Australians Drive Forward on Somme Front
Australian troops advanced along a 3 000 yard sector of the Somme and took several prisoners in the latest British counter assault. Artillery activity persisted north of Albert and near Beaumont Hamel while French and American units reported routine activity in the Marne and Lys regions.
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Somme
Roume
Albania
Tomorica
Paris
Havas
Trentino
Ludendorff
Matin
Albert
Beaumont Hamel
Flanders
Bethune
Marne
Villers-Cotterets
War Office
Amsterdam
Siberia
Vienna
Berlin
War Department
Rome
Colla Prible
Italian War Office
Grappa
Massik
Washington
Darst
London
Fresa
France
North Sea
Switzerland
Amiens
Hamel
Lys Salient
Power to Call Strike Demanded by Federal Trades Union
Representatives of the mechanical departments of the Dominion railway workers wired to all unions asking for power to call a strike if the ten Railway Wage Board fails to grant wage increases after ongoing negotiations.
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Dantrea
Mech
Dominion G
Wer
Ninety Three Drowned Aboard the Columbia Steamer
Peoria Illinois July 8 Ninety three persons lost their lives when the steamer Columbia sank on the Illinois river Friday night with more than six hundred excursionists aboard. The coroner reported 79 bodies recovered and 14 still missing after three more were found. An inquest is postponed until later this week.
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Peoria
Ila
Columbia
Ilinoia
German floods threaten crops and feed across Germany
Reports from Amsterdam and Berlin indicate severe floods after sudden heavy rain fell across numerous German regions. The disaster damaged crops and feed stocks as authorities warn of ongoing impacts on agriculture and local infrastructure.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Perth
Germany
Hay supplies for Southern Alberta stockmen from Lesser Slave Lake
The Alberta Department of Agriculture announces plans to aid stockmen with winter feed. Provincial agents report ample hay in the Lesser Slave Lake district and arrangements for transport, cutting, and sale. Duncan Marshall directs district inquiries to match cattle needs with hay land, with special rail rates under consideration. Capt. Pingle praised for rapid information gathering. Western Stockgrowers’ A P Burna shares notices from Faust suppliers offering up to 1000 tons of hay and cutting or exchange options.
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C. S. Pingle
M.I.A
Duncan Marshall
Dept. of Agriculture
Alberta
Marshall
Department
Pingle
A. P. Burna
Western Stockgrowers’ Association
Medicine Hat District
Medicine Hat
Lesser Slave Lake District
I. W. Shoop
Faust
Wm. 8. Adams
Bolshevikt Forgets and Revolutionary Socialists Fight in Moscow
Reports from Switzerland and London indicate fighting in Moscow between Bolshevik forces and revolutionary socialists after the assassination of Count Von Mirbach the German ambassador. Officials describe street battles and a counter revolution attempt, with details still not fully clarified.
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City OF
Moscow
Washington
Revolutionary Socialiste
Count von Mirbach
Switzerland
London
Wolff Bureau
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copehagen
Paris
von Afibach
Assassination of German Ambassador in Russia Sparks Crisis
Reports from London and Amsterdam describe the killing of Count Von Mirbach, the German ambassador to Russia, and say the act triggered a violent suppression order against rebels. Emperor William reportedly halted talks with Russian delegates, amid fears of German military moves toward Moscow.
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London
Count von Mirbach
Russia
William
Amsterdam
Voh Kuehlmann
Berlin
Associated Proag
Moscow
Europe
Murman Coast
White New
Exhibition entries flood in for Ble Exhibition show
Entrants pour into the Ble Exhibition as management predicts the event will be the best yet in this region. The quality is high with stock on display rivaling major centers, featuring Herefords, Holsteins, Angus and Ayrshires from Nova Scotia to Calgary among others.
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Isajal
Hants Co
Nova Scotia
Vancouver
D.C
Frank Colleutt
Crossfield
Aidt
America
Jas. H. Laycock
Bonnie Brae
Jas. Bowman
Guelph
Ont
Car of Poll Angus
C. Pritchard
Camrose
Car of Angus
Laycock
Italian Front Claims Aces Beat Back by Austrian Forces
A wartime dispatch reports Austrian troops repelling a strong Italian assault with prisoners taken and ground positions confirmed in heavy fighting. It notes heavy service strains and mentions freight rate topics alongside battlefield claims.
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Nei
United Will One Washington July Sumers of Cost
Fragmentary text mentions cost and energy in homes during July. limited readable facts about a policy or statement from Washington. No clear events, people, or organizations are identifiable from the legible portion.
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Washington
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