Wilson Rejects Pope Benedict Peace Plan Over German Ambitions
President Wilson rejects the papal peace proposal saying it would empower Germany to revive world domination. He argues peace must rest on justice, sovereignty, and the will of all peoples, not rulers, and warns against any settlement based on restored status quo ante bellum or punitive territorial changes. Robert Lansing signs the note.
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Pope Benedict
Germany
Morning Journal
Washington
Henedictus AY
United States
Tits Holiness
France
Italy
Balkan
Poland
Iris Holiness
Robert Lansing
The
United States of America
Weather Forecast for New Mexico Mixed Clouds and Showers
Denver reports for New Mexico call for partly cloudy conditions Wednesday and Thursday with possible showers in the eastern portion Wednesday. Warmer readings expected in the northeast Wednesday and in the east on Thursday.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Weather Summary for Local Area
A 24 hour weather summary reports yesterday’s top temperature at 84 degrees and a low around 60 with a variable morning range. A southwest wind persisted with clear skies throughout the period.
Windler Poses Ku Brother Of War Secretary
Federal officers detained a man claiming to be a brother of Secretary Newton Baker of the war department. He used the alias E B A Maker and had previously claimed to be Dr A R Baker of Cleveland. He claimed relations to secure money and worked as a decorator in St. Louis. He is in custody at the city jail while east records are checked. his wife, Mrs. Baker, is detained at a local hotel.
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Morning Journal
Denver
Colo
Newton Baker
War Department
EB. A. Maker
A. R. Baker
Cleveland
Baker
St. Louis
City
King George Congratulates Victor Emmanuel on Italian War Success
King George telegraphed congratulations to King Victor Emmanuel praising the Italian army achievements and noting British guns and monitors contributed to their success and will have far reaching effects on the war.
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Landon
George
Victor Emmanuel
Limited Actions as Weather Halts Frontline Fighting
Bad weather across Flanders and northern France curbs operations. Italy makes limited progress on the Rugian southern front with fighting chiefly reduced to heavy artillery exchanges.
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Flanders
France
Slav T roops Leave Trenches and Mackensen Takes Heights in Rum ania
Morning Journal report notes reduced fighting in most fronts except the Austro Italian theater and eastern Bukowina. German forces capture heights near Rumanians on the Bainizza plateau as Italian and Austro Hungarian troops clash, while Russia shows rising disaffection in Bukowina and German notes seek neutral policy with Argentina to ease submarine warfare.
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Mackensen
Rumania
Srpeci al Liasco
Bukowina
Moldavia
Flanders
France
Verdun
Meuse
Bessarabia
Boyany
Nove Zliea
Fokshani
von Mackensen
Russia
Riga
Baltic
Two Lives Lost by High Speed Driving
Pueblo Colo Aug 28. Bernard a Fowler businessman and companion Harry Flivitz address unknown were killed when their car plunged into a 25 foot ravine twenty five miles south of Pueblo at 5 30 PM. The car failed to negotiate a sharp turn near a bridge and went off the road due to excessive speed.
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Pueblo
Colo
Barnard
Fowler
Harry Flilvitz
Germany Yields All Argentina Demanded After Court Refusal
Argentina secures full indemnity from Germany for the sinking of a merchant ship after Berlin prize court rejected the claim. The settlement covers compensation and related costs, ending a prolonged dispute between the two nations.
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Germany
Argentina
Berlin
German note grants Argentina freedom of seas and indemnity
Buenos Aires reports Germany agrees to indemnify Argentina after a new review of the Toro case and states that Argentine shipping may travel freely on the seas. Berlin confirms the aim to observe international law and preserve cordial ties, while Argentina resists a German condition on blockade traversal.
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Argentina
Toro
von Kuehlmann
Yessell
Maning
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Smt
Buenos Aires
Foreign Office
Berlin
Perlin
ML Iu Epoca
la Moeca
Prohibition Works Well in Two Cities
Chicago Aug 28 Dr W J Johnson reports to the Dry Chicago federation on a west survey quoting Mayor Gill of Seattle that 85 percent would vote for prohibition if asked again. Mayor Duiman of Omaha says prohibition has shattered wet arguments and Beattie and Omaha are both dry.
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LOY Morning Journal
Chicago
W. J. Johnson
Chicago Federation
Gill
Seattle
Prohibition
Duiman
Omaha
Beattie
Winter Settles In Colorado Mountains After Rescue
Snow relents in the Ouray region as rescuers reach Mites park and reach George Purman of Loveland who was stranded on a peak since Sunday. The cold ordeal followed heavy snowfall starting August 16 and accumulations spread across two sections of Colorado.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Ouray
Mites Park
George Purman
Loveland
War boosts cotton growing in Queensland farms
Brisbane reports war drives Queensland farmers to grow cotton with vigor. The Department of Agriculture buys all raw cotton, gins it, and sells for growers. By June 21 this year Queensland supplied 24 805 pounds, with 26 485 pounds ginned by June 30 last year. growers receive 3 1/2 cents per pound, with any surplus after ginning costs. The new crop uses seed from the United States.
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Morning Journal
Brisbane
Australia
Queensland
Department of Agriculture
New Guinea
United States
Air menace changes Londoners habits in air raid shelters
London business man adapts to war as his daily routes shift to avoid bombing. Authorities have officially inspected and approved nearly two thousand downtown buildings as shelters with exterior signs declaring they may be used in air raids.
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London
Down Town
Coal Miners Seek Higher Wages in Central Field
Indianapolis August 2 A substantial increase in the coal mining wage scale will be asked by the United Mine Workers of America An invitation to coal operators of the central competitive field to meet miners officials on September 6 to discuss an increase was issued by William Green international secretary treasurer The decision came after a conference of international officials and district presidents from Illinois Ohio western Pennsylvania and Indiana forming the central competitive field.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
William Green
Federal troops halt I W W picket interference at Aberdeen mill
Federal troops took charge today of the Industrial Workers of the World strike picket at Aberdeen Washington and prevented I W W members from accosting workers at a lumber plant. Local I W W headquarters sent an emergency call to Seattle for reinforcements.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
Seattle
Austria May Declare War On United States Over Aid
Washington officials say Austria or other German allies could view U S aid to Italy as warlike action. No U S initiative expected, but relations with Germany’s allies remain broken though not clearly unfriendly.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Austria
Germany
United States
Taly
Great gale across British Isles causes crop damage
A heavy rain and strong gale swept the British Isles overnight and into the morning, causing substantial damage to fruit and grain crops.
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London
British Isles
Wilson rejects pope peace proposals signals Allied unity
Washington report notes President Wilson’s firm denial of the pope’s peace notes as the high water mark of the war. It states the United States is seen as speaking for the Allies and urges Germans to reject militaristic autocracy in favor of democracy.
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Morning Journal Special Leasen
Washington
Wilson
High Court
United States
America
Germany
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