Surprising West Front Attacks Yield Prisoners
Allied operations on the Somme and Amiens fronts result in over 1,500 prisoners captured, including 40 officers, with gains on the Hamel sector and a Beaumont-Hamel raid. British forces repulse a German counter attack and seize prisoners near Chateau-Thierry and Strazeele.
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Chateau-Thierry
London
Somme
War Office
Scherpenberg
Ypres
Amiens
Hamel
British War Office
Beaumont-Hamel
Strazeele
Flanders Front
Aisne
Cutry
Montgobert
Bussiares
Broadwell Site Named for War nitrate Plant
Broadwell in Hamilton County chosen as the site for a 15 million dollar nitrate plant to serve the War Department. Air Nitrates Corp official Y Sayer announced after receiving a War Department acceptance telegram from President Frank H. Washburn in New York.
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Broadwell
E. Y. Sayer
Cincinnati
Air Nitrate Corporation
Broadwell Tract
Little
Miami River
Terrace Park
War Department
Mr. Sayer
Frank H. Washburn
Air Nitrates Corporation
New York
Finland May Join Hans in War Against Entente
editorial offices forecast a Finnish declaration of war on the Entente within hours. Germany aided the Finnish Government by sending troops to curb the Red Guard, which sought a Bolshevik style regime, maintaining German influence over Finland and encouraging broader actions.
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Finland
Hans
Stockholm
Germany
Red Guard
Chicago Telegraphers Reject Union Call in Resolutions
About a thousand Western Union Telegraph Company workers in Chicago declare they are not members of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America. They state their president Sylvester J. Ron encamp does not represent them and they will not heed his strike call. Resolutions were signed only by employees with five years or more of service.
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Chicago
Western Union Telegraph Company
Wilson
Commerceial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Sylvester J. Ronencamp
Bakery closures ordered for wheat substitute violations
Columbus Ohio five Portsmouth bakeries will shut for two weeks and one for one week for not using required wheat substitutes. Adam and Jacob Pfau run two Scioto county bakeries, Hilltop Bakery in Portsmouth also faces two week closure, Bindery bakery one week.
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Columbus
Portsmouth, C
Adam and Jacob Pfau
Scioto County
Hilltop Bakery
Portsmouth
Bindery
Bolshevik Defeat Reported Near Irkutsk Siberia
A telegram from Irkutsk says Czecho-Slovak forces routed Bolshevik troops west of Irkutsk and pushed them east of Lake Baikal after a battle at Nerkhnic Udinsk on the Siberian railway. Bolsheviks abandoned Irkutsk taking large food stores with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Irkutsk
Siberia
Lake Baikal
Nerkhnic Udinsk
Siberian
Peace speech links war aims to global law and consent
President Wilson in Washington invoked the Declaration of Independence and urged a world war aim based on law and the consent of the governed. He said the settlement must be final and the United States will not compromise until all mankind agrees on peace. Foreign-born U.S. residents cheered the address in multiple languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
America
United States
John McCormack
Barons of
Runnymede
DePALMA WINS AUTO RACE AT CINCINNATI SPEEDWAY
Ralph De Palma won the Liberty Handicap hundred mile race at Cincinnati Speedway driving a Packard in 57 minutes 2 seconds for an average speed of 105 mph. Tom Milton finished second in a Dusenberg Special with Ralph Mulford third after a tire change. Barney Oldfield placed fourth with Denny Hickey Louis Chevrolet and De Lloyd Thompson following. Thompson finished seventh after a 44th lap flag.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ralph de Palma
Cincinnati Speedway
Tom Milton
de Palma
Ralph Mulford
Barney Oldfield
Mulford
Denny Hickey
Louis Chevrolet
de Lloyd Thompson
Thompson
Sedition charges filed over Covington dictograph spy case
Seven Covington men face sedition charges based on testimony from a dictograph hidden in shoeshop owner C. B. Schoberg's shop near the First National Bank of Latonia. Wires ran through the bank basement to a directors' room where Jackson Detective Bureau operatives in Cincinnati received daily readings since March 20, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
C. B. Schoberg
First National Bank of
Cincinnati
Wilson Authorized to Take Wire System
The House passed by 221 to 4 a resolution authorizing the President to seize and operate the national telegraph and telephone lines. The lapse leaves the matter for after the congressional recess, with a threatened Western Union strike potentially limiting presidential interference. Disagreement over White House urgency surfaced as Rep Poul pressed for action after consulting Secretary Tumulty.
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Washington
House
Fordney
McLaughlin
Michigan
Sterling
Ilinois
Woods
Iowa
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Western Union Company
White House
Poul
North Carolina
Tumulty
Senate considers canal links from Chesapeake Bay to Buzzards Bay
The Senate adopted a resolution directing the Secretary of Commerce to study the feasibility of connecting Chesapeake Bay Delaware River New York Bay and Massachusetts and Buzzards Bay by a series of canals.
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Washington
Senate
Saulsbury
Delaware
Secretary of Commerce
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware River
New York Bay
Massachusetts
Buzzard Bays
Turkish Sultan Mohammed V dies amid revolt reports
Reports from Dutch sources reached London claiming the death of Sultan Mohammed V on Wednesday night was not natural and likely linked to a revolutionary movement in the Ottoman Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
London
Mohammed V
Ottoman Empire
Wilson to Receive Paris Doctor Honoris Causa
Le Journal reports President Woodrow Wilson will become the first recipient of the University of Paris new Doctor Honoris Causa degree, marking a historic honor. The ceremony details and date are not specified in the brief note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Paris
University of Paris
le Journal
Campaign for funds for war work drive announced
Washington announces a campaign for a $112,000,000 fund for U M GCA war work to begin after the fourth liberty loan. John R. Mott international secretary will lead the drive after a call on President Wilson. He has just completed visits to 28 states in support of the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. M. GC
Traction Car Crash Kills Three in Danville
An Indianapolis area traction car struck a motor vehicle in Danville, killing three people. Police and investigators cordon off the scene as emergency crews respond to the wreck.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Danville
Lloyd George lauds American troops for Chateau Thierry victory
Premier Lloyd George told American soldiers in France that Germany could have peace tomorrow if she accepts President Wilsons terms. He praised the Americans for showing the Kaiser that new U S troops could meet trained Germans and cited their valor at Chateau Thierry.
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France
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Wilson
Chateau Thierry
All Italy Honors America in Fourth of July Festivities
Across Italy towns from large to small staged celebrations for the Fourth of July. In Ansona 4 a town hall reception accompanied the opening of a new avenue named for President Wilson and Italian naval Lt. Commander Rizzo. The American Red Cross sent a wreath in memory of Garibaldi.
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Italy
America
Rome
Ansona
Wilson
Rizzo
Adriatic
American Red Cross
Garibaldi
Paris Celebrates Independence Day with Fete Across France
Paris and other major cities observed Independence Day with parades and public events. Schools closed and business halted as Lyons Brest and Paris named avenues and squares after President Wilson amid festive excess. Parisians celebrated more merrily than since the war began.
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Paris
France
Lyons
Brest
Wilson
Covington Torpedoed and Sunk in War Zone
The army transport Covington, homeward bound with troop ships and guarded by American destroyers, was torpedoed and sunk while towing to port. Six crewmen are missing. other officers and crew reached a French port. No soldiers or passengers were aboard. The submarine responsible was not sighted by the Navy Department.
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Washington
United States Army
Covington
Navy Department
Transport Afire at Sea Henderson Reaches Port Safely
The U S Army transport Henderson was on fire at sea but reached an Atlantic port without loss of life. Navy officials provided few details and could not confirm if the ship was outbound or homeward bound or the cause of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
Henderson
Atlantic
Navy Department
Pershing Awards Cross to 58 in France
Fifty eight more officers and men of the marine corps receive the Distinguished Service Cross from General Pershing. Among the decorated is Major Edmunds Cole and several honorees are noted to have died in action near Chateau Thierry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
France
Marine Corps
Edmunds Cole
Chateau Thierry
Sultan of Turkey Dead Reported in Vienna Dispatch
Amsterdam report states Mohammed V Sultan of Turkey is dead per a Constantinople dispatch reaching Vienna, noting the unconfirmed nature of the announcement.
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Sultan
Turkey
Amsterdam
Mohammed V
Constantinople
Vienna
I Give All for France the Flag My Love
An excerpt from Cartoons Magazine recounts Lieut. Paul Perigerd of the French Army describing a village parade. A widow kisses the flag after learning her fourth child has died in war. She declares she has given all to France and the flag remains her sole love.
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France
England
Belgium
Lieut
Paul Perigerd
Cartoons Magazine
Wanamaker presses plan for transatlantic seaplane flight
Rodman Wanamaker who built the America a seaplane for a transatlantic run before the war urges the government to authorize a new flight. He cites air patrols over the sea to thwart submarines while officials weigh whether conditions permit moving ahead with the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodman Wanamaker
Mr. Wanamaker
A Warrior's Luck
A West Point graduate tells a beguiling tale of a narrow escape after graduation involving a planned elopement delayed by rain. The scene unfolds as a bronzed colonel recounts the incident to a beautiful woman in a private moment, sparking curiosity about his wartime adventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
West Point
Dayton
What the Shepherd Does
A clergyman famed for begging tells a Sunday school tale comparing a pastor to a shepherd and his flock to sheep. When asked what the shepherd does for the sheep a front-row boy answered with a blunt punchline: Shears them.
Hooverized Coal Order Entered For Winter
A girl leans close with a playful question and a coal order is written for forty lumps as a whimsical note from Purple Cow.
Potato Hag Prods Egotist in Rural Exchange
In a rustic exchange, an aggressive egotist notes he gains nothing worthwhile while Farmer Corntessel retorts that a potato hag behaves the same, underlining a wry rural humor about missed chances.
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Farmer Corntessel
Cincinnati Markets Hay and Grain Prices
Prices across hay and grain categories listed for Cincinnati markets including timothy and clover grades, oats and corn (various numbers), ears, butter, eggs, poultry, and live stock. Values show typical bid ranges for buyers such as shippers, farmers, and processors with per unit and weight indications.
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Cincinnati
Best Medicine for Women Claims Relief in Portsmouth
A Portsmouth Ohio woman Mrs Sara Shaw testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her irregularities and pains restoring her strength for family duties The letter urges other women to try the famous root and herb remedy and invites medical advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts backed by forty years of experience.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Lyaia E. Pinkham
Sara Shaw
R. No
Shaw
Lydia E. Pinkham
Judge offers court appointed counsel chooses unknown in corridor
In a Washington hotel lobby anecdote Representative Edward Brown recalls a man arrested for a minor charge and facing trial with no funds for a lawyer. The judge asks which counsel to appoint, listing several named lawyers and one stranger out in the corridor, to which the prisoner replies he will take the fellow outside.
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Washington
Edward EB. Brown
Wisconsin
Jones
Smith
Green
Brown
Philadelphia Evening Telegram
Nursing Fallacies in a Witty Exchange
A playful dialogue between Briggins and Miss Cayenne explores self esteem. She suggests excessive self regard leads to poor judgment and flawed behavior, framing a humorously blunt critique of vanity and confidence.
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Briggins
Miss Cayenne
Convincing Lilly First Kiss Question Phrased
The record notes a playful exchange about who was the first to kiss, with Lilly asking how to judge being first and Til Ly answering that the certainty comes from the absence of a claim. The fragment implies a casual, intimate moment or dialogue.
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Kentucky
Tis
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Moco Monkey
Moco Laboratories, Inc
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Tilly
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