Caped Capital Peril as Warsaw Holds in German Advance
Western Newspaper Union reports British opinion marks Warsaw as in acute peril amid Austro German advances from the Baltic shore toward Riga. German lines reach toward Nowa Georgievsk and Ostralenka. Blonie and Grojec fall. Radom Ivangrad railway dominates, while Lublin may fall to the attackers.
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Union News
London
Gulf of Riga
Poland
Galicia
Warsaw
England
Prezemys
Lemberg
Riga
Ostralenka
Nowa Georgievsk
Blonie
Nouth Grojec
Radom
Ivangdrad
Lublin- Cholm
Lublin
Zapata Forces Return to Mexico City
Dispatches report Zapata forces retook Mexico City after the Carranza army evacuated under Gen. Gonzales. Zapata officials reportedly resumed full control as Gonzales moved north to meet Villa’s advancing force. Washington and Mexican agencies were surprised by the turn of events.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico City
Zapata
Carranza
Gonzales
Gonzalez
Vera Cruz
Villa
Deaf convention dancers hear music by vibrations
At a National Association of the Deaf convention in San Francisco a dancer could not hear the music yet members laughed at the notion. They explained many felt vibrations through the floor and others observed those who could sense the beat to follow along.
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San Francisco
National Association of the Deaf
Mamberse
Becker appeal to save life reaches governor
New York officials received Becker’s fifteen thousand word statement typed in Sing Sing. The document alleges numerous facts and was handed to Gov. Whitman at Albany in a last effort to stave off the death warrant issued for the murder of Herman Rosenthal.
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New York
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Sing Bing
Gov. Whitman
Albany
Train plunge kills three in Indianola wreck near Dalhart
A 200 foot fall into a gulch on the El Paso and South Western line near Indianola Dalhart killed three men. Engineer ricksey Fireman Pricer and Brakeran Kirley all of Then carl New Mexico were aboard the freight wrecked when the train plunged through a bridge over the gulch.
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Dalhart
Tex
Indianola
el Paso and South Western Railroad
Ricksey
Pricer
Kirley
Carl
N. M
Floods in Canton District Reported Dead Toll
A cablegram from Peking to Washington states 80000 to 100000 people are dead in the Synods area near Canton due to floods. The high toll reflects widespread devastation across the region and prompts relief warnings from officials.
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Washington, PD. C
Canton
China
State Department
Peking
New Credit Rate Enacted in House of Commons
London reports a new credit of 150000000 pounds introduced in the house of commons. The amount voted between August 1 and March raises the grand total to 1012000000 pounds.
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London
House of Commons
Frank's Throat Wound Shocks Georgia Prison Scene
Leo M. Frank lies wounded in the Georgia state prison hospital after fellow convict William Creen slit his throat with a butcher knife in a dormitory attack. Creen claims he thought it should be done and regrets the act. The prison commission will likely investigate the incident as Governor Harris signals scrutiny.
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Milledgeville, Ga
Leo M. Frank
Georgia State Prison
William Creen
Frank
Georgia Prison Commission
Mary Phagan
Lfa
Atlanta
Harris
Creen
Lansing Stands Firm as Germany Pushes- British Trade Blockade
In Washington a German envoy Count von Bernstorff pressed Secretary Lansing to renew U S efforts to mediate with Britain over the blockade and Germanys submarine warfare. Lansing refused noting previous failure and stating the United States will not alter its stance on international law requiring visits and safety measures before sinkings.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorf
Lansing
United States
Great Britain
Count von Bernstorff
England
Germany
Berlin
German apology for Nebraskan attack sparks compensation
Washington reports the German government apologized for the Nebraskan attack torpedoed near Delaware Breakwater on May 26. Full compensation will cover damages to American citizens. A Stockholm protest over Swedish commerce and regional tensions involving Norway and Denmark are noted. General Zapata’s forces retreating from Mexico City are routed by Carranza troops south of the capital.
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Washington
State Department
Delaware
Liverpool
Berlin
Stockholm
London
Norway
Denmark
Zapata
Mexico City
Carranza
Iowa Posse Tracks Bank Robbers After Farmers Savings Heist
In North Liberty on July 19 two men robbed the Farmers Savings Bank of about 2000 dollars at closing time. They bound cashier James Cippera and escaped by car as the town organized a manhunt. In Mason City three men tied up an Italian settlement at Dougherty and looted clothing jewelry and money after a running confrontation. they surrendered later.
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North Liberty
Farmere’ Savings Bank
James
Cippera
Mason City
Jack Noel
Scotty McDonald
Roy Hoffman
Dougherty
Coal Miners Vote Against Continued Work in Wales
In South Wales all mines except two Rhondda collieries employing about 800 men rejected the government war act plan. Miners voted 180 to 148 not to accept a recommendation to continue work daily until a final arrangement is reached.
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London
Rhondda
South Wales
Cholera Rages In Hungary Dispatch Report
Vienna reports 643 cholera cases this week in Hungary with 28 deaths. Army records show 1 case. Geneva dispatch notes rising epidemic levels across the region and officials warn of continued spread.
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Hungary
Geneva
Vienna
American Seized in Berlin Arrest Held on Unstated Charges
An American, George S. Roests, believed to be representing American copper interests, was arrested in Berlin on a Tuesday and is held at the headquarters on charges not yet divulged.
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Berlin
George 8. Roests
Four Die In Ohio Flood Toll Rises
Flood waters sweeping central Ohio have killed four people and caused property damage over 2 million dollars. Lima reports three fatalities including James Logue of the Ohio Electric Railway, an electrician, and a missing worker, as relief efforts continue and thousands are homeless.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Vael
Lima
James Logue
Ohio Electric Railway Company
Laura Bercaw
Praise for U S Doctors in Serbia Admired by Lipton
Sir Thomas Lipton hailed American doctors and nurses as miraculous in their work in Serbia after his around trip to the Near East. The remarks came on his return to London on July 20.
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U. S
London
Serbia
Thomas Lipton
Near East
Navy to order 20 hydro aeroplanes and boats
Aero Club of America reports the navy department will immediately order 20 hydro aeroplanes and launch boats. These craft are to be the first batch of a 200 vessel fleet.
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New York
Aero Club of America
Navy Department
Haw
Thaw Declared Sane and Released on Bail Pending Appeal
In New York Justice Hendrick approved the jury verdict that Harry K Thaw is sane in the Stanford White murder case and released him on 36000 bail while the state seeks an appeal. Thaw kissed his mother and greeted jurors as crowds gathered outside the courthouse.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Justice Hendrick
Supreme Court
Stanford White
Harry Kendall Thaw
Peter Hendrick
Negro killed by posse after Cochran killings in Georgia
A posse of Macon citizens and county officers shot and killed Peter Jackson, a Negro, who had barricaded in a Cochran area home after reportedly killing three white men. The group blasted the house with dynamite to end the standoff, with subsequent reports naming Lyon Sanders as a farm supervisor killed in the alleged events.
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Georgia
Triple Slayer
Macon
Peter Jackson
Cochran
Jackson
Lyon Sanders
Sanders
Oscar Lawcon
New York State Census Estimate Released
Albany July 20 estimate by Secretary of State suggests New York population near 1,196,000 though final census figures are not yet tabulated.
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New York State
Albany
Blaze Huge
Villa Troops Surrender Near Laredo
A dispatch from Carranga reports four hundred Villa troops under Colonel Capdense surrendered to Carranga's forces near Laredo on July 24, with authorities to move forward toward Monterey.
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Laredo
Tow
Villa
Cap Dense
Carranga
Carrang
Monterey
Five drownings at Chicago Cornelia Street Beach
Five bathers disappeared in Lake Michigan at Cornelia Street beach as a crowd of over one hundred watched. Lifesavers reported a deep pit about fifteen feet near the four missing, with water depth around four feet. Victims named include Marie Dwyer Gustave H Vetter Norm May Frank J Kelly and Branley Coveaky.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Cornelia Street
Ife
Marie Dwyer
Olf
Wilton Avenue
Norm May
Union Park Court
Gustave H. Vetter
Irving Park Boulevard
Frank J. Kelly
Addison Street
Branley Coveaky
Control Board Tightens Liquor Sales Hours in Munition Areas
The board of control for munitions areas bans treating and credit for liquor. Permitted sales are restricted to between noon and 2 30 p m and between 6 and 8 o'clock p m. London July 20.
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London
Board of Control For
Distress Among Chinese in Noodad District Grows
Advices to the navy department from Captain Hough report increasing distress among Chinese in the Noodad district as waters recede, despite improving conditions. The notice notes ongoing hardships and the need for aid as relief efforts continue.
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Washington
Noodad
Navy Department
Hough
Nebraska items highlight bridges, storms, and civic plans
Lincoln starts a free legal aid bureau. Ainsworth Chautauqua runs July 28 to August 2. York bonds pass 778 to 207. Fires destroy buildings in Adams and the Seward electric plant. North Platte and Hastings push street work and parks. Drowned and killed residents include Alfred Swanson and James Dange. Nor fork and Hanover seek church funds and civic development.
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Syracuse
Loulaville
Home State Bank
Odd Fellows of Avoca
York
Ainsworth Chautauqua
Hebron
Hastings
Adams
Seward
Congregational Church of
Clarks
Hol Westphal
Hilthorn
North Bend
Tremont
Humboldt
Omaha
Frank Lehleikuhl
Wahoo
J. Herbert Riggs
Waterloo Gazette
H. B., Willis
Loup City
Hoy
Hastings Chautauqua
Norfolk Commercial Club
Falla City
W. R
Austin
J. J. Hayden
Lyons
Neb
Nebraska
Charles McDonald
North Platte
Robert Carrell Jordan
George
Samuel Robbins
Coleridge
Tekamah
Folsom Park
Lincoln
Franklin
Missouri Valley Veterinary Sespela
Superior
Chautauqua Association
Guard Camps to Be Divided Across Nebraska
The Nebraska National Guard cuts force two encampments in separate districts to save costs. Camp dates run August 2 to 36 with locations at Crete and Fremont for various units amid shifting logistics and reduced funding. State plans note road improvements after sand storms and new district consolidations in Buffalo County under recent laws.
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Nebraska National Guard
Adjutant General
Hastings
Crete
Lincoln
Fourth
Nebraska Infantry
Fremont
Fifth
Signal Corps
Sparta
Wis
Buffalo County
Nichols
State chiropractic board names officers
At a meeting of the state chiro practice board Dr. HW. C. Crabtree of Lincoln was made chairman, Dr. H. J. Foater of Hastings, secretary, and Dr. J. R. Campbell of Norfolk, treasurer. The board will begin the administration of the new chiropractic law at once, and practitioners of that school of healing will hereafter be sheltered by the new state law.
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State Chiropractice Board
HW. C. Crabtree
Lincoln
H. J. Foater
Hastings
J. R. Campbell
Norfolk
New Fire Department Formed in Atlatonta City
Fire Commissioner Ridgell reported a brand new fire department for Atlatonta to serve the updated water system. The organization lists thirty members in the inaugural force.
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Atlatonta
Ridgell
State Board funds new Home for Dependent Children building
The State Board of Control awarded the contract to erect a new Home for Dependent Children near the Orthopedic hospital in Lincoln. When completed the project will cost about 25 700 dollars.
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State Board of Control
Lincoln
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