Two British Cruisers Sunk by German Submarines
London reports two British light cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth sunk in the North Sea as German submarines attacked while the High Seas Fleet withdrew. One German sub destroyed, another rammed and possibly sunk. 88 crewmen missing from Nottingham. all aboard Falmouth saved except one stoker who died.
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Kaiser
London
Nottingham
Falmouth
Notch Sea
Admiralty
North Sea
H. M
Co. B. Miller
N. M. S. Falmouth
John Edwards
Norman Fry
President Wilson Urges Acceptance of His Plan
President Wilson appeals to railroad officials to drop arbitration and accept his settlement plan already agreed by employees. He warns a nationwide strike would not be his fault and asserts the public has the right to expect acceptance while Hale Holden and railroad leaders urge arbitration.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Hale Holden
Durington Roads
Five Negroes Lynched by a Florida Mob
Gainesville, Fla. Five negroes, three men and two women, were taken from the Newberry jail and hanged by a mob about 200 strong. They were accused of aiding Bolsecy Long in escaping after the killings of Constable S. G. Wynne and Dr. I. G. Harris. Deputies shot one negro dead near Jonesville. The victims were hanged at a single oak tree without a shot fired.
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Gainesville
Fla
Newberry
Ila
Jonesville
S. G. Wynne
I. G. Harris
Bolsecy Long
Long
Tropical Storm Devastates Texas Coast With Millions in Damage
Corpus Christi and 10 Texas counties suffered at least 13 deaths from a tropical storm that struck the coast and Arkansas Pass wrecked the freighter Pilot Boy. Estimated damage in the Corpus Christi area alone reached $2,000,000, with extensive cotton crops ruined along the lower coast.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Arkansas Pass
Border Gunfire Between U S Negro Guard and Mexican Group
More than a hundred shots were exchanged about a mile west of Naco Arizona across the international line between District of Columbia National Guard patrols and a Mexican party. The incident began when soldiers halted Mexicans attempting to cross the line and the Mexicans fired. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naco, Ariz
Here
Negro National Guard
District of Columbia
Senate Votes 38 to 21 on New Government Shipping Bill
The Senate approved a government shipping bill by 38 to 21 after bitter battles in the Wilson era. It creates a Shipping Board to run ships, funds rehabilitation with 60 million dollars from Panama Canal bonds, and allows diplomatic and retaliatory steps against foreign shipping discrimination. Amendments cut board member salaries and authorize Treasury to halt clearances for captains refusing freight to U S citizens without cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Wilson
House
Shipping Board
Treasury
Allies Gain On German Center In Somme Front
British and French forces report added ground on the Somme front north of the river. French troops advance around Maurepas and Calvary hill after repelling counter attacks, with gains along the Maurepas Clery road and toward Combles.
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Combles
London
Somme
France
French War Office
Maurepas
Ginchy and
Guillemont
Gay
Wilson vetoes army appropriation bill
President Wilson vetoed the Army appropriation bill over disputed articles of war revisions inserted by House conferees. Army circles say the provisions favor certain retired officers at odds with the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
House
Army
Deutschland Reported Safe Home at Bremen
Geneva via Paris reports a private telegram from Berlin stating the German submarine Deutschland arrived safely at Bremen from the United States.
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Deutschland
Bremen
Geneva
Paris
Berlin
Neue Zuricher Zeitung
Saya
United States
Final action in House on the Philippine bill
Washington final action in the House adopted the conference report on the Philippine bill promising independence once a stable government is formed. Philippine delegate Manuel Quezon called the bill a signal victory for human liberty and a decisive step toward Filipino emancipation.
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Washington
Manuel Qeuzon
German captain awarded Pour le Merite for sinking Allies ships
Amsterdam reports Captain-Lieutenant Walter Forstmeann of a German u-boat received the Pour le Merite from the German emperor. He is credited with sinking 100 Entente vessels amassing about 260000 tons. The dispatch notes the weaponry and the economic impact of these sinkings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
London
Walter Forstmeann
Berlin
Meriing
Russians Break Through in Galicia Front at Jablonitza
London reports the Russians captured Jabloniitza, a key Galicia gateway, as they press south of Brody and push across the Zlota Lipa. Northern offensives continue against Austrians with success, while Italians seize Austrian trench sections and over 1,600 prisoners on the Carso plateau. British and French fronts see limited action. overall day lacks major events per Paris and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jabloniitza
Galicia
Petrograd
Bukowina
Zlota Lipa
Teutonic
Brody
Brussiloff
von Bothmer
Carzo
Rome
Thiepval-Pozieres
Somme
Paris
Navy Bill Passes And Defense Program Finished
Washington reports Congress nearly completed the national defense program by approving large naval construction and personnel increases. The House backed the bill 283 to 61 after conference disagreements, authorizing 74,700 enlisted men and 157 war vessels over three years, including four battle cruisers and four battleships for 1917. Secretary Daniels said the authorizations are the greatest naval build in any nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Damniela
Congress Extends Aid for West Virginia Flood Victims
Congress moved to aid flood victims in West Virginia including Paintlands Cabin Creeks and the Kanawha and Coal River Valleys. The Senate adopted a resolution for $100,000 relief and the House approved a broader $500,000 relief measure likely to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
West Virginia
Paintands Cabin Creeks
Kanawha
Coal River
Senate
House
Allied Drive On Somme Front Gains Deepen
French and British forces strike in three directions on the Somme front pushing 300 to 500 yards and capturing Maurepas and Cléry while reaching the road between Maurepas and Guillemont. South of the Somme trenches advance about three quarters of a mile near Belloy on Santerre with prisoners taken. Signals shift on other fronts.
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Teutons
Camblies
London
Somme
Maurepas
Clery
Guillemont
Sombles
Belloy-on Santerre
Paris
Triest
Milan
Italy
Germany
Virginia Soldier Slain in Brownsville Firefight
Corporal Jay Clement of the Second Virginia Regiment was shot and killed in Brownsville Texas as he answered a call for help from Sofia Valdez a Mexican girl said to be fatally wounded by a corporal in the quartermaster's corps. A corporal named Dundhes fled pursued by a posse and later surrendered at the county jail. Clement aged 28 hailed from Warrenton Virginia and is survived by his widow.
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Brownsville
Texas
Jay, Clement
C Company
Second
Virginia
Sofia Valdez
Quartermaster's Corps
Regular Army
Dundhes
Clement
Warrenton
Girard City Marshall Convicted of Bribe Accepting
Girard Alabama city marshal John Oakes was found guilty in Seale on taking bribes to protect liquor dealers. Mayor Earl Morgan and City Clerk I A Weaver were also arrested and released on bonds. council ordered a $25 monthly tax on illegal vendors and directed Oakes to collect it. Conviction carries 3 to 10 years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard
Ala
John Oakes
Seale
Earl Morgan
I. A. Weaver
Oakes
U S Explains Delay in Naming Border Board
Mexico City The State Department explains delay in appointing American delegates to the Mexico United States international conference. The communication says several high standing men could not accept due to other engagements leaving the panel short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Border Board
Mexico City
Aguilar
American State Department
Mexico
United States
Health experts plan vigorous campaign against infantile paralysis
Washington conference of health authorities and Federal Public Health Service adopts resolutions to guard against a wide outbreak. Officials call for uniform health inspections and carrier travel regulations while admitting the disease’s cause and transmission remain unclear. A national survey records 11,717 cases in 38 states, with detailed Southern state summaries: North Carolina 20 cases two deaths, South Carolina 18 July 37 August cases, Virginia 10 June 19 July cases.
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Washington
Federal Public Health Service
McAdge
Treasury Department
Fedreals
North Carolina
W.S. Rankin
New York
South Carolina
J. B. Hayne
Wagner
Springfield
Virginia
E. G. Williams
Senators urge 130 million dollar U S bond issue
Washington reports that Senate finance committee members with the treasury department recommend a 130 million dollar bond issue to cover extraordinary government expenditures from the Mexican situation. The plan accompanies the 205,000,600 dollar revenue bill, with an additional 86,000,000 needed for operations if border conditions persist after December 31, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Finance
Senate
Finance Committee
Buffalo Wins Next Eagles Convention
Savannahs Rex B. Goodcell of San Bernardino California was chosen grand worthy president and Buffalo New York was awarded the 1917 convention at the eighteenth annual meeting of the Grand Rome of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Harry J. Lemcke of Saginaw Michigan was chosen grand worthy chaplain over Harry B. McUrgh of Cincinnati, J. Perry of San Francisco was chosen grand secretary.
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Savannahs
Rex B. Goodcell
San Bernardino
Cal
Buffalo
N. Y
Order of Eagles
Harry J. Lemcke
Sagnaw
Mich
Harry BE
McUrgh
Cincinnati
Perry
San Francisco
Submarine Deutschland Seen Off Grand Banks
Boston reports a large submarine believed to be the German merchantman Deutschland sighted off the Grand Banks on Saturday by crew of the Sachem from Liverpool. The submersible moved northeast at moderate speed as Sachem altered course, initially mistaking it for a dismantled vessel.
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Boston
Grand Banks
Sachem
Liverpool
Swamp-Root Ad Claims Long-Standing Use
An early Kilmer Swamp Root advertisement touts decades of customer trust and claims the remedy aids kidneys and liver. It urges sending ten cents for a sample and promises a later solicitation for a larger bottle and nationwide stores.
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Tennessee
Kilmer
Kilmers
Bimons & Ketinchester
Tenn
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Alu
A Wide Colonel Orders Regiment To Church Duty
A wide colonel leads soldiers marching to a church in the square outside. Repairs limit space so many stay back. He orders the sergeant to let nonparticipants fall out and then dismiss those who stayed to march the rest to church.
His Advantage
A brief dialogue exchanges questions on mileage and capacity, highlighting a playful challenge over who can answer first. The exchange centers on curiosity about miles per gallon and personal endurance in a light landowner tone.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertised for Dandruff
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as best for dandruff itching and scalp burning. It promises a free sample by mail and instructs applying Ointment to spots then washing with Soap.
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Dept. L
Boston
Have You Asthma An Advertisement and Anecdote
A Nashville family praises Sung-Vita for their son's nine year asthma, claiming lasting relief after trying various remedies. The ad promotes Sung-Vita as a cure for asthma and other illnesses, with price details and a Nashville Medicine Co. address.
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H. Brown
Mr. Brown
H. Brown Furniture Co
Nashville
16Th Avenue
N. T Sung- Vita
Nashville Medicine Co
Tenn
Time to Be lthyln-Her ideal is shattered
Ethlyn says Betty married it, shattering her ideal.
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Belthyln
Betty
Ethlyn
Castoria Bottle Reminder Bears Signature for Infants
Notice urges caregivers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature and safety, noting the product has been used for over 80 years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria is cited as the familiar remedy.
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Fletcher
Joyful hawker touts flowers to luckful suitor
Emblemon of Joy sketches a scene in which a hawker flirts with a young man offering flowers for a sweetheart wife or luck. The young man replies he is single and not interested, prompting a wry bid to sell the entire bouquet to celebrate his misfortune.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Jumble
Ad text promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming to drive out malaria and build up the system with iron and quinine. The readable portion hints at a printed label and a 50 cent price, while surrounding garbled lines appear nonsensical or corrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GROVE
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