Somme Fighting Dims as Russian Offensive Tends East
Reports from the Somme front say activity has fallen to bombardment and calm on French lines while Verdun sees gains on the Meuse eastern bank. Russian forces press near Lutsk and in Volhynia claim German retirements and thousands of prisoners, with Italians advancing along the Posina line. Berlin cites British attacks repulsed. several British assets sunk by submarines.
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Balburt
Turkish
Armenia
Somme
Verdun
Th Mont
Meuse
Vienna
Petrograd
Russia
Baiburt
Turks
Black Sea
Rete
Fareher Ey
Champagne
France
Germans Make Heroic Effort To Defend Wood
British forces press the offensive in France as delville wood and highwood fall to the advance. British units reach beyond Bazentin le Petit with advanced parties near Martinpuich and Porieres, while the weather stays dry and warm.
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Wood
France
London
Delville Wood
Highwood
Bazentin le Petit
Martinpuich
Porieres
Floods and fires dominate three states in today’s news
The day’s post lists disasters and tragedies across three states including floods causing damage, a fatal hotel fire, and various incidents. It notes headlines such as a Verdun offensive reference, the death of John D. Waite, and a strikebreaker killed, with Montana and Anaconda items, plus local cultural notes at Butte playhouses and ongoing examinations.
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Verdun
John
D. Waite
Montana
Missoula
Roosevelt
Van
Major Wilson
South America
India
Butte
Moses
Catholic Church
Old Alder Guich
Library Association
Goldberg
Fire at Sunnyside hotel ruled incendiary ruin
Special Dispatch from Helena reports the Sunnyside hotel fire in Alhambra destroyed the building at 2:20 AM. Dan Driscoll died in the flames, a Malta native named Walker lost a $320 diamond line, and managers suspect tramp arson. The hotel, contents valued at $80,000 with $16,000 insurance, will be rebuilt. Eight roughs camped nearby before the blaze. portions of the loot were taken during the fire. Guests were aided by Alhambra Springs hotel staff. Ames and his wife own Sunnyside.
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Sunnyside
Alhambra
Dan Driscoll
Butte
Standard
Helena
Driscoll
Fie
Kitche
Ames
Malta
Walker
Alhambra Springs
Missionaries stabbed to death by burglar in Japan
Tokio July 16 Rev W A Campbell and his wife Canadian missionaries were killed in their Karuizawa summer cottage by a burglar who demanded money and stabbed them with a Japanese short sword. The attacker escaped with $10.50 after forcing a local companion to reveal the cash box. The Campbells had served in Japan since 1913 and were recently volunteering for service in Europe.
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Tokio
W. A. ¥. Campbell
Karuigawa
Karuizawa
Mr. Campbell
Campbell
W. A.F. Campbell
Far East
Methodist Church
Canada
Japan
Kakuzawa
Longshoremen vote to end strike and return to open shop
San Francisco July 16 The longshoremen voted 2 to 1 to return to work on employer terms. J J Murphy president of the Ag ers and Stevedores union said wages hours and overtime would match the June 1 agreement. The vote approves resuming work under open shop conditions across Pacific coast ports.
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San Francisco
J. J. Murphy
Agers’ and Stevedores’ Union
Pacific Coast
Armies Unite Near Old German Headquarters on Somme Front
London reports Anglo-French forces meet near Combles a mile in front of the former German HQ as July offensives press on. Casualties listed total 227 officers dead and 447 wounded or missing. British observers await the next French front move while Germans hold Somme above Peronne. Portugal has equipped an army ready to join allied forces when called.
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London
Combles
Somme
Peronne
Automobile Hit by Train Kills Three in Washington
Three people die and two are injured when a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul passenger train collides with a car at a railroad crossing near Sumner Washington. The incident occurs around 8 30 p m as a group from South Tacoma returns from a day out. Names Conginske Congins and Abel are linked to the victims and injured.
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Tacoma
Wash
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Ihn Congins
John Conginske
ED Able
Andrew Congins
E. Carlson
John D Waite Lewistown Banker Dead
Lewistown banker John D. Waite died, conveyed by telegram to friends. E H Barrett of Milwaukee reported the loss yesterday, and Senator Lee Mantle expressed deep regret, praising Waite as a fine man and stalwart in publican circles.
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John D. Waite
Lewistown
Hi. Barrett
Milwaukee
Barrett
Butte
Lee Mantle
Mr. Waite
Jack Waite
Northern Pacific Suffers By Big Storm In Dawson
Glendive Montana July 16 A terrine rain storm damaged Northern Pacific tracks near town delaying train No 2 about nine hours as Sidney branch track washed out. County representatives say many Wagon Road bridges and culverts washed away. Albert Peterson secretary of the Montana Loan and Title company drowned attempting to cross a swollen creek. body recovered.
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Glendive
Northern Pacific
Sidney Branch
Sidney
Albert Peterson
Montana Loan and Title Company
Epidemic Shows Signs of Abating in New York
New York July 16 department of health figures for the four hours ending at 10 am report 11 deaths and 96 new infantile paralysis cases, down from 27 deaths and 144 cases in the previous 24 hours, indicating the epidemic may be abating in the city.
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New York
Department of Health
Strike Breaker Killed as Union Longshoreman Wounded
Tacoma July 18 a strike breaker named Lanin was shot and killed while an union longshoreman Sam James sustained a likely fatal wound. police say 18 strikers ambushed an automobile carrying non union workers near the Eleventh Street bridge. bricks flew as the car sped to the central police station with the dead man and a gun taken from the scene. James was rushed to a hospital. Several bricks were found in the car and police detained several strike breakers for questioning as rioting raged on city streets.
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Tacoma
Rangvat Laine
Nan
Sam James
Afilwaukes Dock
Eleventh Street Bridge
Leinan
James
Poece
Otto M. Lelman
John ‘Turcott
Oscar Mathews
Carlson
George Dalgetty
W.t Shecks
F. Barrow
Wnton Longshoremen
Amu
Jon
Three Seriously Hurt In Lewistown Car Crash
Lewistown July 16 Three people were seriously injured Friday night in a automobile crash. Miss Nena Anderson cashier of the Fact and Mr Westley a contractor were hospitalized while Mrs Raglin wife of a nearby farmer was taken to Moore. The driver T Aven went to Moore to pick up another passenger and struck a wagon team injuring Mrs Raglin and three children. Mrs Raglin sustained severe bruises though no bones were broken. Miss Anderson suffered a broken jaw and Mr Westley had a deep throat cut and head injuries.
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The
Standard
Lewistown
British Attacks Break Down Near Somme Front
Berlin reports four British assaults in the Ovillers and Bazentin Le Petit region north of the Somme failed yesterday afternoon. German forces occupied part of Blachen south of the Somme, while French attacks in nearby areas faced German resistance and repulses.
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Berlin
Ovillers
London
Bazentin le Petit
Somme
Blachen
Bates
Attees
Witt Renvy
Ats
Three Southern States Flooded After Hurricane
Atlanta and major Southern cities suffered heavy damage as a hurricane drenched North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia. Five deaths reported, hundreds homeless, and crops and property damaged with losses nearing twenty million dollars. Bridges collapsed, lines down, and gas and power largely out. Several people missing or stranded on the Tar River and Catawba watershed. floodwaters forced evacuations and disrupted rails and telegraph service.
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Carolinas
Virginia
North Carollon
Hendersonville
Lake Toxaway
Catawba River
Helmont
Seaboard “Air Line
Catawba
Mount Holly
N. G
Asheville
West Virginia
South Carolina
North Carolina Valleys Hit By Severe Flood Losses
Flash floods swept through the French Broad and Swanannoa valleys in North Carolina causing eight to ten million dollars in damage and claiming five lives. Asheville's streets flooded as the rivers rose 15 feet, with Biltmore submerged three to five feet. The Southern Railway station area faced deep water and train service halted. Olean Springs hotel guests fled upstairs as water rose. Hundreds in textile areas gathered at city hall for food and shelter as relief committees organized aid. Much of Biltmore, founded by George W. Vanderbilt 260 years ago, lay underwater in three to five feet of water.
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Atlanta
North Ca
South Carolina
Virginia
South Atlantic
Asheville
Biltmore
Ley
N.C
Pioud
French Broad
Swanannoa
North Carolina
Southern
Olean
Springs
Southern Railway
George W. Vanderbilt
Man Who Planned Milwaukee Extension Dies at 86
Donte, longtime Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad civil engineer, died here aged 86 after a career as engineer and supervising engineer. He led planning and directing the extension of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line to Puget Sound and was elected president of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994. He is survived by his wife and one daughter.
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Donte
Chicago, Silwauckee & St Paul Railroad
Ope
German Submarines Take Toll on British Ships
A July dispatch reports German submarines sinking several British vessels. The steamer Mopaa and others were torpedoed. crews were saved. Trawlers Onward Hull Era Aberdeen Nellie sunk. eleven of the trawlers are reported lost.
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Jon
Menae Cove
Aberdeen
Central News
George B Loftus Dies in St Paul at 43
George B Loftus, sales manager of the Equity Generative Grain Exchange of St Paul, died after a long illness at his home tonight. He was 43 and a victim of cancer, survived by his brother-in-law.
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George S. Loftus
St. Paul
George B. Loftus
Equity Generative “Grain” Exchange
Paul
Toy Tautman
Mr. Loftus
Battle cruiser still most valuable ship in fleet
Washington reports Rear Admiral Knight of the naval war college says the Jutland battle enhances the battle cruiser's usefulness as a fast fighter. He urges if four capital ships are added they should all be battle cruisers, while dreadnoughts remain the fleet backbone.
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Washington
Daniels
Jutland
Knight
Naval War College
Congress
Jettlcoe
Atles
Tey
Tesshie
Te Ie
Jellicoe
Beatty
Audi
Aosta
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Rome
Posina
Gereman
Comble
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Uae
Peecareaniges Etieeeiaty
Eernerenet
Poe
Algeria
Dawson
ATC Mobile
Henderson County
Henderson
Commie
Vanoa
Fighteen
Charlotte
Sigme
Iupleves
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