Eight Die As Belt Line Car Plunges At Niagara Gorge
A belt line car on the Great Gorge route left rails near Niagara Falls, plunged 20 feet, and overturned into Whirlpool Rapids. Eight dead, two missing believed dead, and many injured as passengers fought to escape in the rising water. The disaster followed a washout from recent rains, with 50 plus aboard and Motorman Crandall and Conductor Eleron among the victims. National Guard members, first on scene, rescued passengers and ferried them to hospital. Continuous coverage noted, with more details on the fifth page.
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Louis E. Crandall
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British in Jane Took 8,686 Prisoners
London July 1 British headquarters in France reports for the month of Jane the capture of 8,686 German prisoners including 173 officers. Also taken were 67 guns including two heavy guns 102 trench mortars and 345 machine guns along with large quantities of other war material.
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France
Jane
Messines
Wrytschade Ridge
U-Boat Base Found Off Tory Island Ireland
British patrols reported a U-boat base on Tory Island near Donegal after an American steamship reached port. Six men were executed for aiding German submarines, and a wide ring duped scores of men and women into believing they assisted an American submarine program. The island served as a hub for supplying information on allied shipping.
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Emperor Restores Manchu Line to Chinese Throne
London reports via Reuters that Hsuan Tung is restored as emperor, forcing Li Yuan Hung to retire. Chang Hsun, once dictator and military governor of Anhwei, is linked to the power shift, with Li Yuan Hung held as a prisoner in the palace.
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Reuter
Hsun Tung
China
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Anhwei
Li Yuan Hung
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan
Germany
Prince Chun
French Liner Himalaya Sunk After Explosion
Paris reports the French steamer Himalaya of Messageries Maritimes was sunk in the Mediterranean after an explosion. The 5,620 ton liner carried 204 passengers and crew. 176 persons were saved and the vessel was last reported at Marseille.
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Mediterranean
Paris
Messageries Maritimes
Marseille
Budapest Rioting Costs Big Sums in Shops and Trams
A Budapest protest clash caused damage to about 200 shops and 80 cafes. Tram cars suffered damage estimated at 60 000 kroner. A June 28 dispatch from London said 25 000 people demonstrated for universal, equal and secret suffrage, with police having trouble dispersing the crowds.
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Amsterdam
Budapest
Berlin
Russia Attacks Near Lens Front in Galicia Fighting
London reports Russian forces under Brussiloff push from northeastern Galicia toward Lemberg as German artillery duels on a 175 mile eastern front continue. Cossacks lead repeated charges along the Stripa River while French, British, and German lines see shifting positions around Lens Verdun and Avocourt with costly assaults and counterattacks.
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Austria
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Lens
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Rheims
la Pompelle
Prunay
Avocourt Wood
Avocourt
Meuss
Peace Riot in Boston as Patriots Clash with Socialists
Boston July 1 riot erupts at a peace demonstration as uniformed sailors and guardsmen clash with marchers on Tremont Street. Federal agents arrest several for unpatriotic remarks amid bonfires at Park Square, while socialist headquarters are looted and the protest is halted.
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Winter
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Council of Workmen and Soldiers of
Italy's Deputies Vote Confidence in Government
Rome June 30. The chamber of deputies ended a secret session with 361 votes in favor and 63 against a confidence resolution. Premier Boselli said secret debates would have overjoyed the country, and argued the discussions strengthened the government's war aims and parliamentary support.
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Chamber of Deputies
Boselli
U. S. Crew Fires on Two U-Boat Submarines
The American Miner gun crew fired on two German submarines during a Atlantic voyage to England. One periscope may have been shattered, a third sub seen at long range but submerged. Passengers praised the gunners, noting an ex British navy gunner achieved seven bullseyes in eight tries.
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London
United States
England
Washington
Mrs Wadsworth Becomes Leader Against Woman Suffrage
New York July 1 Mrs J W Wadsworth wife of the junior senator from New York has accepted the presidency of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. Announcement made today. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway change of schedule July 1. Train at 8 40 p m with timed departure. Trains at 11 10 p m 11 p m and 2 p m listed with adv notice.
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J. W. Wadsworth
National Association
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Moss Wit Ot
Adv
Eight Die as Car Falls Into Niagara
An accident report notes a car plunging into Niagara with eight fatalities. The incident draws national attention as authorities investigate the cause and responders work at the scene. Local officials urge caution and outline safety steps for riverside areas.
Protest by Dutch Over Danger Zone
London reports that the Dutch government protests Britain’s new North Sea danger zone rules. They claim the measures abolish the safe shipping route to and from Holland and would bar passage around England’s north coast, urging modification of the regulations set to start July 4.
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London
North Sea
Holland
England
Amsterdam
Reuter's Limited
Jutland
Buenos Aires Seeks Reparations for Torpedoed Vessels
Buenos Aires on July 1 reports Foreign Minister Onorio Pueyrredon announced Argentina will file 42 claims against Germany for the torpedoing of the vessels Oriano and Toro. The government insists the Argentine flag was attacked and a note detailing the claim was sent to Germany last night.
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Onorio Pueyrredon
Germany
Oriano
Toro
Kaiser Rule Proposed for Poland Amid Budget Debate
Vienna dispatches report former Polish minister Bilinsky urging a Polish monarchy under a Kaiser with Galicia to form an independent kingdom like Austria-Hungary. He says no entente is needed for liberation. Baron von Plener endorses this solution and notes England as Austria's foe, urging an honorable peace policy.
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Vienna
Bilinsky
Poland
Galicia
Austria- Hungary
Baron von Plener
Race rioters kill policeman in East St Louis riot
Rioting erupted in East St Louis with a policeman killed and two officers seriously wounded. National guard troops rushed to the scene as streets saw renewed violence. Also, Berlin reports the first women elected to the magistracy have been appointed.
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St. Louis
National Guard
Berlin
Wondon
Canned Goods Prices Doubling in Six Months
The article reports that wholesalers and middlemen in Washington earn about 106 percent profit on canned vegetables as retail prices more than doubled in six months. It cites Federal Trade Commission data showing high contract prices to canners, with government officials able to access details, though the commission withheld specific names of those squeezing consumers. It notes abundant supply yet inflated prices and potential hoarding of canned goods.
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Scandinavian
Holland
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
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Trade Commission
Camere
Hoover
The
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indianapolis President Leaps to Death in Chicago Hotel
Henry Levy, wealthy Capital Rattan Company president of Indianapolis, jumped from the fifteenth floor of the Congress Hotel in Chicago on July 1. A note found in his room read Good by I am tired of life. He registered at the Congress last Saturday.
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Henry Levy
Indianapolis
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Bis
Goodby
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Capital Rattan Company
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