Kaiser's Rage Over Mirbach Murder Sparks Revolt Fears
Reports from Berne and London describe Kaiser Wilhelm ordering foreign minister von Kuehlmann to stop negotiations after Count von Mirbach’s assassination. In Moscow clashes erupt between Bolsheviks and revolutionary socialists with hundreds arrested. Lenine seeks investigation, while Berlin media push anti-Russian narratives. Washington notes fighting and possible US stance on Russia, as President Wilson discusses policy with British envoy.
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London
William
Count von Mirbach
Russia
von Kuehlmann
Berlin
Lenine
Hans
Peters
Mirbach
Entente
Moscow
Alexandrovich
von Mirbach
M. Araloff
Alexandrovitch
Social Revolutionary Party
Vladivostok
Tokyo
Exchange Telegraph Company
Russian Pacific
Washington
Switzerland
United States
Wilson
Lord Reading
Wilagn Die
Kaiser May Seize Russia After Mirbach Assassination
Albert J Beveridge notes allied appeals for joint action in Russia while unofficial reports claim a decisive policy to end waiting after the bolshevik rise. The killing of Count von Mirbach, the German ambassador, is seen as a turning point with Germany seeking advantage and possibly moving on Moscow and Petrograd. German forces west of Moscow are being reinforced.
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Moscow
Russia
Kaiser
London
Count von Mirbach
Germany
von Mirbach
Entente
Petrograd
Chicago Public Library
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Trentino
Ludendorff
Switzerland
Innsbruck
Trent
Austria
Rome
Otto von Below
Alps
Rumely Seized By U S In Perjury Case In New York
Dr Edward A Rumely vice president and treasurer of the Mail and Express company publisher of the New York Evening Mail was arrested in the attorney general's office upon a perjury charge connected to a report to alien property custodian A Mitchell Palmer. The warrant was issued by a federal commissioner. The attorney general alleges Rumely bought the Mail and Express stock in June 1917 from Henry L Stoddard acting for the Imperial German government with payments totaling 1 361 000 concealed until Justice and state investigators uncovered the details.
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New York
Edward A. Rumely
The
Mail and Express Company
New York Evening Mail
Lewis
A. Mitchell Palmer
Rumely
Henry L. Stoddard
Department of Justice
New York State
French advance with tanks near Montdidier and Oise
French forces supported by tanks advanced about 1800 yards over a two and a half mile front between Montdidier and the Oise river. The operation yielded several hundred prisoners and repelled German counterattacks.
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Paris
Montdidier
Oise
Passenger Train Wreck in Tennessee Reports 25 to 50 Dead
Nashville Tennessee July 9 Twenty five to fifty are reported killed and nearly a hundred injured in a collision this morning between two fast passenger trains on the North Central and St Louis and Atlantic Railroad near Belle Meade Park a western suburb of Nashville.
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Tenn
Nashville
N. C
St. L. A.R
Enar Belle Meade Park
Trial of Dowling in Ireland German Irish Brigade conspiracy
London reports the trial of Lance Corporal J Dowling who landed in Ireland from a German submarine. Prosecutor Bodkin claimed Dowling joined a German Irish brigade while a prisoner at Limburg and aided a plot to land hostile forces in Ireland. Dowling pleaded not guilty as details of German inducements and promised US passage were laid out.
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London
J. Dowling
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Dowing
Limburg
Dowling
Bodkin
Corporal Dowling
Clare
Steam Pipe Explosion Kills Three on Car Ferry No 5
In Frankfort Michigan on July 9 an explosion of a steam pipe aboard the Ann Arbor car ferry No 5 killed three men and seriously injured two others. The dead are A Gilbert William Freeman and Lon Boyd. Injured are Assistant Engineers Moore and Fray.
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Frankfort
Mich
Ann Arbor
A. Gilbert
William Freeman
Lon Boyd
Moore
Fray
U. S. Officers Die in Auto Crash Near Fontainebleau
Paris dispatch reports several American officers killed and others injured when two cars collided near Fontainebleau, about 87 miles southeast of Paris. The crash occurred as the officers traveled in the area.
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France
Paris
Fontainbleau
Irish Brigade Details At German Camp Revealed In Testimony
British soldier John Cronin testified about Irish volunteers in German uniforms with special rations and side arms mixing with German officers. He described Casement’s efforts aided by Priest Veather Nicholson and said Ambassador Gerard helped prisoners with parcels and clothing.
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Dowling
John Cronin
Limberg
Roger Casement
Germany
Casement
Veather Nicholson
Yankees Retake Captured Allies After Bowies Counterattack
On the French front an American party recovered two Americans and five Australians captured by the Bowies, with a German officer. Corporal Raymond Powell led the rescue under heavy fire, returning 50 German prisoners with help from Australians and Americans. Premier Clemenceau visited front lines and reported strong morale amid new offensives.
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France
Hamel
Raymond Powell
No Man's Land
Sinking of Norwegian steamer Augvald near J U
An Atlantic port reports the sinking of the Norwegian steamer Augvald by a submarine. Eleven crew members were rescued and kept aboard the Aner with limited details available. A warning may exist between lat 85 and 4% north. An enemy submarine was noted on July 5 at lat 52 north, lon 43.50 west.
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Augvald Land
Atlantic Port
Atlantic
Augvald
Aner
Hall Damage Hits North Dakota and Minnesota Crops
A Monday late afternoon hailstorm damaged growing grain and truck gardens across North Dakota and Minnesota, with preliminary losses estimated between 5 and 8 million dollars. Local areas report significant crop destruction and financial impact to farms and markets.
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Dakota
Minnesota
Fargo
N. DD
North Dakota
Hall
Allies Attack in Albania In Coastal-Fval Armed Drive
Italian and French troops began an operation in Albania between the coast and Tomorica valley. The war office said the operation is in full, satisfactory development. More than 1,000 prisoners have been taken across entente forces.
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Rome
Albania
Tomorica
Italian War Office
Se Entente Cabces
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Then-Muenchener Zeitung
Richard von Kuellmann
U.S
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Placd
U. S
Hilda Mulhauser Richards
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Department of Labor
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William S. Graves
War Department
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General Staff
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Clemenceau
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Piave
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Longport
War Office
Somme
Marne
Villers-Cotterets
Villers- Cotterets
Foch
Echo de Paris
M. Clemenceau
Lower Piave Delta
Monte Grappa
Asiago
JU. S
Haig
Macedonia
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