Rioting Rage Triggers Massive Chicago City Action
Chicago officials join to quell racial violence in a day of widespread clashes across the black belt. Rioters kill at least five with hundreds injured as police, state troops, and emergency crews flood downtown and neighborhoods. Violent confrontations surge along Wabash and near State Street as nightly curfews and council measures loom.
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Riot Toll and Mob Action Overshadows Lincoln Neb Events
Chicago dispatch reports July 29 detailing a race riot in Lincoln Nebraska with white and black mobs. Hundreds killed or wounded as soldiers were sent to restore order after two nights of terror. authorities struggle to confirm casualty figures while race hatred surged across the city.
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Foreign Relations Committee Reports Favorable Action
The Foreign Relations Committee forwards a report on the French treaty with a message concerning ratification. The July dispatch notes U S demand for higher pay price and urges ratification while Amsterdam reports the labor congress debating war causes and future measures amid German and American delegations.
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Austria
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Chicago Riots Rage Across City Streets
A chaotic night of violence in Chicago sees white mobs attacking Black neighborhoods, burning houses, looting stores, and clashing with police. Reports describe shootings, beatings, and mass injuries as hospitals operate under strain amid a tense racial flare-up.
Fourth Division Arrives in Port New York
In New York a portion of the Fourth Division arrived today from Brest aboard transports named Von Steuben and Tiger. The troops, largely from the Midwest, include the 77th Reserve Field Arbiter unit. Casual details and scattered units followed the landing amidst a busy port scene.
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Fifteen Thousand Street Railway Emploees Strike at 4 A.M.
Chicago in July saw fifteen thousand street railway workers walk out at 4 a.m. after rejecting a wage proposal. They demanded 25 cents an hour, an eight hour day, and overtime rules. Meetings prior to the strike failed to secure approval, and a pledge to halt service left surface and elevated lines crippled as steam and other transport were relied upon.
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Treaty with Colombia Favored by Senate Panel
Favorable report from the foreign relations committee on the Colombia treaty was ordered, with no recording vote, resisting a cut to the payment from 25 million to about 15.09 million for the Panama partition. The treaty, pending since 1914, faces early Senate consideration and anticipated rapid ratification.
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Italians urge continuance of food control amid council debate
The Italian foreign minister Th rend pushes for continued Interalded food control, facing American doubts about production limits. Hoover warns the plan may curb output, while Britain seeks embargo options to block supplies. Transit strikes and fare debates ripple through Cleveland and other cities as leaders seek a compromise.
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Archangel
United States and France Seek Early Ratification of Defense Pact
President Wilman sent to Congress a special treaty with France pledging U S military aid to France in case of unprovoked German aggression, to be ratified with the Versailles treaty. The measure aims to act independently of the League of Nations when urgent action is needed, urging quick approval amid Senate criticism over draft presentation.
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