Merigan Leaders Plan Unity In Mexican Crisis
Merigan leaders agree on joint effort to back constitutional governance in Mexico. They outline a no military candidate rule for president or governor, call for civilian rule and swift reforms, with General Carranza scheduling a provisional government and a October 1 convention to choose a provisional president.
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Dreshdent Wilson
Gatranai
Ville Wuld
Maxteo
Puller
Carranza
Mexico City
Iet
Villa
Siew
Madero
Ecoming
Mine Owners For Open Shop Tie In Butte
Montana mine owners announced an open shop policy on Tuesday night declaring neither the Butte Miners Union No 1 of the Western Federation of Miners nor the Butte Mine Workers union would be recognized. The companies said they would enforce wages and hours under the old contract if unions failed to deter vice. They resolved to handle employment decisions themselves after judging the unions as unable to organize properly.
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Butte Miners’ Union No. 1
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Tutte Minert Union
Butte Mine Workers’ Union
German steamship sunk in neutral port
New York reports the German steamship Mudgeburg sunk in neutral waters off the west coast of Africa after a naval engagement between British cruiser Hissilyer and the German converted cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der Grose. The captain claims the German ship was targeted while supplying coal to Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and that several crew members were killed.
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Hissilyer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grose
Africa
Qreeh
Te Hightiver
Figel
Wilhelm Ler Grosse
Spanish
Neeral
Syveril Peysdue
Glad to Get Back Home Norton War Casualties
War report notes 1706 Ameri can casualties with many in Europe as Allied forces bombard Belgrade resumes. Telegraph dispatch mentions intense fire and renewed bombardment while raids involve ships from Liverpool and a convoy near Belgrade. Reports also cite Lassen’s fourth breakout with a dramatic parade of crusial forces and a skirmish near Keystone Oklahoma with horsemen and officers pursuing Osage raiders.
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Ae Wien
Lacona
Liverpool
Samia
Owras
French and British Halt German Drive at Marne Front
Reported from Paris the Marne battle sees German forces falter under French artillery and Allied cross river advances. British and French troops push toward the Aisne as German armies retreat, with 1,500 prisoners taken and a disordered withdrawal continuing. The British PM plans to raise army strength to about 1,354,009 men.
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Paris
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von Klux
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Aisne
Qlae
von Buelow
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France
Submarine Sinks Pathfinder in German Surprise
London reports the German navy claimed the British cruiser Pathfinder was destroyed by a distant German craft, not by mine as once thought. The notice adds a new mine disaster involving the tramp steamer Ottawa and discusses closing the North Sea to merchant shipping to choke trade, with England and Germany risking food shortages and Scandinavian routes in play.
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Admiralty
Pathfinder
Prince
Ottawa
Rothngland
Germany
England
Holland
Germaty
Peace prospects fade amid diplomacy claims in Europe
A skeptical view on peace talks emerged as President Wilson indicated no clear readiness for negotiations. In Mineola a grand jury indicted Florence Carmac for first degree murder in the Louise Dalley case, alleging a shooting at Dr. Carman’s Freeport office on June 30. A German flag was shown in Paris ahead of a ceremony for the northern railroad, while a Titanic era claim noted a transfer of ship passengers and freight to British regulation in New York.
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Florence Carmac
Louise Dalley
Edward Carman
Freeport
Turkey Abrogates Extraterritorial Privileges in Empire
Turkey announced it has repealed the capitulations granting foreigners in the Ottoman Empire the right to trial by their own judges or consuls. The move ends extraterritorial jurisdiction, aligning with new independent governance and affecting American missions. details on effects remain unclear.
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Washington
Turkey
United States
Japan
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Venice
Constaninople
Nawers
General Pau Hero of 1870 War and French Frontline Leader
General Paul Pau, a celebrated hero of the 1870 war who lost his left arm, served as one of General Jon’s chief aides and played a key role as a commander of French forces on the Franco-German frontier.
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Pau
Jon
Russian capital renamed in imperial order
A Reuters report from St. Petersburg states the city will be known as Petronrad, replacing its longtime designation as the capital of the Russian empire since 1712. The change follows an imperial decree issued inLondon.
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London
Reuter Telegram Company
St. Petersburg
Russian Empire
Petronrad
Town Fire Destroys Warsaw Area Depot and Homes
A fire Tuesday night devastated Istha Green eight towns west of here, leaving 00 residents homeless after lightning struck a railway depot and spread to several buildings. Firefighters fought the blaze amid smoke and embers as structures burned.
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Allies Agree on War Aims to Finish War Jointly
Allied representatives from Britain France and Russia signed an accord pledging no separate peace during the present war. Britain and Russia vowed to pursue a total war, while diplomats noted Turkey’s neutral stance remains possible. The move signals a decisive, prolonged conflict with mutual consent required for any settlement.
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Landan
Sidies
Great Britain
Russia
France
Turkey
Constantinople
London
Washington
Floods in China Cause Loss of Life and Property
Pekin reports say floods sweep the Shan tung peninsula with rivers rising beyond their banks. The Wei-Hsien river burst through city gates and cresting on Tuesday the eighth. American and British teachers at Wel-Halen Missionary college saved many from drowning as waters inundated streets and homes.
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Shantung Peninsula
Wei-Fsien
Wei-Hsien
Wel- Halen Missionary College
Kaiser Protests to President on Belgian War
In a personal cablegram to President Wilson, Emperor William of Germany protests Allied military actions and Belgian resistance in World War I, lamenting the destruction of Louvain and noting Belgian cities offered strong resistance. Paris public schools ordered closed as buildings are repurposed for military use, hospitals. A New York defendant twice tried for murder, Katharine J Adams, was ruled insane by a board.
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Wilson
William
Germany
Belgium
Louvain
Paris
Appalling Austrian Defeat Reported by Russians
A disputed dispatch from Petrograd claims a catastrophic Austrian defeat by Russia near Lemberg and Rownitusk a with thousands dead and wounded and more than 30 000 prisoners. The report says Austrian loyalty fractured, mutiny rose, and pestilence spreads through ranks.
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Rnwa
Refugees to England as Belgium seeks aid
London reports expected arrival of about a thousand Belgian refugees within ten days under a government invitation. A volunteer committee, aided by the Duchess of Vendome, will receive and aid the evacuees, with capacity to shelter up to a million if needed. Sanitary and food shortages in Belgium push many to flee. The dispatch notes rising enlistment in Britain as troops engage the enemy.
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England
Antwerp
Aviator Nesteroff Sacrifices Life in Daring Mission
Captain Nesteroff, one of Russia’s boldest aviators and the first to join the Toop, sacrificed his life in a successful attempt to destroy an Austrian airplane. Two German vessels are reported sunk, with French forces aiding. A dispatch from the Tavae agency notes the sinking of the German merchant ships Conde and Destartes in the Atlantic aboard the British cruiser Briatal.
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Briatal
Germans Active on the Baltic
Berlin reports German forces in the Baltic Sea have invaded past the Aland archipelago barrier and captured the Russian merchant steamer Wienborg. A German torpedo boat seized crew and five English passengers, who were taken to a fortress as prisoners of war. Iron Cross decorations were awarded to several aviators, with Prince Frederick highlighted as recipient in relation to a Belgian fortress attack.
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Oven
Gulf of Hothnia
Wienborg
Germany
Uleavorg and Took Off the Crew and Atty
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Hoatile Countring
Iron Cross
Byllign Fildla Hellmuth
Hird
Runpaal
Bweperor Willuam
Balkans Form Alliance Report From Rome
Rome dispatch cites diplomatic sources saying Romania Greece and Bulgaria have formed an alliance to intervene when needed to block Turkey aiding Germany and Austria in the war. If Turkey stays neutral the pact would join the three states in the same aim.
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Rome
Tom Staph
Bas
Roumania
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Bulgaria
Ordt
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Austria
German food shortage drives large German column toward Courtrai
London dated Daily Chronicle Ghent correspondent reports German army stalling for food requests Ghent unable to supply Germans press a column of 40 000 to 60 000 men toward Courtrai in West Flanders Evidently they expect victuals near Cuvenardi where harvest will be good
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Courtrai
Flanders
Cufenardi
Churchill vows twenty five fully equipped army corps in London speech
London Friday night Winston Spencer Churchill pledged Britain would raise twenty five fully equipped army corps or risk defeat. He warned of naval expansion with twice thirty five dreadnoughts and battle cruisers to confront Germany, signaling a robust war footing amid the 1914 spirit. The report notes neutrality sentiments in Norway and outlines other global wartime moves including Mexican and Peruvian positions and a German station shelling in Africa.
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Winston Spencer Churchill
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