Tigers Swarm as Sharks Haunt New Jersey Coast
Reports from Coney Island Ambrose Channel Matawan Creek describe ten or more sharks sighted along the coast near New York. A British sloop brought in a score of sharks. divers and hunters attempted barrier nets and dynamite to drive them away. Local men observed swift nine to fifteen foot fish, with guards from Keyport to Matawan patrolling nets and lines. Johnson Nichols of the American Museum planned examination though no confirmed capture occurred.
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New York
Coney Island
Ambrose Channel
Hermudas
Matawan Creek
Pennsula
Jersey Central
Peter Stillwell
Olwell
A. P. Davis
Ralph Gall
Henry Ma
Kace
Keyport
Federmen
Norman Tyce
Robert Burns
Michael Borman
Charles Tyce
Tony Juss
Anton Coscick
Norman Tyee
Tyee
Davin
Jim
Matawan
New Jersey Brick Company
Joseph Juin
Johnson Nichols
American Museum of Nat
Matawan Yester
Paris
Picardy
Verdun
Joffre
Souville
Fort Tavannes
Somme
von Hindenburg
Mackensen
Kaiser
Dompierre
Curlu
Marie-Emile Fayolle
Paralysis Not Easily Caught Says Flexner
Dr Simon Flexner spoke at Aeolian Hall outlining infantile paralysis facts and the Rockefeller Institute's role. He described the virus as an infectious agent invading the CNS, present in nasal and throat mucosa, with challenges in cultivation but detectable by advanced methods.
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Flexner
Simon Flexner
Aeolian Hall
Board of Health
Rockefeller Institute
M. D
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Martial Law Declared Across Spain Amid Rail Strike
Madrid reports the government suspended constitutional guarantees and proclaimed martial law nationwide due to a rail strike. King Alfonso arrived from La Granja as Madrid city and province enter a state of siege. A general strike is planned for July 16, with ongoing disturbances and riots since March causing deaths and injuries.
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Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
la Granja
Roosevelt Army Dies for Lack of a War
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt’s proposed army division ended after a conference with Regis Hr. Post ex Governor of Porto Rico announcing no further statement. Recruiting officers Mr Post and Walter J Hayes reported over ten thousand applications while noting the men’s high standing and unwillingness to leave business unless national emergency arose.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Regis Hr. Post
Porto Rico
Mr. Post
Walter J. Hayes
Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Hayes
Mrs E R Thomas Robbed in Montreal Necklace Value Hits 15000
Mrs E R Thomas wife of a New York banker was robbed in Montreal of a necklace valued at 15000 and 700 in cash. The thief seized a handbag as she left her hotel for a stroll.
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Montreal
E.R .Thomas
New York
Widow ends long hunt for slayer
Mrs Jennie Laznicky testifies her husband Harry Laznicky was killed May 20 by Happy Jack Dougherty. After two months of searching, aided by a confidante, she tracked Dougherty to Josie Cumenski’s home on Tenth Avenue. Detectives posted, Dougherty captured. charged with first degree murder and said to have confessed.
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Harry Laznicky
Jennie Laznicky
Esther McNally
Second Avenue
Luznicky
Mrs. Lagnicky
Harry
Jimmy O’brien
Jimmy
Jack Dougherty
Dougherty
Nate
Josie
Josie Cumenski
Tenth Avenue
Kilroy
Laznicky
Plague Cases Drop as City Reports 117 New Infections
City health officials noted a continued decline in plague cases with 117 new infections reported this period. The mayor’s board plans a cautious, slow approach to emergency measures as case counts ease.
Zeppelin line to U. S. near says Koenig plan unshaken
Baltimore dispatch reports Captain Koenig predicting a near future of larger Zeppelins crossing the Atlantic after the Deutschland voyage. He cites German airship construction and a looming airship fleet, while British reprisals target rubber trade tied to the Deutschland. Officials entertain the idea with mixed optimism amid naval and consular activities.
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Zeppelin
U. S
Koenig Joffre
Verdun
Baltimore
United States
Germany
Koenig
Deutschland
America
A Schumacher & Co
Aube der
Lightning Strikes Caddy at Great Neck Golf Meet
A freak storm at the Great Neck Golf and Country Club killed caddy Felix Jacobus, 21, as lightning struck him during a women's match where Edna May Lewisohn and Mrs. Charles Goddard were contesting. The event postponed the tournament a week and caused widespread disruptions across New York area lines and services.
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Great Neck Golf and Country Club
Oscar Lewisohn
Edna Mayera
William Hodge
Charles Goddard
Wallace Edinger
Boomerang”company
Joshua Cobin
Jacobus
Jerome Travers
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Long Island Branch
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Telephone Company
Here
Chicago
Western Union
Rudolph Jackers
Springfield
N. J
Jockers
Sadie Sutter
Flatbush
Bradford Street Hospital
Yonkers
Nancy Fair
Cockasell
August Belmont
Variety
James Butler
New York City
Tyree Island
Brooklyn
Germans to Lose Butter and Eggs Card System
London reports the Cologne Gazette anticipates a September butter and fat card. The plan would give the holder access to two eggs per week, with restriction on use across the empire.
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Empire
London
Cologne Gazette
British Ready to Bom bard Foe's Line Indefinitely
London reports Premier Asquith and David Lloyd George declaring the Somme drive a first phase of a larger plan. They urge continued continuous munitions output and postpone August holidays to sustain the offensive and prevent any slackening.
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London
Picardy
Teuton
Asquith
David Lloyd George
Somme
House of Commons
Haig
Mr. Asquith
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Admiralty
Ministry of Munitions
Albert Thomas
Belaof
Russia
A. Dail ‘Olio
Edwin S. Montagu
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Mitchel
Offic of Health
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S. Goldwater
A. H. Doty
Antonia Stella
Leon Lowrin
Walter B. James
Leland E. Cofer
Francis Carter Wood
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Federal Service
Ellis Island
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Carl A. Luderitz
James H. Preston
Count von Bernstorf
Hugo Schmidt
Albert
Germania Club
Luderita
Paul Koenig
Carl Second
Eyring
Klees
Preston
Paul Hilken
Henry G. Hill
Cain Koenig
Rhoderie
Count von Bernster
von Bernstorf
Fred B. Pitney
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Confederacy
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Frank H. Simonds
Tribune
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