World War News Briefs From Central Europe And Allies
A Berlin dispatch reports Bese Capt. Charles Fryatt of the Brussels was executed after a naval court found him guilty of attempting to ram U-38 in March 1915. Russian forces claimed major gains on the east front including Brody and Lutsk, while British troops captured Longueval and Delville Wood. A Turkish army of about 70,000 is massed in Hungary, and Armenia is under Russian control after Erzingan’s capture by Grand Duke Nicholas. Mutinous Turkish troops attacked in Severkeny, Italy saw limited progress on the Tennezzo plateau as Italians fought to hold positions. A French court sentenced Frau Pfadt to death for treason and espionage. Sukhomlinov is gravely ill in Petrograd, and Austria reports pressure north of Brody. Canada notes war costs at 1 million dollars daily. Six Ghent civilians were executed for war treason, while 12,500 Italians were reported killed in the Sugana valley.
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Charles Fryatt
Brussels
Zeebrugge
Berlin
North
Salmondsport Vintage Company Building Destroyed in Fire
Fire gutted the Salmondsport Vintage company plant at Penn Yan New York with losses pegged at 50000. Other items note Dr Arthur Warren Waite awaiting execution in Sing Sing found wounded in his cell, a Nebraska bank robbery ending with two deaths, Salvation Army assets disclosed in a mortgage petition, a Missouri mother killing herself and two infants, and other capital crimes and finance updates from across the nation.
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Salmondsport Vintage Company
Penn Yan
N. Y
Arthur Warren Waite
Sing Sing
Grand Rapids, Mich
Salvation Army
Kings County
New York
Mexican War News and Executions Abroad
News from Nuevo Laredo reports Santiago Ramirez former governor of Coahuila and later Villista general was publicly executed in Salitio. Sir Roger Casement faces public execution for treason tied to the Ireland rebellion. London reports Diet leader Ernest Gertel dead and Holland preparing bread tickets.
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Santiago Ramirez
Coahuila
Villista
Saltillo
Mex
Nuevo Laredo
Roger Casement
Ireland
London Daily Chronicle
London Exchange
Iren Dresden
Ernest George Gertel
Agrarian Party
Reichstag
Washington Dispatches Paint World News Snapshot
Washington reports that the British protest over the boycott is under the foreign office and opposes trade treaties. ICC finds coal rate hikes from midwest justified. Septembers’ increases take effect. Carranza settlement talks announced. U S exports hit a record $4.334B with $2.186B trade surplus. Wilson signs river and harbor bill for $42.9M. Bliss urges liberal guard release policy. Senate backs child labor bill. Defense requests near $700M. Army bill tallies $314M. Foreign relations panel opposes Casement intercession resolution.
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British Foreign Office
Washington
Cavalry Learns to Hit Targets at Camp Wilson
Infantry at Camp Wilson drills on a target range described as the old kiln ruins near the San Antonio area. Lt. Col. Wallace H. Wigham oversees a 50 pace interval range to emulate a 200-yard shot. Sergeant major Col. Wigham praises shooters, noting a recruit who scored 24 of 25 with new rifle instruction. The First Cavalry plans to mount machine guns on Ford autos for wartime readiness, with five more machine guns and 500,000 rounds funded by Chicago subscribers.
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First Cavalry
Mexico
Wallace H. Wigham
Camp Lincoln
Wigham
James Parker
Henry Ford
Walter Rosenfield
San Benito
Ford
Chicago
Illi nois camp at Brownsville praised for comfort and sanitation
Cavalry officers describe the Illi nois camp at Brownsville as a place of beauty with new drains oats or grass planted, wood floors for tents and sidewalks. Improvements promise enhanced sanitation and comfort before drills and machine gun practice resume in a few days.
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Cavalry
Illinois
Brownsville
Texans at Fort Sam Houston welcome Illinois troops with care
Expanse of hospitality at Fort Sam Houston as San Antonio residents visit the camp daily with ice cream fruit and delicacies for the Illinois soldiers. Officers and privates share meals, enjoy off duty visits, and even a popular kitchen omelet show by Col. Sanborn. Rumors of border sniping and California moves circulate amid chapel services and club openings for troops.
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San Antonio
Tex
Red Crossociety
Field Hospital
Fort Sam Houson
Illinois
John O’hearn
Seventh Illinois Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Great Blast on Black Tom Island Destroys Warehouses
A catastrophic explosion sequence on Black Tom Island near Jersey City caused about 25 million dollars in property damage. Fires, shrapnel and flying debris injured scores and broke windows across Manhattan. Authorities suspected an uncontrolled barge fire alongside a dock linked to ammunition transfers, with no immediate verdict on a deliberate act.
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New York
Black Tom Island
New York Bay
Jersey City
National Storage Company
Manhattan
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Te —Erley Wereen
Edmund L. Mackenzie
China
Japan
Mackenzie
Bedloe’s Island
Black Tom
Financial District
Battery
Whitehall
Customs House
Woolworth
J. P. Morgan
Wall
Broad Streets
Riley, 71, Loses Boat Race at Lake Lonely
James H. Riley, a former professional sculling champion aged seventy one, was defeated by Jim Rice coach of the Columbia crews by half a length in a three mile race on Lake Lonely at Saratoga New York on August 1.
Three Killed Five Hurt in Niagara Falls Car Crash
In Niagara Falls Ontario an automobile party was struck by an interurban car of the Niagara St Catharines and Toronto company. Three women were killed and three children and two men were injured.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Inc
Alberta rancher sells 1243 cattle in nine years of operation
A rancher near Gletchen Alberta disposed of 1243 cattle for 10180450 dollars as surplus stock. December shipments of 217 head averaged over 80 dollars per animal. 100 head to Seattle averaged 70 dollars. A 1700 lb Alberta steer fetched 170 dollars at Seattle. Six carloads to Spokane realized 10028 dollars. Alberta stock sees strong American demand and high prices for sheep and wool reflect profitable farming.
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Canada
Gletchen
Alberta
Seattle
Pincher
Spokane
United States
British Columbia
Carstairs
Calgary
Dept. of Agriculture
John Young
Sidney
Man
Manitoba
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Reason for Growling Clue in Dim Hall
Rivers, stumbling in the dark hall after returning home, answers his wife that he growls to drown the barking of his shins. The exchange reveals a humorous household moment centered on a bass-voiced self-remark.
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Rivers
Mrs. Rivers
The Price of Success and the True Class
A reflective saying contrasts sacrifice for success with integrity, noting that a classy person avoids compromising principles even when success appears cheap, and finds value in appearances that fit modest means.
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London
Brody
Galician
Lemberg
Galicia
Lutsk
von Linsingen
Slonevka
Buldurovka
Volhynia
Longueval
London War Office
Delville Wood
Hungary
London Exchange Telegraph Company
Lausanne
Switzerland
Petrograd
Armenia
Erzingan
Nicholas
Smyrna
Severkeny
Mount
Mimiolou
Tennezzo
Monte Cimone
Marseilles
Pfadt
Supreme Court
Vladimir Sukhomlinoff
Vienna
Pozieczes
War Office
Dominion of Canada
Ottawa
Ghent
Reuter Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Sugana Valley
Nebraska State Bank
Sunol
Neb
W. C. Smith
Ira Paup
Paul Vacik
William Ritchie
St. Louis
J. H. Thompson
Henry M. Gardner
Ingham County
Michigan
Grand River
Geological Survey
Jim Smith
Robert Nabors
Main Street
Ringling
Okla
Steel Corporation
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Funston
Eighth Ilinois Infantry
Amsterdam
Holland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Carranza
Frank L. Polk
Department of Commerce
Washington Dispatch
Wilson
Tasker H. Bliss
War Department
Il Paso
Democrats
Senate
Martin
Sir Roger Casement
Texas
Camp Wilson
T, Chapman
Ah V. Pass
G. Hamilton
K. Allen
John 8. Norris
J. R. Anderson
Fred Krumpeck
Peace L. Ae
Colonel Wigham
Ian
Dennen
Col
Joseph
Maj. Abe
Melay Y Davis
Sanborn
Leon Springs
Lower California
Campbell King
Captain King
California
Horse Marines
Freddie McLaughlin
Lake Forest
McLaughlin
Allen Down
Battery C
New York Harbor
WF Young
D. F
Temple Street
Springfield
Mass
Hoyt
Daisy Fly Killer
Trent Express
de Kalb Avs
Brooklys
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