Italians Reach Goritz and Break Austrian Front
Italian forces push into Goritz with King Victor Emmanuel and the Duke of Rosta in command as German positions collapse. Dozens of villages and a five mile advance signal a major breakthrough. Rome reports 10 000 prisoners taken. Russians also advance in Galicia driving Teutons back along a five mile front.
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Goritz
Victor Emanuel
Duke of Rosta
Austria
Austria-Hungary
War Office
Rome
Trumacz
Ottynia
Berlin
Campaign Headlines and Local Tragedies From Milwaukee to Detroit
Reports from Milwaukee to Detroit include a Wells Fargo agent drowned after his car plunged into a river in Milwaukee. A teacher Helen Stewart fatally wounds Dr J G Barnsdale in Superior amid alleged mistreatment claims. Ohio primary results show Willis and Cox sweeping both parties. A federal probe examines a milling interests conspiracy affecting the wheat market. Wilson considers a continental speaking tour and Roosevelt backs Hughes in Maine. Mediation averts a rail strike as New York Brotherhoods accept federal mediation.
Executions Mark End Of Bandit Clash In Chihuahua
Three bandits were executed in Chihuahua City by order of Gen Jacinto Trevino. They were believed to belong to the band that attacked U S troops near Fort Hancock Texas. In Washington Acting Secretary Polk announced acceptance of General Carranza proposal for a joint international border commission with Secretary Lane heading the American side and Justice Louis D Brandeis as a member.
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Chihuahua City
Jacinto Trevino
United States
Fort Hancock
Texse
Washington
Polk
Geenral Carranza
Lane
American Commission
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Wilson Accepts Treaty Ratification and Federal Appointments
President Wilson sent the Denmark West Indies sale treaty to the Senate for ratification and named W P G Harding governor and Paul Warburg vice governor of the Federal Reserve System. Leigh Palmer was nominated as chief of the Bureau of Navigation and the child labor bill passed the Senate prohibiting interstate commerce of child labor products. The army budget passed, and crop forecasts show U S grain yields down substantially from last year.
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Wilson
Senate
Washington
Denmark
Danish West Indies
United States
W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Charles $. Hamlin
Paul Warburg
Frederic A. Delano
Leigh Palmer
Bureau of Navigation of the United States
Bur
Admiral Blue
Bandits Eradicated as U S Troops Stabilize Matamoros
Consul Garza asserts Mexican authorities credit the Brownsville Illinois cavalry presence with ending banditry in Matamoros. He notes September 8 municipal elections and rising crops as signs of normalcy, while U S forces deter raids and support Matamoros defenses.
Lands Cavalry for Patriotism at Camp Parker
Eight hundred troopers of the First Illinois cavalry packed the Y M C A building at Camp Parker for the opening of the association hall. Col Milton J Foreman praised the men for answering the president's call to the colors and defending American homes and lives on the border. An army secretary, William J Dalrymple, commended the unit for helping build the hall with their own hands.
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First Illinois Cavalry
Camp Parker
Association Hall
Milton J. Foreman
First Illinois Env
Chicago
Springfield
William J. Dalrymple
Comfort Bags for Troops From Evanston Women
Evanston women led by Mrs Rich ard Aishton sent fifty comfort bags to soldiers on the border each bag includes a pillow a fan a mosquito net toilet articles cigars and tobacco. Wives of Seventh's men have packed 2000 towels and 2000 handkerchiefs ready to ship and have sent tobacco shipments. Cavalry review at Fort Brown showcased 770 mounted men a mounted band and large field train by James Parker Brownsville district with 770 horses issued to the cavalry.
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Evanston
Richard Aishton
Ture
First
Illinois Cavalry
James Parker
Brownsville
Fort Brown
Red Cross Rally Opens as Soldiers Aid in Texas Park
Thousands of excursionists from Austin and San Antonio arrived in New Braunfels for the Red Cross rally at Landa's park. Soldiers from the Third and Fourth Illinois units joined the fair, drawing praise for the turnout, activities, and park concessions amid a festive picnic atmosphere.
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Red Cross
Austin
San Antonio
New Braunfels
Landa’s Park
Red Cross Fair
Tlinols
Rail Strike Crisis Sends Leaders to Washington
New York reports the 400000 rail workers and four brotherhoods headed to Washington after defiant talks with the United States board of mediation. President Wilson calls for a personal conference before any strike. mediators note the unions refuse arbitration and demand an eight hour day as talks collapse.
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New York
Conference Committee
the Railways
Washington
White House
Wilson
United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation
United States
A. B. Garretson
Carter
W. G. Lee
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tumulty
Wlisha Lee
Messrs
Garretson
Stone
Woodrow Wilson
Board of Mediation
Elisha Lee
Committee of
A. B
Conductors’ Union
Texas Wins Fleet Championship Trophies for Battle Efficiency
Newport R I Aug 15 The Atlantic fleet awards trophies for gunry and battle efficiency to the crew of the battleship Texas The engineering trophy goes to the Michigan for the year awards announced at fleet ceremonies
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Texas Ia
Newport
R. L
Texas
Michigan
Mexico Revolt Is Checked in Chihuahua City
Chihuahua City August 15. Gen Jacinto Trevino announced leaders of a revolutionary plot to seize the city have been arrested. The group was composed largely of former bandit chieftains and their capture ends the threat.
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Mexico
Chihuahua City
Mex
Jacinto Trevino
Cure Pimples With Cuticura Ointment and Soap Ad
An advertisement promotes Cuticura ointment for quick pimple care and Cuticura soap for cleansing. A free sample is offered by mail with a book from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Also included is a humorous anecdote about a clergyman and Father Healy discussing a favored passage from a sermon.
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Dept. L
Boston
Hammers of history names and roles across eras
The Philadelphia Evening Ledger notes famed hammers such as Pierre d Ailly who presided over the Huss condemnation, Judas Maccabeus the Hebrew warrior, Saint Augustine the hammer of heresies, John Faber author of Hammer of Heretics, Saint Hilary the hammer of the Arians, and Charles Martel regarded as a hammer figure in history.
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Pierre d’Ailly
John Huss
Judas Asmonaeus
Maccabeus
St. Augustine
John Faber
St. Hilary
Charles Martel
Philadelphia Evening Ledger
Paradoxical Submarine Strategy Quip Sparks Debate
A paradoxical comment compares submarine tactics to defeating enemies by going under, suggesting a risky maneuver in a wartime context. The line hints at strategic irony in naval operations and observers weigh its implications for future actions.
Mother seeks sons in law to fulfill family justice
A mother expresses that her daughters must provide her with sons in law, implying she believes she is not served by her children unless they marry and raise families, reflecting a humorous or critical social expectation.
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Mush
Bilis
Armenia
Hamadan
Persia
Petrograd
London
Salonik
Doiran
Stanislau
Galicia
Lemberg
Sereth River
Alexis Kuropatkin
Riga
Manchuria
Turkestan
Kryplin
Stanslau
Nadvorna
San Martino
Boschini
Corfu
Exchange Telegraph Company
Athens
Bitlis
Constantinople
Echo Belge
Amsterdam
Etterbeek
Brussels
William H. Blanchard
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Helen Stewart
J. G. Barnsdale
Superior
Ohio
Frank B. Willis
James M. Cox
Bainbridge Colby
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Justice Hughes
Lewiston
George “W. Schneider
St. Joseph, Mich
Michigan State Pardon Board
St. Joseph
Lizzie Merrill Palmer
Detroit
Mich
Palmer
Ida Torkelson
Jos Newark
Guy O'Brien
Helmut
St. Louis
George K. Smith
Yellow Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Railroad Brothershoods
Federal Board of Mediation
Conductors’ Brotherhood
Matthew Hale
Progressive National Committee
Charles E. Hughes
Administration
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Census Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
John KB
Kinnana
Regular Army
National Guard
Matamoros
Rio Grande
Tex
Mnois
Iowa
Virginia
Jose Z. Garza
Carranza
Garza
Madero
Ricaud
Matamébos
Ilinois National Guard
J.B. Sanborn
Camp Wilson
Citizen Soldier
Carl Hornbach
John Ja. Horabird
Ten Mile Hill
Leon Springs
Fredericksburg
Daniel Moriarty
Joseph B. Sanborn
John J. Garrity
Noble B. Judah
Honor Dodd
Second Illinois Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Francis E. Conroy
Conroy
Government
Albert Becker
First Infantry
William C. Meridith
Illinois
Selma
Cais
Lands Cavalry
Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha
USA
Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
Temple St
Mass
Hoyt
Bill
Jill
Manhattan Island
Father Healy
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