Orduna Shelled By German Submarine Near Lusitania Graveyard
The Cunard liner Orduna with 227 aboard was attacked by a German submarine twenty miles off Old Head of Kinsale on July 9. The vessel escaped by ten feet, then the sub surfaced and fired on her as she fled, prompting planned protests to the U.S. government by passengers including William O. Thompson of Chicago.
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New York
Cunard
Liverpool
Old Head of Kinsale
Orduna
United States
William O. Thompson
Chicago
Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Hammer Entire East Line Drives Russians From Galicia Front
German and Austro armies press in unison across the eastern front, claiming gains from Russians as they push toward Warsaw and move along the Dniester. Von Mackensen and Hindenburg renew combat in Southern Poland while central areas hold. The vast operation aims to force a Russian retreat from a broad northern, southern, and eastern arc around Warsaw, with German troops redeployed eastward.
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London
Galicia
Warsaw
Dniester
von Mackensen
von Hindenburg
Poland
Dessa- Tabia
Russia
Schleswig
Thorn
von Hinden
Welsh Miners Strike Paralyzes South Wales Coal Fields
In South Wales nearly all coal mines idle as 150000 miners march out to press strike demands. Delegates tally 98950 in favor and 41500 against, despite labor leaders urging restraint. Government faces challenge enforcing munitions act while talks with Walter Runciman loom.
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London
South Wales
Board of Trade
Walter Runciman
Aberdare Valley
Independent Labor Party
J. Keir Hardie
US Urged to Mediate With Germany Over Seas Policy
Washington reports a confidential July 16 meeting between Count von Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing, described as pivotal in easing tensions. Germany seeks U.S. pressure on Britain to discuss naval policy and the Lusitania incident, with Germany signaling acceptance of serious Allied concessions if Washington acts. The talks stress freedom of the seas and a potential German assurance on the Lusitania act.
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Germany
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
United States
State Department
Great Britain
Wilson
Ohio Flood Toll in Central Ohio July 15 16
Floods across Central Ohio killed four people and damaged over 2 million dollars in property. Hundreds of acres flooded as rivers Scioto Olentangy and Miami rose, with Kenton Mount Vernon and Lancaster reporting fatalities. Lima suffered over 200 submerged homes and Columbus areas faced severe inundation amid weak levees.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lima
Miles Standish
Scioto
Olentangy
Kenton
Foraker
Miami
Dayton
Mount Vernon
Lancaster
Washington Hopes Germany Disavows Orduna Attack
Officials in Washington fear mounting tensions with Germany after the Orduna attack near Lusitania’s grave. President Wilson would have had to recall Ambassador Gerard if the Orduna had been destroyed, greeting a hard turn in Lusitania reparations talks. The incident, harming American lives, is viewed as graver than the Lusitania raid.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Lusitania
Ordina
Wilson
Gerard
Orduna
Quiet in Mexico City as Carranza moves to feed capital
Washington reports from Mexico City that the capital remains quiet with order prevailing and trains delivering food from Vera Cruz. Shelters and banks stay closed pending currency arrangements while waterworks are recaptured from Zapata forces. Carranza promises amnesty but Villa’s northward campaign challenges early leniency.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Shanklin
Gen. Gonzales
Zapata
Villa
Ultimatum to Roumania Reported by Moscow News
London reports an Austro German ultimatum to Roumania being prepared. The Moscow Russkoye Slovo quotes dispatches saying large Teutonic forces mass on the Roumanian frontier to back the ultimatum which will demand unimpeded transit for war munitions.
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London
Roumania
Moscow
Russkoye Slovoe
Roumanian
Thaw Walks Free After Sanity Verdict
After a jury found Harry K. Thaw sane, Supreme Court Justice Hendrick released him on $35,000 bail pending appeal. Thaw may roam freely while Matteawan writ becomes inoperative, with conditions to honor court orders until appeal concludes. He smiled at the decision and declined to discuss Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, leaving questions about their relationship unsettled. Thaw then drove to Jersey City and then to his Pittsburgh home.
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Stanford White
Madison Square Garden
Thaw
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Matteawan
Justice Hendrick
Jersey City
Pittsburg
Frank's Throat Slashed in Prison Attack
Milledgeville Georgia July 17 Frank once condemned to death for the murder of Mary Phagan was attacked at the state prison farm and seriously injured when a fellow inmate William Green a life term for murder struck from behind with a butcher knife Frank’s jugular vein was cut but spinal cord and windpipe escaped damage The weapon a knife fashioned from a file was found on the dormitory floor The motive or method of smuggling remains unknown
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Milledgeville
Gay
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
William Green
Germans renew assault on Warsaw from north
London reports that German forces under Field Marshal von Hindenburg, abandoning a southward flank attempt, renewed attacks on Warsaw from the north. Berlin claims many prisoners taken south of Kelno and the fortified town Przasnysz, 50 miles north of Warsaw, was occupied again, with partial corroboration from a Russian official report.
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London
Warsaw
von Hindenburg
Kelno
Berlin
Przasnysz
King Victor Emmanuel Stands Firm Under Fire
In Udine Italy King Victor Emmanuel and a unit faced Austrian gunners as the king observed a young Italian soldier attempting to cut wire entanglements before Austrian trenches. The moment showcases the monarch's resolve amid combat conditions.
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Udine
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Three Die While Swimming In Blue River
Three Kansas City men, Christian L. Weible 61 Leroy F. Hatley 24 and George L. Bernat 34, drowned while swimming in the Blue river here on July 18.
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Kansas City
Blue River
Christian L. Weible
Leroy F. Hatley
George Ll. Bernat
Mississippi News in Briefs From July Events in State
Actions under the state health board drive a sanitation campaign led by Cleveland mayor J. R. S. Franklin. Notable items include a fatal electrocution of Prof Virgil W Bragg in Starkville, a violent threat by Gov. Brewer toward State Senator Lee M Russell, and anthrax quarantines in Lowndes and Noxubee counties. Also reported are a poultry and railway-related incidents, a bank of misdeeds, a theater fire at Newton, and a successful pigeon release from Rochester Flying Club traveling 1,050 miles to Rochester NY.
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Mississippi State Board of Health
J. R. S. Franklin
Cleveland
Virgil William Bragg
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Starkville
Wesson
Gov. Brewer
Lee M. Russell
Russell Aign
Brewer
Russell
Lowndes County
Noxubee County
John Oliver
Columbus
State Livestock and Sanitary Board
Oliver
Noxubee
Sympathy For Ex Confederate Soldier Draws Support
Circle Court in summer recess reports the July 15 adjournment after Judge Potter overruled new trial motions in Wat kins, Coker, and Day cases. Coker got three years, Day one. Tabor’s death sentence looms as appeals press to Governor Brewer for commutation. Regan held for Rosetta post office robbery. university boards retain staff. convict farm viewed. rate hearing. lost relative inquiry. Bennett wins custody fight for child.
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Potter
Ebb Watkins
Pearl Coker
Herman Day
Coker
Day
Bill
Lemly
South State Street
S. J. Johnson Company
Earl Brewer
J. A. Tabor
Lafayette County
Oxford
Tabor
Kittie Bennett
New Orleans
Charity Hospital
Grady Smith
Featherstone
Miss Bennett
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