Wilson approves $350 million destroyer funding plan
President Wilson approved Navy Department estimates for an extra 350 million dollars to build destroyers to fight German submarines. Secretary Daniels will lay the proposal before Congress, with 225 million slated for new construction and plant expansion to boost shipbuilding capacity. The current destroyer program fully occupies existing facilities.
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Washington
Wilson
Navy Department
Congress
Daniels
General Board of the Navy
Navy
Interior plants planned for destroyer production
The Navy says the best path to rapid destroyer output is new inland hull and machinery facilities. It notes current orders absorb shipyards and calls for early Congress authorization and funding to build up interior plants and meet wartime needs.
Houston Rioters Held At Fort Bliss
One hundred forty two Negro soldiers of the Twenty fourth United States Infantry arrived at El Paso as prisoners from Columbus New Mexico and were moved to the Fort Bliss military stockade awaiting court martial on charges linked to Houston rioting last week.
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EL Paso
Tex
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
Columbus
N. M
Fort Bliss
Houston
House Hit by Bolt Burns to Ground in Waltham Storm
An unoccupied old frame house on Trapelo Street in Waltham was struck by lightning during a severe electrical storm and burned to the ground. The owner is listed as T. J. Broderick.
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Trapelo Street
Waltham
T. J. Broderick
Peace Plan of Pope Endorsed by Catholic Group
A July 29 cable from the American Federation of Catholic Societies to Pope Benedict offered fervent prayers for the success of his peace efforts. The cablegram was signed by Archbishop Sebastian G. Messmer of Milwaukee and Bishop Thomas E. Lillis of Kansas City at the group’s closing convention in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Pope Benedict
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Sebastian G. Messmer
Milwaukee
Thomas E. Lillis
Federation elects Flynn as president and names officers
The federation chose Thomas E. Flynn of Chicago as president succeeding John G. Whalen of New York. Vice presidents named include Hynes, Collier, Frey, Reinhart, McGlaughlin, Cooney, Matre and Schulte. An executive board with church and civic leaders was elected and Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia and St. Paul invited to host the 1918 convention.
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Federation
Thomas E. Flynn
Chicago
John G. Whalen
New York
J. J. Hynes
Buffalo
N. Y
J. A. Collier
Shakopee
Minn
Joseph Frey
George Reinhart
Kansas City
James McGlaughlin
Philadelphia
EH. J. Cooney
Louisville
Anthony Matre
New Orleans
R. W. Heckenkamp, Jr
Quincy
Ill
F. W. Mansfield
Boston
Richard Bennis
Pittsburg
John Paul Chew
St. Louis
San Francisco
St. Paul
Teutons to Reply to Pope in Ten Days
Berlin newspaper reports central powers will send a joint reply within ten days to Pope Benedict XV peace note. Negotiations between Berlin Vienna are finished, with Turkey still in talks. The Kreuz Zeitung says a united Central Powers response is likely.
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Teutons
Copenhagen
Benedict
Berlin Kreuz Zeitung
Berlin
Vienna
Turkey
Grand Jury Indicts Three in Bradshaw Murder Case
The special grand jury in St Johnsbury Vermont returns three indictments in the Bradshaw murder case. Mrs Alva H Kenerson and Miss May Hicks face first degree murder charges while John Kerwin is indicted as an accessory. Trial may open Friday if not continued.
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ST. Johnsbury
Bradshaw
Alva H. Kenerson
May Hicks
John Kerwin
Alice Bradshaw
Woman Hit by Auto May Die of Hurts
Rose Ossimedicki aged 46 of 348 Morton Street Dorchester is listed on the dangerous list at City Hospital after being struck by an auto driven by Thomas Barnes of 91 Winniford Street Brockton She suffered a fractured skull and broken left hip and may die from her injuries
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Rose Ossimedicki
Morton Street
Dorchester
City Hospital
Thomas Barnes
Winniford Street
Brockton
Fight Child Labor Laws Battle Begins in Greensboro
In Greensboro North Carolina a federal injunction suit challenges the federal child labor laws. The case, brought by a father claiming wages for two minor sons, features professors Roscoe Pound and Thomas Parkinson for the Department of Justice and Junius Parker for the plaintiffs.
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Greensboro
N. C
Boyd
United States District Attorney
Roscoe Pound
Harvard University
Thomas I. Parkinson
Columbia University
Department of Justice
Junius Parker
New York
Plan Big Rally for British Recruiting
The big recruiting rally is set for next Tuesday at 4 PM to support British recruitment. Fred E. Wright donates the Park Square Theatre for the event with Selwyn & Co. approval, featuring Gov. Walsh as president and Major Curley as opening speaker.
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Fred E. Wright
Park Square Theatre
Selwyn & Co
David I. Walsh
Curley
D. Walkley
Er. D. Marlatt
United States Navy
Army
Bromfield Street
Roberta Renys
Gloucester
Vandalized Prospect Church Flag Burned in Minneapolis
Police search for vandals who broke into Prospect M. E. Church in Minneapolis last night. They tore down the American flag, burned it, and left a note for Pastor Rev. Thomas G. Cocks threatening to destroy the building unless he advocates peace in his sermons.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Prospect M. E
Thomas G. Cocks
Premier Borden Not Allowed to Resign Amid Union Government Talks
Sir Robert Borden refused to resign and opened cabinet offers to Liberal leaders to unite English and French Canadians in support of conscription. West leaders urged a leadership change, but the caucus backed Borden to lead a broad war policy, aiming for a fall election.
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Borden
Wilfred
Canada
Quebec
Union
Great Lakes
Arthur Sifton
Alberta
J. A. Calder
Saskatchewan
T. R. Creaver
Western Canada
West
Robert Borden
George Foster
Trade and Commerce
Adam Beck
Ontario Hydroelectric Commission
Supreme Court
Duff
Sir Robert Falconer
The
Toronto University
Sir Robert
Sir George Foster
Sir George
Sir Robert Borden
Man in Wellesley Grows 26 1-4 Inch String Bean Necklace
Roy H. Proctor, a horticulturist from Wellesley, raised a string bean that measures 26 1 4 inches. A young woman posed to display the bean while Proctor claimed victory after an amusing feline murder charge involving a cat named Anthony. The article notes Proctor’s acquittal and his claim of having large beans at Pleasant Street home.
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Roy H. Proctor
Wellesley
Anthony
Mr. Proctor
Dedham Court
Pleasant Street
Soldiers' insurance bill moves forward in Congress
Washington notes the House committee favorably reported the administration soldiers and sailors' insurance bill as a war time plan replacing pensions. It outlines dependents' monthly allowances from five to fifty dollars, widow and disabled benefits, reduced optional sum from ten thousand to five thousand, and automatic widow remarriage cessation. Admin costs run to 176 million and 380 million for the first two years of the war.
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Washington
Administration Soldiers and Sailors
House
Adamson
Doctor Promotes Bon-Opto Eye Strengthening Remedy
Doctor Smith endorses Bon-Opto as a simple daily treatment to strengthen eyesight and reduce eyestrain caused by sun glare heat smoke and wind. Testimonials claim restored vision and clearer reading within days with a money back guarantee, sold at all druggists.
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Mektee
Risttentes Recs
Bustles Return To Style In Coming Season
Fashion notes from Chicago predict dresses with an inverted triangle silhouette for the next season. Buttons, billowy sleeves, wired ruching, wide shoulders, modest panniers, and the bustle reappear in a restrained form after years of limited use.
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Chicago
Art League
Velvet Dominates Fall Fashion With Velvet Gowns And Silks
Designers plan velvet gowns for all occasions with velvet trims and accessories. Short stockings return to vogue as evening gowns become more luxurious with velvets silks and baronette satins favored. An Oriental trouser style for street wear and a “will o the wisp” silk evening dress trend are noted.
Two More Big Steamers Sunk by German Submarines
Private advices report the sinking of two large British merchant steamers by submarines. The Cunard Volodia, 5689 tons gross, was torpedoed off the English coast during a London voyage from Montreal. The Assyria, 6370 tons, owned by T. & J. Brocklebank, Ltd., sailed Glasgow to New York. Crews' fate not disclosed, but presumed saved.
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Cunard
Volodia
English
Montreal
London
Port Glasgow
Assyria
T. & J. Brocklebank, Ltd
Glasgow
New York
Baptist Missionary Annie Rivoire Dies in Franklin
Annie Rivoire of Boston a noted missionary with the Woman's Baptist Missionary Society died at Franklin Hospital at age 49 after summering at the Baptist Rest Home in New London. Her body was sent to Everett for burial.
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Franklin, N. H
Annie Rivoire
Boston
Woman's Baptist Missionary Society
Franklin Hospital
Baptist
New London
Everett
Mass
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