Two Battleships Sent to Vera Cruz Amid Anti-Foreign Unrest
Western Newspaper Union reports Commander McNamee urged reinforcement of gunboats in Mexican waters. The Louisiana and New Hampshire sailed from Newport to Vera Cruz, ordered by President Wilson, to safeguard foreign interests amid incendiary speeches and efforts to incite uprisings.
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Union News Service
Washington, D. C
Americas
Louialana
New Hampshire
Newport
R. 1
Vera Cruz
McNamee
Mexican
Carranza
Wilson
Louisiana
Vera Crosshead
Poland Drive Continues Loosens Dardanelles Hopes
London reports new and greater efforts to force the Dardanelles to aid the Russians pressed by Austro German forces in eastern Poland and the Baltic provinces while aiming to influence the Balkans. A zeppelin raid on the east coast of England killed four and wounded four. News from the Dardanelles is described as more cheerful with a brighter outlook.
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London
Dardanelles
Poland
Baltic
Balkan States
England
American reply to German note on Frye sinking reaches Berlin
Washington cabled Berlin that the United States will accept compensation for the William F. Frye sinking under the proposed German conditions. The State Department affirms the 1828 treaty violation but will avoid Hague arbitration. Two commissioners, one from each side, will fix the payment.
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Washington, D. C
William F. Frye
Berlin
State Department
United States
Frye
Hague
Germany
Aetna plants grant 50 percent wage raise
Gary Indiana reports that employees of the Aetna Chemical and Aetna Explosive companies operating plants at Aetna Thebes Illinois Ishpeming Michigan have received a 50 percent wage increase. A further 50 percent raise is promised if the European war lasts beyond December. An initial 10 percent hike effective August 1 will be followed by a similar monthly rise for five months.
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Gary, Ind
Aetna Chemical Company
Aetna Explosive Company of
New York
Aetna
Gary
Thebes
Ishpeming
Mich
Imperiled in Mexico City Looms for Americans
Sioux City resident Van A. Dyer warns that Americans in Mexico face serious danger after Brazil withdraws its minister and removes diplomatic protection. He notes growing pressure from President Wilson to push a decisive policy in Mexico, affecting his own family still in Mexico City.
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Sioux City
Mexico
Wilson
van A. Dyer
Mexico City
Chinese Exclusion Unwise Says Chinese Commissioner
Kee Onyang the Chinese commissioner to the Panama Pacific exposition told the International immigration congress in San Francisco that the United States has not abused China among great nations. He praised U S friendship yet condemned the Chinese exclusion act as unjust and a treaty breach causing friction between nations.
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San Francisco
Kee Onyang
International Immigration Congress
United States
China
Battle at Norias Ranch Engulfs Cameron County
Mexican raiders attacked Norias ranch with about 200 pursuers. Six Mexican bandits killed and three Americans wounded as U S troops and Texas rangers rush to aid barricaded ranchmen. reinforcements travel on special train headed by Adjutant General Henry Hutchings and Sheriff Vann. Other clashes include Fritz Georgie shot at Lyford jail.
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Brownaville
Tex
Third
United States Cavalry
Cameron County
Norias Ranch
Norian Ranch
Here
United States
Texas Rangers
Henry Hutchings
Texas
J. M. Fox
Vann
Brownsville
United States Infantry
Fort McIntosh
Laredo
Norias
Norjias Ranch
Sarita
Kingaville
Fritz Georgie
Lyford
Troops Open Fire on Mexicans at Nogales Border
Reports say Carranza forces led by Gen. P Elias Calles attacked Nogales Sonora after routing Villa troops at Mascarras ten miles south. American cavalry and a machine gun platoon manned the border with orders to fire if invasion crossed into U S territory. Washington also moved Fifth Field Artillery from Fort Sill to El Paso at the state department request.
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Nogales
Ariz
Jose Maytorena
Villa
Mascarras
Carranza
P. Elias Calles
Sonora
Calla
Cavairy
Washington
War and Navy Departments
General Scott
Fifth Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
el Paso
Tex
War Department
State Department
Marines seize Haitian pal ace and port office in PortauPrince
United States forces under Admiral Caperton occupied the national palace and the port office in Port au Prince seizing the gunboat Pacifique and disarming its crew. A Haitian was killed as troops fired on crowds during the operation. General Bobo protested the occupation as marines landed at the fort and patrols extended beyond Simita amid a curfew.
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Halti
United States Naval
Admiral Caperton
National Palace
Pacifique
Cape Haitien
Bobo
Cape Haldien
Simita
United States
Connecticeut
Forta
Washington
Navy Department
Caperton
Gonaives
Haiti
Benson
Navy
Tennessee
Nine Negroes Hanged In One Day Across Southern States
Memphis reports nine negroes hanged or lynched in a single day with four Alabama legal executions at Evergreen and Birmingham. Violence spread to Mississippi and Oklahoma where Ed Berry and Will Leach were also killed by mob action.
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Memphis
Alabama
Evergreen
Robert Watkins
John Salter
Mary Lassiter
Cullman
George James
Georges Clayburn
Millard Carpenter
Birmingham
John T. Camp
Mississippi
Peter Bolen
Jim Seales
Bunyan Walters
Fayetteville
Miss
Tom Neala
Shawnee
Okla
Ed Berry
Trilby, Fla
Will Leach
Ireland to host large scale munition production
London reports the ministry of munitions will establish a major munitions manufacturing effort in Ireland with a resident representative in Dublin to organize Ireland as a production area. Also notes the Portia sunk by a German submarine and Gen. Tracy dies in New York at eighty five.
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London
Ministry of Munitions
Ireland
Dublin
Portia
Costello
New York
Benjamin F. Tracy
Harrison
Amsterdam
Berlin
Galata
Constantinople
Wilson to push national defense in upcoming message
President Wilson plans to make national defense a principal subject in his next message to Congress. He will not decide until after reports from Secretaries Garrison and Daniels are received, but has given preliminary thought to the issue. Other subjects will be addressed but defense is expected to attract strong attention.
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Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Congress
Garrison
Daniels
Warden resigns at Joliet penitentiary
Fr M Allen of Joliet penitentiary quits after sending a telegram to Governor Dunne and receiving a notice that the law requires the warden to be inside the prison. Milwaukee bishop Ro nard Kozlowski dies after neck operation at St Josephs hospital.
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Chicago
FR. M. Allen
Joliet Penitentiary
Dunne
Milwaukee
Ronard Kozlowski
St. Joseph's Hospital
Inquiry Ordered On Reported Seizure Of US Steamer Liuma
Washington Aug 10 Ambassador Gerard at Berlin has been ordered by the state department to inquire into the reported seizure or leisure of the American steamers Liuma and Wico by Germany.
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Washington
Gerard
Berlin
State Department
Liuma
Wico
Germany
Austrian Troops Invade Italy Near Mount Peralba
Austrian forces have invaded Italy and captured key positions near Mount Peralba in a summary of current Itallag front operations. The report highlights this advance as the principal development on the theater.
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Italy
Vienna
Mount Peralba
Thia
New Ruler for Portugal Named by Congress
Lisbon Aug 10. Nernardi no Machado elected president of Portugal by congress on the third ballot with a majority of 184 of 379 members present. The selection marks a peaceful transfer of power in the republic.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Nernardino Machado
Republic of Portugal
Senor Machado
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