Miners Entombed After Kempton Mine Explosion Near Fairfax
Seventy one miners are trapped after a blast at the Kempton mine of the Davis Coal and Coke Company near Fairfax Maryland. Sixty two rescued include six dead and four injured. Rescue efforts hindered by coal falls. government mine rescue car en route from Pittsburgh. No Americans among the dead. A rigid investigation will follow.
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A. W. Calloway
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Germany warns passenger ships on new U boat policy
Berlin reports that German submarines will not torpedo passenger liners without warning even after the armoured merchantmen order goes into effect at midnight. Commanders will only fire if ships escape ram or fire on them, and armed liners may be treated as non peaceful targets.
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Amsterdam
United Press
Germany
America
German Voters Do Not Back Current U S Candidates
Jacob Willig publisher of the New Era says German American voters reject present candidates including Wilson and Roosevelt. He spoke after a meeting of German newspaper editors who plan a cooperative press bureau in Washington.
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Jacob Willig
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Willig
National Association of German
Wilson
Roosevelt
Washington
Doctor Grant Lyman Faces Charges Of Swindling
New York reports Dr. Grant Lyman an alleged mining stock swindler is en route from Tampa, Ia to New York to face charges following a federal case. The article notes timing and travel as authorities pursue the trial.
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Tampa
Florida
J. Gant Lyman
Lyman
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Turkish Doubtful of German Victories Figures Say
A Swedish engineer reports Turkish skepticism toward German military successes. He notes widespread doubt even when German victories are accurate, reflecting a wary alliance sentiment amid World War II theater dynamics. He warns of unreliable allied support if trust wanes.
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Stockholm
Constantinople
Turkey
Sheitan
Diaz Leaves U S Candidates in Bid to Start Revolt
Across several cities the Diaz movement dominates political chatter as reports surface of Felix Diaz departing the United States to instigate a new revolution in Mexico. Agents monitor border activity while candidates for Maryland senator and House races organize campaigns amid border tensions and renewed calls for vigilance.
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Felix Diaz
United States
Mexico
Department of Justice
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Bureau of Investigation
New Orleans
New York
Diaz
Los Angeles
Prohibition Fight Clouds Maryland Legislature
Annapolis reports gloom as wet and dry forces mobilize for expected votes in both houses. Anti-Saloon and allied groups show growing strength, while hopes for any split vote fail. The House of Delegates approved a $60,000 bond issue to build two Cumberland bridges, now headed to the Senate.
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Italian streamers armed for departure in wartime
The State Department granted permission for Italian seamen Giuseppe Verdi and San Gus, both armed, to depart for military service as they sail from the port amid wartime tensions. The standalone note confirms the authorization and the purpose of their voyage.
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State Department
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San Gus
Ino
Derom Pew
Million Dollar Robbery Attempt Foiled in Mail Cargo
In New York on a ferry to Liberty Street a mail auto was broken into and four registered mail pouches were stolen. Three pouches originated in Washington and one in Baltimore, with currency consignments to New York banks thought to total over a million dollars. Postoffice inspectors hint additional pouches with currency were en route and the haul was likely the currency in question. One Washington pouch reportedly held $200,000. A separate line mentions a separate incident with a cashier being forced to open a vault, but details are unclear due to damaged text.
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United States
Communipaw
N. J
Liberty Street
Washington
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German Ambassador Rebuked by Lansing
Washington reports say Secretary Lansing issued a formal rebuke to Count Bernstorff for improper publicity methods. He stated that the German memorandum contents shown to him were not published and that statements attributed to the State Department about the memorandum were false. The article also notes the Interstate Commerce Commission granted approval related to coal rates.
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Lansing
Count Bernstorff
State Department
French Cruiser La Provence Sunk in Mid Mediterranean
More than a thousand lives feared lost as the auxiliary cruiser La Provence sinks in the mid Mediterranean. About 1800 aboard. 296 crew landed at Melia and 400 at Melos. 870 saved, ten boats scouring the scene for survivors.
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Paris
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Ministry of Marine
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Verdun Attacks Mere Diversion Believed by Swiss Dispatch
London reports three quarters of a million Germans in Verdun with many massed on the Meuse Heights. Swiss dispatches call Verdun a diversion while the German drive extends toward Noyon and St Quentin near Paris. Army casualties exceed 46 000 with 8 000 corpses on a two mile front. Kaiser's presence observed amid heavy fighting.
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Verdun
Champagne
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Knight Hints at War with Britain and Naval Expansion
Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight told the House naval committee that new navy construction should be limited by U S facilities to build with an aim to 1925. He urged immediate inquiry into capacity and a stronger build program to ensure a powerful fleet, warning of potential coordinated attacks and stressing basing at Culebra Island Guam and corresponding fortifications with floating drydocks. He doubted a European disarmament move but favored an American-led approach.
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Austin M. Knight
Navy War College
House Naval Committee
United States
General Board
Asasault
Atlantic
Eng
United Es
Culebra
Porto Rico
Europe
Carrbbean
Guam
Pacific
Bensley
Three Killed by Big Explosion Near St Louis
Three people are known dead and seven seriously injured after five dynamite cases stored in a small Maplewood building exploded yesterday afternoon. The blast demolished thirty houses and damaged many more as search parties scoured the wreckage for additional bodies feared buried.
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St. Louis
Maplewood
Turks Evacuating Port of Trebia
Turkish forces withdraw from the port of Trebia as two Russian maneuvers loom. Moslems flee the city amid growing pressure, reports from Petrograd indicate hurried evacuation.
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