Kovno Falls to German Forces in Major East Front Victory
London reports Kovno the northern fortress of the Russian line has fallen to General Von Hindenburg's troops. German siege guns shattered forts, opening the Vilna Warsaw Petrograd railway to invaders and signaling a potential Russian retreat toward Brest Litovsk.
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London
Kovno
Crueral
von Hindenburg
Vilna-Warsaw-Petrograd
Warsaw
Kovno-Brest-Litovsk
Great Litovek
von Mindenburg
Mazurian Lakes
Korno
von Elchorn
Brest-litovek
Nicholas
Kovna
Gallipoli
Zuvia Bay
Serbia
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Anti Trust Lawyer Profited Big On Bethlehem Steel Investment
James Untermyer, counsel for the House anti trust committee, reportedly earned about 4.5 million dollars from Bethlehem Steel stock bought at nominal prices. He says he bought long ago amid faith in the Schwab era and denies trading on nonpublic information. Bethlehem Steel common recently rose to a new high, reflecting strong market activity.
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Anti-Trust
Bethlehem Steel
James Untermyer
Puro
House of Representatives
J. P. Morgen
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Common
Uttermyer
Wall Sweet
United States Shipbuilding Company
Samuel Uttermyer
Hey of & Fee
Untermyer
Saleomac
Beying
Bethiehem Steel
Hie Holdings
Pua Iey
Verdun Command Claimed To End War By December
A foreign correspondent reports an order from the crown prince stating Verdun must be taken, promising the war will end by December at the latest. The claim ties Verdun to delivering an early peace.
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Geneva
Voages
Verdun
Alabs to Declare Cotton Contraband Today
London reports a 16.4 proclamation declaring cotton contraband of war. Officials expect the ruling to save importers tonight or tomorrow at latest, under the guidance of Great Britain and France.
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London
Aus
Beith
Dirstein
France
Lynchng of Frank Declared Just Penalty
J G Woodward mayor of Atlanta visiting San Francisco said Leo M Frank lynching was the just penalty for an unspeakable crime He warned ex Governor Slaton not to return to Georgia The remarks were made at a California State Assessors association banquet with little applause.
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San Francisco
J. G. Woodward
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
John M. Slaton
Georgia
Woodward
California State Assessors’ Association
Turks in Mutiny Against German Army Leadership
Aug 18 report from Athens says Turkish officers on Gallipoli mutinied against German command. 45 ringleaders were chained to Constantinople after being stopped. Mutiny worsens anti German sentiment. fresh casualties and Allied air raids noted near Avi Burn. Russian dispatches cite Turkish setbacks in the Caucasus and continued fighting in the Passine and Euphrates valleys with prisoner captures.
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London
Gallipoi
Athans
Chronicle
Constantinople
Avi Burn
Gallipoli
Anafarta
Avi Burny
Petrograd
Olu
Bildussore
Kara Derbent
Passine
Euphraios
Melesghert
Van
Marines Land as Haitian Rebels Refuse Disarmament
A detachment of American marines has been landed from warships off Cape Haitian Aug 18 as rebels refuse to disarm. Reports indicate some groups express willingness to fight the Auwsicune and tensions rise along the port.
Taft Sees Likely U S Intervention in Mexico
Professor William H. Taft of Yale warns intervention may become inevitable as Wilson policy on Mexico faces criticism. Taft spoke in Denver before about 1000 American Bar Association members and joked with Denver friends after a brief stopover en route to California.
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Denver
Colo
Mexico
Cuba
William H. Taft
Yale
White House
Taft
Union Pacific
American Bar Association
Union Pacifico
Wilson
Federal Industrial Rations Commission
Frank P. Walsh
John F. Vivian
Republican State Committee
Crawford Hill
Germans Reveal Secrets of Belgian Archives Morrocan Trouble Report
Berlin August reports from Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung summarize Belgian ministers’ prewar reports found in Dutch archives about Morocco. The Belgian notes link England to the Moroccan muddle and critique France’s adherence to the Algeciras Convention.
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Berlin
Norddeutsche Allgemeina Zeltumg
Hrunsels
Paris
England
Morocco
France
Algeciras
Prance
Herlin
London
Wiele
Zimmermann
Foreign Office
Mo Cambon
Hessin
Paine
Spain
Flood Toll Rises Across Texas Coast After Hurricane
Galveston reports death toll surpassing 100 with $90 million in losses. Virginia Point, Texas City, and Galveston suffer multiple deaths and widespread destruction. hundreds feared dead or marooned as relief work begins and towns flood.
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Texas
Excoup
Galveston
Virginia Point
Texas City
Nouston
Here
Téxan City
Inez
San Antonio
Army Corps
Fort Crockett
Tessasity
Calveston
Red Fish Bar
United States
Dujao
Bay Front
Geal
Hitchcock
Texas City Junction
Campbell
Honeton Ship Channel
Judetve
Iintenes
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Rating
Sabine Pass
Houston
Tex
Try
Galventon
la Porte
Mor Aane Point
Sylvan Beach
Navy Gunnery Slips, Gardner Says In Public Letter
Washington veteran Congressman A P Gardner of Massachusetts releases correspondence with Secretary Daniels arguing navy marksmanship has deteriorated. He cites Michigan ship practice where only five hits were allowed from 66 shots and 5 hits from 824 shots in battleship drills, claiming actual performance is worse than public figures indicate.
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Washington
A. P. Gardner
Massacusetts
Daniels
Gardner
New York
Michigan
Air Raid Kills Ten as London Bombing Hits Outskirts
Reports say ten people were killed in a Zeppelin air raid on the outskirts of London. The attack caused property damage but was not deemed extensive. One Zeppelin reportedly struck. details remain uncertain amid chaotic scenes.
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London
Aim
Porsche
Air Rai
Johnson School High Grades Will Be Maintained This Year
Cheyenne public school opens Monday August 30 with the board setting the date to finish the term by mid June. Additional teachers are hired this year including Miss Clare as Latin teacher at the high school and Mr Brown as science and geometry instructor.
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Johnson School
Cheyenne
Jone
Ae Cupid
Mise Bleuner Clare
Mise Clare
Heyius
Ethyevidle
Lowe
Grinnell College
Merown Mer. Brown
Higtiesn
Peansyvernia
A. Flanagan
Abe Pegre
Chicago
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Rumaste
Greece
Paheee
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