Embargo Declared on All U S Exports
President Wilson issues a proclamation to license and control export shipments to conserve U S food supplies and aid allies. The plan, tied to the food administration, prioritizes feeding Americans first, then Allies, with safeguards for neutrals and essential raw materials. The Commerce Department outlines license applications and timelines for exporters.
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Washington
Wilson
America
Food Administration
Senate
Hog cholera serum could save U S millions says official
Dr A S Horovitz forecasts the hog cholera serum may save the United States up to 100 million dollars. He notes many applications may go to Washington for decision and advises exporters to telegraph applications to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce in Washington DC.
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Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Export Council
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Division of
K Street
Washington, D. C
Chicago
New York
Boston
St. Louis
New Orleans
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
Division of Exports
K_ street
Coroner's jury blames whaleback captains for 16 deaths
A coroner's jury in Milwaukee finds Captain Charles Moody of the whaleback excursion Christopher Columbus and Captain F C Maxon of the tug Knight Templar at fault for not using proper precautions after the June 30 collision with a water tank on a Milwaukee river lock, which caused sixteen deaths.
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Milwaukee
Charles Moody
F. C. Maxon
Knight Templar
Pershing Urges Good Behavior From American Troops
Major General Pershing issues a general order to American forces in France calling for courteous treatment of the French people, especially women, and respect for local laws and property. The message follows reports of French repelling German drives as Teuton forces are hurled back by Russian and Allied lines on the Verdun front and in Eastern Galicia.
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Petrograd
Galicia
War Office
Paris
Pershing
France
United States of America
Germans Repulsed on Aisne Front Heavy Losses Reported
Paris reports a four sector German assault on the Aisne front met determined French resistance with heavy German losses. In the Verdun area the French captured three strong salients and defended against counterattacks. Berlin notes a French assault on the Aisne broke down with heavy losses and British and French actions east of Ypres were repulsed.
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Paris
Aisne
Chemin Des Dames
Jbovettes
Froidmont Farm
Verdun
Meuse
Berlin
War Office
Ypres
Chicagoan Heads Baptists Union in America
H B Oswood of Chicago was elected president of the Baptist Young People's Union of America and O C Montague of Chicago was chosen treasurer at the closing session of the international convention in Detroit Michigan on July 9.
Federal indictment against Aileen Coal Company dismissed
The federal indictment accusing Aileen Coal Company of Mount Hope West Virginia and West Virginia Pocahontas Coal Company of price fixing was dismissed by U S Judge Grubb in New York. Four Canadians Die in Crash details near Blind River Ontario report four fatalities and one injury when a car was struck by a Canadian Pacific train near Blind River Ontario.
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New York
Aileen Coal Company
Mount Hope
W. V
West Virginia Pocahontas Coal Company
United States
Grubb
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Canadian Pacific
Blind River
Ont
John A. Stover
Mary
J. W. Brooks
Four Crewmembers Die As U Boat Sinks Orleans
Cable advices say the American steam ship Orleans was torpedoed by a German submarine destroying four crew members. One American identified is messman Ek Nogot of the Philippine islands, among the drowned.
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New York
Orleans
Oriental Navigation Company
Ek. Nogot, Messman
Philippine Islands
Submarine Artane Sunk by German U Boat
Paris reports the submarine Artane was torpedoed and sunk by a German U boat in the Mediterranean on June 19. All officers and part of the crew died, nine men were saved according to the ministry of marines announcement.
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Paris
Artane
Mediterranean
Ministry of Marines
One Killed, One Hurt as Lightning Strikes
In Des Moines Iowa on July 9 Robert Slaughter 24 of Bloomfield Iowa was killed and A Helcker of Des Moines was seriously injured when they were struck by lightning.
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Bolt
Des Moines
Robert Slaughter
Bloomfield
A. Helcker
Baseball Scoreboard Lineup Tabs and Pitcher Notes
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Detroit
Washington
Roland
Cunningham
Covaleskie
Mitchell
Stanage
Johnson
Ainsmith
Emperor Hsuan Tung Abdicates After Bombardment
Peking dispatch confirms the abdication of Emperor Hsuan Tung after Chang Hsun, once restored to power, resigns. Republican forces shelled the palace, and Shanghai reports Ta Tuan Chi Jui defeating monarchists near Langfang as troops advance toward Peking.
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London
Peking
Hsuan Tung
Chang-Hsun
Reuter
Chang- Hsun
Shanghai
Tuan Chi Jui
Lang Fane
67 000 Pounds of Bombs Dropped Behind German Lines
Fierce air battles and long distance raids mark renewed aerial combat as German and Allied air forces exchange strikes. London raid kills 37. French planes drop 67 000 pounds of bombs on Essen, Treves, Coblentz, and Ludwigshafen with fires started at key sites.
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London
British War Office
Lens
Ypres
Essen
Treves
Coblentz
Germans Ordered to Leave United States
Washington on July 9 reports all Germans connected with the German embassy or consulates in America have been requested to depart. The state department says their presence is undesirable though they were not told they were spies. The issue centers on possible loyalty to the Kaiser and risk of transmitting military information.
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United States
Washington
America
State Department
Maid of Mist Captain Retires After 32 Years of Service
Captain R F Carter, longtime commander of the Maid of the Mist sightseeing vessel at Niagara Falls Ontario, retires after thirty two years. He is succeeded by Robert Williams, formerly his mate, to lead the excursion near the cataracts.
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Maid of Mist
Niagara Falls
Ont
R. F. Carter
Maid of the Mist
Robert Williams
Distracted Mother Hangs Self in Iowa County
Distracted, it is believed, by fear that her son would be drafted, Mrs Levis Norrr’s farmer’s wife near beg hanged herself. Local authorities report a suicide tied to anxieties over military conscription.
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Oskaloosa
Col Cornwallis West Dies in London at Ruthin Castle
Col William Cornwallis West, aged eighty two, dies in London after a career linked to Ruthin Castle in North Wales. The distant relation and noted figure in society passed away, ending a long public life.
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Cornwallis West
London
Daly
Wiliam Cornwallis
Ruthin Castle
North Walco
German Crisis Balances Hollweg in German Politics
A Berlin telegram reports a likely dismissal of Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg by the Kaiser. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung names Vice Chancellor Karl Helfferich as the probable successor if Hollweg falls, signaling a tense leadership struggle in Germany.
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Zurich
Germany
Berlin
Koelnische Zeitung
Kaiser
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Norddeutsche Allgemeins Zeitung
Karl Helfferich
Holkweg
Hold Couple in Man's Death in Des Moines
Des Moines police hold Mr and Mrs Curley Smith as they investigate the death of 30 year old Jess Slawson from a fractured skull believed caused by a June 23 fight. Local authorities pursue leads and await autopsy results.
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Des Moines
Curley Smith
Jess Slawson
Pacificists to Meet in Chicago July 7 for Conference Funds
Pacifists plan a Chicago meeting on July 7 to push a drive aimed at raising 50 000 by August 4 to launch the peoples conference and empower its work.
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Chicago
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