Beamain Plot Against India Revealed in U S Case
Federal disclosures detail a Berlin led conspiracy to incite rebellion in India during World War I. Indictments total 98 with 105 people involved including Franz Bopp and Franz Von Papen. Emissaries financed from Germany planned arms shipments and military expeditions from the United States to Bengal and other regions.
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San Francisco
Cal
Berlin
Alfred von Zimmermann
Foreign Office
United States
India
John W.preston
Preston
Federal Grand Jury
Europe
Aid Preston
Wilelmstrasse
England
Iman
Leame
Pacific
Gery
India Committee
Dayal
Wesendonk
America
Siam
China
Japan
Bengal
Germany
Franz Bopp
Baron Wilhelm, von Brincken
Y- van Schaack
Ram Chandra
Franz von Papen
Washington
Hans Tauscher
Madame Gadski
Bopp
von Brinken
van Schaak
Angel Island
von Papen
Philippines
Hawaii
Three German attaches dismissed from Chicago consulate
Three former German consulate attaches Herman Neidinger Richard Kulke and George Skubella were dismissed from service and asked to leave the United States after transfer to the Swiss consulate. Acting Swiss Counsel said they behaved honorably in the Swiss office. The action follows a Washington order barring alien enemies from diplomatic employment. A demurrer was argued in the case of Kurt von Reiswitz and eleven others indicted for schemes to foment a revolution in British India before Federal Judge Landis.
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Chicago
Germany
Herman Neidinger
Richard Kulke
George Skubella
Henri Neussle
Washington
Kurt von Reiswitz
Gustav Jacobsen
Albert Wehde
British
India
Landis
Missing man found in jail after mistaken burglary arrest
Edward Mayhew, missing and sought by friends, was jailed for 57 days after a policeman mistook his search for a keyhole as burglary. He claimed he could not find the hole and was later released when the error was found.
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Edward Mayhew
Atlantic City
New York World
Mayhew
London Air Raids Prompt Calls for Retaliation
Citizens in London reacted to German raids as air raid sirens sounded and anti-aircraft guns fired. Bombs shaken streets and children played moments before, with debris and dust marking where casualties occurred, heightening calls for reprisals against the German bombers.
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Doring
London
England
French Air Raid On Essen and Treves In Large Offensive
French airmen conducted a large offensive against German targets dropping 24 tons of bombs on the Krupp works at Essen and on Treves. The raid followed German bombs on Nancy hospital in France with three deaths and injuries at Epernay. The plan credited Marechal D Logis Gallois with the Essen mission amid reports of fires at several targets and clashes near Hill 304 Dead Man's Hill and Carspach wood.
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Paris
Krupp
Essen
Treves
Nancy
Epernay
Germany
Lugwigsthofen
Hill 304
Dead Man’s Hill
Rhine
Carspach Wood
War Office
Amaline
Ludwigshafen
Marechal D. Logis Gallois
Retaliation Talk Grows as Germany Spying Sparks Sweeping Moves
United States hints at reprisals against Germans in three lands after German spy activity and Belgian atrocities. Diplomats are being expelled, with about thirty more Germans to depart. censorship and spy hunts intensify, while Americans assist the Spanish envoy in Berlin and antiwar publications face suppression.
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Washington
Dd. Co
United States
England
France
Legation
State Department
Berlin
Germany
M. Bern
H. Chauffhausen
New York
Belgium
Africa
Postoffice Department
Reason
Mother Earth
Tom Watson
Colorado
Arizona
Ashurst
Guard Reinforcements to France Target Young Officers
The War Department urged urgent recruitment for the second officers training camps opening August 27. It stressed that young candidates aged 25 to 31 or younger will be favored and that prior military service counts little. The plan prioritizes state based units and neighborhood assignments, with territorial guards excluded from early calls. The National Guard needs 106,880 more men to reach full war strength.
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New York Guard
Spartanburg
S. C
Adjutant General's Office
Army
Adjutant General’s Office
War Department
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
National Guard
State Leases Sand Beach Reserve to Austin for 50 Years
The State through the governor and Col. Charles L. Stowe leases the Sand Beach Reserve on the Colorado River to Austin for fifty years starting August 1 1917. The site will be used with the city water works system.
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Austin
Tex
Charles L. Stowe
Colorado River
Pacifists at Chicago hiss Wilson's name during protest
Chicago pacifists disrupted a mass meeting moved from Cubs ball yard to River View Park. Colt leaders and speakers including William E Mason and Scott Nearing urged labor revolution, while government agents attended and left unmolested.
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K. M. Landis
Chicago
Sunda
River View Park
Cubs
William E. Mason
Roosevelt
United States
E. C. Wentworth
F. Friedisdorf
Plainview Bonds Approved by Attorney General
The attorney general's department approved $40,000 Plainview street improvement bonds at 5 percent maturing in 40 years with a 10 year option and $10,000 Mexia independent school district bonds at 6 percent maturing in 40 years with a 10 year option.
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Plainview
Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
Plainview Street
Mexia Independent School District
Major Jones Appointed Surgeon for Texas Guards Unit
Dr. Everett Jones of Wichita Falls Texas has been appointed by General John A Hulen as major surgeon of the Seventh Regiment Texas National Guards. Major Jones will command a sanitary unit of thirty seven men to be raised in Wichita Falls.
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Everett Jones
Wichita Falls
Tex
John A. Hulen
Texas National Guards
Jones
Increased Activity in Manganese Mining
Secretary Lane reports manganese mining in the United States rising to meet steel demand. Six months of 1917 shipments reach 28 345 tons, Nearly 10 percent higher than all of 1916, with Montana leading early 1917 output. Lower grade ore also sets records as production accelerates.
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Washington, D. C
Lane
America
Department of the Interior
Montana
United States
United States Geological Survey
Three Cent Postage Proposed for Better Service
The Hartford Post argues that raising to three cents for first class mail, or two cents for postal cards, would fund improved service and reduce mail clutter. It notes war taxes could fall on large corporations and that peace time adoption might still be worthwhile to enhance efficiency and curb useless mail.
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Hartford Post
Guardsmen raid Socialist rally in Lorain injures four
In Lorain Ohio on July 17 National Guardsmen raided a Socialist gathering after warnings to stop anti war speeches. Barry M Waite was seized briefly before being released. Four Socialists were injured in the ensuing melee as rescuers tried to free Waite.
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Lorrain
Ohio
National
Barry M. Waite
Waite
Fear Race Rioting Newcomerstown Local Conflict Emerges
Officials warned that even minor acts could inflame black and white residents in Newcomerstown Ohio. A 100 man rifle posse captured a black man accused of shooting watchman Alva Meyers and moved him to a nearby town. Meyers is in serious condition as tensions rise with 600 black workers imported from Alabama amid threats of organized revolt.
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Newcomerstown
Ohio
Alva Meyers
Meyers
Alabama
Horse Meat Now Legal in Portland Markets
Portland dispatch reports city council approval of an ordinance regulating sale of horse, mule, donkey, burro, and goat meat. Meat must be plainly labeled and inspected, with horses named Dobbin and Billy among those to be sold after thorough checks. The first market opened with 22 wild range mustangs, prices quoted from 4 to 12.5 cents per pound.
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Portland
Ore
New York World
Dobbin
Billy
Maud
Oregon
Fort Worth Ex-Students Urge Legislature Reconvene
Fort Worth Ex-Students Association adopts a lengthy resolution urging Speaker F O Fuller and House members to reconvene the Legislature to settle the clash between Governor Ferguson and the State University. The call was unanimously adopted at the Fort Worth Club.
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Fort Worth
Tex
F. O. Fuller
House of Representatives
Ferguson
State University
Ex-students Association
Railroad Attorney Damages Question Sparks Wry Exchange
In a Porst Jervis Gazette quip, Van Hardup jokes about damages after a wreck while noting the belief that no scratch appeared on him. The exchange highlights the mental shock and mood following the incident.
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van Hardup
Deacon Buncomb Hidden Good Deeds Highlighted
A light exchange quotes Wiggs and Wasss about Deacon Buncomb’s habit of doing good deeds quietly. Puck remarks on his concern that others must notice.
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Wiggs
Deacon Buncomb
Wasss
Puck
Government waits on states to start draft lottery
Washington set for draft within ten days after all local boards assemble and assign numbers. Crowder reports twelve states ready for the levy. The glass globe drawing will be public with a committee watching, per President Wilson's request. States listed as ready include Rhode Island Connecticut Delaware Louisiana Maine Nebraska New Mexico Tennessee West Virginia Wisconsin Vermont Arizona and District of Columbia.
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Washington
D. C
General Crowder
Baker
Wilson
United States
Rhode Island
Connecticu
Delaware
Louisiana
Maine
Nebraska
New Mexico
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Vermont
Arizona
District of Columbia
Boost in Gas Flow Aids Cincinnati Supply
Vice President Cartwright of Union Gas and Electric announces gas boosters will be installed along the Cincinnati to West Virginia pipeline. Six or more stations will raise pressure at key points, reducing back kick and keeping gas flowing to Cincinnati.
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Cartwright
Union Gas and Electric Company
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Cincinnati Times-Star
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