80 000 Lives Lost in Chinese Floods Near Canton
A cable from Pekin reports 80 000 to 120 000 lives lost in floods around Canton, Ohio. Consul General Cheshire appeals for navy assistance as Wilmington and Callao ships provide aid. The State Department notes the dramatic casualties and requests urgent relief.
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Washington
Canton
Ohio
State Department
Pekin
Cheshire
Navy Department
Seneral
Wilmington
Callao
United States
War orders given to Birmingham magnates for Russia
Birmingham Alabama July 20 Jamen Mitchell president of Alabama Power and other industrial leaders meet with bankers and steel and iron manufacturers to form a central network of shops foundries and plants to supply war zone needs. An organization will be underwritten by local and other financial institutions with Russia expected to place orders totaling about 5 000 000 for steel shapes and related products.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jamen Mitchell
Alabama Power Company
Steel Corporation
Russia
Becker links Rosenthal case to police politics and bribe talk
In a sensational account Becker claims Sullivan and Rose pressured him to persuade Rosenthal to leave town to avoid danger. Becker denies involvement in the Rosenthal murder and says his lawyers seek proof Rose was paid to influence Rosenthal. He notes Sullivan offered large sums to avert the crime. Timothy Sullivan later vanished, his body found near Pelham Parkway.
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Becker
Sullivan
Rosenthal
Rose
Srand
Hosenthal
Becke
Hecker
Tim
Timothy Sullivah
Pelham Parkway
Benalla in Peril Fire Aboard Emigrant Steamer
London dispatch reports the Peninsula and Oriental line steamer Benalla carrying 809 emigrants bound from London to Australia. a fire rages in a hold 400 miles east of Durban, with the Otaki 160 miles away sending aid. The Benalla steams to meet the Otaki for assistance.
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London
Aj Reuter
Durban
South Africa
Peninsula and Oriental Line
Benalla
Indian Ocean
Otaki
Strike Shows Weakness at Remington Plant
Bridgeport July 20 machinists at Remington Arms and four subcontractors faced a failed strike call. Estimates show about 175 men involved, though manufacturers report only 28 left. Labor leaders claim no main plant walkout today and warn of a possible shutdown. Talks in New York may yield settlement while plans for a strike at Union Metallic Cartridge and a mass Hungarian meeting unfold.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Remington Arms and Ammunition Company
Remington Company
Remmngton
Thomas J. Savage
International Association of Machinists
New York
Savage
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Tumor
Major W. Penfield
Remmeton ‘Company
Themen
Conscience Fund Receives $10,000 to U S Treasury
A plain envelope mailed from New York delivered ten thousand dollars to the treasury, noted as personal to Secretary McAdoo. The gift, the second largest to the conscience fund, came with a letter claiming repayment for theft and no link found to known government losses. It contained three thousand-dollar gold certificates, eight five-hundred-dollar certificates, and thirty-one hundred-dollar notes.
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Washington
Treasury Department
New York
United States
Treasury
McAdoo
Mrs C B King of Rome and kin dying noted
Mrs C B King widow of Lievatles Batciington King of Savannah died at Beverly Hall Rome where her son King resides She was born Anna Welly Habersham of Savannah and leaves many children grandchildren and great grandchildren The tribute mentions Thomson Ga and other relatives plus a funeral in Rome and a later note on Tariffs suspended for transcontinental carriers seeking reduced canned goods rates to Alabama and Tennessee points by November 1.
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C.B. King
Rome
Chastes Harrington King
Lievatles Batciington King
Savannah
Insa Dence
King
Beverly Hall
Aise
Anna Welly Habersham
Setandah
CW King
Jon. King
G. B King
Habersham King
Atlanta
JC Bang
Dalton
Bus
Oury Cook
James 3d
Jackson
Augusta
Hugh Caperton
West Virginia
Thomson
Cynee Pe Roh Pearce Jr
Mis KH Pearee
Troeseau Sings
Thomson le
Tf “Aswott
Farmer
Earl DA Peace
Fort Pelln
Pearce
New Orleans
Washington
Pacific Coast
Alabama
Tennessee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cotton trade crisis prompts US and Britain on embargo
The article reports governmental hopes to stabilize cotton exports amid interference with American trade. It notes President Wilson’s focus on securing European markets and Tribble’s remarks on price impacts. British press debates contraband status of cotton and urges harsher measures, urging US cooperation to curb German use of cotton in war materiel.
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Tribble
Germany
The
Daily Chronicle
Holland
Scandinavia
Morning Post
Yast
America
Europe
Post
United States
England
the Times
Washington
Great Britain
Bitashera
Ovation for Roosevelt in San Francisco on arrival day
Theo Roosevelt received an enthusiastic reception today in San Francisco after arriving from Portland Oregon. The colonel was the center of attraction on the ferry boat that carried him across the bay as a nosy crowd met him on the dock.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco
Theo Roosevelt
Portland
Ore
Bay
Russian steamer General Radetzky sunk by German sub
London July 20 report says the Russian steamer General Radetzky was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on July 17. Her crew of 22 were saved. The vessel, 2,118 gross tons, 275 feet long, was owned in Riga.
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London,ly
General Radetzky
Old Glory Trampled by Carranza Troops At Naco
Bisher Arizona July 92 reports Carranza troops captured Naco Sonora yesterday and, after looting an American saloon, crossed the international line and trampled the American flag into ribbons within a few feet of the border.
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Carranza
Bisher
Ariz
Naco
Sonora
United States
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