Roosevelt recounts 1902 Venezuela talks with German envoy
Colonel Roosevelt describes secret 1902 conferences with the German ambassador over Venezuela. He details threats of war, the demand for arbitration, and how Dewey was prepared to sail on short notice if Germany did not settle the dispute. An Alabama inquiry into German influence in Congress follows.
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Venezuela
Germany
United States
South America
al Castro
John Hay
England
Isthmian Canal
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Cove
Dewey
Tewey
Washington
Fa House
Rules Committee
House
Rules
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von Bernstorf
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Congress
Heflin
Alabama
Th House
la Follette
Britton
Mason
Ilinois
Baer
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Norton
Representative Baer
Doolittle
Arkansas
State Department
Roosevelt defies the Kaiser and war bond notes headline
A garbled reader summary lists topics: a man shoots and kills himself amid war coverage, liberty bonds inquiries, Roosevelt defying the Kaiser, miners wage discussions, and various wartime and local notes including classed slackers, county board examinations, and advertisements across sections like mining, athletics, and telegraphic news.
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Prija
Po- Hee Commission
Anaconda News
Roosevelt
la Follette
M—Sport News
Telegraphic News
Camp Lewis Horoscope
British line pushed forward near Ypres more prisoners taken
London reports Haig says seven major German counter attacks were repulsed with heavy losses and 1,614 prisoners taken yesterday. British progress near Polygon Wood noted as artillery duels persist while consolidating new positions for a further offensive against German lines.
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Ypres
London
Haig
Flanders
Polygon Wood
Aisne
Verdun
Petain
British and Australian Forces Hold Ground at Ypres Front
Allied troops including English Scottish and Australian units repel German counterattacks near Ypres. Fierce fighting around Polygon Wood, St Julien, and Zonnebeke as Germans push to cut the Ostend Lille line. Ground loss is minimal with two reverses east of St Julien.
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Associated Press
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Ypres
Red
Ing
Polygon Wood
St. Jules
Zonnebeke
Zonne
Les
Ostend-Lille
Germany
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Fght
St Julien
Russia's fighting spirit crushed say American observer
An American who spent a decade in European capitals reports from Petrograd after six weeks there. He says fighting spirit exists only among Caucasians and wanes among Russians, with officers murdered and troops disobedient. Bolsheviks gain strength in Petrograd and Moscow, predicting their eventual supremacy.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Russia
Mohammed
War Office
Vibore
Moscow
America
Korniloff
Matum
Deadlock on Miners Wage Talks Hits 25 Percent Demand
Washington reports a deadlock between coal miners and operators over a 25 percent pay raise across Illinois Indiana Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The dispute stalls while awaiting Dr H A Garfield fuel administration guidance on government fixed prices and price setting.
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Washington
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
H. A. Garfield
Ory
Willan Green
Tne Gaal Atlee Wectsraerguid
West Points Hazing Trial At United States Military Academy
Court martial at West Point as 12 cadets face hazing charges against two fourth classmen Worth FE Shouts of Maryland and Joseph A Cranston Jr of Kansas allegedly forced to stand on tiptoes with chins tilted back for 45 minutes until fainting The proceedings will remain unpublished until hearings conclude
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United States Military Academy
Worth
Stuart M
Clarence Ndthal
Texas
John FE
Penn
Hugh Ih' Wadenl
Mis- John
Niles
Missouri
E. Vidal
South da
Vidal
Jacks
K. Underhill
Bennett May Have Won Republican Nomination
New York report on the Republican mayoral primary shows William H. Bennett leading Mayor John Purroy Mitchel based on initial canvass figures. A court order blocked certifying Mitchel as the nominee while checks are reviewed. Bennett led by 252 with further district inspections pending.
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New York
William H. Bennett
John Purroy Mitchel
Board of Lecthonm
Secretary of State
Mitchel
Bennett
Smayor i
Testimony in Oxman subornation trial ends
In San Francisco on September 27 testimony wrapped up in the Frank C. Oxman subornation case. Oxman of Durkee Oregon faces charges tied to the Mooney bomb murder probe. The defense and prosecution prepare two hours of arguments apiece for tomorrow as Edward who testifies as acting district attorney corroborates prior remarks by Charles M. Fickert. Cunha challenges the defense witness FE Aigall and disputes key points of the case.
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San Francisco
Frank C. Oxman
Durkee
Ore
Thomas J. Mooney
Edward Who
Charles M. Fickert
Cunha
FE. Aigall
Oxman
Weather Forecast for Washington and Montana
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions in Washington and Montana on Friday and Saturday The western region near the divide may see rain with little change in temperatures across the area.
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Washington
Montana
Second Issue Two Are Shot Liberty Bonds
Secretary Yadoo announces subscriptions received October 1. One of the two bond buyers shoots and one kills self in a related incident. The report notes two Liberty Bond subscriptions and a fatal self-inflicted wound.
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Liberty Bonds
Yadoo
Liberty loan details outline second issue
Washington announced the second Liberty loan offering from Oct 1 with bonds totaling 2 billion dollars or more. Terms include 4 percent interest, semiannual, $50 and up denominations, 2 percent on application with staged payments through Nov 18 and Dec 18, 1918. Subscriptions may exceed 3 billion with potential allocation rules and tax exemptions for bond holders.
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Washington, Sept
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Orcad Riatos
United States
Arizona Labor Commission probes conditions in West
Washington reports the XV labor commission appointed by President Wilson and Secretary Wilson held its first meeting to study nationwide labor unrest. The group will tour Arizona California Utah Oregon Washington Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado and possibly New Mexico to uncover causes of strikes and IWW activities and seek cooperative settlement with state governors.
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Wilson
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Aden
United States
West
Comprehensive P
Commission
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California
Utah
Oregon
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Montana
Wyming
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New Mexico
LW. W
Wilton
Werner Z Reed
Colorado, & Lead and Zinc
1 Ranch
Spangler
Pennsyl
Frankfurter
Commis N
Naker
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