Wilson Voices Peace Message at Michigan Tour
President Wilson urged peace through mutual understanding and defended the Democratic Party as friendly to business. In Detroit crowds cheered as he spoke to the World’s Salesmanship congress and at Ford plants, urging common interests and nonpartisan support for business prosperity.
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Detroit
Wilson
Democratic Party
Michigan
Ford Motor Plant
Toledo
Detroit Athletic Club
United States
Deutschland Returns to Baltimore After Transatlantic Run
German captain Koenig brings the submarine Deutschland into Chesapeake Bay ready to unload a million dollar cargo of dyestuffs and take on metal and rubber for return. Officials stress peaceful status, with no armed inventory beyond four pistols and a rifle, as journalists photograph the crew and Koenig discusses future ships like the Bremen.
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Germany
Chesapeake Bay
Bremen
Koenig
Department of Justice
Guy V. Steele
Ryan
Treasury Department
Washington
Lloyd Line
Seven New Infantile Paralysis Cases Reported
Dr St Clair Drake secretary of the Illinois state board of health reported to the surgeon general that 27 infantile paralysis cases had been reported to the Illinois board. Fourteen cases were confirmed by investigators and 18 were under investigation. Seven new cases were reported Monday in Virden Winchester LaMoille Kirkwood Chicago and Quincy with two in Quincy.
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Springfield
St. Clair Drake
Illinois_ state board of health
Surgeon General
United States
Illinois Board
Virden
Winchester
LaMoille
Kirkwood
Chicago
Quincy
Horse Breakers Sought As Brownsville Sees Cavalry Need
Brownsville Texas July 11 first horse shipments for Tinois cavalry arrive with many unbroken mounts. Vaquero methods, based on starving horses, are not approved by army officers. Illinois cavalry lacks enough riders to break mounts quickly. District lacks cavalry with one regiment covering 100 miles under Gen Parker.
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Brownsville
Texas
Tinois
Illinois Cavalry
Parker
Surgeons Reject 219 Men for Disqualification
In San Antonio on July 1, the army medical board at Springfield disqualified 219 enlisted men and a few officers from the First and Second regiments of the Illinois National Guard, ending their active service as many began returning home.
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San Antonio
Texas
Army Medical Board
Springfield
Til
WAGE CAMPAIGN AGAINST DISEASE IN NEW YORK
The New York campaign against infantile paralysis continues with city departments enforcing sanitary codes. Hundreds of violators were fined for code violations in epidemic areas. In 24 hours ending Monday 14 deaths were reported and 103 new cases. Total toll rises to 238 deaths and 1,083 infected. Officials and health workers see growing cooperation from government, physicians, and railroads as key to containment.
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New York
Health Department
No Definite Steps Taken in U.S.-Mexican Talks
Acting Secretary Polk of the state department and Eliseo Arredondo Mexican ambassador-designate met briefly Monday. No formal instructions had been issued to the ambassador by Gen. Carranza, leaving the talks without a defined plan or results.
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Washington
Polk
State Department
Eliseo Arredondo
Carranza
Deutschland Submarine Voyage Narrated by Captain Ko nigs
Captain Ko nigs recounts the Deutschland’s Atlantic crossing from Helgoland to Baltimore covering 3,800 miles with 90 miles submerged. He describes limited contact with British ships, nightly submergence in the English Channel, crew health, and a portable library including Shakespeare and Dickens aboard.
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America
Koenig
English Channel
Bremen
Helgoland
Baltimore
Haniel von Haimhausen
Count von Bernstorff
New York
Altimore
Konigs
Atlantic
Hampton Roads
Azores
North Sea
Brenen
Germany
England
Bret Hart
W. W. Jacobs
Mark Twain
Charles Dickens
Jules Verne
Revenue bill passes House in tariff reform push
Washington July 11 The administration omnibus revenue bill creating a tariff commission imposing a protective tariff on dyestuffs repealing stamp taxes and taxing incomes heirs and war profits passed the House 240 to 140. Amendments cutting tariff commission salaries and taxes and restricting bankers profits were adopted with votes largely along party lines. Cigarette makers face a three cent per 10 000 cigarets tax.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
House
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Progressives Named to Campaign Committee in New York
New York July 11 The Republican National Committee announced a campaign committee roster incorporating eight Republicans and six Progressives. Members include John T. Adams Everett Colby James Garfield James A. Hemenway Harold L Ickes Oscar S Strauss Chester H Rowell L A Perkins George W Perkins Charles B Warren and Ralph E Williams with Reynolds as secretary. No treasurer named and no date set for Hughes nomination notice. likely July 31 at Carnegie Hall New York.
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New York
Republican National Committee
Republican Executive Committee
John T. Adams
Iowa
Everett Colby
New Jersey
William Crocker
California
FP. W. Estabrook
New Hampshire
James R. Garfield
Ohio
James A. Hemenway
Indiana
A. T. Hert
Kentucky
R. B. Howell
Nebraska
Harold L. Ickes
Tlingis
Alvah M. Martin
Virginia
Herbert Parsons
George W. Perkins
L.A. Perkins
Washington
Chester H. Rowell
Oscar S. Strauss
Charles B. Warren
Michigan
Ralph E. Williams
Oregon
Four Dummies Got $10,000 in Springfield Case
In a Springfield master in chancery hearing, J B Fergus seeks to restrain state officials from paying out or recovering $10,000 of unappropriated funds allegedly paid to four “dummy” employees. Key witnesses include Claiburne S Close and Auditor Brady, who testified vouchers were honored with committee approval despite limited itemized invoices.
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Springfield
49Th General Assembly
Vice Investigation Commission
Barratt O'Hara
J. B. Fergus
Brady
Russel
Claiburne S. Close
Fergus
Charles F. Trick
Ralph Pope
F. H. O'Hara
F. S. Munro
Auditor's Office
Munro
Vice Commission
Senate
Orpet Defense Calls Motive Into Question In Murder Trial
William H Orpet faced the question of motive as Eugene M Runvard opened the defense argument in the Marion Lambert murder trial at Waukegan NL. The defense contended lack of motive and emphasized circumstantial evidence while noting the accused’s calm demeanor and the absence of cyanide tracing. Mrs Edwin Taylor, former lodger and Wisconsin witness, attended the session.
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Waukegan
William H. Orpet
Marion Lambert
Edwin Taylor
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Elrl
Russians Press Toward Kovel as Front Holds
London dateline reports Russian forces crossing the Stokhod River at multiple points in Volynia as they press Teutonic lines toward Kovel. Crossings are often destroyed by opposing armies. the war office notes serious difficulties in passage.
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London
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Kovel
Stokhod
War Office
Paris
Somme
Biaches
Trones Wood
Vienna
Brenta
Etsch
Cimadicci
Ovillers
la Boisselle
Mametz Wood
Peronne
Peronee
Berlin
Kaevel
Vladimir-Volynski
Brest-Litovsk
Ivargarod
Baltic Sea Battle Reported Near Hae Fringe Coast
The Dagens Nyheter reports a sea battle believed to have occurred in the Baltic outside Hae fringe on Sunday night. Violent sonic activity was heard along the coast and authorities presume a clash between German and Russian patrol squadrons.
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Copenhagen
London
Dagens Nyheder
Baltic
Haefringe
Orphanage License Revoked in Springfield
The Bethel Holiness orphanage license was revoked by the state board after an investigation found children kept in solitary confinement day and night for minor offenses. The action was taken Monday following the inquiry and pertains to the Springfield facility.
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Springfield
Bethel Holiness Orphanage
State Board of Administration
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