Russian Advance in Galicia Continues in Major Push
Russian forces drive deeper into Galicia with reports of 7000 captured west of Maniau, Halles seized, and 2000 prisoners taken. Army units pushed along the Lomulen river, threatening Lemberg and forcing Austro German line withdrawals toward Brody.
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Vetrograd
Severn
Mania Au
Galicia
Larena
Ie Hum
M Twlearam
Halles
Lemberg
Lomulen
Halica
Lengberg
Dniester
Mt Te
Stan Isla
Texupol
Husnlane Wader
Germany on Brink of Great Upheaval
A Copenhagen to Hamburg dispatch reports the Clerical party, minus three members, backing a plan by Mathian Kreberger to remove Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and support a parliamentary reform. The move follows clerical stand with conservatives to sustain the government, signaling a possible political upheaval and upheaval across the Reichstag.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Fremdenblatt
Hamburg
Helcheteg
Orend
Mathian Kreberger
Seth
Admiralty
panGerimane
Distoh Raya
von Bethmann Holl
Fee
Reichatag
Huberty
Terlin
GERMANS TAKE TRENCHES IN BELGIAN FRONT
British war office denied a German advance across a 1400 yard front in Belgium after a four hour bombardment. Germans penetrated to the Yeer right bank near the coast, destroying dunes defenses and bridges, as heavy duels raged along the coast. Tremors were felt in London suburbs as the bombardment continued into night.
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London
Belgium
Washington law in danger from referendum petition counts
Olympia authorities face a potential defeat for statewide restrictions as a Superior Court rules 390 signatures omitted from initial petitions must be counted. Officials admit the original filings lack about 100 valid signatures but argue the 390 extra names secure a safe margin for the referendum.
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Washington
Mop Cloths and Cheesecloth For Mops
A brief note from People's Home Journal esteems mop cloths as light porous and highly absorbent. It praises cheesecloth for mops as quick to dry and less prone to sour odor, recommending them for home cleaning tasks.
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People's Home Journal
Draft Instructions For Draft Aue Follow Newspapers Closely
In wartime era calls to watch draft regulations and local notices, urging readers to consult local boards for card numbers and lottery procedures. Citizens are advised to monitor newspaper announcements for draft requirements and to report any doubts to the local draft board before appearing for the physical examination.
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War Department
Food Prices Abroad Report Shows Lower Pupplion Costs
A dispatch notes global food price trends, contrasting lower costs abroad with higher U S state prices. The Allied Wheat Commission reports indicate varied figures across countries, with the United Kingdom at 1.80, Belgium 60, Germany 60, and India 0 1435, highlighting price disparities in wartime food supplies.
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Wasdiktan
Othir
Unitet Kingdom
Amlerence
Germany
India
Aly. Bon
Grain Guard Plan Proposed Around Mowing Districts
Aaked and Piecake request barricade around all elewmiere jurate mowing districts to protect against enemy plate. May CUDtamed In futur from Herbert Hoover, food administrator, received by Jobe J. Griffin, president of the Chicago board of trade.
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Ptockadeque
Elewmiere
Herbert Hoover
Jobe J. Griffin
Chica Board of Trade
Women to Help End Food Waste in Nation Drive
A million American women are to be enrolled to follow Food Administration ration directions. They will post kitchen guidance urging smaller portions, the clean plate, avoiding waste, and watching for community waste. The program intends to enroll nearly all U S women within three weeks to ease the cost of living.
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The
Food Administration
United State
America
Trashing Dirds Tricks and Latory Practice Report
A fragmentary tale describes experimental handling of dangerous materials and improvised explosives. It mentions a pomtersor of natural Latory reciting data, a yearling drawing water, and attempts to feed a creature. The text ends with a note about explosive nitrate and a metropolitan engineer.
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Erielly
Callinet
Metropolia
Pascal and the hydraulic press described in 17th century science
The text outlines Pascal's hydraulic principle where a small force on a small piston yields a much larger force on a larger piston. It explains a setup with a water-filled cylinder and pistons, noting the larger piston area being 100 times the smaller, so a one pound downward input can produce a 100 pound upward output.
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Pascal
Uquite
Home Ground Flour and Grinding Methods
An article touts Home Ground Flour with a grinder for home use. It claims freshly milled whole wheat flour is cheaper and more efficient than buying from grocers. The device can grind wheat, corn, turkey, oats, rye for cereals and chewing solids for dental benefit. It mentions a 600 firelia cooker as indispensable.
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New York Meiltent Journal
Avises Ife
Seedsniwen
Grocorn
Ford Stotes
Greek fire study reported to Academie des Belencesa
M Zangholls told the Academie des Belencea in Paris that he studied a Greek fire device by the Dysanthea. He described a copper tube hurled flame and a cloud of smoke, noting a dowry and explosive potential.
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M. Zangholls
Academie Des Belencea
Paris
The Silent Moon and the Minar Scone Mystery
Fragmentary description speaks of Dendetle returning on five moons and a looming threat. A silent landscape features cannons, cliffs, and a world where sound trembles yet no action from Uielrs breaks the utter quiet of the Minar scone.
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Tie
Roundabout Way
A fragment from the Birmingham Age-Herald quotes garbled lines about an aviator and a political figure, mentioning an alleged contrivance and cryptic phrases. The readable text hints at a chaotic roundabout discussion with unclear actions and names.
The Experienced Husband at Home and Court
A fragmentary passage describes marital strife and divorce threats. The dialogue hints at a husband’s fear and a wife’s grief, with surreal imagery of gowns, towels, and a tense domestic scene in Detroit.
Pusey Rank Manager Dialogue Fragment
Fragmentary dialogue shows Pusey instructing Miss Joes on balancing boots, with Mr. Ree criticized for fussiness and Londres mentioned in the exchanges. The text appears as a clipped historical manuscript excerpt focusing on workplace duties and interpersonal dynamics.
Women Regiment Departs for Front
Petrograd reports a women’s war battalion under Lieutenant Mademoiselle Vera Butch Kareff leaving for the front fully equipped as infantry. The scene reflects broader wartime mobilization and gender roles as women assume combat duties.
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Petrograd
Mademoiselle Vera Butehkareff
Women's
Explosion at Mare Island Navy Yard destroys two storehouses
An explosion at Mare Island Navy Yard on San Francisco Bay destroyed two storehouses. Reports say several men were killed in the blast.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
San Franelico Bay
Market Report From Portland Grain Prices Listed
Portland markets show wheat prices mixed with futures and spot quotes. Wheat at $2.10 to $2.15 a bushel, barley around $42 per ton, May Timothy and alfalfa noted, butter creamery products mentioned with limited detail.
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Portland
Allied Expeditionary Force to Be Formed by July 15
Paris reports the Allied expeditionary force will be established for the ongoing war by July 15. German lines in Galicia face renewed pressure as Romanian and Russian troops advance, with first line trenches reportedly captured in the 1th army sector. French forces on the Western Front push east of the Messines ridge as General Plumer secures territory lost last month.
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America
Paris
Chemin Dee Damen
Urwakoff
Miewk
Galicia
Ule
1Th Army
Anther
Wytechaete
Belalan
Plumer
Messines
Aeroplanes Raid London Hits City Amid Bombing
German air raid over London by 20 planes kills 37 people including 28 men, 11 women, and 3 children. Seventy four men, 30 women, and 37 children are wounded. The attack also sounds alarms and disrupts daily life across the city.
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London
Deportees Arrive with Shotguns in Jerome to Return to Arizona
Armed Cal-Citizens, including predominantly Industrial Workers of the World, confronted J. W. W. Met when deportees arrived from Jerome Arizona. They were informed they must go back to Arizona.
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Jerome
Aris
Arizona
Oregon Troops Arrest 30 I W W Members in Yakima Hall
Oregon troops arrived Monday to quell the IWW tensions in North Yakima Washington. They seized the IWW hall and arrested 30 members of the organization.
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Oregon
Yakima
Wash
Beerot
Industrial Workers of the World
Industrial Workers of the World Hall
Feng Kwo Chang Named Chinese Provisional Leader
Washington reports say the Chinese republic is reestablished at Nanking with Feng Kwo Chang, ex-vice president, as provisional president. Chang Hsun has retreated to the Imperial City and Temple of Heaven as loyal forces encircle the capital amid universal opposition to the monarchist plot.
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Washington
Nanking
Feng Kwo Chang
Chang Hsun
China
Reinsch
Imperial City
Temple of Heaven
Pekin
Tien Tain
Chang Heun
Senate Votes for Liquor Regulation
Washington reports the Senate advanced liquor regulation amid war concerns by prohibiting manufacture and importation of distilled beverages during the war. It also authorized government takeover of all distilled spirits in bonded warehouses, paid at cost plus 10 percent, and set a presidential action deadline as Hoover warned of farm price slumps and consumer under nourishment without swift federal food control.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
Congress
White House
Herbert Hoover
Government Controls Exports Under Espionage Act
President Wilson ordered July 13 the government to control American exports under the espionage act. The policy prioritizes American needs, then allied requirements, then neutrals where possible. The list includes coal, fuel oils, kerosene, gasoline, food grains, meat, fodder, pig iron, steel, scrap iron, ferro manganese, fertilizers, and arms and explosives.
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Washington
Wilson
Posal Bie
Idaho Governor defies defense council over troops
In Coeur d'Alene Idaho Governor Alexander clashed with the state defense council after a long session. He announced he would operate from Coeur d'Alene and stay there. He said the council and he do not get along. The dispute centered on using troops versus civil authorities to handle W W strikers in lumber camps and enforcement of law. President Wilson issued a proclamation drafting state National Guards into the U S Army effective August 5. Northwest states including Oregon and Washington will send guards to Palo Alto California.
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Defense Council
Spokane
Wash
Alexander
Idaho
State Defense Council
Coeur d'Alene
Council
Washington
National Guard
France
Wilson
Army of the United States
Oregon
Northwest
Palo Alto
Cal
Price of Wheat Not to Be Fixed in Washington
Reports indicate the food administration will not fix an arbitrary price under two dollars per bushel for growers in the 19? season. The inquiry cites statements attributed to Herbert Hoover and discusses American wheat policy and potential market impacts.
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Washington
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover & Eat
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