Train wreck at Caldwell Station kills two. two more die
Fireman Ernest Kistler and passenger J. E. Walker die when Southern Railway No. 26 from Charlotte to Winston-Salem overturns at Caldwell’s Station. Engineer J. C. Langoex badly hurt. Dr Adam Fisher and Walter Sloan seriously injured. Wreck attributed to removed spikes. investigators seek wreckers.
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Charlotte
Ernest Kistler
Barbers Junction
J. C. Langoex
Caldwells Station
Here
Southern
Winston-Salem
J. E. Walker
Straight University
New Orleans
Adam Fisher
Walter Sloan
Statesville
J. Choate
Washington
Southern Railway
Caldwell’s Station
Argentina Demands Satisfaction From Germany Over Torpedoed Ship
Buenos Aires reports Argentina has instructed its minister in Berlin to press the German government for an answer to the note demanding satisfaction for the torpedoing of the Argentine steamer Toro and a pledge to suspend attacks on Argentine ships. Diplomatic relations stay unchanged pending a reply, with general sentiment expecting no satisfaction.
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Associated Press
Piuene
Aires
Argentina
Berlin
Toro
Germany
Old Dominion to Withdraw Ships in Virginia Waters
The Old Dominion Steamship Company plans to withdraw all vessels from Virginia waters including the Norfolk to New York coastwise service. A board decision in New York is expected Thursday as officials weigh a definite course of action.
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iIty Associated Press
Richmond
Menbuty
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Virginia
Norfolk
New York
Commis
Suffragists Again Face Jail Terms in DC Action
The sixteen members of the Woman's Party, led by Alice Paul, were sentenced in Washington to either a $25 fine or 60 days in DC jail for protesting near the White House. They chose the 60 day jail term, with an appeal planned.
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Associated Press
White House
District of Columbia
Howe
British Royal Family Chooses Windsor Name Change
The Privy Council approves renaming the royal house to the House of Windsor. Aimed at distancing from German origins, the proclamation drops Germanic references and royal titles as King George’s reign continues.
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Windsor
Associated Press
George Tofa
Privy Council
Peat
House of
Unapi- Mous
George
Nik George Ig
Math “Ohure
Gotha
Minimum Wheat Price Set in Food Control Amendments
Senate leaders near completion of crafting the Administration Food Control bill changes. A three member food administration board would replace a single official, with a 1.75 dollar per bushel minimum for number one Northern wheat as the base price and broader licensing for elevators storages and processing facilities. The plan also extends government power over coal mines fuels and key commodities to ensure steady prices and supply.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Board of Food Administration
Congress
Gore
Hardwick
Georgia
Senate panel OKs aviation bill with favorable report
The Senate military affairs committee in a 45 minute session unanimously ordered a favorable report on the $640,000,000 aviation program bill, passed by the House last Saturday in five hours, without amendment.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate Military Affairs ‘Committee
Prohibition Carried in Porto Rico
San Juan Puerto Rico official returns show 62 of 76 municipalities reporting yesterday that Porto Rico voted for prohibition by more than two to one.
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Porto Rico
Associated Press
San Juan
P. R
Only Ten States Remain In Draft Exemption Board Draw
General Crowder hopeful that army drawing can be completed within 48 hours with 10 states and 649 districts left to file. He plans to discuss lottery details with Secretary Baker and expects a Friday or Saturday drawing. Crowder notes progress varies by district and that census estimates guide quotas, not exact populations.
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Washington
Servnl
Crowder
Baker
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Senate
Census Bureau
American Collier Defeats U Boat at St Michaels Azores
A British steamship captain recounts the July 4 bombardment of St Michaels in the Azores by a German submarine. He says an American collier in port returned fire with precision, forcing the U-boat to dive. One girl and a man were killed by shells in the town.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
St. Michaels
Azores
Lisbon
Three Die as Auto Is Struck by Train Near Smithfield
At a grade crossing near Smithfield North Carolina a car carrying D. J. Greenlee, his son Dewey 17, and Roy Crump 18 was struck by an Atlantic Coast Line passenger train. Greenlee and his son died instantly Crump died later at a nearby hospital. All were residents of Smithfield.
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Associated Press
Greenville
N. C
D. J. Greenlee
Dewey
Roy Crump
Smithfield
Atlantic Coast Line
Greenlee
Crump
Renewed discord as cadet ministers resign in Petrograd crisis
In Petrograd three cadet ministers resign over Ukraine policy after a ministerial clash. Premier Lyoff convenes a council session to avert crisis while Tereschtenko and Tseretelli press immediate Ukraine declaration. Rioting spooks Nevsky Prospect as demonstrators clash, several dead or wounded.
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Council of Ministers
A. I. Shingaroff
Finance
Manuiloff
Prince Shakovsky
Public Aid
Ukraine
Russia
Poland
Lyoff
M. Tereschtenko
M. Tsertelli
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Tseretelli
M. Tereschentenko
Tereschtenko
Lvoffs
Prokopovitch
Charnousky
Commerce
Nevsky Prospect
Bolsheviks
Social Democratic Party
German Politics 3 at Feve Heat Over New Chancellor Fight
Berlin facing a divisive debate over the next German foreign minister. Candidates include Count Brickdorff-Rantzau Admiral von Hintze and Count von Bernstorff with the emperor leaning to Hintze. Berlin factions warn against pan-German influence as Reichstag prepares war credits and peace terms push. Bernstorff appointed as Copenhagen envoy. Petrograd reports resignations of the acting commerce minister Stepanioff.
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Copenhagen
Zimmermann
Count Brickdorff- Rantzau
Admiral von Hintze
Norway
Count von Bernstorff
Christiania
Manila
von Hintze
Bernstorff
Michaelis
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Reichstag
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Mittag Zeitung
Vorwaerts
London
Reuter
Petrograd
M. Stepanioff
Commerce
Colonel Cox Declared Eligible to Organize Regiment
Raleigh July 17 The War Department declares Colonel Cox eligible and can proceed to organize a regiment Major Pridgens infirmary company is now completeفعيل
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Raleigh
N. C
War Department
Cox
Pridgen
Tuan Chi Jui Takes Premiership in China Crisis
Tuan Chi Jui, who led Republican forces to stop the monarchy restoration, now heads the premiership and the war portfolio. President Li Yuan Hung resigns and seeks treatment in a French hospital after a guard attacked at his residence. Wang-Tah-Sieh becomes minister of foreign affairs with Liu Kwang-Hsun resuming the navy portfolio.
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Associated Press
Peking
Tuan Chi Jui
Li Yuan Hung
Wang-Tah-Sieh
Liu Kwang-Hsun
Navy
Russian Galician Offense Highlights War Front Reports
Report notes Russian armies pressing in Galicia with renewed vigor as German forces defend. It also covers Russian cabinet resignations, internal political strife in Petrograd, and ongoing efforts to form a unified government amid the war.
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Galicia
Pire
Varn
Shingaroff
Ukraine
Finland
Council of Ministers
Gas Attack Hits Lens Cite du Moulin Front
Reports from Canaan Army Headquarters indicate the western Lens sector, especially Cite du Moulin, endured a gas attack. The first cylinder entered the enemy position around 1 PM and gas drums were fired for nearly two hours, as shells attempted to saturate the area with deadly gas.
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Associated Press
Canaan
France
Lens
Cite du Moulin
Meral
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