Defect in Frankford Arsenal ammo disclosed and corrected
Secretary Baker and General Crozier testified on defective ammunition made at the Frankford arsenal. They said 0.1 to 1 percent or more of small arms rounds may be affected, shipped to France with no officer complaints, and the cause traced to potassium bromate in primers reacting with sulfur to cause hang fires and misfires. The arsenal switched primers in 1917 and issued warnings to units and rifle clubs.
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Washington
Baker
General Crozier
Ordnance Bureau
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Frankford Arsenal
Crozier
France
War Department
Navy
Aar Department
Navy Department
Army
Frankford
Japan Reassures U S on Alliance Tenor
Viscount Shiari in a House speech assures President and Americans that Japan welcomes the alliance and will stand with the United States until the war’s objectives are achieved. He notes the hundred million Japanese people hear and support the U S in the historic partnership.
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Washington
Iperer
Japan
United States
America
Shti
United States of America
London Air Raid Kills Nine and Injures Forty Nine
Nine people were killed and 49 injured in a Tuesday night aerial raid over London. One raider was brought down off Sheerness. Bombs fell near a hospital and a theater, while another hit a retail store where several girls slept. Night vision was poor but engines were audible.
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London
Sheerness
Quo Ti-Chi A Remarkable Chinese Leader in Shanghai
In a Philadelphia Ledger piece Girard profiles Quo Ti-Chi a brilliant young Chinese gentleman among Shanghai’s eminent military and naval leaders for the Chinese Republic He studied at the University of Pennsylvania where he led the Economic club edited the undergraduate magazine and excelled in debate He traveled 2000 miles inland to reach his home during vacation and later served as secretary to the first vice president and then president of the republic His vigor and rapid ascent earn him the nickname Vadis among peers
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Quo Ti-Chi
Shanghai
Girard
Philadelphia Ledger
Quo
University of Pennsylvania
Economic Club
Phi Beta Kappa
University Club
Yangtse-Kiang
Republic
Gest
Vadis
Figurehead Is Seen Again In New York Harbor
A parade of old fashioned sailing vessels, their prows bearing figureheads, sails up the American coast. The article notes the return of the eighteenth century ship motif as seafarers welcome the traditional figurehead as a symbol of protection and maritime heritage.
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New York Harbor
Scanty Fare and Turtle Diet Advice at New York Zoo
William Snyder, head keeper at the Central Park menagerie, offers expert animal questions at any time. He notes domestic tragedies involving pets and recalls being asked how to feed a tiny 2 inch turtle. He advised a lettuce leaf a week, prompting a surprised reaction from the caller who had ordered chopped meat for the pet.
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William Snyder
Central Park
New York
New York Herald
Snyder
Mr. Snyder
Prickly Pear Pest Threatens Queensland Farmland
Queensland faces a rapid spread of the prickly pear over millions of acres. Efforts to eradicate it have failed, prompting government alarm and invites to scientists from both Queensland and the Commonwealth to devise control methods.
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Queensland
Commonwealth
Value of Horses Declines in Farm Stocks
The department of agriculture reports the average value of farm horses on January 1, 1917 was 1038 dollars, down from 109 dollars on January 1, 1914. The price gap versus exports comes from exporting the youngest and best horses while farms retain older, blind, and halt animals.
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Department of Agriculture
Society's Battles at Military Hospital Veranda
Two officers in blue share confidences on a hospital veranda after a big society party for wounded men. One remarks he would rather endure another wound than another ball, reflecting mixed feelings about the event.
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Fellowa
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Indiana Regiments Mobilize for Training and Cantonment
Several companies from the First Third and Fourth Indiana regiments mobilize at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Units from Decatur Huntington Marion Evansville Columbus Madison Crawfordsville join the Fourth. First regiments bring companies from Laporte Fort Wayne Michigan City Terre Haute Lipton Martinsville. Third regiments include South Bend Albion Angola Monticello Kendallville Elkhart Portland Warsaw Plymouth Auburn Valparaiso and Rensselaer.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Robert Moorhead
Fort
Decatur
Huntington
Marion
Evansville
Columbus
Madison
Crawfordsville
Immett F. Branch
Laporte
Fort Wayne
Michigan City
Terre Haute
Lipton
Martinsville
George W. Freyermuth
South Bend
Albion
Angola
Monticello
Kendallville
Elkhark
Portland
Warsaw
Plymouth
Auburn
Valparaise
Rensselaer
Men of two Indianapolis districts to join Camp Taylor
Indianapolis Sept 5 men comprising the first 5 per cent from the Seventh and Eighth districts prepare to depart for Camp Taylor Louisville for National Army service. District boards led by Harry B. Dynes and Robert Metzger reported plans and inspected gear at Emmanuel Baptist Church before the day’s departures. Frank C. Stucky named leader with Frank Phillips as assistant. destination departure time undetermined.
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Indianapolis
Camp Taylor
Louisville
National Army
Seventh District Board
Harry B. Dynes
Eighth District Board
Robert Metzger
Seventh District Wen
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Woodlawn Avenue
Laurel Street
Kishth
Frank C. Stucky
Frank Phillips
Rumors of German Bomb Plot Haunt Old Settlers Meeting
Rumors of a German bomb plot reduced attendance at the Old Settlers' association meeting near Bean Blossom Brown county. A Nashville man reported strangers seen planting something around the gathering grounds. No basis found, but many stayed away.
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Columbus
Old Settlers’ Association
Bean Blossom
Brown County
Nashville
Injured at Grade Crossing in Indianapolis
Sept. 4 report says one woman is seriously injured and three men bruised when an automobile collision with a Central Avenue streetcar injured several riders. Motorman William Brown was arrested for assault and battery. Ada Kilman is internally injured and may not survive. Her husband William Kilman and son Mary, 19, along with May Parker of Vowler were injured.
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Indianapolis
Central Avenue
William Brown
Ada Kilman
William Kilman
Mary
May Parker
Vowler
Camp Meeting Closes After Six Weeks at Chesterfield
Anderson Sept 4 The Spiritualist camp meeting at Chesterfield closed after a six weeks session. Final address delivered by Mrs Marlon Carpenter of Detroit Michigan. The association executive board met to conclude affairs. Officials say it was the most successful of 27 years of the group's existence.
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Anderson
Chesterfield
Marlon Carpenter
Detroit
Mich
Chinaman Drafted Seeks Exemption Over Naturalization
Sama Lung, a Chinatown laundry operator in Greensburg, has been drafted into the Nations army but filed for exemption claiming he has not completed first naturalization papers. Lung was absent when his name was called, rejoined later, and took the examination.
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Greensburg
Sama Lung
Nations Army
Lung
Jeffersonville Seems Vote To Reduce License Fees
Jeffersonville city council approves granting from saloonkeepers renewing licenses between now and April 2 1918 a pro rata fee reduction. With 26 renewals after Christmas each saloon would pay 50 dollars instead of 200, cutting city revenue.
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Jeffersonville
The Kid and Fairdue Exchange on Plane Poison
A fragmentary dialogue mentions a new deadly air plane poison. The Kid asks how much is fatal, Fairdue replies one drop, revealing a lethal exchange in terse terms.
Farmers Arrested for Gunning in White River
Winchester Sept 5 Deputy J J Bravy and detectives Buck Fletcher arrested John W Miller Kar ly Denton Harold Mull Ray Engle and Tarrie Miller on a gunning charge in White River. They were arraigned in Justice Coates court and pleaded not guilty they will be tried September 11.
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Winchester
J. J. Bravy
Anderson
Buck Fletcher
John W. Miller
Karly Denton
Harold Mull
Ray Engle
Tarrie Miller
White River
Hog use of city waste urged to cut food waste
Engineering News Record promotes municipal hogs to process urban food waste, arguing high profit and sanitary benefits. It notes ready demand of 16 dollars per hundredweight for the end product and cites past adoption in several cities hindered by sentiment and ignorance.
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Engineering
Mengineering
San Francisco Dealers Make Big Profit on Pioneer Coins
Two San Francisco businessmen bought 2000 old coins from the Society of California Pioneers for 5000 dollars and sold two coins for 10000 dollars. They expect about 50000 more from the rest, sparking a sensation among the pioneers. The Pioneer society kept the coins in glass cases at the United States mint until Secretary McAdoo ordered their removal for space. The society preferred selling the collection for 8000 dollars to avoid mounting costs of moving, watchman, and insurance.
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San Francisco
Society of California Pioneers
Pioneer Society
United States Mint
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Office
the Society
Grim Humor of the Front Insertion Gory Camouflage Tale
Ernest Peixotto recounts a French camouflage ruse after a battle. A fat red haired German corpse was replaced by a French observer using a rope, then pulled back to mislead observers, a macabre but clever deception.
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Ernest Peixotto
Scribner’s
Camoufleurs
Statue planned for late Marshal Prince Oyama in Tokyo
Distinguished Japanese leaders raise funds for a commanding statue to memory of the late Marshal Prince Oyama, hero of Manchurian campaigns in the Russo Japanese War. Sculptor Taketaru Shinkai of Tokyo selected. statue to stand at the war office compound. Led by Marshal Prince Yamagata, Admiral Count Toga, and Marshal Count Ternuchi, premier.
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Japan
Prince Oyama
Taketaru Shinkai
Tokyoo
War Office
Prince Yamagata
Toga
Count Ternuchi
Motorcycles in War Explore British Army Use
The British army has 70 000 motor cyclists in active service with 40 000 dispatch riders and 30 000 in machine gun batteries signal corps and convoy duties. The machines span many makes including American imports and the government increasingly employs motorcycles as a wartime tool.
What Could the Poor Girl Do
Aunt Maria scolds Edith for not going to the seashore and reveals she was engaged to several men during last summer. Edith explains the cycle of engagements ended when each suitor returned to the city, leaving her frustrated by the constant changing plans.
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Maria
Edith
Unclear Phrase Sparks Minor Maritime Confusion
A garbled OCR fragment describes vessels dropping anchor and a crew operating a watch over the mile, with hints of ongoing morning activity and service duties. The readable lines suggest a nautical scene without a clear event or dates.
U S Teutonic War News From Washington and Abroad
Reports from Washington detail a farewell for soldiers bound for overseas service and prisoners from a sunk American ship held in Brandenburg. Attacks on sailors are described from Cork, while Nebraska officials pledge for wartime service. Major troop movements and the Atlantic crossing of an air fleet are noted alongside Allied ministerial statements.
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Washington
Oliver
Campana
Delaney
Roop
Kline
Jacobs
Brandenburg
Prussia
Cork
London Chronicle
Gibbons Edges Dillon in Ten Round Middleweight Bout
Sport writers saw Mike Gibbons of St Paul win every round against Jack Dillon of Indianapolis in Terre Haute Indiana in a ten round no decision middleweight title bout. Fred Fulton earned the right to face Jess Willard after defeating Carl Morris in Canton in six rounds despite a foul.
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Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Jack Dillon
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ind
Fred Sulton
Rochester
Personal Judge Lockwood Honore Dies in Chicago
Personal Judge Lockwood Honore of the eii cenit court of Chicago died at his home 83 East Cedar street. He was fifty two years old. He was brother of Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs. Frederick Dent firant.
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Lockwood Honore
Eiicenit Court of
Chicago
Potter Palmer
Frederick Dent Firant
East Cedar Street
Turbulent National News From Multiple Fronts
Reports from Red Oak Ta outline murder trial progress of Rev Lyn George J Kelly and an indictment against H M Blavner. After a court martial in El Paso Texas the Twenty fourth Infantry heads to the Philippines. Samuel Gompers delivers a patriotic speech in Erie Pennsylvania. Governor Lowden Brundage discuss Chicago unrest and troop actions. Newark experiences race clashes with numerous injuries. Minnesota counties hit by a four second earthquake. Local scene shows ongoing national tension and instability.
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Red Oak
Lyn George J. Kelly
Wiz
H. M. Blavner
Town
Twenty-fourth Infantry
el Taso
Tex
Houston
Philippines
Port Bliss
European War Updates North of Lens and Allied Raids
Reports from London describe a minor operation north of Lens penetrating enemy trenches and establishing a new post amid heavy casualties. Air raids near Wagland and Belgium with multiple aircraft involved add to the ongoing hostilities. London dispatches note Bavarian troop movements to the Isenze front and Turkish pressure on northwestern Persia, with casualty tallies and strategic shifts across fronts.
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Lens
Motorcycle racer killed in Laporte crash at motor meet
George Rettig of Crown Point Indiana riding a Harley Davidson crashed through a fence during a ten mile race at Laporte killing him as thousands watched. In Chicago authorities clashed with Edward Wheedle a suspected bandit with a three hour battle leaving three detectives wounded before Wheedle was captured. In Wisconsin amid draft law tensions a sheriff was menaced near Manitowoc by a mob led by a man named Voss.
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Laporte
Ind
George Rettig
Crown Point
Chicago
Edward Wheedle
Winslow
Wheedle
Department of Justice
Kenner
Manitowoc
Washington civic orders curb street meetings in capital
The article reports that no street meetings under the auspices of the Peoples Council of America for Democracy and Terms of Peace will be allowed in Washington D C, per a police department announcement. It notes Navy League reaction to Mare Island explosion probe and mentions soldiers and sailors insurance payments to widows and dependents. Viscount Ishii tells the U S Senate that Japan will fight to finish the war alongside the United States.
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People's Council of America For Democracy
Washington, D. C
Police Department
Navy League
Washington
Naval Board
Mare Island
Navy Department
Washingto
Japan
United States
Viscount Ishii
United States Senate
Vice Rector O'Hearn Named Head of American College in Rome
Vice Rector O'Hearn of the American college in Rome, formerly of Chicago, IL, was named to succeed Mgr Kennedy as head of the institution. Mgr Kennedy’s death caused universal sorrow in Rome. Vatican circles report Pope Benedict intends to respond after belligerents’ replies to proposals.
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Roctor O'Hearn
The
American College In
Rome
Chicago, IL
Mgr. Kennedy
Vatican
Benedict
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