Germany Raises Further Causes of Contention
Washington reports Germany again asserts its right to attack and sink contraband carriers on the high seas in relation to the Frye sinking. It concedes US right to value vessels but rejects US valuation as binding, offering expert-based pricing instead. Germany remains unwilling to cede price control on sunk vessels.
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P. A. Service
Washington
Germany
Frye
State Department
Gomany
United States
Victor
Lomen Bros
Gompers Attacks Federal Inspection System
Sam Gompers opposes the national transportation inspection system in a letter to the president about the Fastland inquiry in Chicago. He says marine inspection relies on officials' judgments, is inadequate, and cites the Eastland disaster as proof the system is only palliative. He urges transferring the Eastland inquiry to a citizen commission outside the Commerce Department.
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A. P. A. Service
Washington
Sam Gompera
Chicago
Gompers
Eastland
Fedral
Department of Commerce
Steamboat Inspection Service
New York Hit by Terrific Storm Deluge Pummels City
A severe storm swept southeastern New York with sixty mile per hour gales and torrential rains. Streets flooded and transit halted as basements flooded and trees toppled. Traffic disruption spread to outlying districts while shipping suffered with barges sunk and vessels overdue.
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P. A. Service
New York
Bee
Daughter of Ambassador Page Marries in London
Miss Katherine Alice Page daughter of American Ambassador Page wed Charles Creely Loring son of General Loring of Boston at St James Palace royal chapel in London. The ceremony was a brilliant society affair attended by royal personages and nobility.
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London
Katherine Alice Page
Page
Royal Chapel
St. James’ Palace
Charles Creely Loring
General Loring
Boston
Knights of Columbus Britian Convene in Seattle
Aug 4 report from American Labor Seattle. The thirty second supreme council session opened with a high pontifical mass led by Most Rev Fr John Bonzano in St James Cathedral with Archbishop Christie of Portland present. A cable from Pope Benedict XV conveyed apostolic benediction. In Chicago the British seek American labor for war munitions and shipyards offering up to 45 dollars weekly plus transportation and one year of steady work.
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P. A. Service
Seattle
Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus
John Bonzano
Militene
St. James Cathedral
Christie
Portland
Pope Benedict J
Chicago
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Bri
aged couple married in Seattle union of elderly pair
Seattle Aug 5 James M Kenyon aged 79 and Helen TL Hysome aged 73 were married last night. Kenyon says he remains vigorous for his age and the couple are described as a poised elder pair entering matrimony in their twilight years.
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A. P. A. Service
Seattle
James M. Kenyon
Belde
Helen TL. Hysome
Palestine fruit growers suffer from the war
Philaeophia, Aug. 5. A letter from Jaffa reports Palestine fruit growers have suffered extensively due to war reducing demand for products from the region. The losses are estimated at about thirty million dollars as growers depend entirely on European markets for their sales.
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A. P. A. Service
Philaeophia
Jaffa
Palestine
Meeting at City Hall on Alaska Purchase 150th Celebration
A city hall gathering is called for tonight at 1 p.m. to plan the semi centennial celebration of the Alaska Purchase. Seattle’s Mr J L McPherson will be the principal speaker outlining plans as developed to seed time.
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J. L. McPherson
Seattle
Lansing Confers With Latin American Representatives
Secretary Lansing and six Latin American representatives meet to coordinate U S action on the Mexican situation. The Nugget notes telegraph news influence and urges readers to subscribe. The talks aim to foster cooperation and seek a swift solution, reflecting administration urgency under President Wilson.
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Lansing
Washington
Aue
Alaska
United States
Mexican Republic
Apo
Wilson
Russian withdraws beyond the Byk and awaits enemy
Official notices report Russian troops pulling back beyond the Byu Tver and preparing to meet advancing forces. A German gunboat was run ashore near Windau after attacks by a hydroplane flotilla. Russian hydro planes repelled a German air fleet, including Zeppelins and sea planes, attempting to strike Riga.
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A. Service
Petrograd
War Office
Byu Tver
Windau
Iso
Riga
McAdoo Visits Cornish Arouses Plans for Merchant Fleet
Secretary of the Treasury William McAdoo and Mrs McAdoo arrived in Cornish en route to North Haven for the summer. After meeting the President they described administration aims to push legislation in the coming Congress to provide an adequate merchant marine for the nation.
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A. P. A. Service
Cornish
Secretary of the Treasury
William McAdoo
McAdoo
North Haven
Democratic Party
Piano Tuner Geo Anderson Promotes Piano Expertise
Geo Anderson, a piano tuner with twenty years of experience, advertises as a piano expert on piano players and electric pianos. He promotes wholesale and retail high grade pianos and notes an annual trip, with contact listed at the Golden Gate Hotel.
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Geo, Anderson
Golden Gate Hotel
Hoffman House Special Dinner Sunday at All Hours
The Hoffman House advertises a special dinner served on Sunday with the family dining room in connection. Home made bread provided. Weather notes show Cloudy skies, temperature ranging from 44 to 56 degrees, barometer 29.82 inches, light wind, and 0.08 inch precipitation.
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Ginnivan
Portugal in Revolt as Three Factions Seek Power
Lisbon reports Portugal in political chaos with three distinct revolutionary leadership factions vying for supremacy. The army is split among them, riots flare in interior towns, and a pitched battle occurred near the capital as officials struggle to quell disaffection.
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R. A. Service
Lisbon
Portugal
Cra
Spi
Russians Sink German Transport in Baltic
Petrograd dispatches report a large German transport sunk by Russian submarines near the entrance to the Gulf of Riga last night. The vessel reportedly attempted to land troops and many sailors drowned. German dispatches today confirm the sinking but deny troop transport at the time.
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A. P. A. Service
London
Aue
Petrograd Daispatches
Baltic
Gulf of Riga
Petrograd
Warsaw
Germans Increase Pressure on Western Front Amid Heavy Fighting
Paris reports rising German pressure along a 45 mile front from Labasse to Arras with reinforcements and massing along the coast. Heavy battles continue along the French right with some gains near the Argonne woods as Vosges actions draw reserves. Summer rains hinder movements as both sides deploy additional troops.
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P. A. Service
Paris
Labhasse
Arras
War Office
Vosges
Argonne Woods
Claims successes along Flanders front front
Berlin reports German gains along the Flanders front with heavy British casualties. Attacks south of Ypres yielded trench captures and ground in the Souches area. Further advances south of Verdun push French forces westward. German artillery bombards Verdun forts while aerial operations target towns behind British and French lines. Bombs dropped on Reims and Arras cause damage.
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Berlin
Flanders
Ypril
Souches
Verdun
Prince
Bitish
Reims
Arras
52 Bodies Recovered From Erie Floods
Chicago reports indicate 52 bodies recovered along the Erie shore after a cloudburst. The disaster caused extensive damage estimated in the millions. many residents are still missing. The storm is described as the worst ever seen in the city’s lake region.
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Chicago
Erie
Lake
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