Royal Edward Sunk in Aegean with Heavy Losses
About 1,000 men are believed lost when the British transport Royal Edward was sunk by a German submarine in the Aegean on Saturday en route to the Dardanelles. The ship carried 1,050 soldiers, 32 officers, and a crew of about 240. officials report 100 saved. The vessel, built in 1908 in Glasgow, was a 11,117 ton triple screw steamer commanded by the Canadian Northern Steamship Company and pressed into service at the war's start.
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Young Girl Weds 60-Year-Old Rancher After Disappearance
Miss Etta Thomas, 22, daughter of Charles Thomas, disappeared for days then reappeared as the bride of C. F. Luther, 60, a farmer near Fort Collins. They married in Kimball, Nebraska after Luther divorced his first wife six weeks earlier. The couple traveled from Fort Collins to Wellington during a severe storm.
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Colo
Etta Thomas
Charles Thomas
C. F. Luther
Here
Mish Lawson
Luther
Wellington
Surrey
New Deal May Bring On S100000 Concentrating Plant
The Leader reports outside capital negotiating for a partially developed mine in the Silver Crown camp. Assays show rich ore and a potential to add a 100000 concentrating plant if the wine vein proves satisfactory. Investors from a Salt Lake firm eye Penn Wyoming copper mines at Encampment as revival hopes rise.
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Silver Crown
Comstock
Hughes
Gold Wines
Arizona
Lintery
Penn-Wyoming
Salt Lake
Batk
Three Lives Pay For Attempt To Kill Governor
Discovery of a time fuse to a bomb in the headquarters of Governor Maytorena is recalled as Captain Rojas and two other officers on his staff are executed at the border garrison in Nogales Arizona.
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Nogales
Aris
Maytorena
Rojas
300 Billion Loan Urged to Restore Order Across Markets
New York bankers call for a 300 billion dollar British loan to restore order after a surge in war supplies purchases and a drop in foreign exchange. They warn no ship or trade move to Europe can proceed without ample British gold inflows amid market chaos.
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New York
Europe
Bank of England Shipment Brings $50 Million to New York
The Bank of England secretly sent $50 million to the United States for J P Morgan & Co to pay for British war munitions. Seven express cars from Halifax carried securities and gold, guarded by two rifle-toting guards per front seat, while New York police routed the spectacle in the Hollis Kitchen area.
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Bank of England
United States
J. P. Morgan & Co
Halifax
Holla Kitchen
New York
Lawson Wins in Fight for Another Trial
In Denver on August 17, the United Mine Workers of America secured two legal wins after Colorado coal miners’ strike. The state supreme court granted a writ of supersedal to review the Lawson case and barred Judge Granby Hillyer from presiding over future strike trials. The writ delays Lawson’s removal to Canon City penitentiary until a new-trial application is decided, with bail pending further terms to be ruled at the September 14 term.
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United Mine Workers of America
Colorado
State Supreme Court
Lawson
Granby Willyer
Canon City
Supreme Court
Ball
Las Animas
Trinidad
Granby Hillyer
Horace H. Hawkins
Lavue
Hillyer
Oo Wae
Autéme
Miliper
George A. Carlson
Joke Lana
Russians Evacuate Melstok Rail Center Near Petrograd
Dispatches from Petrograd report Russians beginning evacuation of the fortified Melstok rail center on the Kovny Brest line ahead of German attacks. Dismantling at Ridlosk works and removal of art treasures from the Imperial palace are noted as civilians flee and military leaders signal possible withdrawal to protect key lines.
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London
Melostok
Kovny
Ridlosk
Bas Bers
Icterloy
Junicrpal Palace
Kowno-lest-Litovak
Ailowtok
Lame
Warsaw-Petrograd
Brewistow
OROZCO INSHOTED AND AHATA IN bil. PABO
El Paso report says Jorge A. Oronco, former general to B. Pood, was arrested here on a charge tied to an assault in Mexico. Bond set at 35000 dollars.
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AHATA
Bil
Pabo
EL Paso
Texas
Jorge A. Oronco
Carrenes Congal
B. Pood
Mexico
Executions Reported in Chihuahua by Villistas
El Paso dispatch notes twenty three executions in Chihuahua Sunday including Aureliano Gongalva brother of General Gonsalex. George Carothers state department agent in Washington seeks Villa's explanation. General Ried Villa agent at Juarez arrested. his brother jailed after crossing border to investigate. Chihuahua merchants thank General Hugh Scott for release of confiscated goods.
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Texas
Chihuahua
Aureliano Gongalva
Gonsalex
George Carothers
State Department
Washington
Villa
Ried
Juarez
Morhartw
Hugh Scott
Vala
Carranza Rejects Pan American Peage Proposals
Washington reports indicate Carranza plans to reject Pan American peage proposals. He will press for recognition of his government as the sole path to restoring order in Mexico, while General Zapata sends a formal plan to the Pan American conference. No replies yet from other leaders.
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Washington
Carranza
Mathew
Mexico
Zapats Haw
Vora Crus
Leo Frank’s Body Plated Aboard Train to New York
The heavily guarded body of Leo Frank was loaded onto a train tonight bound for New York. The funeral party included Mrs. Frank and several Atlanta friends as detectives guarded the route.
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Atlanta
Leo Frank
New York
Forecast for Cheyenne and Veildoity With Evening Rain
Unclear OCR text notes weather changes tonight and possible rain. Forecasters warn of shifting conditions impacting activities and travel.
Frank Lynching Reported Near Marietta Georgia
Marietta Georgia August 17 reports Leo M Frank was lynched early today two miles from Marietta. A mob abducted him from the Milledgeville prison farm and hanged him from a tree after breaking guards’ resistance. The crowd urged execution while firing into the air as they fled.
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Marietta
Mary
Mary Mhagan
Atlanta
Frank
Jim
Milledgeville
Hy Witomotile
J. Ma Horke
Pricon
Leo Frank
Kim
Haw Bony
Mery Phagan
Jevand
Will Iis
Gulf Storm Ravages Galveston and Across Texas
Aug 17 reports describe five foot flood water in Galveston streets, destroyed harbor boats, and downed wires with limited communication. Wind speeds reached high levels, docks wrecked, and coastal towns warned of severe damage. Houston and Dallas areas report widespread effects and losses.
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Ayn Antonio
Texas
Galveston
McLellan
Coneperta
Teves
LYNCHING OF FRANK A BLOT ON STATE NAMES
Aug 1 ALMINGTON reports Secretary Daniels vows the lynching of Leo Frank stains the state's name and demands justice. In San Francisco former Governor Slayton says commuting Frank's sentence shows error in the trial. He calls for a fair and careful handling of the case.
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Almington
Daniels
Leo Frank Warite
George
Jastios
Six Mexicans Killed in Clash With U.S. Troops
Report notes six Mexican men killed in a confrontation with American troops. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate a violent incident near the border. No names, dates, or locations are readable from the fragment.
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U.S
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