Freight Embargo On Coastwise Traffic Hits Shipping
New York coastwise steamship companies under federal control announce a freight embargo on coastwise traffic due to seamen and engineers strike. The United States Railroad Administration forwarded the embargo order to shipping points as freight piles up, with unions warning of nationwide disruption and ports reporting millions in daily losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Railroad Administration
New York
Coastwise Steamship Companies
Atlantic
Gulf
G. H. Brown
Seamen's Union
Bergoff Bros
Bowery
United States Shipping Board
Sea Board
Boston
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Shipping Board
Toledo plan to have city railways operate cars under cost-plus system
Frank R. Coates, president of Toledo Railways and Light Co, forecast a plan to city council before July 20 allowing operation of cars on a cost-plus reasonable profit basis with eventual city purchase and citizen share sales of ten dollars each while the company would provide car service in the interim.
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Toledo, C
Toledo Railways and Light Co
Frank R. Coates
Coates
Paris Naval Engineer Details 100 Mile Cannon Plan
M. L. Bourgeois, Chief Engineer of the Navy Department, testified before a committee of Deputies on the Briey question. He described designing a 100 mile range cannon during Paris bombardment that could be set up in an hour. The project moved between committees and was ordered in February 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. L. Bourgeois
Navy Department
Import of War Munitions to Mexico Under Defense Rationale
State Department states no special arrangement exists for imports of arms and ammunition to Mexico for defensive purposes. Mexico may be allowed to import munitions for regular forces, with Sonora bulletins likely linked to home guard organization against roaming bandits.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
State Department
Sonora
Wish Fleet Godspeed From Secretary Daniels
Secretary Daniels wished the Pacific fleet officers and crews Godspeed and a safe voyage as the armada sails from Hampton Roads to the west coast. He compared the new force to the powerful fleet that steamed between the Virginia Capes 11 years earlier, highlighting a historic echo and national pride.
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Washington
Pacific
Daniels
Hugh Rodwan
Hamp Roads
West
Virginia Capes
United States
Wilson Reviews Czech Veterans Parade in Rain at White House
In Washington a thousand Czech Slovak World War I veterans marching in a rain drenched parade were reviewed by President Wilson. Eldest veteran 70, youngest just a lad, many from Siberia service, with 400 maimed carried by Walter Reed ambulances. The procession went from Camp Meigs to Capitol and past the White House on Pennsylvania avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Siberia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilson
White House
Pacific
Newport News
Bohemia
Camp Meigs
Capitol
Walter Reed Hospital
May Use Airships for Rome Tourism
American tourists may visit the Colosseum Forum Pantheon Caracalla baths and Basilica of Constantine St Peter's and other Rome gems not by horse drawn carriages but by airships. The Italian navy runs a commercial dirigible service for Rome and its surroundings with daily capacity full flights.
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Rome
Coliseum
Forum
Vantheon
Caracalla Baths
Constantine
St. Peter's
Toledo council sticks to order to vacate streets end of month
City council members say they stand pat on the Toledo Railways and Light Company vacating the streets by month end. The stance follows an unsuccessful compromise effort after the company raised fares from five cents to five cents with a two cent transfer fee.
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Toledo, O
Toledo Railways and Light Company
Worthington Captured in Vancouver in Broker Theft Case
Chicago man John W. Worthington, linked to the February theft of $185,000 in securities from Pittsb urgh's Critten den Brokerage Co., has been taken into custody in Vancouver, B C. A nationwide manhunt by U S secret service and Justice officials had lasted two months.
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Chicago
John W. Worthington
Crittenden Brokerage Co
Pittsburgh
Vancouver
B. C
United States Secret Service
Department of Justice
Attempt on Major Cockriel in Coblenz
Two Germans fired on Major George Cockriel Provost Marshal of American forces in Germany but he was not hurt. The assailants fled after the gunfire. Cockriel, a St Paul Minnesota native, has been targeted repeatedly and is listed on the German secret list of marked Americans.
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Coblenz
George Cockriel
Germany
Cockriel
St. Paul
Minn
Cockretl
Labor leader warns I W W seeks to destroy government
James P. Holland of the New York State Federation of Labor testified before a joint legislative committee on radical groups. He alleged the I W W organized thousands nationwide and urged a Soviet or international union, with major activity in the garment industry. He cited the Amalgamated Garment Workers of America as a key union with 70,000 members and claimed many workers remain Americans first.
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New York
James P. Holland
New York State Federation of Labor
Joint Legislative Committee
Holland
Amalgamated Garment Workers of America
I W. W
Hollane
Marine Workers of
Americas
United States
Mr. Holland
U.S. Troops Cross Border to Repel Mexican Raids
Senator Albert B. Fall told the Senate that American troops have crossed the Mexican border 12 times in six months to push back raids. Bodies of Mexicans, some in Carranza uniforms, were found. Fall said troops lack orders to avoid controversy but could police the border with clear directives. He praised the soldiers for their conduct.
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Washington
Carranza
Senate
Albert B. Fall
Republican
New Mexico
Fall
McCormick Works Closed as Labor Standoff Ends
Ten thousand workers at the McCormick Reaper Works of International Harvester Co. are idle after the plant shuts down. Superintendent Ralph G. Brooks says if the men demand a closed shop they have it, as the plant will stay closed until workers accept the new conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
McCormick Reaper Works
International Harvester Co
Ralph G. Brooks
McCormick Works
Emperor William letter on Austria demands and Belgrade
A published 1914 letter from former Emperor William to Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg states Austria’s wishes were met after Serbia’s reply and war grounds were removed. It notes Serbians are "Orientals and untrustworthy" and suggests occupying Belgrade until Serbian promises are fulfilled.
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Berlin
William
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Austria
Belgrade
Reds Advocate Reign of Terror in New York Chicago Magazines
The joint New York Legislature committee investigated radical activity revealing magazines printed in Russian and Finnish by the L W W. Excerpts urged red terror and destruction of government with sabotage. A letter from Grace Ganarie Plank, Salina Kan., sought literature suitable for boys, urging careful selection. The committee adjourned to reconvene next Thursday.
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New York
Chicago
1 W. W
Joint Legislative Committee
L W. W
Salina, Kan
Grace Ganarie Plank
Six Miners Die in Carswell Mine Shaft Blast
Six miners were killed by an explosion at the Carswell Mine in Kimball, twenty miles west of Bluefield West Virginia. The Houston Collieries Company owns and operates the shaft, part of the Pocahontas field, with an output of 500 tons a day.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Carswell
Kimball
Pocahontas
Houston Collieries Company
Mexican Unity Sought in New Congressional Resolution
A joint resolution introduced by Rep Fiorella H La Guardia Republican New York seeks appointment of a congressional committee to confer with Mexican leaders and restore harmony among factions and enforce law and order in Mexico.
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Washington
Mexico
Fiorella H. la Guardia
New York
Hog Prices Fall At Local Market Amid Export Weakness
Hog prices at the Columbus market declined sharply, dipping as much as 50 cents per hundredweight from the recent high of 22.75. Analysts attribute the drop to weaker sterling and reduced export demand.
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Columbus
Sterling Exchange
Honors For Four Chiefs
President Wilson asked for permanent general ranks for General Pershing and General March and permanent admiral ranks for Rear Admiral Sims and Admiral Benson, Chief of Operations. The move aims to set long term seniority in the regular services.
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Washington
Regular Army
Pershing
General March
Navy
Sims
Benson
Wilson
Towns Threatened by Western Fires Reach Montana Idaho
Forest fires racing over ridges of Western Montana and Northern Idaho for more than a week continued to spread destruction. Small towns were severed from communication with the United States Forest Service in Missoula. The Henderson area fire jumped into the Mullan junction country with little hope of immediate containment.
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Spokane
Wash
Montana
Idaho
United States Forest Service
Missoula
Mont
Henderson
Mexican Desperado Robbery Sparks U S Demand for Punishment
The Mexican government vows efforts to prosecute those responsible for the July 6 Tampico attack on American sailors and the insult to the flag. The United States seeks apology and punishment of bandits, with Commander Finney to report from Tampico waters as Topeka and Cheyenne crews were involved.
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Washington
United States
John W. Correll
Tampito
Carranza
State Department
Tampico
Mexico
Navy Department
Finney
Topeka
Cheyenne
Smoke and Fires Engulf Thunder Mountain Region Forests
Forests in the eastern Thunder Mountain area of Southern Idaho burn as lookouts in Sawtooth National Forest report heavy smoke hiding fires. Scouts from Hailey and Challis are sent to assess the fires across the valleys and timber.
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Boise
Idaho
Thunder Mountain
Sawtooth National Forest
Hailey
Challis
Race Riots Renewed at Capital Capital Washington D C
Mob violence erupts seven times despite full police and provost guard presence. Protests follow alleged attacks on white women by black men, with crowds hunting African Americans and several injured taken to hospitals.
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Capital
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Twelve Lost in Storm Near Wheeling West Virginia
A severe storm swept Eastern Osio, hitting a mining settlement in Wegee Creek Valley south of Wheeling. Twelve people perished including five children, with crops destroyed and rail and trolley lines washed out. Dozens homeless and damages likely exceed $1,000,000.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Osio
Wegee Creek
Flood Forces Mt. Vernon Residents To Flee
With the Kokosing river rising residents on Mt. Vernons West Side flee their homes seeking shelter from the flood. Damaged farms north and west report thousands of dollars in losses as wheat washed away and livestock perishes.
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Mt. Vernon
Kokosing
King County
Farmers organize two county cooperative grain elevators
To remove middlemen and boost returns farmers of Preble and Darke counties plan a cooperative grain elevator network. They have formed a Monroe township Preble county association and will hold a large meeting of farmers in Baton to push the two county plan.
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Dayton
Preble
Darke
Monroe Township
Preble County
Baton
Forest emits green cloud over Moody Pond area
In Sarame Lake New York the Moody Pond section reports a rare Adirondack event as pine pollen masses drifted by wind forming a green murky vapor that covered houses and furniture turning tin roofs and metal surfaces green for hours.
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Sarame Lake
N. Y
Moody Pond
Adirondacks
Paris satirist asks why not knight French humorists
And Why Not notes Le Rire’s praise for Sir Harry Lauder’s knighthood and urges France to honor its own humorists like Dranem and Polin with the Legion of Honor. The piece laments France’s view that artists who amuse are lesser, quoting the Manchester Guardian on national wit and chores.
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le Rire
Harry Lauder
France
Dranem
Polin
Caf ‘Cone
Legion of Honor
Rabelais
Moliere
Manchester
Eng
Guardian
Airplane Sighting Sparks Awe at Rumpus Ridge
Gap Johnson recalls a flying machine performing capers over his area. The craft circled and corkscrewed for about half an hour, leaving his fourteen children speechless with mouths agape and ears tuned skyward before resuming their usual vigor.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kingdom
Kansas City Star
Finger Told on Him in Antwerp Hotel Chat
Two Englishmen in an Antwerp hotel converse at dessert. One guesses the other is a photographer after noting how the man tilts the vinegar cruet, the claim backed by his precise handling of the bottle.
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Antwerp
Philadelphia Inquirer
How to Remove Paint with Turpentine and Alcohol
To strip old paint or varnish mix equal parts turpentine and strong alcohol in a bottle. Place the bottle in hot water until the mixture heats thoroughly. Apply the hot solution to the wood and the paint should lift easily for scraping.
Witty Exchange on Society’s Empty Things
In a brief literary exchange Miss Firsby notes many empty things in society, while her interlocutor Lowburn agrees society can feel hollow. The dialogue spotlights social emptiness and shared skepticism in a concise, pointed moment.
Cincinnati Markets Hay and Grain Prices and Livestock
Market list from Cincinnati shows quotes for corn, oats, hay, butter, eggs, poultry, cattle, calves, hogs and pigs. Prices vary by grade and weight, with No 2 white corn at 2.10 to 2.11 per unit and hogs at 14 to 22.25, cattle from 5.50 to 15 per unit, and hay from 20 to 29.88 per ton.
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South Ferry Terminal
South Ferry
Pat
W. W
U.S
Chiefs
Congress
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Middleman
Cincinnati
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