Bomb Explosion Rocks U.S. Capitol Public Room
A blast struck the east public reception room of the Capitol near midnight on July 2. Officials say a crank seeking a sensation may have planted a timed device. no injuries were reported as guards and operators secured the building and awaited an explosives expert.
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Washington
Capitol Building
Bupt
Woods
Jones
Weshring
Elliott Woods
Capitol
Higgins
Senate
Rioting in Mexico City Amid Military Withdrawals
Desperate conditions in Mexico City are described in dispatches from Vera Cruz. A courier reports mobs looting as garrison units desert to join the Zapata army, with fighting forces regrouping on the outskirts and renewed artillery expected.
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Washington
Mexico City
United States
Vera Cruz
Jame
Zapata
Gonzalez
Bernstorff Threats Prompt police protection in New York
Count von Bernstorff the German ambassador, long besieged by hostile messages, shows signs of collapse as over a hundred threatening letters arrive in recent months. Many messages threaten bodily harm, with some displaying black hand menace, leading to the assignment of special policemen for duty in New York.
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Bernstorff
New York
Count von Bernstorff
Wheat Ship Thistle Bank Sunk by German Submarine
The British bark Thistle Bank sailing from Bahia Blanca was torpedoed June 38 off Fastret Ireland. Some crew landings occurred at Baltimore near Cork. In Commons, Premier Asquith cites naval and military losses up to May 31 totaling 35 635 officers and men. A Rothschilds prisoner is reported in Vienna with efforts to send him to hay field labor in France. Mussulman priests to France.
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London
Thistlebank
Bahia Blanca
Fastret
Ireland
Baltimore
Cork
Asquith Bas An
House of Commons
Dardapelles
Eleven Americans Among Crew Aboard Armenian Sinking
The Leyland Line freighter Armenian carrying 1,422 mules from Newport News to Avonmouth was sunk by German submarine U-15 off Trevose Head Cornwall on June 25. Of 19 crew deaths, 11 were Americans. about 70 mule tenders and most crew survived in lifeboats until rescued at Avonmouth next morning.
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Avonmouth
England
Leyland Line
Trevose Head
Cornwall
Newport News
Americans on ship Armenian sunk by German submarine
The freight liner Armenian chartered by Leyland to Dominion was torpedoed and sunk June 23 off Cornwall England by U-35. Nearly twenty American muleteers aboard are reported lost with twenty nine men total killed or injured. The event marks the first American casualties since the Lusitania sinking.
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Washington
Leyland Line
Dominion Line
Newport News
England
Cornwall
State Department
John S. Armstrong
Bristol
Trade unions reject sympathy vote for German colleagues
London reports that British trade unionists at Derby dismissed a proposed sympathy vote for German unions. Ben Tillett led the opposition calling the proposal “bosh” and saying the dispute should be fought out without parley, comparing it to fighters stopping a bout to kiss.
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London
Great Britain
Ben Tillett
Derby
Indictment Against 26 Men Arrested Near Slaton Home
Fulton county grand jury returned indictments charging rioting against 26 men arrested by the militia near former Governor Slaton’s home. The misdemeanor offense carries up to one year in jail or a $1000 fine, or both. T. R. Benson, uncle of Mary Phagan, was among those named.
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Atlanta
Fulton County Grand Jury
Diaz Near Death's Door Porfirio Diaz at Deathbed in Paris
A prominent Mexican reports former Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz near death in Paris. He is unable to take nourishment and has received the last rites of the church.
Reservists In London Notified To Report When Called
London regiments issued notices directing reservists to gather at regimental depots to learn their reporting location if called to service. A Bulgarian consulate source said the move is a formality due to depot changes. A Berlin report mentions a Koe nigsberg distillery fire burning over a million quarts.
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Rr Tigrecery
London
Amsterdam
Berlin
Koenigsberg
Prussia
Five British ships torpedoed by German submarines
Five British vessels were torpedoed on July 2 by German submarines. Three large steamers, the Inglemoor Caucasian and Welbury, plus a schooner and a bark, were sunk. Crews of the Inglemoor and Caucasian were landed at Falmouth. the Welbury’s crew is safe. The Welbury carried a cargo of sugar and its forehold bore a painted warning. The L. C. Tower schooner, sailing from Parrsboro to Newport, was sunk off Fastnet with the crew of nine landed at Queenstown. The L. C. Tower had disguised itself with rigging and dummy funnels to resemble a steamer. The Caucasian and Inglemoor were identified by their tonnage and routes, with the Caucasian a 4656 gross ton tanker and the Inglemoor 4211 gross tons arriving from Argentina. The Welbury, 3591 tons, left Kingston Jamaica for Matanzas and Jamaica via Cuba.
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London
Falmouth
Welbury
Cuba
England
L. C. Tower
Parrsboro
Newport
Fastnet
Queenstown
Port Greville
Porfirio Diaz Dies at Home After Ill Health
Former Mexican president Porfirio Diaz died on July 2 in Paria. His wife Carmen Ro and sons Porfirio Diaz Jr were summoned to the bedside. The death follows a period of frail health and unsettled conditions in Mexico making ceremonial repatriation unlikely. Col Diaz Jr reported the cause of death could not be stated. He also said sisters Igmaco de la Torre and Rin com Gallardo were unaware of the death.
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Paria
Porfirio Dias
Mexico
Diaz
Senora Carmen Ro
Porfirio Dias, Jr
Col. Dias
Col Porfirio Diaz, Jr
Senora Igmaco de la Torre
Senora Rincom Gallardo
Becker Hoax Claim From Webber Aims at Becker
Bridgie Webber one of the trio in the Herman Rosenthal case says Charles Becker had absolutely nothing to do with the murder. Attorney H. T. Marshall relays Webber’s claim from July 2 and notes Webber admitted others were lying to save themselves.
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Becker
New York
Bridgie Webber
Herman Rosenthal
Charles Becker
H. T. Marshall
Marshall
Rosenthal
Webber
Adriatic Rumors Stir war material Route to Allies
German circles spread word that the White Star liner Adriatic, sailing June 30 toward Liverpool with war munitions and automobiles bound for the allies, has arrived or been sighted near a port. Meanwhile the Kansas City to Chicago passenger train No. 10 derailed near a ditch car on June 29, injuring part of a bridal party including Jaz M Thompson, fiancé of Miss Genevieve Clark, amid preparations for the Thomson Clark wedding.
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Adriatic
New York
Liverpool
Chicago & Alton
Jaz. M. Thompson
Genevieve Clark
Champ Clark
Kansasity
Chicago
Miss Clark
Asquith Urges War Loan Thrift Across Britain
Premier Asquith called for national thrift to support Britain's war loan, noting the country must bear daily wartime costs of 15 million dollars. He spoke at Guild Hall on June 29, urging disciplined spending and rejecting investments sales as impractical.
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Asquith
London
Guild Hall
East Campaign a Puzzle as German Drive Advances
London reports the Austro German push southward from Galicia into Poland gaining momentum. Berlin notes progress along the Lipa-Tanew fronts and near Zamosc fortress in Galicia while 2 million troops press along the northern arc between the Vistula and the Bug toward Brest Litovsk and Warsaw rail links.
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London
Poland
Galicia
England
Gaila Lipa
Berlin
Lemberg
Vistula
Bug
Tanew River
Zamosc
Galician
Brest-Litovsk
Warsaw
Alabama shuts saloons as prohibition law takes effect
Alabama ends liquor sales statewide at midnight June 20 under the Merritt-Denson law. Saloons in seven counties and the county dispensary in one closed for good, with strict penalties for violations. Authorities estimate annual revenue losses of about 85 000 dollars and local governments face funding gaps to replace the lost income.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Merritt-Denson
Huerta Hearing Set for July 12 in El Paso Conspiracy Case
Gen Victoriano Huerta and five co defendants are free on bond as DOJ steps up evidence gathering for the July 12 hearing before United States Commissioner George B. Oliver. Defendants are charged with conspiracy to violate U S neutrality. prosecutors seek more time and subpoenas.
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Huerta
el Paso
Texas
Victoriano Huerta
Liberty
Bond
Department of Justice
George B. Oliver
United States
Urge Repeal of Seaman's Law
New York Maritime Association representing steamship lines entering the port plans an appeal to President Wilson for a special Congressional session to repeal the new seaman's law. The association warns that failure to repeal will force long established lines to withdraw and others to be heavily handicapped.
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New York
Maritime Association of the Port of
Wilson
Congress
Mnea
Gaillard Club Natchez to Host July Trap Tournament
Natchez Gaillard Sporting Club announces a two day registered trap tournament set for July 19 and 20 drawing shooters from Vicksburg Greenville Monroe and other Louisiana and Mississippi locales. Added prize money totals 315 dollars with 200 dollars in prizes for winners. The club traces its charter to before the clay pigeon era and continues its long tradition.
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Natchez
Gaillard Sporting Club
Vicksburg
Greenville
Monroe
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gailllard Club
Whiskey for Fishes in Sunflower River by Dan C Brewer
Fishes in the Sunflower River near Clarkedale were given a July 1 treat when Attorney Dan C Brewer destroyed alcohol to deter illegal fishing. The event involved public action to curb drinkers and protect river life.
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Clarkedale
Sunflower River
Dan C. Brewer
Villainous hold up ends fatally for Water Valley suspect
In Water Valley Coot Carter a Black man shot during a failed robbery attempt on Illinois Central conductor Dean Coleman died after a confrontation with Marshal E H Rogers The officer fired one shot through Carter as he attempted to flee following his arrest after the hold up bid in a recent night incident.
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Water Valley
Coot Carter
Coot
Dean Coleman
Mlinois Central Railroad
E. H. Rogers
Liberty
Rogers
Public demonstrations by Miss Kate Cunning ham set for July dates
Miss Kate Cunningham will hold free public demonstrations in Clay county following government instructions. She will appear in Pheba on July 7 Henryville on July 9 Montpelier on July 16 Siloam on July 19 Griffith on July 20 Prairie Lawn on July 22 Usa Lawn on July 23 with West Point receiving a later date.
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West Point
Kate Cunningham
Clay County
Pheba
Henryville
Montpelier
Siloam
Griffith
Prairie Lawn
USA Lawn
City Plans New Jail After Surge in Arrests
The community, long law abiding, now faces rising arrests. City council orders a new concrete jail, recently opened for occupancy, to house inmates deemed necessary.
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Byralia
Lale
Columbus Militia Hunts $100 Prize at Biloxi Encampment
Capt. W. S. Mullins of the local Mississippi National Guard company says his unit will compete for the $100 cash prize offered by the adjutant general for the best drilled company at the annual encampment to be held mid July in Biloxi.
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Columbus
W. S. Mullins
Mississippi National Guard
Adjutant-General’s Office
Biloxi
Local Farmer Brings In Pope Cotton Bolls
Itta Bena resident E. E. Thomas brought a stalk of Pope variety cotton with 140 bolls and squares from his plantation four miles south of Itta Bena. He owns 30 acres and expects over a bale per acre with two months of growth left. He reports no boll weevil found in his crop.
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Itta Bena
E. E. Thomas
Pope
Thomas
Hall Damages Cotton In Severe July Hailstorm
A historic hailstorm struck Hall on July 1 causing extensive crop damage, with cotton fields especially hit as hail stripped plants and left widespread losses according to longtime residents.
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Lala
New Meridian Trade Board President Chosen
Gus C. Kendall assumed the Meridian Board of Trade presidency on July 1 succeeding K Three Foot whose term expired. Kendall leads the organization as the new head replacing the former president at Meridian.
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Meridian
Gus C. Kendall
Meridian Board of Trade
K_/Threefoot
Offics
Knitted Beaded Bag Pattern and Summer Health Tips
A beaded knitting project details a black bag using 108 cast on stitches, alternating plain and bead rows, with fringe bottom and beaded top drawstrings. The piece suggests variations, seam strength tips, and a 25 year old example. The second item cautions about summer weight gain and advises exercise and avoiding excess sweets to stay slender.
Summer weight gain in women linked to inactivity
The article notes many women gain weight in summer due to reduced activity and increased eating. It explains that heat causes lassitude, leading to a habit of sleeping and eating, with autumn showing heavier frames for many, though some remain naturally thin.
Decoration for the Table Eight Schemes for Colorful Tables
A Delineator piece outlines eight table decoration schemes for dining rooms using varied color themes. Suggestions include bowls of forget me nots with white candle shades, yellow roses with honeysuckle, old fashioned bouquets, hanging baskets of sweet peas, ferns with pink roses, wild clematis overhead, wild roses bowls, and bachelor buttons with mignonette linked by blue ribbons.
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Smilanx
Receptacle for the toys on the porch idea
A guide urges keeping children's toys on the porch by creating a deep pocket receptacle along the house. Use durable waterproof material like an old raincoat to fashion a concealed toy pocket, preventing toys from being dragged in and out.
Ironing Bias and Straight of Goods in Seaming Care
Guidance on ironing fabric with the straight of the goods to prevent bias seam stretching. Emphasizes aligning iron with grain to maintain garment shape.
Wrist bag blends war style with portable fashion
The haversack wrist bag, made of soft khaki leather, is a compact wartime accessory. It features a mirror, powder puff, purse and other small items, designed like a soldier’s bag with a narrow strap worn on the wrist or arm.
State pays accrued interest amid fiscal strain in Mississippi
The State of Mississippi reports funding burdens from federal narcotics law. Auditor and treasury issue warrants for salaries and maintenance while meeting interest on bond issues. The $1,250,000 floating debt and other obligations hypothecate cash, shrinking reserves as insane asylums fill. A Jackson charity hospital class graduates July 1 with four graduates including Cole Vearey and Sarah Sykes.
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Jackson
Treasury
Surees
Jackson State Charity Hospital
Board of Trade
Cole Vearey
Sarah Sykes
Hive Mountain
Maude Edwards
Ide Dofty
Sentences Handed Down in County Court Terms
Judge Potter pronounces life terms for Hemley and Bogan for murder and burglary sentences for Pearl Bolton six to twelve months for grand larceny and related offenses Henry Walker alias Tom Johnson gets three years for grand larceny Murphy Thomas one year Frank Marshall six months Jonas Mixon alias Johnson two six month terms The murder case against Jim Bruno will be reached soon Stratton murder case postponed due to defendant illness Holder withdraws from auditor race Educational heads return to work after trips as summer programs continue
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Jedge Potter
Matt Hemley
Ernest Bogan
George Pearl
E. P. Bolton
Henry Walker
Tom Johnson
Murphy Thomas
Frank Marshall
Jonas Mixon
Alias Johnson
Jim Bruno
the Stalian
Chas
Stratton
Citnton
Pat Murphy
Ciinton
Middleton
Potter
Concerts in Jackson Parks Open Week Long Series
Citizens in Jackson applaud the board of trade and the Young Men's Business Club for organizing open air concerts in city parks this week. By arrangement with Lieut Ennls commander and leader of the Independent Band, four concerts are dream each week and will continue.
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Jackson
Board of Trade
Young Men's Business Club of
Lieut
Ennls
Drem
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