Sherman lashes East St. Louis in senate clash
The July 6 Washington debate centered on East St. Louis riots with Senator Sherman attacking lawless elements tied to liquor interests and faulting state guards, while Senator Lewis defended Illinois and urged an independent federal inquiry. A vigilance committee had displaced city government and threatened Negro workers, with troops and extra ammo deployed.
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Lewis
East St. Louis
Washington
Ill
Senate
Thomas
Illinois
Sherman
Illinois National Guard
Illinois National Guards
Dickson
Cardinal Gibbons Urges Women to Aid in Food Saving
In a pastoral letter read in all churches, Cardinal Gibbons says housewives are the primary agents for government food-saving plans. He appeals to women to recognize their duty and support the ration during its stress, stressing honest service and morale.
Workers warn of no white labor force in plants
Manufacturers said there is not sufficient white labor in the city to man our plants and unless we can use negro labor we will have to quit. Twenty Hurton Interurban Line near Michigan City injured twenty when a Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana car left the rails and overturned. In Shelbyville Mrs. Fred Dunteman, 48, drowned when an auto carrying her and stepson Harvey Dunteman plunged from a bridge into a creek near Stewardson. the stepson was thrown clear.
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Hurton
South Bend
Indi
Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway
Michigan City
Shelbyville
Ill
Fred Dunteman
Shumway
Harvey Dunteman
Stewardson
Young Dunteman
Argentina Demands Indemnity or Breaks with Germany
Argentina has sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding immediate indemnification for the torpedoing of the Argentine steamship Protegido and assurances against future attacks. Buenos Aires indicates relations may be severed if Berlin does not reply, with no stated deadline due to communication delays.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Germany
Berlin
Protegido
Marion Ambulance Company 2 Reaches Full War Strength
Marion Indiana July 16 Ambulance Company No 2 of the city composed of Grant county men is recruited to full war strength and awaiting a call to camp within three weeks. Company E also of Grant county youths continues recruiting to reach full war strength.
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Marion
Ind
Grant County
Twenty British Vessels Sunk In Last Week
London July 5 The weekly shipping summary reports twenty British ships sunk last week. Fifteen merchant ships over 1600 tons and five under that tonnage were lost along with eleven fishing vessels, marking the smallest total in weeks.
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London
Field Marhal von Hindenburg
Germany
Teutonic Plotters Active Along Great Lakes
Washington reports secret government inquiry into a German and sympathetic American conspiracy to disrupt Great Lakes shipping. Attacks include sinkings of Saxonia and Pentcost Mitchell near Sault Ste Marie, Venetian in Detroit, Mackinac dynamited, Kasuga II blown, Jay Dee III and Niagara damaged, with aims to aid navy takeovers.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Saxonia
Pentecost Mitchell
Soo River
Detroit River
Mackinac
Jay Dee III
Navy Department
Market News Summary of Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
Hog receipts 238000 with light to heavy packers and good to fancy pigs priced $12.75 to $15.85. Cattle receipts 19000 with steers from $8.38 to $15.00 and cows from $8.38 to $12.50. Kansas City and East Buffalo markets show varied ranges for hogs cattle and sheep with notable prices for prime steers and heavy hogs. Wheat and corn futures quoted No. 4 northern at $2.08 and No. 2 white at $1.79 to $1.81 depending on grade.
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East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Women militants jailed after White House demonstration
In Washington on July 5 an attempt by women militants to demonstrate in front of the White House led to eighteen arrests. Thirteen were suffragettes and the remaining five were crowd members who wrested banners from the protesters.
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Washington
White House
British Capture Prisoners and Guns in War Totals
London reports that since the war began Britain has captured 117 776 prisoners and 739 guns across all theaters. It says 51 088 British soldiers and allied troops were lost, with 133 guns lost in total. The war office notes no gun losses on the western front since April 1915.
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London
F. B. Maurice
War Office
Pershing to wed rumor swirls in Los Angeles
The Times reports a circulating rumor that Major General John J. Pershing may be or is to be engaged to Miss Anna Patton of Pasadena, daughter of George S. Patton and a former U S senator candidate. Patton and Miss Patton deny an engagement, while Pershing previously visited the Patton home in March.
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Los Angeles
the Times
John J. Pershing
France
Anna Patton
George 5. Patton
Pasadena
United States
General Pershing
Patton
Auto Bandits Rob Bank In Odell
Auto bandits robbed the Farmers National Bank at Odell of 1000 dollars. A man entered the bank while a young woman cashier was alone and overpowered her before escaping with the cash. Posses scour the country to locate the bandits.
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Pontiac
Ill
Farmers National Bank
Odell
Ferry crash claims four in Illinois river tragedy
In Jerseyville and Meridan area reports a ferry accident leads to the drowning of four, including a four year old, as vehicles plunge off a ferry into the Illinois River. Names Coree Heusbitte and Mirseta Tomsen appear in scattered notes from the incident.
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Wabiersg
Ill
Tub
Coree Heusbitte
Jerseyville
Illinois
Mirsieta Tomsen
Los Angeles
Ilinois River
Merdin
Houghton
O&f
Germany Tipped on Troop Move
Washington reports a multi point spy threat involving German marine insurance firms learning troop sailings and a planned censorship to block messages during troop movements. Key officials discussed authorizing measures to isolate the U S and end the spy menace.
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Germany
Washington
Pershing
Lansing
Baker and Daniels
George Creel
Congress
Mexico
Central Intelligence Bureau
Berlin
United States
Teutons Bagged in Brusiloff Drive on Lemberg
London reports 18 000 Teutons and 300 other soldiers captured during the first two days of General Brusiloff’s latest push on Lemberg Galicia. The war office adds 29 big guns and 33 machine guns seized in the two-day action. Petrograd notes are brief as the battle continues.
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London
Brusiloff
Lemberg
Galicia
War Office
Petrograd
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