State of California sinks off Alaska coast with many dead
Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steamer State of California hit an uncharted rock in Cambier Bay 90 miles south of Juneau and sank in three minutes. Twenty five or more passengers and seven crew perished. cargo and mail lost. Jefferson of the Alaska line rescued survivors. ten passengers required hospital care. Captain Thomas H Cann Jr had recently commanded Valencia a doomed ship.
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Juneau
Alaska
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
California
Mail
Express
Jefferson
Alaska Steamship Line
Thomas H. Cann, Jr
Valencia
Seattle
San Francisco
Cape Beals
B. C
Record Break Internal Revenue Collections Reach New High
Washington reports the United States posted the highest internal revenue tax take in history for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1917. Commissioner Osborn released figures showing total taxes at 544,424,453, driven by liquor, tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff, cards, and alcohol consumption, with detailed gains across whiskey, beer, tobacco products, and gaming items.
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Nhe
Washington
Georgia
Sioner Osborn
Federal Treasury
McAdoo
Osborn
Uncle Sam
Brooklyn Chef Murders Wife and Four Children Then Takes Own Life
Henry W. Lake, a restaurant chef in Brooklyn, killed his wife and four children, then shot himself. He left a note for the coroner quoting philosophers to justify the act, saying he was tired of living. The bodies were found in their home days after the crime.
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New York
Henry W. Lake
Lake
Brooklyn
Five men lined up and shot at hotel staff miss Dunbar killed
Everett Wash. Erwin Tungren a stationary engineer at Index lined up five persons against the Gray hotel wall and after robbing them fired from two pistols killing Dorothy Dunbar proprietor and wounding two others. Tungren escaped after refusing to leave the hotel as Dunbar begged him to go. Four men in an adjoining room were lined up with her.
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Everett
Wash
Erwin Tungren
Index
Gray Hotel
Dorothy Dunbar
Tungren
Governor Impeachment Question Sparks Debate Over Resignation
The report notes Governor Sulzer’s wife Mrs. Sulzer’s claim of responsibility as she sought to aid her husband. It cites that only seven other U.S. governors have faced impeachment, listing cases from Kansas to Mississippi with outcomes including acquittals removals and resignations. The question remains whether Sulzer should vacate office pending final settlement.
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A& New York
United & A
Charles Robinson
Kansas
Harrison Reed
Florida
William W. Holden
North Caré
Olina
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
David Butler
Nebraska
Henry C. Warmoth
Louisiana
Albert Ames
Mississippi
Impeachment of Governor Sulzer Moves Forward in Assembly
Albany reports Governor Sulzer faces impeachment after the New York Assembly adopted articles of impeachment detailing alleged campaign finance violations, witness tampering, and stock market manipulation. Nine managers are to conduct proceedings, with the Senate and Court of Appeals set to weigh final adjudication.
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Albany
N. Y
William Sulzer
New York State
Assembly
Senate
Court of Appeals
Fawley
Levy
Mr. Levy
Sulzer
State Assembly
Frawley Investigating Committee
Exchange
Waterway funding sought for inland canal project
Congress faces a $20,000,000 expenditure to finish an inland waterway from Boston to Beaufort, North Carolina. The War Department endorsed the plan, proposing a 12-foot canal with later upgrades to a sea level, 5-foot-wide route. Former Chief Engineer Boxby urged federal purchase of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal between Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
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Washington
Boston
Mass
Beauford
House
War Department
Boxby
Chesapeake and Delaware
Chesapeake and
Delaware Bays
August Bebel Dies in Zurich at 73
German Socialist leader August Bebel died in Zurich at age 73. He joined the German labor movement in 1862 and fought for the working classes until his death. A longtime member of the imperial parliament from 1871, he was briefly imprisoned for high treason and lese majeste early in his career.
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Herr Bebel
Zurich
Switz
August Ferdinand Bebel
August Bebel
Thaw escapes from asylum by leaping into car
Harry K. Thaw slayer of Stanford White escapes from Matteawan Asylum at 7 45 am. He darts through an open gate, jumps into a six cylinder automobile, and rides at speed toward Connecticut with a second car trailing. A $500 reward posted. speculation grows he may avoid extradition if he remains outside New York.
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Matteawan
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Connecticut
Thaw
Stormville
Kieb
State Hospital Commission
New York
Mary Copley Thaw
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw
Asylum
Albany
Howard H. Barnum
Poughkeepsie
Hornbeck
John H. Mack
District Attorney's Office
Barnum
May indemnify Japanese in California issue
Tokio reports the United States signaled readiness in principle to pay indemnity to Japanese subjects affected by California alien land ownership law. Washington also acknowledged Japan’s right to a similar measure. Officials anticipate Japan unlikely to act on either idea, seeking a permanent solution and improved relations, else Japan will seek further grievance remedies.
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Tokio
Japan
United States
California
Als
Duel on Blakely public square ends in Stamper killing Keen
W C Stamper shot and killed G R Keen in a pistol duel over debt proceeds on Blakely's public square. Keen fired twice, missing Stamper but wounding him slightly near the left eye. Keen had five bullets in his body. Both men are noted Blakely timber merchants. Keen leaves a wife and several children.
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Blakely, Ga
W. C. Stamper
G. R. Keen
Blakely
Keen
Stamper
Offers Bill for Military Highway in Georgia
A bill by Representative Edwards of Georgia would authorize a military highway from Savannah through Screven Tybee Island to Fort Screven. It would appropriate 300000 dollars and allow free rights of way and other help. The federal roads office would survey and supervise construction, with work starting only after Chatham county approves.
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Washington
Savannah
Fort. Screven
Tybee Island
Edwards
Georgia
Federal House Roads Office
Chatham County
Huerta urged to expel doctor in United States probe
Mexico City crowds follow John Lind, Wilson envoy, as local papers press for applying Article 33 of the Mexican Constitution to Dr. William Bayard Hale. The clause would expel pernicious foreigners amid Hale's investigation of Mexican conditions for the U.S. government.
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Huerta
Doctor Tale
Mexico City
John Lind
Mexico
Wilson
William Bayard Hale
United States
Envoy Lind Delivers Note In Mexican Mediation
Lind admits he has held talks with Foreign Minister Gamboa and carried President Wilson’s message to Mexico City. Huerta’s government may study the document before replying, with some hope for a friendly consideration as time passes. Lind refused to interview reform politicians, stating he would discuss Mexican politics only with officials until his mission concludes.
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Mexico City
Wilson
Huerta
Gamboa
John Lind
Mexico
Lind
Senor Gamboa
Chamber of Deputies
Reform
Madero
Refuses Call for Prayers Over Drought in Kansas and Missouri
Citizens and clergy pressed for a day of public prayer to end the drought across Kansas and Missouri. Governor Hodges declined, citing belief in prayer but not for flood or drought, while Rev. J. E. McDonald in Springfield announced services for rain.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Hodges
Springfield
J. E. McDonald
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Cincinnati Loses Taft as Citizen
Cincinnati learns former President William H. Taft is no longer a Cincinnati resident as the board of review notes no tax report from him. Taft, reached at his summer home Point-au-Pie Canada, says he is now a citizen of New Haven Copp.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Cincinnat
William H. Taft
Board of Review
Point-au-Pie
Canada
New Haven
Copp
Four thousand two hundred persons killed in Canton fighting
Canton battles claim 4200 lives as loyalty splits within government forces spark rebellion. Looting hits goldsmiths and silversmiths while officials struggle with dissensions. Foreign concessions at Shameen may face attack as troops from Hong Kong reinforce local forces.
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Canton
China
Shameen
Hong Kong
Tacubaya Streetcar Explosion Kills and Wounds Hundreds
A dynamite laden streetcar in Tacubaya, a Tacubaya suburb of Mexico City, exploded killing and injuring more than a hundred, many women and children. Thirty bodies were recovered from rubble as debris spread for 500 feet. adobe homes collapsed, and San Pedro and Tacubaya suffered extensive damage. Initially thought linked to powder works at Santa Fe, rumors of Zapata rebel involvement circulated amid the disaster.
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Mexico
Tacubaya
San Pedro
Santa Fe
Zapata
Senators pressing O Neal in Alabama tariff dispute
Senator Bankhead with other senators urges Alabama governor to convene the legislature to fill the vacancy from Senator Johnston s death and ensure passage of the tariff bill. A very ill senator may be absent and Louisiana defections narrow the Democratic majority, risking the vote. The temporary appointment could be approved in a single day by a legislative resolution.
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Washington
Bankhead
Senate
Alabama
Louisiana
Johnston
Turks Advance on Bulgarians Near Sofia
Turks occupy Kuchuk KakhyaK after a clash with the Bulgarian garrison. They aim to press Bulgaria to direct talks over Adrianople by holding territory west of the Mesta river, not for long-term occupation. Indications Greece may collude with Turkey as Greece signals readiness to evacuate Xanthi Gumuljina and Dedeaghatch.
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Sofia
Kuchuk Kakyak
Turkey
Mesta
Bulgaria
Adrianople
Greece
Xanthi
Gumuljina
Dodeaghatch
Georgia and Washington Postoffice and Government Building Bills
Representative Adams on introduced bills to appropriate sixty thousand dollars each for postoffice buildings at Greenville Buena Vista and Talbotton Georgia Representative Howard introduced a bill to appropriate one hundred thousand dollars for a government building at Decatur Georgia
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Postoffice
Georgia
Washington
Representaive Adamson
Greenville
Buena Vista
Talbotton
Howard
Decatur
Government Lock Near Rome To Open In September
The government lock on the Coosa river, eight miles from Rome, will be finished about September 20 and boats will pass through. Construction began in 1910 with $271,000 spent. T. J. Kelly, in charge, will depart for Wilmington, Delaware to oversee other projects. The lock and dam are expected to raise river level by three feet.
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Rome
Coosa
T. J. Kelly
Wilmington
Del
50 000 to Pull Missouri Out of Mud Road Drive
Fifty thousand business men and farmers of western Missouri prepared to work on two good road days under the slogan Pull Missouri out of the mud. Hundreds of Missouri mothers and daughters prepared lunches for the workers and women organizations will serve dinners in many counties.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Witty Exchanges and Quips Round Up Newsroom Snaps
A humorous collage of quotes unfolds from a fictional town. Pa explains coin phrases Italian terms and chatter about ice cream, fashion, music groups, and summer heat. Argentina seeks mule supplies amid a bustling, tongue in cheek scene.
Old Nurse Persuades Doctor to Drink Postum
An experienced doctor credits an old nurse with guiding him to Postum over tea and coffee. He recounts insomnia relief, weight gain, and better sleep after switching, noting persistent tea or coffee avoidance at home. He also mentions using saccharine and asks readers to try Postum with boiled regular or instant forms and a preferred preparation.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Beaty
Ira Johnston
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