Asquiths Ministry Rebuffed Over Election During War
London July 19 The House of Commons rebuffed the government on delaying elections until peace or war end. A motion for a wartime electoral register and possible general election was defeated as a vote of 51 to 48 on an amendment to a bill. Prime Minister Asquith signaled withdrawal and promised further consideration.
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House of Commons
Herbert L. Samuel
Home Affairs
Edward Carson
House of Lords
Sir Edward
Asquith
Wales
Night Riders of Lake County Vow to Tar and Feather Orpet
Waukeagan Illinois July 19 A group calling itself the Night Riders of Lake County forms among Lake Forest youths to tar and feather Will Orpet if he returns to Marian Lamberts death triggers their plan. They claim prominent families support the group and intend to defend Lake Forest girls without hanging or lynching.
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Waukegan
Ill
Lake Forest
Lake County
Will Orpet
Marian Lambert
Orpet
Woburn Mayor Vetoes Two Salary Increases
Woburn mayor Johnson vetoed two salary increases of 650 dollars each for the city treasurer and city collector, acting yesterday to curb wage hikes in city operations.
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Woburn
Johnson
Praise for Prussian Guard at Ovillers
The Daily Telegraph’s Britain HQ correspondent lauds the Third Prussian Guard for defending Ovillers to the end amid a British barrage. The unit faced starvation thirst and death in ruined trenches. After surrender, 140 men were taken over, with savage close combat and honors of war given to the Germans.
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London
Daily Telegraph
France
Ovillers
Major Cunliff War Historian Killed in France
Major Sir Foster Hugh Egerton Cunliff a noted war historian is killed in the fighting in France. He wrote the official history of the Boer War and several books on the present conflict. Born in 1875, Cunliffe was a prominent military historian.
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London
Sir Foster Hugh Egerton Cunliff
France
Cunliffe
Asquith Opposes Food Price Fixing Move
Premier Asquith told a Trades' Union Congress deputation he would not seek to introduce maximum prices for foodstuffs in Britain. He questioned the German experiment's success and said a committee was investigating the issue.
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London
Asquith
Trades’ Union Congress
Germany
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