France halts gold shipments with bank-only export rule
Paris reports a government decree banning gold exports except by French banks. The move, urged by Finance Minister Ribot, aims to ensure gold is exchanged for bank notes and prevent misrouting of shipments. Meanwhile German actions near Arras and Souchez are met by French counterattacks, with trench gains and prisoner captures.
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Paris
France
Ribot
Bank of France
War Office
Arras
Souchez
Argonnet
Italians Lose on Isonzo Front in Heavy Battle
The Isonzo front battle ends with Austrian victory and enormous Italian losses. Italians outnumbered four to one but persist with heavy bombardment that caused no decisive effect amid huge ammunition expenditure.
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Berlin
Sayville
Isonzo
German Rail Traffic Suspended as Forces Move Westward
Private reports state all passenger traffic on German railways is suspended and large forces are believed to be moving from the eastern front to the western theater to push toward Calais.
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London
The
Times
Petrograd
Calais
German German-American talks on Lusitania note followup
Ambassador Ger hard conferred with Dr Alfred Zimmermann on Germanys reply to the American note about the Lusitania incident A conference for further discussion of tentative German proposals from the American standpoint will be held in Berlin on July 8.
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Berlin
Gerard
Alfred Zimmerman
Lusitania
Partyites United on All Plans in State Central Session
County Chairman Mick Hughes returned from Boise praising the Republican state central committee meeting as harmonious with all factions united. He said Evan Evans was chosen chairman without opposition and confident of GOP victory next campaign. Wil H. Gibson may remain secretary.
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Republican State Central Committee
Mick. Hughes
Boise
Cairman
Evan Evans
Wil. H. Gibson
Wheat Futures Close Higher in Chicago Trade
Chicago July wheat finished at 1.094 and September at 1.033 per bushel on July 8 as the market showed modest gains in the day’s session.
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Chicago
Undersea Score Sinks Italian Cruiser Amalfi
Rome reports the Italian armored cruiser Amalfi was torpedoed and sunk by an Austrian submarine in the upper Adriatic. Most of the crew were saved.
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Rome
Amalfi
Upper
Adriatic
Evans Will Unite The Idaho Republican Party
United States Senator James H. Brady praised the Idaho Republican state central committee meeting in Boise as harmonious. He endorsed Evan Evans of Grangeville as state chairman, pledging a campaign to educate voters on party positions and aiming for a Republican victory in Idaho in 1916.
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United States
James H. Brady
Boise
Evan Evans
Grangeville
Idaho
Mountainhome
Huerta Refuses Compromise in Jail Conspiracy Case
El Paso July 8 Huerta and five Mexicans held on charges of conspiracy to violate neutrality laws await Washington approval of a release plan. Huerta said he will not accept any compromise that restricts his liberty, insisting on his liberty.
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el Paso
Huerta
Washington
Minnehaha on Atlantic Run Fire Linked to Explosion
Fire aboard the American transport steamship Minnehaha en route to London, caused by an explosion, was controlled in No 3 hold. The liner carries 15,000 tons of cargo including ammunition and a crew of about 100. officials say the fire did not involve the ammunition hold.
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New York
London
Indicted for Violating Neutrality Laws in San Francisco
More than twenty indictments charging violations of neutrality were filed by the federal grand jury in San Francisco. The indicted individuals are unnamed pending arrest. Offenses include recruiting for the British army and furnishing supplies to ships of war, with conspiracies noted in some indictments.
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San Francisco
Federal Grand Jury
Carranza Claims Victory Over Villa Forces in Mexico
Carranza authorities say after a twelve hour battle they captured Lcamore near Nuevo Laredo and lifted Monterey region from Villa attack. Villa losses are about 500 with Carranza casualties unspecified. Carranza lists 16,000 forces against Villa 10,000. Carranza advances toward Mexico City within ten miles. trains near the capital cited by state department dispatches.
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Washington
Carranza Torces
Mexico City
Capitol
Carranza
State Department
Navy Seizes Wireless Station in Neutrality Enforcement
The government, under presidential authority, took control of a wireless station at Tuckerton and assumed operation from commercial staff to curb alleged neutrality violations. Navy censors will continue to bar cipher messages unless code books are given to naval authorities.
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Daniels
Tuckerton
Germany
Naval
Declared Himself an Enemy to All Society
Cambridge July 8 The dual personality of Erich Muenter alias Frank Holt was not betrayed to Harvard associates after fleeing Cambridge amid murder charges. A self described critic of society he mailed a bitter pamphlet to President Eliot and faculty, threatening revenge while claiming an unbalanced mind. Muenter, a Harvard instructor since 1904, faced poison death of his wife, fled to Chicago, autopsy and police pursuit followed. The pamphlet recounts his anger at society and a vow to retaliate if justice pursued him.
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Cambridge
Erich Muenter
Frank Holt
Harvard University
New Orleans
Eliot
Center
Muenter
Harvard
University of Chicago
University of Kansas
Leone Krembs
Chicago
Harvard Medical School
Adriatic Docks at Liverpool. false attack rumor denied
The Dow Jones news service reports the White Star liner Adriatic docked safely at Liverpool while also noting the White Star Line denies the arrival rumors and any submarine attack marking.
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New York
Dow Jones News
Liverpool
White Star Line
Virginia Day at the Fair Honors Old Dominion
Governor Henry Carter Stuart of Virginia led ceremonies at the fair with the Richmond Blues battalion. He planted an oak tree as the Virginia military unit conducted an exhibition drill.
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San Francisco
Richmond Blues
Crack Military Battalion
Virginia
Henry Carter Stuart
Old Dominion
Colossal Crop of Corn for Country
Washington on July 8 reports corn prospects as part of crop outlooks. The department estimates a 2,814,000,000 bushel corn yield this year and 963,000,000 bushels of wheat, based on July 1 conditions, with last year’s corn harvest at 2,672,000,000 bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agricultiure
Cincinnati Storm Decimates City Killing Dozens
A powerful storm struck Cincinnati at 9 30 causing about 35 deaths and 500000 to 1000000 in damage. Rail and wire services suffered with widespread wreckage, trees and signs toppled, streetcars hampered, and injuries reported including 19 horse fatalities and two caretakers killed.
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Cincinnati
Newport
Covington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Latonia
Brooklyn Boosters on a Trip to Pan American and San Diego
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle’s twelve car special, led by Herbert Gunnison, carries 150 invited Brooklyn officials and notables to the Pan American and San Diego fairs. The itinerary includes Yellowstone Park, Salt Lake City receptions, and a cooling stop at Salt Air, with a full staff aboard and on board printing.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Gate City
Pocatello
Herbert Gunnison
Hans von Kaltenborn
Chauncey C. Brainard
Washington
the Eagle
Brooklyn
San Diego
Yellowstone Park
Denver & Rio Grande
Northwestern
Salt Lake City
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt
Salt Lake
New York
Conspirators Targeted Harry Thaw in Sanity Proceedings
Harry K. Thaw testified in New York that he bore no ill will toward William Travers Jerome and learned in 1908 that wealthy individuals sought his Matteawan confinement. He said he campaigned to sway New York legislators against Jerome and produced a petition he said was signed by 400,000 people nationwide.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
William Travers Jerome
Matteawan
Jerome
United States
Romania Offered Price to Stay Quiet in War
Paris reports that in Vienna on Monday German Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg and Austrian Foreign Minister Burian discussed Romania and Bulgaria’s stance in the European war. Romania was said to be offered neutrality to the war’s end in exchange for Bukovina and Bessarabia.
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Paris
Rumania
Bulgaria
Vienna
von Bethman-Hollweg
Baron Burian
Bukowina
Bessarabia
President withholds reply to Germany on submarine note
Washington reports the president will not answer Ambassador Gerard's inquiry or comment on the German note about submarine warfare until Germany delivers its formal reply.
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Washington
Gerard
United States
Germany
Two Americans Killed in Shell Fire Off California
Washington reports two Americans, Richard Martin and John Mahoney, killed by shell fire from a German submarine. The attack struck the British ship Angelo-Californian.
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Washington
Richard Martin
John Mahoney
Angelo-Californian
Storm Toll Rises as Missouri Searches Continue
Late reports from Missouri describe seven deaths after the storm with three missing at St. Charles found. Destruction included unroofed houses, uprooted trees, a wrecked church factory hospital and convent, and the Wabash bridge at Gilmore swept away.
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St. Louis
Missouri
St. Charles
Wabash
Gilmore
Wind and Rainstorm Hits Central Indiana
A wind and rainstorm swept central Indiana causing injuries and extensive property damage. Telegraph and telephone service and streetcar lines were disrupted with washouts. Hardest hit were Indianapolis and nearby towns including Brazil Martinsville Terre Haute Green Castle Vincennes and Muncie with crop damage to corn and shocky wheat reported in rural areas.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Brazil
Bicknell Martinsville
Terre Haute
Greencastle
Vincennes
Muncie
Bell to Welcome Crowd on Freight House Track
The Liberty Bell will arrive next Sunday evening and be displayed on the freight house track on the west side of the building. A G A R and Spanish War Veterans delegation will handle the crowd with special attention to children. Plans were reviewed at the Commercial club with Colonel Parsons named decoration chair. Vehicle traffic on the viaduct and First avenue will halt for an hour. Posters will be distributed and souvenir cards given to locals attending.
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Gate City
Commercial Club
Parsons
First Avenue
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State Central Committee
Chicago Wheat
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Villa
Brooklyn Boosters
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Civic Club
Harry Thaw
Liberty Bell
Kansas City
Jost
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