Frontline gains and prisoner totals across Europe and Caucasus
Russian forces report 1000 prisoners taken in Lodziany east Galicia with guns lost. 600 more prisoners captured elsewhere and gains in Caucasus near Van. French troops seize a German trench network north of Mont Haut in Champagne with 360 prisoners. Berlin claims French losses after Chemin des Dames assault, 350 prisoners taken.
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Verdun
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Kalusz
Galicia
War Office
Caucasus
Caucasus Front
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Vastan
Serdesh
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Paris
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Cerny
Aisne
Chemin-des-Dames
Courtecon
Moronvilliers
Wishard Former Solicitor General of Internal Revenue Dies
Indianapolis July 14 A W Wishard former solicitor general of the internal revenue department at Washington died suddenly at a hospital here of acute dilation of the heart He was appointed solicitor general by President McKinley in 1900.
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Indianapolis
Ind
A. W. Wishard
Internal Revenue Department
Washington
McKinley
Baseball Results From The St Louis Cleveland Opening Day
Baseball results show standings and box scores with teams like St Louis Cleveland New York Boston Chicago Detroit and Philadelphia. The box scores list hits runs and errors for multiple matchups including Fisher Coveleski Gould O Neill Ruth Sothern and others across several cities.
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Cleveland
R. H. E. New York
Fisher
Nanamaker
Coveleski
Gould
Billings
O'Neill
New York
Caldwell
Walters
Lambeth Gould
St. Louis
R. H. E. Boston
Ruth
Thomas
Sothern
Severeid
St Lodia
Shore
Pennock
Agnew
Koob
Rogers
Martin
Hale
Copper Magnate John D. Ryan to Direct Red Cross Medical Work
John D. Ryan, noted copper magnate, assumes leadership of medical operations for the Red Cross. He will oversee medical relief efforts and coordinate with field teams to deliver care and supplies amid ongoing emergencies.
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Red Cross
Lions Terrorize Illinois Farm Country As Hunters Seek Escaped Cat
Monticello Illinois July 16 scores of farmers armed with shot guns rifles and pitchforks join in a search for an African lion at large on the Allerton estate near Monticello. The lion believed to have escaped from Wallace Hagenbeck circus attacked a man and prompted heavy guard patrols and barred doors. Robert Allerton offers 250 dollars for the capture as the hunt extends across fields timbered spaces and river banks.
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Monticello
Ill
Robert Allerton
Chicago
Allerton
Pratt County
Sangamon River
Samuel Allerton
Wallace & Hagenback Circus
Illinois
Thomas Gullett
Spectacular crime figure Maude Lindley faces car theft case
Kokomo Indiana July 16 Mrs Maude Lindley convicted in Chicago of receiving a stolen automobile is linked to leading a car theft ring. Arrested after extradition fight she allegedly stored stolen cars in innocent acquaintances barns and sold them. Cook county jury could impose one to ten years. Lindley rose to notoriety years ago challenging the police board under Governor Hanly and is widow of Jesse Lindley.
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Kokomo
Ind
Maude Lindley
Chicago
Cook County
Norwegian Liner Kristianiafjord Runs Aground
The Kristianiafjord, Nordic liner with 1200 passengers from Halifax to Norway, grounded seven miles west of Cape Race on Newfoundland's southeastern coast. All passengers were safely removed at Portugal Cove.
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St. John’s
N. F
Kristianiafjord
Halifax
Norway
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Portugal Cove
Sherman Joins Move to Crush I W W Propaganda
Senator Lawrence Sherman of Illinois leads a push to form United States grand juries in districts with I W W activity. The plan, backed by other senators, aims to indict and try offenders on the spot under the espionage act and to connect I W W funds to German agents.
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Washington
United States
Gregory
Congress
I W. W
East St. Louis
Douglas
Ariz
Columbus
N. M
Bisbee
Oriz
Oregon
Department of Justice
Sherman
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Senate
United States Grand Juries
Monarchist troops surrender at Temple of Heaven in Peking
Republican headquarters report 3000 Chang Hsun forces surrendered after a two hour fight at the Temple of Heaven. Chang Hsun sought refuge in the Dutch legation as fighting continues in the Forbidden City. Wang Tah Sieh, new foreign minister, traveled to Pekin to negotiate with legations amid reports of 60,000 Republican troops nearby.
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Pekin
Chang Hsun
Honor In Enlisting Soldier Featured on Poster
A local display pays tribute to a soldier who has enlisted, with a poster highlighting his service and commitment. The emblems and insignia emphasize pride and community support for the enlistment.
Wedding Gift From Mrs E H W Or Green
A/$500 000 wedding gift indicated by Mrs E H W or Green is reported in this fragment. The notice notes a large financial bequest connected to a marriage relation. Details are limited in the accessible text.
Bride Refuses Half Million Wedding Gift in Caribbean Honeymoon
Mrs. E H R Green, newlywed to Hetty Green's son, declines a half million dollar wedding gift. The couple sails on Colonel Green's yacht the United States for a Caribbean honeymoon.
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E. H. R. Green
Hetty Green
Colonel
Mrs. Green
Caribbean
Colonel Green
United States
Ten Charged With Murder In East St. Louis Riots
Four white men and six negroes face murder charges from a coroner jury investigating July rioting in East St. Louis. One white man and five negroes have been arrested. A white man accused as a mob leader is sought. Grand jury probe continues with Attorney General Brunadge aides. Evidence links fifteen whites to arson.
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East St. Louis
Brundage
Germany's torpedo supply weakening claim
The navy league of the United States states after expert study that Germany's torpedo supply is weakening. It says German torpedoes have lost nearly ten knots in speed and accuracy since the war began, due to stock shortages and overrun in land operations. It warns Germany runs short of materials and faces production delays.
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Washington
Navy League of the United States
Germany
Verdun
Judge F M Wright Dies in Urbana
Frances M Wright obituary notes he was born in 1844 in Ohio, served in the Civil War, moved to Urbana in 1868, and rose to justice after being elected circuit judge and later appointed federal judge by Grover Cleveland. He died at his Urbana home.
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Champaign
Frances M. Wright
Federal Nuece
Illinois
Urbana
Ohio
Focuider
United State
Washington
Savelt
Austrian Peace Demand Sparks War News
A Paris and London led dispatches recount Czech calls for Austrian peace while Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg resigns. Reports note Austrian leaders blame Germany for war and seek to disassociate. Posts from Berlin Copenhagen and Vienna outline shifting loyalties and political upheaval across Europe.
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London
Berlin
Werk
Ulrich K. von Brockdorff
Tir i Jethmann-Hollweg
Paris
Romann-Hollweg
Germa
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