Americans and Carranza troops pursue bandits on Texas soil
El Paso reports a clash five miles below Fort Hancock as Mexican raiders cross the Rio Grande. Three Americans are killed or wounded while three bandits die. two escape into Mexico as Carranza troops join the hunt.
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Rio Grande
Alode House
Texas
Trion News Barvice
el Paso
Tex
Carranza
United States
Fort Hancock
Here
Mexico
Carranza Customs Guards
Robert Wood
Eighth
United States Cavalry
Hospital Corps
Charles Telford
Wood
Bean
John Twoney
Lewis Thompson
Hie
Entente Forces Press Across Western and Eastern Fronts
London reports fierce battles on multiple fronts as British French forces push from Delville Wood toward Maurepas while Germans launch strong counterattacks. Russians advance toward Kovel despite German resistance, with reports of crossings near the Stokhod and activity around Stanislau as Gen. Letchitsky resumes operations after floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Delville Wood
Somme
Maurepes
Kovel
Stokhod
Kovel-Sarny
Kovel-Rojitsche
Letchitsky
Dniester
Stanislau
Forest fires devastate northern Ontario killing 184
Premier Hearst reports 184 lives lost to northern Ontario forest fires. Heavy rain spared much of the province while hundreds are homeless. The Dominion government has ordered extraordinary relief measures for refugees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Hearst
Ontario
Dominion
New Ireland Chief Secretary Appointed in Cabinet
London Henry Howard Duka barrister and unionist MP for Exeter is named to be the new chief secretary of Ireland succeeding Augustine Birrell. He will receive a cabinet seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry Howard Duka
Exeter
Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Blacklist Row Prompts U S Britain Tense Note
Washington and Great Britain exchange warning tones as the State Department publicizes a protest over the blacklist. The note asserts neutral rights and relations would suffer from such an act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
State Department
Wilson Appoints Woman Receiver at Douglas
Washington DC reports Miss Julia Mary Cross of Douglas Washington nominated by President Wilson as receiver of public moneys at Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
Julia Mary Cross
Douglas, Wio
Wilson
Douglas
Georgia convict-turned-police chief to resume Vallie role
Macon Ga Thomas Edgar Strip ling, an escaped Georgia convict who served as Panville Virginia police chief under KR EL BMurris, is pardoned and set to resume his old post. He earlier recruited neighbor W J Cornett in Harris County in 1497, received a life sentence, escaped, led Denvilis police in Virginia, was extradited in 1921, and completed his Georgia term.
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Macon
Thomas Edgar Stripling
Georgia
Panville
EL Bmurris
Kired
W. J. Cornett
Harris County
Gea
Virginia
Denvilis
Russians Pursuing Enemies Reach Graberki Sereth Rivers
Petrograd reports Russian forces pushing Austro German armies along the Volhynian frontier have reached the Graberki and Sereth rivers. German dispatches claim heavy fighting near Kevel and Somme front actions with Anglo French troops holding lines and regaining some positions near Bazentin le Petit.
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Petrograd
Graberki
Sereth Rivere
Kovel
Berlin
von Linsingen
London
Kevel
Stekhod
Serny-Kevel
Keevel-Rositche
Reuter
Brody
Volhynian
Sereth
Somme
T 6
Bazentin-le-Petit
British Protest To Britain Over Boycott Sent For Review
Acting Secretary of State Pollock said the U S protest against the British boycott was approved by President Wilson and compiled by him personally. It will be released to the public next Monday morning and officials expect Britain to modify its position in light of U S opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Foreign Office
Wilson
White House
Rand
State Department
United States
Hughes Receives Republican Nomination Acceptance Speech
Charles Evans Hughes was formally notified of his presidential nomination by the Republican party in New York. He spoke at Carnegie Hall amid intense heat, delivering a critical review of Wilson policies including the Mexican situation and wartime diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Republican Party
Carnegie Hall
Wilson
Europe
Tillman lauds Arlington bill as South defeat aids progress
Senator Tillman of South Carolina urged passage of Arlington cemetery legislation in Washington on July 31. He said he never believed he could do it, but gradual change showed the South’s defeat was best for all, calling slavery a curse that had to be destroyed for progress.
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Washington
South
Tillman
South Carolina
Arlington Cemetery
All Trade Records Broken Washington July
Foreign trade of the United States closed its greatest year in history June 30 with a balance of 2,136,600,000 in favor of American exporters. Exports totaled 4,884,600,000 and imports were valued at 2,295,004,000, according to the department of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Mystery in Priest Death Shocks Hamilton Illinois
The death of J. H. Clarke a Catholic priest from New Madrid Missouri is found along the Ghie river OSTW. The death remains a mystery with authorities unsure of the cause or circumstances.
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Priest
Hamilton, IL
J. H. Clarke
New Madrid
Ghie River
Iowa farm trucks move hogs to market during heat
Farmers in Pottawattamie county rely on motor trucks after Iowa Short Line suspension. First car load of hogs left Council Bluffs for South Omaha in 2.5 hours at 25 cents per hundred. several more farmers followed, with hogs arriving early and unharmed by heat.
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Pottawattamie County
Iowa Short Line Railroad
Council Bluffs
Vinton
New York
American Association of
Halifax
United States
Iowa
W.H. Gemill
State Board of Education
George
D. Eaton
Eaton
Board of Health
Ottumwa
Ameés
Grand “Forks
Ardy
Iwoad
Denison
Pleasant Valley
Scott
Rase
Moulton
Bettendorf
Berwick
Department of ‘Agriculture
Treasury Department
Yowa
Texas
Pennsylvania
Winois
Sanders
Catastrophic Explosion Fells Black Tom Island Ammunition Depot
A massive explosion at Black Tom Island near Jersey City caused extensive damage and injuries. Two dead, at least two missing, and up to $25 million in property loss as fires and blasts ripped through warehouses storing dynamite and other explosives. Officials study cause. reports indicate a barge linked to a towing company may have tied into shipments from trains to harbor vessels.
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New York
Black Tom’ Island
New Vade Bay
Jersey City
Ave States
Waler
National Storage Company
Black Tom Island
Manhattan
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lre
Senate approves nearly seven hundred million for national defense
Washington July 28 nearly 700 600 000 for national defense in the fiscal year 1917 is the aggregate of proposed appropriations reached in the senate with the passage of the army appropriation bill. The total for preparedness remains subject to revision as the navy bill goes to conference. The final senate totals include 2 000 000 for relief of dependent families of National Guardsmen and regulars in the Mexican emergency. An amendment granting border soldiers the right to vote in the field was eliminated.
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Rew
Wilson
Washington
Ars My
Polk
Story
Jasper
Skunk
Sam
Mali
John C. D’autremont
Riverside
Dautremont
Ft. Dodge
George Wright
Eagle Grove
Thompson ‘Clothing
Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
Gideons
Huntington
W.va
B. T. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Iowa
Rock Island Railroad
Minnesota Boundary Line
Cadazz River
Alissouri River
Keokuk
Naid
Dematee Bess
Town State University
New York
Wim Weil
Athens
Egypt
Hein
Asaiut College
Asstul
Fayot
Corrie
Wedeter City
Senate
Sen
Army
NAVY
S Senate
House
Secretary of War
Ussdou
Military Academy
Great Time for Motorists National Touring Week Begins
Chicago July 28 The dawn of August 6 will launch the National Touring week as thousands of American automobilists hit the road for a concerted vacation. The movement promotes see America first with a family oriented plan to explore home states from coast to coast during the week of August 3.
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Chicago
America
Atlantic
Pacific
German Losses and Zeppelin Sighting Reported
From Zurich and Copenhagen dated July 31 reports indicate Prussian killed totals reach 25 984 officers and 1 817 687 men. Fishermen in port claim a ten Zeppelin formation was seen over the Baltic in the largest squadron observed. Berlin confirms Captain Fryatt’s execution as justified stating merchantmen cannot act as pirates under war warning.
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Zurich
Germany
Gopenhagen
Baltic
Berlin
Charles Fyatt
Fryatt
Riley, 71, Loses Boat Race in Saratoga
In Saratoga New York on August 1 Tames H. Riles a 71 year old former professional sailing champion lost a boat race on Lake Tenely by half a length to Jim Rice coach of Columbia crews.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Tames H. Riles
Ferrield
Professions
Lake Tenely
Jim Rice
Columbia
Chinese City in Hankow Hit by Looting and Fire
Aug. 2 reports a revolutionary outbreak in Hankow with a large district burned and looted. Many natives were killed and some Russians involved are mentioned. The incident reflects violent unrest during the period.
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Peking
Hankow
Welsh Defeats Benny Leonard in Lightweight Title Bout
Freddie Welsh proved his world champion form by knocking out Benny Leonard in a bout at New York on August 3. Welsh dominated all rounds except the third, delivering a series of solid blows to secure the victory.
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Welsh
New York
Freddie Welsh
Benny Fecnard
Arab force captures Yembo and Jeddah region port
A Cairo dispatch to Reuters reports Arab forces dispatched to the Red Sea coast have captured the Turkish town of Yembo and the nearby port of Jeddah after the Teh of Jedda.
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London
Red Sea
Jedda
Yembo
Cairo
Reuter
Two Ships Sunk Off Coast Amid Naval Actions
London reports the sinking of two ships: the Norwegian steamer Mars and the British vessel Meunet Gandia, marking further losses in ongoing naval hostilities. The announcement came from Lloyds as part of daily war briefings.
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London
Lloyds
Nor‘wegien
Mars
Meunet Gandia
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London Foreign Office
Charles E. Hughes
Tillman Glad North
Entiehdo
Robert J. Williams
Matilda Stewart
Marshalltown
Foote
Williams
Indiana
Edward Smith
Des Moines
John Canty
Oskaloosa
John Ryan
CoHax
Samuel Batlentyne
Albia
Thomas White
Colfax
Clinton Gibbons
Sherman
Manilla
Milwaukee
S. HR. Basner
Waterloo
Michael Pullens
Dubuque
Rec
New York Harbor
Riley
Arans
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