Deutschland’s Atlantic Crossing A Submarine Saga
Captain Paul Koenig and a 25 man crew piloted the U-boat Deutschland from Helgoland to Baltimore, crossing 8800 miles with minimal submersion. They evaded warships and mines, slept, read, and drank champagne at the sea bottom, sustaining on tinned food and oil, while detailing a craftsmanlike, human voyage.
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Baltimore
Atlantic Ocean
Jules Verne
Paul Koenig
Helgoland
Koenig
Schleswig
Rhein
Neckar
North Sea
America
Cape Henry
Germany
Villistas Win Fight in Southern Chihuahua Strife
Reports from American sources claim Pancho Villa routed Carrancista forces after a 12 hour battle ending at noon near Parral. The report cites turmoil among Carranza leaders with Gen Jacinto Trevino deposed by Alvaro Obregon and Gen Ignacio Enriquez named in his place.
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el Paso
Tex
Pancho Villa
Chihuahua
Parral
Carranza
Jacinto B. Trevino
Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
Ignacio Enriquez
Enriquez
Chihuahua City
Mexico City
Trevino
Villistas
Diaz
Jiminez
Mexican Central Railroad
Torreon
Two More Killed by Shark in Matawan Creek
A shark attacked swimmers two miles up Matawan creek killing Stanley Fisher twenty five of Matawan and Lester Stillwell twelve of Matawan and injuring Joseph Dunn fourteen of Brooklyn whose leg may be amputated. The creature has already killed four bathers this season.
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Matawan
N. J
Matawan Creek
Raritan Bay
Stanley Fisher
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Long Branch
Lester Stillwell
Joseph Dunn
Brooklyn
St. Peter's Hospital
New Brunswick
Troops Deployed to Quell Cement Worker Riot
Governor Dunne ordered Illinois National Guard units to La Salle Illinois to quell a threatened cement workers strike. Company A Rock Island and Company B Geneseo of the Sixth regiment arrived and assumed charge after receiving alarming messages from Sheriff Davis and La Salle county citizens.
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Springfield
la Salle
Oglesby
Ill
FB. M. Davis
la Salle County
Dunne
Rock Island
Geneseo
Illinois National Guard
Deportations from Lille Roubaix and Tourcoing to Germany
Amsterdam reports July 17 that twenty thousand residents of Lille Roubaix and Tourcoing have been deported to Germany by German military authorities due to food shortages in the large urban districts.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Lille
Roubaix
Turcoing
Sizzling Heatwave Grips East Coast July 17
Heat wave grips the Atlantic coast with extreme temperatures for more than a week. Eastern cities report numerous deaths and prostrations amid the intense conditions.
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New York
Atlantic Coast
Fourteen Labor Leaders Guilty in Chicago Conspiracy Trial
In Chicago on July 15, fourteen of seventeen defendants in a conspiracy to extort trial were found guilty by Judge Scanlan's court. Prison terms ranged from one to three years for union officials, with fines up to $2,000. several defendants were acquitted. The case centered on strikes, window smashing, boycotts, and extortion against property builders and merchants.
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Chicago
Scanlan
Hugo Hahn
Busines
Glaziers’ Union
Charles Crowley
Fixture Hangers’ Union
Fred Mader
John W. Murphy
Electrical Workers’ Union
William E. Nestor
Painters’ District Council
Nicholas Pekelsma
George Tuckbreiter
William Clauss
Thomas Kelly
Electrical Workers
John White
Urge Speed On Navy Bill Amid Senate Debate
The naval appropriation bill was called up in the senate for passage by Senator Tillman. Democrats urge quick passage as essential for national security. Republicans argue for safety. Lodge quips that battleships foster goodwill, with $315 million in appropriations and a three-year push to meet five-year programs.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
Naval Affairs Committee
Lodge
United States
U. S. Warships Withdrawn
Wash ington July 15 the navy department begins a gradual withdrawal of warships in Mexican waters amid confidence in U S Mexico negotiations and a successful outcome.
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U. S
Washington
Mexico
Navy Department
Mexican
Fire at Whiting Standard Oil Plant Damages $250000
Flames started from a bursting radiator at the Standard Oil plant in Whiting Indiana causing an estimated $250000 in damage. About seven thousand workers battled the blaze on Thursday.
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Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil
Hurricane sweeps North Carolina shocking losses and floods
Western North Carolina faced severe floods with five deaths and hundreds rendered homeless across several states. The French Broad flooded near Asheville, Biltmore's Lipe house drowned three, and Hendersonville saw about 1 million dollars in damage. Bridges failed, power and water disrupted, and rescue efforts struggled against strong currents. The Southern Railway station flooded and the city lost lights.
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Western
Union News Service
Atlanta
North Carolina
South Carolina
West Virginia
Virginia
South Atlantic
Asheville
Biltmore
J. C. Lipe
Nellie Lipe
Leo Mulholland
Lipe
Vanderbilt
Hendersonville
Henderson County
Hendersonville Light and Power Co
Ashville
Glenn Rock
Southern Railway
Train Wreck Kills Three Near Leipsic Ohio
Lima report says a passenger auto carrying four was struck by a C. H. & D. freight train at Main street crossing in Leipsic five miles from town. Three occupants were killed and one injured. All four lived in the country nearby.
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Lima, O
Leipsic
Here
Cincinnati Markets Daily Commodity Prices Recorded
Comprehensive prices list for eggs, grains, hay, live poultry, cattle, bulls, calves, hogs, sheep. Covers prime firsts eggs, various corn and oats grades, hay quality tiers, poultry weights and prices, cattle classes from shippers to cows, bulls, calves, hogs, and sheep with range figures.
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Northwestern
Bologna
Cleaning Up Quaker City Raids Net 582 Prisoners
Philadelphia police swept a restricted district arresting 582 detainees after freeing 104 resorts. Magistrate Pennock presided from midnight Saturday into the afternoon as hearings began on the case.
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Philadelphia
Pennock
Mosquito Swarms Douse Vermillion Bay Light
Mosquito swarms from the marshes extinguished the Vermillion Bay light for three nights blocking the air vent despite efforts by the light keeper. This caused great discomfort in the area reported by the Abbeville Dispatch New Orleans Item.
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Vermillion Bay
Abbeville
New Orleans
Prisoner Laments Loss of Name to Number in Penitentiary
A committee member on tour of a penitentiary talks with a convict who confides that being known by a number rather than a name is a terrible burden, a feeling shared by automobile owners as a consolation.
Woman shoots hens with rifle for clean kill
The Graphic reports a housewife who kills chickens by shooting them in the head with a rifle. She has never missed and uses this method instead of chopping or wringing. The Graphic hides the hero’s name who holds the chicken during the shot.
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Oakley
Kansas City Star
Ex Cuse for Feeling Big Echoes in Man’s Vanity
A compact reflection notes that many men offer weak excuses to inflate their self importance. It suggests vanity thrives on flimsy rationales and social pretense.
Haste to get rich may keep a man poor
A brief aphorism about the dangers of rushing for wealth, suggesting impatience leads to financial hardship rather than success. The line emphasizes prudent conduct over quick schemes.
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Krapohl
Eyring
Klees
Bremerhaven
Foreign Office
von Bernstorff
Bremen
Channel
Shakespeare
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Mark Twain
Jacob
Lloyd’s Asiatic Service
Newport News
Scheswig
Mediterranean
Norway
Maedel
John C. Travers
Dr. Travers
Gmar
New Jersey
LABOR
Senator Lodge
Tifa
Cincinnati
Quaker City
Hanford
Hasty Pudding Club
Harvard
Henry E. Dixey
Providence Journal
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