Ireland Coercion Bill Sparks Irish Walkout and Suspensions
The Irish coercion bill passes by a large majority in Parliament amid a furious scene led by Joseph Devlin. Devlin, Belfast nationalist, defied order and was suspended as Irish members and most labor MPs left the chamber. The measure extends defense of the realm powers to Ireland with court martial provisions and broad regulations to restore order. The move is expected to provoke strong Irish opposition.
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London
Ireland
Joseph Devlin
Belfast
His Majesty In Council
Swo
England
Cost Nebraskans $40 Each From Freight Increase
Lincoln officials estimate Nebraskans will pay an average of 40 dollars per person next year for necessities due to interstate freight rate hikes totaling over 40 million dollars. The rise takes effect August 25 in the state. Manufacturers and distributors expect to pass the cost to consumers if profits allow.
Reds Threaten Teheran as Bolsheviks Expand Far East Drive
Washington observers report a new Soviet thrust into southwestern Asia after success against Poland. The advance threatens Teheran and is thought to target British and French domains in the Near East and Asia. Officials warn the move could open a fresh theater of warfare and worsen the global crisis.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
Poland
Asia
Te-heran
Near East
Citizens Take Over Railroad in Tabor Iowa
Citizens in Tabor Iowa gain control of the Tabor and Northern railroad after expressing dissatisfaction with intermittent service and stepping in to run the line themselves.
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Tabor
Wilson Praises Lewis For Prompt Strike Resolution
President Wilson commends John L. Lewis for guiding striking Illinois and Indiana miners to resume work. Lewis also telegraphed 30 Kansas locals ordering a return to mining. Kansas field reports 3,488 miners on strike.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wilson
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Lewis
Illinois
Indiana
Lewis
Kansas
First Move for World Peace in San Sebastian
The League of Nations plans a world disarmament survey as a first step to reducing armaments. A disarmament commission will include three secretaries, a Briton for naval matters, a Frenchman for military affairs, and an Italian for aerial matters, attached to the league council.
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San Sebastian
Spain
League of Nations
League Council
Disarmament Commission
League
Soviets Refuse Halt in Poland Push Says Warsaw Loot Promise
London Times reports the Soviet reply to Britain’s halt request is a refusal arguing the armies will not obey a halt and seek Warsaw for loot. The piece notes alleged secret German Soviet talks to seize Polish assets and control exports, plus plans to erase the Polish corridor. Reports from Amsterdam say French riflemen may head to Poland while the Baltic blockade is being reimposed. Warsaw defenses reportedly tighten as the Russian advance toward Warsaw halts along the Bug river.
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London
Great
I Times
Russia
Poland
Germany
East Prussia
Amsterdam
Luxembourg
London Herald
Jahorite Organ
Baltic Sea
Warsaw
Bug River
Rates to Hire Prices Raise Daily Living Cost
Washington DC estimates freight rate hikes raise living costs. Walter D. Hines rule links every 5 cent rate rise to 25 cents more in commodities. Forecasts show per person annual rise near 73 dollars, about 1 dollar daily for a five person family.
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Washington, D. C
Walter D. Hines
Hines
Five Men Die in Denver Streetcar Riots Under Martial Law
Denver was placed under martial law as troops from Camp Funston arrived to restore order after a week of riots at the streetcar strike. Five men were killed, forty seven injured, and extensive damage to the Denver Post plant and streetcars reported. The unrest disrupted downtown and car barns, with rioters attacking cars, wrecking property, and targeting strikebreakers. The strike ended shortly after troops arrived.
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Denver
Funston
Colo
Denver Post
Black Jack
Terome
Camp Funston
Tramway Mens Union
Illinois Town Fired Mob Terrorizes West Frankfort
Five men killed and several homes of foreign residents burned as a mob avenges two West Frankfort youths. The violence drove foreigners from West Frankfort after Amiel Calcaterra aged 19 and Tony Slempgli aged 18 were found dead near St. Louis. Local report says beatings caused the deaths.
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St. Louis
West Frankfort
Amiel Calcaterra
Tony Slempgl
Tennessee Governor Calls Special Session on Woman Suffrage
Governor Roberts of Tennessee announced plans to issue a formal call for a special session of the Tennessee general assembly. The move would urge ratification of the women suffrage amendment to the federal constitution, potentially enabling women to vote in the 1920 presidential election nationwide.
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Nashville
Tenn
Roberts
Tennessee
Tennessee General Assembly
Propaganda Campaign Targeting Clothing Prices Warned
Washington special assistant to the attorney general Howard E. Figg charged that manufacturers and jobbers of wearing apparel were using carefully prepared propaganda to stampede retailers and the public into a renewed fictitious demand for clothing and push prices higher. He said the department of justice is fully advised of the campaign.
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Washington, D. C
Howard E. Figg
Department of Justice
Mr. Figg
Homicide Surge Sets New York City Record
District attorney offices report fifty two murders in seven months since January, a homicide surge in New York City surpassing prior yearly figures and signaling a record high for the period.
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New York
U S Should Aid Poland President Wilson Should Reconvene Congress
Senator King of Utah urged President Wilson to reconvene Congress at once and present a pledge by the United States to help maintain Poland's independence amid evolving European affairs. The call emphasizes swift legislative action and firm U S support.
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U. S
Poland
Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
King
Utah
Noted Aviator Killed In Plane Crash At Los Angeles
Los Angeles mourns Lieut Omer Locklear and Lieut Milton Sillcott, famed stunt aviators, killed when their plane plunged from 7000 feet during a moving picture stunt. Signal given at 1000 feet, then nose dive. Lights and fireworks observed. Locklear attempted to straighten too late and crashed, both men dying instantly. Locklear credited as first aviator to jump between aircraft in flight.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Omer Locklear
Milton Sillcott
Locklear
Elliott
Lieut
Reds Sent to Prison in Chicago Trial
Judge pronounces verdicts in the conspiracy case against William Bross Lloyd and nineteen other Communist Labor Party members. Sentences range from one to five years in the penitentiary with fines for some. Lloyd receives one to five years and a $2000 fine.
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Chicago
William Bross Lloyd
Communist Labor Party
United States
Lloyd
Mildred Harris Chaplin Seeks Divorce in Los Angeles
Mildred Harris Chaplin has filed for divorce from Charlie Chaplin in Los Angeles. She says they wed on October 23, 1918 with the marriage kept secret for four months to protect Chaplins career. She asks a restraint on Chaplins disposal of films valued at about 75000 until the case is adjudicated.
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Chaplin
Los Angeles
Cal
Mildred Harris Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
New Railway Rates Set By ICC To Take Effect Soon
Washington plans new passenger and freight tariffs via Interstate Commerce Commission with August 26 effective date. Five days notice required for filing by August 21. Estimated additional revenue near 1.58 billion dollars, with 283 million from passenger traffic and about 1.3 billion from freight. Passenger fares up 20 percent, freight about 35 percent, Pullman charges 50 percent. Rates run until March 1, 1922.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alp. Thom
Association of Mailway Executives
Pullman
American Boy Scouts Set Trek Cart World Record at Jamboree
A Miami Bla team at the London International Boy Scout Jamboree reportedly set a world record in trek-cart competition by covering 500 yards with a two wheeled cart loaded with eight sandbags weighing 400 pounds in two minutes. They unloaded, reloaded, and ran through a water pool as part of the course while Welsh rivals completed the trek in over four minutes.
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London
Miami
Bla
Clothing Makers Cut Force in New York
Several clothing manufacturers report reduced forces due to lack of orders. Schwarz & Jaffe Inc employing over 4000 workers announced 25 percent laid off indefinitely. Industry leaders said they are not alarmed by weaker retail trade and expect market stabilization soon.
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New York
Schwarz & Jaffe
Tnc
Wheat Drops Near $2 On Chicago Market Slide
Wheat futures touched the $2 mark at the Chicago Board of Trade for the first time in over two years as December wheat fell 10 cents to $2.12 and nearby May wheat traded around $2.15. Traders cited ample grain supplies as the market’s dominant factor.
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Chicago
HWL
Chicago Board of Trade
Smuggling of Japanese into U S Exposed in Tacoma Probe
Congressman Albert Johnson, chair of the house sub committee on immigration, announced here a definite location of the underground system on the Pacific coast. He says thousands of Japanese are smuggled into the United States yearly as part of investigations into Japanese activities in the Northwest.
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U. S
Tacoma
Wash
Paific
United States
Albert Johnson
House
Northwest
Whisky stocks dwindling after prohibition goes into effect
New York reports 54,000,000 gallons of whisky in bonded warehouses nationwide, a drop of about 15,000,000 gallons since January 16 when prohibition started, per federal prohibition commissioner John F. Warner.
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New York
United States
John F. Wraner
Howat Refuses to Comply With Kansas Mine Strike
Alexander Howant, president of the Kansas Mine Workers union, sent a telegram to John L. Lewis, president of the international union, refusing to heed Lewis’s order that striking cane miners in Kansas return to work immediately.
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Howat
Pittsburg
Ansas
Alexander Mr. Howant
Kansas Mine Workers Union
John Ll. Lewis
International Union
Lewis
Kansas
Say W. W. s Control Party in Utah Resigns Over I W W Ties
Salt Lake City Utah two leaders in a former labor party resign publicly charging the Industrial Workers of the World with controlling the party. They send their letter of resignation to George Crosby state chairman outlining the accusation and party turmoil.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
George Crosby
Industrial Workers of the World
Mileage books void as new railroad fares take effect
Washington officials announce that return tickets and mileage books purchased before the higher railroad fare schedules will not be valid once the new rates go into effect, as stated by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reds Near Warsaw Advance Near Polish Front
Paris reports that the Russian Soviet army is closing on Warsaw with advance guards within 75 miles. Bolsheviks captured Lomza Kolno and Szeczuczyn near the German border in the Lomian region. Ango French commission experts in London remain optimistic due to renewed Polish northern army resistance.
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Paris
Warsaw
Lomza
Kolno
Szeczuczyn
Loman
Anglo- France Commission
London
Nebraska farms reap record crops and rising freight costs
A Deshler oats field averaged seventy bushels per acre while Nebraska farmers brace for up to $20,000,000 annually in higher rail charges. Wheat and corn crops may exceed $500,000,000 in value, with grain movements and public works projects shaping state prospects this year.
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Deshler
Midland College
Fremont
Nebraska
Greeley County
Knox
York County
Dodge County
Houser
de Witt
BE. O. Johnson
John Gram
Mead
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