Allies Pierce German Front in Twenty Mile Offensive
British and French troops advance on a twenty mile front from the Lys to Warneton and Boesinghe after unprecedented artillery barrages. Three German trench lines fall, L extensive captures total thousands of prisoners, with heavy German losses and light allied casualties. La Basseville retaken amid ongoing counterattacks.
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London
River Lys
Boesinghe
France
Belgium
Warneton
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Teixmude
Gapaard
Dixmude
Ypres
la Basseville
Pittsburgh Girl Aided In the Russian Revolution
Margaret Lodyguine, a Pittsburgh girl, aided the Russian Revolution efforts. Her activities and ties to key organizers are noted in the historical account.
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Pittsburgh
Russian Coalition Government Soon Reported Progress
Washington dispatches from Petrograd say a coalition national government in Russia is forming across parties. The plan preserves current policies, with ministers chosen for cross party representation but not answerable to their factions. A rift remains between bourgeois and radical groups over reforms and influence of workers and soldiers delegates.
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Washington
Russia
Petrograd
Constituent Assembly
Council of Workmen’s and Soldiers
U S Not Pledged on War Map
Washington states the United States is not bound to back France in reclaiming Alsace Lorraine nor to demand independence for parts of Austria, clarifying allied obligations.
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U. S
Washington
United States
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Austria
Anarchists Try to Burn Train Carrying Elihu Root
Reports from Russia describe an attempt by Siberian anarchists to derail and burn the train carrying Elihu Root head of the American mission. Bridges ahead were set ablaze as Root entered Siberia delaying the journey thirty hours. Fire spread to Viatka station and storehouse with blaze reaching railway coaches. three trains burned. Mission escapes with the engineer steering the train to safety as blazing cars approach.
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Tokyo
Elihu Root
Russia
Viatka Station
Siberia
Root
Viatka
Gregory Mason
New York
Senate Finance Committee Proposes $2 Billion War Tax Plan
Washington August 1 The Senate Finance Committee approves a total war tax levy rising to $2 008 000 000 including higher corporate rates from 4 to 6 percent and surtaxes on individual incomes above 15 000. Affected liquor and beer taxes add 90 million and 25 million respectively while excess profits taxes may be set later. The plan aims for over a one billion overall income tax yield.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Russian Threat Suspect Arrested For Threats To Morgans
A man claiming to be Elie Koodinopf, a Russian-born naturalized citizen, was arrested in New York on threats against J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller Jr. Police had watched him for a week.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
John LD. Rockefeller, Jr
Elie Koodinopf
Russia
Former Chief Gets 4 Year Term
Indianapolis August 1 Samuel V. Perrett former chief of police was sentenced to four years in a federal prison on a guilty plea to conspiring to commit election frauds in 1914 Herman Adam former city weights and measures inspector was sentenced to two and a half years
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Indianapolis
Samuel V. Perrett
Herman Adam
British casualties in July total 71 832
London August 1 British casualties in all theaters of military operations published in newspapers during July total 71 832 officers and men. Officers killed wounded or missing 2 503. Men 69 329.
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London
German Emperor Visits Riga Front to Compliment Troops
Berlin dispatch reports Kaiser William left Mitau near Riga and traveled down the river to the Riga front where he thanked and congratulated the troops. He passed through Copenhagen on the return journey.
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Riga
Copenhagen
Berlin
William
Mitau
Russia
German U-Boat at Corunna After Damage
UB-23 anchored in Corunna harbor with only her periscope visible. The submarine, recently damaged, would not disclose the accident cause. It lay beside the interned Belgrano under a Spanish decree keeping it interned for the war’s duration.
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Corunna
Spain
Two Divers Flee U S Warship tale
Two divers escaped a U S warship after a submarine attack near an American naval base. German ships seized by Cuba are to be delivered for repair and operation. A British submarine reportedly sank Batavier II, though outside Dutch territorial waters.
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Washington
Cuba
United States
Cuban
Germany
the Hague
Netherlands
Moose convention ends with St Louis award and relief aid
The Loyal Order of Moose concluded its 1919 convention in Montreal with St Louis chosen to host the next gathering. It urged Congress to curb food speculation through cold storage regulation and authorized financial aid for dependents of Montreal lodge members, noting 39 killed, 22 died of wounds, and 253 on the French firing line.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Congress
Supreme Council
Montreal
France
Loyal Order of Moose
Wagner leads New York in second NL game win
In St Louis and Pittsburgh venues, Wagner powered a 9 to 5 New York victory while Schupp earned the win. Philadelphia defeated St Louis 6 to 0 behind Alexander. The day yielded varied scores with notable pitching pairings and HR totals notched by multiple clubs.
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Wagner
R. H. E. New York
Pittsburgh
Schupp
Rariden
Grimes
Schmidt
St. Louis
R. H. E. Philadelphia
Alexander
Killefer
Meadows
Snyder
Bender
Adams
Horstman
Gonzales
Unclear OCR snippet with scattered names and figures
Fragmentary text from a New York area item lists multiple names and coded figures. readable elements include Washington and Caldwell references and dates or codes, but overall content is garbled and lacks a coherent event or outcome.
Chicago Youths Poor Lot
Chicago officials report the first draft call under the law to produce 25 000 soldiers will yield about 10 000 available men in the seventeenth district. Thirty percent are disqualified after preliminary exams and another thirty percent claim exemptions. As a result, a larger number must be drafted to meet the district quota. About half the first army draft has been examined in this district.
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Chicago
Seventeeth District
East Sixty-third Street
First Army
Food Bill Conferees Deadlock After Senate Amendments
Washington Aug 1 Deadlocked House and Senate conferees on the food bill adjourned until Wednesday afternoon. House members refused to accept any features of the congressional war committee provision, and Senate conferees would not go beyond eliminating the part that made the committee a consulting board with the President.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congressional War Committee
Exemption Board Members Resign in Oklahoma City
Four members of county exemption boards in Oklahoma resign citing conflicts with their business. The move comes as officials say serving on the boards interfered with their private enterprises and duties.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Graveyard Beast Chews Bones in Carter Cemetery Tales
In Valparaiso Indiana a mysterious animal has burrowed into eight inch holes at the St. Clair family plot in Jackson Center’s Carter Cemetery. It has torn bones from at least twenty graves including a coffin plate and a bead necklace. A crew digs other graves to gauge damage while traps and night observers have failed to catch the intruder.
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Ind
St. Clair
Carter
Jackson Center
Peter Mc
Cabe
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