President Directs Mines to Resume Operations Nationwide
President directs owners to restart mining with federal aid and National Guard support if governors fail to provide protection. War Department confirms federal troops available to maintain order, with governors urged to act. Pennsylvania and southern Ohio mine managers foresee reopening efforts, while operators seek assurances of protection at local levels.
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Rotary Weeks
National Guard
War Department
Washington
Pennsylvania
Essful
Ohio
White House
Harding
Stece
State mining law tightens Illinois coal mine rules
Springfield Illinois July 18 AP state director of minerals Robert M Madill said Illinois law forbids mining by unlicensed workers and importing labor tying the state tighter than any other. Chicago July 18 AP Attorney General Edward Brundage urged suspension of the mining law for the time being as Harding ordered mine reopening.
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Springfield
Ill
Ilinoia
Illinois
Robert M. Madill
Harding
Chicago
Edward J. Brundagee
Nada man William Rice nears death after 60 day fast
Stanton Kentucky July 18 AP William Rice of Nada remains speechless and very weak after a prolonged fasting vigil. He planned a 40 day fast to purify his body as Christ did but continued beyond the limit asserting spiritual sustenance. His wife and two married daughters stay by his bedside with a Bible cross and likeness of Christ nearby.
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Stanton, Ky
William Rice
Nada
Rice
Christ
Flames Sweep Warehouse in Heart of City
A major Greenwich Village fire raged from 8 am, blanketed by thick black smoke. By noon two dead, nearly 30 injured, three missing, as 200 families evacuated and firefighting crews battled the blaze with heavy equipment and roof lines. The Star Publishing Company and New York Tribune reported paper stock in the warehouse.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Fire and Police Department
Jane Street
Greenwood Avenue
128Th Street
8Th Avenue
Equitable Building
Joe’’ Martin
Brooklyn
Patrick Driscoll
Star Publishing Company
Wich
New York American
the Journal
The
New York Tribune
Conference Deadlock Deepens Over Russian Demands
At The Hague non Russian delegates push for new proposals while Russians refuse separate talks and threaten broader disruption. Maxim Litvinoff accuses European leaders of unequal rights and warns a general meeting could ruin both The Hague and Genoa conferences.
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Hague
Ellthea
Ing Poate Linvinett
Ney
Ted
Putyn
Maxim Litvinoff
Evrone
Harding plan to reopen Pittsburgh mines faces delays
President Harding’s proposal to reopen key Pittsburgh district mines met with early cleanup efforts but officials say full normal coal movement will take weeks. Samuel Gompers blames mine owners for the crisis and urges fair terms between miners and owners to resume mining without coercion.
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Pittsburgh
Harding
Gompers
United States
Nev ada Aviator Aims Siberia Flight From Alaska
Clarence O. Prest of Nevada began a long air crossing from Eagle Alaska towards Fairbanks in a bi plane carrying three apples and a pound of candy. He faced stormy skies but expected to reach the Siberian leg in three to four hours.
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Dawson City
Yukon Territory
Clarence O. Prest
Nevada
Siberia
Eagle
Alaska
Fairbanks
Prest
Idle blast furnace eyed in Youngstown steel plant curtailment
In Youngstown Ohio the fifth blast furnace in the district is to be banked due to coal shortages. The Brier Hill Steel plant plans to idle the furnace this week and the Youngstown Sheet and Tube company may curtail mill schedules as officials stated today.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Brier Hill Steel Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
U S and France settle mandates near end of dispute
Nearly all questions at issue between the United States and France regarding mandates have been settled. The mandate for Syria and Lebanon is ready for presentation to the league council, France having accepted all modifications suggested by the United States.
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Washington
United States
France
Syria
Lebanon
League Council
White House says no plan to reconvene House before recess
At the White House today officials stated there is no prospect of the president calling Congress back before the August 15 recess. Such action would only occur if a situation arises that requires it.
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Washington
White House
Vera Cruz Rebellion Moves Under General Adolfo Palma
Advices report a new rebellion movement led by General Adolfo Palma forming at Tuxtepec Oaxaca near Vera Cruz. Dispatches say the band has retreated into the mountains to avoid an immediate clash with federal troops.
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Vera Cruz
Adolfo Falma
Tuxtepec
Oaxaca
Washington Prediction Attributed To AFL Leader
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, predicted President Harding would respond to the invitation amid ongoing political discourse and labor tensions in Washington.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Harding
Britain and U S Reach Palestine Mandate Accord
London the Earl of Balfour announced at the League of Nations council that a complete agreement had been reached between Great Britain and the United States on the Palestine mandate and the mandates covering former German possessions in Africa.
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London
Earl of Balfour
League of Nations Council
Great Britain
United States
Palestine
Afric
Washington official resigns as assistant secretary of the treasury
News from the White House reports the resignation of a Treasury assistant secretary in charge of revenue and customs. The President was too busy to address the matter.
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Washington
Tacoma
Kag
Treasury
Fm Revenue and Customs
White
Officials invite coal operators to discuss invitation
George Heaps Jr announces that Bary Hughes will lead a discussion with coal operators next Monday regarding Harding's invitation and related petitions. The event is described as outstanding and will be held this week.
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Bary Hughes
Eines
Harding
George Heaps, Jr
London assigns death penalty for Wilson murder trio
Marshal court in London sentences Reginand Dunn and Josh O Sullivan to death for the assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson. The trial at Old Bailey concluded twenty six days after the shooting on Eaton Place, marking a swift yet severe verdict in a high profile case. The defense sought to present a manifesto as part of Dunn’s evidence, while the court considered adjournment for the statement.
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London
Reginand Dunn
Josh O’sullivan
Henry Hughes Wilson
Eaton Place
Old Bailey
England
Rathenau Assassins Kill Themselves in Berlin
Berlin reports a bizarre development as the Rathenau assassins allegedly commit death by their own action. The incident is dated July 18 and cited by AP with sparse details on Finshern or related figures.
Mrs Phillips to Enter Plea on Thursday
Los Angeles July 18 AP Mrs Clara Phillips charged by indictment with the murder of Mrs Alberta Tremaine Meadows was arraigned in the superior court. Her attorneys asked time to plead and were permitted to delay until Thursday. The defense may claim insanity but will decide on mental restoration after life survey. The couple met in jail after the coroner's jury indicted her.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Philips
Alberta Tremaine Meadows
Philpati
Clara
Ita Palowe
Phillips
Two Bandits Captured Near Amadeville
Manuel Martinez and Placido Silvas, escaped convicts, were captured by Acting Sheriff Harry Saxon two miles from Amadeville, near Tucson. Martinez was sentenced to hang and Silvas to life. Their escape occurred when a car wreck killed Sheriff George White and Deputy L. A. Smith.
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Tucson
Ariz
Manuel Martinez
Placido Silvas
Harry Saxon
Nogales
Amadeville
George White
Here
White
L. A Smith
President Harding Plans No Summer Vacation
At the White House the president intends to work through the summer with no leisure plans. About fifty houses have been offered as summer residences, but none have been accepted.
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Wilt
Work
Washington
Harding
White House
Swarm of Bees Settles Upon Auto in Idaho Falls
A large swarm of bees settled around an automobile on a main business street in Idaho Falls. The bees were captured with a box by the wife of a nearby butcher, drawing considerable excitement from bystanders.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Government delays rail strike action awaiting developments
Washington reports the cabinet will wait to assess the rail and coal strike situation before decisive steps. President Harding plans a communication to state governors outlining federal policy as peace talks with railroad labor unions continue amid growing strike actions.
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Washington
Harding
Sta
Fort Worth youths report shocking encounter with intruders
In Fort Worth, a band of men entered a local home and fired shots at youths, none of which hit. Police investigated as the families recounted the incident, with the youths describing the assailants as quiet men. One boy claimed he was whipped, while another noted the aggressors showed no mercy toward the boys.
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Fort Worth
Firemen and Engineers File Complaints Over Engine Conditions
Cleveland July 18 AP Complaints from firemen and engineers that they are being asked to take out engines in bad and sometimes dangerous condition flood the offices of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Presidents say Two clerks are kept busy handling these complaints forwarded to the interstate commerce commission by the groups leaders said
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
David B. Robertson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Logan county WV shopmen appeal to president over mine disorders
In a telegram to President Jewell the Peach Creek shopmen ask for aid to restore civil law in Logan county West Virginia. They allege 150 county deputies heavily armed intimidate striking workers at the Chesapeake and Ohio line.
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Chicago
Logan County
West Virginia
Jewell
Peach Creek
Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway shopmen enjoined by U S district in St Paul
In St Paul Minnesota on July 18 the Associated Press reports that new railway shopmen were en joined by the United States district court in a binding injunction.
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St. Paul, Minn
United States District
Striking shopmen may be used to harvest crops in Montana district
In Helena on July 18 AP reports D Greenfield Jr of Montana's labor division says striking railroad shopmen in the district could be sent to harvest crops. Early replies show many shopmen ready to move to new work while miners’ leader notes many workers have left Montana. In Philadelphia on July 18 AP notes Pennsylvania railroad says a wage deal has been reached affecting over 40 000 workers.
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Chicago
E. F. Grable
Maintenance of Way
Altho
Grable
Texas
Standard Railroad
Waco
Sioux City
Onenet
Ainetpolis
Miners’ Union
Seok
Montana
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Still Nee Atte Company
Woman Candidate Seeks GOP Nomination for U.S. Senate
Frances Bark Wash and others report that a woman candidate has filed for the Republican nomination for United States senator in the upcoming fall primary. The entry emphasizes labor and nonpartisan ties within the railway workers' political groups.
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Seattle
Weeks J
Francesca
the & Sane Faders
United States
Interest in senatorial race dominates Nebraska primaries
Omaha dispatch outlines Republican and Democratic senate plans with R B Howell opposing Albert W Jeffirs and others while third party Progressives back Bigelow and Wray. Prohibitionists nominate Irene C Buell and E U Nedell pledges on home beer policy and eighteenth amendment resubmission. Polls also cover governor races and local candidates across districts.
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Omaha
Nebraska
United States Senate
R. B. Howell
Howell
Congress
Albert W. Jeffirs
C. H. Gunerafson
United State Grain Growers, Inc
John O. Yeiser
Clarence M.ge
Frank John
Grand Isan
G. Hitchcock Anthony T. Monahan
J. O. Shroyer
John Havekost
Hooper
W. A. Nedell
Beatrice
Mra Barton
Irene C. Buell
Ashland
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