Hesperian torpedoed off Ireland with crew and troops saved
Rescue boats carried passengers and Canadian troops to Queenstown after the Allan liner Hesperian was torpedoed by a German submarine south west of Fastnet. Captain Main and about twenty crew returned to the ship to await admiralty tugs as rescue steamers evacuated survivors and the vessel faced sinking.
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London
Glimt
Arendal
Norway
Lloyds
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Clemmeson
Montevideo
Malmo
Sweden
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Sven Renstrom
Wreck Injures About Fifty on Lake Shore Line near Sandusky
About fifty persons were injured today as two interurban trains collided on the Lake Shore electric road near Sailors Siding at Huron. Eastbound Limited crashed into westbound train with no fatalities reported.
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Ohio
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Sages Siding
Huron
Germany Promises Change After Hesperian Sinking
Washington and London react to the torpedoing of the Hesperian by a German submarine with surprise and grave concern. Officials debate whether the ship was warned, while Ambassador von Bernstorff and officials expect a satisfactory explanation and await further reports. The incident strains U S relations as British press denounces German barbarity and questions the Berlin pledge to curb submarine warfare.
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Fugitive From Gang Found Stuck In Chimney
Athens September Special William Filey a fifteen year highway robbery convict escaped from Clarke county gang yesterday morning and was tracked to a field of corn. He vanished after police searched the home of Joan Foley and Mrs Riley. A renewed search led to him found wedged in the chimney. Several shots were fired as he fled toward the field but he was not hit.
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William Filey
Clarke County
Corm
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Riley
Kuley
Hiley
Uprising Feared in Constantinople Amid Turkish Rifts
A Paris dispatch reports that Djemal Pasha, former minister of marine, clashes with Talat Bey and Enver Pasha and is suspected of planning a coup against the Union and Progress leadership. After a failed expedition to Egypt, he was ordered to Mesopotamia but may not have gone. The situation in Constantinople is described as growing worse with fears of an uprising.
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Athens
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Dnver Pasha
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Egypt
Diemal Pashi
Mesopotamia
Constantinople
Labor Day Picnic And Games In Piedmont Park
Labor day observed by organized labor with picnic and games at Piedmont park near East Lake. City offices suspended. city hall closed. parade canceled. band concert planned by Lifth Regiment band with a long program of songs and operatic selections. Athletic club events include swimming races and obstacle canoe race. nine events listed with prizes and a concert to follow.
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East Lake
Woodward
Cochran
National Banks
Federal Building
Atlanta Athletic Clubs
Lifth Regiment
Pieamont Park
CY Barber
City Perk Music
Soal
Peace convention hears women and presses clash
Chicago September 5 The first session of the national convention of the Friends of Peace opened with women delegates given a sentimental role while men assailed the sensational press and munition makers. A bulletin about the German submarine torpedoing Allan Hugo Theater drew applause then a hiss storm. Speakers urged ending the war and keeping the U S out, while criticizing press influence and munitions interests. The embargo issue was to be debated, with a pledge to curb military spirit and push for immediate peace.
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Friends of Peace
Stngo Press
Allan Huer Theaperian
Ives
DC Berkemeier
Mt Vernon Noo
United States
Rey
Ingo
Munitions Trust
Lusitania
Arablc Fie
Resolution Committee
Wilson
Garnegie Society
New York
William Short
New York Peace Society
Andrew Carnegie
Alton B Parker Lyman Abbott
Francis Lynde Stetson Short
War in the East and West Holds at Standstill
Berlin and Petrograd dispatch mixed reports as German and Russian forces pause for winter, fighting continues along the Dvina and Sereth fronts. British and Turkish actions near Riga and Anzac regions are noted with renewed troop movements and artillery bombardments.
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Styr
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Tlouste
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Black Sea
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Bystyri
Fregatta
Prince Tronhetskoy
Singuldak
Hamidich
War News Roundup From Fronts Across Europe
Reported battles around Grodno and Majówka yield thousands of prisoners as German and Austro Hungarian forces push through marshy terrain and seize trench positions. French and German artillery clash across Arras, Champagne, and Vosges with advances noted near Linge and Doberdo. Russians defend swampy corridors northeast of Brest Litovsk, facing Austro German pressure while fighting in Volhynia and Dubno.
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East to West Highway Meeting at Alapaha
The East to West Highways convention meets in Alapaha to advocate a hard surface road from Allan through Tilton Willacoochee to Wat. The fourth in a series of meetings follows Willacoochee and Peirson gatherings, aiming to connect with Dixie Highway at Albany and the National Highway at Tifton to link to Wu cress and other points.
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Tilton Willacoochee
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Tiften
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Dr Proctor Sermon On Denial And Christian Discipleship
Rev HW Proctor discusses denying self and following Christ as the path to life. He urges adherence to Scripture, obedience to Christ, and living with the cross’s beauty as a witness. The talk emphasizes resisting selfish thoughts and embracing humble service.
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Trains Strike Autos Kill Fourteen In Rochester Area
Fourteen people die after cars are struck by an electric train about ten miles south of Rochester. Victims include Stephen Emmerson 73 and Florence Truesdale 24 of separate towns, Nellie Hanmer 45, Birs Lath Keb 4, and five others unnamed. The scene witnesses a wreck with several family members among the deceased.
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Roky Ter
Lewis Law
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Washington Glennells
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Hudson Fasenaer
Jon Nurten
Ross
Jol
John
Peter
Army Aviators Bruised by Fall in Port Story
In a late fall incident, U S Army aviators were badly injured when their aircraft crashed near Port City. The fighter plane, tail number 73, impacted during takeoff turning the scene into a rescue effort as ground crews worked to extract survivors.
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