London Air Raid by German Fleet of Twenty Ships
A July London air raid by twenty German aeroplanes killed 37 and wounded 241, with chaos across the capital. Descriptions note low flying bombs over the Thames estuary, anti-aircraft fire, and a naval battle account stating two enemy planes fell into the sea.
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United Press
London
Landen
Lord French
Admiralty
North Sea
Lord
Thames
Associated Press
War Office
Royal Naval Air Service
Scheidt
Ahout
New Surprise Sprung Upon the Germans by Russians
Allied reports from Petrograd describe a Russian offensive in the Pinsk district as Brusilov pressure mounts in Galicia. London reports a German air raid on the city with twenty bombers dropping explosives, causing numerous injuries and fatalities but no military or naval damage.
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London
Metropolix
Forth
New York
Black Tom Island
New York Harbor
Cannal
West End
Fashigashie
Wemerm
Lke Machine Sons
Associated Press
Brussitov
Petrograd
Pinsk
Brussiloff
Galicia
Nicholas
Oginski Canal
Jusietda
Wytschaete
Plummer
Messines
East End
Cotact
Atlantic
Amsterdam
Holand
Germany
Racine Woman Murdered by Boarder After Quarrel
Mrs Mary Post forty five was shot and killed at her Racine Wisconsin home on July 7 during a quarrel with a boarder, identified by police as BH Roskowskie. The boarder was taken into custody following the crime.
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Associated Press
Racine
Wis
Mary Post
Boarder
BH Roskowskie
Germans Told to Leave United States as War Looms
A state department notice ordered Germans connected to embassies and consulates to depart the United States. Among those slated to leave is Heinrich Schaafhausen, once at the German embassy, sent aboard a Norwegian ship. The move signals intensified efforts to curb German intelligence activity in American soil.
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Washington, D
Clu
America
State Department
Whce
Thei
Heinrich Schaafhausen
Count von Bernstoin
Lega‘tion
Schaafhausen
Farthelme Stil
Georg Barthelme
Cologne
Washington
Germany
Abdul Hak
State Department Nots
Constantinople
Sorise Legation
United States
Per Maltt
Berlin
Devia
Cer
Department of State
Dryer Strong in Race for Governor
Langlade Wisconsin paper notes Dryer moving to lead in the gubernatorial contest as campaign momentum builds. The issue highlights criticism rights and Republican party dynamics amid national concerns about espionage and foreign policy. Local editorials discuss the spy agitation and state department responses influencing politics.
National Guard draft plans ripple across states
United Press reports President Wilson may issue a proclamation to draft the National Guard into federal service on August 7. Units will be called on July 15 July 25 and August 5 with certain states listed for each date. Hawaii stays for home defense. Alaska may supply later. Guard strength targets 106850 men.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
Camp Douglas
Milwaukee
Washington, D.C
Wilson
National' S Guard
Tne
Tuly
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
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Virginia
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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Oklahoma
Texas
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Utah
California
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Alaska
National Guard
Destruction of Flag Leads to Violent Confrontation
A man, accused of desecrating an American flag, sparked a hostile gathering. Police intervened as the crowd surged toward him, beating path through to the scene. He faced charges including mutilation and public insult, with a six day sentence imposed at the county work farm.
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Kummey
Mian
Privon
Associated Press
Kinney
Vila Seieeiz
Almeel
Victor Raimi
Ivera
Salmi
Olympia Beached and Safely Anchored Near Bjork Island
The cruiser Olympia, after running aground on an uncharted neck near Bjork Island, was refloated and anchored in a sheltered position. The Associated Press report from Washington, DC notes the vessel is secured without further incident.
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Associated Presse
Washington, DC
Ini
Olympia
Bjork Island Sound
Hollweg Expected to Offer Peace Plan
Amsterdam reports say German Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg will back a no annexations and no indemnities policy in a Reichstag speech. The move aims to open peace talks with Russia, though internal opposition and wider alliance dynamics cloud prospects.
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Hollweg
United Press
Amsterdam
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Geo
Russia
Stockholm
Witton
Gerjinsuy
Bulgaria
Turkey
Senate debates liquor in bond and withdrawal powers
Senate veers over liquor in bond as proposals surface to permit withdrawal in the public interest and set cost rules for distillation profits. Smoot amendments and Cummins provisions clash amid broader food and prohibition debates.
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Washington DC
Fternoon
Senate
King
Utah
Jones
New Mexico
McCumber
Smoot
Penrose
Pennsylvania
James
Kentucky
Bauer
Heuer
Bond
Robinson
Arkansas
Harding
Senator Jones
Washington
Javed
England
France
Nets
Dos
Finnish bathhouse keeper kills wife then himself
Oie Peterson Ifk, a Finnish bathhouse keeper from Superior, WI, slashed his wife to death with a butcher knife and then killed himself with a rifle. Neighbors said a family dispute over drinking escalated yesterday. The bodies were found at the Peterson home.
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Innish
Superior
Associated Presa
Wia
Oie Peterson
Jetzhbors
Peterson
Woman Wields Golf Stick in Saloon Rampage
Nellie McDonough, angered by her husband a bartender, stormed a Loop saloon in Chicago early today. She used a golf club to smash a buffet of glasses and gouged paintings valued in the thousands before being subdued by two policemen and jailed.
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Pines- At
United Press
Chicago
Nellie McDonough
Carrie
Coal Trust Indictments Trimmed Ahead of Trial Monday
United Press reports in New York that seventy one corporations and forty four individuals remain under indictment in the coal trust case. Eight individuals and seven corporations have been dismissed. The trial will resume Monday.
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United Press
New York
Jin
Taltered Coal Trust
Jseven
Allied Troops Move Toward Peking Before War Breaks
A Reuters dispatch from London reports Japanese, French, American and British forces reinforce southern lines near Lanc Fang, advancing toward Peking to bolster imperial guards as clashes escalate between imperialists and republicans in China.
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Peking
Associated Press
London
Tientsin Sais
Lanc Fang
German Reporter Held In Forbidden Zone
A German reporter for The Waechter and Antei ner was arrested in Ceteland on a Washington request. Walden, aged twenty two and born in Germany, is held under the alien enemy act for operating within the harmed zone without a permit. The arrest occurred at the newspaper office.
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Young Mar
Ceteland
United Pree
Cleland
Den
Waechter and Anteiner
Washington
Walden
Plumbers Gather in Sheboygan for Convention
Plumbers and steam fitters from Sheboygan gathered for a major convention. Over thirty delegates attended the event, with speeches highlighting union solidarity and future training initiatives.
Publication promises serialized legal memoir in Wisconsin courts
On Saturday July 14 The Northwestern will publish an article by Moses Hooper detailing experiences of an Oxhkest lawyer in Wisconsin courts. Read before the Wisconsin Bar at its Froret meeting in Madison. The work will appear in installments highlighting Chief Justice Bras Gabe Bouck Charles W Felker and other figures.
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Northwestern
Wisconsin
Moses Hooper
Wisconsin Bar Association
Madison
Gabe Bouck
Charles W. Felker
Wicomia
Mayor Thompson Escapes Amid Court Proceedings
Fragmented text reports mayoral actions and a court adjournment for summer. Readable names and precise actions are unclear due to damaged OCR. key items mention Thompson and a proceeding with adjournment dates.
Lansing on Vacation by United Press
A terse notice describes Laneing's vacation route and residence in Handerson Harbor. It notes a special telephone connection and other facilities at the home, enabling constant contact with Washington.
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United Precey Watertown
Eammer
Handerson Harbor
Saamimet
Great Washington
Draft Lottery to Select WWI Army Recruits Drawn in Glass Globe
United Press reports July 7 in Washington that a glass globe filled with gelatine capsules will hold numbered slips to designate men drafted for America's army. Each capsule shows a serial number corresponding to a county or city, with the drawing overseen by a committee of prominent witnesses to ensure impartiality.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
America
Baker
Raniom
Wilson
Fim
Washington
Crowder
Ificinlis
Gemecal
Conwderwill
Argentina and Germany edge toward break amid submarine sinking
Berlin dispatches say Argentina seeks reprisal for the Protecito sinking and warns of harm to Argentine shipping after talks with Foreign Secretary Zimmermann and Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg. The Toro liner has been sunk, raising tension as Buenos Aires and Berlin drift.
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United Press
Amsterdam
Argentina
Berlin
Germany
Toro
La Crosse Man Killed in Lens Fighting
Relatives received a cablegram that Sergi Joseph Kanna twenty five of the Forty-ninth battalion Canadian infantry was mortally wounded around Lens last Thursday. He had lived here three years before moving to Canada to enlist. Water L. Rannin, brewer, immediately applied for enlistment in American aviation forces.
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Ky Associated Press
Creese
Wie
Sergi Joseph Kanna
Canadian Infantry
Lens
Seine
Canada
Alist Pan
Water
I. Rannin
Brewer
Amerian Aviation
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