Timed Bomb Kills Eight In San Francisco Parade
A deadly timed bomb exploded near Steuart and Market Streets during a preparedness parade injuring over forty and killing at least six. The device hidden in a suitcase contained a pipe, cartridges, and scrap, blowing victims across the thoroughfare as 50 bands played. A note from the exiles group warned citizens amid the chaos. Police found the suitcase at a crowded corner and feared further danger as investigators examined the scene and injured were transported to local hospitals.
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San Francisco
Frank Joseph Go
Charles M Fickert
Steuart
Market Streets
First
Calfornia Infantry
Plague Threat Crises Prompt School Closures Calls
Connecticut and New Jersey tighten measures to halt New York City epidemic spread. Dr Flexner to assess vaccines as New York reports 555 deaths and 774 cases while public schools face likely delayed openings due to the outbreak.
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Connecticut
New Jersey
New York City
Mitchel
Board of Education
Health Department
Tily Lo
Food Dictator Out Says Swiss Report In Germany
A Berne dispatch says Herr von Battock, food dictator of Germany, has resigned his post, citing no immediate chance to improve conditions. Herr von Berg named to succeed him per the same report.
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Germany
von Battocks
Berne
Switzerland
Herr von Battoc
Empire
Herr von Berg
Battock
Paris Grants Russia Credit Amid Turbulent Talks
Unclear text suggests Paris extending credit or financial support to Russia amid ongoing negotiations. Limited details mention possible treaties or bartered arrangements as discussions continue without clear outcomes.
British Action On Trade With Enemies In Civil War Precedent
London officials reference Lincoln era measures to justify restricting trade with German firms and their American operations. Washington discussions with British envoy aim to clarify positions, with focus on which firms are considered enemy supporters and how neutrality affects American companies.
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Great Britain
State Department
Cecil Spring Rica
Polk
London Foreign Office
Cially
Washington
United States
Lincoln
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Baltimore
Germany
Bondon
America
Laming Worthington Evane
Department of Foreign Trade
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Angry Progressive State meeting wrangles over Hughes nomination
A stormy session of the Progressive State committee in Syracuse adjourned without a date after protests and clashes. The afternoon vote favored endorsing Charles I Hughes for president, while petitions nominating Samuel Seabury for governor were planned, and police were called to quell disturbances.
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Samuel Seabury
Syracuse
Progressive State Committee
Harare & Wilkinson
George W Perkins
Charles E Hughes
United States
William F. Wotchkis
Insurance and
War
Hotchkiss
John J Oconnell
New York
Hughes
Hoatechnas
State Committee
William S. Ransom
Charles I. Hughes
Connell
New ‘York
National Progressive Party
Ransom
Johnson
Court of
William H Hotchkiss
Judge Seabury
Or Hughes
Seabury
Whitman
Haighbes
Neerat
Turks Said Annihilated At Medina In Relentless Battle
London reports authentic Cairo dispatches of heavy fighting near Medina between Arab revolutionists and the Turkish garrison. Turks allegedly lose 2600 with Arab forces under the grand sherif of Mecca losing about 500. Arabs siege Taif, bombarding its Turkish-held barracks as Taif’s capitulation looms. An Arab uprising in Arabia is also noted in the dispatch.
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Taif
London
Cairo
Egypt
Reuter
Medina
Arabia
Sherif
Mecca
Sherif Abdullah
Whitcomb Riley Dead Poet Of Indiana Dies At Home
Indianapolis July 22 James Whitcomb Riley died tonight at 16 50 o clock while his nurse slept nearby in his home He suffered a paralyzing stroke this morning and revived briefly then declined The poet known for dialect verses and a public fascination with his work was born in 1846 and rose from sign painting to literary fortune
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Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
Mr Riley
Clementia Frough
Carleton
Raley
Mr Hiley
Henry Hitel
Edmund Huntel
Elizabeth Eitel
Middle West
Riley
Sazonoff resigns as foreign minister of Russia
Petrograd reports Sergius Sazonoff has resigned as minister of foreign affairs. Boris Sturmer, already premier, takes over the foreign portfolio while Alexei Khvostoff becomes interior minister. M Makaroff named justice minister as Neratoff heads the foreign office temporarily. The emperor notes Sazonoff’s zeal and cites his health.
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M ‘Sazonoffs
Petrograd
London
Sergius Sazonof
Finland
M Neratoff
M . Sazonoff
Sweden Threatens Attack and Boals Warns Against Entry
A garbled report cites Sweden facing foreign aircraft incursions and signaling potential action. It mentions submarines, armed forces, and international signals prompting a provisional concern over airspace.
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Sanmarines
Tana Tel
Allied Offensive Abandoned and Verdun Actions Reported
Paris dispatches relay German claims that the grand Anglo French assault on the Somme was abandoned, while British and French actions near Verdun and in the Fleury region are described as ongoing. Gas shells are reported in use on both sides as bombardments continue and air forces clash along northern and central fronts.
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Entente
Somme
Haig
Aeros
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Joffre
Douglas Haig
Cmmander
France
Damloup
Fleury
Fumin Wood
Fille Morte
Argonne
St Die
Vosges
Berlin
Ite
Foureaux Wood
Masgen
Artiry
Ales
Fleury Paris
War Office
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Alameda
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Oakland
Harry Turnbull
Family Club
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Italy
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Rosasia
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Chamber of Commerce
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Jona Krosa Bertin
Simon Flexner
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Flexner
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Rockefeller Institute
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Ambassador Page
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