Kaiser’s Heir Gaining Influence as German Move Toward Peace
Rome reports Kaiser’s power shifting toward Crown Prince as German leadership debates peace terms. Berlin leaders meet with Hindenburg and Ludendorff while Michaelis prepares his speech and awaits a formal program. The Pan German Independent League protests the majority peace plan amid war fatigue and ruin fears. Michaelis’s family is noted with two daughters in public welfare and a son killed in action.
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Reichstag
Hinderburg
Ludendorff
Michaelis
Washington
Rome
Germany
Italy
Amsterdam
Berlin
Tageblatt
Catholic Center
Copenhagen
George Michaelis
von Bethmann-Holloweg
von Hindenburg
Ludendorf
William
Dr. Michaelis
Pan-German Independent League
League
I W W Internees Held Pending Washington Order
El Paso reports military commanders lack guidance on I W W internees at Columbus with no disposition set until orders from Washington. Eight alleged I W W agitators arrested for investigation. William Moeller, a wealthy real estate operator, arrested by government agents and also under investigation for alleged pro German activities.
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el Paso
Columbus
Washington
William Moeller
Illinois Eyes Big War Aviation Field Network
Illinois plans include Ashburn field Chicago as aviation training camp with Rantoul and Belleville camps already established. If plans materialize, hundreds of airplanes will fly between Chicago and Belleville via Rantoul, showcasing wartime air traffic across central and southwestern Illinois.
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Washington
Illinois
War Department
Ashburn Field
Chicago
Rantoul
Central
Belleville
Hurley Expected to Succeed Redfield in Cabinet
E Win N Hurley is reported to become the successor to Secretary Redfield in the cabinet. The report frames the potential appointment as a major reshuffle in the administration with Hurley seen as a trusted figure to carry forward Redfield’s policies.
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Redfield
American Press Association
Washington
Edwin N. Hurley
Hurley
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Commerce
Exports Council
Four U boats sunk by U.S. fleet in France convoy
American warships convoying the first installment of U.S. troops to France destroyed four of the largest German submarines. The Grace, owned by Standard Commercial, was sunk with three dead and five injured. Other tonnage losses included Leyland Line freighter Sylvanian and White Star steamer Kioto.
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London
France
Bern
Rome
Central News
Washington
Grace
Naval Armed Guard
State Department
Standard Commercial Steamship Corpooration
Whitehall Street
New York
E. J. Farrell
New Jersey
van Wyke
Anderson
White Star Line
Manchester
Militiaman Faces Trial After Fatal Stabbing in St Louis
Private John McCafferty of the Second Illinois infantry is held by East St Louis authorities after the death of seventeen year old Essenger. McCafferty says he stabbed Essenger during an altercation on Collinsville avenue as he attempted to arrest the boy. The case will be handled by civil authorities.
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ST. Louis
John McCafferty
Company 1
Second Illinois Infantry
East St. Louis
John Risenger
McCafferty
Collinsville Avenue
Kssenger
Essenger
Henry R. Hill
Baseball results from multiple city matchups listed
Scores from games in Boston Pittsburgh New York Brooklyn Philadelphia and Cincinnati. Notable pitchers include Cooper Ragan Grimes Schmidt Vaughn Tesreau Benton and Regan. Final tallies show wins for Pittsburgh New York Brooklyn Philadelphia and Cincinnati with varying run totals.
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Boston
Pittsburg
Cooper
Ragan
Grimes
Schmidt
Allen
Nehf
Tragessor
Pittsburgh
Jacobs
Barnes
New York
Chicago
Vaughn
Douglas
Dilhoefer
Tesreau
Benton
Rariden
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Meadows
Snyder
Pfeffer
Meyers
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Regan
Wingo
Alexander
Killifer
Yard-Long Basketball Box Score Fragments
Scores and pairings show Cleveland and New York teams with Bhawkey Nannamaker Bagby O Neill. St Louis Boston contest lists Foster Jones Thomas Davenport Severeid with final tallies in scattered line items.
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Cleveland
New York
Bhawkey
Nannamaker
Bagby
O'Neill
St. Louis
Boston
Foster
Jones
Thomas
Davenport
Severeid
Quebec Mob Attacks Newspapers Over Draft Law
Several thousand people gathered in Jacques Cartier market square for an anticonscription meeting. Speakers including Senator Lancry Armand Lavergne Laetare Roy and Louis Letourneaux urged opposition to conscription. The demonstrators adopted a resolution against the draft and damaged windows at the Quebec Chronicle and L Evenement, papers backing the law.
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Quebec
Jacques Cartier Market Square
Senator Lancry
Armand l Lavergne
Laetare Roy
Louis Letourneaux
Quebec Chronicle
L'Evenement
Friend of Roosevelt Ends Life in California Park
Eugene Brady O'Neill, a former rough rider and close ally of Colonel Roosevelt, shot himself in West Lake Park Los Angeles after leaving a note to his wife stating fear of insanity. He died instantly.
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Los Angeles
Eugene Brady O’neill
Roosevelt
Arizona
West Lake Park
German plan 10 get Roosevelt upset
Copenhagen July 17 Roosevelt was not sent to France to command an American army division. German naval circles reacted with disappointment and planned a special U boat squadron dubbed Teddy jaeger to hunt for T R if he led the first division. The move cooled expectations among those who expected Roosevelt to command.
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Copenhagen
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
France
America
Roosevelt
Navy
Argentina Envoy Romulo Naon to Resign Soon
Romulo S. Naon the Argentine ambassador to the United States is reported to be preparing a resignation follow a year of diplomatic postings and ongoing tensions between Buenos Aires and Washington. The move would clear the way for new diplomatic leadership and potential shifts in policy.
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Argentina
U. S
Noon
Buenos Aires
Washington
Naon
Lynn Manufacturers Reject Fed Conciliator Plan
Lynn Massachusetts July 17 shot manufacturers rejected the plan of Federal Conciliator Benjamin to settle the strike that has closed thirty factories.
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Lynn
Mass
Benjamin
Markets Show Mixed Live Stock and Grain Quotations
Chicago and East Buffalo markets list hogs and cattle with receipts and price ranges. Hogs steady with varied classes, cattle lower on some grades, sheep steady to lower. grain and produce prices include wheat corn oats and butter eggs poultry. fruits and vegetables show scattered figures and regional quotes.
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East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Germans Move Troops as Riga Offensive Advances
Russian front reports from Petrograd describe German reinforcements rushing toward Riga to distract from southern Russian offensives. On the Lemberg front heavy auto traffic shifts troops as Korniloff threatens Kalusz. Austrians retreat in panic on the Carpathians while Russians expand prisoner gains in Galicia and Lomnica.
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Washington
Gulf of Riga
Roumania
Petrograd
Rica
Lemberg
Korniloff
Carpathians
Riga
von Moedre
Kalusz
Carpathian
Trosdansky
Kenensky
Galicia
Russian War Department
Brussiloff
Lodziany
Lomnica
Kalucz
Willard Won't Be Barred From Wild West Show
Supreme Court Justice Hendrick denied Jack Curley’s bid for an injunction to stop heavyweight champion Jess Willard from appearing in the wild west show until Curley’s contract with Willard ends in September. The judge held Willard liable only in a separate action for damages and saw no profit in blocking the champion from earning summer income.
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New York
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Jack Curley
Jess Willard
Curley
Willard
Ousting Mooney Juror Opens Murder Trial Panel
John Welby, juror in the murder trial of Mrs. Rena Mooney in San Francisco, was dismissed from the panel. His seat was immediately filled by the thirteenth juror, completing the juror lineup.
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Real
San Francisco
John Welby
Rena Mooney
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