War Chronicle in Brief From Front and Foils
A roundup of war news covers Argentina’s ultimatum to Germany, German subsidies to draft resisters, Italian gains in the Dolomites, Sweden’s protest, British advances in Flanders, and U boat sinkings. It notes American regimental shifts, heavy prisoner counts, and strategic reorganizations as ships and fleets grapple across Europe.
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Dolomite Alps
Sweden
Germany
Flanders
Ann J. Trainer
Western states face trials amid political upheaval
Texas governor found guilty and impeached while Wisconsin explores arrest of Senator La Follette. A meeting in Oklahoma spurred by draft resisters saw an American flag torn. King Copper near Arizona reports growth quotes from Nat P. Wilson. Mrs. Lynn Kelly testifies in Indiana as her husband’s defense. Oregon forestry officials plan evergreen seed collection for reforestation. Texas oil output for Q2 reaches 7,721,836.68 barrels, up 1,349,795.68 from Q1 1917.
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Texas
Wisconsin
Senator la Follette
Oklahoma
King Cooper
Nat P. Wilson
King Copper Company
Arizona
Lynn Kelly
Washington War News and Cabinet Changes in 1917
Three Italian planes circled the capital as Gen. Scott is replaced by Gen. Bliss as chief of staff. Bernstorff sought 50000 to sway Congress. Central Powers may respond to Pope peace plan. House panel may delay Bernstorff plot probe. Government aims to curb employers luring workers. Secretary Lansing reveals new German plots in the U S. Most Black national army troops to be mobilized with October draft. Mrs. Lansing joins anti suffrage group leading its Washington headquarters move.
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Gen. Scott
Gen
Bliss
Bernstorff
United States Congress
America
Pope
Robert Lansing
Secretary
National Association
New York
Washington
Foreign items on war and politics in early 20th century notes
News briefs report Sweden Austria Germany and Britain reacting to pope peace efforts. Japan plans 150 million expansion of army over eight years. Villa predicts U.S. Mexico war. bomb kills two in Seiyo Maru explosion. Russia curbs alcohol to vinegar and water. Mexico to issue 150 million Liberty loan for reconstruction. Kaisers and emperors exchange replies. William visits Budapest. Sweden embassy curbs cipher messages.
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Francisco Villa
United States
Mexico
Francisco Murgia
Iquique
Chile
Pope Benedict
Germany
Austria
Benedict
Wilson
Frankfurter Zeitung
Constantinople
America
William
Budapest
Hungary
Sofia
Bulgaria
Colorado Wyoming football game called off
The September 29 clash between Colorado and Wyoming was canceled. Montana State captain Earl Click Clark has enlisted in the navy. Hutchinson clinched Western League by beating Joplin 2 0 in a third straight playoff game. Louis Chevrolet won the 100 mile Sheepshead Bay race with Ralph de Palma and Eddie Hearne followed. Grand Circuit at Columbus ran thirteen heats with multiple heat winners and several pace wins.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Earl
Clark
Montana State University
Northwest
Navy
Hutchinson
Joplin
Louis Chevrolet
Sheepshead Bay
New York
Ralph de Palma
Eddie Hearne
Ralph Mulford
Dan W. Hickey
Columbus
Ohio
Directum J
Rossi
Count Marque
San Francisco rioters and city flood reports mixed with wartime notes
The item notes two streetcar rioters in San Francisco and two feet of water flooding Presidio streets in Texas, while conferees in Frisco near a tentative wage deal. It also covers draft replacement by women kin at American Express, the four week second Liberty Loan from Oct 1 to 27, and other varied wartime and public notices.
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San Francisco
Presidio
Tex
Frisco
American Express Company
Liberty Loan
Oklahoma
Gaston Bullock Means
Concord
N. H
Maud A. King
Arizona News Roundup weighs heavy with state events
Western Newspaper Union reports on fairs in Prescott and Phoenix, crop and mining updates, fires and accidents, legal cases, and draft news across Arizona. Notable items include the Illinois list of licenses, a cloudburst in Jerome damaging a hardware store, a jail escape in Mesa, a manslaughter verdict in Douglas, and a prideful First Arizona Infantry emblem presentation at Naco.
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Phoenix
Jerome Portland
Jerome
Mesa
W. M. Randolph
Tombstone
Arizona
Bernstorff's Perfidy Bared Excerpt Shocks Nation
German ambassador Bernstorff allegedly tried to purchase influence in Congress to keep the United States out of war. The expose outlines alleged schemes and political pressure involving the ambassador and unnamed American officials.
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Gress
United States
Plot Promoter Seeks $50,000 Principal Worldwide
A Western Newspaper Union dispatch reports a financier or organizer calling for a principal of fifty thousand dollars to fund schemes extending to distant areas around the globe. The item notes the scale and global reach of the proposed plots.
Kaiser’s Diplomats Star Nation Plot in U S
A Washington report highlights Germany through Foreign Secretary Zimmermann planning to align Mexico and Japan against the United States, offering up to 50 000 to influence Congress, using Swedish officials Cronholm and the Buenos Aires minister, and signaling broader German intrigues including arming sabotage and uprisings. It notes Bernstorff’s January bid to fund influence and anticipates further chapters in the disclosed duplicity.
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Kaiser
Germany
Zimmermann
Mexico
Japan
United States
Congress of the
Austria
Philippines
Washington
Lansing
America
Count von Bernstorff
Berlin Foreign Office
Congress
Berlin
State Department
Bernstorff
McAdoo Announces Loan Tour Dates Across Cities
Secretary McAdoo's second Liberty Loan campaign itinerary lists speaking stops in Cleveland and Toledo Ohio on Oct 1 Indianapolis Oct 2 Madison Wis Oct 3 Sioux Falls Oct 4 Aberdeen Oct 5 Butte Oct 7 Spokane Oct 8 Seattle and Tacoma Oct 9 and Portland Oct 10 The schedule notes further stops beyond Portland and mentions planned talks in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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McAdoo
Washington
Cleveland
Toledo
Ohio
Indianapolis
Madison
Wis
Sioux Falls
S. C
Aberdeen
Butte
Mont
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Jones Family Ties Reveal I W W Links at Trial
Testimony in Enid Oklahoma recounts the Jones family organization tied to the Working Class union and I W W with a Chicago office linking to German agents. Witness Holmes, a claimed government agent, described the inaugural meeting where the American flag was torn to shreds and called a filthy rag.
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Jones
Enid
Okla
Swedish Diplomatic Mail Detained in Halifax
Four diplomatic mail pouches from Sweden to the Washington legation were detained at Halifax by British authorities. The steamer carried Dr Hjalmar Lundvohm a planned U S envoy and First Secretary Reutersword of the Swedish foreign office. No reason for the detention was available locally.
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Sweden
Washington
Foreign Office
Halifax
Hjalmar Lundvohm
United States
Reutersword
Peace Note Replies From German and Austrian Empires
The German government declares its wish for Pope Benedict's peace appeal to succeed and praises the pope's impartial efforts to end hostilities. Emperor William emphasizes duty to peace and readiness to negotiate under the pope's proposals. Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary also backs the pontiff's plan as a basis for just talks and urges international law, freedom of the seas, and end to armed burdens.
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Amsterdam
Benedict
William
Charles
Austria-Hungary
Vatican
Draft Call Predicted In Washington Official Circles
Officials indicate an intermediate draft of 200000 to 250000 men may be issued through the provost marshal general before the second 500000 call.
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Washington
Gen Alexieff resigns as Russian general staff chief
Petrograd reports the resignation of Gen. Alexieff as chief of the general staff and the appointment of M. Tcheremsoff in his stead. Tcheremrsoff is characterized by highly democratic predilections.
Woman Says Two Years of Suffering Ended by Compound
A Chicago woman reports two years of female trouble left her unable to walk. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained strength, weighing 165 pounds and feeling as strong as a man. The ad promotes the compound for displacements inflammation ulceration irregularities period pains backache and related symptoms.
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Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bettster
Jos. O’ Bryan
Newport Ave
In E. Pinkham
Perseverance and Boozer in a Phoenix Banquet Tale
Sheriff Wheeler of Bisbane the Arizona patriot recalled perseverance in policing during a Phoenix banquet. He told a rambling anecdote about a drunken Boozer across the continent, who confesses marital woes and then presses the story again after sobriety. The tale underlines stubborn persistence with humor.
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Wheeler
Bisbane
Arizona
Phoenix
Speed and Wit on the College Croquet Field
Lois boasts she is the fastest croquet player on the college team claiming a speed of about thirty knots. The playful exchange with Marx and Are hints at lighthearted athletic bragging and team camaraderie.
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Marx
Lois
Marx—Zasso
She Followed Rule 34 Object in Pearson's Weekly
Jack kissed her when she wasn't looking and she kept her eyes averted for the rest of the evening according to Pearson's Weekly.
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Jack
Tom
Pearson’s Weekly
Lacked Temptation in Test of Auto Ownership
In a terse exchange, the respondent denies any car ownership while being questioned about prior arrest. The dialogue suggests legal or social scrutiny without admission of wrongdoing or possession.
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The fragment reflects a reflective line about conscience and loud external voices, suggesting a contrast between inner voice and amplified public discourse. No specific persons or organizations are identifiable in the readable text.
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CON
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Western Typewriter Sales Co
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