FLE WCH TO WARN CARRANZA
Washington reports heavy German spy activity in Mexico prompting Ambassador Fletcher to warn the Carranza government. U.S. officials doubt Mexico's neutrality is intact as German espionage and propaganda circulate, with links to Germany through agents and consular figures in Tampico and Mexico City.
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Carranza
Weashinnon
Mexico
Fletcherig
Jtalin Agnd
State Department
Geman Foreign Office
Agen
Germany
Carl Hoyn
Aystem
Ormetia
United
Tampico
Eversusele
Usimees
Efeynen
Ibeing
Heynen & Evers
Hay
Gerransty Hs
von Eckhardt
Treachery in a Peace Move
Washington on July 31 reports say German peace interview is a tactic to bolster pacifist sentiment, sow dissension among Allies, and pressure neutrals. Officials dismiss it as propaganda while noting Germany still rejects annexation and war aims.
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Was=hingtn
Germany
Washington
Charrcillor
Fide P Department
Germain Wlemyt
St_ate
Congguti
Dremedi
Michelin
Cermny Trereelf
Tangible Form of Geran Peace Offer Revealed
The December 12 peace offer from the Geran side presents the most tangible form of terms yet disclosed. It outlines proposed ceasefire steps, territorial considerations, and a framework for a staged, verifiable settlement. Key entities include Geran representatives, neighboring states, and mediating organizations. The document signals a potential shift toward formal negotiations and international oversight.
Eight Die In Forest Fire Near Fernie
Eight men are known to have perished and several are missing after a forest fire swept the Spruce River Valley fifteen miles northeast of Fernie British Columbia yesterday afternoon. Sixty odd men and about twenty teams were trapped in an Elk Lumber Company camp in a blind valley and fled over rough terrain. Millions of logs a logging railroad bush camp buildings equipment horses and supplies were destroyed. Heavy showers last night helped check the fire.
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Fernie
B.C
Spruce River Valley
Here
Elk Lumber Company
Opposed to a food board in food control bill
Washington July 31 President Wilson reiterated his opposition to amendments in the Food Control Bill now in conference. He objects to an administrative board of three and to a congressional committee on expenditures in the war. The president told Senator Chamberlain that a single food administrator is preferable to a three member board.
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Washington
Wilson
Congressional
Chamberlain
Rammed US Transport in Atlantic Port. Skipper Safe
An American transport at anchor in an Atlantic port was rammed by an inbound American steamship today. The struck vessel headed toward the beach but remained in a sinking condition. In Oakland California, D G Scofield, president and director of the California Standard Oil Company, was found dead with a bullet wound and a revolver nearby, after being missing for some time.
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U.S
Atlantic
Oakland
Cal
D. G. Scofield
Calfornia Standard Oil Company
American flag faith and Dr Gordon draw crowds in Washington
The article notes Mrs R C Ensey and Mrs Sel Blevens visiting Kansas City, plus several local residents returning from trips to Versailles Holden and Kansas City. It then profiles Dr James Gordon of Washington DC, praising his fiery wartime sermons, American patriotism, and belief that the flag embodies humanity's hope.
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R. C. Ensey
Gordon's
Mrs I E Ryder Visits Higginsville Relatives
Mrs I E Ryder of Higginsville arrived Wednesday for a visit with relatives, stopping to see family members and catch up on news from home.
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I. E. Ryder
Higginsville
Fletcher's Castoria referenced in children claim
Ke M Taubman traveled to Kansas City on Wednesday for a day of business.
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Fletcher
KE. M. Taubman
Kansas City
John A Knott Ends Career in Missouri
John A. Knott, 68, state oil inspector and longtime editor of the Hannibal Morning Journal, died by suicide in Hannibal. He cut his throat in a bath, after health decline and failure to be reappointed to oil inspector. Knott had sought reappointment for months. governors and senators lobbied for him. He had led Missouri Democratic efforts and headed publicity for Governor Gardner’s campaign.
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John A. Knott
Hannibal Morning Journal
Hannibal
Knott
Major
United States
William J. Stone
James A. Reed
Jefferson City
Gardner
Omar D. Gray
Sturgeon
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Missouri
Democratic State Committee
St. Louis
Gardners
Hog Cholera Control Report Impacts Missouri Farms
Official report shows hog cholera found on 581 farms across most counties with 29,629 hogs affected. Notify procedures cover 1445 neighboring farms as deputy veterinarians report improved conditions since April 1, though some infected areas still show spring outbreaks. Immunize all pigs in exposed herds after weaning. Also, Edwin Kramer of Boonville attempted suicide amid army draft fears. he survived but remains paralyzed.
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Quitantie
Turkey
Missouri State Veterinary Medical Association
Sedalia
Edwin Kramer
Boonville
Kramer
Blackwater
Cooper County
Montgomery Coroner Reported for Army Surgery Duty
Montgomery County coroner Dr B F P Menefee received a telegram summoning him to report to Fort Riley on August 10 after being selected as a United States Army surgeon with the rank of lieutenant. The draft dominated Centralia discussions as locals sought inclusion on lists. Prof F G Hale, superintendent of Centralia schools, appears among judges at the Kentucky state fair of fine horses.
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Montgomery
B. FP. Menefee
Montgomery County
Fort Riley
United States Army
Centralia
F. G. Hale
Centralia Public
Four youths sentenced in Missouri robbery case
Jennings and Archie Fudge Tom Kesot and Karl Hopper, all of Muncie Indiana, were sentenced to five years each in the Missouri penitentiary for robbery. Judge David H. Harris, sitting as special judge in Audram County Circuit Court of Mexi co, presided in Fulton. The quartet, en route to Kansas harvest fields, were caught stealing along a freight car in Thompson.
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Jennings
Archie Fudge
Tom Kesot
Karl Hopper
Wil
Muncie
Ind
Missouri Penitentiary
David H. Harris
Fulton
Audram County
Mexico
Kanaas
Thompson
Sewer Gas Fatal to Two Moss Brothers at Abandoned Cistern
Joseph and Louis Moss, brothers, were found dead in an abandoned cistern at St Louis. They are believed to have fallen in accidentally and died from sewer gas.
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Joseph
Louis Moss
St Lows
New Company Enters State
The Buffalo Off and Cos Company, a $260,000 enterprise from Bold Oklahoma, entered Missouri by purchasing leases on about 200 acres east of Columbia. The move marks the firm’s first nation expansion into the region.
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Buffalo Off and Cos Company
Pas Company
Bold, Ok
Missouri
Colum
Move to France to be kept out of public view
Washington reports that the planned transfer of American troops to France will be carried out with absolute publicity denied under a voluntary censorship. Secretary Baker and top advisers favor withholding announcements of troop arrivals, while Navy Secretary Daniels may oppose full secrecy in some cases. Officials expect a formal system of regulated news from the War Department.
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Washington
France
War Department
Baker
Navy
Army
National Guard
Daniels
Navy Department
Department of Army
Grocers' Chief Predicts Fall Drop in Prices
In New York on July 28 Walter B. Timmes of the Wholesale Grocers' Association testified before joint executive committees that food prices are falling and promised much lower prices by autumn.
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New York
Walter B. Timmes
Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Infant Paralysis Action Moves to Enid Oklahoma
Dr. J W Duke state health commissioner, at Enid Chamber of Commerce request, left today to investigate four cases of infantile paralysis reported in Enid Oklahoma City July 28.
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Oklahoma City
J. W. Duke
Enid Chamber of Commerce
Heat Wave Ravages East and Midwest Killing Dozens
Seventy seven people die and hundreds collapse as an intense heat wave sweeps the East and Middle West. Insanity cases tied to heat are reported while crops suffer. In France, Perley Raymond Hamilton of Clinton Mass and James Wilson Galley of Newark Pa, members of the American field service, were killed recently after leaving headquarters less than a month ago. The British cruiser Ariadne, of 11 000 tons, is torpedoed and sunk. thirty eight sailors die, others saved. Los Angeles attorney Fred J Moore, counsel for the I W W, is deported. Deputy sheriffs drive him from Warren district Bisbee Ariz and he heads to Columbus N M.
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East
Middle West
Perley Raymond Hamilton
Clinton
Mass
James Wilson Galley
Newark
France
Admiralty
Indhurbors
Fred J. Moore
Los Angeles
I. W
Warren
Bisbee
Aris
Columbus
N. M
Storm hits Camp Maxwell killing three soldiers
A lightning storm struck Camp Maxwell in St Louis County at 2 am as troops slept in guard tents. Three members of the First Missouri Infantry were killed H B Davis Dwight Trump and Charles Carroll. Dozen others were injured many burned, some seriously. Sergt Jack Allen and Corp Clarence Dunsford were revived and were recovering. Trump was en route to Burlington Iowa to see his dying mother. Electric wires and tents burned and rescue was hindered by downed lines.
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First Missouri Infantry
Camp Maxwell
St. Louis County
H. 3. Davis
Dwight B. Trump
Charles B. Carroll
Sergt
Jack Allen
F Company
Corp
Clarence Dunsford
Trump
Burlington
Floods Restore Corn Prospects In Chariton Valley
J. G. Yats, a Calleo farmer, lost thirty acres to flood waters but replanted by July 1. His corn now stands over twenty four inches tall with growth surpassing an inch daily. Lowland growers anticipate crops comparable to normal years as replanted fields recover.
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Chariton
J. G. Yats
Callao
Clay County road project delayed over bond dispute
Rock road construction in Clay County faces delay due to a 14 million dollar bond issue under review by the Supreme Court. The county court secures state aid for permanent road work as Route from Liberty to Winnwood is widened to 32 feet and graded to meet aid specs. Only one hill between Kansas City and Liberty exceeds a 5 percent grade.
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Clay County
Supreme Court
Clay County Court
Liberty
Kansas City
Winnwood
Arrest of Draft Dodgers McManus Brothers Near Nevada
United States Deputy Marshal W. T. Brown and Deputy Marshal Maria of Joplin announced the arrests of Marvin and Homer McManus, brothers, for failing to register for the draft at their home fifteen miles east of Nevada. The Vernon county sheriff provided lead information, with district attorney’s office in Kansas City directing actions. Rich Hill Women Aid In War. The Rich Hill chapter of the Optional Surgical Committee, with one hundred members, sent a first shipment of surgical dressings to the national headquarters in New York City.
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United States
W. T. Brown
Marvin
Homer McManus
Nevada
Brown
Maria
Joplin
Kansas City
Vernon County
Rich Hill
Optional Surgical Committee
Association
New York City
103 Year Old Woman Enrolls At War Effort
Mrs Manora Johnston aged 103 enrolled at Carthage to aid government efforts. The report mentions Missouri University facts, its age, growth, and facilities, alongside local notices of death, military exemption, and a Clay County resident’s obituary.
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Manora Johnston
Carthage
Old Liberty
Giles William Clardy
Clay County
Liberty
57,000 For Home Guard Subscriptions Quick Result
Subscriptions totaling over 47 thousand dollars for the equipment and upkeep of two home guard regiments in St. Louis were raised in just fifteen minutes at a recent collection drive.
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Home Guard
Home Guards
St. Louis
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