Stockholm Swedes Favor German Victory And Peace Terms
In Stockholm neutral ground observers report Germans likely to win the war and question how any peace will satisfy home fronts. France is seen as most able to settle with limited discontent, while Germany faces shattered industries and lost colonies. Britons must bear massive losses, and peace must satisfy all belligerents.
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Stockholm
Germany
Austria
France
Paris
Europe
Great Britain
Gallipoli
East
Africa
Mesopotamia
Flanders
Verdun
Confederate States
Poland
Discoverer's Daughter Would Learn to Fly
Marie Peary daughter of Admiral Peary studies aviation as a summer pastime on the Maine coast with plans to take a flying course after completing preliminary work. Her interest mirrors her father’s passion for flight. Germany expects to gain from the war by creating a Polish kingdom, evacuating Belgian and Serbian lands, and settling overseas colonies, with postwar challenges and political upheaval looming for all belligerents.
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Marie Peary
Robert E. Peary
Maine
Miss Peary
Chicago Athletes Win First In Trace Meet Joliet
The Chicago Athletic Association track team captured first place at Joliet in the Central Junior AAU meet, edging the Illinois Athletic Club throughout. Four records fell: McMullen of IAC ran 100 yards in 10.0 seconds. Fox of CAA 880 yards in 2:02.2. Williams of CAA 440 yards in 51.1. Tess of CAA won the five mile in 28:12.3.
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Chicago
Joliet
Chicago Athletic Association
Central Junior Amateur Athletic Union
Illinois Athletic Club
R. McMullen
G. B. Fox
Unknown players upset university stars in doubles
St. Louis, Missouri, July 4. In the Central States tennis tournament doubles, two relatively unknown locals Jostes and Crews defeated Monnett and Darrough of the University of Oklahoma. Except for Wester of Kansas City who beat Drake in singles, visiting players largely defeated St. Louis opponents.
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University Stars
ST. Louis
Monnett
Darrough
University of Oklahoma Stars
Jostes
Crews
Wester
Kansas City
Drake
Jack Herbert May Be Ousted as Manager Waterloo
Eddie Brennan, manager of the Waterloo baseball club, announced a player trade with Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. Bill Collins, center fielder, goes to Cedar Rapids for first baseman Kuhn and second baseman Jack, who will join their new clubs today. It is believed Collins will become manager of the Cedar Rapids team now managed by Jack Herbert.
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Jack Herbert
Waterloo
Eddie Brennan
Waterloo Baseball Club
Muscatine
Bill” Collins
Kuhn
Jack
Cedar Rapids
Collins
Welsh Fouled in Eleventh Round in Denver Bout
Freddie Welsh, lightweight world champion, was fouled in the eleventh round of a scheduled fifteen round no-decision bout in Denver on Tuesday.
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Welsh
Denver
Freddie Welsh
Dundee defeats Hammer in ten round bout at East Chicago
New York light weight Johnnie Dundee outpointed Ever Hammer of Chicago in a fast ten round contest here Tuesday. Dundee weighed in at 1385 pounds according to newspaper reports.
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Dundee
Chicago
Ind
Johnnie Dundee
New York
F Hammer
Expos
Griffith Wins Decision In Canton Lightweight Bout
Canton on July 5 saw Akron light weight John Griffith edge Chicago challenger Charley White over 12 fast rounds in a hard fought decision. Griffith controlled exchanges with sharp combos and steady defense to claim the win in front of local boxing fans.
Shell Fire at Verdun Means What It Took
Special dispatch from the British Army in France describes young Canadian soldiers in khaki playing baseball in a Belgian pasture amid the worst shellfire on the British front near Ypres. From 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on June 2 they endured fan-shaped bombardment with 5.9 inch shells and naval guns, dug in sandbags, waiting for orders to retreat as German infantry charged.
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France
Verdue
Sorrel Hill
Sanctuary Wood
Hooge
Ypres Salient
Verdun Salient
Verdun
Sferno
Toronto
Hell
Ypres
British Columbia
Ilis
Surrounding Towns Visitors Reach West of Woodland
A flurry of weekend visits fills Woodland area as residents host kin and friends from Hull Quincy Hannibal Palmyra and Canton. Larry Crossan visits brother Arthur. Miss Gussie Walker from Quincy spends two weeks with Halbach Schroeder store ties. West Ely defeats Woodland 13 to 8. multiple families from Hannibal St. Louis Palmyra and Canton visit locals west of town.
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al, Bross
Wiff Foster
Gerald
Palmyra
J. C. McAfee
Woodland
West Ely
Les Hayden
Hannibal
George Coovert
Monona Sherman
Monroe City
Becker
Louis
Will Jacobs
George Moore
W. BF. Howell
Edwards
St. Louis
Robert Wilson
Crambria
Leana
Oscar Bittleston
Ollie Bailey
Hull, Sr
Ed Leggett
Jim Howell
McFeeney
Denver
Nora Cote
Quincy
M. P. Whitcomb
Ralph Barkley
Canton
Mary Howell
Local Folks Visit and Social Calls Across Durham Missouri
Misses Jessie and Lou Ella Kerfoot visited Miss Edith Lemon. Wooders returned from Iowa. Quincy visitors included J R Johnson J S Shackleford Pearl Briscoe and John Kroeger. Oscar Hoskins Bob Morton and son Lee hosted by Will Morton. John McDole returned to town. Delmar Adams, Sam Schofield, Maud Stevens, John Huner, John Pulliam ill, John Davis of Ewing seen. Hanson Selves and others visited. Cal and HW Shires and J J Shackleford of Hannibal among callers. Toe Anderson ill. Printers fond of cake but not pi.
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Durham
Jessie
Lou Ella Kerfoot
Edith Lemon
Wooders
Iowa
Quincy
J. R. Johnson
J. S. Shackleford
J. R. Briscoe
Pearl Briscoe
John Saunders
John Kroeger
Oscar Hoskins
Bob Morton
Lee
Will Morton
John McDole
Delmar Adams
Sam Schofield
Joe Schofield
Maud Stevens
John Huner
John Pulliam
John Davis
Ewing
Had Selves
McCristy
Ed Tones
Fred Eberhardt
R. M Tones
Louis Eberhardt
Cal Kelley
HW. D. Shires
J. J. Shackleford Ofannibal
Toe Anderson
Machine Guns Dominate French Front Conflict
Reports from July 4 5 detail heavy use of machine guns by German and British forces in trench fighting. Dugouts and mobile guns shape the battle as barbed wire is cut by new mortars and aviators ply daring roles from 500 to 12 000 feet.
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London
Egypt
Army
Fragmentary notice on tire delivery timing
The readable fragment notes that tires will be available by a specific time, with a reference to timing and arrival. No clear names, dates, or places are identified in the surviving text.
Submarining Policy Debated in Berlin Tageblatt
Copenhagen July 5 Germany plans a new policy of nine indiscriminate submarine actions, writes Captain Persing, a German naval critic in the Berlin Tageblatt. Persius argues the aim will be to compel England to respect international law.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Persing
Berlin
Murderers Caught by Posse in New Mexico
Official reports from Hachita say an aged Mexican couple who murdered William Parker and his wife have been captured by a posse. They are said to be former workers for Parker and are being brought to Hachita from across the border.
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Columbus
N. M
Hachita
William Parker
Parker
First Alinois cav squadron reaches Brownsville for camp
The First squadron of the Alinois cavalry with its machine gun company under Col Milton J Foreman arrived in Brownsville on Tuesday and will establish camp three miles north of town. The unit traveled from San Antonio with lights out and all bridges checked for safety.
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Alinois
Brownsville
Texas
Alinois Cavalry
Milton J. Foreman
San Antonio
St Louis Detective Chief Desmond Dies After Illness
William Desmond, longtime chief of detectives in St Louis, Missouri, died Tuesday after several weeks of illness. He served fifteen years in the role and was a prominent figure in local law enforcement. The department will mourn his passing.
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St. Louisa
ST. Louis
William Desmond
Independence Day Tribute Flags Fly Across Public Buildings
American and Mexican flags waved on public buildings in Mexico City on July 5 to honor the anniversary of independence day in the United States. Government offices and schools displayed banners as residents marked the occasion with ceremonies and patriotic displays.
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Mexico City
U. S
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