Italians Win Greatest War Victory at San Gabriele
War summary notes Italian forces capture Monte San Gabriele after twenty days of fighting and open the way to Gorizia while reporting on Axis and Allied actions across the fronts. British U boat losses are down. Russia proclaims a Republic as Korniloff is replaced by Bonch Brughovich.
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San Gabriele
Bainsizza
Monte Gabriele
Russia
Bonch Brugovich
British War Office
Crown Prince
France
Rheims
Riga
Riga-Vendén
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Monte San Gabriele
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Department of the Interior
Canada
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Oklahoma
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Iowa
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International Boundary Line
West Coast liquor sale deemed treason to soldiers, says Krull
United States Commissioner Krull of San Francisco calls liquor selling to soldiers treason. Obituary notices include Daniel H. Brees of Laramie who served 44 years with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and died in Denver. Also noted is George W. Argue a 60 year old Union Pacific conductor and ORC member who died in North Platte after a long illness.
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United States
Krull
San Francisco
Daniel H. Brees
Laramie
Wyo
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Denver
George W. Argue
Union Pacific
North Platte
Neb
Charles Hunt
Jack Hunt
Arizona
Chas. Bartell
Rodeo
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Ariz
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Vancouver
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District Exemption Board
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National Army
Draft Examinations Begin for 10 Million Men
Official dispatches from Bogota report Aug 29 to Sept 13 earth shocks with minor damage and six deaths. The Senate passed a world leading war bonds bill totaling 11.538 billion dollars after House approval, without dissent. A Red Cross report details German aerial bombing causing deaths at an American base hospital. In Red Oak, Iowa, trial of Rev. Lyn George J. Kelly for the Villiscanax murders nears a likely verdict.
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Colombia
Senate
House
American Army Base
Fitzsimmons
Henry P. Davidson
Red Cross War Council
Grayson M. P. Murphy
Red Cross
Europe
Lyn George J. Kelly
Villiscanax
Red Oak
Iowa
Foreign Crisis and War News Briefs
Uruguayans seize German ships at Montevideo to deter sinking plans. Berlin papers banned by military censor. Madame Feng dies in Peking. Conspiracy charges in Peking target Germans. bank manager Cordes arrested. Whisky shipments worth 3.5 million dumped in Guaymas bay. Vatican peace note response from Vienna cites basis for talks. Mexican rail real estate realigned by Carranza. Korniloff led short Russian mutiny ended in 72 hours. German captors told Kaiser to reward first American prisoner. German hardliners push for wartime crackdown. Korniloff Lokomsky arrested after failed uprising. Katherine and Emma Lansing sail to Bordeaux to aid French troops.
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Berlin
Tages -Zeitung
Boersen Zeitung
Freisinnige Zeitung
Feng
Feng Kwo- Chang
Peking
Herr Cordes
Guaymas
Sonora
Benedict
Vienna
Russia
Korniloff
Petrograd
Germany
von Tirpitz
Mecklenburg
Vatican
Rome
Lokomsky
Katherine T. Lansing
Emma
Promoters Lose Money at St Louis Ten Day Racing Meet
Promoters of the ten day meeting in St Louis report a loss of 2900 dollars. James Barnes of Philadelphia wins the Western open golf championship at Westmoreland Country Club in Chicago. Lady Fuller captures the Springfield Great Western race feature, the 3000 dollar stake 2:20 pace, over eight starters in three heats. Cunha and Kahanamoku, cited as top Hawaiian swimmers, are noted for the eight legged kick per coach Gustav Petersen. Lois Stumer of Rainslow Country Club and Frances Hadfield of Blue Mound Club win rounds in the seventeenth annual Women's Western Golf Association championship at Flossmoor Country Club.
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James Barnes
Philadelphia
Westmoreland Country Club
Chicago
Lady Fuller
Springfield
Ill
George Cuha
Kahanamoku
Hawaiian Islands
Gustav Petersen
Cunha
Lois Stumer
Rainslow Country Club
Frances Hadfield
Blue Mound Club
Milwaukee
Flossmoor Country Club
Wheat shortage improvement and new licensing order issued
Improvement noted in the wheat shortage as licensing for importation manufacture and refining of sugar syrup and molasses begins October 1 1917 under a presidential executive order. Destructive floods hit eastern North Carolina with cotton losses bridges washed away and rail lines halted.
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North Carolina
Sam Cates
England
Ark
Cates
Late Market Quotations for Cattle Prices
Market report lists grass steers good to choice at 9.25 to 10.75, grassers good to fair 7.75 to 9.00, prime calves around 8.50, cows grassers 7.25 to 8.25, cows grassers fair to good 6.00 to 7.00, canners 6.00, bulls 5.25 to 6.50, feeders and stockers good 7.00 to 8.00, feeders fair 6.25 to 7.00, and feeders common to fair 5.50 to 6.25.
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Grain and Produce Prices From Colorado and Nebraska Markets
Market notes list wheat and oats prices for 100 lb batches in Nebraska and Colorado. Corn and bran sold by the sack or hundred weight with per unit prices. Eggs graded by quality and weight shown, with counts and commission notes. Butter and creamery products priced by grade per pound. Fruit prices include Colorado apples cherries and home grown strawberries with package sizes and cents per unit.
Dry Hides and Pelts Prices and Classifications
Market notes list hide and pelt pricing by weight and type. Dry Flint pelts and lamb skins show varied per pound values. green salted and cured hides include under and over 40 lb divisions, with glue hides, buck skins, and shearlings priced per category.
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Aiasaielecbanese
Ioeiewiek
BRS
Market Report Of Commodities And Prices
New York lead at 9 percent, 10 percent bar silver at 98 cents. Copper casting priced at 24 621. Spelter in St Louis at 7.73. London bar silver 50 percent per ounce. Boulder tungsten concentrates 60 percent unit at 20 to 25 dollars. Crude ores 60 percent 20 to 25 dollars. 25 percent 12 to 15.20. 10 percent 9.40 to 12.20 per unit. Elgin Butter Illinois bids 42 cents per 100 tabs and 43 2 percent on 200 tubs. Sugar prices listed for centrifugal, molasses, and fine granulated at various cents per pound.
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New York
St. Louis
London
Boulder
Flax Prices in Duluth On Track to Arrive
Linseed prices in Duluth Minnesota show on track movement with bids and asks for October and December. The market notes October at 3.36 bid and 3.35 bid with December at 3.314% asked.
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Duluth
Minn
Chicago Market Hogs Cattle Butter and Grains Prices
Chicago live stock quotations show hogs priced from 13.50 to 18.60 as buyers bid for various weights and categories. Cattle ranges include native beef at 7.40 to 17.80 and calves up to 16.50. Sheep quoted with wethers at 9.00 to 12.75 and lambs at 12.25 to 18.25. dairy and produce prices listed for butter eggs and potatoes. Grain in Minneapolis lists flour patents at 11.50, rye 1.82 1.83, barley 1.13 1.35, bran 29.00 29.50, corn 2.18 2.20, oats 59 61, flax 3.20 8.86.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Minn
Strike-Imposed Walkout Plungs SF Ship Building Silence
About 25 000 metal trades workers in San Francisco and nearby cities leave work on a strike now in its sixth week. Rioting and arrests accompany the walkout tied to United Railroads labor actions. Shipyards and machine shops feel the impact. pay demands range from 40 to 50 percent with pattern makers seeking seven dollars per day.
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San Francisco
Calif
United Railroads Company
United Railroads
Argentina Demands Clear Answer in Luxburg Incident
Buenos Aires reports Dr. Luis B Molina, Argentina’s Berlin envoy, relayed Germany’s regret over Count von Luxburg’s actions. Baron von Dem Busche-Haddenhausen urged Luxburg’s return to Germany for explanations, but Foreign Minister Pueyrredon rejected the verbal assurances as unsatisfactory.
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Buenos Aires
Luis B. Molina
Berlin
Foreign Office
Count von Luxburg
Argentina
Molina
Baron von Dem Busche-Haddenhausen
Germany
von Kuehlmann
Munich
Count Luxburg
Pueyrredon
Baron von Dem Busche- Haddenhausen
Luxbury
Germany Opens Door for New Papal Note in Kuehlmann Reply
London reports Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann handed the papal nuncio Germany’s reply to Pope Benedict’s peace proposal. The note, reflecting Bulgarian and Turkish views, avoids detailed terms but aims to keep a Vatican communication open. British raids on German trenches in Arras and Somme areas yield German casualties and prisoners.
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Germany
Kuehlmann
London
Richard von Kuehlmann
King Ludwig
Munich
Benedict
Berlin
Zurich
Bulgaria
Turkey
Vatican
Arras
Somme
France
Early Reports Favor Liberals in Sweden Election
Washington dispatches indicate liberal and social democratic gains in Sweden with forecasts they may form the government.
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Washington
Sweden
Social Democrats
Seven Killed in Train Wreck Near Earlville Ill
Seven Iowa stockmen were killed in a rear end collision on the Burlington railroad near Earlville Illinois about forty five miles west of Aurora. Ten or more were injured.
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Aurora
Ill
Iowa
Burlington
Earlville
Efficiency Study Sparks Casual Talk at Market
An Efficiency Study notes Briggins shirks duties as he wastes time with coworkers. The conversation highlights a culture of discussing efficiency while doing little work. The scene also mentions Red Cross Bag Blue improving laundry results and notes about good grocers in the ad.
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Briggins
Red Cross
All Good Grocers
Bernard at Dinner Party Teaches Courtesy
A dinner party guests with children features Bernard refusing a girl access to his toys. His mother tells him to be a gentleman, he retorts that she must be a lady, illustrating a humorous exchange on manners.
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Bernard
Mother
Clear Complexion Ad Ends With Boston Mail Offer
A promotional dental skin care copy touts Cuticura Ointment followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores and maintain a clear complexion. It promises a free sample by mail with a booklet and directs readers to send a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L, Boston, noting availability everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
Before Films People Spent Leisure Gossiping
A humorous musing contrasts pre motion picture days with modern photoplay houses. The speaker notes that people once spent leisure time knowing neighbors’ private affairs more than after cinema popularity, hinting at changing social habits.
Not Like Home in the Army
A khaki clad soldier recalls army life ever since basic meals fell short. He laments the camp cook's limit to stews and soup while sharing a cucumber baked in the oven. His mother, loving and practical, wishes she could have boiled it for him.
Love in a Cottage Engagement Broken Off
A dialogue reveals a broken engagement as two lovers realize they cannot sustain life on love alone. They agree that they both imagined living in a cottage would suffice, but details show they planned to contribute nothing beyond affection.
A Simple Remedy for Memory Woes
Jones and Brown compare wives memory flaws. Brown reveals a capital recipe: write notes on a slip of paper and gum it on the looking glass. Jones finds this method successful and contented.
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Jones
Brown
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