First Meeting of Republican National Campaign Committee
Photograph captures the first meeting of the Republican National Campaign Committee for Charles E. Hughes. Notable figures include George W. Perkins, Cornelius Bliss Jr., Reed Smoot, James R. Garfield, Charles Curtis, James Wadsworth, Harold L. Ickes, and Bascom Slemp among others across three rows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National Campaign Committee
Charles E. U Hughes
George W. Perkins
Progressive National Convention
Charles B. Warren
Michigan
Alvah H. Martin
Virginia
John W
Tional Committee
A. T. Hert
Kentucky
Philipp B. Campbell
Crisas
Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
F. W. Estabrook
New Hampshire
James R. Garfield
Beverly R. Robinson
Republican, National Committee
Charles Curtis
Kansas
James H. Hemenway
Indiana
Thomas
Ex convict in custody after San Francisco bombing
War ren K Billings, an ex convict in custody, was identified by Miss Estelle Smith as the man seen with a suitcase near the blast site minutes before the explosion that killed nine and injured over forty. Six alleged dynamiters were held. Thomas Mooney, a labor agitator, was located at a summer resort and faces arrest. Police found bomb materials and stolen dynamite at Mooney's house.
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San Francisco
Warren K. Billings
Estelle Smith
Thomas Mooney
Mooney
Humidity and heat grip New York in stifling day
A heat and high humidity swept New York on Thursday with humidity levels rivaling the severe July 1896 peak. The air oozed moisture as the thermometer rose to 85 degrees and hydrometer climbed, forcing residents to cope as linen wilted and straw hats lost shape. Furnace fires were built to dry homes, while merchants reported damp-damaged goods. Forecasters said a hot westward wave would reach the city, promising hotter conditions but lower humidity.
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New York
No Relief For General States In Midwest Heat Wave
Chicago reports extreme heat with 100 degree readings in Indiana and 102 in South Dakota and Michigan. forecasts show slight relief for Nebraska the Dakotas and Minnesota by Saturday but Missouri Illinois Iowa Wisconsin and Kansas face continued heat. Three deaths occur in Chicago with many prostrations as humidity remains low and winds are light.
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Chicago
North Plains
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Missouri
Llinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Kansas
Middle West
Northwest
Indiana
Pierre
Grand Rapids
Mich
Davenport
Towa
Mercury
Alleghenies
Rocky Mountains
State Fair Kennel Show Held at Springfield State Fair
A July 28 event in Springfield Indiana announces a certified American Kennel Club exhibition at the state fair in September featuring pedi greed canines. John Burton and Harry Osborne of Chicago are named as judges and a full prize list is posted.
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Springfield
John Burton
Harry Osborne
Chicago
Bermuda High Causes Worst Heat Wave in 15 Years
Washington reports that a Bermuda high, a massive area of high pressure forming off Bermuda, has persisted for a month and swept heat and humidity north across the United States. Forecaster Frank enfield warns the heat will continue through the week, with no relief in sight as interior air currents fail to break the wall.
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Washington
Bermuda
Weather Office
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Seaboard
Tropics
Pacific Coast
Mississippi Valley
Forester
Frankenfield
Florida
New Foundland
Azores
United States
Middle West
Enemy Artillery Active Says Rome War Office Report
London July 25. The war office states enemy artillery was active against towns in the Asiago basin, Upper Boite and Degano valleys and on the lower Tsonzo. Some nearby targets were bombarded with slight damage. The attack at Val Arsa and Pasina valley failed to overturn our lines on the Leno river and Monte Cimone slopes. The Tonorza plateau remains contested as we press our advance. The Trivignelo valley sees continued enemy fire against our new positions. The remainder of the front is unchanged.
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Rome
London
War Office
Asiago
Boite
Degano
Tsonzo
Val Arsa
Pasina
Leno Torrent
Cerno del Coston
Tonorza
Monte Cimone
Trivignelo Valley
Bold daylight hold up shocks Aurora in broad daylight
In Aurora on Thursday at 1 PM two men entered the Home Building and Loan office and held up cashier Floyd Bell, 23, forcing him to open the vault with guns. They struck Bell unconscious and escaped with about $2,000. he was found after lunch breaks, alone in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Home Budlding and Loan Association
Floyd Bell
Bell
Friction Heat Delays Alton Limited Near Elkhart
Friction heat broke a reach rod on a loco pulling the Alton Limited from Chicago to St. Louis near Elkhart Thursday afternoon. A score of passengers sweltered in the heat for two hours until a freight engine from Springfield arrived to tow the train to St. Louis. The limited was due at 4:20 and arrived at 6:20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Alton Fast Limited
Chicago
St. Louis
Elkhart
Lmited
Army appropriation bill passes Senate in July defense plan
Senate approves a 1917 army appropriation totaling about 313.97 million with naval and fortification funds also outlined. The measure includes 2.9 million for relief to dependent families of guards and soldiers, with voting rights for field troops rejected. The military academy gets 2.238 million, and naval appropriations run about 315.83 million.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Navy
House
Secretary of War
Military Academy
Indemnity talks over Frye sinking move to Berlin
Washington negotiators plan to adjust the indemnity for the sinking of the William P. Frye by the German raider Prinz Fitel Friederich. Prince von Hatzfeldt proposed Berlin talks, with American Ambassador Gerard, as Polk agrees to the plan. Also reports heat deaths and a drowning in two separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seey Polk
Prince von Hatzfeldt
William P. Frye
Prinz Fitel Friederich
Gerard
Prince Hatzfeldt
Berlin
Mr. Polk
Prince Hatefeldt
Three Prostrations Reported After 101 Degree Day
Burlington July 28 The heat reached a 101 degree high Thursday and three prostrations were reported as residents endured the hot weather.
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Burlington
Three Injured In Car Crash In The Bronx Riot Night
In New York on July 23 three men were fatally injured when a street car hit an elevated pillar in the Bronx. One victim was a policeman guarding the car. Ambulances arrived too late. three more cars collided amid the wreckage. Rioting follows a citywide street railway strike as organizers seek to broaden union reach.
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New York
Carmen
Bronx
William 9B. Fitzgerald
Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway Employes of America
Greater
Third Avenue Line
Manhattan
Marked Success in New Treatment for Infantile Paralysis
New York July 28 report to the health department details successful adrenalin injections into the spine for infantile paralysis. In 35 cases symptoms fully subsided and others rapidly improved. Treatments include direct injections every six hours and supplying convalescents with toys and dolls to lift mood. Surgeons have expanded the staff to 21 under Dr Charles E Baney.
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New York
J. Meltzer
Health Department
Fernacd J Bermingham
Permarenkam
Charles E. Baney
United States Public Health Service
Col Louis H Waters Dies Civil War Vet at 87
Col Louis H Waters 87, lawyer and Civil War veteran, died in Kansas City from pneumonia on Thursday. A native of Carrollton, Missouri, he organized the Fourth Missouri Infantry and led it through the Cumberland campaign. He was prominent in Missouri politics and known as the Dean of Missouri lawyers, earlier riding Illinois circuits with Lincoln and serving in the 1854 Whig legislature.
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Kansas City
Louis H. Waters
Missouri
Carrollton
Macomb
Ijl
Waters
Fourth Minois Volunteer Infantry
Army of the Cumberland
Hllinois
Pany
Lincoln
Naval silence over British cruiser sighting near Norfolk
Official denial by the British embassy in Washington was received in silence by Norfolk naval officers. Reports from Louisiana sailors varied about a ship signaling as a cruiser, with several men insisting on cruiser-like features. Brazilian vessel Tibagbyo and U S ship Neptune corroborated no misidentification, while allied and U S forces kept a quiet patrol off Cape Henry.
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Norfolk
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Louisiana
Soares
U. S
Neptune
Elamailton
United States
Capes
Craumser North Carolina
Flusser
Starrett
Beale
Reid
Doll Grounds
Two Millions Paid to Aged Preachers in One Year
Chicago July 2 Nine protestant denominations report two million dollars paid to aged preachers and their families in the past year. The committee of Doctors William A. Rice Charles A. J. McClure and Joseph B Thingelev issued the statement. The inter denominational group was appointed in Atlantic City at a meeting of secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William A. Rice
Congregationalist
New York
Charles A. J. McClure
Episcopalian
Philadelphia
Joseph B. Thingelev
Methodist Episcopal
Chicaza
Atlantic City
N. J
Eleven Die From Heat in Columbus Event
Columbus July 28 Eleven persons died and two were prostrated from extreme heat caused by a Bermuda high. Temperatures reached 98 degrees with Mereland and Cincinnati hardest hit by the heat wave reports indicate.
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Columbus
Bermuda
Mereland
Cincinnati
Hard Fighting on Somme Front Deepening Front Line Actions
reports from the Somme front describe renewed artillery duels and trench actions after Pozieres. British gains northeast of Pozieres and near Longueval and Delville Wood are noted, with a trench captured then abandoned after shelling. French progress east of Estrees is reported amid raids on Presnes. Rumors of salonika attack canceled and Russian advances noted as Austro Italian theater sees activity. In the U S, Sherman accepts Hughes campaign chair at an Aug 8 Coliseum rally in Chicago. In Milwaukee a power boat fire sinks a boat, killing two aboard.
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London
Pozieres
France
Longueval
Delville Wood
Somme
Pozicres
Besentine-Le-Petit
Teutons
Estrees
Champagne
Presnes
Verdun
Petrograd
Vienne
Austia
Lessinov
Brody
Ercingan
Aviago
Tsonre
Raine
Chicago
Lawrence Y Sherman
United States
Timais
W. Hale Thompson
Farm Loan Board Named Thursday in Wilson Plan
President Wilson nominated four members to head the new federal farm loan board as part of a rural credits act. The board will divide the country into twelve districts and locate federal land banks, with hearings set for September and full operation likely delayed to February or March, subject to Senate action and technical steps.
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Washington
Federal Farm Loan Board
Wilson
McAdoo
Charles E. Lobdell
Kansas
George W. Norris
Pennsylvania
WW. S. A. Smith
Iowa
Herbert Quick
West Virginia
Mr. Norris
Mr. Quick
Senate
Lobdell
Kansas House
Great Bend
Kansas Bar Association
Kansas Bankers’ Association
Norris
University of Pennsylvania
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Smith
Department of Agriculture
Sioux City
Quick
Farm
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Federal Land Bank
Cetinda
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Tri Mal Jacca
Ursder
Congress
Labor Primary Nominations Under Tilinots State Labor
Labor groups allied with the Tilinots State Federation of Labor in the coming days will nominate candidates for the association’s offices for 1916. Each affiliated union and central body may name two candidates. The general election is scheduled for September.
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Springfield
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Gotham
Weather Bureau
Isonzo
Bill
Frye
Decatur
Werman Mangansen
Clea Clodfelter
Weldon
Dewitt County
Dr. Meltzer
Col. Waters
General Assembly
Vienna
Salonis
Associated Press
Athens
Saloniki
Russky Slovo
Germany
Sherman
Milwaukeep
Annette Housam
Judson Hh, Boughton
Great Lakes Boat Building Company
Ino Lake Michigan
Farm Loan Board
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