Hundred Die As Trains Collision Near Nashville
A devastating wreck on the Nashville, Cauthrine and St Louis line near Dicholomena Bel, killed hundreds and injured many. An engineer allegedly ignored signals risking passenger lives as two trains, one local, one express, plowed into a rear collision. Investigations by three authorities are underway with no clear verdict. Most victims were White, with few women among the dead.
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Neshvile
Tenti
Nashville, Cauthineege & BL Louis
Dichelomena Beal
Newhville
Memphis
Hungry in Germany Declares Food Shortage Causes Protests
A Bodaliet delegate cites a harsh food situation as protests grow in Germany. A Cotter party metchaer opposes more grain shipments to Anetria while officials warn motors and wares face cuts. The speaker argues tightening rationing may yield higher gains for provinces.
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Bodaliet
Mainingve
Cotter
Anetria
Wilk
Miteery Peevnition Amg
Wheat crop shipment report from a department notice
A malformed OCR summary describes a department notice about wheat crep receipt and delivery to a Mr Mi i Hoigmhele, mentioning production, futures, and a forthcoming crop event. It references Feet Of 4OLMNOCR and DYE AOD Heinehuntee with unclear dates and locations.
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Department of Narlentiurd
Warne Geemane Againat Americana
Switserland deputy Kirotel in a violent speech warns Germans that ending their government will drive them toward extremism. He urges peace by ending foreign influence and condemns past rulers as the devil’s agents.
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Berne
Switeerland
Evolatien
Kirotel
Peewtte Ly
Foren
Sulphur Distribution Contract Noted in Woebtowton
A garbled contractual notice from Woebtowton references a sulphur distribution agreement. The fragment mentions parties named Cretiient Wileen and Deen Laben and a private cretiient authority. Details are unclear due to OCR damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woebtowton
Forest Fires in Montana Sweep Vast Fronts
Native forests across Montana burn as winds push flames along the frontiers in late winter conditions. Firefighters battle extensive blazes near rural areas and embattled lines stretch toward mountains and valleys, risking wildlife and homes while authorities mobilize resources.
Japan Plans Army Expansion Amid Defense Restructuring
A clearest current reading shows Japan moving to expand its army and rethink defense strategy. Officials pursue a plan to bolster forces while balancing threats from regional rivals and recent security developments.
Rumored Koehlman Quietly Leaves Copenhagen Officials
Rumors claim former German secretary Koehlman has resigned from duties amid a broader shuffle. The Deutsche official's departure is cited by Merlin observers as reliably reported, with unnamed sources mentioning joining other posts.
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Koehlman
Copenhages
William Tee
Rivardsen Koehimann
Merlin
Ten Million for Italy Credit Granted by Treasury
Washington reports an additional credit of ten million dollars approved by the Treasury Department for Rome. The loan backs Italy as part of ongoing wartime support, with proceeds allocated to fund current needs and bolster allied efforts.
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Italy
Washington
Torsday Ly
Tremaury Department
Cid
Alltex
Marines Land On Russian Harbor On Vladivostok Action
Washington reports indicate measures to safeguard American interests near Lutein as President Wilson approves actions on July 6. Navy Secretary Daniels notes U S Marines landed at Windivestol to protect the American consulate, while officials weigh Allied intervention amid reports of Soviet and German plans around Murmansk and the Ukraine.
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Washington
Lutein
Wileow
White House
Cmelue
Waalington
Wiedivestok
Po Momon
Murninsk Peninawld
Daniels
Mariner of Bluejarket
Murmansk
Thie
Goelst
Germany
Minland
Russia
Ukraine
FUEL RATION NEXT WINTER PROBABLE
Warning from the fuel ministry predicts coal shortages for households next winter if waste continues and local distribution remains unequal. The bulletin urges householder conservation to heat homes to 68 degrees with limited rationing, comparing Britain and France to tighter fuel use.
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Fexnerd
England
France
Former New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchell Dies in Aviation Field
John Purroy Mitchell, former mayor of New York, killed at an aviation field near Lake. born July 20, 1870, Fordham, N.Y. Educated at Amherst University and Columbia Law School. early career as speaker and debater. served as special counsel to the city, then commissioner of accounts. later mayor of New York City.
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New York
John Porroy
Mitchell
Tde Field
Cower Lake
Charles
John Purroy Mitchell
Fordham
N.Y
Peedham University
Columbia Law School
Arthe of
Stow
Submarine debate outcome cited by Capellc amid rising numbers
The report claims Capellc says Amatorden submarines are increasing in number and that Vice Admiral won the debate to the robo stay. Huesalt reports of Innes are alleged to have been exaggerated by allies.
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Capellc
Innes
John Purroy Mitchell Dies in Lake Charles Aviation Field
Former New York mayor John Purroy Mitchell died in an aviation field accident at Lake Charles Louisiana while in government service. Seventy seven bodies were recovered from the wreckage as of report time. A later line mentions the steamer Columbia and additional bodies believed buried, but details are unclear.
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John Purrey Mitchell
New York
Lake Charles
Peoria
Columbia
Karl RB. Baroewoott
McAdoo Regains Health After Illness
McAdoo, who traveled to California weeks ago for throat trouble, announced Sunday that he has fully regained his health. Railroad administration officials here noted his return to strength and capacity following the health setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeeie
California
Ab Athick
Senator Tillman Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Senator Benjamin J. Tillman veteran of 24 years in Congress died at his home on July 3 from a cerebral hemorrhage. A former governor of South Carolina and key Democratic figure, he played a major role in the party and in the Navy wing’s growth, among the first senators to die since the United States entered the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titiwa Wee
Senate
United States
Drygon
Bursting
Witcwnsin
Newlands
Neverling Hendy
Idaho
Hughes
New Jersey
Broussard
Louisiana
Mleswel
Spies Burn Utah Plants in German Plot
In Ogden Utah, a fire injured several manufacturing plants early Sunday. The blaze, found at 10 a.m., was linked to incendiary devices planted in a district housing multiple contracts. Investigators suspect German agents aimed to destroy the plants multiple communities rely on.
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Theden
Utah
Ogden
Explosion destroys four buildings at Aetna Chemical plant
A blast at the Mount Union facility of Aetna Chemical destroyed four buildings and about 490000 pounds of guncotton with no loss of life reported. Fire fragments and logs indicate extensive damage and financial loss estimated at unknown dollars.
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Mount Union
Pire
Aetna Chemitent Company
Delay in Mailing Checks Explained Washington
Misunderstanding of the war risk insurance act has caused delays in mailing monthly checks and allowances to enlisted men and dependents. The issue affects soldiers, widows, and orphans awaiting insurance payments and related stipends amid wartime administrative confusion.
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Washington
Excursion Steamer Tragedy Near Peoria Drowns Many
A fogbound excursion trip on the Columbia overture from Peoria to Pekin ends in disaster five miles below Peoria as the steamer sinks after ramming the river shore. About 450 aboard. death toll estimated up to 175. Survivors report panic and rapid sinking, crews aiding passengers as boats rush to the scene.
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Peoria
Illnois River
Alfresco Park
Pekin
Hurses
Senator Tillman Dies in Washington On July 3
South Carolina senator Benjamin Tillman died in Washington on July 3. The news notes his long public service and his forthcoming public appearances. Separately, Salt Lake City announces an engineers training camp to expand housing for police and other units at Fort Douglas, Utah, authorized by the War Department to open on July 5.
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Salt Lake
Engineers
Washington
Fort Douglas
Utah
Premier Botha Warns of Serious Unrest in South Africa
Premier Botha states that serious unrest exists in the Union of South Africa and announces strong police and military measures to quell the situation in Pretoria.
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South Africa
Pretoria
Botha
Union of South Africa
Cone
Bolshevik Moscow Threatens Alliance with Germany
Paris report says the Bolshevik government may ally with Germany and mobilize Russia’s manpower against the Entente. Following Count von Mirbach’s assassination, Germany reportedly seeks passage for troops via Petrograd to the Murman coast and tighter control of Petrograd and Moscow. The Social Revolutionary movement claims supremacy, though revolutionaries remain in the municipal theatre.
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Paris
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Count von Mirbach
Petrograd
Murman
Social Revolutionary Movement
Mirbach
HUN HAS PLANS FOR PEACE CONDITIONS PUBLISHED
Berlin political editor George Bernhard of Vossische Zeitung outlines postwar terms. France and Italy would confer with Germany and Austria on frontiers without third party mediation. German colonies restored. Belgium independent. Central powers' merchants reinstated. Britain to evacuate Ottoman Empire and Persia unconditionally. Prewar status to be restored in Egypt. Dardanelles open to Black Sea states for Russian passage.
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Copenhagen
George Bernhard
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
France
Italy
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Great Britain
Turkish Empire
Persia
Egypt
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Double Tragedy in Idaho on Alpha Ranch
In Alpha near Boise a ranch scene ends in a double tragedy as Edward Dunn kills his brother Tom and then shoots himself. A note to Cascade Bank cashier claims the crime though motive is unclear. The two brothers, lifelong bachelors, owned farms valued at about 30 000 dollars and reportedly quarreled over property.
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Boise
Idaho
Alpha
Edward Dunn
Tom
Cascade Bank
Utah Town Flooded Amid Two Recent Hood Events
Mt Pleasant Utah endured a severe flood on Tuesday night marking the second such Hood event in three weeks. A canyon east power plant that serves the city was shut down, plunging Mt Pleasant into darkness for the rest of the night.
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Utah
Mt. Pleasant
Canyon
Typhoon Ravages Guam Island on July 6
Captain Rey Smith, governor and naval station commandant, reports Guam devastated by a typhoon on July 6. He says half the inhabitants are destitute, crops destroyed, extensive material damage. Steps are being taken to feed the destitute.
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Guam
Washington
Rey Smith
Naval Station
Navy Department
Vladivostok Life Under New Control Reported
A Tokio dispatch to Central News says Vladivostok life shifts as Amur district towns come under Caecho Slovak influence. Russian destroyers at the port are believed to be in danger from actions of the Russian commander.
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Vladivostok
London
Dormutl
Tokio
Central
Amur
One Per Cent of Ships Lost Declared in Commons
In the House of Commons on Tuesday Sir Leo Money parliamentary secretary to the ministry of shipping said ships lost while homeward bound to the United Kingdom since January 1 1918 were a little over 1 percent.
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London
House of Commons
Leo Money
Ministry of Shipping
Sali
United Kingdom
Wool Merchants Charged In Tax Conspiracy Fraud
Boston firm English and O'Brien arrest on federal indictment accusing conspiracy to defraud the government of income taxes. William A. English and John O'Brien are named partners in English and O'Brien, wool merchants of Boston.
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Wnoolmen
Boston
William A. English
John O'Brien
English
Deportation Suits Filed in Bisbee Copper Strike Case
In Bisbee Arizona twenty three suits were filed seeking damages for injuries alleged during the deportation of one thousand one hundred eighty six striking copper miners and sympathizers on July 1 1917. The cases were filed in Tombstone.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Toxibstone
Kaiser Furious After Killing of German Envoy in Moscow
London reports Emperor William orders Berlin talks halted after the assassination of Count von Mirbach, German ambassador to Russia. Berlin seals off the Bolshevik ambassador’s house fearing anti Russian demonstrations as Russo German relations loom. Fragments say Moscow uprising against Bolsheviks was crushed with severe violence and executions.
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London
William
Count von Mirbach
Russia
von Kuelmann
Berlin
United States treasury certificates offered for Fourth Liberty Loan
San Francisco reports a broad sale of treasury certificates as preparations for the Fourth Liberty Loan rise. Issues in blocks of 750 million dollars are planned with dates through October, quota set at 53 million for the twelfth district. Banks hold allotments equal to 2.5 percent of resources, certificates bear 4.5 percent interest, and are sold at par with accrued interest in denominations from 500 to 100000 dollars.
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San Francisco
United States Treasury
Federal Treasury
Fede Reserve District
Arizona
California
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
New York Publisher Arrested for Perjury
Dr Edward A Rumely vice president and treasurer of the Mail and Express publishers of the New York Evening Mail was arrested on perjury charges in a report to A Mitchell Palmer alien property custodian The complaint alleges he did not disclose his relation with Count von Bernstorf German ambassador and Dr Hemeleh F Albert commercial attaché of the German embassy
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New York
Edward A. Rumely
Mail and Express Company
New York Evening Mail
A. Mitchell Palmer
Rumely
Count von Bernstorf
United States
Hemeleh F. Albert
Roosevelt Returns From Alaska After Saving Six Hundred
The United States fisheries steamer Roosevelt under Captain H L Beard rescued over 600 cannery workers including 21 men marooned on an iceberg for three weeks. The ship then towed three large vessels to safety and sailed back to port from Alaskan waters.
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Seattle
Lves
United States Fisheries
Roosevelt
HL Beard
War Council Abolished by Secretary Baker
Secretary Baker on Monday formally abolished the war council and turned over its principal functions to be assistant secretary of war General Mareh the chief of staff and Major General Goethals in charge of purchases storage and raffle.
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Baker
War Council
Washington
Mareh
Goethals
Rumanians Accept Hon Peace Atosterium
Romanian senate adopts the German peace treaty as reported from Bucharest. A separate U.S. measure authorizes payment of 40000 dollars to Greece for injuries to Greek citizens at Omaha during the February 21, 1908 riots, now sent to the House.
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Bucharest
Washington
United States
Greece
Omaha
Senate
House
Iron Workers Demand Wages to Meet Living Costs in Bay Area
An official announcement says 36,000 iron workers and shipbuilders in the San Francisco bay region will seek wage increases. The move aims to match recent rises in the cost of living and is set to influence negotiations with employers and unions in the industry.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Region
Munday
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