Armenian Ship Armenian in Cavalade of British Navy
State Department reported the Leyland line steamer Armenian was engaged in admiralty business when sunk by a German submarine off Cornwall. Officials cited that most lost were crew, not Americans, and debated whether the ship was chartered or operating as a merchantman. Consul reports and admiralty clarifications awaited. City council revoked a saloon license and granted a new transfer of ownership to M. Jackman.
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Washington, D. C
Leyland Line
Artenion
Cornwall
England
Ambasdor Page
London
State Department
Armstrong
Bristol
Ambassador Page
Armenia
Age
United States
Avon Nouth
Germany
Berlin
Page
Harter
Wiliam Ewald
Firth
M. Jackman
Newport News
Avonmouth
Trickey
Belfast
Dominion Line
International Mercantile Marine
Picken UP
Plymouth
Thaea
French Propose Powerful Drive North of Arras
London reports indicate French plan a major offensive north of Arras with heavy artillery and prolonged bombardment. Allied forces on Gallipoli are said to be mounting a decisive push to capture Achi Baba while Austro German and Russian fronts shift near Warsaw and along the Gnila Lipa. Italian forces on the Isonzo reportedly increase manpower and guns, though no decisive action is noted.
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London
Arras
Gallipoli
V Tula
Bug
Lublin
Vienna
Isonzo
Cracked Liberty Bell Sells Poorly at Gary Exhibition
Gary Indiana July 3 Vendors selling the cracked Liberty Bell badge in connection with the exhibition celebration saw bad business in the foreign quarters. The design shows a metal replica of the Philadelphia bell but buyers refused cracked badges and demanded intact wells.
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Gary
Ind
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Tornado Kills Six in Oklahoma Rural Districts
A tornado that swept parts of Ottawa county in northeastern Oklahoma last night is reported to have killed six persons. Three deaths have been verified in rural districts near Miami where phone lines are out of commission. Considerable property damage is reported.
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Muskogee
Okla
Otawa County
Oklahoma
Miami
Youth Drowned in Cedar River Near Osage
In Osage on July 1 Marian Sargeant age 18 son of B D Sargeant a greenhouse caretaker drowned in the Cedar river at 6 30 last night while bathing with a friend Harlan who could not swim fell into a hole and was pulled under The friend made heroic efforts to save him The Sargeant family moved to Osage from Mt Vernon last winter
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Osage
Marian Sargeant
B. D. Sargeant
Ceedar
Harlan
Sargeant
Mt. Vernon
Carranza Train Wreck Kills Many Soldiers
An American arriving from the interior says a military train near Monte Morelos between Tampico and Monterey carried about 300 Carranza soldiers and their families when it derailed ten days ago. The major in command reportedly ordered high speed, and casualties include deaths and many injuries. details remain unconfirmed.
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Laredo
Tex
Carranza
Monte Morellos
Tampico
Monterey
Ponte Morelos
Monte Morelos
Battle Heirs Possession Invasion Plot
Washington July 1 reports from Mexico City describe growing chaos as rival forces clash near the capital. Civilians starve, transport blocked, and foreigners face danger while Zapata officers allegedly incite violence. A Huerta conspiracy hearing in El Paso was postponed to July 12 as prosecutors await key witnesses and evidence.
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Washington
D.C
Mexico City
Mexico
Huerta
Vere Cruz
Cable
State Department
DD. C
Zapote
Vera Cruz
Zapata
Carranza
American Red Cross
Pachuca
el Paso
Tex
Victoriano Muerta
Pascual Oronco
Honda
OR. Crawford
United States District Attorney
Federal Building
29 Lives Claimed When Submarine Sinks Armenian
A scrambled item reports tragic loss of 29 lives after a submarine disaster affecting Armenian communities. The piece mentions a vase, a family named Carrigg, medical recoveries in Chicago, and a mother undergoing appendicitis surgery.
President Not to Hurry Back to Washington
President Wilson stayed in his study at the White House as rain kept him indoors. He remained in touch with the White House and Tumulty awaiting complete details on the Armenian torpedoing loss and Mexican situation. No steps would be taken until full reports were received, and his return to Washington was not expected to be hurried.
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Cornish
Wilson
White House
Washington
Tumulty
Lancing
Mexico City
British Bark Thistlebank Torpedoed Off Fastnet
The British bark Thistlebank, sailing from Bahia Blanca to Queenstown with a wheat cargo, was torpedoed by a German submarine yesterday off Fastnet, Ireland. Some crew members were landed at Baltimore, a seaport 47 miles southwest of Cork.
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London
Thistlebank
Bahia Blanca
Argentina
Queenstown
Fastnet
Ireland
Baltimore
Cork
Quigley Facing Final Illness After Stroke
Rochester dispatch reports Archbishop James Edward Quigley of Chicago suffered a second paralytic stroke shortly before noon on July 1. Doctors say Hopostatic pneumonia has developed in both lungs and his death is imminent. the prelate is not expected to survive many hours.
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Rochester
James Edward Quigley
Chicago
Huerta Appears in Federal Court Amid Vivid Support
Huerta, greeted by hundreds of supporters in the streets, was taken to his attorneys’ offices and later to his daughter's home. The day also features Villa claiming a victory south of Aguas Calientes, breaking Carranza’s offensive and driving Hamen’s forces back toward Leon. Villa reports capturing prisoners, two field pieces, and burning three trains abandoned by Hill.
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Huerta
Federral
Vivas
Vila
Aguas Calientes
Villa
Carranza
Lagos
Benjamin Hamen
Leon
Hill
Leyland Freight Steamer Sinks Off Cornwall After Torpedo Hit
The Leyland freight steamer was struck by a torpedo off Cornwall and sank after attempting to escape. The vessel was manned by American crew and carried a cargo including mules from Newport News. An underwater craft fired on the liner during the flight.
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Leyland
Cornwall
England
Newport News
Armenian Sinks After U-Boat Attack Off Cornwall
Avonmouth dispatches report the Armenian, Leyland Line freighter carrying 1,422 mules from Newport News to Avonmouth, was torpedoed and shelled by U-38. Twenty-nine crew members died, including twenty-one Americans. seventy-two crew and ninety-six muleteers were aboard. Survivors were rescued by a Belgian trawler and two British destroyers. rescue efforts by the submarine were not pursued.
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Avonmouth
England
Thn Leyland Line
Treyost Head
Cornwall
Newport News
Belgium
France
Iender
Leland
Avotmouth
Armatrong
Walltsmoon
J. Lente
J. M. Monrose
New Orleana
B. M. Granberry
Montgomery
Als
R. Button
Cartersville
Harry Stone
New York City
Brown
Harriceburg
Dr. J
Visco
Land
Bristol
Armstrong
Charles Baer
Baer
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Refuses to Testify in Sanity Trial
Malone New York July 1 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw refuses to obey a subpoena to testify for the state in the trial testing Harry K. Thaw's sanity. The attorney general may seek a writ of attachment to compel attendance. Transcripts from Thaw's prior trials and Mrs Mary Copley Thaw’s testimony were read as the case proceeds.
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Malone
Evelyn Neebit Thaw
New York
Hertry K. Thaw
Thaw
Maxy
Evelyn Nespit Thaw
Melone
Attorney General
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Mary Copley Thaw
Whailie
Italy Loses 5 Million Men In War Estimates
Berlin reports German sources estimate that more than 5,090,000 soldiers from allied countries have been killed wounded or captured. The figures, drawn from foreign publications, seek to show Italy’s entry cannot offset allied losses.
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Berlina
Germany
Br “Heerun
I Polivik
Italy
Sherman’s Daughter Seriously Ill in Paris
Paris July 1 Mrs Alexander M Thackara wife of the American consul general at Paris is seriously ill. She is a daughter of the late General William Tecumseh Sherman.
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Gen. Sherman
Paris
Alexander M. Th=ackara
Willm Tocunseh Sherman
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Deny Liner
Genevieve Clark Thomson
Bowling Green, Mo
Tovar
Havana
Cedar River
Elgar
Persous Road
Revolver’s Point
Gonzales
Latile
Tittle Marchret Carrigs
Phyalehis
Chignga
Suu
John Carrigg
Marygaret
Quigley
Evelyn Than
Atties
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