War News Roundup From The Fronts In Europe And Beyond
The report details Romanian setbacks in Transylvania, Russian advances and setbacks, British and French gains on the Somme, and Serbian progress in the Balkans. It notes Allied early victories against Bulgaria, German counterattacks repulsed, and ongoing heavy fighting across Russia Galicia and the Carpathians. It also covers political and military notes including Pershing’s potential promotion, deaths of military and political figures, air and train accidents, and civil unrest stories from the United States and Mexico.
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Somme
France
Russia
Galicia
Transylvania
Romania
Macedonia
Greece
Paris
Pripet Marsh
Carpathian Mountains
Berlin
Vienna
Lutsk
Carpathians
Romanians Check Teutonic Allies in Dobrudja Retreat
London dispatch reports Bulgarian and German forces under Field Marshal Von Mackensen defeated in Dobrudja and retreating toward the Bulgarian border after a six day battle near Trajan's Wall. Romanian and Russian troops advance in Transylvania while Serbs press Monastir front.
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London
Bucharest
von Mackensen
Dobrudja
Romania
Trajan’s Wall
Turt
Berlin
Transylvania
Orderhei
Skekely Udvarhely
Kronstadt
Rumania
Monastir
Saloniki
Farmers push for Missouri rock road bonds at Tiffany Springs
At a Tiffany Springs farmers picnic E.K. Peake and J.D. Clarkson urged Platte county voters to approve bonds for a two hundred mile rock road network costing about 1 million dollars. They noted county progress in Buchanan and Clay but called for a permanent road to the springs and a November election after the general ballot.
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Platte County
Tiffany Springs
E.’ KE. Peake
Kansas City
St Joseph
Clay County
Buchanan County
Missouri
Peake
J. D. Clarkson
Jefferson Highway
Ambush wounds Eddie Spencer in feud district near Teb bets
Eddie Spencer thirty living in Hell's Half Acre was shot from ambush while near his mother in a barn lot. Buck shot hit his face chest and side, he is not expected to survive. His killer is believed known to the mother who asks delay in action. Spencer had past conviction eight years ago and parole, recently fined for common assault on a woman. His father Hugh died in a runaway accident two weeks earlier. His estate of 15000 is likely to enter litigation as he left most to the widow who was separated.
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Eddie Spencer
Hell's Half Acre
Tebbets
Spencer
Hugh
Bud) Spencer
Arbitration to be Enforced in City Transit Strike
The New York state board of arbitration and mediation will enforce arbitration of the city transit strike now in its third week. Hearings begin Monday with both sides directed to present testimony as rioting persists and police concentrate on elevated and surface lines amid continued clashes.
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New York
State Board of Arbitration and Mediation
M. J. Regan
Central Park
West
Car crash on bridge in Glenwood area leaves one dead
A car driven by James Keller struck a bridge between Glenwood and Glenwood Junction at night, demolishing the vehicle. Ray Fogle, former cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank and son of C. C. Fogle, was killed. James Keller and Hugh Fogle, along with Henry Reichmeyes Willie Reichmeyes George Brightman Ollie Turner and Ernest Page, were severely injured.
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W. F. Hall
James Keller
Glenwood
Glenwood Junction
Ray Fogle
Farmers and Merchants Bank
C. C. Fogle
Hugh Fogle
Ray
Henry
Willie Reichmeyes
George Brightman
Ollie Turner
Ernest Page
Farmer B B Martin Killed When Horses Run Wild
B B Martin a 60 year old farmer died in a buggy accident while returning from California. The horses frightened by the driver’s death bolted the buggy striking a post and tossing Martin from the vehicle.
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B. B. Martin
California
Planned to Kill a Witness in Nationwide Syndicate Case
Disclosure of a plot to kidnap or murder a witness named Frank Crocker who confessed to the operations of a nationwide ring. The revelation came today from the Department of News Bureau and followed by division heads from New York and Chicago.
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Washington
Frank Crocker
Department of News
New York
Chicago
Theological Teacher Dr Frederick Munz Dies at 61
Dr Frederick Munz dean of the theological department at Central Wesleyan college Warrenton died in St Joseph hospital of typhoid fever at age 61. He was editor in chief of Haus Und Herd in Cincinnati for fifteen years before joining Central Wesleyan and served a term as national president of the Epworth League of the German Methodist church.
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Frederick Munz
Central Wesleyan College
Warrenton
St. Joseph
Munz
Haus Und Herd
Cincinnati
Central Wesleyan
Epworth League
German Methodist Church
Fall Fatal to St. Joseph Man
Elias Chuse, 78, died at his St. Joseph home from injuries after a porch fall. He was widely known in G. A. R. circles.
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St. Joseph
Elias Chuse
Missouri Students Delay Enrollment on Border Duty
Twenty University of Missouri students in Company Fourth Missouri will be late enrolling for the fall term as they remain on the border at Laredo Texas. The group has requested release, but no action is expected before October 1.
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M. A
University of Missouri
Missouri
Laredo
Tex
Revolution in Crete reported from Athens dispatch
Paris notes a Havas dispatch from Athens reports a revolution in Crete. The message arrives amid unsettled conditions on the Greek island and details are not yet confirmed.
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Crete
Paris
Athens
Train wreck attempt reported near Muddy Bridge junction
An attempted wreck occurred ahead of the railroad at the Muddy Bridge crossing west of the motor tracks with no damage reported. Authorities investigated the incident and secured the area for safety.
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Moeket
Dr William Mayfield Dead
Obituary notice for Dr William Henderson Mayfield founder of the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium referenced in the fragment. Mayfield described as a physician of note with ties to the Missouri Baptist community and health institutions.
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William Mayfield
William Henderson Mayfield
The
Missouri Baptist Sanh
Former Judge Williams Dies in Boonville at 66
William Muir Williams a former Missouri Supreme Court judge and longtime lawyer died at his Boonville home after a year of poor health. Born February 4, 1850, he led the Missouri Bar Association, chaired the state tax commission, and held church and Masonic leadership roles. He was survived by a widow and six children.
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William Muir ‘Williams
Missouri
Supreme Court of the State
Boonville
Judge Williams
Walter Williams
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Cooper County
Marcus Williams
Mary Little Page Williams
Virginia
Kemper Military School
Westminster College
Williams
Jessie, Evans
Sedalia
Roy D. Williams
T. S. Siniall
Jessie
Sue Williams
Boonyine
H. M. Taliaferro
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ward Cosgrove
Muskogee
Missouri Bar Association
State Tax Commission
Kansas City Club to Attend State Fair by Auto
The Kansas City Commercial Club will travel to the Sedalia State Fair by automobile instead of the usual special train on Kansas City Day. Cars depart Friday September 29 at 7 30 a m and reach Sedalia around 1 p m with an overnight Saturday stay under the Young Men's division.
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Kansas City
Predict Short Berry Crop In Southwest Missouri
Berry growers predict the 1917 strawberry yield in southwest Missouri and northeast Arkansas will be about half of last spring. Hundreds of plants were killed by drought this summer and surviving vines are badly damaged. Reports of crop damage came from a Monett fruit growers meeting. Last spring the district shipped over 1,000 cars of berries.
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Missouri
Arkansas
Monett
Brunswick Man Struck by Train Dies in Yards
E. A. Chrismond died from injuries after being struck by a Chicago and Alton train in the Wabash yards at Brunswick. He passed away at the Wabash hospital in Moberly.
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Brunswick
E. A. Chrismond
Wabash
Chicago &Alton
Moberly
Tract Error Restores Fifty Acres in Missouri
John H. Bowen, register at Springfield, identified a clerical error five nine years old that left a fifty acre tract in Washington county off the records. The notice ordered the tract to be subject to cash or homestead entry and restored public domain forty acres in Hickory and forty in Madison counties.
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Uncle Sam
Missouri
John H. Bowen
Register of
United States Land Office
Springfield
Washington County
Lyndon D. Scott Pee
Enna
Phees
Hickory
Madison A
Banquet Draws Nearly Two Hundred Guests
Tod Roads at Coffey as the Improvement Association hosts a country banquet. Sigalem iy spear ge Bong rounding the event. Nearly two hundred guests attended the gathering held the other night.
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Tod Roads
Coffey
Hope for Rescue of 1912 Saint Anna Expedition Members
The Saint Anna under Lieutenant Brusiloff and the Hercules with geologist Bonsanoff vanished in 1912 while Arctic drift seeks traces near Greenland and the North American archipelago. Russia appeals to commercial targets navigators scientists and coastal inhabitants to help locate any evidence of the missing explorers.
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Saint Anna
Brusiloff
Hercules
M- Bonsanotft
Arctic
Greenland
North American
Russia
Hong Kong Sees Shortage of Car Bonic Acid Gas
A report notes a shortage of car bonic acid gas in Hongkong as discussions about supply and demand unfold. Local officials caution on allocation while industry sources seek imports to stabilize the market.
Cold storage failure cited in engagement containment
The report notes cold storage methods failed to preserve an engagement event. Authorities warn that inadequate cooling compromised timing and security of the proceedings.
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