Late war bulletins from seat of conflict global unrest
News wires report Britain and Russia oppose U S purchases of German liners for a merchant fleet. France weighs moving government to Bordeaux while Paris fortifications rush ahead. Belgian queen and children reach England as Pau claims victory near Peronne. Reports of battles in Belgium and along the front continue with mixed outcomes and air raids over Paris.
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Great Britain
Russia
France
United States
Paris
Antwerp
Pau
Peronne
Elizabeth
Belgium
England
Washington
Bordeaux
French War Office
Honolulu
Hongkong
Gerrans
Great Bri
Teingtau
China
Berlin
Dover
Bala de Boulogne
Heliogoland
Germans Sweep Through Belgium in Silent Advance
A Ghent dispatch describes the German push east of Brussels with 120,000 troops from Tasselt to Tongres and Waremme. Louvain falls after brief resistance as Belgian and French cavalry contest the invaders and civilians flee toward Brussels.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Belgium
Ghent
Brussels
Louvain
Piest
Wavre
Chronicle
Tasselt
Tongres
Waremme
Diest
Tieht
Alt
Flanders
Uhlans
Laouvain
Tirlemont
Ostend
Express
Legs Crushed Gunner Begs For Last Shot
Vichy reports the presidential palace and hotels repurposed as hospitals filled with wounded from the Bonhomme pass battle. A gunner recalls a comrade famed for perfect aim who, despite his legs being crushed, begged for one final shot.
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Gunner
Vichy
Bonhomme Pass
German Orders Push Military Training for Boys
German papers dated August 22 and 8 4 publish orders requiring boys from stateen to nineteen years old to undergo a course of mus ketry and military training. Retired officers are to be engaged as instructors.
Russians Defeat Austrian Soldiers In Eastern Front Clash
Russian forces drive back German and Austrian units in East Prussia and Poland as heavy fighting sweeps across the region. Allies report defeats near Gumbinnen and Allenstein while Russian advances push through the Neldenberg Ortelsburg and Johannesburg line. Bulgarian sources claim Austrian defeat at Zamose in Russian Poland.
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East Prussia
Gt. Petersburg
Galela
Gumbinnen
Neldenberg
Ortelsburg
Johannesburg
Goldan
Allenstein
Biechofsburg
Sofia
Bulgaria
Zamose
Russian Poland
Lublin
Liner Francois Arrives with 1700 U.S. Refugees
The Cunard liner Francois reached Boston Sunday night carrying 1700 American refugees from Europe. Convoyed by two English torpedo boats, the ship wore battleship gray funnels and portholes. It was hailed seven times by warships including English and French cruisers on the voyage. In Kentucky, a pension measure for Spanish American War widows and orphans was recommended by the Veterans group.
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Boston
Cunard
Francois
Europe
Hner
Legislative Committee of the United Spanish-American War Veterans
Railroad plans fare hike in October interstate filing
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced it filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission that from October 1 mileage books will cost 2.44 cents per mile instead of 2 cents. The move raises open and interchangeable mileage book rates and signals higher travel costs for customers.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Monway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pressot
Drink Cause of Inefficiency in Labor, Edinger Case
A federal industrial relations commission hearing features F. 3. Edinger, a contractor managing large groups of unskilled workers, asserting drink as the principal factor driving casual employment among American laborers.
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San Francisco
Edinger
Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Osler Urges Compulsory Vaccination in British Army
Dr. William Osler sends a Times letter insisting on the emphatic necessity of enforcing compulsory vaccination within the British Army.
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London
William Osler
the Times
Blind Charlie Sells Papers by Whistle in Worcester
A blind paper seller named Gardner in Worcester, England, wanders streets whistling to recruit customers. He identifies and prices newspapers by touch and handles change reliably, deterring a bad sixpence attempt.
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Worcester
England
Charlie
Gardner
Child fixes geese with tall-lights to guard honkers
Nennie's mother catches Bennie fastening candle bits to the backs of geese. He explains the birds have honkers in front and he is making them tall-lights.
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Nennie
Bennie
And Baby Too Mind My Wife Uproar
A brief comic note frames a joke about marital roles and the idea of a man asked to mind the baby. It plays on the pun mind my wife and the stereotype of a brainy husband.
Sister's Trick Turns Health With Postum Reform
A woman credits Postum for transforming her health after a sister secretly replaced daily coffee. Two days of use revived energy, color, and clarity, leading to endorsement of Postum as a coffee substitute. Battle Creek based Postum Co promotes Regular and Instant Postum with pricing.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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