Mayor Spurs Plague Fight Amid Rising Fatalities
New York City grapples with an influenza like paralysis outbreak as 32 more deaths and 125 new cases push the toll higher. Mayor Mitchel and Health Commissioner Haven mobilize specialists, convene medical conferences, and seek federal funds to accelerate research and prevention efforts.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
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Ado
Rockefeller Institute
City Bacteriological Laboratories
East Sixteenth Street
Tatewee
HL. Abramson
J.P. Leake
H. Lavencer
Public Health Service
New York
Ian Flexner
Rockefeller
Dy Holduan
Leirh
Plague's Woes Seen By Tribune Woman
A Tribune piece details poliomyelitis at Willard Parker Hospital with 850 children, descriptions of wards, patient fear, and the impact of dirt and dust as carriers. The author accompanies Dr. Robert J. Wilson visiting families, noting refusals to admit, and the emotional toll on mothers. The account ends noting a large family with ten people in a single home and a continuation on page 4.
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No Relief Forecast for Heat Sufferers
Weather man predicts continued warmth with no relief for heat sufferers as temperatures peak at 85 yesterday. The city logged a 77 average for July, several prostrations reported including Henry Malcolm of Columbus Avenue to Hudson Hospital and Max Jacobs of West Twentieth Street to Bellevue Hospital.
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Shoemake
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Gouverneur Hospital
Trenton Woman Kills Self To Spare Son Tuberculosis
Mrs Augentina Torline twenty eight leaped into a pond on the Scndder farm near the Trenton Country Club to avoid giving tuberculosis to her three year old son. In a note she asked for an autopsy to verify her fear and pleaded death was the only relief. W H Felix secretary offered twenty five dollars for recovery of the body. John Cruise and others recovered the body after diving.
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Yale Football Captain Objects to Enlistment
Yale captain Hlack protests Uncle Sam recruiting Yale players for the Battery. He fears enlistment could keep them from college this fall and cost the football team key players. Other Yale men in the Battery face similar conflicts as National Guard service looms.
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Harry LeGore
Wife Kills Husband After Alleged Abuse in Caldwell Home
Christof Beutinger a wealthy Man shot to death by his wife in Caldwell New Jersey as their children played nearby. The 27 year old widow Margaret Beutinger reportedly said I killed him for the sake of the children and waited for authorities to arrest her. She cited months of abuse and previously filed for divorce. The couple had ten years of marriage producing seven children. The case will go before a grand jury after the Essex County jail detention through September.
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Chris Tof
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Yonkers
Newark
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Mes .Graaf
Eugene
Honor Sleuth Accused in Slave Graft Case Scandal
Detective William J. Enright, once praised for gripping vice rings, is jailed on perjury charges amid a widening graft inquiry involving ten policemen and a higher official. The NYPD crisis mirrors earlier Becker exposure as District Attorney reviews the “slaver” operation and follow-up arrests unfold in Manhattan.
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James Rolan
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George Conway
Dines Seeley
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Manhattan
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Lord
Navy experts find a boat not warship
A three hour examination of every construction detail of the submarine merchant Deutschland concluded it could not be converted into a man of war without extensive structural changes. Navy technicians and officials toured the vessel, while cargo handling continued at Baltimore Harbor as officers prepared for a possible departure within ten days.
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Troops Rush From Serbia Recalled Across Balkans
Berne reports nearly one hundred military trains carrying about 60,000 troops moved through Temesvar Hungary in recent days. Landstorm units used in Serbia and Montenegro's occupation transported toward Transylvania to counter a Russian advance. German officers commanding Bulgarian troops have been recalled.
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Russians Push Toward Kovel as German Front Crumbles
London dispatch reports Russian forces driving Austro German troops back along the Sarny Kovel line. Brussiloff’s army advances threaten Kovel and Lutsk while German reinforcements fail to halt the push. Prisoners total over 271,000 by July 10, with 34,000 taken in early July battles.
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British Drive Gains At Contalmaison And Wood Capture
British forces press north of the Somme as Haig reports ten days of sustained assault. Contalmaison falls, most of Marymetz Wood and large parts of Trones Wood are secured, tightening the salient from Thiepval to Hardecourt while French leverage near Hill 97 expands ahead of a final push toward Peronne.
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Kaiser Army Turns Now to Ragpicking
A German army order cited from London implies future generals will lead ragpicker armies. Soldiers must collect leather and metal, count sandbags, and recover items from the fallen. The directive signals material shortages and tighter wartime economy across the German forces.
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London
Two German Ships Seized by Russians
Russian torpedo boats captured the German steamers Lissabon and Worms, taken to Finland. The Worms crew included 24 Swedish sailors and the captain and pilot were detained. The Lissabon crew and the rest of Worms crew arrived at Skelleftea.
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Public Service Commission Asked to Clean Up Yard
Woodhaven resident complains to the Public Service Commission about a neighbor with 100 pigeons a rabbit and a sick bulldog on a 20 foot lot. He says health boards were told to act but no action was taken. The commission cannot control the animals and refers the matter to the Department of Health.
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