World War Report Notes German Setbacks and Russian Advances
European fronts show three severe German defeats on the eastern front as Russian forces press toward Lemberg and Kovel. British forces claim capture of Longueval and Delville Wood, while Turkish troops concentrate in Hungary. Turkish Armenia falls to the Russians and mutinous Turkish regiment is reported near Sevelkeny. A Paris court sentences a woman to death for treason. Canada estimates war cost at $1,000,000 daily. fires and explosions disrupt multiple regions. vast crime, political, and economic items fill the day’s briefings.
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Teutonic
Lemberg
Kovel
Volhynia
London
Brody
Galician
Galicia
Lutsk
von Linsingen
Slonevka
Buldurovka
Longueval
London War Office
Delville Wood
Villista Officer Arrested Near Columbus NM
Mexican War news reports Gal. Jesus Ruaz Velasco, once under Pancho Villa, arrested at Columbus New Mexico while attempting to pass information along the line to General Pershing's base signaling a breach of military safety.
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Gal
Jesus Ruaz Velasco
Pancho” Villa
Columbus
N. M
General Pershing
Disaster Reports From Canadian Fire Areas And Berlin Bombardment
Northern Ontario towns Coch rane Matheson Noshka Station and Timmons wiped out by bush fires with one hundred dead and fifty seven bodies found at Noshka Station and twenty five at Matheson. A Berlin Lokal Anzeiger report notes a great conflagration at Petrograd destroying a river bridge and multiple steamers and gun works. Sir Roger Casement to be publicly executed for treason tied to Ireland rebellion per London Daily Chronicle.
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Ontario
Cochrane
Matheson
Noshka Station
Timmons
Petrograd
Neva
Putilof
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Roger Casement
Ireland
London
Protection limits on Deutschland voyage sparks US protest
Washington officials ruled out extraordinary measures for the German merchant submarine Deutschland as it neared American waters. The United States informs Britain it cannot accept its blacklist rulings, citing international law and trade treaties. President Wilson signs the river and harbors bill totaling 42 886 085 dollars. General Bliss urges liberal policy on releasing guardsmen with dependents to ease border tension.
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Baltimore
Treasury
Navy Department
Washington
United States
Great Britain
London
Tasker H. Bliss
War Department
el Paso
Bandit Gang Routed Near Fort Hancock Clash
Washington reports confirm the killing of two Americans and five Mexican bandits during a border clash near San Chez ranch, Fort Hancock, as Carranza forces pursue the fugitives. Trooper deaths include John J. Twoomey and Robert Woods with Sergeant Lewis Thompson wounded. Mexican outlaws flee toward Mexico after a fierce exchange of fire.
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Washington
War Department
Fort Hancock
Tex
Fuuston
Department
Geil
San Chez Ranch
Bell
el Paso
John J. Twoomey
Eighth Massachusetts Cavalry
Robert Woods
Lewis Thompson
Carranza
Troop F
Eighth Cavalry
Woods
Thompson
Twoomey
United States
Army
Marujo
San Ygnacio
Massachusetts
Marajal
Bean
Mexico
Storm damages Peoria area after drought ends
A powerful thunderstorm swept through Peoria on August 2, causing about 200000 in damage. The storm knocked out telephones, struck ten street cars, blew down poles, halted streetcar service for 15 minutes, and damaged roofs without any fatalities. The area affected spanned five miles east to west of the city.
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Peoria
Air Raid Targets Eastern England
German airships attacked eastern and southeastern England late Monday night. An official communique reports several hostile airships crossing the coast and bombs dropped off the Thames estuary before midnight.
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England
London
Thames
Captain Phelps Dies Founder of Joliet Library
Joliet mourns Capt. Egbert Phelps eighty, former county judge, orator and poet, founder of Joliet public library. He died after months of illness. his father a War of 1812 veteran and Vermont judge. Phelps studied at Norwich Naval Academy beside Admiral Dewey and served with Sherman in the march to the sea.
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Phelps
Joliet
Egbert Phelps
Women to greet Hughes in Chicago reception committee
Fred B. Sterling announces Illinois Republican reception committee for Charles Evans Hughes includes five women. The event is to greet Hughes in Chicago in August, recognizing women voters in the state ahead of the presidential electors vote.
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Hughes
Chicago
Illinois
Fred B. Sterling
Charles Evans Hughes
Bold Bandits Steal $3,000 in Aurora Cashier Hold-up
Two bandits robbed the Home Building and Loan association cashier at noon in Aurora. They forced the vault open, beat the employee unconscious, and escaped with about $3,000 as crowds filled the streets.
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Aurora
Home Building and Loan Association
Oats Binder Fatal Crash Claims Toddler in Pontiac
A three year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew W Clark, was crushed to death in Pontiac when an oats binder ran over her as she wandered into a field being cut. The tall oats hid the child from the operator.
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Pontiac
Andrew W. Clark
Injunction Blocks Governor over Canal Bond Issue
A court issued an injunction to prevent Governor Dunne and state officials from disposing of the twenty million dollar bond issue approved by a referendum to fund the eight foot canal project authorized by the assembly in June 1915.
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Springfield
Dunne
Unions Justified as Defense Against Low Wages
Springfield survey report from the Russell Sage Foundation states trade unionism is a primary defense against long hours and low pay. The Department of Surveys and Exhibits presents findings on local industrial conditions in the city.
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Springfield
Department of Surveys
Russell Sage Foundation
Harvest Hands Scarce in Central Illinois Fields
Bloomington reports harvest hands are scarce as wheat and oats are gathered with wives and daughters working beside husbands and sons in many fields.
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Bloomington
Illnois
Elephants Run Wild in Howe’s Circus Parade
Panic broke out in Lagrange as seven elephants of Howe's circus rampaged during a parade. A horse died and several others were injured as fences and sheds were toppled in the chaotic stampede.
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Lagrange
Howe's Circus
Reward Offered in Lagrange Village Marshal Death
Springfield a proclamation by Governor Dunnehag offers 200 for the arrest and conviction of the man who shot and killed John Marshall village marshal of Lagrange on July 16.
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Springfield
Dunnehag
John Marshall
Lagrange
Prisoners Transferred to Bartonville Insane Hospital
About 400 men and 50 women inmates from the Logan county asylum for the feeble minded have been adjudged insane and moved to the state insane hospital at Bartonville.
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Insane Hospital
Bloomington
State
Logan County
Bartonville
Smith's Petition Filed For Governor Nomination
Springfield reports Col. Frank L. Smith of Dwight filed his primary petition for the Republican nomination for governor with the secretary of state.
Heat at 104 Kills Two in Pontine
Government thermometer registers 104 in the shade as two deaths are reported in Pontine due to the extreme heat.
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Pontine
Alberta Rancher Sells 1,243 Cattle In Nine Years
A Gleichen Alberta rancher who started small nine years ago disposed of 1,243 cattle for $101,304.50 as surplus stock. A December shipment of 217 steers averaged over $80 per head, without grain feeding, for the Christmas trade. Additional shipments to Seattle and Spokane, with top prices, illustrate strong Alberta beef demand in the U S. Shown are totals for Calgary yard shipments and a field note on sheep profitability and hay costs.
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Canada
Gleichen
Alberta
Seattle
Pincher
Spokane
United States
British Columbia
Carstairs
Calgary
Provincial Dept. of Agriculture
John Young
Sidney
Man
Manitoba
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Double blankets guard against mosquitoes in heat
Residents report sleeping under two blankets every night to block mosquitoes. One person notes it is extremely hot outside, while they emphasize blankets are needed to keep insects away.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertise Hair Care
Itching burning scalps are promoted to be cleansed with Cuticura Soap and soothed with Cuticura Ointment for dandruff crustings scalings and irritations. The ad claims these emollients are economical and effective for all ages and offers a free sample by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept Ty Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Sherlock Holmes Observes Suspect’s Wife Clue
In a quip about motives Holmes bets on a golfer’s wife. He reasons her sadness and loneliness hint at an unseen marital tie and possible personal motive shaping the case. The remark frames a sly, character driven puzzle in classic deduction style.
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Charles Fryatt
Brussels
Zeebrugge
North Sea
Hungary
London Exchange Telegraph Company
Lausanne
Switzerland
Armenia
Erzingan
Nicholas
Smyrna
Sevelkeny
Mount Mitmidlou
Tennezzo
Monte Cimone
Marseilles
Pfadt
Supreme Court
Vladimir Sukhomlinoff
Dominion of Canada
Ottawa
TEP Eatview
Ghent
Reuter Amsterdam
Teleeranf
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Jersey City
Joraiph Tyans
Harry Baland
Kansas City
Afo
Lin“an
Eugene
Congress
Ishington
Indiana
Wisconsin
South
Tillman
South Carolina
Senate
Arlington National Cemetery
Il Progresso
New York
Carlo Tresca
Minnesota
Bledson
San Francisco
Kern County
William Ritchie
St. Louis
J. H. Thompson
Henry M. Gardner
Ingham County
Michigan
Grandriver
Geological Survey
Salmondsport Vintage Company
Penn Yan
N. Y
British Foreign Office
Wilson
Sandits
News OF Illinois
Ommenda
Springfeld
A. Withthrow
Chicago & Alton
Western
Sherlock Holmes
Cape Cod
Island
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