Deadly floods devastate Carolinas with widespread damage
Western North Carolina hard hit as floods sweep through North and South Carolina and Virginia. Five known deaths, 18 missing, and property losses around 10 million dollars. Bridges washed away, mills underwater, rail lines and power supplies disrupted, and towns like Asheville and Hendersonville isolated.
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Asheville
Biltmore
North Carolina
Charlotte
South Carolina
Virginia
South Atlantic Coast
Southern
Catawba
Balmont
Piedmont & Northern
Winston-Salem
Rondo
North Wilkesboro
Oonagha
Yadkin
Southern Railway
Elkin
Jonesville
High Land
Frenchy Broad
J. C. Lipe
Nellie Lipe
Leo Mulholland
Lipe
Swannanoa
Hendersonville
Henderson County
Hendersonville Lights & Power Co
War department denies draft plan for National Guard
Washington reports 100000 National Guardsmen and 60000 regulars on the Mexican border with 5000 reserves. Officials say the border force will be adequate in weeks, and no general draft is planned. Dispatches note troop movements toward Guerrero and San Barra areas to deter bandit incursions.
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Washington
Department
War Department
Border Service
National Guard
Funston
Treyino
Guerrero- San Barra-Santa Rosalla
Chihuahua
United States
Hurricane causes limited damage along South Carolina coast
Charleston reports indicate minor damage from a hurricane that tracked along the Carolina and Georgia coast. Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms saw similar light impact with hundreds warned to evacuate exposed areas. Winds reached 64 mph as the storm passed and service disruptions occurred before repairs began.
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Charleston
S. C
Carolina
Georgia
Sullivan's Island & Summer Resort
Bay
Isle of Palms
Mexican Parley Advances Toward Definite Status
Washington reports informal talks between Acting Secretary of State Polk and Mexican ambassador Arredondo have moved to a definite stage. They discuss two points from General Carranza’s note: frontier protection and U S troop presence affecting relations. President Wilson is kept informed of the talks.
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Washington
United States
General Carranza
Polk
Bpiliseo Arredondo
Mexico
Carranza
Wilson
Mametz Wood Taken At Verdun Right Bank Meuse Fight Rages
British under Haig press the Mametz wood advance near the Somme and push north of Trones wood while holding Contalmaison. German losses mount as heavy fighting continues around Verdun with assaults toward Fort Souville and strikes at Fluery Chapitre Vaux woods. Violent bombardments persist near Chenois Souville La Lauree.
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London
Haig
Mametz Wood
Somme
Trones Wood
Contalmaison
Picady
Verdun
Meuse
Damloup
Fort Souville
Fluery
Chapitre
Vaux Woods
Fleury
Vaux Roads
Paris
Chenois
Souville
la Lauree
Hughes Plans Pacific Coast Campaign Tour
New York Charles E Hughes continues party talks after Bridgehampton home visit. GOP leaders endorse a Pacific Coast trip starting in August with Cornelius N Bliss named national treasurer and Fred W Upham directing western operations from Chicago. Mayor Thompson invites Hughes to begin the western swing in Chicago.
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
Bridgehampton
Willcox
Republican National Committee
Penrose
Murray Crane
Thompson
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Cornelius N. Bliss
National Committee
George R. Sheldon
Fred W. Upham
Mr. Bliss
Corenlius N. Bliss
Hughes
Mexican parley shows favorable progress
Washington informal negotiations for settlement of border disputes between the United States and the de facto Mexican government are progressing favorably. Acting Secretary Polk said after his second conference with Eliseo Arredono Mexican Ambassador Designate. Steps foreshadow appointment of commissioners by each government to formulate a plan for permanent relief of border conditions.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Polk
Eliseo Arredono
Bliss to organize border troops in national guard units
San Antonio Texas Army officers expect Major General Bliss Assistant Chief of Staff will oversee organization of National Guardsmen into tactical units along the border. About fifty thousand state troops are near the border as divisions from New York and Pennsylvania join the federal army units from brigades to companies.
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San Antonio
Texas
Bliss
New York
Pennsylvania
Deutschland to sail in ten days renews German merchant fleet
Captain Paul Koenig expects departure within ten days as Germany readies a fleet of undersea merchantmen to restore commerce with the United States. American officers found the Deutschland unarmed and unsuitable for war conversion without major rebuilding, as Kiel builds eight more vessels.
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Baltimore
Paul Koenig
Koenig
Germany
Kiel
Deutschland
Bremen
C. Fr. Hughes
Intense Heat Hampers New York Fight on Infantile Paralysis
In New York 32 children died in 23 hours as heat hindered health officials efforts to curb infantile paralysis. Federal and city authorities remained optimistic despite 195 new cases, crediting cross department collaboration for preventing wider spread.
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New York
Ten Thousand Dollar Check Sent to Captain Koenig
A $10,000 check was sent to Capt. Paul Koenig, commander of the German submarine Deutschland, by New York capitalist August Heckscher in recognition of the submarine’s feat. The amount will be distributed among officers and crew.
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New York
Paul Koenig
August Heckscher
Penn Progressives Endorse Chas E Hughes
Harrisburg Pa members of the Washington Party State Committee the Progressive organization in Pennsylvania endorsed Charles W Hughes for president after a three hour debate that at times grew personal and approved the course of Col Theodore Roosevelt while deciding not to organize the state committee
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Harrisburg
Washington Party
Progressive Party
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Charles W. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Lloyd George declares Allied victory turning point at wartime conference
At a War Office gathering with French Minister of Munitions Albert Thomas and others, David Lloyd George said Allied offensives have shifted the initiative from Germany. He cited improved equipment, Verdun’s defense, and Russian and Italian resistance as altering the war’s balance, with victory flowing in the Allies’ direction.
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London
David Lloyd-George
War Office
Albert Thomas
Bielinoff
Russia
Gen
A. Dall Olio
Edwin 8. Montagu
Mr. Lloyd-George
Champagne
Balkans
Verdun
Alps
German Ambassador Tours Submarine Deutschland
Baltimore Count von Bernstorff the German Ambassador spent an hour aboard the Deutschland inspecting the vessel from stem to stern. He praised the crew and promised to deliver official papers to Berlin before the return voyage. He and two attaches joined Capt Koenig in the visit and admired the periscope experiences.
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Bernstorff
Baltimore
Count von Bernstorff
Keenig
Koenig
Berlin
Martial law proclaimed across Spain amid railroad strike
Madrid reports martial law declared throughout Spain after the railroad strike led the government to suspend constitutional guarantees. Paris residents note the order as authorities enforce new security measures nationwide.
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Spain
Madrid
Paris
Deutschland Sailors Visit Secretary Daniels at Navy Dept
Washington sailors from the submarine Deutschland called on Secretary Daniels while he was away in North Carolina. His secretary, Howard A. Banks, led the visitors through the Navy Department and they examined the sword of John Paul Jones kept in the secretary's offices with keen interest.
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Washington
Senate Hears Navy Bill Set To Boost U S Fleet
Washington. The Senate opened debate on a 315 million dollar naval bill, the largest naval appropriation in history with about 50 million more than prior totals. Leaders urged rapid action and few objections appeared to block committee amendments. The chamber indicated it favored increases.
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Washington
Senate
House
Five Teacher Training Schools Planned in South Carolina
South Carolina will open five one year teacher training courses in high schools Walhalla Lexington Conway Orangeburg and Laurens under a new act. The state board of education chose the sites and will elect teachers in Augusta. Courses require at least ten students aged 17 or older with no tuition for county teachers.
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Columbia
South Carolina
General Assembly
State Board of Education
J. B. Swearingen
Walhalla
Lexington
Conway
Orangeburg
Laurens
Augusta
Swearingen
W. H. Hand
Lucco Gunter
Anderson
Barnwell
Sumter
Chester
Simpsonville
Florence
McCormick
J. EB. Swearingen
Arthur Young
Charleston
W. J. McGarity
Aiken
S. J. Derrick
Newberry
H. N. Snyder
Spartanburg
E. A. Montgomery
Blacksburg
W. L. Brooker
S. H. Edmunds
New Demonstration Agent Named for South Carolina
Columbia to host the home demonstration program with Winthrop College as headquarters. Miss Smith, a graduate of Chicora and Barnard, will oversee state wide work under Miss Edith L. Parrott. She previously taught home economics at the Greensboro Normal School and chose home demonstration work in South Carolina.
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Columbia
Simith Easley
South Gasol
Winthrop College
Edith L. Parrott
State Normal School
Greensboro
N. C
South Carolina
Brave act saves sister from drowning in Saluda River
Miss Ina Wood acted quickly to save her younger sister Miss Cornelia Wood from almost certain death by drowning in the Saluda River near Ware Shoals in Laurens County according to reports from that section.
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Laurens
Ina Wood
Cornelia Wood
Saluda River
Ware Shoals
Laurent
Naval Militia Sets Sail From Charleston for Illinois Cruise
Four divisions of the naval militia departed Charleston by rail Friday afternoon for Philadelphia to board the battleship Illinois and begin their annual cruise.
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Naval Militia
Columbia
Charleston
Philadelphia
Dentrals Elect Officers Greenville SC Dental Association
The South Carolina Dental association annual meeting elected officers: President J. T. Montgomery of Spartanburg, Vice President W. B. Simmons of Piedmont, Secretary In Dye of Greenville, Treasurer A. H. Corley of Edgefield. P. B. Brooker of Columbia joined the board of examiners. Next session in Columbia in May 1917.
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Greenville
The
South Carolina Dental Association
J. T. Montgomery
Spartanburg
W. B. Simmons
Piedmont
Pellagra Hospital in Spartanburg Reports Few Deaths
Officials state 111 patients treated at the United States pellagra hospital in Spartanburg during the fiscal year ending June 30, three died, all after entering in the last stages of the disease. The station now cares for 80 patients, its full capacity, with all in satisfactory condition.
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Spartanburg
United States
Thin i
Thin Station
Presen
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Monbo
Cataawba
Southern Power Company
Drago Power Company
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Shelby
Mametz
Gen. Bliss
Alread
Llow-George
Victary
Daniels
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