Triple murder accuse Tompkins linked to Humphries case
Authorities probe a triple homicide on a Cambria County road. Johnstown press reports a revolver found near the scene and implicates Philadelphia figure George Tompkins, who is charged with murder after a suspected highway robbery. Witnesses describe a bloodstained man fleeing.
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Edmund I Humphries
Humphries
Edmund Jr
Theorge
Tompkins
Philadelphia
May Drop New York Boats Breth Fl Westen at Norfolk
The Old Dominion Steamship Company aims to discontinue steamship service between Norfolk and New York and other Virginian routes. They claim older steamers are unsafe and unprofitable, seeking to justify halting operations as a move to boost profits. Local authorities previously urged restoration of service after a protest over the steamers’ safety and reliability.
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Norfolk
Old Dominion Steamship
Sorfolk
Ffichmond
State Corporation
Commis
Alaska Dogs Win War Cross Story
Fragmentary text reports Nome figures Mrs Esther Birdsall Darling selling items to the government and a crew being assigned to front line service to transport shells. Details are garbled but indicate a wartime tribute or award context with a four day period referenced.
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Nave Slisha
Esther Birdsall Darling
Nome
Bhremah
Nlaskitas
Mlecoran
Died notices from a rural New England obituary page
Obituary fragment notices list several individuals with last names Arnold Clossen Beeves Vogel and others, noting residences and dates. Entries mention memorial services at local churches and Arlington, Newport, and surrounding areas, with scattered dates and times, and references to families and communities.
Three Killed and Five Hurt on American Steamer Grace
The Grace, a 2690 ton American steamer owned by Standard Commercial Steamship Corporation, was sunk by a German submarine torpedo last week while sailing toward Salonica. Three men were killed including an American, five injured from an explosion of petroleum cargo, and two Navy sailors were wounded. Survivors were landed and taken to hospital. The vessel formerly operated as the Wurrareta and had connections to Newark.
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Grace
State Department
Standard Commercial Steamship Corporation
Whitehall Street
New York
J Farrell
New Jersey
Wehe
Andern
Hugh Donnelly
Wilson
Ferland Line
Selyvanian
White Stat
Manchester
Salonist
June St
Bharter
Pichards & Co
Newark
Carl Bricton
Holcomb Attacks Draft Policy Amid War Strife
Holcomb denounces the draft as unjust to the state and criticizes the national board for its Connecticut quota. He cites thousands of munition workers and foreigners who have served recently and claims population estimates are inflated by 309,009, demanding 4,000 more men be drafted without credit for prior enlistments since June.
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Speiz Db
Washingtoo Hariuood
Gor Bartus H Holcomb
Wieift
the Nations Board
Fair
Rear Admiral Arnold Dead in Unis City Home
Rear Admiral Arnold Conway H Arnold retired died at his home after seven months illness at age. He retired November 1 1918 as president of the naval examining and retiring boards. Funeral services will be held here Wednesday with burial in Washington. He was the son of Commander Henri Arnold and born in this city. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 191...
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New York
Conway H Arnold
Unis City
Wasil Examining and Retiring Boards
Washington
Henri Arneld
Naval Academy
Ist
Maj Gen De Austen Dead in New York City
Veteran officer Maj Gen David Elwellusten, longtime member of the Sew York National Guard, died today at his daughter's home in Mountain Lakes after a long career. He was 76 years old.
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New York National Guard
Washington
New York
David Elwellusten
Tork National
Banned Bathers Spark Clash at Chicago Beach
Chicago authorities move to bar 119 women and girls from public beaches for costumes deemed too frolicsome. At Highland Park, eleven bathers clashed with Chief William Myers when he tried to remove them, five bystanders laughed, and eleven were arrested.
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Chicago
Highland Park
William Myers
American General Visits His Troops In France Camp
An American general arrives in France and begins overseeing the first training of his troops near a village. The French general in charge of training joins him as squads move between training sites and supply columns thrive on clear weather and cordial local welcome.
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France
Associated Press
Zeneral
Army
Must Beat U Boats and North Sea Barriers
The article discusses rapid shipbuilding versus wooden ships for Atlantic trade and war zones, stresses fast ships needed to survive torpedoes, and argues blocking the North Sea with Allied patrols via Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands. It notes neutrals’ protests, and describes a barrier system with destroyers, observation towers, searchlights, and mosquito craft to deter submarines.
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Italy
America
England
Atlantic
North Sea
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
English Channel
Southampton
Havie
Col Taylor Not Rich Kentucky Distiller Insurance Man in Chicago
Chicago July 16 Col Thomas Taylor a Chicago insurance agent admitted at Bridewell Hospital that he was not a rich Kentucky distiller as charges implied. He said he had not been robbed and hoped to settle a $150000 damage suit from five people he accused after visits to cabarets with Chicagoans. Exonerated include Thomas K Wickes, Mrs Wickes, Mrs Clarissa Conger, William T King, and Mrs Laura Hooper.
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Chicago
Thomas Taylor
Kentucky
Bridewell Hospital
Thomas K Wickes
Pullman Company
Wickes
Clarissa Conger Wiliam T King
Laura Hooper
Canadians in Draft Riot at Montreal Described
The Washington Post reports a bitter anti conscription show in Montreal on July 15 with 15000 people mobbing Col Rexford after he denounced alleged false charges by labour MP Alphonse Serville. Rexford and a soldier were rushed to a street car under police escort as assailants kicked them. police refused to arrest the attackers.
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Washington Post
Montreal
Col Rexford
Alphonse Serville
England
Rexford
Rains Flood Knoxville After Severe Storms Hit City
Knoxville records the heaviest rainfall since 1889 with 8.71 inches since Saturday, causing widespread flooding. The Tennessee River area sees $100,000 damage, power houses flooded, and streetcar service nearly halted as crews divert railway traffic and restore operations. Two deaths reported from lightning as crews assess flooded mills, washed-out roads, and river debris. Special report notes arrest of Howard Harrington tied to German espionage plots and a suicide note left by Bertha Wright in a Greenwich Street hotel.
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Wiltite
David F Arnold
Tennessee River
Mammoth
Morristown
Southern
Bristol
Harrington
John C Knox
United States
Africa
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Secret Service
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Helene
Bertha Wright
Franklin Street
Norwich
Greenwich Street
Hudson Street
Wilson and Poincare exchange on Bastille Day notes
President Wilson and President Poincare publicly exchanged messages on July 14 marking Bastille Day. Wilson hailed Franco American fraternal bonds and pledged unity in liberty while Poincare praised Allied resolve and vowed cooperation to finish the war. Ambassador Sharp noted national anthems and favorable American imagery in France.
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France
U. S
Wilson and Poincare
Wilson
Poincare
the Bastile
State Department
Petrograd Elects New Mayor After Revolution Return
New mayor of Petrograd is L Schraider a former revolutionary exile who returned to his homeland after the revolution Lehraider is described as an old revolutionist who spent years in exile and came back only recently after the triumph of the revolution.
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Washington Post
New York
Petrograd
Forward
L Schraider
Lehraider
Christian Scientists in War Draft Exemption Denied
Boston July 16. The Christian Science board of directors ruled that a Christian Scientist could not claim exemption from military service as a conscientious objector without misrepresenting Christian Science. They stated no church tenets explicitly reference participation in war.
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Boston
Chritian Science Board of Directors Today
Christian Science Church
Drowned After Rescue at City Pool Tragedy
Baltimore authorities report Paul Moran an 18 year old drowned after being rescued from drowning at Clinion Park pool. He collapsed from heart trouble while seated at the edge and slipped back into the water. Rescue excitement is blamed for the fatal attack.
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Baltimore
Clinion Park
Paul Moran
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