Mine Riot at Herrin Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded
Eyewitness accounts describe striking miners attacking the Lester Strip mine near Herrin. Guards and imported workers fired after surrender in a clash that left many dead and wounded, with assertions that killings occurred post surrender. Joseph O Rourke, wounded, testified to orders and miscommunication during the assault. The governor dispatched 1000 troops, including infantry and machine gun units, to enforce order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Associated Press
Lester
Here
Joseph O'Rourke
Chicago
Bertrand Commissary Company
Carlos E. Black
West Madison Street
Committee Named to Improve Morals of Movies in U S
A 3 member committee from 50 major philanthropic welfare and labor groups was chosen at a Will Hays conference to form a national board for improving American films. Lee Hamner, Mrs. Oliver Harriman, and James E. West were named to join Hays in pledging to raise moral and artistic standards, stressing the films as a major American industry with 500 million dollars invested and 20 million daily viewers including many children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Will Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Lee Hamner
Russell Sage Foundation
Oliver Harriman
Camp Fire Girls
James E. West
Boy Scouts of America
Hays
America
Whhich
Drop Food to Marooned Farmers
Three aviators from Kelly Field flew to McAllen Texas to aid rescue along the Rio Grande as floods threaten lower valley regions. They plan to drop bags of food to isolated farmers found cut off by the swollen backwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Kelly Field
McAllen
Rio Grande
Five Men Escape as Bridge Span Torn by Glendaruel
A steel drawbridge on the Lincoln highway between Jersey City and Newark was torn away by the ocean going steamship Glendaruel. The center span collapsed into Hackensack River with five men swept into the water. all were rescued and the bow of the Glendaruel sustained heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Hackensack
Jersey City
Specialty plant raid shocks Cedar Rapids liquor ring
Federal agents raided the E. J. Lattner Specialty office in Cedar Rapids seizing 763 cases of Lascohol and other materials in a bid to crack a midwest bootlegging operation. Lattner, son of J. A. Lattner, faced a $1,000 bond after waiving to the federal grand jury. He had permits since April and moved $12,000 to $14,000 monthly in shipments to Peoria Des Moines Omaha Sioux City and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Middle West
E. J. Lattner
Lattner
Lattner Specialty Company
Lascohol
Federal Grand Jury
Peoria
Des Moines
Omaha
Sioux City
Rio Grande Flood Washes Away Bridges At Eagle Pass
International bridges linking Eagle Pass Texas and Piedras Negras Mexico were swept away by the Rio Grande flood the highest in the river's history. Cities on both sides isolated with warnings of possible heavy casualties and extensive property damage. The U S State Department asked the War Department to rush a pontoon bridge to Eagle Pass to restore communication. Government inquiries seek fastest military post to supply the bridge at the disaster site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Eagle Pass
Tex
Piedras Negras
Mex
Rio Grande River
Piedras
Negros
Rio Grande
State Department
War Department
Texas
Socialist Influence in New York High Schools Report
Aaron J. Dotey of De Witt Clinton High School and a committee chair presents a report to the teachers council alleging a strong socialist presence in New York City schools. The Young People's Socialist league or Yipso is named, with claims of pro revolution statements and several teachers running for office on socialist or farmer labor tickets.
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New York
Aaron J. Dotey
DeWitt Clinton
Teachers Council
Dotey
Young People’s Socialist League
Yipso
Soviet America
Soviet Russia
Gen. Pershing
Nafinik Ardevfnghdcla aHkeigwa Io
German Man Rescued After River Jump Over Slur
John Kolet, a German, shouted at insults, leaped into the river in Chicago. Police and bridge tenders intervened, pumping his arms and pulling him to safety after authorities drained the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Kolet
Kolet
Prohibition Directors Report Lull in Liquor Traffic Near Minnesota
Officials from Minnesota North Dakota Iowa and South Dakota say cross border liquor traffic has slowed due to close cooperation with Dominion authorities. The conference in Minneapolis highlighted border enforcement efforts and ongoing vigilance against illicit trafficking between the United States and nearby provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
Dominion
United States
Prohibition
North Dakota
Iowa
South Dakota
Appeal Urges President to End Coal Strike
A joint appeal from the Commission on the Church and Social Service of the Federal Council of Churches and the National Catholic Welfare Council urges President Harding in Washington to take immediate steps to end the coal strike. The appeal is signed by leaders from multiple Protestant communions and Catholic social action groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Harding
Commission On the Church and Social Service
Federal Council of Churches
Department of Social Action
National Catholic Werkfare Council
Mrs. Olesen Wins Democratic Senate Nomination in Minnesota
St Paul reports Anna Dickie Olesen leads a three candidate field in the state primary to secure the Democratic Party senatorial nomination. Returns tonight show the Minnesota race settling with Olesen as the party’s nominee, defeating two male opponents.
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Olesen
Minnesota
St. Paul
United States
Anna Dickie Olesen
Democratic Party
Russia Rejects Ratification of Genoa Treaty
Moscow reports the Soviet government refuses to ratify the Genoa treaty with Italy. The decision cites nonconformity with terms set at the latest all-Russian executive committee conference and names negotiators Leonard Krassin and George Tehitcherin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Italy
Leonard Krassin
George Tehitcherin
Genoa
all-Russian Executive Committee
Radio Searchlight by Marconi
Senor Guglielo Mar coni, famed wireless innovator, unveils a radio searchlight that beams radio waves in a single direction by reflection, offering focused transmission instead of omnidirectional spread. This development could steer wireless signaling toward targeted areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Searchlight
Marconi
New York
Senor Guglielo Marconi
Wonder Man of Wireless
Congress Passes Bill Extending Aliens Rights for Women
The House approved by 206 to 9 a bill to open to alien married women naturalization and citizenship rights similar to alien men. It would allow American women who marry foreigners to retain citizenship unless they renounce allegiance or marry aliens ineligible to U S citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
United States
Man Dies of Hydrophobia After Rabies Bite
Pascoag Rhode Island Robert Pollard aged 40 died of hydrophobia nearly a year after a dog bite. Pollard and four others were bitten in July last year and received Pasteur treatment. The others had no ill effects while Pollard grew sick two months ago and worsened, with violent spasms leading to death.
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Pascoag
R. I
Robert Pollard
Pollard
Central States Volga Relief to ship clothing to Russia
The Central States Volga Relief Society based in Lincoln Neb announces a large clothing shipment from Lincoln to the famine area along the Volga river in Russia. The plan was announced July 6 by Dr. H. P. Wekesser, society president.
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Russia
Lincoln, Neb
Central States
Volga Relief Society
Lincoln
Volga River
H. P. Wekesser
Northcliffe’s Condition Alarming Reported in London
Reports from London describe grave concerns about Lord Northcliffe’s health, citing fears for both his physical and mental well being amid growing alarm in the city.
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Northcliffe
London
Lord Northcliffe
South Dakota politics and infrastructure in shift year
South Dakota voters face a November fight over an initiative to create the Bank of South Dakota backed by the National Farmers Nonpartisan League. An industrial commission would run the bank, while highway and survey office changes ripple across the state. Minor accidents and local developments in Yankton, Mitchell, and other towns accompany crop reports and public works plans.
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Union News Service
Bank of South Dakota
Bank of North Dakota
National Farmers Nonpartisan League
Industrial Commission of
South Dakota
Attorney General
North Dakota
Highway Department
Highway Department of
Lemmon
North Dakota Legal Department
United States Surveying General
William A. Lynch
Pierre
Commission General of the Land Office Division
Interior Department
Missouri River
Chamberlain
Ed Kirch
Chamberlain Sanitarium
Grand Lodge of Masons of
University of South Dakota
W. R. McMillan
Flandreau
Webster
Albert Macks
Hildebrand
Yankton
M. L. Flynn
Sioux City
Denver
Col
South Dakota University
Vermillion
Yankton College
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Mitchell
Elks
South Dakota Elks
Deadwood
Murdo
H. J. Anderson
William Berry
Phillip
Harry Thompson
Wagner
Post Office Department
Rosebud
Jay 2
White River
Witten and Wood
Carter and Wood
Winner West
Carter
Oak Creek
Mission
Crookston
Neb
Norris
Paramalee
United States Bureau of Markets and
T. L. Youngers
Parker
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Henry Koch
Menno
Chicago
Smith-Hughes
State Department of Public Instruction
J. A. Pierce
Hudson
Hudson School Board
Tanlac credited with curing dyspepsia in St Louis man
H Mohr of 1128 Fourth St in St Louis reports severe stomach trouble two years ago with gas pain palpitations and headaches. After taking Tanlac he gained weight and can eat freely with no pain or dizziness. He praises Tanlac and says it is wonderful. Tanlac is sold by druggists.
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South Dakota
George Jennings
Sedalia
Jennings
Huron
H. Mohr
Fourth St
St. Louis
Young Mothers Guard Their Daughters Knees
A young matron explains her pampering of her child, saying girls are showing more knees these days and she wants Alice to be as pretty as any when she is older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
When You Say a Thing Is Impossible
A brief reflection on how declaring something impossible reveals more about the speaker than the challenge. The idea emphasizes mindset limits and personal belief shaping outcomes.
Succeeds Where Doctors Fail Lydia E Pinkham Note
Letter from Mrs. Fred Miner of Churubusco New York praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache female troubles and pregnancy support. The testimonial claims long doctor treatment failed then the compound helped and invites others to try it for relief and safety for all ages.
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Churubusco
N. Y
Lydia E Pinkham
Fred Miner
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miner
Had Martha Beat
Capt Ed Thomas of Terre Haute drilled his prize drill team when visitors arrived. An old countryman and his wife watched as the captain called commands and the farmer remarked to his wife that Martha could beat her changing her mind.
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Ed Thomas
Terre Haute
Martha
Indianapolis News
We Shall Double Our Efforts. Doyle Spells Heaven Work
The Boston Transcript quotes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle noting a chance to work in heaven. It frames the idea as a promising opportunity and contrasts heaven with earthly effort.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Boston Transcript
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Freese-Rohde Company
Sioux Falls
Carlin
Sanley
Haakon
Ziebach County
South Dakota American Legion Auxiliary Convention
Rudolph Norvold
A. H. Norvold
Andrew Baker
Big Sioux
Volga
Jacob
Zach Walters
Sully County
Maul & Son
Broadland
Saby
Taniac
Stearns
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