Bryan urges end to duel standards in impromptu address
In Hermosa Beach on July 13 W. J. Bryan, former secretary of state, told a reception crowd that Americans will discard the standards of the duelist. He recalled his Spanish American War service and said the nation would provide volunteers if another war comes, while affirming the right to discuss war before it occurs. He noted his own wartime service and claimed to have offered help to the man who defeated him in the presidential race.
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Old Vesuvius Displays Eruptive Activity Near Naples
Naples July 13 via Paris Mount Vesuvius activity increases as Prof Malladra director of the royal observatory and three assistants descend into the crater to photograph and observe. Lava temperature at the edge reaches 100 degrees Celsius while water contact turns to steam. An electric pyrometer shows 565 degrees Celsius and explosions, cinders, and jets of lava challenge the observers who stand on asbestos mats. A subterranean boiling lava lake lies beneath, resembling Hawaiian crater lakes.
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Kaiser Ready to End War in October
London dispatch notes the German emperor told bankers that the war would end in October after a meeting about financial strain and the risk of continuing the campaign through another winter. Bankers warned of Germany’s potential bankruptcy if the conflict persisted, while an immediate end with indemnity was also discussed.
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Small city papers gauge public sentiment on Lusitania reply
Windsor Vermont July 13 small city newspapers provide President Wilson with ideas on public mood across the United States and Germany. They focus on letters from private citizens and editorials from smaller papers as the best gauge of sentiment.
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Vermont
Wilson
United States
Germany
Threat letters from Pearce threaten bloodshed in New Orleans
In New Orleans on July 13 letters signed Pearce warned to finish what Frank Holt began. One note directed at Police Superintendent Reynolds demanded the release of Hans Halle, warning the City of New Orleans will pay in blood.
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Pearce
Frank Holt
Reynolds
Hans Halle
Start Air Campaign for Ministry of Aviation in London
London reports the launch of a movement by English aeronautical men to create a ministry of aviation and to build a fleet of 10,000 aeroplanes. The proposal aims to bomb German ammunition works and supply routes to hasten the war effort.
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London
Ministry of Aviation
Twenty-Four Hour War Review Briefs
A summary of Europe’s great war reports as of the latest French dispatches. German counterattacks near the Argonne forest falter under French pressure, with asphyxiating shells used in bombardments. The French line bends but holds, while fighting is minimal on the eastern and Italian fronts. Britain reports a nearly 3 billion dollar war loan success and the coal mining industry under the new munitions act to curb strikes.
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Argonne Forest
Binarville
Vienne le Chateau
Haute Chavanche
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Prisoner Dynamite Plot Foiled at Jasper County Jail
Carthage Missouri July 13 an alleged plan to dynamite the Jasper county jail and free sixty three inmates was thwarted when Jailer William Weaver found six sticks of dynamite hidden in a food package for prisoner R G Wampler. Weaver says the plot was hatched by a former prisoner who, after release, arranged to have the explosives sent in and then rearrested by stealing a coat in view of a policeman.
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Italian Ecclesiastics Serve in Army As Chaplains and Officers
Vatican report places about 60,000 Italian ecclesiastics in the Italian army serving as chaplains Red Cross workers and soldier officers. Cardinal Falconio a former apostolic delegate in the United States recently visited his Franciscan monastery of San Antonio where he found more than a dozen monks in military uniforms.
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Paris
Vatican
Red Cross
Falconio
United States
San Antonio
National Guard study urges full efficiency and public role
A National Security League militia committee report urges expanding the National Guard to full efficiency as an officer training school and public service program. It supports school sports and drills for children but opposes military instruction in public schools and calls for universal military duty for ages eighteen to forty five.
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National Guard
National Security League
United States
America
Times Review Of Situation London July 14
The Times surveys the German press comments noting growing confidence and satisfaction since the war began. It reports favorable military fronts and hopeful diplomacy with the United States and Balkans, while the German press claims Britain faces irreparable difficulties due to military setbacks and lack of preparation.
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London
the Times
United States
Balkans
Great Britain
Tarkio River Floodes Corning Missouri
Rain in northwestern Missouri swelled the Tarkio river until it breached dykes and inundated Corning. About 400 residents fled to the hills as merchants moved stock to upper floors while water crept over much of the town and continued rising.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Corning
St. Joseph
Bombing suspect Holt linked to Washington Capitol blast
National investigation ties Frank Holt to a failed Capitol attack. Police in New York recovered a trunk four days after the attempt, shipped under an alias from Central Park to a Glen Cove area stable. The seizure included 125 pounds of explosive, with seventy pounds in dynamite, while Holt held only seventy of the 120 pounds reportedly purchased.
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Frank Holt
Washington
Jime Morgan
New York
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Holt
TF. A. Senderson
Glen Cove
Mr. Morgan
Wilson Deliberating on Germany Policy After Reading Note
President Wilson weighs next steps in German policy after reviewing the latest submarine warfare note. He seeks cabinet input from Lansing and others, aiming to avoid mistakes while protecting U S rights. He began receiving telegrams urging stand by freedom of seas.
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Cornish
N.H
Wilson
Secreary Lansing
United States
Lansing
Germany
Berlin
Teens Held for Grand Jury in Indiana Murder Case
In Noblesville Indiana on July 13 Inez Burke aged 16 and her fiancé Frank Taylor were held in bail after pleading not guilty and waiving preliminary hearings in the murder of Burke’s mother Mrs Archie McClain. The grand jury convenes tomorrow and Judge Vestal said indictments returned promptly would speed trial.
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Ind
Inez Burke
Frank Taylor
Archie McClain
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Violent Quakes Strike Fuerteventura Island Damage
Violent earthquakes shook the island of Fuerteventura in the Canaries causing immense damage and some loss of life. The tremors have persisted for 24 hours with many houses destroyed and survivors seeking refuge in the fields, according to advices received by the Spanish government.
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Fuerteventura
Canaries
Critics Profess German Reply Gloomily In Scandinavia
COPENHAGEN July 13 leading Scandinavian papers criticize the German reply to the United States. The Swedish Social Demokraten says the reply will be welcomed only in Germany, arguing that under international war it is the duty to protect passengers even if the vessel carries ammunition.
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United States
Swedish
Social Demokraten
Germany
Cleemney Petition Highlighted By Illinois Pardons Board
July 43. The state fire marshal officers Bennett Morgard ridge and Bogardus urged the pardons board to release Harvey A Six from Joliet prison. They argued punishment has run its course and supported clemency for Six.
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Resignations Accepted From Army Officers in War Plan
WASITINGTON July 18 The resignations of Lieutenant Colonel Otis C Horney and Major William A Phillips who resigned from the army to take private employment in munition production plans were accepted by Secretary of War Garrison today.
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Otis C. Horney
Wiliam A A. Phillips
Army
Marshal Killed in Loveland Shooting
Loveland Colorado reports 1 July 1 percent marshal Frank Peak was shot and killed today by three men he had arrested for possessing two beer bottles. The men escaped.
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Frank Peak
Illinois invalidates real estate ownership by corporations act
Springfield July 18 attorney general opinion declares the general assembly act allowing corporations to own real estate invalid. Several incorporation applications under the act are rejected. Chicago real estate firms had long sought such a law. Governor Dunne signed it after debate, but the AG says it amends the corporations act by title only.
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General Assembly
Stevenson
Chicago
Dunne
Mania for Speed Hurts Rail Equipment Costs
CHICAGO July 13 Depreciation of railway equipment was blamed on the public thirst for speed by C W Hillman accountant for the protesting state commissioners who testified before Examiner Thurtell of the interstate commerce commission. Hillman presented figures on separating freight and passenger expenses to show the overall cost of hauling passengers.
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C. W. Hillman
Thurtell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hillman
Botha Land proposal named for Boer general in Africa
London reports a plan to name German Southwest Africa Botha Land under British rule as a tribute to General Botha who led the forces. Sir Edward Cornwall will submit the proposal in Parliament tomorrow, and Botha may also receive a title from the British government.
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London
Botha
Africa
Edward Cornwall
Turkey to Open Peace Talks With Allies via Bulgaria
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Chiasso reports a message from Bucharest saying Turkey’s minister of justice and delegates crossed to Bulgaria with plans to begin negotiations with the Allies for peace.
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London
Chiasso
Bucharest
Turkey
Bulgaria
Victims of the Heat Reported in Urbana
In Urbana Illinois on July 18 the first summer heat deaths were reported. E W Walworth aged 60 and George W Smith died last night due to high temperatures in the city.
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Urbana
E. W
Walworth
George W. Smith
Italy Eyes U S Reaction to German Sub Note
Rome reports Italian officials watch America's response to Germany's submarine warfare note. Editors doubt U S acceptance, noting Berlin accepts only limited recognition of neutral rights while pursuing a broader war aims. Italian press highlights German diplomacy as evasive and provocative to public opinion.
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America
Germany
Berlin
United States
Giornale O'Ttalia
Electric Fence at Dutch Belgian Border Kills Peasants
Reports from the Belgian frontier state that a high voltage electric wire fence built by the Germans along the border is causing deaths. Every morning officials find several charred bodies of Belgian peasants, including women and children, who tried to cross during the night.
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