German Fliers Attack English Coast Deepening London Alarm
German raiders attacked the east coast including Felixstowe and Harwich, killing 11 and wounding 26 as about 20 airplanes were repulsed by anti aircraft fire and Royal Air Force units. London issued alarms as damage to property appeared minor and the formation broke up over the Essex coast.
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Harwich
Essex
Belgium
London
England
Oversea
Mardwish
Royal Flying Corps
Siam Joins Allies in War And Seizes 9 Teuton Ships
London reports Siam has declared war on Germany and Austria and has seized nine steamers totaling 19 000 tons. Germans and Austrians are under arrest, businesses closed, and Siam plans to uphold international rights. Siam’s military force includes a 12 000 strong army and a navy of 21 small vessels.
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Siam
London
Germany
Austria
Bangkok
United States
England Faces Corn Bill Clash With Wage Proposals
London reports domestic politics unsettled amid cabinet changes. Government pushes corn production bill with fixed prices and a 25 shilling weekly farm labor wage, opposed by Asquith supporters who seek 40 shillings. Commissions appointed by Lloyd George link rising living costs to unrest, urging state help and worker participation.
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London
House, of Commons
Asquith Party
George J Wardle
Lloyd George
British Fliers Raid Four German Aerodromes
London reports a bold raid by British air crews on four German aerodromes. Explosives dropped on a railway target caused a large explosion. Strong German fighter opposition led to air battles, with three enemy planes brought down and several others put out of control. A fresh German attack near the coast was met by British defenses.
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Alon
Essex
London
Attles
Exchange Pmelegraph Company
Isle of Thanet
News of the World
Lonma
Warnnes
Wven
Geran
Lona
Ciba
Ijagt Friday
Douglas Haig
Teuton
Rupprecht
Yser
Lomartzyde
Kaiser Leaves for East Visit Russian Front
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William departed for the eastern front from Berlin. The journey aims at assessing operations on the Russian front, with Copenhagen noting the move on July 22.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Willam
Storm Injures Over Ten Along Illinois Rail Route
A cyclonic storm along the Chicago and Joliet railroad corridor late this afternoon injured more than ten people, with some injuries feared fatal. The storm extended about 30 miles and disrupted service as crews assisted victims and assessed damage.
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Chicago
Chicago and Joliet
French Fire Rakes Meuse Heights Amid Stiff Attacks
German forces renewed heavy assaults along the Meuse and Aisne fronts, shelling Hurtebise Craonne region and seizing a foothold on the California plateau before being driven back. Paris reports continued violent fighting with large artillery barrages and several counterattacks as Belgian guns and German infantry clash along the Chemin des Dames and Verdun fronts.
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Battie
Hurtebise
Craonne
Chemin-des-Dames
France
Petain
Epine de Chevregny
Corbeny
Crown Prince
Casemates
California
Au- Premacy
Aisne
Paris
Pine de Chevregny
Corben
Craonns
Aillette
Californie
Verdun
Avecourt
Bezonvaux
St Mthiel
Bois Bouchet
Bois-des-Chevalliers
Upper
Alsare
Seppois
War Office
Hurtebisé
Calfornia
Costs 500000 a day alarm felt by business
The article discusses Congress indecision on wartime tax legislation costing the government and business millions daily. It argues a clear tax policy would spur rapid industrial expansion and notes business distrust in an excess profits tax. It also mentions food control, war needs, and pending pork barrel issues.
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George Rothwell Brown
Congress
Senate
Washington
House
United States
Capitol Hill
Europe
England
Prof Jesse Carter Dead in Bologna After Sunstroke
Special cable from Rome reports Prof Jesse Benedict Carter director of the American Academy in Rome died in Bologna from sunstroke while returning from an inspection tour on the Italian front with the American Red Cross. A New York native born 1872, he taught Latin at Princeton and led American classical study abroad programs. He was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel and was planning an officers convalescent home. married in 1903 to Kate Benedict Freeman.
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Washington Post
Rome
Italy
Jesse Benedict Carter
American Academy of Rome
Bologna
American Red Cross
Carter
Princeton University
New York
New York University
Princeton
University of Leipzig
University of Berlin
University of Gottingen
University of Halle
American School of Classical Studies
American Academy
Victor Emmanuel
Kate Benedict Freeman
Teutons Kill Eleven in Air Raid and War News
An index item reports eleven killed in an air raid by Teutons, with notes that Liam joins Allied forces and French forces mow down Germans. Other items mention draft lists, Creel, upcoming food law, and naval yard activity, reflecting wartime mobilization and public concerns.
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Mre
Teutons
Liam
Germany
Kerensky
Daniels
Navy Yard
News of Alexandria
News of Society
Post
British freighter flees strange bark rigged raider
An Atlantic Port, July 22. A British freighter reported sighting a strange vessel believed to be a German raider two thirds across the Atlantic from Europe, bark rigged with four masts and a smokestack between masts. The raider chased the freighter but the British ship outsped it and arrived safely.
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Atlantic
Europe
U-Boat Forced Back By British Freight Ship
An Atlantic port report says a German submarine attacked a British freight steamship off the British coast on July 8. The freighter fired four shots at the periscope, the only part visible, and驱 the U-boat to break off the attack.
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Atlantic
Wilsons Due Back This Morning From Hampton Trip
Fort Monroe Virginia July 22 Murky weather greeted President and Mrs Wilson on their weekend trip to Hampton Roads They did not come ashore as planned The Mayflower started the return trip and the President remained in touch with Washington by wireless He is expected back at his desk about 10 o clock this morning.
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Fort Monroe
Wilson
Hampton Roads
White House
Washington
Talk Strike in Hamburg Ships Yard Sparks Wage Rise Demand
Copenhagen reports a strike agitation among Hamburg shipyard metal workers demanding a 62 hour week and a 50 percent wage increase. Women workers join, motive linked to rising living costs, with radical socialist agitators influencing the movement.
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Copenhagen
Hamburg
Martial law in Valencia proclaimed by Madrid dispatch
Paris reports a state of siege in Valencia after clashes between strikers and gendarmes left many wounded. Official Madrid announcement says troops were cheered by Valencia residents.
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Paris
Valencia
Madrid
Havas
Kerensky Heads to Front as Government Calls Rally
Premier Kerensky heads to the front at the urging of soldiers and workers delegates as Russia braces against invasion. A Proclamation vows no blood shed for foreign ends and pledges internal reform, local autonomy, and rapid economic reorganization despite upheaval.
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Ita
National Revolutionary Army
Russia
Constituent Assembly
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