Culpeper Horse Show concludes with close finishes and Ballymore win
At Monte Vista Park Culpeper Va under sunny skies the twelfth annual Culpeper Horse Show closed with near ties in several events. Aquila won best harness horse, Ballymore repeated in the Monte Vista Park steeplechase, and Maid of Mandans led the day with a dramatic finish. Judges named Carter Waller and Sanford as exhibition judges while prizes totaled $180. The event drew about 1900 spectators and featured many standout performances across pony, hunter, and jumper classes.
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Shirley Carter
Mo Waller
Roger Eagles
Ned Cutteell
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Ward
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Henthurchran
Eyon Huntsmiun
Turmaten
Wilbur
Mmenes
Pest
Keith Worrenton
Sa Fisentes
John Joseph
Worrentoe
Blue Ridge
JoFrucy Basts Markham Va
Belgian Troops Celebrate in Zeist Internment Camp
About twelve thousand Belgian soldiers interned at Zeist celebrated the Fourth of July with a ceremonial march and flag displays. American aid saved thousands of inmates from starvation as the camp, decorated with American Dutch and Belgian flags, honored the national day.
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Holland - Keep
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Zeist
Official War Reports Describe Allied Offensives Across Fronts
A composite dispatch from Berlin Vienna Paris and Rome summarizes French and British trench actions near Les Eparges and Pilken along with German counterattacks. It notes Allied bombardments on Arras and the Meuse supports, Austrian and Russian engagements in the east, and Italian theater clashes around Gorizia and the Tyrol with reported enemy losses and prisoner captures.
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Berlin
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le Pretre
Corieux
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Krust
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Kalwarya
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Thann
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Pilken
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Arras
Argonne
Meuse
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Austria
Sonvaux
Igtotrian War Department
Calonne
le Pretre Forest
Krasnik
Archduke Joseph Ferds
Nani
Fey-en-Haye
Tother
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Croix-des-Carnes
Wysnica
Fort iVines
Ana Nee
Amhink
Vieprz
Tarnogora
Russian Poland
Tarnogred
Bug
Galicia
Zlota Lipa
Dniester
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Gorizia
Ysonzo
Kraj
France
Paris
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Lonvant
Vosges
Fontenelle
Hilgenfirst
Italy
Rome
Tyrol
Trentino
Forcella
Col di Mezzo
Lavaredo
Carnie
Val Urande
Avestano Peak
Germany Ready to Make Further Changes in Note
Berlin dispatches indicate Germany may alter its draft note, seeking to limit neutral rights while allowing safe American travel on certain high seas routes. Washington insists on adherence to international law and naval prize rules, with Ambassador Gerard conveying the U S position amid possible concessions.
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Germany
Berlin
Foreign Office
William
Wilson
Gerard
United States
Italian Forts Halt Italians at Malborghetto and Predil
Italian reports from Milan on July 1 indicate siege operations against Austrian fortifications at Malborghetto and Predil show some progress yet warn against overoptimism. Mountain terrain necessitates new roads and lighter field guns, while German Austrian batteries enjoy fortified positions with heavy steel domes.
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Juy 1
Sanan
Malborgeth
Predil Pass
Youthful Wrinkleless Skin Remedies Advertised in Adv
An advertisement promotes two simple prescriptions for a youthful appearance. Mix saxolite powder with witch hazel to form a facial rinse that reduces wrinkles and tightens sagging muscles. Apply mercorized wax nightly to fade freckles and discoloration, revealing brighter skin. claims to be a superior facial rejuvenator.
Plan to give workers government farm land loans faces Congress
An interdepartmental committee led by Interior Secretary Lane and Labor Secretary Wilson develops a plan to fund city workers to take up agricultural land on public or reclaimed lands with easy repayment. It outlines changes to reclamation and land laws and a rural credit system under the Labor Department, aiming for initial drafts before Congress meets in December.
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Interior
Labor
Wilson
Fieht
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
General Land Office
Reclamation Service
Department of Labor
Federal Employment Bureau
Post Office Department
Department of Agriculture
General Caminetti
Immigration Bureau
German View of War Critique of Morgan Attack
Herman Ridder argues in New York July 5 that the Glen Cove assault on J Pierpont Morgan shows the assassin as mad and not representative of Germans or German Americans. He condemns propaganda blaming Germany and urges sane American judgment, noting German Americans’ sympathy for Morgan and opposition to sensational blame.
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Bryan
Germany
New York
McKinley
Glen Cove
J Pierpont Morgan
Long Island
Washington
Morgan
Europe
Amuck
Morigan
Aeta
Herman Ridder
Falls From Street Car Injures Frederick Ford
Frederick Ford a 34 year old colored man fell on his head while attempting to board a moving Washington Rasins and Electric Company street car at Nichols avenue and Sumner road Anacostia yesterday morning He sustained only slight injuries and refused hospital treatment.
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Frederick Ford
Washington Rasins and Electric Company
Nichols Avenue
Sumner Road
Anacostia
City News in Brief on July Fourth Events and Patents
Yen delegates from the Christian Endeavor Society visit Washington to discuss patent issues. A Zionist memorial service and various public events mark the day, including a firemen carnival and a lawn fundraiser for locomotive workers. Youths attend a Powell Johnson School playground program while discussions continue on the alleged theft of 42 centimeter guns from the patent office prior to the war.
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Endeavor Society of Washington
Newton
Chicago
E. F. Ellis
Sacha A. Gaskiys
R. J. Gray
Powell-Johnson School
Mount Pleasant
Baltimore
Krupps
Patent Office
Explosion at Belcell cordite plant kills seven in Quebec
Seven men die and ten are severely injured when a cordite explosion wrecks the Canadian Explosives Company plant at Belcell Quebec about 15 miles from Montreal. Women workers were among the wounded. rescue trains rush injured to hospitals as the plant burns. One missing is Capt Murray Wilson, cordite department manager.
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Belcell
Quebec
H C Shock
Wilmington del
Murray Wilson
Aylmer
Du Pont Works Firms Linked to Explosive Orders
Brown of the Du Pont powder works in Wilmington Delaware and J Sametons, a British government inspector, were involved in filling explosive orders for Canadian and British governments, the firm reportedly affiliated with Du Pont.
Army student camps open for civilian officer training
War Department announced five week programs at Ludington Mid h Plattsburg Charleston Chickamauga Park Ga with Frestdio San Francisco July 10 camps will certify qualified students for potential enlistment The aim is to prepare civilians for peaceful restraint and national defense while attendees cover travel and uniform costs.
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Department
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Explosion at Naval Academy Dairy Farm Kills Two Men
In Annapolis on July 6 a massive blast from fertilizer powder killed John McCleary and Alfred Addison while Alfred Sappington was burned. The powder, condemned by the government, was crushed before spreading on land. a spark from a shovel and a misaligned crusher triggered the deadly explosion.
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Naval Academy Dairy Farm
John McCleary
Alfred Addison
Alfred Sappington
Annapolis
United States
Naval Academy
Gambrill
McCleary
Addison
Manley Dies Likely From Fall at Kensington Bridge
John Manley 30 of Wheeling is in critical condition at Emergency Hospital with a base skull fracture, scalp wound, and internal injuries after being found under a Kensington bridge. Identifying letters show a Wheeling sister in the Sisters of St Joseph network. Maryland authorities investigate.
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Wheeling
Ware
Manley
Mornre J Ato
Actock
Jridge
Kensington Ma
Ernest Darmadend Garnet Inscoe
Kensington
Fmerrency Hospital
Sisters of St Joseph
A Waldron
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