Riots in Chicago Prompt Callout of State Troops
A Chicago race riot turned deadly as police clashed with Black residents at Thirty Fifth and State. Four Black men were killed and about two dozen wounded, while two officers were hurt. Adjutant General Dickson led the mobilization of state troops to restore order as rioting spread through the black belt and police stations received urgent dispatches for reinforcements.
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Garrity
Chicago
Mercy Hospital
Eighth Infantry
Forrest Avenue
William Kross
Walter Brooks
Stockyards
Deering
Piftieth Street
Cortyge Crewe Avenue
James K. Burke
Second Infantry
West
Madison Street
A. F. Lorenzen
Thirty-fifth and
Forest Avenue
Anson Bolte
Seventh Infantry
Thirty Fifth Street
Wentworth Avenue
Joseph Wilson
Dickson
Krag
Lorge Neon
Menerat Dickman
South Side
Young Hotheads Feared Led to General Trouble
Authorities warned that young hotheads could organize and spark widespread unrest. The chief concern centered on potential aggression and the need for preparedness to defend against disturbances.
Washington Rioters Quiet After Army Pullback
Washington reports 2000 regular troops withdrawn after race riots in the capital. A revived provost guard patrols key areas with riot sticks and sidearms at the earnest request of local authorities as street disturbances subside but crime persists.
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Washington
War Department
Wis Vielim
Ukrainians Routed by Poles in Galicia Advance
The Polish advance into Galicia reportedly occupied all Galicia up to the river Zbrucz between July 11 and July 17. Ukrainians, unable to destroy railways or bridges in time, faced swift Polish gains and seized quantities of munitions and railway equipment.
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Copenhagen
Galician
Galicia
Zhrucz
Daylight Saving Reform Plan Seen For House Report
Chairman Cummins of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee announced that the separate House bill proposing repeal of the daylight saving law will be reported next week.
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House
Senate
Washington
Cummins
Senate Interstate Commercce Committee
House Bi
Hungarian Soviet troops forced to retire across the Theiss
Reports from Vienna say Hungarian Soviet troops have been driven back in disorder across the Theiss by Roumanians at Szolnok and other locations. Count Michael Karolyi, former provisional president, detained by Czecho Slavic authorities, claims he did not intend a communist government in Hungary and resigned to avoid bloodshed. Bela Kun faces financial troubles with virtually worthless paper money.
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Vienna
Theiss
Szolnok
Michael Karolyi
Hungary
Irague
Austria
Aris
Count Karoly
Tiungary
Europe
Maris
Budapest
Bela Kun
Shoe Dealers Convene in Springfield Illinois Meeting
Shoe dealers from across Illinois gathered in Springfield Alabama for a two day session that ends Wednesday afternoon.
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Springfield
Illinois
Fitzgerald Indicted for Murder in Janet Wilkinson Slaying
Chicago July 29 Thomas Fitzgerald confessed to luring six year old Janet Wilkinson to his room and choking her to death. A grand jury indicted him for murder and ordered held without bail with the death penalty anticipated. The court showed him calm bearing as Judge Trade ordered continued until Aug 2.
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Chicago
Thomas Fitzgereld
Janet Wilkinson
Fitzgerald
O'Brien
Fitegerald
Inde Deniel ‘Trade
Chicago Avenue
Wilkinson
Trade
Pitegerald
Inquest Nears Grand Jury on Slaver Case
The state attorney expects to present the Wilkison girl's slaver case to the grand jury. Crowds vented anger outside the East Chicago avenue police station, but Fitegerald remained unmoved.
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East Chicago Avenue
Wilkinson
Fitegerald
Philippines Prohibition Decision Topic Referred to Congress
Manila July 20 The council of state memorialized Congress to let Filipino people decide on prohibition. Acting Governor Yeater said prohibition for the islands would be considered in a message to the special session. Filipino sentiment toward prohibition is generally hostile.
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Manila
P. 1
Council of State
Congress of the
United States
Yeater
Philippine Islands
Filpino
American Heroes to Be Educated
Wealth from a 1 000 000 estate is left to educate American soldiers and sailors. The will filed for probate sets 2 500 000 for beneficiaries and annuities to relatives. Executors named include Lewis Walker Joseph Frazer and Frederic Dole. Annuities range from 500 to 5 000 for relatives and friends.
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Chicago
France
Verne
W. Noyes
Noyes
Lower House Votes to 60 on Vacation
The House adopted a recess from August 2 to September 9 without a record vote. The Senate will continue peace treaty debates, with lawmakers pressing for soldier relief and anti inflation actions. Debate focuses on postponing legislation until treaty decisions, while prohibition enforcement is not expected to move.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Mondell
Clark
League of Nations
League
Ferris
Oklahoma
Kitchin
Republican Congress
Special War Investigating Committee
War Department
War department reports surplus food value and sales figures
A war department statement notes surplus food on hand valued at 125.89 million dollars at government cost. Canned vegetable sales to date total about 2.5 million dollars.
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War Department
Italy Faces Short Coal Supply Amid World Tensions
Italy warns that its coal reserves will last about 12 days prompting urgent talks with the American International Relief Association in Paris led by Herbert Hoover. Italian peace delegates spearhead efforts to secure coal while a long list of travel restrictions, including cutbacks to many passenger trains, is announced.
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Rome
Italy
American International Relief Association
Paris
Herbert C. Hoover
Beer sale allowed for high proof beverage in Arizona court
Judge William H. Sawtelle of Arizona sustains a demurrer by Ranter Brewing Co. and allows sale of beer containing 24 percent alcohol in the United States District Court. Government action to prohibit the sale is dismissed.
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San Franciscan
William H. Sawtelle
Arizona
United States District Court
Ranter Brewing Company
Army to double commissioned officers to 18,000
Washington reports the senate passed the administration bill to raise the number of commissioned officers in the army from 9 500 to 18 000 for the year without a record vote. Wireless Moscow dispatch says Bolsheviks retreat along the Archangel railway due to enemy pressure.
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Senate
Washington
House
London
Moscow
Archangel
Third Division Ordered Home From Occupied Germany
Coblenz July 29 The Third division of the American army has been ordered home from the occupied area of Germany. Troops will entrain for Brest August 5 and 75 millimeter and 155 millimeter guns will be shipped on barges down the Rhine to Rotterdam then to the United States. The move should finish within a week.
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Coblenz
Germany
Brest
Marne
Rhine
Rotterdam
United States
Transportation Department
Army
Spread I0 The Loop District Riot Duty
A report notes spread of police units in the Loop district on riot duty with officers deployed in response to disturbances and crowd control efforts ongoing during a tense incident.
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LOOP
Race War Spreads as Riots Hit Chicago Loop
Violent clashes in Chicago spread to the loop with multiple deaths, bringing the toll to twenty six since last evening. Officers and civilians, both white and Black, were killed in south side districts around Thirty and Thirty-fifth streets. The 4th Reserve Regiment has been ordered from Camp Logan for riot duty to quell the disturbances.
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Evening Journal
Chicago
Loop
Camp Logan
Yanks Arrive From France Amid War Troop Movements
A French liner La Lorraine brings eighty nine casual officers led by Maj. Gen. William C. Langfitt and Brig. Gen. Walter D. McCaw to New York. The transport Radnor lands 1,972 officers and men across 9th Signal Corps field battalion 7th Engineers and trains.
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New York
William C. Langfitt
Walter D. McCaw
Edwar Russell
Radnor
9Th Signal Corps
Five Die Under Train Near Wauwatosa Depot
Milwaukee noted five fatalities from a passenger train incident near the Wauwatosa depot. Four boys ages thirteen, eleven, twelve, and eleven, with a man aged thirty six, were struck and killed. Names include Matt Lewandowski, Barney Lewandowski, John Niedziakowski, Frank Niedgiakowski, and Sigmund Niedgiakowski.
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Milwaukee
Wauwatosa Depot
E Demi
Matt Lewandowski
Barney Lewandowski
John Niedziakowski
Frank and
Sigmund Niedgiakowski
Haywood Released on Bond From Leavenworth Prison
William D. Haywood secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners and Francis Miller of Providence left the Leavenworth federal prison at 10 30 Monday morning on the highway used for his parole to Salt Lake City in the 408 Haywood was released on bond pending an appeal
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Leavenworth, Kas
Wiliam D. Haywood
L W. W
Francis Miller
Providence
R. J
Salt Lake City
Haywood
Senators Meet Wilson Over French Treaty Plan
Washington reports Senators who met with President Wilson said he would submit immediately the French treaty. It would commit the United States and Great Britain to aid France if Germany aggresses.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Illinois corn crops suffer heat drought strain
Boomington Illinois reports the third week of extreme heat with no rainfall harming crops. Farmers warn that continued dryness could devastate corn yields and trigger widespread losses across Central Illinois.
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Lowden
Adjt
Belaikun
Islands
America
Pacific Coast
Yanks
la Lorraine
Caduor
Wauwatosa
Wisconsin
W. W
Leavenworth
Senators
Boomington
Central Illinois
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