Mexican leaders agree on constitutional reforms and nonmilitary candidates
President Wilson’s confidence in Carranza and Villa cooperation grows as General Obregon signs Villa’s electoral program. Villa seeks a constitutionalist convention to set election dates, bar military candidates, and install a civilian provisional government with amnesty except for Madero and U S assassins. Carranza has already scheduled a October 1 convention to choose a provisional president.
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Washington
Wilson
Carranza
Villa
Mexico
General Obregon
General Carranza
General Villa
Paul Fuller
Chihuahua
Constitutionalist
Madero
Sua
Federal Army
Butte Open Shop Declared By Local Miners
Butte mining companies issue a joint statement announcing an open shop policy. They will not recognize the Butte Miners' union No. 1 or the Butte Mine Workers' union and pledge to honor existing wages and hours under the old contract with the Western Federation of Miners. The firms say they will determine hiring policies themselves after deeming the unions incapable of proper organization.
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Butte
Mont
Butte Miners’ Union No. 1
Western Federation of Miners
Butte Mine Workers’ Union
Western Federation
German ship Margeburg Sunk While In Neutral Port
The German steamship Margeburg arrived in New York after the battle off the west coast of Africa on August 20. Captain Orgel claimed the Margeburg was struck by a High Flyer shell while supplying coal to the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which was at anchor in neutral Spanish waters. He said several High Flyer crew were killed.
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New York
Margeburg
Africa
Orgel
Joe Madgeburg
Highflyer
Gilad to Get Back Home Bustoes
More than 1,700 Americans, many from the war zone, arrived Wednesday aboard the Cunard steamer Lacena from Liverpool and the Numidian from Glasgow, signaling return.
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Gilad
Bustoes
Liverpool
Glasgow
Bombarding Belgrade Renewed in Fury
A Nish dle patch reports renewed bombardment of Belgrade with increased fury. A Tuesday flare at Cal-Lassen peak is described as a solemn and awesome spectacle far exceeding prior displays. Oklahoma authorities search Osage and Pawnee counties for bandits who held up Keystone banks.
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Belgrade
London
Nish Dle
Telegrapa
Reeding
Cal
Lassen Peak
Keystage
Okla
Officare
Osage
Keystone
Three Million Men Engage in Battle Across Marne Front
Reports from Paris state the Marne battle sees German forces retreating as Allies push to gain thirty seven miles of ground. British and French troops have crossed the Marne with prisoners and guns captured. The fight near Mailly Vitry le Francois intensifies as Von Klinc Von Buelow and the prince of Wuertemberg command three German armies seeking a breakthrough. Reinforcements pour in and the crisis may endure several days. Britain plans to raise more troops to reach about 1.85 million in service.
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France
Marne
Mailly
Vitg Ie Francois
Paris
The
Kaleere
Grst
von Kink
Oureq
Gouliy
Aisne
Osse
von Buelow
Prince of
Submarine Destroys Pathfinder Not Mine Explosion
Admiralty announces the British cruiser Pathfinder was sunk Sunday by a German submarine near Gret, not by a mine. The submarine ventured far from base, credited with the action. A second mine disaster hit tramp steamer Ot taway, adding to casualties as calls to close the North Sea to merchant shipping grow. England and Germany face trade strangulation. Britain relies on Scandinavian food, while Holland could become Germanys key outlet.
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Admiralty
Pathfinder
Gret
Geretage
Ottawe
North Sea
England
Germany
Holland
Hopes for Peace Go Glimmering in Europe
Washington reports no peace prospects through diplomacy as President Wilson denies any official hints of belligerents ready to discuss. In Maine a grand jury returns a superseding indictment charging murder against Mrs Florence Carman in the killing of Mrs Louise Bailey at Dr Edward Carman’s Freeport office on June 30.
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Washington
Europe
Wilson
Migeola
Florence Carman
Louise Bailey
Edward Carman
Freeport
German Regimental Flag Reaches Paris and London
A Reuters dispatch reports a German regimental flag arrived at the northern railroad station in Paris on Thursday and was shown before an enthusiastic crowd before transfer to the Invalides Museum. New York formal shipment by United Fruit Co. announced on Thursday. five freighters moved from British to American ports.
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London
Reuter
Paris
Northers
the Invalides Museum
New York
United Fruit Company
Gwo
Bed Bees
Pegielry
Turkey Abrogates Extraterritorial Rights for Foreigners
Turkey announced it has abrogated capitulations granting foreigners in the Ottoman Empire trial by their own judges. The action ends extraterritorial rights for civilians and officials and affects American missionaries and consular protections in Turkey.
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Ottoman Empire
Washington
Turkey
United States
Japan
America
Constantinople
Venice
General Pau, War Hero of 1470, Loses Arm in France
General Paul Pau, famed commander and aide to General Jeffree, leads Fremon forces in the France Germany treaty era. He loses his right arm in battle, hailed as a hero of the War of 1470 and a key figure in Allied command.
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Paul Pau Genersl Pau
Jeffree
France
Town Fire Ravages Area After Wereaw Incident
A blazed town west of there was destroyed by a fire described as a wereaw related incident. Local authorities report zero residents remaining and no injuries as crews battle hotspots and secure the site.
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Wereaw
Wwe
Allies Agree On Height 10 Finish
Representatives of Britain France and Russia sign an agreement in London pledging not to conclude peace separately during the present war and not to press peace terms without mutual consent. Diplomats frame the pact as a determined bid to wage war in all quarters and persuade Turkey to join the Entente. Officials in Washington see the accord as signaling a decisive, united war effort.
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Edward Grey
London
Great B
Russia
France
Globe
England
Turkey
Washington
Great Britain
Floods in Shan tung China Cause Major Loss
Pekin reports floods sweeping the Shan tung peninsula with loss of life and property. Wel-Hsien notes the Wel-Meien River rising from a small stream to a flood flooding the town, menacing the Wes Haven Missionary college and prompting rescuers to save Chinese residents.
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Shantung Peninsula
Wel-Hsien
Wel-Meien
Wes Haven Missionary College
Wang
Kaiser protests to President over dum-dum bullets and Belgium
Washington received a personal cable from Emperor William of Germany protesting Allied use of dum-dum bullets and civilian Belgian participation in the war. He expressed sorrow over the destruction of Louvain and said Belgium resisted so fiercely that military authorities ordered severe measures. Public schools in parts of Belgium were closed as military occupation continued.
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Washington
Wison
Wiliam
Germany
Belgium
Louvain
Ehie
Murder Case in New Nest Stuns Local Community
A murky report from New Nest details a murder case involving a woman named Mra M Catherine. Police investigations continue as residents seek answers about the incident and the motive remains unclear, with no arrests reported yet.
Appalling Defeat Dealts Austrians in Russian Offensive
Dispatch from Petrograd reports a decisive Russian victory at Rawa Ruska near Lemberg. The Austrians suffer huge casualties with tens of thousands dead and wounded and more than 30,000 prisoners. Despair and mutiny spread among troops as diseases and desertions rise.
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Avetriene Fleported
Petrograd
Russia
London Daily Telegraph
Rawa-Ruska
Lemberg
Perlin
Praemysl
Jarosiaw
Haljez
Rawa-Ruskia
of Glav
Refugees Invited to England as War Displaced Travel There
London dispatch reports about a general invitation to Belgian refugees made homeless by the war to come to England. The venture is organized with government supervision and involves the Duchess of Vendome in a volunteer committee to receive and care for the arrivals.
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London
England
Volunteer
Duchess of Vendome
British enlistment surge reported by London dispatch
The British embassy received a London dispatch noting rising enthusiasm to recruit in Great Britain. It states three hundred thousand men have joined the regular army since the war began and the eagerness to enlist has grown as British troops have engaged the enemy.
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Washington
London Foreign Office
Great Britain
Aviator Sacrifices Life in Loop the Loop Attempt
A daring Russian aviator met his end while attempting a loop the loop to destroy an Austrian carrier. The heroic act is reported from London with high praise for his sacrifice and courage.
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London
German Veseeta Sunk Amid Havet Aggacy Reports
Unclear OCR fragment notes German ships sunk amid a conflict at sea. Reads like a wartime report naming two merchant vessels and a coastal area. Due to missing details, cannot specify exact names, dates, or outcomes.
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Parta
Hbeordeaus
Havet Agrecy
Germans Active on the Baltic Sea War Route
Berlin reports German forces operating in the Baltic and near the Gulf of Bothnia. A German torpedo boat halted the Russian steamer Ulenborg, evacuated 54 passengers including 35 English, then fired as the ship sank in five minutes. Passengers and crew were taken to a German fort for internment. Iron Cross awards described for aviators Hellmuth, Hird and Bunge. Prince Frederick of Prussia named.
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Baltic
Gulf of Bothnia
Uicaborg
Alandslands
Germany
Ulenborg
U P
Civilia
Hellmuth, Hird
Bunge
William
Prince Frederick
Prussia
Balkans Form Alliance Reportedly Between Bowman Greece and Bulgaria
Telegraphed from Rome reports Greece Bulgaria and Bowman have signed a defensive pact to intervene together to stop Turkey aiding Germany and Austria. If Turkey stays neutral the three will maintain their united stance.
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Turkey
Germany
London
Rome
Daily Telegraph
Bowman
Greece
Bulgaria
Orde
Austria
Germans Short of Food Face Supply Strain in Belgium
Ghent correspondent reports German army in dire straits for food as Ghent cannot supply demanded provisions. A German column of 40 000 to 60 000 men pushes toward Courtrai while in West Flanders they expect to victual near Oudenarie from a bountiful harvest.
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London
Ghent
Courtrai
West Flanders
Oudenarie
Churchill predicts millions in Britain’s 1915 mobilization speech
London reports Churchill urging large armies, citing a 20 million force goal for 1915 and linking naval buildup to a broader war effort. In Washington, Norway states neutrality remains official amid European conflict and notes American press sympathy but general Norwegian public opinion favors neutrality.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Nish’ Nee Se
Germany
Washington
Norway
Norwi Cian
Bryo
Norwes
Villa Named General in Chief Amid Harmony With Government
Mexico City reports Francisco Villa is appointed general of division to the Carranga line and will be assigned for Isthmus duties, with a statement declaring complete harmony and subordination to the present Mexican government. Roberto Leguia, former president of Peru, arrived in New York aboard the steamship Zacapero Colon, appearing on the passenger list under the name B Salcad.
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Mexico City
Frencisco Villa
Penile
Genere
Villa
Peru
New York
Roberto Leguia
York
Zacaperom Colon
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