German Offense Stalls as Russians Halt Advance Near Warsaw
London reports the German drive toward Warsaw paused with Russian rear guards offering stubborn resistance. German forces press west in Alsace and along the Bug and Vistula fronts as Austro German reinforcements move to encircle Warsaw. Russian counterattacks and withdrawals from Brest line shape a costly, protracted struggle across eastern front.
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Warsaw
Brest
von Hindenburg
Nanten
Vistula
von Mackensen
Bug
Chalm
Berlin
Pilica
Baltic Sea
Petrograd
von Buellow
Adv
Koyno
Vilyas Petromrad
Grand Duke
Nicholas
von Buelow
Brestine
Susman
Pretty Brunette Attempts Death By Drowning In Piedmont Lake
Mrs. W. B. Mize of 424 West Tenth Street tried to end her life in Piedmont Lake after a quarrel with her husband. Lifeguards H. D. Walker and W. H. Lee, aided by Red Enlow and George Baker, pulled her from the water after a struggle. She recovered at the park and agreed to return home.
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W. B. Mize
West Tenth Street
H. D. Walker
Piedmont Park
W. H. Lee
Ansley Hotel
Walker
Lee
Mfe
Red Enlow
George Baker
18 year old girl tries to take her life after quarrel
May Johnson 18 of 403 Whitehall street attempted to kill herself by swallowing bichloride of mercury after a quarrel with her sweetheart. She refused to name him, stating she would not mention the man's name. Stomach pump saved her life. doctors say she is out of danger.
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May Johnson
Whitehall Street
Lon W. Evans
Gredy Hospital
Grady Sternes
Misa‘ Johnson
Mies Johnsen
Becker Coffin Plate Accusing Gov Whitman Removed by Police
New York on August 1 police announced the removal of a coff in plate from CherTsi Becker's coffin bearing an inscription that charged former police lieutenant electrocuted Friday with murder by Governor Whitman. Mrs Becker allowed the plate's removal after being informed it was criminal libel.
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New York
CherTsi Becker
Bia
Whitman
Becker
French Marines Land at Port au Prince
French marines landed at Port au Prince to restore order after a revolution that toppled Haiti’s government. The Descartes guard the French legation where President Guillaume was killed. The Connecticut sails with 500 marines to join repairs and guard duties, while others follow as needed to quell further attacks.
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Washington
Port Au Prince
Haiti
United States
Descartes
Legation
Guillaume
Port Su Prince
Three Americans Die in Iberian Shelling at Sea
Queenstown dispatch reports the British steamer Iberian shelled by a German submarine, with three Americans killed and three Englishmen among the dead. The American dead are Mark Wiley of Boston John Carroll and Sheridan, while the wounded are Henry Welsh Charles Hansbury and John Brawell.
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Queenstown
Mark Wileys
Boston
John Carroll
Sheridan
Henry Welsh
Charles Hansbury
John Brawell
The Guide to The Constitution Advertising
A promotional piece urging readers to use Constitution advertising to locate profitable markets and avoid wasted trips, promising access to rich pools of merchandise and fertile foreata of satisfaction by consulting the newspaper’s ads before shopping elsewhere.
Nine Injured In Sunday Auto Crash In Atlanta Area
Nine occupants were injured when a speeding car turned turtle on Feach tree road near Wesley avenue, two miles north of the city, in front of Hudson Moore Jr’s residence. Driver G T Adams fractured a collarbone. Eyewitness Mrs Segrest described a high speed journey before the crash and the group was treated at Grady Hospital after initial care at Davis-Fischer sanitarium.
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Wesley Avenue
Hudson Moore
Hudson Moore, Jr
Davis-Fischer Sanitarium
Grady Hospital
Mia
JE. Carwile
Ed Carwile
Enging House No. 4
Garden Street
J. E. Segrest
Segrest
Segrest, Jr
Glenn Segrest
G. T Adams
Courtjane
Atreet
Aute
Charles Segreat
Bir
Moore
Aty
Peachtree Roa
Httle
German American alliance meeting voices U S critique
At the National German American alliance gathering in San Francisco delegates discuss U S policy toward Germany. Dr J Hexamer condemns arms sales to England and calls America hypocritical, while talks begin on a possible convention resolution. A ceremony features a wooden iron cross and a nail sale for German war victim relief.
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San Francisco
Cal
National
J Hexa~der
Philadelphia
United States
England
George
Germany
C. J Hexamer
Eight Die in Philadelphia Heat Wave
Heat wave in Philadelphia today caused eight deaths as temperatures peaked around 96 degrees. Relief arrived late afternoon with a thunderstorm dropping the heat chart.
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Philadelphia
Aquatic Romance Follows Rescue Of Drowning Girl
A Lakewood couple, Clark Newman and Miss Maude Hicks, became engaged after he rescued her from Lakewood waters. They swam together in midstreams and near the shore, with a moonlit honeymoon discussed and their public display observed by lifesavers and locals.
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Clark Newman
Miss Maude@Hicks
Rio
Tati Walthour
Iitegaving
Gladys Williame
Lakewood I
Walthour
Leo Frank Head Placed In Metal Braces In Georgia
In Miedgeville Georgia on August 1, Leo M Frank’s head was placed in metal surgical braces to stabilize a neck wound after a clash days earlier. Doctors say the braces prevent stitches from tearing and help the wound heal, with Frank not expected to leave the hospital for a month.
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Leo Frank
Miedgeville, Ga
Leo M
Frank
Frank i9
Chicago Woman Named in Scheme to Bribe Socialists
The Rome Giornale quotes a socialist party statement alleging an American woman in Chicago offered a Chicago peace advocate up to 40000 dollars to influence Italian socialists against entering the war. Swiss dean Greulich named as intermediary after Zurich chemist Nathan was questioned in Bologna.
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Paria
Rome
Nathan
Chicago
Greulich
Mre Warren Springs
M Greulich
Peace League branches proposed for Europe
New York August 1 branding of the League to Enforce Peace will be formed in all European countries including those at war. A committee of foreign organizations has been formed with Theodore Marburg as chairman. Negotiations have begun in Great Britain led by Lord Bryce. Plans envision branches in France, Holland, and Italy and a German branch to appeal to Germans. The group aims to foster postwar alliances to lessen future wars.
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New York
League To
Jeagies Committtee of Information
Wiliam Hovart
Theodore Marburg
Belgium
Great Britain
Lord Bryce
Would-be lynchers balked by sheriff
In Macon Georgia two Black men were rushed to safety in the city after a mob formed in Fitzpatrick Twiggs County to lynch Ernest Chappell accused of assaulting a white woman and Wim Thomas accused of cow theft. The sheriff moved them to custody to prevent the vigilante action.
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Macon
Fitspatrick
Twiggs County
Ernest Chappell
Wim Thomas
Fitzpatrick
Prohibition Bills Toward Final House Action
Prohibition measures loom as the temperance committee meets at 9 oclock with Judge W W Stark pressing for a recommendation or resignation. House and Senate schedules hinge on the outcome as the session nears its final nine days and Western and Atlantic railroad issues loom ahead.
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House Temperance Committee
Temperance Committee
W. W Stark
Jackson County
Senate
House Committee
General Assembly
Iall
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Western
Atlantic
General
Harria
Rules Committee
Atlante Quentiang
Sunday liquor raid turns deadly in Gretna
In New Orleans suburb Gretna a police raid on saloons ended with Policeman August Bouchon killed by saloon keeper Charles M Rapp who was likely fatally wounded by Chief of Police Leson. Leson was arrested on wounding Rapp as he died or may die.
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New Orleans
Gretna
Au-g&ust
Bouchon
Charles M Rapp
Rapp
Leson
Drowning Tragedy at Fen ton Beach Claims Six Lives
In Wilmington Delaware August 1 three girls and four men drowned at Fen ton s Beach. The 21 year old Iain McCall sacrificed himself trying to save Ruth Crate sixteen. McCall could not swim and perished while Miss Crate survived. Others named include John J Murphy Miss Craig and two others. The four in the rowboat were overwhelmed during bathing.
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Wilmington
Del
Fenton’s Beach
Iain McCall
Ruth Crate
McCall
John J. Murphy
Miss Craig
Alta
Murphy
Miss Crale
Leading Ministers Rally to Beavers Aid and Score Police Board
Reverend William Sentell says the trial concludes three years of conspiracy planning to dethrone Atlanta’s best chief of police. Dr. C O Jones asserts more than one board member is disqualified as evidence collapses under cross examination. Dr Ogden recounts recalls in a sermon by Dr L S Barton.
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Beavers’ Assistance and Score Police Board
Atlanta
William Sentell
Dr. Ogden
L. 5. Barton
Defense May Call Every Policeman To Witness Stand
The Beavers trial at the police station resumed with talks that the defense may call every officer. Prosecution says witnesses will be many and aims to show Beavers’ efficiency while denying delays. Debates over filibuster claims and public crowd interference marked the hearing as commissioners push for order.
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Police Commission
James l. Beavers
Charles Topkins
Beavers
Jamce Wo Vngush
Police Board
Board of Commissioners
Police Commissioners
George Westmoreland
Sunny
Charles T Hoplins
Buayers
Atlanta
Sunday Developments Rally For Beavers Across Churches
Sermons from Dr Dunbar Ogden and other ministers urge voters to back Beavers and good government at a noon meeting of six churches at Central Presbyterian. Union address urges ministers to mark against any commissioner who votes against Beavers amid church resolutions deploring the campaign. A prayer for a just outcome of the trial is delivered by Rev H H Harns.
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Dunbar Ogden
Central Presbyterian
C O Jones
Trinity Methodist
J F Purser
West End Baptist
William Sentell
Gordon Street Baptist
Ogden
Br L O. Bricker
First Christian
Jones
LG S Barton
Jackson Hill Baptist
Westminster
Atlanta Chief Beavers Trial Sparks Clergy Outcry in Pulpits
The city’s police commission faced harsh church-backed criticism as sermons denounced the Beavers trial as melodrama. Rev Sentell urged respect for rulers only if they are respectable, while Dr Jones and others questioned the commission’s definition of efficiency and its role in enforcing vice laws.
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Sentell
Atlanta
Police Department
Chet Beavers
Beav
Beavers
Weather Prophecy Thunder Showers Across States
Forecasts indicate local thundershowers in Washington on Monday and Tuesday with cooler turning conditions Tuesday. Louisiana and Florida expect thundershowers or partly cloudy days Monday and Tuesday. South Carolina Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee anticipate thundershowers or partly cloudy skies Monday into Tuesday. Kentucky shows partly cloudy conditions Monday and Tuesday with possible local thundershowers and cooler temperatures.
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Louisiana
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
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