Incendiary Fire Destroys Coal Chutes and Four Cars at Douglas
A fire in Douglas Wyoming damaged coal chutes and four freight cars of the Chicago and Northwestern line, with damage estimated between 8500 and 8000. Michael Ryan, a railroad labourer, was arrested on arson charges after a brakeman identified him, and threats to kill were reported during the blaze.
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Douglas
Michael Ryan
Chicago
Northwestern
Wyo
Beteen
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Michiael Ryan
Ryan
Reran
Campbell
Rean
Justice of the Peace
Willis
Ba Foby
Staton
Casper
Marshall Campbell
State Progressive Convention
Plastroms
Ito Warlier
United States
Ellen
Madame the Lady in the Mask Sues Stampede Manager
New York Aug 17 Madame the Lady in the Mask filed suit through attorney J A Tim against Sheephead Bay raceway manager Weadick claiming breach of contract for denying entry to all Stampede events. She seeks $50,000 damages alleging promotion was to feature her daily Aug 5 to 12 and that Weadick feared she would win.
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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 Army Camps
Gulf coast storm gains force as 60 to 70 mph winds scour Texas towns. The Pilot Boy sank near Corpus Christi with ten feared dead. three survivors surfaced. Fort Brown evacuees seek public buildings as wires fail and army stores worry.
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Texas
Galveston
Gulf
Corpus Christi
Dallas
San Antonio
United States
Ft. Brown
Brownsville
Army
National Guard
Deutschland Returns to Bremen After Transatlantic Run
Berlin dispatches claim the submarine Deutschland reached Bremen yesterday after a sixteen day voyage from Baltimore with crude rubber and nickel. Geneva telegrams echo the safe arrival, noting the ship left Baltimore August 2 and passed the Virginia Capes on the return trip. Confirmation from Berlin was not yet received.
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Vienna
Berlin
Bremen
Atlantic
Geneva
Parla
Neue Zuricher Zeitung
United States
Baltimore
Virginia
Capea Y
Gasoline to Drop to 20 Cents Nationwide Soon
Standard Oil officials said gasoline will fall to 20 cents in nearly all areas within two weeks. They denied that the government investigation into price cuts influenced the planned reduction.
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New York
Wilson vetoes army revision bill and victory
President Wilson vetoed the army appropriation bill over disputed articles of war revisions pressed by House conferees. Rep. Hay quickly reintroduced the bill with the contested section removed, while the Senate planned to reinstate the revision. The clash between the two houses and Hay risks delaying adjournment and complicating the preparedness program and Mexican service 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
National conference of health officers adjourns after adopting control measures and forming a standing committee to study causes. In Chicago eighty known infantile paralysis cases are reported this month, health department officials say the disease is not yet an epidemic but spreading alarmingly.
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Washington
National Conference of Health Officers
Chicago
Health Department
Father Slays Man Found Attacking Daughter Near Greeley
Conrad Geissek, father of Kate Geissek, faced a criminal known as Daniel Vanderpool after catching him assaulting the German farmer's daughter east of Greeley. Vanderpool was fatally beaten with a rifle butt and died three hours after transfer to Greeley hospital. injuries included a crushed skull and broken jaw.
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Greeley
Colo. Aum
Taniel Vanderpool
Kate Geissek
Conrad Cgrelasek
Vanderpool
Greeley Hospital
Hla
Anglo French Attack on Somme Front Yields Small Gains
Paris reports a strong French push near Verdun with gains in the Maurepas sector and Pleury. British advances near Givenchy and Guillemont lead to the capture of about 400 prisoners as Franco-British operations continue along the Somme and Verdun fronts.
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Somme
London
Maurepas
Givenchy
Guillemont
Pozierea
Verdun
Paris
Vaur D’hapitre
Berlin
Bomme
Fleury
Carpathians
Florin
Saroni
Carpathian
Petrograd
Koromesc
Jablontian
Stanislav
Carpany
Fyy Pleury
Pleury
Mhapire
Thiaumont
Pleery
President Wilson’s plan faces railroad executives
Washington news reports President Wilson’s eight hour day plan and pro rata overtime pay were accepted by employees but are opposed by railroad presidents. Arbitration and a federal inquiry are debated as talks continue, with a conference scheduled for tomorrow to seek a settlement amid looming nationwide strike. The president’s push for arbitration and a labor board is under heavy challenge from the railroad chiefs who favor broader concessions.
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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 Rally Behind Wilson Amid Letter Fallout
A noisy exchange of public letters shows independents backing Woodrow Wilson with broad support from voters nationwide. The controversy over published correspondence highlights party tensions and loyalty to the Democratic standard bearer.
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Roy
Gulf of Mexico
Here
Coroua Christi
Deutschland
Entente
Robert W. Wiellay
Democratic National
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