Hughes Outlines Aggressive Policy for Campaign
New York July 31 Charles E Hughes tonight outlined in his acceptance speech the issues for his presidential campaign. He denounced the administration for its policy in Mexico and Europe and called for a firm, consistent approach, ideal protection on coasts, and the unflinching maintenance of American rights. He endorsed women’s suffrage and urged strong measures against alien plots while criticizing diplomatic conduct and preparedness.
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New York
Charles E Hughes
Hughes
Mexico
Suthwestern
Weaithean
Santo Namingone
Ambassador Herrick
Paris
Germany
Yife
Lusitania
United States
Allies Stand Firm In New Positions In Somme
British and French forces battle in the Somme region with counterattacks and artillery duels. British report limited gains north of Bazentin le Petit while measuring losses at Hem Wood and Monaco Farm as German counterattacks continue.
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Thiaumont Wood
Fleury
Entente
Haig
Bazentin-le-Petit
London
Somme
France
Hem Wood
Monaco Farm
Paris
Verdun
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Hemwool
French War Department
Monacu Farm
War Office
Pacis
Hemwood
Meuse Verdun
Thianmont Weud
Itr
Thionville
Conflans
Audun-le-Roman
Btain
Bazentin-le-Peuit
Dutch Mail Vessel Sunk By Mine Near Hinder Lightship
The Koningin Wilhelmina, carrying mail to England, struck a mine in the forenoon near the North Hinder Lightship and sank. Passengers were rescued by a British destroyer, Dutch torpedo boats, and tugs with doctors, all uninjured. American consul Frank W. Mahin and wife were aboard and saved.
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Hague
London
KoningIn Wilhelmina
North Hinder
Frank W. Mahin
Amsterdam
Abbie Mahin
Rebels at Hankow Kill Loot and Burn
In Hankow a large district was set ablaze and looted during a revolutionary outbreak. Many natives were killed and Russian women injured before foreign volunteers quelled the uprising led by Kuomintang leaders against military governor Tuchu Wang. The rioters began from the Japanese concession, aiming to pressure Beijing for greater Kuo-ming-tang recognition at the forthcoming parliamentary meeting.
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Hankow
Kuomingtang
Radical Revolutionary Party of China
Tuchu Wang
Kuo-ming-tang
Menace Lemberg line may cut off army from Brody
Special to The Washington Post reports a double Russian maneuver threatening the Austro German forces at the Stripa. Russian advances from Brody and Kolomea edge toward Lemberg and Krasne, potentially forcing retirement and surrender of territory as the Stripa position is threatened on both flanks.
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Stripa
Teutons
Washington Post
New York
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Tarnopol
Strypa
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Lemberg- Krasne
Kolomes
Stanislaus
Stanislau
Krasna
Rochambeau Brings Record $42 Million In Gold To U S
The French liner Rochambeau arrived in port from Bordeaux with the largest allied payment yet shipped to the United States for munitions. Officials estimate about $42,000,000 in gold aboard, a sum likely exceeding any prior shipment. Previous allied consignments ran around $10,000,000.
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New York
Entente
Rochambeau
Bordeaux
Russians Press Forward as Brody Bombardments Rise
British and Petrograd dispatches report Russian forces deepening their advance in Volhynia near Brody, capturing the 31st Honved regiment and pressing Austro German lines. Berlin cites heavy Russian losses repulsed by Gen. von Linsingen while Moscow claims continued forward movement and bombardments along the Stokhod and Boldurovka crossings.
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Teutons
Brody
Berlin
von Linsingen
Volhynia
London
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Boldurovka River
Buczacz
Galicia
Baranovichi
Thirty-first Honved
Kovel
Graberkt
Sereth
British Lose 59,675 Men in July Casualties
British war losses for July include 7,084 officers and 62,691 other ranks. The report lists total fatalities and injuries across the theaters, reflecting the heavy toll on British forces with officers and soldiers both affected in the fighting.
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London
Pope Admits War Peace Appeal Failed in Rome
The Pope told a Roma youth delegation that his appeal for peace among warring nations has failed to move the combatants. He urged children to pray on the last Sunday of the second year of the war, saying adults cling to life and cannot forego strife. He appealed to divine help through the innocence of children to renew hope for justice and settlement.
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Roma
Hagar
Air Raid Over East England by German Airships
An official report describes a nighttime air raid by German airships over eastern and southeastern counties including Lincolnshire Norfolk Suffolk Cambridge Essex Kent and Huntingdon. Bombs were dropped along the Thames estuary and over nonmilitary areas as anti aircraft guns engaged the raiders. Full details remain unavailable.
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England
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Huntington
Peruvian cabinet resigns. Aguero leads 1913 ministry
Lima July 31 report that the Peruvian cabinet headed by Enriqua de La Riva Aguero as president and minister of foreign affairs has resigned. The body was formed in August 1913, with its resignation announced today from Lima.
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Lima
Feru
Enriqua de la Riva
Austrian Ruler Catches Severe Chill, Very Ill
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria contracted a severe chill while inspecting troops and is described as very ill and confined to bed, with a Vienna dispatch forwarded to London via The Hague by Exchange Telegraph Company.
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London
Francis Joseph of Austria
Hague
Exchange Telegraph Company
Death of Bryn Mawr leader in rare paralysis case
Philadelphia news item reports infantile paralysis causing the death of 24 year old Charles D Shakespeare, noted athlete and society leader at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Eight new cases in the last day raise Philadelphia total to forty in under a month.
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Charles D. Shakespeare
Olf
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Shakespeare
Hughes Outlines Policies and Political Tension Rise
Summary of the issue page highlights policy outlines by Hughes and allied positions, attacks on his nomination, Roosevelt’s response, and broader political maneuvering. Mentions air raids, international fronts, and expected votes, with notes on theater attractions, society, sports, finance, district court, weather, and vital statistics.
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Kovel
England
Roosevelt
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Harding
District Court News
Poland relief accord tied to French acquiescence
Ambassador Sharp reported from Paris that France accepts Britain’s offer to allow shipment of American relief to Poland under Teutonic occupation. The note hinges on armies not seizing local food, with Premier Briand and President Poincare informed as Wilson urged belligerents to cooperate in relief efforts.
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Wilson
Aerial Herding Of Suboff Deutschland Off Chesapeake
British government sent ten advanced aeroplanes from Canada to the allied fleet off the Chesapeake capes to assist in locating and bombarding the Deutschland. Plan is to spread ships in a fan formation with air cover ready to drop bombs if the subsurface craft surfaces, reducing escape chances and aiding pursuit by Entente warships.
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Infantile Paralysis Death Reported in City
The district health department reports Miss Emma B. Ward aged 24 died from infantile paralysis, the city's first death this year from the disease. She fell ill last Tuesday and died Saturday at 607 B Street Northeast at the home of Mrs. J. H. Klopfer. Attending physicians recorded the case as infantile paralysis though initial diagnoses ranged from typhoid fever to spinal meningitis.
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Emma B. Ward
Blame for New York blast debated as Jersey City probe unfolds
Three corporate officers on Black Tom Island and a fourth sought by warrant face a federal state county and city inquiry into the blast that killed at least three and damaged property. Prosecutor Hudspeth and Johnson of Johnson Lighterage say fire started in Lehigh Valley freight cars not the barge. Warrant issued for Edmund L Mackenzie president of National Storage Company. Plate glass insurers pledge rapid replacement.
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New York
Black Tom Island
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Johnson Lighterage Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Johnson
Albert Mc Tuckman
Lehigh Valley
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Nahhanal Storage Company
Hudspeth
Geneva
Geneta
Hadspeth
Tate
Edmund L Mackenzie
Flainfield, NJ
National Storage Company
Black Tom
Plate Glass Insurance
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bremen Submarine Merchantman Poised to Reach Atlantic Port
In New York on July 31 a pool of five thousand dollars was laid on the Bremen, Germanys second submarine merchantman, to reach a Atlantic coast port before Friday. Prominent German organizers and backers favored the bet, with smaller wagers on an arrival by Thursday morning.
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