Russians Gain Prisoners Across Galicia and Caucasus Fronts
Russian forces report captures in Lodziany Tarn region southwest of Kalusz and in the Caucasus with 600 more prisoners taken. French forces seize a strong German trench network near Mont Haut Teton in Champagne with 360 prisoners. German and French actions feature on the Aisne front near Chemin des Dames and Moronvilliers with hundreds of prisoners involved.
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Petrograd
Lodziany
Kalusz
Galicia
War Office
Caucasus
Caucasus Front
Van
Ariss-Daraisi
Vastan
Serdesh
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Paris
Mont Haut
The
Teton
Champagne
Cerny
Aisne
Berlin
Chemin-des-Dames
Courtecon
Moronyvilliers
Copper Magnate John D. Ryan to Direct Red Cross Medical Work
Industrial leader John D. Ryan will oversee Red Cross medical activities. He takes charge of organizing relief efforts and coordinating hospital aid and field medical operations in support of the war and humanitarian relief missions.
Spectacular car theft ring empress Lindley faces extradition
Kokomo Indiana July 16 Mrs Maude Lindley now in Chicago after extradition fight is found guilty of receiving stolen autos. At the head of an organization profiting from cars she allegedly stored vehicles in friends barns then sold them. A recent Kokomo incident led to her arrest. Cook County jury may sentence from one to ten years. Lindley linked to former Sheriff Joseph Lindley and a long history with police reform efforts.
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Kokomo
Ind
Maude Lindley
Chicago
Cook County
Lindley
Police Board
Hanly
Joseph Lindley
Jesse Lindley
Sherman Seeks Grand Juries to Crush I W W Plot
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illinois pushes immediate use of United States grand juries in multiple districts to indict and try I W W agitators. He cites German financing and rioting in East St. Louis and urges swift action under the espionage act.
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Washington
United States
Gregory
Congress
East St. Louis
Douglas
Ariz
Columbus
N. M
Bisbee
Oriz
Oregon
Department of Justice
Sherman
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Senate
United States Grand Juries
Bride Refuses 500000 Wedding Gift in Caribbean Honeymoon
Mrs E H R Green, newly married to Hetty Green's son, refuses a half million dollar wedding gift from a millionaire husband. The couple sails on Colonel Green's yacht the United States with a Caribbean honeymoon underway.
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E. H. R. Green
Hetty Green
Colonel
Mrs. Green
Caribbean
Colonel Green
United States
Ten Charged With Murder After East St Louis Riots
East St. Louis Ill July 16 Four white men and six negroes are charged with murder in a coroner's inquest into the July 2 race rioting. One white man and five negroes are under arrest. The group includes a man alleged as a mob leader. A grand jury inquiry is led by Attorney General Brundage's assistants. Evidence links fifteen whites to arson.
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East St. Louis
Ill
Brundage
Germany's torpedo supply weakens in WWI analysis
The U S navy league reports German torpedoes have slowed by about ten knots since the war began and accuracy has declined. It cites scarce torpedo stocks, heavy expenditure on land campaigns, and Crown Prince folly at Verdun as factors. Experts say Germany races to build slower torpedoes, risking material shortages.
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Washington
Navy League of the United States
Germany
Verdun
JUDGE F M WRIGHT DIES IN URBANA CHAMPaign
Frances M. Wright a federal judge for the eastern Illinois district died at his Urbana home. Born in 1844 in Ohio he served in the Civil War and rose to second lieutenant. He moved to Urbana in 1868 and later became circuit judge in 191? and was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as a federal judge in Washington.
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Champaign
Ill
Frances M. Wright
Ilinois
Urbana
Ohio
Jude
Pocuidrtr
Chintley
United State
Ce ci
Washington
P. Aevelt
Czech Demands on Austria and German Policy Surge
Reports from Zurich and London depict Czech leaders accusing Austria of sacrificing Czech interests to Germany. They call for distancing from Germany and warn traitor labels for deputies seeking alliances. The piece links shifts in German leadership with broader war policy debates.
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Zurich
Herr Praschek
Austria
Germany
Ienna
Russia
France
Death of A W Wishard Former Internal Revenue Solicitor General
Indianapolis July 14 A W Wishard former solicitor general of the internal revenue department at Washington died suddenly at a hospital here from 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 scores featuring Cleveland and rival clubs
A sequence of baseball box scores lists games between Cleveland and New York St Louis Boston Chicago Washington Detroit and Philadelphia with varied innings and run totals. Key pitchers batters and pairings are named across multiple matchups highlighting final tallies and notable contributions.
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Cleveland
R. H. FE
New York
Fisher
Nanamaker
Coveleski
Gould
Billings
O’neill
Caldwell
Walters
Lambeth Severeid
R. H. EF
Ne. Scay
St. Louis
Gould and
O'Neill
R. H. EB
Boston
Ruth and
Thomas
Sothern and Shore
Pennock
Agnew
Koob
Rogers
Martin
Hale
Chicago
R. H. B. Washington
Johnson
Ainsmith
Williams
Danforth
Schalk
Detroit
R. H. B. Philadelphia
Myers and
Schang
Dauss
Stanage
Farmers Hunt Escaped Lion On Allerton Estate
Monticello Illinois July 16 Scores of farmers armed with shotguns rifles and pitchforks joined a search for an African lion at large on the Allerton estate near Monticello The lion escaped from a circus attacked a man and terrorized the countryside Doors and stables are barred guards patrol roads Reward of 250 offered for capture The animal is believed to have escaped from Wallace and Hagenback circus and attacked Thomas Guillett the Allerton butler.
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Monticello
Ill
Robert Allerton
Chicago
Allerton
Pratt County
Sangamon River
Samuel Allerton
Wallace & Hagenback Circus
Illinois
Thomas Gullett
Norwegian Liner Kristianiafjord Run Aground Off Newfoundland
The Kristianiafjord carrying 1200 passengers from an American port via Halifax to Norway ran aground seven miles west of Cape Race. Passengers were removed and landed safely at Portugal Cove.
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St. John’s
N. F
Kristianiafjord
Halifax
Norway
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Portugal Cove
Monarchist Troops Surrender in Temple of Heaven Fight
Republican headquarters report 3,000 troops under General Chang Hsun surrendered after a two hour battle in the Temple of Heaven and Chang Hsun took refuge in the Dutch legation. Fighting continues in the Forbidden City with a remnant and a large fire. Wang Tah Sieh, the new foreign minister, travels to Pekin to negotiate with legations. Republicans promise quick victory with 60,000 troops in the area.
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Pekin
Chang Hsun
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