Defiant Frontline Actions Reported Worldwide
British and French lines repulse several German attacks north of Bazentin Le Petit and in the Lihons sector as WWI fronts stiffen. Russian offensives along the Stokhod in Volhynia gain ground while Germans retreat from Kovel. Violent artillery duels continue near Verdun as Italian forces press in the Asiago valley.
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London
Bazentin le Petit
Somme
British War Office
Paris
River Ayre
Lihons
French War Department
Count von Bothmer
Galicia
Rome
Brody
Kovel
Petrograd
Teutons
Stokhod
Volhynia
Boldurvka
Lemberg
Kovel-Sarny
France
Thiaumont Wood
Fleury
Verdun
Astico
Death toll of Northern Ontario fire climbs to 240
Halleybury Ontario July 31 reports list 240 dead from major forest fires in northern Ontario with counts by town including Nushabia Monteith Ramore Kelso Iroquois Falls Matheson Cochrane The fire damaged many towns while some facilities remained intact and relief efforts began with trains food shipments and temporary repairs to lines and bridges
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Ontario
Halleybury
Nushabia
Monteith
Ramore
Kelso
Iroquois Falls
Matheson
Cochrane
Prince George Hotel
Abitib Company
Toronto
Northern Ontario
Wakipybeg Bridge
Timmins
Warehouse of Ammunition Supplies
New York reports a sudden explosion at a warehouse on Tom Island near New York Bay. Damages are estimated at 25 million dollars with multiple deaths and many missing. The blast scattered miles of streets with shattered glass and signs, as investigators assess hundreds of tons of explosives and ordnance aboard ships and in storage.
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New York
Tom Island
New York Bay
Werd
Gome
New York City
Canada Favors Continuance of War Meeting in Montreal
Montreal Que Aug 1 at a War Anniversary gathering on the McGill campus Rodolph Lemieux former Postmaster General will represent the Liberal party in supporting Sir Robert Borden's resolution endorsing continued warfare until victory All this while Sir Wilfrid Laurier rests at Murray Bay and Montreal Holt president of the Canadian Club will preside
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Montreal
Que
McGill
Rodolph Lemieux
Liberal Party
Robert Borden
Canada
Alloa
Wilfrid Laurier
Murray Bay
Holt
Carranza to Retire as Mexico's First Chief
In Laredo tonight it is reported that Venustiana Carranza will retire as first chief of the de facto Mexican government at an early date. Gén Pablo Gonzales is named as his successor according to administration circles in Nuevo Laredo.
Infantile Paralysis Records Shattered in City Epidemic
New York reports grim toll as Health Department logs 67 deaths and 160 new cases in the latest 24 hour period ending this morning at 10 o'clock. Officials urge vigilance and continued prevention measures amid the outbreak.
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New York
Plignoe
D. Mont
Tho
Medicine Hat to skip full exhibition this year
A special city council meeting discussed re organizing the Agricultural Society due to lack of organization and late season. The council also addressed milk testing, oil site regulations, and other correspondence, with decisions to follow up by the Mayor and City Engineer and via city bylaw preparations.
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Agricultural Society
Fleming
Milk Producers’ Association
Sanitary Department
Rosery Flower, Co
Cully
Alberta Ladies’ College
G. Stephens
Stephens
Davidson
Captain McNeill at Front Describes War Experiences
In an interview Captain McNeill recounts nine months in the trenches without leave and his work with the Hat boys and the 7th Brigade Bombing School. He notes improved arms and weather, German dugouts, and a new 60 lb bomb gun, while awaiting a one month leave for health reasons.
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McNeill
3Rd C.M.R
Hat
7Th Brigade
McNeil
Pte. Burger
Suicide Club
Condi Aiong
Sarcea
Noyone
Zeppelin Air Raid Strikes Eastern English Coast
British reports say German airships bombed eastern and southeastern counties late at night. Official statements note a sizeable raid crossing the coast and targeting counties including Lincolnshire Norfolk Cambridge Essex Kent and London area with anti air defenses responding. no casualties reported by August 4.
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London
England
Hue
Phames
Lincolnshire
Norfolfolk
Cambridge
Essex
Kent
Antington
Incoherent note on Mr G Re Tagh intendent
Fragmentary OCR reads a garbled note mentioning Mr G Re Tagh intendent A D Smith and odd phrases like in Fr cheer laughed and grim reef. The readable text is insufficient for a clear event or context.
Third Year of War Proclaimed by Haig to Allies
British general Sir Douglas Haig, commander of the British armies in France, declares the war will enter its third year with renewed offensives as allied forces continue operations on the Western Front. The statement comes after two years of fighting and outlines the outlook for July.
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Berlin
Foureaux Wood
Somme
France
Stokhod
Volhynia
London
Germany
Russia
Sir DO
Sir Douglas Haig
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Volhynian
Vladimir Volynski
Italy
Agia Minor
HMS
Met University
Emlay
Carranza
Argyle
Buckingham Palace
Medicine Hat
Leveque
Lee Ee
King Baggot
Edna Hunter
Captain Mineill
Norfolk
Suffolk
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