Russians Evacuate Brest Litovsk as Germans Advance
London reports Austro German forces occupy Prest Litovsk and control the Chelm to Bialystok railroad line. Russians evacuate Brest Litovsk and Ossowetz. Grodno and Olita are besieged while Grand Duke Nicholas prepares new eastern positions. Air actions include 62 French planes near Saarlouis and a British bomb against a German submarine off Ostend. Italians claim minor gains. Austria disputes. No Gallipoli updates.
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London
Prest-Litovsk
Bug
Brest- Litovsk
Ossowetz
Petrograd
Chelm
Bialystok
Grodno
Olita
Bieloviezh
Pripet
Nicholas
Vilna
Dellingen Iron Works
Saarlous
Rhenish
Prussia
Ostend
Saarlouis
Austria
Gallipoli
Former Governor Iklease sparks debate on capital punishment
Massachusetts parade for state militia precedes governors session on prisoners and death penalty. Former South Carolina governor Cole Iklease proclaims mobs end liberty, prompting Maryland Governor Goldsborough to call the remark unchristly. Arizona Governor Hunt and Illinois Governor Dunne present papers for abolition.
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Boston
Massachusetts
National Guard
Cole Iklease
South Carolina
Iberty
Goldsborough
Maryland
W. G. P. Hunt
Arizona
Edward F. Dunne
Ulinois
Northern Michigan crops badly damaged by heavy frost
Reports from Cadillac Petoskey and Traverse City indicate bean corn potato and buckwheat crops in northern Michigan are practically ruined by a heavy frost Friday night. Garden truck also suffered extensively.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Cadillac
Petoskey
Traverse City
Michigan
Berlin approves iron five pfennig coinage amid wartime need
The bundesrat passed a law authorizing iron five pfennig coins as 1% cent pieces. The move aims to boost small change supply, especially with many pieces already in circulation in the German occupied zones.
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Berlin
Bundesrath
Germany
Mexican ban dite seizes ranch in Jim Hogg County
In San Antonio Texas a Mexican ban dite took possession of the Menry Bads ranch twenty six miles from the Rio Grande in Jim Hogg county after driving off the foreman and other ranchmen.
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San Antonio
Texas
Menry Bads Ranch
Rio Grande
Jim Hogg County
Body of Mrs. Bruguiere Still Not Recovered After Arable Sinking
Despite contrary reports the body of Mrs. Josephine L. Bruguiere remains unrecovered after the Arable was sunk. The vessel incident occurred earlier this week with two Americans lost.
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New York
Josephine L. Bruguiere
Berlin Moves Toward Clarifying Submarine War Policy
Washington reports two major developments easing U S German tensions over submarine warfare. Berlin said it would not target merchant ships without warning, indicating a shift from prior policy. Officials await formal Berlin declaration while keeping cautious optimism.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Gerard
von Jagow
Germany
Re Department
White House
von Bernstorff
Lusitania
Wilson
Haiti Faces U S Demand to Run Island Finances
Washington presses Haiti to approve a ten year convention giving the United States authority to manage finances and police the republic. The draft treaty is before Port au Prince's Haitian congress as American marines maintain order after the assassination of President Guillaume by revolutionists.
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Washington
Haiti
United States
Port Au Prince
Guillaume
Leopold of Bavaria Leads Storming of Warsaw
Prince Leopold of Bavaria commanded German troops in breaching Warsaw’s defenses and becoming the first to enter the city after its fall.
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Prince Leopold of
Bavaria
Warsaw
Russia's Industry Poised to Double Shell Output
Paris dispatch reports Russia has fully mobilized its industrial base and will, within weeks, run factories capable of producing 200000 shells daily in addition to imports. The move signals a major expansion of wartime munitions capacity for the front.
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Paris
Russia
Bank Robbery in Amity Nets $1200 Then Suspects Flee
Two men robbed the Bank of Amity in Amity Arkansas of 1200 dollars late Tuesday after a pistol battle with townspeople. They fled toward the Oklahoma line after being alerted by the cashier.
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Amity, Ark
Bank of Amity
Oklahoma
Uprising Fears Prompt Troop Movements Along Border
San Antonio report says 500 shots exchanged Wednesday between Mexican bandits and American soldiers near Progreso Hidalgo county with no injuries. Pershing ordered troops to Fort Bliss as a precaution while authorities tighten border security and a special guard is posted at El Paso.
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San Antonio
Texas
Rio Grande
Progreso
Hidalgo County
Southern Department
Henry
Sixth
Sixteenth Infantry
el Paso
Fort Bliss
John J. Pershing
Eighth Infantry
Department of Justice
Pershing
Huerta
Carranza
Colorado
Russians claim shell surplus eases wartime strain
Chairman Shingareff of the dama defense committee tells the Daily Chronicle that Russia has more than doubled munitions output and supplies are moving promptly. The Russian army is said to be in splendid fighting condition and internal administration adapts to new conditions.
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London
Russia
Shingareff
Dama Defense Committee
Daily Chronicle
Petrograd
Bombardment of Zeebrugge Reported by The Tijo
Amsterdam dispatch says a British fleet attack on Zeebrugge Belgium killed many soldiers and left ninety severely wounded in Ghent. The report notes extensive material damage and confirms heavy destruction from the bombardment.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Tijo
Ghent
Balkan League Plans Million-Man Combined Army
A Rome dispatch to the Daily Telegraph reports that the Balkan league will be rebuilt with a provision to field a unified army of about one million men. The plan indicates a major expansion of military capability among involved nations.
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London
Rome
Daily Telegraph
Amendment to require English literacy for voters advanced
A proposed constitutional amendment in Albany was moved toward final passage. It would require all voters to read and write English, advancing through the constitutional convention's order of business.
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Albany
Provo Youth Dies After Tree Fall Incident
In Provo Utah a 21 year old man from Mes Idaho Smoot Dusenberry died after falling from a tree and striking his head on the ground. He is described as a nephew of Benator Heed Smoot.
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Provo
Utah
Warl Dusenbery
Com
Ida Smoot Dusenberry
Asephew of
Benator
Wood blamed for Roosevelt speech at Plattsburg
Secretary Garrison cabled Maj. Gen. Leon S. Wood condemning Colonel Roosevelt’s August 25 speech at the Plattsburg citizens army camp. He orders no such talks at Plattsburg or other camps, saying they distract from training and undermine the experiment’s purpose.
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Plattsburg
Oil King Blamed For Miners Strike
A report by the federal Industrial Relations Commission holds John D Rockefeller Jr and the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co responsible for the 1913 14 Colorado coal miners strike. It charges them with selecting and backing harsh officials and approving coercive measures against Colorado and defying federal authority.
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Industrial Relations Commission
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Chicago
Colorado
Eorge P. West
Commission On Industrial Relations
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller, Jr
United States
Carranza Shifts Capital to Mexico City
General Carranza moves his capital from Veracruz to Mexico City with all government departments except foreign affairs and interior leaving the port city. The action, seen in Latin circles as a step toward U.S. recognition, follows President Wilson's peace appeal urging that the capital be established in the capital city.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico City
Foreign Affairs and Interior
Vera Cruz
Wilson
United States
Hundreds Driven From Home In Arkansas Floods
Little Rock reports sections of Arkansas flooded with thousands homeless and destitute. Newport Searcy Augusta and Georgetown appeal for food and money. In Newport four thousand residents barred from homes by flood waters and about one thousand country families seek shelter in camps.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Newport
Searcy
Augusta
Georgetown
Plans for quieting Haiti
Washington announced plans to place Haiti in order possibly by calling on the war department to supply officers from the Philippine constabulary for a native police force headed by Americans. The proposed protectorate treaty would also impose a financial protectorate and control of customs houses.
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Washington
United States
Haiti
War Department
Philippine Constabulary
Defense urged as governors press for stronger U S forces
At the governors conference closing session a majority of governors and former state executives urged stronger military and naval preparedness to resist potential European invasion. Salt Lake City was chosen for next year’s meeting and William Spry of Utah was elected chairman of the conference executive committee.
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Boston
United States
Salt Lake
William Spry
Utah
Taft Elected President at Unitarian Conference
The twenty sixth annual Unitarian general conference in San Francisco concluded with William H. Taft chosen president for two years. Reverend Walter R. Greenman of Milwaukee was named general secretary and Percy A. Atherton of Boston elected treasurer.
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San Francisco
General Conference of Unitarian Churches
William H. Taft
Walter R. Greenman
Milwaukee
Percy A. Atherton
Boston
Tourist Falls to Death on Mount Rainier Ascent
C. F. Ordway of Boston died after slipping during a ascent of Gibraltar Rock with a party of eastern tourists. Mrs. Ordway witnessed her husband’s fatal plunge down a canyon near Mount Rainier in Tacoma Washington.
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Tacoma
Wash
Gibraltar Rock
Mount Rainier
C. F. Ordway
Boston
Westinghouse plant workers strike for eight hour day
In Bridgeport Connecticut a plant of Westinghouse employed about four hundred girls and one hundred men walked out to press for an eight hour day and improved shop conditions.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Westinghouse Company
Arson Ring Leader Arrested in Portland Case
Sanford Currier alleged head of an arson ring operating in Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland was arrested Friday and held in jail for lack of $20 000 bail.
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Portland
Ore
Sanford Currier
Seattle
San Francisco
Sos Angeles
Indian Transportation Manager Indicted in Mast Disaster Case
Walter K. Greenebaum of the Indian Transportation Co. was indicted by the county grand jury on multiple counts connected to the Mast disaster, charged with embezzlement and related offenses.
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Chicago
Walter K. Greenebaum
Indian Transportation Company
Shift in Strategy: Early Game Attacks by Reds Leader Herzog
Cincinnati Reds manager Herzog argues the first half of a close game should push for multiple runs to build a lead, while later innings demand caution as pitcher performance and game state reveal true potential. He cites focusing on scoring early and adapting from the sixth inning on to win tight games.
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Cincinnati
Herzog
Cincinnati Reds
Batters Pull Away Cited as Hinderance by Giant Foreman
Giant foreman Jawn McGraw blames modern players for not stepping into the ball. He recalls insisting old-timers hit better and says younger batters fail to drive through pitches and would benefit from confronting the plate.
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Jawn McGraw
Foreman
Baltimore Fans Chide Manager Over Johnson Trade
Baltimore fans question Joe Tinker after Rankin Johnson, a Ter rapine pitcher, underperforms. The manager says he gave Johnson every chance, but a change of scenery seemed needed for the twirler, formerly with the Red Box.
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Baltimore
Johnson
Rankin Johnson
Joe Tinker
Joe
Alexander Brother in Western League Receives Unconditional Release
Grover Alexander’s brother TM, a member of the Omaha Western league squad, has been granted an unconditional release from the team. The move ends his tenure with the club and clears him for possible new opportunities.
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Alexander
Grover Alexander
The
Omaha
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