Haywood Threat Prompts UMW Walkout Link to Arizona Deportations
Chicago telegram from Haywood warns of a general strike by miners and allied workers across Michigan Minnesota the Dakotas and the West unless Arizona deportees are returned. He says up to a quarter million could idle if action continues and cites dismissal of Jed M Moore as triggering the move.
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Chicago
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West
War
Arizona
A _ telegam
Wilson
Haywood
Industrial Workers
Michigan
Minnesota
Dakotas
Bisbee
Jed M. Moore
Moore
Middle West
Washington
Lang
Police Docket This Morning Attracts Court Action
From the Short Line station this morning officers arrested several individuals on whiskey possession charges. Paul Drusba was found guilty with a $50 fine. John Jeffery and Mrs. M. Annand faced related charges. A woman was charged with soliciting on the streets and other defendants faced vagrancy and intoxication counts. A separate senate finance panel approved a $2 008 000 000 levy with higher taxes on corporations, high incomes, distilled spirits and beer.
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Short Line
Swanson
Paul Drusba
John Jeffery
M. Annand
Wowan
Senate Finance Commission
Weds While Court Case Is Pending
Grace Christensen age fifteen or sixteen on September 27 wed Ted Saunders in Pocatello with her mother’s consent amid the Dr. Hansen case. Saunders, eighteen, works at Temple Pharmacy and is a local figure in the city as the Hansen trial proceeds. British and French forces attacked German lines near the Lys river at 3:50 AM, signaling a renewed allied offensive after heavy bombardment.
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Grace Christensen
Dr. Hansen
Ted Saunders
Tandon
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Lys
Haig and Petain
Teuton
Hansen
Sonnenkalb
Sutherland
Mabey
Kirkegard
Sonn
Dr. Hansen Eal Wes
Deadlocked Conferees Press On With Food Bill Debate
Washington July 31 Conferees on the food bill failed to break their deadlock over war expenditures. The committee opposed by President Wilson recessed until later with a motion to strike out the provision still pending. Some conferees said it seemed likely the Senate would yield on the provision and the bill would be reported to the House tomorrow.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
Tax to Raise the Mazuma
Washington on July 31 reports a pending war tax increase of 1.076 billion dollars. The measure targets funding for wartime needs and expands levy bases to support military operations and related spending. Economists warn of inflationary pressure while officials promise careful administration of revenue.
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Washington
Utah Joins Bone Dry States In Midnight Prohibition Roll
Utah becomes the twenty fourth state to enact a bone dry prohibition measure. A new prohibition commissioner will enforce the law with broad powers and stiff penalties. The act bars manufacture sale and possession of intoxicating liquors from August first nineteen seventeen with limited exceptions for sacramental wine and scientific purposes. Regal authority rests with the governor who can deploy officers to uphold the measure. The law also allows for permits and special provisions for medicines and preserved fruits.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Anti-Saloon League
Exemption Board Begins Draft Selection in District
County Clerk C W Pomeroy received the official master draft list for the district. The first 532 numbers drawn will face physical exams and possible call to service, with notices by mail and postings at the court house. Names must be carefully cross checked against the registration list to avoid errors.
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C. W. Pomeroy
Tribune
Ggggy
Russian Repeal Curtails Territory in Galicia Bukowina
The Russian repeal has cost gains held over a year, with loss of territory in Galicia and Bukowina. German forces continue pursuing the disorganized Russian army beyond Tarnopol Buczacs and the Carpathians in Bukowina. A map shows the eastern line today.
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Galicia
Bukowina
Tarnopol
Bucsacs
Lower Carpathians
Heat Wave Persistence Suppresses Relief Across Regions
Washington reports the peak heat wave continuing through the central valleys middle Atlantic New England and lower lake states with no promised relief for the next two days as Weather Bureau officials warn conditions will persist.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
New England
Lower Lake
Weather Bureau
Russians on the Run in Galicia Retreat
A Petrograd dispatch reports the Russian retreat in Galicia with more than two million troops steadily marching rearward. The Eleventh and Seventh armies, along with their reserves, form the core of the retreat. the Eighth army, mainly cavalry, is also retreating in a critical position.
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London
Petrograd
Galicia
Bernier Returns Home From Arctic Rescue Effort
Quebec reports Captain Joseph Bernier the Arctic explorer is returning to port aboard the Guide after an expedition begun last July to search for Vilhjalmur Stefansson who was reported lost in the Arctic regions.
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Quebec
Joseph Bernier
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Arctic
St. Lawrence
Damaged diver enters Spanish port amid U-23 report
Corunna Spain July 31 German submarine U-23 anchored in harbor state yesterday she entered the roadstead with only the periscope showing and had been seriously damaged but the commander and crew refused to tell the cause of the accident War Hold St Eid Spain July 31 Premier title teat 3 so
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Corunna
Spain
St. Eid
Submarine Entry in Spanish Ports Triggering Naval Regulations
Dato announced a German submarine that entered Corunna harbor yesterday and was taken to Ferrol, Spain’s chief naval arsenal. The Premier said the government will strictly enforce rules barring belligerent submarines from Spanish ports under penalty of internment.
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Dato
Corunna Harbor
Ferrol
Spain
Wheat Market closes with July prices in Chicago
Chicago July 31 close shows wheat at 2.74 for July, corn at 1.641 for September, and oats at 0.85 for July. Market notes indicate steady demand with minor price shifts across grain futures.
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Chicago
Copper Garret Copper Market Snapshot
New York copper market brief notes spot and nearby at 2930 in dollars per ton. September and fourth quarter prices listed at 27 29.
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New York
British Allied Forces Break Through on Far-Flung Front
Allied troops launched a major dawn offensive in France and advanced well beyond shell shattered lines across a broad front. British and French forces report capturing trenches and La Basseeville while facing renewed German artillery and troop concentrations and claiming air superiority.
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France
Tente
la Basseeville
British Advances In Flanders Take German Trenches
British forces captured three lines of German trenches in Flanders during July 31 fighting. Most objectives stormed lay between Boesinghe and Warneton, signaling a notable front line advance in the area.
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France
Flanders
Boesinghe
Warneton
British Casualties Total 71,832 in July
London report tallies July military losses across all theatres at 71,832 officers and men, as published in newspapers.
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London
Hansen Trial Opens in District Court
Dr. Allen N. Hansen faces trial in district court charged with assault with intent to commit rape. Judge Terrell presides with C D Smith for the defense and Lockhart McDougall for the state. Key witness Grace Christiansen, previously Mrs. Ted Saunders, testified at the preliminary hearing and may be a principal state witness.
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Allen N. Hansen
Terrell
C. D. Smith
Lockhart
D. C. McDougall
Ted Saunders
Hansen
Grace Christensen
Saunders
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