Senate OKs World History War Credit Bill for 11.538 Billion
The Senate passed the war credits bill authorizing bonds and certificates totaling 11.538 billion, the largest measure of its kind. It now goes to the president after House approval, with amendments changing financing costs and indebtedness certificates. The Susan B. Anthony woman suffrage amendment report was made in favor for Senate consideration.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Jones
New Mexico
Woman Suffrage Committee
Allied plans for big offensive as Reichstag reconvenes
London reports Allies led by Russia prepare a major offensive against Germany when the Reichstag meets in Berlin. Russia regroups militarily and pledges aid while Sweden Denmark Holland and Switzerland cut exports and food shipments. The pope peace note backdrop heightens German strain as wartime embargo bites.
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London
Russia
Reichstag
Berti
Sweden
Bride Believed Poison Candy Case Leaves Bride Alive
Mrs. W. E. Pinfold, two weeks married, was rushed to St. John’s hospital after symptoms of poisoning appeared following a peppermint candy given at a dance. Doctors later said she had been drugged, but danger passed. husband withholds killer’s name and police were unsure of poison presence. Prior nurse at Cheyenne Private hospital.
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W. E. Pinfold
Metropolitan Hotel
St. John’s Hospital
Shelos
Pinfold
Cheyenne
Beard
Freshman Injured in Rush at State College
Wells Fisher, a freshman, sustained a concussion of the brain in the annual freshman and sophomore rush at Colorado Agricultural College in Fort Collins. His condition was reported as serious.
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Rush
Fort Collins
Colo
Wells Fisher
State Agricultural College
Rloud
U-boat Fires On Steamer Off Nantucket Report
A British steamer reported receiving a wireless alert from the Cape of Good Hope station about a submarine, with no sighting of the attacker, suggesting patrols in routes from Halifax and St Lawrence to Europe. President Wilson was cruising near Nantucket on the Mayflower with Mrs. Wilson, relaxing with grandchildren, then returning to sea.
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Nantucket
Wilson
Atlantic
Cape of F
Halifax
St. Lawrence
Europe
U. S
President Wilson
Korniloff and Lokomsky Arrested as Crisis Ends
Petrograd reports General Korniloff and General Lokomsky have been arrested after an all night crisis meeting. A new cabinet will be announced tomorrow and Kerensky orders the army to halt political actions to restore fighting strength. Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovitch seeks a cure and trial of two officers.
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Petrograz
Korniloff
Lokomsky
Northern Front
Korniloft
Russia
Kerensky
Kornoloff
Nicholas Romanoff
Tobolsk
Birjeviya
Nicholas Alexandrovitch
Judge Must Face Court After Auto Hits Traffic Cop
District Judge W. C. Mentzer will appear before Police Magistrate T. B. Kennedy Monday afternoon charged with violating the traffic ordinance. The judge drove into the silent traffic officer on Seventeenth street and Pioneer avenue. the officer was freed from beneath the car and ordered to report to headquarters at 3 o clock.
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W. C. Mentzer
District Court
T. B. Kennedy
Seventeenth Street
Pioneer Avenue
Ser McFarland
McFarland
Employer Presents Coupons for Six Dictionaries for Members of Forge
A new dictionary from The New Universities attracts wide reader interest as coupons for six copies circulate among Forge members and families. The volume promises authoritative, modern language guidance with sections on Standard English Practical Syntax Punctuation and Etymology, aimed at self teaching.
Prisoners Starved Beaten to Death in German Camps
A Rugdan soldier who escaped through a tunnel under the Antwerp Hosendaal line reports brutal German camp conditions. He cites starvation and harsh punishments, including invalid camps, rifle butt beatings, and suspensions that twisted prisoners’ arms.
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Washington
Antwerp-Hosendaal
State Department
Petrograd
Germany
Western Front
Kaiser Would Trade Belgium for Crown
New York Sept. 15 The German response to the pope peace proposal is heralded by propaganda claiming the Kaiser's militarists would give up Belgium if the Allies do not demand democratization of the German government. The anticipated move aims to pressure the Allies on territorial restitution if the Kaiser can retain power.
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New York
Giermany
A Germain
Belgium
Sayre Escapes Shell Fire on Italian Front in Isonzo Valley
Paris report states Francis LH Sayre, Wilson's son-in-law, and other American and British YMCA officials were returning from the Italian front September 7 when Austrian batteries opened fire near the Isonzo valley hill. Five shells landed within forty feet, the group ducked and were buried in dirt but unharmed.
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Paris
Francis LH. Sayre
Wilson
Isonzo
U Boats Sink Third of Norway's Ships
Reports from Philadelphia on September 15 indicate Germany has destroyed more than one third of Norway's commercial fleet. If the trend continues, the remaining ships may be sent to the bottom, according to Norwegian authorities.
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Philadelphia
Norway
Germany
Te. Peldejat Nousen
Wommon ii Cloke
Ming
29000 Ship Workers to Strike in Frisco Monday
News brief reports that about 25 000 iron workers and shipyard employees in San Francisco will strike on Monday after negotiations between the California Metal Trades association the employers organization and the iron trades council failed to reach a settlement. The action disrupts yards and ports along the West Coast with tensions noted in Portland and Lexington as unions push for wage scale advances.
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Frisco
Ban Francisco
California Metal Trades Association
The
Organization of Employers
Iron Trades Council
Free Shetland ponies for Boys and Girls contest
A local paper promotes a contest offering five beautiful Shetland ponies to boys and girls. The piece describes ponies as friendly and attractive, noting their suitability for children and the joy of group rides. The announcement invites young readers to own a pony, with further details continued on page beyond.
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Pleasurg
Chet
German reward offers for first American prisoner on Western Front
British reports from France and Belgium indicate German authorities fear the imminent American entry and offer rewards for the first captured American soldier dead or alive. A diary of a German envoy reveals promises of the Iron Cross first class, 400 marks, and fourteen days in jail for the first American to be captured.
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W. G. Clancy
Texas
Clancy
Uncle Sam
Vimy Hidge
Clamey
France
Belgium
Western Front
Perdyudrtrs
Teutons to Name Polish Council as Occupation Ends
Fragmentary report states Teutons to appoint a Polish council with limited self rule. It claims the provisional assembly would operate under occupation and later revive local authority with power to govern towns and coordinate international dealings after the occupation ends.
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Kaiser
Teutons
Y.M.C.A Men
Portland
1Iky Aseeriated Press
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Columbia
Vancouver
Winehington
St. Sielene
Lee
Aetoria
Nvolved
Waltuit
Lexington
RPA
Kentucky
Minesile
Intansaporis Land
Juha PF
Poland
Bega
Patel
Joland
Stele
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