Germans Driven Back as British Press Gains Ground
British and French forces press the Somme front driving Germans to a third line of defenses. Over 2,000 more prisoners taken as Lon gueval Bazentin villages fall, creating a ten mile front salient. Reported by SIDENY B. CAVE in London.
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Sideny B. Cave
N. 8S
London
Somme
War Office
Hardecourt
Amies
Ovilleres
Longueval
Bazentin le Grand
Bazentin le Petit
Fricourt- Mametz
Traffic Congestion Peaks at North Mill and North Streets
City traffic counts from 11:30 to 12:30 show 108 automobiles 13 street cars 36 wagons and 27 motorcycles passing the North Mill and North streets intersection. The tally highlights rising city activity and business importance as congestion areas shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill and
Washington Streets
East Washington Street
Croton Avenue
North Mill
North Streets
Peace movement gains in Germany outlined by Berlin committee
Danish correspondents report in Berlin that a new national peace committee has formed to spread peace propaganda across Germany. The group says its sole object is an honorable peace and public meetings will start by August 1, directed by local groups under national guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Berlin
Germany
Hector's Crew Safe in Port After Hector Disaster
Navy reports all 82 crew members aboard the collier Hector were saved after she broke in two seven miles northeast of Cape Romain during a gale. The lighthouse tender Cypress and the tug Wilmington rescued survivors. three crewmen were injured, including a chief engineer, a fireman, and a carpenter with a broken leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Newa Service
Washington
Hector
U. S. Naval
South Carloina
Charleston
Bryan
Charleston Navy Yard
Navy Department
Wilmington
Cypress
Terry
Relief
Navy Navy Department
Department
G. F. Newell
Cape Romain
Newell
Port Royal
S. C
Norfolk
German Merchant Submarine Delayed at Baltimore
Baltimore July 15 A German merchant submarine cannot depart before next week as crews work to load a large cargo of nickel and rubber. To reduce weight rubber must be loaded loose, requiring workers to break open boxes and free the cargo aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Polk Rules Deutschland A Merchant Sub In US Waters
Acting Secretary of State Polk declares the German submarine Deutschland a merchantman not a warship and allows its clearance from Baltimore. He notes the ruling applies only to this case and future subs will be judged individually. British and French embassies await further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Polk
Baltimore
State Department
Cecil Spring-Rice
Woods Hole
Mass
New Castle Teacher Plans Return to India Mission
Miss Louise Scott formerly of New Castle public schools will not return to teaching in the fall. She previously served in India before teaching here and intends to resume missionary work there this autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Louise Scott
New Castle
India
Farm Bureau Meeting At Courthouse This Afternoon
A farm bureau gathering is scheduled at the courthouse this afternoon to organize for the upcoming year and to give instructions to the newly appointed farm agent. Mrs Mary McKay of Grove City has been visiting Mrs J F Daugherty of Croton Avenue.
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Farm Bureau
Court House
Mary McKay
Grove City
J. F. Daugherty
Croton Avenue
134th Pennsylvania Volunteers Reunion Set for August 24
The annual 134th Pennsylvania Volunteers reunion, known as Quay's regiment, will be held at Cascade Park on August 24. The unit was first commanded by Colonel M. B. Quay with Edward O'Brien as second in command.
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134Th
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Cascade Park
Quay
Edward O’brien
Four new infantile paralysis cases reported in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports four new infantile paralysis cases in the last 24 hours in Paton Cambria Woodlawn and Wilmerding and Philadelphia lifting total local cases. New York meanwhile records 144 new cases and 27 deaths raising totals to 1863 cases and 869 deaths since the epidemic began. Philadelphia also reports a case in a little girl last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Health Department
Paton
Cambria County
Woodlawn
Beaver County
Wilmerding
Allegheny County
Philadelphia
New York
Health Department
Community Labor Day Parade and Field Meet Planned
Old fashioned Labor Day celebration set in Cascade park with a morning parade and afternoon field meet headlined by a ten mile marathon. Proceeds benefit Troop F and families. Sons of Veterans lead the effort with W J Moffatt F A Hover James A Chambers and others directing.
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Cascade Park
Sons of Veterans Organization
W. J. Moffatt
F. A. Hover
James A. Chambers
R. M. Campbell
Fred House
C. Ed. Brown
Henry Art
Oliver Rodenbaugh
John Lockhart
Archie Graham
John Britton
M.S. Phillips
Ed. Brown
Fred Rentz
W. J. Evans
G. A. Dickson
Palm Beach Suits Set for Elks Dedication Event
All committees for the Elks home dedication will wear Palm Beach suits ordered through Winter Bros. They arrive by Tuesday. Badges and a special color ribbon for grand lodge officers are provided for visiting members.
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Elks
Palm Beach
Winter Bros
Grand Lodge
Hart Sees German Sub At Baltimore
Alderman John C. Hart Jr. returned from Baltimore where he assisted in a welcome for Capt Koe Nig and attended the Elk's National convention. Hart sighted the green painted German submarine from 30 feet away aboard a nearby sightseeing boat and praised its feat of crossing the ocean. He secured promises from grand officers to attend New Castle dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Hart, Jr
Baltimore
Hart
Koenig
New Castle
John Keifer
Service at Rose Point by Maitland and Norris
Rev. Sam Maitland and Dr. E. P. Norris travel to Rose Point for a Sunday service at the Methodist Episcopal church at 3 o clock in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Point
Sam Maitland
E. P. Norris
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sharks Infest Long Island Sound Across Atlantic Coast
International News Service reports the shark menace spreading from Matawan New Jersey to the Atlantic coast. Long Island Sound is believed infested and fishermen report a school near Stamford Connecticut while hunts for the Matawan killers continue with vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Matawan
N. J
New Jersey
Atlantic
Long Island Sound
Stamford
Saturn blamed for infantile paralysis scare in unsigned letter
Washington July 15 The planet Saturn is said to cause an infantile paralysis epidemic or the dust from European battlefields floating across the Atlantic. An unsigned letter with an illegible postmark delivered to Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo conveyed this claim.
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Washington
Treasury McAdoo
Beating Alleged Causes Permanent Injury in Trespass Suit
Angelo Freda sues Joseph Mauro for 1000 dollars claiming injuries from a June 13 beating with a three foot stick. Attorney J Clyde Gilfillan filed the action on behalf of Angelo and her father Raphelo Freda and next kin. Plaintiff alleges concussion of the brain and enduring permanent injury from an unwarranted attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelo Freda
Raphelo Freda
J. Clyde Gilfillan
Joseph Mauro
Angelo
Printing Industry in New Castle as Local Economic Driver
The piece argues that New Castle's printing industry is a major town employer with payroll rivaling larger factories. It notes the economic impact of local printing for Lawrence County and urges community support to grow existing plants and attract bigger operations through local boards of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Scott Radeker
New Castle
Lawrence County
Board of Trade
Big Novena At St. Vitus Next Week
A nine day novena will be held at St. Vitus church starting Monday evening through July 26 in honor of St. Ann. Rev. N. DeMita will lead the services. A relic from Rome will be honored on the feast day with a general praise service and blessing. Worshipers may kiss the relic at the service.
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St. Vitus
N. DeMita
St. Ann
Deaths: Robert Barr and Louis A. Golder
Death records list Robert Barr age 72 of Enon Valley and Louis A. Golder age 27 of Pittsburgh. Both listings appear in the local obituary notices.
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Robert Barr
Enon Valley
Louis A. Golder
Pittsburg
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Posieres
North Mill and North Busy Center
Naval Col
Lier
Cape Storm
Collier
Farm Bureau Meeting
134Th Regiment
Reunion
Alysis
Great City
Sons of Veterans Behind Movement For Revival of Custom
Deutsch
Capt. Koenig
New
York
Stamford, Conn
Saturn
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