Iowa Officials Fire Code Editor Over Noncompliance
Wilcox, the Iowa state code editor, was dismissed after failing to meet Supreme Court deadlines for completing the state laws index. He resisted help, refused to turnover files, and argued he would proceed on his own pace, prompting Chief Justice Deemer to terminate him. A temporary index will be prepared and a 1915 supplement issued to inform the public while work begins anew with a faster force.
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Des Moines
Charles 8. Wilcox
Supreme Court
Wilcox
Deemer
Wilet
Guaranty & Surety Company
Ys. R. P
Statute of Ymitations
Thaw found sane. released on bail pending appeal
Justice Hendrick approved the jury verdict finding Harry Kendall Thaw sane in the Stanford White murder case. Thaw was released on 35000 bail pending the state's appeal as crowds shouted and cheered outside the courthouse. He thanked the jury and saluted his supporters after the decision in New York.
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Edwin Hawley
Minneapolis & St Louis Railroad
Hawley
New York
Minneapolis & St. Louie
Barry K. Thaw
Lberty
Hendrick
Supreme Court
Stanford White
Harry Kendall Thaw
Peter Hendrick
Tastica Dowling
Becker
Thaw
Wilson to Reply Soon Telegram From Cornish to Tumulty
A telegram from Cornish New Hampshire to Secretary Tumulty reports President Wilson will return to Washington soon to present the German note to his cabinet. The White House press note says Wilson has given close attention to the German note with a plan for personal conference in Washington and no prompt announcement of government purposes.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
Cornish
N. H
Tumulty
Statig
White House
Tuntulty
Surrender of German Forces in Africa Confirmed
War Office admits the German force in Africa has surrendered after prolonged combat. About 99,000 British troops and allied units faced the enemy, ending a stubborn campaign in the region.
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Africa
Berlin
Lily
Douth Hert
War Office
Pald & Werts
Negro killed by posse after barricaded raid in Georgia
In Macon Georgia July 24 a posse of county officers shot and killed Peter Jackson a negro accused of killing three white men near Cochran Georgia. The posse blew up Jackson's house with dynamite after he barricaded inside. Reports say Jackson killed farm supervisor Lynn Sanders and later marshal W S Hogg and Oscar Lawson.
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Macon
Peter Jackson
Cochran
Jackson
Lynn Sanders
Sanders
Hogg
Marshal
Oscar Lawson
United States Rejects Austria Over Munitions Sales
Washington notes on July 19 state the U S view that Austria has no right to demand cessation or restriction of munition exports. The move signals a firm U S stance in early war diplomacy.
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U. S
Austria
Washington
United States
Grok
New York
Wilken Borsman
Tragic Gas Fatality Tied to Marital Strain in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on July 19 Mrs. Ines Manshin killed herself and her two children by turning on all the gas in their home believing her husband no longer loved her. Police found the three deceased in the residence.
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Killa
Philadelphia
Ines Manshin
Lansing Rebuffs German Plea for Fresh War Warning Talks
Secretary Lansing rejected Count von Hernstein’s suggestion that the United States press Britain to suspend “England's starvation policy” and Germany to stop sinking merchant ships before safety is possible. The German envoy’s visit appeared unofficial, with no direct proposals from Berlin, and future U.S. response hinges on Germany’s stance on international law requiring visits and searches before sinking vessels.
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Jay
Count von Hernstein
Lansing
United States
Great Britain
Great Critain
Count von Dernstortz
England
Germany
Berlin
Robbers Hold Up Farmers' Savings Bank in Owa
Two men robbed the Farmers' Sayings bank in North Liberty Iowa of 2000 dollars just before closing. The cashier James Cippera was tied and gagged as the suspects escaped by car. In Mason City a separate raid forced men to surrender clothing jewelry and money.
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James
Cipperi
Cippera
Mason City
Jack Noel
Scotty Mer Donald
Roy Hoffman
Dougherty
German apology over Nebraskan attack declares it an accident
The German government acknowledged responsibility for the Nebraskan incident in a memorandum to the United States, stating the attack by a submarine was not aimed at the American liner but was an unfortunate accident. It offered full compensation for damages to American citizens.
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U. S
Atute Agpartment
Delaware
Liverpool
Gerard Kina
Department
Foreign Office
Seten
Ireland
Los
Wessel
United States of America
Iit
Four Die in Ohio Floods Amid High Water Toll
Ohio flood casualties rise as central regions suffer mass inundation after heavy rains. Four people dead and property losses exceed 2 million dollars with hundreds of acres submerged and levee weaknesses feared. Names include James Logud and Laura Berea among the deceased.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ghia
James Logud
Ohio Electric Railway Company
Laura Berea
American copper interests arrested in Berlin
An American named George 8 Speeta, connected with American copper interests, was arrested in Berlin on Tuesday and held at police headquarters on charges not yet identified. The report notes he is an American involved in copper interests and is detained by local authorities.
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Galted
Berlin
George
Speeta
Rumor on Leo M. Frank lynching dies out in Georgia towns
Wartime style dispatches report no disorder in Macon Milledgeville or Atlanta as rumors of mob violence against Leo M. Frank fade. Messages note authorities deny coercion and calm returns to Georgia towns amid rumor spread.
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Leo M. Frank
Macon
Milledgevill
Berlin
London
Norway
Denmark
Washington
Orvillwright
Elviran Advisory Board
Iuveetam
Dantelé
Navy
Great Britain Defies Labour Blockade in Coal Strike Vote
London reports miners in the Rhondda district and Bau Waled area, about 180,000 workers, rejected the government's wartime controls and voted 180 118 not to accept the Tecoma work day. Delegates said strike action would continue despite government munitions of war act and appeals from the operators.
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Fo Smiil
Epilhites
Tal
Rhosdda
Bau Waled
Gontes
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