Germany Proposes Safe Passage for American Ships
Berlin dated July 9 announces a German note replying to U S submissions on submarine warfare and the Lusitania sinking. It asserts Germany will safeguard neutral life, permit certain passenger steamers under the American flag, and seeks joint action with the United States to ensure safe Atlantic travel and freedom of the seas.
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Berlin
London
United States
Gerard
Germany
Frederick the Great
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Prussia
Republic of the West
America
England
North Sea
House of Commons
Lusitania
WII
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
High Seas
North America
Great Britain
von Jagow
Minnehaha Fire After Explosion Shocks Halifax Voyage
The Minnehaha of the Atlantic Transport line reached Halifax still ablaze with munitions in holds 3 and 4. An explosion at 4:15 PM July 7 followed a day of fire fighting. Two sailors suffered minor injuries. bulkheads and gas prevented entry to the holds as officials suspect a bomb may have caused the blast.
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Halifax
Minnehaha
Atlantic Transport Line
Claret
New York
London
Atlantic
Frank Holt
No. 3
G. Leonard
F. Right
No. 4
125 Tourists Held Up in Yellowstone Park
A party of 125 tourists including United States Senator Brady of Idaho was held up by three highwaymen in Yellowstone park. A New Yorker named Rice was fired at but warned others. the robbers fled after the shot rang out. Soldiers guarded the scene and two suspects were taken into custody.
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Jackson Hole
Imperial
Frederick R. Smith
Rochester
N. Y
Yellowstone Park
Thaw recounts killing of Stanford White on witness stand
New York July 10 Harry K Thaw told how he killed Stanford White in court as he defended his sanity. He said White moved toward his pocket and he shot him after claiming White had wronged Evelyn Nesbit. A doctor said Evelyn Nesbit was too ill to testify in New York.
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New York Harbor
Glen Cove
N. Y
Frank Holt
Cornell
J. P. Morgan
Holt
Jeremiah Ryan
Ryan
Doctor Muenter
Harvard
Central Park
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Cook
Evelyn
Mr. White
Berlin Admits French Gains In Arras Front
Berlin admits German trenches were penetrated near Souchez by French troops along a 60 yard front. In the forest of Apremont French attacks failed with three officers and 400 men taken by German forces amid the broader Arras region action.
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Berlin
Arras
Souchez
Apremont
Narrow Escape Aboard Battleship Alabama At League Island
Five hundred visitors aboard the Alabama flagship of Rear Admiral Helm faced a fierce fire under the forward turret near the 13 inch guns. The crew split into two groups one fighting the flames and the other evacuating toward the gangplank as gunpowder loomed risks. Fire was checked after an hour of intense effort with magazines on high alert, the ship having just returned from patrol duty off the Virginia Capes.
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Philadelphia
Alabama
Helm
League Island
Virginia Capes
British Ships Warned of Hidden Bombs
Washington alerted two British steamers Howth Head and Baron Napier sailing from New Orleans July 9 to beware bombs in their holds. The ships carried mules for the British army and headed for Dublin Belfast and Avonmouth. Secretary Daniels ordered the warning after a New Orleans paper received a letter signed Pearce alleging explosives aboard the vessels.
Rescue Driver and Passenger In Hydroaero Plane Crash
A hydroaeroplane carrying A. B. Gaines and Erwin Morse overturned in the Hudson River with thousands watching. Both were rescued by nearby boats and the craft towed to shore. The incident marred the planned launch of a regular New York Albany hydroaero passenger service.
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New York
North River
A. B. Gaines
Erwin Morse
Chas. W. Morse
Albany
Cincinnati Market Report Prices Across Commodities
The Cincinnati markets show varied bids and ranges for grains, hay, rye, eggs, butter, poultry, cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, and lambs. Wheat and corn prices, dairy product quotes, and livestock rates are listed with quality grades and weight classes.
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Timothy
French Fighters Are Home From Front in Paris
A large group of French troops on four days of furlough returned to Paris after 11 months away. They look healthful with bronzed beards and their homecoming drew touching scenes at railroad terminals and frenzied ovations in the boulevards.
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Paris
Pollus
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Kaiser
U. S
Blaston Steamer
Smith
Brady
Idaho
Shriners
Park
Shriner
Salt Lake City
Utah
Chester A. Lindsley
Brett
William C. Woodward
District of Columbia
New York City
Harry Thaw
Onehalf
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Cincinnati
Francis Lynde
New Orleans
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