World War Urges Campaign for Army Men
President Wilson and secretaries Baker and Daniels authorize a national drive to raise about 3 750 000 to provide entertainment for soldiers and sailors near training camps. Ambassadors pledge continued war against German autocracy. U boat sinks the Platoria. nine men die including Captain Lestie. Provost Marshal Crowder plans to summon 8 000 000 men enrolled for the draft. About 274 800 men have left home to mobilize, 40 percent of the total. Harold Willis, missing in an aerial battle, is a German prisoner. German intrigue aims to incite insurrection in the Philippines. Dunkirk consulate bombed. Morel uninjured and archives saved. Sergeant Alfred Bonhaupt discharged and interned as enemy alien. Burial plot guarded after exhumation note on Mrs Bingham death. Two AE forces die in France. Myron Bertman and Edmund Squire listed. United States Steel announces 10 percent wage rise effective Oct 1. Food riots flare in Cologne, Dusseldorf, Eiberfeld and Dortmund. Indiana suffrage law held unconstitutional. Eight killed in a Burlington railroad rear-end crash at Hartville. Federal employees union forms. Wilson directs labor commission to mediate war industry tensions. Joe Gotthold Prusse commits suicide in Baltimore. designer of submarine Deutschland.
Prominent Wisconsin Attorney Neal Brown Dies at 61
Neal Brown an attorney with wide political connections in Wisconsin and national ties died at Watkins North Dakota after several months ill. Chicago won the toss for the opening game of the world series during the national baseball commission meeting in Cincinnati. World series dates set include October in Chicago October 6 or 7 October 9 and 10 in New York October 12 in Chicago and October 15 in New York.
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Neal Brown
Wisconsin
Watkins, N
Wausau
Wis
Chicago
National Baseball Commission
Cincinnati
New York
Wilson nominations steer Senate and sugar policy shifts
President Wilson sent nominations from Judge William Adamson of Georgia to be general appraiser at New York and Byron R. Newton to be collector of customs, with Daniel C. Roper named commissioner of internal revenue. A world sugar distribution plan was announced by the food administration, sugar beet prospects promise lower prices, and the conference report on an eleven billion dollar credits bill was adopted in the Senate without a roll call. The war finance and copper distribution adjustments were outlined as the War Industries Board set copper at 23.14 cents per pound and Major Clarence Ridley was named military aide. Secretary Baker testified on funding for 2,309,000 troops, while large war-deficiency bills moved through Congress. Argentina reported German regret over Count von Luxburg’s actions, signaling diplomacy amid wartime needs.
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Wilson
Senate
Washington
William ©. Adamson
Georgia
New York
Byron R. Newton
Daniel C. Roper
South Carolina
Internal Revenue
The
Food Administration
Kaiser’s envoy sought 50000 to sway U S Congress
Washington reports reveal Count von Bernstorff urged Berlin to pay up to 50 000 to influence Congress through a secret organization to gain Irish influence and avert war. The matter ties to German intrigues in America and hints at broader connections to Irish questions and espionage. Congress may investigate the affair.
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Ireland
Washington
America
Count von Bernstorff
Berlin
Congress
Count von Berntorff
Mie
Department of Justice
Bernstorff
United States
Germany
Bornstorff
Mayor Mitchel Joins Race Against Judge Hylan
New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchel announces a bid for re election against Democratic nominee Judge John F. Hylan after Mitchel won the Republican primary by defeating former Senator William M. Bennett for the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Purroy Mitchel
New York
John F. Hylan
William M. Bennett
British Troops Hit German Lines East of Ypres
British forces attacked German positions east of Ypres and penetrated to the Zonnebeke Gheluvelt line taking about 2000 prisoners. Germany is reported to be losing 1250 men daily in killed as Erzberger promotes peace efforts. Russia faces peril of seminary peace and possible alliance with Germany amid US efforts to avert collapse.
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Ypres
Zonnebeke-Gheluvelt
London
Germany
Geneva
Mathias Erzberger
Erzberger
Propaganda Link to Congress Sparks War Debate
Members calling themselves the Little Group of Willful Men deny contact with German agents funding the pro German effort. Senator Wadsworth of New York cites the Bernstein cable and hundreds of telegrams in German, suggesting money behind antiwar pressure. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon terms the situation rotten.
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Congress
Wadsworth
New York
Germany
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
World Series Dates Set and Soldiers Fund Plan
Chicago won the toss for the opening game of the world series as the national baseball commission announced dates from October 6 to October 15 across Chicago and New York. One per cent of series revenue will go to the bat and ball fund for soldiers in France, with exhibition games planned at Rockford and Mineola and a 1000 word post series story for the troops. Invitations will be sent to President Wilson and generals to attend all games at Chicago Park.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
National Baseball Commission
New York
O'Laughlin
Kyans
Kiem and Higler
National
France
Rockford
Ill
Camp Mills
Mineola
Frante
Ort Sheridan
Wilson
Barry
Carter
Bell
McCain
Chicago Park
Kaiser on way to Sofia
A Berne dispatch reported Emperor William traveling through Budapest toward Sofia to smooth tensions with Bulgaria. Germany and Austria threaten military aid which Bulgaria has refused, while Bulgaria seeks aid the central powers have declined.
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London
Berne
Switzerland
William
Budapest
Hungary
Sofia
Bulgaria
Germany
Austria
Bulgarin
Negro Workers to France Regiments Formed for Service
Four regiments of Negro stevedores are being organized in New York for service in France. Lieut. M. A. Kerwin of the quartermaster's department will serve as an officer in one unit. White officers will command the regiments to supply labor at French ports for unloading supplies from steamships to support the troops.
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New York
France
M. A. Kerwin
Quartermaster's Department
Endangers War Efforts by Publishing Landing Details
Washington reports a sharp rebuke to newspapers and press associations for detailing the landing in Mayree and marks of the United States. Brig. Gen. Frank McIntyre of the War Department says such publication endangers American soldiers eyes and war operations, urging cessation of the practice.
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Washington
Prank McIntyre
War Department
McIntyre
Suppression of Catholic Paper by German Authorities
Stockholm dispatches report the German authorities have suppressed the Catholic paper Germania until further notice. Once the leading organ of the Catholic center, it sat between nationalist voices and the Orzberger School, wielding strong influence amid the censorship move.
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Stockholm
Berlig
Gerimania
Germania
Catholic Center
Cologne Volks Zeitung
Orzberger
Gering
German Plot Bulletin Reveals Prewar U.S. Activities
Public information committee releases an official exposure of German propaganda and espionage in the United States before the war declaration. Documents seized in 1916 show connections between Wolfe von Igel and the German embassy, detailing spy networks, financing, and plans to stir labor unrest and sabotage.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Committee On Public Information
Department of Justice
New York
Wolfe von Tgel
von Iger
Count von Bernetortf
United States
Great Britain
Mexico
Hamburg-American Line
Bureau of Investigation
Iamburg-American Steamship Company
Paul Koenig
Roger Casement
London
Boehm
Congress
Sender
Viereck
Freezone promises painless corn and callus removal
An advertisement from a Cincinnati chemist touts Freezone a small bottle drug that instantly relieves corn soreness. It shrivels corn and callus so they loosen and lift out with no pain or irritation. Priced at a few cents, it targets hard and soft corns and toe gaps. If unavailable, ask your druggist to source it.
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Cincinnati
Ady
Watching and Waiting Juror Dialogue in Trial voir dire
An Indianapolis News item recounts a juror’s exchange with a lawyer during voir dire. Juror No. 10, asked what he did, replies he was “doing nothing just at present” and had been “watching and waiting,” naming the Lumber Company and a hotel as places he watched and waited, prompting a sharp quip from the attorney.
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Indianapolis News
Inquisitor
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidneys Ad Proven By Missouri Drug Store
A 1916 letter from WL Drug Store Medalia Missouri praises Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder relief. The note claims strong patron approval and urges readers to try a bottle by sending ten cents for a sample and booklet, with bottles available at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Two of a Kind in a London Theater
An anecdote tells of a theater proprietor who was also a leading actor. He gave a comedian two weeks notice to quit after a quarrel. The comedian protested asking why he was dismissed. The manager replied that the public would not stand two of a kind and that one of them must go, and the comedian said that one wasn’t him.
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London
Tamie
Jonesey
Cuticura Heals Eczema with Soap and Ointment
Advert shows Cuticura soap for bathing and Cuticura ointment for drying and treating eczema. It promises prevention of rashes by daily use and offers free samples by mail with a book from Cuticura Dept Ly Boston. The ad quotes a wry remark about wealth and spending.
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Addreag
Quilcura
Dept
Boston
Ady
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Teutonic War News
Baker
Daniela
Army
Navy
Liwng
Bakhmeteff
John Lestie
Jersey City
Crowder
Almartcn
Simlar
Harold Willis
Paris
Philippine Islands
Dunkirk
Binie
Benjamin Morel
Alfred Bonhaupt
Sixth United States Infantry
General Pershing
Fort Oglethorpe
Robert W. Bingham
Judge Bingham
Louisville
Henry M. Wagler
Standard Ol Company
Oakdale
Wilmington
Myron Bertman
North Vernon
Ind
Edmund Squire
United States Steel Corporation
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Eiberfeld
Dortmund
Hague
Indiana
James Rochford
Indianapolis
Burtington
Hartville
Iowa
Federal Employees' Union
Pacific Coast
Joe
Gotthold Prusse
Baltimore
Prusse
War Industries Board
Clarence S. Ridley
Engineer Corps
Overals
State Department
Admiral Lindman
Sweden
the War Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Luis B. Molina
Buenos Aires
Count von Luxburg
Juisgier
Argentina
Kaiser
U. S
Orst
Count Vou Bernstorf
Count von Bernatroff
Riga
Petrograd
Muntz
Provisional Government
Viborg
Paul Painleve
Chamber of Depuchies
Alsace
Lorraine
Russia
Ist
White Sox
Bat and Ball Fund
Dispatch
Great Spy Organization
Big Ship Line
J. F. J. Archibald
Europe
Ling
von Igel
California
Committee On pubHs
Binghamton, N
Rine Eran Ey
Marine
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