Siege of Paris Drives Officials to Flee to Bordeaux
Sept 3 Paris reports the government evacuated to Bordeaux as German forces push toward Paris outer forts. Poincare and leaders fled last night while French center reportedly holds. Refugees flood roads toward the south as Dieppe to Montmedy fall under German advance.
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Paris
Bordeaux
Poincare
Noyon
Oise
France
Dieppe
English
Montmedy
Boulogne
Gallieni
Poincaire
Pope Benedict XV as Cardinal Della Chiesa Elected
Rome announces Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa Archbishop of Bologna elected Pope Benedict XV on September 3 1914 by the second ballot. He becomes the 260th pope and will be crowned after Europe declares peace with a 49 000 strong crowd waiting in St Peter's Square.
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Giacomo Della Chiesa
James of the Church
Rome
Cardinal Della Chicca
Bologna
Italy
Pope Pius X
Cardinal Della Chiesa
Cardinal Maff
Cardinal Ferrata
Jacobus Della Chiesa
Domenico Scampa
Genoa
Merry del Val
Benedict XV
Madrid
Vatican
Papa
St. Peters
Benedict
Pius X
Europe
Cardinal Delia Chiesa
St. Peter's Square
British Rulers Visit Wounded Officers at Hospital
King George and Queen Mary visited the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital in London to meet wounded British officers from France and Belgium. Queen Alexandra joined, delivering flowers and fruit as she chatted with patients. the royal party toured each ward, with the King praising the bravery of the wounded.
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Burton L. Frazier
London
King George
Queen Mary
Queen Alexandra Military Hospital
France
Belgium
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Wright Saved From Gallows by Slaton
John Wright of Blue Ridge had his murder verdict commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Slaton a day before execution. Wright was convicted of killing Mote Hughes and his child, a case that drew pleas for clemency supported by the Solicitor General and the jury. The stay of execution came amid appeals, and the governor granted clemency Thursday.
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John Wright
Blue Ridge
Slaton
Wright
Mote Hughes
Manila Flooded by Typhoons In Citywide Inundation
Manila reports floods from recent typhoons inundating two thirds of the city. Conditions are alarming with thousands displaced. Tram and electric service have been suspended and supplies disrupted as losses mount.
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Manila
Steamer Sunk by Mine in North Sea
The Swedish steamer St. Paul carrying coal sank ten minutes after hitting a mine in the North Sea. All 25 crew members were saved.
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North Sea
Atlanta
London
St. Paul
Spanish Ship Sails With 5382 Bales Cotton for Barcelona
The Spanish steamship Miguel M. Pinillos departed Galveston for Barcelona carrying 5,382 bales of cotton. Reportedly the first full cotton cargo exported since the European war began.
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Galveston
Miguel M. Pinillos
Barcelona
Spain
Germans Arrested in Birmingham as Spies
Ninety one Germans were taken into custody in Birmingham England on September 3 charged with espionage. In Bloomington Illinois the Chicago and Alton Railroad announced a daily beef shipment plan of fifty loads for export, mainly to France.
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England
Birmingham
Eng
Bloomington
Ill
Chicago and Alton
France
German War Office orders full inquiry into Belgian invasion charges
Berlin reports that the War Office will conduct a full investigation into accusations against German troops in Belgium. A three member committee will include two neutrals, likely Italy and Holland, with a German representative. The move aims to counter reports of atrocities and present a stronger response than official statements.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
War Office
Belgium
Italy
Holland
Longwy
Chamber Discusses South American Trade Plans
The Chamber of Commerce Committee on Foreign Trade will hold a meeting Thursday at 4 pm to discuss expanding Atlanta’s trade with South American countries. Focus will be on plans to extend the South American market for cotton goods.
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Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce Committee On Foreign Trade
Dallas Official Puffing Cigar Sets Bench Clearance Tone
In the absence of Judge Nash Broyles, Councilman 8. L. Dallas from the Seventh Ward, acting recorder, smoked a cigar while sitting at the bench to clear the morning docket. Court attaches report the act as establishing a precedent.
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L. Dallas
Seventh Ward
Nash Broyles
Deserted Girl Sent To Charity Home In Cincinnati
Pretty Jean Mayo, 18, who was abandoned in Atlanta two months ago by foster parents the Rev and Mrs J A Oliphant of Miami, Florida, will be sent to Cincinnati to enter the Home of the Good Shepherd.
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Pretty Jean Mayo
Atlanta
J. A. Oliphant
Miami
Fla
Cincinnati
Servians defeat Austrian army near Jadar
A Nish telegram reports 180,000 Servians defeating 200,000 Austrians at Jadar. The dispatch says 140,000 Austrians were killed, wounded, taken prisoner, or dispersed. The report is unofficial and not yet confirmed by Paris, London, or Berlin.
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Atlanta
Rome
Nish
Jadar
Paris
London
Berlin
German Prisoners at Edinburgh in Mutiny
Lietenant Von Tirpitz, son of the German High Admiral, led a mutiny at Bedford Barracks near Edinburgh during an attempted escape. About twenty German captives joined the revolt, but after a sharp fight the mutiny was quelled. Tirpitz reached the guard lines but was captured while climbing walls near the railway and was taken to Edinburgh Castle.
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Atlanta
London
Russians Admit Only Temporary Rebuff
London dispatch quotes St. Petersburg saying the East Prussia reverse occurred on the Osterode Soldau Neidenburg Osterode line. Public opinion remains confident the war will continue to end, with Russians undaunted, dogged, and not admitting defeat.
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Atlanta
London
Reuter
St. Petersburg
East Prussia
Osterode
Soldau- Neidenburg-Osterode
New Zeppelin Replaces Captured Craft Over Lake Constance
A Geneva dispatch reports a new Zeppelin rushed to completion at Friederichhafen sailed over Lake Constance yesterday and then departed to replace Zeppel in No. 7 captured by the French at Badonville near the Lorraine front.
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Atlanta
London
Express
Geneva
Friederichhafen
Lake Constance
Badonville
Lorraine
Georgia Man Goes to War With Red Cross
Dr Henry R Slack Jr of LaGrange is appointed staff surgeon by the American Red Cross and will sail for Europe Saturday. He is the sole Georgian selected among 30 new appointees nationwide.
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Georgia
Red Cross
Lagrange
Henry R. Slack, Jr
Henry R. Slack
American Red Cross
Europe
Slack
United States
Col Goethals' Wife Is Held as Spy in France
American officers report Mrs George W Goethals wife of the Panama Canal builder and governor was arrested as a spy by French authorities at Villefranche. The news came to Washington as officers returning from France delivered the ward.
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Col. Goethals
France
Washington
George W. Goethals
Colonel Goethals
Panama Canal
Villefranche
Paris Abandons Capital as German Forces Take Control
Paris news reports the government fleeing to Bordeaux as Amiens falls, Boulogne opens to German occupation, and most gates of Paris close. Northern France sits under German control from Dieppe to Montmedy with archives moved, and ambassadorial figures redirected to Bordeaux.
To Defend Paris Till Last
General Gallieni, military governor of Paris, proclaimed that he has a mandate to defend Paris to the last extremity against the invaders. London reports Germans near the outer forts of Paris with a rapid German advance, but the British and French forces remain intact and hopeful of victory.
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Paris
Franklin P. Merrick
Atlanta
Gallieni
Herbert Temple
London
Government
France
Star
Gournay
Russian General Staff reports Austrian rout and East Prussia advance
Russian sources announce the surrender of Lemberg and a crushing Austrian defeat near Lemberg. They claim 43,000 Austrians killed or captured, 150 guns taken, and 10,000 prisoners. Russian forces press east of Lemberg and continue advance into East Prussia despite German reinforcements. General Samsoniv killed and generals Pestitch and Martos mortally wounded. East Prussia cavalry penetrates interior, destroying German lines.
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Atlanta
Petrograd
St. Petersburg
Lemberg
Galicia
Koenigsberg
Selota Lipa
Ortelsburg
Allenstein
Seriou
Prussia
Korschen
Soldau
Sensburg
Sinclair Demands Militia Quit Butte
Upton Sinclair and Mother Jones sent a telegram to Governor Stewart demanding the militia be recalled from Butte to prevent a repeat of the Colorado coal strike turmoil. The telegraph, filed in Milwaukee on September 3, comes as they attend a Big Brother Work conference.
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Milwaukee
Upton Sinclair
Jones
Angel
Stewart
Montana
Butte
Colorado
Harbor Improvement Assured for Savannah Project
SAVANNAH Sept 3 Colonel W C Langfitt in charge of the Savannah district said an emergency appropriation will be passed to continue harbor work in the city. The plan includes a turning basin in the river.
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Savannah
W. C. Langfitt
United States
Augusta
Brunswick
Washington
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