Turning of the tide in Russians' favor
London reports reinforcements and armor shells boosting Russian defense near Lubin. Mackensen's five-mile-daily advance toward Galicia and Poland aims to split the Russian center, while Warsaw remains under strong defense as Austro-German pressure shifts.
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Lubin
Sokhomlinoff
Mackensen
Galicia
Poland
Bull River
Vistula
Warsaw
Petrograd
Wieprz
Bug
Paris
Gaila Lipa
Zeoli Lipa
Berlin
Braskaw
Gothland
Submarine Warfare Sinks Ships and Claims Crew
British ship Anglo Californian arrives at Queenstown with twelve dead and several injured after a German submarine shelling. Captain Harslow killed. his son assumes command on the bridge. Submarines operate at the mouth of the Thames and in the English Channel with attacks on Carthage and Baltic warship. American tanker Platurea seized by a German warship near Swinemunde.
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Queenstown
Harslow
Thames
London
Carthage
English Channel
Baltic
Petrograd
Botha Victorious in South Africa Surrenders German Forces
London July 9 General Botha commander of British forces in South Africa has accepted the surrender of all the German military forces in German Southwest Africa ending the hostilities in the region.
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London
Botha
South Africa
Africa
Vice President Marshall Not Alarmed by Threats
Vice President Thomas C. Marshall addressed the public in Hot Springs Arkansas saying he had received many threatening letters in the past six weeks but discarded them all as waste. He stated he is not alarmed and describes himself as a fatalist.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Thomas C. Marshall
Marshall
The Power of Hot Air Baths and Turkish Bath
The article extols hot air as a universal disinfectant, stating heat destroys disease germs and citing inflammatory rheumatism cases. It highlights the Crosby Massage and Bath Parlors as the home of the twentieth century Turkish bath.
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Crosby Massage and Bath
Windstorm Across Midwest Kills Fifty and Injures Many
A violent windstorm sweeping from Ohio to Nebraska leaves fifty dead and hundreds injured. Cincinnati and surrounding areas suffer the heaviest losses with thirty three perished. Weather toll extends across several states, prompting emergency responses and rescue efforts.
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Chicago
Ohio
Nebraska
Cininnati
United States Minister Is Requested to Resign
Washington July 6. James Sullivan American minister to the Dominican Republic has been asked to resign. A commission will be appointed to investigate his conduct.
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United States
Washington
James Sullivan
Dominican Republic
National Fourth of July celebration disaster reported
The Chicago Tribune notes nationwide reports of a deadly Fourth of July celebration with nineteen fatalities and 903 injuries. Local authorities and emergency services responded as the scale of the incident became evident across multiple states.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Sale of Town Lots Begins at Railroad Terminus
Ship Creek Alaska July 9 The sale of town lots along the route of the government railroad between Seward and Fairbanks has begun under supervision of land office officials
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Ship Creek
Alaska
Seward
Fairbanks
Land Office
Rumors claim sultan of Turkey died under cover
In Athens on July 7 rumors circulated that the sultan of Turkey had died and that the Young Turks suppressed the news for political reasons. The sultan was recently operated on for gallstones.
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Athens
Turkey
Tom Taggart's Associates Plead Guilty in Fraud Case
In Indianapolis, July 7, several men indicted with Tom Taggart, the prominent Democratic politician, have pleaded guilty to election fraud charges.
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Tom Taggart
Indianapolis
Ind
Morgan Shot at Home by Cornell Instructor in Maniacal Act
J P Morgan head of J P Morgan & Co was shot at his Glencove home by F Holt a Cornell German instructor captured. Mail said to be serious but later ruled not. Holt claimed war motive and hostage plan before dying by his own action in an insane asylum cell. Holt had lived in Dallas with wife and planned to teach at Southern Methodist University.
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J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
Glencove
F. Holt
Cornell University
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Butlet
Holt
Ithaca
Stock Exchange
Mineola
N. Y
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Southern Methodist University
Bold attempt to destroy capitol at Washington
A midnight explosion wrecked the east reception room of the Capitol. No injuries reported. Police say a crank likely behind the blast heard two miles away. Holt confessed to placing the Washington bomb and a dynamite trunk was found at an east side lodging. Letters imply ships carry hidden dynamite and coastwise searches were issued. President Wilson now guarded by eleven secret service men.
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Capitol Building
New York
Holt
J. P. Morgan
Capitol
East Side
Atlantic
Detective Bureau
Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Secret Service
Minnehaha fires and ammunition laden ship off Halifax
The steamship Minnehaha carrying 15,000 tons of ammunition for France caught fire five hundred miles off Halifax. Ships rushed to aid as fire raged in mid ocean. By July 9 the fire was subdued after the vessel arrived Halifax. The blaze's cause remains unknown amid speculation of a bomb involving Holt, linked to the shooting of J. P. Morgan.
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New York
France
Halifax
Holt
J. P. Morgan
General Diaz Dies After Long Illness
Paris reports exiled former Mexican president General Porfirio Diaz has died after a lengthy illness. A funeral followed on July 6 with attendance by government representatives from several nations.
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Porfirio Diaz
Paris
Mexico
Wealthy Alaska contractor sued for divorce in Seattle
Clyde Morns a wealthy Alaska contractor and clubman is sued for divorce by his wife who alleges cruel treatment. The case centers on marital disputes brought in Seattle court with the couple’s Alaska ties noted.
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Seattle
Clyde Morns
Alaska
Powder mill explosion in London claims many lives
A powder mill at Hounslow exploded last night with unconfirmed reports that about one hundred people were killed. The incident occurred near the Crosby Baths, as local residents react with shock and concern.
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London
Hounslow
Huerta Arrested for Conspiracy in New Charge
Ex-Dictator Huerta and five others were arrested in El Paso on a new neutrality law violation charge with bail set at 15 dollars. They spent the weekend in jail and Huerta wept detailing mistreatment by the Americans. Also reports say Huerta may leave the border, while Orozco escapes to the mountains.
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Huerta
EL Paso
Fatal Motorcycle Collision Kills Seattle Couple
Horace Merrill and his wife died in a motorcycle collision with an automobile in Seattle on July 5. The accident occurred as they rode through the city streets, with authorities reporting an unavoidable impact and immediate fatalities.
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Seattle
Horace Merrill
Bryan reviews procession in San Francisco parade
July 5. Ex-Secretary of State Bryan reviewed the patriotic parade here today. Miss S Graham, sister of Mrs Annie Clifton Cleveland, was a passenger on the Wash burn, arriving at Dikeman last Saturday. She was accompanied by Russell Lynden Graham, an adopted eight year old boy. Miss Graham is a teacher by profession. Jeb Printing is Pioneer office.
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San Francisco
Bryan
S. Graham
Annie Clifton Cleveland
Wash‘burn
Dikeman
Russell Lynden Graham
Miss Graham
Second Thurston Case On Trial This Morning
The United States vs Thom J and Agnes V Thurston tested postal law violations in district court. A special venire of thirty was summoned. after a long day, the jury was formed and the judge adjourned until 10 am. Witness Joseph H Smith arrived from Fairbanks for the Iditarod case. C R Peck invites readers to see new store items added while Outside.
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United States
Thom J
Agnes V.thurston
District Court
Iditarod
Joseph H. Smith
T. L. Thurston
Roth
Emil Anderson
Mead Maynard
A. E. Meacham
Philip Riley
J. B. Elliott
Charles Schubert
P. A. Bugge
Mike Lucey
Phil Keith
Joe Keen
George Mutehler
Pete Michaels
Fairbanks
Tanans Valley
Germany's Answer for Cabinet Stirs Wilson Stance
July 9 The German government prepares to justify its illegal submarine war against merchant ships. President Wilson remains firm, and the German reply draft appears unsatisfactory. Ambassador Gerard to Berlin will carry word as Wilson returns from Cornish NH to review the cabinet Tuesday. A Berlin dispatch notes the reply delivered to Gerard last night. The first draft claims British submarines in Turkish waters have sunk unarmed passenger ships. Also London reports Lord Mersey's commission findings on the Falaba sinking, confirming a German submarine attack on an unarmed liner. Sayville German wireless station seized for neutrality violations, ending direct US-Germany communication.
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Washington
Tommorrow
Berlin
Wilson
Gerard
Cornish
N. H
Hi Summer Home
Germany
Lord Mersey
London
United States
Italians Occupy Tolzeno and Bombard Goritz in Isonzo Front
Rome reports no major changes on the Italian Austrian battlefront in 24 hours. Italian forces occupy Tolzeno, a key Isonzo valley position, while Austrian fortifications hold nearby and shell the village. The Italian cruiser Amalfi was sunk by an Austrian submarine, most crew saved, and aviators bomb Goritz and Aisozze as the Adriatic is closed to navigation due to floating mines.
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Rome
Tolzeno
Isonzo
Goritz
Adriatic
Aisozze
Adriatic Sea
Fierce Fighting in the Dardanelles Rumors of Revolt
From Rome to London and Berlin reports outline a Turkish garrison revolt in Constantinople and severe German domination. Turkish forces resist the Dardanelles with heavy losses claimed by Berlin, while General Von Sanders is wounded and seven German submarines arrive near the straits.
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Rome
Constantinople
London
Dardanelles
Berlin
Athens
von Sanders
Montenegrin Representative Arrested Over Neutrality Violation
Johan Mata movitch, a Montenegrin king’s aide, was arrested in Portland on neutrality charges for allegedly recruiting for the Montenegrin army in the Northwest and East. He is held on $10,000 bail. Seattle reports pledge recruits traveling to Canada will not be molested, but recruiters will be prosecuted.
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Portland
Ore
Johan Matamovitch
Nicholas of
Montenegro
Seattle
United States
Canada
Zeppelin Birthday Celebrations Mark 78th Birthday
In Amsterdam on July 9, celebration marked Count Zeppelin's 78th birthday. The inventor of the dirigible bearing his name was praised across Germany for his aerial pioneer work.
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Amsterdam
Count Zeppelin
Germany
Katmai volcano erupts again near Seward Alaska
Seward Alaska July 9 Mount Katmai is again in eruption with ash plumes rising over the area. Local observers report renewed activity near the Katmai group, and authorities warn air traffic may be affected.
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Seward
Alaska
Mount Katmai
Rockefeller is 76 as Standard Oil head turns birthday
New York July 8 John D Rockefeller head of the Standard Oil Company is celebrating his 76th birthday today and is in excellent health.
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Tarryiown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
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