Haig's Troops Seize Pozieres On Somme Plateau
British forces report capture of Pozieres on the Somme plateau, with intense house to house fighting and a stubborn counterattack by German forces. Turkish evacuations near Erzingan and renewed Russian advances in Armenia are noted, along with aerial and naval engagements and Italian gains on Monte Cimone.
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Somme Plateau
Pozierres
London
Eng
Wilson
Wasland
Poziores
Somme
Pield Marshall
Douglas Haig
France
Jine
Verdun
Nizingan
England
Wrzinegai
Armenia
Petrograd
Rome
Wrzingun
Pazires
Erzingan
Russia
Izingan
Russian War Department
Volhynia
Teutonic
Wieland
Sonmme
Waig
von Hinem
Heatg
Italy
Jondon
Monte Cimone
Paris
Preneh Wir
Listrees
Noozie The Government Forecase South Dakota
Partly cloudy with possible local thunder showers this afternoon or tonight. Thursday looks generally fair with little temperature change. Thermometer readings show temperatures around the high 80s to low 90s in the evening and early night hours with late-night cooling.
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South Dakota
American Publisher McClure Cleared to Stay in England
London reports American publisher McClure detained briefly on arrival of the Philadelphia liner at Liverpool. He will sail back to the United States Saturday on the same ship. Officials say a Home Office permit allows him to remain in England while he rests inland for his health.
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London
Mi Oy RE Clare
Riteish
United States
Boar
British Home Office
McClure
England
Kaiser Sorry He Can’t Right in the Trenches
A Berne dispatch reports Emperor William II telling German wounded on the Somme front that he would join the front if possible but must preserve his life for Germany. He said the divine appointment and leadership role prevent him from taking the field.
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Kaiser
London
England
Willita
Veronne
Somme
Berne
Yetmany
Germany
Carranza Army Moves as Border Crisis Persists
Washington reports say Carranza troops have withdrawn from areas around the punitive expedition base in Mexico to target Villista bands. In Milwaukee a Wisconsin brigade will march thirty miles to New Braunfels for turret practice near Leon Spriggs. Port Sam Houston sees 1500 guard release requests weekly as Edwardsmen seek dependents’ relief. President Wilson defends guarding the border as essential service.
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Washington
Mionts
de Feta
Mexico
Pepiy
Caahepa
Jelisco Arredondo
State Department
Mexico City
Columbus, N. M
Carranzisa
Cgrivers
Milwaukee
Wis
Santonio
Ecaeim
Wiscons
New Braun Tell
Leon Spriggs
San Antonio
Texas
Ewardsmen
Army
Port Sam Houston
Washington D. C
Henry Smith
Winnimac
Ind
National Guard
Wilson
United States
Dr Waite Marks Cross On Breach In Sing Sing Cell
Dr Arthur Warren Waite awaiting electrocu tion for the murder of his father in law John S Peck of Grand Rapids Mich was found with a chest wound shaped like a cross in his Sing Sing cell He cut himself with a broken glass during confinement and was taken to the prison hospital Authorities note the self inflicted wound is not serious and a strict watch will follow his return to the death house
Austrian Derby Fund to Be Donated to Charity
The 122000 Kronen Austrian Derby prize won by Sanskrit, racing for Baroness Rothschild, will be split among charity groups led by the Red Cross, the Conrad von Hoetzendorf Fund, the Find for the Blind, and the Day Home for War Orphans and Children as announced by the baroness in Mreudenau.
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Vienna
Austria
Alfons Rothschild
Haroness Rothschild
atMreudenau
Lad
Red Cross
Conrad von Hoetzendorf
Ministry of the Interior
Governor Hays Grants Pardon and Recalls Rescue Tale
Gov George W Hays pardons Hezekiah Porter a man condemned for manslaughter in 1409 and serving 21 years. Hays recounts his own near drowning six weeks ago at Cummins state penal farm when a boat capsized and Porter saved him from deep water.
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Little Rock
Ark
George W. Hays
Hezekiah Porter
Cummins
Hughes 10 Center His Hast Attack on Mexican Policy
Senator Hughes taps A Wall of New Mexico as chief adviser on Mexican affairs in a bid to shape his acceptance speech and attack Wilson policy. He plans talks in New York and a Carnegie Hall address as Republicans prepare a broad campaign.
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Hughes
Bridgehampton
N.Y
Charles Z. Hughes
A. Wall
New Mexsco
Wilson
Pall
New York
Tughes
Carnegie Hall
Wall
Fall Willbe
Senate
Carranza
Far West
Mr. Hughes
Wender Wiuerhee
Middle West
Maine
Hungary rounds up roaming Gypsies to solve age old problem
Budapest authorities order the rounding up of every wandering band in the kingdom. Men of military age will be drafted, usable horses seized, and women and undrafted men put to work. The number of escapees is unknown but believed large.
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Budapest
Hungary
Pope Intercedes For Roger Casement With British Government
Pope Benedict intercedes to obtain grace for Roger Casement from Britain. The pope is using influence in London and has involved Sir Henry Howard, the British minister to the Vatican, in the case.
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Pope
Rome
Italy
Pope Benedict
Roger Casement
London
Sir Henry Howard
Vatican
Spain Hit by Unprecedented Hurricane Ravaging Towns
Madrid reports a hurricane sweeping Aragon provinces including Saragossa Soria Leon and Valladoro with Parrecan and Atrea villages destroyed. Eleven bodies recovered and immense material damage. Interior minister seeks special relief funds for ruined farmers.
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Madrid
Spain
Paris
Saragossa
Soria
Valladoro
Leon
Vantevedra
Parrecan
Atrea
Aragon
Appeal 10 Wilson on Britain's List
Resolutions urging prompt action by the U S government to recall British commercial restrictions were sent to Senate and House members and state governors. The Association to Resist Domination of American Commerce, with over fifty firms and individuals on Britain’s blacklist, adopted them. Maurice B Blumenthal, counsel, heads to Washington to deliver the protest to President Wilson.
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New York City
United States
Great Britain
Senate
House of Representatives
Association
Maurice B. Blumenthal
Washington
Wilson
Wilson Loser in Texas Vote
Texas voters delivered a stinging defeat to President Wilson in the primary with anti Wilson sentiment strong. Colquitt led for Senate opposing Wilson while McLemore also trailed Wilson on Mexican and foreign policy opposition. Several Wilson aligned congressmen failed to gain renomination.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Texas
Lone Star
Colquitt
Jacko McLemore
Callaway
Stephens
Burgess
Simitl
Davis
Swedish explorer denied air access to unknown Papua interior
Dr. rc Mijeberg seeks permission to fly over Paupua or British New Guinea to visit unseen regions. Australian authorities reject the plan fearing native unrest. Police hunt natives who killed an officer with poisoned arrows. An expedition leader recounts natives fainting on approach and a chief near him collapsing in fear.
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Melbourne
Australia
Rc Mijeberg
Paupua
British New Guinea
Cahiti River
Australia Plans Fifty-Ship Fleet by 1933
London reports Australia is crafting a policy to build a fleet of fifty ships by 1933 including eight pre dreadnoughts. The program would cost at least 25 million dollars annually, disclosed by P M Glynn during a recent visit to England.
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London
England
Australia
P. M. Glynn
Hingland
Eleven Bodies Still Trapped in Death Tunnel Rescue Efforts Halted
Cleveland officials report eleven bodies remain in the waterworks death tunnel, not twelve, as rescuers press to reach the imprisoned miners. Federal investigators pause recovery feared gas buildup could trigger another explosion, plans to pump out gas to resume work later today.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lakerie
D. J. Parker
L. M. Jones
United States Bureau of Maines
Pittsburgh
Parker and Jones
Jaeger
Theunnel
Eas
VYIAY PAVE WAY TO SOUTH SIDE
Petition circulating in South Sanborn Street seeks moving from the Third Avenue intersection to extend pavement nearly a mile to the Dakota Wesleyan campus. A prior resolution grades and gravel South Sanborn, called the city's roughest street, and residents hope paving will link to asphalt drives from university to hospital.
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South Sanborn
Third Avenue
Dakota Wesleyan
South Siders
Mitchell
Appointment of Muktar Bey Turkish Minister at The Hague
The Hague reports the appointment of Muktar Bey as Turkish Minister at The Hague. Described as a top Young Turk diplomat and former undersecretary of state in Constantinople, he is seen as signaling Ottoman interest in mediating peace talks. He is about forty, an able public speaker, and cosmopolitan.
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Hague
Netherlands
Muktar, Bey
Constantinople
Porte
Holland
Muktar Bey
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Athens
Allied Vigil Off Eastern Coast For Uliner Is Tenser
Baltimore reports Captain Koenig would personally obtain papers at the custom house after hours as German submersible Deutschland undergoes submergence tests. The Bremen’s arrival plans and a British cruiser’s unidentified visit prompt U.S. officials to consider neutrality and navigation compliance.
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Baltimore
Koenig
North Carolina Guards
Norfolk
Wva
North Carolina
Old Point
Capes
Deutschland
Paul Koenig
William Prusse
Siemen
Boston
Atlantic Seaboard
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Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Germany
Washington, D D. C
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United States
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Fortress Monroe
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