Germans Move Toward Riga Threatening Russian Retreat
War dispatches describe German forces advancing from the Baltic toward Riga as they press on Warsaw and push to cut Russian lines of retreat toward Petrograd. Reports note gains near Ostrolenka and Nowa Georgievsk while Turkish sea supply routes are attacked and Radom falls to German allies.
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England
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Nowa Georgievsk
Ostrolenka
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Poland
Lublin
Isonzo
Rome
Corso Plateiu
Austrian War Office
France
Belgium
Dardanelles
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Ivangorod
Windau
Courland
Balle
Riga
Shavli
Mitau
Petrograd
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Caucasus
Sebastopool
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Vienna
Austria
Radom
Bessarazja
Vistula
Bug
Socoal
Gulf of Riga
Galicia
Ostrolinka
Georgievsk
Berlin
Marshal von Hindenburg
Przasnysz
Gallipoli
Times
Bukowina
Pield Marshal von Mackensen
Russia
Becker Recalls Crime Tale as New York Trial Looms
London dispatch describes Russian maneuvers and a proposed German push near Warsaw. New York reports Becker's 15 000 word prison statement to Governor Whitman claiming politics influenced Rosenthal murder, naming Timothy Sullivan and alleged payoffs to induce Rosenthal to flee.
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New York City
Charles Becker
New York
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Sing Sing
Death House
Whitman
Albany
Rosentahl
Timothy D. Sullivan
Rosenthal
Sullivan
Sulivan
Rose
Metropole
Wole
Germany Launches Supreme Effort in Western Europe
London editor J. L. Garvin predicts Germany's grand campaign to envelop Russian forces and reach Turkey and Asia. He warns the coming months may mark Armageddon, noting Russia must withstand this supreme German push or risk collapse by land and sea.
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London
Edipor
Germany
England
Garvin
Pall Mall Gazette
Europe
Turkey
Asia
Russia
Kiev
Black Sea
Balkans
Marriages Widowed Tactic Raised to Dodge War
In Havre France an engineer on leave arranged a marriage to a widow with three children to gain exemption from military service. Days after the nuptials his unit sent a congratulatory note calling him a hero and wishing him peace from the trenches.
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Havre
France
Fateful Warning From The U S To Germany
Washington informs Germany that further loss of American lives from submarine warfare will be an unfriendly act. The note assumes Germany admits the principle that passengers must be moved to safety before destroying a merchant ship. The U S cabinet approved the course yesterday.
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Germany
Washington, D. C
United States
Snake Playmate for Little Girl in Scenic
In Scenic S I a child of Mr and Mrs Roy Hunt played with a monster rattlesnake in the yard. The snake did not strike and the girl showed no fear or alarm. The mother rescued the child and the reptile was killed afterward.
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S. I
Roy Hunt
British Forced to Quit Beef Amid Stock Waste
London reports rising meat prices push farmers to slaughter blooded cattle hastening local meat shortages after the war. The board of agriculture condemns the waste as personal crisis. Lancashire Farmers' Association urges restraint to protect future supply. Reefs decline as beans and lentils gain dietary prominence.
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London
England
British Isles
Board of Agriculture
Lancashire Farmers’ Association
Bloodshed at Bayonne oil works riot leaves one dead
Rioting at the Standard Oil Bayonne plant escalated as 5 000 rioters attacked guards and firemen. One rioter was killed and about fifty injured including police and guards. Inspector Cady ordered a volley. horse shot. deputies and extra police guarded the plant amid ongoing clashes.
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New York City
Bayonne
Standard Oil Company
Inspector Cady
Gifford
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Daniel Cady
Davis
Tidewater Standard Oil
Bridgeport
Remington Arms and Ammunition Company
Remington Concern
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Headquar
Joe Kirby Cited for Contempt and Disbarment
A report notes Joe Kirby cited for contempt and for disbarment by the court. The case references FRC pense and a related proceeding, with actions outlined against Kirby in the legal matter.
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Joe Kirby
Supreme Court orders show cause against Joe Kirby
The South Dakota Supreme Court issued an order returnable July 29 requiring Sioux Falls attorney Joe Kirby to appear and show cause why he should not be punished for contempt or disbarred. Kirby was served personally in Pierre while on business before the state tax commission. The action stems from his remarks in the case over a $50 monthly expense allowance for supreme court members and alleged misquotations in arguing its unconstitutionality.
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Supreme Court
Kirby
Banker Appeals From Sentence in Bank Failure
S Syverson former president at Bank of Bancroft in Kingsbury county was convicted of receiving deposits while insolvent and sentenced to two years nine months in the Sioux Falls penitentiary plus a $1000 fine. He posted a $5000 bond and appealed to the state supreme court remaining at his Watertown home during review.
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DeSmet
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State Supreme Court
Syverson
Taylor
Supreme Court
Watertown
Bancroft
Bancroft Bank
Unions Meet Gompers as Bridgeport Strike Talks Continue
Leaders from Center Washington and Bridgeport conferred with Samuel Gompers on Remington Arms plant strike strategy but adjourned without agreement. A Friday Bridgeport meeting is planned as miners in South Wales end their coal strike with terms accepted.
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Union Metallic Cartridge
Washington
D. C
Remington Arms
Brigeport
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bridgeport
Wales
London
England
South Wales
Frank Leads to Recovery Hope After Stabbing
Milledgeville Georgia physicians report Leo M. Frank's condition improving with a 100 degree temperature and pulse near normal. They say recovery is practically certain though not yet out of danger after being stabbed in the throat by a fellow prisoner last Saturday night.
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Milledgeville
Leo M. Frank
Duesday
Abduction Probe Sends Idaho Officers into Wyoming
Bonneville county officers pursued a Wyoming search for Chas Empey a wealthy cattle and sheep owner abducted from his ranch 40 miles east of Idaho Falls last Saturday night His 14 year old son delivered a ransom message demanding six thousand dollars by Saturday night with a warning of consequences.
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Idaho
Bonneville County
Wyoming
Chas Empey
Here
Empy
Londey
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