Pershing Praises Lake Torpedo Boat Workers on Fourth
General Pershing acknowledged the Bridgeport Lake Torpedo Boat Co plant workers for volunteering to work without pay on July 4 1918 praising their patriotic example. He sent a cablegram dated July 6 1918 to the company through General Manager FP B Brill.
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Lake Torpedo Boat ‘Company
General Pershing
France
Lake Torpedo Boat Co
Bridgeport
Conn
John J. Pershing
FP. B. Brill
Turkey Unable To Settle for Tabriz Trouble
Washington August 6 Turkey has informed the United States through Sweden that communication difficulties prevent clearing up the Tabriz incident. Furniture removed from the American consulate at Tabriz by Turkish soldiers has been returned but Turkish foreign minister says information about the raiding of the American hospital is not complete to avert the crisis.
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Washington
Turkey
United States
Sweden
Tabriz
Major Rau Dies On French Front
Casual ties overseas reported today bring the total to 1,679. Army and marine lists list 817 and 146 names with 122 killed in action and 442 severely wounded among the totals. New England names include Major George J. Ray and Captain Edward GH Phillips among others, with many listed as wounded or missing.
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Connecticut
New England
Totel
Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Marne-Aisne
Pershing
Marine
Haease
George J. Ray
Burnside
Conn
George L
Heath
North Whitefield
Edward Bell
Willard Avenue
Providence
Edward GH. Phillips
Athol
Mass
Wolcott
W. Treadway
Meriden
Earl W. Madesey
New Britain
Byron L. Sylvaro
Nantucket
David B. Christie
Wakefield
William HH. Johnson
Cambridge
Allan B. McMurphy
South Burlington
W. W. Austin
Brookline
Arthur ‘W. Pope
Boston
Eimera
Brackett
St. Albans
Arthur F. Alden
Livermore ‘Falls
Zoel
Beaudoin
Wallingford
George Briggs
Woodville
Leon H. Carter
Manchester
N. Hi
Arthur B. Cassidy
Burlington
Stephen Charamut
Britain
Charles IF. Collins
Madison
Clarence Davis
Lawrence
Marry J. Mitchell
Livermore’ Falls
Charles Germain
Lowell
Hugo L. Nylander
Charles W. Anderson
Cook
Boltonville
Daniel C. Emery
West Swanzey
N. Hay
Arthur W. Flanders
Haverhill
Montford R. Foster
Ta Grande
Hart H. Johnson
Penacock
N. H
Herbert L. Kuhn
C Greenfield
Oscar Lavoie
Gardner
Leslie G. Leach
George W. Paradis
Rumford
Thomas A. Hall
Richford
Felix A. King
New Bedford
Alson la Plant
James J. Leonard
Somersville
Hermon F. Little
Douglas Street
N. HL
Chester A. Lyman
Massalesic
Jewett Streets
Milton
Joseph Roberge
Sanford
Albert BE
Goethmer
Hartford, Conn
Million Dollar Loss Report At Gerstner Field
A report from Houston states Gerstner field a training camp for aviators was badly damaged and nearby Lake Charles Louisiana would see property losses totaling about one million dollars. The information came to the Southern Pacific railroad offices in Houston.
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Houston
Texas
Aji
Gerssner
Lake Charles
Southern Pacific Railroad
Fights Along Vesle Hold Fast as War Widens
The line along the Vesle remains tense with dawn of major operations forecast. German shelling targets American and French troops on the northern bank while Allies hold firm. gas and flame projectors used but ground is not yielded. French cross the Avre near Braches and Morisel as British and American forces clash near Amiens and Mondidier, with heavy fighting and strategic maneuvers shaping the front.
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Montdidier
English Channel
Vesle
Soissons-Rheims
London
North Sea
Heat Wave Keeps City Sweating Across Region
The city faced extreme heat with 106 degree readings in Washington and Baltimore and 114 on a national avenue instrument. Detroit Harrisburg Scranton and Cleveland also reported record highs as humidity remained high and relief delayed. Forecasters predicted gradual relief over the next two days as low pressure moved east.
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Washington
Ang
United States
Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Detroit
Mich
Harrisburg
Feledo
Ohio
Scranton
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Avenue
Myrtle Beach Soldier Arrives in Italy News Letter
Mrs. M. Lyon of Myrtle Beach reprints her son Sergeant BE R Lyon’s letter from Italy describing a warm Italian welcome, a camp near a bathing beach, and soldiers receiving white bread. He notes the Ambulance corps role and that front duty could come at any moment.
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M. Lyon
Myrtle Beach
BE. R. Lyon
Lafe
Italy
Sergeant Lyon
Ambulance Corps
Women Arrested At White House Parade Demonstration
About 50 women gathered at Lafayette Square opposite the White House to protest Senate delays on the woman suffrage amendment. Police arrested the demonstrators as Blanche McPherson of New York began a speech, citing lack of permits. The crowd, enduring extreme heat, dispersed with little disorder after the round-up.
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Washington
Senate
Lafayette Square
White House
Blanche McPherson
New York
Two Hundred at Hog Island Yards Felled by Heat
Philadelphia endures a record 103.2 degree day as heat claims two lives and hundreds of prostrations. Hog Island shipyards report about 200 heat victims treated, 50 serious, with hospitals overwhelmed. In St Louis six deaths are linked to the heat, and the Greenland whale is noted at about 100 tons on average.
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Hog Island
Philadelphia
St. Louis
ST. Ouis
Greenland
America
United States
Heat Wave Brings Deaths Prostrations Ice Shortage Hits Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh the heat wave caused four deaths and multiple prostrations as temperatures hit a record 103.2 degrees. Three drownings occurred while seeking relief in rivers and streams. An elderly woman died from heat exhaustion and ice shortages loom with ice supplies set to ration unless more workers help produce it. Local official WW. D. George warned rationing if demand remains high.
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Pittsburgh
Mercury
WW. D. George
Allegheny
Boy Drowned in Berkshire Pond Funeral Tomorrow at Holy Rosary
A Berkshire boy drowned while swimming at the Berkshire pond with companions. He lived on Clarence Street and attended Nichols Street School. Funeral plans are set for tomorrow from Holy Rosary Church. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs G Maturazzo and a sister. The incident followed over an hour of diving and swimming. no one anticipated the accident.
Greek Volunteer Granted Draft Class Transfer
A Greek immigrant and resident alien, Gus Louis lautgis, appeared before Board Five seeking transfer from Class 5 to Class J to gain a chance to fight. He claimed exemption as a descendant of Marathon heroes but failed to prove draft summons compliance and was arrested for not producing a registration card. He is jailed in the county jail and will be drafted. He recently worked as an oysterman for Standard Oyster Co. of South Norwalk.
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Quiry
Gus
Louis Lautgis
Sourlautgis
Greece
Atlantis
Heroes of Marthon
Uncle Sam
Park Avenue
County
Standard Oyster Company
South Norwalk
Released from Jail and Retaken in New Robbery
David Nutzenblat alias Harry Titt, held on a $75,000 Adama Express robbery charge, was freed on a $7,500 bond in New Haven. He was immediately recaptured on an alleged $50,000 Liberty bond robbery in New York, waived extradition and to be taken to New York tomorrow.
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New Haven
David Nutzenblat
Harry Titt
County
Robsbery
New York
New York City
New Orleans Bans Fancy Raffles to Save Sugar
New Orleans imposes prohibition on certain raffles to preserve sugar supplies. Officials cite need to control consumption and stabilize markets. Local merchants adjust offerings as authorities enforce the ban.
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New Orleans
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