French Raid In Champagne And Verdun Fronts Reported
An official report notes no major infantry actions on the Venlin Somme front with intermittent artillery across the Somme sector. French forces penetrating a German salient near Verdun and in the Chasspegne region took prisoners. Two German raids in Argonne were repelled by French fire as fighting continues along the Somme area and western fronts.
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Venlin
Somme
Prenelterday
Souville
Chenois
Laufer
Verdun
Tashe Chasspegne
Argonne
London
Paris
Russian Comeback Proves Wonder of the World
Russian forces on the western front, under Grand Duke Nicholas, resume offensives against Austro German troops as six great armies fight for dominance. Renewed battles around Verdun and the Somme persist as British troops push to clear fortified trenches and seize Mamets wood and Trones wood from German attacks.
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London
Italy
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Armenia
Persia
Theis
Erzeram
Mimokha Tim
Eraerim
Pitsk
von Eines
Stokhed
Teutons
Kovel
Pina
Verdun
Somme
Haig
Mamets Wood
Trones Wood
Contalmaren
Anglo French Offensive Maintains Steels in Northern Front
London July 18 British and French forces push at the Somme front with reinforcements for a renewed attack. German defenses stiffen as Allied pressure continues in the Mamete and Contalmaisen sectors, with Haig reporting repulse of heavy German assaults and steady Allied progress amid high casualties.
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London
Somme
Ferma
Neilich
Wale
Mamete
Ageinet
Contalmaisen
Gomera Haigh
Mel
Fragmentary World War I briefing on German arms supply strain
Fragmented dispatches report German forces, pressed to find arms, facing local fighting around a northern wood. British statements claim recapture of ground, heavy German assaults repelled, with caution over the implications of captured weapons and artillery shortages.
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Wailg
Reuter
Corexpondant
Pune
Perthin
Laimete Wood
Rantalinainen
Deutschland Merchant Ship Status Sought By State Dept
Washington July 13 state department officials are near certain the German submarine Deutschland is a peaceful merchant vessel. They may consult the neutrality board before a final ruling. Diplomats report the Deutschland was aided by a neutral merchantman and escorted to safety as allied navies search for the convoy. The department has begun considering restrictions on news of the ship's movements to avoid neutrality violations.
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Washington, D
State Department
Bremen
Chesa
Porke Capes
States Department
Aaid
United Sta
Ammonia Tank Explodes Collapsing Butcher Shop Building
A ammonia tank exploded in a three story building housing a butcher shop in New York today. The blast buried the structure under debris and at least seven people were killed with many injured. Rescue work was slow as authorities evacuated the ruin and hospitalized between 18 and 30 individuals.
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New York
Ai Aermonia Tank
In & Brooke Flint
Building collapse at Sement Solvay plant shocks Buffalo
Three men were killed six seriously injured and several reported missing after a building at the Sement Solvay plant on the Ningarm river collapsed during a thunderstorm. Witnesses said lightning may have struck the tall chimney, triggering the fall as workers sheltered from the storm. Bricks and debris buried many inside.
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Buffalo, N.ow
Sement- Solvay Company
Ningarm River
Seven casualties in powder plant blast at Pompton Lakes
Pompton Lakes New Jersey July 14 four were killed and three injured when the powder house at the DuPont powder works near here exploded shaking the surrounding countryside.
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Pompton Lakes
N.J
DuPont Powder Works
Here
Urgent loading of Deutschland continues in Baltimore
In Baltimore a rush to reload the submarine Deutschland and launch her on a return voyage to Germany was under way. A special permit allowed ongoing unloading while officials withheld departure timelines. Captain Koenig said the vessel would likely depart within 10 days as tug Thomas Timmons finished repairs and prepared to move.
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Timmons
Virginia Capes
Bremen
Demand Men Be Taken Back in Portland Strike
Portland and suburbs streetcar service nearly stalled after 350 Cumberland County Power and Light Co workers walked out for reinstatement of discharged colleagues. Union recognition and reinstatement demand, with past brief stoppages noted during President McKinley era.
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Portland
Cumberland County Power & Light Co
Lewiston
Cumberland Company
Harles) Roux
Irol
McKinley
Read
Charles F. Libby
Horton Jimy
Portland Car
National Brotherhood
Carmen
Watch Soldiers Health Mission to Study Border Troops
Dr Thomas Darlington former New York public health commissioner will travel to the Mexican border to study the health and welfare of regular and National Guard soldiers on duty. He carries credentials from Secretary Baker and will report progress to the war department as part of the National Civic Federation effort.
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New York
Thomas Darington
National Guard
Darlington
Baker
Soldiers’ Welfare Department
National Civic Federation
Executive Council
Federation
War Department
Department of the Fast
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Department
Governor's Island
Secretary of War
Totti
Yeeterdy
ITAA
Delaware
Khenteteland
Teimg
Fears of War Talk Prompt Redmond Ireland Clash
Redmond issued a sharp statement attacking Lansdowne Plan and calling it a declaration of war on Ireland. He described the speech as coercive, signaling a breakdown in negotiations and reflecting government tensions in Dublin and London.
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Redmond
Lansdowne
House of Larde
Lord Lanedowne
Ireland
Mr. Hedmond
Negotiations progress toward border dispute settlement
Washington reports informal negotiations between the United States and the Mexican de facto government are proceeding favorably after a second conference with Ambassador designate Euiseo Arredondo. A plan for a commission to map a permanent border relief is favored, with a formal announcement expected soon.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Mexico
Uresning
Euiseo Arredondo
Ambananda
Polk
Ench
Arredonda
Carranza
State Department
Lansing
Rshcanante
Horder
Sharks Terrorize New Jersey Coast Resort Areas
Hundreds of shark hunters patrol the Jersey shore after a man eating shark killed 12 year old Laster Stillwell and injured another boy. Stanley Fisher died from wounds after aiding Stillwell while Joseph Dunn was mauled at Matawan Creek mouth. Sharks threaten bathers across the coast amid attempts to bar them with nets and possible dynamite use.
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Matawan
New Jersey
Ano
Keyport
Laster Stillwell
Bean
Stillwell
Stanley Fisher
Long Branch
Joseph Dunn
Jersey
New
Mersey
Babbitt Re elected Head of Greater Vermont Association
Frederick H. Babbitt of Bellows Falls was re elected president of the Greater Vermont association as members voted to increase the board from five to seven. The forenoon session in the memorial room of city hall included Vice President Theodore N. Vail and directors James Hartness Springfield J. Holden Bennington Senator Max J. Powell Burlington J Gregory Smith St Albans C E Peek St Johnsbury A L Faton Montpelier and Major C Hoadley Brattleboro. Vail outlined plans to expand membership and promote state development through boards of trade civic groups and farm bureaus while stressing harmony with local newspapers and careful budgeting for development work.
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Greater Vermont Association
Frederick H. Babbitt
Bellows Falls
Theodore N. Vail
James Harmnées
Springfield
State Board of Education
Lucius F. Wilson
Dorset
Use Association
Bellone Palle
Yice
T. N. Vail
Lyndonville
Clarke
Vail
Aima
Ilaon Jed
Boarda of Trade
Board of Trade
Boards of Trade
Vermont Banquet Marks New Prosperity Era in Montpelier
The Greater Vermont Association held its annual banquet in Montpelier with over 1,000 attendees at the city hall auditorium. Gov Gates, Gov Samuel W. McGall, Theodore Vail, James A. Huells, and Wendell P. Stafford spoke as Colonel George Harvey chaired the program. A lunch for 84 was planned, but demand led to many tickets being returned to allow guests to attend. The event showcased Vermont’s expected prosperity and featured remarks on national and regional progress.
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City Hall
Montpelier
Greater Vermont Association
Vermont
Armory Hall
Association
George Harvey
North American Review
F. K. Rabbitt
Gates
Samuel W. McGall
Massachusetts
Theodore N. Vail
James A. Huells
Boston & Maine
Wendell P. Stafford
Supreme Court of the
New Hampshire
Herlin
London
One Union
Edward A. Filene
Ros
Ton Chamber of Commerce
Aley
Hix
Riwunen
Galicia
Bate Laa
George Clark
Carroll S. Page
Robert BE. Pears
Allan M. Fletcher
W. Gates
E. C. Smith
Jake Barrett
Hailstones Five Inches In Circumference Reported
A heavy thunderstorm struck the south part of town on Wednesday afternoon. Hailstones about five inches in circumference damaged glass at P R Jemtyn. Several garden plots and fields were scorched or leveled by the storm. Local residents reported fallen hail and minor property damage.
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Jemtyn
Boys Hopeful to Cross Rio Grande at Eagle Pass Camp
A morning rainstorm flooded Camp General Shafter on the Texas side and surrounding areas. Rain measured high inches, with rivers turned torrents washing out roads and tents, injuring equipment and delaying access. Vermont and other regiments aided in searches for two missing children as streets and camps faced rising waters.
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Vermont
Eagle Pass
Rio Grande
Drowning After Log Fall Near East Montpelier
In East Montpelier a party returning from a building site swam in the Widoshi river. Leclair disappeared under ten feet of water and was later recovered but died. Health officials and the state's attorney investigated the incident. Leclair, 20, worked for Central Granite Co. His funeral is expected at St. Monica's church with burial at the local Catholic cemetery.
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Miny
Archie Lachett
Tool
Arthur le Gandeps
Smith
Montpelier Ys
Joseph Martel
Terney Cn
Widoshi River
Leclair
J. W. Hooker &Neandere
Thie Rity
H Nortin
FE. Gleaston
Health Cimwr
A. G. Norton and & Pike
Selectman
Leclain
Carey
Tenney Company
Maretel
Montpelier
Coan
East Montpelier
Martel
Marstel
Musere
White and Gardens
Theo
Leelaff
George Cutler
East Montpetier
Loulvie Ae Hetty
Len Fon
Withuasrs
Soma
Tox
Norton
Faroeson
Leelark
A. O. Littel
Beckley
Leelair
Alexander Leelair
Qole
Ree. P.M. McKenna
Beskley Street
Health authorities tighten quarantine amid polio scare in Barre Vermont
State health officials urged quarantines to prevent infantile paralysis as Barre reports no new cases under Dr. W. Stewart. Arrivals from New York prompted two week isolation and nasal irrigation rules, with broad public notices and cooperative response from families.
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Vermont
Barre
W. Stewart
New York
Great
New York Board of Health
Metropatis
State Board
Sanitier
Fever New Cases in Daily Bulletin on Infantile Paralysis
New York reports a slight drop in new cases and four more deaths in the past 24 hours. The daily bulletin notes 24 deaths and 117 new cases in the second period, reflecting ongoing infantile paralysis activity.
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New York
Daily Bulletin
Remembered His Roll at White River Circus
Rutland Vermont tale of an alleged assault during a Barham Bailey circus show at White River Junction. Detective Blick was arrested by Deputy Sheriff H A Adams on a civil writ after the performance. Irving Smith, a show employee, seeks damages claiming loss of sight from blows with a bone knuckle. Smith engaged local attorneys and eye specialist DG 6 Marshall. He was jailed for seven hours before remembering his roll and leaving town to settle property for 850.
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Smith
Thomas H. Brown
Ernest H. O'Firlen
Conmiter
Marshall
Prostrated in Boston Heat Victim Identified
Miss Ethel Signarelli, 23, of Barre, reported among heat victims at Northeastern street station. She worked as a nurse and had recently visited Boston, with family stating she had traveled there for a short visit. The day’s extreme heat caused multiple collapses and hospital ferries for medical aid.
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Boston
Ethel Signarelli
Barre
Northempton Street
Flaier Company
Cay Hospital
Boston Papers
Cros Pharmary
Mev
Mra
Siguerrill
Rhuibs
Mies Sigmoreils
Fasten
Marriage of Miss Averill at Forme Vet
The marriage of Miss Allog Nore Averill daughter of Mrs Stelin Averill of North Ethertweet Willow Murtie John sam jr nlan of Marre tok place Pexter ne ME Lerten at de Forme vet thee primis father fev Woe dalinen in haere whither the wedding party attended only immediate relatives present Rev Sir Jokn lent officiated. After ceremony the couple were welcomed at 74 Trent Street Parse. The notice records a partitioned arrangement and notes plans for future events.
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Allog
Stelin
Averill
North
Willow
John
Sam, Jr
Marre
Pexter
Dalinen
Haere
Jokn
Polten
Trent Street
Parse
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Babbitt
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Cannon
Wlan
Mannimady
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Harvey
Relers
el Paso
Archie Leclair
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Aather Man
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Johnson
Goddard Ube
Barre Bank
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