Fronts Prolonged as Allied Offensives Press Germans
Across a 25 mile sector French and British troops push forward large gains near Somme positions. Chaulnes and Chaulnes to Roye rail line dominant as Vermandovillers changes hands. Rumors of Romanian, Russian, Italian and Greek actions widen the war map with multiple fronts and political moves in Washington.
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Vermandovillers
Chilly
Chaulnes
Roye
Somme River
France
Mustering Out 15000 National Guard From Border Duty
Washington reports the War Department orders 15000 guardsmen from multiple states to be mustered out of federal service as soon as practicable. Fourteenth New York Regiment held back at mobilization camp pending typhoid status. others to return to normal guard status or furlough.
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Washington
War Department
Secretary of War
National Guard
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Illinois
Missouri
California
Oregon
Louisiana
Nevada
MacMillan Party Returns Aboard Cluett From Greenland
The Green fell mission schooner George B. Cluett returns to Battle Harbor with Captain H. C. Pickles and crew aboard. MacMillan, Dr. E. O. Hovey, and scientists stayed in northern Greenland, wintering aboard the Cluett near Parker Snow bay. They joined Knud Rasmussen and plan to sail to Denmark. The Cluett cleared ice and reached open water north of Cape Dyer after four weeks of ice battles.
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Battle Harbor
Greenfell
George B. Cluett
Donald B. MacMillan
H. C. Pickles
MacMillan
E. O. Hovey
Greenland
Cluett
Parker Snow Bay
Etah
Pickles
North Star Bay
Knud Rasmussen
Denmark
Durhan Harbor
Cape Dyer
Senate Passes Danish West Indies Purchase Treaty
The Senate ratified the 25 million dollar treaty for the Danish West Indies purchase with fewer than six senators opposing. Norris Jones and Clapp voted no, while administration pressure aimed to influence Denmark's parliament and avert political crisis there.
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Washington
Danish West Indies
Senate
Norris
Jones
Clapp
Lee Monument to be Unveiled May 1917 in Washington
Richmond Virginia Sept 8 Governor Stuart announces the unveiling of the Robert E. Lee monument on the Gettysburg battlefield will occur in May 1917 at the annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans in Washington.
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Richmond
Stuart
Robert E. Lee
Gettysburg
Battle Field
United Confederate Veterans
Washington
Quarter Billion Acres Public Land To Be Taken Over
Washington reports that a quarter of a billion acres of public land remain in the United States to be taken over by home seekers as Secretary Lane announced today.
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Washington
United States
Homenoekers
Lane
100 Years of Methodism Fayette Centenary Session
Fayette hosts centennial session of the Methodist Episcopal Church South with Bishop E. R. Hendrix presiding. Missouri shows growth since 1828 with 129,767 members, 106,980 Sunday school attendees, 1,074 church houses valued at 4.56 million, and 17,748 additions in 1914-15 plus 14,898 as of 1915-16.
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Fayette
Missouri
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
E. R. Hendrix
Kansas City
Missouri corn yield forecast drops on hot dry spell
A Missouri crop report by W L Nelson shows September 1 conditions for corn slumping from August levels due to heat and drought. Despite scattered late rainfall, overall yield is forecast at about 135 million bushels from 7.22 million acres, roughly seventeen bushels per acre, with possible improvement if September stays favorable and frost comes late.
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Missouri
W. L. Nelson
State Board of Agriculture
Frisco Railroad Assigns Marshals to Train Crews
General manager E. D. Levy announces that each Frisco train run under receivers will have five deputy U S marshals assigned to protect every crew member. Additional deputies will guard terminals and company property.
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Frisco
E. D. Levy
Frisco Railroad
Road Willave
United States
Court Upholds Painter's Act in Police Board Case
Acting Governor W. R. Painter removed Dr. A. G. Crandell and Joseph I. McDonald from the St. Joseph police commission. Judge Nat C. Shelton of Macon sustained the action in circuit court at St. Joseph. Attorneys for Crandell and McDonald have appealed to the supreme court.
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Painter
W. R. Painter
A. G. Crandell
Joseph I. McDonald
St. Joseph
Nat C. Shelton
Macon
Crandell
McDonald
Supreme Court
Remains of Longtime Resident Removed After 42 Years
Green L Ledford, aged 66, formerly of Corder, reportedly shot himself forty two years ago. The bullet was recently removed by a surgical operation at the General Hospital in Kansas City.
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Corder
Green L. Ledford
General
Charles A Stix Dies Former St Louis Department Store President
Charles A. Stix of St Louis, president of a large department store, died after starting as a stock boy with Stix Krouse & Co in Cincinnati. He served as a city copper in 1907 and was a director of the Louwisianit Purchase.
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Charlies A. Stix
St. Louis
Charles A. Stix
Mr. Stix
Stix, Krouse & Co
Cincinnati
City Coppers
Louwisianit Purchase
Spuds four dollars a bushel in Joplin proclamation urged
The brief note reports a proclamation by Mayor McIndoe urging Joplin residents to support potato sales at four dollars per bushel. It mentions city action and local civic emphasis in a period voice.
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Joplin
McIndoe
R. C. Kerens Dies Former Ambassador to Austria
Richard C. Kerens of St. Louis former ambassador to Austria from 1909 to 1913 died at his daughter's home in Merion near Philadelphia. Born in Ireland seventy four years ago, he moved to America as an infant and built a railroad career in California and Missouri before entering public service.
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Richard C. Kerens
St. Louis
Austria
G. Hamilton’ Cosket
Merion
Philadelphia
Mr. Kerens
Ireland
America
Iowa
Union ‘Army
Army of the Frontier
Fort Smith
Ark
Kerens
Pacific Coast
California
Intermountain
Salt Lake City
Southern
Overland Mail
San Diego
Cal
Missouri
United States
Thomas K. Neidringhaus
Neidringhaus
Warner
Republican National Committee
Father of F. S. Barde Dead
Grief over the death of his son Fred Barde an Oklahoma newspaper man and magazine writer hastened the death of Milton Barde 75 at his Sedalia home. He leaves a son William L. Barde managing editor of the Springfield Republican.
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F. S. Barde
Fred Barde
Oklahoma
Milton Barde
Sedalia
Mr. Barde
William L. Barde
Springfield, Mo
Republican
New Survey for Mexico Branch Railroad Plan
Surveyors for the Burlington Railroad resurvey Mexico branch to connect Francis to Mexico with the Wabash line. The plan contemplates replacing a prior direct north route, aiming to reconfigure the rail link and improve alignment with existing lines.
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Mexico
Burlington Railroad
México
Burlington
Francis
Wabash
Boy Killed While Hunting in Rolla
George Love aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs Charles F Love of Rolla died three hours after an accidental self inflicting gunshot while returning from a hunting trip with Arthur Foster porter at the Grant Hotel The incident occurred as the gun discharged during their outing.
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George Love
Charles F. Love
Rolla
Arthur Foster
Grant Hotel
Aged Callaway County Woman Dies in Fulton
Catherine Hendrix 84 dies in Fulton. Surviving sons and daughters include Charles Hendrix and Mrs. J E Bird and Mrs. William English of Kansas City.
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Callaway County
Catherine Hendrix
Fulton
Charles Hendrix
J. E. Bird
William English
Kansas City
Model Farm Buildings Exhibit for Missouri State Fair
A complete series of miniature farm buildings including stables poultry houses granaries implements sheds and similar structures is under construction in Chicago for display at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia from September 23 to 30. The project spans two weeks of work by the woodworking shop team of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.
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Chicago
Sedalia
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Tabernacle in Day Construction At Marceline
Stores closed as mayor and city officials joined railroad leaders in building a 66 by 130 foot tabernacle. The one day effort used 4100 feet of lumber and 106 volunteers to seat 2000. women provided a noon dinner. Meetings led by evangelist Rev. Forstithe are planned for September and October.
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Marceline
7 Forsiithe
Stolen Sachel Contains Bonds in KanGenecate Case
A sachel containing $1,460 in negotiable bonds of the City of KanGenecate, Me was taken during action at Joplin. The bonds were reportedly owned by Tudor's father.
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Kan- Genecate
Joplin
Tudor
Drowned Near Springfield
Wiltiaga F. D., 28 years old, was reported missing when she drowned near Springfield. The incident prompted a search by local authorities and rescue teams. Further details on cause and recovery efforts were not immediately available.
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Springfield
Wiltiaga F. D
Origins of the word gringo traced through early dictionaries
A note traces gringo to 18th and 19th century glossaries with Malaga and Madrid usage. Cites P Kastaban de Terreros y Pardo 1787 Dictionario Castellano and Nunez de Taboada 1845 Dictionnaire Espagnol-Francais describing gringos as foreigners with opaque speech.
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P. Kasteban de Terreros Y Pardo
Dictionario Castellano
Madrid
Melchior Emmanuel Nunez de Taboada
Dictionnaire Espagnol-Francais
Paris
New York Times
Witty Exchange Turns on a Fallen Countenance
A brief dialogue toys with a pun on face saving. One character notes his effort to save face, while another quips that his countenance had fallen, delivering the punchline. The exchange showcases dry humor and a light verbal duel.
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