Sinking of Royal Edward shocks British at Dardanelles
A German submarine sinks the British transport Royal Edward in the Aegean, the first such strike against a troop carrier since the war began. About 600 of 1,350 troops and 32 officers die. 600 saved. The disaster follows earlier attacks on Wayfarer and Manitou and comes amid ongoing Balkan and Dardanelles operations. Royal Edward, 11,127 tons, operated by Canadian Northern, had transported troops to the Dardanelles from Montreal to Avonmouth.
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London
Aegean
Royal Howard
Royal Hdward
Lipoli
Majestic
Dardanellea
Balkan
Dardanelles
Royal Edward
Twenty-Ninth Division
Royal Army Medical Corps
Cstain
Otto Hersing
Wilhelmahaven
Triumph
Montreal
Avonmouth
England
Montreat
Meldrim Addresses ABA Session in Salt Lake City
President Peter W Meldrim of Georgia and ex Senator Joseph W Bailey of Texas headline the first session of the American Bar Association annual meeting in Salt Lake City Utah on August 17 Meldrim declares four just war is better than an dishonorable peace and peace will not come through denouncing heroes or destroying military pride but only through honorable conduct.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Peter W Meldrim
Georgia
Joseph W Bailey
Texas
American Bar Association
Meldrim
Additional Order on Sanford Burke Prohibits Disposals
An additional order prohibiting the Federals from disposing of pitcher Sanford Burke, who jumped from the Indianapolis American Association Club, was granted by Judge Ambrose B Feld in Pa Autabars. The court indicated the action aimed to forestall Burk being sent to the Colonial league or to an independent team during the remainder of the season.
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Autabars
Federals
Sanford Burk
Indianapolis American Association
Ambrose B Feld
Burit
Colonial League
Mob Lynching of Leo Frank Described In Marietta Plot
Continued from page two, the Marietta scene recounts a mob lynching of Leo Frank. Thousands witnessed the hanging as deputies and guards were overwhelmed. Masked leaders seized the jail, seized the warden and superintendent, and spirited Frank to a waiting car. The mob then moved toward Milledgeville, overpowering guards and cutting wires to prevent notice. No arrests had been reported, and officials offered no rewards.
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Atlanta
Afmianiht
On Tradte
St Wan
Dows
Milladgaville
Muskletts
Tl Bnet
Bheriit V. Wicks
Leo Frank
Frey Gin
Tentas
Welliam Frey Gwier
Ennion
Sige
Antomebie
Morten
Anto
Martetts
Setar
John
Tapa Carson
Zan Awingin Gee
Woodland
Kaiat
Wataineer
Maha
Leon Frank
Ened
Iddlin
Annie Laurie
Mr. Shirley
Riddlin
Marietta
Newton A. Morris
William J. Burns
Mary Phagan
Undertaker
Morrie
Huadon
Wdertaker
Indi Morris
Judge Morris
Judea Morrin
Milledgeville
Biles
Miledgeville
J. N. Burke
Burke
James 4
Leo
M. Frank
Smith
Frank
Sais
Burka
Datenton Frank
J. H. Ennis
Baldwin County
Baldwin Blues
Auguste
Lynching of Frank in Cobb County fades into legend
A detailed account describes a staged chase and decoy car that led to the lynching of Frank in a Cobb County grove. The pursuit ended with Frank bound and hanged from a hollow oak, a handkerchief masking his eyes, while bystanders watched as the mob departed, leaving questions about the fate of those involved.
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Frank
Wiltista Frey
Cobb County
Tonneau
Mary Phagan
Frey
Igrove
Aham Green
Alleault
Millionaire Philanthropist Ends His Grief by Suicide
South Bend Indiana August 17. H G Hberhett aged 49 a noted millionaire and philanthropist shot himself at the grave of his son Harry who died in an automobile accident in 1909 grieving deeply over that loss the man ended his life in a suburb today.
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South Bend
Ind
H G Hberhett
Harry
Russian forts fall to Germans in major riverfront battles
Petrograd reports German artillery and assaults on fortifications along the Niemen and surrounding lines. Soviets claim German gains near Kovno and Novo Beorgiessk, with heavy Russian counterpressures and large captures including prisoners, cannon, and machine guns as fighting shifts across the eastern front.
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Petrograd
Londo
Higa
Jacobstadt
Kovac
Shy
Marew
Bialystok
Bielsk
Nurstry
Bug
Janow
Vindova
Tenilab
Novo Orgievnis
Naraw
Wkra
Black Sea
Paris
French War’ Office
Laat
Borsinghs
Quennevieres
Lorraine
Arracourt
Leintrey
Argonne
Fontaines aux-Charmes
Hague-Chevaucha
War Office
Vosges
Lingen
Reich Ackerkopf
Gondernach
Landersbach
Kovno
Berl
London
Niemen River
Gesta
Novo- Beorgiessk
Qndt
Citend
Belenim
Grallery
Argonnes
la Fille Morte
Bapaume
Flerebal von Hindenburg
Kupiski
von Khorn
Litsmann
Kavno
Nieman
von Scholzland
von Gallwits
Novogeorgievsk
Theae
Fragmentary note on August 1 assault patrol injuring defenders
The readable fragments describe an August 1 assault patrol with injuries to defenders and unclear regional references. The text is incomplete, showing names and places only in scattered form.
Foreign War Veterans Call for A Strong Navy and Defense
At the national convention veterans of foreign wars in Strait Mid week urged a navy second only to Britain and a regular army of 125,600 with a 60,000 reserve. They want insurers not to discriminate against enlistees and proposed a 40 pm Feb 18 ritual where members salute and recite Remember the Maine. Also notes a Bubonic Plague case reported in Havana, with the first since last winter.
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Strait
Mid
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Great Britain
Nptions Legislative Commmisasiog
Natonal Patriotic Societies
Plana
Rice W Means
Denver
Revolutions Committee
Order of Veterans of Foreign
Maine
Pellagra Cure Promised In Alabama Appeal
A Alabama note from J W Turner reports recovery from pellagra and urges others to seek treatment. The ad promotes Beughns remedy via American Compounding Co Jersey Jasper Alabama, offering a free book and money-back guarantee if the remedy fails.
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Hleboro
Ala
J. W. Turner
Beughn
Biz
American Compounding Co
Hox
Jaspar
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BAR Association
Sanford Burke
Mater& Berkele Inc. Gold and Silversmiths
Whitehall St
Butonton
River Bridge
Fred Deaustory
Baeto
Setmenine
Chaina
Eatonton
Haswell
Daniel Brothers Company
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Nettleton Fed Howard & Foster
Earl & Wilson and
Daniel Shirts
Palm Beach Sho
Tion
Havana
Havanese
Parks-Chambers- Hardwick
Peachtree Company
Atlanta, Ga
Choice Palm Beach
Atlanta Retail Merchants Association
The
Atlanta Constitution
Helis J. Abbot
Espeeas
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