London Glam Again on Somme Front Desperate Struggle at Longueval
British forces resumed action along the Somme from Pozieres to Guillemont with assaults capturing German outer works near Pozieres and fierce fighting at Longueval and Guillemont. Paris reports French lines south of Soyecourt held against a German counterattack and total Allied prisoners and guns captured since July 1 remain high.
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London Seethes Over American Blacklist Hits Financial Firms
London financial circles voice misgivings as the U S blacklist of American firms spurs fears of extra legal reprisals. Neutrals form a mutual action union to counter belligerent measures while calls grow for a lead from Washington amid a broad international list of firms on the blacklist.
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America
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League of Neutral
British Attacks on Somme Seek Breakthrough at Guillemont
British forces on the Somme front from Thiepval to Guillemont pressed heavy attacks with high casualties but saw no gains, while Russian front actions near Riga and Zahatka faced repulses. German reports note artillery battles in the Meuse near Verdun, with actions around Fleury and Damloup and a French air raid on Muelheim. Two German planes fell in aerial combat as Belfort and surrounding areas were bombarded.
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Britain sidesteps American note on seizure of neutral mails
London reports the British Foreign Office published the American note text replying to complaints about censoring neutral mails. It centers on two cases, Macniff Horticultural Co of New York and Standard Underground Cable Co of Pittsburgh, denying general censorship flaws and noting delays often stem from misdirected letters and ship schedules. The memorandum seeks readjustment of censor ship for neutral mails and the note was sent via Ambassador Page to Paris for French approval.
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Macniff Horticultural Company of
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Standard Underground Cable Company
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Macniff Company
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Norway
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Paris
Britain to Send Ship to Rescue Shackleton Explorers
London July 23 government announces dispatch of a rescue ship for Shackleton's 22 Antarctic explorers stranded near Elephant Island. The Discovery vessel, provided by the Hudson Bay Company, will be fitted out at Devonport under Lt Cmdr James Fairweather.
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Devonport Dockyard
World Wheat Crop Offsets Fall From Last Year
International Institute of Agriculture reports world crop yields down from last year but above the five year average 1909-1913. U S wheat total is about 20 million quintals down 25 percent. India 87 million, Italy up, Spain about 65 million. Barley oats and rye prospects weaker. Brazilian coffee crop slightly under last year.
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Austro- Hungary
Russians Gain in Eastern Front as War Rages On
Russian armies press toward victory on the eastern front with vast captures reported by Petrograd and Rome. Reports describe heavy fighting in the Carpathians south of Tararum and advances near the Black Sea with large prisoner totals and guns seized.
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Weather Summary for Midwestern and Southern States
The forecast covers West Virginia Ohio and Indiana cloudy Monday and Tuesday Kentucky generally fair Monday and Tuesday showers and heavy rainfall in parts of the Atlantic and East Gulf states with flood warnings in South Carolina temperatures mostly above average 90 to 108 in California valleys and cooler in the Northwest thunder showers expected in the Carolinas Florida Georgia and Alabama with fair weather elsewhere east of the Mississippi River Cincinnati records July 23 1916 end at 7 p m meridian time and compares with prior years
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Republicans Push Action On Child Labor Bill
Washington July 23 Democrats in the Senate faced a decision on President Wilson’s child labor bill before Congress adjourns. Administration leaders would not confirm arranging to take up the measure after the shipping bill. the caucus decision, expected this week, would determine the next step.
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Vets of 98 War Meet to Choose Officers in Ohio
At Cedar Point Ohio the Spanish American War Veterans of Ohio opened their annual encampment with sunrise flag salute. A memorial service followed with remarks by Rev Frank G Mitchell and leaders L E Peterson and Mrs Edna D holloway. Officers to be elected Wednesday amid conferences and ritual work.
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Atkinson
Frank G. Mitchell
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors’ Home
L. E. Peterson
Cincinnati
Edna D. Holloway
Akron Woman's Auxiliary
Ohio Department
Alex Frank
Belle A Collwell
Akron
Sandusky
James T. Begg
Frank Ruth
Lucas County
Toledo
Woman Somnambulist Ground to Death Under Train Wheels
In East Cleveland on Elberon avenue a sleeping woman in a nightgown bathrobe and slippers walked onto Nickel Plate railroad tracks and was killed by a freight train. Carrie Goodman, ten year school teacher from a well known East Cleveland family, was found dead by dawn after walking in her sleep.
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Nickel Plate Railroad
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Orange Book details Dutch wartime hardships and ship sinkings
The Hague reports the Orange Book covers October 1915 to July this year, outlining Holland’s difficulties from its position between warring nations. It cites disputes with Germany and Britain, notes the Tubantia sinking and the Berkelstrom destruction, and mentions ongoing inquiries and reparations claims.
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Decrease in infantile paralysis joy spreads in Gotham
The New York Board of Health reports a drop in infantile paralysis with 115 new cases and 23 deaths in the last 24 hours, Brooklyn showing the largest decline. Officials note opposition in poorer districts to hospital isolation. Clergy urge precaution as authorities tour affected areas.
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Board of Health Today
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Memorandum on Gail Seizures Reaches State Department
Great Britain's memorandum on seizure issues was received at the State Department and will be delivered to Acting Secretary Polk tomorrow. Officials had read it and understood it to address specific complaints, avoiding debate on broader principles between the two governments.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Polk
Department
Sir William Ramsay Dies A Nobel Laureate Chemist
London reports the death of Sir William Ramsay at Beechcroft Hazelmere Bucks. The eminent chemist had visited the United States delivering lectures and won the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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William Ramsay
Beechcroft
Hazelmere
Bucks
William
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