Aerial Battles Mark Western Front Actions
Report from the war office notes thirty three aerial engagements yesterday between French and German airmen. Battles occurred along Verdun and Somme fronts with several machines downed and reinjured, including a German pilot brought to earth near Perronne.
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Paris
Western Battle Front
War Office
Aeros
Verdun Front
Somme
Perronne
Troops Clash With Bandits Along Border
Pacific News Service reports El Paso August 2 that 4 troopers from Fort Hancock clashed with Mexican bandits near the border while they attempted to cross near a ranch. The clash’s outcome is not stated.
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Pacific News Service
EL Paso
Fort Hancock
Eighth Cavalry
Border Patrol
Mort Hancock
Allies Halt Berlin Advance In Heavy Night Action
An Allied push toward Berlin was repulsed as British, French, and Russian forces fell back after extensive artillery duels. German lines claimed nine hundred twenty men and fourteen guns captured during the night with progress indicated in the Thamount region amid renewed fighting.
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Pacific News Service
Berli
War Office
Tha Mount
Progressive Democrats Nominate John Frame for Senator
In Anchorage on August 2 the Progressive Democrats nominated veteran editor John Frame for the U.S. Senate. The convention also named Hunter of Seward Murray of McCarthy and John Noon of Seward as party candidates for the legislature.
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Pacific News Service
Anchorage
Democrats
Nomina Prame
Hunter
John Noon
Seward
Joe Murray
McCarthy
Indictments in dynamite case against four suspects
San Francisco officials press ahead as grand jury returns indictments charging Edward Nolin Warren Billings and two others with murder in connection with a dynamite explosion. The warrants allege five degree murder and involve union connections amid widespread fundraising and defense efforts.
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Pacific News Service
San Francisco
Edward Nolin
Warren Billings
Deutschland Sails On Return Trip To Fatherland
Baltimore and Norfolk report the German liner Deutschland setting out for Germany on the first stage of its return voyage, escorted by Timmins and the ship’s crew hailed by crowds as it slipped down the bay at dusk.
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Deutschland
Fatherland
Pacific News Servic
Baltimore
Germany
Timmins
Casement reprieve denied as fate to be sealed tomorrow
Reports from London on August 2 say Lord Robert Coell announced efforts to grant Sir Roger Casement a reprieve have failed and the noted rebel will be executed tomorrow. The case’s final outcome remains subject to authorities and timing is uncertain.
Four British Trawlers Submerged by Submarines
London reports a marine bulletin stating four British trawlers Tihanie Rhodesia Broknak and Hele Yeti were sunk by hostile submarines in the North Sea. The bulletin notes the sinking occurred at some point and confirms the loss.
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Pacific News Service
London
Loy Marine
Rhodesia
North Sea
Laborer Killed by Falling Tree at Susitna Station
Anchorage August Janoff a rural laborer was killed at Susitna station when struck by a falling tree. He worked in a tie cutting gang for the railroad and was described as an experienced laborer. The accident occurred while the crew was removing trees along the line.
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Milian
Aeel
Anchorage
August Janoff
Rhian
Susitna Station
Janoff
Sixth Explosion Victim Count Grows in Great City Blast
The news reports another fatality from a major explosion in New York. The sixth victim was found amid the ruins of a warehouse destroyed by the blast across the bay. Dozens remain missing as casualty tallies shift with revised figures from the catastrophe.
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Pacific News Service
Voyork
Todiey
Forest fires wipe out Canadian village with heavy deaths
Reports from Quebec describe fires reaching Stundelappea and destroying most of the town. An official list cites hundreds of missing or dead including men women and children, with property damage expected at or above a million dollars.
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Pacific News Service
Quebec
Stundelappea
Dane
Tiiber
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