Sweatshop goods blamed for deadly infantile paralysis scare
Dr. John E. Worden, Elko County Health Officer, urges public warnings about infantile paralysis linked to sweatshop products sold by New York and other Eastern mail order houses. He calls for outlawing or severe penalties on sweatshop traffic and urges caution with mail order clothing to prevent an epidemic.
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Elko County
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Dr. Wer- Gel
Fifth Avenue
Deutschland Moves Toward Open Sea From U S Shore
The German super submarine merchant vessel Deutschland drifts south along the Delaware Maryland and Virginia shores with Captain Koenig and officers aboard. Engineers test systems under cover of the tug Timmens sheltering the submarine, and a dash for the open sea is expected tonight as seven British warships patrol the area.
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Norfolk
Koenig
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Great Elko Rodeo to Feature Aviator Henry Anderson
The four day Elko Rodeo plans to thrill crowds Sept 4–7 with a flight by aviator Henry Anderson reaching 3 4 of a mile. Officials tout the event as the West’s most memorable attraction and urge citizens to spread the word and invite friends to attend.
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Varesevil Henry Anderson
California
Elko Rodeo
Heaven
Serra Firma
Elko
Henry Anderson
Mike Art Smith
Anderson
Neil Ouderkirk
West
Elko County
Casement Ready To Die On Gallows For Ireland Fight
Roger Casement Irish patriot and Sinn Fein leader faces execution in Pentonville prison yard tomorrow. Authorities withhold time, case remains defiant to England and King George, with no reprieve expected.
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London
Roger Casement
Sinn Fein
Pentonville
England
King George
George
Railway men agree to further parley in eight hour day dispute
Representatives of railroad employees notified the federal mediation board that talks will resume in a final effort to settle their demands for the eight hour day and time and a half. The first conference will be held in New York on August 2.
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Washington
Federal Board of Mediation
New York
Augusta
Frisco Cafe Workers Strike In Open Shop Clash
San Francisco August 2 four thousand cooks and waiters are on strike. One hundred fifty five men of the Restaurant Men's Association signed an open shop agreement and posted cards defying the Cooks and Waiters Union. Both sides declare the contest will end in a decisive test.
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San Francisco
Restaurant Men's Association
Germans Gain Ground In Great Somme Battle
Berlin reports steady German advance in the Thiaumont region with captures amid renewed Allied counterattacks on the Somme front. Paris notes aerial battles behind lines, while Vienna lists 18,000 Russians captured in July. French forces fight fiercely on both Somme banks as Joffre eyes a loosening of German grip.
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Thiaumont
Somme
War Office
France
Paris
Denscourt
Personne
Ger Mann
Joffre
St. Quentin
New York Streetcar Strike Threatens City Transport
The Aug 2 report says 21,000 surface car workers will walk out by night, risking the most serious metro strike in the city. Police reserves stand by as motor vehicle relief is only partial amid fears of unrest.
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New York
Metropolis
Ise
Exquisite Screen Star at the Bradley Tonight
Marie Doro headlines the Famous Players five part film The White Pearl at Paramount The Bradley tonight Edith Barnard Delano crafts a romance mystery adventure centered on an American couple transported to Japan The issue highlights a health officer revelation on a Nevada deadly epidemic headline page 1 Vile Sweat Shop Cause of Deadly Epidemic.
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Paramount Masterpiece
Marie Doro
Famous Players Film Company
Marcus
Edith Barnard Delano
Paramount
Japan
John E. Worden
Elko County
Congress Demands Severance of Relations With England
Washington August 2 Congress pivots to sever diplomatic ties with Great Britain. Representative Gallivan Massachusetts introduces a resolution urging President Wilson to cut all diplomatic relations. The move cites England’s refusal to admit US commissioners Joseph Smith and Eugene Kelley and other acts against American rights and commerce.
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Gallivan
Masschusetts
Wilson
Great Britain
Joseph Smith
Eugene Kelley
Commissioners of
Mercy
United States
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