Blimp Fire Tragedy Crashes Through Chicago Bank
A Wingfoot dirigible at about 500 feet over Chicago s financial district bursts into flames and crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Eleven dead and 26 injured as workers and spectators flee amid panic, vaults, and burning debris. Investigations begin as authorities name the deceased and the bank scene is described in peril and chaos.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Wingfoot” Express
Goodrich Rubber Company
Wingfoot
Jacob Carpenter
Helen Berger
Jarl H. Davenport
Maria Florence
Mary
Mary Age Bank Stenographer. Irene Mills, Bank Stenographer. Evelyn Meyers
Edwin Munzer
Carl Otto
Joseph Scanlan
Carl Weaver
Akron
Bank
Financial Center
Bigge
Germany seeks credits and raw materials for recovery
Berlin reports German banker Wasserman of Deutsche Bank says Germany needs U S loans and credit to secure copper and other raw materials to manufacture goods and begin repaying debts. He notes German markets require stabilizing entente relations and assumes American financiers must reopen contact. Washington discussions on Root treaty reservations signal potential delays and league of nations challenges.
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Vier
Regord
Valley City
North Dakota
Germany
Berlin
America
Wasserman
Deutsche Bank
Herr Waseman
Washington
Senate
League of Nations
Nations
Strike Called Off At Many Points In Europe
Paris reports indicate the international strike planned by the proletariat to deter intervention in Russia and Hungary lost its danger and would fail. Strike leaders lost control or obeyed government warnings. Only Norway showed potential for serious disruption with a general strike and Christiania outage. France called off the strike and urged continued work as officials banned restaurants and alcohol sales for three days. Telegraphs from Italy Austria Germany and Great Britain show the move abandoned or weakened due to public opinion pressure.
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Paris
Russian
Hungary
Norway
Christiania
France
Italy
Austria
Germany
Great Britain
Chicago Lockout Shuts 10,000 Construction Workers In Illinois
Chicago officials report a broad lockout of ten thousand building and structural workers after 8000 refused to return to work over a 20 cent hourly demand. Employers offered 12 1 2 cents more, an ultimatum was ignored by 8 a.m. and the stoppage threatens $20 million in projects and $600,000 daily worker losses, with potential wider impact across gravel pits and mills.
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Chicago
Ill
Carpenters ‘and Contractors Association
Building Contractors Employer's Association
E. H. Nichols
Chicago Federation of Labor
Congress to Act on the High Cost of Living
Washington July 21 Progressive senators urged Congress to curb soaring prices citing a deteriorating cost of living that threatens government efficiency as workers quit. A Senate committee investigates profiteers, with hearings planned on food clothing and rents, while Capper warns the issue risks revolution in Europe.
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Congress
H. C
Washington
United Press
Capper
Kansas
Kenyon
Iowa
Senate
League of Nations
Europe
Bae
Bela Kuhn Overthrown in Hungarian Soviet Government
Dispatches from Vienna report Bela Kuhn the Hungarian Soviet government leader has been toppled. General Boehm and Herr Lander are said to control the government as Bolsheviks face possible white army action by peasant forces.
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Bela Kuhn
Paris
Vienna
Peace Conference
Boehm
Red Army
Herr Lander
New Government Established in Vienna and Budapest
A new tyrannical regime governs Budapest under Szamuelly after Bela Kun. White Hungarian leaders plan allied cooperation as a Soviet offensive looms. Ex-officers travel to Szeged to join counter revolutionary efforts while agents buy copper to fund munitions. Budapest workers resist Soviet rule.
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Vienna
Bela Kun
Budapest
Szamuelly
Hungare
Aliea
Szegeden
Soldiers Burn City Hall in England Riot
In Luton England after a peace parade protest over park access turned violent. Demobilized soldiers rioted burning the city hall and several shops injuring many as municipal police restored order.
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City Hall
England
Luton
Restore Court Martial Rights Bill Introduced by Senator Chamberlain
Washington July 21 Senator Chamberlain of Oregon introduced a bill to restore to the colors all soldiers sailors and marines court martialed and to restore all pay and allowances. The bill covers court martial charges recognized as felonious in civil law.
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Washington
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Austrians Receive Treaty at Saint Germain
Paris July 21 The Austrians were handed the complete terms of the peace treaty with the remainder given at Saint Germain yesterday. The first section was handed them June 2. There was no ceremony. They have 15 days to file additional observations.
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Paris
St. Germain Jortertay
Farmers and laborers to organize political body
Walter Liggett of the national service bureau predicts a national nonpartisan league driven federation will unite farmers and labor groups into a political body able to influence government. He notes Minnesota labor and farmers cooperated at New Ulm and that delegates may attend a St Louis convention on October 18.
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Fargo
N. D
Farmers and Labor
Walter Liggett
Publishers National Service Bureau
Liggett
National Nonpartisan League
Minnesota Federation of Labor
St Ga Pa
New Ulm
Labor
Labor and Farmers
St. Louis
Nonpartisan League
League Fight Continues as Wilson Pushes Treaty
At the White House and in Congress the league of nations dispute persisted July 21. Wilson met seven Republican senators and plans to invite four more. In the Senate the foreign relations committee read the treaty while Hitchcock’s return was awaited amid reports that 85 senators oppose ratification. Democrats seek Hitchcock’s counsel for a coordinated assault on Republicans.
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League
Resor
White House
League of Nations
Wilson
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Hitchcock
Administration
Wilson Suffering From Dysentery Attack
President Wilson is confined to bed with a dysentery attack, private doctor Dr. Cary T. Grayson reports. The White House says the illness is not serious and hopes to resume work tomorrow as engagements with Republican senators are postponed.
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Washington
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Grayson
White House
Potomac
New Ulm to Have Political League
The Minnesota Federation of Labor was set to endorse Sunday’s caucus action establishing a new political league in New Ulm Minnesota. The body backed a resolution and said the party would cooperate with the national nonpartisan league, with over 300 delegates across worker classes. The league’s platform includes an eight hour day public ownership of utilities and recognition of organized labor. Five labor leaders reported on a one year effort.
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NEW Ulm
Minn
Minnesota Federation of Labor
National Nonpartisan League
Nonpartisan League
Minnesota
Labor League
Armed Posse on Manhunt in Greensburg Laurel Mountains
A posse of armed citizens and state troops hunted four men and one boy in the Laurel Mountains after a thirteen year old girl Emma Emps said she was assaulted near Weavers Mill. In Washington, Major Pullman prepared to reinforce police amid white black clashes on Pennsylvania Avenue and near the district building with arrests reported.
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Greensburg
Laurel Mountains
Emma Emps
Weavers Mill
Here
Capital City
Washington
Pullman
Washington Police
Pennsylvania Avenue
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