Captain Koenig Announces Deutschland Victories at Sea
Captain Paul Koenig of the Deutschland declares future German submarine activity will include the Bremen cargo ships. He touts dye stuffs for American friends, defends peaceful merchant aims, and claims Germany’s military and agricultural strength. He links open sea trade to German victory and urges friendly US relations.
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Baltimore
Paul Koenig
Deutschland
Bremen
Deutsches Orean Riederer G. M. B. H
Deutsche Ozean Riederei
Great Britain
Germany
Star Gossip Promises Page Five Insight On Politics
A playful tease urges readers to turn to page five for the latest political gossip and updates, highlighting the star's influence and the mood of the political scene as temperatures rise.
Power and Vote Clash in King County Machine Clash
A heated call denounces the Hinky Dinks and Bath-House Johns political machine in King County. Citizens are urged to vote in September primaries to end the county employment slate and elect honest, efficient public office, claiming the machine coerces workers into supporting a boss slate. The appeal stresses free American votes and the power of voters to smash the machine.
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King County
George Lees
W. M. Whitneys
Hamiltons
Frank Mullens
Prize Winners Named In The Star Baby Contest
The Star announces winners from 922 Seattle babies submitted. First prize goes to Jane Hyde, five months, for $25. Wilfred Brant nine months wins $10. Margaret Burgess sixteen months receives $5. Margaret Swyney aged two and a half wins the fourth prize. Prizes will be mailed.
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Seattle
Dan Landon
Jane Hyde
Joe Hyde
Sixth Ave. N. EF
Wilfred Brant
B.S. Brant
Margaret Burgess
J. W. Burgess
Margaret Swyney
H. M. Swyney
Meridian
Guardsmen pay for failure of U S to prepare
Calexico July 10 Fifty of Washingtons militiamen are in the regimental infirmary with sickness from extreme heat and typhus serum. Medical officers report none in serious condition as temperatures reach 108. A camp order bans liquor while beer on draught is posted at nearby saloons and vineyard signs warn prohibition would spoil the vineyard.
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Second Infantry
Calexico
Cal
Washington
The
Tem
Gillies and Chauffeur Held in Jail-Break Case
In Olympia Washington on July 10, Mrs. John F. Gillies and Chester Bateman the chauffeur were jailed on suspicion of involvement in the Friday night break of John F. Gillies a convicted looter. They were found with tickets toward East St Johns and were later believed en route to Mexico.
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Portland
Chehalis
Mexico
Chester Bateman
Roberta
Bandit Attempts Suicide in County Jail
A street car bandit named John W. Pierce, doomed to a long penitentiary term, tried to hang himself in his jail cell. He used torn pillow slips and sheet to fashion a rope and suspended himself from the cage roof as evangelists sang nearby.
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John W. Pierce
Pierce
Income Tax Receipts Rise to 124 Million, McAdoo Reports
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo announces 124,867,430 in income tax receipts for the past year, up from 79,828,675 a year earlier. Mrs. Mre. A. Ward of 1509 Ninth Ave reports theft of clothing and a revolver from her apartments.
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A. Ward
Ninth Ave
Deutschland submarine rule exemption sparks U S debates
Washington officials agree the 24 hour rule will not apply to the German submarine Deutschland as to whether it is a merchantman and possible transmission of a Kaiser letter to President Wilson. State department will await treasury findings before action and may permit armed merchant ships if used only for defense. In New York Morris recovers from appendectomy.
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Germany
Poland
Kurland
Baltimore
United Press
North Sea
Washington
United States
State Department
Treasury Department
Koenig
Kaiser
Wilson
White House
Germans Send Fleet of Submarines to Reopen Trade
Deutschland, the giant cargo submarine, arrived at quarantine on the Patapsco river after sailing from Heligoland on June 23. Customs officers inspected 29 crew and cargoes of dye stuffs and other merchandise, with guards guarding the gun-protected wharf as plans for a regular submarine cargo line to America were discussed by backers of North German Lloyd and associated firms.
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Carl D. Groat
U. P
Baltimore
Deutschland
Germany
Patapsco
Chesapeake Bay
Filis
America
Mentha
Fatherland
Paul Koenig
Heligoland
Consignes
Henry G. Hilken
A. Schumacher and Company
North German-Lloyd Line
Paul G. Hilken
North German-Lloyd Agency
Koenig
Ocean Navigation Company, Ltd
Eastern
von Hindenburg
No Guns Found on Board German Submersible
Customs officials report the German super-submersible Deutsch land has no guns or armament aboard. The vessel, which is not a warship or armed merchantman, was boarded by treasury officials at Baltimore.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Baltimore
First Militia Arrivals at Fort Bliss Show Harsh Conditions
Fort Bliss El Paso July 10 twelve hour ordeal under sun without canvas or food as Massachusetts and New Jersey units arrive to face the Mexican border. Officials note extreme unpreparedness, lack of training and scarce equipment versus regulars and Mexican forces, while some guardsmen appear in mixed olive drab and civilian attire.
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Fort Bliss
EL Paso
Massachusetts National Guard
New Jersey
Rio Grande
National Guard
Mexico
Ft. Bliss
Russians Close In On City Of Kovel
Russian detachments crossed the Stochod River and moved toward Kovel, tightening the noose on the rail hub as Gen Brusiloff’s troops reached 20 miles from the city along the Kovel Sarny line. Austro German forces retreated in a demoralized fashion after two days of Russian advance. A separate British force captured the southern area in London dispatches.
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Petrograd
Stochod
Kovel
Brusiloff
Hulevitski
Kovel-Sarny
Haig reports Trentes wood gains northward after Saturday fighting
Land of Trones wood north of Hardecourt extended its holdings northward as Gen Haig reported to the war office this after noon amid Saturday afternoon fighting.
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Trones Wood
Hardecourt
Trained Dog Won’t Do Favorite Trick Any More
Mrs. George F. Newcomb reports her trained dog failed to return her pocketbook after boarding a city car. She said she placed the bag in the dog’s mouth as usual and found it missing on reaching home. The pocketbook contained $9 and personal papers.
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George F. Newcomb
East Madison Sr
Accident Claim Mildly Shared Shot Causing Death
Sequim mourns as 14 year old Daniel Swek gle dies after an accidental shotgun discharge while cleaning a firearm on Friday. Police said the incident occurred in Sequim and the youth was taken to a local hospital where he died. The investigation continues as authorities review circumstances surrounding the shooting.
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Sequim
Daniel Swekgle
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