Carranza enters Mexico City after battle
Carranza’s forces take the capital as 3,000 reported casualties. Zapata troops flee. Gonzales reports heavy fighting on the outskirts with 3,500 Zapatistas losses. Carranza plans to seek U.S. recognition as the de facto Mexican government, pending Wilson’s approval and possible reference to Cornish.
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State Department
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Carranza
Gonzales
Mexico City
Zapata
Mexico
Wilson
Zapatistas
Bomb Fired Minnehaha Suspect Frank Holt Named
Halifax reports the Minnehaha, an Atlantic transport liner loaded with war supplies, was bombed likely by Erich Muenter alias Frank Holt and confederates. The blast in No 3 hold caused a fierce fire forcing the ship to Halifax for examination on July 9 after the July 7 warning. Crewmembers were stunned as flames spread to No 4 hold but were later extinguished.
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Frank Holt
Halifax
N. S
New York
No. 3
Erich Muenter
Muenter
Claret
No. 4
Mexico Must Have Relief Urged by American Consuls
Urgent reports from American consuls in northern Mexico urge Washington to act within a month to restore order. They warn of famine and warring factions unable to form a recognized government and urge U S recognition of a strong governing element with support from the United States. Pommern Sunk Identified by London Evening Standard as German battleship Pommern sunk July 2 in Baltic by British sub.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
State Department
Republic
Wilson
Cornish
N. H
London
Evening Standard
Baltic
No Parley With Germany Over U S Submarine Reply
Washington states the United States will not engage in informal talks about the content of the forthcoming German reply to the latest American note on submarine warfare. Ambassador Gerard in Berlin is told to withhold comment on a draft. Officials expect a formal reply before any discussion.
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Washington
Gerard
Berlin
United States
Germany
Lusitania
Count von Bernstorff
Tornado Tracks Midwest to Ohio Valley Causing Many Deaths
Reports from July 7 describe a cyclone sweeping from Missouri into the Ohio Valley with numerous fatalities and missing persons. Ships Island Queen and Convoy faced disaster while Bolton encountered drowning of its captain. Debris fatalities in Cincinnati include several in East Eighth and Cutter streets, with many more injured. Ludlow Kentucky near total devastation, 2000 shelterless. Wire cuts hamper full casualty tally. Dayton Bellview Newport Covington Ludlow in Kentucky affected. Ambulances, doctors, and fire units mobilized to battle gas fires and wreckage.
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Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Coney Island
Bolton
Eighth
Cutter Streets
Sixth
Mound Streets
West Eighth Street
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Columbus
Ludlow
Here
Dayton
Bellview
Newport
Covington
Kentucky
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Wilson Studies Note in New Hampshire Hills
In Cornish New Hampshire President Wilson weighs Germany’s latest note. He has mapped out a general plan for the next U.S. step but will not decide before full cabinet discussion.
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Wilson
Cornish, N. H
Cornish Hills
Germany
United States
Airship Losses Reported by German Officials
Berlin reports from German officials that up to June 22 a total of 136 Allied aircraft had been brought down. Among them 57 were French, with 47 English, and 26 Russian aircraft lost.
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Berlin
Bomb Threat Targets Morgan and British Vessels in New Orleans
A July 11 threat signed "Pearce" warned of bombs aimed at J Pierpont Morgan and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and to destroy British ships from New Orleans ports. The note linked to Erich Muenter and claimed to complete plans to sink Howth Head and Baron Napier vessels carrying mules, with detectives scouring the city for Pearce as British agents examined port shipments.
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New Orleans
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cecil Spring-Rice
United States
Pearce
Howth
Dublin
Belfast
Norfolk
Baron Napier
Avonmouth
England
Erich Muenter
Mr. Morgan
Navy Takes Over Sayville Wireless Plant in War Act
On July 8 American naval officers assumed control of the Atlantic Communication Company wireless plant at Sayville Long Island to operate for the government through the European war. The Navy also controls a second station at Tuckerton New Jersey. Capt William Bullard became superintendent and will decide staffing and toll collection while maintaining neutral guard against violations.
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Daniels
Sayville
Navy Department
Kansans Adopt Long Beards to Ward Off Mosquitoes
Kansas farmers and workers in western counties return to long hair and beards as mosquito protection during harvest. Prolonged wet weather leaves fields with stagnant water and heavy insect presence, with beard coverage cited as the only practical defense.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Bombs Found Aboard Kirk Oswald in Marseille Return
Officers aboard the steamer Kirk Oswald report nine unexploded bombs were found on board in Marseille when unloading sugar from New York on the ship s last voyage. The vessel arrived July 10 on the return trip with the incident confirmed by her crew.
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Shipboard
New York
Kirk Oswald
Marseilles
Germans in Africa Quit as Botha Wins
British readers learn of the surrender of German forces in German South West Africa to Gen. Botha of the Union of South Africa. The report notes a six hundred yard front in Vosges gains by French on 700 yards and Russian resistance in southern Poland. It praises Botha's five month effort under harsh heat, water scarcity, and sandstorms, predicting annexation of the 300000 square mile territory and return of the citizen army home for Europe support.
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London
Botha
South Africa
Europe
Bomb scare fades as liners cleared of explosives
New York dispatch reports the Cunard liner Saxonia and the American liner Philadelphia found no bombs aboard following a warning from Frank Holt. Although bomb fears ease, investigators link Holt to the Muenter case and seek explosives and possible accomplices as detectives trace his past in Mineola.
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New York
Frank Holt
Philadelphia
Capitol
J. P. Morgan
Holt
Ericheyter
Harvard
Muenter
Mineola
Russians Halt Austro German Advance Near Lublin Railway
Russian forces, aided by strong reinforcements, checked the Austro German drive toward the Lublin Railway threatening Warsaw. Moscow reports a heavy loss for the invaders near Krasnik while Austrian lines claim Russian reserves did not fully engage. rail communications favor the Russians for rapid troop and gun movements as battles continue in Galicia. Thousands of wounded reported arriving at Lemberg Przemsyl and Jaroslaw.
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Warsaw
London
Lublin
Krasnik
Galicia
Geneva
Lemberg
Przemsyl
Jaroslau
Submarine Discovery Near Atlantis? Turins Meet
Divers recovering the Italian submarine Medusa in the Adriatic report locating another sunken submarine nearby, likely Austrian, suggesting both craft were sunk in the same engagement.
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Turin
Adriatic
Intercounty bridge planned in Mississippi project
Adams and Jefferson counties will be linked by a new bridge across Fairchilds Creek. L A Higgins, dairy expert, transfers from Brookhaven to Starkville. A large barn belonging to F M Edwards, six miles east of Water Valley, burned July 7 likely from spontaneous combustion. Politics in old Marshall rise with July 2 candidate rally at Alvis Grove near Potts Camp. Holloway, a wanted man, captured in Meridian on multiple charges tied to coal thefts from Kaye Brothers. Prof C E Scroggin wins Oktibbeha county education seat special election, leading to a bid for full term. Andrew Lowe dies in field near Water Valley. R M Ritter also dies nearby. Coca Cola sues Southern Bottling in Vicksburg over usage of the Coca-Cola name. Lamb-Fish Lumber loads 200 cars of hardwood to Gulfport for shipment to Great Britain, marking records in April 1914 and 1915. A fatal feud leads to J C Davis killed and Homer Wilson with son John Wilson held in jail. pursuit by armed posse ends near Holly Ridge. Laurel plans a home-coming week coordinated by the Laurel Commercial Club for past residents. Du Seals and Peter Bolen, negroes, to be hanged August 6 in Starkville for murder and robbery of a railroad worker near A and M College. cases previously affirmed by the Supreme Court.
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J. C. Davis
Shaw
Homer Wilson
John Wilson
Greenwood
Miss
Cleveland County
Davis
Wilson
M. B. Brister
Holly Ridge
du Seals
Peter Bolen
Starkville
Board of Supervisors
Oktibbeha County
A. and M. College
Supreme Court
Fines Dropped Against Frisco as Depo r Revival Ordered
The state railroad commission nullified earlier fines against the Frisco system due to receivership. An Amory depot order is revived, directing the road's receivers to file plans within 30 days or face penalties. Two indictments for a woman's death in Hinds County are reported, with Horace Perry and Jim Harrison charged in Ella Coker's death.
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Jackson
State Railroad Commission
Amory
St. Louis
San Francisco
Hinds County
Horace Perry
Jim Harrison
Ella Coker
Perry
Cleo Hollis
Hattiesburg
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