Explosion at Mare Island Navy Yard Kills Six
Six men were killed and 31 injured when two storehouses at Mare Island navy yard exploded. Fire, later contained, damaged buildings across the island and shattered Vallejo windows two miles away. Naval officials said the black powder magazine detonated but other ammunition did not explode. Authorities restricted landings on the yard while investigations proceed.
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Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Island
Navy Department
Washington
Ran Francisco
Tro Viate
San Francisco Bay
Pavnte
E Capitan
South Vallejo
Val- I-Jo Junction
Trene
C. Bird
United States Marine Corps
D. W. Salbure
Pasardeny
J. D. Soule
Damate
Vallejo Ag
Parkue
Valtejo
Rosa
Mare
Morehouse
Mare Tland Navy Yard
Centro
Mare Leland Navy Yard
Mare Island Explosion Death Toll and Aftermath
Vallejo and Mare Island Navy Yard reels from a morning blast. Official lists name Allen F. McKenzie chief gunner and family victims. others include George Stanton gardener and civilian N. C. Damsteadt. Fire wrecks magazines, shatters windows. injuries brief and non fatal, while authorities restrict access pending casualty counts.
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Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Allen F. McKenzie
Mra. McKenzie
Karathy McKenzie
Mildred McKenzie
George Stanton
N.C. Damsteadt
Ordnance Department
Registrants Notified For Draft Examinations In Washington
Registrants in Washington were notified to prepare to appear before local boards for examinations and potential exemptions. The circular from Provost Marshal General Crowder outlines the procedure and means to be used, with detailed instructions and exemptions suspended pending district organization.
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Washington
Crowder
Russian Withdrawal Near Perris Border Announced
Russ Troope withdraws TETROGDAN forces as war office reports a July front retreat near Perris Mean Potamiata. Under Turkish pressure the Russians evacuated Panj win Khanikio and Kasrl-Bhirip, shifting frontline positions.
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Russ
Perris
Meanpotamiata
War Office
Panjwin
Khanikio
Kasrl-Bhirip
Heavy attack on Aisne front reported by war offices
July 3 reports a German assault on the Aisne front near Rovette and Chevregny ridge between Chemin den Dame, described as unsuccessful. French counter offensive recaptured major portions of trenches previously held by the Germans, with reference to Pantheon and Froldmont areas.
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Alene
Chemin den Dame
Rovette
Chevregny Ridge
War Offices
Ha Geemans
Heteeeh Pantheon
Froldmontar
Americans Start for Camp Near French Seaport
July tempers the mood as Major General William L. Sibert completes arrangements for moving the American contingent to its permanent training camp in France. The unit will depart by automobile and settle in village quarters within hearing of German guns, bringing the soldiers closer to active action as townsfolk crowd to view the camp and share in the spectacle.
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William L. Sibert
Breelf
France
Cocchi Faces Judge Zucconi in Gruesome Cruger Case
In Bologna Italy Judge Zucconi interrogated Alfredo Cocchi after New York reports of Ruth Cruger’s body. Cocchi, tearful yet insisting he did not strike her, described binding her arms and legs and the car crash details. In New York investigators say police and private citizens aided an escape bid. Indictments may target police officials over lax methods in solving the case.
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Bologna
Italy
Gret
New York
Ruth Cruger
Zucconi
Alfredo Cocch
Cocchi
Math Cruger
Henry Cruger
Alfredo Cocchi
Police Department
English Enraged Over Air Raid Sparks National Outrage
Amid a devastating air raid on London, commentators decry the incident as disgraceful and demand accountability for incompetence. editorials warn of potential retaliation and even total destruction if such attacks continue, while others await American aid. Several victims are hospitalized and streets remain closed as police search ruins in the East End.
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Chatham
War Office
Admiralty
Britain
Hale
London
Koelmache Zellars
Thors
East End
Tula
Plot to blow up El Paso bridge leads to arrests
In El Paso Texas on July 9 authorities detained John Carmody George Wright and G J Wallace on conspiracy to blow up a railroad bridge serving a cement plant. Carmody claimed to be a Workers of the World agent and to have come from Globe Arizona. Wright and Wallace denied industrial ties. Police and federal authorities investigate. Kate Sanborn dies at 72 in Holliston Massachusetts.
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EL Paso
Texas
John Carmody
George Wright
G. J. Wallace
Teo
Carmody
Workers of the World
Globe
Ariz
Glazer
Wright
Wallace
Embargo on All Food Shipments Ordered for 60 Days
President Wilson announces a complete embargo on all food shipments from the United States for sixty days to allow determining national supplies and aid allies and neutrals. The policy targets commodities including almonds, foods, and fertilizers while prioritizing allied needs and maintaining neutral considerations. Farmers groups in Minnesota plan nationwide cooperative organization to aid members as the season opens.
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Warhington
United States
Wilson
Congress
America
Germans Sink American Ship Massapequa
London reports the American freighter Massapequa 3193 tons gross was sunk Saturday by a German submarine. The crew landed at Bein 28 miles inland of Brest, France. The ship sailed June 18 from the United States to France with general cargo under Captain A. H. Strumm and a 31-man crew including ten American citizens.
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London
Massapequa
Bein
Trrest
France
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
United States
A. H. Strumm
Russian Offense Advances in Galicia and France
Russian forces strike new blows in Galicia breaking parts of the Austro German line south of Stanislau and advancing toward Halicz and Lemberg as 25 000 plus men and 48 guns fallen into their hands. In northern France British front quiet while German crown prince launches repeated assaults along the Chemin des Dames with limited gains.
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Galicia
Stanislau
Halicz
Petrograd
Lukva
Lemberg
Stanielau
Stehislau
Brussiloff
Brzezany
Koniuchy
France
Chemin-Des-Dames
Pantheon
Aisne
Successful British Raid and Russian Advances Update
July 9 dispatches report a successful British raid southeast of Hargicourt with thirty five prisoners including one ace. German forces repelled near Loos. Berlin reports Hindenburg and Ludendorff returning to headquarters after a frontier briefing. Neutral conference urged by Emperor William. Russian troops seized villages west of Stanislau in Galicia, capturing over seven thousand men and forty eight guns including twelve heavy pieces, with cavalry pushing to the Lurka river.
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London
Hargicourt
Loos
Rugslane
Pethograd
Stanislau
Galicia
War Office
Lurka River
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Warry George
Navy Yard
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Boyette
Entente
Sibert
Judge Zuccon
Air Service
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Kate Sanborn
Holliston
Mass
Mia Katherine Abbot Bagborn
Mise Ranborn
Amith College
T. Paul
Minn
Aesaona
Paris
Nerlin
Marabhal von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
Erlin
Emlam
Notterdam
Berlin
William
Williams
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