France objects to registry plan in U S shipping move
Washington reports say France protested to President Wilson over plans to build up a merchant marine by purchasing German owned ships and marooned vessels. Ambassador Jusserand held talks with Wilson and later discussed the matter with State Department officials and Secretary Daniels.
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Washington
France
United States
Jules Jusserand
Wilson
Frances
Germany
Hells
The
United State
White House
Jusser
State Department
Vanieh
Navy Department
Incomplete OCR Sparks Confusing Statehouse Flurry
Fragmentary text from a historical newspaper hints at a legislative error involving stock and county records. Mentions the speaker of the senate and the governor amid unclear phrasing and misplacements.
British Warships Sent To Guard Trade in Gulf
Galveston Texas August 27 an official statement from the British consulate said three British warships have been sent at full speed to protect cotton and oil traffic in the Gulf of Mexico. It notes rumors of a French cruiser Conde sinking a German ship and a British cruiser Donegal capturing the North German Lloyd steamer Brandenburgs.
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Galveston
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Conde
Alliancia
Donegal
Bradenburgs
London Receives Mixed War News From Sea and Land
Reports from London note promising signs from land and sea as Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse is sunk by HMS Highflyer off the African coast. Field Marshal Sir John French reassures England amid censorship and conflicting French statements about movements, with confusion over Cambrai-le-Cate line and Russian advance claims near Lemberg.
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London
Lloyd Ine
New York
Great Britain
Highflyer
Continent
Sir John French
England
Londo
Cambrai-le-Cates
Alsatiin
Lemberg
Gal
Siege Forts Holding Out Lille Not Defended
A dispatch from Ostend cites a Belgian officer claiming the forts around Lille remain active except for Marchoveletta and Cornelles which were destroyed. He says Belgian forces fought two days while a large German force gathered before Namur, countering Berlin reports of Namur and Longwy fall.
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Lille
Londo
Exchange Telegraph Company
Ostend
Sal
Marchoveletta
Corneles
Sass
Namur
Berlin
Wireless Ag
Longwy
Neutral diplomats narrowly escape bombs from zeppelin
Washington reports confirm eight bombs dropped by a German airship on Antwerp killing women and children. Neutral diplomats suffered narrow escapes as officials and President Wilson deny protests or new warfare measures while Antwerp remains quiet but isolated by cut communications.
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Washington
United States
Antwerp
Wilson
Whitlock
Whitelock
Hig
State Department
Ghent
Bruges
Royal Miliary Hospital
Local Mortuaries Record Several Sudden Deaths
Multiple obituaries list James T Smith age 3 percent and Rosa W Bradley among the deceased. Survivors include spouses, children, siblings, and extended relatives. Bodies are at Barclay and Brandon's chapel or private sanitariums with burial plans in Cartersville and Canton, Georgia.
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James T. Smith
James T Smith
O'Clueck
Wadlersons Chapel
HL Terse
Thomas
Karon
Virgil
Samuel Smith
Wilat Garner
Mulle Smith
George Smith
Rosa W. Bradley
Rosa W. Hradley
I. W. Bradley
Jain T. Chapman
Barclay & Brandon's
Cartersville
Wilson Contributions to Red Cross Relief
Washington August 27. Among the contributions received at the Ted Grows headquarters today for relief work in Europe were the following: President Wilson Shi. Vice President Marshall $25 Senator James Martine $40 Senator Reed Smoot $25 Senator John H Thornton $5 and Baroness Von Ketteler in Americas $100.
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Ted Grows
Rel
Europe
Wilson
Shi
Marshall
James Martine
Reed Smoot
John H Thornton
Baroness von Ketteler
Lightning Sets Multiple Oil Tanks Ablaze at Ardmore
Ardmore, August 27. Lightning struck oil fields near here igniting several tanks holding hundreds of thousands of barrels. Flames spread over about two miles and threaten earthen storage, machinery, plant, and other property in the district as crews fight to control the blaze.
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Ardmore
Cela
Carnegie backs Britain's wartime course in crisis
Andrew Carnegie, famed peace advocate, approves Britain’s move after Germany rejects a proposed peace conference and demands a march through Belgium. He states Britain must defend Belgium by land and sea, as reported by The New York Evening Post via cable.
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Andrew Carnegie
Bingland
Scotland
New York
Eivening Post
Germany
Britain
Belgium
Vtalin
Aha
Railroad Securities Dropped From Program Headlines
Washington August 7 President Wilson indicated no insistence on passage of the railroad securities regulation bill at this session. The move signals likely focus on the federal trade commission bill and Clayton antitrust measures, with adjournment possible within weeks if war emergency matters subside.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Keak
Nate
Clapp
Asquith Answers Kick On Press Censorship
London August 27. Protests by papers against censorship and government secrecy on military operations drew attention at Prime Minister Asquith's hands tonight. In reply to a suggestion from James Howse in the house of commons, Asquith addressed the issue amid debate on press freedom and wartime information control.
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Asquith
London
Auust
Brush
James Howse
Mémae
Tordanburg
House of Commons
Government Press Policy Tightens on War Information
The premier stated that public information will be released fully and promptly unless it harms public interests. The official press bureau has access to War Secretary Earl Kitchener and Churchill for consultative purposes. A press committee and department heads decided not to add journalism staff to the bureau but to work with the cable censorship staff.
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Cial
Earl Kitchener
Winston Spencer Churchill
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Premse
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Gulf
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Scottish Union && National Insurance Company
LA Brewster
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Geo. H. Collins
W. R. Hoyt
Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Co., Ltd
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Georgi
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New York City
Ascome
State OF Louisiana
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