Freedom Granted Thaw After Sane Verdict
Harry K Thaw was declared sane by Justice Peter A Hendrick and freed on 35000 bail. A notice of appeal by the state stayed Thaws freedom while security was arranged. Crowds cheered as Thaw left the court and headed toward Pittsburgh with a sheriff escort.
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Associated Press
New York
X.Y
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Peter A. Hendrick
Justice Hendrick
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Thaw
Charry K. Thaw
Edgar Dromberger
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Pittsburgh
Jersey City
New Jersey
New York State
Woodbury
Albany
N.Y
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Sheriff Office
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Broadway
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Welsh Miners in Unbroken Front Report
The South Wales miners show an unbroken front as one district resumes work after a prior eight day halt. Mass meetings and talks between Walter Runciman and mine owners and workers aim to ease tensions. If talks falter, David Lloyd George may visit. peace currently holds in the region.
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London
South Wales
Waltter Rungiman
Board of Trade
Genesis
Wales
Monmouthshire
Runciman
David Llnyd George
Submarine sinks and missions in Black Sea report
The German U-11 is said sunk in the Black Sea by Russian warships via a source in Varna. U-32 reportedly damaged allied vessels including the British battleship Najes tit. U-51 eluded Gibraltar patrols, moved to the Dardanelles, then the Sea of Marmara and onward toward Constantinople, with possible plans against Russia.
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Associated Press
London
Black Sea
Parne
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Diorkade
Strait of
Gibaltar
Wilhelmshaven
Dardanelles
Najestit
Gibraltar
Galli- Pom Peninsula
Uni
Sea of Marmara
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Rissi Ina
Endeavor to Settle the Tailors' Strike
A conference of representatives from the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and the New York Clothing Manufacturers' Association formed a committee of adjustment to end the tailor strike in New York. About 21,000 tailors are on strike as talks aim to agree on terms for return to work while a temporary working arrangement is sought pending a final settlement.
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Associated Press
New York
X.Y
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
New York Clothing Manufacturers’ Association
Endergor
Chicago Car Lines Accept the Award
Chicago surface street car line officials announced they will not contest the arbitration award. The wage increase totals about 1.79 million dollars annually. Elevated lines opened negotiations and plans to seek arbitration on remaining employee differences.
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Chicago Car Lines
T Associated Prasat
Chicago
Arbitration Board
Intenn
Repetto Hanged for Murder at Joliet Prison
Frank Repetto was executed by hanging at Joliet in a murder case involving his cellmate Charles Masters at the state penitentiary. The lethal sentence was carried out today as doctors confirmed instantaneous death.
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Joliet, II
Frank Repatto Wee
Charles Masters
Forces cross rivers as German and Austrian troops press fronts
Russians report German forces crossing the Wil Dau river north of Koltingani in an eastern advance. Austrians claim to have crossed the Dniester near Veichiskuple as heavy bombardments persist. Reinforcements reach Doura and Kovno. Russian defense holds key river lines amid ongoing fighting on multiple fronts.
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Berlin
Lonson
Window
Kolinyani
Courland
Asian Army Headquarters
Wildau River
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Kolo
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Veichiskuple
Galicia
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London
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Kovno
Petrograd
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Riga
Shavi
Wegan
An Ad
Yanca
Hazenpol
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Shrinden
Pajio- Kary
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Niemen
Amza
Topulseti
Pissa
Skwacie
Orzye
Wkra
Praasnysz
Zlota
Vistula
Bug
Nesviska-Okna
Koumehove
Colani
Dnelster
Transjoja
Koselniki
Geome
Trolleys of State Tied Up by Strike
Providence July 16 suppression of trolley service spreads across the state after a strike by Rhode Island Company employees. Non union workers remained few while some cars reopened. Urban trains expanded service and buses ran busy. Mayor Gain proposed settlement terms accepted by the company awaiting union response.
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Uis
Atate
Rhode Island Company
Josuph H. Gainor
Abovt
Counterfeiters Betrayed by Row in West Side House
Police busted a West Side boarding house where boarders fought with a landlady over rent and found a haul of counterfeit currency and gear. Officers seized about 28 thousand dollars in faked money and 25 thousand in Minnesota state bonds, with Samuel Robbins confessing leadership and naming two accomplices. A fifth suspect was later detained as the investigation continued.
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Chicago
Minnesota
West Side
Bourdér
Wil
Monty
Samuel Robbrnds
West Second Street
Duluth
Minn
Robbins
Porter
Secret Service
Minnisocia
Ohio River Flood Threat Deluges Midwestern Towns
Severe floods threaten Ohio and nearby regions as Scioto and other rivers crest. Kenton and Lima report rising waters within inches of historic stages, forcing evacuations and rescuers to operate all night. Homes inundated. gas explosions and fires amid debris calm the scene.
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Ono
Sying
Lida
Devris
Ative Lima
Atd & Janip
Kenton
Ohio
Scioto
St Risins
Golote
Ives
G. C
Jagl. Williams
Williams
Gentral
Chile
Ottawa River
Lima
French Win in Argonne as Paris Reports
Paris reports a French recapture of Argonne front lines with German attacks repulsed near Leintrey and along the Forest of Parroy. Berlin claims continued struggle with heavy losses, total prisoners stated as 7,366 from July actions, with bombardments and outpost engagements reported across the Argonne region.
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Argonne
Francry War Department
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Shenty
Chateau de Corleal
Artille
Meuse
Sonvaux
Ailly
Piercy
Leintrey
Champetiaux
Verousa
Parroy
Berlin
London
Bing
Souchez
Corman
Matorinia
Launtrey
Luneyilie
Gerardmar
Vosgea Mountains
Saint Dies
Sprouse Hanged for Murder of Wife in Missouri
William Sprouse of St Louis, Missouri, was hanged at Clayton after being found guilty of murdering his wife. He denied the crime, and his six children who testified against him did not visit. Governor Major refused clemency. Sprouse tried to slash himself minutes before execution, but Sheriff Bode and doctors stopped the plan. He had eaten a half slice of soap the previous night.
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St. Louie
wWilliam Sprouse
Clayton
Loral
Aunuse
Bos Whta
Major
Sprowse
Bode
Lha
American Held in Berlin Prison Disputed Copper Contact
Berlin July 16 Vic London reports George Speers an American copper interests representative was arrested Tuesday in Berlin and held on un disclosed charges. Speers had an American passport and ran an office for general trade. In New York copper circles July 18 no one could confirm Speers, with metal exchange and copper producing groups saying the name was unknown.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Vic
London
Georges
Speers
Speets
General Urakerase
Txsets
Anpasasdor Gerard
Nobt.Hsoun
New York
N. Y
George Speers
Her'Tha
Metal Exchange
Cu. Pet Producing Association
Building slump as U S June construction falls
Associated Press reports June building activity in the United States declined from June 1914 with 122 cities issuing permits for 94 848 buildings costing 43 248 308 dollars versus 25 8958 buildings costing 81 978 254 dollars the only gain in a large city being Philadelphia up 9 percent.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Win Analogis
Gailis
Republic
Philadelphia
Allied Force Wins in African Colony
A British report cites a January 29 joint Anglo French operation in Central Kamerun. Ngaundere, an important town in the German colony of Kamerun, reportedly fell with unknown losses and several wounded as Allied forces advance in region near Nigeria and the French Congo.
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Can Endute Press
London
Prosa Bitteat
Government of
Nigeria
Entente
Ngaundere
Kamerun
Equatorial Africa
French Congo
Yguundere
Think Powder Plant Becomes Center of Plot Theory
Ky July 16 Delving into the explosion at United Safety Powder near Louisville last Monday afternoon the board of directors orders an exhaustive investigation. Authorities seek outside agencies as the cause and note the plant had been leased to a Canadian firm making light explosives since the war began.
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Ted Press
United Safety Powder Company
Louisville
Robert S. Waddell
Europe
Funeral for Mrs Rosenberg Held After Stroke
The service for Mrs Sir Rosenberg, who died at her home on East Fifth Street after a paralytic stroke three years earlier, was conducted yesterday afternoon. The obituary notes she was 54 years old.
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Sir Rosenberg
East Fifth Street
Bernstorff Sees Settlement Easing U Boat War Crisis
Berlin envoy Count von Bernstorff told Secretary Lansing that Germany aims to satisfy public opinion at home while maintaining friendly U S relations through restrained submarine warfare. He voiced no repeat of the Lusitania disaster and suggested mediation of the freedom of the seas through the American government. Discussions touched on Nebraskan and Austrian note matters as Wilson planned a return to Washington with family trips and meetings.
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Associated Press
Wassitieton
Cynint von Bernsternt
Linnsing
Lanzing
Phillips
Lansing
Silane
Wilson
United States
Count von Bernsterft
Seriia
Germany
Great Britain
América
Gerwing
Austria-Hungary
Metin
Heles
Wh McAdon
Maine
Cary T. Grays
Wrstington
Langlig
Unsettled to fair weather with temperature changes noted
Weather bulletin from Davenport Missouri valley indicates showers in eastern regions and cooler air spreading from Nebraska into Missouri. High pressure moves inland on the northwest, bringing clearer but cooler conditions. Mississippi River forecasts show only minor danger for 48 hours.
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Missouri Wall
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