War Tide and Trade News Roundup
Sinking of the Italian steamer Stampalia by a submarine and losses of British cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth in the North Sea are reported. Bulgarian advance toward Kavala and Greek forts seized. Portugal to join Entente forces. Austro German retreat and fierce fighting near Dniester. Brusiloff reports over 855,000 prisoners since offensive began. Somme gains by French and British. Serbians and French take five Bulgarian villages. Wilson rejects immediate arbitration. railroads to concede eight hours. Milwaukee records 97 temperature. fatal car crash near South Bend. bleacher collapse at Warren fair injures several. Progressives discuss campaign role. Rock Island Arsenal blast. farm-marketing conference set for Chicago. divorce suit by Helen Morton Bayly. Gilmore reconciles after jealousy killing Ella Shipps. Roosevelt slated for Maine and Battle Creek appearances.
Turbulent bank rush and mob violence across states
The text details a chaotic run on Adolph Silver & Co. banks in Chicago over $100,000 and reports of violent incidents including a lynching in Newberry Florida after the killing of Constable Wynne, a brutal assault in Holly Springs Mississippi, police actions at a Seattle wharf, and a German subs incident near Virginia Capes. Public health officials also draft an infantile paralysis travel code in Washington with 38 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Silver & Co
Chicago
Federal Public Health Service
Washington
Withdrawal Call for Pershing Force and New Bond Plan
General Funston telegrams Washington urging immediate withdrawal of the Pershing expedition from Mexican territory. Senate finance committee members propose a $130,000,000 bond issue to cover extraordinary government expenditures tied to the Mexican situation, with Treasury Department concurrence.
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General Funston
War Department
Washington
Pershing
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Wilson vetoes army measure over retired officers clause
President Wilson vetoed the army appropriation bill and sent a message to the House explaining the veto due to the provision that retired officers be exempt from the articles of war. Rail unions accept his plan to avert a strike while arbitration is favored. The child labor bill passes the House and heads to the president. Senate approves a $50 million shipping board bill on party lines. A note to Britain dated April 25 is released. Lincoln birthplace ceremony held in Hodgenville Kentucky.
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Wilson
Washington
White House
Shipping Board
Senate
Lansing
State Department
Battle in Balkans Italian Troops to Aid Serbs
Allied forces launch a general offensive along Saloniki front. Serbians take first Bulgarian trenches on Ki kuruz heights and occupy Kaimakcalar forts, while Banica falls to Bulgars. Italian troops begin disembarking at Saloniki and move to join entente line as Bulgarians advance in eastern Macedonia.
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London
French War Office
Banica
Fiorina
Struma
Seres
Saloniki
Marakli-Kalendra-Topalsva
Barakli
Demir-Hissar
Beles
Vardar
Lake Doeiran
Cerna
Moglenica
Kikuruz
Kaimakcalar
Flotina
Havas
Entente
Kavala
Drama
Japan gets canal land probe ordered by Lansing
Secretary Lansing ordered an investigation into reports from Panama that a 60,000 acre canal end land concession is being sought by a Spaniard named Fernandez for Japanese interests. Havana agent Fernandez allegedly helped Ramon Valdes secure the concession. Valdes’s Panama presidency may be disputed by the United States amid fraud claims. Admiral Concas of Spain is named as umpire in the canal property price dispute and is alleged to have provided valuable information about the canal.
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Washington
Panama
Atlantic
Canal
Fernandez
Lansing
Havana
Ramon Valdes
United States
Concas
Explosion at DuPont plant kills two workers in Wisconsin
An explosion at the DuPont dynamite works in Barksdale near Ashland, Wisconsin, on Monday killed two men. The victims were David Michaud of Wayward, Wisconsin, and Henry Wolner of Isapeming, Michigan, and caused about $2,000 in damages.
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Ashland
Wis
Dupont Dynamite Works
Barksdale
David Michaud
Wayward
Henry Wolner
Isapeming
Mich
Chicago Lawyer Drowns on St Joseph River
Vernon L. Bean Chicago lawyer and former mayoral secretary drowned while bathing with friends at Hanson’s resort near St Joseph Michigan. He resided at 4251 Wilcox Avenue and was born September 27 1875 in Udina Illinois. Divers failed to locate the body as authorities were alerted for rescue. Bean’s career included service as secretary to Mayor Fred A Busse and to the city civil service commission.
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Chicago
Vernon L. Bean
Busse
Hanson
St. Joseph River
St. Joseph
Mich
Bean
Benton Harbor
William Luthardt
Healey
Mr. Bean
Wilcox Avenue
Udina
Ill
Elgin Academy
Chicago Conservatory of Dramatic Art
Chicago Athenaeum
Daily News
Fred A. Busse
City Civil Service Commission
Organization to Meet Freeport Northeastern Illinois Wisconsin
The first annual meeting of the newly organized confederation of county medical societies of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin will be held in Freeport from September 23 to 27. Lecturers include Dr. E Starr Judd of Mayo Hospital and several Chicago physicians.
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Freeport
Confederation of County Medical Societies
Illinois
Wisconsin
E. Starr Judd
Mayo Hospital
Rochester, Minn
Heat Kills Pioneer in Streator Mystery
The body of Daniel Smalley, a local pioneer, was found in his room by neighbor Oscar Beela after he broke into the Smalley residence when Smalley failed to appear at his usual front porch seat. Officials indicate extreme heat as the likely cause of death.
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Daniel Smalley
Oscar Beela
Daniel
Smalley
Record Land Values in Lake County Land Deal
A new real estate record in Lake County arose when Philip D. Armour II paid 835000 for six acres near Lake Bhaff. Seller Daniel W. Voltz originally purchased the tract for 3600.
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Waukegan
Lake County
Philip D. Armour II
Lake Bhaff
Daniel W. Voltz
Engine Tips Over After Rail Break Near Sullivan
A Wabash engine pulling the Danville Effingham line Hine passenger train toppled south of Sullivan due to a broken rail. Three of the thirty passengers suffered minor injuries. Fireman Dirk from Decatur was severely scared.
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Decatur
Dirk
Danville
Blood transfusion fails to save Karl Richter
In Springfield Karl Richter dies of typhoid fever after doctors transfuse blood from three of his brothers. A pint from each brother was given. A fifth brother remains ill with the fever.
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Springfield
Karl Richter
Karl
Record Timothy Yield Hits New High at German Valley
Record timothy seed yields reported on the farm of George Reuter in German Valley. An average of ten bushels per acre was harvested from a five acre field, a yield one third higher than any previous crop.
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German Valley
George Reuter
Widow of Illinois judge dies in Springfield
Mrs. Sarah B. Wilkin widow of Judge Wilkin of the Illinois supreme court dies at the home of her daughter in Springfield.
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Wilkin
Springfield
Sarah B. Wilkin
Judge Wilkin
Illinois Supreme Court
Baptists Plan Home-Coming Near Freelandville
A home-coming for former members of the Mariah Creek Baptist church near Freelandville will be held Thursday, August 24.
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Bicknell
Mariah Creek Baptist Church
Freelandville
Will lists twenty five heirs of late Mrs McKinstra
Seventy five beneficiaries are named in the will of Harriet McKinstra the estate valued around nine thousand dollars.
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Dixon
Harriet McKinstra
Precocious Baby Delights Classics Aficionados
Mrs Diggs exclaims Mercy as the baby chews a pocket edition of Epictetus. Professor Diggs responds with pride noting the infant’s unusual appetite for the classics and urging to let the child be.
Jones Resigns as President Over Triplet Complications
The Don't Worry club saw President Jones step down due to triplet-related pressures. Members reported personal and organizational strain from caring for three newborns while leading the group.
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Jones
Don't Worry Club
Cuticura Promises Relief for Dandruff and Hair Issues
An advertising brief touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective for dandruff itching burning scalp and hair loss. Apply Ointment to touch spots then wash with Soap. claims best results and offers free sample by mail with a booklet from Cuticura Dept. 11 Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. Ll
Boston
Getting What He Deserves
A Colier's note contemplates the arc of life from birth to death noting kindness and pity in the first and last faces. It critiques the in between faces and suggests the world often reflects one’s own treatment.
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Collier’s
Diggs Deciphers Papyrus For More Lectures
Professor Diggs claims to have deciphered an ancient papyrus given up by half a dozen savants. The result may not benefit humanity, but it will likely help him sign additional lecture contracts.
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Professor Diggs
Unlucky Howell Cited by Powell as Always Off Spot
Powell says Howell is consistently in the wrong place, labeling him an unlucky fellow. The exchange frames Howell as perpetually misaligned, with Powell repeating the dig about his timing.
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Howell
Powell
Johnny
Vices Among The Oldest Things On Record
A wry historical reflection notes that while vices are ancient, history offers no record of their loss nor disappearance. It hints at the persistence of human flaws across time, suggesting enduring patterns rather than eventual abolition.
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Stampalia
New York
Nottingham
Falmouth
North Sea
Paris
Norton Mattos
Lisbon
Portugal
von Bothmer
Strypa
Dniester
Zlota Lipa
Narajovka
Petrograd
Brusileff
War Office
Somme
Balkans
George Pope
National Association of Manufacturers
Weather Bureau
Milwaukee Heaten
Orlando Stowe
South Bend
Ind
Warren
Progressive Campaign Committee
Rock Island
Arsenal Island
Charlies J. O'Connor
Helen Morton Bayly
Mark Morton
Lake Forest
Jil
Q. A. Gilmore
Maryville, Mo
Ella Shipps
William R. Willcox
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Maine
Battle Creek
Holly Springs
Miss
Inez Meckles
Marshall County
la Salle
Joseph Burkhart
W. A. Davy
Deutschland
Virginia Capes
Germany
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Seattle
Wash
Newberry
Fla
Jonesville
8. G. Wynne
Abraham Lincoln
Hodgensville, Ky
Saloniki Front
Florina
Vici Hill
Malareka
Malka Niezeplanina
Dimieaat Jeri
Gumnica
Lake Doiran
Japan
DuPont
News OF Illinois
H. A. McKeene
Illinois Farmers’ Institute
State Institute
Harvey J. Sconce
Sidell Township
Sconce
NEW Home Sewing Machine CO
Cranse, Maga
Sneci
CI TL Lab
Fletcher
Castoria
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