Diverse WWI Fronts Report Mixed Claims and Attacks
London dispatches relay Petrograd claims of a Russian check near Kragnik in southern Polish territory threatening a Warsaw rail link, countered by Vienna’s report of a Russian defeat. Both sides agree Austro German forces cease daily gains along much of the eastern front as Italy presses Isonzo assaults. Western front rumors persist with limited action near Calais.
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London
Petrograd
Kragnik
Russian Poland
Warsaw
Vienna O
Aufet
Estern
Italy
Isonzo
Vienna
Gorizia
Calais
Tenguish Channel
Jitneys Challenged as Common Carriers in Charleston
Charleston boards file complaints against jitney bus operators demanding compliance with public service rules. A second complaint alleges racial discrimination by jitney operators against Black riders. General Hamilton’s Dardanelles report sparks mixed British reaction and sharp press critique of Allied strategy and naval actions.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Charleston Interurban Railroad
Commission
Hamilton
Dardanelles
Lord Norehclife
Taya
German order imprisons Belgian teachers for anti German teaching
Brussels July 7 General von Bissing issues an order imposing one year imprisonment on school teachers, directors, or inspectors who permit or promote anti German statements in teaching. German officials gain power to supervise and inspect schools at all times. court martials adjudicate violations.
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Associated Press
Brussels
von Bissing
Belgium
Bombs Found Aboard British Cargo Ship
Desande pase XeEwyck reports that a British ship loaded in May for the French army with autos and grain was found to carry two bombs on arrival. One cylinder in an automobile case held acid and the other a flammable chemical. the ship’s name was not disclosed due to an ongoing investigation.
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Desande Pase xeEwyck
H. C. Hil
Amrican Automobile Company
Espagne
Favre
Jin
Death of A B Fullerton Insurance Man at 41
A B Fullerton a well known insurance man aged 41 died at 9 AM at his home 334 Lee Street after a four year illness of tuberculosis of the bone. He leaves his parents Mr and Mrs A J Fullerton and four brothers Harry Jack James G and J F Fullerton all in this city. No funeral arrangements yet. Cottage prayer meeting at 325 Clay Street led by Mrs C L Smith Thursday at 9:30 AM. Prayer and Bible study at 7:30 PM Thursday at 424 South Hickman Street on The Life of Moses. A cottage prayer meeting at 72 Mulberry Street at 8 PM Thursday. All invited.
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A.B. Fullerton
Lee Street
Fullerton
A. J., Fullerton
Harry
Jack
James G
J. F. Fullerton
C. L. Smith
Clay Street
Postmasters In West Virginia Get Salaries Adjusted
Postmaster General Burleson announced new annual salaries for West Virginia postmasters based on the March 31 1915 business totals. Increases occur in many cities with small to mid sized offices while key towns like Wheeling Huntington Charleston Parkersburg Bluefield Clarksburg and Fairmont remain unchanged.
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Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Burleson
Whesting
Huntington
Charleston
Parkersburg
Bluefield
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Athens
Belington
Berkeley Springs
Bramwell
Bridgeport
Fair View
Fayetteville
Richardson hydro-aeroplane tested near Washington aims for twenty passengers
The Richardson hydro-aeroplane at Alexandria Virginia, built by A C Richardson of Lowell Massachusetts, features four wings per side to double lifting power and improve stability. It is described as resembling two ordinary biplanes joined into one and may carry 20 passengers or significant freight.
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Alexandria
Potomac River
Washington
A. C. Richardson
Lowell
Mass
Holt's Dead Hand Menace to Any Vessel
New York July 7 reports Frank Holt, accused of murder, sent threats to dynamite trans Atlantic liners. Agents traced warning to a ship near the Atlantic with a 1000 potential victims aboard. Police identified Boorich Muenter as the suspect in the deadly wave of threats and parallel events.
Dynamite Plot Stirs New Jersey Anxiety
In Glencove New Jersey on July 7 authorities pursue a possible explosive plot linked to a shipment of dynamite. A man named Frank Holt allegedly warned his wife in Dallas that the Cunard liner Saxonia sailing from New York to Liverpool on July 3 would be destroyed by an explosion. Holt claimed in a letter that either the Saxonia or the Philadelphia would suffer a blast on July 7. Investigators report wireless efforts to confirm if any dynamite contents are aboard and whether Holt’s communications indicate a planned attack.
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Eer
New York
Frank Holt
Assanain
Mur
Atlantic
Holt
Holt Jay
Neola
J. B. Morgan
Jess
Borich Muents
Who & Yard University
Washington
J.P. Morgan
Philadelphia
Navy Department
Glencove
N. J
Syosset
L.I. T
New
Saxonia
Navy Warns Liners Of Potential Explosions
Wireless dispatches were sent by the Navy Department warning liners Saxonia and Philadelphia of a claim by Frank Holt that they were at risk of internal explosions. The action followed receipt of Holt's letter to his wife from authorities at Glencore. The will of Lemuel Hurst was probated, leaving a house and lot to his wife Martha Hurst with I. Lloyd Thavk named as executor.
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Washington
Navy Department
Saxonia
Philadelphia
Frank Holt
Holt
Glencore
Lemuel Hurst
Martha
Hurst
I. Lloyd Thravk
Indianapolis election fraud cases filed in 1614 arraignments
Seven of 132 defendants in the registration primary frauds pleaded guilty in criminal court while 113 others including Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman Joseph Bell Indianapolis mayor and Samuel Perrott police chief requested a change of venue from Judge Collins.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Joseph ©. Bell
Samuel Perrott
Collins
GIVES BOND FOR Salem rioting incitement charge
George W. King proprietor of a Salem restaurant was released under bond of 300 dollars after arrest for inciting a riot linked to disorder from a red flag over the Star and Stripes. He must appear Thursday at 7 pm in Magistrate T. G. Nicewarner's court. Heights. William Richardson, 73, longtime Purharburg resident, died at 6 o'clock last night at the family home.
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George W. King
Salem
T. G.nicewarner
Heights
Burglars Loot West Pike Street Grocery But Miss Cash
Thieves forced a rear entrance to the West Virginia Provision Company on West Pike Street Tuesday night but failed to secure any money. Sheriff Ross P. Stout’s hounds were unable to track them, and officers are investigating. The safe was opened but the cash drawer had been emptied only of yesterday’s deposits.
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West Virginia Provision Company
West Pike Street
Ross P. Stout
Correction of teachers named for Zeising and Reynoldsville schools
The Coal district board of education issued a correction to Tuesday’s publication naming teachers appointed to Reynoldsville and Zeising schools. Reynoldsville: R. M. Fisher principal, Lottie Reynolds, Vivian Eliott, Mary Sayre. Zeising: S. R. Hannah principal, Mable Austin, Florence Martin, Agnes Morgan.
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Zeising
Reynoldsville
Coal District Board of Education
R. M. Fisher
Lottie Reynolds
Vivian Eliott
Mary Sayre
Zetsing
S. R. Hannah
Mable Austin
Florence Martin
Agnes Morgan
Miner Injured After Coal Fall at Wilsonburg Mine
Italian miner John Avondo of the Madeira-Hill-Clark Coal Company Gol mine in Wilsonburg suffered a broken left leg and other injuries when top coal and slate fell on him at work on Wednesday morning. He was rushed to the hospital in Summersville for treatment.
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John Avondo
Gol
Madeira-Hill-Clark Coal Company
Wilsonburg
Fultre
West Virginia Prohibition Wins Wide Support Says Blue
Fred C. Blue, prohibition commissioner, told the Anti-Saloon League convention that West Virginia’s one-year-old ban on alcohol proves prohibition can be enforced and improves labor conditions. He declared the state is financially sound, not bankrupt, and can meet a $12,000,000 Virginia bond debt while ending large liquor-driven revenue drains. He denounced liquor interests for portraying West Virginia as a failing state and warned against sensational claims of sale to pay debts.
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Atlantic City
Uly
West Virginia
Fred C. Blue
Prohibition
The
Anti-Saloon League of Ame
Mr. Blue
Supreme Court
United States
Virginia
Blue
West “Virginia
Anne el
Body attachment issued for Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw
July 7 in New York a body attachment was issued by Supreme Court Justice Hendrick for Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw who did not appear to testify in the sanity proceedings of her husband Harry K Thaw. Dr Bernard Livingston testified Thaw is in a nervous condition and it would be unwise for her to testify.
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Nawedayen
New York
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw
Harry K.thaw
Bernard Livingston
Chautauqua Programs At Towers School Delighting Attendees
Lincoln Chautauqua programs on the Towers school grounds draw throngs for afternoon and night sessions. Today's schedule features the Royal Hinck Hussar band at 2 30, Helen B Paulson on child welfare at 3 15, a grand band concert at 7 30, and Besa Gearhart Morrison as a reader of wholesome humor.
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Lincoln
Bank robbers engage in hour long pistol battle in Arkansas town
Seven bank robbers attacked the Bank of England in a Little Rock area town after failing to dynamite the safe. More than 100 citizens joined the melee in and around the main hotel. One town marshal named Whitlock was seriously wounded in the fight.
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Neseciaren
Qualified Before Court in Lost Crack Case
Fragmentary OCR notes show Mrs Nanole Davie and daughter Georgia of Lost Crack appearing before a county court on a Wednesday after a holiday. The text is garbled and could not recover clear names, dates, or outcomes.
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Nanole
Davie
Georgia
Receipt of Letter by Wife Admitted in Bomb Plot Case
Mrs. Frank Holt admitted receiving a letter yesterday from her husband noting plans to blow Atlantic time bombs. Holt’s attorney Jy Cockrell confirmed the admission, reversing her prior denial of receiving the letter.
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Frank Holt
Atlantic
Holt
Bere
Jy Cockrell
Holt Identified as Erich Muenter in Mass Case
Glencove July 7. Frank Hale reports the identification of Holt as Erich Muenter Harvard instructor in the 1908 Cauilie Mass case. State DA S P Smith and others announce three months of careful examination confirming Holt’s body, noting upper right jaw matches Muenter’s. Holtward Born Milwaukee area.
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Glencove
Frank Hale
Lfajor P. Morgan
Mineola
Erich Muenter
Harvard
Leona
Cauilie Mass
S. P. Smith
State of the District Attorney's Office
Thesex County
Mass
Theodore Her
Cambri
A. T. Brown
Boston New
Holt
Holts
Muentar
Massachusetts
Nassau
Hitter
Muenter
Thins
Ger
Fm Saf Holtward
Milwaukes
Berlin
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