Desperate Russian War Plans and German Press on Submarine War
London dispatches forecast a Russian Warsaw defense campaign within a 100 mile fortification ring, risking heavy losses for Germany. Descriptions depict fighting between the Vistula and Bug and a potential drain on German resources. Paris notes ongoing German efforts west of the Moselle and a bombing threat while Russia apologizes to Sweden after the Albatross incident.
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London
Ulg
Extrograd
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Petrograd
Vistula
Bug
Marathy
Moselle
Paris
Russia
Sweden
Gothland
Fight at Annex hotel leads to fines for Morgan and Freeks
In a Sunday incident at the Annex hotel J G Morgan and Major Freeks a colored hotel porter faced police court fines of 21.60 each. Morgan appeared to gain the upper hand before Grey struck. Mayor Gordon imposed the penalties. Freeks later faced a weapon law charge over carrying a blackjack and was freed after promising to appear for a Wednesday hearing.
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Annex
J. G. Morgan
Major Freeks
Morgan
Goten
Grey
Gordon
Freeks
R. Edward Kidd
Fortuneteller freed after mind reading in New York court
In a New York court with Judge Rosalsky presiding a man named Jessor Bert faced a fortune teller charge. The judge posed three questions on paper, and Bert reportedly answered them correctly prompting his release.
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New York
Aadice Rosalsky
Jessor Bert
Local School Board Names New Staff and Teachers
The board appointed Frank Lamping as superintendent of buildings and grounds and J W Bragg as general janitor and engineer. A list follows of janitors and teachers chosen with L F Burdette re elected as superintendent and Orie McConkey named high school principal.
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Frank Lamping
J. W. Bragg
L. D. Shank
C. G Marshall
Cyrus Turner
L. H. Alexander
F. D. Balentine
Wilson Bayne
W- C. Smith
Jesse H. Alexander
Aaron Wilson
F. L. Burdette
Orie McConkey
Fred V. Boufe
Frank Cutright
Mae Cristy
Lucy A. Robinson
Ira L. Swiger
C. Guy Musser
Frank B. Arnett
C. E. Kile
H. M. Wolverton
Joseph Barnett
Mildred A. Dunn
Willa Brand
Lucy H. Norvell
Helen de Berry
Flossie Snodgrass
Neonella
Iams
Florence W. Stemple
Georgia L. Garrett
Christine Thornberry
Mary Gray
G. W. Lawson
Ma‘bel Gay
Lou Mary Allen
Hazel McHenry
Ida M. Higley
L. F R. Jordan
Jessie M. Roberts
Emily Freeman
Roma
Pansy Graves
Katherine Cottle
Marmoon
Abijguerite Israel
Angeline Fiora
Grace
T. Duthie
Florence Seder
Gladys
Verona B. Kidwell
Aladine
AID SOCIETY TO MEET AND SCHOOL BOARD ORGANIZES
The Clarksburg school board met on Monday to elect W. H. Taylor as president and James W. Hess as secretary. They chose a superintendent, principal, janitors, and teachers and fixed salaries. A long roster of teachers and salaries followed, listing numerous names and pay amounts for 9 to 12 month terms.
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Clarksburg
W. H.taylor
James W. Hess
Dr John Stone and Captain Shields Head to Grand Lodge
Dr John Stone past exalted ruler of the Elks lod ge leaves for the grand lodge convention in Los Angeles with plans to visit coast expositions before returning. Captain Patrick H Shields another former exalted ruler leaves by Pittsburg for the grand lodge meeting. They will be gone a month or more leaving the dental office closed.
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John 5. Stone
The
Elks Lodge
Grand Lodge
Los Angeles
Stone
Pittsburg
Chicago
Patrick H. Shields
Lodge
Tler
Dr .Stone
Gray Silver Responds To Recent Criticism In Telegram
Martinsburg editors publish a signed reply from Gray Silver dated July 6 denying claims he urged the state owe no debt or refuse payment. He contends he suggested state certificates could be bought cheaply on the open market and questions motives behind threats to seize state property at the Capitol steps.
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Gray Silver
Martinsburg
Ube
Van
Ioilars
Supreme Court
Virginia
Tham
Huacome
Tate
Capitol Steps
Sea Bluff
Youth charged with theft released after accuser fails to appear
Floyd Hostetter, alleged to have stolen ten dollars and a watch and chain, was freed Monday morning when Thomas Collins, who filed the complaint, did not show in police court. Collins reported the incident Sunday night. Officer Sims arrested Hostetter, who posted a ten dollar bond for the next police court session.
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Floyd Hostetter
Curtody
Thomas Collins
Hostetter
Collins
Omcer Sims
Johin
Despatch From Berlin On Submarine War Views
Secretary Lansing announced receipt of a despatch from Ambassador Gerard in Berlin conveying informal German views on submarine warfare. He said Germany had not replied formally and no negotiations had begun. The Gerard message has been sent to President Wilson for instruction to the American ambassador.
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Wey amenaiaTee
Creme
Washington
Lansing
Gerard
Berlin
Wilson
A Daughter of the Nile at Star theater plus three shorts
Wonderful Miss Mary Fuller and Matt Moore headline a three part Victor photoplay at the Star theater with A Daughter of the Nile in ice comedy Peggy's Sweetheart and The Old Clothes Shop. Billie Ritchie features in Bill's Blighted Career.
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Mary Fuller
Matt Moore
Victor
Star Theater
Telegram editor sent home after birth of daughter
James J. Coughlin of the Daily Telegram editorial staff was sent home as unfit for work after news of his baby daughter arriving at 2 30 AM Monday at his Clay street home. The child is named Alice Margaret Coughlin and both mother and baby are healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegram
James J. Coughlin
Baby
Telegram
Dedication Services at Adamston Methodist Church
At the dedicatory services Bishop William F. Anderson of Cincinnati delivered sermons while Governor Hatte spoke in the evening to a packed auditorium. Two hundred attendees were turned away. meals were provided in the church basement and over 10,000 dollars was raised to clear the debt. The Rev. A. S. Wolfe thanks all contributors for the success.
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Adamston Methodist Episcopal Church
William F. Anderson
Cincinnati
Hatte
A. 8. Wolfe
Brick Makers' Union Secretary Shot Near Door
Carles H. Johnston secretary treasurer of the Brick Makers' Union was shot twice below the heart at his doorstep in Chicago as he answered the bell. Doctors say the wounds may be fatal. The assailant fled and police blame the strike and Tabor troubles for the violence.
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Chicago
Carles H. Johnston
Brick Makers’ Union
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Refuses to Testify at Civil Hearing
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw says she will not testify against husband Harry K. Thaw in a Newark civil hearing to determine his mental condition. She cites constitutional rights, arrived at Grand Central, bought a Montreal-bound ticket, and said she has no counsel and cannot be compelled to testify. The deputy attorney general says the court could direct her in a civil proceeding.
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Ween
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Charish
Thaw
Newark
Chateaugay Lake
Malone
Cook
Clark district appoints officers and teachers for coming year
At the morning meeting the Clark district board of education elected J Wayman Ogden secretary and named A L Carter and John Work as supervisors with Joseph A James as district superintendent. Salaries were fixed and the school year length set at seven months. Several teachers were chosen for No 1 and No 2 grade positions across multiple schools.
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Clark Disttrict Board of Education
Smorning
J. Wayuiat
Ogden
ASF
Supresid A. L. Carter
John Work
Joseph A. James
L. EB. Barnett
Elwin B. Clark
Emma B. Carr
Allee Britton
Maybelle Worstell
Thelma Craddock
New Fair Grounds
Earl Ford
Lucile Stealey
Clara
Ww. Conrad
Norwood
H. A. Hinkle
Fairground Hill
Amie Cunningham
Nutter School
W. Install
Hepzibah
G. Bumgardner
Adamston
R. H. Carder
Jane Xost
Rosa Folau
Mary Eee
Florence Johnston
Glasis Richard
Nora Skinner
Lulu Raendolph
Nellie Hurst
Florence Fisher
Northview
C. M. Bailey
Zopal
Lester Jackson
C. R. Hartman
Dora Tracey
Lillie A. Speir
Mary Matthew
eBulah Carter
Beulah Holt
Agnes Harbert
Ore Teatherman
Nina A. Snider
Freda Harbert
Clarissa Maxwell
Germaine DeMeester
Lola Freeman
Wilsonburg
M. D. Teter
Mollie Halpeny
Vivian Ash
Alice D. Whalen
L. D. Jackson
Reynoldavilie
R. M. Fisher
Mabel Austin
Florence Martin
Agnes Morgan
Columbia _Mines
Cordelia Rice
Nettis Westbrook
Tin Plate
A. R. White
Alice B. Gilpin
Cecilia
Ps Starcher
Chiefton
Columbus Ash
Dorothea Sayre
Hepaitah
W. R. Wolverton
Florence Cambert
Glen Falls
J. W. Reaser
Princpal
Eve Kennedy
Si Crooked Run
Nelley R. Ash
Gore
Denele Wine
Parry Hollow
Fiarl_ McCarty
Deadly Fourth Toll Rises in Chicago Across Nation
Chicago figures from the Chicago Tribune show nine teen fatalities and 903 injured during the two day Fourth of July celebration, up from 1918 totals. Fire losses reached 239,325 dollars, much higher than last year’s 99,545.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
British Air Attack Fails Against German Bay Defenses
Berlin reports a Great Britain air strike on a German bay in the North Sea on July 5. German airships spotted at dawn off Terschelling as British naval forces, including hydro aircraft and destroyers, advanced and retreated. One British plane pursued but escaped by over Dutch territory.
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Av Su Sociaten
Berlin
Great Britain
North Sea
Terschelling
Netherlands
Butt
Cheuvront Funeral for Eva Cheuvront in Good Hope
Miss Eva Cheuvront aged eighteen died after appendicitis at a hospital. Funeral services were held at 3 30 p m Tuesday at the family home in Good Hope with burial in the local Good Hope cemetery. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Cheuvront. Surviving siblings include Mrs Lucy Baumgartner Mrs Oppha Jackson and Miss Ethel Cheuvront.
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Eva Cheuvront
Charles Cheuvront
Good Hope
Tred Carranza
Charis Gheuvront
Lucy
Chandler Touring Car Demonstrator at Standard Garage
A seven passenger Chandler six cylinder touring car has been received by the Standard garage and is being used as a demonstrator. Interested boards may inspect the car at the Standard sales room on Second street as auto enthusiasts note its appeal to buyers.
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Chandler
Second Street
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs R J Gasley of Waldo Hotel
A daughter was born Tuesday morning at their country residence near Pesticnes. The notice mentions the Waldo Hotel and a Bikes lodge event at a certain time with a plan to have care today for the newborn.
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Mra RJ. Gasley
Waldo Hotel
Thair Col Pesticnes
Tapania
Abe
Holt’s suicide attempt and Morgan’s recovery unfold at Nassau jail
Holt, suspected of attacking J. P. Morgan, confessed to setting a fire and tried to kill himself with a lead pencil and ruptured wrist veins. Guards found blood on his cot, he muttered, and doctors prepared care while Morgan steadily improves from hip wounds.
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Tee
Glencove
Holt
J. P. Morgan
Pan Holt
Nassau County
Mt Windeen
Tila
Beth Pain
Dael
Morgan
Minkola
Charles i
Cambridge
Mrex
Ler
Harvard
Mineola
If7
Muenter
All Day Battle Near Villa Stronghold Reported
On July 6 reports from Montaro indicate six Carranza troops were killed and both sides suffered casualties in an all day battle as forces attempted to capture Parados Villa stronghold northwest of Montaro.
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Renee Laredo
Tess
Dred Carranza
Paredos Villa
Montaro
Ann
Atturck
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Germany
J. Morgan
AID Society
Dr. Stone
Captain Shields
Gerard mm
Mrs. James J. Coughlin
Evelyn Nesbitt
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Elks Mill
Carranza
Menanila Villa
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