War News Across Fronts From France to Russia
France stands firm on Alsace and Lorraine with no compromise. British ships sunk by submarines and Russian batteries shell German vessels near the Gulf of Riga. Korniloff declares himself military dictator as Petrograd proclaims war. Germany may publish peace terms soon per Dr Michaelis. Carranza forces reportedly defeated near Villa Barcia. Monte San Gabriele battle continues. Austrians fight hard to hold. Sluggish German advance in northern Russia with Slavs rallying. German aerials strike American hospitals. one army medical officer dead. Chinese war council urges joining entente and Paris economic pact. British attacks northwest of St Quentin yield gains. German reports claim success. Verdun trench fighting sees French counterattacks and Petain holds lines.
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Gulf of Riga
Korniloff
Petrograd
Kerensky
Lu Cheng Haiang
London
Paris
St. Quentin
Berlin
Verdun
Petain
German crown princess bears daughter in Amsterdam
News from Europe reports the birth of a daughter to the German crown princess in Amsterdam. Rome, Paris, London and Ottawa trade notes on war policy, cipher dispatches, and franchise reforms while fuel shortages press Germany and Britain weighs espionage findings tied to Swedish diplomacy.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Ribot
Paris
Argentina
Baron Lowen
Berlin
Buenos Aires
America
Lloyd George
Birkenhead
England
Chamber of Deputies
House of Commons
Ottawa
Gompers elected president of labor alliance in Minneapolis
Samuel Gompers, head of the AFL, was chosen president of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy at Minneapolis. Private Joseph Lawrence of Cincinnati was killed at Fort Sill when a horse stampede occurred during heavy gun firing. Floyd F. Green of Bladen Nebraska certified for service at Denver for residency reasons. D J Harnedy and William Mullane, in San Francisco, were found guilty of conspiring to help Franz Bopp and Baron von Schack escape Angel Island internment camp.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Minneapolis
Joseph Lawrence
Cincinnati
Ohio
E Battery
Eighth Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Oklo
Nebraska
Denver
Floyd F. Green
Bladen
Neb
Lawrence de Lacy
D. J. Harnedy
William Mullane
United States District Court
San Francisco
Angel Island
Franz Bopp
Baron von Schack
Great Britain Reports Wilson Reply to Benedict Peace Proposal
The United States receives word that President Wilson’s reply to Pope Benedict’s peace proposal is effectively Britain’s reply, per Lord Cecil. Whisky production halted at 11 PM under food control laws, with grain diverted to food use and whisky imports stopped. Former Hawaii queen Liliuokalani sent $100 to the American Red Cross via Governor Pinkham. Hoover predicts flour prices may fall $3 a barrel once government wheat flour enters markets. August weather improves crops with higher projected yields per Agriculture Department estimates.
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Great Britain
United States
Wilson
Pope Benedict
Lord Cecil
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
American Red Cross
Giants finally beat Coombs after six years in setback
After six years the New York Giants finally won a game from Jack Coombs who had beaten the Giants twelve times. The Denver Country Club golfers defended the Antlers trophy securing it for at least three more years. Camp Custer officers organize a football team and plan trips to Chicago and Detroit for holiday games. Francis Ouimet and Jesse Guilford won the four ball match begun at Brae Burn Club on Baltusrol links.
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New York Giants
Jack Coombs
Giants
Denver Country Club
Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago
Detroit
Francis Ouimet
Jesse Guilford
Boston
Braeburn
Baltusrol Club
Short Hills
N. J
Prohibition seen by Governor Capper in five years
Governor Arthur Capper of Kansas predicts national prohibition will become real within five years. A southbound passenger train No. 3 of the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railway wrecked near Sheldon Iowa injuring forty people eight seriously. Bar silver rose again in markets with London following. New York quotes 96 and London 49 pence. A New York story says Maude A King shot near Concord North Carolina Aug 29 had long suffered from international adventurers. Corn harvest nears record potential as frost-free period nears. Government crop report forecasts 3 248 000 000 bushels up 124 000 000 from 1912.}
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Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Sheldon
Iowa
London
New York
Maude A. King
Concord
N. C
Columbus
N. M
Bisbee
Ariz
William D. Haywood
Chicago
Thomas E. Campbell
Arizona
United States
Washington
Senate approves war revenue bill with record tax plan
Senate passes the war revenue bill in a 69 to 4 vote, proposing taxes totaling about 2.41 billion dollars. The measure removes the House proposed consumption taxes on tea coffee sugar and molasses and outlines new levies on profits incomes travel freight telegraph and long distance phone messages.
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Washington
Senate
House
Smoot
McKellar
Steel Trust
Northern Arizona Fair. Hopi dance. murders, pardons in Arizona
A late 1913 style Arizona page reports the Fifth Northern Arizona Fair at Prescott. Hopi snake dance observed north of Flagstaff. Governor Campbell suspects mercy for W W Kermeen. murder case tied to Enrique Espinosa. mining talks aboard copper price effects. draft enrollments rise. prison paroles. a Globe Loyalty League buddy plan. and a Bisbee Labor Day track meet.
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Flagstaff
Eleanor
Ike Johnson
Globe
John S. Merrill
Benson
Prescott
Campbell
Mesa
W. W. Kermeen
Florence
Cochise County
M. P. Cosby
William Faltin
Thomas E. Campbell
Dolores Ocha
Phoenix
F. Alvarez
Scott
Enrique E. Espinosa
Courtland
John McClosky
W. F. Fairbanks
Chandler
C. W. Chapman
Santa Fé
Needles
McConnico
Douglas
Bisbee
State Engineer’s Department
Loyalty League of Globe
Gila County
United States Service
Carl Hayden
War Industries Board
Washington
Yuma
Salt River
Tortilla Flat
Labor Day
Warren
Stein’s Pass
Constable Whitley
San Simon
Alpha Copper Mining Company
Tucson
Wilson demands Swedish government purge over neutrality breach
Washington reports President Wilson will accept no action short of replacing pro German officials in Sweden tied to Prussian plots against the United States. Secretary Lansing publicized three messages as part of broader evidence that Stockholm has served as a conduit between Berlin and German envoys in neutral states. TheSwedish populace is not widely pro German, but leaders may push Sweden toward the Teutonic camp if convinced by decisive action.
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Stockholm
Buenos Aires
Lansing
Washington
Washington State Department
Argentina
Berlin
London
Mexico
Victoria
Wilson
Sweden
Fifty Joliet Convicts Riot in State Prison
The Joliet riot at the state prison left one convict shot and three guards stabbed during the disturbance. Prison authorities reported the incident in the Joliet facility and began an investigation into the riot and injuries.
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Joliet
Peace offer expected from Germany before winter
London officials believe a definite German peace offer will come before winter proposing a cessation of hostilities on a status quo basis. Entente statesmen will refuse such terms, and Germany aims to prepare public opinion for further concessions.
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London
Germany
Berkman Bail Posted Then Rearrested in New York
Anarchist Alexander Berkman raised 25000 cash bail to await appeal on anti draft conspiracy conviction. He was rearrested as he stepped from the Tombs by central office detectives at the request of San Francisco authorities seeking his explanation of alleged ties to the July 1916 preparedness day bombing that killed seven people.
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New York
Alexander Berkman
Central Office
San Francisco
Korniloff Rebels Seize Luga as Kerensky Declares War
Reports from Petrograd say Korniloff forces have captured Luga and move toward Petrograd. Premier Kerensky proclaims a state of war, orders Korniloff to resign, and warns of civil conflict as Lokomsky is labeled a traitor and the government vows decisive action against the counter revolution. Bolsheviks reportedly back the government.
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Petrograd
Kerensky
Korniloff
Vladimir Nicolaievitch Lyoff
Gen. Lokomsky
Lokomsky
Workmen’s
Gen. Klembosky
M. Kerensky
Slavs Halt German Advance Near Riga
Russian forces launch an offensive near Riga and halt the German advance as a death battalion routs Teutons northeast of the port. Romanian units attack in the Trotus and Oituz valleys while Monte San Gabriele resists. Italian officials deny Austrian claims of regained ground near Hermada. French troops consolidate gains northeast of Verdun.
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London
Riga
Teutons
Trotus
Oituz
Monte San Gabriele
Austria
Hermada
Verdun
Government Takes Charge of Wheat Market in Chicago
The government wheat corporation assumed full charge of incoming wheat on Sept. 10. Millers may still buy in the open market at government prices for now, but future purchases must go through food administration agents. Local agents plan to allow both outside and local millers to buy wheat locally.
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Chicago
Government Wheat Corporation
Food Administration
Crisis of Woman's Life in Wagoner Oklahoma
A testimonial from Mrs. Viola Finical of Wagoner Oklahoma praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for alleviating a two year illness during the change of life after two operations. The ad lists symptoms like hot flashes suffocation headaches and dizziness and claims the product helped many other women too.
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Viola Finical
Wagoneer
Okla
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chorus Noted For National Airs Catches Hail Columbia
Directors report a chorus has already begun catching national airs, with observers noting they have effectively caught Hail Columbia in practice and at rehearsal settings.
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Columbia
Minnesota Druggist Praises Kilmer's Swamp-Root
A Hastings dr uggist proclaims Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a splendid reliable remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. He notes thirty six years of customer praise and strong trade reputation backing his recommendation.
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Minnesota
DR. Kilmer
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
A vintage advertisement from Binghamton New York urges readers to request a sample bottle of Swamp-Root from Kilmer Co. It promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder and notes bottles are sold at drug stores. The ad instructs mentioning the paper when writing.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Soup Talk Triggers Local Walkout At Meeting
A talk on economical cooking ends with a man and friend leaving in disgust. The speaker touts bones from a Sunday joint for a near-free soup and is met with protest about insufficient bones for liver. The scene captures working-class skepticism in London society.
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Bill
London
Paradise Lost Read Aloud Turns Into Local Dialect Banter
A playful reading session shifts to a humorous exchange with a speaker reciting Milton's Paradise Lost and another character reacting with dialect laden remarks about dice and bones.
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Eva
Milton
Uncle Tom
Switzerland's 1915 Trade Totals Revealed
Switzerland reported imports valued at 382,680,886 dollars and exports at 322,872,036 dollars for 1915, highlighting the nation's trade balance and economic activity during the period.
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Switzerland
Silver Price Report Cites 1891 Record High
New York reports silver at a peak level 97 percent purity, marking the highest quotation since 1891. Market observers note persistent demand and supply constraints driving the price surge.
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New York
German Consuls Arrive in Mexico City
In Mexico City a number of German consuls have recently arrived, including Herr Schultz of Juarez and R Everbusch of Tampico.
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Mexico City
Herr Schultz
Juarez
R. Everbusch
Tampico
Farmers hold wheat as price hopes mount nationwide
Farmers across the Northwest report holding their wheat while hoping the government re opens the price question. They warn the country may face a flour famine if policy remains unchanged.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
Government to Fix Coal Prices Nationwide
Washington reports fuel administrator Dr. H A Garfield will announce retail coal prices for every city and community in the country before month end.
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Washington
H. A. Garfield
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Alsace
Lorraine
Georg Michaelis
Laredo
Tex
Carranza
Villa Barcia
Russia
Pskoff
St. Louis
Harvard
American Army Medical Corps
Western
SPORT
Flucchinbors's
Pamacoing
Sisscieteras Eusieiare F
Omaha Eeeeee Eters
Joplin
Eee
Wichita Eeeree
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Ene
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Western Newspaper
Arizona State News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Arizona Lumber and Timber Company
Greenlaw Lumber Company
Flagstaff Lumber and Milling Company
Saginaw Lumber Company
Ashurst
Gov
Luxburg
U. S
Berkman
Luga
Democracy
Winter Palace
Terestchenko
Associated Press
Cadorna
Gorizia
Watson E.coleman
Washington, D.C
Young Eyes Ben
Druigist
Hastings
Binghamton, N. Y
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