Water shortage prompts Juneau city action on water supply
City council heard of a severe month long water shortage in Lewis reservoirs affecting street cleaning. The city pays 100 dollars monthly for fire protection. if the water company fails to provide a relief line from Gold Creek spillway, the city will build a short connecting flume to the city main, tapping the electric light company’s line if needed. Fire alarms and the chemical truck have limited relief.
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Lewis
City of
Juneau
Water Company
Gold Creek
Electric Light Company
Tunean
Congress May Meet Early to Consider Defense
Washington Aug 7 President Wilson weighs calling an extra session around Oct 1 to debate national defense. Key issues include a definite plan for preparedness and revenue, with consultations looming with War and Navy heads on overhauling military and coval systems toward new defense policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Osteopathy group backs 1916 meeting choice despite Kansas City coup
In Portland the National Society of Osteopathy debated cooling promises with feed air streams. Delegates voted to hold the next convention in Denver for 1916 after Kansas City delegates proposed a coup, altering the planned site.
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Portland
Ore
National Society of Osteopathy
Wenion
Kangasity
Denver
Kansas City
Ammunition Orders Placed with American Factories
New York reports Russia Great Britain and France are placing orders with American factories for the delivery of ammunition starting now and continuing monthly for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia
Great Britain
France
Cook is Accused of Murder in Fairbanks Case
Fairbanks Aug 7 Julian Miller a cook is under arrest charged with the murder of Mrs. W. S. Rowe of Olness ten days ago Bullhan beer denied him. Miller already faced a prior cutting charge against Scotty Lamb at Olness a week earlier In an affidavit Ed Cairns said Miller sought help from William O Connor to take part in killing Mrs Rowe to secure money Cairns said Miller told him how he murdered Mrs Rowe O Connor is also held on a murder charge Citizens of Fairbanks have subscribed 4000 as a conviction fund.
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Fairbanks
Julian Milller
W. S&. Rowe
Olness
Bull Han Beer
Miller
Scotty
Ed Cairon Fnr
William O'Connor
Tolovana Radio Station Opens At Tolovana Fairbanks
Tolovana's new wireless station financed by Fal con Joslin will soon begin operation. Joslin departed for the new camp today while an operator had already gone ahead. Water has been scarce the region remains dry, with limited pumping, though recent heavy rains have eased the shortage somewhat.
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Fairbanks
Tolovana
Falcon Joslin
Move to Tax Automobiles for Street Gravel Fund
Fairbanks on August 7 reports a push to levy a $10 auto tax to seed a fund for street graveling in the business district. The proposal aims to improve paving and reduce dust as city officials seek steady revenue for municipal repairs.
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Fairbanks
William McPhee Receives Welcome in Fairbanks
Fairbanks Aug 7 William Mcr Phee grand president of the Fairbanks order of Pioneers arrived from Seattle Monday night to a large reception. Delegate James Wickersham escorted Mr Mer Phee to the chair of honor.
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Fairbanks
Williiam McrPhee
Fairbanks Order of Pioneers
Seattle
James Wickersham
Mer Phee
Carranza Seeks Harmony With Villa Through U.S. Judge
Washington Aug 6 General Venustiano Carranza informed Secretary Lansing via Judge C A Douglas that he is willing to work with General Villa. The cablegram amounts to a plea for recognition and signals a desire for peace with the United States.
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Washington
Todauy
State Department
Venustiano Carranza
Robert Lansing
Villa
C. A. Douglas
Monterey Taken by Gen Obregon Forces
General Obregon with 10,000 Carrancist troops has occupied Monterey, a report from San Antonio, Texas, said today.
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Monterey
Obregon
San Antonio
Tex
One Thousand Villistas Quit Villa and Seek Peace
El Paso report says about 1,000 Villistas at Torrésa mutinied yesterday, parading the streets and shouting for peace. They joined no movement for restoring peace in Mexico, chanting We want peace and Long Live Peace.
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EL Paso
Tex
Torresa
Mexico
Cold August Day Hits Chicago After 31 Years
Chicago records the coolest August day in 31 years with a chill in the air. Meanwhile Yuma, Arizona endures extreme heat as the hottest spot in the United States yesterday.
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Chicago
Yuma
Ariz
Arizona
United States
Delegates to Inspect Chena Hot Springs for Prospectors Home Site
Fairbanks Aug 7 Delegation headed by James Withersham will travel to Chena Hot Springs for inspection as a potential site for the Prospectors Home. Governor Strong arranged the trip with Wickersham and Representative Dan Driscoll accompanying him. The site begins a sequence of evaluations before a final site is selected.
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Fairbanks
James Withersham
Chena Hot Springs
Territory
J. F. A. Strong
Mr. Wickersham
Chena
Americans May Have To Occupy Hayti
Aug 7 Port au Prince reports there is belief that an American occupation of Hayti will be long lasting. The factional conflicts are deep seated and a federal disarmament is seen as necessary before order and quiet can be restored.
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Port AU Prince
Machinists Union Eyes War Munitions Trade
Vice president Frank Jennings states 80,000 IAM members may enter munition making with unlimited Russian capital backing. He claims workers could secure $5 daily wages for skilled labor if they join the war production venture.
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Boston
Masa
Frank Jennings
International Association of Machinists
Russia
Ita
Rails to Anchorage construction begins in Alaska
Seattle, Aug. 7 Twelve cars of steel rails consigned to the Alaska railroad engineering commission at Anchorage arrived here from Kansas City last night and will be sent up the railroad base on the Alaska Steamship company's freight weasel Soward. Laying of the rails will mark the first actual construction of the road.
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Seattle
Alaska Railroad Engineering Commission
Anchorage
Kansas City
Alaska Steamship Company
Ottawa Finance Shifts With New Revenue Plans
Canadian revenues for the last fiscal year totaled 122 million dollars, down 23 million from prior. The 1914 receipts stood at 73 million, down over 27 million. The Dominion government aims for 197 million this year to avert a customs deficit, imposes new wartime taxes, and raises multiple item charges including postal, bank, telegraph, rail and drug taxes.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Eight Languages Fail In Marriage Ceremony
In Cleveland on August 7 Justice Zaul could not hear a word as a couple sought marriage. Languages including finglish, German, Hungarian, Spanish, French, Scandinavian, Russian, and Greek failed to elicit any response. The bridegroom presented a paper naming James H. Scott of Newburg and Clara Willard of Central Avenue as intended spouses. He added they were deaf mutes. the ceremony proceeded with written questions and answers.
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Cleveland
Zaul
James H. Scott
Newburg
Clara Willard
Central Avenue
Scott
Krupp Grant Averts Strike At Ensen Works
Geneva reports Krupp works at Ensen have averted strike danger by granting workers all demands on hours wages and other conditions. The development ends a labor dispute that threatened disruption of production and imports in the region.
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Krupps
Geneva
Krupp
Ensen
Judge Gary urges rapid military expansion in Hawaii
Honolulu report quotes Judge Elbert H. Gary calling for immediate steps toward military expansion. He argues the United States must maintain the largest navy and a greatly enlarged army, with Hawaii fortified as a buffer to defend the western shore.
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Honolulu
T. H
Elbert H. Gary
United States
Hawaii
Grout Sentenced for Perjury in Union Bank Affair
New York August 7 Edward O Grout was sentenced by Judge Lewin to one to two years in Sing Sing prison for perjury connected with affairs of the Union Bank, of which he once served as president.
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New York
Eaward O. Grout
Lewin
Zerg
Stig Stag
Union Bank
Dav'd Lloyd George
Wales
Atlantic Monthly
Mr. Asquith
Sir Edward Grey
Liloyd George
Debonair
I Deas
Lloyd George
Wah
Reginald McKenna
Strike Threat Bites Three Hyde Park War Factories
New York on August 7 reports 3800 machinists at the Sturtevant blower works and two other Hyde Park plants producing war materiel may strike before week’s end unless employers concede to a 6 hour day and wage increases of 12 and 14 cents respectively.
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New York
Sturtevant Blower Works
Hyde Park
Publisher urges coastal unity for Alaska development
Seattle August 7 F W Kellarg publisher of the San Francisco Call says coast cities should join to press Alaska development unhampered by government restrictions.
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Seattle
F.W. Kellarg
San Francisco Call
Alaska
Lieutenant's Wife Shot at Army Sentry in St Louis
Aug 7 report from St Louis says Mrs Burr wife of US Army Lt Burr was shot but not fatally wounded while attempting to enter Jefferson Barracks in an automobile with her husband. They failed to heed a sentry's halt command. Mrs Burr is daughter of the late EO Graves of Seattle.
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Louis
Burr
Us.a
Jefferson Barracks
Tri
EO. Graves
Seattle
Britain won’t declare cotton contraband says Foreign Secretary
In Parliament the secretary for foreign affairs stated that Britain will not punish neutrals or alter its cotton dealings with Germany. He said it would make no difference if cotton were declared contraband and stressed no intent to act unfairly toward neutrals amid German actions.
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New York
London
House Commons
Great Britain
Germany
Mutinous Germans Shot Reported in Belgium
Havre August 7 reports say German landstorm garrisons in Liege Ghent and Bruges mutinied rather than advance on the Yser. Ringleaders were executed and over fifty leaders were shot, according to newspapers published today.
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Havre
France
Belgium
Liege
Ghent
Brugen
Yser
French Win On West Front Amid Gas Attack
Paris reports daily French advances in the Vouges mountains with trenches cleared and captured. Four German counterattacks near Frontelle were checked as French forces seized Laundia, capturing eleven officers and one hundred men. Germans fired burning gas at British trenches in Flanders, but English chemists countered it with minimal damage.
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Paris
Vouges
Frontelle
Laundia
Flanders
France Looks for Glorious Finish
Paris August saw an extraordinary demonstration in the Chamber of Deputies as President Poincaré spoke to the assembly. He predicted a glorious finish to the war and closed with the pledge that only a peace guaranteeing the peace of Europe would be acceptable to the Republic.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Poincalra
Europe
French Gain Victory in Asia Minor
French warships destroyed Turkish fortifications at Sighadjik in Asia Minor as Pat Ade reports a French victory.
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Asia Minor
Pats
Ade
Sighadjik
Steam ship Sinaton sails toward Alaska with construction gear
Seattle Aug. 7 The steam ship Sinaton of Pulboa with Panama Canal construction equipment for the Alaska railroad project passed Cape Flattery yesterday. The cargo includes locomotives boilers large cranes and derricks and other material. She called at Comox British Columbia.
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Seattle
Sinaton
Pulboa
Alanka
Cape Flattery
Alaska
Comox
B.C
Days in Virginia Win Once More
Richmond voters confirm Democratic victories in the state primaries indicating prohibitions have won and drys hold a working majority in both houses. The Democratic ticket appears assured based on the results and lingering uncertainty about margins.
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Virginia
Richmond
Primarios
American shippers plan meeting on British naval interference
In New York on April 7 a large gathering of American exporters was called to discuss the detention of American ship cargoes bound for European ports by British naval forces.
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New York
England Seeks Labor for British Factories and Yards
England officially recruits labor in Philadelphia for munition factories and shipyards. Agents have sent scores of workers abroad, alarming manufacturers here who fear an labor famine in the United States and Britain.
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England
United States
Philadelphia
Secret US explosive shocks world in power test
Boston August 7 A Washington special says the United States possesses a secret explosive with immense force. Ordance officers are reportedly developing portable cannons and bow itzers as large as German 28 centimeter siege guns, signaling a potential revolutionary weapon.
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Boston
Weahington Spedal Gaya
United States
Navy Yard Work Accelerates Near Norfolk and New York
Washington reports Norfolk is more active than at any time since the Spanish war. Over 2000 men are being drafted to plant defenses if needed in Hampton Roads and the entrance to New York harbor.
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Washington
Hampton Roads
New York Harbor
Machada Named President of Portugal in Lisbon
In Lisbon on August 7, Machada was proclaimed president of Portugal amid official ceremonies. Harding, a key ally, addressed the crowd as the new head of state and promised reforms.
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Machada
Lisbon
Portugal
Rer Harding
Russian Armies in Peril Signals from Front
London reports fear of a Russian encirclement as German turning movements press the front. A vast bow line from Riga to Chelm bends backward while Teutonic forces push hundreds of miles toward the interior from the Baltic to Bukovina. Kowno is being abandoned as Russian evacuation signals come from the eastern front. the Nieman river base near West Prussia is affected.
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London
Egist
Riga
Chelm
Baltic
Bukovnia
Kowno
Copenhagen
Eist
West Prusala
Nieman River
German police chief Glasenach to lead Warsaw force
Berlin Aug 7 German general staff announced Chief of Police Glasenach of Cologne has been appointed head of the Warsaw police. Regulations will be similar to those in force in Brussels captured early in the war.
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Berlin
Glasenach
Cologne
Warsaw
Ata
Brussels
London Discusses Loss of Warsaw War News
London Aug 7 reports Warsaw remains under German assault with Grand Duke Nicholas believed to have drawn back mostforces beyond danger. Bavarian forces led by Prince Leopold reportedly captured 23 officers, 4,480 men, and 17 guns. Berlin dispatches say streets in Berlin are filled with war excitement and Gen. Von Hindenburg calls the Bavarian assault the war's most brilliant.
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London
Warsaw
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Berlin
Leopold
Vietina
Ivangorod
Chat Fortress
Novo Geprevak
von Hindenburg
Russia denies criticising allies on Western Front
Dispatches for Petrograd to the London Times say neither the Russian government nor the Russian people have criticized their Western Allies over the lack of aggressive action on the Western Front. The dispatch notes the information is based on official sources.
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London
Petrograd
London Times
Itag Fnr Oe Ft
Russia Sends Italians Home From Siberian Prison Reach
Petrograd reports Russia has returned 10 000 Italians held as prisoners in Siberia to Italy. The men, residents of Austria near the Adriatic and Italian border at the war’s start, were forced to join Austrian forces against Russia in Galicia. Most who returned had signaled a wish to join the Italian army and seek annexation of Austrian provinces.
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Petrograd
Russla Hes
Siberia
Italy
Austria
Russia
Thous
Germany to Buy Roumanian Grain
Berlin reports Roumania has decided to permit grain exports with an export duty imposed by the nation. The move indicates ongoing trade adjustments in central Europe with Roumanian grain potentially flowing to German markets under duty terms.
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Germany
Berlin
Roumania
England Allows Cotton Shipment to Sweden
The British government granted permission to the Swedish cotton spinners association to transport 55 000 bales of cotton stranded in English ports to Sweden. Guarantees were required that the cotton would not be reexported.
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London
Sweden
Engilahn
Lloyd George Murder Rumor and War Dispatches Across Fronts
A patchwork of World War I era dispatches reports alleged assassination rumors of David Lloyd George in New York cables while detailing fierce Italian front fighting and Austrian troop movements. Paris notes Italian gains near Gorijala as Malta language shifts to Italian after the war.
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New York
London
David Lloyd-George
Italian corporal wins first bravery medal in Rome
In Rome on August 7 Corporal Bob Bing of Salerno received the first gold medal for individual bravery from King Victor Emmanuel. During the Corso battle this week he faced nine Austrians when separated from his unit, killing seven and capturing the other two.
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Rome
Victor Emanuel
Bobbing
Salerno
Corso
Submarine Sinking Off Pelagotia Claims Italian Austrian Crews
In the Adriatic yesterday an Italian and Austrian submarine were attacked for over an hour near the Island of Pelagotia. Both vessels were sunk and all hands were lost. The Havas Agency dispatch announced today.
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Paris
Pelagotia
Adriatic
Havas
Belgians to wear American uniforms soon
The Belgian army will be dressed in new Kahn uniforms made in the United States. An order for the outfits has been placed in America, and work on them is well under way.
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London
Kahn
United States
German fortifications extend 56 miles into Belgium near Namur
Amsterdam reports a German second line of defence under construction from Namur to the boundary. Concrete and stone works with steel reinforcement, bomb-proof caverns, electric lights and telephones protect the line. Belgian forts near Namur have been rebuilt. A vast railway station at Visé serves as a new military rail hub for moving troops and supplies.
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Amsterdam
Belgium
Namurs
Namur
Lat Vise
Newfoundland Subscribers Aid War Airplane Effort
The Over xn Club of Newfoundland has subscribed to fund the construction of 14 aeroplanes for the British government. Two will be of the Intend type. The pledge was notified to the war office yesterday.
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London
War Office
Over Xean Club
New Foundland
Russians Seek Authority to Issue Large State Securities
The Russian finance minister seeks authorization to issue state securities totaling 1,000,000,100 beyond the current limit. Savings banks returns to July 1 show 400,000,000 above last year, roughly matching treasury gains from the liquor prohibition.
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Petrograd
Russians Sink Turkish Ships in Black Sea
A wartime bulletin reports Russian torpedo craft and destroyers in the Black Sea sinking Turkish vessels since the campaign began. The casualty figure cited exceeds eight hundred ships in the contested waters, reflecting intensified naval action near Petrograd.
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Petrograd, Ag
Ovar
Britain Uses Funds To Aid German Air Raid Sufferers
London reports that Great Britain distributed 450000 dollars among victims of German air raids along the coast. Parliament voted the aid earlier, but final filing with the war office and treasury occurred this week.
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London
Great Britain
War Office
Treasury Department
London Papers Slash Pages Over Paper Scarcity
London newspapers cut page counts after all daily papers sign an agreement to reduce the number of pages amid a paper shortage. The move aims to conserve scarce paper while maintaining publication.
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London
Britain halts coal shipments to non empire ports
The government announces a protective measure effective August 31 stopping coal shipments from Great Britain to all ports outside the British Empire. The move targets non empire destinations as part of wartime controls.
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London
Great Britain
No Football In Great Britain For This Year
London report states the English football association has abandoned football for the present year and there will be no college games next fall.
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Great Britain
London
English Football Association
British Submarine Active in Marmora
A British submarine that penetrated the Sea of Marmora is said to be operating near Constantinople. It torpedoed and sank a large Turkish charcoal-laden ship off Haltepe, about six miles from the capital. The submarine, armed with a gun, shelled and damaged part of the Dilzilert Railway.
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Sofia
Aug
Sea of Marmora
Constantinople
Haltepe
Dilzilert
Canadian Commander Inspects Contingent in London
General Hayes, head of Canadian forces based at Ottawa, arrived in Shorecliffe to inspect the Second Canadian contingent yesterday. The visit underscores preparations of Canadian troops in the region and signals ongoing oversight as Ottawa coordinates logistics and readiness.
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London
Hayes
Ottawa
Shorecliffe
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