Plot to kill German leaders follows Mirbach assassination
United Press reports a Russian terror plot aimed to murder Mirbach and strike at top German figures including the Kaiser Ludendorff Hindenburg and Kuehlmann. The plan allegedly involved terrorists entering Germany to wipe out the German military clique as Mirbach dies.
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Joseph Shaplen
United Press
Stockholm
Mirbash
Petrograd
Mirbach
Germany
Kaiser
Ludandorf
Hindenburg
Kuehlmann
M@uic
Czeho Slovaks Capture Station Near Vladivostok
United Press reports Czecho Slovaks seized Nikolak station near Vladivostok after a lively battle with Red Guards and allied German and Tianxanian prisoners armed with armored train and artillery. General Preshing notes excessive troop movements in enemy rear.
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Vladivostok
United Press
Washington
Nikolak
Vshilvostok
State Department
Red Guards
T Preshing
AERIAL ACTIVITY INCREASES IN ENEMY PREPARATION
United Press dispatch from Washington reports that Pershing’s July communique notes heavy enemy troop movements in rear areas of France and signals the likelihood of a major German assault on American positions. Increased aerial activity in the past week corroborates signs of a forthcoming German attack.
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Washington
France
Pershing
Germany
Pershing Reports 103 Casualties Today
General Pershing announced 103 casualties with 21 killed in action. Among the wounded are Clyde W. Day of Somerville Tennessee and Herbert DeWitt of Stanley.
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Pershing
United Press
Washington
General
Marine Casualties Reported Total Five Worldwide
Washington July 10 Marine casualties reported today totaled five with two killed in action. Donald M. Blankenship of Rome Georgia died of wounds.
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United Press
Washington
Donrld M. Blankenship
Rome
Student Naval Flier Dies in Seaplane Crash
By United Press, Miami July 1. Louis Peter Mutty of Fort Townsend Wisconsin, a student flier at the naval aviation station, lost control of his seaplane about 500 feet offshore and sank after the plane plunged into the bay, killed instantly.
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Miami
Fla
Louis Peter Mutty
Fort Townsend
Wis
Naval Aviation
McCormick Named Agricultural Teacher at Columbia High
Thomas C. McCormick of Alabama named new agricultural teacher at Columbia High School. He studied at Alabama and Peabody, taught under the Smith Hughes Act in West Virginia, and will be funded half by federal aid. Superintendent Harris and Graham praise the appointment and plan summer on-farm demonstrations. Mazie Kidd to continue as commercial teacher. two vacancies remain.
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Thomas C. McCormick
Alabama
Columbia High School
McCormick
University of Alabama
Peabody
West Virginia
R. L. Harris
Congress
John P. Graham
Smith-Hughes Unt
Harris
Mazie Kidd
Glasgow
Wesley K Jarrett Arrives Safely Overseas
News comes that Wesley K. Jarrett has arrived safely overseas. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Huckaby have announced a family event.
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Wesley K. Jarrett
Mra. T. A. Huckaby
Victims Of Wreck Named Among Identified Dead
A list of identified victims from the Nashville area rail wreck released Tuesday morning includes Private John F Hussey and Alexander U S Marine, postal clerk Joseph Shaffer, firemen Luther Meadors and W M Warriss Sr, several city residents, and numerous others from Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Kentucky. Also noted are injured survivors hospitalized at St Thomas and more names with addresses across Nashville and nearby towns.
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Nashville
John F. Hussey
Uhiian
Wilson
B. Harris
Navy
Boscobel Street
Aberdeen Apartments
Luther L. Meadows
Asiz Church
Milton Lowenstein
L. Jonas
Tim Dickinson
Price fixing cannot end profiteering says Hoover
In a letter to Senator Simmons Hoover argues government price fixing cannot stop profiteering. He urges heavy profit taxes as a remedy and notes shortages persist in most communities making price controls ineffective.
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Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Simmons
Senate
Prominent lawyer Douglas T. Bates killed in wreck
Douglas T. Bates of Centreville, former grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Tennessee and noted Mason, died in a wreck Tuesday. He was returning from Louisville on business when the collision occurred near Nashville. Survived by his father J A Bates, mother, brothers Conner and Owen Bates, sisters Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Tucker, wife and three children. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Centreville
Knights of Pythias of Tennessee
St. B. Yiteer Nashville
Columbia
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Bates
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Ovoca
Louisville
Nashville
J. A. Bates
State Senate
Conner Bates
Owen Bates
J. K. Pratt
W. N Tucker
U-boat Attacks Off Cape Henry Miss. Liner Targeted
German submarines resumed activity on the Atlantic coast. An American liner from Chile carrying 53 passengers and 3 620 tons of nitrate cargo was torpedoed near Cape Henry, but both torpedoes missed narrowly. The attack occurred about 559 miles offshore.
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United Press
New York
U.S
Chile
Hersuhday
Cape Henry
Weather Forecast: Fair Tonight and Thursday
Fair conditions expected tonight with clear skies. Thursday will bring continued mild temperatures with light winds and gradual cooling into the evening.
Railroad Officials Estimate 79 Dead As Losses Mount
Washington July 10 United States signal corps gathers data on telegraph operation nation wide including private and leased lines. Officials believe President Wilson could assume control of telegraph and telephone systems as a military necessity. Senate debate resumes on empowering action to take over communications as rescuers work through the night, removing bodies of victims.
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Signal Corps
United Press
Washington
United States Signal Corps
Wilson
Dietr
Senate
Rail wreck toll at Bosley Springs near Nashville
Railroad officials report 79 deaths from the Nashville Bosley Springs crash as federal investigators seek accountability. Thousands of curious visit the scene, hindering rescue efforts while official counts differ from unofficial estimates.
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The
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Resignation of Von Kuehlmann Accepted in Berlin
Copenhagen dispatches report the Kaiser accepted the resignation of Foreign Minister Von Kuehlmann. The same notices say Admiral Von Tirpitz, German minister to Norway, is likely to succeed him. The official announcement arrived from Berlin today.
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Tirpitz
United Press
Copenhagen
von Kuehlmann
Brin
Admiral von Tirpitz
Norway
von Kuohlmann
Great Day for W S 8 Campaign in First District
Campaign leaders H O Fulton and W S Fleming Sr visit Santa Fe for a war savings pledge meeting at the Santa Fe schoolhouse. Meantime pattersons report $7 715 added toward the First district quota, with more pledges expected soon as other districts push to meet government targets.
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H. 0. Fulton
W. 5. Fleming
Santa Fe
Cl Fzena
H. O. Patton
W. S. Fleming
Messrs Fulton
Fleming
Bigbyyike
Fulton
Hugh T. Shelton
J. H. Maing
A. B. Sewell
Fatton
Allies Scramble For Places On Economic Mission
Allies scramble for representation on propaganda and police accompanying the American Allied economic mission to aid Trussia. How to divide the apportionment and keep peace in the international family is a big problem Wilson and his advisers are disentangling. Aggregate smaller pledges noted from donors including Bank of Santa Fe and individuals.
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Washington
Porch accident injures Zack Cook at Booth Main street store
Zack Cook oldest son of Miles and Mrs Fred Cook sustained back injuries and bruises after a small rear porch at the Cook Outfitting Co. on Booth Main Street collapsed about twelve feet. He was unconscious briefly and later moved to his parents home on West Sixth Street. The 21 year old, weighing 185 pounds, was employed at his father’s store.
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Miles Cook
Cook Outfitting Co
Booth Main Street
Young Cook
Fred Cook
West Sixth Street
Daly
Cook
Ape
Morbid crowds disrupt rescue work after Nashville wreck
United Press reports a collision on the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis line near Bosley Springs killed 121 or more. Rescuers labored at the scene as crowds of mourners and spectators jammed the area hindering efforts. George L Loyalis expected from Washington to lead a federal inquiry into responsibility.
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United Press
Nashville
Toon
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Bosley Springs
George L. Loyalis
Washington
Save 1917 Wheat Seed For Fall Planting In Tennessee
The Tennessee division of agricultural extension warns that the 1918 wheat crop faces widespread seed damage from scab, yielding heads that do not fill. The 1917 crop, though light, is of excellent quality. save its seed for next fall to help nearby farmers and ensure cleaner seed supply.
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Tennessee
Seab
Division of Agricultural Extension
University of Tennessee
Seab Ax
Red Cross Benefit at Hardison's Mill Success Prompts Repeats
A Red Cross benefit at Hardison's Mill drew a strong crowd last Friday and will be repeated next Friday with similar plans to support Maury and Lewisburg chapters. Mrs Fleming will organize auxiliary efforts soon with Miss Mollie Hardison and Miss Vern Hardison directing the event at Union Schoolhouse Bowell Dit. Proceeds totaled 62.50 to be shared between the two chapters.
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Hardison’s Mill
Lewisburg
Leftwich
Thin Tanmunity
W. 8. Fleming, Jr
Union Schoolhousson
Bowell
Mise Moltie Hardison
Mien Vern Hardison
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