Third Party Seen as Certainty by Radical Chiefs
In San Francisco radical leaders predict a new political party after the Democratic National Convention. Howard Williams of Committee of 48 says Chicago will form a cross‑group ticket uniting labor, veterans, and liberals under a radical platform. La Follette leads a presidential candidate referendum amid efforts from Labor Party US, Non-Partisan League, Single Tax Party, and other groups.
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San Francisco
Howard Williams
National Pacific
Chicago
Williams
Willams
Robert M la Follette
Wisconsin
Labor Party of the
United States
Single Tax Party
Committee of 48, Triple Alliance of the Northwest
People's League of Missouri, World War Veterans, and
National Public Ownership League
Reed backs Democratic ticket despite League stance
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri declared he will support the Democratic ticket in the presidential elections. He affirmed his status as a Democrat but reiterated continued opposition to the League of Nations covenant.
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Reed
Chicago
James A. Reed
Missouri
League of Nations’ Covenant
League of Nations
Gronna Beaten for Senatorial Nomination in North Dakota
Virtually complete returns from the North Dakota primary show Dr. E F Ladd, Non-Partisan League candidate, with about a 3000 vote lead over Sen A J Gronna for the Republican nomination to the Senate. Gov Lynn J Frazier, the League choice, over William Langer by about 6000 votes for governor is conceded. League candidates lose in two of three congressional districts.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
E. F. Ladd
A. J Gronna
Lynn J. Frazier
William Langer
League
Bryan Noncommittal On Rt of Cox Ticket
William J. Bryan of Nebraska, Dry leader, failed to win a prohibition plank and declined to say if he would support the Democratic ticket or discuss presidential candidates. He blamed administration leaders for allowing a candidate that let the wets take charge at the San Francisco convention, speaking slowly but clearly before committing himself.
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Bryan
COX
Portland
Ore
W William J. Bryan
Nebraska
San Francisco
Alaska Railroad Costs Climbing
Alaska Railroad officials report costs rising beyond initial estimates as construction continues from Seward. Senator Wesley L. Jones notes the project remains vital to Alaska’s development, with Congressman Miller and McPherson of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce cited for their roles in securing cost-limit increases. Jones also mentions a new Federal Shipping Board district with Seattle headquarters being planned.
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Seattle
Alaska Railroad
Seward Ooo
McPherson
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Sen. Jones
Williams. Benson
Federal Shipping Board
Shiping Board
Liea Fluarters
Revolutionary Movements In Mexico Reported Again
Washington reports ongoing unrest in Mexico with minor importance assigned by the State Department. A bridge burning south of Montelo and uprisings between Tampico and Monterey are noted by the Tampico consul. Two hundred rebels near Torreon march toward the U.S. border, and ex‑governor Cardona is under arrest at Piedras Negras.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
Eagle Pass
Texas
Montelo
Gonzales
Tampico
Monterey
Torreon
Cardona
Coahuila
Piedras Negrus
25 Million Dollar Loan To Switzerland Arranged
NEW YORK July 8 A $225,000,000 loan to Switzerland will be raised in the United States as a result of negotiations between the Swiss Government and American bankers. The funds will be raised through sinking fund bonds maturing in 20 to 25 years. Interest rate was not disclosed.
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New York
Switzerland
United States
Daniels Party Sails Saturday on Alaskan Visit
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and officials plan to depart Seattle Saturday aboard six destroyers for an Alaska cruise. Admiral Rodman and Gov. Thomas Riggs Jr. will join. the Idaho may tow the party back after a short northern stay. They will inspect coal fields and Government Railroad during the voyage while urging settlement and development in Alaska.
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Seattle
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Interior
John Barton Payne
Hugh Rodman
Pacific Fleet
Thomas Rigss, Jr
Alaska
Idaho
Perry W. Foote
Daniels
Matanuska
Alfred H. Brooks
Alaskan Commission
Department of the Interior
New Mexico
Payne
Congress
Arthur Meighen to Lead Canada's New Cabinet
OTTAWA July 8 Arthur Meighen minister of the interior has been summoned by the Governor General to form a new cabinet to succeed that of Sir Robert Borden who has retired.
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Ottawa
Arthur Meighan
Interior
Governor General
Robert Borden
Senate Probe Committee to Lift Charges
Senate hearings resume on campaign spending and alleged Justice Department pardons linked to Palmer. Armstrong accused DOJ of protecting criminals to aid political aims, with testimonies about Wood and Lowden campaigns and a $1,000,000 fund under New York backers. Kenyon led a Missouri hearing tour.
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Senate
Chicago
William Armstrong
Department of Justice
A. Mitchell Palmer
William S. Kenyon
Armstrong
Palmer
New York Central Railroad
Congress
St .Louis
Senate Committee
St. Louis
Missour
Sen
Kenyon
Jake Babler
Missouri
Frans O. Lowden
Ilinois
William Loeb
Leonard Wood
Wood
New York
George A. Whalen
Rufus Patterson
Ambrose Mowell
William Cooper Proctor
Loeb
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Georgia
Earthquake Felt Across Yukon Towns and Casts Light
Dispatches report an earthquake felt in Dawson Stewart Carmacks and Selkirk with no damage yet noted. In London delegates for 900000 miners demand two shillings daily wage rise and coal price cuts. In Baton Rouge the attempt to suspend rules to ratify the Woman Suffrage Amendment failed 52 to 46. In Mexico City reports confirm an armistice between government forces and Villa forces.
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Dawson
Yukon Territory
Stewart, Carmacks
Selkirk
London
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Mexico City
Francisco Villa
Railroad labor chairmen meet on wage award referendum
A special meeting of the general chairmen of sixteen railroad labor organizations was set for July 19 in Chicago to discuss the National Railroad Labor Board wage award expected July 20. If they accept the award, it goes to a referendum vote of the unions.
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Washington
Chicago
National Railroad Labor Board
Princetonains Beat Oxford in London Track Meet
Princeton University track team defeated the University of Oxford in London. Princeton won four of six events showcasing strong early season form.
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London
Princeton University
University of Oxford
Princeton
Foreign interests warned no interference with American shipping
Washington July 8 Admiral Benson Shipping Board chairman warns foreign interests against meddling in the development of the American merchant marine. He says the Jones Act will be carried out and American ownership will control much of imports and exports traffic despite threats. The warning followed a talk to Pacific Coast chambers of commerce and railway groups upset by the act’s preferential rate provision.
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Washington
Associated Press
William S. Benson
The
Shipping Board
United States
Admiral Benson
United States Eitizens
Pacific
U. S. Destroyer Seeks Release of Turks Captives
A U S destroyer heads to Messina to aid the release of Paul Nilson and his wife held by Turkish Nationalists. Admiral Bristol reports the Nilsons, connected with a mission school at Tarsus, disappeared after June 18 while outside French lines. In New York Mrs Emily Block and sixteen relief workers are believed isolated by Turkish forces in Adana Syria per Near East relief.
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Washington
Paul Nilson
Illinois
Messina
Admiral Bristol
Constantinople
State Department
Nilsans
Tarsus
New York
Emily Rh. Block
Adana
Syria
General Liggett to Inspect Alaskan Posts on Northward Trip
Port Angeles dispatch reports Lieut. Gen. Hunter Liggett aboard the Army transport South Bend which, after grounding in fog, was floated at high tide and will proceed to Seward, Alaska. The mission includes inspecting Alaskan posts and surveying 288 men for the Government railroad project in Alaska.
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Port Angeles
Wash
South Bend
Ensveres
Seward
Alaska
Hunter Liggett
Western Department
Swift Armour Indicted On Profiteering Charges
Federal Grand Jury in Boston reports indictments for profiteering on feed products against Swift and Company Armour and Company Wo Hollis and Company and the Independent Sugar Company.
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Swift
Armour
Boston
Federal Grand Jury
Swift and Company
Armour and Company
Wo. Hollis and Company
Independent Sugar Company
Gen March Returns From European Inspection Trip
Gen Peyton March Chief of Staff returns from inspection tour of American occupied zones in Germany France Belgium and England. He praises French care of American graves and notes the trip's official mission and observations from the visit.
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Gen
March
New York
Peyton
Germany
France
Belgium
England
Brandeis Named President of Zionists Conference
LONDON July 8 Louis D Brandeis Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court was elected President of the International Zionists Conference the first held in seven years Max Nordau was chosen Honorary President and Dr Napumsokoloff of Berlin Chairman
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London
Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
International Zionists’ Conference
Max Nordau
Napumsokoloff
Berlin
Alaskan carpenter dies in dynamite blast
Anchorage July 8 An Alaska Road Commission carpenter Joe McCaskill blew himself to pieces with dynamite in a despondent act His brother Anthony McCaskill is mentioned Charlottetown Prince Edward Island is noted in the report.
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Anchorage
Joe McCaskill
Alaska Road Commission
Anthony McCaskill
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Rail Rate Hearings Close With Decision Expected Next Month
Hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission on railroads requests for higher freight rates have concluded. Officials said a decision may be issued early next month, with no further public sessions planned.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ketchikan Postmaster Named
Washington reports recent postmaster appointments include Albert Wile named postmaster at Ketchikan reflecting federal staffing shifts.
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Ketchikan
Washington
Albert Wile
Trade Restrictions With Soviet Russia Eased by State Dept
Washington July 8 The State Department ordered removal of most trade restrictions with Soviet Russia except for shipments of materials usable for war. No political recognition granted or intended, but individuals and firms trade at their own risk. Move follows talks among the United States Great Britain and France and recent talks between Lloyd George and Krassin.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
United States
Rus
Great Britain
France
David Lloyd George
England
Gregory Krassin
National Council May Take Over Polish Rule
Warsaw reports the Polish Diet in extraordinary session as a Council of War debates placing government control with a National Council to meet the Bolshevik threat in Ukraine. Brussels dispatches note alarming Allied talks with Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Wilson on the Polish crisis.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Diet
Ukraine
Brussels
Poland
Marshal Foch
France
Wilson
Bolsheviki Reach Near Navosialki in Poland War Front
WARSAW July 8 An official war communique says Bolsheviki troops crossed the Berezina River and are in strong force near Navosialki fifty miles northeast of Minsk The National Council of Defense calls for volunteers to stem the invasion declaring the action against Bolshevism not Russia and says the decisive moment has arrived for Polish patriotism Soldiers will be paid expenses for wounded and families of the dead provided for
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Warsaw
Berseina
Navosialki
Minsk
National Council of Defense
Ght
Russia
Poles Evacuate Polesian Towns To Shorten Front
Polish forces on the Bolshevik front evacuated Mexic and Kanekowicz in Polesia to shorten the front, per an army staff statement from Warsaw. Soviet troops in the Robruick sector regroup under artillery fire while Poles defend a strong detachment in the Kissyn region, capturing four cannons and several machine guns.
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Warsaw
Mexic
Kanekowicz
Polesia
Army Staff
Robruick
Kissyn
Soviets Smash Southern Polish Front Near Stargo Konstantinov
London dispatches report Bolshevik forces driving Polish units in retreat on the southern flank near Stargo Konstantinov. They reach Lititekthev and occupy Mohilev, with heavy fighting cited against Gen. Wrangel’s forces on the southern front.
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London
Stargo Konstantinov
Moscow
Lititehev
Proskirov
Mohilev
Wrangel
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U. S
Atty. Gen
Carranza
Underwood & Underwood
Alvaro Obregon
Puebla
Pablo Gonzales
Obregon
Gronna
Alaska Railway
Canada
Dept. of Justice
Evelyn Nesbit
Harry K. Thaw
Jack Cliford
Virgil James Montagal
Colby
Gen. Liggett
Alaskan
Brandeis
Zionists’ Conference
Polish
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