British Appam Awarded Prize Status Rejected
A judge rules that the British appam loses its prize status after a decision by judge Wad Dill. The ruling clarifies eligibility and the implications for future awards.
30 Jul 1916
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1916
Page
1
A judge rules that the British appam loses its prize status after a decision by judge Wad Dill. The ruling clarifies eligibility and the implications for future awards.
Judge Wad dill in the Federal District Court awarded possession of the British liner Appam to the African Navigation Company of England. An appeal will be taken next Wednesday, with final Supreme Court action likely. The Appam remains in Newport News custody or may be released to owners under bond as cargo sold for 634000 dollars. crew fate to be decided by Washington.
A July 30 report describes a devastating blast at the National Storage Company on Black Tom Island near Communipaw Jersey City killing 33 firefighters and igniting vast ammunition stocks bound for the Entente. The blast sent a wall of flame across the island and caused widespread panic, shattered windows, and extensive damage across Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Special Cable reports German preparations for a sea assault on Petrograd via the Gulf of Finland and the Russian fleet. Zeppelins seen over the Baltic indicate expanded air activity. The Somme region mentions Albert's destruction amid the British push against German lines.
Muscovite armies facing pressure as reports from the western front indicate Kaiser forces being pushed back, signals of advancing Allied activity amid ongoing combat.
As British and French forces press German lines on the Somme with gains near Pozieres and High Wood, Russian armies push toward Stanislau in Galicia while Brody falls. Berlin counters with limited gains. Verdun and Meuse actions continue. Serbians and Bulgarians trade losses on the Balkan front.
A broad weather summary notes fair conditions in the Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia regions with a warm spell likely to extend into Monday. It cites rising temperatures in the plains central valleys and New England while thunder showers appear in parts of the South Atlantic Gulf and Northwest regions. Temperature readings from various stations are listed with highs, lows, and precipitation.
The explosion near Jersey City was felt in Camden New Jersey opposite Philadelphia and in Bristol Pennsylvania. Philadelphia operators reported rattled windows at City Hall and residents in the northeast asked police about the tremor.
The Boy Pioneers program will form a new class of scouts for American boys in rural areas lacking Boy Scout troops. National headquarters announced thousands of applications, boosting total potential membership to about 91,500.
German statement reports repeated attacks northeast of Lutsk failing and Russian forces breaching lines near Tristyn forcing Germans to abandon advanced positions beyond the Stokhod. West of Lutsk the Russian push is halted by a German counterattack as Somme and Meuse sectors see artillery activity and limited infantry action.
The report notes anti aircraft fire downing a hostile plane near Roclincourt north of Arras and several failed Russian offensives along the Stokhod front. It cites heavy enemy losses, limited gains near Lutsk and Monasterzyska, and a Doiran air engagement with a Balkan theater air victory.
More than a hundred travelers on Baltimore and Ohio Train No. 12 from St. Louis to New York escaped injury when eight cars derailed in a tunnel near Cairo in Ritchie County, thirty three miles east of Parkersburg. No serious injuries reported as cars left the track due to a spreading rail.
The German subsea freighter Deutschland nears departure from Baltimore with reports stating no extraordinary U S protection will be provided as it sails toward Chesapeake Bay and the three mile limit. Officials cite neutrality constraints while safeguards are planned near the three mile zone.
George King, a furniture driver, sues Dayton resident Mrs. Mary Cuppy in Municipal Court claiming she egged him and opened a hen fruit battery when he entered her home to remove goods. He pleads damages for spoiled clothes and dignity.
In Chicago on July 29 the heat wave pushed deaths to 127 over three days. The average 96 degrees with high humidity. Forty four infants under one year died in 24 hours, a local record. Health Commissioner J D Robertson attributes many deaths to heat and notes no relief soon. Ice prices rise from 30 to 40 cents per hundred pounds as dealers cite scarcity and tempers rise in the city.
The Senate voted 46 to 19 to express hope that Britain grant clemency to Irish political prisoners. The measure, a substitute for Roger Casement advocacy, overturned a Foreign Relations majority report and followed a minority plan by Stone O Gorman and Pittman to urge the President to convey clemency hopes to Britain.
Washington July 29 The State Department was notified that Great Britain has excluded from its shores Thomas Hughes an American citizen. The action described as irrevocable was conveyed as part of Britain's handling of the case.
Milwaukee reports continued hot weather with many prostrations as temperatures set records. Neenah and Menasha see nearly all plants shut except paper mills as crews work early to late to avoid peak heat.
Duluth Minn July 29 The heat wave that struck Duluth yesterday left multiple victims as temperatures surged and residents struggled with heat related illness. City officials urged precautions and opened cooling centers to help residents endure extreme conditions.
Rome dispatch indicates the papal encyclical to be issued August 1 will urge peace and express regret that belligerents rejected earlier appeals to end the war. It notes the document is completed and ready for publication.
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