Big Guns In New Somme Attack
British artillery pounded German lines on the Somme after Pozieres victory, with gas shells from the German side and hand-to-hand clashes reported. French actions near Barleux met with repulse, Verdun battles continued, and critics say British forces near Bapaume threaten a decisive turn after months of hard fighting.
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London
Somme
France
Douglas Haig
Pozieres
Bapaume
Verdun
Paris War Office
Aisne
Champagne
Thiaumont
Gallipoli
Vacation Clothes En Voyage July 28
Discussion of planning and packing for travel with advice on a balanced outfit for outdoor use. Highlights sport clothing options including khaki cotton crepe duck wool mohair jersey and silk sport lines. Covers comforts convenience and appearance for varied travel scenarios.
Fashion Notes For Vacation Wear And Travel Gear
Summer style advice covers vacation outfits with smart skirts blouses and textiles like cotton voile Georgette crepe and washable silks. Tops include velvet wool top coats waterproofs and collapsible hats. footwear favors practicality with sport shoes sandals and rubber soles. The ROSALAND MAY item and a brief note on an electric lamp socket lock and Australia jewelry ban conclude this fragment.
Irishman Ousted Holds Up Commons Over Withdraw Demand
London July 28 Laurence Ginnell nationalist opposes government and causes a brief suspension in the house of commons by refusing to withdraw when ordered. He challenges the speaker and is named to the house. Asquith moves suspension. Ginnell votes against it.
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House of Commons
London
Laurence Ginnell
Ginnell
Nationalists
Samuels
Red Cross
Asquith
British Officers Casualties On Western Front Report
War Office figures for early July show 1102 officers killed 2834 wounded and 491 missing in three weeks. Total war losses since start of conflict 33857 with 10105 killed 21290 wounded and 2462 missing. Also unrelated ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure offers cure with dubious earnings for catarrh. Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists.
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London
Western Front
War Office
Hall
Halls
Ch & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Sharks Devour Crew Of Wrecked Schooner Garrie Strong
Mobile officials on the Tallapoosa report evidence that hundreds of sharks fed on the Garrie Strong crew after the Dry Tortugas wreck on July 5. The sharks even nipped the yaw used by the cutter, forcing fears of a punctured hull.
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Mobile
Ala
Tallapoosa
Cow Invades Mine Trapping Cars in Darkness
A cow owned by John Glam of Larkaville wandered into a Delaware and Hudson mine tunnel to escape heat. It roamed the main gangway as a trip of mine cars approached, derailing the cars and wrecking the trip. Miner William Loftus escaped injury. the cow suffered two broken legs and was killed to end its suffering. The gangway lay idle for hours until the wreck was cleared.
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Wilkes-Barre
John Glam
Larkaville
Delaware and Hudson Company
William Loftus
Sunbury Guardsman Named Commander of Motor Truck Train
Lieutenant David W Zimmerman of Sunbury, first lieutenant of Troop I, First Pennsylvania Cavalry, has been assigned to command the motor truck train of thirty trucks serving division headquarters at El Paso. General Tasker H Bliss begins informal camp inspection, focusing on First Field Artillery, planning a brigade-wide review from right to left. Philadelphia brigade arrival timing uncertain pending inspection pace.
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Zimmerman
el Paso
Tex
David W Zimmerman
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Sunbury
Tasker H. Bliss
First Field Artillery
Philadelphia
MUST PAY OWN WAY HOME Soldiers Discharged at Border
Guardsmen at the border discharged to support dependent relatives must pay their own transportation home. The War Department rule disallows government reimbursement, despite letters from soldiers seeking paid fare home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Department of the East
War Department
River Bill Seals Rivers and Harbors Appropriation
President Wilson signed the rivers and harbors appropriation bill in Washington. The measure provides approximately 42 million pounds for public works, marking a major funding package for river improvements and harbor projects nationwide.
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Washington
Wilson
Crane Operator Killed in Hebblehem Steel Plant
Barrsboro Pa July 2. Charles Pierce nineteen of Steelton was killed at the Hebblehem Steel plant when he fell from a crane. His father died in the same manner three years ago. Advertise in The News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrsboro
Charles Pierce
Steelton
Hebhlehem Steel Company
Senate Approves Relief for Dependents in Militia and Army
Washington July 28 The army appropriation bill totaling about 2312 billion passed the Senate without a record vote. An extra 2 million was approved for relief of dependent families of enlisted men in the organized militia and regular army serving in the Mexican emergency. Dependents may receive up to 59 a month as determined by the secretary of war. The measure adds funds for calls to the national guard and transport and equipment costs, with a conference likely. Reed amendment allowing guardsmen in federal service to vote at camps was struck out on a point of order. Chicago July 28 Fourteen labor leaders convicted for conspiracy to extort money and destroy property during a strike were sentenced after a motion for a new trial. Six received penitentiary terms of one to three years. others fined 500 to 2000.
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Senate
Washington
House
Reed
Chicago
Lightning Claim A Farmer Near West Grove in Pa
Moses Lynch a West Grove area farmer was struck and killed by lightning while operating a reaping machine in his harvest field. He was a prominent horseman and about sixty years old.
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West Chester
Moses Lynch
Near West Grove
Killel
Slayer of Her Baby Dies in Harrisburg
Alice Guthall, the mother who held her infant’s head under water in a bathtub until death and then ingested poison, died at Harrisburg hospital a week after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Alice Gutshall
U. S. and Honduras Sign Arbitration Treaty
Washington July 28 The United States and Honduras signed an arbitration treaty at the state department. The pact mirrors prior treaties negotiated by former Secretary Hrgan with numerous nations and aims to settle disputes peacefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Honduras
Washington
United States
Hrgan
State de Partment
Woman Says Pinkham Remedy Ended Childlessness
Mrs Joseph Guilbault of Miller’s Falls Massachusetts recounts severe displacement pain irregularities and prior infertility she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with restoring health and avoiding surgery now she and her husband celebrate becoming parents and urge others to try the remedy for similar issues
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Miller’s Falls
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Oseph Guilbault, JR
Bridge Street
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
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