New Smash Begun Foes In Death Grip
British and French artillery hammer German works as second phase of Anglo French offensive develops in the Somme. French capture the first German position Estrees to Verman douvillers with about 2900 prisoners, while British advance north of Bazentin Longueval. Australians raid Armentieres. Verdun actions near Thiaumont. Jablonitza battle reported favorable to Russians.
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London
Somme
Estrees
Vermandovillers
Bazentin-Longuevaline
Longueval Village
Delville Farm
Berlin
Armentieres
Verdun
Paris
Thiaumont
Fleury
Rome
Petrograd
Jablonitza
Carpathians
Kolomea
Hungary
Kovel
Viladimir- Volynski
Riga
Boreola Pass
One-Cent Letter Postage Proposed by Postmaster General
Postmaster General Burleson told the convention of the National Association of Postmasters that if revenues from second class mail rise and rural mail service waste is cut, and railroad payments under new space basis are reduced, he may recommend to Congress next year that letter postage be reduced to one cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burleson
National Association of ‘Postmasters
Congress
Villistas Attack Train Front Near Santa Ysabel
A Villista band attacked a train on the Mexican Northwestern near Santa Ysabel about 50 miles west of Chihuahua July 21. The raiders were repulsed. eight of them were captured and brought here for court martial per a report to Gen. Jacinto Trevino.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Santa Ysabel
Here
Jacinto Trevino
Ninety Eight Thousand State Troops on Border Border Move
Ninety eight thousand state troops are on the border or en route by train for border duty. Figures released by General Funston show forces from eighty eight states, with ten states not represented. Three killed in an auto crash near Kewanee Illinois when a car rolled over. Lizzie Lyndon True Eshelman and Arthur Larson died. Frank Van Hecker hospitalized with leg injuries.
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San Antonio
Tex
Funston
Kewanee
Lizzie Lyndon
True Eshelman
Arthur Larson
Turtle
Here
Frank van Hecker
Flood Death Toll Rises Across North Carolina
Raleigh reports 40 deaths from recent floods with more than twenty missing across several districts. Authorities recover additional bodies in the last 24 hours as state-wide searches continue.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Plague Danger Declared Passed by Public Health Service
Washington July 22 The United States public health service announced that danger of further spread of infantile paralysis has passed. Health officials said the situation is now entirely under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Public Health Service
Madrid Rail Strike Settled by Arbitration
Madrid reports the national railway strike has been resolved by arbitration and workers have returned to duty after martial law was proclaimed last week. The agreement ends the serious disruption across the kingdom and restores normal rail service.
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Madrid
Two Steamships Sunk Off Greek and Italian Vessels
Lloyds reports the Greek steamer Evangel istria of 2,212 tons and the Italian steamer Angelo of 3,600 tons were sunk. It is believed submarines caused the losses.
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London
Lloyds
Evangelistria
Angelo
Britain Boycott List Ignites US Trade War Fears
Washington reports a flood of protest over Britain's public release of an American firms boycott list. Officials warn this could spark a relentless trade war against neutrals, with the State Department weighing retaliatory measures and possible action in London after official notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
White House
State Department
Great Britain
England
London
Polk
Wilson
British Board of Trade
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Commerce
Mexico proposes joint three member commissions
Mexico City reports Chief Carranza submits to Secretary Lansing a proposal for the de facto government and the United States to appoint a joint commission of three members from each side. The note urges fixing withdrawal timing for American forces and drafting a protocol to govern reciprocal troop crossings.
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Mexico City
Carranza
United States
Lansing
Aguilar
Joint Commission
Mexico
Train Kills Two In Auto Crash At Grade Crossing
In Woodstock Illinois a new automobile was struck by the Chicago and Northwestern Duluth flyer on a dangerous grade crossing. Two boys Ralph Hatch and George Anthony died within minutes after being pulled from the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Ill
Chicago & Northwestern
Ralph Hatch
George Anthony
Monsoon Traps 200 Fishermen Off Colombo Coast
A monsoon off Colombo Ceylon traps about 200 fishermen and leaves more than 100 boats missing. Dispatches report a large fishing fleet overwhelmed by the storm with uncertain casualties and ongoing search efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Colombo
Ceylon
Exchange Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Joins Atlantic Fleet as Flagship
Norfolk Va July 22 The Pennsylvania America's newest and most powerful warship leaves for the Atlantic fleet to serve as flagship and receive the first trial of her gigantic guns.
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Norfolk
Pennsylvania
America
Street Car Dynamited in Wilkes-Barre
A street car was blown up with dynamite in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on July 22 sending the crew scrambling to safety. It marks the second attempt in two days to kill strike breaking crews and endangers the motorman and conductor who escaped death by a narrow margin.
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Wilkes-Barre
Chicago
Irving Avenue
Edward Knox
Dean
Crabtree
Russian Transports Sunk in Black Sea Action
The Turkish ministry of marine announced that three Russian transports were sunk in the eastern Black sea by submarines and a fourth was forced to run ashore, with the report transmitted via Berlin wireless on July 21.
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Constantinople
Berlin
Black Sea
Turkish Ministry of Marine
Floods Scar 200 in Queretaro District
Floods in the Queretaro district have claimed about 200 lives and worsen hourly according to official dispatches. Reports note additional havoc as floods intensify and relief efforts organize amid the devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Queretaro
British boycott sparks storm over looming trade war
Washington reports a sharp Britain led blacklist sparks fears of a broader conflict as Great Britain publicizes retaliatory measures. Officials warn the United States may need to bar shipments from firms on the list and tighten shipping laws to defend trade before wartime ends. The State Department and FBI probe enforcement options amid the high tension.
Senate Defeats Amendments on Naval Bill Five Battle Cruisers Favored
Washington July 22 The Senate votes 65 12 down Senator Thomas Colorado amendment to build five battle cruisers and no dreadnoughts. It also defeats Townsend six Kenyon ten dreadnoughts amendments by 58 15 and 58 17. Fear of cost sparks desertions from defense supporters and LaFollette leads a revolt that could muster about a dozen votes on final roll call.
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Washington
Thomas
Colorado
House
Senate
Townsend
Kenyon
LaFollette
Vardaman
Mississippi
Morris
Nebraska
Works
California
Labollette
Swiss Talks Peace Prospects With U S Official
Washington July 20 Dr Paul Ritter Switzerland minister discussed Europe peace possibilities with Acting Secretary of State Polk. He said the talk yielded no tangible results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Switzerland
Paul Ritter
Europe
Polk
Women elected to Finish diet in Petrograd dispatch
A Reuter dispatch from Petrograd reports 24 women elected to the Finish diet, making up 12 percent of the total membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter
Petrograd
Call U Boat Peril Claim Decision Holds Subsea Liner
Washington July 21 The British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and the French ambassador M Jusserand presented to the state department reasons why the United States should not regard submarine merchantmen as merchant vessels They argued such ships cannot be overhauled searched or treated like surface ships They can dive evade law transform into warships and be bought and armed in war They urged the US not to set a precedent aiding central powers in wartime trade relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cecil Spring-Rice
M. Jusserand
State Department
United States
Senate approves three year naval building program
Washington reports the senate on Tuesday afternoon approved a three year naval building program totaling 16 capital ships. The plan also includes ten scout cruisers 50 torpedo boat destroyers nine fleet submarines 58 coast submarines one new system submarine two gunboats and numerous auxiliary craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Belgians Defeat Germans Reaching Lake Victoria Shore
Belgian troops operating in German East Africa reached the shore of Lake Victoria Nyanza and in a seven hour engagement on July 7 dispersed the German force, captured the German commandant, and inflicted several losses, according to an official Belgian war office statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
German East Africa
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
Belgian War Office
Asquith to Ask Credit Vote in Commons
London July 22 The vote of credit Premier Asquith will ask to be moved in the House of Commons on Monday. The request is for 1.5 billion dollars to fund government operations and needs approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Army medical officer probes camp sanitation in Laredo
Lieutenant Colonel Munson of the United States Army medical corps arrived in Laredo on July 22 to investigate citizen complaints alleging unsanitary conditions at the Missouri and Maine troop camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Munson
Medical Corps
United States Army
Missouri
Maine
Smallpox Breaks Out at Fort Thomas Mobilization Camp
Small pox has broken out in the mobilization camp of the Kentucky brigade at Fort Thomas Kentucky. A Breathitt county soldier is the victim. General vaccination has been ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Thomas
Kentucky Brigade
Breathitt County
Gold en Belt Plant Closes After Flood Cuts Power
Durham July 20 The Golden Belt Manufacturing Company a leading maker of tobacco bags in the world has shut its plant due to flood damage cutting off power and forcing a closure.
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Durham
N. G
Golden Belt Manufacturing Company
Half Million Men Lost in War on Two Fronts
Geneva reports military experts estimate 450000 German and Austro Hungarian losses since the eastern front offensive and allied western drive began. About 150000 Germans killed wounded or captured on the western front and 800000 Germans and Austro Hungarians on the eastern front.
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Geneva
Will of Amos I. Eno Invalidated by Jury
A New York jury ruled Amos I. Eno's will invalid leaving his $12 million estate to relatives. Beneficiaries named in the disputed will included Columbia University the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History in sizable bequests.
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New York
Amos I. Eno
Real Es- State
Cohalan
Eno
Columbia University
Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
Boat Sinks as Fog Clashes With Incoming Steamer
In Sea Girt New Jersey on July 21 the incoming steamer Comus from New Orleans collided with a coal barge. The barge crew of seven were rescued as the barge sank rapidly. The Comus sustained only minor damage.
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Sea Girt
N. J
New Orleans
Swiss Minister Discusses Peace Prospects in Europe
Washington July 21 The Swiss minister Dr Paul Ritter met with Acting Secretary Polk to discuss peace prospects in Europe but reported no results from the talks.
Flood Toll Rises to 32 as Rivers Fall in Southeast
Thirty two people dead in floods across the Southeast with seventeen new deaths reported in Atlanta Georgia on July 21. Rivers are falling and conditions improving in many sections.
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Atlanta
Villa Hunted by Carranza Forces Near Las Nievas
General Gonzalez reports Villa in the vicinity of Las Nievas near Durango and pursued by three columns of Carranza troops advancing from Juarez toward the area.
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Villa
Durango
el Paso
Tex
Gonzales
Juarez
Las Nievas
Carranza
Plan to Oust Carranza in Northern Mexico
Reports from Chihuahua City say northern Mexican generals plan an ultimatum demanding Carranza and Obregon leave power. The El Paso dispatch notes the move aims to force a change in leadership amid ongoing turmoil.
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Carranza
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
General Obregon
Chihuahua City
War Department Promise Fails Iowa Soldiers With Dependents
Des Moines reports show twenty Iowa troops sought honorable discharge with six referrals to Washington, yet none were released. Despite Secretary Baker's pledge to discharge all soldiers with dependent families, officials fear a stampede. Local cities and firms pledge support, while many wives work for meager wages to provide for families.
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Des Moines
Iowa
War Department
Washington
War Baker
Iowa Banks Show Increase in Yearly Report
Des Moines reports from the state auditor show Iowa banks strengthening with 46 new institutions and nearly 38 million dollars rise in assets and liabilities in the year ending June 30 1916. Savings banks state banks and trust companies total 865 331 and 21 with combined assets liabilities above 437 million. Deposits rise to over 359 million while bills receivable lead asset gains followed by credits subject to sight draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Klemme Creamery Strong across Northern Iowa
The Klemme creamery ranks as a leading northern Iowa facility with 1915-16 business near $100,000. June butter production reached 640 tubs totaling 40,960 pounds and bringing $11,520 on the New York market, a 33 percent rise from 1915. Butter fat paid 31 cents in June, highest in the neighborhood by 1 to 8 cents per pound.
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Klemme
Klemme Creamery
Iowa
New York
Kiemme
Mansfield Wrong Man Confusion Lingers in Villisca Case
Evidence before the grand jury suggests that the Mansfield held on charges of complicity with the Villisca murders differs from the Mansfield sought last June by Tilson the county treasurer. Tilson testified about a Mansfield who requested a money package and knew more about the case, but the witness said he was not the same prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Red Oak
William Mansfield
Tilson
Nodaway County
Missouri
Rock Rapids Awards Public Heating Plant Contract
The city council awards a central station steam heating plant project for Rock Rapids. Plans call for about 3000 feet of mains and laterals at a cost of 27484 dollars. Exhaust steam from the electric light station will be used as far as possible for heating and live steam from the boilers will be used when needed to heat the new courthouse library and nearby business houses.
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Rock Rapids
Knoxville High School Building Delayed by Bid Costs
Knoxville delays plan for a new high school as bids exceed the $75,000 proposal. At bid opening the lowest bid is $90,276 and the highest $117,087, covering lighting and heating. equipment remains to be purchased. The board may reduce size and rebid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Knoxville High School
Court Martial Sentences Infantryman for Assault
Private Harold B. Gallagher of Mason City Co A Second Infantry received 30 days hard labor without pay and was reduced from first class private at a six officer court martial led by Judge Advocate Mahoney Boone. He was charged with assaulting Private Elmer Poston a sentry from Council Bluffs Co L Third Infantry at Camp Dodge.
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Harold B. Gallagher
Mason City
Co. A
Second Infantry
Judge Advocate Mahoney
Boone
Gallagher
Elmer Poston
Council Bluffs, Co. L
Poston
Camp Dodge
Iowa Troops Leave Camp Dodge for Mexican Border Duty
The First battalion of the Third regiment under Maj. E C Worthington departed Camp Dodge for the border with Brownsville Texas and El Paso. Soldiers entered tourist sleepers singing and waved farewell as trains carried seventy nine cars including Second and Third battalions. Capt. Guy S Brewer promoted to major to command the Third battalion. Adj. Gen. Guy E Logan announced general recruiting at Camp Dodge with recruits to receive preliminary training before assignment.
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Camp Dodge
E. C. Worthington
Des Moines
Iowa
Brownsville
Tex
Brewer
Guy S. Brewer
Ivan Ellwood
Cedar Rapids
Allen
Ivan E. Ellwood
A. J. Horton
Centerville
E. A. Pixley
Shenandoah
H. W. Ross
Villisca
C. J. Casey
Ottumwa
Cc. E. Schamp
Oskaloosa
C. B. Arnold
Glenwood
R. E. Humphrey
Corning
B. J. Gibson
Council Bluffs
Clifford Powell
Red Oak
L. D. Ross
Clarinda
G. W. Landers
B. C. Fleur
Field Hospital Corps
Sioux City
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Camp
Dodge
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