World War Era Talks and German Cabinet Changes
Reported discussions show President Wilson and Senator Lewis seeking swift passage of food control and revenue bills while delaying peace talks with Germany. News notes Berlin and Amsterdam report mass resignations, Richard von Kühlmann appointed foreign secretary and a shift toward anti annexationist, pro-British stance.
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Zimmermann
Foreign Office
Germany
Ay Wallington
Wilson
Lewis
Ilnois
Congress
Hign
Berlin
Zimmerann
Virunes
Tentze
von Lauber
Richard von Kuehlmann
Turkey
von Kuehlmann
Herrateudlin
von Krause
Justce
von Walden
Department of
Amsterdam
Richard von Kurhinaan
Nieuwe Cansant
Hague
de. von Kuehlmann
Feisish
Say
Great Tritain
Great Wyitain
von Kuehlann
Nieuwe Courant
British Drive Cost 25 Tanks at Berlin Action
Berlin Aug 7 Twenty five British tanks have been destroyed in the Manders battle the War Office stated Several smashing guns had been salvaged from tanks destroyed in front of the German lines The Russians have prepared for battle between the Mniester and the Pruth rivers
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Berlin
Manders
War Office
Mniester
Pruth
Million U S Food Army joins garden and conservation drives
Washington reports the government has mobilized 800 000 workers in food and garden clubs as part of a nationwide home economic movement. An additional 200 000 are enlisted in emergency food production and conservation work. Clubs focus on home gardening and canning campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Old Age on Saturn Explained in Plain Terms
A science note explains that beings living on Saturn would be old at age three because Saturn is far from the sun. The explanation counts time by Earth's year, noting it takes nearly thirty Earth years to orbit the sun, making aging appear slow.
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Saturn
Satu
Rear Admiral Gowar Paymaster General Now Busiest Man in the Navy
Rear Admiral Gowar is named Paymaster General and becomes the Navy’s busiest figure as financial operations expand under wartime demands. He oversees payments, budgeting, and supply chains, coordinating with ships and shore establishments to ensure timely disbursements.
Retaliation Orders Reported as Russia Retires Near Petrograd
Dispatches from Petrograd Aug 7 say General Makovsky ordered the shooting of a guard corps commander for retreating on the southwest front after a court martial for deserters. The cabinet under M kerensky nears formation as 260 women scouts depart Kharkov for the front and Erdelli’s assassination is officially denied.
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Petrograd
Arst
Murman
London
Macovsky
Guard Corps
Theussian Retrest
Rony
Hero
Petrogra
Korniloff
M. Kerensky
Reuter
Kharkov
Erdelli
Bourse Gazette
Strike Halts Ship Repairs in War Time Labor Turmoil
Washington reports a general strike by metal trades unions halting repairs on interned Corman steamships at the war’s start. Secretary Frank Morrison of the AFL blames manufacturers and shipbuilders for suppressing wages while living costs rise, condemning the push for raises as unpatriotic.
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Washington
Corman
Stanalill
Metal ‘Trades Union
Mem
Frank Morrison
American Federation At Labor
Fiancée Is Diver Victim In Unclear Uboat Plot
New York report says Kfans von Teubinger commanded the U-boat that claimed his fiancée Minna Larsen. Lars Larsen, Swedish skipper, said Minna was engaged to the son of Von Teubinger in Stockholm before the war. A submarine shell killed Minna aboard Largen's schooner the Buldar as the U-boat crew directed the action.
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New York
Kfans von Teubinger
Minna Larsen
Lars Larsen
Larsén
Von
Teubinger
Stockholm
Minna
Largen
Buldar
Carmen Plan Strike in Kansas City Railways
One thousand street car conductors and motormen will strike at midnight if Kansas City Railways Co. fails to meet their demands, the plan announced from Kansas City Missouri on August 7.
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Carmen
Kansas City
Kansas City Railways Co
International Socialist Conference Set for Stockholm
Stockholm Aug 7 The date for the international socialist conference in this city was set for Sept 9. The event is expected to draw delegates from multiple socialist organizations and allied movements.
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Stockholm
Two Farmer Boys Drown Near Hartland in Lake Keesus
Hartland August 7 Leo Riley and Samuel Hansen farmer boys near Hartland drowned while bathing in Lake Keesus. Riley refused to swim, waded into water, then stomped off a steep slope. Hansen, attempting a rescue, lost his life.
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Hartland
Leo Riley
Samuel Hansen
Keesus
Riley
Hatesen
Chon
Boy Thought Drowned Near Cumberland at Waterman Lake
Harvey Webster, eighteen, son of Thamas Webster, living northwest of Cumberland, vanished over a week ago and is presumed drowned in Waterman Lake. Search efforts failed to recover the body from the lake despite wearing clothes from a boat outing.
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Cumberland
Ava
Harvey Webster
Thamas Webster
Waterman Lake
166 Lake
Young Boy Testifies on Draft Exemption in Stevens Point
Felix Plasky, 27, appeared before the Stevens Point exemption board claiming he knew nothing of draft registration. He said he and a German companion had been peeling dark near Merrill, Wisconsin since April 17, and the German offered no information about registration.
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Stevens Point
Aus
Merrill
Wis
Felix Plasky
Twenu
School Will Print Paper
Green Bay vocational school opens September 4 with printing as a new course. A small complete printing department will be fitted in a room, with facilities for job work and printing a newspaper.
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Green Bay
Restless Green Bay motorists to face action in Brown County
Brown County reports show numerous accidents on county roads at night caused by hazardous driving. Sheriff Nic Ryan notes a rise in wrecks and a special deputy will patrol rural roads to curb the danger.
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Green Bay
Aug
Brown County
Nic Ryan
Fire destroys Hartland livery stable on Emwood Avenue
A fire in Hartland destroyed the livery stable on Emwood Avenue and spread to the home of Mrs. A. Rosamin. Departments from Wauke sha and nearby cities aided, and the two blazes were extinguished after about two hours.
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Hartland
Jarland
A. Rosamin
Wauke‘sha
Kenosha to Test Commission Form in City Government
Kenosha plans a push in 1949 to switch to a commission form of government. Petitions circulated urge the city council to call a special election to decide the reform.
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Kenosha
Commission
Railroad board orders 68,814 freight cars moved
The Washington War Board has directed 36 railroads to transfer 68,814 freight cars to 54 other roads. Cars will support lumber and timber for shipbuilding, grain transport from the West to the Atlantic coast, and potatoes from Texas and the South. Also 1,400 cars will move to the Soo Line.
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Railroad War Board
Washington
Atlantic
Texas
Soo Line
Wisconsin youths raise hen army in wartime effort
Washington Aug 7 Wisconsin boys form a volunteer poultry army to supply eggs for the home front. With guidance from the state college of agriculture and backing from the Bank of Wisconsin the program extends from Madison to other counties. Boys tend flocks to aid national defense and gain early business skills, shifting focus from sports to national service.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Lens
Wisouisin
Wis
Madison
State Council of National Defense
College of Agriculture
Poultry Army
Car Crash Kills Family Near Payette Idaho
Payette Idaho Aug 7 Frank Hos Council Idaho stockman his wife and son are dead and three others injured two probably fatally after a car wreck between Payette and Woods Spur authorities report a deadly highway accident involving a family and several passengers with investigators assessing the scene and remaining victims.
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Payette
Idaho
Frank Hos
Council
Stockman
Payetts
Wosd
France to Erect Statue of U. S. Poet
A statue will be erected in memory of Alan Seeger, the American poet who served and died in World War I. France plans the monument in Taris as a tribute to his literary work and wartime sacrifice.
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France
U. S
Taris
Aug. T
Alan Seeger
Young American Poet Dies On Fourth Of July Frontline
A young American poet is reported killed on July 4, 1916 while serving in France with the Foreign Legion, highlighting the wartime sacrifice of volunteers from the United States.
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Frange
The
Foreign Legion
Risks Operation to Join Troops
Darred from the army by a bodily imperfection Joannie McNowall submitted to an operation and after recovery departed for Camp Douglas to try joining Battery GB First Field Artillery.
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Green Bay
Aue
Joannie McNowall
Camp Dourlas
Efort
Geid Artillery
Baby Drowns in Basil Basin in Green Bay
Margaret Vandenbush three month old daughter of Mrs Matilda Vandenbush drowned in a small basin of water while the mother was in another room in the house in Green Bay on August 7 as reported by local police.
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Basil
Creen Bay
Margaret Vandenbush
Matilda Vandenbush
Storage firms join government in cold storage reports
Practically every storage company in the United States cooperates with the government in reporting cold storage holdings of food products. The Bureau of Markets of the USDA issues these monthly reports on meat, poultry, ere s, butter, cheese, and apples. Initial reports began in 1914 with voluntary submissions, and now almost all firms cooperate. The department calls these statements crucial amid the world load crisis.
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United States
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin Draft Exemption Appeal Urges Ready Duty
State Council of Defense appeals to drafted Wisconsin men to stand before exemption boards and answer ready to serve or seek release. It denounces exemptions for personal gain, calls sacrifice essential, and urges wholehearted patriotism in this hour of need.
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Wisconsin
State Council of Defense
Writer’s quip on spread of book covers in print edition
A brief exchange about a new story ends with a playful jab about the covers being too far apart. The line lands as a witty meta remark on presentation rather than content.
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