Wilson urges eight hour day to avert rail strike
President Wilson addressed Congress urging an eight hour day for interstate railroad workers and ICC reforms. He proposed a study of rate increases and a broader public inquiry before any strike. Railroads warn of $25 to $100 million in costs. 226 railroads, 2 million affected, 400000 workers.
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Washinton
Wilson
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Capitol
Kitchin
Adamson
Commission
Senate
Brotherhoods
Wilsen
Auto Truck Plunges In Parley Canyon Injures Nine
A Park City to Salt Lake City work crew of nine was injured when an automobile truck rolled down a thirty foot embankment in Parley Canyon Tuesday night. Two sustained serious injuries.
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Salt Lake City
Thhem
Park City
Salt Lake
Parley's Canyon
Governor Johnson Wins Republican Senate Nomination
San Francisco reports that with about half the state precincts counted in Tuesday's primary Governor Hiram W. Johnson appears to have won the Republican nomination for senator.
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San Francisco
Hiram W. Johnson
Italy Declares War on Germany Over Saloniki Troop Move
Rome reports Italy formally declares war on Germany as of August 28 to back the Entente campaign on the Macedonian front. Citizens cheer the decision while Rome notes past neutrality and Germany's efforts to keep peace.
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Saloniki
Rome
Iitaly
Germany
Italy
Austria
Prince von Buelow
Sleeper Wins Republican Nomination for Governor in Michigan
Detroit reports Albert E. Sleeper of Bad Axe captured the Republican nomination for governor based on primary election returns.
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Detroit
Albert E. Sleeper
Bad Axe
Woman's Assailant Lynched by Mob in Vivian
A mob of about 1,000 took Jess Hammett from the jail at Vivian, Louisiana, twenty miles north of Shreveport, and hanged him from a telegraph pole. A white woman identified him as the man who attempted to assault her with a butcher knife.
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Shreveport
Jess Hammett
Vivian
Here
John Webley Hill Faces Breach Suit Again
Mise Lucile Covington sues Rev. Dr. John Wesley Hill of New York for breach of promise alleging damages of 100000 dollars. The case is brought in Chicago with Hill as defendant and Covington as plaintiff.
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Chicago
John Wesley Hill
New York
Mise Lucile Covington
Plot to Kidnap Harriman Son Foiled in Idaho Arrests
Three men Marion A. Lufkin David Majors were jailed in Idaho on conspiracy charges to kidnap Roland Harriman son of Mrs E H Harriman for 100000 ransom. Lufkin confessed detailing the plot and identifying two accomplices amid arrests in Island Park Kilgore region. Zufelt denies involvement.
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Salt Lake City
Herald-Republican
St. Anthony
Idaho
Roland Harriman
BE. H. Harriman
Marion A. Lufkin
David Majors
Majors
Island Park
Young Harriman
Lufkin
Hudson
Harriman
Kilgore
McLoy
Zufelt
State Undergoes Probe Into Infantile Paralysis in Idaho
State Sanitary Commissioner John Kirby White will conduct a thorough investigation of infantile paralysis in Idaho. Bonneville County reports several cases and officials will collect data and complete physician reports under the state board of health.
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Boise
Idaho
John Kirby White
Bonneville County
State Board of Health
Bank Crisis in Teague as Insurance Chief Shot
Jolin S. Patterson of Austin, state commissioner of insurance and banking, was shot in the Farmers & Merchants bank lobby in Teague while attempting to post a notice for an examination. Bank president T. R. Watson and his two sons, W. R. Watson and J. E. Watson, were arrested after the incident. J. B. McKinnon, the state bank examiner, was fired upon but not hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teague
Texas
Jolin S. Patterson
Austin
Farmers & Merchants’ Bank
State Bank Examiner
T. R. Watson
W. R. Watson
J. E. Watson
King Constantine of Greece Undergoes Minor Operation
Reuters Athens correspondent reports King Constantine of Greece had a slight operation Sunday. The king has been indisposed recently with inflammation of a wound from his previous surgery.
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London
Constantine
Greece
Reuters
Athens
Saloniki Crowd Demonstrates for Venizelos
A large popular meeting in Saloniki protested Bulgarian occupation of Greek territory. The rally followed with a demonstration for Venizelos and the singing of the Greek national hymn.
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Saloniki
Venizelos, Salonikia
Venizelos
Albanian Coast Watch Report Claims Malians Seize Porto Palermo
Aviona dispatch says Malians occupy Porto Palermo and summit of Mount Kalarat in southern Albania to monitor the Albanian coast north of Cape Keppall. The report mentions Albanian coastal surveillance and regional tension.
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Porla
Aviona
Porto Palermo
Mount Kalarat
Albania
Cape Keppall
Roumania Joins War as Fourteenth Nation
London reports Roumania declares war on Austria Hungary joining the Entente. Germany counters by declaring war on Roumania. Roumania’s entry is tied to national expansion aims and strategic value, with 6.8 million population and an estimated 580000 army. Four million Romanians in Transylvania cited.
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London
Roumania
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Saloniki
Take Ionescu
Bukowina
Transylvania
Hungary
Escape From Burning Hygeia Hotel
Seventy five or more guests fled in night clothes as Hygeia Hotel a four story wooden building burned on Monday night in Block Island Rhode Island. Rescue crews assisted as guests escaped the blaze and authorities investigated the cause of the fire.
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Block Island
R. I
Hygeia
Blow on Jaw Fatal in Dallas Street Fight
William G. Snyder, 45, died from a broken neck suffered after a jaw strike during a street fight with Peter Shaw, who surrendered to officers.
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Dallas
Texas
William G. Snyder
Peter Shaw
Shaw
Bandit Robs Harold Label Collector for 3000 in Detroit
A bandit held up Harold Label, a Standard Oil collector in Detroit, on Monday afternoon and stole about $3000 during a mid search operation. Police investigate the $3000 theft and pursue leads across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Harold Label
Many Guardmen Ordered Home From Mexican Border
War department orders 15,000 national guardsmen on the Mexican border to return to state mobilization camps. Three regiments from New York, two from New Jersey, two from Illinois, two from Missouri and one each from California Oregon Washington and Louisiana to be sent home. Regular coast artillerymen also to be withdrawn as others replace patrol duties.
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Washington
War Department
Funston
New York
New Jersey
Illinoi
Missouri
California
Oregon
Louisiana
Baker
Wilson
White House
Coast Artillery
General Funston
Pershing
Mexico
Marchers Fall From Ranks in Grand Army Parade
Kansas City veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic held a day parade and a nighttime Campfire at Convention Hall marking the annual encampment. Dozens faded along the route with six needing hospital care while Scouts provided first aid.
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Kansas City
Convention Hall
Grand Army of the Republic
Strikers Will Lose All Rights On Rail Line Policy
Chicago. President E P Ripley of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe issued a statement to employes that those who fail to report for work on Monday will have their positions declared vacant and that new hires will be permanent barring ill behavior.
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Chicago
E. P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Youthful Bandit Captured After Golden Gate Chase
A young bandit robbed the Anglo California bank Mission branch of $8,000 in gold and fled toward Golden Gate Park. After an automobile chase he was captured. police say he identified himself as Edward Von Walden and claimed to be the son of a California physician.
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San Francisco
Mission
Anglo California Bank
Golden Gate Park
Edward von Walden
Colorado Fuel and Iron to raise wages after talks with miners
Denver reports that after meetings between Colorado Fuel and Iron officials and coal miner representatives the firm will grant proportional wage increases in line with gains already given in the southwestern competitive territory.
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Denver
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Shaft Pierced Man's Throat in Utah Wagon Collision
Salt Lake City report states guard Emmetts Staton at the Bac cus powder plant was killed instantly when the shaft of an express wagon pierced his heart after a collision with his motorcycle at Fourth South and Fourth West streets.
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Salt Lake City
Senate Votes Tax Exemption for Insurance Trust Funds
Washington senate action exempts from taxation under the administration revenue bill all insurance company trust funds held in reserve under state law or by contracts with policyholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sale of Indies Urged in Caribbean Legislation
The legislature of Banta Crus has adopted and cable to the Danish government a resolution favoring sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
D. W. Ithe
Banta Crus
Copenhagen
United States
Fugitive Banker Surrenders in Chicago
Adolph Silver, former banker, surrendered to federal and state authorities in Chicago. He had been sought since the closing of two west side banks where he once worked, reportedly turning himself in on Wednesday.
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Charlies E. Lobdell
Kansas
National Farm Loan Board
Hele Republican
Chicago
Adolph Silver
West Side
Watney
American Cruiser Memphis Wrecked on Reef
The armored cruiser Memphis was driven ashore on rocks near San Domingo by a sudden ground swell. All on board were saved, but twenty men returning to the Memphis in a motor boat were drowned when the boat overturned. The Castine escaped to sea. Memphis formerly Tennessee, renamed May 25, 1904, 14000 tons, 23000 horsepower, 990 crew, flagship of the Atlantic fleet under Captain E L Beach.
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San Domingo
Memphis
United States
Castine
Tennessee
United States Atlantic Fleet
E. L. Beach
Strike Order Issued On Railroad Labor Walkout
Washington reports a tentative strike order for 400 000 railroad workers at 7 a m on September 4 1916 after unions failed to reach a settlement with railroads President Wilson urged withdrawal but leaders insisted only the committee of 640 could recall. The notice outlines peaceful conduct and strict duties for striking members with emphasis on obeying the law and avoiding violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Brotherhoods
Sira and Brothers
Cabrera Heads Mexican Commission To Key West
Vera Cruz report states Luis Cabrera president of the Mexican commission to confer with the American commission on outstanding questions arrived with five aides and James Linn Rodgers in Vera Cruz. They will sail for Key West aboard the U S transport Dixie to continue discussions.
Tragedy Ends Shooting in Teague Bank Closure
State Banking Commissioner John B Patterson died in a Waco hospital after being shot at Teague while serving notice closing Farmers and Merchants Bank. The incident occurred Tuesday and details indicate a fatal bank closure enforcement gone wrong.
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Waco
Texas
John 8. Patterson
Teague
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Hosipital
Croker Suffering From Unknown Ailment In Dublin
Dublin report states Croker former Tammany leader in New York entered hospital after an illness described as a bone affection affecting his chest and side. Details are scarce and medical teams study his condition.
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Croker
Dublin
Richard Croker
Tammany Organization
New York
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E. H. HarrIman
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Ireland
Augustine Birrell
Aaquith
Bandit
Trust Funde
San Diego Harbor
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