Congress Sees Shifting Plans on War Communication Control
Washington July 6 plans for an immediate congressional recess were upset as the House adjourned until Monday without acting on a Senate concurrent resolution for an August 12 recess. Leaders argued over timing, with President Wilson seeking quick wartime wire and radio control legislation amid calls for extended hearings.
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Weather summary for multiple stations and dates
Partly cloudy Sunday with possible afternoon showers in the north and Monday showers for Kentucky and West Virginia. Current temperatures listed for Omaha Boston Jacksonville Denver New Orleans El Paso Galveston Spokane Ste. Marie Winnipeg Kansas City and Cincinnati with highs near 90s and lows around the 60s. July 6 1918 record shows clear and cloudy conditions with temperatures about 87 and 63 at the day’s end.
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Incinnati
Colonel Roosevelt Seeks Nobel Fund for War Relief
Theodore Roosevelt asked Congress to return the unused $40,000 Nobel Peace Prize fund donated to promote industrial peace. He proposed using it for war relief through the Red Cross Y M C A Knights of Columbus Jewish War Fund and related groups, noting Congress accepted the fund but never acted.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Jewish War Fund
Rose
Russia
Japan
Wreck Toll Mounts After Columbia Steamer Disaster
Sixty three bodies recovered and the death toll estimated at 150 to 200 as the excursion steamer Columbia carrying 500 passengers from Peoria to Pekin, Illinois, sank in fog after likely striking a sand bank. Survivors report panicked crowds, a dancing orchestra in a flooded hull, and a frenzied scramble to escape through narrow doors. Authorities investigate drinking aboard, the ship’s prior condemnation, and unclear causes.
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Settles Textile Strike in Manchester Mills
The Amoskeag and Stark mills ended their strike on terms similar to Lowell. Manufacturers agree to a 15 percent wage rise dating from June 17. Union leaders guarantee no further wartime strikes.
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Wheat price fix prompts Wilson veto threat
President Wilson likely to veto the annual agricultural appropriation bill over a rider setting the government minimum wheat price at 2.40 dollars per bushel. The provision raises flour and bread costs, and could delay funding for the Department of Agriculture until Congress reconvenes.
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Mishap in air kills Major Mitchel at Lake Charles
Major John Purroy Mitchel former New York mayor and aviation officer died when his single seater scout plane nosedived from about 600 feet at Gerstner Field Lake Charles. The safety belt was unfastened at the time of the crash and the investigation continues. Mitchel's body was sent to New York with his wife Mrs Mitchel accompanying.
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Canadian Troopship City of Vienna Aground on East Coast
The City of Vienna, 6111 tons, owned by Ellerman Lines, went ashore on the Atlantic coast. All troops and crew were safely removed by an American patrol boat in thick fog. Officials expect the vessel to be a total loss. Built in 1914, it has served as a government transport since near launch.
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Vienna
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Chie Press Censor
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Ellerman Lines, Ltd
Liverpool
Army $12 Billion Appropriation Bill Passed by Congress
Congress completed the $12,000,000,000 army appropriation bill and sent it to the President. The conference report was approved by House and Senate after brief debate amid discontent in the Senate over the removal of Senator Jones of Washington’s amendment to sell government uniforms and equipment to officers at cost. Jones cited profiteering claims and a watch contract at a camp, urging inquiry and possible bribery concerns raised by Senator Penrose and Senator Chamberlain.
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German Offensive Expected On West Front This Fall
General March says a renewed German attack may begin at any moment and notes the lull is not to be trusted. He adds the United States has embarked in force with a second million men to follow the first. Senate Military Committee reports over 250000 American troops on battle lines.
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Germany
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General March
Senrate Military Committee
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Crecy
Vladivostok
Kola
Arctic
Pacific
Australian lds advance on Villers Bretonneux front
British and Italian fronts report continued Allied progress amid World War I fighting. Australian troops push northeast of Villers Bretonneux on a 2000 yard front while Italian Diaz forces drive Austrians from the Piave district near the Adriatic with about four hundred taken prisoner. Close to Cape Sile Austrian forces rally and counterattack, but Diaz’s troops hold.
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Haig
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Adriatic
Diaz
Grisolera
Vienna
Austrian Ag
Cape Sile
Altho
Assassination Shocks Germany Russia Ties
In Basel a dispatch reports German Ambassador Count von Mirbach killed in Moscow by two unknown assailants. In Washington a White House meeting ends with no public decision but signals a new stance on military action in Russia. Officials note Allied concerns and possible limited aid to troubled regions while avoiding a major eastern expedition.
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Count von Mirbach
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Moscow
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Greece
Washington
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White House
Wilson
Baruane Baker
Daniels
Benson
Naval Operations
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Army
Hever
Hamel Attack Tests Yankee Valor With British Army
American infantrymen joined British forces south of the Somme in a bold July Fourth assault. British officers praised their combat resolve while Australians led in strength. Casualties for the Yankee unit were reported light as they fought shoulder to shoulder with Allied troops in a baptism of fire.
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Somme
Crobys
Preacher Arrested for Funeral Sermon in Winesburg
In Winesburg Ohio Rev. W. A. Werth pastor of a German church was arrested by federal officers. While delivering a funeral sermon over an American soldier's body he allegedly used propaganda to incite subordination in the military. A grand jury indicted him on four counts of espionage act violations.
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Worth
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