Prisoner Attacks Leo Frank at Milledgeville Prison
Leo Moir, serving a life term for murder, was attacked by fellow inmate William Creen in the Milledgeville State Prison dormitory. Creen, who carried the knife hidden on his clothing, cut Moir’s jugular vein but spared windpipe and spinal cord. Moir’s recovery is doubtful. doctors treated him as Creen claimed the act was planned alone.
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Milledgeville
Leo Moir
Mary Whapgan
Frank
William Creen
Wilter
Creon
Peetor Compton
Th W. M Rosenberg
O Athinta
Pronk
Creen
Battle for Rail Link in Russian Poland Drives Campaign
Russian and Austro German forces clash on multiple fronts in Russian Poland. The key struggle lies for control of the Lublin railway between Lublin and Chelm as German allies push toward Warsaw. Von Hindenburg advances north toward Warsaw while Russian resistance inflicts heavy losses amid grim mobility.
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Tuetons
Lublin-Chelm
London
Russian Poland
Vistula
Bug
Lublinholm
Warsaw
Distress in China Recedes as Waters Drop
Navy reports from Captain Hough of the Wilmington at Shanghai indicate distress in the inundated Chinese districts is easing. Advices detail receding floodwaters and ongoing relief efforts to aid affected citizens.
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China
Washington
Navy Department
Hough
Wilmington
Shamneen
Villa Forces Defeated in Sonora Battle
In Anavacachi Pass near Agua Prieta Calles forces of about 2,000 defeated Villa troops led by General Jose Maria Acosta, estimated half that size. Villa forces fled in multiple directions as reports reached A Garduno, Caranza consul, from Gen Calleg at Lamorita 20 miles west of Agua Prieta.
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Villa
Douglas
Ariz
Anavacachi Pass
Agua Pinet
Calles
Carranza
Sonora
Jose Maria Acosta
Acosta
A. Garduno
Car- Tanza
Calleg
Lamorita
Augua Prieta
Verdict in Lusitania Case Finds German Submarine Cause
London court of inquiry concludes torpedoes fired by a German submarine caused the Lusitania sinking. It states no blame attaches to Captain Turner or Cunard Line owners and notes the attack aimed to destroy lives as well as the ship, citing the collision as deliberate.
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London
Lusitania
Turner
Cunard Line
Great Britain settlement deemed unsatisfactory by American meat packers
American meat packers appeal to the State Department demanding Britain halt interference with cargoes to neutral ports and compensate $14,000 of seized products. After two meetings with Chandler Anderson the department will present representations to Britain. Packets say Britain delays settlements and will not reopen trade without assured delivery of shipments to designated ports. Alfred R. Union quotes Britain terms as unacceptable requiring packers to guarantee against detention claims and against claims by buyers who paid for seized produce.
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Chandler Anderson
Anderson
England
Alfred R. Union
Provision trains aid Mexico City amid food relief efforts
General Gonzales prioritizes provision trains to feed the capital as Carranza government reorganizes. Soup kitchens to relieve destitute are expanding with aims to feed 8000 to 10000 daily. Waterworks recaptured from Zapata forces, no water famine risk. capital orderly with trains and telegraph lines operating.
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Gonzales
Washington
State Department
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Shanklin
Zapata
Record Heat Sweeps Southeast Alaska With 90-Degree Highs
Juneau reports unprecedented heat with temperatures reaching 90 degrees in the shade over the past ten days. Street thermometers hit the 100 degree mark, according to the weather bureau.
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Alaska
Juneau
Weather Bureau
Coal Price Bill Sets Pit Mouth Cap At Four Shillings
London reports coal price restrictions limit sale at the pit mouth to no more than four shillings per ton above the 12 months ending June 30, 1914. The bill outlines the maximum above the prior year price to curb overcharges.
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London
Justice John L Delaney Dies at 65 in New York
Justice John L Delaney of the New York supreme court died at his home. He was 65 years old. A member of Tammany Hall, he was noted for his oratorical skills and distinctions.
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Delaney
New York
John L. Delaney
New York Supreme Court
Tammany Hall
Thaw Freed on $35,000 Bond After Sanity Verdict
Harry K. Thaw is released on $35,000 bail after Justice Hendrick upholds a jury finding Thaw sane. He motors away from Matteawan toward Newark and Philadelphia, with paparazzi and crowds trailing as authorities await appeal outcomes.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Hendrick
Thaw
Broadway
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Newark
Iris
Pittsburg
Court House
Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Supreme Court
Mattewan
Russians Pushed Back as German Army Strikes Across Front
London reports Austro German forces cooperate to pressure Russia after Galicia retreat. German efforts aim toward Warsaw while Austrians force river crossings along the Dniester. Von Mackensen’s army renews actions in Southern Poland as fighting continues along most of the Russian front.
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London
Galicia
Warsaw
Dniester
von Mackensen
Wield
Marshal von Windenburg
Poland
Ellen G White Dies at 88 in St Helena
Mrs Ellen G White founder of the Seventh Day Adventists died in St Helena California at age 88. She was widely known among church members and regarded by many as their prophetess.
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Ellen White
St. Helena
Cal
Ellen G. White
Seventh Day Adventists
Elks Grand Lodge Meeting Closes in Los Angeles
The Grand Lodge of Elks closes its meeting in Los Angeles with a ball ending the festivities. Cary L. Applegate of Owensboro Kentucky is elected chairman of the new grand trustees board.
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Elks
Los Angeles
Cal
Grand Lodge
The
Board of Grand Trustees
Cary L. Applegate
Owensboro
Liberty Bell Arrives in San Francisco at Panama-Pacific Exposition
Crowds including reception committees police and guards welcome the Liberty Bell as it arrives from Philadelphia. The vast throng at each stop greets the bell, now installed in the Pennsylvania Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Philadelphia
California
Pennsylvania
Purchase of Wireless Torpedo Control Urged
Washington government urged to purchase wireless control for torpedoes invented by John Hays Hammond Jr. Secretary Garrison may recommend to Congress. Appropriations committees were urged to fund the device for coast protection but action was not taken. Officials believe a concealed shore station could control a submerged torpedo.
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Washington
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Congress
Garrison
Replace German Dyes
An official from the Department of Commerce explains American dye makers now supply dyes after German supplies faltered. Major plants in Frankford and Marcus Hook PA meet needs. Edison in Orange NJ runs a large aniline plant. Du Pont of Wilmington DE acquires Bayway works NJ to produce aniline from benzol and toluol for explosives and dyes.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Germany
Benzel Products Company
Frankford
Marcus Hook
Pennsylvania
Edison Company
Orange
N. J
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company
Wilmington
Del
Bayway Distilling Company
Elizabeth
Mysterious Pearce Letters Threaten British Ships
Two more letters signed Pearce threaten British merchant and mule vessels and demand the release of Hans Halle. One was mailed to a local paper and the other to the police chief. The writer claims Isrich Munter taught explosives and says he could blow up most of New Orleans within hours, starting at the criminal courts building.
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New Orleans
Pearce
Hans Halle
Isrich Muenter
Ile
Criminal Courts
Kaiser Will Pay for Nebraskan Angers German Liability Note
Germany admits liability and regrets attacking the Nebraskan but officials warn that acknowledging the alleged justification could set a dangerous precedent. The note, delivered through Ambassador Gerard in Berlin, compares the case to the Frye incident and suggests compensation, while the United States contends the attack was illegal despite Germany’s offer.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Gerard
Berlin
William P. Frye
United States
Thousands Drowned in Chinese Flood Disaster
Thousands of natives are believed drowned in Kwantung Kwangsi and Kiangsi provinces as Canton endures fire and flood. The Canton area is isolated with water reaching 10 feet on Shameen and relief work hindered by a one mile fire swept zone. American mission properties are destroyed or damaged while no American lives are confirmed lost.
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Honk Kong
Kwantung
Kwangsi
Kiangsi
Canton
State Department
Washington
Shameen
Kongmoon
Wu Chow
Fire Ravages Valdez Alaska Dock District
A major blaze in Valdez Alaska destroyed the business district with fifty structures burned and losses around 500000. U S troops from Fort Liscum helped contain the fire using dynamite as dry conditions and weeks without rain fed the flames. The Valdez Dock Company suffered about 100000 in damage.
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Valdez
Alaska
United States
Fort Liscum
York Dedicates New Court House in York County
About 2 000 people attended the dedication of York County’s new $85,000 court house regarded as equal to any in the Carolinas. Supreme Court Justice Eugene B. Gary delivered the dedicatory address praising York’s industrial progress and Winthrop College.
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Court House
Carolinas
York
York County
Tyle
White Rose
Hfe
South Carolina
Siydrick
Supreme Court
Joseph T. Johnson
United States Court For
Western District of
York Board of Trade
First Presbyterian Church
Eugene B. Gary
Abbeville
Newberry Struck by One of Its Worst Storms in History
A violent storm hit Newberry with a record high temperature of 102 degrees followed by a torrential downpour between six and seven pm. A rainfall of 38.20 inches in one hour caused extensive land damage across the town and disrupted local water and supply services. No casualties are reported.
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Newberry
Tne
Turks Lose Strong Dardanelles Lines to Allied Forces
London reports two robust Turkish lines at the Dardanelles have fallen to Anglo French forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The British official press bureau issued the announcement confirming the capture.
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London
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Dr Holmes Dies In Denver In Tuberculosis Ward
Joseph Austin Holmes director of the Federal Bureau of Mines in Washington died in Denver Colorado at 66 from tuberculosis. A South Carolina native, he led the Bureau since its 1910 creation and previously headed the US Geological Survey mining safety research. He began federal service in 1904 at the USGS laboratories in St Louis testing fuels and structural materials.
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Joseph A. Holmes
Federal Bureau of Mines
Denver, Col
Holmes
Denver
Col
Joseph Austin Holmes
Washington
South Carolina
Bureau of Mines
Congress
United States Geological Survey
St. Louis
Postoffice Building Plan Aims at Practical Needs
The treasury department will construct post offices and other federal buildings based on local needs and importance rather than simply using all congress appropriations. Critics have long argued that some towns receive expensive federal buildings disproportionate to their receipts, with costly post offices built where postal revenues cannot sustain them.
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Postoffice
Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
Submarine Bids Delayed to September 29 in War-Era Move
Secretary Daniels announced that bids on 16 new submarines will not be opened until September 29 to allow two shipyards with patent rights on an existing successful type used by European belligerents a fair chance to compete. The delay follows a strong advisory council recommendation.
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Washington
Daniels
Strike Threat at Krupp Works Besen Germany
A Basel report says a large strike may hit the Krupp Works at Besen Germany. Metallurgical workers and mechanics unions demand higher wages and shorter hours due to cost of living and heavy strain. Workers reportedly threaten to destroy machinery if demands are not met soon.
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Krupp Works
Geneva
Switzerland
Paris
Basel
Krupp
Besen
Germany
Union of
Metallurgical Workers
Association of Mechanics
Stand for Scholarships at Clemson College Exam
Twenty young men stood the scholarship and entrance examination for Clemson college at the courthouse and two competed in the University of South Carolina examination.
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I Chester
Clemson College
Court House
University of South Carolina
Pellagra Study To Visit Spartanburg In August
The Thompson McFadden pellagra commission likely will send representatives to Spartanburg in August to review progress on the disease cause and treatment. Commission reps have spent time here conducting experiments and research after gathering facts about pellagra. Doctors have been stationed in Spartanburg for three years.
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Spartanburg
Thompson-McFadden
Build New Steel Bridge in Spartanburg County
County plans six new steel bridges to be built in coming weeks. Bridges will range from 30 to 100 feet with wooden floors initially, later replaced by concrete. Estimated annual maintenance now stands at $600,000, and the project aims to cut repair costs.
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Spartanburg
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