Edison to Help Put U S Navy in Fighting Trim
Thomas A Elvente becomes adviser to a new bureau in the Navy Department to harness civilian invention for war effort. Secretary Daniels praises Edison’s patriotism and proposes a plan to organize a dedicated board of engineers and inventors to identify practical devices for submarine warfare and coastal defense, with Edison as adviser to help coordinate and develop these efforts.
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Pittsburgh Uplift Appoints Policewomen for Censor Bureau
Director of Public Safety Charles 8 tud ward issued orders to establish a bureau of censorship in Pittsburgh to pass upon all magazines. Newsdealers selling magazines deemed immoral will face arrest. Four policewomen were appointed to read applications and screen verse, prose, and illustrations for objectionable content.
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Charles
Tudward
Public Safety
Judge Gibbs adjourns hot Bronx perjury trial
In Bronx County Court Judge Gibbs faced a sweltering day as a hot trial in a perjury case stalled after jurors were exhausted. Walter Peck, the defendant, was released on 7500 bail to a cooler place while attorneys argued and the case could be resumed later. District Attorney Francis Marton asked that jurors be locked up during proceedings.
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Gibbs
Walter Peck
Francis Marton
Constable Seizes Dr Shaw S Auto In Broad Daylight
In Pennury a constable seized the new automobile presented to Dr Shaw amid suffrage parade activity. He had levied on the car for a state tax of 128 dollars days earlier. Suffragists watched as the constable drove the vehicle away from the premises, amid tense scenes and protests from supporters.
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Anna Howan Shaw
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Turks conceal Sultan death rumor shocks Paris press
Paris reports La Liberte claims Rome censor notes that Athens and Sosia nd News say the Sultan has been dead several days and the Young Turks hide the news to avoid political complications.
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Rome
Paris
la Liberte
Boats for Women Barred from Flushing Bay Swim
Health officials ban women from bathing in Flushing Bay after pollution findings. The measure revokes licenses of boat clubs and blocks female swimmers while restrictions on male youths remain looser. The move fuels suffrage-era debates as women are kept from the waters they once enjoyed.
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Flushing Bay
B. of Ts
ANT Buths
U. S. After Nickels in Panama Jitney Fever
Washington reports Uncle Sam buys four large buses to chase nickels, joining Panama Railroad Company in operating routes between East Balboa, Balboa Heights and Ancon, in a government linked transport venture.
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Panama
Panama Railroad Company
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Balboa Heights
Ancon
Hearing Granted for Ferola Pardon Appeal by Women
Governor Whitman grants a July 21 Albany hearing to a committee of women who will petition for a full pardon for Mrs. Madelina Ferola whose death sentence was recently commuted. The group will present their plea to the Governor in the morning.
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Whitman
Madelina Ferola
Albany
Thaw Case Brings Paranoia Claim From Dr Flint
Dr Austin Flint testified that Harry K Thaw is hopelessly paranoiac while cross examining John B Stanchfield pressed questions about Mrs Susan Merrill's testimony. Flint acknowledged parts of Merrill's evidence as true but defended his overall paranoia conclusion amid heated court exchanges.
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Harry K. Thaw
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John TB. Stanchfield
Flint
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Susan Merrill
Merrill Women’s Testimony Center
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Two Orphanage Runaways Spotted Sleeping in Bronx Field
Theodore Tinnerman and Milton Waugh, nine year olds from Hastingson New York Orphanage, wandered from the grounds seeking a home. They traced streets toward Kingsbridge, visited the Polo Grounds, then rested in a woods near 995th Street and Broadway. Patrolman found them sleeping and the boys were later sent to the Children's Society.
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Theodore Tinnerman
Milton Waugh
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Milton
Hastings
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Girl dives to save drowning swimmer at Peach Lake
Miss Isabelle Keys, 19, jumped into Peach Lake near Beowster's N Y to rescue a young man who sank twice while bathing. She dragged him to the surface and safety after multiple dives. The revived swimmer left with friends, none recalling his name or car number.
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Beowster’s
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U S Note Final Demand Likely After Lusitania Note
Washington officials warned that another U boat attack could rupture US Germany ties. President Wilson will receive a final, precise reply to the Lusitania sinking, with Secretary Lansing drafting a point by point memorandum for the President.
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State Department
Wilson
United States
Germany
Washington
Jong
Lansing
Corrinh
Souchez cemetery lost to Germans near Arras
London dispatch reports severe fighting on the western front with German forces gaining control of Souchez cemetery seven miles north of Arras after a heavy counterattack. French forces admit the loss and are trying to regain the ground as battles rage around the village and surrounding trenches. The British position near Ypres is disputed and activity continues in France and Belgium.
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Souchex
Arras
Lens
Souchez
Lille
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Belgium
Mit 60
Ypres
Souches Bs
Soucher
War Department
Paris
Ambassdor Under Threat After Long Island Road Incident
A possible attack on Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice the British ambassador emerged after a May night on a lonely Long Island road. Six rough men blocked the Morgan car and fled when chauffeur James Patterson sped away. Police deny prior knowledge while Oyster Bay residents fear further violence.
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Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice
J. P. Morgan
Long Island
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Morgan
Frank Holt
Old Westbury
Willard D. Straight
James Patterson
Weabhury
Greenvale
Patterson
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Tunney
New York
Glen Cove
Esau County
Oyster Bay
American ship used as shield for submarine
Liverpool July 13 An American bark Normandy crew report a German submarine used the Normandy as a shield while sinking the Russian steamer Lea off the southeast Irish coast. Eleven drowned, three American survivors say the submarine commanded by Jerstrom forced no warning. The Lea sailed from Philadelphia June 25 for Leith.
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Normandy
Gulfport
Mise
Ireland
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Theubmarine
Leo
Normany
Walter Emery
North Carolina
Harry Clark
Sierra
Harry Whitney
Camden
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Mancheater
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Leith
Jerstrom
Heisingfors
German American Catholic leaders urge Pope to curb war spread
The German American Archbishops of Cincinnati and Milwaukee and the Bishop of Toledo appeal to Pope Benedict XV to prevent war expanding to America. The Pope replies urging reliance on President Wilson and his peaceful aims, while urging German Americans to stay loyal to the United States.
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London Daily News
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Toledo
Benedict
America
Holy West
Germany
United States
Wilson
Coast Shooting Perfect At Fort Hancock Turret Practice
The Tith Company United States artillery fired a dozen 24 inch mortar shells in turret practice at Fort Hancock Sandy Hook last night under Colonel Allen. A government launch and four steamer vessels kept outside the danger zone during the exercise.
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United States Cou Artillery
Fort Hancock
Sandy Hook
Allen
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