying the amendment.
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Washington
Justice Bailey
District Supreme Court
Charles S. Fairchild
New York
American Constitutional League
Secretary of the Treasury
Cleveland
French advance in Syria occupies Maalakah Riak near Zahleh
A Damascus dispatch reports French troops occupy Maalakah and Riak near Zahleh while Syrian forces at Majdelahgar prepare to resist. Cairo dated July 19.
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Syria
Cairo
Egypt
Damascus
Maalakah
Riak
Zahleh
Majdelahgar
War Prizes Start for U. S.
Washington July 19 The five German surface warships allocated to the United States sailed from Brest.
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U. S
Washington
United, ‘States
Brest
Uly
Three Earthquakes Struck Los Angeles Area in Daylong Temblor
A series of three shocks rattled Los Angeles with the first at 10:00 am, the second at 1:37 pm, and a third two minutes later. Eight people were treated for minor injuries from glass and bricks, with several buildings damaged and alarms triggered as far as Pasadena and Fullerton.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Third Street
Pacific Electric Municipal
North Hill Street
First Street
Broadway
Market
Main
Fullerton
Pasadena
Inglewood
Pomona
Citrus Belt
Los Angeles County
Carrie Catt On The Job In Ratification Campaign
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt leaves New York for Nashville to confer with Tennessee auxiliaries steering the ratification drive. She says Republicans risk betraying women if the amendment stalls in a state and Democrats lifting it to full ratification would strengthen their appeal to women voters.
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New York
Carrie Chapman Catt
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Greek forces fire on Brussa after white flag incident
Major Venizelos commander of Greek artillery reports that nationalists in Brussa waved a white flag during approaching Greek forces. A Greek envoy was killed, prompting Venizelos to order artillery to fire, resulting in many Turkish deaths.
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Constantinople
Venizelos
Brussa
Poles Accept Armistice Proposals on Russo Polish Front
Warsaw dispatch says the Polish Council of Defense has agreed to Lloyd George armistice terms for a cessation of hostilities on the Russo Polish battle front. The agreement follows London discussions on the Polish defense council stance.
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London
Polish Council of Defense
Lloyd George
Warsaw
Gonzalez Taken to Capital
Vera Cruz reports General Pablo Gonzalez revolutionary leader in Coahuila state was taken to the capital after his arrest or capture. Details are incomplete as the dispatch ends abruptly.
Forty-eighters block third party convention over platforms
Amos Pinchot Gil son Gardner and George L. Record lead Forty eighters who halt the third party convention as the labor platform is adopted by acclamation. La Follette's platform is defeated 305 to 125. The Twenty four hour old Third party splits over the platform. Peter Parley Christensen and Max Hayes are named for president and vice president by the Farmer-Labor party. The Forty-eight group decides not to form a fourth party and adjourns without platform or ticket.
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Chicago
Amos Pinchot
Gilson Gardner
George L. Record
la Follete
Hopkins
Forty-eighters
Third Party
Labor Party
Committee of Forty-eight
la Follette
Forty-eight
Farmer-Labor Party
Peter Parley
Christiensen
Salt Lake City
Max Hayes
Cleveland
Chicago street car strike persists as cars resume service
Chicago on July 17 reports the street car strike continuing with both sides standing firm. Company officials say conditions improved and about seventy percent of normal rush hour service is running, with normal day service expected to continue.
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Chicago
Raid on Dublin Post Office Nets Stolen Mails
Fifty armed men raided the general post office in Dublin at seven o clock and seized all letters addressed to Dublin Castle the viceregal lodge the chief secretary and undersecretary. They covered the sorting department with revolvers and rifled the mails.
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Dublin
General Post Office
Dublin Castle
Viceregal Lodge
Dublin Lord Mayor Intervenes in Irish Rail Strike
Dublin on July 17 reports the lord mayor seeking a settlement as the rail strike escalates with threats of broad traffic stoppages after workers refuse to handle munitions shipments. Col. H O S Heistand named Red Cross field director at eastern department headquarters Governors Island New York July 17.
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Dublin
Heistand Red Cross
New York
Col. H. O. S. Heistand
American Red Cross
Governors’ Island
Honolulu Population Rises 59 Percent in Census
The census bureau reports Hawaii population at 285,912, up 64 percent from prior counts, reflecting rapid growth amid territorial expansion and migration patterns affecting Honolulu and surrounding areas.
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Honolulu
Washington
Census Bureau
Hawaii
Uniform Potato Grades Favored In Federal Guidance
The United States Bureau of Markets recommends United States grade fancy for potatoes along with grades No 1 and No 2. Fancy potatoes must be mature bright smooth well shaped and free from dirt frost injury sunburn and other damage with size ranges specified. About 5 percent by weight may vary from size and 3 percent may fail remaining requirements, but only up to 8 percent per lot.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
United States Food Administration
Department
Making Fine Record for Improved Sires
Pulaski County farmers join national Better Sires Better Stock program with 670 livestock owners pledging to use purebred sires and follow improved breeding methods. Virginia leads nationwide with 72 pledges in one day including purchases of purebred rams boars and roosters as part of the drive to replace inferior stock.
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Virginia
Pulaski County
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Garden Plant thinning guidance for even stands
Home gardeners often sow excess seeds to ensure a full stand and then remove extra plants once they are large enough. Proper thinning leaves enough space between remaining vegetables to develop. Crowded conditions hinder growth and yield.
Vegetables Stored for Winter Use
Preparing room in the basement outdoor cellar or pit can save money and add variety to winter menus. The article notes frost coming and recommends storing pumpkins squash beets onions tomatoes apples and other garden produce. It promotes Farmers' Bulletin 879 Home Storing of Vegetables for guidance on basement outdoor storage and pits.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Clover Seed Profitable When Cut Early for Seed
The article advises farmers to cut clover early as blossoms appear and apply light soil dressings to foster a strong second growth that ripens into marketable seed. It claims any farmer can raise clover seed using this method and mentions seed production.
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J. A. H. Hopkins
REDS
Simon
District of Columbia
Fairchild
Temblor
California
Carrie Catt
Josiah H. Penniman
Doctor Penniman
The
University of Pennsylvania
Edgar Fahs Smith
Peter Parley Christiensen
Sinn Feiners
Clover Seed
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