More Rioters Shot as Mediation Talks Open in Bayonne
New Jersey riots flare as five city commissioners offer to act as arbitrators on wage demands. Strikers press for a 16 percent raise while clashes with guards at the Standard Oil plant escalate. Two new deaths follow earlier killings, bringing total fatalities to three since the strike began. Tensions prompt requests for federal mediators and possible militia deployment.
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New York
Bayonne
Standard Oi1 Company
New Jersey
Eugene Kinkead
J. D. Fielder
Wilbur S’. Sadler
Tunter
Kinkead
Washington
Department of Lahor
Henry Wilson
Commissioner of Public Safety
Standard
Standard Plant
John Surgen
Tidewater Oil Company
Stanley Murhefko
Nicolay Iwaszkin
French drive on Colmar presses toward Rhine
London reports a new drive on Colmar the German base. French troops crossed to seize La Linge north of Munster and branch into Schratzmannle quarries and Barren Kopf woods. They push on Little Reichacker Kopf gaining a trench amid nine German counter moves. The Colmar fortifications lie under French artillery as the operation nears the great camp.
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London
Colmar
Teuton
Erat
la Linge
Munster
Schratzmannele
Barren Kopf
Reichacker Kopf
Rhine
Express Rates To Go Up Across United States
Washington July 24 The interstate commerce commission has granted increased revenue to the principal express companies. Increases amount to about 3.86 percent and apply to Adams American Southern and Wells Fargo Express. The commission accepted the plan raising collection and delivery charges from 20 to 25 cents and reducing the terminal allowance by about one twentieth of a cent per pound.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Adame
American
Southern
Wella Fargo
Aviators Fall Into Bay in Pensacola Incident
Lieut Kenneth Whiting of the navy hero corps and civilian aviator Walter Brookings fell into Pensacola Bay during a flight in a new aircraft. Both were uninjured, and the incident was not serious.
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Bay
Pensacola
Fla
Kenneth Whiting
Navy Hero Corps
Walter Brookings
Father Linneborn Dies at Notre Dame Rector
Notre Dame Ind July 24 heart failure caused the death of Rt Rev Frederic Linneborn former rector of Holy Cross hall at Notre Dame University Hast Bengal India per a cablegram received here.
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Father Linneborn
Notre Dame
Ind
Frederic Linneborn
Holy Cross Hall
Notre Dame University
Hast Bengal
India
Mexico War Relief Report Faults All Factions Leaders
Brig. Gen. Devol reports widespread starvation in Mexico and says leaders of all factions abuse the people. He notes large food exports to the US and Cuba, an export tax funding generals, and restrictions on buying supplies in Mexico. Red Cross relief hampered by policy and taxes.
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A. Devol
War Department
American Red Cross
Mexico
Garrison
Deyol
Devol
United States
Cuba
Hoe
Red Cross
Russians complain of war burden across front
Petrograd reports mounting grievances that Russia bears most of the war’s load. The Russky Invalid critic notes fierce battles in many sectors while British French and Italian actions seem quieter. Estimates suggest Austro German forces between the Vistula and Bug total about 1,202,000 men.
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Petrograd
Russia
Russky Invalid
Vistula
Bug
Multiple July 21 Local News Snapshots From Midwest
In Tipton Walter Warner, 35, of Greenfield, was killed when Mrs. Gilbert Robinson shot him as he tried to force entry to her home. In Rochelle a midnight raid on a locker club led to the detention of 20 men for liquor ordinance violations. In Kansas City a fire destroyed a Santa Fe repair shop in Kansas City, Kansas, causing one death and heavy losses. Minnesota counties vote on dry laws with Steel County preserving prohibition. state now has 46 dry counties. In Takoma Park a lightning strike killed Prof Augustine Bourdeau and his wife Marguerite Bourdeau was seriously injured while their son Edwin Andrews survived. young Marguerite Bourdeau is nine.
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Tipton
Ind
Walter Warner
Greenfield
Gilbert Robinson
Dixon
Rochelle
Ogle County
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Kan
Jesse Lea
Owatonna
Minn
Steel County
Minnesota
Washington
Augustine J
Boudeau
Edwin Andrews
Marguerite Bourdeau
Bourdeau
Takoma Park
Censors Delay Orders Hit American Goods in Sweden
Washington reports say British censors delayed cable orders for American goods from Sweden and other neutral nations. The state department is investigating the matter.
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Washington
State Department
Sweden
Department
Crossed Wires Cause Death in Atlanta Homes
Mrs. Nelson Brown is dead and Mrs. Curtis Huey is in serious condition after electric shocks in their Decatur home caused by crossed wires tangled in a tree.
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Atlanta
Nelson
Brown
Curtis Huey
Decatur
Russians Crumble as German Austrians Sweep Polish Front
London July 22 The German and Austrian armies claim victory across the Russian line. Radom in Poland has fallen to Austrian forces. Allied cavalry control the Radom Ivano rod railway. Lublin may be evacuated as Russian retreat orders target Warsaw. Warsaw’s defense appears doomed without a miracle.
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London
Radom
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Lublin
Lublin-Cholm Raiway
Double Murder at Jackson in Michigan
In Jackson on July 23 John Carson shot and killed his mother-in-law Mrs Mary H Palmer aged 70 and Edward Madden about 50 as they walked near the Catholic and Woodlawn cemeteries. Madden received five bullets and Mrs Palmer three. Carson blamed Madden and his wife’s mother for their estrangement.
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Jackson, Mich
Mary H. Palmer
Edward Madden
John Carson
Shipbuilding Boom Is On in United States
Washington reports a surge in shipbuilding driven by wartime demand. As of July 1, 125 vessels were under construction or contract, including 65 steel ships totaling 298,426 tons and 60 wooden vessels totaling 288,701 tons, the highest since 1901 for steel and since 1907 for wood.
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Washington
United Staten
Department of Commerce
Isaac S Raymond Dead After Long Career in Urbana
Isaac Stuart Raymond, former University of Illinois theorist and bank president, owned 1000 acres, died at his Urbana home at age sixty six. He served as professor in the 1890s and was a notable local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Stuart Raymond
Urbana
University of Winals Theoree
Here
Enver Pasha Suffering Cholera in Constantinople Palace
Telegram from Constantinople reports Enver Pasha ill with cholera and receiving German doctors’ care at his palace. Cholera rages in Turkish camps. Crown Prince Near Death after shell burst near him in Northern France dispatch.
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Enver Pasha
Athens
Constantinople
London
Central News
France
Mexico City Retaken by Zapatistas as Carrancistas Withdraw
Washington reports Mexico City evacuated by Carrancistas led by General Gonzales. Zapatistas seize city authority, pledge order while President Chazaro and convention flee to Cuernavaca. Veracruz line railroad service suspended. Torreon links reopen via Piedras Negras telegram.
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Washington
Mexico City
Carranzistas
Gonzales
Zapatistas
State Department
Chazaro
Convention
Cuernavaca
Vera Cruz
Piedras Negras
Blocker
Torreon
Spurns Big War Contract by Republican Metal Wares
Buffalo New Jersey July 23 The Republican Metal Wares company refused an eighty million dollar contract to manufacture cartridges for the allies The company director and treasurer J F Foster said the directors met and decided the firm would not produce articles for the war that would involve loss of human life He cited higher standards in business than profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. J
Repub Nc Metal Wara Company
J. F. Foster
Open 900 More Coke Ovens in Connellsville Region
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on July 23 nine hundred coke ovens were added to the region, lifting potential weekly production to 400000 tons if fully blasted. Current production reached 371000 tons with shipments 6000 tons above the prior week.
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Connelsville
Connellaville
Confidential Mission Sends Warfield to Russia
Washington July 21 William Warfield of Baltimore nephew of ex Governor S Davies Warfield is sent on a confidential mission by the American state department. He will sail Saturday. Albuquerque July 22 cattle sanitary board lifts order disinfection of cattle cars entering New Mexico. Berlin July 24 Russian armies have seized 16 000 machine guns most badly damaged per headquarters correspondence allowed by the censor.
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William Warfield
Baltimore
Rusia
American State Department
Washington
S. Davies Warfield
Maryland
Russia
Albuquerque
N. M
Cattle Sanitary Board
New Mexico
Berlin
Frank Out of Danger in Milledgeville Georgia
Leo M. Frank is out of danger in Milledgeville Georgia on July 24. No more bulletins regarding his condition will be issued unless his condition takes an entirely unexpected turn for the worse.
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Frank
Milledgeville, Ga
Leo M. Frank
Deputies Shot in Bayonne Riot at Tidewater Plant
Rioters attack Sheriff Kinkead and 50 deputies in Bayonne New Jersey as guards at the Tidewater Oil plant are armed with rifles and ordered to shoot to kill. Three deputies are shot and one arm broken while shots are exchanged and the windshield is smashed. Police rescue the sheriff and state militia is urged.
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Bayonne
N. J
Tidewater and
Standard ON
Planta
Tidewater Oil Company
Tidewater Works
Fielder
Kinkead
Sheriff Kinkead
Tidewater Company
Tidewater Plant
French Make Gains in Argonne and Vosges Fronts
French forces advanced in La Pretre wood and near Bagatelle in the Argonne restoring trench lines once held by the enemy. German attacks were repulsed near Arracourt and Le Faye in the Vosges, while a bombardment area included Matzeral and Reims to Soissons, with heavy artillery noted along the front.
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London
la Pretre Wood
Bagatelle
Argonne
Arracourt
le Faye
Vosges
Matzeral
Reims
Soissons
German Front is Changed as Warsaw Drive Stumbles
Petrograd reports Austro German forces suffer heavy losses on three Warsaw lines. Von Mackensen shifts main effort to a Tra vaika area position near Chalm, probing for a Russian weakness while caution prevails. Northern Narew fighting inflicts severe casualties. central Poland line from Bonie to Iyangorod remains strong.
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Petrograd
Warsaw
von Mackensen
Travaika
Chalm
Narew
Poland
Bonie
Iyangorod
Italians Force the Austrians Back in Alps and Trentino
Milan reports a renewed Italian offensive to drive Austrians from key strongholds. While bombardments rage in the Alps and southern Trentino, Italian artillery targets Forts Platzweise Landro Sex ten and fortifications north of Malborghatto Rethel Plezza, forcing Austrian retreats at Pleva Livinallongo and Falzarega heights.
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Milan
Gorzola
Alps
Trentino
Platzweise
Landro
Sexten
Malborghatto
Rethel
Plezza
Pleva
Livinallongo
Falzarega
Thousands Die in Floods in China Reported
July 26 dispatches from the southeastern China flood districts say more than 175,000 people have perished. Heavy rains renew in the rivers of Kwangoi and Kwangtung provinces as the disaster worsens. Austro Italian clash in Weehawken linked to wartime labor tensions. two Austrian workers hospitalized after a brawl at the West Shore pier as about a score of men fought.
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Peking
China
Indienta
Kwangoi
Kwangtung
Weehawken
N. J
West Shore Railroad
Unionville Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Recovery
A Unionville Missouri woman describes severe female troubles including weakness nervous spells and cramps. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered and urges others to consider the medicine. The ad notes thousands of similar letters and invites readers to write for confidential guidance.
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Unionville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Martha Shavey
Missouri
Be Kinder to Yourself Seeks Self-Care Advice
Mary Carolyn Davies counsels mothers to teach daughters self kindness and rest rather than constant service. The piece argues women burden themselves with guilt over unfinished chores, warning such self pressure harms health and family well being. easing the pace could lengthen lives and improve those around them.
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Mary Carolyn Davies
Mother's Magazine
Tims Required. How long to go fishing
A dialogue on fishing effort contrasts actual fishing time with the total span from preparing gear to waiting for ideal conditions. It highlights how perceived durations vary when counting setup and anticipation versus active casting.
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Tims
Monument to Postum Devotee Ends Coffee Habit
A Hindi man calls himself a monument built by Postum after giving up coffee and recovering from dyspepsia headaches and indigestion. He credits Postum with restoring appetite sleep and strength, claiming the change came from leaving coffee and using Postum. He cites two forms Postum Cereal and Instant Postum and notes cost and availability.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellsville
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Barren Kapt
Devol Baye
Republic
Wilson
Carranza
Zapatistad
Jong
Tae
Bea
Qo Brey
Rapid Advange
Hindenburg
Lublin-Chelm
Jackson
Buffalo Concern
Standard Oil Works
Riocters
le Pretre Wood
The
Loumses
Falzarego
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