Premier Kerensky Shot While Trying to Halt Desertion
Special Cable reports Premier War Minister Kerensky wounded in the arm while driving between guns and retreating troops near Brzezany Hill to stop Russian desertion. The dispatch notes the brave Batallion of Death women, who captured 102 prisoners and wore the same uniform as men with short hair, plus Mme Bochkarieva among the wounded.
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Premier Kerensky
the Commercial Tribune
London
Kerensky
Brzezany Hill
Ixerensky
Dvina Front
Mme. Bochkarieva
Jack Johnson
2500 Switchmen Plan Chicago Strike Today
Chicago terminals face a looming walkout as 2500 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen switchmen threaten to strike tomorrow. Eleven hundred workers, mine wages and demands spark potential embargoes on livestock and perishables. Officials warn nineteen Chicago railroads could see severe disruption to government freight and transit.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
Frank Hasler
Committee of Railroad General Managers
Railroad Managers’ Conference Committee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhood
Switchmen’s Union of America
James Murdock
Francis Sees Hope in Petrograd Military Crisis
Washington dispatch from Ambassador Francis reports Russian reverses fortify the government in Petrograd. Military crises trigger alarm over revolutionary gains as all parties unite for stronger discipline and decisive government action to meet the peril.
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Washington
Petrograd
Francis
State Department
Lightning strikes Camp Maxwell killing three soldiers
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune from St. Louis reports a lightning storm at Camp Maxwell near St. Louis killed three soldiers and injured twelve, with tents burning and panic among about 250 National Guard troops. The dead were Sergeant H. S. Davis, Private Dwight L. Trump, and Private Charles B. Carroll, all of Missouri units.
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The
Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Camp Maxwell
Here
H. S. Davis
Dwight L. Trump
Charles B. Carroll
Missouri National Guard
Weather roundup reports scattered thundershowers across states
Partly cloudy conditions in Ohio with likely thunder showers in the south and cooler trends in the far north. Kentucky and West Virginia probable storms, Indiana southern rain with northern openness. Temperature readings from numerous stations show highs around the 90s, with varied precipitation. A July 27 1917 Cincinnati record compares this day to prior years, noting highs near 98 and lows around 70 with prevailing cloudy or clear skies and trace to modest rainfall amounts.
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Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Montreal
St. Louis
Boston
St. Joseph
New York
Salt L. City
Washington
Denver
Jacksonville
Breez Ee
New Orleans
Fale
Spokane
Galveston
Seattle
Chattanooga
Sam Fran‘co
Detroit
Winnipeg
Chicago
Calgary
S.W
Mine owners harassed by I. W. W. demands
Ironwood Michigan July 27 demands for a day wage of six dollars and six? (text incomplete) The brief note indicates conflict with the I. W. W. over labor terms affecting mine owners.
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Ironwood, Mich
New Dixie Highway Opens in Kenton County Tonight
Kenton County’s seven miles of the Dixie Highway between Covington and Erlanger will be opened to the public at 6 PM Saturday. No ceremony is planned. The project cost about 29000 dollars, with 4.5 miles built last year and the rest this year, touted as one of the nation’s smoothest concrete roadways.
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Kenton County
Covington
Erlanger
United States
Sister insists Lord Kitchener alive says Mrs Parker
London July 27 Special Cable. Mrs Parker sister of Lord Kitchener publicly asserts he did not perish when HMS Hampshire sank off the Scottish coast. She believes he is alive and will return, a claim reported by the Morning Post which sparked public debate.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Morning Post
Parker
Iker
Hampshire
Two youths hold up train in wild west style
In Seymour Connecticut two Ansonia youths aged 18 and 15 armed with air rifles a revolver and a Bowie knife attempted to rob a New Haven passenger train near Seymour. They fired injuring a fireman and narrowly missed the engineer, triggering a large police manhunt and a panicked trolley car victim before officers closed in.
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Seymour, Conn
West
Ansonia
Conn
New Haven Road
Seymour
Redfern’ Bowen
Theodore Jakob
New Haven
Horn
Davis
Bowen
Sea Insurance Raised Owing to U Boat Peril
Washington July 27 Another 1 percent increase in government insurance rates for vessels and cargoes sailing from U S ports to Europe and African Mediterranean ports will take effect August 15 raising the rate from 5 to 6 percent The War Insurance Risk Bureau also changed master officer and seaman policy payments to installments or lump sum with no interest The move follows heavy losses in the war zone and pressure for aggressive action against U boats from American naval forces in British waters Admiral Sims urged offensive action with British and French navies and aircraft to press German submarine bases closer to their yards to hinder undersea activity.
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Washington
Europe
Mediterranean
War Insurance Risk Bureau
United States
Sims
Paris
Allied war aims reaffirmed to crush Germany
London July 27 The Entente Allies remain resolved to fight until Germany is defeated. Aqsquith’s speech and Ramsay MacDonald’s peace vote are cited. aims include humbling the German government, restoring territory, guaranteeing small nations, and leaving indemnities to peace talks. A autumn conference may review aims. no backing down from liberty and democracy.
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London
Germany
Paris
Ramsay MacDonald
Commons
Asquith
Mr. Asquith
United States
Mittendorf tipped for chairmanship of county board
At Friday’s county commissioners meeting Chairman Wesselman resigned to become Clerk of the Courts August 4. Rumor says A E Mittendorf, from the school board and county commissioner elect, will fill the short term role and then chair the board. Selection by the auditor, probate judge and recorder. Contractors Scully Bros win $150000 concrete and brick Cincinnati and Hamilton Pike project.
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Board of County Commissioners
Fred E. Wessleman
A. E. Mittendorf
Wesselman
Durr
Lueders
Doyle
Reinhardt
Cincinnati
Hamilton Pike
North Bend Road
North Corporation
Mt. Healthy
Scully Bros
Beautiful Manicurist Marries Montreal Millionaire
New York July 27 Miss Muriel Barry a striking beauty who manicured nails at the Hotel Astor has won a millionaire husband Joseph N Dupuis owner of a Montreal dry goods shop. He fell in love with the dark eyed mani cure girl while she polished his nails. They are on their honeymoon.
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New York
Muriel Barry
Hotel Astor
Joseph N. Dupuis
Montreal
No Evasion From Draft Or Fakers In Washington
Washington July 27 draft officials warn against fakers of physical disability as provost marshal general orders local examiners to spot fake cases. Drug users not disqualified unless habit affects mental bearing. Temporary disabilities require further examination to determine eligibility. Observation camps may be used for those unfit or suspected of evading the draft, under medical care.
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Washington
National Army
War Department
Conscription of Aliens Recommendation by Senate Committee
Washington July 27 the Senate Military Affairs Committee voted unanimously to adopt Senator Chamberlains resolution to conscript resident aliens of military age. The measure will be reported to the Senate Monday and is expected to pass with little opposition.
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Senate
The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Chamberlain
Murder Confession Revealed in Ruth Cruger Case
In Bologna on July 27 Alfredo Cocchi admitted to the New York bicycle shop killing of Ruth Cruger after multiple interrogations. He described forcing entry, restraining her, dropping her down a shaft, and his remorse amid a tense domestic dispute with his wife.
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Ruth Cruger
Cocchi
The
Commercial Tribune
Bologna
Alfredo Cocchi
New York
Zucconi
Venturini
Altho
Instructive and Entertaining Features in Sunday Tribune
Sunday Tribune highlights include a powerful piece on the Indian woman adapting to modern life by Edward Frank Allen with accompanying native images. It also profiles Mrs Marshall Russell, the beauty and wealth of Yale football hero’s widow, promising a sensational tale of romance and riches.
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Edward Frank Allen
Marshall Russell
Tom Shevlin
Yale
Garrett P. Serviss
First youth accepted for national army Gilberts enlistment
Washington July 27 The first youth to be accepted for the national army is Harry Chapman Gilbert 21 of this city son of a White House policeman He waived five days grace and appeared for examination after learning his red ink number 1878 was the eighth drawn He had enlisted in the Canadian army months earlier but was released through his family via the State Department.
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Washington
Harry Chapman Gilbert
Ately
Gilbert
State Department
Russians Evacuate Czernowitz and Romania Advances
COPENHAGEN July 27 reports say Russians are evacuating Czernowitz while Romania’s army pushes forward in Bukovina and Suchitza valley. Archduke Joseph’s troops retreat on the Romanian front as Austro German forces widen their Russian retreat with gains toward Kolomea and the Bukovina border. British front in Belgium sees intensified bombardment and a British infantry action southwest of Warneton after German gains at La Bassée Ville.
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Copenhagen
Czernowitz
Bukowina
London
Archduke Joseph
German War Department
Suchitza
Putna
Romanian War Office
Galicia
Kolomea
Berlin
Kiester
Nniester
Monasterzyska
Trembowla
Belgium
Warneton
LaBassee Ville
Italy Aims to Control Adriatic as War Objective
Paris July 27 Italy lists control of the Adriatic as a chief war aim. An Italian statesman and admiral explains Italy seeks Trentino Istria Dalmatia and the Dalmatian Archipelago to restore rightful territory, not conquer others. Pola remains Austro-Hungarian naval base at the Adriatic tip.
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Paris
Adriatic Sea
Italy
Trentino
Istrian
Dalmatia
Dalmatian Archipelago
Pola
Istrian Peninsula
Two Japanese freighters sunk by submarines
Japanese freight steamers Kagoshima of 4566 tons gross and Shigosan of 2827 tons gross were sunk by German submarines in the Atlantic on July 7. Kagoshima was bound American port to Europe, seventy miles off the French coast. Shigosan was returning to the United States from Genoa. Crews saved.
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New York
Kagoshima
Flushing
Holland
England
Enemy liners interned by U. S. ready for use
Washington July 27 More than half the interned German liners seized at the outbreak of the war are now ready to take to the seas in the service of the United States. The ships, hove into service after inspection and refitting, represent a major step in expanding U S merchant marine capacity during the conflict.
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Washington
United States
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London Sphere
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