French recapture town near Verdun in major assault
Paris reports French counteroffensive northeast of Verdun peaks with Fleury recaptured and defenses from Thiaumont to Froide Terre cleared. French gains threaten German positions along a broad front with prisoners counted and continued bombardments on Thiepval and surrounding sectors.
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Bazentin le Petit
Berlin
Somme
Monaco Farm
Thiepval
London
Verdun Toray
Fleury
Thiaumont
Froid Terre Ridge
Meuse
Damiloup
Thiau-tognt-Fleuryne
Freeman
Verdun
Pepper Hill
Bravery Tested as U boat Kills Many in Baltic Sea
Dispatch from London reports the Italian steamer Letimbro sunk by a submarine with 28 survivors arriving at Malta and two boats reaching Syracuse. It lists multiple vessels sunk or damaged, including the Bror Oscar and others, with crews saved or unknown. Also details the Casement execution in London and public reaction.
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London
Malta
Reuter
Syracuse
Letimbra
Letimbro
Roballo
Lloyds
Bror Oscar
Vermland
John Wilson
Margaret Sutton
Cocker Line
Britannic
Heighington
Baltic
Sweden
Finland
Stockholm
Copenhagen
The
Politiken
Mediterranean Sea
Bremen Not Due Here Says Berlin Report
Berlin reports indicate the Bremen has not yet crossed the ocean to America and no confirmation of Deutschland’s departure has been received. Karl H. von Wiegand cites reliable informants in Berlin on this August 3 dispatch.
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Karl H. von Wiegand
Special Star
Washington Post
N. S. World
Berlin
East Front
Hindenburg
East
Hindenburg i
New York World
America
Presa
Attempt to seize Roumanian island sparks Danube clash
A Bulgarian force attempted to seize an island in Romanian waters near Glurgeyo on the Danube. Romanian frontier guards spotted the invaders, a brief exchange of fire followed, and the Bulgarians fled, according to Bucharest papers.
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Lender
Danube
Glurgeyo
Bucharest
Volcanic Activity Rages At Etna And Stromboli
In Rome in August, Mount Etna and Stromboli erupt violently with underground rumblings. Heat from lava causes sea water to boil near the volcanoes. The eruptions have persisted for three days with large volumes of lava smoke and gas pouring from the craters.
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Rome
Cloudburst Kills Sixty in Kentucky Tennessee Flood Toll
Middlesboro Kentucky August 8 reports say a cloudburst along Big Barren Creek near Tazewell Tennessee washed away six miles of homes. Rescue teams report widespread devastation with sixty known dead, dozens homeless, and only four bodies recovered so far.
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Middlesboro
Big Barren Creek
Tazewell
Tenn
District Bill Passes in Senate as Conference Fight Looms
The District of Columbia appropriation bill was approved by the Senate amid a looming conference over key items. The local supply carries 13,634,502 dollars, down 1,317,500 from committee recommendations, with Dean and Patterson tracts purchase cut. Public schools gains stand at 751,891 dollars, highways add 451,310 dollars, plus 64,895 for other improvements.
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District of Columbia
Senate
Dean and Patterson
Gainet
Fourteenth
Upshur Shest
Gallinger Miunicipal
Committee For
Friends of
Houssa
No Moose Convention Action at Indianapolis Conference
An Indianapolis meeting of Progressive party bull moose leaders adopted plans to reorganize as a national political entity. They rejected reassembling the national convention, opting instead to run an electoral ticket in states with remaining organization, under John Parker of Louisiana. The move aims to elect electors in close races and preserve the party's influence.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Progressive Party
Bull Moose
Theodore Roosevelt
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Progressive National Committee
Child Labor Measure Gaining Senate Support Across States
Senator Robinson presented a bill to curb interstate trade in products of child labor as Southern Democrats voiced strong support. He cited newspaper extracts from North and South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas showing favorable sentiment. He argued Congress may regulate commerce to protect health morals and safety, citing Supreme Court precedents.
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Senate
Wilson
Robinson
Commerce Committee
North
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Course
Congresa
McAdoo Warns Officials Against Political Activity
Secretary McAdoo issued a circular to Treasury officials nationwide forbidding use of official power to coerce political action. It outlines prohibited conduct including holding political committee positions, displaying extreme partisanship, influencing primaries, seeking delegate roles, chairing conventions, running campaigns, or interfering with elections. It states governmental service should not curb civic rights.
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McAdoo
Treasury Department
United States
French Recapture Fleury and Other World War Headlines
The issue lists dramatic war items including the recapture of Fleury, mass casualties from a U-boat, and the death of Casement. It also notes a cloudburst killing many, a tent for Hindenburg, and legislative moves in the Senate on districting and child labor.
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Fleury
Casement
Hindenburg
Senate Pasees
McAdoo Warnabre
London
Hughes
Deutschland Escapes Patrol Near Virginia Capes
Capt. Hinsch of the Neckar says the submarine Deutschland passed within 100 yards of a U S destroyer on neutrality duty off Cape Henry and surfaced for tests before slipping away. He praised the U S Navy patrols and noted the Bremen may not sail soon if the Timmins and other ships were nearby.
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Hinsch
Neckar
U. S
Norfolk
Bremen
Virginia Capes
Hingah
Necker
United States
Capes
Capt. Hinsch
Thomas F. Timmins
Orea
Timmins
Aus
America
Koenig
Baltimore
Timmina
United States Navy
May Avert Big Strike As Rail Workers Vote Counted
In New York 406 000 railroad workers votes were tallied as officials tried to avert a general strike. President Wilson named G W W Hanger as assistant commissioner of the board of mediation to join Knapp and Chambers. Senate actions and a joint congressional investigation were discussed to push settlement and curb hours of labor concerns.
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Senate
New York
G. W W. Hanger
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Martin A. Knapp
William L. Chambers
Department of Labor
Knapp
Senate Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Newlands
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hours of Labor
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Wilson
Chamber
Congress
NOU
William S. Chambers
Mediation and Arbitration
Wilden
Chambers
Newland
Wheelis
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Mediation Board
Wheeler
Timothy Rhea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman
Shea
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