Embargo Placed on All Exports by US Government
President Wilson issues a proclamation to control by license the export of essential commodities to conserve food supplies for the United States and allies. The plan, tied to a food administration bill, aims to feed Americans first while aiding neutral nations and preserving raw materials for military needs. The Commerce Department outlines license procedures, filing details, and a sixty day validity with renewal.
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Washington
Wilson
America
Food Administration
Senate
United States
Horovitz serum could save U S hog industry big money
Dr. A S Horovitz, a New York scientist, says his hog cholera serum may save the U S $100,000,000 by preventing deaths of hundreds of thousands of hogs yearly. The Agriculture Department is studying its merits and many applications may go to Washington for decision. Exporters may telegram applications to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at 1435 K Street, Washington.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
U. S
Washington
Division of Exports Licenses
K_ street
Coroner's Jury Blames Whaleback Captain Moody
A Milwaukee coroner's jury finds Captain Charles Moody of the whaleback excursion Christopher Columbus and Captain F. C. Maxon of the tug Knight Templar at fault for the June 30 collision with a water tank on the Milwaukee River that killed sixteen people.
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Milwaukee
Charles Moody
F. C. Maxon
Knight Templar
Four crew drowned when Orleans sinks after submarine attack
New York reports that four crew members died when the American steam ship Orleans was sunk by a German submarine. One American, E K Nogot, messman from the Philippine Islands, was among the drowned.
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New York
Orleans
Oriental Navigation Company
Ek, Nogot, Messman
Philippine Islands
Baseball Box Score Fragments From Multiple Cities
Scattered line score fragment shows teams such as Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland St Louis Detroit and Washington with partial inning totals and player surnames including Schaner Schang Schalk Leonard Agnew Thomas Bagby O’Neill Magride Monroe Russell Alexander Rogers Plank Severeid Boland Cunningham Covaleskie Mitchell Stanage Johnson Ainsmith.
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Chicago
R. H. BE
Philadelphia
Chro Gay
Schaner
Schang
Ciectte
Schalk
Cleveland
R. H. B. Bosten San
Leonard
Agnew
Thomas
Bagby
O’neill
St. Louis
Magride
Monroe
Russell
Alexander
Rogers
Plank
Severeid
Detroit
R. H. B. Detroit
Washington
Boland, Cunningham
Covaleskie
Mitchell and Stanage
Johnson and Ainsmith
Pershing Urges 3 Good Behavior From Troops
General orders issued by Major General John J Pershing call for courteous conduct toward the French people, especially women, and adherence to local laws as American forces operate in European territory. The message stresses respect for French customs and property amid ongoing battles along the Aisne and Verdun fronts.
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Paris
Pershing
France
United States of America
U Boat Sinks French Diver Off Mediterranean
Paris reports the submarine Ariane was torpedoed and sunk by a German U boat on June 19 in the Mediterranean. All officers and part of the crew perished, nine men were saved according to an official marine ministry announcement.
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Paris
Mediterranean
Ministry of Marines
One Killed and One Hurt by Bolt in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa July 9 Robert Slaughter twenty four of Bloomfield Ta was killed and O A Helcker of Des Moines was seriously injured when struck by lightning during a storm.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Canadian Pacific
Blind River
Ont
John A. Stover
Mary
J. W. Brooks
Bolt
Des Moines
Robert Slaughter
Bloomfield
O. A. Helcker
Emperor of China Abdicates Amid Bombardment
Peking dispatch confirms Hsuan Tung abdication after General Chang Hsun resigns in disappointment. Republican forces shell the palace, and Tuan Chi Jui’s bureau republican army defeats monarchists near Lang Fang as the advance toward Peking continues.
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London
Peking
Hsuan Tung
Chang-Hsun
Reuter
Chang- Hsun
Reuters Peking
Shanghai
Tuan Chi Jui
Lang Fang
Germans Abroad Ordered to Depart United States
Washington reports in a state department notice that all Germans connected with the German embassy or consulates in America must leave the United States. The move targets clerks and servants, not spies, but implies they may be loyal to the Kaiser and could pass military information.
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Washington
America
United States
State Department
Maid of Mist's Captain Retires After 32 Years
Niagara Falls Ontario July 9 Captain R F Carter longtime commander of the Maid of the Mist retired after thirty two years of active service. He is succeeded by Robert Williams, for many years his mate.
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Maid of Mist
Niagara Falls
Ont
R. F. Carter
Maid of the Mist
Robert Williams
Distracted Mother Hangs Self Near Oskaloosa Iowa
Mrs Letia Norr, a farmer's wife living near Oskaloosa, hangs herself in July, believed driven by fear her son would be drafted into the army.
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Oskaloosa
Letia’ Norr
Brre
Colonel Cornwallis West Dies in Ruthin Castle Death
Colonel William Cornwallis Werth of Ruthin Castle North Wales dies at eighty two. He served with distinction and was titled Col. in British service. His passing is noted in London obituaries with respect to his long military career.
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Caornwellis West
London
Jayi
William Cornwallis Werth
Ruthin Castle
North Wals
Air Supremacy Battles and London Raid Claim Air Loss
Furious air combat marked renewed German Allied struggle with Entente air superiority still supreme. German raid on London sent ten machines to their losses while Dunkirk aviators claimed seven. French air raids dropped 67 000 pounds of bombs on military targets behind German lines.
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London
Dunkirk
British War Office
Lens
Ypres
Essen
Krupp Tun Works
Treves
Coblentz
Ladische Aniline
Ludwigshafen
German Crisis Tests Hollweg In German Government
A Berlin telegram reports Germany faces a serious political crisis with Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg likely to be dismissed. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung suggests Vice Chancellor Dr Karl Helfferich as the probable successor if Hollweg falls.
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Zurich
Germany
Berlin
Koelnische Zeitung
Kaiser
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Norddeutsche Allgemeins Zeitung
Karl Helfferich
Hollweg
Couple Held in Iowa Man's Death Investigation
Des Moines police hold Mr. and Mrs. Curley Smith as they investigate the death of Jess Slawson thirty who died from a fractured skull believed caused by a June twenty third fight.
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Des Moines
Curley Smith
Jess Slawson
Pacificists to Meet in Chicago for People’s Conference Drive
Pacifists in Chicago schedule a July 7 meeting to push a fundraising goal of 50 000 by August 4 to launch the people’s conference and enable it to do effective work. The event aims to gather support and energize the campaign across the movement.
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Chicago
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West Virginia Pocahontas Coal Company
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Aisne Front
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