Troops to Be Last Resort in Miner Strike
Washington July 19 1920 article analyzes the coal strike crisis and the roles of miners owners and the Harding administration. It discusses responsibility for mediation failure and suggests federal troops may be used where local authorities fail to act. The piece notes nonunion labor in mines and potential defections within unions.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington, DB. C
Seal Mining
Harding
Miners’ Union
Iis
Congress
Bill Call
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Cafe Man’s Bullets Foil Bank Robbers at Clare Bank
A seven-man bank robbery gang failed to steal money from First Trust & Savings in Clare Iowa when Clarence Martin, owner of a restaurant across the street, fired through a window wounding one. The bandits fled in a large car under rain of bullets. no money was taken. Police suspect Fort Dodge ties after a prior Holmes Ia attempt this week.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
First Trust & Savings Bank
Clare
Here
Clarence Martin
Vaunst
Timelock
Martin
Holmes
Council Holds Private Session on Mandates
London reports a 10:30 a.m. secret meeting of the League of Nations council set to discuss Palestine and Syrian mandates. Opponents of privacy say such talks risk traditional diplomatic bargaining and public disappointment.
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London
Council of the
League of Nations
Palestine
Building and Loan Associations See Record Membership Rise
The United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations reports a historical year with 847,000 new members, a 17 percent gain. Total resources reach 2.29 billion dollars, with withdrawals rising due to unemployment and a persistent housing shortage increasing loan demand.
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Hythe Associated Press
Portland
H. F. Cellarius
Cincinnati
United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations
League
United States
Cellarius
Progressive Will Battle Hitchcock For Senate Seat
In Nebraska July primaries progressive R B Howell led Republican contest while incumbent Gilbert M Hitchcock swept Democratic votes with about half the opposition tally. Jefferies and Davis trailed in Republican race for Senate with margins shrinking as returns came in. Gubernatorial bids showed Butler leading Bryan by narrow margins with other races closely bunched. Irene C Bull led Democratic Fourth District bid with Cummings and Fall close behind.
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Albert W. Jefferies
Omaha
Mendeil
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
United States
Hitchcock
Hia
J.Q
Howell
Clarence A. Davis
Bryan
Dan B. Butler
Charles W. Bryan
Willam J. Bryan
Butler
Norton
Maupin
Charles H. Randall
Randolph
Adam McMullen
Beatrice
Randall
McMullen
Albert H. Bytum
Bloomington
George W. Sterling
Irene C. Bull
Ashland
H. B. Cummings
Seward
Clifford Fall
Cost of Living Rises Again in June Wholesale Prices Up
Washington July 19 The cost of living is rising again as the department of labor reports wholesale prices for June 1.3 percent higher than May and meat prices up 2.12 percent over April.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Airships to Carry Airplanes Successful
London reports successful tests of airplane carrying airships. During trials airplanes were launched from the airship named Amphophers. headline notes the government confirms the achievement per Daily Express.
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London
Daily Express Today
Highways and Agriculture Bureau Notice From Charles City
A 1922 notice lists towns in the territory including Albert Benoit, Aigina, Charles City, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Faribault, La Crosse, Minneapolis, Marshalltown, New Hampton, Postville, Waterloo, and Waverly. It mentions a county fair tonight and an event schedule for Tuesday.
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Department of Agricultnts Ther Bureau
Charies City
Albert Benouin
Aigsna
Cedarids
Davenport
Des
Soldiers Move Against Striking Gas Plant Workers
Coblenz July 10 Gen Al ten commander of the American troops on the Rhine today dispatched a squad of soldiers to compel the striking employes of the municipal gas works to return to their posts.
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Coblenz
Alten
Rhine
Battle Planes Aid Free State Troops Across Southern Ireland
A five plane squadron is aiding Free State troops in southern Ireland for scout duties and directing movements as irregulars harass battles from Limerick to Cork. Rebels aim for a last stand at Cork while attacks disrupt Strabane and Galway during funerals.
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International Newa
Dublin
Free State
Ireland
Free
Limerick
Cork
London
The
Star
Belfast
Strabane
Galway
Interurban Finances Deteriorate Under Tax Burden
C B Pickett urged the state executive council to lower Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern Railway Co valuations after showing net revenues fell from 392 907 91 in 1916 to 1307 450 97 in 1921 while taxes rose from 39 666 24 to 57 461 65. He noted continued interest deficits and maintenance underfunding amid rising auto use and highway expansion.
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Waterloo, Cedar Falls, & Northern Railway Co
C. B. Pickett
Pickett, Swisher & Farwell
State Executive Council
Jeanne
Pickett
Jdue
Denby Narrowly Escapes Plane Crash Over Great Wall
Secretary Edwin Denby of the American Navy narrowly escaped death in an airplane accident near Peking. At 4000 feet over the great wall the engine failed, the aircraft crashed on landing, and Denby was uninjured.
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Associated Press
Peking
Edwin Denby
Great Wall
Denby
Guards Found Dead on Railroad Bridge in Alabama
Edward Hagler and Herman West, guards on the Western railway bridge near Pindlala Creek, ten miles from Montgomery, were found dead early today. Authorities suspect they were killed by a freight train after likely sleeping on the track. sheriff and coroner are investigating.
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Montgomery
Ala
Edward Hagler
Herman West
Pindlala Creek
Western Railway
Arson and Ammunition Hidden Across Germany Found
Secret caches of arms and ammunition uncovered in Germany, including a stash of 500 machine guns at Potsdam, reported by Stuttgart officials as part of Allied investigations. A national police view links Rathenau’s assassination to a teenager plotting in a secret “consins” group connected to Col. Erhardt.
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International
Berlin
Germany
Potsam
Stuttgart
Rathenau
Hans Steubenrach
Gerd Techow
Techow
Ernest
Wilhelm Guenther
Consins
Col
Erhardt
Culp in Workhouse for Abandoning Wife and Children
Walter W. Culp of Spring Valley was sentenced in Dayton to one year in the workhouse for desertion of his wife and nine children. A fine of 3500 and costs was added. He will work in the truck patch and claimed to seek reform for the community.
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Dayton. O
Walter Wilson Culp
Spring Valley
Esther Hughes
Dayton
Ninerhildren
Culp
Cleveland Officials Move to Five Cent Car Fare
Cleveland Street Railway officials announced a five cent fare beginning August amid Major Kohler’s ultimatum for an immediate cut. The current fare stands at six cents.
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Cleveland
Cleveland. O
Cleveland Street Railway Company
Kohler
Labor Appeals for Support of Strike
The American Federation of Labor executive council asked all labor groups and publications across the United States to actively support striking railroad workers. The appeal calls for solidarity, urging law abiding conduct and a united effort to deter autocratic practices in American industry.
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International News Wire
Washington, DC
United States
American Federation of Labor
Nate Yank
Tawa
Cyanide Poison Claim In Lenine Death Report
A Riga report attributes to a Svenska Dagbladet correspondent a claim that Premier Lenine of Soviet Russia was poisoned with potassium cyanide. The Riga telegrams state confirmation of the poisoning, despite denials, as the Soviet embassy in Riga protested.
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Associated Proms
Stockholm
Riga
Svenska Daghladet
Lenine
Soviet
Russia
British Flier Plans Pacific Crossing Attempt
Maj. Fairfax Morgan, a British aviator, officially informed the American embassy of his plan to attempt a flight across the Pacific Ocean. The announcement was made in London on July 19.
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London
Maj
Fairfax Morgan
Pacific Ocean
Maj. Morgan
Minor Battery Pairings Across Early City Matches
Report lists battery pairings by city fixtures with players Hubbell Henline Cowper Gooch Cheeves and others. Details show Washington Cleveland Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia lineups featuring these pitchers and catchers.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Hubbell and Henline
Cowper
Gooch
Iowa Coal Mines to Reopen Under Guarded Plan
Gov Kendall issued a proclamation inviting operators and miners to restart Iowa coal production with National Guard or U.S. troops protection. Plans call for reopening four to five large mines, including Pershing in Marion County and Mine 15 near Buxton, with day and night shifts to reach about 2,000 tons daily, while awaiting agreements on timelines and troop deployment.
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Gov. Kendall
Iowa
Seale
Promisses Protection
Tes Moines
Harding
Guy
Kendell
Iowa National Guard
Kendall
Lie State
Polk County
Pershing Ming
Marion County
Consolidated Coal Company
Buxton
Town Coal Operator's Association
Mr. Bannister
Herrin
Towa
Pita
J. H. Morris
United Ming Workers of America
Washington
Tha
Thi
Governor Kendall Proclaims Mines Should Reopen
Des Moines July 19 Gov Kendall issues a proclamation urging Iowa mine operators and workers to resume production under the April 1 wage scale. He warns of a national fuel famine, rail and utilities curtailment, and threatened closures of hospitals and charities if the stalemate persists. The governor calls for voluntary cooperation and state protection for all who resume operation to ensure continued fuel supply.
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Illinois
George Heaps
Iowa Coal Operator’s Association
Harding
Des Moines
EC 1 Smith
Washington
Associated Pros
S Kendall
Iowa
Fallowa
United States
Tawa
Kentucky Man Loses Voice On Sixty Fourth Fast Day
Stanton Kentucky July 19 William Rice Nada is speechless and weakened on day sixty four of a voluntary fast. Doctors fear he may die unless he resumes eating soon. Rice said he planned a forty day fast to purify his body as Christ did but continued beyond the period declaring he would go to hell and living on spiritual food.
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Stanton
William Rice
Nada
Rice
Christ
Hell
Farmers Party Wins Big in Manitoba Election
Premier Norris and the Liberal party suffer a heavy defeat as the Farmers' party secures 25 of 52 seats in the Manitoba provincial vote, giving them a majority in the legislature. Liberals win only 10 seats.
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Farmer Party
Liberals
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Man
Norris
Farmers’ Party
Complain Roads Use Bum Equipment
Complaints about roads using defective equipment continued today at the Brotherhoods headquarters. Warren Stone president of the Brotherhood of Engineers said the reports were being sent to the Interstate Commerce Commission for action.
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Cleveland. O
Railroad Brotherhoods
Warren Stone
Brotherhood of Hreopeesius Engineers
Stone
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