04 Aug 1916
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1916
Page
1
A savings institution promotes travelers' cheques for trips across the United States and Canada. The notice urges securing travel funds through the bank for vacations to seaside, mountains, or other destinations this year. It emphasizes safe, reliable payments for travel.
Former British knight Roger Casement was hanged at Pentonville for high treason after conspiring to mount an armed revolt in Ireland with German aid. Witnesses described his calm death and last rites, while authorities refused to turn over his body to relatives. Crowds gathered outside the prison as the execution proceeded.
A crowd of about thirty Irish men and women gathered near the prison gates as the condemned man was executed. The dull bell toll signaled the last penalty and the group knelt in silent prayer for the soul of their fellow countryman.
Public health reports show 217 new infantile paralysis cases and 43 deaths in the past twenty four hours, with Manhattan bearing the heaviest concentration of cases. A Rockefeller Foundation unit plans to use monkeys from South and Central America in experiments seeking a cure.
The German submarine Deutschland sped homeward from Chesapeake Bay after a wary run past the Virginia Capes. It submerged near Tangier Island and was observed by only one U S destroyer crew. Captain Koenig hailed American friends as the vessel headed back toward the old country amid rough seas.
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