Five More British Ships Torpedoed in Atlantic Waters
London reports five British vessels torpedoed on July 2 by German submarines. The Inglemoor Caucasian and Welbury were sunk or damaged with crews landed at Falmouth and Queenstown. the L. C. Tower schooner sunk with nine men saved after leaving Parrsboro. One vessel carried a cargo of sugar. The L. C. Tower used disguises to appear as a heavily laden steamer. Vessels include the Inglemoor 4331 tons, Caucasian 4656 tons, Welbury 3591 tons, and the four masted L. C. Tower sailing from Port Greville with lumber.
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London
Falmouth
Cuba
England
L. C. Tower
Parrsboro
S. C
Newport
Fastnet
Queenstown
Port Greville
N. S
J. Newton Pugsley
Inglemoor
Bahia Blanca
Argentina
Naples
Kingston
Jamaica
Matanzas
Jacksonville
Fla
Porfirio Diaz Dies in Paris at 84
Former Mexican president Porfirio Diaz died in Paris on July 2 surrounded by his wife Carmen, son Porfirio Diaz Jr, and Diaz Jr s wife. His death followed a rapid decline after three weeks of failing health due to old age and complications. Diaz Jr announced the death and lamented that messages to his daughters in Mexico could not reach them in time amid a troubled Mexican situation.
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Paris
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Col. Diaz
Col
Porfirio Diaz, Jr
Senora Ignace de la Torre
Senora Rincom Gallardo
Becker framed claim by Rosenthal conspirator
Bridgie Webber, one of three confessors in the killing of Herman Rosenthal, reportedly told attorney H. T. Marshall that Charles Becker had absolutely nothing to do with the murder. Webber allegedly admitted the conspirators were lying to save themselves, prompting the attorney to urge a change of counsel.
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Becker
New York
Bridgie Webber
Herman Rosenthal
Charles Becker
H. T. Marshall
Webber
Asquith Calls for War Loan Support at Guild Hall
London reports Premier Asquith urged thrift to back Britain’s war loan, aiming to cover daily war costs of 15 million dollars. A first major subscription, 15 million dollars from a London insurance company, accompanied his platform appearance. He called the loan a historic democratic effort and warned against waste.
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London
Guild Hall
Asquith
Premier Asquith
London Assurance Company
Great Britain
Austro German Drive in Poland Intensifies
London reports a growing Austro German push northward from Galicia into Poland. Fighting along the Galician and Vistula sectors continues as Berlin records progress toward the Zamosc fortress and near Brest Litovsk. British papers now acknowledge the seriousness of the Russian invasion threat while banking on Russia’s munitions output.
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Poland
Galicia
England
Gaila Lipa
Berlin
Lemberg
Vistula
Bug
Carpathian Passes
France
Hungary
Russia
Alabama Without Liquor After June 30 Saloons Closed
Alabama ends liquor sales as saloons in seven counties and the dispensary in one county close at 11 pm on June 30 under the Merritt Denson prohibition law. Violators face strict penalties, searches possible, and the state estimates an annual revenue loss of about $85,000 while local governments seek replacement funds.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Bomb Explosion at the U S Capitol
A dawnless blast rocked the east reception room of the Capitol at midnight July 2. Officials suspect a crank intended to shock, with a timed device possibly left unseen. No injuries reported. the building had been closed to all except watchmen and staff.
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Washington
Capitol Building
Woods
Jones
Elliott Woods
Capitol
Higgins
Senate
Rioting and turmoil in Mexico City dispatches report
Dispatches from Vera Cruz describe desperate conditions in Mexico City with mobs looting stores and seizing food as Zapatistas near 25 000 strong attack Gonzalez forces. The capital is cut off from outside lines since June 18 and fear of foreign attacks was minimal.
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Washington
Mexico City
United States
Vera Cruz
Zapata
Carranza
Pablo Gonzales
Gonzalez
Zapatistas
Wheat Ship Thistle Pank Torpedoed Off Fastnet
The British bark Thistle Pank sailing from Bahia Blanca to Queenstown with a wheat cargo was torpedoed by a German submarine June 30 off Fastnet Ireland. Some crew were landed at Baltimore a small seaport 47 miles southwest of Cork.
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London
Bahia Blanca
Argentina
Queenstown
Fastnet
Ireland
Baltimore
Cork
Eleven Americans among crew of Armenian ship sinking
Eleven Americans were among 19 killed when the Leyland Line freighter Armenian was torpedoed by German submarine U-38 off Trevose Head Cornwall on June 28 while carrying 1 422 mules from Newport News to Avonmouth for French army use.
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Avonmouth
England
Leyland Line
Trevose Head
Cornwall
Newport News
Armenian sunk off Cornwall with American muleteers
The freighter Armenian, a Leyland line charter flying the British flag and carrying mules from Newport News to England, was torpedoed and sunk June 28 by German submarine U-38 off Cornwall. Twenty nine lives were lost and ten injured among Americans aboard. Officials consider whether it was armed or unarmed and await more details before assessing US-Germany negotiations.
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Washington
Leyland Line
Dominion Line
Newport News
England
Cornwall
State Department
John S. Armstrong, Jr
Bristol
United States
Germany
Page
London
No Sympathy Vote Denied by British Unionists
London reports that British trade unionists rejected a sympathy vote for German fellow unions. Ben Tillett, leading many unions, called the idea bosh and urged fighting spirit at the Derby conference, likening it to two prize fighters pausing to kiss.
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London
Great Britain
Ben Tillett
Derby
Indictment Against Men Arrested Near Slaton Home
Fulton county grand jury returns indictments for rioting against 26 men arrested by the militia near former Gov. Slaton's home. Offense is a misdemeanor under Georgia law, punishable by up to one year in jail or a $1000 fine or both. T. R. Benson, uncle of Mary Phagan, was among those indicted.
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Atlanta
Fulton County Grand Jury
Experts Declare Crops Are Good In Mississippi
United States farm demonstration agent J W Willis reports Mississippi farmers raise more food crops than ever. Oats harvests are large. lesperea and crimson clover in sight. corn yield expected to be the state’s largest. He commends farmers for study and adherence to demonstrators’ guidance. Concerts and church news follow.
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United States
Mississippi
Charbon Spread 9 Now Checked
Natchez report notes charbon spread in Adams county and Concordia parish slowed by recent rains. Authorities urge thorough vaccination of stock to prevent a renewed outbreak in dry weather. State law requires burning of carcasses from carbon deaths to be enforced.
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Natchez
Adams County
Concordia Parish
Charlton
Louisiana Territory
Murder Theory Collapses Over George John Case
Meridian reports the slain Syrian merchant George John, noted as a well to do peaceful trader, was murdered on May 22. A local suspect Frank Smith was tied to the case but Bailey recanted his identification and named a second man who later proved an alibi. The theory of a single solution collapses as investigators pursue new leads.
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Meridian
George John
Frank Smith
David Bailey
Birmingham
Bailey
Smith
Lambs Bring Big Price At East St. Louis Market
Columbus reports from the National Stock Yards at East St. Louis Illinois show Lowndes county lambs recently sold for 9 dollars per 100 pounds. Yard officials say this price is the highest Mississippi lambs have brought in that market this season.
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Columbus
National Stock Yards
East St. Louis
Ill
Lowndes County
Mississippi
Cotton stalk shown from Itta Bena plantation
E. E. Thomas of Itta Bena brought a June 29 stalk four miles south from his plantation containing 140 bolls and squares. The Pope variety is grown on 30 acres and is estimated to yield about a bale per acre at current growth. he has two months more growth and reports no boll weevil found.
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Itta Bena
E. E. Thomas
D City
Pope
Thomas
Baptists in Encampment Near Blue Mountain Ends July 11
The North Mississippi Baptist encampment at Blue Mountain concludes July 11 with prominent divines from Memphis and Nashville in attendance. Officers include Rev. J. B. Leavell of Oxford as president, Dr. J. L. Motley of West Point as vice-president, and P. H. Lowery of Blue Mountain as secretary.
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Starkville
North Mississippi
Blue Mountain
Memphis
Nashville
J. B. Leavell
Oxford
Miss
J. L. Motley
West Point
P. H. Lowery
Statue to honor Grant in Vicksburg Park planned
Gov Dunne of Illinois signed the act creating the Illinois Vicksburg Park state commission. It will soon oversee the erection of a grand equestrian statue in the Vicksburg National Park to commemorate Gen. U S Grant and possibly other Illinois officers.
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Vicksburg
Dunne
Illinois
Illinois-Vicksburg Park
Vicksburg National Park
U. S. Grant
St Andrew's Brotherhood Meets at Gulfport
The sixth annual conference of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew is in session at Gulfport under the auspices of the board of missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Delegates from the three dioceses of Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana participate.
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St. Andrew's Brotherhood
Gulfport
The
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Board of Missions
Protestant Episcopal Church
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Laurel Theater Burns After Fire Destroys Venue
The Laurel theater suffered a devastating fire on the night of June 7 caused by a lit cigarette discarded in a trash barrel. The Lewis Stock company had just completed an engagement there. Loss estimated at 265,000.
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Laurel Theater
Laurel
Lewis Stock Company
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