Paris Cheers as American Doughboys Roar Through City
Paris watches with awe as American troops pass in a motor convoy through the streets from Bastille to the Madeleine. Crowds surge onto sidewalks, taxis are cleared, and women wave handkerchiefs while doughboys toss roses. The parade signals a new morale surge and hints at America’s hard-edged resolve in the war.
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Bert S. Doman
I. N
Aphh
Rds
Paris
Allied
Bastile
Madelein
Ie Street
France
Cafe Madrid
America
Ness
Ed Sons
Sam
Red Cross
College
Ambu
Lady Bounti
Missions of Mercy
New York
Mooney Case Appeal Fails Amid White House Visit
A delegation including W Bourke of New York failed to secure President Wilson’s intervention to move J Mooney’s case from California state courts to federal courts following a bomb incident. The meeting occurred at the White House on July 31 as officials considered intervention in Siberia and broader Russo-Austro German war prisoner matters.
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Mooney
White House
Washington
W. Bourken
New York
Wilson
California
J. Mooney
Siberia
China
Russia
Turks Not In Open Break With Germany
Washington reports no open break between Germany and Turkey despite rising friction. Turkey objects to German control of Tiflis and the Baku oil region. negotiations halted by the death of Hakki Pasha. Officials see potential ally aid but expect no immediate developments. Rumors of Turkey seeking a separate peace via a neutral power are unverified.
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Washington
Germany
Turkey
Tiflis
Baku
Caspan Sea
Hakki Pasha
Berlin
Italy
Soldiers' sisters may go to France
The War Department eased passport rules allowing sisters of soldiers serving in the American Expeditionary Forces to work in France with the Red Cross and YMCA under strict conditions. They must be accredited members of authorized organizations, go as workers not relatives, avoid visiting relatives in France, be sent home by their organization for violations, and return if they marry officers or soldiers abroad.
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Washington
Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
France
War Department
General March
American Expeditionary Forces
Soldiers narrowly escape as ties pile on tracks in Ky
In Rosin Kentucky on July 31 more than 200 soldiers narrowly escaped death when ties stacked across Illinois Central tracks ahead of a troop train were found. Spikes had been removed from the rails and a wreck could have sent cars into a steep embankment. A federal investigation is underway.
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Rosin
Illinois Central
Twenty-Six Slacker Suspects Held for Induction
Twenty six men seized in the slacker roundup in Ansonia were today held for induction into the army by Department of Justice agents in New Haven. The roundup occurred early last Sunday morning and involved arrests by federal authorities.
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New Haven
Ansonia
Department of Justice
Westfield derailment blocks main line. no injuries
News from Westfield Massachusetts reports a train derailment on July 31. Seven cars derailed and main tracks were blocked with no injuries.
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New Haven
Westfield
Mass
Government Takes Control of Telegraph and Telephone Wires
At midnight the nations telegraph and telephone lines will pass to government control. Postmaster General Burleson will issue a formal order directing current officials and employees to stay at their posts. Vice President Reynolds and independent lines pledge cooperation. no immediate mass dismissals or salary cuts. The plan calls for consolidating fiscal branches with the post office and placing funds under postmaster general supervision.
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Washington
Burleson
Reynolds
Postal Telegraph Co
Telegraph and Telephone Companies
Post Office Department
Market Hunch Says Steel Stocks May Slip Soon
A Buffalo Express item notes Damocles holding a flash aloft near his head, declaring a market hunch that steel is due for a drop as he sidesteps to safety. The quip captures a tense moment implying impending price movement in steel markets.
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Buffalo Express
Damocles
Campaign Against Social Diseases in Hertford
Federal authorities assign Dr C Michel of the U S Public Health Service to work with Connecticut health officials on a venereal disease campaign. A state survey precedes active physician cooperation across communities as Congress funds a million dollars for venereal disease control. Connecticut joins federal efforts with state help and defense council backing to protect the fighting men.
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Hertford
Dr. C. Michel
United States Public Health Service
State Department of Health
Michel
Navy
Army
Congress
Connecticut
Department of Health
State Council of Defense
Navy tool specifications in Bridgeport for 62 navy machine tool bids
Col I M Ullman announced that the Navy Department filed in Bridgeport a complete set of 62 machine tool requirements for bids. A single blue print set is sent to each of 20 regional offices, enabling manufacturers to consult locally at the First National Bank building. Interested bidders should go to Bridgeport to review the data. Vorwaerts Praises Americans. Amsterdam July 31. The Berlin socialist paper compliments American troops and notes German soldiers admire U S equipment and the coolness of American soldiers in battle.
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New Haven
Col
I. M. Ullman
War Industries Board
Middlesex Counties
United States Navy Department
First National Bank
Bridgeport
Navy
Navy Department
Army
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Vorwaerts
Amsterdam
Vorwaerts of
Berlin
United States
Happenings in This Vicinity 25 Years Ago
Recap of local events from 25 years ago includes Rev Heber I Thayer preaching at Higganum and changes at the Middletown Reform club as temperance meetings end.Jews from Hastern Tinware Co. move away for work, Dr William Whitney visits family, bluefishing party to the Race, Grace Tidgewell chairs church organ, South Farms M E plans Savin Rock picnic, Columbia Granite Co yacht takes building committee to Maromas quarries, open air meetings on South church lawn, Almshouse meeting led by Work, Russell Co. factories halted by machine breakdown, peach crop forecast three times last year, City of Richmond excursion to Block Island, New London hospital to admit patients, wheat closes at 5938, Parshley ads tan oxfords at 1.25.
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Heber I. Thayer
Higganum
West Haddam
Middletown Reform Club
Hastern Tinware Co
Portland
William Whitney
Westfield
Mass
South Main Street
Grace Tidgewell
Baptist Church
South Farms
M. E
Savin Rock
Columbia Granite’Co
Maromas
E. P. Augur
South Church Lawn
Norman P
Almshouse
Russell Company
Richmond
Block Island
New London Hospital
Parshley
British Raids in Lens and Bethune Fronts Reported
London reports successful British raids during the night in the Lens Bethune and northern Bethune sectors on the Flanders front. Several prisoners were taken and a hostile raiding party was driven off near La Bassee while German artillery remained active along the Somme valley near Merris and Kemmel.
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Lens
Bethune
Flanders
London
War Office
Somme
Merris
Kemmel
Warned: Soldiers Forbidden to Take Gold Abroad
Washington July 31 officers enlisted men and civilians attached to the army are prohibited in a war department order issued yesterday from taking gold with them when leaving for foreign service. The order notes the embargo against gold exports and suggests obtaining service checks travelers' checks or letters of credit before departure from the United States. It also adds a remark about avoiding love letters.
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War Department
Washington
Army
United States
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Goliciter
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