Battle Near Saloniki Shapes Greek Bulgarian Campaign
Desperate fighting continues near Veles and Saloniki as Bulgarian forces repulse Serbs and push toward Veles. A 50 mile battle line north of Saloniki pits 80 000 Greeks against 100 000 Bulgarians with significant losses and strategic shifts including Greek positions near Lungasa Lake and Beshik Lake. The clash is viewed as a decisive factor in the Greek Bulgarian campaign.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Veles
Koprili
Sofia
Neue Freie Presse
Saloniki
Lungasa Lake
Beshik Lake
Tahynos Lake
Ottoman Greece Balkans Clash Shapes Turkiye Policy
In Constantinople on July 5 the Ottoman government has not decided its action amid the Balkan tensions. Officials believe Turkey will seek to gain material or moral benefit from the confrontation, avoiding missing an opportunity.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Balkan
Porte Will Stay Neutral in Balkan War
An unofficial report from Vienna states that Turkey will remain neutral in the Balkan conflict in exchange for concessions Bulgaria has made regarding the war indemnity.
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Porte
Vienna
Turkey
Balkan
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Prisoners of War Arrive Amid Fiery Belgrade Parade
A Belgrade despatch reports 1,384 Bulgarian prisoners of war arriving to crowds that cheered the procession as wounded men lay stacked three deep on wagons. The correspondent says the scene, and the mob's reaction, make peace between Bulgaria and Servia seem impossible.
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Associated Press
London
Belgrade
Bulgarians Attack Small Servian Town Belgrade
Bulgarian troops attacked the Servian town Zengetchar near Belgrade. Reports say a serious engagement is expected, with Bulgarians driven from fortified positions on the left banks of the Pregalinitza and Zhelenitza rivers after an initial defeat. Large numbers of prisoners were taken by the Servians.
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Servian
Belgrade
Servia
Zengetchar
Pregalinitza
Zhelenitza
European Powers Decline Balkan Intervention
London July 5 Associated Press reports no exchange of views occurred among European powers but it is understood there will be no intervention in the Balkans and the belligerents will fight out their quarrel as in the Turkish war.
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Associated Press
London
Satan Stole Farmer’s Body Sightings Reported in Arkansas
In Fort Smith Arkansas on July 5 a local tale alleges a demon like figure seized a farmer’s corpse near Base Montgomery county. Witnesses led by S H Farrow of Cedar Creek described a red haired figure in a white robe with horns and a heavy chain, then fled when the body vanished.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Base
Montgomery County
S. H. Farrow
Cedar Creek
Walden
Farrow
Woman Held For Shooting Atlantan at Club
Detective reports focus on the shooting of Captain A C Thompson at a Atlanta club. Lucy Balleau, 22, is jailed amid claims the incident was accidental. Thompson, a county convict camp employee, was wounded in the thigh two hours earlier.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
A. C. Thompson
Lucy Balleau
Balleau
Passenger tells of train hold up near Batesville
P B Jones of Mins Central describes a bold late night robbery on a train by the Tallahatchie river. The crew were forced to load dynamite onto the express car while passengers hid as shots rang out and a partial loot of cash and silver was reported missing.
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Associated Press
Jackson, Miks
P. B. Jones
Minors Central
Tallahatchie River
Batesville
Harrison
Tallahatchie
Sardis
Widow America Will’s romantic career traced in San Diego story
International News Service reports Mrs. America Will a Marshalltown widow, born in Mexico, with English father and Spanish mother, has led a turbulent life. She married Elms, divorced, then married Edward Co. Will who died in 1914. Now engaged to widower Ulysses Grant Jr, the son of a former president. The engagement surprised friends.
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Mr. Sims
Los Angeles
Cal
John
Deering
Will
Mr. Grant
Chaffee
Gee Col
Tucson Officials May Be Asked To Apologize
Two flag desecrations during yesterday’s celebrations prompt potential complaints to the state department. In Tucson the Mexican consulate flag was torn down, with officials likely urged to secure a proper apology and emends without official recognition of the Huerta government.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Winnipeg
Man
Tucson
Ariz
Huerta
Paraguayan Ensign Cut Down in San Francisco
Paraguay flag torn from its staff in San Francisco on July 4. Two men demanded the flag be lowered, saying foreign flags don’t go on the Fourth of July. A housemaid reported a noise on the roof and saw a man flee. Consul General Estoffie Calderon was away at the time.
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San Francisco
Paraguay
Estoffie Calderon
Calderon
Saturday Night Rally Supports Mobile School Bond Issue
A large crowd is expected at Bienville Square for a rally in support of the $150,900 Mobile school bond issue set for July 9. Frederick Armfrecht of the Chamber of Commerce will preside with Leon Schwarz assisting, following three prior meetings at Monroe Park Barton Academy and E L Marechal School where no opposition appeared.
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Mobile
Bienville Square
William H. Armfrecht
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Leon Schwarz
Monroe Park
Larton Academy
E. L. Marechal School
Barton Academy
Erwin Craighead
Joseph C. Rich
Matt Benner
Herbert M. Feiberman
Bohd
Celebration at Gironelle marks Fourth with speakers and barbecue
Mobile era reports a Fourth of July celebration at Citronelle on the Chautauqua grounds. President M. C. Skinner presided as Judge J. J. Semmes Henry A. Forchheimer S P Gaillard Aubrey Boyles W T McGowin Le C Irvine Harry T Hartwell and Wiliam H Armbrecht delivered talks on topics from independence dedication to education and tax issues. A large crowd enjoyed a detailed barbecue after the program.
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Citronelle
Chautauqua
M. C. Skinner
Citronelle Business Men's Association
Judge ©. J. Semmes
Henry A. Forchheimer
S. P. Gaillard
Aubrey Boyles
W. T. McGowin
le C. Irvine
Harry T. Hartwell
Wiliam H. Armbrecht
Semmes
Mr. Gaillard
Farr
Irvine
Hartwell
Armbrecht
Mobile Chamber —of Commerce
Forchheimer
George Washington
Balloons Race Updates From Kansas City Flight
The Aero Club reports no word from the four balloons racing to represent America in Paris. Two balloons collapsed, one withdrew due to valve trouble, and RK Donaldson was injured earlier. A protest over gas legality awaits the Aero Club of America decision as a balloon sighting moves toward Benton Harbor and Galena observations.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
The
Aero Club
America
Paris
G. M. Myers
RK. F. Donaldson
St. Louis
Chicago
Aero Club of America
Gerry
Benton Harbor
Mich
Lake Michigan
Balloon Kansas City Post Fights Storm Through Night
Joliet July 4 report from the Kansas City Post says the balloon Post fought a storm all night and was going fine. Signed Honeywell and Gifford.
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Kansas City Post
Senior National A. A. U. Championships Open at Grant Park
Chicago July 5 The senior National A A U championship track and field meet opens today at Grant Park as part of the international athletic championship. Eighteen events featured with several entrants who competed in Stockholm Olympics last year.
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Associated Press
Hicago
Weather Forecast Summary for Royal and Dauphin
Warm and pleasant today with fair skies tonight and Sunday. Light variable winds. Temperatures at Royal and Dauphin today include 7 and 16 with partial readings shown.
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Mobile
Royal and
Dauphin Streets
Seven Deaths From the Heat Reported in Chicago
Seven deaths from the heat were reported in the last 24 hours in Chicago. No relief in sight before tomorrow as the fourth reached 44 degrees with stifling air. The night low saw 91 degrees with a sudden north breeze dropping the temperature 12 degrees in five minutes before a brief storm sent readings back toward 96.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jilly
Castro Offers Help in Defense of Border
July 5 reports Maximo Castillo revolting chief of the auxiliary federal command at Chizap Grandes district at Bar real southwest of Juarez with 250 men sent word that General Castro offers the services of his group for the defense of the border post against the threatened Constitutionalista attack. Mrs Castillo traveled to Juarez on a handcar propelled by a...
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EL Paso
Maximo Castillo
Nez Salagars
Chizap Grandes
Barreal
Juarez
Castro
Castillo
Mobile Observes Glorious Fourth With Large Festivities
Mobile and surrounding resorts hosted extensive Fourth of July celebrations with thousands crossing Mobile Bay by steamer and boat. Monroe Park and coast beaches saw large crowds, picnics and fireworks while entertainment included slides and vaudeville. Separate events marked by the Knights of Pythias and local clubs reflected broad participation across communities.
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Mobile
Monroe Park
Mobile Bay
Misa Minnie Fisher
Baiehope
Colored Knights of Pythias
Mureka Gardens
Colored Young Men's Relief Society
Dixie Park
St.Louis Street Baptist Church
Church Yard
Colored Federation of Women's Clubs
Ninth fatality at Gettysburg reported
H. H. Hodges of Union Hill North Carolina died at a Gettysburg station while preparing to start for home. He wore the gray of the Confederacy. His ticket bore his name but did not indicate his regiment. The death increases the casualty total to nine.
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Hodges
Union Hill
N. C
Gettysburg
H. HH. Hodges
Arson Attacks Hit Welsh Church and Bolton Hall
Incendiary fires destroyed a Methodist chapel in Pwllheli and targeted a Baptist tabernacle nearby, amid a wave of Northern Wales sacrilege claims. A Bolton town hall parcel containing explosives was found, but the fuse had burned out. Annie Kenney and Rachel Jarrett, jailed suffragists, were released. Sylvia Pankhurst faced Bow Street over alleged incitement to raid Downing Street residences.
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Methodist
Welsh Town
Baptist Tabernacle
Associated Press
London
Pwllheli
Wales
Bolton
Lancashire
Annie Kenney
Rachel Jarrett
iKcKenney
Miss Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst
Bow Street
Downing Street
Asquith
Lloyd George
Lee
Near Lynchings at Newport Beach Riot Ends With Arrest
Ten thousand people witnessed a riot at Newport Beach after a negro fled from sailors who stabbed a man. A 14 year old boy, William Egan, was killed by a gunshot during the melee. Police protected the suspect by moving him into the surf then into a building as the mob damaged property. The suspect was later placed in a patrol wagon and taken to the police station.
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Associated Preas
Newport
R. L
Newport Beach
Ernest Rabu
Lloyd Maloney
Naval Training Station
Maloney
Bradley Smith
Smith
Rabu
William Egan
Babu
Elks Arrive in Rochester for Grand Lodge Session
The first big delegation of Elks reached Rochester from Chicago aboard the White Special. Charles M. White, past exalted ruler, leads Illinois boosters and Western Elks pushing his bid for grand treasurer. The forty-ninth annual grand lodge session opens Monday and will run six days.
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Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
Elks
Grand Lodge
Chicago
Charles M. White
Eddie Johnson defeats Bob Waugh in Pueblo bout
In Pueblo Colorado Eddie Johnson of Pueblo defeated Bob Waugh of Fort Worth Texas in the nineteenth round of a scheduled twenty round boxing match. Johnson gained the win last night after a late rally.
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Waugh
Associated Press
Pueblo
Col
Bob Waugh
Fort Worth
Texas
Eddie Johnson
Snds
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