Solons Visit Front Near Marne Witness Heavy Shelling
Six American congressmen led by Chandler and Thompson traveled to a hillside near Saint-Mihiel front lines, witnessing artillery bombardments and German fire at a village near Fere en Tardenois in the Saissonne Feheims pocket. They observed Italian and American actions, heavy shells, machine guns, and the dangers of frontline service before returning to Paris.
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Anne-Marne
Paris
Fermal
Fere En Tardenets
Saissons- Feheims
Entente
Trerman
German Officers Find Way To Prevent Secrets Being Told When Under Ether
A historical report notes German officers discovered methods to block disclosure of information while subjects were anesthetized by ether. The account describes procedures used to maintain secrecy during operations and notes the behavior of average personnel when under anesthesia.
Merris Near Ypres Won by Australians
Australians secured a victory at Merris near Ypres amid heavy action. The report notes frontline pressures, Australian units holding key positions and incoming reinforcements.
Sumner Killed Abroad in Marine Service
A casualty report confirms Capt or Abem Mf Sumner died overseas while serving in the Marine Corps. He resided at 14.33 Street Northwest and had recently been awarded a commendation after battles near Cateau and Bebesa wood. Sumner left Washington to rejoin front line duties three months ago and had served for years in the Hoo Was Go unit.
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oAbem
Sumner
Cateau
Wet Sumner
Washington Cor
de Ras
Philadelphia New York monthly commutation rate set by USRA
The United States railroad administration will establish a 30 month rate between Philadelphia and New York on August 1. The new ticket costs 31.36 dollars and covers fifty four one way rides in any calendar month, with restrictions on interchange. Tickets via the Pennsylvania Railroad are valid on that line, and similar restrictions apply to tickets reading via the Reading and the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
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Philadelphia
Hudson River
United States
Argentina
New York Harbor
Washington
Net Gain In Tonnage Aided By Anti Submarine Craft Build Up
The British Admiralty reports a monthly net tonnage increase of about 179,600 tons, aided by concentrating on anti submarine craft and ships, despite worker shortages. The program defends national shipyards and notes reduced sinkings and boosted construction as the factor. The effort includes naval and merchant vessels, with fewer losses and expanded labor in shipyards and marine works.
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Associated Press
Temdom
Jules Fost
hLete
Ery Ward
Arantesubmarine
Enaratte
Pirie
Mrs Flynn Named Policewoman To Succeed Farline
Minnie K. Fienn matron of the house of detention is appointed as policewoman effective August 7 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mrs Sarah V Farline. May Pullman announced the appointment saying Flynn’s prior association with Farline advised the choice.
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Minnie K. Fienn
House of Detention
May Pullman
Sarah V Farline
May
Ullman
Tragedy at Crocker Home Ends in Multiple Deaths
Police found Harris Crocker the chemist, his wife, and four children slain at the Greenbrook road residence after breaking into the Crocker home. Authorities reported the scene as a mass killing and homicide investigation began.
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London
Harris Crocker
Crocker
Greenbrook Road
Bathing Cap With Colorful Daisy Trim For Sunny Waves
A rubberized bathing cap features a smart brim and bright colors. The purple brim, green crown, and dotted daisy trim create a playful headpiece for sun and surf.
Murders and suicide linked letter from Crocker near London
A physician in Iiterd, a small town near London, received a letter from Crocker claiming he had murdered his wife and four children two weeks earlier and was about to kill himself. The letter prompted authorities to investigate as a potential crime and suicide case.
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Iiterd
London
Crocker
Meet to allot coal for year
A conference convened by United States Fuel Administrator Garfield included the Shipping Board, railroad, War Industries Board and fuel administration. They discussed apportioning coal from Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland to meet army navy and industrial needs, aiming for pro rata regional shares after war needs. The session, ongoing.
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United States
Garfield
The
Shipping Board
Railroad Administration
War Industries Board
Fuel Administration
Army
Navy
Industries
Maryland
Delaware
West Virginia
Virginia
Germany Setts Spy Network in Russia Fortresses Before War
Special correspondent details German plans to place colonists and reservists in Russia to aid invasion. German societies promoted pan German aims among Russians and Baltic provinces, with officers and engineers posing as laborers, building fortresses, mills, bridges, and signaling points. Reports describe extensive espionage, with letters from prisoners praising German preparations and Russian authorities failing to curb settling.
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Ay Herman Bernstein
Washington Post
New York Herald
New York
Germany
Russia
Baltic
Kaiser
Vistula
Poland
German Agenta
Urals
Volga
Russian Empire
Petrograd
Riga
Heval
Rurik
Oleg
Caprright
New York Herald Co
Jewish Leaders Disappear in Warsaw Trade Unions
Stockholm July 30 report says nineteen executive officers of Warsaw Jewish trade unions vanished. The missing men, tied to Zionist and socialist groups, likely linked to recent persecutions of Jews across Poland Germany and Austria and related arrests.
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Stockholm
Warsaw
Ias
Poland
Germany
Austria
Blast Kills 30 in Japan and Aviation Mystery
In Shimonoseki a blast on a loading ship killed about thirty people and injured forty as powder and light bombs exploded. A nearby passenger train was damaged and a ship wrecked. In Paris rumors of Lieut William T Ponder's disappearance were confirmed as he rejoined a French unit after engine trouble forced an emergency landing.
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Tokio
Shimonoseki
Paris
William T .Ponder
Texas
Ponder
Lord Litchfield Shot Dead at His Estate
The third Earl of Litchfield, Thomas Francs Anson, a director at the National Provinctal Bank of Wneland and Bank of Australias, was found dead on his estate in Hark Stafford with a gunshot wound to the head. Born in 1856, his death is being treated as a gun violence incident.
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London
Thomas Francs Anson
Earl of Litchfield
National Provinctal Bank of Wneland
Bank of Australias
Bhngborough
Hark Stafford
Lord Litchfeld
Ten Years for Refusing to Obey at Fort Jay
Private Wasil Kriworlek of the Twenty-Third Camping Width Depot Brigade was sentenced to ten years hard labor at Fort Jay for refusing to obey a superior. The court findings were approved by reviewing authorities without comment. Swift and Company sales of Fresh Bert in Washington DC for the week ending July 27, 1978 averaged 1,894 cents per pound.
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Camp Meade
Wasil Kriworlek
United States
Fort Jay
Swift & Company
Washington DC
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