Senate OKs Army and Military Academy War Funding Boosts
The Senate on July 27 approved the army appropriation bill totaling $313,970,447.10 and moved to conference with the naval bill, lifting total national defense appropriations for 1917 to about $685.34 million. The bill adds $2,000,000 for relief of dependents of National Guardsmen and regulars in the Mexican emergency and includes $2,238,028 for the military academy, an increase of $1,019,542 over the House.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
House
Secretary of War
Protest Note Over Blacklisting Under Trading with the Enemy Act
Washington. American Ambassador Page will present to the British foreign office a note protesting the blacklisting of American firms under the Trading with the Enemy Act. Acting Secretary Polk said the communication covers general principles of international law and does not single out any individual firm.
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Washington
Page
Foreign Office
Loden
Polk
Milford Utah Flood Damages Farms and Roads
A cloudburst nine miles southeast of Milford caused extensive damage to farms and homes. Beaver Irrigation ditches overflowed breaking banks and flooding hundreds of acres, washing out bridges and destroying farm buildings while making the state highway impassable.
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Milford
Utah
Beaver Irrigation Company
Double Killing Reported Near Alzada Montana
In Deadwood South Dakota a man named George Whitney aged 18 was shot and killed by Wiley Thompson 24 in an ambush tied to a claimed grievance. A posse from Alzada Montana pursued Thompson on his ranch and was fired upon. the posse returned fire and Thompson was killed instantly.
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Deadwood
S. C
Ner Alzada
Mont
George Whitney
Wiley Thompson
Pease
Alzada
Thompson Ranch
Thompson
Utah Guardsmen Rejected at Nogales Medical Exam
Twenty two members of the First Battery Utah National Guard were rejected in final physicals at Nogales and have departed for Salt Lake City. Most were rejected for being under weight.
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Nogales, Ariz
National Guard of
Utah
Nogales
Salt Lake
Washington Guardsmen Discharged for Border Support Returns
Washington reports guardsmen on the border discharged due to the necessity of supporting dependent relatives must pay their own travel home expenses.
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Washington
Government to sever royal ties with several princes
London reports an imminent government decision to strip the Duke of Cumberland the Duke of Albany and Prince Albert of Schleswig Holstein of their British ties and orders, a move expected to be announced in the near future.
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London
Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Albany
Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein
Four men entombed after cave-in at Utah mine
A cave-in at the Dutehuwny mine eighteen miles east of American Fork trapped four men at about six o clock Thursday night. Rescue efforts were underway as authorities reported the incident in the American Park area.
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American Park
Utah
Dutehuwny
American Fork
London air battle honored pilot for eighth enemy dropline
Reuters Amsterdam dispatch reports Lieutenant Otto Purschau received the Pour le Merite decoration for bringing down the eighth enemy aircraft. The same report notes Jean was killed in an air battle.
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London
Lient
Otto Purschau
Tos Jean
Reuters
Amsterdam
Senate debate on Mexican policy heats up in Washington
Discussion of the administration's Mexican policy reemerged in the senate on Thursday. Senator Lippitt of Rhode Island pressed for clearer articulation of President Wilson's course for a prepared speech and stance.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Lippitt
Rhode Island
Wilson
Carranza Talks of Peage Conference and Elections
General Carranza in an interview on July 25 described a forthcoming Mexico United States conference to coordinate troop withdrawal and frontier patrols to curb border raids. He outlined elections schedule with municipal polls in September and nationwide voting in October for deputies and a constitutional convention to follow. He said he cannot yet answer about a presidential candidacy and pledged equal treatment of foreign capital in Reconstruction era.
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Mexico City
General Carranza
Mexico
United States
Carranza
Queretaro
Six Drownings Reported After Canyon Flood Near Sunrise
Six persons perished when a flood from a cloudburst swept away a carload of picnickers in Eureka canyon near Sunrise Wyoming Sunday night. The victims include G. E. K. Talbott and his wife and child, Mrs. B. F. Pine and child, and Harold Myers Jr. aged six.
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Wyo
Eureka Canyon
G. EK. Talbott
B. F. Pine
Harold Myers, Jr
Heat Kills Over 260 Montreal Children as Heatwave Grips City
The extreme heat in Montreal last week caused more than 260 child deaths. On Tuesday at 4 PM the thermometer hit 93 degrees, the hottest reading in five years.
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Montreal
Student Soldiers to Be Mustered Out for College Work
Washington reports all national guard organizations comprised of college students will be discharged from federal service to allow them to resume their studies at the Wil term.
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Washington
National Guard
Ambassadors Instructed to Demand Swift U S Reply on Mail Interference
Washington cables Ambassadors Page in London and Sharp in Paris to press Britain and France for an early and complete reply to the United States note on interference with neutral mails. The British memorandum says faults arose from routes and schedules beyond the crown's control, while defending censorship efficiency.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Ambassador Page
London
Ambassador Sharp
Paris
Wilson
Great Britain
Medan
Mecklenburg
Gas Explosion Entombs Men in Cleveland Tunnel
In Cleveland Ohio a gas explosion near the five mile crib end of a tunnel entombed twelve workers. Two rescue parties perished from toxic fumes bringing the death toll to twenty two with ten bodies in the morgue. Eight injured survivors are expected to recover as four investigations are launched across city county state and federal levels.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Io the Morgue
Canada to Deploy 10000 Soldiers Overseas
Ottawa announces ten thousand Canadian soldiers will proceed overseas soon. Arrangements are completed to obtain ships from the militia department.
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Ottawa
Militia Department
Mediation Sought to End New York Cloakmakers Strike
Settlement of a twelve week cloakmakers strike in New York City may be attempted by the federal bureau of conciliation. The move is announced as mediation efforts proceed.
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Washington
New York City
Federal Bureau of Conciliation
Border Camps In Excellent Order On Mexican Border
Maj. Gen. Tasker Bliss inspected the El Paso camp of 25 000 national guardsmen to assess living conditions and confirm the liberal application of orders allowing men with dependent relatives to be sent home. Bliss praised the guardsmen’s spirit and said even if some are sent home, enough troops remain to meet emergencies. President Wilson replied that the border duty serves the nation, not drill, honoring the service members.
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el Paso
Texas
Tasker H. Bliss
Bliss
United States
Henry Smith
Winamac
Ind
Treasury Conscience Fund Receives $54923 This Year
Washington reports annual contributions to the conscience fund end June 30 totaling 54923, bringing the grand total returned by individuals uneasy over government frauds to 498763.
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Washington
Treasury
Warships Close In On Submarine Off Cape
Norfolk allied warships that have been off the capes for days moved to the three mile limit and began a rigid patrol along a fifteen mile line.
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Norfolk
Capes
House approves homesteaders leave extension bill
A joint resolution extending leaves of absence with credit for homesteaders on public lands who join the national guard in federal service was adopted by the House on Friday.
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Washington
National Guard
Io Federal Service Waw
House
Bomb Explodes in Parade Crowd in San Francisco
Six people died and forty four were injured when a timed bomb exploded at Stewart and Market Streets during a preparedness parade. A suspect, Frank Josephson, was arrested after shouting I didn't do it. The blast shattered a one story building and caused widespread chaos among spectators and veterans.
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San Francisco
Stewart and
Market Streets
Frank Josephson
First California Infantry
Kinsley van Door
Oakland
Northwestern Pacific
James Whitcomb Riley Dead in Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley died at his home in Indianapolis on July 22 after a paralysis attack begun July 10 1910. The Hoosier poet born in 1852 never married and was famed for his dialect verse and child friendly works. Riley day was celebrated October 7 1915 with a banquet and school observances nationwide.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Whitcomb ‘Riley
James Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Riley
Ex Senator Patterson Dies in Denver at 76
Thomas M. Patterson longtime editor attorney and political figure died at his Denver home on July 23 at age seventy seven. He served Colorado in the US Senate 1901 to 1907 and owned Rocky Mountain News and Denver Times editors. Patterson was a Populist national leader and later a Democratic leader with substantial Denver real estate holdings.
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Denver
Thomas M. Patterson
United States
Patterson
Colorado
United States Senate
Rocky Mountain News
Denver Times
Senate
Tragedy Near Intinota Leaves Three Dead
Bodies of a man and woman believed to be husband and wife and a one year old boy were found along the west bank of the Bmokie river near here. A revolver was nearby.
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Intinota
Lake Forest
Spain Plans Submarine Transfer via Extramadura
Madrid announces the cruiser Extramadura will soon depart for the United States to seize a submarine built for Spain and currently undergoing trials in an American port.
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Spain
Madrid
Extramadura
United States
Allies Capture Pozieres and Armenian Strongpoints
Allied forces seized Poulerey on the Western Front and Eraingan in Armenia after heavy fighting. Russian General Sakharoff reports 4,000 prisoners and five guns taken on the Slonovka river. British gains at Pozieres give a dominant high ground overlook and signal continued advance despite stubborn street fighting.
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London
Poulerey
Eraingan
Armenia
Sakharoff
Slonevka
Potieres
Bapaume
Verdun
Pozieres
Somme
Volhynia
Slonovak River
Styr
War Office
Britain not tired of war says Derby in interview
London reports Lord Derby now wartime under secretary urges American readers to back Britain’s fight. He says Britain is hopeful and united and insists victory must be pushed until Germany cannot revive the conflict.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Derby
Germany
Millions for good roads apportionment announced
Washington announces the first year's $4,000,000 allocation under the good roads act. Texas receives the largest share at 31,927 dollars while New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois follow with 250,72 230,644 and 220,926 dollars respectively. Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada Utah Wyoming also listed with smaller sums.
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Washington
Department of Agriture
Treasury Department
Texas
New York
Prensylvania
Ihill
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Child Labor Bill Looming Up in Congress
Democratic leader Senator Kern announces caucus will push the child labor bill as soon as the District of Columbia appropriation bills pass. The note comes from Washington on Wednesday indicating swift action and party unity.
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Washington
Kern
Sellalr
District of Columbia
Hurricane ravages western Spain causing deaths and damage
A severe storm lashes Spain with floods and structural damage across Pontevedra and surrounding provinces. Authorities report casualties and injuries as communities deal with collapsed homes and disrupted communications. Rescue teams search affected towns including Leon and Soria for missing residents.
Santo Domingo Proclaims Freddo Henrick Carvajal President
The congress proclaimed Frederico Henricques Carvajal provisional president of Santo Domingo on Wednesday, succeeding Juin Isidore Jimenes. Carvajal assumes leadership during the current transition.
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Santo Domingo
Frederico Henricques Carvajal
Carvajal
Juin Isidore Jimenes
Garment Workers Refuse Pact and Go on Strike
New York garment workers reject the agreement reached with the garment manufacturers association and start a new strike after the president orders a walkout.
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Garment
New York
Curere’ Ers
Garment Manufa Naw
Hoosier Bank Robbery Ties to Indianapolis Heist
Two armed men robbed the Mast Tpands Street Blate bank in Indianapolis and fled in a four wheeled vehicle with $1,800. Cashier Harvey B. Tilt man resisted but was overpowered. Local police launched a manhunt for the suspects.
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Hoosier
Indianapolis
Mobile
Harvey B. Tiltman
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