Battleship Majestic Sunk and Princess Irene Destroyed in Dardanelles Incidents
London reports a German submarine torpedoed and sank the British battleship Majestic while the steamer Princess Irene, a mine layer, was accidentally destroyed by an explosion at Sheerness. The loss includes 255 crew aboard plus 78 dockyard workers, with totals reported between 300 and 418. Spies rumors swirl as naval officials face unexplained disasters mirroring the earlier Triumph and Bulwark incidents.
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London
Majestic
Gallipoli
British Columbia Coast Service
Admiralty
Sheerness
The
Daily Mail
Chatham
Triumph
Dardanelles
Bulwark
Italians Force Fight Across Isonzo To Monfalcone
Italian advance guard crossed the Isonzo river after a sharp engagement with Austrian forces and reached Monfalcone, thirty miles from Trieste. Austrian wounded began arriving at Trieste as Italy struck along the Carinthian frontier and fought near Ploken and west of Praedil pass. Skirmishes continued at Adige with limited activity.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Isonzo
Monfalcone
Trieste
Ploken
Praedil Pass
Austria
Adige
Legislature Urges Federal Rio Grande Patrol Extension
The Texas House adopted a concurrent resolution urging immediate and regular extension of the Rio Grande border patrol to protect American citizens. The measure calls for the federal government to maintain sustained patrols along the border.
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Austin
Texas
Rio Grande
Senators Walsh Meyers Say No War Chance After Nebraskan Sinking
In interviews here Thursday Montana United States Senators Thomas J. Walsh and Henry L. Meyers stated there is no chance of war with Germany following the reported torpedoing of the steamship Nebraskan off the south coast of Ireland.
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Butte
Mont
United States
Thomas J. Walsh
Henry L. Meyers
Montana
Germany
Ireland
Zep air raid on Southend kills visitor Mrs May Fabin
Southend England reports another Zeppelin air raid on Thursday night. One person, visitor Mrs May Fabin, was killed and several injured including a child as bombs struck the town.
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Southend
England
May Fabin
Explosion Kills Twenty Two In West End Mine
In the Reserve mine of the Western Puel company a Thursday explosion is believed to have killed twenty two men. Thirteen men were recovered alive shortly after the blast.
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Nanaimo, Hb. C
We Reserve
Western Puel Company
Arizona Senate 9 4 votes to reprieve Ove Mexicans
The Arizona state senate votes nine to four to memorialize the state board of pardons and paroles to grant a reprieve for the Mexicans condemned to death at the Florence penitentiary on Friday.
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Phoenix
Ara
Arizona State Senate
George W. P. Hunt
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Florence
Juguese Congressman Resigns from Office
A Portuguese congressman announces his determination to resign his office, citing personal reasons and stepping down from political duties. The move comes amid ongoing debates and reflects a shift in the leadership lineup of the ruling party.
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Juguese
Congress
Wyoming Synod Created By Presbyterian Assembly
A new Wyoming Synod was ordered created by the Presbyterian general assembly on Thursday. The move expands the church to forty one synods, with Atlantic City mentioned in connection to the announcement.
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Rochester
N. Y
Wyoming
Presbyterian General Assembly
Atlantic City
Flood and frost hit Western New York vineyards
Buffalo area reports heavy frost on Thursday night damaging hundreds of acres of vineyards across Niagara and Orleans counties. Orchards and fields suffered in the cold snap as growers assess losses and deadlines for insurance claims.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Niagara
Orleans
Nebraskan Torpedoed Off Irish Coast No Passengers Lost
The American steamer Nebraskan was torpedoed forty miles west southwest of Fastnet off Ireland while en route from Liverpool to Delaware breakwater. No lives were lost, no passengers aboard, and the crew abandoned and then reboarded to proceed to Liverpool. The incident follows active German U boat operations and related Atlantic disturbances.
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London
Green
Liverpool
Delaware
Fastnet
Ireland
Lloyds
Queenstown
Norway
Minerva
Iris
Thermopolis Flood Destroys Property In Wyoming Town
Thermopolis Wyoming faced about $60,000 in flood damage after a Tuesday cloudburst sent a five foot wall of water from a canyon into the town. Dwellings flooded and basements filled across many business buildings. No fatalities were reported.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
City anticigarette clinic treats forty nine patients
In Los Angeles police hospital reports forty nine patients, many of them girls and women, received the first treatment at the new municipal anticigarette clinic on Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Minerva Sunk by German Submarine Off Newcastle
Norwegian steamer Minerva was sunk by a German submarine Saturday night. The crew was landed at Newcastle Monday evening by the steamer Iris.
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Newcastle
England
Minerva
Iris
Wenice Ie Dark Above the City
A fragment notes a lay measure of protection against seroplapes, possibly describing an urban or civic security or hazard topic. The text is truncated leaving unclear scope, authorities, dates, or locations.
Confederate veteran Captain Welch killed in Talibian Okla attack
Kansas City reports Capt W A Welch a Confederate veteran killed late Wednesday in Talibian Oklahoma. The attack injured twelve more and burned the nearby business district with twelve residences destroyed.
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Kansas City
W. A. Welch
Talibian
Okla Bight
Italy Declares War on Austria Hungary
Italy正式宣戰於奧匈帝國 宣稱以皇家法令沒收在意大利港口所有奧德德船隻 羅馬報導 德國可能很快對義發動宣戰 義軍在邊境部隊集結 800000名德奧士兵待命 義軍動員快速 戰事前景整裝待發 國際局勢因義參戰而擴大至第十一國家參戰
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Italy
China and Japan Sign Two Treaties Ending Dispute
China and Japan concluded negotiations with two treaties on Shantung and South Manchuria with inner Mongolia terms, preserving most ultimatum terms while swapping a mining right. Japan lodged heavy claims for injuries to Japanese subjects and damage to ships in Hankow from Chinese mobs.
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Japan
China
Pekin
Manchuria
South
Inner Mongolia
Hao-Tung Peninsula
Delny
Port Arthur
Hankow
England Concedes American Claim Over Ship Seizure
Washington notes a British statement that unofficial cotton cargo arrangements did not involve the United States government. American meat packers counsel Alfred Urion seeks release of a ship valued in the millions, amid ongoing disputes over prizes and neutral shipping. The State Department cites a Berlin cable about the Frye case and a forthcoming formal reply.
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Washington
State Department
Department
Cecil Goring Rice
United States
Great Britain
Alfred Urion
England
Berlin
Foreign Office
William P. Frye
Prise Court
Tariff rebate upheld by customs court
Washington reports the courts sustained the per cent clause of the tariff law granting duty reductions on goods imported in American ships. The decision also requires a 6 per cent rebate on all goods from nations with favored nation treaties. About $15,000,000 in duties already collected must be refunded, pending Supreme Court appeal.
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Washington
Customs Court
United States
Supreme Court of the
Postal Revenue Deficit Reported for Half Year
Washington accounting shows postal revenues for the first half of the fiscal year ending July 1 with a deficit of about 6.54 million dollars.
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Washington
Murder Suicide Suspect Lang Kills Two Girls Near Catskill
Henry Lang a former for ijs helper of Catskill is believed to have gone insane and shot two girls on the outskirts of the town. Lang was shot through the heart and died shortly after, authorities report a tragic shooting.
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Catskill
Henry Lang
Catekill
Lang
Rome Report on German Austrian Withdrawal Pressure
Rome reports that German and Austrian governments are resisting leaving occupied territory, creating widespread pressure and concern across the region. Officials caution against abrupt moves and urge orderly transitions to avoid destabilizing effects.
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Rome
Acquittal in Theft Fraud Case At Federal Court
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania defendants Bullens and David J. Simpson were convicted while Samuel Wetmore was acquitted in a federal district court on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States government regarding inferior steel.
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Pittsburg
Fa—Deents
HK. Bullens
David J. Simpson
Samuel Wetmore
Federal District Court of Comapiracy
Furelech Inferior Steed
United Btates
Canada Lists Embargo on Wool Exports
Ortens Ont a Canadian region has withdrawn the embargo on wool exports to the United States that was set after the war outbreak. The change was announced here on Tuesday.
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Ortens
Cansden
United
King Departs for Front Incognito With Government In Quiet Farewell
The monarch left for the front on Tuesday night incognito. Ministers aware of the plan bid him farewell. The Journal issues a decree naming the Duke of Genoa Prince Thomas of Savoy lieutenant general to carry duties of state during the king’s absence, referring major matters to the king unless urgent.
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Genoa
Thomas of Savoy
Becker Faces Death Chair
Albany New York Charles Becker former New York police lieutenant faces execution in Sing Sing prison for the murder of Herman Rosenthal by four gunmen on July 16 1912 The high court affirmed Becker's conviction and the case awaits possible intervention by Governor Whitman or the US Supreme Court.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles Becker
New York
Sing Sing Prison
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals of
New York Tea
Becker
Supreme Court
Agitation Reported in Charb District by Disruptions
Reports describe unrest among natives in Charb district aided by Raiwell actions said to be inspired by Jderwan agents. Local authorities caution against broader instability while monitoring the region.
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Charb
Raiwell
Jderwan
Knights of Columbus Convention Adopts Wilson Peace Resolutions
Denver delegates at the Knights of Columbus state convention approved resolutions praising President Wilson for preserving peace and upholding the United States dignity. The event highlighted the organization's support for national unity during wartime.
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Denver
Wilson
United States
Canoveal
the Knights of Columbus
Gadi and the Fortune Loan Set by a Foolish Son
A tale recounted of Gadi’s wish to leave $1000 to his son with half to the meanest man and half to the foolish. The son offers $500 to a cadi who refuses the money, then sells the courtyard amow for $500. The youth is arrested for contumacy and fined 100, claiming the father’s $500 reached the right man.
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Accouns
Caci
Cad
Night call from Casey's loon intered promise
The fragment shows a dramatic late night message from a woman to Henry, accusing him of being called up at night. He replies he is interned at Casey's until the war ends, bidding goodnight. The excerpt conveys a tense wartime mood and a domestic strain.
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Henry
Casey's Loon
Buffalo Express
Fragmentary Onlookers Quote A Confused Exchange
A garbled dialogue shows Hawkins disputing a pawnbroker over a spring suit. The pawnbroker insists the suit belongs to Hawkins, noting heavy wear and a long wait. The text is distorted and difficult to parse for clear facts.
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Hawkins
Pawebroker
Burgeons Sign Post Surgery Snippet
An improvised dialogue about an appendicitis operation shows a surgeon predicting a future outcome and a patient reacting to anticipated scarring, capturing a quirky exchange in a medical setting.
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