Villa Surrenders After Nightlong Talks With Mexican General
Villa ends pursuit by returning to private life after an all night conference with Gen Eugenio Martinez commander of Torreon zone. Reports say 3000 men with Villa, negotiations held by telegraph with De la Huerta and Martinez before a personal surrender. Refugees claim Villa killed Sabinas women and policemen, though unverified.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Francisco Villa
Eugenio Martinez
Torreon
Mexico
Carl Haeglin
Sabinas
Villa
de la Huerta
Mexico City
Martinez
Sabines
Piedras Negras
Villa Cordial
Coahuila
Nativo Leon
Vill
French Dethrone Feisal as Damascus Falls to France
French entry into Damascus was accepted by the new government under General Gourard. Immediate disarmament and Feisal's departure are demanded. Aleppo reports French occupation on July 23, signaling a shift in control in the region.
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Beirut
Syria
Damascus
Short Flan
Gourard
Feisal
Aleppo
Two Suspects Tied to $6000 Gary Steel Heist
Gary Indiana July 20 two men are held as suspects in the Jones and Laughlin Steel works payroll robbery in Pittsburgh on July 1. Police report the two men connected to the four bandits who escaped with about $6000.
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Gary
Ind
Jones &Laughlin Steel Works
Lpittebure
Prisoners in custody confess. names released
Police report 86,000 individuals in custody have confessed. The suspects identified are Phillip Daviduk and Alex Trusewich.
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Phillip Daviduk
Alex Trusewich
Soldiers settle in Mexico on large estate plan
Calgary reports General Critchley has taken three battalions of British and Canadian war veterans into Mexico to settle them on a large estate. The settlers are said to be organized in a military basin with four fully equipped air squadrons. General Critchley and his brother Major H C Critchley, both of Calgary, lead the expedition, with wartime expenses funded by the British government.
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Calgary
Alberta
Critchley
Mexico
Maj
H. C Critchley
William M. Reedy, St. Louis Editor, Dies in San Francisco
William Marion Reedy, a prominent St. Louis editor and publisher of Reedy's Mirror, died in San Francisco after attending the Democratic convention, where he fell ill following its conclusion.
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St. Louis Weekly
San Francisco
William Marion Reedy
St. Louis
Reedy
Labor Sees Plot to Reduce Wages
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, attacks employers for curbing production by plant shutdowns and mass layoffs. He cites American Woolen Mills and Pennsylvania Railroad, denounces wage-cut plans, and calls for continuous operation with worker representation in management. He says many workers are hampered by autocratic management, not loafing, and warns against efforts to influence elections through layoffs.
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Mr. Gompers
Statue of Lincoln Gift to England Delighted Britain
Elihu Root presented the Saint Gaudens Lincoln statue in Canning Square as a gift from the United States. Lloyd George accepted it with gratitude, praising Lincoln’s lasting influence and the Anglo American ties.
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Lincoln
England
London
Elihu Root
Commission of Jurists
The
Hague
International Court of Justice
West
Viscount Bryce
Tacom
Trical Seader
United States
Mr. Root
States
Parliament Square
Great Britain
America
Britain
Lloyd George
British Empire
Notable call for moral leadership echoes Lincoln era
The speaker urges a rare breed of leaders, among "80" in history who lose nationality in death, to rise now in global settlement. He asks, may I say that this torn earth calls for the help of the American in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln.
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Abraham Lincoln
Polish Retreats Continue On Front Across Poland
Warsaw reports the Polish retreat persists along the entire front. Bolshevik sources indicate aims to seize Sowalk, 50 miles NW of Grodno, and Bialystok, 48 miles SW of Grodno, before armistice talks begin Friday. Bolsheviks are within ten miles of Bialystok.
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Warsaw
Poland
Sowalk
Grodno
Bialystok
Amundsen plans five year drift to North Pole
Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, arrived in Nome after storm bound at Sledge Island. He described a severe polar bear encounter last winter that injured him and tore his clothing. He aims to drift his boat ice bound off eastern Siberia toward the North Pole and seeks to confirm Peary’s claim to the pole.
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Nome
Alusia
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
Volit
North Pole
Siberia
Pole
Robert E. Peary
France to join peace parley with notes on debt
Paris announces France will take part in a London peace conference on recognizing the Soviet government but only if Russia meets the allies new note. France may discuss guaranty of the Russian debt and recognition while reserving action with its allies. The United States representation may not be required.
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Paris
France
London
Russia
Moscow
Millerand
Boulogne
America
Francé
United States
German fears over Eastern question at Paris Parley
Pertinax the Eeho De Paris editor reports that drastic steps are proposed against strikers blocking munitions bound for Poland. In Berlin, Dr Walter Simons the foreign secretary urges German representation at a London conference. He warns that excluding Germany from Eastern negotiations risks a fragile peace worse than Versailles.
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Poland
Pertinax
Eeho de Paris
Germany
Parley
Berlin
London
Reichstag
Walter Simons
Russia
Ver Ealllée
Reds to Engulf All Europe
Berlin reports Leon Trotzky told Russian railway workers that Poland will soon cease to hinder and become a bridge for the social revolution across western Europe. He warned the Entente is increasing aid and urged tripling efforts to force the final annihilation of white Poland before troops arrive.
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Berlin
Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Poland
Europe
Entente
Italy to give up Aviona to Albanians report
Rome reports Italy will abandon Aviona to Albania and halt hostilities. An Italio Albanian accord would include prisoner exchanges and garrisoning key Avlonan points. Albania would be recognized as independent within the London Conference 1913 frontiers.
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Italy
Aviona
Rome
Giornale Dttalia
Corriere D'Italia
Ayvlong
Avlona
Haly
Albania
London
Illinois coal mines resume with 25 cent raise
Three coal mines in Illinois near Belleville and Wilderman and Rentehler reopen after wage increase of 25 cents an hour for day men. About 200 workers employed across the three collieries join the steel and coal districts as efforts to curb idle time and wage disputes continue.
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Belleville
James Mason
United Mine Workers
Missouri and Milinois Coal Company
Wilderman
Rentehler
Here
Highland Coal Company
Indianapolis
Chicago
Indiana
John the United
Gary
Bembeta
Peoria IV
Peoria
Earthquake Sparks Oil Gushers in Los Angeles
An earthquake in Los Angeles triggers crude oil spouting from pavement at Occidental Boulevard and Third Street and in the city’s exclusive district. Oil runs into streets and gutters as two notable springs appear after the quake. Separately, Secretary of Labor Wilson plans to report to President Wilson on the coal miners strike situation and potential action.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Occidental Boulevard
Third Street
Wilson
Laver Ie
Washington
White House
Admé
Gompers Urges Production Over Politics in Labor War
Washington July report summarizes Samuel Gompers, leader of the American Federation of Labor, cautioning against political maneuvering and urging firms to focus on production and employment. He warns against political tricks aimed at swaying workers into camps and defends resistence to overreach by both sides. A European note from Christiania prints a warning list of German firms deemed to have violated relief efforts and threatened with sanctions, as Norway seeks to compel contracts be honored.
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Washington
Natevel Gompers
Presid
Ares
Federation of Labor
Gompers
Wasoff
Hug
Ain
Christiania Chamber
Christiania
Norway
Germialifireis
Bourdias
Germain
Implainia
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Townley
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Fairmont
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A. C. Townley
National Nonpartisan League
Joseph Gilbert
Knoxville
Tenn
Samuel Gompers
Ameaa
American Federation of Labor
American Woolen Mills
U. S
Suwalki
Explorer
John B. Thrift
REDS
Trotzky
Illinois
Othe
Federation of Labor Feeves
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