Allied recapture of Oulchy Le Chateau and Ville Montoire
Paris reports that Oulchy Le Chateau and Ville Montoire have been recaptured from German forces. French forces seized four German guns at Oulchy Le Chateau and took two hundred prisoners with twenty machine guns at Ville Montoire. Further south, additional prisoners were taken south of the Ourcq.
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Paris
Oulchy le Chateau
Aisne-Marne
Villemontoir
Soissons-Oulchy le Chateau-Chateau Thierry
French War Office
Ville Montoire
Ourcq
Ourchy le Chateau
Paris Hears Guns Boom On Aisne Marne Front
German efforts to halt the Allied advance on a 55 mile front between the Aisne, Marne and Rheims continue amid heavy cannonading audible in Paris. Berlin reportedly holds about 240,000 troops north of the Marne as Allied forces tighten the encirclement near Fere En Tardenois. Oulchy Le Viller, near Oulchy le Chateau, has been seized, marking another step in the drive against German positions.
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Paris
Aisne
Marne
Rheims
Ludendorff
Oureq
Aisne-Marne
Oulchy le Viller
Oulchy le Chateau
Oulchy la Viller
Fere En Tardennois
Twelve More Auto Drivers Summoned
A dozen auto traffic violators were arrested yesterday and ordered to appear before the mayor on Tuesday morning, with some summoned for Saturday. Violations include cutting intersections, speeding, cutouts, passing streetcars while discharging passengers, reckless driving, and parking infractions as complaints rise.
Wilson denounces lynching as un-American mob rule
President Wilson condemns lynchings as a betrayal of American democracy and urges an end to mob action. He links recent pro German sentiments and the Collinsville killing to the justice system’s integrity, calling for Americans to uphold law and demonstrate democratic values.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
Robert P. Praeger
Collinsville
Ill
America
What President Wilson Says of Mobs and All Mob Rule
President Wilson denounces mob action as betrayal of democracy and urges reverence for law. He contrasts Germany’s lynching as a disgrace and warns that lynching tears at ordered justice, undermining democracy’s standing abroad.
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President Wilson
Germany
United States
City to Enforce New Work or Fight Edict
Sergeant Joe Klein visits New Castle to describe trench life in France and the gas experience at a Coliseum Theatre talk free to the public. City officials move to enact an ordinance compelling unemployed men aged 21 to 45 to take essential work, with police enforcement once law is passed.
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Joe Klein
France
New Castle
Coliseum Theatre
Klein
England
United States
A. D. Newell
Police Department
Adjutant General
United States Army
Council
Valley Receives Bravery Medal for Action in France
Mr. and Mrs. James Valley of North Liberty street announce their son James Valley has earned a French war medal for bravery in action in France. He served four months in the army and was stationed at Camp Le[de?] Va before.
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James Valley
North Liberty Street
James
France
Valley
Camp Les
Cunningham Is Now Heavyweight
Deputy Sheriff James Cunningham receives a letter from his son Oren in China with 17 Americans in the town, $2,000 donated to the Red Cross, and a photo showing his son’s weight at 190 pounds amid wartime effort.
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James Cunigham
Oren Cunningham
China
Standard Oil Company
Red Cross
Americans Push Front Between Ourcq and Marne
Washington July 26 The advance of American troops between the Ourcq and the Marne remains unchecked according to a Pershing communique dated July 25 and released by the war department. Section A notes continued pressure and the capture of the southern half of the forest De Fere. Section B reports nothing further.
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International News Service
Washington
Ourcq
Marne
No Coal Ban Affects New Castle Country Club
Government order from December 1918 to April 1919 bars private country clubs in using coal coke natural gas fuel oil or other petroleum products or power from such fuels for heating or cooking supplies. The ban will affect the New Castle Country Club.
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New Castle Country Club
Rain Delays Demonstration At Patton Farm
Rainforced postponement of a potato spraying demonstration at J. Y. Patton farm in Hickory township. A large crowd gathered before dark skies, and the event was postponed indefinitely with a new date to be announced later.
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J. Y. Patton
Hickory Township
Speeding Up Mining Push Yields Coal Record
Altoona Pa July 26 speeding up campaign shows results in central Pennsylvania coalfields 1 327 000 tons mined in the week ending July reports released today indicating strong production gains and higher throughput.
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Altoona
Central
Pennsylvania
Japan Delays Immediate Russian Move
Japan accepts the Wilson general solution for Russia and proposes new military measures. These ideas were discussed in cable exchanges between Tokyo and Washington to refine the plan.
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Japan
International News Service
Washington
Wilson
Tokio
Death Records for Joseph A Johnston and Michael Kelly
Two death notices list Joseph A Johnston aged 63 of 404 North Beaver Street and Michael Kelly aged 60 of 520 East Long Avenue. Authorities released terse notices confirming their deaths with no additional details.
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Joseph A. Johnston
Beaver Street
Michael Kelly
Long Avenue
French-American Advance Reaches 14 Mile Maximum
Allied Franco-American forces extend their push from Oulchy Le Chateau and Villemontoire toward Fere En Tardennois, with gains north of the Oureq and west of Chateau Thierry. The counter-offensive on the Aisne Marne front nears 14 miles at its peak as troops press along the Soissons to Fere En Tardennois axis.
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Oulphy le Chateau
Aisne
Marne
Fere En Tardennois
Villemontaire
Oulchy le Chateau
Villemontoire
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Oureq
Aisne-Marne
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Rheims
Virgny
No. 204
Fismes
Vesle
London
Rheims-Fesmes
Aisne- Marne-Champagne
Dammard
Beuvardes
Laversine-Cutry
Courmelles
Storm Repairs Deluge City Streets After Heavy Weather
Storm damage reported by the street department shows significant impact on city streets with Long avenue hill bearing the principal damage from yesterday’s storm. City crews assess and plan repairs to restore travel routes and safety after the weather event.
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Long Avenue Hill
No German Troops to Murman Coast Says German Source
Berne reports Germany has changed its plan and will not send troops to the Murman coast to fight allied forces. An allied force had landed there to assist anti-Bolshevik factions, with General Gurko likely to command the allied troops.
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Germany
Murman Coast
Agence Radio
International
Berne
Murman
Finland
Russia
Gurko
Epidemic In Berlin Grows Across Empire
Berlin doctors struggle with a typhoid fever epidemic as advices from Zurich note widespread Spanish influenza across the empire and a malaria outbreak in Baden.
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Berlin
Agence Radio International
Zurich
Empire
Grand Duchy of
Baden
Sam Lea Arrested for Drunkenness Discharged After Mayor Plea
Sam Lea and his wife clashed over his drinking leading to his arrest on drunkenness charges. The mayor intervened as peacemaker urging him to reform and support his family. Lea promised to change behavior and was discharged.
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Sam Lea
Sam
Ordered to Leave Beggars Asked to Quit City Streets
William Montgomery and Thomas Thornton appeared before the mayor this morning charged with begging in public. They were ordered to leave town and pursue other livelihoods away from the city streets.
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William Montgomery
Thomas Thornton
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Chalons-Sur- Marne
Fere-en-Tardenois
U.S
Ciple
Serst
Cunningham
Pershing
Frank Charlton
International News Service Cable
Storm
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