Submariners Growing Bolder in World War I News
London reports Allied and German actions across Galicia and Poland with 194,000 prisoners taken in June. Austro German forces advance near Zanosq fortress and Lemberg while Krithia on Gallipoli is occupied. The Italian ship Sardomeno torpedoed off Bearhaven. nine dead, two injured, nine rescued.
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London
England
Admtrany
Lightning
Galicia
Poland
Kugiund
Conia Lipa
Berlin
Lemberg
Vistula
Bug
Tanew River
Zanosq
Athens
Krithia
Gallipoli
Chio
Signoziki
Vienna
Castletown
Bearhaven
Ireland
Mobs Pillaging Capital Sparks Foreign Danger
Washington report from Vera Cruz says Zapatistas threaten capital violence and pillaging. Carranzistas fail to enter Mexico City as Consul Canada warns foreigners face peril, with food relief tied to railroad repair and city control.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico City
Canada
Vera Cruz
Zapata
Red Cross
Two Die, Five Infected in Fort Wayne Family Tragedy
In Fort Wayne Indiana Matthew Cooley aged 50 and his son Donald ten died in an apparent family asphyxiation plan. Police say the father intended to kill the entire family. Cooley and his son were dead. the wife and two daughters were unconscious and rushed to hospital after officers forced entry. Donald died en route to the hospital.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Matthew Cooley
Donald
Cooley
Eas
Midshipmen arrested at Annapolis Naval Academy over hazing
Seven Annapolis midshipmen at the U S Naval Academy were placed under arrest on hazing charges or running members of the fourth allies, according to reports from the scene.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
New Fourth Allies
Grain Receipts Jump in Kansas City Area
Grain receipts for the 12 months ending June 98 reached 106 million bushels in Kansas City Missouri, up 30 percent from the prior year and 60 percent above the 10 year average.
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Kansas City
Bison to be slain and mounted for display in New York
Slack Mamond the Central Park Zoo bison known as Deogia Garden will be killed within a few days. The carcass will be preserved and mounted for display, per plans announced by zoo officials.
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Gufai
New York
Slack Mamond
Central Park Zoo- Deogia Garden
Ain
Dual Citizenship Ruling on U S Born Children
The State Department clarified that children born in the United States to alien parents or abroad to American parents do not gain dual nationality for military service purposes. It warned it cannot assure immunity from foreign military or public service, except where conventional arrangements exist. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw refused a New York subpoena to testify in her husband Harry K. Thaw's sanity trial and offered to present a doctors certificate due to health and safety fears. Transcripts show Mary Copley Thaw’s testimony and further records from the Mattenwan asylum proceedings. Former Gov George M Slaton sat beside Justice Hendrick as Leo M Frank’s death sentence was commuted to life.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
United States
Malone
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
William J McGuire
N. Y
Stanford White
Mary Copley Thaw
Ife
Mattenwan Asylum
George M. Slaton
Georgia
Leo M. Frank
Hendrick
Submarine H-3 Runs Ashore Off California Coast
San Francisco reports the U S submarine H 3 ran ashore south of Point Sur amid heavy surf. No injuries to the 2 officers and 18 enlisted men. Rear Admiral Pond directs the rescue fleet by wireless from Berkeley as H 1 and H 2 accompany the stricken vessel.
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San Francisco
California
Mare Island Navy Yard
United States
Point Sur
Arizona
McCulloch
Coast Guard
W. F. Newton
Pond
Berkerly
Archbishop calls for English prayers against German threat
In London, the archbishop of Canterbury urged concise Christian invocations amid wartime fears. He framed short prayers as a moral antidote to the Nazi chant promising punishment on England.
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London
England
Archbishop of Canterbury
Exchange of German and French war Invalids begins
Berlin reports the Overseas News Agency item noting the exchange of German and French war invalids will start on July 16.
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Berlin
Wilson Day at Exposition in San Francisco
Thousands of San Franciscans and fair visitors filled the Panama-Pacific Exposition grounds for a Woodrow Wilson day program on July 2 as part of the exposition celebrations.
Suffrage Fails in Wisconsin Senate Vote
Madison reports a decisive setback as Wisconsin women’s suffrage failed to be reconsidered in the executive session. The state senate aged 17 to 14 refused to reexamine its previous stance and kill the Grell revolution.
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Wisconsin
Madison
State Senate
Grell
Minnesota agency claims top success for teachers
Si Paa Minn Minnesota reports the agency has placed more than 600 teachers in positions, claiming it is the state’s most successful employment bureau. The bureau oversees the agency and its placement program.
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Minn
Minnesota
Sete
Liner Nieuw Amsterdam hits in fog near Downs
The Holland America liner Nieuw Amsterdam with about 1200 passengers en route from New York to Rotterdam was struck in fog by an unknown steamer while anchored in the Downs. The damaged stern quarter left the ship at anchor. This marks the eighth collision in three days in the Downs.
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Dew
England
Holland
Eamship Nieuw
Amsterdam
New York
Rotterdam
Downe
Transatlan Tle
Downs
Weesel
Buard
Nieuw Amsterdam
Faelish Admiralty
Statewide prohibition takes effect in Alabama
Montgomery reports the statewide prohibition now in effect as every saloon and dependent establishment in the state has closed. Transition completed with marked quiet and orderliness across communities.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ca Leon
Missing trawler Horatio sunk near Grimsby
Reported sighting says the trawler Horatio, missing in the war zone for three months with a crew of unknown size, is now believed sunk by a submarine near Grimsby England. The era notes London’s smoky factory output with unskilled stokers amid the war effort.
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Grimsby
England
Horatio
London
French Births at Low Mark in Paris After War
The French birth rate showed a marked decline since the war began. In 1914 the average births per family were about 1,009, but by early 1913 the figures had dropped to 80 with a rapid continuing decline thereafter.
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Paris
France
Tornado kills six in Ottawa County Oklahoma
A tornado swept parts of Ottawa County in northwestern Oklahoma killing six people, with three deaths verified. Local responders continue to assess damage and search for additional victims.
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Mushoger
Ottawa County
Oklahoma
Sullivan County Trout Tale With a Gun
John Gilbert recalls a misadventure in Sullivan County chasing trout on the Beaverkill. A mock confession by Billy Sanders about a ten pound basket is ruined when Uncle Joe Bunker reveals the tale is tall. The yarn ends with Sanders denying the feat and a warning to John to carry a gun.
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Shinhopple
Beaverkill
Sullivan County
John Gilbert
Will Sanders
Sullivan
John
Bill
Uncle Joe Bunker
Uncle Joe
Joe
Beara
Uncle Joo
Sanders
Hill Captured in German Advance Report
General Pavlovitch directs a map briefing with Sergius Julioffeki as aide. The hill is ordered to be captured and twenty minutes later the aide reports the hill has been captured by the Germans.
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Ivan Pavlovitch
Sergius Julioffeki
Excellency
Sergius
Echo Tale From Scotland Ends With Whisky Lassie
A tourist asks a guide about a famed echo in Scotland. The guide suggests shouting a phrase, but the visitor hears no echo. The Scot jokes that perhaps the echo is present, but the lassie arriving with whisky becomes the real delight of the moment.
Patchogue Commuter Describes Summer Office Hours Change
A Patchogue man laments a boss order shortening workdays to noon on Saturdays during summer. He fears losing his routine and comfort, having to weed the garden in the hot sun instead of enjoying the office breeze and a cool fan at his desk.
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Patchogue
Bpconk
For Sale Quotation on Price and Matrimonial Friction
A humorous for sale line quotes a saying about every man having a price and a wish to get his own. It muses that horses may go extinct while the donkey stays, and comments on social friction among women in society. It ends noting matrimonial dyspepsia when husband and wife disagree.
Happiness and thrift in the car window clocking life
A reflective piece contrasts a car window thrift advertisement with the search for happiness. It argues thrift may guide some yet does not guarantee joy, urging readers to seek meaning beyond money. It muses on envy fear and brotherhood and suggests renunciation may be the next step toward happiness.
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Eyo
Fragmentary unrest notes and vague hints of places
The fragmentary text mentions seeking silent rest, moving pictures, a band, and a cave. It references hard asphalt called winthafte or gibonite discovered in the Philippines on Leyte, plus a conservative lawyer debating actions and a large, juicy estate.
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Philippines
Leyte
Bachelor Aliases Mar Ty The Daughter Of His Accuser
A cryptic line in a regional notice hints at a feud where a bachelor allegedly harms the daughter of the man who branded him. The excerpt suggests personal conflict and social tension within a local community.
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