Washington set to double population in three years says Andrews
R P Andrews at Rotary Club luncheon predicts Washington will reach 700000 by 1920 as opportunities surge. He charts growth in government payroll, hotel and housing demand, and civilian employment, arguing local business leaders must act to capitalize on the citys expansion. He notes ex servicemen and civilians flocking to the capital, boosting real estate, travel, and retail.
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E.a.gorman
R. P. Andrews
Rotary Club
Retail Merchants’ Association
Washington
Commercial Club
Andrews
E. C. Graham
National Capital
Two Japanese Ships Sunk by German Submarines
Japanese freight steamships Kagoshima Maru and Shigozen Maru were sunk by German U boats in the Atlantic on July 20. Kagoshima Maru was en route from an American port to Europe, about 70 miles off the French coast. Shigozen Maru was returning to the United States from Genoa. Crews were saved.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Genoa
Flushing
Holland
England
Soldiers drink in bath suit case tests law in Texas
Brownsville July 27 soldiers in bathing suits may still be considered in uniform for federal intoxicants laws. Department of Justice agents pursue the question after reports that soldiers wet in baths and then visit saloons drink. Saloonkeepers say they cannot tell soldiers from civilians in bathing attire.
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Brownsville
Tex
Department of Justice
J A Drexel Joins American Air Staff
Paris July Sergt Andrew C Campbell of the Lafayette escadrille Chicago was decorated with the French war cross for bravery. Sergt John Armstrong Drexel of Philadelphia will join Maj Mitchell in Paris as head of aviation with Maj Gen Pershing. Corp Robert L Rockwell of Cincinnati fought a German biplane with capt Thenault, while eight Prussian planes arrived then fled. Lincoln H Calkoff of New York moved to another hospital after injuries from June 20. John T Lam, Philadelphia librarian and Penn biographer, died in Lansdowne at 78.
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Paris
Sergt
Andrew C. Campbell
Lafayette Escadrille
Chicago
French War Office
John Armstrong Drexel
Philadelphia
Maj
Mitchell
Gen. Pershing
Corp
Lincoln H. Calkoff
New York
Countess Weds Fourth Time in Chicago Marriage
The Countess Kal Man Cracky known in Chicago, New York and San Francisco became Mrs. Charles White. She previously wed Montgomery Bryan of San Francisco, then R. D. Inman, later Count Caucky, a cousin of Count Szechenyi, and Gladys Vanderbilt. White’s first wife died two years ago.
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Chicago
Kal- Man Cracky
New York
San Francisco
White
Charles 3. White
Board of Trade
Maud Howard
Montgomery Bryan
R. D. Inman
Count Caucky
Count Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Two Boy Bandits Fire On Pay Train Near Seymour
In Seymour Connecticut two Ansonia youths armed with air rifles a .45 caliber revolver and a bowie knife attempted to rob a New Haven pay train near Seymour. They fired at the approaching train wounding the fireman and grazing the engineer. Police closed in and pursued them as a trolley car was also shot at.
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Seymour, Conn
Ansonia, Conn
New Haven Road
Seymour
New Haven
Horn
Davis
MacMillan Home This Fall From Polar Expedition
Boston reports Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan plans to return by September 15, according to a letter to H. F. Parker. Dated Etah November 6, the message notes possible return if relief ships cooperate, marking the first direct word this year.
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Boston
Donald B. MacMilLan
H. F. Parker
Etah
MacMillan
Australian flour reaches port in first ever shipment
The Atlantic Port on July 27 welcomed the first flour cargo from Australia. A Swedish steamer delivered 7,500 tons consigned to a British agency, marking a historic import by sea.
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Atlantic
Australia
Brother rescues body of sister from bay
New York July 27 Henry Busch 18, a volunteer life saver, dives from a jetty at Bay Eighth Street Brooklyn and finds the drowned body of 12 year old Josephine Busch. He tows it to shore and learns the victim is his sister missing since Thursday from Dyker Beach park. Thelma Moran 11 is recovered later. Josephine’s elder sister May was with them at the beach.
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New York
Bay Eighth Street
Brooklyn
Henry Busch
Josephine
Dyker Beach Park
Thelma Moran
May
Bathhouse
Thelma
Fiancee killed in Maryland car crash near Perryville
Miss Mollie Denny, 45, of Royal Oak, Md., died when a car driven by Harry F. Reed, 60, of Royal Oak, rolled into a ditch one mile north of Perryville. Reed, a widower engaged to Denny, was badly injured and taken to Havre de Grace Hospital. Reed's two sons in the vehicle were uninjured.
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Washington
Elkton
Mollie Denny
Royal Oak
Perryville
Harry F. Reed
Denny
100 Deputies Arm To Quell Strikers
Springfield IML July 27 One hundred doctors lawyers and business men sworn in as special deputies to aid the sheriff against disturbances feared from a street car workers strike seeking union recognition and higher wages. Minor incidents reported including a conductor knocked from a car and a frightened woman jumping from motion, with armed guards on cars and irregular service. A. D. Mackie refused to meet with the union committee as cars were sent to barns after a stray bullet wounded Mrs Lee Freeman on her porch and deputy shot by a strike sympathizer.
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Springfield
Iml
A. D. Mackie
Springfield Consolidated Railroad Company
Lee Freeman
Denies Shipbuilding Threat
Philadelphia July 2 Charles F. Scott deputy organizer of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Shipbuilders and Helpers of America denied tonight he said he would call a strike if the government exempted no one from war duty. He said the statement is absurd and that shipyard officials know his attitude has been against hampering the government or jeopardizing WWI efforts.
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Philadelphia
Charles F. Scott
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Argentina Honors American Squadron Guests in Buenos Aires
Rear Admiral Caperton and the officers and men of the American squadron were honor guests at a grenadier regiment entertainment in Buenos Aires. They were hosted by Minister of War Gonzalez and the Argentine general staff at breakfast and toured city monuments amid widespread applause.
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Buenos Aires
Caperton
Grenadier Regiment
Gonzalez
Aid for railroad men who fight war injuries
Baltimore on July 27. C W Egan of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad announced a plan to assist railroad workers permanently disabled in the war. Supported by all lines, the effort aims to educate disabled soldiers to be self supporting. A five member committee representing 117 railroads will oversee furloughs and reemployment for enlistees.
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Baltimore
C. W. Egan
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Major Quake Felt Across Chile and Argentina
A strong earthquake was reported from Santiago and felt in multiple cities including Cordoba San Luis Mendoza Rosario and Tucuman. Walls collapsed some areas reported damage while tremors were also felt in Buenos Aires. Seismographs in New York tracked shocks southeastward about 1000 miles away.
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Buenos Airés
Chile
Santiago
la Nacion
Cordia
San Luis
Mendoza
Rosario
Tucuman
Buenos Aires
Tampico Oil Strike Ends Quietly After Governor Order
In Tampico Mexico on July 27 workers in the oil fields ended a three day strike after Gen Alfred Ricaut the provincial governor ordered them to return to work at noon. The strikers had halted all business and oil production but complied with the order.
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Tampico
Mexico
Tampico Oil Fields
Alfred Ricaut
Peruvian cabinet formed in Lima team named
Lima Peru July 27 the new Peruvian cabinet has been organized Premier and minister of foreign affairs Dr Francisco Tudela Home affairs Dr German Arenas War Col Ceasar Lafuente Finance Dr Baldomero Maldonado Justice Dr Ricardo L Flores
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Lima
Peru
Francisco Tudela
German Arenas
Ceasar Lafuente
Baldomero Maldonado
Ricardo L. Flores
Broker Loses 5000 On Kaiser Wager
Colin W. Claybourn of Chicago paid a friend 5000 for confidence in allied victory over the Kaiser. He had bet three months ago that the Kaiser would be driven from his throne by July 27, 1917.
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Chicago
Colin W. Claybourn
Ipa
Swedish cadets arrive aboard G. P. Kennedy at Baltimore
The Swedish merchant training ship G. P. Kennedy, with 22 cadets, arrived from Gothenburg via Halifax today in Baltimore. Off the port, eighteen neutral grain ships lie anchored with 96,000 tons held, including fifteen Dutch and three Norwegian vessels, awaiting US licenses and British assurances before lifting their cargoes.
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Gothenburg
Baltimore
G. P. Kennedy
Halifax
United States
Ambeseadar
Lightning Kills 2 Soldiers at Camp Maxwell
A storm at Camp Maxwell in St. Louis county struck the First Regiment Missouri National Guard early today. Three soldiers died H S Davis Dwight L Trump and Charles B Carroll while about a dozen were injured, some seriously, from burns and electrocution. Sergeant Jack Allen and Corporal Clarence Dunsford were revived by pulmotors and are said to be out of danger.
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St. Louis
Missouri National Guard
Camp Maxwell
St. Louis County
H.S. Davis
Dwight L. Trump
Charles B. Carroll
Jack Allen
Clarence Dunsford
Bandits Defeat Mexican Troops in Canyon Battle
A detachment of 100 Carranza soldiers was defeated with heavy losses in a canyon near Bustamante, 100 miles north of Nuevo Laredo, on Tuesday. Bandits suffered slight losses and Carrancistas reportedly raided ranches near Villadama, commandeering horses and refusing to pay.
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Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Carranza
Bustamante
Here
Villadama
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