Senators Clash Over Mexico Policy In Senate Debate
Senator Lewis of Illinois assails Republican Hughes and party for attacking Wilson's Mexican policy calling it treasonable. Senator Fall of New Mexico labels the attack remarkable and says Mexico will be a campaign issue with refugees seeking answers about U S policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
Senate
Lewis
Illinois
Hughes
Fall
New Mexico
Wilson
Carrizal
United States
Charles Evans Hughes
Senator Lewis
General Villa
Republican Party
Pancho Villa
Congress
Surface transit grind stops as New York strikes halt
New York City faces a major transit walkout with surface car service halted in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Richmond at 8 pm. Brooklyn remains untouched while Queens sees limited service. Officials warn a general strike could include elevated and subway lines, with rail workers expected to join. Traffic shifts to jitneys as crowds seek alternative travel home.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Richmond
Brooklyn
Queens
William B. Fitzgerald
Interborough
William D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
Carmen
Mahon
Staten Island
Boroughs
New York Railways Company
Second Avenue and
Third Avenue
Union Railway Company
Richmond Light and Railroad Company
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Father Forcibly Takes Children Between States
In Detroit, Donald J. O'Donnell admitted stealing his children from their mother in defiance of an Illinois custody decree. Mrs. O'Donnell, who had a habeas corpus writ, regained custody pending a future hearing as a Chicago attorney traced the three year chase across the West and into Northern Canada.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Donald J. O’donnell
Chicago
Illinois
Watermelons Banned for Border Troop Camps
El Paso Texas reports a ban on watermelons in army camps along the border. An army fly expert cites watermelon rind as garbage that cannot be burned or buried properly, risking a fly pest problem.
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el Paso
Tex
Southwest
Big crowd attends Boy Scout concert at Chadwick Hotel
Large audience gathered on the Chadwick veranda in Arlington to hear the Boy Scout band during the Lake Maxinkuckee encampment. The camp remains active with new recruits from Winamac and Fort Wayne, while heat and minor tent damage persist.
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Chadwick Hotel
Arlington
Lake Maxinkuckee
Boy Scouts
Chadwick House
Chadwick
Winamac
Ft. Wayne
Young Women Die in Auto Crash Near Bridge
Miss Ethel Browning of Columbus and Miss Agnes Tremer of Boston were killed when the two cars they rode in struck a bridge abutment near Tuckerton New Jersey. The chauffeurs were arrested as police said the cars were racing. The crash involved a second vehicle crashing into the wreckage.
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Associated Press
Tuckerton
N. J
Ethel Browning
Columbus
Ohio
Agnes Tremer
Boston
Lake Carriers Plan Sparks Seamen Strike Threat
In Cleveland on August 5 the Lake Carriers' Association granted lake seamen a $10 monthly wage increase. Union officials in conference vowed to fight the welfare plan and threaten a strike to win their demands.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Carriers’ Association
Lake Seamen
Lake Carriers
Eastern front command split between Hindenberg and Archduke Charles
The Lokal Anzeiger notes a division of overall Eastern Front command between Field Marshal von Hindenberg and Archduke Charles of Austria. It says Hindenberg's lines extend to General Count von Bothmer's sectors under Archduke Charles, who is praised for his bold Italian offensive maneuvers.
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Berlin
London
Marshal von Hindenberg
Archduke Charles Franci
Austria
von Hindenberg
Count von Bothmer
Archduke Charles
British troops aid advance under heavy shelling
A British official communique from 10 o clock last night reports Australian, Kent, Surrey and Sussex troops taking part in an operation and consolidating the position despite heavy shell fire near the Pieres Bapaume road.
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London
Australia
Kent
Surry
Sussex
Pieres- Bapaume Road
British New Gains Across Somme Front Prompt German Reprisal
British forces and Australian troops penetrated the German second line north of Pozieres on a 2000 yard front capturing hundreds of prisoners. German counterattacks were repulsed with heavy losses as Paris and Berlin report diverging front activity across the Somme and Verdun regions.
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Somme
London
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Paris
Maurepas
Meuse
Verdun
Thiaumont
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Brody
Galicia
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Sereth
Patyseye
Zealos
St. Petersburg
Carpathians
Kuty
Romani
Suez Canal
Insect Bags to Shield Troops From Fleas
Eighteen hundred napthalene filled insect bags were sent today to the Twelfth Infantry New York National Guard at McAllen Texas to protect soldiers from camp fleas along the Mexican border. The bags fit over shoulders with one end down the chest and the other down the back. The American Defense society plans further distribution to other New York guardsmen.
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Associated Press
New York
Twelfth Infantry
New York National Guard
McAllen
Tex
Army and Navy Supply Committee
American Defense Society
Hughes Launches Westward Campaign Tour
Republican candidate Charles E. Hughes announced an "interesting" nationwide campaign trip with stops across Niagara Falls Detroit San Diego and Los Angeles. He and Mrs Hughes travel with reporters and aides and are joined early by RNC chairman William R Willcox and adviser Dr Normal E Ditman.
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Charles E. Hughes
Mrs. Hughes
New York
Hughes
Niagara Falls
Detroit
San Diego
Cal
Los Angeles
Republican National Committee
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
William R. Willcox
Normal E. Ditman
Kentucky congressmen renominated in state primaries
Partial returns indicate Kentucky's delegation to Congress will include nine Democrats and two Republicans. Unopposed Democratic nominees include Barkley Kincheloe Thomas Johnson Sherley Rouse in six districts. Contested races nominating Con trill Helm Fields Clay. Republicans Langley renominated in eleventh district Powers unopposed in eleventh and Manby in seventh. Returns slow in contested districts.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Congress
Barkley
Kincheloe
Thomas
Johnson
Sherley
Rouse
J. Campbell Contrill
R. E. L. Murphy
Lexington
Harvey Helm
C. F. Montgomery
Liberty
William J. Fields
J. M. Clay
S. B. Dishman
Barbourville
William Staff
Paintsville
John W. Langley
Caleb Powers
J. E. Shepperd
Covington
W. J. Manby
Electrical Storm Sweeps Pittsburgh
A severe electrical storm hit Pittsburgh and Allegheny County with one death and extensive damage. Lightning struck many houses and crippled communications and power lines as Marie Bandel, 14, of Recoville near Pittsburgh, was swept away when Saw Mill Creek flooded.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Marie Bandel
Recoville
Philadelphia Faces A Street Car Strike
Philadelphia on August 5 sees Thomas E. Mitten of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company reject the union ultimatum from Harry E. Flynn of the Amalgamated Association. The 4700 metermen and conductors face a threatened strike though company officials note only 15 percent belong to the union. Flynn offers no commitment on timing, calling it a matter of hours.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Mitten
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Harry E. Flynn
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Flynn
Italians Celebrate Madonna De La Nova Feast
Last evening in Dunkirk Italians from the city and quarries gathered to celebrate the Madonna De La Nova festival brought from Italy by immigrants. The event featured dancing and a fireworks display as attendees enjoyed the annual celebration.
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Dunkirk
Italy
Unidentified Boy's Body Found at Fall Creek Beach
Indianapolis August 5 police recovered an unidentified boy about 13 from Fall Creek municipal bathing beach. He apparently swam last night and drowned. No missing child reports match the description.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Fall Creek
Will Continue Warm Today Says Report
The article notes the month has started warmer than July’s first five days and August has seen three days reaching 90 degrees. The mercury hit 96 degrees yesterday, humidity making conditions oppressive, with no local heat prostrations reported. The traveling salesman death on a Pennsylvania train is not local.
Miner dies after auto collision in Clinton
In Clinton Indiana on August 5 35 year old miner Joe Capola died within an hour from internal injuries after being struck while crossing Main Street diagonally by a car driven by Jack Risher. Capola leaves a widow and five children.
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Clinton
Ind
Joe Capola
Capola
Main Street
Jack Risher
Wilson Takes Week End Trip to Hampton Roads
President Wilson arrived on the naval yacht Mayflower at Fortress Monroe and spent two hours ashore with Mrs. Wilson touring the Virginia peninsula. Secretary Baker witnessed target and mine laying drills as part of a demonstration of defense for potential foreign attacks. The Mayflower anchored at 2 p.m. as he planned to proceed to Washington for campaign duties.
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Fortress
Monroe
Wilson
Hampton Roads
Virginia Peninsula
Washington
Baker
Chesapeake Bay
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