Military Operations on Considerable Scale Are Impending in Ireland
London reports the provisional Irish Free State plans to overpower Republican resistance and establish order before new parliament. Republicans move from Waterford across the country, with Cork as a claimed Republican capital and Limerick as a contested HQ. The national army grows stronger while Dail commanders may be spared to allow ongoing mobilization. Michael Collins is named commander in chief with Mulcahy as chief of staff. O Duffy leads the southwestern division.
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London
Irish Free State
Dublin
Waterford
Papi
Free State
Patrick J. Little
Ete
Kerry
Newtown Barry
County Mayo
Cork
Mallow
Limerick
Dail
Michael Collins
Irish National Army
Collins
Richard Mulcahy
Owen O’duffy
Mulcahy
Eamon ‘Alera
Cancel Permits to Sell Mining Stock in Utah
Salt Lake City July 13 The state securities commission cancelled the permit granted to the Hingham Galena mining company to sell treasury stock in Utah for failure to meet grant provisions. The company tied to George Graham Rice faced adverse publicity over alleged exploits related to other firms. The stock, once 25 cents a share, rose to 38 cents before sliding to one cent bid and half a cent ask.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
State Securities Commission
Hingham-Galena Mining Company
Treasury
Utah
George Graham Rice
Rice
Crogses Continent Identifies Lost Scotch Collie
Edwin Rayfield leaves his Los Angeles home to travel to Brooklyn to verify a dog’s identity. During wartime naval training he gave his mother a Scotch collie named Boy. After Boy disappeared, a dog Mrs. Rayfield saw prompted a lawsuit to prove ownership.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Edwin Rayfield
Brooklyn
N. Y
Rayfield
Pelham Bay Naval Station
New York
Federal trade commission cites gasoline monopoly in Montana
The commission urges Congress to ban common stock ownership in companies once part of a Sherman Act dissolved combination. It finds Montana and nearby states dominated by Standard Oil, with eleven regional territories showing no real competition. The report notes higher refinery prices despite cheaper crude, due to interlocking ownership and midwest refiners owned by Standard Oil of Indiana.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Montana
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Commission
Yentana
Hocky Mountain
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company of
Ina
Midwest, Refining Company
Sinclair Pipe Line Commany
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Artillery Shell Souvenir of War Kills Eight Children
A shell used as a screen door ornament exploded in a yard near the Edw. G. Workman house killing eight children playing croquet. The blast sent debris across yards, with two tires and croquet equipment scattered. investigators suspect accidental detonation with a mallet or ball striking the shell.
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Ldga NM
Betsete Saey
Railroad strike centers report brutal raid on Western Pacific workers
Raiders estimated at fifty to seventy five attacked Oroville railroad yards waking and beating sleeping workers. Roadmaster Tom Wilkinson suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized. The assault targeted the roundhouse guards with exchange of gunfire and multiple beatings. some initial kidnappings were not confirmed. Continued on Page Ten.
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Veenbaps
Leedehs
Arinons
Western Pacific
Yester Secor
Tom Wilkinson
Oroville
Peallness
Fs Semel
Wilkinson
Oroville Hospital
Coal Strike Continues Amid Uncertainty Over Arbitration
Washington reports the anthracite operators claim acceptance of arbitration in the coal strike but bituminous operators and the miners' union remain unsure. Officials fear delays to oppose the government plan, with anthracite proposing a separate wage and working conditions commission to automatically adjust terms and limit partisanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Open defiance in southern China fuels Pekin anxiety
Report from Peking and Canton detail southern provincial uprisings and moves toward an autonomous government led by Sun Yat Sen. Civil conflicts spread in Szechwan Anhwei and Hunan as mutinies and looting threaten stability while President Li Yuanhung calls for a north–south meeting to avert foreign complications.
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Peking
China
India
Shanghai
Che
Che Kiang
Ku Kien
Kwang Tung
Sun Yat-Sen
South China
Chen Chiung-Ming
Chen
Sze Chawn
Anhwei
Kinang
Sze Chwan
Ang Si
Li Yuang-Hung
Bun Yat-Sen
Canton
Sun
Neil
Bnushes
Femains
Shameen
Ip Zuc
Yip Kue
Ogaton
Campaign Launched Against Fire Waste Nationwide
Washington AP reports a national campaign against fire waste was launched at a conference of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Julius Barua pledged the chamber and its affiliated business groups to help cut annual fire damage estimated at 500 dollars.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Julius Barua
Ivesiment
National Chamber
Busins
Canada and United States discuss faster Rush Bagot renewal
Canadian Premier King and US Secretary Hughes met at the State Department to push a new stronger form of the Rush Bagot agreement restricting armament on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence river. They also covered fisheries protection in British Columbia and boundary water matters with St Lawrence waterways project delayed for now.
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Washington
Tae
Monroe
Senate
British Columbia
Eastern
St. Lawrence Waterways
King
Purchased Bible With Bogus Check Charged in Los Angeles
Harry Steinhold was arrested in Los Angeles on July 13 and charged with buying a Bible and rosary with a bogus check. The shop owner said he accepted the check due to the nature of the purchase, prompting police action.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Harry Steinhold
Bush fires in British Columbia nearing control
About 5,000 forestry workers fight fires across the province with most now under control. Only one or two fires remain out of control as winds and drought hinder rain, delaying relief from one of the longest dry spells on record.
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Vancouver
B. C
Forestry Department
Railroads Charged With Violation of Transportation Act
B M Jewell head of the railway department of the American Federation of Labor sent a telegram to President Harding criticizing the strike handling and urging a new act. The claim states ninety two railroads violated the Transportation Act by ignoring labor board decisions and disputing wage and rule interpretations.
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B. M. Jewell
Railway and Department
American Federation of Labor
Harding Reying
Tae ‘Seton
Ariel
Labor Board
Railreada
Be Teleai
Transportation Acted
Pennsylvania Railroad
Page
National Board of Adjustment
Department ‘of Labor
Omaha Chain Man Shamming Insanity Case Report
Omaha, July 13 AP Fred Brown claims insanity defense as County Attorney and public defender discuss his case. Brown has offered little during visits to the jail and has not spoken about the charges despite efforts to secure a defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Fred Brown
Pga
Brown
Dante
Shotwell
France Accepts Near East Peace Conference in Principle
Paris July 13 The French government replies to the British note on the Near East peace conference inviting Greeks and Turkish nationalists to send representatives. France accepts in principle the plea for the conference with details to be settled later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Near East
France
Eighth Voyage on Matrimonial Sea
A fragmented AP item from Quincy Illinois reports a July marriage ceremony. It notes M. White and his wife, details are garbled but indicate a union within wartime or travel context and imply estrangement prior to marriage.
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Quincy
M. White
Mr. White
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Latue
Atlanta
Wan Gas
Cooperite
Atiikets
Ole Ener
United Tates
Pat
Ths
Chain Man
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