Italy Kept From War by British Economic Coercion
Berlin notes state that Italy feared postwar economic relations with Germany and Austria Hungary. Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg says Italy avoided an earlier declaration, blaming Germany, while British pressure and Entente actions influenced Rome to join the war effort.
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Rome
Berlin
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Holweg
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Ile
England
Submarine Bremen Sighting Hopes Ramp Up In New London
New London officials and Eastern Forwarding Company crews have searched nearby waters for weeks for the German merchant submarine Bremen. Officials said on Thursday they had no definite information about the undersea craft’s whereabouts or status.
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New London
Conn
Bremen
Eastern
Nurse Trapped by Telephone in Cincinnati Case
Miss Margaret Gorey a trained nurse was arrested Thursday in the offices of Dr C A L Reed after a Hamilton County grand jury indicted her for blackmail The arrest exposed police efforts to extract a confession from Gorey via a telephone device as part of the scheme.
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Margaret Gorey
C. A L. Reed
Th Hamilton Grand
Blackmai
Bandits Slain Near Chihuahua City in Major Clash
In Chihuahua City area, Car ranza forces killed over 100 Villa followers led by Handetlo Uribe after a fierce fight at Cusi hulrachic, an important mining center about ninety miles southwest of Chihuahua City. General Trevino and General Matias Ramos reported the rout. Ramos was slightly wounded.
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Chihuahua City
Handetlo Uribe
Carranza
Cusihulrachic
Treving
Matia Ramos
El Paso Border Encounter Leaves Wounded Man At Border
In El Paso a foreign businessman arriving at the border is described as a tall man with a long black beard who limps from a bullet wound in his right leg and walks with difficulty, aided by an erazed use of a cane.
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el Paso
Villa
Nurse Shoots Home Matron in Oakland Incident
Oakland report details a caregiver named Miss Alvina di Marre firing three shots at Matron Milas Rose Vorda nova of the West Oakhing Home for Children. Vorda nova was wounded while di Marre discharged a purse and then killed herself with a head shot.
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Oakland
Cal
Milas Rose Vordanova
Oo Dos Iudon
Alvina di Marre
Bankers hear call for universal military training
Kansas City speakers before the American Bankers association urged universal military training and greater participation in national, state, and municipal politics.
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Kansas City
American Bankers’ Association
Bread and Pastry Prices to Rise in Denver
The Master Bakers Association announced a about sixty percent price increase for bread and pastry in Denver after Monday. The Wohe session began Wednesday night and ended Thursday.
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Denver
Master Bakers’ Association
Mob Executed Suspects in Gardensburg Murder Case
In Nashville Tennessee a mob seized two African American men connected to the murder of Hud Burne in Gardensburg. They were taken from Hohenwald and shot dead early Thursday.
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Nashville, Tenn
Hud Burne
Gardensburg
Hohenwald
Greece Decides to Enter War On Allied Side
London reports Greece will join the Allies after King Constantine yields to pro entente leaders. The cabinet and army navy divisions push toward war against Bulgaria as Venizelos gains support and rumors spread of fleet defections and a royal proclamation.
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London
Greece
Athens
Constantine
William
Kalogeropoulos
Bulgaria
Long Strait
Venizelos
Canea
Crete
Psara
Spetsai
Hydra
Japan aims to renew push for U S land emigration rights
Washington reports Japan openly admits its plan to protest the right of Japanese nationals to emigrate to and own land in the United States at the close of the European war. The idea was outlined by Yoshiro Sakatani, a former Tokyo finance minister, in New York.
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Washington
Japan
United States
New York
Yoshiro Sakatani
Tokyo
War Hero Charles Gordon Celebrates Fifth Wedding
Colorado Springs resident Captain Charles A Gordon aged 94 marries Margaret Dixon aged 78. The ceremony marks his fifth nuptial day after earlier marriages in London on Victoria’s coronation day. Gordon is famed as a hero of four wars and his only son is the same age as his proposed stepmother.
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Colorado Springs
London
Victoria
Charles A. Gordon
Margaret Dixon
Gordon
Ex Judge George Gray Named to Mexican Troubles Commission
Former Delaware judge George Gray is named as one of the American commissioners to help adjust the troubles with Mexico.
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George Gray
Delaware
Mexico
Thirty Killed in Aerial Attacks Across London
London reports say twelve Zeppelins raided the capital and southeast England Saturday night. Thirty people were killed and 110 injured, including 28 in London, with numerous fires and homes demolished or damaged. two airships were shot down, one destroyed with crew, the other crew captured.
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London
England
East Midland
Essex
Brewer spared as Gov grants reprieve in slaying case
Salt Lake City Harry Brewer condemned for the slaying of Eugene Allen of Birmingham did not face execution Thursday. Governor Spry granted a reprieve after the pardon board recommended a stay until Brewer’s plea for commutation to a life sentence can be considered, likely at its next meeting around October 21.
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Salt Lake City
Harry Brewer
Eugene Allen
Bingham
William Spry
Hughes challenges Wilson aide claim on Mexico policy
In Cleveland on Tuesday Charles E. Hughes challenged the administration to deny his charge that John Lind was authorized by President Wilson in 1914 to tell the Mexican minister that Huerta would be removed if he failed to leave office.
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Cleveland
Charles E. Hughes
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
Villa Raid Denied by State Department Findings
Official dispatches released Tuesday at the state department state that Villa was not present during the Hidalgo day fighting in Chihuahua City. No arms or ammunition were captured by the bandits and there were no desertions from the Carranza Garrison.
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Washington
State Department
Villa
Chihuahua City
Carranza
Philadelphia Murder Suicide in Hotel Apt
J C Graveur president of the Alhambra garage New York was shot and killed in his hotel apartment his wife was fatally wounded and a Mrs Lectur the alleged assailant killed herself leaving a fatal attack scene in the prominent Philadelphia hotel.
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Philadelphia
J. C. Graveur
Alhambra Garage
New York
Mra. Lectur
Woman Takes Poison After Social Visit
Mrs Mamier of Quincy along with UL-Mrs Van Aistine visited an undertaker and viewed several caskets before choosing one. She returned home, hosted friends, and then consumed poison in the front yard, dying in the arms of her nephew.
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Quincy
Chicago Mayor Thompson Fined by Federal Authorities
Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson faces a $500 fine from federal authorities for violations of motor boat laws. The payment status was unclear and it was reported Wednesday.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Neutrality law revisions urged at Mexico American meeting
At the Mexican American joint commission conference in New London Connecticut on Tuesday a revision of American neutrality laws was urged to discourage U S participation in Mexican factional conflicts.
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New London
Conn
Secretary Daniels to Probe Michigan Gun Explosion
Secretary Daniels orders a board of inquiry at Philadelphia navy yard to investigate last week’s explosion of a twelve inch gun on the battleship Michigan. The probe aims to determine causes and assign responsibility.
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Washington,—B
Daniels
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Michigan
Shackleton Arrives in Santiago After Expedition Route
Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton and members of his party reach Santiago from Punta Arenas en route to England. The travelers are reported as having been repatriated from a distant expedition area and are preparing for continued journey.
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Bantiago
Chile
Sir Ernest Shackleton
England
Punts Arenas
Klephapteland
Breamship Magnate Dies in New York
Richard Morgan Olcott longtime president of the Ori noco Steamship Company died Sunday in a New York hospital from peritonitis at age 56. He retired from business five years ago.
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New York
Richard Morgan Olcott
Orinoco Bteamship Company
Villa Bandits Move North Near San Andres
Reports from field headquarters in Mexico say Villa and about 200 bandits are moving north toward the American expedition. They crossed the railroad at San Andres and skirmished with Carranza troops as Garza and Ramos pursue in the area. Carranza orders confiscation of horses to aid the pursuit.
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el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Villa
San Andres
Carranza
Namiqulpt
Garza
Ramos
Santa Clara Canyon
Chihuahua
Miner’s final note found on canteen near Gold Hill
In the Weaver district about forty miles northwest of Kingman Arizona, August Lund of Eureka Utah left a plea on his canteen as he died of thirst in an old tunnel at Gold Hill. His body has been recovered.
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Kingman, Ariz
August Lund
Eureka
Utah
Gold Hill
Weaver District
Kingman
Rail line earnings rise for Atchison Topeka Santa Fe
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway reports operating revenues for the year ended June 30 at 133,762,392 dollars, up about 16 million dollars from the prior year.
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New York
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Senator George Sutherland Elected ABA President
Senator George Sutherland of Utah is elected president of the American Bar association at the Chicago meeting. The feat marks a highlight for Sutherland during the ABA gathering.
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George Sutherland
Utah
American Bar Association
Chicago
Bomb Drops Kill Scores in Bucharest Attack
Sixty five killed in Bucharest and sixty wounded in a large bombing Monday afternoon by Teutonic aircraft. Five more people were killed Monday night.
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Bucharest
The
Teutons
Naight
Idaho Youth Killed in Action in Weiser Report
J Beatty, son of Mr and Mrs W T Beatty of Weiser Idaho, served as a second lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps of Britain and was killed in action in September while on duty.
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Idaho
Weiser
Idahoe
J. Beatty
W. T. Beatty
Royal Flying Corps
Anay
Allies Break German Lines With New Front Gains
London reports a major Allied advance along a 15 mile arc from Martinpuich to the Somme. British and French forces seize Morval and parts of Fregicourt, drive toward Combles, and take trenches near Canal Du Nord as Haig notes small losses amid big prisoner captures. Berlin counters with casualty claims while Russia conducts a large scale offensive in the east.
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London
Martinpuich
Somme
Combles
Lesbeoufs
Morval
Fregicourt
Peronne
Canal du Nord
Aig
Berlin
Haig
France
Volhynia
Galicia
Carpathian Mountains
Petrograd
Transylvanian Alps
Canvassers Complete Work in Boise Primary
The state board of canvassers finished the statewide primary tally in Boise Idaho. The results confirm the defeat of thief justice Isaac N Sullivan and list Republican lieutenant governor nominee B M Holt and Democratic nominees Ernest L Parker for lieutenant governor and William T Dougherty for secretary of state. Ethel Redfeld of Lewiston is nominated by both parties for state superintendent, with John W Eagleson leading the Republican ticket and Governor Alexander on the Democratic ticket.
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Boise
Idaho
State Board of Canvassers
Thief Justice
Isaac N. Sullivan
B. M. Holt
Ernest L. Parker
William T. Dougherty
Ethel Redfeld
Lewiston
Public Instruction
John W. Eagleson
Alexander
Woman Shoots Politician in Thompson Falls
A newspaper woman Edith Colby shot A. C. Thomas Republican chairman of Banders County in Thompson Falls Montana. He was seriously wounded. Colby told the sheriff she fired after Thomas insulted her.
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Thompson Falls
Mont.a
C. Thomas
Banders County
Edith Colby
Colby
Ahe
Thomas
Argentine Pampas sails for New York with 4000 tons wheat and linseed
The Pampas, the Argentine teamer, has sailed for New York carrying 4000 tons of wheat and linseed. Two other steamers loaded with wheat will follow.
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Buenos Ayres
Pampas
New York
Ateam Rn
Indian Agent Seeks Nevada Lands for Homeless Natives
Reno Nevada M Ashbury Indian Agent announces plans to secure lands near here to establish homes for Indians without reservation rights. The move aims to provide shelter and stability for displaced Native people in the region.
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Reno
Neve. M. Ashbury
Nevada
American club leader Webb arrested in Mexico City
Burton Wilson, president of the American club of the International Citizens' committee in Mexico City, has been arrested by Carranza officials on the charge of pernicious activity.
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Washington
Burton Wilson
American Club
International Citizens’ Committee
Mexico City
Carranza
Airmen Kill Forty Germans in Belgian Raid
The Telegraaf reports forty Germans killed or wounded in a British air raid on Grote Denis Weelem Belgium Friday. Two sheds and three aeroplanes were burned in the attack.
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Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Denis Weelem
Belgium
Priday
American Exports to Sweden Drop Amid War Trade Barriers
Trade data show U S imports to Sweden fell sharply in early 1916, following British blockade effects and Sweden’s war trade act. Officials note preliminary 1916 figures for January to March show a drastic drop from prior year levels, with claims Britain suspects American goods flow to Germany via Sweden or replace Swedish shipments to Germany.
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Stockholm
Sweden
United States
America
Great Britain
England
Germany
Regular Wild West Trick Delays Mail Train Robbing Detroit
Detroit bound Michigan Central No 14 was held up near Dearborn when robbers fouled the block system to trigger a danger light. They boarded the engine, aimed revolvers at the engineer and brakeman, uncoupled the mail car, and looted it before the train was halted near Detroit.
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Detroit
Mid
Michigan Central
Dearborn
Three Governors Attend Idaho State Fair Opening
Boise hosts the Idaho state fair opening on September 26 with Governors Ernest Lister of Washington James W. Thycombe of Oregon and Moses Alexander of Idaho present. A colossal barbecue served 6000 people with sandwiches and coffee funded by citizens and the Fair Association marking the event as the most successful opening in state fair history.
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Boise
Idaho
Ernest Lister
Washington
James W Thycombe
Oregon
Moses Alexander
Gem State Fair
Citizens and Fair Association
Supreme in Financial Affairs, Kansas City
Comptroller Williams told the American Bankers Association that the nation has outgrown its previous responsibility and become the supreme world power in financial matters, addressing the global scope of U S economic leadership.
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Kansas City
American Bankers’ Association
Williams
Seattle unions vote for sympathy strike action
The Seattle Central Labor Council approved a call for a vote by all Seattle unions on ordering a sympathy strike in support of striking Longshoremen who have been out since June 1.
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Workers General
Seattle
Wash
Sante Je Central Labor Council
Women Break Up Meeting In Spokane
In Spokane Washington, more than a hundred Democratic women disrupted a meeting, shouting under the banner of the Woman’s Hero and ultimately taking control of the session after heckling the organizers.
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Spokane
Waeh
Democratic Party
Man Charged With Killing Wife in St. Joseph Case
McDaniel, prosecuting attorney, announces arrest on a state warrant in a case from St. Joseph McDecer county. Harriet Moss McDaniel was found dead in her bedroom on the night of July 1.
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St. Joseph
McDecer
McDaniel
Harriet Moss McDaniel
Bomb Drops Near German Border Reported in World War II Dispatch
A wartime bulletin describes Allied air activity near the German frontier with bombing raids and patrols reported around key locations including near New York area references and European targets. Military figures mentioned include officers involved in the operation.
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