Goeben Torpedoed Near Bosphorus by Allied Submarine
An Athens dispatch to The Daily Telegraph says the Turkish cruiser Goeben, renamed Sultan Selim after Turkey purchased her from Germany, was torpedoed near the Bosphorus. The crew ran the cruiser aground in a narrow creek, where workmen are building a dike to allow repairs.
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Daily Telegraph
Athens
Goeben
Sultan Selim
Germany
Turkey
Bosphorus
Wild Scheme to Regain Large Part of State
A sensational note describes a plan or scheme aimed at reclaiming a substantial portion of the state. The fragment mentions years of age and hints at political or legal intrigue without detailing concrete actions or outcomes.
Mexican unrest and U S troop moves along the Rio Grande
Texas Governor Ferguson asks President Wilson to double federal troops in the Rio Grande valley as border tensions flare. Navy, Wilson approve sending three Atlantic fleet battleships toward southern waters while Mexican unrest grows near Brownsville Laredo and Mercedes with 1700 Carranza veterans crossing the river and ranchers reporting armed bands.
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Tex
Ferguson
Texas
Wilson
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Hidalgo County
Carranza
Rio Grande City
Laredo
Here
Cameron County
Mercedes
San Benito
United States Infantry
Tomorow
Zapata County
Rio Grande
Mexico
United States
German air ships raid English coast with strong results
Berlin official says air ships raided the east coast of England and bombarded Thames warships London docks torpedo boats near Harwich and Humber buildings with good results. Return trip reported safe for the airships involved in the expedition.
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London Docks
Harwich
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Humber
Admiralty
Civilians Evacuate Dvinsk as Government Plans Move
A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd notes civilians evacuating Dvinsk southwest of Riga on the Petrograd Warsaw line. Government institutions prepare to depart as General Ruzsky inspects Dvinsk with the commander of the military district.
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Reuter
Petrograd
Dvinsk
Riga
Warsaw
Ruzsky
Allied push at Gallipoli as Dardanelles plans advance
British forces reinforce the Gallipoli front on the Krithia road while Australians and New Zealanders expand gains north of the Anzac zone. French ship St Louis disables Turkish guns as Anglo-French command plots a larger move against Ottoman positions. Turkish officers report heavy losses but Constantinople dispatches counter with cautious optimism.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Poland
Dardanelles
Russia
Gallipoli
Krithia Road
Straits
Greece
Constantinople
Ver Pasha
Gallipoli Penin
Black Hand Threat Kills Aged Woman in Gallipolis
Mrs. Caroline Petry aged 30 collapsed and died from heart failure after receiving a Black Hand letter demanding a large sum be left under her doorstep at midnight. Officers investigate the case as a likely extortion murder attempt.
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Black Hand
Gallipolis
Caroline Petry
Offic
Cers
Importers press Wilson to end British blockade
More than 300 New York importers adopted a petition urging President Wilson to take strenuous action to relieve American traders from Britain’s blockade. Senator Hoke Smith called the blockade a flagrant violation of neutral rights and urged revocation to restore neutral trade.
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Georgia
Wilson
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Germany
Austria
United States
Senator Smith
Smith
India
Japan
United States Supreme Court
Bermuda
Peterhof
Matamoros
England
Mexico
Texas
Ined
Congress
German professors outline peace terms program
Berne August 11 The Tagwacht prints a manifesto by German professors and intellectuals proposing peace terms to preserve German culture and industry Belgium under German control France to cede territory north of Belfort to the Somme and pay indemnity Russia to cede Poland and Baltic lands as indemnity All signers include Meineke Seeberg Schaefer Oncken Schmacher Kirdolin and Von Schwerin.
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Tagwacht
Belgium
Germany
France
Belfort
Somme
Russia
Poland
Baltic
Plan to make Washington Capital of Fashion
Washington may become the world capital of women's fashion as Paris loses influence due to World War II. The American Chamber of Commerce at Paris backs shifting style leadership to Washington with help from French milliners and dressmakers. The Washington Chamber of Commerce pushes to bring modistes to the U S capital.
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Commercial Tribune Bureau
Munsbey
Europe
Paris
American Chamber of Commerce
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Forts totter as evacuation rumors swirl at Kovno
German attacks press Russian lines in the north with reports of possible evacuation of the Kovno fortress. Eastern and western fronts show mixed activity as Von Hindenburg’s forces repel Russian advances and French attempts near Rheims are blocked.
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Paris War Office
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Argonne
Vioenne-le-Chateau
Binarville
Dardenellés
Constantinopl
Enver Pasha
Envir Pasha
Benjaminow
Novogeorgievsk
Vistula
Wasaw
Souchez
Courcy
Rheims
Lingekopf
von Hindenburg
Riga-1
Niemen
Wilson greets clover gift during Cornish Flats outing
President Wilson stopped near Cornish Flats New Hampshire during a family outing when a man approached with four leaf clovers. The man said he had brought the clovers for identification and Wilson smilingly accepted the gesture and thanked him warmly.
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Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Cornish Flats
More Trouble in Sight for Haitians
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Triune Washington Auguste with 200 troops attacked St. Marc last Saturday but was repulsed by a Haitian Committee of Safety Four of Auguste's followers including the general were killed Rear Admiral Caperton reported unrest around Port au Prince and Cape Haitian that may lead to further trouble.
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Commercial Tribune
Brownsville
Tex
Texas
Cameron
Hidalgo
Starr
Laredo
Commercial Triune
Washington
Auguste
Admiral Caperton
Port Au Prince
Cape Haltien
Boy Lost in Swamps Near Escanaba
Delbert White aged six remains missing after an extensive search in swamps north of Escanaba Michigan. Police firemen and deputy sheriffs with bloodhounds failed to locate the boy and the search continued.
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Escanaba
Mich
Delbert White
Here
Specific Cure Found for Spotted Fever in Melbourne
Melbourne researchers report a specific for cerebro spinal meningitis. Dr Richard Bull of the University of Melbourne says eucalyptus destroys the germ and could form the basis of treatment. The disease, once known as spotty fever, has seen past epidemics and high mortality without effective remedies.
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Melbourne
Australia
Richard Bull
Bacteriological Laboratory
University of Melbourne
Bull
New York
Flexner
Europe
United States
Police of San Jose Find Professor Lavell
San Jose Cal August 11 police announced they had found an aphasia patient who may be Professor Cecil F Lavell a former Columbia University faculty member who disappeared November 24 1913 while en route to Hamilton Ontario The man sought help locating his wife only knowing her maiden name Lucille F Widow Lavell relatives were notified but Miss Charlotte A Simpson a former Lavell student disputes the identification
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San Jose
Cal
New York
Cecil F. Lavell
Columbia University
Hamilton
Ontario
Lucille F
Lavell
Charlotte A. Simpson
Columbia
Harry Walker
Ohio State Professor Lavell Vanishes in 1913 Mystery
Prof Cecil F Lavell of the Ohio State College of Education disappeared in November 1913 after being borrowed from Columbia University. Mrs Lavell left Columbus for Canada where he later followed. He was seen in a Canadian town renting a rowboat and later at other places with unsettled mental status.
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Columbus
Cecil F. Lavell
College of Education
Ohio State University
Columbia University
Pope Benedict Plans Global Peace Appeal in Rome
Rome reports Pope Benedict intends a new peace appeal using church leaders and possibly convoking a universal council in Rome. He would bar clergy from praying for victory or blessing combatants and seeks support from leaders including the U S president and European monarchs to seek a truce ahead of peace talks.
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Commercial Tribune
Rome
Benedict
Roma
United States
Switzerland
South American
Spain
Scandinavian Countries
Eighteen Vessels Sunk by German Submarines
German submarines have sunk eighteen vessels in the last three days, including ten British trawlers and four neutrals. The patrol boat Ramsey was sunk by Meteor in the North Sea, and Meteor’s commander blew up his ship after abandoning it. Casualty lists report five officers lost aboard Ramsey and two aboard Lynx.
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Ramsey
Meteor
North Sea
Hamburg-American Company
Helgoland
Admiralty
Lynx
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