United States Grand Juries to Indict I W W Leaders
The plan calls for Attorney General Gregory to assemble United States grand juries in cities including East St. Louis Douglas Arizona Bisbee Arizona and sites in Oregon and Washington. A United States Judge would preside and indict and try offenders on the spot to strike a rapid blow against the I W W with evidence tying its finances to German agents. Senator Sherman will push to start investigations and place documentary evidence for immediate government use.
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Western Union
Washington
United States
Gregory
Congress
East St. Louis
Douglas
Arizona
Columbus
N. M
Bisbee
Oregon
Department of Justice
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Sherman
Senate
Czech Minister Attacks Austria Over German Ally Ties
In Vienna new commentary reports former Czech Minister Praschek saying world hatred targets Germany not Austria and urging Austria to break with Berlin. He questions how peace can come if Austria remains tied to Germany and accuses Czech deputies of seeking an Austria Russia France alliance.
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Zurich
Reichsrath
Herr Praschek
Austria
Germany
Vienna
Russia
France
Triple Robbery Killings Shock Carrolltown Area
In Carrolltown near Carrol ltown fair grounds three masked gunmen shot and killed Edmund I. Humphries a 42 year old coal company head his wife Carrie Humphries 35 and their son Edmund I. Humphries Jr 15 George C Tompkins 41 secretary to the Newborn Coal Company narrowly escaped death as enraged townsfolk formed a manhunt across the countryside.
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Johnstown
Carrolltown Fair Grounds
Carrolltown
Edmund I. Humphries
Newborn Coal Company
Carrie Humphries
Edmund I. Humphries, Jr
George C. Tompkins
Philadelphia
Humphries
German Torpedoes Weakening In WWI Analysis
The Navy League of the United States reports German torpedoes are weakening with a nearly 10 knot speed loss since the war began, reducing accuracy of fire after expert technical review.
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Washington
Navy League of the United States
Russians Take 1600 Prisoners in Galicia Front Action
In Galicia fighting Russians captured 1,600 prisoners and forced Austrian troops from Lodziany region southwest of Kalusz. They held other front lines as enemy forces made fierce counterattacks nearby.
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London
Galicia
Lodziany
Kalusz
Norwegian liner Kristianiafjord Runs Aground Near Cape Race
The Kristianiafjord carrying 1200 passengers from an American port via Halifax to Norway ran aground seven miles west of Cape Race on the southeastern coast of Newfoundland. Passengers were landed safely at Portugal Cove and later brought by train to St Johns after fog and heavy rain caused the loss of bearings.
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St. Johns
N. F
Kristianiafjord
Halifax
Norway
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Portugal Cove
Goethals Announces 3 Million Tons Of Shipping In 18 Months
Major General George W. Goethals, head of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, says two government shipyards will build 400 steel merchant ships and deliver 3,000,000 tons of shipping within 18 months. He plans to commandeer 1,500,000 tons under construction for private account and to offer bids for wooden ships under a design approved by the corporation.
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Western
Union News Service
Washington
George W. Goethals
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Denman
The
Fleet Corporation
Wilson
General Goethals
Congress
Aircraft Bill Perfected for U S Air Force Expansion
Washington reports the House Military Affairs Committee perfected the administrations aircraft bill. It sets a 640 million dollar fund for a new air service, authorizes the War Department to enroll 75 000 air personnel, and grants the President broad power to grow the aerial fleet possibly including a draft. The War Department would build about 22 625 airplanes in a year and a larger number of engines.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
American Air Service
War Department
Explosion at Mare Island Navy Yard Kills Six
Naval officers and federal agents investigated a black powder magazine explosion at Mare Island near Vallejo California. Six people died and 31 were injured. Rumors of conspiracy arrests were unconfirmed. Captain Harry George, yard commandant, would not comment pending inquiry results.
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Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco Bay
Harry George
Commission to Russia Near End of Mission
Washington reports the Root led delegation has virtually completed its work in Russia’s Provisional Government and will return home soon. Officials express satisfaction, crediting the mission with stabilizing Russia through timely advice and full US support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Russia
Elihu Root
United States
Hoover Charges Senate Delay Harms Farmers and Public
Washington sources say after the Senate postponed the food bill for 10 days Herbert Hoover warned the delay will push the entire wheat crop into speculators’ hands. He says farmers and consumers bear the burden while profiteers gain from stalled food control legislation.
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Washington
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Miners Form Home Guard To Oust I W W Agitators
Three hundred miners from the Quincy Mine organized a home guard in Hancock Michigan with the stated aim to expel all Industrial Workers of the World agitators from the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock, Mich
Quincy
Secretary Daniels seeks $100 million for ships and building
Secretary Daniels asked Congress for a deficiency appropriation of 100 million dollars to fund additional destroyers and submarine chasers and to accelerate the general building program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Washington
Congress
Bisbee Deportations Prompt Outlawry Stop
More than 1,100 Industrial Workers of the World were deported from Bisbee in 24 cattle cars to Columbus New Mexico. Local authorities released the detainees and guards may return. F B King railway official was arrested for bringing them in and two deaths occurred during the expulsions.
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Bisbee
Aziz
Columbus
N. M
F. B. King
el Paso and Southwestern Railway
German Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg Resigns Rumor Swirls
Berne reports through the Vossische Zeitung that German Imperial Chancellor Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg has resigned. Emperor William reportedly postponed the resignation. A Berlin telegram cites Crown Prince intervention as the cause. Rumor says the entire government may resign as the Reichstag refuses a war credit without policy clarity. An imperial proclamation is anticipated.
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Berne
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
William
Reichstag
I. W. W. Strikers Trapped In New Mexico Stockade
About 1,300 I W W strikers deported from Bisbee Arizona are interned in a stockade near Hermanas New Mexico guarded by armed men. Inside the camp the prisoners sit around fires and listen to fiery harangues against the Government the war and the wealthy.
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Hermanas
New Mexico
Bisbee
Ariz
Oyster Suit Filed Against Mayor and Police Chief
An ouster bill in Memphis charges Mayor Ashcraft and Police Commissioner Douglass with willful inaction against Prohibition and other laws, citing police department inefficiency, payroll loading to build a political machine, and charter violations.
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Memphis, Tenn
Ashcraft
Douglass
Preferring Foreigners To Americans Sparks Flat River Riot
A race riot near Flat River Missouri leaves one dead and 40 to 50 injured. The violence stems from alleged employer preference for foreign labor, prompting an exodus of foreigners and armed pursuit by American miners in St Francois County about 50 miles from St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Flat River
St. Francois County
Russians Gate Galicia Advance Seizes Two Villages
Russian forces push west of Halicz in Galicia capturing Bludniki and Babin as they advance toward the Carpathian foothills. In three days more than 100 officers and 10,000 men, 80 guns, and heavy mortars were taken, with General Korniloff hailed as Galicia’s hero.
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London
Halicz
Galicia
Lemberg
Tcheremisoff
Lomnica
Bludniki
Babin
Bogorodchan-Solotvina
Fosiecz-Lesiuvka-Kosmacz
Carpathian
Solotvina
Stanislau
Carpathians
Korniloff
Russian War Office
Petrograd
Treaty to send back Americans crossing border
Mexico and the United States will sign a treaty to return all Americans who crossed into Mexico to avoid military enrollment. The Chamber of Deputies debated mining tax increases. Subsecretary Nieto urged approval of taxes agreed with American mine owners at the Philadelphia conference last November.
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Mexico City
Galveston
United States
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Nieto
Philadelphia
Ukranian National Assembly Opposes Ukraine Seclusion
Official word from Petrograd says the Ukrainian National Assembly does not seek separation from Russia. The report, brought by N. V. Nekrasoff, Minister of Ways and Communications, after his return from Kiev, states the assembly’s stance.
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Petrograd
National Assembly
Russia
N. V. Nekrasoff
Ways and Communications
Kiev
Hailstorm in Salyersville Destroys Crops and Poultry
In Salyersville Kentucky a hailstorm produced three inch stones that shattered windows damaged roofs split fruit trees destroyed corn and other crops and killed poultry across the area.
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Salyersville
German Torpedo Boat Sunk by Mine in North Sea
A German torpedo boat struck a mine north of Ameland in the North Sea and was destroyed. The crew, except for two men, were drowned. The vessel had been in commission only a fortnight.
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London
Ameland
North Sea
Hague
Troops Enter Peking as Emperor Abdication Expected
Republican forces have entered Peking and anticipate the abdication of the restored Manchu Emperor Hsuan Tung. President Feng Kwo Chang orders General Chang Haun arrested for the coup. Dr Wu Ting Fang resigns as foreign minister on health grounds.
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Peking
Washington
Hsuan Tung
Chinese Foreign Office
Feng Kwo Chang
Chang Haun
Wu Ting Fang
Appeals For Just Prices In Wartime Washington
President Wilson urged coal operators and manufacturers to set aside selfish motives and aid the nation as freely as those risking their lives in battle. He pledged government and public support for just prices but warned against profiteering during the war.
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Washington
Wilson
France
Goethals to Build Ships Directing Emergency Fleet Office
President Wilson directs the Emergency Fleet Corporation under Major General Goethals to lead ship construction and authorizes the Shipping Board to operate vessels after completion and requisition existing tonnage. Goethals will take immediate control of contracts for most of the 2,000,000 tons of U S shipbuilding and implement double and triple shifts to accelerate completion.
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Washington
Wilson
Emergency Fleet Corporation
General Goethals
The
Shipping Board
Congress
Churches to Aid Greatly in Food Conservation
A national conference unites food administration officials with church leaders from across denominations to mobilize church networks for household food savings. Each denomination will form a committee to report weekly on family progress, following Hoover and other officials’ addresses and a foundation for cooperative conservation work.
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Washington
Food Administration
United States
Herbert Hoover
B. L. Wilbur
George A. Cullen
British battleship Vanguard sinks after explosion
The Vanguard exploded at anchor and sank on July 9 according to the British Admiralty. An internal blast killed most aboard as only three survived, later one of them dying. Of 870 crew, 24 officers and 71 men were away. estimated total loss reaches 773 lives.
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London
Vanguard
Admiralty
Italian war mission leaves United States for Europe
The Italian Embassy announced the mission departed from the United States after sailing June 30 and reaching a French port safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Marquis Carmena Shot Twice in Arm by Ex Deputy Carvale
Madrid reports former Minister of Commerce Marquis Carmena was wounded in the arm in a shooting by ex Deputy Carvale who accuses him of ruining him. The incident adds to political tension in the capital.
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Madrid
Marquis Carmena
Carvale
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