Lull in Firing Becomes Possible At Aisne Front
Paris reports a lull in the Aisne artillery duel suggesting a major infantry advance may follow. Berlin says Allies spent ammo but claim replenishment. rain may have dampened German trenches. News from Epernay notes four days of fighting over a ridge and a recaptured chateau.
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Associated Press
Paris
Aisne
Marne
Berlin
Daily Mail
Parisman
Times
Epernay
Chauteau
Sezanne
Bank Robbers Shoot Cashier at Franklin Park Savings Bank
Three men robbed the Franklin Park Savings Bank in a Chicago suburb at noon. They shot Walter Joss, the assistant cashier, through the right lung and escaped in an waiting car with an unknown amount of money. a fourth robber waited outside.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Franklin Park Savings Bank
Walter Joss
Joss
Enrollment Surges as 600 Boys Reported at A. and M.
The Eagle received word at 8 o'clock this afternoon that 600 students are enrolled at A. and M. College on opening day. Attendance is higher than expected, with many arriving by train and enrollment proceeding quickly.
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the Eagle
A. & M. College
Modern War Terror Reported From French Planes
Berlin reports a new war terror described by Munich Medical Weekly as a shower of pressed steel arrows dropped by French planes from about a mile high. The arrows cover ground on impact and have caused fatalities and multiple injuries as German troops sheltered behind wagons.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Munich Medical Weekly
Dallas policeman on trial for murder of 17 year old
In Dallas Texas on September 21 the murder trial of ex policeman R F Adams opened before Judge R B Seay. A hundred man venire was called as jurors are sought for the case in which Adams is accused of killing Duard Mize after a confrontation near a gasoline station. Mize died from gunshot wounds after being pursued by Adams who had been seeking a stolen automobile.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
R. F. Adams
Criminal District Court
R. B. Seay
Adams
Duard Mize
Mike
Battles Rage On Aisne and Verdun Fronts Inspire Exhaustion
Paris reports a ten day fight persists with both sides exhausted as German forces retreat toward fortified frontier positions. British reports from Soissons describe large German troop trains, while observers note flanking actions around Verdun and attempts to turn Von Kluck's right. Nish Serbia notes Montenegrins near Sarajevo and Servian resistance, with Semlin evacuated.
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Associated Press
Paris
Aisne
Soissons
von Kluck
Rheims
Oise
Verdun
N. D. Findlay
Cotton Purchase Bill in Congress
A bill by Representative McKellar of Tennessee proposes the federal government buy and hold cotton to keep the market price at 10 cents a pound. It would authorize a president advised bureau to manage price maintenance with purchases and sales. States, organizations, or individuals contributing 100000 dollars to buy and warehouse cotton would trigger matching federal investment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fire destroys barn and stored goods in Kurten
A barn owned by Mrs. Johnnie Koppe burned Saturday night at Kurten along with farm implements, cottonseed and feed. The total loss was uninsured. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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Johnnie Koppe
Kurten
Austrians Reported in Brussels as Germans Move Frontward
From Amsterdam dated September 21 reports say Austrian troops occupy Brussels while German forces withdraw to the front. The update notes German units shift toward the battleline as Austrian ocupar grows.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Brussels
Electrification Planned for Bryan College Interurban
O E Gammill general manager announces the Bryan College Interurban is being electrified and work has begun. A power plant foundation is underway at the car barn with enlargements for housing. A small crew worked today, a larger force will start tomorrow as two cars are ordered and will arrive soon, first around December 1.
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O. E. Gammill
Bryan-College Interurban
German Submarine Attacks Quietly Across Front
Paris reports from Sept 22 describe German activity along the entire front from Oise to Verdun with no decisive gains. Germans claim Craonne Hills capture and repulsed French center attacks while Paris notes continued heavy fighting near Rheims Argonne and Craonne. Allied reports mention fresh French troops reaching Peronne and potential threats to German retreat.
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Associated Press
Paris
Oise
Woevre
Aisne
Rheims
Souain
Cra
Berlin
Craonne
Verdun
Peronne
St. Quentin
von Kluck
Argonne
Local Transit Cars to Seat Sixty for Opera Run
Mr Gammill says the cars will seat sixty people and resemble the large Dallas and Houston cars. He expects the work finished and ready before the arrival of the first car, enabling an early opera operation.
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Dallas
Houston
Gammill
Election Ordered On Cattle At Large In Kurten District
The commissioners court met with Judge Maloney and full attendance to consider a petition from Monroe Edge and sixteen others asking an election on cattle at large in Kurten and nearby districts. The court granted the petition and ordered the election for October 24, 1914 with Cy Koontz as presiding officer at Zack.
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Maloney
Monroe Edge
Kurten
Cy Koontz
Zack
Cathedral Walls Stand Yet Glasswork Largely Destroyed
The Rheims Notre Dame Cathedral walls remain standing and can be restored though interior glasswork and treasures were largely destroyed. A separate AP dispatch from Trebisonde reports 22 deaths when the British steamer Belgian King sank near Cape Kureli, with a mine suspected.
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Associated Press
London
Rheims
Notre Dame Cathedral
German submarine sinks three British cruisers in North Sea
London Sept 22 The official press bureau says a German submarine torpedoed the Aboukir first then sank the Hogue and Cressy as they went to rescue Aboukir’s crew. Casualties are unknown. All three cruisers are an obsolete class.
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Associated Press
Capetown
South Africa
Zanzibar
Koenigsberg
Pegasus
Assegeten Press
London
Aboukir
Hogue
Cressy
North Sea
Serbs claim big victory over Austrians on the Drina
Nish Servia Sept 22 Serbians announce a major victory after days of fighting along the Drina river. The report emphasizes the decisive success against Austrian forces.
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Associated Press
Nish
Servia
Drina River
Russians Bombarding Przemysl and Austrian Retreats
The Russian forces continue bombardment of Przemysl while Austrians retreat in Galicia. An aeroplane reportedly dropped a bomb today at Maaestricht Belgium with no fatalities.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Maaestricht
Belgium
Millions in Postal Banks Hit New Peak
Deposits in 9,658 postal savings banks reached 48 million dollars as of August 31 from reports to the Post Office Department. The August rise of about 4.2 million marked the largest monthly gain since inception. New York City led with 5.366 million in deposits and a 926,843 rise, while daily receipts there averaged about 500,000 dollars.
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Washington
Post Office Department
New York City
New York
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