Explosion at Black Tom Island Shakes City and Ports
Large blast at Black Tom Island near Jersey City destroys warehouses with 40 000 tons of raw sugar valued around 3 400 000 with tobacco matting and other merchandise lost. Two dead and many injured as shrapnel and fire spread, affecting Ellis Island and Liberty statue area and sending shock waves to Philadelphia Camden and Bristol.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
New York
Jersey City
E. L. Mackenzie
National Storage Co
China
Japan
Lehigh Valley
Bedloes Island
Black Tom
Ellis Island
A. B. Fry
Federal
Fry
Immigration Station
Ellie Island
Secral
New Jersey
Maiden Lane
Fiftieth Street
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Black Tom Island
Cr. W. Leyden
Lehigh Valley Railroad Police
Bureau of Safety of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Freda Wilson
Charles Wilson
Philadelphia
City Hall
Camden
N. J
Bristol
Odd items surfaced after blast across cities
In Lancaster a wedding couple remained at the head of their bridal breakfast table as guests fled after a blast felt 158 miles from New York. In Brooklyn a restaurant window produced watermelon fragments resembling a porcupine and a night stick was ripped from Patrolman Kachler. A shoe, a typewriter, and clocks stopping near 2:08 a.m. were noted in the aftermath.
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Lancaster
New York
John Pavlelsy
Mary Wolenski
Brooklyn
Kachler
Edward Schaeffer
West Side
Derby praises British troops and mocks German effort in France
London July 27 Lord Derby war secretary praised the British army in France as having unmatched confidence and spirit. He contrasted British resolve with German drive, pledged to reach Berlin, and urged American help to end German Kultur after the war. He said the Kaiser must be prevented from causing more harm and that the next weeks would bring great things.
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London
France
Lord Derby
International
Bapaume
Berlin
America
Second Year of War Ends With Allied Offensive
Reports describe a costly yet indecisive clash as German first lines held for miles and second positions fell at points. Front dispatches recount remarkable heroism including a sole survivor manning a machine gun amid fallen comrades and rescues under fire.
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Pafe
Fye
We Do Job Printing In Fine Art Preservative Style
Mail Printing Co offers establishment price samples at 229 Pennsylvania Avenue W Warren Penna. The ad promotes printing services in a refined art preservative style.
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Mail Printing CO
Pennsylvania Avenue
W. Warren Penna
Interstate League Averages for First Half Season
The Interstate League reports official first half standings with club and individual batting and pitching averages. Bradford ranks third in team batting. Warren leads. Jackie Jennis tops the league with .351 and is the leading slugger. Bradford trims with See gar .350 Young .318 and Bullock .317 as other high hitters.
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Quinn
Olean
Bradford
Ting
Warren
Jakie Jennis
Seegar
Young
Bullock
Heat, wars and wealth crowd early 20th century news brief
Reports say all Mexican cavalry have withdrawn from the Punitive Expedition area and Pershing’s command faces no sizable Mexican force. Ohio manufacturing value rose 24 percent and payroll 34 percent in 1910–14. A heat wave endangers crops across the central states. British and German naval actions prompt diplomatic denials and intrigue. Casement faces execution. Rockefeller listed as America’s first billionaire with $1 billion.
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Trevino
Pershing
Ohio
Census Bureau
Kansas
Oklahoma
Middle West
Cecil Spring-Rice
Polk
Norfolk
New York
Bremen
Halifax
Bronx
Westchester County
New York City
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua
Durango
Coahuila
Tamaulipas
Chihuahua City
Army of the North
Carranza
Indies
Denmark
Senate
Sir Roger Casement
Casement
Penterville
S. S. McClure
England
John D. Rockefeller
America
Cleveland
Local Briefs From Eagle Pa August Journal
Community notes report Mrs. W E Ashley improving slowly and J W Belknap near death with a doctor saying he cannot live beyond two days. A cousin party visited Belknap’s home and a horse owned by H K Vail was shot after injuring a shoulder. Funeral attendance marked the Dean Boy case at Grant Vroman farm where a gas explosion occurred during a new well drill, injuring several and sending some to Titusville Hospital. Family trips planned to Waterford Portland N Y and Erie. local residents Mae 8 and Mrs Marshall Myre visited relatives. a light shower Monday night and ongoing prayers for rain.
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Eagle
W. E. Ashley
J. W. Belknap
Alden Tarr
Cole Hill
Titusville Hospital
C. C. Gibson
Waterford
Portland
N. Y
American Troopers Slain in Rio Grande Clash
In El Paso a clash below Fort Hancock left Private John Twoney and Robert Woods dead while Sergeant Lewis Thompson was wounded. Gen Bell reports bandits were killed. pursuit from Troop F, Eighth Cavalry ends with no escape.
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el Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Fort Hancock
John Twoney
Eighth U. S. Cavalry
Robert Woods
United States
Lewis Thompson
Eighth Cavalry
Bell
Subpoena in Divorce Issued in Warren County Case
In Warren County Common Pleas case No. 54 March Term 1916 Mabelle B. Troxall libellant versus Ralph C. Troxall respondent a subpoena alias summons for the respondent is returned non est inventus and he is ordered to appear before the court on the first Monday in September the 4th at Warren Borough to show cause why a divorce should not be granted Geo A W DeForest coroner acting sheriff Warren Pa August 4 1916 Geo B Munn attorney August 4 11 18 25
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Warren County
Geo. A. W. DeForest
Warren
Geo. B. Munn
Subpoena in Divorce for Rose Hardy vs John Hardy
No. 16 June Term 1916 Rose Hardy libellant versus John Hardy respondent. Subpoena and alias subpoenas notify appearance. Acting Shorr Geo B. Munn attorney sets dates August 4 11 18 25.
Two Arrested for Explosion of Ammunition
Twisted debris marks the Black Tom site where 25 storage houses once stood along the island. Only four and a half remain after the blast as firemen fear many may be dead or missing. The explosion wrecked cars and buildings and may have hurled workers to their deaths.
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Black Tom Island
Wilson Eyes Indiana and Ohio Campaign Efforts
President Wilson plans focused attention on campaign activities in Indiana and Ohio as part of his reelection strategy. He aims to mobilize supporters, address key issues, and bolster party organization across both states.
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Wilson
Indiana
Ohio
Tremendous reductions on low footwear and broken lots
Tremendous reductions on low footwear of every description and in all broken lots of high shoes.
What We Know And Do Not Know About Infantile Paralysis
Opinion from a health department urging caution as poliomyelitis uncertainty continues. It warns there is no cure or preventive medicine, urges physician consultation, and advises strict rooming, insect control, cooked foods, bread hygiene, and screening to limit spread. Emphasizes cooperation and public health effort.
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New York
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