Spies Arrested in England Declare German Involvement
Washington reports Ambassadors Gerard and British authorities tracing forged American passports supplied by German officials to German spies in England and Antwerp. Case details include Kupferle and Truckow, with Germany denying deliberate forgery while noting evidence and investigations continue.
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England
Washington
Gerard
Severaal
Genu Wreyus
Gerard S
Kupferle
State Department
Truckow
London
Germany
Berlin
Bruckow
Hind
Antwerp
Schweitzer
Secret Service
Eastland Disaster Inquiry Deepens With Federal Action
Federal inquiry into the Eastland capsizing progresses as six men face coroner’s jury charges. Officials including Walter Greenebaum and J M Erickson are detained or questioned. others refuse custody. The grand jury will continue hearings, while divers recover more bodies and investigators assess ballast and vessel load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal
Eastland
Walter K. Greenebaum
Indiana - Transporttation
Fessee
J. .M. Erickson
Harry Pederson
Robert Reid
C. Eckcliff
William H. Hull
Chicago- St. Joseph Steamship* Company
Benton Harbor
Mich
William C. Redfield
Steamboat Inspection ‘Service
Thurman
Department ‘of Commerce
As .Au
Landis
PLS
Everg
Redfield
Grand Haven
M. Erickson
Ife
Walter C. Steele
Joseph, Mich
Chissite- St. Joseph Steamship Company
Hoyne
Tha Amorgue
President's Day Activities Reported in Cornish NJ
The July 29 entry notes President Wilson engaging in golf and auto rides, spending hours reading a state department report and dictating letters. He commends the last note sent to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornish
Wilson
State
Germany
Greece Press Calls for Strict Neutrality in War
Athens dispatch reports that Greek newspapers urge unwavering neutrality amid reports of Bulgarian involvement. Editors argue Greece must remain neutral at all costs to avoid entanglement in the conflict and protect national interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
London
Greece
Purdue track coach James Temple Dies Suddenly
James Temple assistant physical director and track coach at Purdue University died in a local hospital in Lafayette Indiana. The death occurred July 20 and was reported tonight by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
James Temple
Perdue University
Protests Press U S Efforts On Release Of Goods Held In Rotterdam
Washington officials report vigorous but unofficial state department efforts to obtain release of vast consignments of German and Belgian products held up in neutral ports by Britain's order in council. The push seeks exemptions for shipments contracted before the order, with Rotterdam and Holland the main focus. Negotiations have had limited success, and Britain is expected to make its side known in a supplemental note.
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Washington
State Department
Austria
Great Britain
Rotterdam
Holland
Neches
Rottredam
New York
Berlin
London
Injunction Denied in Eno Stockholder Suit
Amos F. Eno, a stockholder, failed to obtain a federal injunction against the Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railroad and the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad. Judge Hand said the claims will get proper trial consideration but found no clear unconscionable or fraudulent conduct or abuse of discretion by the directors in handling the road’s finances.
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New York
Fort Dodge
Hand
Eno
Road
German Empress and Crown Princess in East Prussia
In Berlin on July 20 the German empress and Crown Nakiane Cecelie are in East Prussia awaiting the fall of Warsaw. They expect to accompany a triumph army into Warsaw within a few days. At Allenstein they met General Von Hindenburg after a notable victory over the Russians.
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Dannie
Berlin
Nakiane Cecelie
Prussia
Warsaw
Allenstein
von. Hindenburg
Catholics for Prohibition Endorse Repeal of March Law
The Catholic Total Abstinence association of the Dubuque archdiocese in session endorses the legislature action to repeal the March law and calls on all good citizens to aid in enforcing prohibition after January 1. Archbishop J. J. Kean, retired, offered the resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Association of the
J. J.kean
President Wilson Seeks Care for Granddaughter Ellen
Windsor Vermont July 29 President Wilson worried about his four months old granddaughter Ellen Wilson MetAdoo daughter of Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs McAdoo. He sent his personal physician Dr Cary N Grayson to the McAdoo home in North Warren Maine to attend the child.
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Windsor
Wilson
Ellen Wilson MetAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Cary N. Grayson
North Warren
Maine
Becker News From Poughkeepsie To Ossining
In Ossining New York July 29 the last hope of former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker proved futile as Gov Whitman denied clemency and the execution proceeded. Mrs Becker failed to move in time to save him, and Becker released a final letter asserting his innocence and denouncing the governor. The night prior he prepared a statement and faced the barbershop routine before his death. Father James Curry served as his spiritual advisor.
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Ossining
New York
Becker
Johnson
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
Nerses
Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Ford
James. Curry
Recker
Unbridled Activity In Stocks
New York July 29 Unbridled speculation in war munition stocks caused wild swings on Wall Street as Crucible Steel Bethlehem Steel Westinghouse Electric Republic Steel and Allis Chalmers led early gains to new highs. Public buying dried up late, banks curbed accommodation, and stocks fell with Crucible Steel down 17 points and Bethlehem Steel 9.5. Total volume reached 1 350 000 shares.
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New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Crucible Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Westinghouse
Electric
Republic . Steel
Allis-Chalmers
Bethlehem ‘Steel
Republic Steel
American
Athlehem Steel
White oak log from Chickamauga battle halls at Memorial Hall
Springfield memorial officials display a five foot white oak log from the Chickamauga battlefield. The log bears twenty shell and cannonball fragments and was given to the state by Mrs. Charles Ridgeley in memory of her husband who acquired it after the war. Captain Hodges notes the log has grown bark over twenty years and once measured about six inches in diameter. Cant Todges, of Fairfield, served as color bearer in the 124th Illinois and enlisted at 17.
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Springfield
Ill
Memorial Hall
State House
Chickamauga
Charles Ridgeley
James H. Hodges
Memorial All
Hodges
Todges
Fairfield, IL
124Th Regiment of
Illinois Volunteers
Atlantic Southern railway stock scheme exposed in Iowa
Evidence presented in Iowa shows promoters of the Atlantic Southern railway sale exploited a loophole in state law. Devon Weber, vice president, testified farmers along the line invested about 250000 dollars and now hold only receipts, while Robert Abels of St. Louis appears to control 484000 dollars via bond watering.
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Atlantic’ Southern Railway
Iowa
Iowa Railroad Commission
Devon Weber
Atlantic Southern Railroad
Robert Abels
St. Louis
Marines Disarm Haitians After Landing at Port Au Prince
American forces have disarmed both Haitian soldiers and civilians in Port au Prince after landing yesterday. Admiral Caperton reports slight early resistance, then successful assertion of control with 400 to 500 marines and sailors ashore, aided by the cruiser Washington. French and American commanders plan cooperation to protect foreigners as Haiti’s government status remains in flux after the assassination of President Guillaume.
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Washington
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Caperton
Navy Department
Navy” Department
Legation
Capertan
Guantanamo
Jason
Descartes
Cape Haitien
Eagle
Jons Au Prince
Admiral Caperton
Port Ap Prince
United States
Port -Au Princ
Guillaume
New York Progressive Party Supports Resignations at Meeting
A resolution was passed by the New York County committee of the Progressive Party urging members who advocate abandoning the national Progressive Party to resign. The motion was approved at tonight’s meeting in New York.
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New ‘York
State Committee
National Progressive Party
Republican Party
New York County
Progressive Party
Turks widen bombardment and new German subs reach Smyrna gulf
London July 30 Times correspondent reports Turks have secured heavy ammunition and resumed sustained artillery fire. Two new German submarines, moved overland, are readied for service in the Gulf of Smyrna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mytilene
Gulf
Smyrna
Huge War Order Reported for Russian Munitions
Baltimore news notes a local structural iron works firm obtained a government wartime order to supply Russia with at least $12,000,000 in war munitions, an announcement published on July 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Structural Iron Works
Mexican Generals Urged to Open Food Rail to Mexico City
Washington reports urgent note to Generals Carranza Villa and Zapata demanding food relief for starving Mexico City. US officials seek to keep the railroad open to Pachuca, with Carranza or Zapata and Villa coordinating to extend supplies. Red Cross says relief efforts will be made as reports of famine grow, while currency upheavals worsen commerce and daily life.
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Washington
Mexico City
Carranza
Villa
Zapata
Mexico
Vera
Cruz
Pachuca
Zapat
Lansing
Vera’ Cruz
Torréon
Vera Cruz
Puebla
Red. Cross
Charles J. O'Connor
O'Connor
Guy
Zapatista
P. S
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Minneapolis and ST. Louis Road
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
New York Stock Exchange
Port Au:prince
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