Russian siege of Przemysl expands as Austrians crumble
Dispatches from Petrograd report the bombardment of Przemysl has begun as 60,000 Austrian defenders hold the great stronghold. Russian forces press toward Cracow while enveloping Austrian units under Von Auffenberg and Dankl, with mutinies and executions cited in Galicia. The czar's troops sweep west and south, seeking to crush remaining Austrian forces and seize Cracow.
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Petrograd
Przemysl
Francis Joseph
Lemberg
Jeroglav-Przemysl
Russian Poland
Ciracow
von Auffenberg
Dankl
Cracow
Wedinanski
Galicia
Reddell
Froreich
Rheims cathedral destroyed in German bombardment
The French government protests German destruction of Rheims France a seven century old cathedral city of 105 000 with about 400 civilian deaths. Thomas Slidell of New York reports bombardment Friday damaging rose windows and the Golden Lion hotel, with refugees fleeing toward the south and German prisoners wounded.
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France
Rheims
Louvain
Thomas Slidell
New York
Paris
Golden Lion
King George vows to endure war till worthy British aim
In a throne speech King George pledges continued war until the worthy purpose of Britain's endeavor is achieved. He praises navy and army for vigilance and vows not to surrender while allied with faithful friends in a just cause. Also reported: 72 people drown when the Francis H Leggett schooner breaks up in a gale near the Columbia River.
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England
George
Francis H. Leggett
Columbian River
Washington Orders American Soldiers From Vera Cruz
President Wilson ordered U S forces withdrawn from Vera Cruz after cabinet discussion. Paul Fuller reported favorable to Carranza, aiding a stable Mexican government. Withdrawal to occur as arrangements with Mexican authorities allow, with most ships likely ordered home.
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Washington
Mexican
Wilson
Carranza
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Wilson Refuses Time for Judgment on War Protests
President Wilson sets a general rule to avoid final judgments on belligerent protests to preserve U S neutrality. The reply to the Kaiser mirrors his Belgian response, and a cable to France’s Poincare on dum dum bullets closely follows his message to Emperor William.
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Wilson
United States
Poincare
France
William
Caution Flags Dun's Review Of Trade Sentiment
Dun's Review notes hesitancy in entering new commitments but overall business confidence remains. Positive signals include improved foreign exchange and steps to meet maturing obligations abroad, with weekly U S failures at 384 versus 2 in Canada and 55 against 20 a year ago.
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Trade Review
Dun’s Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Railroad crash near Binghanton injures many
A Illinois Central freight train collided with a Raleigh Springs car trailer at the Summer avenue crossing, a quarter mile east of Binghanton, Tenn. The impact hurled the trailer over an embankment and many were killed or injured. The freight train was moving north on the Belt line railroad.
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Illinois Central
Raleigh Springs
Summer Avenue
Binghamton, Tenn
Belt Line
Train Plunges In Cloudburst. 27 Perish In Missouri Crash
Passengers aboard westbound Missouri train No 6 known as the exw limited were drowned when the engine and four cars slid into a flooded gulley near Tigar Lebanon after a cloudburst. The four sleeping cars stayed on track as others leapt to rescue those trapped in submerged coaches. About a score injured. Also reports two separate accidents in Pennsylvania left one dead and one fatally injured. James J Sullivan, dean of amateur athletics, died in New York after surgery.
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Missouri
St. Louis
San Francisco
Tigar
Lebanon, Mo
James E. Sullivan
James J. Sullivan
America
Mount Sinwi Hospital
New York
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J.M. Stewart & Co
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Peterson & Co
Keller Bros
Wine & Wine Tailors
Haberdashers’ Hatters
Buchheit Bros
Indiana, Pa
Vogel Bros
North
Vera Graz
Dun
John Griffin
Pennsylvania
Sharon
John Hover
Sophia Shepinshae
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Brody
New Fall Mer
Plebes
Tadies
Express
Indiana
Congress
Adams Express CO
American Express CO
R. W. Craig
Bell Phone
Wan Lalse
the Farmers Bank, of
Waverly
Waverly Oil Works Co
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