Liberty Motor a Breakthrough in American Aviation Power
Secretary Baker lauds the Liberty Motor as the United States main reliance for rapid production of high power battleplanes. The engine, developed by over twenty engineers, emphasizes standardization, rapid production, and cross country collaboration, with deliveries to begin soon and aviation units to field American-built fighters next year.
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Haker
United States
Baker
Liberty Motor
United States Aviation
Signal Service
Aircraft Production Board
War Department
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Europe
England
France
Italy
Pike’s Peak
Iron tonic claims boost strength fast in nervous patients
A Boston physician touts nuxated iron as a powerful remedy for tired, run-down people. He argues iron in the blood converts food to tissue, claims many patients doubled or tripled strength in two weeks, and urges a two-week trial with five-grain tablets three times daily after meals.
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New York
N. Y
BE. Sauer
Boston
E. Sauer
Iran
Peace meeting in Budapest to urge peace talks
A peace meeting organized by political leaders and church officials will be held in Budapest on September 23 to press for peace negotiations. The sponsors say the papal note shows how the war could end, with speakers including Matthiae Erzberger of the German Reichstag Catholic Centre Party.
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London
Budapest
Amsterdam
Matthiae Erzberger
Catholic Centre Party
Bullet Through Body In Somerville Hospital Says Victim Will Live
A .38 caliber bullet passed through the chest of Edward Hickland age 28 of 62 Bush Street Somerville during a personal crisis incident. He survived and is reported to likely recover at Somerville Hospital.
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Edward Hickland
Bush Street
Somerville
Somerville Hospital
Germanism Menaces U S Says Grew at Essex Boards Event
Joseph C. Grew former secretary of the American embassy at Berlin warned that a victorious Germany would spread Pan Germanism to U S borders. He urged all to fight pacifism and support defeat of Germany. Brigadier General Johnston praised former Congressman Augustus P Gardner as a pioneer of preparedness.
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Lynnfield
Germany
Joseph C. Grew
Berlin
Essex
America
John A. Johnston
Department of the Northeast
Augustus P. Gardner
French Smash German Trenches in Champagne Action
French troops attacked German trenches around St. Souplet in Champagne, breaking the first two lines and entering the third positions. German garrison forces in these trenches were killed or captured, per the French war office.
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Champagne
Paris
St. Souplet
Austrians Fail in Desperate Attack on Italians
Rome reports Austrians launched a fierce assault along Monte San Gabriele near Gorizia to drive Italians from their positions. The battle began at dawn and ended near noon with Austrian defeat, according to the war office.
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Rome
Monte San Gabriele
Gorizia
War Office
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