Wife and daughter of captive General Townshend cited
The report notes the loyalty of General Townshend and his brigadiers at the siege end as they left as prisoners. Townshend wed Alice Cahen D Anvers in 1898 and their daughter Audrey Dorothy Louise is seventeen. Ex ambassador Elkus said Townshend could visit Constantinople and was treated well by the Turkish government.
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General Townshend
Alice
Louis Cahen D’anvers
Chateau de Champs
Seine Et Marne
France
Audrey Dorothy Louise Townshend
United States
Turkey
Elkus
Erzberger's peace talk stirs nerves abroad amid war doubt
Washington officials view Erzberger's claim he can basis peace talks with Lloyd George as sensational but see little shift in the war's course. Berlin Vienna peace musings gain neutral nerves while U S officials note no real concessions. State Department cites no promises and no change in German attitude.
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Washington
Disputcn
the Commercial Tribune
Mathias Erzberger
Reichstag
Lloyd George
Berlin
Erzberger
Switzerland
Cologne Volks Zeitung
Zurich
Michaelis
England
Germany
Vienna
Russia
United States
Czernin
Austria
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Belgium
Wilson
Polk
People’s Council
Reichstei
London Air Raid Toll Figures From Home Secretary
London figures show 366 killed and 1,092 injured by air raids in the metropolitan area since the war began. Sir George Cave disclosed in the House of Commons that, in the same period, 2,412 were killed and 7,863 injured in ordinary street accidents.
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London
London Metro
Politan
George Cave
House
of Commons
Ordi
German press calls for peace as war enters its third year
Berlin July 30 The Tageblatt reviews three years of war noting German and ally gains exceed half a million square kilometers of Entente lands and that Central Powers strength grows while France weakens It states the German people seek peace and hopes common sense ends hostilities The article lists occupied territories totaling 548 737 square kilometers against French and Austro Hungarian holdings and suggests Russian gains shrink.
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Berlin
Tagleblatt
Germany
France
Tageblatt
Flanders
Galicia
Somme
Western Front
Belgium
Russia
Romania
Serbia
Montenegro
Albania
Weather digest for Ohio and nearby states with temperatures
The weather forecast covers Ohio Kentucky Indiana West Virginia and Tennessee with generally fair and warm conditions expected Tuesday and Wednesday. It lists station readings including Jacksonville Denver Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York Seattle Chicago Portland San Francisco Memphis Winnipeg Omaha and Kansas City with temperatures and highs and a July 30 1917 Cincinnati record and hourly readings for wind and rain at 7 am 2 pm and 7 pm resulting in clear skies and light precipitation measurements.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Tennessee
Jacksonville
Denver
Pittsburg
Phoenix
Seattle
Chicago
Portland . A
Francisco
Memphis
Winnipeg
Omaha
Kamloops
L. City
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Switchmen Win Partial Victory Back To Work
Chicago July 30 2500 switchmen of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen returned to work after a five hour conference sealing a partial victory. Yardmasters to be hired by a seven member board and seniority preserved. A joint commission will settle meal period length.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway
Brotherhood
New York
Brotherhoods
The
Order of Railway Conductors
H. FE. Wills
L. C. Griffin
M. J. Cadle
A. J. Lovell
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
A. Boone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Kilndrawers Strike At East Liverpool and Nearby Potteries
Three hundred kilndrawers in thirty potteries at East Liverpool Newell and Chester W Va walked out today after manufacturers refused a flat price of 2.50 per kiln. Workers had earned 1.90 to 2.15 per kiln based on kiln size.
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Liverpool
Newell
Chester
W. Va
Piersol and gang brought to Springfield for Keet kidnapping
A heavy guard surrounded the Springfield courthouse as Claude Piersol and unnamed gang members were brought in for arraignment in the Baby Lloyd Keet kidnapping and murder case. Authorities fear a citizen outbreak and Piersol seeks a change of venue, citing risk of an unfair trial in the Keet family's community.
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Springfield
Claude Piersol
Lloyd Keet
J. Holland Keet
Piersol
Keet
Plans of Secrecy to Conceal Military Moves Announced
Washington, July 30. The Committee on Public Information issued a new set of press regulations tightening voluntary censorship. The rules ban mention of American troop arrivals at European ports and tighten language otherwise. George Creel claims prior violations arose from misunderstanding, promising clearer enforcement. Continued on second page.
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Washington
Committee On Public Information
Sia
George Creel
Europe
Flood Deluge After Water Main Break Drenches City
A major water main rupture at Eighth and Elm streets sent water four to five feet deep through cellars and streets around downtown. A. S. Kiefer's car was lifted six feet but he escaped injury. Salvage crews and police drained sections as hydrants gushed and people fled. One man nearly drowned in a waterlogged street scene near Kalomeres Brothers.
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Eighth
Elm Streets
Eighth and
A. S. Kiefer
McMillan
Winton Motor Car Company
Muth Bakery
Richmond Street
Michael Ibold
Central Avenue
Ninth
Norfolk
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
Salvage Corps
Conway
Barney Houston
Nelson
Schneider
Twelfth Street
Ninth Street
Hannibal Jackson
Lawdy
Kalomeres Brothers
Seventh and
Prohibition Amendment Debate Opens in U S Senate
Senate opens debate on nationwide prohibition constitutional amendment with leaders predicting a close vote. Senator Sheppard argues liquor harms health and labor, while Senator Underwood warns of federal overreach and centralization of power.
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Washington
Senate
Sheppard
Underwood
Ashurst
Shaffoth
Germany
Austro-Hungary
Alabama
Death of General Otis Shocks Los Angeles
General Harrison G Otis a longtime Los Angeles figure and publisher of the Los Angeles Times died at his son in law Harry Chandler home after a breakfast heart attack. He was 80 and had kept a daily desk presence despite illnesses. Otis led Philippine War service as a Major General and fought long against the Printers Union, with a dynamite attack tied to labor controversies.
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Los Angeles
Harrison G
Los Angeles Times
Harry Chandler
Otis
Philippines
Printers’ Union
McNamaras
Culkins Nears Decision on Cincinnati Rail Commissioner Post
Friends say William C. Culkins will accept Mayor Puchta’s offer to be Cincinnati Street Railway Commissioner, but Culkins himself would not confirm or deny. He hinted a decision may come soon and expects to notify Mayor Puchta personally.
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William C. Culkins
Chamber of Commerce
Pointblank
Mayor Puchta
Cincinnati
Culkins
Puchta
British Cruiser Ariadne Sunk by German U-boat
London reports the 11 000 ton British cruiser Ariadne built in 1898 was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat. Thirty eight crewmen died while 677 aboard were saved as rescuers, including an American cruiser, assisted in the harbor evacuation and tow to shallow waters.
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London
Admiralty
Saratoga Rammed by Inbound Pan ama Steamer
At Atlantic port on July 30 the American transport Saratoga at anchor was rammed by the inbound American steamer Panama. All on board escaped unharmed as damage was limited to hull and superstructure. The incident prompted swift inspection and port authorities to initiate routine safety checks.
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Saratoga
Ward Line
Panama
Panama Railroad Steamship Line
U. S
Atlantic
Akron and Youngstown men sent to state farm for evading register
Louis Shapiro of Akron and Louis Perry of Youngstown, along with five others, were moved from the county jail to the Warrenville farm to serve terms for failing to register. Perry and Shapiro received one year sentences.
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Cleveland
Louis Shapiro
Akron
Louis Perry
Youngstown
Warrenville
Perry
Shapiro
Torrid Heat Reigns Across Regions East of Rockies
The nation east of the Rockies endures a historic heat wave, with Concordia Kansas hitting 106 degrees, Omaha 100, Albany 100, Chicago 98, and Philadelphia 96. Severe heat prostrations and some deaths occur as relief remains unlikely this week.
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Washington
Rockies
Concordia
Kan
Omaha
Albany
N. Y
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Northwest
Lake
Maine
Chicago Heat Wave Claims Five Lives At Lakes And Beaches
A July 30 dispatch reports a scorching day in Chicago with temperatures reaching 96. Five people died in heat related incidents while others were rescued from drowning as crowds sought relief at beaches and in automobiles. A 48 year old woman, Mrs. P. Ryan, died in bed from heat. Chef John Dianopolis drowned while wading in Calumet Lake.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Mercury
P. Ryan
John Dianopolis
Calumet Lake
Scorcher as New York Hits 98 Degrees at Noon
The weather bureau fulfilled its forecast of a scorching week with New York reaching 98 degrees at noon, the hottest in the summer. Several prostrations occurred and other Eastern cities also reported record heat waves.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Sweltering Midday Heat Grips Columbus in July
Columbus endures one of the hottest days of the year as the Weather Bureau reads near 90 at 1 p.m. and street thermometers hit 100. High humidity makes the air feel nearly unbearable throughout the city.
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Columbus
Weather Bureau
Senate Finance Committee Eyes Major War Tax Revisions
Washington July 30 Senate Finance Committee advances changes to raise war tax total from 1.67 billion to about 2 billion. Plan leans on higher taxes for corporations and individuals earning 20 000 and up. Includes tighter corporate undistributed surplus levy Jones amendment adjustments, higher consumption taxes on sugar tea coffee cocoa and new taxes on petroleum products. Normal rate likely rises to 6 percent on individuals while corporations pay about 6 percent.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Simmons
Food Law Conferees Yield to One-Man Food Administrator
Conferees on the food bill concede to President Wilson by adopting a single administrator instead of a three-member board. The one-man control will operate without confirmation. Senators Chamberlain Smith Kenyon and Warren voted to recede. Gore Smith Georgia and Page opposed. Adjournment set for tomorrow to press full agreement.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
Chamberlain
Smith
South Carolina
Kenyon
Warren
Gore
Georgia
Page
Exempt Bond Men From Draft For New War Loan
United States plans a second war loan of five billion dollars and to exempt those who actively sold Liberty Bonds from military service. A working list of bond salesmen nationwide is being compiled in Cincinnati and banking circles. When finished, the list will be sent to Washington for action.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Cincinnati
Washington
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