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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1915

Page

1

America presses freedom of the seas in Berlin note

Washington delivered a strong diplomatic note declaring the United States will regard any German naval actions violating American rights as deliberately unfriendly. It asserts continued pursuit of sea liberty, rejects retaliatory claims, and calls for cooperation to uphold law and neutral rights amid war. President Wilson stayed in Cornish awaiting further developments.

Washington Berlin Gerard United States Europe Wilson Cornish Nhs Germany Great’ Britain Lusitania Sois Great Britain

Noted Notes Wave Over Lusitania Crisis From 1915 Press

A compilation from St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis Republic Peoria Transcript and New York World shows editorials praising and scrutinizing President Wilson's third note to Germany regarding the Lusitania sinking. The opinions stress neutral rights, insistence on full compliance, and the move toward potential war if Germany persists.

Chicago Illinois Staats” Zeitung Germany England United States Republic Peoria Berlin Lusitania St. Louis Republic St. Louis Globe-Democrat New York Wilson High Seas

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Scenes in Warsaw show imminent German advance

German troops reported from Poland are near Warsaw with Russians defending desperately for months. Images depict street scenes and large buildings, illustrating a community as advanced as other major European cities. Russians likely to be driven from Warsaw.

Poland Warsaw Europe

Russian View of Campaign In War-Wracked Poland

Petrograd reports Field Marshal Von Mackensen pressing between the Bug and the Vistula with a focus on Lublin and surrounding towns Belzyce Travniki Vosslavitze and Grubechow. Russian lines hold at Ivangorod and Novogeorgievsk as German forces push to secure the Vistula fortress and threaten Warsaw.

Petrograd London von Mackenser Bug Vistula Chelm- Lublin Lublin Belzyce Travniki Vosslavitze Grubechow Krylow Dobrotova Warsaw Blonie Nadarzyn Ivangorod Novogeorgievsk Narew Pultusk Rozan Ostrolenka Lamaza Niemen Koslovaruda Koyno Gumbinnen Baltic Mitau Shavn Vistula Line Germany Russia France

Cause of fire still mystery delays Oklahoma delivery

Washington July 23 Danage to the new superdreadnaught Oklahoma building at Camden New Jersey likely will delay delivery of the ship until January next year according to a report by Naval Constructor Roberts of the bureau of construction and repair who examined the vessel The report noted several heat damaged bulkheads would have to be replaced though the inspection was not completed

Washington Danage Oklahoma Camden N. J Naval Roberts Bureau of Construction and Repair

Wilson asks for national defense reports from war and navy heads

President Wilson orders reports on national defense to be submitted to him personally by the heads of the war and navy departments. The move follows the Germany submarine note and shifts focus to permanent national policy as he studies the program during a Cornish visit and returns to Washington for advisement.

Washington Wilson War Navy Departments Germany Congress Cornish N. H Army Navy

Berlin Receives American Note On Submarine Warfare

Berlin officials and foreign office staff studied the latest American note to Germany on submarine warfare. Ambassador Gerard delivered the document to Herr Von Jagow who reported to Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg. Translation into German began as British forecasts circulated without official comment.

Berlin Foreign Office Germany Herr von‘ Jagow Gerard Herr von Jagow von Bethmann-Hollweg

Fire threat found at California cannery plant

In San Edrancisco on July 23 an employee discovery led to a police investigation after a bundle of wet phosphorus was placed between two wooden buildings of the California Canneries plant. Authorities say once dry it could have ignited the structure while Isi dor Jacobs, the company president, noted the firm ships large yearly orders to English buyers.

San Edrancisco California’ Canneries Company Isidor Jacobs

William M Ivins Dies In New York Bright's Disease

William M Ivins a leading New York lawyer died early today at his home 58 West Fifth Street from an acute Brights disease and septic poisoning He was chief counsel for William Barnes in his libel suit against Colonel Roosevelt.

New York William M. Ivins West Fifth-eighth Bright Ivins William Barnes Colonel Roosevelt

War fronts hold and Austro-German offensives near Warsaw

Reported German and Austrian forces push toward Warsaw with renewed energy while terrain and destroyed roads hamper heavy artillery. German claims say Russians retreated at several points along the Vistula and Bug corridor as Hindenburg’s force advances north. Russians lure counterattacks from Novogeorgievsk amid debated plans for a decisive battle.

Rioters Clash With Deputies at Bayonne Oil Plant

In Bayonne New Jersey a fresh outburst followed three days of riot. Sheriff Kinkead led fifty deputies through Constable Hook and faced more than 1000 strikers. Stones and clubs were thrown. few injuries reported. Police reserves helped disperse the crowd as mediators from the labor department and Standard Oil officials sought settlement. Continuous attempts to pay wages sparked further tension. No serious injuries reported.

New York Bayonne N. J Eugene Kinkead Federal. Department of Labor Standard - Oil Company Standard Tidewater Fielder Étar Boxe

Cardinal Gibbons Birthday Celebrated Worldwide

Baltimore July 23 Roman Catholic societies marked the eighty first birthday of James Cardinal Gibbons born July 23 1834 in a global observance. Cardinal Gibbons received congratulations from the Pontiff and prelates around the world as fellow members of the Sacred College in Rome joined the tribute.

Baltimore James Cardinal Gibbons Sacred College Rome Cardinal Gibbons

Jacket Workers Strike Reignites Garment Industry Unrest

New York July 23 Ten thousand children’s jacket workers went on strike today reopening conflict in the garment industry. Hillman, president of the Clothing Workers union, announced renewed disputes between shops affecting wages and conditions across the sector.

New York Children’s - Jacket Hillman

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