Allies Pierce German Lines in Wide Front Offensive
British and French forces push along a twenty five mile front near the Somme capturing Fricourt and Frise positions, with 3600 unwounded Germans taken and over 6000 prisoners reported by French authorities. Berlin and Paris communiques confirm gains north and south of the Somme amid heavy losses on both sides. Local items note El Paso troops welcomed, and a Shenandoah man's fatal accident during Fourth of July celebrations.
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London
Germiat
Somme
Frise
Meresucour Wood
Paris
Teuter
Hardecourt
Corfu
Sir Douglas Haig
British War Office
Fricourt
Albert
Berlin
Gommecourt
la Boiselle
Harcourt and Curlu
Assevillers
Mereaucourt Wood
Ancre
Gommeccourt
French Hold Thiaumont Position After Five Changes
Paris June reports confirm the Thiaumont work north east of Verdun on the Meuse river remained in French hands after five changes in two days. German assaults were repulsed with heavy losses as bombardment continued near Hill No 304 and Bethincourt brook.
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East Meuse
Paris
Thiaumont
Verdun
Meuse
French
War Office
Bethincourt Brook
Shark Kills Physician at Beach Haven Hotel
Dr. E L Vansant died after a nine foot shark attacked while he swam five yards from shore near Eagleside hotel. Alexander Ott, Olympic swimmer, leaped in to help but could not save him as the shark dragged him from the water and the crowd watched. The incident dampened surf bathing.
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Beach Haven
N. J
E L. Vansant
Eagleside
Dr. Vansant
Alexander Ott
Secretary Lansing Seeks 200000 To Bring Americans Home
Secretary Lansing asked Congress for 300000 to assist in evacuating Americans from Mexico. He warned funds were exhausted and urged immediate action. The War Department also sought 1643500 for national guard equipment with machine guns and 4616397 for land defenses including locomotives armor and Panama Canal protections.
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Lansing
Washington
Congress
Mexico
United States
Panama Canal Zone
War Department
Bear chases anglers in Mill Creek near Ridgway
In Ridgway Pennsylvania on July 3 Pitcher Lefty Belanger of Philadelphia and catcher Schellenger of the local Interstate League club were fishing near Mill Creek when a large black bear charged toward them. They dropped their poles and rowed toward Ridgway pursued for about a half mile until the bear gave up.
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Ridgway
Lefty Belanger
Philadelphia
Schellenger
Interstate League Baseball Club
Mill Creek
Belanger
Schevenger
Big Bruin
Bear
Be- Tanger
Schellenzer
Hero Trooper Hurts Sweetheart With Rib Cracker Farewell
Altoona July 3 It is reported a Sheridan trooper from Tyronne in departing for Mt Gretna gave a farewell embrace that fractured two of his sweetheart s ribs after she felt pains and consulted her family doctor.
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Sheridan
Altoona
Tyronne
Mt. Gretna
Moseley Named National Guard Chief of Staff
Captain George W. H. Moseley, cavalry officer on the army general staff, was appointed chief of staff of the National Guard division from Pennsylvania commanded by Major General Clements. The Pennsylvania authorities favored Moseley for his guard experience. Public Building Costs Cut. $636,971 saved by limiting purchases and construction to actual community needs.102 new buildings completed during the year.
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Moseley Guard
Washington
George
W. H. Moseley
Army General Staff
National Guard
Pennsylvania
Clements
Moseley
Treasury
Congress
Villa Leads 1200 Men in Durango Raid to Aid Carranza
An American agent reports Francisco Villa is at the head of about 1200 men marching from Durango to aid Carranza troops in attacks on U S forces. Villa, wounded in flight, has healed and returned to active command, with Curranista cooperation alleged. The report echoes a broader unrest in the border region.
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Mexico
Francisco Villa
Columbus
Durango
Carranza
Villa
Refugees Reach Philadelphia from Mexico Turmoil
Sixty refugees from Mexico arrive in Philadelphia aboard the Ardmore seeking safety from revolution. The group includes men, women, and eighteen children, representing diverse states and nationalities, with several Mexican women among the families. They urge U S intervention, saying arbitration fails and U S power is needed to curb attacks on Americans.
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Philadelphia
Tampico
Tuxpan
United States
Mexico
Ban on fire balloons law in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg July 1 Those who cannot be patriotic without sending up fire balloons should move out of Pennsylvania. It shall be unlawful to sell expose for sale buy exchange give away or have in possession any balloon made to contain fire for ascension or to send up a balloon containing fire. The maximum penalty is a $200 fine and sixty days in jail.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
A Drop of Honey Triggers Bazaar Riot and Deaths
In an ancient tale a hunter finds honey in a rock cavern and fills a jar. A drop falls and is eaten by a grocer s weasel. The hunter s dog kills the weasel, the grocer kills the dog with a stone, and the hunter beheads the grocer. A mob kills the hunter as troops quell a three day riot that leaves 70 000 dead. The governor orders arrests. All traced to a drop of honey.
New York Epidemic Warns of Paralysis Spike
New York July 3 Dr Haven Emerson city health commissioner said the infantile paralysis outbreak in the city threatens to exceed the 1907 level of 2500 cases. He urged vigilance and preventive measures amid rising concern.
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New York
Haven Emerson
Treatment of Prorhrea Reflects Gums Link
Practical Health Hint explains that prorhrea, a gum disease, affects overall health and is hard to cure once established. A specialist recommends a mouth wash of tincture of ipecac mixed with water to rinse before bed, which may prevent progression in early stages though not cure established cases.
Six Thousand Pleas for Restored Sight From Dodds Inventor
In Pittsburgh on July 3 over six thousand blind sufferers petitioned Ethan I Dodds the radium screen inventor to restore their sight. Dodds says he is on the verge of a great discovery but cannot yet apply the method widely.
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Pittsburgh
Ethan I. Dodds
Mr. Dodds
Dodds
Explosion at Emporium plant kills seven, injures ten
Seven men die and ten are injured in a blast that wrecked the drying department of the Aetno Explosive company in Emporium Pennsylvania. The cause is unknown and this marks the third of several mysterious incidents at the plant in six months.
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Emporium
Aetno Explosive Company
Gating Fame as Artist in Baltimore and Frederick Roots
Osborne I Heard formerly of Frederick now in Baltimore is rising as an artist. He works at the Peabody Institute making life models for medical research, with exacting standards deemed satisfactory. Heard may accept a position at the University of Colorado Berkeley. Archaeologists note imperial Rome used elevators about two millennia ago likely run by slave power.
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Gating
Osborne I. Heard
Frederick
Baltimore
Heard
Peabody Institute
Imperial
Rome
Storm Teuton Works In Galicia and Caucasus Fronts
Petrograd reports General Letechiteky’s army stormed and seized Austrian positions near Kalomen in Galicia, taking about two thousand prisoners. Desperate German attacks west of Kolomea and along the Stokhod were repulsed. on the Caucasian front east of Plantava a fortified Turkish-held chain of mountains fell to a brilliant assault, with the enemy pushed beyond the Sameoon Darast river.
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Petrograd
Lotehitsky
Kalomen
Galicia
Kolomea
Letehiteky
Volhyula
Btyr
Stokhod
Kopeha
Zobary
Belgium Population At Outbreak Of War Stated
Belgium's population at the outbreak of the war was reported as 7,700.
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Belgium
Husband saves wife with vegetable compound
In Denison Texas Mrs G O Lowery credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her two year battle with female ailments after daily chills hot flashes and dizziness left her near a walking skeleton She reports quick improvement after starting the remedy and urges others with similar troubles to seek treatment now.
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Denison
Texas
Lydia E. Pinkham
G. O. Lowery
Monterey Street
Floor Varnish Waxine Floor 35 Cents Per Package
A brief classified line notes pricing for floor varnish and waxine floor products at 35 cents per package.
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Texas Ranch
London Standard
Phila
Gilad
Uncle Sam
American Racing Pigeon Union
Hazleton
Herbert Heidenreich
Lehigh Valley Railroad Division
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Storm Teuton Works
Lydia Pinkham
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Rashestier
Apollo Beer
Iran
W.H. Shipley
C&t. Pisani
Hichester
H. & B. Motor & Tire CO
Patrick Street
Frederick, Md
Cane
Kalkomo
Moresco
the Ebert Hardware CO
W. H. Knock
Gettysburg
H. Fox
North Market
R. Frederick
H. 5
Hahn
H. C. Lease Electrical Experts
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Sher Shige Parkce
Milton Christe
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North Bentz St
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