Fire Friday Destroys Coal Chutes and Four Cars at Douglas
Michael Ryan an employee of the Chicago and Northwestern is jailed on an arson charge after an early morning blaze in Douglas Wyoming damaged coal chutes and four freight cars. A brakeman identified a drunken man who threatened to kill him if the fire was put out. Ryan, about 45, was drunk at arrest and may confess at arraignment.
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Michael Ryan
Chicago
Northwestern
Douglas
Wyo
Beteen
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Michiael Ryan
Ryan
Reran
Campbell
Rean
Justice of the Peace
Willis
Ba Foby
Staton
Casper
Marshall Campbell
Madame the Lady in the Mask Sues Stampede Manager
Madame the Lady in the Mask sues Weadick manager of the Stampede at Sheephead Bay over a refused entry and a breached contract. She seeks $50,000 in damages claiming a daily riding role and bonus were promised for August 5 to 12 but denied entry to equestrian events.
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Madame
Lady In the Mask
New York
Fiveralee
En Atwell
Pabitelty
Weadick
Tie Stampede
Wey
Orough
J. A. Tim
Sheepshead Speedway
Weadich
Bromches
Hurricane in Texas Threatens Great Damage to Army Camps
A Texas hurricane pound the coast with 60 to 80 mph winds, wrecking docks and tents, flooding areas near Galveston and Brownsville. The steamer Pilot Boy sank and Pilot Roy disappeared with two survivors reported. Army stores may be lost as communications fail and defenses brace for a possible strike on Corpus Christi and Galveston.
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Texas
Galveston
Gulf
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
United States
Ft. Brown
Brownsville
Army
National Guard
Tex
Roy
Gulf of Mexico
Here
Coroua Christi
Deutschland Returns to Bremen After Atlantic Run
Berlin dispatches report the submarine Deutschland reached Bremen yesterday after a 16 day Atlantic crossing carrying crude rubber and nickel. A private telegram from Geneva confirms the Bremen arrival from the United States, after leaving Baltimore on August 2. Unconfirmed rumors swirl as Berlin's confirmation awaits.
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Vienna
Berlin
Bremen
Atlantic
Geneva
Parla
Neue Zuricher Zeitung
United States
Baltimore
Virginia
Capea Y
Gasoline Expected to Fall to 20 Cents Nationwide
Standard Oil officials claim gasoline will drop to 20 cents in nearly all regions within two weeks. They deny government price investigation has prompted any cut and say the move is not tied to policy changes.
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New York
Wilson vetoes army revision bill and wins
President Wilson vetoed the army appropriation bill over disputed articles of war revision, alleging provisions favored retired officers. House conferees reintroduced the bill stripping the contested section, while Senate leaders signaled reinsertion, setting up a clash with Chairman Hay and risking delays to Congress adjournment and army funding.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Hay
House Military Affairs Committee
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Senate
War Department
Congress
Experts Warn Against Spread of Baby Plague
Washington reports warn that infantile paralysis may reach states next year if control measures fail. A national health officers conference adjourned after approving suppression steps and forming a standing committee to study causes. In Chicago, health officials say eighty cases this month show alarming growth but stop short of declaring an epidemic.
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Washington
National Conference of Health Officers
Chicago
Health Department
Father Slays Man After Finding Attack on Daughter
In Greeley Colorado Daniel Vanderpool, 48, with a criminal record, attacked Kate Geissek, daughter of a German farmer, east of Greeley at 9 last night. Conrad Geissek, father of the girl, fatally beat Vanderpool with the rifle butt. Vanderpool died three hours later at Greeley hospital. His skull was crushed and his left jaw broken.
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Greeley
Colo. Aum
Taniel Vanderpool
Kate Geissek
Conrad Cgrelasek
Vanderpool
Greeley Hospital
Hla
Anglo French Attack on Somme Front Sees Slight Gains
London reports say Anglo French forces gained ground on the Somme with French advances in Maurepas and Verdun while Pozières to Somme actions yielded about 400 prisoners. Paris notes Verdun progress and German reports claim limited British advances elsewhere.
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Somme
London
Maurepas
Givenchy
Guillemont
Pozierea
Verdun
Paris
Vaur D’hapitre
Berlin
Bomme
Fleury
Carpathians
Florin
Saroni
Presidents refuse eight hour day plan in railroad strike crisis
President Wilson's eight hour day proposal for railroad workers earns mixed reactions as 31 railroad presidents hold talks. Employers oppose the eight hour day and seek arbitration while employees favor the plan, with negotiations continuing and no clear settlement in sight.
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Washington
Svenhdeont Wilson
Wilton
Mong
Wilson
Munster
Holden
Burlington. Fe
Committees of
WHS
White House
Mot
Fials
Willymewae
Wilanys
Kong Team
Krototom
Sana
Hale Holden
Hanriot
York
Congiesa
Congress
Independents Back Wilson with Public Support Claims
The piece reports independents urging support for President Wilson, citing widespread letters of backing from across the nation. It includes excerpts from correspondence and a note about publication of these letters by Democratic headquarters.
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Pleury
Mhapire
Thiaumont
Pleery
Robert W. Wiellay
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Plastroms
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