Deutschland Submarine Brings Dyestuffs to Baltimore
The German merchant submersible Deutschland arrived at Baltimore with a thousand tons of dyestuffs, the first in a new fleet planned by Germany to resume trade with the United States. Commanded by Captain Karl Rig, it traveled 4180 miles in 16 days, submerged most of the way, and was chased by British and French warships for 80 hours.
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Baltimore
Jay W
Germany
United States
Deutschland
Bremen
Paul Woenig
Europe
Cape Henry
Eastern Forwarding Company
Locust Point
Kalrig
Navy
Engish
Kiel
Constantinople
Majestic
North Sea
Virginia
Sen Agin
Cape Benry
Thomas F. Timmons
Capes
F. Hinsch
Oceano Transportation Company
Hne
Timmons
Bay
Virginia Pilots’ Association
England
New York
Atlantic
Ecapes
Kaling
Whating
Hatteras
Virginia Capes
Kuairig
Ugh
Kating
Cooke
Wilson outlines national policies in Detroit speeches
President Wilson visited Detroit for a strenuous day of speeches. He spoke to the World's Merchants Congress, at the Detroit Athletic Club, and at the Ford Automobile plant outlining the nation’s policies and priorities.
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Detroit
Mien
Wilson
Detroit Athletic Club
Ford Automobile Plant
Militiamen Rout Mexicans Near Chickasha
A New York militia regiment passing through Chickasha Oklahoma on July 11 tore down a Mexican flag and drove away about 20 Mexican railroad workers who had raised a flag and cheered for Mexico. The soldiers rushed from the train and ejected the workers from the area.
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Chickasha
Okla
New York
Mexico
U boat Deutschland Declared Merchant Ship at Baltimore
Washington notes the U-boat Deutschland is given merchantman status by Collector Ryan. Customs inspectors found dye stuffs, no armament, and sufficient cargo space for a return voyage. The British embassy seeks warship status and removal within 24 hours. legality of blockade hinges on effectiveness.
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Washington
Virginia Capes
United States
Ryan
Baltimore
A. Schumacher & Co
Lloyd
State Department
Judge Frank Baker Dies in Wisconsin Sanitarium
Chicago July 11 Judge Frank Baker appellate court jurist died of heart disease at a Hartland Wisconsin sanitarium after a year of ill health. Born Melmore Ohio May 11 1840 he became circuit judge in 1887 and joined the First District appellate court in 1904. He was a Methodist Democrat and member of the G A R and Royal Arcanum. Burial planned in Tiffin Ohio.
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Chicago
Frank Baker
Hartland
Wis
Ohio
First District of Winds
Baker
Melmore
Ohio Wesleyan University
U. S. Grant Post
The
Royal Arcanum
Chicago Bar Association
Tiffin, O
Ministers in New York Call for Pension Fund
Leaders of a Protestant ministers’ movement in New York say 40 000 of the 175 000 ministers are misfits. They advocate a pension fund to raise efficiency and support for clergy.
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Miefit
New York
ieAn
Russians Break Through in Galicia and Stokhod
Reuter dispatches report Russian forces crossed the Stokhod near Ugli and captured Delatyn in southern Galicia as they press toward Kovel. Teutonic troops retreat in disorder with prisoners taken. battles rage along the Styr and Stokhod and in Trones woods near Bapaume on the Somme.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Stokhod
Ugli
Kovel
Sarny
Rovno
Vhovel
War Office
Galicia
Delatyn
Styr
Sarny-Kovel
Goulevitchi
Kachova
Arsenovitchi
Janovka
Douditch
Disease Toll Climbs in New York as Clean-Up Efforts Rise
New York reports 108 new infantile paralysis cases in 24 hours and 14 deaths, bringing totals to 1,081 cases and 288 child fatalities in the present epidemic. Health officials push aggressive sanitation measures while other city bureaus enforce rules to curb the outbreak.
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New York
New York City
Health Department
Lightning Strikes As Man, Boy Are Struck Near Hastings
A man walking across a field a mile from a trolley car and a boy half a mile away were struck by a bolt of lightning at Hastings on the Hudson on July 11. A conductor on the trolley was nearby as the strike occurred. The report notes the lightning’s impact and location details.
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Hastings-on-Hudson
Western Canada Offers Wheat Boom to Land Hungry Farmers
The Western Provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta present a vast agricultural frontier with 180 million acres of first class land available for development. The 1915 Canadian wheat average was over 80 bushels per acre, far above the U S rate of 17. Alberta alone averaged 32 84 bushels per acre. Free homesteads of 160 acres exist and land costs are low, inviting American farmers to relocate.
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Western Canada
Mioney
Canada
Western Cannada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
United States
North Dakota
Persuasive Power and Safety Laws Cited by Museum Leader
Arthur Williams, president of the American Museum of Safety, told a New York reporter that industry kills 85,000 people and injures 1,500,000 annually. He argued safeguards could prevent most of this, then compared securing such laws to persuading a New Orleans housewife. An agent’s cucumber cream sales anecdote followed.
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Arthur Williams
American Museum of Safety
New York
Purity and Healing Ointment Promises Fragrant Skin Care
An old advertisement extols a cleansing and purifying Boap and an ointment that soothes skin under neglectful conditions. It offers free samples by mail with a postcard address to Cuticura Dept. I Boston and notes widespread availability. A satirical exchange about medical blame follows, ending with a quip on vegetarians and fruit.
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Cuticura
Dept. I
Boston
Ady
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