Riots debate sparks vow of bone dry stance in Illinois
Senate fiery exchanges over East St. Louis riots blame saloon interests for violence. Senator Sherman attacks lawless elements while Senator Lewis defends Illinois and calls for federal inquiry. Vigilance committee asserts control and warns workers to return as troops fortify the city.
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Lewis
East St. Louis
Washington
Ill
Senate
Thomas
Illinois
Sherman
Illinois National Guard
Illinois National Guards
Tam
Dickson
Cardinal Gibbons Appeals to Women to Aid in Food Saving
Cardinal Gibbons calls on women to assist in wartime food conservation and rationing programs. He urges organized volunteers to promote reduce waste and support national nutrition efforts through community actions and homemaking leadership.
Factory Owners Cite Labor Shortage and Racial Labor Demand
Manufacturers warned there is not enough white labor locally to staff their plants and said they must hire Black workers or close plants, signaling a protest against limited skilled white labor and a push to use Negro labor.
Twenty Hurt In Interurban Crash Near Michigan City
Twenty persons were injured when a Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana interurban car derailed and overturned a few miles east of Michigan City. In Shelbyville Illinois Mrs. Fred Dunteman aged forty eight died after an automobile with her stepson Harvey Dunteman plunged from a bridge into a creek near Stewardson.
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Hurton
South Bend
Indi
Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway
Michigan City
Shelbyville
Fred Dunteman
Shumway
Harvey Dunteman
Stewardson
Young Dunteman
Ultimatum Issued by Argentina to Germany Over Sinking
Argentina delivers an ultimatum to Germany demanding immediate indemnification for past ship destructions and assurances against future attacks. The dispute centers on the torpedoing of the Argentine steamship Protegido and the death of Argentine citizens, with Berlin having offered reparations previously.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Germany
Berlin
Protegido
Marion Ambulance Company No. 2 Recruited for Camp
Marion Indiana July 16 Ambulance Company No 2 composed of Grant county men is recruited to full war strength and expects a call to camp within three weeks. Company E also from Grant county is still recruiting to reach full strength for the war effort.
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Marion
Ind
Grant County
Teutonig Plotters Active Along the Great Lakes
Washington reports secret governmental inquiry reveals a conspiracy by Germans and sympathizers to disrupt Great Lakes shipping. Ships Saxonia Pentecost Mitchell and Venetian were sunk or damaged near Sault Ste. Marie, Detroit River, and Mackinac area to hinder freight, with aims to seize vessels for navy control.
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Washington
the &Reat Lakes
Atlantic
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Soo River
Detroit River
Mackinac
Jay de FE III
Navy Department
Livestock Market Quotes and Grain Prices From Buffalo
Hog receipts 23 000 with light to heavy categories quoted from 12.75 to 15.90. Cattle receipts 16 000 with steers at 11.50 to 15.00 and cows 8.35 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 3 000 with lambs 15.00 to 16.00 and yearlings 10.00 to 12.00. Dunning and Stevens quote: cattle 20 ears slow market and hogs 25 cars strong with hogs at 14.75 to 16.30, sheep 2 cars slow. No. 4 northern wheat 2.08, corn numbers around 1.79 to 1.81.
Twenty British Vessels Sunk In Last Week
London reports a weekly shipping summary showing twenty British ships sunk last week. Fifteen merchant ships over 1 600 tons and five smaller vessels were lost along with eleven fishing boats. The total marks the smallest weekly loss in months, aligning with German strategic expectations.
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London
Field Marhal von Hindenburg
Germany
Women militants jailed after White House demonstration
Eighteen people were jailed after a confrontation in front of the White House. Thirteen were suffragettes and five others from the crowd who wrested banners during the riot.
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Washington
White House
British Prisoner Totals From War Start
Major General F B Maurice at the War Office reports Britain has captured 117 776 prisoners since the war began excluding African campaign captives, while losses total 51 088 including Indian and native troops. The tally covers all theaters with 739 guns captured and 133 lost. Thirty seven guns recaptured and most of the rest were lost earlier on the west front. none have been lost on the western front since April 1915.
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London
F. B. Maurice
War Office
West Front
Te Weet
Pershing to Wed Rumor Report From Los Angeles
The Times prints a rumor that Major General John J. Pershing may be engaged to Miss Anna Patton daughter of George Patton of Pasadena and a former Democratic senator nominee. Patton denied an engagement and Miss Patton said she is not engaged to Pershing or anyone.
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Los Angeles
the Times
John J. Pershing
France
Anna Patton
George
Patton
Pasadena
United States
Pershing
Auto Bandits Rob Bank Cash in Odell Illinois
Auto bandits robbed the Farmers National Bank at Odell of $1,000 in currency. A man entered the bank while a young woman cashier was on duty and overpowered her before escaping with the money. Posse units scour the county to locate the pair.
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Pontiac
Ill
Farmers National Bank
Odell
Four Die In Beanois River Ferry Accident
A ferry accident on the Beanois river near Perdio yo leads to four drownings. Names include Mr and Mia Hewhibrand with their four year old son from Jerseyville Illinois and Miraela Fohnson of Los Angeles involved in the collision with Houghton driving a car off the ferry.
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Gare
Hia Huly
Mia
Jerseyville
Ilinois
Miraela Fohnson
Los Angeles
Benois
Perdio Yo
Houghton
Germany Tipped on Troop Move
Washington reports a spy flare as German marine insurers learned troop movements via insurance channels. A censorship plan to block cables and letters during troop shifts is under study, with Congress urged to empower a broad blackout.
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Germany
Washington
Pershing
Lansing
Baker and Daniels
George Creel
Congress
Mexico
Central Intelligence Bureau
Berlin
United States
Teutons Bagged In Major Brusiloff Drive
London reports 18 000 Teuton soldiers and 300 prisoners captured in the first two days of General Brusiloff's drive on Lemberg Galicia. The war office notes 29 big cannons and 33 machine guns seized, with Petrograd details scarce as the battle rages.
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London
Brusiloff
Lemberg
Galicia
War Office
Petrograd
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Kaiser
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Cash Grain
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M. Ador
Switzerland
Little Republic
Eddie M
Crimson Star
Mahon
Harvard
United States Marine Corps
Uncle Sam
Africa
California
Auto Bandits
Farmers Bank
Odell, Il
Illinois River
England
New York
Pittsburgh
Dr. X
Mr. B
Insurance
Brooklyn
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