War Expenditures Committee Fails To Clear Conference Hurdle
Washington July 26 The food control bill faces a possible delay as conferees fight to keep or drop the proposed war expenditures committee. House 167 to 101 sent the bill to conference and parties split on the issue. Senate Republicans favor the plan while Democrats largely oppose. The fourteen conferees include Gore Chamberlain Smith Smith Kenyon Warren Page from the Senate and Lever Lee Candler Haflin Haughen McLaughlin Anderson from the House. Randall the Prohibitionist was the sole Democrat voting against the conference reference.
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Washington
Congress
House
Wilson
Senate
Gore
Oklahoma
Conference
War Committee
Senate Republicans
House Republicans
Senate Democrats
House Democrats
McLaughlin
Michigan
Chamberlain
Oregon
Smith
South Carolina
Georgia
Kenyon
Iowa
Warren
Wyoming
Page
Vermont
Lever
Lee
Candler
Mississippi
Haflin
Alabama
Haughen
Anderson
Minnesota
Dew
Mann
Garret
Tennessee
Randall
California
Carranza May Receive U S Cartridges Says Reports
Reports indicate Mexican President Venustiano Carranza is expected to obtain cartridges from the United States amid ongoing tensions. Officials in Mexico and Washington declined detailed.commentary.
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Wilson
Carranza
Fletcher
United States
Explosion in Nova Scotia Mine Kills Dozens
An explosion in No 6 mine of the New Dominion Coal company at New Waterford Co B is believed to have caused heavy loss of life. Of fifty six men at work in the section only five were rescued alive several hours later. Some were known to have been killed.
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Halifax
N. S
New Dominion Coal Company
New Waterford
Co. B
Sydney
Man Arrested in Huron with Fort Riley Fort Leavenworth Maps
Federal officials shadow a man who identified himself as Eric Todd after his arrest in Huron. He was found with maps of Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth in his possession, linking him to sensitive military sites.
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Atchison, Kan
Eric Todd
Huron
Fort Riley
Fort Leavenworth
Berlin Denies Dutch Coal Export Halt
Amsterdam reports Germany has halted coal exports to Holland, denying Dutch requests amid trade friction. Officials cite strategic supply controls as the reason for the denial, influencing European energy markets and cross border shipments.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Germany
Illinois Crop Report Notes Rain Need Across State
Springfield Illinois July 26 Corn ten days back yet shows good growth but requires rain with haying in progress and pastures short in dry areas. Fruit in good condition though apples dropping in the north. Wheat being cut in the north central harvest ongoing south. Oats harvest starting in north general in central and mostly done in the south with threshing begun.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
United States Weather Bureau
Kaiser Sees His Army In Victory
The article reports on Rear-Admiral Razvosoff appointed chief of Russian Baltic naval forces, arrests of Baltic fleet commander Verdervski for signaling to sailors committees, and ongoing Austro-German advances in Galicia with Tarnopol and Stanislau captured. It notes Russian setbacks and a stand near the Sereth river as German forces push forward. It also covers Russian commissioners urging capital punishment for those refusing to risk their lives for the fatherland.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Galicia
War Office
Tarnopol
Buczacz
Emperor William
the Sereth
Trembovla
Stanislau
Nadvorna
Roumania
Petrograd
Brussiloff
Sereth River
Zboroff
Pebako
Sereth
Kerensky
Declare Coal Prices Their Own Business
A Chicago committee of coal operators rejects state council of defense meddling and refuses to lower coal prices. They repeat the maximums of 2.75 dollars for steam coal and 3.50 dollars for domestic grades set in Washington, and plan to resume joint meetings with miners and council members.
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Chicago
State Council of Defense
State Council
Washington
Gov Walter E Edge New Jersey Executive Saved Draft Blunder
Governor Walter E Edge faced a drafting error that could have altered state executive actions. The episode prompted corrections by aides to prevent unintended policy effects and maintain proper record integrity.
British Naval Losses and Submarine Actions Reported
London reports the merchant cruiser Otway sunk with ten dead after a July 22 torpedo attack. The C-34 submarine is also said to have been sunk, with one survivor captured. Halifax sailors claim German U boats were beaten off near transports to France, while the German coal ship Norderney was torpedoed off Texel.
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France
London
Otway
Berlin
Halifax
N. S
Europe
Amsterdam
The
Handelsblad
Norderney
North Sea
Texel
Frisian Islands
Exempt Farmers Plea Moves Illinois War Effort
Illinois farmers demand exemption of all expert farm help from the first draft and seek preferential railroad service and lumber access to aid their crops. They urge Congress to regulate steel cotton leather and other products and stop eastern slaughter of cows to boost milk and butter. Meeting was led by Samuel Insull with 25 county agents and state officials.
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Chicago
Illinois
State Board of Agriculture and
University of Illinois
Samuel Insull
Illinois State Council of Defense
Who Was Buried Beloit Mystery Remains Unanswered
Beloit Wisconsin July 25 after a coroner's jury found him dead and buried in the potters field in a big city months ago Frank Johnson a laborer asked for food at a Beloit house The question of who was buried remains unanswered
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Beloit
Wis
Potters’ Field
Big City
Frank Johnson
Five Die in Explosion on U S Submarine A 7
An explosion on the submarine A 7 at Cavite in the Philippine Islands killed five sailors and injured three officers and crew. The dead are Lieutenant Arnold Marcus Mill Valley California Harold H Lang Dorchester Massachusetts Othe Hopewell Brushy Knob Missouri Jesse M Currie Richmond Virginia Joseph A Kunz Cameron Texas. Injured include Chief Electrician Theodore Schaiblin Greenwood Missouri Fireman Arthur M Jacobs Rigby Idaho Machinist's Mate J P Hixon. The blast appears caused by ignition of gas inside the ship. The ignition source is not yet reported.
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Washington
Cavite
Philippine Islands
Arnold Marcus
Mill Valley
Cal
Harold H. Lang
Dorchester
Mass
Othe Hopewell
Brushy Knob
Jesse M. Currie
Richmond
Joseph A. Kunz
Cameron
Tex
Theodore Schaiblin
Greenwood
Arthur M. Jacobs
Rigby
Idaho
J. P. Hixon
Hixon
Market Reports Show Steady to Strong Returns Across Meats and Grains
Livestock receipts at multiple markets show hogs and cattle trading variedly with strong and steady tones. Kansas City and East Buffalo quotes list ranges for hogs, cattle, and sheep, while cash grain and produce prices cover wheat corn oats butter eggs poultry and vegetables with regional differences noted.
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East Buffalo
Election Postponed in Tamaulipas Governor Race
President Carranza decreed the Tamaulipas gubernatorial election be postponed indefinitely due to fear of trouble from a bitter campaign between Generals Luis Caballerio and Topez de Lara. The decision reached Nuevo Laredo and was relayed from Laredo, Texas.
Austrian Reinforcements Fail at Friday Night Assault
Rome reports an official announcement that Austrian reinforcements attacked Friday night but were repulsed by Italian forces, marking a failed assault despite Austrian support.
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Rome
Gunner on U S Warship Killed
Buenos Aires reports that Clay Tenny Lyles a gunners mate died after a powder explosion aboard a visiting American squadron ship during a salute. The accident occurred while the vessel fired a salute.
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U. S
Buenos Aires
Clay Tenny Lyles
Four Die as Interurban Hits Car at Crossing
The Martinsville interurban struck a automobile carrying six near Indianapolis killing four and injuring two. Dead are George Scherer of Olney Illinois and his two sons aged twelve and eighteen and Mrs T H Sutton sister of Mrs Scherer. Mrs George Scherer suffered a broken arm and jaw while a daughter fractured a leg. Crossing view was obstructed by corn cribs.
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Indianapolis
Martinsville
Here
George Scherer
Olney
T. H. Sutton
Baseball Results From Pittsburgh matchup
The box score shows Brook pitching for Pittsburgh and Marquard, Coombs, Smith, Meyers, Wheat, Grimes, Jacobs, and Schneider contributing in the game. Final lines indicate Pittsburgh earned 4 runs while Brook’s team tallied 6, with 18 hits and 1 error for the visitors.
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Pittsburgh
R. H. BE. Brook
Pitts
Marquard, Coombs
Smith and Meyers
Wheat
Grimes, Jacobs and Schneider
Baseball scores from New York Philadelphia and Boston listings
Box score fragment shows teams New York Philadelphia and Boston with listed pitchers batters and partial inning totals. Names include Cicotte Schalk Mogridge Nannamaker Davis Stanage Myers Schang Faber Schalk Fisher Russell Love Walters Davenport Hamilton Severeid Leonard Thomas.
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New York
R. H. EB. Crigabo Cccnes
Cicotte
Schalk
Mogridge
Nannamaker
Philadelphia
R. H. EL Detroit
R. H. EL Chicago
Davis
Stanage
Myers
Jones
Schang
Faber and Schalk
Fisher
Russell
Love
Walters
Boston
R. Heb
St. Louis
Davenport
Hamilton and
Severeid
Leonard
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