Chicago Strike Settled After Long Confab
Chicago July 30 The switchmen strike involving 2500 in the Chicago switching district ended after an all night conference. Workers return to duty with no prejudice or loss of seniority. Agreement ends closed shop issue and sets meal periods by a New York commission. Yardmaster appointments rein statements and new hires to be settled by a seven member board. Further meetings planned to finish remaining issues.
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Ill
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Order of Railway Conductors
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
New York
Brotherhood of
Glanders Found Among Teams at Dayton Air Camp
The Ohio veterinary department warns against moving horses from Montgomery county or the Dayton aviation field to Chillicothe camp due to glanders. An investigation into the Dayton animals is underway as over 500 workers and many horses are involved. The War Defense Council is urged to prohibit transfers unless horses are thoroughly examined and cleared by authorities.
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Gomery County
Dayton
Chillicothe
Glanders
Aviation
War Defense Council
Bobby Wallace Returns as Utility Player for St. Louis Nationals
Eighteen years after his first stint with the St. Louis Nationals, veteran fielder Bobby Wallace rejoins the club as a utility player, signaling a veteran presence and versatile lineup addition for the team.
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Presa
ST. Louis
St. Louis Nationals
Bobby Wallace
Ariadne sinks after torpedo strike in British fleet loss
The British cruiser Ariadne, 11 000 tons, built 1898, was torpedoed and sunk. Thirty eight crew members died. all others were saved. The ship measured 440 feet long with a 69 foot beam and 27½ foot draft and carried 16 inch guns and submerged torpedo tubes.
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London
Admiralty
Proposal for Flag Over Houses of Enlisted Soldiers
A bill introduced by Senator Pomerene of Ohio proposes a special flag to fly over every house that furnishes a man for the army or navy. The message, noted by the Associated Press in Washington, highlights a broader wartime mobilization theme.
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Dy Associated Press
Washington
Pomerene
Ohio
Fire Sweeps Canada Valley Killing Eleven
A massive fire swept Spruce River Valley near Vernle B.C. killing eleven men and leaving 26 unaccounted for. Some 56 entrapments were reported as flames trapped loggers, with the blaze burning since Wednesday until heavy rains Saturday night halted it. Millions of feet of logs, a logging railroad, buildings, horses and supplies were destroyed.
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B.C
Spruce River Valley
Here
Negro Troopers Disciplinary Action After Uprising
In Waco Texas on July 30, all 24th United States Infantry black soldiers in last night’s clash with local authorities are accounted for. Six were arrested, fourteen who fled to the outskirts reported to camp and are under guard. Disturbances began when soldiers barred white patrons from a moving picture show, and they allegedly tore down a “white sign” at a restaurant and warned the proprietor not to replace it.
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Associated
Waco
Tex
24Th
United States Infantry
Memora
British Sailors Called Limeys by Bluejackets in Europe
London July 10 British sailors serving in European waters nickname English forces Limeys. The term emerged from earlier Lime juice and watered spirits slang, with Limey clubs and Limey beer common among both sides. A juvenile offender fled, later surrendering to authorities.
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Sihems
Phe Taner
London
European
England
President Wilson pushes for single food administrator
Washington July 30 reports state Conferees on the food bill accepted Wilsons demand for one administrator not subject to confirmation, discarding a three member board. He opposes a board and reiterates support for a separate war committee on expenditures, signaling possible veto if revisions persist.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Chamber
Chamberlain
White House
Bride 17 Eloped In Kentucky Torn From Husband
A juvenile court in Newark Wednesday ordered Alva Staggers 17 placed in the county children’s home after she and her husband 19 were seized following an elopement. The couple had wed in Newt Kentucky earlier in the week and their parents asked the court to let the marriage stand.
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Avietuatend Dror
Newark
Alva Stagperk
Alva Staggers
Newt
Buckeye Tree to Replace Slum in Public Square
A southeastern slum area on the public square was cleared Monday by order of the city. A buckeye tree will be planted in the space. A fashion remark about trimming hats appears in the text, with a stray comment on writing a husband for the wearer.
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Ely
Teutons Mass Guns to Meet Fire of British
Dispatches describe German firepower increasing to match British bombardment on the Belgian front. Russian fronts show backward movement while Austro-German forces push toward Bukovina and Moldova valleys. Russian resistance stiffens near Galicia, with signs of limited advance confined to central lines as flanks lag.
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Teutons
Bukowina
Suchawa
Seletyn
Moldova
Galicia
Wilson backs alien drafting in allied army plan
President Wilson's endorsement followed by the foreign relations committee report endorsing McCumber's resolution to open treaty negotiations. The plan would draft aliens in the United States into the American army for wartime service.
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Itty
Washington
Wilson
For Oien Relations Committee
McCumbere
Aimerigad
Mooney New Trial Recommended by California AG
Attorney General C. L. Webb urged the California Supreme Court to grant Thomas J. Mooney a new trial. Mooney, tried on a murder charge connected to the Preparedness Day bombing that killed ten people, faces a potential error challenge in the high court filing.
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San Francisco
Cal
Thomas J. Mooney
C. &. Webb
State Supreme Court
Mooney
Crime to Sell Milk of Tubercular Cow
Attorney General McGhee in a formal opinion to TL Calvert head of the dairy and food division of the state board of agriculture states it is a crime to sell milk from tubercular cows. The note rejects pasteurization as a safe workaround and highlights severe penalties for such sales.
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Presa
Danser Columbus
McGhee
TL. Calvert
Ehfer
Dairy and Food Division
State Board of Agriculture
Saratoga Rammed by Panama in Atlantic port incident
July 2. The American transport Saratoga, at anchor awaiting orders, was rammed by the inbound American steamship Panama near an Atlantic port. Lifeboats and tugs rescued passengers and crew. No fatalities reported. a large rescue fleet including a cruiser aided the operation as Saratoga neared shallow waters two miles off.
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Atlantic
Saratoga
Panama
Ward Line
Panama Railroad & Steamerily Co
Cruiaer
No Action on War Tax Bill Avers Kitchin Says
The Senate committee deferred formal action on methods to boost revenue from the war tax bill to at least 1 042 billion dollars from its present total of 1 470 670 000. Democratic Leader Kitchin said the house would not act this session to raise the 5 billion revenue tender. Proceedings will focus on conference reports and deficiency measures as the appropriation committee drafts the general appropriation bill.
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Uy Associated
Jogishition
Thousands of Craft-Age Draft Evaders Targeted by Roundup
Attorney General Gregory directed district attorneys to arrest thousands of men of draft age who evaded registration and failed to respond to the army call. He ordered criminal proceedings to begin against the violators.
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Gregory
General Otis Civil War Vet Dies at Age 80 in California
Obituary notes General Harrison Gray Otis president and general manager of the Los Angeles Times dies at his home in California aged 80. The long life spans Civil War service, Philippine campaign leadership, clashes with labor, and ownership of the Times, with surviving daughter and wife previously.
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CNL
Jou Angles
Cal
Harrison Gray Ota
Los Angeles Times
Harry Chandler
Harrison Gray Otty
Harrison Gray
Mansachusetts
Wee
Washington County
Otis’ Tite
United States
Ohio Volunteers
Reelmenta
2Nd
Ohio Veteran Volunteers
Hee Dng
Sutherfor
Hagen
William McKinley
Otishaw
Otta An
McKinney Anid
Camp Merritt
Cit
Pipepines
Eighth Army Corps
Campfion
Persed
Nasalt
Caloocan
Pilipino
United Station
Washington
the Times
Shipping Prosperity Reported by IndoChina Steam
London reports booming totals for shipping firms in 1916 with IndoChina Steam Navigation Co showing a net profit of 512,293 pounds, up from 16,000 in 1914 and a dividend rise from 3 percent to a higher rate amid wartime demand.
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Hannes
London
IndoChina
Hon Co
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