Britain Rebuffs US on Blockade Rules and Legalities
London and Washington released two notes defending Britain’s orders in council as lawful and necessary. Foreign Minister Grey argues changes in warfare justify adapting international law and cites submarine and air threats along with alleged German atrocities.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
London
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Edward Grey
Ambassador Page
Trapped Diver Dies After Five Hours In 51 Inch Pipe
Crowds at Highland Park watch as police firefighters and water bureau workers attempt to rescue Charles Carpenter a diver trapped in a 51 inch main linking two reservoirs in Pittsburg. He died after nearly five hours of confinement.
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Pittsburg
Highland Park
Water Bureau
Chas
Carpenter
Cloudburst Drowns 25 People in Erie Flood
A cloudburst on August 4 in Erie Pennsylvania killed 25 people and ruined millions in property. The deluge caused a dam break near downtown as streets were five feet underwater.
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Erie
Reward of 1000 Dollars To Paul Curry Named
Oklahoma City Gov Williams states a $1000 reward for the arrest and conviction of Herry Starr will be paid to Paul Curry a 19 year old resident.
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Oklahoma City
Williams
Herry Starr
Paul Curry
Springfield Adopts Commission Form by Narrow Margin
Springfield voters approve the commission form of government at the fourth election on the proposition by a two vote margin. The ballot count was 1,963 in favor and 1,961 against with a light turnout.
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Springfield
Flax Substituting for Cotton in German Munitions Factories
Rotterdam reports that German forces have begun using flax as a cotton substitute in some munitions facilities and are remodeling all factories to rely on flax for production.
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Rotterdam
Air Raid on Strassburg Reported by Geneva Dispatches
News agency from Geneva reports French aviators bombed Strasbourg, capital of Alsace Lorriane, with 25 bombs dropped. The dispatches describe the attack and its immediate effects as war news.
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Strassburg
London
Dispatches
Geneva
Strasburg
Alsace-Lorraine
One Killed In Explosion At Frankford Arsenal
One man was killed and three others were injured in an explosion in the bomb proof room at the United States Arsenal Frankford. Authorities investigated the blast and its cause at the facility studying explosive devices. News desk reports no further details on victims or security lapses at this time.
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Philadelphia
United States Arsenal
Frankford
Russians Readying Exit From Warsaw Amid War Turmoil
Rome dispatch reports Emanuel's forces making progress at the Austrian border while British submarines sink a German transport in the Baltic. London notes Warsaw is prepared to evacuate following a Duma address, with mass exodus and removal of military assets from the city.
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London
Warsaw
Duma
Italians Defeat the Austrians In New Offensive
From Geneva headquarters the Italian army reports seaplanes raid Riva with bombs and light artillery handling troop trains. Artillery targets Upper Cordevole Upper Bolte and Sexton while Mount Modetta northeast of Cima Castralta falls to Italian forces after fierce resistance.
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Rome
Geneva
Riva
Cadore
Cordevole
Upper Bolte
Sexton
Modetta
Cima Castralta
Carnia
Champion All Around Man Libby Of Corunna Maine
Bangor man Forrest L. Libby, a Corunna area farmer near Dexter, claims title of Maine’s jack-of-all-trades. He farms, teaches, plays violin for dances, winter teaches, serves as veterinary surgeon, lumberman, town constable and Exeter fair marshal, paints, signs, river driver for Great Northern Paper Co., and operates a sewing machine business as a Yankee dickerer.
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Bangor
Maine
Forrest L. Libby
Corunna
Dexter
Exeter, Fair
Great Northern Paper Co
Australian War Losses Reach 13 832 in Total
Sydney report states Australian casualties up to date total 2 610 killed and 10 222 wounded as officially announced. In Athens a British submarine near Haidar Pasha shelled a Turkish troop train in the Sea of Marmara, destroying seven cars and killing over 200 soldiers.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Athens
Sea of Marmara
Haidar Pasha
Alaska Volcano Active Renewed Katmai Ashes Reported
Renewed activity at Katmai volcano is indicated by ashes in the air over Seward and Kodiak reporting from W. J. Erskine. The alert suggests ongoing volcanic unrest near the Katmai region.
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Alaska
Seward
Katmai
W. J. Erskine
Kodiak
July Deficit Cited At Sixteen Million Dollars
Washington reports July receipts fell $16,000,000 short of expenditures for the first month of the new fiscal year. A working balance of $100,000,000 remains available to cover outgo.
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Washington
Treasury
German American Week at Panama-Pacific Exposition
San Francisco marks German American Week at the Panama-Pacific Exposition highlighting cultural ties and displays during the exposition period.
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San Francisco
Panama-Pacific Exposition
Rural Auto Routes Start Free Delivery System
The post office department has begun 208 automobile rural free delivery routes, distributed among eight states, to improve mail service.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Danish Loan Failure Drops 12 Million Crown Issue
London report states the Danish government's 12 million five percent national loan closed but failed, with only half of the issue subscribed by the public, signaling weak demand and financial concern.
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London
Germans Claim Aerial Victory In First War Sky Battle
London reports the first air battle between squadrons in warfare history. Six German planes challenged fifteen French aviators near Chateau Salins, three machines incapacitated, and Germans withdrew after reinforcements. Berlin says German pilots returned safely. Other raids targeted St Pol sur Mer Nancy Dalheim and Chateau Salins, with observed bombings and one French aircraft lost.
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London
Chateau Salins
Berlin
St. Pol-Sur-Mer
Nancy
Donal
Dalheim
Live Together Dont Speak in Boston Couple Separated Fifty-Two Years
A South West port couple Mr and Mrs Charles Wing aged 88 and 69 have lived apart for fifty two years without speaking directly to each other Their only communication has come through a third person Their estrangement became public only after their home was destroyed by fire neighbors knew of it for years but did not mention it The pair reportedly led happy useful lives despite the gulf between them
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Boston Mass
South Westport
Charles Wing
Bryan Denies Political Aspirations in Portland
William J. Bryan declares he has no interest in holding office and rejects the claim that peace advocates seek peace at any price. He labels the accusation as a cheap phrase used by supporters of war to misrepresent their policies.
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Portland
Ore
William J. Bryan
Bryan
New British Note Will Explain
London dispatches say a forthcoming British note to the American government signals a possible reversal of policy, following an earlier intimation that another note would be issued.
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London
England
Lord Northbourne Declares Duel With Kaiser
London reports Lord Northbourne challenged the Kaiser to a duel at Dover College. The 0 year old lord said it would give him pleasure to meet the Kaiser in single handed combat with pistols for two and coffee for one, asserting he would likely win the coffee.
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Kaiser
London
Lord Northbourne
Northbourne
Dover College
Four Girls Drown At Flemington Near Lockhaven Pa
Four girls drowned at Flemington near Lockhaven Pennsylvania. Victims named include Esther Fisher 20 and Thelma Floruss 13 of Farmington Marlon Bower 19 of Monument and Erma Butterbaugh 18 of Cherry Tree all reported dead in the incident.
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Lockhaven
Flemington
Here
Esther Fisher
Thelma Floruss
Farmington
Marlon Bower
Monument
Erma Butterbaugh
Cherry Tree
Three Men Die Saving Co-Worker in Oil Tank
Beaumont Texas report states John Odell W Q Ruch perished while attempting to rescue fellow worker Tom Nicholson from asphyxiation inside an empty 600 barrel cyclpress oil tank. Fire brigade reached the scene but all three men had already died.
Illinois opens squirrel season and bans ferrets in new law
Illinois fish and game commission issues open seasons after mailing hunting licenses. Squirrel season now runs August 1 to January 31, with other changes including dove and duck dates. Ferrets are prohibited under the new law amid updated game rules.
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Illinois
Springfield
State Fish and Game Commission
General Assembly
Statewide appropriation fight halts Illinois payrolls
Illinois faces a standstill as the preliminary hearing of a state injunction suit looms in Sangamon County court. No salaries or payrolls will be issued until resolution as Governor Dunne travels west. Auditor Segrave and Treasurer Russel suspend disbursements amid Munro’s challenge to the entire appropriation. Grain inspection in Chicago hints at broader economic impact.
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Springfield
Ilinois
Sangamon County
Fayette Munro
Highland Park
Appropriations
Dunne
Lucey
Strawn
Roy
John K. Segrave
Brady
Russel
Munro
State Grain Inspection Department
Chicago
Board of Trade
Question of Progress in Religion by Dr. Ernest C Richardson
Dr. Ernest C Richardson of Princeton cites Dr. Samuel J. Andrews to question modern claims of universal progress. He recalls Andrews’s quip comparing present church numbers to Jerusalem’s eight hundred synagogues at the time of Christ’s crucifixion.
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Ernest C. Richardson
Princeton University
Samuel J. Andrews
Philadelphia
A Modern Incubus
A humorous note recounts an unfortunate automobile accident involving Dobble who, after a casual chat with a smooth-talking salesman, ended up buying a car. The piece teases the salesman’s influence and the unexpected turn of events.
Debate Misstep Sparks Wife Car Purchase Demand
A Detroit Free Press quip notes an argument over expense leading to a wife wanting a car more than ever after one spouse claimed lack of funds. The joke hinges on a misstatement about affordability escalating the desire for an automobile.
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Detroit Free Press
Echoes Defy A Woman's Final Word In Renton Tale
In Renton Scotland a letter carrier recalls a proverb about an echo that can cheat a woman out of the last word highlighting a domestic wisdom moment tied to a local setting and a city legend atmosphere.
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Renton
Scotland
Slander and the rising power of rumor in Beaumarchais
The passage dramatizes how rumor begins quietly like a soft sound and, growing through stages, becomes a sweeping public outrage. Slander moves from whisper to hiss to a full chorus of hatred, threatening respectable lives with unstoppable reach and damage.
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Beaumarchais
Scottish Lodging Houses in Glasgow System
Glasgow operates seven municipal lodging houses, six for men and one for women. The stone buildings are three to five stories tall and offer each lodger a private room with bed and chair. Beds include a wide spring, mattress, one sheet, blanket, coverlet, pillow and pillowcase. rooms are aired and cleaned after each lodger departs. The seven houses provide 2,236 bedrooms in total.
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Glasgow
Fiddles and Flares in a Grim Rome Joke
A witty quip contrasts Nero playing the fiddle during the fire with a Sherman-esque jab about bagpipes. The exchange imagines Rome burning, suggesting a sharper barb about a worse choice. The line plays on public domain history for humor.
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Flatbush
Nero
Rome
Bensonhurst
Let Them Go Cheap Lady in Furniture Store Scene
A humorous dialogue shows a furniture store clerk stammering when asked about last week’s handsome sideboards. He admits they were shaved off two days earlier, leaving the customer and staff awkward.
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Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co
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Satise
F.O.B
Detroit
Weber Imp. & Auto Co
St. Loula
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