Deutschland U-Boat Reaches Chesapeake Bay with 1000 Tons of Dye
Baltimore July 11 reports the German merchant sub Deutschland arrives at Locust Point dock after 16 days at sea covering 4180 miles with 1800 miles submerged. The 315 foot craft carries 250 tons of dyes and chemicals and mails for Germany, crew of 29, unarmed, treated as merchant ship. The voyage included 80 hours pursued by British and French warships and a detour of 800 miles. The U boat will discharge and load cargo under U S government supervision, as it is unarmed.
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Supersubmarine
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Chesapeake Bay
Cape Henry
Eastern Forwarding Company
Locust Point
Vaterland
Imperator
William
Wilson
Kaling
Navy
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Kiel
Constantinople
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North Sea
Virginia
Thomas F. Timmons
Capes
F. Hinsch
Ocean Transportation Company
Timmons
Virginia Pilots’ Association
Germany
England
New York
American
Washington
Virginia Capes
State Department
Admiral Winslow to Quit Navy Upon Reaching Limit
Washington July 7 Navy Department orders set retirement for Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow commander of the Pacific fleet effective July 29 as he reaches the age limit.
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Admiral Winslow
Washington
Imiral Cameron McRae Winslow
Pacific Fleet
Navy Department
Rucker Claims Infantile Paralysis Epidemic Check
Doctor W C Rucker of the United States Public Health Service reports that New York health commissioner Emerson and aides have checked a feared infantile paralysis epidemic. He said the situation looks encouraging and plans to prevent a recurrence include carrier screening and cleaning of every passenger car leaving New York. Restrictions on travel by suspected carriers may be imposed.
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Washington
Emerson
New York
W. C. Rucker
United States Public Health Service
Rucker
FREES MARRIED MEN FOR GUARD MOBILIZATION
The War Department will excuse married National Guard members with dependent families from service during the Mexican border mobilization. Eligible personnel may receive an honorable discharge. A Guard member supporting a dependent parent or parents may also be excused. To fill gaps, 4,000 to 5,000 former regulars will be called from the reserves into new regiments.
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Washington
National Guard
Baker
War Department
Lloyd George Becomes War Secretary After Kitchener’s Death
London July 8 Lloyd George appointed secretary of war succeeding the late Lord Kitchener who drowned when a cruiser carrying him to Russia was sunk Edward Grey raised to the peerage. Lloyd George had been minister of munitions since May 1915 after criticism over ammunition supply.
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London
David Lloyd George
Lord Kitchener
Russia
Edward Grey
Lloyd George
Food riots rock Liege amid casualties reported
Telegraphic notes from Amsterdam report food riots in Liege with many injured. In London a war death is confirmed as Col. Percy Wilfrid Machell of the border regiment is killed in France. His widow is a cousin of the German emperor and a daughter of Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-tangenburg.
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Amsterdam
Liege
London
Percy Wilfrid Machell
Border Regiment
France
Prince Victor of
Going to Canada Made Easy for American Tourists
Ottawa issues a statement clarifying travel to Canada for American tourists. There is no general conscription for foreign visitors, only for British-born subjects living in England. Canadian recruitment is limited to Canadians. U S travelers face no special restrictions beyond standard customs checks. Naturalized Americans from foreign birth are advised to carry naturalization certificates.
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Ottawa
Canada
Europe
England
United States
Lifeguard chases shark off Asbury Park beach
In Asbury Park New Jersey a large shark was sighted off the coast likely the same predator linked to two recent bathers deaths. A lifeguard in a motorboat pursued the creature, striking it twice with an oar, but the shark escaped. Bathing was halted as a precaution.
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Asbury Park
N. J
German Casualties Estimated Above Three Million
A Western Newspaper Union dispatch from Kearney Nebraska reports 30 members of the Kearney Recreation club traveling to a picnic fell from Platte River bridge when a freight truck crashed through the railing. Seventeen injured, one gravely. Driver cites steering gear failure. railing damaged. truck did not overturn. Twenty six girls and four men were among occupants, none crushed beneath the vehicle.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Kearney
Neb
House Passes New Revenue Bill in Washington Vote
The administration omnibus revenue bill creating a tariff commission imposes a protective tariff on dyestuffs repeals stamp taxes and imposes new taxes on incomes inheritances and war munitions profits. It passed the House 240 to 140 with amendments adopted over Democratic opposition.
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House
Washington
Administration
Tariff Commission
War Department to Call 4000 to 6000 in Regular Army Reserve
Washington reports the War Department will call 4 000 to 6 000 men from the regular army reserve to fill new regiments under the army organization act. The reserve comprises honorably discharged soldiers and those on furlough since November 1 1915. The move tests the reserve provision and speeds mustering in militia due to officer and man shortages.
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Washington
War Department
Regular Army
Army Organization Act
Department
War Department Press Bureau
German Peace Society Forms National Peace Committee
The German Peace Society in Berlin reports formation of a national committee chaired by Prince von Wedel. Scientists, industrialists, and representatives from commerce and agriculture aim to foster a uniform German understanding for an honorable peace that guarantees a secure future empire, avoiding one sidedness per the Koelnische Zeitung.
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Berlin
Commerce
Prince von Wedel
Koelmache Zeitung
Koelnische Zettung
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by Richmond woman
Mrs. Lena Wynn of Richmond Virginia reports relief from hot flashes dizziness and nervousness during the Change of Life after using seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She recommends the remedy to friends noting improved health and reduced symptoms such as headaches backaches and fatigue.
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Richmond
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena Wynn
E. O Street
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Parody exchange notes pricing for lessons and censorship
In a satirical exchange from Puck, humor contrasts a censor and a pupil priced at ten dollars per art lesson and an extra two dollars for a favored pupil. The quip comments on market strength and public censorship in lighthearted fashion.
Hunting trip joke about baggage versus bag
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip notes that on hunting trips the baggage often weighs more than the bag, highlighting the comic misbalance of gear and supplies.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
The Lazy Sexton
A gravedigger hides in a grave after a failed burial plan. A visitor alarms authorities when the grave appears filled. Workers dig up the site and find no sexton, who emerges later with a smug grin and thanks.
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