Launch Many Ships on Fourth in Massive U S Shipyards
United States fleet expanded with near one hundred ships launched on July Fourth as 76 shipyards from Bath to Los Angeles supported by leaders including President Wilson General Pershing and Secretary Redfield. Lane craft from 76 yards and multiple shipyards worldwide marked a historic war effort with simultaneous keel layings and proud telegrams.
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Washington
America
Wilson
Pershing
Ks of
Owith
Mwin
Hurley
Redfield
Philadelphia
Superior
Wis
Quincy
Mass
United States
Maury
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Bethlehem Fore River
London
Lloyd Georgesent
Weartfelt
Big Celebrations On Fourth of July Across Cities
New York crowds on Fifth Avenue greet the Fourth with 75 000 participants from 42 races and nationalities as Secretary Daniels reviews the marchers. Chicago observes Independence Day with a cosmopolitan fervor recalling the original signers and liberty for America and the world.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Daniels
Berlin
Chicago
America
Sultan Mohammed V of Turkey Dead in Constantinople
Amsterdam reports the death of Mohammed V sultan of Turkey at seven o'clock Wednesday night. He seized the throne April 27, 1909 after 33 years imprisoned by his brother Abdul II. Born November 3, 1845 in Constantinople, he issued a 1914 war proclamation blaming the Triple Entente. Heir apparent is Yusseff Izzedune, son of Abdul Aziz.
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Amsterdam
Mohammed VI
Turkey
Constantinople
Vienna
Mohammed V
Sultan Abdul II
Pialace and Gardens
Mohammed
Yusseff Izzedune
Sultan Abdul Azzizi
Miss Rankin Enters Senate Nomination Race
Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana announces candidacy for the Republican nomination to succeed Senator Walsh in November. rankin cited public service and strong views as she challenges for the senate seat in Washington July 8.
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Miss Rankin
Senate
Washington
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
Wa&lsh
Drop Weinsberg Case in St Louis Docket
July 8 report from St Louis states the case against J Charles Weinsberg is dropped amid ongoing docket activity. No further details given on charges or outcomes.
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Drop Weinsberg
St. Louis
J Charles
H. Weinsberg
Sinraed
SINK HOSPITAL SHIP Llandovery Castle Sunk by German Submarine
London reports the British hospital ship Llandovery Castle was sunk 116 miles southwest of Fastnet on June 27 by a German submarine. It was homeward from Canada with 258 aboard including 80 Canadian medical corps personnel and 14 nurses. 24 survivors reached port, one boat with 12 nurses capsized with drowning of the sisters. The submarine commander said the ship was sunk for carrying American aviation officers and allied fighting service personnel.
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London
Llandovery Castle
Fastnet
Admiralty
Canada
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Lyon
Medical Corps
Yanks See 3 Subs Sunk Off Irish Coast
An Atlantic port report says a British transport carrying 17 400 American soldiers fought German submarines off the Irish coast with a destroyer aiding. The ship rammed and sank one submarine and is in dry dock in England after a large hole tore its side. Soldiers cheered the British gun crew as subs fell.
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Atlantic
Irish
Washington
England
Turkey Must Explain to U S
Washington reports Turkish regular troops burned and looted the American hospital at Tabriz. Confirmation came through the Spanish government to the State Department. A formal protest and demand for satisfaction have been presented officially to the Turkish government through Sweden. the next steps depend on the reply.
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Washington
Tabriz
State Department
Sweden
United States
Speed Boat Pilot John Milot Dies in Detroit
Detroit reporter notes pilot and racer John Milot died here on July 8. Milot was known as an automobile racer and speed boat racer, and in 1915 piloted Miss Detroit I to victory over the Detroit river course.
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Detroit
Mich
John Milot
Detroit River
Illinois Aviator Safe With Army in France Report
Lieutenant William H. Brotherton of Guthrie Oklahoma noted as an American aviator serves with the American Army in France. The brief dispatch confirms his safety and assignment status amid ongoing operations on the Western Front.
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Llinois
France
William H. Brotherton
Guthrie, Tm, N
Lator
Crowder explains work or fight order limits
Provost Marshal General Crowder clarifies that the new work or fight regulations exclude men outside draft ages. He says the order is a military step and does not change employment laws for unregistered men, offering more job opportunities as draft liable workers stay in the field.
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Washington
General Crowder
Czecho-Slovaks Defeat Bolsheviks in Siberia
A dispatch from Irkutsk reports Czecho-Slovak forces routing Bolshevik troops west of Irkutsk and east of Lake Baikal. Russian government troops expelled from Nerkhnie Ud {nsk after a battle. Stockholm notes a Finnish declaration of war against the Entente is anticipated.
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London
Irkutsk
Siberia
Lake Baikal
Nerkhnie Ud
Powder blast at Semet Solvay plant kills 65 near Syracuse
Two explosions at 9 30 Tuesday night tore through the Semet Solvay company plant at Split Rock causing a massive blast and fire. At least 65 dead and 200 injured as concussions shattered downtown windows and panic spread through residential districts. The fires reached the TNT vats and two blew up.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Semet- Solvay Company
Split Rock
Here
Senate U K Bond Bill Passes In Senate
Washington July 8 The Senate approved a bill authorizing eight billion dollars in Liberty bonds without a roll call. The measure now moves toward enactment and would fund national defense and war efforts.
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Washington
House
Senate
To Raise Express Wages
Chicago July 8. George C. Taylor president of the Railway Express company says wage raises for federalized express company employees are the first steps planned under government control.
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Chicago
George C. Taylor
Railway Express Company
U. S. Flyer Is Prisoner in Washington Job
Ensign George Roe of Scituate Massachusetts a U S Navy aviator is listed as a prisoner in Washington following an incident described in a terse wartime dispatch. Details are sparse but indicate capture and confinement at a military facility.
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U. S
Washington
George Roe
Scituate
Mass
U S Transport Covington Torpedoed and Sunk in War Zone
The Army transport Covington, returning from France with thousands of soldiers, was torpedoed and sunk last Monday night. Six crewmen are missing, but all officers and other crew landed at a French port. No army personnel or passengers were aboard. The Covington, formerly the Hamburg‑American liner Cincinnati, was 608 feet long and 16,380 gross tons.
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Washington
Covington
France
Cincinnati
Boston
United States
Ernest C. Anderson
Lynn
Mass
Joseph B. Bowden
Mountain Lake
N. J
Ambrose C. Ford
Somerville
William Henry Lynch, Jr
Manchester
N. H
Albert S. Payne
West New Brighton
Staten Island
Lloyd H. Silvernal
Bainbridge
N. Y
Navy
Botha Faces Unrest in South Africa Amid Suspected Enemy Plots
Premier Botha warned Friday that serious unrest grips South Africa and that enemy agencies may be at work. Police and military measures were stepped up to cope with the crisis as authorities suspect efforts to divide Europeans and natives.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Botha
Union of South Africa
Food profiteering profits report to Senate
The Treasury sent a report to the Senate detailing wartime profiteering. Data shows profits ranging from zero to 180 percent for daily interests, banks to 80 percent, contractors up to 596 percent, and flour mills to 437 percent. A food dealer with $1,000 capital had a 2,183 percent gain, while another food concern with $325,000 capital earned 34.75 percent excess. Clothing firms with $400,000 capital saw a 15 percent jump.
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Senate
t@ treasury
Borah
Idaho
Washington
Votes to Seize Wire Lines in War Measure
The House approved a resolution authorizing the president to take control of telegraph and telephone systems for the war. The vote was 221 for and four against, with the measure sent to the Senate as Western Union Telegraphers planned a strike for union recognition.
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Washington
Telegraphers’ Union
House of Representatives
Senate
Germany Lands Large Forces on Finnish Coast
Stockholm reports Germany landed large military forces last week at Hungoe on the Finnish coast west of Helsingfors with full winter equipment. Reliable sources confirm the deployment amid ongoing war activity.
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Stockholm
Germany
Hungoe
Helsingfors
Royal Family Members Sail From Copenhagen in Steamer
Copenhagen July 6. Several members of the Russian royal family boarded a steamer that recently left Murmen casting dispatches. The voyage appears aimed at a discreet departure amid rumors of political tensions.
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Copenhagen
Murmen
Independence Day address by Wilson at Mount Vernon
President Wilson speaks at Washington's tomb declaring that Prussian rulers fear their own people and outlining aims for a world peace based on freedom for all classes. He urges a League of Peace and the destruction of arbitrary power while linking American ideals to global liberty and the war effort.
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Mount Vernon
Kaiser
George Washington
America
Wilson
Washington
Diplomatic Corps
Runnymede
Virginia
Russia
United States
Prussia
Not a High-Priced Man
An anecdote from Camp Logan recalls a corporal’s blunder during mimic warfare praised by his lieutenant as sharp as an oyster with the hives. A seaside hotel landlord notes submarine demonstrations draw steady crowds, proving they hurt business little.
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Camp Logan
Pertinent Inquiry on German in Public Schools
A reader questions the policy on teaching German in public schools. The inquiry seeks guidance on curriculum inclusion and potential objections or support from the community and school authorities.
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