Kerensky Resigns in Cabinet Crisis Over German Link
Premier Kerensky and most of his cabinet resign amid accusations against Agriculture Minister Tchernoff of connections with the German general staff. Rekindled negotiations seek a Kerensky-led reshaped ministry drawn from socialist and radical parties. Governor Erdelli of Petrograd is reported slain in a treacherous shooting.
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Tchernoff
Kerensky
Petrograd
Erdelli
Bourse Gazette
M. Tchernoff
British Foreign Minister Hints at Separate Austria Peace
Arthur J. Bal four, Britain's foreign secretary, told the House of Commons that Austria may win a separate peace on advantageous terms. He said the Jugo Slav and Austrian questions must wait until the war ends, and suggested that if Austria deserts Germany, its fate would be eased by the Entente.
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Austria
House of Commons
Arthur J. Balfour
England
Germany
Russians surrender czernowitz after prolonged fighting
Austro-Hungarian troops enter Czernowitz the Bukowina capital after repeated handoffs between powers. Czernowitz has changed hands many times since 1914, with Russians retreating from Kimpolung and fighting along the Bystritza as Austro-German forces advance. Russia reports halt of German advance at the Zbroutsch.
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Bukowina
Vienna
Czernowitz
Teuton
Capial
Crown Land
Pruth
Lemberg
Galicia
Bystritza
Dniester
Eight U S Gunners Die In Mocano Sinking
London reports the American tank steamer Mocano, 2750 tons gross, was sunk by a German submarine on July 31. Eight naval gunnermen died and sixteen crew members perished. Twenty two survivors were landed, announcement made August 1.
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London
Fight in Flanders Centered on U-Boat Bases
Berlin reports describe the Flanders battle as a fight for Belgian U-boat bases and call it the war’s most stupendous engagement. It notes the British June 7 advance in the Wytschaete area as part of a strategy to reach submarine bases and to strike Zeebrugge from the rear.
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Berlin
Flanders
Belgium
Wytschaete
Ypres
Zeebrugge
Relative of Haywood Ousted in Yerington Copper District
A 200 member Yerington committee escorted C. W. McKennon to the county boundary after complaints about his actions among local miners. He was released with orders not to return. McKennon is W. D. Haywood’s brother in law. Twelve other LW members suffered similar treatment.
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Reno, Nevy
Yerington
C. W. McKennon
McKennon
W. D. Haywood
LW. W
Draft Resisters in Oklahoma Riots Seized by Posses
A band of about thirty alleged draft resisters, blamed for shooting Deputy Sheriff J. W. Cross near Wewoka and dynamiting a Frisco trestle, is said to have entrenched south of Sasakwa. County officials plan joint posses from Konowa Francisco and Ada to confront them as arrests of Industrial Workers of the World members and the Jones Family continue. The group is described as heavily armed and coercing others to accompany them.
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Oklahoma City
J. W. Cross
Wewoka
Canadian
Francisco
Ada
Sasakwa
Konowa
Seminole
Hughes
Pontoc
Industrial Workers of the World
East St. Louis Rioting Under Federal Probe
A congressional joint committee probes July 2 race riots in East St. Louis Illinois. Representative Rodenburg and Dyer urged action noting police aided rioters and pledged a brutal outbreak. Rodenburg warned of threats to burn the American Aluminum plant fueling industry.
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Washington
East St. Louis
Ill
House Rules Committee
Rodenburg
Illinois
Dyer
Missouri
American Aluminum Company
Rodenberg
Unmasking Kaiser Guilt Over Austria Serbia Ultimatum
Washington reports Germany had Austria's Serbia ultimatum fourteen hours before Belgrade receipt. Zimmermann admitted Germany knew the note, implying aid to Austria and suggesting a Potsdam war council on July 5, 1914. Amsterdam paper dares German government to prosecute Socialist Dr. Cohn over Potsdam disclosures.
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Washington
Germany
Austria
Serbia
Belgrade
Zimmermann
Zimmerman
Geremany
Cohn
Reichstag
Potsdam
Europe
Kaiser
Amsterdam
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Crown Council
London Times
Stockholm
Mrs. Tower Ends Own Life in Michigan Cottage
Ludington Mich Aug 4 Mrs Walter S Tower wife of a University of Chicago geography professor died by self inflicted chloroform suffocation at Enworth Blaney Castle Cottage where the family is staying. Cause is unknown. Two children and the husband survive.
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Ludington, Mich
Walter S. Tower
University of Chicago
Enworth Blarney Castle
Walter Sheldon ‘Lower
Sensation at the Smashup Evansville Ind
Evansville by Aug 4 Guy H Walker a Rockport wholesale grocer drove his delivery auto into a railroad freight car when brakes failed the car jumped fifty feet into a pond crews rushed to help finding Walker sitting on the wreck uninjured and asking if his glasses were lost amid the wreck. the auto was demolished.
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Evansville
Ind
Guy H. Walker
Rockport
Evansville Railway Company
Walker
Prince George Escapes as Horse Is Shot on Macedonian Front
Telegram from London reports Prince George former crown prince of Serbia narrowly escaped while inspecting troops on the Macedonian front. His horse was shot and killed during the incident.
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London
Prince George
Serbia
Detain 600 Passengers for Russia
Detention at Christiania Norway of nearly 600 passengers bound for Russia prompts the American legation to urge travelers to Russia to verify conditions before leaving the United States.
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Russia
Washington
Christiania
Norway
State Department
United State
Registration List Vanishes in Marion County Exemption Board
The official list of 2,691 registrants in Marion County outside Indianapolis disappeared from the exemption board office led by chairman Hugh McK Landon. Landon reported the theft to federal and state authorities.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marion County
Hugh McK. Landon
Berg
Chief Three Bears Urges Army Guard Mexican Border
A prominent figure calls for deployment of Indian Army forces to protect the Mexican frontier. He asserts the need for strong border integrity and discusses potential security implications.
China At War With Kaiser Needs President Only Consent
Peking Aug 4 A bill has passed China declaring war on Germany. Only the president's confirmation is needed to make the action effective.
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Peking
Germany
China
Conferees Agree I C C Membership Increase With Freight-Rate Pause
Washington April 4 Conferees on the bill expanding the Interstate Commerce Commission from seven to nine members approved a clause requiring commission approval before any freight-rate increase can be sought prior to January 1 1920. The measure sets a pause on rate hikes until after the new members take their seats.
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Washington
Aus
Interstate Commerce Commission
Barber Sued for 200000 in Alienation of Affections
Nelson Hayden of Lowell sues Berdette J. Sanger a Hammond barber for 200000 claiming alienation of his wife’s affections. The filing in Crown Point circuit court notes the wife left last spring taking five children and is believed living in Hammond. Hayden aged 40 his wife 36 and Sanger 35.
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Hammond
Ind
Nelson Hayden
Lowell
Berdette J. Sanger
George Hershman
Crown Point
Hayden
Sanger
Peoria Plant Threat Sparks Fear of Explosion
A letter signed by the "gang you know" warned the Peoria Journal that the city’s largest plant would be blown up within thirty six hours. Police suspect a fanatic. IWW had recent presence amid a Holt Caterpillar strike involving hundreds of workers ongoing for days.
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Peoria
Ill
Peoria Journal
Holt
Lloyd George Meets King After War Cabinet Talks
Premier Lloyd George is received by the king after a conference at a coast town with the British war cabinet Italian Foreign Minister Sonnino and Russian and Serbian representatives.
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London
Lloyd George
Sonnino
Rhusian
Fake Warrior Sentenced in Georgia Prison for Fraud
William D. Houston once a ticket seller in Philadelphia received a federal sentence in district court as a warning to others. He pleaded guilty to issuing worthless checks while serving as a lieutenant in the Army Reserve Corps. The case underscores federal fraud actions and penalties.
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New York
Aus
William D. Houston
Pennsylvania Lakes
Philadelpha
United States District Court
Ava Dence
Ata
Trevaton
Cleal Reserve Corps of the
Martin Wagner Former Lockport Mayor Dies in Suicide
Chicago reports Martin Wagner once mayor of Lockport and notable businessman hanged himself in his home. A coroner's jury found no reason for the act. Wagner had married Tuesday to Miss Mary Dunn of Lockport, a wedding seen as a major city event.
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Chicago
Martin Wagner
Lockport
Wagner
Mary Dunn
Indictments in Pittsburgh Life and Trust affair revealed
New York Aug 4 indicted in the Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company case were George F. Montgomery Clarence F Birds Eye Kellogg Birdseye. Montgomery arraigned on grand larceny charges as details of the financial difficulties surfaced.
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New York
George F. Montgomery
Clarence IF. Birdseye
Kellogg Birdseye
Montgomery
Pittsburgh Life and Turst Company
Hindenburg’s Nephew Aids U S Navy In War Effort
Aug 4 New Haven Conn. A device to fight submarines placed at government disposal by Paul Francis Schlick Yale graduate and nephew of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg. Schlick joined the U S Navy and is in European waters aboard a patrol unit.
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New Haven
Conn
Paul Francis Schlick
Yale
Field Marshall von Hindenburg
Young Schie’e
U. S. Navy
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Kimpolung
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Mo8s
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Clinehinst
Wilson
Senate
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Chicago University
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Fake Marrior
Lockport, Ill
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