British cruisers Aboukir Cressy and Hogue sunk by submarines
The British government reports three armored cruisers Aboukir Hogue and Cressy sunk in the North Sea by German submarines. The vessels were 454 feet long 12000 tons with heavy armament and armor. Casualties are listed as unknown.
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Herbert Temple
I. N
London
Aboukir
Kressy
Hogue
North Sea
Barrow-in-Furness
Fairfield
Cressy
Lowestoft
John E. Drummond
Hague
Wilmott S. Nicholson
Robert W. Johnson
Germans Now Near Rheims
Berlin reports Allied assaults on German defenses are weakening though German attacks push forward on all fronts. An official midnight bulletin says Allied troops captured Craonne heights and Betheny near Rheims, praising allied bravery and noting continued German pressure as the line shifts.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Craonne
Betheny
Rheims
Famine in Berlin Reported by Figaro
The Figaro reports severe shortages in Berlin with meat around a dollar per pound. Two hundred bakeries are baking bread using potatoes and barley, reflecting wartime food scarcity in the city.
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Paris
the Figaro
Berlin
Pockets Full Of Ears Eyes And Tongues
A Paris to New York dispatch describes Belgian prisoners found with body parts missing after being searched. Mrs. Friede Baumann recounts ten elderly Belgians shot and stripped, with eyes and tongues cited as evidence of atrocities. The tale is from Dieppe Diepholz near Bremen and includes a German woman whose children were harmed.
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International News
New York
Principelle
Rotterdam
Bremen
Friede Baumann
Milwaukee
Wrs
Cathedral at Rheims Largely Intact After Bombardment
Paris reports say the Rheims cathedral survived German shelling with walls undamaged though interior damage and shattered windows mark the blast. The Joan of Arc statue before the facade escaped serious harm, boosting French confidence amid the war.
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Paris
Rheims
Joan of Arc
Fire sweeps Greenfield. village saved by bucket brigade
A devastating fire swept Greenfield near New Wilmington last night burning a barn on Byers stock farm and a warehouse, threatening the Laman house. Volunteer bucket brigades contained the blaze after several hours. about five thousand dollars in losses, partly insured, with volunteers from nearby areas aiding.
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New Wilmington
Greenfield
Byers
German Right Gives Way Before Allies Onslaught
War Minister Millerand states that the German extreme right has yielded as French lines close in a steel wall from Alsace to the Argonne. He calls the battle the Battle of Two Rivers and says Allied progress will continue with the German center constrained between Rheims and Souain. Lassigny Aisne Craonne region witness heavy clashes as bayonet charges erupt.
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Henry L. Perry
Bordeaux
Millerand
the Aisne
Two Rivers
Oise
Aisne
Lassigny
Noyon
Craonne
Alsace
Argonne Forest
Rheims
Souain
Combat Intensifies as Guns Arrive on Front
Paris dispatch reports heavy guns rushed from Paris forts to front to answer German 16 inch howitzers as allies press on the German right wing. Four separate battles resume at daybreak after a late lull, with French and British forces executing an enveloping movement to encircle the right flank.
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Franklin P. Merrick
Paris
Woman Injured By Lime Chloride Bottle Explosion
Mrs Carl Johnston, badly harmed by a lime chloride bottle blast yesterday, is expected to regain sight though still unable to see. Doctors applied soothing potions each four to five minutes overnight as her condition remains painful but stable with hopeful friends.
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Carl Johnston
Fire destroys Bedford coal mine in two hour blaze
A major fire swept Campbell Bros coal mine east of New Bedford on Monday evening. Sparks from dynamite and oil fueled the blaze, causing extensive damage but no injuries. Work ceased and repairs to machinery and woodwork will begin once the fire is controlled.
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Campbell Bros
New Bedford
Campbell Brothers
Death Notice for William B. Roberts
William B. Roberts, age 73, of 108 N. Street, has died. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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William B. Roberts
N. Street
Gunman Killed In Brooklyn Street Duel With Police
In a crowded Brooklyn street a gunman John Tutty was killed by police after firing at Detective Patten. By-stander Charles Tannert was wounded in the cheek as Tutty exchanged 26 shots with three officers. Tutty boasted of a big gun and was confronted near Broadway.
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New York
Brooklyn
John Tutty
Tutty
Charles Tannert
Tannert
Broadway
Edward McGuin
Finn and
Nick
George Patten
Patten
City to Decide Stance After Utilities Meet on Gardner Viaduct
Councilmen will convene Wednesday to determine the city's position at Thursday's meeting when the public utilities commission ends its visit to discuss the Gardner avenue viaduct project.
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Public Utilities Commission
Gardner Avenue
Four Year Old Fred Reeder Missing After Following Ice Wagon
Police searched after 4 year old Fred Reeder of 1111 Pollock Avenue vanished. His mother reported he disappeared while reportedly following an ice wagon, and officers issued a description and began a search at noon.
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Fred Reeder
Pollock Avenue
Murder Of Webster Is Described By Witnesses
Bert Wagner and Claude Mantz describe the fatal blow to Webster, recounting the moments leading to the murder and the events surrounding the crime as witnesses. Authorities investigate the incident and collect testimonies from involved parties.
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Webster
Webster Falls Case Jury Selection Tests Truxall Life
Report notes the jury selection process for the Truxall case, with observers commenting on careful voir dire and the impact on the defendant’s fate. Courtroom dynamics, attorney strategies, and the judge’s management of questions shape the trial’s early phase.
Murder Jury Names Read in Hazel Dell and Nearby Areas
The list includes Chancey Brown Hazel Dell Archy R Mornes Seventh ward James B Shaffer Third Landis Roelfs Perry Howard Leonard Big Beaver John Smith Second ward Edward Kemm Fourth R T Bair Ellwood City Walter S Lamm Sixth Wm A Stone Second ward Alva G Booher Third ward Wallace Guy Perry.
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Chancey Brown
Hazel Dell
Archy R. Mornes
James B. Shaffer
Landis Roelfs
Perry
Howard Leonard
Big Beaver
John Smith
Edward Kemm
R. T. Bair
Ellwood
Walter S. Lamm
Wm. A. Stone
Alva G. Booher
Wallace Guy
Witnesses Describe Fatal Blow in Webster Case
Bert Wagner and Claude Mantz testified this morning that they saw William Truxall strike the fatal blow on June Webster. Other witnesses said Webster pitched forward onto the sidewalk after the impact, with one noting the blow occurred near a reflection in a store window across the street from the Western Union office. The jury selection stretched into Monday afternoon as jurors debated standard qualifications and possible biases.
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Bert Wagner
Claude Mantz
William Truxall
June Webster
Webster
J. F. Callahan
Western Union Telegraph Operat
Telegraph
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Hofstade
Sempst
Welhelm
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Wavre
Louvain
Joan Unhart
Syuns
Alsace- Lorraine
Belfort
Antonin Mercie
Bedford
Lad
Webster Fall
Truxall
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