Politicians in Nashville Face Financial Mess
Nashville faces a revived financial crisis as mayor and commission seek to remove Comptroller Miles Burns over missing city books. Burns, aided by Harry S. Stokes, fights the move and accuses the mayor. Burns, with finance chief Lyle Andrews and assistant treasurer J. B. West Jr, challenges the governance, while City Treasurer Charles A. Myers is held on $20,000 bond.
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Nashville
America
Howse
City Commission
Miles Burns
Burns
Harry S. Stokes
Lyle Andrews
J. B. West, Jr
Charles A. Myers
U S View Unalterable On Munitions Shipping Question
Washington notes the United States will likely respond within a fortnight to Austria Hungary and prepare replies to Turkey and Germany. Officials stress that shipments of war supplies by neutral nations are not allowed under neutrality. The Austrian note emphasizes American war munitions growth while the exact American reply remains undisclosed and withheld.
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Washington
United Tes
Turkey
Germany
Austria
United States
Fire destroys Valdez business section in Alaska blaze
A fire in Valdez Alaska destroyed the business section causing losses likely over $500,000. The blaze was fought with dynamite to contain the spread and limit damage.
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Valdez
Alaska
Great Labor Strikes Rock Nation Across Clothing Industry
In New York the Amalgamated Clothing Workers and American Clothing Manufacturers planned measures to spread the strike to other cities as 21 000 workers in men’s clothing implicated. Union leader Roy Hillman urged fast settlement and promised city-wide support, noting 49 000 orders at stake. Bridgeport awaits a Remington Army Plant talks as unions threaten sympathy strikes over eight hour shifts and construction work disputes.
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Hriko
Clothing Workers of America
Cellon
Bloenfeld
Newfacturers
Roy Hilluam
Ausgamated Clothing Workers
Mfmee
Gould
Chicago
Newark
N. J
Tantinas
Bridgeport
Conn
Remington Army Company
W. W. Penfield
Hodcarriers
Democrats confident of 1916 win in Missouri
Missouri voters should hear more of Democratic laws and candidate prospects as Champ Clark travels to Yellow Springs. He says 1916 will bring splendid Democratic success, notes high crops and rising prosperity, and cites post office receipts and traveling salesmen as signs of recovery amid wartime disruption. (Continued on Page Four.)
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Missouri
Champ Clark
Yellow Springs
Clark
Postoffice Department
America
Tse-Ne-Gat Freed in Manslaughter Trial
Tse-Ne-Gat, Piute renegade, was acquitted in a federal court in Denver of murdering a Mexican sheepherder near Montéso, Colorado, in March 2014. Spectators cheered briefly as the verdict was read. The government faced a $15,000 cost. An Indian uprising in southeast Utah followed efforts to arrest Tse-Ne-Gat, leading to casualties among deputies and Indians before surrender and a promise of fair trial. Physicians say Tse-Ne-Gat is dying of tuberculosis.
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Piute
Whith
Montésuma
Colo
Federal District Court
Utah
Friends of
Hugh Scott
Two Turkish Lines Falls At Gallipoli From Allied Breakthrough
London July 15 reports that two Turkish lines defending the Dardanelles have been captured by Anglo French forces on the Gallipoli peninsula. The official announcement states the gains were secured in today’s operations.
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London
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Wyoming Weather Forecast Manages Unsettled Weekend
Partly cloudy conditions continue into Friday and Saturday with likely unsettled skies. Temperature shows little change, and a small risk of showers remains possible.
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Wrather
Wyoming
British War Loan Sets Nation's Page In Rates
London July 1 The British war loan, the greatest in history, introduces a new government interest rate of 5 percent the highest ever on government obligations. It marks the first democratic loan inviting direct investment by working people without bankers. Denominations fall below 100 pounds, allowing small investors. The drive uses heavy advertising, billboards, handbills, concerts, and public meetings at the Guildhall with leaders Asquith and Bonar Law. timing at July start aligns with half year accounts.
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Aize
Bank of England
Asquith
A. Bonar Law
England faces coal famine as Welsh miners strike
In South Wales nearly all coal mines idle except two small collieries. About 39,900 men in the region reject government recommendations and munitions act terms. Delegates vote to continue strike, though a short holiday is expected and return to work soon. Aberdare valley led the action.
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South Wales
Executive Council
Aberdare Valley
Thaw Awaits Morrow as Fate Rests on Judge’s Order
New York July 15 Harry K Thaw slept tonight at Landow Street Jail awaiting a judge order tomorrow that will decide his confinement fate He faces possible commitment to Matteawan asylum or release as Justice Hendrick prepares to announce the formal commitment order and related actions in the case
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Landow Street
Matteawan Asylum
Hendrick
Germans Again Strive to Crush Warsaw Issue Looms
London reports German forces active north of Warsaw with signs of a possible drive on the Polish capital. Russians acknowledge a German offensive in one sector as German statements claim local successes. The activity lies between the Niemen and Vistula rivers as observers expect a broader push from East Prussia toward Warsaw.
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London
Warsaw
Nieman
Vistual
Austria's Red Book charges score of German atrocities
Washington dispatch notes Austro-Hungary issued a four part collection of evidence detailing barbarous treatment of nationals and prisoners, violations of hospitality rights and laws of warfare, and outrages by Serbian and Montenegrin troops. It cites expulsions of Austro-Hungarian diplomats, arrests before hostilities, and widespread abuses in enemy districts.
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Austria
Washington
Austria-Hungary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Morocco
Egypt
Pretich
Cheyenne Set To Dazzle At West Next Week
Cheyenne will draw thousands as a grand wild west show opens next week in the business district. Electric lights across the street promise dazzling brilliance as town crowds flock and plans for special train arrivals and rides appear in the frontier events lineup.
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Cheyenne
Dazsling
Casper Boget Orm
Casper
Thig
Germany admits torpedoing Nebraskan causes broader war notes
Washington officials welcomed Ambassador Gerard's memorandum admitting Germany's responsibility and regret for the Nebraskan attack. A note to conserve American rights in the war zone would be dispatched, while separate talks with Britain address packers' losses and interference with neutral cargoes worth about 14 million dollars. The British order in council topic will also be conveyed, as President Wilson nears a cabinet meeting in Washington.
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Gerard
Germany
Great Britain
State Department
Getule
United States
Britain
Order In Council
Great Buntaiy
Wilson
White House
Temulty
Cornish
Miners Smother In A Coal Mine In Kemmerer Wyoming
An explosion or roof fall in Cumberland No 2 mine at Kemmerer Wyoming on Thursday caused two miners William son and Victor Hecklin to die. Two others were affected but not seriously injured as rescuers worked through the night to clear the entry and reach the trapped men. The cave closed the passage about 65 feet from the workers, with Heekin likely killed by the event and William son fatally injured.
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Cumberland
South
Williamson
Victor Hecklin
Heekiin
Wilameos
Rellets
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