Leo Frank Near Death After Prison Dorm Attack
Leo M. Frank lay in the Georgia State Prison Hospital with a fighting chance for recovery after a fellow convict, William Creen, stabbed him in the dormitory. The Georgia Prison Commission will likely investigate the assault, while Governor Harris considers action.
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Frank
Mary Phagan
Atlanta
Harris
Green
Guy Compton
H. J. Rosenberg
Milledgeville
J. M. Burns
Slaton
Columbus
Kitchen
George 8. Compton
King Victor Emmanuel watches Italian wire cutter under Austrian fire
In Udine Italy on July 18 King Victor Emmanuel stood with officers as Austrian gunners shelled the area to observe a young Italian soldier attempting to cut wire entanglements before Austrian trenches. The cutter completed the task and returned unharmed while the king watched closely.
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Udine
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Labor unrest tied to German agents in U S munitions plants
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor says secret German agents are linked to strike troubles in U S ammunition factories. He notes bribe money in the Bridgeport strike and vows labor disputes will not be used to block munitions shipments. He cites talks with New York labor leaders and plans to offset unrest.
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Saumel Gompers
New England
American Federation of Labor
Bridgeport
New York
Counse Ag
United States to respond to Germany over submarine warfare
Washington July 18 Officials expect a formal note to the German government detailing consequences for further violations of American rights. President and Secretary Lansing plan a joint note, likely before the end of the week, amid questions about the Orduna attack and submarine rules.
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Germany
Lansing
Mr. Lansing
Orduna
United States
Greatest Movement in History of Wars
Berlin reports Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's new surprise offensives yield important victories. Russian lines break and retreat toward the Narew as German forces push between the Pissa and Vistula rivers threatening the Russian right flank. Von Meckensen leads this advance.
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Partic
Pissa
Vistula
Poland
Dniester River
Galicia
Warsaw
von Hindenburg
von Mackensen
Russia
Berlin
Przasnysz
Gallipoli
Calles defeats Villa troops in Sonora battle
After a six hour clash in Anavacachi Pass west of Agua Prieta General Calles Carranza commander in Sonora reported to have decisively beaten Villa forces under General Jose Maria Acosta. Calles reportedly led 3000 troops while Acosta's number was about half that. Villa troops fled in all directions as the fight began at six this morning. Three hundred Villa soldiers recaptured Las Vacas across the Rio Grande from Del Rio Texas despite the garrison having left ten days earlier.
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Douglas
Ariz
Anavacachi Pass
Agua Prieta
Calles
Carranza
Sonora
Villa
Jose Maria Acosta
Acosta
A. Garduno
Lamorita
Las Vacas
Mexico
Rio Grande
del Rio
Tex
Villa faction plans sweeping reforms in Mexico
Reports from Washington say Villa government representatives announced a program of political social and economic reforms to counter charges of reactionary aims. The plan includes reorganizing constitutional government reestablishing currency readjusting courts educational and agrarian reforms and an amnesty decree for political offenders except those tied to overthrow assassination or public official harm.
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Washington
Villa
Mexico
Enrique C. Llorente
Felipe Angeles
Diaz Lombardo
Manuel Bonilla
Republic
German Socialists Fight Rising Food Prices in Berlin
In Berlin on July 18 the Socialist party and the Federation of Socialist Labor Unions protested any rise in grain and flour prices. They warn meat costs have jumped nearly 100 percent due to scarcity, with vegetables and dairy rising as substitutes become unaffordable. Potatoes show price manipulation, dealers profiting 200 to 300 percent.
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Berlin
Socialist Party
Federation of Socialist Labor
Sherman’s Daughter Dies in Paris
Eleanor Sherman Thackara, wife of Alexander M. Thackara the American Consul General at Paris, died this morning. She was a daughter of General Sherman, famed for Civil War leadership.
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Paris
Eleanor Sherman Thackara
Alexander M. Thackara
Prisoners Taken From German and Austrian Forces
A Kiev dispatch reports that in June 1,141 German and Austrian officers and 60,848 men arrived as prisoners of war. More than 10,000 of the captives were Germans.
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Petrograd
Kiev
Novoe Vremya
Alleged murderer of entire family held in Buffalo
Casimir Arciszewski, sought for a year in the Blue Island murder of Jacob Mielich, his wife, daughter, and granddaughter on July 5, 1914, is reported held in Buffalo New York. Police plan to depart for the prisoner at once. The family was slain with an ax as they slept. the killer, a former boarder, disappeared after the killings.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Casimir Arieszewski
Blue Island
Jacob Mielich
Buffalo
N. Y
Mielich
Arciszewski
Flood Threatens Kenton as Heavy Rains Sweep Scioto Marsh
Heavy rains raise Scioto marsh water levels ten to fifteen feet, flooding homes and forcing residents to retreat to upper rooms. Livestock roam streets while calls for aid go unanswered and rescue boats reach stranded families.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Kenton, O
Scioto
Rivers on Rampage Flood Fears Hit Kansas City Region
Two hours after the Missouri and Kansas Rivers stopped rising a severe rain and wind storm swept Eastern Kansas Western Missouri and Southern Nebraska renewing fears of a disastrous flood. The local weather bureau issued a general warning to residents and businesses in the east and west bottoms of Kansas City.
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Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
Nebraska
Ately
Lightning Kills Three In Severe St Louis Storm
A violent thunderstorm swept St Louis and nearby areas killing three men Louis Vogt 29 Fred Wyangewalter 19 and William Leonard 18. The storm brought severe rain and caused widespread damage across the city and vicinity.
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ST. Louis
Ught
Louis Vogt
Fred Wyangewalter
William Leonard
Tragic Lake Michigan Drowning Victims Named
Five youths drown while swimming in Lake Michigan due to a strong undercurrent dragging them into a deep hole. Victims include Miss Marie Dwyer 21 and Miss Nora May 20 along with three men, F. J. Kelly G. H. Vetter and Stanley Kotoski.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Marie Dwyer
Nora May
F. J. Kelly
G. H. Vetter
Stanley Kotoski
FAMED BANDMASTER FRANCESCO FAN GIULLI DIES IN HOSPITAL
Francesco Fanciulli former bandmaster of the United States Marine Band in Washington died in a New York hospital after months of illness. Age 62 born in St Stephan Tuscany he came to the United States as a young man and composed religious and choral works and two grand operas in English. President Cleveland appointed him head of the Marine Band in 1893 succeeding John Philip Sousa.
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the Commercial Tribune
New York
Francesco Fanciulli
United States Marine Band
Wash
Fanciulli
St. Stephan
Tuscany
Cleveland
Marine Band
John Philip Sousa
In the Wedding Ring serial debuts in The Commercial Tribune
The Commercial Tribune launches a daily serial titled In the Wedding Ring by Adele Garrison exploring marriage today. A ten dollar prize contest invites readers to answer What Is Marriage Today in fifty words or fewer with submissions due by July 31.
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the Commercial Tribune
Adele Garrison
The
Commercial Tribune
Thaw Trains to Philadelphia After Ocean Dip at Atlantic City
Harry K. Thaw left Atlantic City for Philadelphia after a quiet day. He swam in the surf, met old friend James Mullen, attended church, and posed for moving pictures before planning onward travel to Pittsburgh in a few days.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Atlantic City
N. J
Harry K. Thaw
Philadelphia
Thaw
James Mullen
Sylvester L. Scoville
University of Wooster
Mullen
First Presbyterian Church
Henry M. Mellen
Pittsburg
Enormous Price Increases Hit European Food Costs
A Bureau of Labor Statistics study based on consular data from over 100 European locales shows wartime price surges across Europe. Wheat flour and bread rose sharply in Germany Austria Netherlands Switzerland Britain while sugar and meat varied. potatoes fell in price in several countries as panics and sanctions disrupted markets.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Europe
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consular Service
Bureau
Russia
Moscow
Germany
Austria
Vienna
Switzerland
Netherlands
Great Britain
Offensive Movement Upheld by Teutons Report
Berlin July 18 The army headquarters report on the Russian campaign states the eastern theater offensive under Field Marshal Von Hindenberg has yielded great results. General Von Buelow's forces crossed the Windaus River near Kur on July 14 and advanced, signaling continued momentum in the campaign.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Baltic
Bessarabia
Sg Bein
Oita
von Buelow
Windau River
Riga
Przasnysz
Marshal von Hindenburg
Warshaw
Berlin
Marshal von Hindenberg
Kur
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Lublin
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