Verdun and Somme Fronts Report Galling Night Actions
French forces north of the Somme claim a fortified German work between Hemwood and Monaco farm. At Vaux le Chapitre wood and Chenois near Verdun Germans gain some ground after heavy night fighting. 100 Germans captured, including three officers. Russian reconnoiterers dispatch a bayonet charge in Champagne. British east of Pozières reports further progress. Dutch steamer Zealand sunk by a German submarine. 1293 tons, built 1907.
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Hoerald-Star
Paris
Somme
Hemwood
Monaco Farm
French War Department
Meuse
Verdun
Vaux-lechapitre Wood
Chenois
Damloup
Champagne
Neiuport
London
Poziers
South Shields
Zealand
Zeeland
Bodies recovered in New York Bay identify captain amid Black Tom aftermath
Two more bodies drifted from New York Bay near the Black Tom Island scene. One was Captain Cornelius Leyden, chief of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Police, linking to prosecutions. Jersey City officials ordered a ban on ammunition storage in railroad car piers and shipments through the port, effective tomorrow afternoon, in response to the explosion.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Jersey City
New York Bay
Cornelius Leyden
Lehigh Valley Railroa Police
Leyden
N. J
Europe
Black Tom Island
Chief of Police Carter Writed By Ohio Court
Judge Worley issues an alternative writ of mandamus in a Steubenville case to compel city officials to pay Chief Blaine Carter $220 for May and June salary. Vincent Morelli hopes to join as party defendant. arguments focus on taxpayers rights versus city solicitor control. The matter returns Monday at 9 a.m. for ruling on Morelli’s status and further briefs.
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Worley
State of Ohio
Blaine Carter
Carter
Vincent Morali
Chief Carter
Carl Armstrong
Roy N. Merryman
Vincent Morelli
Attorneyerryman
Mr. Morelli
Steub
Williams
Morelli
Merryman
Toronto clay worker kills self with carbolic acid
Carter Bowles of Toronto aged 36 drained a two ounce bottle of carbolic acid in his home after hours of ill health and despondency. His wife Mrs Bowles rushed to intervene but suffered severe burns from the spill while trying to save him. Bowles died at 3 am. coroner to hold inquest.
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Carter Bowles
Toronto
Bowles
George Bowles
Train Robber Hidden in Express Car at Steubenville
A man claiming to hide in a Pan Handle express car during train No 27 at Steubenville was caught in Newark while attempting to access another car with valuables. The express messenger, armed with a revolver, stopped the thief, who refused to give a name and was jailed by a railroad detective.
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Steubenville
Newark
New York Strikes Planned By Street Railway Men
New York state and city authorities prepare for a potential citywide street railway strike. Amalgamated Association leaders near presenting pay and recognition demands to Manhattan railways. A nationwide walkout is touted as the broader goal to win union organizing rights.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
New York
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
New York Railways
Manhattan
Greater
Louis Frediger
Mr. Frediger
New York City
Plague Disease Shifts to Manhattan Borough
New York on August 2 reports 41 children dead and 166 stricken in the latest 24 hours from the infantile paralysis epidemic. The plague’s seat shifts to Manhattan with record deaths and new cases there, while Jersey City adds three deaths and two cases and neighboring cities show the epidemic remains unchecked.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
New York
Manhattan
Jersey City
Germanys Deutschland Sails to Break Blockade
Fort Monroe reports the Deutschland did not sight from Virginia Capes after leaving Baltimore. Observers note only one allied warship on guard and aero planes over lower Chesapeake bay. Bremen hush follows. no word on sister ship Bremenhaven as the return voyage proceeds toward Germany with cargo of rubber nickel and possibly gold.
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Baltimore
Germany
Virginia Capes
Hampton Roads
Tangier Sound
Chesapeake Bay
Bay
Capes
Coast Line
Newport News
Atlantic Coast
North Carolina
Bremen
Deutchland
Bremenhaven
Paul G. L. Hilken
Fastern Forwarding Company
Deutschland
America
Locust Point
Thomas F. Timmins
Coast Guard
Wissahickon
Timmins
Wagner's Point
Lannan
Nekar
Thomas F. Timming
Patapsco River
Lennan Kreighteo
Annapolis
Here
White Wings Discharged From City Service
Pittsburgh filtration plant at Aspinwall was under police guard after reports that striking white wings and street cleaning drivers tried to recruit laborers from the filtration staff. Several men did not report for work, rumors circulated, and the city council refused a five cent per hour wage hike. Robert Swan, director of public works, discharged 1100 strikers and hired new workers. The strikers belonged to the American Federation of Labor.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Pittsburgh
Aspinwall
Robert Swan
Public Works
The
American Federation of Labor
Roger Casement to be executed on Thursday in London
Lord Robert Cecil announced Casement’s execution by hanging at Pentonville for 9 o'clock Thursday. Casement's solicitor Gavin Duffy said there was no change in plans and the condemned man remained unconcerned, eating well and showing no emotion as the hour nears.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
London
Robert Cecil
Rodger Casement
Robert
Ondon
Roger Casement
Gavin Duffy
Dublin
Pentonville
Casement
Duffy
Lack of Funds Threatens I W W Strike in Duluth
Associated Press reports in Duluth that lack of funds may end the Minnesota iron range strike and defeat the Industrial Workers of the World. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a leader, says she remains to canvass laboring men for funds to aid 800 destitute striker families.
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Associated Press
Herald-Stars
Duluth
Minn
Minnesota Iron Range
Industrial Workers of the World
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Two Men Die in Dark Highway Crash Near Dillonvale
An Overland touring car owned by R Butts of Wheeling West Virginia plunged over an embankment on the Steubenville Dillonvale road near Dillonvale killing two occupants, Walter G Brown 45 and Karl Daubert 23, while three others escaped with minor injuries. The other car involved fled, leaving the scene as authorities begin inquiries.
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R. Butts
Wheeling
W. Va
Steubenville
Dillonvale
Walter G. Brown
Karl Daubert
W. G. Sadler
Robert M. Schane
Roy Gerke
W. G. Herb
Nown
Ambankment
Brown
Sadler
Shane
Daubert
Butts
Herb
Scane
Ohio
Temselves
No Trace of Bandits Found After Long Border Search
El Paso Texas August 2 two troops of the Eighth cavalry under Captain William Kelly Jr along with a battalion of the Twenty third infantry scoured gulches and canyons between Finlay and Fort Hancock about seventy miles east in pursuit of bandits reports to General George Bell Jr said three hours of searching the hills yielded no trace of the raiders across the Rio Grande area.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
el Paso
Tex
Eighth Cavalry
William Kelly, Jr
Finlay
Texas
Fort Hancock
Here
Twenty-third Infantry
George Bell, Jr
el Paso Military District
Rio Grande
Bell
Half Ballots Favor Strike Across Railroads
New York voters from four brotherhoods reported at noon that roughly 200000 ballots out of 400000 cast favored calling a general strike on 225 railroads, signaling strong support for industrial action amid the labor dispute.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
New York
Four Brotherhoods
James S. Brailey Sr Dies At 67 In Toledo Politics Shaper
James S. Brailey Sr., 67, a key Ohio political figure and longtime reader of the Foraker faction in northwestern Ohio, died suddenly at his home from apoplexy. He was known as a wheel horse and a veteran at state conventions.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Toledo, O
James S. Brailey, Sr
Ohio
Foraker
Ohio Weather Update Fair and Warmer Tonight
Ohio reports fair and warmer conditions tonight with Thursday turning partly cloudy. Showers are likely along Lake Erie as a weather front passes through the region.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Much for Mingo Junction Public Works Site Debate
Interest runs high in Mingo Junction over where public works will be placed between Deandale and Brilliant. W McD Miller of Steubenville has optioned substantial land for clients who eyed two other sites. The plan hinges on a change as some land from the first plan cannot be bought at the offered price. If new buildings can fit on the optioned land, Mingo’s payroll may rise soon. Attorneys Miller & Miller declined to talk beyond noting the buyers do not intend a smelter plant, countering a published report.
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Mingo Junction
Deandale
Brilliant
W. McD. Miller
Steubenville
Mingo
Miller & Miller
Ty Sil
Wilson maintains states should handle woman suffrage
President Wilson has not changed his stance that woman suffrage should be decided by the states. The White House announced this in response to Charles E. Hughes’s pledge to support a federal constitutional amendment granting the vote to women. The statement yesterday said to be final.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Washington
Wilson
White House
Charles E. Hughes
Death of Col James F Charlesworth Veteran Editor and Politician
Old Warrior James F Charlesworth aged 89 years died in St. Clairsville Ohio. veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars he served as attorney editor and former county official and longtime officer of the state Democratic party. He was wounded in the battle before Mexico City and twice struck during the Civil War.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
St. Clairsville
James F. Charlesworth
Democratic Party
Mexico City
Ameri
Will Sail Tomorrow Philadelphia Delays Departure
London Aug 2 Associated Press reports S. S. McClurey the American publisher, ordered to return to the United States, is spending the interval in London. The steamship Philadelphia will not sail until tomorrow due to the need for cleaning.
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Herald-Star
London
S. S. McClurey
United States
Liverpool
American Line
Philadelphia
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