Bernstorff Heads Plot to Destroy Canadian Rail Lines
Secretary Lansing released German cables showing that over a year before U.S. entry into war Berlin instructed Ambassador von Bernstorff to plan railway destruction in Canada and to employ Irish-Americans for sabotage on American soil during a nominal peace.
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Bernstorff
U. S
Canada
America
Berlin
von Bernstorff
Congress
McGarrity
Philadelphia
Jeremiah O'Leary
American Truth Society
Bull
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Dr. Hale
Wiliam Bayard Hale
Germany
O'Leary
Foreign Office
White House
Mr. Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Woodrow Wilson
Women Hug and Kiss Man Freed in Murder Trial
William R. Seay was acquitted in Denver district court for the May City Hall office killing of Edward C. Green after pleading self defense. Spectators shouted and women hugged jurors after the verdict as Green’s widow was not present.
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Denver
Associated Prensa
William R. Seay
Edward C. Green
City Hall
Seay
Green
Gray
Mutiny at Wilhelmshaven Ties Up German Fleet
Reports from Amsterdam and Berlin state crews of four German battleships mutinied at Wilhelmshaven. Westfalen’s captain was thrown overboard, sailors surrendered after Marines refused to fire. Nürnberg pursued by destroyers and seized officers taken toward Norway. Sentences totaling 200 years penal servitude imposed on mutineers after orders to shoot. Emperor ordered executions amid conflicting government protests.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmshaven
Westfalen
Nurnberg
Nor Way
William
Wilhelmehaven
Michaelis
Thaw Sued for 650000 Damages in Philadelphia suit
A $650,000 damages suit was filed in Philadelphia common pleas court against Harry K. Thaw. The action is brought by attorneys for Frederick Gump, Sr., father of Frederick Gump Jr., the Kansas City high school student alleged to have been flogged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Common Pleas Court
Frederick Gump
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Thaw Held in Asylum After Attempted Suicide in New York
In a New York hotel on Christmas day 1916 a Pittsburgh millionaire named Thaw attempted death by his own hand. He was adjudged insane and committed to a local asylum by a commission in lunacy, where he remains under care.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Thaw
Wilson Proclaims Wide Control of Food Commodities
President Wilson issues a proclamation directing the food administration to regulate manufacture storage importation and distribution of over twenty essential food items after November 1 1917. The scope includes wheat flour corn products rice dairy meat poultry eggs fish fruits and vegetables with many small dealers and certain farmers exempted.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Food Administration
Mexicans Take Yankee Captives
Mexican forces crossed the border near Fabens Texas and captured Sergeant Michael Zabosky and Private W L Vincent from a cavalry unit while they hunted near the line. The men were held in a Varagosa Mexico adobe house but fled back to the American side as pursuers closed in. The incident followed a rally on three American ranches yesterday.
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Fabens
Texas
Michael Zabosky
W. L. Vincent
Varagosa
Mexico
Auto Races and Polo Thrill crowds at Frontier Park
Frontier Park hosted an opening day double feature with auto races and polo under the Industrial Club. Farmer Henderson led in the De Larro special with a 1 04 mile, while the yellow Baby Mine astonished spectators. Polo in Ford carts drew strong crowd interest, with two teams and dramatic turns.
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Frontier Park
Industrial Club
Henderson
de Larro
Fiat
Wild Bill’ Eniicott
Endicott
Sre
Farmer Henderson
Floyd Bowen
Mercer
Claypool
Ray Lampkin
Bowen
Lampkin
Senderson
Giants Defeat White Sox 2-0 in World Series Game
New York fans roared as the Giants shut out Chicago 2-0 behind solid defense and timely hitting. Robertson’s stellar catch and crucial run helped blunt Cicotte and the White Sox. Manager McGraw kept pitching plans close, with Schupp or Sallee as likely starters next game.
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New York
Benton
Gandil
Jong Dris
Robertson
Norfolk
Vuboy
Chootte’ Harp
Cicotte
Burna
Holke
Giants
McGraw
Schupp
Sallee
Hicueo
Rowland
Paber
Russell
Naval battle rumors loom as Europe reports tense naval actions
The New York Herald cites a pending US government dispatch on a high stakes naval operation in Europe. It mentions German and Allied fleets in action near Verdun and Meuse river areas, with heavy bombardments and shifting momentum amid rain and resumed combat conditions.
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New York
The
New York Herald
United States
Germany
Captain Steever Promoted to Major in Signal Corps
Captain Edgar Z. Steever promoted to major and assigned to the signal corps. He will report for duty in Washington, D.C. and arrive in Cheyenne for an indefinite stay at the home of General and Mrs. J. U Phompaon. Friends congratulate him on the promotion and note his role in starting the high school cadets.
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Edgar Z. Steever
Hea Leen
Signal Corps
Steever
Washington
Edgar
Cheyenne
Mra. J. U Phompaon
Unclear War Dispatches Report Mixed Allied Signs
Fragmentary Washington broadcast notes from Amsterdam cite German and Allied signals after a reported German advance. Officials caution that the result is not officially confirmed and the scene remains uncertain.
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Washington
Theo Todas
Amsterdam
Bumper crops predicted for Wyoming in crop estimates
The weather bureau announces Wyoming agricultural forecasts with hay a major drop of 42 000 tons while wheat oats and potato prospects rise. Wheat bids near 2 and corn and other grain prices trend lower due to anticipated crop gains. Potatoes estimated around 1 20 per bushel and 94 cents for legume crops.
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Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Wyoming and Colorado Artillery Merge Form One Hundred Forty-Eighth Regiment
The First Separate Battalion of Colorado Field Artillery along with Wyoming National Guard units are merged into the One Hundred Forty-Eighth Regiment of the Forty-First National Guard Division. Batteries A and B become First Battalion Battery C, and Battery A from Wyoming becomes Battery D as Second Battalion. Wyoming batteries E and F become Third Battalion. Officers for the 148th Army Artillery are assigned, with leaders from both states. The Wyoming troops shift from infantry to artillery, and Colorado converts from light to heavy artillery.
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Camp Greps
Charlotte
N. C
Colorado Pield Artillery
Wyoming National Guard
Wyoming
Earmental
Avender
N. C. Nickerson
Canton O'Donnell
Victor Kllingerford
Harold O Nichole
Andoersen
George Hmarnsberger
Wyoming Guard
Colorado
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Lansing
Kaiser
Norway
Radical Releasing
von Capelle
David
Wartvy
Mesere
Hasse
Dittmann
Voertheer
Denytes
Sallory
Ditimen
Geoiner Pon Cermaniam
Mons
U.S
Evert
White Sox
ENTON
Chicago
Renton
Amerians
Associated Press
Bié
European Zone
Meure
Verdun
Bois le Chaume
Pretiel
TY Mao
Weaehbington
Local Weather Bureau
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