Russians Repulse Western Attacks In Verdun Era Style Report
Grand Mikolas confirms desperate fighting in southern Poland and along the Pruth and Dniester fronts. German and French official statements recount limited gains near Le Poivre and Arras lines, with heavy losses for both sides and continued Allied efforts at Gallipoli with uncertain Greek reports on Krithia.
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Arras
Souches
Labyrinth
Fey en-Haye
Moselle
Fay en-Haye
le Pretre
la Croix-des-Carmes
Riept
Germany Moves to Invade Russia by Landing Troops
German forces press efforts on the Baltic coast aiming to land troops and seize towns as part of a broader push toward Russia. Reports indicate preparations and movements along coastal approaches with potential strategic gains for Berlin.
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Germany
Russia
Bradstreet Report Sees Broad Trade Improvement
Bradstreet’s Trade Review notes improvement despite erratic weather and slow points. Favorable conditions boosted retail sales, crop prospects look strong, and war orders drive large brass and steel activity. Machine tool plants overflow with orders and pig iron melt increases as idle time falls and banks attract funds for crop movement. Week’s bank clearings total 3.269 million.
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Bradstreet’s
New England
Federal trade commission mulls banning false ads
The commission considers whether dishonest advertising constitutes unfair competition after multiple complaints accuse rivals of false claims about identical products. A ruling could curb fake publicity and protect legitimate trade.
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Federal -Trade Commission
The
Commission
Trade Commission
Treasury Posts Large Year End Revenue and Deficit Drop
Government receipts total $696,596,730 for the year, down from $737,462,640 last year, while the deficit shrinks to $25,864,381. A net balance of $82,025,716 remains, aided by income tax receipts of $79,828,675, including $36,308,525 in June.
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Treasury
Movies in Church Ritual Brightens Elgin Services
Grace Methodist church of Elgin adopts animated pictures for Sunday evening worship. By unanimous board vote the method is approved and the pastor authorized to implement the pulpit screen program to educate and entertain the congregation.
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Elgin
Grace Methodist Church of
Five ships sunk by submarines around British Isles
Reports say German submarines sunk three large British steamers the In slee Moor, Caucasian and Wetbury, plus two British schooners Tower and another bark near the British Isles. Dispatches claim German U boats are alerted to departures from North American ports, tipping off commanders.
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Wetbury
Tower
British Isles
Tondon
North American
Toll of Fireworks Across Nation Causes Losses
Firework celebrations nationwide led to a high death toll and many injuries with reports varying on the total victims. Officials urged caution as casualty figures climbed amid ongoing festivities and emergency responses.
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Financier Holt Attacks Self in Mineola Jail
Frank Holt, J P Morgan assailant, injured himself in a Mineola New York county jail by slashing his left wrist with a lead pencil. An attendant found him in pain and bound the wound. the bullet had not entered the abdomen in the prior attack. Holt is described as mentally unbalanced, resembling Erich Muenter, with ties to the Capitol explosion case.
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Frank Holt
J. P. Morgan
Washington
Mineola
N. Y
Holt
Morgan
Woods
Erich Muenter
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Muenter
Harvard University
Huerta Is Again Arrested In El Paso Jail
Former Mexican President Victoriano Huerta is jailed in El Paso County jail after failing to post a 1509 bond. Also detained are Ignacio Bravo Eduardo Caus Jose Belgado J B Ratner and Enrique Gorostita on federal warrants charging conspiracy to violate U S neutrality laws by attempting a new Mexican revolution.
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Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
el Paso
Ignacio Bravo
Eduardo Caus
Jose Belgado
J. B. Ratner
Enrique Gorostita
Huerta
San Antonio
United States
Diaz Dies in Exile in Paris at 84
Former Mexican president General Porfirio Diaz died in Paris after three weeks of rapid decline. At his bedside were his wife Carmen Romero Rubio Diaz and their son Porfirio Diaz Jr and his daughter in law. Age and frail health contributed to the sudden crisis ending his long exile.
Bomb Explosion Shatters NY Police Headquarters Windows
A bomb exploded in the basement of New York police headquarters under the detective bureau, causing extensive damage as most windows on one side of the building were shattered.
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New York
Police Headquarters
Detective Bureau
Archbishop Quigley Ill in Rochester High Risk Tenor
Archbishop Quigley remains seriously ill in Rochester as Catholic church officials report limited hope for recovery. Doctors say the eminent Roman Catholic dignitary shows sluggish improvement amid ongoing treatment and prayers from clergy and faithful.
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Rochester
War News Summary From Fronts Across Europe
Reports from General Sir Ian Hamilton describe desperate fighting at Gallipoli while Eastern front confrontations see strong Russian resistance between the Pruth and Dniester. In the west, German gains on the Le Pretre forest front are admitted as French trenches are evacuated. The front across Poland, Galicia, and the Baltic remains active with shifting Russian, Austro German, and Turkish actions and submarine warfare.
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Pruth
Dniester
Mike Nikolas
Poland
Vienna
von Linsingen
Berlin
Vieta Lipa
Galicia
Krasnik
Vieprz
Petrograd
Ypres
Souchest
Great Britain
France
England
Russia
Warsaw
Brest-l Litovsk
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British Isles
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Baltic Sea
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Admiralty
Arras
Argonne
Tyrol
Isonzo
Extra guards for Wilson arrive in Cornish New Hampshire
Secret service operatives move to fortify President Wilson in Cornish New Hampshire after recent assaults on J P Morgan and the Capitol explosion in Washington.
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Secret Service
Cornish
N. H
Wilson
J. P. Morgan
Capitol
Washington
Nowland Acquitted In Perjury Trial By Directed Verdict
W. W. Nowland, expelled Colorado House member, was acquitted by directed verdict in a perjury trial. Judge Perry upheld defense claims that alleged grand jury false statements did not meet Colorado perjury statutes.
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W. W. Nowland
Colorado House of Representatives
Perry
Howland
Three Negroes Shot to Death in Georgia Mob Violence
Three African American men were killed by a mob of about 590 people near Round Oak and Wayside in Georgia. Authorities reported a deadly incident as the mob opened fire, with no immediate arrests disclosed.
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Round Oak
Wayside
Assailant Holt Dies In Jail After Morgan Shooting
Frank Holt, Cornell professor, who shot J. P. Morgan at his Glen Cove home last Saturday, died in his Mineola jail cell from a fractured skull. Authorities say the death was by his own action, though attendants report a possible jump or blast from the cell top. The jail physician confirmed the skull fracture and witnesses recalled hearing an explosion as boards fell in Holt's cell.
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Mineola
N. Y
Frank Holt
Cornell University
J. P. Morgan
Glen Cove
Holt
Cleghorn
Food Situation Pitiful In Mexico City Relief Efforts
Charles J. O Connor, American agent, reports through Red Cross that food conditions in Mexico City are exceedingly pitiful. Relief committees say noncombatants in nearby towns face even worse hardships, with prospects for pacific settlement dim. Fighting reportedly resumes amid Carranza forces and Zapata troops.
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Red Cross
Mexico City
Charles J. O’connor
Carranza
Shanklin
O'Connor
Gonzales
Zapata
Liberty Bell Stops in Fort Wayne During Historic Journey
More than 30,000 people watched the Liberty bell during its forty five minutes in Fort Wayne Indiana on a cross country trip from Philadelphia to San Francisco. The bell moved beneath twenty three arches as bands played patriotic tunes and crowds cheered. Stops followed in other towns with similar greetings for the relic.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Suit Against Union Miners Dismissed in Fort Smith
In Fort Smith Arkansas on July 7 a suit for 1 250 000 damage filed by the Bache-Denman Coal company against over 200 officers and members of the United Mine Workers of America was dismissed in U S district court for lack of jurisdiction.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Bache-Denman Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
United States District Court
Air Attack Fails Over German North Sea Coast
Berlin reports a large British aerial assault against German positions in a North Sea bay failed. The German official statement notes the attack did not achieve its objectives and was unsuccessful.
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Berlin
North Sea
Seven Men Killed by Cordite Explosion at Be loeil Plant
In Beloeil Quebec seven men are missing and believed dead after a cordite explosion at the Canadian Explosives company plant. The blast occurred at the Be loeil facility, heightening emergency response and investigations.
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Montreal
Canadian Explosives Company
Beloeil
Quebec
Grain and Provisions Prices at Board of Trade Chicago
Wheat July 1.05 Sept 1.01 Corn July 0.74 Sept 0.7214 Oats July 0.44 Sept 0.37 Lard July 9.00 Sept 9.20 Pork July 16.45 Sept 16.80 Ribs July 10.25 Sept 10.50 Cash No. 2 hard wheat 1.80 No. 2 yellow corn 0.75 0.764 No. 8 white oats 0.49 0.614 standard 0.144 0.50
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Chicago
Chicago animal market figures show steady cattle and hog demand
On July 7 in Chicago cattle receipts reached 2,000 with strong native beef steers trading from 6.85 to 10.20, westerns 7.20 to 8.40, cows and heifers 3.35 to 9.50, calves 7 to 10.25. Hog receipts reached 9,000 with prices from 6.50 to 7.90, bulk at 7.45 to 7.55. Sheep receipts were 18,000 with okay for sheep at 6.75 and lambs from 7 to 9.75.
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Chicago
Laurens Iowa Sealed bids sought for school building contract
The Consolidated Independent School District of Laurens Iowa invites sealed proposals for all labor and material to complete a new school building per architect Kirby T Snyder drawings. Proposals due July 24 1915 at 9 00 am with five percent certified check. The district may reject any bid and reserves the right to see plans at the district secretary office.
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Consolidated Independent School District
Laurens
Iowa
Kirby T. Snyder
Merton Construction Co
Towa
F. C. Gilchrist
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