Russian Retreat Tightens As Von Mackensen Pushes South
London reports Von Mackensen’s Austro German forces have broken the Russian front between the Vistula and Vieprz, astride the Lublin-Cholm line near Plask, threatening Warsaw’s rail link. Von Buelow advances north toward the Warsaw Petrograd line, risking a double envelopment that could trap Russian forces. The Woyrsch south wing crossed the Vistula near Kozienice while fighting continues to pressure retreating troops.
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London
Warsaw
von Mackensen
Viepra
Vistula Rivera
Lublin-Cholm
Plask
von Buelow
Warsaw-Petrograd
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Russia
Wublin- Gholm
Vieprz
Plaskd
Vistula
Bug
Groubieszow
von Woyrsch
Pilica
Kozienice
Fatal Ax Attack Shocks Murphysboro Community
In Murphysboro Illinois on August 2 Mrs James H Martin, wife of a leading southern Illinois attorney, was fatally attacked with an ax at the Martin homestead. A former Black servant, recently paroled through Mrs Martins influence, was arrested as the suspect. A mob threatened the county jail prompting the sheriff to move the prisoner out of town by car.
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Murphysboro
Ill
James H. Martin
Tilmots
State Reformatory
Martin
TWO SAILORS DIE IN HAITI FIGHTING
Two American seamen were killed by snipers during the fighting after Admiral Caperton landed forces at Port au Prince Haiti. Secretary of the Navy announced officials ordered 500 marines to embark aboard the battleship Connecticut at Philadelphia to proceed immediately. Lord Dalmeny wounded in France, heir to Lord Rosebery, an officer in the Grenadier Guards.
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Port Au Prince
Washington
Admiral Caperton
Hatti
Daniela
Lord Delmeny
London
Lord Daltheny
Lord Rosebary
France
Grenadier Guards
Kansas Wheat Crop Seen At 115.7 Million Bushels
Topeka officials released a report stating the Kansas wheat crop will total 115,700,000 bushels. Secretary J. C. Mohler of the state board based the estimate on reports from correspondents.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
J. C. Mohler
State Board
Becker is Now Dead's No More Buried Execution Garried Out
Charles Becker former New York police lieutenant was executed in Sing Sing by electric chair for his role in the murder of Herman Rosenthal. The case followed multiple trials and appeals, with Governor Whitman denying clemency after Becker's wife and counsel sought reprieve to take the matter to the court of appeals.
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Ossining
N. Y
Charles Becker
New York
Sing Sing
Herman Rosenthal
Metropole
Becker
Rosenthal
New York City
Tenderloin
Dago Frank
Lefty
Inter
Supreme Justice
Ford
Whitman
Poughkeepsie
California alien land ownership law upheld by judge
From Los Angeles California Superior Judge Lewis R Works upholds the constitutionality of the alien land ownership law ruling the state alone may question the right of an alien to hold land. In other updates four men burned to death in a freight train wreck near Grafton Ohio while Wilson weighs calling an extra congressional session on national defense possibly for October.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Lewis R. Works
Grafton
Cleveland
Washington
Wilson
Congress
City in Hands of Receiver in Nashville Tennessee
Nashville was placed in the hands of a receiver by Chancellor Alligon after a long municipal affairs tangle. Before this action Circuit Judge Matthews suspended Mayor Milliary A Howse, Commissioners Elliott and Andrewa and Treasurer Myers. the ouster bill led to officials fleeing office.
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Nashville
Tenn
Alligon
Matthews
Milliary A. Howse
Elliott and
Andrewa
Myers
End of Bayonne Plant Strike Brings Workers Back to Jobs
About 100 workers at Standard 611 plant in Bayonne New Jersey ended a ten day labor dispute by returning to work on Wednesday marking the strike's conclusion.
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Ende
New York
Standard
Bayonne
N. J
Seven Year Old Adelaide Brevoort Close Party Circus
In Greenwich Connecticut on July 80 Adelaide Brevoort Close of Rockridge turned seven. Her mother Mrs B Clove hosted a celebration that featured an eight ring circus spectacle for the birthday girl and guests.
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Greenwich
Conn
Adelaide
Rebels Capture Haiti President at Port au Prince
In Port au Prince on July 29 rebels led by Dr. Hosalvo Bobo attacked the presidential residence. President Guillaume sought refuge in the French legation as the palace burned. The attack also killed Port au Prince’s police chief. Casualties are believed heavy. the rebels gained control of the palace.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Guillaume
Hosalvo Bobo
Legation
France
War costs of France in five months reach 1.28 billion dollars
Paris July report from the budget committee on supplementary military and naval credits shows France spent about 1,289,600,000 francs or roughly 1,280,600,000 dollars in the first five months of the great war.
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Paris
France
More Canadian Troops Cross Sea to Plymouth England
St John New Brunswick reports that the steamers Heaperian and Herschel carrying three regiments of Canadian mounted rifles totaling 1800 men and 50 horses have arrived safely at Plymouth England on July 31.
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St. John
N. B
Heaperian
Herschel
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Plymouth
England
The Female of the Species tale darkly teased
A husband dismisses his wife’s observation about a bird, and he quips that bird twittering implies female birds sing, turning the moment into a sharp gender joke about who speaks. The exchange reads as a wry domestic vignette with period voice.
Cuticura Skin Care Ad and Meter Mystery
An advertisement promotes Cuticura soothing remedies for skin and bath use with sample offers by mail. A gas meter visit elicits a humorous explanation from a householder about her daughter’s marriage reducing meter readings in comparison to the prior year.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Married man declares he will be head of the house
The newlywed declares a man should be master in his own home and be the sole head, while a veteran wife acknowledger asks if he has discussed the idea with his spouse.
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Lved
Not Likely Yarn Tale Reportedly Sprains Morning
A man known for long stories begins a tale with a curiously quiet morning. A companion, reaching for his hat, asks if anyone paused to hear the yarn. The exchange hints at a humorous misunderstanding in a casual street moment.
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Bia Hat
Restore Natural Hair Color with Guaranteed Method
An advertisement promises to reverse gray hair with Hay's Host Health, a spray applied to the scalp that allegedly restores youthful color, adds vitality, and hides use. Sold in drugstores for 25 cents, 50 cents, or one dollar with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Nooie
Phils
Peciatties Og
Newark
J. Adv
Barnum and an elephant plowing fascinates passengers
Barnum once displayed an elephant plowing on a sloping hill seen by New Haven and Hartford railroad passengers. Reportedly, farmers asked how much hay the elephant ate, deemed more profitable than horses or oxen. He replied that a city museum and rail visibility justify the cost. otherwise, horses prevail.
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Barnum
Frankneag
New Haven and
Hartford
Horges
New York
Wrist Watches Fashion Origin Debate
An Explanation notes fashion shifts as Rankin questions why wrist watches became popular while Phyle links the trend to minimal gown accessories, suggesting that clothing now uses little material, making wrist adornments a practical choice.
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Rankin
Phyle
In Restaurant Angry Diner Walter Clash Over Service
A heated exchange erupts as a diner confronts Walter over service. Walter defends his effort while the patron insists he is unfit to serve. The confrontation unfolds with tense dialogue and no injuries reported.
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Walter
Not a Black Hand: stenographer seeks $3,000 loan
A Lombaville Times snippet shows a jobless stenographer debating how to rehabilitate his dwindling funds with a friend. The man muses sending a letter asking for $3,000, but cannot think of anyone to mail it to, highlighting unemployment woes.
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Baid
Lowlaville Times
Mean Disposition in a Parlor Tale
A bachelor questions the landlady about crying babies before choosing rooms. She confirms some families stay there, and he candidly asks to be placed next to them so he can wake at night to hear the crying and feel glad he is not married.
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Thelra
Autoworkers and War Cars Stir European Conflict
A brisk exchange reveals an auto enthusiast noting heavy use of automobiles in the European war. A pedestrian voice adds skepticism, questioning why manufacturers churn out cars faster than destruction occurs, reflecting public weariness with wartime production.
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