United States replies to German Lusitania note
The State Department released the U S reply to Germany on the Lusitania and submarine warfare. The note stresses neutral rights and urges Germany to curb acts harmful to neutrals, saying only a single threaten paragraph exists and no ultimatum is issued. It asserts the United States remains committed to freedom of the seas and seeks a peaceful adjustment without conceding essential rights.
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Washington
United States
Lusitania
Germany
State Department
Cornish
Lansing
Garrison
Daniela
Count von Bernstorff
Elking
Staten
Propia
Secretary of State Notes German Note to Foreign Office
The document reports U S response to a German note of July 7 1915. It condemns the proposal for partial suspension of belligerent law and reaffirms the principles that free seas require proper examination of merchant cargo and protection of noncombatants. It also expresses disappointment that Germany challenges Britain over neutral commerce.
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Department of State
Washington
the &H
United States
High Seas
Realata
Great Britain
United Ae
Eastland Disaster Toll Tops Chicago River Horrors
Chicago mourns as the excursion steamer Eastland capsizes near the dock with about 2,500 aboard. Police and coroner reports place dead and missing in the high hundreds to possibly over a thousand. Rescuers pull bodies from the river while crowd unrest and investigations unfold into overloading and lax inspections. Survivors recount frantic scenes in the flooded holds and near the Roosevelt party boat as rescue continued.
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Chicago
Eastland
Mner
Joseph Springer
Boatland
United States Customs Office
General’ Slocum
New York
Lake, Michigan
The
Western
Michigan City
Ind
Poe Jence
Hoyne
Peter Hoffman
Hastland
Fastland
John Glaser, Jr
B. G. Snow
Ludington
Mich
Tran
Peter Hricksen
Grand Haven
Clyde Shearer
Hiner
Theodore Rosevelt
Western Electric Company
Theodore “Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ald
Breakwater Incident Leaves Many Excursionists Stranded
A fragmentary report describes a breakwater incident where a crowd of excursionists remained outside overnight. The brief text mentions two other occasions with upruhial beat yas, leaving details unclear about causes or outcomes.
Towns in Iowa Lack Sanitary Installations Across State
Describes a state board health report listing 2278 cities towns and villages in Iowa. Of these 445 have water works and 156 have water and sewerage. About one in five have any sanitary installation, one in thirteen have any sewer system, and one in thirty four have sewage disposal plants. No city has a complete garbage disposal plant. some do garbage collection with imperfect disposal. Larger cities may install disposal plants soon. Smallest with water works population 102. smallest with water works and sewers 957. smallest with water works sewer and garbage disposal 416.
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Des Maclines
Lafayette Higgins
State Board of Health
Towa
State Board
Higgins
Iowa
Widow Julie Pratt Found Dead in Barn Suicide
Mrs Julius Pratt of Cleveland township ended her life by hanging herself in the family barn. The 85 year old mother of four left no clear sign of despair before the act, which followed concerns after cancer surgery. The husband had gone to town for berries. the eldest child, 11, found the mother absent and later the body. Death was by strangulation.
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Rock Rapids
Julius Pratt
Cleveland Township
American professor wed in Chinese honeymoon at Tangshan college
Professor Fred Eaton of Tangshan Engineering College and Milas Olga Rose of Towa City married recently here. He formerly taught at Cornell and Purdue and in Tsing Hua College, Peking. The couple will sail on the Aki Maru for China on the 27th.
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Towa City
Fred
Eaton
Tangshan - Engineering College
Tangshan
North China
Milas Olga
Rose
U. G
Zroom
Cornell University
Purdue
Tsing Hug College
Peking
China
Ching
Jowan Dies In Panama Reported By Cable to Denison
Denison man T J Garrison learns his son Edgar died on July 15 in Panama. Edgar was living in Horconchos province of Chiriqui Republic Rio and operated cattle and horses. The message came via cable, confirming the death.
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Jowan
Panama
Denison
T. J. Garrison
Edgar
Mr. Garrison
Horconchos
Chiriqui
Repupe Rio
Humboldt Ownership Plan Drafted to Define Albert Adama Interests
A local legal plan seeks to determine ownership or title status regarding a long standing stake linked to Albert Adama. The initiative, tied to Humboldt interests, outlines steps to establish independence and potential avenues for formal recognition.
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WIII
Humboldt
Albert
Adama
Himaboldt
Prison Population Report Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes reference prison population figures and related data without complete context. The readable portion mentions a tie or count around two hundred and references a prison setting. Further specifics are unavailable in the readable text.
Bank Robber Gets Away Waterloo
A man believed to be one of the bandits in the Waterloo bank hold up eludes capture after the robbery. Police search the area for the suspect connected to the Bucbelt incident.
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Waterloo
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