Deutschland Submarine Held as Merchant Vessel Everton to Treasury
Navy officials boarded the German submarine Deutschland at Baltimore on July 11 to determine if it is a war ship or merchantman. Captain Koenig was absent but officers examined the vessel and cargo unloading began. Officials plan to report the status as merchant vessel to the treasury department. two men offered 5000 for a passenger ticket. Canadian nickel makers oppose so a nickel shipment to Germany is involved.
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Baltimore
Germany
Treasury Department
Foreign protest over Deutschland as potential war vessel
British and French embassies pressure the state department claiming the Deutschland could be a warship despite intended peaceful merchant duties. Captain Koenig says departure within two weeks or wireless will be sealed. allies insist any submarine is a warship. The department awaits naval inspector report.
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Washington
State Department
Koenig
Guardian Says Deutschland Arrival Shows U S Not Immune
The Manchester Guardian notes Deutschland's Baltimore arrival proves the United States is not immune to German attack. It praises the daring commander as a skilled sportsman who earned his laurels honestly.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Baltimore
United States
Volunteer Division Is Ready on York
On July 11 Colonel Roosevelt announced a provisional army division plan. One cavalry regiment was accepted from western Colorado Wyoming Utah and Nevada. Rock Channing former football star and general manager for the Utah Consolidated Copper company at Salt Lake was chosen to raise a regiment and plans for rapid concentration and training were prepared in case of war.
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Roosevelt
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Rock Channing
Rough Riders
Utah Consolidated Copper Company
Salt Lake
Lorimer Pledges to Make Good Bank Losses
William Lorimer spoke to a mass meeting outlining plans to reimburse over 4000 depositors of the La Salle Street Trust Savings Bank. An anti-bankers group formed by former depositors pledged to aid the effort to return every dollar lost.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
la Salle Street Trust Savings Bank
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Antianock
Cbub
Administration Revenue Bill Passes House to Senate
The administration's 197 million dollar revenue bill, passed by the house, would repeal stamp taxes and impose new levies on income inheritances and war munitions profits.
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Washington
House
Senate
Officers Recommend Promotions for Army Officers
The White House sent nominations to the Senate on July 11 for the promotion of several hundred Army officers.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Wilson Signs Good Roads Bill
Washington July 11 Wilson signed a good roads bill authorizing 900.6 million dollars in next 16 years. The measure sets funding for highway construction and improvements across the nation with officials detailing ongoing projects and expected mileage gains.
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Wilson
Washington
WilLs
Elks Conclave Opens With 7500 Registered Members
Baltimore July 11 The grand lodge of Elks opened its first business session today with 7500 registered attendees. Official reports list 453000 Elks and 1340 lodges nationwide.
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Baltimore
Grand Lodge of Elks
Railroad strike threatens in provinces with rioting reports
Madrid July 11 dispatches say a general railroad strike is threatened in the provinces. Rioting is reported in some areas as workers prepare actions that could disrupt service nationwide.
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Germany expects harvest to meet all demands
Berlin July 11. The foreign office reports crop prospects across Germany are very favorable and a good harvest is expected to supply all demands.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
Rival Baseball Scores Reported In Frantic Cardline
National scoring results feature Philadelphia versus Chicago with unclear lines and errant letters. Batteries Alexander Killifer Lavender Seaton Fischer referenced alongside Boston versus Pittsburg with more garbled names Hughes Burns Gow Kandleher Jacobs Wilson.
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Chicago
Alexander and Killifer
Lavender
Seaton
Fischer
Boston
Pittsburg
Hughes, Burns and Gowdy
Kandleher
Jacobs and Wilson
Paralysis scare on the increase in New York
New York reports 195 new infantile paralysis cases and 32 deaths in 24 hours. Surrounding towns fear spread with quarantines as epidemic is centered in New York City. States plan to require physician certificates for travelers from infected areas. Congress may grant $100000 for fighting the epidemic. Illinois adds four cases totaling 31 in the state.
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New York City
California
General Board
Congress
Public Health Advises Eight-Week Isolation for Infantile Paralysis
In New York Washington on July 11 the public health service completed instructions for state and city authorities to prevent spread of infantile paralysis and recommends isolation of patients for eight weeks. Reports indicate the disease is present.
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New York
Washington
The
Public Health Service
Epidemic Cases Surge in New York Area
July 11 reports show a sharp rise with Brooklyn most affected. New York city records 1278 cases to date and 270 deaths as the outbreak intensifies across the region.
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New York
Brooklyn
Nw York
Red Tag Ordinance Enforced for Violators
City ordinance aims to deter violations with a red tag system. Officials warn individuals they will know what the tag means when applied, signaling enforcement and compliance.
United States Opens Talks to Settle Border Differences
Washington reports the United States will begin negotiations to settle border difficulties with Mexico. Carranza to submit a proposal for formal conference, with officials ready to back any plan ensuring quick action. Rumors of revolts and killings denied. Villistas defeated near Parrak. large telegraph tower built at Chapultepec for longer wireless transmissions.
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Carranza
United States
War Department
Chihuahua City
State
Navy
Tampico
Polk
Villas bandits split after capture of Jiminez in El Paso
In El Paso on July 11 a group of Villas bandits captured Jiminez then divided into several factions and dispersed. Reports say Villa was sighted at the Salaices ranch as the pursuit continued.
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el Paso
Parody Brightens Idaho Troops En Route to Nogales
A Boise dispatch reports the Third battalion of the Second Idaho regiment travels south in heat but high spirits. Major Lewis schedules stragglers and comfort, while troops sing a Tipperary parody. Crowds greet them across Utah Nevada and California, with hopes of six months on the border and honor to Idaho.
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Palm Springs
Cal
Second Idaho
Lewis
Boise
Wilson
Othello
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
California
Mars
Nogales
German casualties hit 3,012,637 by end of June
London reports an official German tally from the war start to June end shows 3,012,637 casualties. The figure includes all German nationals but excludes naval losses and colonial troops. It claims the numbers come from German official lists, not British estimates.
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London
Governor Cannot Interfere With Army Officers
Washington reports that Idaho Governor cannot block the mustering of P. H. Crow as lieutenant colonel. Major Edelblute and three Idaho regiment majors have been mustered in and join federal forces. They are under federal command as the supreme authority has taken control.
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Vernor of
Idaho
Jonel Edelblute
Idaho Regiment
P. H. Crow
Treaed
Wim
Thane
Red Tag System Warns Offenders in Traffic Ordinance
Officials announce a red tag for offenders under the traffic ordinance. Those tagged must report voluntarily, with penalties if they refuse. The tag serves as a visible marker, tracking offenders across multiple lines of the program.
New Traffic Card System Adopted for Police
A red two part card is issued for traffic violators. It records the car number and requires the owner to report to the chief of police by a specified date or face arrest. Officers attach the card to the machine and retain a duplicate for the chief. The measure follows council pressure to curb speeding.
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Police Committee
Red Cross Seeks Taft Letter to Aid Teuton Blocked Lands
Washington July 11 The American Red Cross has made public a letter from former President Taft asking permission for the Red Cross commission to distribute relief in lands controlled by the Teutonic allies. Britain bars such relief arguing supplies reach the enemy.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Taft
Red Cross Commssion
Defense attorney contests prosecution in Orpet murder trial
In Waukegan on July 11 Leslie P. Hanna urged the court that defendant William H. Orpet did not kill Marian Lambert. Hanna attacked the prosecution theory as misinformed while prosecutor Cady egan presented his argument.
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Leslie P. Hanna
William H. Orpet
Marian Lambert
Cadyegan
Sidetracked Bill Delays California Oil Relief Action
Washington July 11 The pending bill for relief of California oil operators on lands Taft withdrew goes over to the next session. Senate leaders decide shipping and corrupt practices bills take priority over all but three appropriation measures.
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California
Taft
Congress
Senate
Wheat Market Report From Chicago
Wheat closed at 1 07 and a quarter cents per bushel for July delivery. Corn finished at 78 cents and oats at 40 34 cents in Chicago trading.
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Chicago
Captain Boyd Buried With Military Honor
The body of Captain Boyd, killed in the Carrizal battle, was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Army officials and comrades attended as the nation paid tribute to his sacrifice in the war.
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T. Boyd
Carrizal
Arlington
Russians Capture S020 Officers as Brissiloff Drives On
Reports from Petrograd say Brissiloff’s operations through July 10 have taken S020 officers and 226,000 Russian troops. Hundreds of guns captured as Russians press advance on the eastern front where forces converge near Kovel and the Stokhod battle rages. Westward, British and French lines gain ground north of the Somme with Contalmaison taken and prisoners flooding in. Verdun assaults continue and German resistance stiffens along Lens to the Belgian coast. In the Adriatic, Austrian reports say a cruiser sunk several British patrol boats with few survivors.
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Belgian
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Latsk
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Candidates Filing for Primaries in County Race
Three Republicans and two Democrats seek county offices as filings rise at the County Clerk in Pomeroy. Sheriff attracts three Republican and two Democratic filings, including George Mabey Bancrift H V Hartvigsen Pocatello and Dell Lish Inkom. Also registered for sheriff are L H Merriam Grace and Wil Winsehell Soda Springs. Chas West Chesterfield is the lone candidate for county commissioner in the Republican primaries.
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Ofice
George Mabey
Bancroft
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Pocatello
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Inkom
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Wil Winsehell
Soda Springs
Chas West
Chesterfield
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Indian poet Tagore travels from Tokyo to lecture in United States
Sir Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian poet, arrived in Japan to study the people’s psychology and will likely depart for the United States by month’s end to deliver lectures on literature and art. He plans a winter stay and possibly England in spring if the war ends, while in Tokyo he maintains a simple routine of early rising and long meditation drawing on deeper subconscious thoughts.
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Sir Rabindranath Tagore
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