Russians Plot to Kill HIN Leaders and Allies
United Press reports a Bolshevist German alliance plot aiming to assassinate Mirbach and target Kaiser Wilhelm II and Hindenburg. Names Kamkoff Karelin Steinberg and Mme Spiri doneeva linked to Social Revolutionaries. Kerensky questioned abroad as press cites bolshevist-German convergence. Amsterdam report same day says Soviet Russia would ally with Germany if Anglo Japanese intervene.
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SY Joseph Shaplen
United Press
Stockholm
Mirbach
Petrograd
Germany
Kaiser
Ludeworff
Hindenburg
Kuehlmann
M. Kamkoff
M. Karelin
M. Steinberg
Mme. Spiridoneeva
Kamkoff
Lenine
Kamoff
Right
Ers
Bolsheviats
Kerensky
Isvolaky
Varna
Russia
Amsterdam
Moscow
Vienna Neue Freie Presse
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Vienna
Escape of aviator Buck from German captivity reported
July 11. Corporal Everett Buckley of Kilbourne Illinois, an aviator in French service, who was captured by Germans at Verdun, has escaped from Germany. A Zurich dispatch to Le Journal says he reached Switzerland Tuesday morning.
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Corp
Everett Buckdey
Kilburne, Il
Verdun
Germany
Zurich
le Journal
Switzerland
Waiters Indicted Over Doping Tip Squeezers Case
Chicago July 10 ten waiters and union officials were indicted by the grand jury after investigations showed patrons of hotel dining rooms were drugged with Mickey Finn powders when giving tips. Indictments cite conspiracy to do bodily harm and to injure public health.
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Chicago
Waiters’ Union
Aranta
Emperor William Infected With Spanish Flu In Italy
Rome reports Emperor William contracted influenza amid German front lines a Swine source says he has returned home due to the Spanish grippe. Several family members are said to be ill as well, with the illness widespread among German troops.
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Rome
William
Von Der Marchta Calls For Harsh Discipline On Front
General von Der Marwitz, commander of the German second army east of Amiens, orders strict penalties for breaches of discipline. He condemns officers shielding violators and warns that cases of open disobedience among soldiers are rising.
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von der Marwitz
William Philip Simms
United Press
France
General von der Marchta
Somme
Amiens
Nonpartisan League Holds Lincoln State Convention
The first state convention of the Nonpartisan League met in Lincoln Nebraska at the city auditorium with J D Ream opening the session and Mayor Miller delivering the welcome. Morning talks formed committees while R D Metcalfe urged patriotism. The afternoon will feature speeches by James Manahan and A K E Bowen from St Paul. The group will not endorse candidates or choose a primary but will decide later. Political insiders expect league influence in the Democratic primary amid gubernatorial opposition and candidate alignments.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nonpartisan League
City Auditorium
J. D. Ream
League
Miller
R. D. Metcalfe
State Council of Defense
Nattional League
James Manahan
A. K E. Bowen
St. Paul
Minn
Neville
MacKelvie
Grandson May Bring About Reunion Soon Between The Goulds
Oil City, July 11. The birth of a son to Mr and Mrs George Jay Gould Jr at Franklin hospital may ease cool relations between George Jay Gould Jr and his father. The baby, named George Jay Gould II, arrives as Gould Jr works at Galena Signal Oil in Franklin to learn the oil business. The elder Gould and family hope the new grandson fosters cordial ties and reconciliation.
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Oil City
George Jay Gould, Jr
Franklin Hospital
George Jay Gould
Gould
Franklin
Galena Signal Oil Company
223 Ships Built by Shipping Corporation Reported
Washington July 9 Completion of 14 ships of 122 771 dead weight tons in the first week of July made a total of 223 new vessels built under the direction of the shipping board Their aggregate tonnage to 1 415 022
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Washington
Shipping Board
Finnish government orders expulsion of Jews from Finland
Stockholm reports that the Finnish government has ordered all Jews expelled from Finland by September and instructed communities to deny food aid to Jews after that date, according to reports reaching the Jewish press bureau.
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Stockholm
Finland
Jewish Preas Bureau
Lack of Soap Linked to German Disease Outbreak
A stray AP dispatch from Amsterdam reports a new disease in Germany attributed to a soap shortage. Sanitary conditions deteriorate as authorities search for remedies amid limited medical information and unclear transmission risks.
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Germany
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Greatest danger from Germany not found on battle fields
Frank H. Simonds argues Germany’s real threat lies in a planned peace offensive to buy time, divide the Allies, and keep conquests through diplomacy if it cannot win on the battlefield. He warns that America must force a decisive military victory and prevent a negotiated settlement that would preserve German gains and threaten Europe’s future stability.
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Frank H. Simonds
New York Tribune
Kueh Mann
Germany
Kuehlmann
Junker
France
Russia
America
Britain
Napoleon
Europe
Marne
Paris
Channel
Calala
Parla
Alsace-Lorraine
Austria
East
Berlin
Constantinople
Russian Empire
Baltic
Bosphorus
Cairo
India
Black Sea
Transcaucasian
Indian
Arctic
Pinsk
Pacific
Poland
Danzig
Low Countries
Rumania
Danube
Straits
Rhine
Allied Publica
Belgium
Alsacee- Lorraine
Italy
Samoa
Togoland
Ukraine
Crimea
Turkey
Serbia
Calais
Vistula
Balkans
Ania
Berbia
Ube
The
Bosporus
Brussela
Trieste
Strassburg
Metz
Belgrade
Warsaw
Riga
Africa
Asia
Prussia
Hohenzollerns
Batttefield
United States
Beine
War aims and the path to victory in Europe
A call to beat the German military offensives in the west first and curb the ensuing eastern peace offensive. Victory on the Marne, Seine, and Somme is tied to success on the Vistula, Danube, and Golden Horn, determining whether Eastern lands remain under subjugation or gain liberation.
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Paris
Ultima
Meta
Strassburg
Germany
Orerei
Mll
Ludendorff
Marne
Seine
Somme
Vistula
Danube
Golden Horn
Chinese Refugees Work for the Allies
Chinese refugees in San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston camps aid Allied war effort. Arriving from Mexico after fears of Villa, 46 Chinese now serve in army posts performing varied tasks. Some are wealthy ranchers or merchants who funded Red Cross efforts and Liberty bonds, with many seeking U S army service.
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San Antonio
Tex
China
Mexico
United States
Fort Sam Houston
Camp Travis
Pershing
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua
Villa
Columbus
N. M
States Immigration Department
Tongs
Neuilly
France
Texas
Red Cross
United States Army
Ford Eagle boats to be produced at steady pace
Detroit reports Henry Ford declares production of Ford Eagle submarines will not slow after the first launch. The plant will apply the car factory time efficiency plan from entry of raw materials to finished boats entering the water. Skilled workers are trained for defined duties to maintain pace in shipbuilding.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Eagle
Henry Ford
Ford
Lugle
Mexican Girls Are Good House Servants in El Paso
El Paso report notes Mexican girls as abundant and affordable domestic workers. Wages range from three dollars weekly for a nurse maid to five or six dollars for cook and laundry on the premises. Described as hard working and faithful, peon girls often care for children and adapt to households with patience.
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el Paso
Tex
Wlye
el P’aso
Grain Shortage Fails to Reach German War Fronts in Ukraine
Reports to the American embassy describe Ukraine peasants sowing minimal grain for their own needs. Land confiscation fears and grain seizures by Germans and roaming bands limit sowing. Across Russia, wheat fields face similar woes with land disputes and worker shortages reducing planting to fractions of normal scale, risking famine for millions.
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Vologda
Maik
Ukaine
Germany
Erwin
Ukraine
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Shipping Corporation
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Litovek
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