Deutschland Crosses Ocean In 3800 Mile Undersea Run
Captain Paul Koenig tells of the Deutschland voyage from Bremerhaven to Bremen across the Atlantic, submerged many times to dodge hostile ships. The crew navigated ten hours in the English Channel, 256 men aboard, with 180 tons of fuel oil and air and water supplies to spare.
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Baltimore
Jules Verne
Deutschland
Atlantic Ocean
Paul Koenig
Koenig
Bremen
America
North Sea
English Channel
Wrapuhl
Gyring
Kleis
Virginia Capes
Scotland
Bremerhaven
Helgoland
Krupp Germania Works
John C. Travers
U. S
Dr. Travers
Travers
Industry: A Reward Beyond Money and Health
A quotation highlights industry as a virtue that blends work with pleasure. Properly chosen work brings delight and profit that includes money health and moral gains for the worker.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Nipher Finds Small Planets Escape Gravity Law
The author notes that smaller planets defy gravity and analogizes to smaller people who resist rules. The reflection contrasts scientific observation with human behavior, suggesting parallels between celestial bodies and human conduct.
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Nipher
Bat
Reader's Grave Error East Lynne rejected by author
The work East Lynne later valued in book and stage form was rejected by George Meredith while he served as reader for Chapman and Wall of London.
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East Lynne
George Meredith
Chapman & Wall of London
Sign of a great mind to despise excess
Quote attributed to Seneca on choosing measure over excess. Highlights the value of restraint as a sign of wisdom and intellect. The note frames moderation as a guide for judgment and taste.
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Seneca
Grade Crossings Big Problem Before State Rail Way Board
Des Moines reports rising automobile accidents at railroad crossings push the state railroad commission to study safer options. Estimates place subway or overhead crossing costs at 20 000 to 30 000 per crossing, with New Jersey already enforcing annual changes for thirty years.
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Des Moines
State Railroad Commission
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Iowa
California Board of Railroad Commissioners
New Jersey
State Highway Commission
Boards of
Planning Big Convention in Des Moines
Des Moines Churches of Christ prepare to host thousands for the international Disciples convention October 9 to 15. An executive committee meeting reviewed the tentative program and Coliseum site for exhibits. Participating groups include American Christian Missionary Society and National Benevolent Association among others.
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International Convention of Christian Churches
Des Moines
Christian Woman’s Board of Missions
Council On Christian Union
Foreign Christian Missionary Society
General Convention of Churches of Christ
Men and Millions Movement
National Benevolent Association
National Board of Christian Endeavor
To Build Sample Roads Waterloo Demonstration Gravel Miles Planned
Waterloo plans spend 22000 dollars on five detached miles of sample graveled highways to demonstrate road merits. Each mile costs about 4500 dollars to drain grade gravel and roll, funded from the automobile tax. The project centers on Water loo main highways with three miles near towns outside the city.
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Waterloo
State Bank Examiner Resigns and New VP Named at Clarinda Bank
The Clarinda Trust and Savings bank vacancy caused by the death by own action of H. R. Spry was filled by electing J. J. Amen as vice president. Amen, who had acted as bank examiner of Iowa, sent his resignation to Auditor Shaw and began work in his new role. He accompanied Shaw to Clarinda to review the bank's affairs following Spry's death.
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State Bank
Clarinda
Clarinda Trust and Savings Bank
H. R. Spry
J. J. Amen
Iowa
Amen
Shaw
Spry
Raise Money for Soldiers in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs residents have raised over $1,090 to be deposited in a bank for the comfort and health of the Dodge Light Guards and the Third Iowa regiment members.
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Council Bluffs
Dodge Light Guards
Third
Iowa Regiment
New Consolidated School Planned for Le Grand
Marshall County builds another consolidated school at Le Grand this summer with a cost estimate between 26 000 and 28 000 dollars.
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Marshalltown
Marshall County
le Grand
Shoe Dealers Pick Des Moines as 1917 Meeting Site
Waterloo report notes Des Moines chosen as next meeting place for the Iowa Retail Shoe Dealers association. The 1917 convention will be held in March. Officers elected include President Roy C. Stevens Ottumwa Vice President R J Wang Waterloo Secretary F M Nellie Atlantic Treasurer G F Desplaines Cherokee Directors Ed V Hurtstzler Burlington and D P Young Des Moines.
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Waterloo
Des Moines
Iowa Retail Shoe Dealers’ Association
Roy C. Stevens
Ottumwa
R. J. Wang
F. M. Nellie
Atlantic
G. F. Desplaines
Cherokee
Ed V. Hurtstzler
Burlington
D. P. Young
Wilson Urges Peace and Fair Dealing in Mexico
President Wilson at the world salesmanship congress urges business men to extend justice and fair dealing to Mexico to gain confidence in American principles. He says the aim is serving Mexico, not exploiting it, and advocates permanent peace while criticizing those who would overwhelm Mexico with force. Gen Bliss to inspect militia on the Mexican border as Baker seeks funding for National Guard needs and plant improvements.
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Detroit
Mich
Wilson
Mexico
America
Washington
Baker
Congress
Border National Guard
Mobile Army
National Guard
Rock Island Arsenal
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Tasker L. Bliss
Maj
Douglas MacArthur
Department
Chamberlain
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Moore
Gardner
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
House
Revenue Bill in Senate Passes House Revenue Bill in Senate
The administration's $197,000,000 revenue plan, approved by the House 240 to 140, moves to the Senate. It repeals stamp taxes and imposes taxes on incomes and inheritances, adds a tariff commission, protects dyestuffs, and shuns dumping after the European war. Amendments would remove a $1 per thousand bank capital tax, cut tariff commission salaries from 10 000 to 7 500, and limit first-year funding to 300 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Tariff Commission
Commission
Massachusetts Militia Riot Targets Main Street Fruit Stands
More than 100 militiamen from the Eighth Infantry Massachusetts National Guard destroyed fruit stalls along Main Street near Union Station in Kansas City Missouri during the riot.
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Bay State
Kansas City
Eighth Infantry
Massachusetts National Guard
Main Street
Union Station
American Schooner Caviara Wrecked on Alacrines Reef
The American schooner Caviara owned by Saunders and Co of Pensacola Florida wrecked on the Alacraines reefs July. The captain and crew were saved and brought to Progreso.
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Washington
Caviara
Saunders & Co
Pensacola
Fla
Alacraines Reefs
Progreso
Miss Meta Anderson Opens House-Work School
New York July 18 Miss Meta Anderson starts a house-work school to address the servant problem by providing employees who will not spend most of their time in the movies.
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New York
Meta Anderson
President Wilson Arrives in Capital After Detroit Trip
President Wilson arrived in Washington safely following a Detroit journey. He voiced strong approval of the widespread peace sentiments he observed during the trip and said he was greatly impressed by them.
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Capital
Washington
Wilson
Detroit
Judge Milo Mucklestone Killed in Interurban Crash
Milwaukee July 12 Judge Milo Mucklestone of Waukesha was killed when an interurban car struck his automobile. He had been presiding for Judge Dorse, head of the Oconomowoc National Guard. A former UW athlete and prominent Elk, Mucklestone's colleague Robert Thomas also was in the car and escaped by jumping.
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Milwaukee
Milo Mucklestone
Waukesha
Judge Dorse
Oconomowoc National Guard Company
Judge Mucklestone
University of Wisconsin
Robert Thomas
American steamer Lafayette damaged in collision near Bordeaux
The American steamship Lafayette bound for New York collided with another vessel off Bordeaux and returned to port for repairs. Two German naval aeroplanes bombarded British coast fortifications at Dover and Harwich on the night of July 9–10, per the admiralty.
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Bordeaux
France
Lafayette
New York
Berlin
Sayville Wireless
Dover
Harwich
Admiralty
Rivers and Harbors Bill Sent to President for Signature
The Senate approved the conference report on the $43 million rivers and harbors bill by a 47 to 19 vote. The measure now goes to the president for signature.
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Wilson
Washington
Senate
Missouri Senator Seeks Pension for Captain Boyd Widow
Senator Reed of Missouri introduced a bill in the senate to pension the widow and children of Captain Boyd who was killed in action at Carrizal. The senate then debated the agricultural appropriation bill.
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Boyd
Washington
Reed
Missouri
Senate
Carrizal
Dangerous Fire at Bethlehem Shell-Loading Plant
Fire swept the shell-loading plant of Bethlehem Steel in Newcastle Delaware. Firemen from Newcastle and Wilmington battled the blaze saving the building. Many workers were burned.
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Newcastle
Del
Wilmington
Bethlehem Steel Company
Baltic Sea Battle Report Heard Along Coast
A sea battle occurred in the Baltic with violent cannonading heard from multiple coastal points. It is presumed German and Russian patrol squadrons clashed near Copenhagen via London reporting on July 13.
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Baltic
Copenhagen
London
Labor Leaders Guilty as Jury Sets Penalties in Chicago
Fourteen of seventeen defendants in a conspiracy to extort trial were found guilty. Sentences ranged from one to three years with fines up to $2,000. Several union officers were acquitted after an all night verdict, marking the end of a bitter case over strikes, window smashing, boycotts, and false pretenses.
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Chicago
Scanlan
Hugo Hahn
Glaziers’ Union
Charles Crowley
Fixture Hangers’ Union
Fred Mader
John W. Murphy
Electrical Workers’ Union
William E. Nestor
Painters’ District Council
Nicholas Pekelsma
George Tuckbreiter
William Clauss
Thomas Kelly
Electrical Workers
John White
Hughes Notified At Carnegie Hall July Thirtieth
Final arrangements set to notify Charles Evans Hughes at Carnegie Hall on July 31. Reception at Hotel Astor to follow for invited guests including Roosevelt, Taft, RNC members, national convention delegates, state GOP leaders, Progressive committee members, and Republican governors and congressmen. Senator Warren G. Harding to deliver the notification speech.
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New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Carnegie Hall
Hotel Astor
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Republican National Committee
Progressive National Committee
Congress
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Troops Quell Trouble in La Salle Oglesby Cement Strike
Springfield dispatch reports Governor Dunne sending Illinois National Guard troops Company A Rock Island and Company B Geneseo to La Salle and Oglesby to prevent anticipated disturbance amid a cement workers strike. Troops arrived and assumed control of the situation.
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Springfield
la Salle
Oglesby
BE. M. Davis
la Salle County
Dunne
Rock Island
Geneseo
Illinois National Guard
U. S. Warships Withdrawn From Mexican Waters
Washington reports a gradual withdrawal of U S warships from Mexican waters as negotiations with Mexico proceed toward a successful outcome. The Navy Department indicates confidence in the talks and a measured handover of ships already in Mexican seas.
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U. S
Washington
Mexico
Navy Department
Mexican
Fire damages Standard Oil plant in Whiting Indiana
A radiator burst sparked a blaze at the Standard Oil plant in Whiting Indiana on Thursday causing about $250000 in damage. Seven thousand workers battled the fire as flames spread through the facility.
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Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil
American Ship Goldshell Strikes Mine Off French Coast
Paris July 14 The American steamship Goldshell carrying oil struck a mine and was seriously damaged. It remained afloat and entered the Gironde estuary where it is being lightered.
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Paris
Gironde
Seaham Harbor Hit by German Submarine Attack
July 14 report from London says Seaham Harbor English port was attacked at night by a German submarine. The raid fired rounds of shrapnel. no casualties reported. Details of damage remain unclear.
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England
London
Seaham Harbor
Caren
Bom
Villa forces rout Carranza troops in Chihuahua fighting
El Paso reports indicate Pancho Villa has routed Carranzista forces in southern Chihuahua after a 12 hour battle ending at noon. Carranza leaders Trevino and Enriquez face removal as Obregon reshapes command in northern Mexico with Trevino appointed to Nueva Leon and Tamaulipas.
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el Paso
Tex
Pancho Villa
Chihuahua
Parral
Francisco Gozales
Juarez
Andreas Garcia
Carranza
Jacinto B. Trevino
Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
Ignacio Enriquez
Enriquez
Chihuahua City
Mexico City
Trevino
Villistas
Diaz
Jiminez
Torreon
Obregon
Nueva Leon
Tamaulipas
Francisco Gonzales
Luis Herrera
Two More Killed by Shark in Matawan Creek
A giant shark attacked swimmers two miles up Matawan creek in New Jersey on Wednesday, killing Stanley Fisher and Lester Stillwell and injuring Joseph Dunn as it fled into Raritan Bay. The behemoth has already claimed four bathers this season.
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Matawan
N. J
Matawan Creek
Raritan Bay
Stanley Fisher
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Long Branch
Lester Stillwell
Joseph Dunn
Brooklyn
St. Peter’s Hospital
New Brunswick
Bliss Named Treasurer of Republican National Committee
Cornelius N Bliss will be the next treasurer of the Republican national committee. The official announcement came from the headquarters of Charles B Hughes. Bliss, a New York dry goods commission merchant, is son of the late Cornelius N Bliss who formerly held the post. The campaign committee will assemble in New York July 20 and meet Hughes then.
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New York
Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican National Committee
Charles B Hughes
Bliss
New York Dry Goods Commission
National Committee
Campaign Committee
Mr. Hughes
Troops Battle Mumps in Camps at San Antonio
San Antonio July 15 report says Illinois troops encamped here are struck by mumps with three cases in the First Infantry and several cases in the Wisconsin camp.
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San Antonio
Tex
Wisconsin
German Ambassador Tours Deutschland Submarine Corps
Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, arrived from New York to inspect the German merchant submarine Deutschland and personally congratulate Captain Koenig during a Baltimore visit on July 15.
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Bernstorff
Baltimore
Count Vom Bernstorff
New York
Koenig
Population estimates for Chicago in 1916
W L Bodine superintendent of compulsory education reports Chicago minors number 996,059 and estimates total population for all ages in 1916 at 2,550,600 based on the July 14 Chicago report.
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Chicago
W. L. Bodine
Plot to Dynamite Trains Near Altoona
Pennsylvania railroad detectives investigate a probable deliberate attempt to destroy railroad property or wreck trains with dynamite at Bellwood near Altoona on July 14.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bellwood
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Peer Gynt
State Railway Commission
Executive
Southern Republic
Hughes
Taft
Duhne
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