THAW DECLARED SANE BY JURY AT NEW YORK COURT
Harry K Thaw was ruled sane after a 45 minute deliberation by a jury before Supreme Court Justice Hendrick. The verdict ordered restoration to liberty and citizenship, with Thaw remanded to Sheriff Griffenhagen and bail set at 35000. A large demonstration followed outside the courthouse. An argument to vacate Matteawan commitment will be heard tomorrow, likely Friday morning.
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New York
Harry K
Thaw
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Chambers Street
Griffenhagen
Matteawan
Miners Defy Britain Strike Across Coal Fields
London reports the largest wartime strike yet with 150000 miners refusing to work. They ban together against a government edict under the munitions act, halting Welsh coal production, railways, and some ships, as fines loom and arbitration is urged. Nearby Carson arrest noted for liquor sale to an Indian. hotel owner bound over to grand jury.
Unique Fight Ends in Knife Attack in Yerington
Two residents of Yerington agreed to a finger biting wager between Pete Guiza and an Italian youth. When the signal came the Ivory vises closed and Guiza slashed the boy with a knife after the Italian cried enough. Guiza was sentenced to a penitentiary term. In a separate report, tens of thousands drown in vast Chinese provinces Wang Tung Kwangsai and Kain Kytte according to latest reports.
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Pete Guiza
Yerington
Guiza
Wang Tung
Kwangsai
Kain Kytte
Lander County Treasurer Exonerated After Audit Review
In Austin, Judge T OC Hart presided over the Third Judicial District July term as Judge Peter Brees took leave. State charges against Robert Hogan former Lander County Treasurer for handling county funds were resolved with a written exoneration and promise to repay any remaining shortages. Hogan admitted not notifying the county auditor nor Governor Oddie about a $459.90 draft from the Forest Reserve Fund, but claimed he intended no fraud and paid the shortfall into Bank of Austin. Sentencing was postponed to September 8 to allow full book review.
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Austin Reveille
Peter Brees
California
T. OC. Hart
Fallon
Third Judicial District
Judge Hart
Robert Hogan
Lander County
Maestretti
Edward T. Patrick
Hogan
Patrick
Forest Reserve Fund
Ita
Tax Commission
Bank of Austin
Oddie
Hart
Macntretti
Carson
E. T. Patrick
Austin
Admiral von Tirpitz Backs Submarines and Armament
Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, aging 65, has long supported continued German submarine warfare and naval build up. He cites Krupp armor and guns as decisive beyond ship numbers, noting his admiration of English naval traditions while predicting Germany could outmaneuver Britain. His family ties include education in England. his son is a naval prisoner of war in Wales.
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von Tirpitz
Germany
United States
Geratan Navy
Reer
Tirpitz
Berlin
Imperial Navy
Cheltenham College
England
Oxford
Wales
Lamborn’s Body Found in Tonopah Hills
The badly decomposed body of Dan Lamborn, missing five weeks, was found Tuesday by a Tonopah Extension mill employee while walking in the hills. Lamborn had shot himself with an automatic pistol.
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Dan Lamborn
Tonopah
Lamborn
Will Beat Nepotism Bill Rumors Stir Carson City Move
Rumors from Carson City say state officials plan to defeat the nepotism bill set to take effect July 11. It is alleged officials will trade employees to circumvent the bill’s requirements.
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Carson City
Soldier's Life in French Trenches
A World War I overview contrasts French trench design and daily life with German methods. The piece notes twisted trench networks, improvised pavements, loopholes, and healthful French conditions including meals and warmth. It contrasts German provisioning and discipline, while detailing daytime quiet and nighttime work and vigilance.
World Court Congress to End All Wars in Cleveland
The World Court committee announces a May 12 to 14 congress in Cleveland to discuss establishing a world supreme court to settle international disputes after the war. Speakers include Taft, Ohio Governor Willis, Allon Parker, Senator Harling, and Senator Sherman, with John Hays Hammond as chairman.
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Supreme Court of the World
Wells
Chambers of Commerce
Cleveland
World Court Committee
Congress
Committee of One Hundred
John Hays Hanmond
Taft
Willis
Ohio
Allon B. Parker
Harling
Sanater Sherman
Milnois
John Hays Hammond
Auto Licenses Payable to California Counties
Total gross receipts from mobile, motorcycle and chauffeur licenses in California for the first half of the year reached 1,862,089 dollars, 644,197 dollars more than the same period last year. After deducting department costs, the remaining funds will be distributed to the counties on a pro rata basis by the State.
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Mobile
California
Ross
Nevada Dog Control Notice Enforces County Warnings
Official county decree in Eureka County Nevada orders peace officers to destroy any dog found running at large within towns of the county after July 6. The notice cites a state wide dog menace and directs enforcement by county commissioners through the county clerk.
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Eureka
State of
Nevada
Teks
Lange Witton
Othereka
Notice to Stockmen of Estate Sale at Cottonwood Range
Notice is hereby given that T Prank Ws, executor of the estate of Mrs M deceased, will sell on about July 20 1915. Property for my stock on my farm known as Cottonwood range from Culen to Cottonwood corral with claims from Quarta first creek north of Cottonwood. The out west north and south Hee are marked stakes and flags. Feask Wisin Palisade Nevada July 5 1918. Advertised July 17 1918.
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T. Prank Wssell
Pry
Culen
Cottonwood
Quarta
War Progress and Baltic Operations Report
The Baltic sea operations from ten days ago appear paused with no resumed actions. Petrograd reports a British submarine sank the Deutschland type battleship near Danzig Bay, surprising many outside naval circles. The Italians lost the armored cruiser Amalfi to an Austrian submarine while reconnoitering the upper Adriatic, with most crew saved.
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Baltic Sea
Petrograd
Danzig
Great Britain
Russia
Baltic
Amalfi
Adriatic
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London
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Unter den Linden
Wilhelmnstrasse
Potsdam
New York Times
American Press Association
Supreme Tribunal For Settling International Disputes
Binks
Ronko
Joan Rays Hammond
Feask Wisin Palisade
Tae
Evry
Dneed
Rudolph Zadow
Standard Oil Company
Ford Automobiles
Eureka-Garage and Supply CO
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