Asquith urges unity over Ireland home rule clash
In London Premier Asquith told the House of Commons that government proposals for Ireland should be judged by the country if needed. He denied bias in negotiations, praised Ulster exclusion as a major concession, and urged nationalists not to end negotiations despite strong dissent and unrest in Ireland.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
John Redmond
Ireland
Asquithead
Redmond
David Lloyd George
Mr. Redmond
Lloyd George
Edward Carson
Ulster
Fourteen Thousand Dollar Reward in Butte Shoplifting Scheme
In Butte a large shoplifting ring is uncovered with major suspects and a substantial reward offered. The Standard reports aggressive police action across sectors, including reactions to political and social turmoil, with emphasis on crime and public interest items.
Reward Reaches Fourteen Thousand for SF Bomb Suspect
San Francisco offers a record fourteen thousand dollars to capture the man who exploded a bomb at the preparedness parade killing six and wounding forty two. A new police bureau is formed to track the perpetrator and monitor anarchists.
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Francisco
California
San Francisco
James Holph Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Supervisors
State of California
Johnson
R. W. Kinney
FB. Lamborn
Jameda County
Texas
James Woods
St. Prancis Hotel
Lee
Bou 'Francis
Woods
Chicago
Reena
Jean Crones
Fighting Dies Down Along British Front
Across Pozieres Australians press gains while British front from Thiepval to Guillemont quiets. Verdun sees French hold a German redoubt with five machine guns and two prisoners. Berlin claims minor gains for Germans. Russians report mixed results. Asquith seeks 450 million pounds extra credit for the war effort.
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Gagement
Ees
Verdun
Thiatmont
Strike of Insurance Men in New York Begun
In New York on July 24, 0000, 6000 agents and actors for Prudential Insurance walked out, forming the National Insurance Agents' Protective Association seeking higher pay union recognition and shorter hours. About 15000 company-wide agents and collectors face potential policy cancellations due to delayed premiums. strikers warned of further walkouts if demands are not met. The firm plans to replace strikers with experienced personnel and will not reinstate those who quit, following dismissals of 30 to 40 protective association affiliates and a refusal to meet union representatives.
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New York
Prudential Insurance Company
National Insurance Agents’ Protective Association
Chicago
Protective Association
Als
Thousands pass before bier of Hoosier poet Riley
Indianapolis July 24 Thousands of men women and children ad mirers of James Whitcomb Riley the Hoosier poet passed before the casket in which his body lay in state in the capitol late this afternoon and tonight The crowds had gathered long before the doors opened at 2 o clock and many were admitted as the waiting throng grew The burial will be either in Indianapolis or Greenfield his boyhood home Final action awaits sister Mrs Mary Elizabeth Payne of New York before decisions are made The vault will be decorated with flowers and Fuge to honor the famous poet
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Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
Capitol
State House
Mary
Elizabeth Payne
New York
Greenfield
Ind
Deutschland Submarine Deutschland Tries Engines in Baltimore
In Baltimore on July 24 a communion service was held aboard the interned submarine Deutschland alongside the Neckar. The Rev Otto Apitz conducted the service as command crew prepared for departure soon. Engines were tested after water tanks were filled and blue smoke emerged from behind screening barges.
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Baltimore
Lloydstoner Neckar
Otto Apitz
Lloyd
Deutsch Screw
Neckar
Vessl
Fleet Rumor Supposes Allied Warships Lurking Off Henry
In Norfolk July 24 rumors spread that a sizable British and French fleet waited near the southern drill grounds to trap the German sub Deutschland or her sister Bremen. The Bremen’s absence caused disappointment, and a delayed Deutschland departure from Baltimore was feared if Bremen fell into a trap. Shipping men speculated a hidden second line of war vessels might lie in unfrequented waters to intercept the Deutschland after passing patrols.
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Norfolk
Henry
Baltimore
Capes
Man in Butte Loot Ring Led Dept Store Heist
Deputy Sheriff arrests Shermanwood B Reed, age 70, believed ringleader of a long running gang that looted Butte department stores. Reed’s room in Angonia block held a storehouse of stolen goods valued around six thousand dollars, with a wider haul estimated near six thousand dollars, and the case is described as breaking up the gang.
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Sherwood B. Reed
Butte
James Baldivero
Reed
Angonia
Justice Doran
Baldisero Belle
Davenport
Imaelt
Haldisero
Heed
Baldises
Ansonia
Alan
Kang
Been
Suehuly
Tess
Anid
Ae Tighe
Hutte
Baldisero
Danish West Indies May Yet Be Purchased
Washington reports negotiations between the United States and Denmark for the purchase of the Danish West Indies have moved to a definite stage with potential progress. State department officials kept details secret while indicating some formidable barriers were removed and a purchase may be imminent. Acting Secretary Polly denied any completed deal.
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Washington
United States
Denmark
State Department
Polly
Sixteen Believed Dead After Gas Explosion in Tube
JeGeland reports sixteen men believed dead after a gas explosion in a tunnel beneath Lake. Rescue crews rushed to the scene five miles from shore as flames and smoke hindered entry, with efforts to reach imprisoned workers continuing amid unclear survival chances.
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JeGeland
Minds of Women Voters Not Quite Made Up
Chicago July 24 Headquarters of tonal women's party to be opened next month in Chicago to wage a fight for national suffrage Miss Anne Martin of Reno Nevada chairman of the party's national committee announced here today If neither Democrats nor Republicans back national suffrage the group may swing the power of thousands of women voters now enfranchised to the prohibition and progressive parties Or we might decide to place our own candidates in the field
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Chicago
Tonal Woman's Party
Anne Martin
Reno
Nev
Mise Martin
OUP
Pour Negroes Shot During Guard Attack Near Camp
A group of Ei national guard members shot at by a crowd near the militia camp. Hubert G. Blenne was rescued by the guard and several assailants were wounded, all shots hitting legs. Investigations indicate the attackers had been drinking.
British reply to US mail interference memo released
Washington reports July 24 that the State Department urged press to prepare an early and complete reply to the American note on mail interference. The British memorandum claims no responsibility for the alleged incidents and notes detailed investigations. It outlines concerns over money order questions and clarifies details about mail bags removed from ships Medan and Mecklenburg.
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Enon
State Department
Ambassador Page
London
Ambassador Sharp
Paris
Wilson
Great Britain
United
Medan
Mecklenburg
Emorandum
United States
Meullenburg
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Departent of Agriculture
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Proker
Goldberg
Telegraphic News
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Thiepval
Guillemont
Berlin
Thiepval-Guillemont
Posieres
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Somme
Brandenburg Grenadiers
Douaumont
Longueval
Riga
Russia
Petrograd
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Volhynia
Emperor William
Erzingan
Turkish Armeny
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Bier
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