U S Official Is Kaiser Booster in North Dakota
Senator McCumber accused Bowman North Dakota postmistress and husband of aiding anarchist propaganda. He cited letters praising draft opponents and desiring to replace officials, claiming post office staff opposed to the government. He asked the postmaster general to act and warned patriots may respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bowman
North Dakota
McCumber
Senate
Kate Richards O’hare
Ripsaw
Postoffice
Strameup
Admiral Knight Receives Honor in Tokio Visit
Admiral Austin Knight arrives in Tokio to convey U S thanks for Japan returning Ambassador Guthrie s body by warship The emperor to host a luncheon in his honor next Wednesday with the admiral meeting the emperor
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Mikado
U. S
Tokio
Austin Knight
Defense Council in Coal Price Inquiry
Chicago July 24 The coal investigation committee of the state council of defense opened a closed door meeting to set a price for Illinois mines and push a reduction to curb an alleged $30 million annual excess profits for Chicago consumers. Seven operators, three mine workers and seven council members attend. no coal consumer voice present. Proceedings were informal and testimony on costs not to be taken.
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Chicago
Coal Investigation Committee
State Council of Defense
Ilinois
State Council
Whisky Has Biggest Boom In Peoria
Peoria Illinois reports a surge in liquor demand ahead of grain prohibition. Revenue for the first fifteen July working days totals 3 345 601 dollars, up 2 262 018 from July 1916. Distilleries run at full capacity, no whiskey stored in bonded warehouses, corn futures rise to 2 02 percent.
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Peoria, Ill
Peoria
Board of Trade
Germans Again Fail in Aisne Verdun Attacks
On the Aisne front French forces repelled fresh German assaults with heavy losses. German efforts on the Verdun front also failed to gain ground. In Kentucky, Estell and Roy Crawford were struck by lightning on Roy’s Smithland farm. Roy’s gun cartridges exploded from the bolt, killing them both.
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Paris
Tx Aisne
Verdun
Lexington
Estell
Roy Crawford
Smithland
Roy
Lewis urges peage offer amid German peace terms
Senator J H Lewis of Illinois says he will introduce a resolution to open peace talks with the United States taking the lead. He cites Chancellor Michaelis telling the Reichstag that peace could come in six months or six years as proof Germany waits for terms from foes and favors peace on the allies' terms over Hohenzollern power.
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Washington
J. H Lewis
Illinois
Senate
Michaelis
Reichstag
United States
Lewis
Germany
House of Hohenzollern
Borah
Senator Lewis
Chicago Markets and German Peace Terms Summarized
Chicago hogs and cattle receipts along with varied prices for light and heavy hogs, steers, cows, and calves. Mention of Senator Lewis detailing Germany’s three peace terms restoration of Belgium return of French territory and Balkan return to prior status, plus call for an international board to settle postwar questions.
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Germany
Lewis
Belgium
France
Balkan
United States
Italy
Michaelis
East Buffalo
Five Mile Deadline Ordered On Saloons Near Camps
President Wilson issues a five mile limit banning disorderly saloons near military camps and allows restricted possession of liquor for arsenal use. Chicago reports open war on saloons near army and navy training camps led by Dr. Rachelle Yarros and the committee of social hygiene.
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Washington
Wilson
Fuch
Chicago
North Shore
Canadians Raid German Trenches Near Avion Seize Prisoners
British Headquarters reports a Canadian raid southeast of Avion over 700 yards of front. After heavy shelling the raiders seized the second line and dugouts along the Avion Merincourt railway, taking at least sixty prisoners, with light casualties. The Germans used gas shells as the advance pressed a difficult sector. Paris orders that news dispatches mention only Pershing and Sibert by name.
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France
Avion
Avion-Merincourt
Kerensky Made Russ Dictator Amid Mutinies In Galicia
News from Petrograd reports that the council of workers and soldiers delegates and peasants granted Premier Kerensky unlimited powers for a government of national safety to restore order at front and home. Russian fronts report advances against Germans near Krevo and Vilna with over 1,000 captured, amid morale issues and detachments' instability. Tarnopol falls to Germans in Eastern Galicia threatening the Russian line. Berlin says Russians retreat to the Carpathians as German forces advance on Tarnopol and along the Dniester.
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Galicia
Petrograd
Berlin
Carpathians
Council of Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates
Peasants of All Russia
Kenersky
Government of National Safety
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Council of Peasants
Krevo
Vilna
Pinsk
Sereth
Stripa
Zlota Lipa
London
Tarnopol
Reuster
Tarnop
Rohatyn-Ostroff
Dniester
Craonne
Aisne
France
Liberty Loan 60 Percent Reached in Washington
Treasury statement shows June 30 payments on the liberty loan account totaling 1 385 024 456 dollars, indicating more than 60 percent achievement.
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Liberty Loan
Washington
Treasury
Baseball Results From Sunday?s Gridiron? No Title
Pittsburgh tops New York 7 to 1 as Schupp, Ginson secure the win while Wagner drives in runs. Boston loses 9 to 3 to Chicago in a high scoring affair with Nehf battered. St Louis defeats Philadelphia 12 to 11 in a 32 hit slugfest. Cincinnati outplays Brooklyn 11 to 2 behind Toney and Wingo in a six inning game.
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New York
R. H. E. Pittsburgh
Cooper
Wagner
Schupp
Ginson
Boston
R. H. E. Chicago
Vaughn
Douglas
Carter
Wilson
Dilhoefer
Rudolph
Nehf
Trogressor
Philadelphia
R. H. E. St. Louis
Goodwin, Ames and Snyder and
Gonzales
Mayer, Lavender and Killifer
Baseball Summary From Chicago AL Game
In Chicago the American League game features Shore, Jones, Jo and Thomas, Williams, Schalk among players. EB and 605 20019-38 310 Chicago appear in the scoring lines, indicating run and hit totals.
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Chicago
Shore
Jones
Thomas
Williams
Chcot
Schalk
GIVES 3 SONS FOR AMERICA
Hammond, Ind. July 23 Mrs. Ja cob Hildebrandt of 427 State street Hammond says she willingly gave three sons John Fred and Henry to the draft in the early drawing while her fourth son Charles joined the national guard in Chicago She says they are good American boys so there may be no more wars and no more heart broken mothers born in Germany.
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Hammond
Ind
Jacob Hildebrandt
State Street
John
Fred
Henry
Charles
National Guard
Chicago
Mrs. Hildebrandt
Germany
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U.S
Kaiser
M’cumber
Office Sedition Headquarters
Calif
Broad Song
J. P. Morgan
Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
American Press Association
Cocchi
Bologna
Rome
Defense Council IN Coal
Peage
Illinoison
Michaelson
Kansas City
Cash Grain
Admiral Caperton
U. S. Patrol
Argentina
Pershing
Sibert
Kerensky
Tarnapol
Teuton
National League
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Toney
Wingo
Smith and Miller
W. L. Pet
WL Pet N. Y
Chi
Cin
Brook
St. L
Best
Phil
Pitts
N. Y
Cleve
America
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