Survivors Reach Port After Maine Ship Sinking
Survivors tell of a Gloucester fishing schooner named Robert and Richard sunk by a German submarine 65 miles southeast of Cape Cod. The 22 crew escaped, as naval experts study detonation failures of naval bombs used against the U boat off New England.
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Orleans
Cape Cod
Jaly
Kennebumeport
Maine
SU Es Soaereenssttersamt
Robert
Richard
Cache Banks
Cape Fortoise
Orléans
Cape Cody
Vnctories
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
New England
Navy Department
Allied gains push across Aisne Marne front amid heavy German resistance
Paris dispatches report French and American troops advancing on the Aisne Marne front with significant gains around Montdidier and the Soissons Rheims pocket. Allied forces capture villages, take about 1,800 prisoners, and press along the Marne and Avre valleys despite fierce German counterattacks and pervasive artillery fire.
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Associated Press
Paris
Aisne-Marne
War Office
Editorial on German leadership and the Prosian menace
A wartime editorial questions who is responsible for killing civilians on ships and condemns the German leadership. It references Generalfeldmarschall von Macken and hints at a series outlining the growth of a perceived menace, directing readers to the editorial page for an up to date summary.
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Europe
von Macken
Aketoh
Mackenson
Hadow-Child
Burleson Placed In Charge Of National Wireless And Wire Systems
President Wilson assigns Postmaster General Burleson to administer the nation’s wire, telephone, telegraph, and cable networks starting July 31 with existing contracts and Navy control of cables. A three member committee will advise on administration and finance while farmers’ lines will be boosted for better rural connections. Public notice will precede any changes.
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Burleson
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Navy
Fastmaster
John L.keons
David 4. Lewis
Maryland
Tariff Commission
William H. Lamar
Post Office
Plan to Jump Corporate Tax to Eighteen Percent
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively agreed to raise the normal corporate tax to 18 percent with a 12 percent rate on income distributed to shareholders. The move aims to reduce large corporate surpluses and spur distribution to shareholders subject to surtax. Currently the corporate tax stands at 4 percent.
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Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Berlin Claims Repulse of Allied Attacks on Marne Front
German official statement reports British attacks at many points on the Aisne Marne front repulsed with a general fighting slowdown. Berlin also claims 62 Allied aircraft shot down yesterday. July 25 dispatch notes focal engagements on the Avre bank between Boissons and Rheims where German forces repelled a strong joint assault.
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Berlin
Marne
London
Aisne-Marne
Avre
Boissons
Rheims
Belgian Relief Ship Seen Being Towed Off Atlantic
An Atlantic port reports a large four masted Belgian relief steamer in tow by the wrecking ship Reaplute heading south along the coast. The vessel, unidentified by name, bore the word Relief Ship and is believed to be the damaged steamer moved for repairs after an Atlantic incident months earlier.
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Atlantic Coast
Atlantic
Reaplute
Athantic
Weather Update for Wyoming Cooler Showers and Varying Temps
The Wyoming weather outlook shows showers and cooler conditions on Wednesday with unusually low temperatures Wednesday night. Thursday brings a fall in temperature followed by a rebound Thursday afternoon in the northern portion of the state.
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Wyoming
Viata
Shockley in His Stutz Wins Every Auto Event
Casper driver Clarence Shockley dominated Frontier Park auto races with his Stutz, winning all seven events. O'Brien flipped in the opening mile but escaped injury. the crowd of about 2000 watched Shockley lap rivals and set rapid times including 68 seconds per mile in a test run.
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Clarence Shockley
Casper
Wyoming
Frontier Park
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O'Brien
Ale Chevrolet
Geo
Walker
Denver
Frontier Cave
T. Joe Cahill
Shockley
Brinker
Mercer
Peterson
Hudson
Ford
Hanks
Cheyenne
Arien
Field Clymer
Greeley
Jack Greene
Bakersfield
California
Clymer
Greene
Kroeger
Loveland
Davis
Brinker Johin Morearhird
Hawke
Pac
Phi
Masa
Secu
Advent Mormons Mark Utah Pioneer Anniversary
Citizens of Utah celebrate the Advent of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley with patriotic exercises in the Salt Lake tabernacle. Brigham Young led the original band through Emigration Canyon to settle here, declaring this the home. July 23 marks the occasion, tracing to the pioneers' arrival two days after scouts reported the valley. First church services followed the settlement.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Todes
Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Tabernacle
Brigham Young
Emigration Canyon
Yen Apevert
Young
Pione
Americans Break German Line Near Aisne Marne
Northwest of Chateau Thierry American artillery met stiff resistance but a village fell to firepower and infantry. Prisoners say they were forced to fight by officers who stood behind the lines with pistols to threaten the weak.
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Associated Press
Aisne-Marne
Chateau Thierry
Americans Snd
Plan to Make Labor Day a Day of Ships Approved
The Emergency Fleet Corp director general Charles Behwab discussed a proposal to designate Labor Day as a shipbuilding day. He noted working with the port yard workers and read a letter showing keen interest in the shipbuilding program’s progress.
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Associated Preasi
Washington, TC
Paci
Woast
Charles M. Behwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
He Wen
Hin
Purwajdeut
War Dispatches From Midnight Reach Pane Eight
Associated Press reports new hot war news arriving after midnight on pane eight. Dispatches detail frontline moves, territorial shifts, and strategic developments as fighting intensifies across the region.
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Associated Press
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