French Troops Make Progress As German Losses Rise
London reports progress by French forces with heavy German losses described. Battles near Pasturewood and surrounding fronts yield captured trenches and surrender figures. British troops clear nests of German machine gunners amid ruins at Quillers and La Bolble. Reports from Paris and Washington note renewed fighting and administrative actions on the Verdun front and farm loan legislation in the United States.
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France
London
Quillers
LaBolbelle
Bezantin
Lo Petit
Germain Op Tt
Paris
War Office
Lurrainy
Su-rneny
Finary
Mide
Champagne
Washington
Wilson
Tepre
Farmers’ Organization
Wwelve Land Loan Banka
Presiduit
McAdoo
Russian contingent disembarks at Brest front
A contingent of Russian troops landed Monday at Brest, France, and will be sent toward Brest and Miut to the front. This marks the sixth contingent reported to have arrived, with arrivals at Marseilles noted between April 24 and May 1, including five bodies.
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Paris
Brest
France
Rural Credits Bill Signed and Marriage License Issued
The Rural Credits Bill is signed by Wilson as a formal action. J L Coulter of West Virgin is noted for board consideration. A marriage license was issued at the country stork pikies on Monday morning to Jamon Fe Grilth and Bee Dale Pigotu.
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Wilson
J. L. Coulter
West, Virgin
Flooded Carolina region rattled by heavy rain and floods
Asheville area reports drowning of two people when their father’s home collapsed amid floods from a week of rain and a hurricane. Rivers Swannanoa and French Broad rose rapidly as industrial plants idled, with five deaths confirmed, hundreds homeless, and property damage estimated from 6 million to 10 million dollars across eastern Tennessee to North Carolina and beyond.
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Nyasaveiarap Pana
Asheville
N.C
Carolina
North
South Carolina
Kentucky
Tennenses
Virginia
T Hat
Ton- Messe
North Carolina
Wilmington
South
Garoling
Braddock Buys Broad Oaks Printing Firm
Joseph N Craddock mayor of Broad Oaks purchases Art Printing Company from former owners. Plant at 216 South Second Street. Craddock closed the deal Saturday and assumes full charge Monday morning. He is an avid newspaper fan with knowledge of printing business.
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Joseph N. Craddock
Broad Oaks
Bislnésa
Art Printing Company
South Second Street
Flood Crest Reaches Kanawha River at Charleston
Flood conditions eased across West Virginia as Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls rose to 21.7 feet, signaling a crest near 30 feet at Charleston. Authorities projected a peak around Sunday night with Point Pleasant also awaiting levels.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
United States Engineer's
Kanawhe
Kanawha Falls
Charleston
Point
Emperor William in Somme Battle Sector
Berlin telegram reports Emperor William in the Somme sector, delivering praise to front lines and meeting with officials. He inspected casualties, distributed relief funds, and praised the army's operations while expressing hope for continued success amid heavy fighting.
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Emperor William
Somme
London
Berlin
Peror Willian
Germany
Aeeordnys
Atuatar- Jaan
Tine
Russians Press Advance Reported Near Volhynia
A July telegram from Prtproghad states Russian forces continue an advance in the Un lower Lipa region. The war police announcement claims about 14,000 prisoners by the Russians in Volhynia Sindy.
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Prtproghad
Russiae
UN Lower Lipa
Volhynia
Sindy
Germany Announces Troop Withdrawal Near Laitsic Point
Berlin reports on July 17 that German troops under General von Linsingen have begun a withdrawal southwest of Laitsic toward a point behind the river Tiga. The war office issued the announcement Monday.
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Berlin
Feneral von Linsingen
Laitsic Ton Point
Tiga
War Office
Bishop Shaper Coming to Bride Chapel Church
The Rev. Bishop C. T. Shimer presiding bishop of the Third Episcopal district of the African Methodist Episcopal church will preside at the Bride Chapel AME tonight. The public is cordially invited to hear him.
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C- T. Shimer
J. D
Third Episcopal District
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Ohio
North Ohio
Burg
West Virginia
Bride Chapel
Afriscan Methodist Episcopal Church
Cor Lally
Death claims physician and city official in Wheeling incident
In Wheeling on July 17 a physician and four city council members faced charges after a young woman patron died. Dr Sulivant collapsed after arrest and failed to recover.
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Wheeling
Dre
Powell Celebrates Birth Amid River Flood News
Clayton M Powell of the People n Furniture Company misses work as his seven pound daughter is born Sunday night at 6 16 pm. Mrs Powell and baby rest at St Mass noant tal while friends expect Powell to return soon. Back water from the Kanawha floods threatens operations near Camp Kanawha and disrupts telegraph lines as upper river damage rises and river traffic is impeded along the Virginian Railway east of Princeton.
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Clayton M. Powell
People’n Furniture Company
Xeoing
Powell
Mra. Powall
St. Mass Noanttal
Charleston
Kanawha
Canin Kanawha
Renarte
Millon
Washoute
Princeton
United States Engineer's Office
Fewer Deaths Reported in New York Infantile Paralysis Epidemic
Health department reports a drop in deaths and new cases from the infantile paralysis outbreak in New York City. Over the twenty four days ending Monday morning fourteen children died and there were fifty five new cases across the five boroughs.
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SW York
Health Department
Flyer
New York City
Severe storm damages roads bridges and rail line in Roanoke area
A damaging storm swept through Roanoke Virginia and nearby regions on Sunday morning, flooding and breaking power and railway lines. The Norfolk and Western and Virginian railways suffered track damage along the Galax branch, with several bridges and houses ruined. No complete casualty count is available, but authorities report extensive disruption across North Carolina and West Virginia.
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Atoeiaran
Roanokd
Hodvy Rainain
West Virginia
North Carolina
New River
Galax
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk Jana Wears
Virginie
J.T. Dobson
Wheeling
Norsk
Weetern
Pleasant Surprise Diamond Ring Offer Sparks Club Drive
A vintage club promotion offers a genuine diamond ring as a weekly prize for top collectors. Members are urged to recruit and turn in items to win the ring and additional awards, with a July deadline and emphasis on quick effort to gain status and valuables.
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Toyranee
Large Schools of Sharks Seen Off New York and Newfoundland
Reports from the British steamer Meriometh and the American steamer Charlon Beatty note numerous sharks in waters from Gibraltar to Newfoundland. Captains describe large schools eight to twelve feet long, sighted fifty miles off Firesland to port. Dutch steamer Mathe also witnesses sharks in large schools. A bridge washed away on Little Groak extension. one man drowned ferrying over a river near Bedford. Washington mills dam contributed to flooding.
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Pace
New York
Gibraltar
Charlon Beatty
Till Cove
Newfoundland
Herke
Firesland
Moyer
Ateam
Mathe
Rotterdam
Port Creek
Dutty
Little Groak
Bedford
Washington Mills
Mrs Patton Dead Widow of Hert Patton dies at 66
Mrs N Gutherine Patton aged 66 widow of Hert Patton died at 12 16 Sunday afternoon at her daughter Mra Harry Ford’s Jackson Street home after a short illness of indigestion and heart trouble. She is survived by her daughter Mia, Harry Mordhon, nine ministers and brothers. A brief funeral service will be held Tuesday morning at the home on Tacknons Street, with Rev W C Taylor of the First Church in charge. The funeral party will then proceed by passenger train No 8 to Parkersburg for interment in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Tacknons Street
W. C. Taylor
Tint Church
Parkersburg
Baltimore
Ae de
Watson Combination and Senator Chilton in Overt Sacrifice
Washington news outlines the impending reshuffle within the Democratic Party led by Watson and Senator Chilton. The piece notes factions, patronage concerns, and plans to appoint leaders and campaign headquarters as key factors shaping an upcoming meeting in Virginia and a broader strategy for the party’s 1912 contest.
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Charlen Hrooke Smith
Washington
Nly
Charen Chale
Loli J
Cornwall Prinalpadly
Warkorabure
Virginia
Cleveland
Amd
Cherenieg Wayland Wataon
Ieipliedt Promivo Hintitle
Nye Miteting Multers and
Ateady Prom
John Mecray
Jikrows
Wayland
Aéifiah
Intereat
Limerow
Charles Cameron Lewin, Jr
Charles Cailie
Golme
West Vitigints
Stewart
W. Walker
W. Danagn
James
Timporiant
Foreigner Arrested on Prohibition Charge to Face Hearing
Frederick Helseto, charged with violating the prohibition law by transporting intoxicants for another, will have a hearing at 7:20 Friday evening in Magistrate Jackson Carter's court. He was arrested Sunday morning by Deputy Sheriff Ladh Ol Wolny in the west end for carrying cases of intoxicants from the Monongahela Valley Traction Company at Dayton.
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Frederick Helseto
Jackson
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