Botha Victory Lifts Entente Optimism in World War I
London reports a renewed optimism after General Botha’s victory in German Southwest Africa, with Germans denied territory and Russian resistance influencing the western front. British papers note mixed reactions to conscription debates and Germany’s response to Allied notes.
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London
Boths
Africa
Germany
Tupi
Poland
Zilota Lipa
Galicia
Itda
United States
Herlin
Riply
Urphel’ Kiteboer
Guildhell
Becker loses appeal over murder case in July week
Justice Charles Hughes refused the application for a writ of error to the Supreme Court filed by counsel for Charles Becker who has been condemned to die in the week of July 26 for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. The application was denied on the ground that there was no substantial federal question.
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Ony
Rene Ranghley
Charles Hughes
Io Supreme Court
Rihharles Becker
Herman Rosentthal
War Office Statement Reports Allied Front Actions
Paris July 10 The War Office reports German attacks near Arras Augres Souches repulsed. In Champagne between Perthes Beausjour a German assault dispersed with heavy losses. Lorraine near Lientrey repulsed. French forces bombarded rail stations at Arnaville Bayonville and Norroy military barracks. Twenty two shells and one thousand steel arrows reported.
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Paris
War Office
Arras
Augres
Souches
Champagne
Perthes
Beausjour
Lorraine
Lientrey
Arnaville
Bayonville
German War Operations Report From London Center
Germanys wartime communiqué from Berlin via London summarizes Western theater actions including repelled French attacks at Lam la and Lamla on the southern slope of Bellevue hill, a successful storming of a trench in Champagne near Beausjourine forest, and German advances near Le Pretre. It notes repulsed enemy thrusts at Lientrey and repulsed Soviet offensives in the eastern theater.
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Berlin
London
Lamla
Champagne
Beausjournine Forest
le Pretre
Lientrey
Another Body Found In Hamilton After Storm Toll Rises
An unidentified male body, found in a river area, increases the storm death toll to thirty two. The missing crew members of the towboat Convoy are not accounted for as search efforts continue.
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Exy
Atamontes Rene Cincinnate
Pistol Licenses Granted by Circuit Court Saturday
Judge Haymond Maxwell presided the special session of the circuit court granting revolver licenses to George Baldwin a Shinuston night policeman and William Gibson Baltimore and Ohio police lieutenant. A land partition decree was entered in the case Arnold L Strother Gavilla J Strother et al. Sam Lough of Farmington was badly hurt at Jamison Coal mine while driving and a shed incident caused injury.
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Haymond Maxwell
George Baldwin
Shinuston
William Gibson
Baltimiore
Ohio
Arnold L. Strother
Fairmont
Sam Lough
Farmington
Jamison Coal Company
Bee
Daniel Howard Heads to National Coal Convention
Daniel Howard, veteran coal operator, leaves for Chicago to attend the national coal convention and the tenth anniversary of the Order of Kokcoal. The event runs Monday and Tuesday at the Auditorium Hotel with a program on Conduct of Doing Business and an illustrated lecture on mining preparation and distribution of Appalachian coal. Howard plans to return in four to five days.
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Daniel Howard
Chicago
Order of Kokoal
Imperial Gazook
Imperial
Auditorium Hotel
United States
Howard
Three Convicts Sentenced Begin Penitentiary Terms
Three men sentenced at the recent criminal court term were moved from the county jail to Mountsville prison to start their terms. Convicts named Wesley Farrell receives five years for the fatal shooting of Will Corbin at Industrial. Cecil Morris gets two years for burglary at the Swentzel store in Bristol. Leo Snodgrass serves two years for stealing money from Wells Fargo and Company Express.
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Mouundsville
N. Shore
A. J Coleman
Istter
Wesley Farrell
Will Corbin
Industrial
Cecil Morris
Swentzél
Bristol
Leo Snodgrass
Wells, Fargo and Company Express
Carranza Defeated Near Aguas Calientes
A fragmentary despatch reports Carranza's main army north of Merco City defeated south of Aguas Calientes yesterday per Colonel Rufilla's chief of staff. London reports Chancellor McKenna acknowledged a great British war loss was supported in a manner satisfying expectations.
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IL Paso
Carranza
Merco City
Aguas Calientes
Rufilla
London
McKenna
Robinson Grand theater bookings shift to Friday engagements
Claude Robinain of the Robinson Grand theater plans a New York trip Sunday to secure engagements for the season. To accommodate the growing popular moving pictures, the season will feature Friday theatrical engagements while other days host films. Plays booked include Garden of Allah, In Trial, It Pays to Advertise, Kick-In, Neil O Briens minstrels, Field's minstrels and Harry Jauder, with ten or twelve more strong titles. In Mr Ogden will oversee the theater in his absence.
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Claude Robinain
Robinson i Grand Theater
New York
Robinson
Robinson Grant
Robinson Ainda
Mr. Robinson
Garden of Allap
Neil O'Brien
Field’s Minstrels
Harry Jauder
William ‘Ogden
Lovely Girl Lucile McKinley Dies at 12
Lucile McKinley daughter of Mr and Mrs George G McKinley died at 1 30 am Saturday in a local hospital after six weeks illness of meningitis and pneumonia She was 12 Funeral at the McKinley home 232 Maple Ave at 2 pm Sunday Rev Dr W C Taylor officiating burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery Pallbearers J M Knox William Tate Frank Findley Ire Swiger Guy Musser Leo Hoftheimer Honorary pallbearers Martha Queex Genevieve Carekadon Grace Williams Frances Shuttleworth Vera Parrish and Clare Wilson Surviving are her parents Mrs J R Bartlett of Erie and Virginia at home sisters and Roscoe at home brother
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Lillle
Lucile McKinley
George G McKinley
McKinley
Maple Avenue
W. C. Taylor
Pellows
J. M. Knox
Wiliam Tate
Frank Findley
Ire Swiger
Guy Musser
Leo Hoftheimer
Martha Queex
Genevieve Carekadon
Grace Williams
Frances Shuttle- Worth
Vera Parrish
Clace Wilson
3. R. Bartlett
Erie
Virginia
Roscoe
Carranza troops seize Mexico City. Obregon reports rear attack repulsed
Washington July 10—American Consul Silmantelegraphed from Vera Cruz that Mexico City was completely invested by Carranza troops and that General Gonzales had set up headquarters at Guadalupe. He added that General Obregon reported repulsing a rear attack on his northern forces.
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Washington
Silman
Vito
State Department Today
Autoist Fined in Glen Bik Speeding Case
One autoist, unnamed, was arraigned before Mayor G. H. Gordon in police court Saturday morning. He was fined $6.60 for speeding in Glen Bik and registered on the police court docket as the owner of an automobile bearing city license No. 3.
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G. H. Gordon
Glen Bik
Aged Cherry Picker Tragedy in Green County
In Wayne sburg Green County Mrs Rahama Sins aged 36 and daughter Elizabeth Sins 18 suffered critical injuries after a fall from a cherry tree during a severe rainstorm. Elizabeth was pinned beneath a heavy limb two days while lying in pain. a later collapse left her with an injured spine. The mother, ill for two years, endured mental distress as she lay bedridden awaiting help. Neighbors eventually aided them after Elizabeth crawled to seek assistance.
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Waynesburg
Rahama Sins
Elizabeth Sins
Perry Township
Green County
Charrien
Luthor
Zepelin Incursions and Papal Preparations Amid War News
Rome reports German airships are carried toward the Adriatic with aims to cross into Italy past the Apennines toward Rome. The pope orders extinguishing lights at the apostolic palace and removal of art treasures from bomb-risk sites. Also noted: Cecil Morrin’s two-year penitentiary sentence for burglary in Bristol and a new service at Mt Zion Bath Street Knoxville.
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Rome
Traction Parcel Service Defended by Board of Trade
The Clarksburg Board of Trade investigated passenger car parcel shipments amid complaints of high charges. The company cites emergency needs, double fares, and humanitarian reasons for continuing the service, noting express freight is regular but not hourly. Public use is discouraged to protect passenger operations, with revenue viewed as minor and often at a loss.
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Traction Company
Clarksburg Board of Trade
Traction’ Company
Traction -Company
Publc
Board of Trade
Wrecked Ship Czar Seeks Survivors Near Archangel
A Russian steamer named Czar reports a wreck 60 miles from Archangel in the White Sea. The ship 3118 tons carried 3,118 tons and searched the area for survivors without success.
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White Sea
Czar
Liberty Bell Viewers In Denver On Its Westward Journey
Denver July 10 more than three American Indians from distant reservations were among the first to see the Liberty Bell as it arrived for its Pacific coast journey. They gazed at the bell and shook hands with Philadelphia native Charles Thompson 96 a Civil War veteran who claims to descend from the man who rang the bell when the Declaration was looted. The visitors departed in the afternoon bound for the westward route.
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Denver
Pacific Coast
Redskins
Philadelphia
Charles “Thompson
Theoman
Package Found Under Bridge Near Patterson Park
A suspicious package was found by a patrol under the Pennsylvania railroad bridge at Patterson Park Avenue and eager street in Baltimore. The wrapper bore the address White House Washington and contained an explosive cartridge, details unclear due to damaged text.
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Baltimore
Patterson
Park
White House
Washington
Ben
Aged Colored Woman Mrs Fratiess Thomas Dies in City
Mrs Fratiess Thomas aged 88, widow of Phillip Thomas, longtime Blacksmith, died at 7 o'clock Saturday morning at her daughters home 441 Ben Street. Survived by three daughters Ida Robinson and others, and son Henry Robinson of Zanesville Ohio. She helped found the local colored Baptist church. Funeral arrangements await arrival of her son from Zanesville.
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Thin Ciy
Pazseit Lawayy
Ida Robinson
Ben‘street
Phillip Thomas
Brent Mi
Ida_Robinson
Hap wiLiot
Bombs Found Aboard Kir Ikoswald in Marseille Voyage
Nine bombs were found aboard the steamer Kir Ikoswald in Marseille during unloading and return to New York. They were hidden in bags of sugar loaded at the Fabre line pier in Brooklyn and did not explode. Officers reported the discovery upon arrival.
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Apy Resociaan
New York
Kirikoswald
Marseilles
Tastout— Ward
Fabre Line
Brooklyn
Bandits Rob Train No 37 On New York Route
Officers and detectives in Montgomery Alabama pursued a trio of bandits who held up and looted train No 37 from New York to New Orleans near Greenville Alabama sixty miles south of Montgomery. They abandoned the engine after forcing the mail and express cars open then fled southward with the locomotive. Passengers were not harmed.
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Montgomery
Alajo
Gréenville
Als
Loulaville and Nasky ‘Ville
New York
New Orleans
Washington City Ofer Gur Governments in Law Case
Fragmented text discusses German British tensions over the Lusitania and U.S. policy. Mentions Lansing,Tumulty, Landon? and notes about notes to the President and potential disavowal action. Overall tone previews diplomacy shifts and possible breakthroughs or obstacles in negotiations.
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Washington City
Strike Ends as 16000 Carpenters Accept Wage Pact
Chicago awaited a three year settlement after committees from carpenters and employers reached a compromise. The agreement calls for twenty cents more per hour and a uniform agreement to curb strikes and walkouts, with May start and a stipulation on sourcing building materials.
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Chicago
Igmue
Carpen— Terz
Exponent Seizure In Bondholders Dispute Reported
Sheriff seized the Exponent American plant amid a bondholder dispute led by trustee Templeman over missed interest payments. The action followed a court suit in Stroud. A separate note mentions a newspaper linked to the Exponent American troubles and a Washington quarantine release affecting Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
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Ross F2 Stout
Exponent-American
EB. Bryan Templeman
Bie
J. Cart Vance
W. Guy Tetrick J
Hormor ‘Davis
Strouit
Telegram
Baltimore and Ohio directors confirm Erin appointment and dividend
The Baltimore and Ohio board in New York confirmed Erin's appointment as general treasurer for the entire system following a five percent dividend maintenance announcement. John J. Gain was named general accountant and other promotions included Do Owen as secretary of the railway's valuation committee. The report traces Erin’s career from Whitestown to Baltimore, detailing key roles at the railroad, with dates from 1901 to 1904.
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Ces Sal
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York
John J. Gain
J.T Lenry
Readi
Pebrusry
Do Owen
Jehilel Eleric Fo
Railromd
Bersto
Bean
Euiditor
Whitestown
Pal
Entarest Railroad Warfice
Erelaht
Allwood City
Basra Teaaeei Rodato
Pittsburg
Wester Ato
Bkin
Haltimmra and
Obio
Ings
German Papers Praise German Notes and War Tone
Berlin reports praise from German newspapers for government notes amid sublating warfare rhetoric. The July dispatch highlights optimistic tone and assertions of strategic restraint and success in wartime messaging.
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Berlin
Three Ships Sunk by German Submarines Off Coast
In a wartime report three ships were sunk by German submarines. The event involved patrols and rescue efforts as crews were evacuated. Details remain fragmented but confirm significant loss at sea with allied vessels damaged and authorities monitoring salvage and response operations.
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