Hetty Green's Son to Wed a Highland Park Heiress
Col Edward H. R. Green son of the late Hetty Green will marry Mabell Harlow, niece of Mrs. George H. Campbell, at Highland Park, in a quiet noon ceremony. Harrow's family wealth and charity work frame a union noted amid discussions of marriage and money. The articles quote Green on marriage and home life, praising a motherly partner and disdain for social display, while detailing the couple’s Chicago New York ties.
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Chicago
Edward H. RB. Green
Hetty Green
America
Mabell. Harlow
George H. Campbell
Highland Park, DL
Highland Park
Highland Par
Mrs. Campbell
Miss Harlow
George ,H Campbell
F. D Everett
Col Green
Miss Campbell
New York
Col Greens
Miss Harrlow
Howland Robinson Green
Green
Col. Green
Treasury Vault
Fifth Avenue
Three Killed by Chemical Blast in Cincinnati Plant
Cincinnati July 9 three persons burned to death and four seriously injured in a fire at Interstate Sanitation Company plant at 185 Fast Third Street. Explosion of a 250 pound chemical tank caused heavy smoke and partial building wreckage trapping employees and nearby residents. Victims include Edward Roach manager Louis Staubach bookkeeper Nairn Rittlemeyer stenographer. Fire and police reported multiple injuries among firemen and patrolmen.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Interstate Sanitation Company
Fast Third Street
Edward Roach
Louis J. Staubach
Nairn Rittlemeyer
Fred Sturmer
Moore
Charles Beckman
Robert Oats
Wireless near their home in Noank arrests
New London July 9 two German Otto Scram and his two beats were seized by Federal officers after a complete wireless jace cees setup was found near the Scram residence in Noank. Scram worked for the New London Ship and Engineering Company involved in government submarine equipment work. The wireless outfit was reported to have operated nightly for some time.
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New London
Conn
Jace Cees
Noank
Otto Scram
Scram
New London Ship and Engineering Company
Bhe
Sram
Train Kills Two Aged Women At Berwyn Crossing
A westbound passenger train struck an automobile carrying Mrs Maria Read Vinal 84 and Miss Mellie D Vinal 60 feet from the Berwyn Baltimore and Ohio crossing. The vehicle failed to clear as a freight engine stood nearby and the watchman had left the grating crossing unguarded. Both women were killed. Mr Read and Miss Nellie D Vinal were injured. A jury of inquest will convene tomorrow night at Berwyn.
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Maria Read Vinal
Sophia A- Read
Fidmund S Read
Vinal
Berwyn
Baltimore and Ohio
Bellast
Shipley
Charles H. Vinal
Marie Vidal
Milwaukee
Washington
Denmark Asks U S to Export Cargoes
Denmark seeks U S permission to export 10 cargoes of meat cake for cattle feed as part of evolving policies toward European neutral nations. The request will be reviewed by the exports council advisory board, recently organized with Hurley representing Commerce and McCartin for State, among others.
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United States
Exports Council
Department of Commerce
Edward N Hurley
Federal Trade Commission
Vance C. McCartick
State Department
Alonzo Fi.Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Agricuture
B. BD White
Fond Administration
EF F Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Stokes Quits Socialist Party Over War Policy
New York July report states S J G Phelps Stokes and his wife Rose Pastor Stokes announced their resignations from the Socialist party. They said they had lost faith in the party as a tool for advancing socialism. The resignations followed a referendum approving a report disapproving U S entry into the war.
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New York
J. G Phelps ‘Stokes
Rose Pastor Stokes
Socialist Party
United States
Gov Cox to wed Miss Blair in September
Chicago July 9 Miss Margaret P Blair daughter of Thomas Blair Jr president of Blair Engineering is reportedly engaged to Governor James M Cox of Ohio. The wedding is planned for September in Dayton with Cox building a home for his bride. Blair’s daughter has worked with the Red Cross and her brother Thomas Blair III has enlisted in the navy.
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Chicago
Margaret P. Blair
Ohio
James M. Cox
Dayton
Blair
Thomas 8 Blair, Jr
Blair Engineering Company
Red Cross
Thomas &. Blair
Navy
Gov Cox
Hopkins unit in France arrival of hospital officers
Cablegrams received today by families of Johns Hopkins base hospital unit officers announce their safe arrival abroad. The unit left the United States several weeks ago for France.
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Baltimore
Johne Hopkins Base Hospital
Gerard Aesigns as Ambassador
James W. Gerard former Ambassador to Germany resigns from the diplomatic service and returns to private life. His departure, confirmed yesterday, ends a prominent allied era and raises questions about the Berlin embassy and an automatic vacancy in diplomatic relations with Germany. He left for home on March 12 after submitting his reports and did not announce future plans.
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James W. Gerard
Germany
State Department
America
Gerard
Berlin
Fort Myer bars resignations of student officers
Fort Myer Camp will not accept further officer resignations. Lieut. Col. Charles W. Fenton, commandant, refused Capt. Charles Sweeney’s resignation after Sweeney announced intent to join the French Foreign Legion. Camp leaders stressed that two months of training should be completed and officers must not judge their own fitness. Student officers displayed sharp drill and were praised by West Point instructor Capt. Herman Koehler as well conditioned. House Speaker Champ Clark and Mrs. Clark attended the retreat drill with others.
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Fort Myer
Charles W. Fenton
Charles Sweeney
Sweeney
French Foreign Legion
Fenton Ta
Herman Koehler
West Point
Champ Clark
W. G. McAdoo
Newton D. Baker
Quarry death of Charles Cappelli in Hagerstown
Charles Cappelli 338, an unmarried man formerly of Philadelphia, was killed today at the Security Cement and Lime Company quarries in Hagerstown Maryland. A rock pile collapsed, crushing his chest while he was at work.
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Hagerstown
Charles Cappelli
Philadelphia
Security Cement and Lime Company
Censor Probe Sparks Senate Fight Over Public Info Bureau
A sweeping senate inquiry seeks facts on the Public Information Bureau, questioning submarine attack reports on American forces and demanding names salaries and duties of two staffers. Secretary Daniels and George Creel refuse comment while Penrose pushes for full disclosure and press censorship rules.
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Bureau of Public Information
Senate
Penrose
France
Bureau of Information
Penrone
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Gleaves
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Preas
Tt Am
New York
Creel
Daniels
Associated Press
Fire Under Carranza and Wilsons War Policy
Ambassadors discuss Mexican factions as the United States maintains a large scale war effort for France. Carranza’s supporters are warned that Wilson will not tolerate interference or delays. Military power is being expanded with cavalry regiments and new units from trained volunteers. The aim is a decisive outcome, with Carranza potentially crushed if he blocks Wilson’s objectives.
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Ment
United States
Bonillas
America
France
Car- Tanza
Germany
Wilson
Mexico
Carranza
Earth Shock Wakes Rome. Pope Checks for Damage
An earthquake jolted Rome early Sunday waking residents including the pope who found no damage or casualties. The tremor was felt across the city and strongly at Avezzano, known for destruction in January 1915.
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Rome
Popea Benedict
Avezzano
Peace and Disarmament Demanded By the Minority German Socialists
The German minority socialist memorandum calls for an immediate peace with general disarmament, an international convention for disarmament, and obligatory arbitration. It condemns economic isolation, secret treaties, and colonial conquest, and demands frontiers modified by popular consent, Serbian independence, Alsace Lorraine referendum, Belgium independence and autonomy, and restitution for war losses. It stresses independent socialist parties and mass international action to sustain a peace program.
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Stockholm
Serbia
Poland
Alsace-Lorraine
Belgium
Thei R
Draft of the Guard Memorandum on National Guard mobilization
A long text outlines the 1917 draft for many states declaring three named persons discharged from the militia on August 5 1917 and subject to regular army regulations. It details officer appointments and noncommissioned promotions aligning National Guard units with Regular Army structure and commands, and instructions for combining organizations into complete tactical units under War Department orders.
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South Dakota
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Louisiana
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California
Regular Army
National Guard
Military Service of
United States
Army of the United
Army of the United States
Organization of the National Guard
Army
Aaid
Whess Mampers
National Guard Reserve
War Department
Pershing's Men Bound for Camp
American forces in France moved from their provisional seaport camp to a permanent training camp today. A delegation of officers leaves to supervise the transfer, expected to finish by Thursday. The Sammies anticipate proximity to German fire, and the French praise the AEF's efficient handling amid huge crowds at the camp.
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France
Pierce's Emploves to Get a Million in Will
John Bartlett Pierce of Peabody Mass dies and leaves 5.06 million. He divides 1 million for 400 longtime employees plus 69 percent of income on 2 00 000 to be shared with them. Residual trust funds go to widow sisters and employees, with a John B. Pierce Foundation for Technical Research funded by surplus.
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Boston
John Bartlett Pierce
Peabody
Mass
American
Pierce
United States
John B. Pierce Foundation
Girl's Body Found in Lake Michigan Mystery
A young woman about 24 is found dead in Lake Michigan near Evanston and Glencoe. She wore a lavender coat and jewelry, about 5 feet 4 inches tall, 120 pounds. The body floated half a mile from shore. authorities doubt suicide, suspect possible assault or fall from a steamer.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Evanston
Glencoe
North Shore
Three German Seamen Held In New York Plot Case
Three German seamen were arrested by Department of Justice agents in New York for alleged attempts to misrepresent their nationality and work as Danish workers. One Frank Gonsalez was seized for allegedly fomenting a strike aboard the General Harnst as it was loaded for the Allies. Gonsalez, a 27 year old Spanish syndicalist, was charged with failure to register and held for examination.
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Frank Gonsalez
General Karnst
Washington Fort
New York
Department of Justice
Ellis Island
John C. Knox
United States
France
Collector of Ecustoms
Harnst
Gonsalez
Edwin M Stanton
Hitchcock
United States Marshal's Office
Josely
Washington
Germany
Gen. Pershing
Air raids and aviation aims in war effort in France and Britain
The article argues that heavy air raids target German lines and command centers, stressing that immunity is impossible and costly attacks would deter enemy actions. It notes Britain must supply the army in France with sufficient aircraft, declaring air supremacy essential to advance and to deter German incursions. It cites critics of raids noting that RAF bombers flew high above London, while experts compare British aircraft favorably with German models.
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France
Lesses
London
Air squadron completes longest army flight to date
Chicago July 93 Twenty three airplanes under Cant Roy Brown of the signal corps started from Ashburn aviation field at dawn and flew to Rantoul near Champaign in 1 hour 25 minutes a nearly mile a minute average. The trip was incident free with one plane stopping 12 miles from Rantoul for gasoline. The Ashburn camp was abandoned due to land costs.
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Chicago
Cant
Roy & Brown
Signal Corps
Ashburn
Rantoul
Champaign
Sharks Returning North Seen Between Delaware and Hatteras
New York on July 9 reports that several schools of large sharks have been sighted between the Delaware and Hatteras capes. The marine correspondent notes the sharks appeared to be traveling southward according to the local weather bureau.
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New York
Delaware and
Hatteras Capes
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