Denver Tram Strike End? Shots Send City Into Martial Law
Denver confronts violent riot as tramway strike escalates with three dead, two hundred fifty troops from Fort Logan guarding streets, and six hundred more due tonight. Union counsel Williams to meet officials and seek return to work with strikebreakers expelled. A 1,000 strong civilian police force organized to quell unrest as crowds scatter.
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Denver
Cole
Wayne C. Williams
Daniel Flanigan
John J. Colling
Charles Han‘gon
Hugh Miller
Col
C. C. Ballou
Fort Logan
Shoup
Camp Funston
Kan
Tramway Union
American Legion
Henry Silbérg
Tramway Employe S
Movcs
Scba
S. C. Tribune
Colo
No Man's Land
Frank M. Downer
Armstrong
Fatal Apartment Fireclaims Three Injured in Oregon
In Tortind Oregon Aug 9 director Joseph Chaney was killed and Miss E Evans and Miss Edith Bogue seriously injured when Etton court apartment house burned. Mrs Chaney and Miss Evans jumped from the fourth story.
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Ore
Joseph Chaney
E. Evans
Edith Bogue
Etton Court
Cox to Begin Tour With Roosevelt in Early Campaign
Cox and his running mate Franklin D. Roosevelt plan to make addresses at many locations to the east and west, starting Thursday, as part of their campaign tour announced here.
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Ing
Cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woman Killed at Crossing In Iowa Car Struck
Webster City Iowa August 9 Mrs Joseph Brower was killed and her husband seriously injured when an interurban car struck their automobile at a crossing near Webster City as they drove to town. High weeds hid the trolley from view and the brakes failed before impact, the car coming within about ten feet.
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Webster City
Joseph Brower
Here
Fletcher Decries League Covenant as Unsafe for Monroe Doctrine
Shade Gap Pennsylvania August statement by Henry P. Fletcher former ambassador to Mexico at a county reunion argues the League of Nations covenant betrays the Monroe doctrine calling it a vain visionary scheme of world regulation based on arbitrary land and peoples dispossession.
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Shade Gap
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico
Democratic Party
Challenges to British action against Mannix in Ireland
Archbishop Cloyne denounces the British denial of Mannix entry to Ireland. A letter read at Queenstown cathedral masses says Mannix, coming to see his ill mother, is being treated as a criminal for criticizing England. England is accused of blundering in its handling of the case.
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Dublin
Mannix
Ireland
Cloyne
Queenstown
England
Loftis Case Girl on Her Honeymoon
Ruth Woods known as the girl in the case is on her honeymoon after marrying Roy M. Shayne, a Chicago advertising salesman tied to the Loftis diamond murder. Shayne’s father, a wealthy furrier, is noted in the report from Waukegan Illinois.
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Waukegan
Ill
Ruth Woods
Samuel T. A. Loftis
Roy M. Shayne
Shayne
Chicago
First London Visit Ends With Nelson Joke
The visitor from across the border enjoyed London’s streets and music, joking with a busker about a tune called The Death of Nelson. The exchange ends with a wry remark on thrift. Also a Birmingham Age-Herald quip about adopting a practical puppy and later a lamb for wool and chops.
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Nelson
Answers
London
Birmingham Age-Herald
Henry
Turk Treaty Signing Again Postponed
Paris dated Aug 9 the signing of the Sevres treaty with the Turkish representatives has been postponed again and will not take place before next Tuesday at that time.
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Paris
Sevres
Big Whisky Robbery in Chicago Gayfight Warehouse Theft
A Gayfight robbery in Chicago on Saturday resulted in the loss of whisky valued at 40066 dollars from a warehouse. Police investigated as suspects remain at large and no arrests were reported.
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Chicago
Aus
Denver Car Strike Persists as Troops Patrol Streets
Denver Aug. reports say tramway workers will not return unless demands met. Police guarded street cars as soldiers from Camp Funston followed in automobiles, keeping order after a day of limited service and fading strike prospects. Cars on 10 lines operated, about 20 cars in use. No rioting indicated.
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Denver
Colo
Camp Funston
Live Wire Torches Two Boys Near Chicago Streets
An automobilist near Sixteenth Place and Bluff Island avenue witnessed two boys aged 14 and 13 caught by a live wire stretched across a trolley spur while they played. George Betrizile first touched the wire then screamed, drawing John Mineska into the shock. The driver removed the wire, rescued John to county hospital, and sent George home. Both boys are in serious condition.
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Chicago
Blus Island Avenue
John Mineska
George Betrizile
George
John
Sot
Boy 17 Drowns Near Lake View
A 17 year old boy drowned Saturday afternoon in a gravel pit near Lake View while bathing with his brother Edwalde. Neither could swim. Theodore stepped into a deep hole and his brother attempted a rescue. About thirty minutes passed before the body was recovered. The pulmonator was used but could not revive him.
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Here
Edwalde
Theodore
Farmer Kills Ele And Son In Nebraska Tragedy
Wood River Nebraska August 9Frank Teaper a 45 year old farmer killed himself and his four year old son Sunday evening by slashing their throats with a razor He drove into a cornfield after telling his wife he would kill himself and the boy She leaped from the car Teaper then carried out the act in the field leaving his wife distraught and the tragedy unfolding in the rural town
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Wood River
Neb
Frank Teaper
Meat Cutters Back Government Ownership Agenda
St Louis report says packing plant nationalization urged at Amalgamated Meat Cutters convention closing session. York Maine yacht Victoria ran aground in fog four miles off York Ledge. party landed in York harbor using tenders. Santa Barbara teachers misread whale splash as Neptune saat, whale scratched its back near their vacation boat.
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St. Louis
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers’ Workmen of
North America
York
Victoria
Marblehead
Mass
York Ledge
York Harbor
Santa Barbara
Cal
Neptune
Riots Erupt Across Illinois With Troop Deployments
Militiamen patrol streets as additional troops arrive in multiple Illinois towns amid ongoing unrest after last night’s disturbances. Local authorities reinforce order while residents report sporadic clashes and damage across several sections.
U S Car Control to Remain Permanent Says Attorney
Waeh't ton Aug 9 Government control of cars and car service will stay permanent even with private railroad operation continuing. C E Richardson attorney for major shippers said the interstate commerce commission gains service control under the 1920 railroad act. He warned the car service commission, backed by the American Railway Association, will be a lasting factor in U S industry and that discrimination in rates and damages may be pursued in either forum.
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C. E. Richardson
Richardson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Car Service Commission
American Railway Association
Italians Demand Apology Over West Frankfort Riot
The Press of Rome condemns the reported lynching at West Frankfort and urges the Italian government to demand immediate apology from the United States plus compensation for damage caused by rioters.
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Press of
Rome
West Frankfort
United States
Cantu Offers to Quit Office in Two Weeks
Nogales Aug 9 Gov Este ban Cantu offers to surrender executive offices within two weeks if Provisional President de la Huerta halts sending troops into Lower California. Juan Atta states De la Huerta’s troops threat, Platt reports Cantu’s issue stems from demands for accounting of customs duties and taxes.
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Nogales
Ariz
Esteban Cantu
de la Huerta
Lower
California
Juan Atta
Platt
Canta
Mexicali
Obregon
Cantu
Carranza
Huerta
Gustavo Espinosa Mirales
Coahuila
Increased W C W Bates Will Stand Increase Decision
Nebraska City Neb Aug 9 Judge Button of Fremont denied the injunction to restrain the Woodmen of the World from raising insurance rates. The ruling held the increase justifiable affecting nearly 1,000,000 members and millions at stake. Experts on fraternal insurance testified from many states.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Button
Fremont
Woodmen of the World
Hinshaw Attacks Cox Over Prohibition Stand
Chicago August 9 Governor Cox's acceptance speech draws protest from the Prohibition party chairman Virci G Hinshaw who calls it unsatisfactory and criticizes the lack of a definite stance on repealing the Volstead Act amid disfavor and disappointment.
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Chicago
Cox
Prohibition
Eald Virci G. Hinshaw
Flight Climber Reaches 16180 Feet With Five Passengers
A reported ascent reached an altitude of 16 180 feet with five passengers aboard. The ascent took one hour and twenty seven minutes to reach the summit and twenty three minutes to complete descent.
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Ehanio
de Hayviasl
Hmit
Eoecemene
France Ready to Meet US Loan Terms Despite No Indemnity
New York reports that France will stand by its obligations on the Anglo-French loan of 500 million dollars due in October even if indemnity from Germany is not received. Casengaye says France has lent 200 million francs monthly to Germany to secure coal deliveries, while trade returns and indirect taxes show gains in 1920.
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New York
France
Tull Henshare
United States
Germany
Casengaye
Benson Defends Marine Bill Amid Puget Sound Objections
Admiral W S Benson chairman of the United States Shipping Board defends the 1920 Merchant Marine Act in a letter to W T Christensen Seattle port commissioner. He argues American ships must replace foreign tonnage to keep Puget Sound yards open and provide national trade advantage. A second item reports First Sergeant William Schwinn of the 70th Infantry near Peoria accidentally shot in the groin and leg, with his condition serious but improving as a camp of pup tents draws local spectators in West Frankfort Illinois.
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Washington
W. S. Benson
United States Shipping Board
Pacific Coast
W. T. Christensen
Seattle
Shipping Board
Benson
Puget Sound
Accidentaly
Self
West Frankfort
Ill
William Schwinn
Company G
70Th Infantry
Peoria
Bank teller confesses theft to support family debt
Chicago August 9 G W Bingham a Schiff & Company State Bank teller and auditor is in police custody after an investigation found a $7,450.22 shortage. He confessed saying he needed money to care for his wife and two daughters and kept a personal diary noting his monthly income and spending.
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Chicago
G. W. Bingham
Schiff & Company State Bank
Bingham
Dank Wan
War and diplomacy swirl as nations eye Poland Warsaw clash looms
A fragmented report outlines British and French efforts to steer Bolsheviks toward peace with Poland. Lloyd George seeks Russian support while Kamenev mediates with Millerand as munitions bans and armistice dates loom. Labor anger grows over Polish aid. Conflicting messages hint at a tense path to Warsaw.
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Pal
Lenine
Trotsky
Warsaw
Lloyd George
House of Commons
England
Kameneff
Miller
Russia
Mitterand
Rede
France
Poland
London
Empire
Prefers Derby to Crown as King Grieves for Simple Life
Alexander of Greece, recently exiled from Paris and Athens, longs for a humble home over royalty. He questions the calling of kingship and laments his pale, locked life, saying he would trade the crown for a derby hat and a quiet hearth. Constantine notes Alexander lacks royal traditions. Miss Constance Van Quentin ponders a running mate after a ticket split.
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Alexander
Greece
Paris
Athens
Foreign Office
Constantine
The
Kansas City Star
Constance van Quentin
Policemen Wounded in Killderry Ambush
Dublin police on duty in Killderry were ambushed by suspected Sinn Feiners. Five officers were wounded and all were disarmed in the attack, highlighting the rising violence in the area.
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Dubln
Augus
Killderry
Arizona Will Contest Rate Rulings
Arizona commissioner Betts sends notice from Phoenix to John E. Banton in Washington stating the Interstate Commerce Commission may compel railroads to honor return tickets if a regulated press dispatch indicates a plan to refuse concessions. The action seeks to contest 1 C. rate rulings.
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Arizona
1. C
Phoenix
Arts
A. A. Betts
Jonn E Banton
Washington, D
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Interstate Commerce
Leton
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Farmer
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Son
St. Joseph
Madrid
Spain
Boston Transcript
Jack
Illinois
U. S
Rome Press
W. C. W. Bates
Nebraska
Hinshaw
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Droheczyn
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Kanaan City Star
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