Mystery Surrounds Mrs Drummond and World War Spy
An old memo claims Mrs Drummond of Britain and her son died after an operation linked to a spy in the Drummond hospital. The letter to R W Tansill says she built a London hospital and was attended during the procedure. Secret service agents later identified a spy.
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A. W. Tansill
Carlsbad
European Hospital
R. W. Tansill
A!ag
Chicago
Drummond
Marshall Field, Jr. Ly
Tassill
Drummond Hospital
Action on National Prohibition Halted in House
Prohibition leaders halted a Senate-passed resolution to submit the prohibition amendment to the states. The plan will not be taken up again until the regular session in December. Washington report from Associated Press states the action came under party leadership.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Sion
Miners Return to Work After Wage Increase in Colorado
Leadville reports most large mines resume operations after workers accept a wage increase offered ten days earlier. Three mines remain idle as talks continue. Red Cross Chapter notes weekly meetings despite disruption and urges ongoing support.
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Associated Press
Leadville
Colorado
Wife's confession leads to execution for treason
An English officer reports the wife admitted the charge after letters in her handwriting proved her guilt. She refused an officer's pistol, but three days later she died by firing squad. The note mentions Mrs. Drummond, formerly Miss Huck, tied to Marshall Field. her son would have inherited a fortune if alive. The second son serves as an officer in the Third Illinois Artillery.
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Marshall Field
Drummond
Marshall Field, Jr
Huck
Srd
Government Moves to End Labor Troubles
Washington reports drastic action by the government to curb labor disturbances in the west and south. Intimations of a callout of the United Mine Workers arise if government intervention fails to aid the Industrial Workers of the World. A board of general inquiry is named by the Department of Justice to investigate the unrest.
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Associated Press
Washington
Panda
United Mine Workers
Industrial Workers of the World
Department of Justice
Board of General
Kaiser’s Clique To Talk Together War Leaders Meet
Amsterdam August 2 Emperor William has summoned high military and naval leaders of Germany to meet in Brussels. The gathering aims to coordinate strategy amid escalating war tensions.
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Kaiser
Associated Press
Amsterdam
William
Germany
Brussels
Great Britain Stands Pat With Labor Element
James Henry Thomas warns government labour MPs blocked from discussing peace by passport refusals could push Labour to intervene and force government action. Lloyd George says government unchanged on the only possible peace condition.
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Great Britain
Associated Press
London
James Henry Thomas
Labor
House of Commons
Labor Party
Lloyd George
House
Mon-fed crew mourns loss after submarine sinking
Reports from the American consulate indicate 24 crew members of the Mon-fed were killed when their vessel was sunk by a submarine.
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London
Mon- Fd
Diplomats of England Cleverer Than German Says Observer
A Munich news critic argues British diplomacy has been more clever and successful, claiming England has built new allies and sizable advantages. He notes vast financial figures and ranks America as the greatest recent gain for Britain.
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Muenchener Neueaste Nachrichten
Germany
America
Sub Sinks American Ship by German Gunfire
The American schooner John Hays Hammond was sunk by a German submarine. All crew members were saved. Announcement from London dated August 2 reports the loss and safety of the crew. the line then notes Fenkiw, president of China, has arrived in Peking.
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Y Associated Press
London
John Hays Hammond
Peking
Fenkiw
China
Arriv
Rawls Bound Over in Angora Goat Theft Case
M D Rawls faces charge of stealing Angora goats from ranch near Hess ranch. Preliminary hearing stretched from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday evening. Bound over in $1000 to the grand jury. Represented by J M Dillard. state by District Attorney J C Dow. Witnesses included Henry Hamilton and Sheriff John N Hew.
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M.D. Rawls
Richard
Justice Court
Rawls
Henry Hamilton
Hess Ranch
J. M. Dillard
Jt. C. Dow
Ross Middleton
Montgomery
W. W. Warner
W. H. Light
John N. Hew
Hamilton
Rawl
D. A. McCellaum
Hamilton Rawls
Abeo
Carlsbad
Hewitt
Rawls’ Corral
W. W. Varner
PF. G. Snow
Women Soldiers Rise in Russia from Frontline Heroism
A movement to form a great army of women grows across Russia after Mina Vera Guthkareff and her female battalion lead a heroic front line effort.
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Associated Press
Petromend
Mina Vera Guthkareff
Russia
Americans Active on Battlefront of Flanders
American surgical teams worked with British forces in Flanders aiding the wounded. The article notes American involvement on the front and references Allied operations in France and Belgium.
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Flanders
France
Belgium
Associated Press
Senate panel trims war tax on corporate surplus
Washington August 2 The senate finance committee cuts the undivided surcharge on corporate profits from fifteen to ten percent amid strong opposition from major interests.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
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