Italian Destroyers In Running Fight With Austrian Ships
London timer service reports a twenty four mile running duel between Italian and Austrian destroyers at two thousand yards. One Italian ship was hit and a larger Austrian vessel set afire. Italians withdrew to rejoin Piave flotilla as Italians used fire boats to destroy bridges and explosives along the Piave Delta in a joint naval land operation.
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London Timer Service
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
Ftallians
Viave
Piave
Ward Prive
Loudonines
Vinces
Jefferins
Lemon Juice Freckle and Tan Lotion Recipe
A vintage home remedy advises squeezing two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to make a quarter pint of skin brightening lotion. The ad claims it cures freckles sunburn wind burn and tan and promises a harmless, inexpensive result with daily massage on face neck arms and hands.
Cardinal Martinelli Dies in Rome After US Service
Rome July 5 Cardinal Sebastiano Martinelli prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites and former papal delegate to the United States has died. He served as apostolic delegate to the United States from 1893 to 1902 returning to Rome where he later held the role of chamberlain of the Sacred College. Born in San Anna Italy August 20 1848 he was created cardinal on April 15 1901.
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Rome
Sebastiano Martinelli
Sacred Congregation of Rites
United States
Cardinal Martinelli
San Anna
Italy
Sacred College
New Court System Urged by Judicial Reform Committee
Wichita Falls Texas July 5 report of the committee on judicial reform led by Sam Dabney of Houston urges abolishing the present Supreme Court Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Civil Appeals. It proposes a 15 member Supreme Court with nine district judges in nine districts all elective. County courts to be replaced by probate judges and magistrates to shorten appeals. If adopted a constitutional amendment submission to Legislature will follow. Officers to be elected this evening. banquet tonight.
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Tex
Sam Dabney
Touston
Texas Bar Association
Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Court of Civil Appeals
Courts of Civil Appeals
Trotsky plans new Russian Army and universal service
The report by Trotsky proposes universal military service for workers peasants and soldiers to form a strong army. It notes mass registration of males 19 and up, use of bourgeois units for non combat roles, and potential later rank promotion, while detailing money devaluation and banking assets amid wartime financial policy.
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Moscow
Leon Trotzky
Tele
Lenine
Trarzkchina
Tremier Lenine
Tavestia
Autrian
Soldier to Prison Desertion and Robbery Trial at Camp Travis
Private Fobn Conley of the Thirtieth Company, Camp Travis, and an alleged confederate were tried for desertion and robbery after escaping confinement and attacking a guard. Conley was found guilty of desertion, escape, robbery, and assault, with a 25 year sentence after approval. initial life punishment was reduced by Col. Williams. The other prisoner faces similar charges and a medical board reviews his mental state.
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Fobn Conley
Camp Travis
R. CG. Wiliams
Towles
Camp Cravis Law
Conley
St. Joe
Texas
Austin
More Eagles to Fly From Kelly Field Staff
Two Kelly Field Eagle Staff members Frank Savage and Joe Croon passed all physical and mental tests for aviation training and will begin preliminary ground school. Both former newspaper men, Savage in California and Arizona, Croon in Oklahoma. The Magle also has transferred William A. Shea from the Nickerbocker Press in Albany to the Talloon School in Omaha and J. Ol Warah requested transfer to the Coast Artillery at Fortress Mournes Virginia.
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Kelly Field Eagle
Eagles
Frank Savage
Joe N. Croon
Mr. Savage
Mr. Croom
Savage
California
Arizona
Mr. Croon
Oklahoma
Magle
William A. Shea
Nickerbocker Cress
Albany
N.Y
Talloon School
Omaha
Neb
J. 01
Warah
Coast Artillery
Fortress Mourues
Australians Win Sweeping Victory On Hamel Front
Australian troops scored a decisive day on the Hamel village front with heavy gains and many prisoners. Officers praised initiative over passive assault as Germans faltered, while celebrations echoed Independence Day across French and Belgian towns.
Attack at Daybreak on Somme Front
A London dispatch reports a coordinated dawn assault at dawn on the Somme front near Hamel and Fairewood. Australian advances north of the Somme created a deep penetrations while German defenses faced tanks and aerial bombardment. Prisoners exceed fifteen hundred with officers among them. Casualties were heavy on both sides.
Tint the Gray Hairs Away Gray hair woes spark sales pitch
An advertisement touts Brownatone from The Kenton Pharmacal Co offering a hair dye claiming to restore youth by tinting gray hairs. It markets a sulfur free formula in two sizes, 35 cents and 1.15, with a booklet available for 100 cents and a mail order write in Covington Kentucky.
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Kenton Pharmacal Co
Coppin
Covington, Ky
Americans Launch Major Assault Across Somme Front
Troops conducted a large offensive with limited tank losses. Few tanks suffered serious issues and only one tank casualty was reported. The main attack yielded about 1200 German prisoners, with additional raids north and south producing dozens of captives and German dead along the Morlancourt line and at Villesavane. French towns celebrated America’s Independence Day amid the Allied success.
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Hamel
Mikes
France
Belgium
America
Villers-Bretonneauy
River Somme
Morlancourt
Villesavane
Americans in Push Against Foe in Australian–American Raids
A joint Australian and American effort marks the first substantial combined operation. Previously, the two forces conducted raids separately, but now they engage in coordinated action reflecting allied cooperation. Characters and locations reflect 1998 Public Ledger wire content.
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London Timer Service
San Antonin
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
Lawton
Daly T
Aastralian
Note to Holland denies transit concessions over Limburg Railroad
The Hague July 5 A note from Washington and the entente allied governments rejects Dutch press claims of potential concessions allowing transit over the Limburg Railroad The note reiterates the April agreement which loosened the Netherlands from gravel and sand transit duties but did not permit any military supplies transit It also states that a member of Congress is neither an employee nor an officer of the government.
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Hague
Washington
Éentente
Holland
Limburg
Netherlands
Germany
New German Cereal Crop Better Than Last Year
A report from Berlin cites Dr Dieckmann noting drought fears eased as weather improved, with the upcoming cereal year starting August promising better yields though fodder and manure shortages persist. He warns potash delays and Ukraine grain reliance complicate recovery, while meat supplies may lag and Germans increasingly turn to garden cultivation near cities.
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Dieckmann
Ukraine
Cis
Germany
Austria
Rowe Psu
Weckmann
Ia Ee
Blast Kills Several at New Jersey Powder Plant
An explosion at Horeutes Powder Company's plant in Kenvil New Jersey killed several men and injured others today authorities said.
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Hereules Powder Company
Kenvil
No d
New York
Horeutes Powder Company
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Red Guards Defeated in Siberian Clash
London reports Czecho-Slovak forces rout Bolshevik troops west of Irkutsk and drive them east of Lake Haakel amid cut communications. Washington notes disconnection with Vologda Moscow and western Siberia. Stockholm expects Finland to declare war on Entente. Montreal negotiators seek to avert a railroad strike with wage demands for shop 75 cents and other classes.
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London
Tkutsk
Sberia
Irkutsk
Lake Haikel
Washington, D. C
State Department
Vologda
Moscow
Siberia
Department
Francis
Phin
Montreal
Canada
Federated
Rtailway Trades Brotherhood
Canadian Railroad Board
Cays
American Aviators Down Two German Planes on Marne Front
On the Marne front in July an American air unit reports two German airplanes shot down in flames. In a night patrol, two Germans were wounded and another killed by an American detachment. The engagement indicates a new German division opposing American forces in the sector.
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Associated Press
Marne
Senate Receives War Profiteering Figures From Treasury
Treasury delivers war profits data to the Senate as demanded by Idaho Senator Kora in a resolution seeking information on profiteering during the war.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
The
Treasury Today
Kora
Idaho
Rear Admiral Aaron Ward Dies After Illness in Roslyn
Rear Admiral Aaron Ward United States Navy retired died at his home in Roslyn New York after a three day illness from heart trouble. The notable naval officer had a long career and was widely respected in military circles. He passed away on July fifth in the early hours, prompting tributes from colleagues and veterans.
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Ward
Roslyn
N.Y
Aaron Ward
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