German merchant submarine Deutschland docks near Cape Henry
The 315 foot submersible Deutschland arrives at Locust Point for unloading near Chesapeake Bay after a 4 160 mile voyage. It carries 250 tons of dyes and chemicals and mail, with 29 crew led by Captain Kai lig. The unarmed vessel submerged to avoid warships and set a new record for submarine distance travel.
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Virginia
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Ineta
Timmons
Plague Is Checked by New York Health Officials
Dr Emmerson, New York health commissioner, reports infantile paralysis epidemic under control after prompt action by city health staff. Dr W C Rocker of the U S Public Health Service says the situation looks encouraging, though work will continue to prevent a recurrence and two plans will be presented to curb spread, including travel reporting and restrictions.
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Emerson
New York
W. Cc. Rocker
United States Public Health Service
Rucker
Doctor Racker
Lloyd George Appointed War Secretary After Kitchener
London July David Lloyd George, minister of munitions, was appointed secretary of state for war succeeding the late Lord Kitchener who was drowned when a British cruiser Ce oe Metal Secretee. At the same time Sir Edward Grey, the foreign sec...
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London
David Lloyd George
Lord Kitchener
Edward Grey
Frees Married Men From National Guard Service
Washington July 8. Secretary Baker announced that married men with dependents will be excused from National Guard service during mobilization for Mexican border duty. Honorary discharge will be granted to those displaced by the policy. The order covers guardsmen supporting dependent parents or relatives as well. The War Department also recalled 4 000 to 5 000 former regulars to fill gaps in new regiments.
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Army Organization Act
Going to Canada Is Easy
Ottawa reports Americans may visit Canada without passports or conscription fears. Government clarifies no general conscription exists, only for British-born subjects bound for England. Travelers from the United States are not required to obtain passports or face wartime travel hurdles.
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Canada
Europe
England
United States
Mobilization Chronology Reflects Nebraska Troop Movements
Chronology tracks Nebraska mobilization from June through July with war department orders, camp sites at state fair grounds in Lincoln, units from Osceola to Grand Island and North Platte, muster roll refusals, and departures for Mexican border service. It notes a 3,000-person parade to entrain, 783 enlisted and 55 officers in the Fifth regiment, and a shift of General Hall’s HQ back to the state house. Also reports county valuations rising by about 17 million across 33 counties, Brown county showing a decrease.
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State funds for schools and budge changes in 1916
State funds for schools derive from interest on the permanent school fund, license revenues, and school lands. The 1913 14 apportionment totaled 1 362 227, with 1916 allocations reaching 1 363 826 as biennial changes shift payments to January and July. Other items discuss packing company litigation, near beer enforcement, cider labeling, and a proposed constitutional convention decision.
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Board of Educational Lands
German Casualty Toll Tops Three Million
An official statement from London reports German casualties from the start of the war through June at 3,012,637. The figure includes all German nationalities but excludes naval losses and colonial troops. it is based on German official lists, not British estimates.
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New York Health Officials Abandon Crusade Against Paralysis
City health authorities decide to end the fight against infantile paralysis in New York City after June 1 when 198 children were affected.
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New York City
New York
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A Mrs Lana Vente of Ridwneld Virginia reports dizziness nerves and heat flashes improving after taking Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. The ad urges women to try the remedy for suffocation headaches backaches palpitations and other female complaints.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
New Guinea Marriage Proposals Feature Female Initiation
In New Guinea, men abstain from proposing. Women send a string to a suitor’s relative to indicate love. If the man wishes to wed, he meets the woman, then they decide to marry or reject, with skin marks signifying the outcome.
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Slater
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