World News in Brief Shapes War Time Moves
War plans shift National Guard usage with calls on July 15 25 and August 5. Southern units head to front by November under General Wood. U S woodmen aid UK forests while 125 aircraft experts join British efforts. Troops land in France amid cheering crowds and rapid camp deployment. U boat fear resurfaces from Providence Journal. Hoover rapport prompts potential federal control of mills and milk pricing. Death by firing squad chosen over hanging in Salt Lake City. Draft offenders plead guilty in Rockford Illinois. Killamancoe dam breach floods town of Naines. Dairy and poultry groups join Hoover food administration. Wisconsin assembly passes loyalty resolutions.
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War Departmental
Washington Tunic
Cal
National Guard
Charles Virden
State Board of Administration
Wilson
Washington
Gregory
Michael Heitler
Mike de Pike
Chicago West Side
Fort Leavenworth
Landis
Heitler
Adjt
Franks. Dickson
Regular Army
Third Tilmots Field Artillery
Fourth
Ilinois
Rockford
J. M. Whitson
Tilmots
Supreme Court
Charles Ostenkoetter
Shannon
Freeport
Ostenkoetter
Bertram Thomas
Mattoon
Brethren College
Westfield
Mt. Olive
Chicago
St. Louis
Illinois
Federal Weather Bureau
Springfield
Bulletin
Lebanon
John Cleary
East St. Louis
Third
Sinois Field Artillery
State Art Commission
Worcester
Mass
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew O'Connor
Logan County
Pana
Loyal Order of Moose
John Hale
Iburman Township
Lee County
Carpentersville
George Koster
Galena
Greek Government Breaks Diplomatic Ties in War
Athens announces break with Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey and declares a state of war. Greek ministers are recalled from hostile states as Premier Lloyd George warns peace could harm Europe. French troops enter Athens amid demonstrations and orders to restore order.
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Athens
Germany
Austria-Lungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Austria
Great Britain
Europe
Lloyd George
Glasgow
Post Office Delays Savannah Paper Over Army Brank Attacks
Under the terms of the new act the Savannah post office halted deliveries of Thomas F. Watson's weekly newspaper for alleged army related attacks, awaiting a decision by the post office department.
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Savannah (Ga
Thomas F. Watson
Army Brank
Post Office Department
Washington Passes Priority Shipment Bill Amid War Measures
The House approved a priority shipment bill giving the president power to require preferential transportation of all freight as a war need, following Senate passage. President Wilson prompted informal talks in Washington to modify a prohibition amendment on the food control bill to spare beer and wine.
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House
Washington
Senate
Wilson
Faricuttural
Washiaton
Greek Crisis Report Hints Venizelos to Form Cabinet
A dispatch from Athens cites good authority that Athens says MS Venizelos will form a cabinet in London’s diplomatic context. The report notes the potential shift in governance amid foreign renter disputes and ongoing negotiations with London.
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London
Athens
Venizelos
Conabinet
15 Die on Milwaukee River Excursion Ship
The Christopher Columbus excursion boat disaster on the Milwaukee river killed 15 and left over twenty injured with six in critical condition. A 25 000 gallon water tank toppled from a 100 foot tower, flooding decks as passengers including school groups were aboard. Federal agents opened an inquiry and arrests were hinted.
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Milwaukee
H. W. Thorp
Goodrich Transportation Company
Charles BE. Moody
Fred Blum
Blanche Cooper
Cherokee
Kun
Bertha M. Comstock
Kenyon
Minn
Thomas H. Creel
Parkersburg
W. V
Robert Downs
Colored
Chicago
Eva Eatman
Alfred B. Murray
Cecil Neil
Billings
Okla
Bertha Parsons
A. G. Pollak
Dubuque
Alta Roberts
Morrill
Kan
Frank Saukup
William Steenberg
Adelia Swanson
Charles Moody
James Brody
Brody
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Forty Drown After Niagara River Gorge Car Plunges
Forty people died when a Great Gorge route car toppled by a landslide under a trestle and plunged into the Niagara River near Niagara Falls. Twenty bodies were recovered as rescuers, including firemen and guardsmen, searched the whirlpools and rapids amid ongoing recovery efforts.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Tower Rapids
Tort
Niagara
Soap Factory Worker Seeks Aid After Job Loss
A dirty tramp at a back door pleads for help claiming three weeks of unemployment. He says he worked in a soap factory and the lady remarks that he was not discharged for dishonesty, implying sympathy or judgment in the encounter.
Freckles Claim Rapid Removal With Ethine Double Strength
An advertisement promotes ethine double strength as a guaranteed remedy for freckles. It instructs readers to obtain an ounce from a druggist and apply it nightly, promising removal of dark spots and a clear complexion with money back guarantee if it fails.
English Captain Praises American Submarine Effort
Capt. Jan Hay, English soldier and lecturer, lauds America’s swift and energetic actions against the submarine threat in New York. He notes, in his estimation, that ability will out in both countries, though he wryly adds it will out in the old country at the elbows.
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Hay
Jan Hay
New York
America
Cuticura Routine Promises Relief From Dandruff
An old advertisement urges dandruff and itching relief by massaging Cuticura Ointment into the scalp then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water each morning. It promotes daily use as a preventive toilet preparation and offers a free sample via mail, addressed to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Humorous Exchange on Servants in Mr Crosslets’ Home
In a light remark, Mr Crosslets says his household avoids long staying servants, reducing future trouble. The exchange hints at humorous family anecdotes and employer expectations about staff.
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Evanescence
Mr. Crosslets
Great send-off for Tabbs sparks sharp comeback
In a lively exchange, observers note Tabbs received a grand send-off. The other speaker answers with a wry remark about any possible return, signaling a playful postscript to the farewell.
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Teutonic War News
Department of the South
France
Wood
Memphis
Tern
New England
United Kingdom
Aircraft Production Board
U. S
Providence
R. I.) Journal
United States
Atlantic
Cuba
C. H. Potter
Elgin
The
Milk Producers’ Association
Herbert C. Hoover
Howard de Weese
Salt Lake City
Winnebago County
Haines
Food Administration
George RE. Slaskell
Mr. Hoover
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Hague
Westfalen
Rotterdam
Copenhagen
Terschelling
Avion
Lens
Elder-Dempster
Addah
Turtebise
Paris
London Times
Reuter Disputch
Coal Committee
Council of National Defense
Decatur
Tfl
Interstate Commerce Commission
McChord
Conmission
Senate Finance Commmittee
White House
Cortonera
Hitumfinous
Snathractte
National Defense Council
Couat Committee
Earl Barona
Defense Councils
Great Gorge
Bright
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Daisy Fly Killer
Lydia E. Pinkham
A Watson E.coleman
Washington, D.C
Marine Eye Remedy Co
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