Rail Car Fire Blamed on Labor Board Conflict
Strikers in St Louis Springfield and Chicago accuse railroad leadership and the United States Railway Labor Board of provoking and prolonging disruption. Sworn statements claim threats, detentions, and incendiary plots tied to ongoing shopmen strikes, with leaders calling for conference while alleging ignored peace overtures.
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St. Louis
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Springfield
Labor Board
United States Railway Labor Board
BM. Jewell
Jewell
Nebraska and Missouri Railroad Strike Mobilizes State Guards
Reports from Lincoln Slater and Springfield note mobilization of state troops in Nebraska towns and Missouri cities amid railroad shop strikes. Officers seek to prevent violence while strikers warn rights and pensions must be restored before resuming work.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Gov. S. BR. MeKelvte
Nebraska
Slater
National Guard
Loonville
Warrensburg
Springfield
Decatur
Frank L. Taylor
Adjutant General's Office
Women Lead in Southern Riots as Martial Law Declared
Vera Cruz reports martial law after renewed clashes between police, settlers, and Red Union of revolutionary tenants. Heron Proal, founder of the syndicate, jailed on homicide and sedition charges. Rioters led by women radicals insult guards and urge a prison break to free Proal.
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Vera Cruz
Red Union of Revolutionary
Heron Proal
Proal
Copacabana
A Noticia
da Fonseca
Marshal Hermes de Fonseca
Secretive Urging on Martaes Mystery Raises Questions
A cryptic plea about Mart aes secret surfaces, with hints that a hidden detail called 208 may influence the discourse. The remark implies secrecy, prompting readers to reassess who knows what and why secrecy matters.
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Mart Aes
Harding Urges Service as Life’s Highest Aim at Alma Mater
President Harding spoke at Maskingum college accepting a Doctor of Laws degree. He urged students to pursue a life of service, cautioned about Russia’s drift, and praised small colleges for freedom and opportunity. He reaffirmed America’s system of government and the duty to promote freedom and equal education.
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New Concord
America
Harding
Maskingum College
Russia
Ohio Central College
Muskingum College
U S Strikes Idle 1 250 000 Workers
Washington July 8 more than 1 250 000 workers are idle in the United States as four major strikes continue. Conminere 400 000 bituminous and 200 000 anthracite railroad shopmen 400 000 textile workers New England 80 000 garment workers New York City 10 000 to 20 000. Officials say total wage and industry impacts cannot be calculated.
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Washington
Department of Labor
New England
New York City
President Harding Visits New Concord and Uniontown Stop
President Harding paused in New Concord to receive a degree before continuing the journey to Uniontown Pennsylvania. The presidential party made a brief stop as part of a larger tour focused on supporting government preservation efforts.
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Jaiezinerm
New Concord
Harding
Uniontown
Forest Fires Rage Across Pacific Northwest
In Washington and neighboring states fires sweep timber areas from the Canadian border to the Columbia River, forcing loggers to suspend operations. Gov Hart urges a pause until rain reduces danger, but many timber firms resist restarting after the Fourth of July holiday.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Canadian
Columbia River
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Gov. Hart
De Valera Trapped as Free Staters Press Dublin Skirmish
Dublin fights erupt as Eamonn de Valera and Erskine Childers with irregulars are said to be surrounded in southern Dublin. Cathal Brugha dies of wounds, and Free State troops claim a major victory at Boyle. More than 700 irregulars are prisoner as authorities extend control across several counties.
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London
Eamonn de Valera
Erskine Childers
Dublin
Iside Dublin
Evening News
Central News
Cathal Brogha
de Valera
Mater
Brugha
Free State
Boyle
Blessington
County Wicklow
County Dublin
Buigy
Cork
Michael Collins
Free Staters
County Roscommon
County Longford
East Mayo
County Westmeath
County Slice
Irregulars Defeated at Delvin Flees to Boyle Stand Dispersed
Irregular forces defeated at Delvin retreat to Boyle in Roscommon and form a stubborn resistance before dispersing. Irish Provisional Government officers say restoration of order will take time as guerrilla bands are suppressed nationwide. Volunteers are being trained for field duty. Fort Under Siege in Belfast reports a Free State push against the Donegal fort seized by rebels as siege continues.
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Delvin
Boyle
County Roscommon
Irish Provisional Government
Belfast
Battle Hour With Rifles At Fox Lake
In Fox Lake Illinois on July 8 two men William Simms and William Sexton fought with high powered rifles for about an hour from behind trees mounds and a fence. A shot to Sexton’s right leg ended the fight with deputy Elvin Griffin and police chief Thomas Tyrrell intervening. More than three dozen shots were fired. Both men were arrested after the confrontation started when Simms tried to mediate a dispute between Sexton and his wife outside the shooting gallery.
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Fox Lake
William Simms
William Sexton
Sexton
Elvin Griffin
Lake County
Thomas Tyrrell
Waukegan
Simms
Pittsburgh Deputy Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
Deputy U S Marshal Frank S. Smith killed his wife in their Oakland district home and then fatally shot himself in Pittsburgh. The Steubenville, Ohio couple were found by a janitor after a door was forced. A struggle preceded the killings. motive cited as alleged wife misconduct. Prior to the shooting Smith reportedly ingested carbolic acid.
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Pittsburgh
United States
Frank S. Smith
Steubenville
Oakland
Smith
Coal Shortages Prompt Government Push in New England Northwest
The Department of Commerce reports severe fuel shortages in New England and the Northwest as talks between operators and miners stall. President Harding aides plan an immediate drive to secure an agreement, with Labor Secretary Davis meeting anthracite operators before resumed negotiations. Shipments of non union coal from West Virginia are halted by Norfolk and Western shopmen.
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Washington
Harding
Hoover
Davis
Fall
Mooseheart
Department of Comm
England
Northwest
National Coal Conference
West Virginia
Norfolk & Western
William H. Johnston
International Association of Machinists
Chicago
Johnston
Tremors Endanger Residents in Fond du Lac Wisconsin
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin July tremors forced several residents from beds as homes sank. Mrs Ide Baldwins rooting house holding eleven occupants settled. a fire followed and firemen saved it. A second house suffered a similar fate and many gas lines were broken. Excavations for new buildings caved in, endangering occupants for hours.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Ide Baldwin
Arrest Warrant Issued for Topeka Shop Leaders
A state warrant is issued for T Huntington president and Themis Hillary secretary of Federated Shopcraft Union No 11 Topeka charging violation of the Kansas Industrial Court Act for issuing a strike order that led to a walkout at Senta Pe shops on July 1 in Topeka Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
T. Huntington
Themis Hillary
Federated Shopcraft Union No 11
Chargin
Kansas Industrial Court Act
Senta Pe
Mississippi Insurance Chief Ousted by Governor
Jackson July 8 Gov Lee M Russell suspended State Insurance Commissioner T M Henry after a protracted dispute over alleged discrepancies in the Insurance office. He named Coody of Yazoo City to replace Henry in the interim.
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Mississippi
Jackson, Miss
T. M. Henry
Lee M Russell
Na Coody
Yazoo City
Henry
Man Killed in Raid on Colvin Home in Wichita Falls
Jolys-I. Colvin is dead after a raid on his home to search for liquor. Police Tom R. Shook and Charles Bebout are held under $10,000 bond each. Colvin was shot five times during the incident in Wichita Falls, Texas.
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Wichita Falla
Tex
Jolys—I. 0
Colvin
Tom R. Shook
Charles Bebout
Standings of the clubs in national and American leagues
National League games show Chicago 7 Boston 2 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 4 1 St Louis 6 Brooklyn 5. American League results include Philadelphia 6 Chicago 2 New York 1 Cleveland 6 St Louis 1 4 Boston 0 8 Detroit 7 Washington ?.
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Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Cimernnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Lavina Preokiva Sone
Hicago
Cincinnat
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Hubert Classen
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Ind
Northern Baptist Convention
Doctor Taylor
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Ohio College
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Missus Brown
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