Germans Raids Near Paris Amid Allied Retreat
Wireless reports from Nauven say Austrian center routed Russians and forts along northern France fell without resistance. German raids reach toward Paris as French retreat to Verdun continues. battles unfold around Aisne and Marne with German advance checks near St Quentin and Rheims.
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Friday’s Moves With Fighters Declares German Atrocities
The report from England’s Guildhall denounces German atrocities as eclipsing events since the Thirty Years War. Additional troops are acknowledged as badly needed amid ongoing war considerations. A siege near Paris is feared as German forces close in on the city.
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Mexican political group forms in Nuevo Laredo for Carranza
A Mexican political organization has been started in Nuevo Laredo to back General Carranza for president. The election is scheduled for November.
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Laredo
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Nuevo Laredo
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British Battle Cruisers Sunk German Vessels In Early War
The Lions and Princes Royal formed a British squadron under Sir David Beatty in the first naval battle of the war. Queen Mary, larger and faster, also fought, with torpedo tubes and powerful guns. Lion class ships carried 13.5 inch guns and 70 000 to 75 000 horsepower, reaching around 27 to 28 knots.
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Congress at Work on Measure 10 Raise Revenue
President Wilson urged an emergency revenue measure to raise 100 million dollars to cover war related losses. Congress quickly referred the request to Ways and Means as members mulled tax sources from gasoline to playing cards. The appeal cited a $10.6 million August customs drop and warned of larger losses unless action was taken.
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Heart Found in Jar Tied to Madero Case in Mexico City
In Mexico City a preserved human heart was found in a glass jar at a private residence. Authorities detained several suspects, with more arrests likely. Police displayed clothing and a watch linked to President Madero and Vice President Pino Suárez, planning to place the artifacts in the national museum. General Joaquin Jimenez Castro was arrested as part of the case.
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Wheat Makes a New Mark on Strong War Demand
Chicago reports wheat prices breaking records as export demand from Great Britain France and Greece drives rallies. Opening gains accelerate with prices up 1 to 1 1-4 cents and end unsettled 6 to 6 7-8 cents higher. Corn rises on frost forecasts in Iowa and hog market softness limits profit. First transactions show slight gains with pork byproducts easing.
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Prospectok search for missing Enoch French near county hospital
A search party combs the hills west of town for Enoch French a 90 year old man who walked from the county hospital Tuesday night to prospect in the area. He is active and healthy and was last seen three miles west of the hospital and would have turned 100 on February 1 1915.
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Italy to exhibit at Panama-Pacific exposition
A cable from Italian authorities ordered immediate work on an Italy pavilion at the Panama-Pacific exposition. Italy has appropriated 400000 dollars for building and exhibiting, despite earlier reports of withdrawal due to the European war.
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Wilsons envoy to press both Villa and Carranza
Paul Fuller, special envoy of President Wilson, arrives in Vera Cruz with Mrs Fuller and will brief General Carranza on Washingtons views. Fuller aims to speak with Villa and Carranza, seeking common ground despite Villa’s stance. Wilson clarifies Carranza is first chief of the constitutionalist army, not provisional president.
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Czarina’s Welfare Causes Concern in Petrograd
Reports from Petrograd say the czar worries over the czarina’s recurring melancholy episodes. A second high wall surrounds the Peterhof palace for privacy and the Divadin palace doors are padded to mute outside sound.
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Christabel Pankhurst Returns to Aid British Cause
Militant suffragette Christabel Pankhurst returns to England from two years in exile in France to lead a campaign of patriotic propaganda for Britain.
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England
Foot fragment found near Innes home tied to murder case
Parts of a human foot were found in a cesspool near the Eugene Oregon couple Victor and Mrs Innes home in San Antonio The remains were given to the city chemist for examination The Inneses are jailed on murder charges in connection with the disappearance of Mia Klois Neling Dennis and her friend Beatrice Nelum of Atlanta Georgia
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Jewish medical student wins St George cross for color saving
A Petrograd dispatch reports Vilna student Osnas, a Jewish medical trainee, awarded the military cross of St. George for saving his regiment’s colors in a brutal East Prussian fight. He was badly wounded and his commander urged doctors to save the hero Osnas.
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Cardinal Ferrata Named Papal Secretary of State
Rome announces Cardinal Dominic Ferrata appointed papal secretary of state. He previously served as papal nuncio at Paris and prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
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Congregation of the Bishops of Home
Russians Move by Water to Reinforce Paris
Reports from New York London and Rome indicate Russian troops are being ferried to France to bolster Allied forces. Estimates place troop numbers around 70,000 with mentions of transports from Archangel to Leith and London routes. Austrian HQ notes possible Russian-Servian cooperation as munitions flow via the Danube to Serbia.
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Little Girl Burned To Death In Fort Collins Yard
Five year old Helen Elger died after being found with her body burned too crispy. Her clothes were consumed by flames and she lived only two and a half hours after the incident in Fort Collins.
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Policeman Takes Own Life After Archduke Assassination Grief
In Fagousa, Dalmatia, Sept 4, Hias Pijimovic a 4 mounted policeman died by his own hand after failing to cope with his cryer for the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. A letter found in his pocket explains his grief and desire not to live any longer.
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Indictments for Food Dealers Over Price Fixing
A federal grand jury indicted thirty two food dealers on Sherman act charges for allegedly fixing daily prices on staple foods by ballots and verbal agreements. Warrants issued for all defendants, who face fines up to 5000 dollars or up to one year in prison.
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