Italy Declares War on Germany in World War I
Rome reports the Italian Government declares Italy in a state of war with Germany as of August 28, aiming to deploy Italian troops against the German forces in France if needed. The move follows Italy’s past hostilities with Austria-Hungary and Turkey and signals potential Allied assistance on the Western Front. An Exchange telegram from Sofia notes Bulgarian forces occupying Kavalla.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Greece
France
Joffre
Romania
Alsace
Belfort
Austria-Hungary
Hapsburg
Austro-Hungary
Turkey
Greeks Fight Bulgarian Siege at Phea Petra
Athens reports front line actions as Bulgarians tighten grip on Struma defenses and Serbians push on the left wing. Greek garrison at Phea Petra is praised for fierce defense, with Colonel Christodoulos claiming troops worthy of Leonidas and foreseeing a place in history alongside Thermopylae.
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Athens
Strumia
Tranches
Greece
Phea Petra
Christodoulos
Seres
Leonidas
Ten Thousand Witness Launch Of Malmanger In Chester
Ten thousand persons witnessed the first launching Chester has seen since Roach Ship Yards days. The 400 foot steel tank ship Malmanger, built by Chester Shipbuilding Co for Westfall Larsen of Bergen Norway, took her first plunge in the Delaware with Mrs C M P Jack as sponsor.
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Chester
Roach Ship Yards
Chester Shipbuilding Co
Westfall Larsen
Bergen
Norway
Delaware
C. M. P. Jack
U-Boat Pursues Steamship Kronstad
Officers aboard the Norwegian freighter Kronstad, arriving from Marseilles, reported sighting a German submarine on the surface off the Spanish coast chasing another vessel eastward. The U boat passed the Kronstad’s bow and fired its bow gun before the Kronstad sped westward to escape.
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Kronstad
New York
Marseilles
Spain
Romania Joins Allied Forces In World War I
London reports Romania has declared war on Austria-Hungary and joined the Allies with an army of about one million. Germany then declared war on Romania, and Austro German troops clashed on the Transylvania frontier. Bulgaria and Turkey are expected to follow, while Greece may join the Allies. A note to Vienna cites reasons including aid to Romanians, shortening the war, and aligning with powers to realize national aims. Zeppelin raid on England kills eight, injures thirty six as airships bomb Rotterdam area. new super Zeppelins described with vast reach and payloads.
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London
Rumania
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Siebenburgen
Transylvania
Berlin
Bulgaria
Turkey
Greece
Italy
Romania
Vienna
Triple Alliance
Austria
Entente
Trentino
Iliescu
Russia
Bessarabia
England
Rotterdam
Daily News
Lord Montagu
Rumanian Attacks, Kaiser Names Hindenburg Chief
Rumanian troops strike Hungary at three points as King Ferdinand joins the General Staff and mobilizes all arms. In Bukovina a juncture with Russian troops presses the Austrians in the Carpathians under General Letchitsky. The Kaiser fires Falkenhayn, names von Hindenburg chief of staff. Take Tonecue warns a German victory failed, predicting war ending sooner. Bulgarians seize locales Greeks had abandoned near Kavala while the Serbian army drives a vigorous offensive in Macedonia, per the French War Office.
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Hungary
Ferdinand
Bukovina
Carpathian
Letchitsky
Erich von Falkenhayn
von Hindenburg
Take Tonecue
Kavala
Macedonia
Wilson proposes anti strike law and eight hour day
President Wilson addresses Congress proposing a sweeping railroad labor plan. He urges arbitration backed by a strengthened Interstate Commerce Commission, an eight hour day for trainmen, expanded mediation powers, and potential presidential operation of railways in national emergencies to prevent strikes and ensure uninterrupted service.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bacon Campaign Active at Murray Hill Hotel NY
State headquarters for Senatorial aspirant Robert Bacon opened at the Murray Hill Hotel in New York after his Jamestown Chautauqua speech. The Robert Bacon Senatorial League aims to inform voters statewide, with Choate as honorary chairman and Goddard leading the executive committee. Local branches will form to educate enrolled Republicans about Bacon, with broad support from across the state.
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Murray Hill Hotel
New York
Robert Bacon
Jamestown
Empire State
United States Senate
Goddard
Bacon
British Columbia salvage firm plans to refloat Kosmos liner
Amid wartime ship shortages and submarine threats, a British Columbia salvage company works to refloat the Kosmos liner Sesostris, a $1,000,000 steel vessel stranded for a decade. The venture highlights the high value placed on seagoing hulls as freight demands surge.
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British Columbia Salvage Co
Kosmos
New York
Sesostris
Italy Seizes Palazzo Venezia From Austria-Hungary
Rome reports Italy has seized the Palazzo Venezia, a historic Austro-Hungarian property since 1797, in reprisal for alleged violations of international law. The landmark building in Rome dates back to 1465 and was begun by Cardinal Plesto Barbo.
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Austria-Hungary
Rome
Palazzo A Venezia
Italy
Austria
Palazzo di Venezia
Plestro Barbo
U. S. Cruiser Memphis Lost in Santo Domingo Harbor
The armored cruiser Memphis was driven ashore by a sudden great sea at Santo Domingo City. Twenty crew members drowned while attempting to reach the ship. Gunboat Castine escaped and was uninjured as Memphis became a total wreck. Admiral Pond reported most officers and men would be saved.
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Santo Domingo
Memphis
United States
Castine
Bea
Washington
Navy Department
Tennessee
Charles F. Pond
Haitien
Dominican
Admiral Pond
Liberty Party
Wilson Signs Army and Navy Bills in Preparedness Drive
President Wilson, amid Cabinet officers and military leaders, signed the army and navy bills and released more than 552 million dollars for the next fiscal year. He also approved the Philippines bill and an amendment to the commercial status of bills of lading, calling the four measures a remarkable legislative achievement.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Wilson
Prison escape and international unrest flash news
Atlanta reports Lieutenant Robert Fay of the Prussian army escaped from a federal prison after two months of an eight year sentence. In Dresden riots 85 civilians 22 soldiers and 4 policemen were killed amid protests over Dr. Karl Liebknecht’s sentence. National Guard units in Ohio Vermont and Kentucky were ordered to the Mexican border. Paris receives a thousand Chinese laborers for munitions work at Lyons. The American Red Cross sends fifty five expert nurses to the Mexican border for duty.
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Atlanta
Military Court
Washington
Ohio
Vermont
Kentucky
War Department
Paris
Lyons
France
American Red Cross
New Jersey Briefs Highlight Local Elections and Education
Thomas R. Adams withdraws from Glassboro township clerk race. Glassboro, Woodbury, and other towns report school reopenings delayed to September 18 or October 2. New principals named at Shiloh and Leesburg high schools. Citys plan street sprinkler in Williamstown. A 14-foot shark seen in Newark Bay arouses concern. a 300-pound tuna nets attention off Angelsea. Drowns in Rancocas Creek near Baylestown. Tributes paid to medical director John Ward. Hightstown budget set at 17137. Firefighters raise funds in Billingsport carnival.
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Thomas R. Adams
Glassboro
Millville
Alfred Twells
Edward Pierson
Woodbury
Malaga
Bordentown
Aura
M. E
Williamstown
Edward C. Lanning
New Jersey State Prison
Trenton
New Jersey State Board of Education
Newark
Montclair
Newark Bay
Bayonne
Rancocas Creek
Baylestown
Florence
Pennsgrove
Boy Scouts
Gloucester
Billingsport
Pitman
Office
Gloucester Baptist Church
Riverview Heights
Bridgeton
Glassboro M. P
James Cody
John Kennedy
Roy Holloway
Chesterfield
St. Francis Hospital
Kennedy
John Wesley Ward
State Hospital For the Insane
Pennington
Hightstown
Susan Stratton
Monmouth Beach
Loveman Stratton
County Tyrone
Ireland
Hammonton
Delaware & Atlantic Telephones Company
Westmont
Summit
Big Road Plan Delayed by Legal and Cost Hurdles
Attorney General rules start cannot be made on the Great Project. State officials report costs would reach 15 million while the 7 million bond plan is deemed insufficient. The Egan bill would refer a bond issue for 525 miles of highways, but delays and county holds have stalled most road work across New Jersey.
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Trenton
Mielder
Edwin A. Stevens
Stat
Egan
Stevens
Wescott
Senate
House
Colonel Stevens
New Jersey
Wittpenn Nominated and Bacharach Files Petitions
H Otto Wittpenn seeks the Democratic gubernatorial nomination with petitions bearing 11 000 names and a slate including Meany Morris and Prout of Jersey City. Senator Edge claims 21 000 signatures, with some reports listing 6 000. Isaac Bacharach from Atlantic City files for renomination as Republican representative from the Second district.
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Isaac Bacharach
Atlantic City
Property deeded for marriage wins against estate claim in New Ark ruling
Vice-Chancellor Stevens in New York's Chancery Court upheld that a wife acquiring property through marriage to a decedent's son constitutes valid consideration. The American Surety Co. failed to seize the property as part of Conway estate after judgments tied to a sewer contract. James Conway's death left his son involved with a Brooklyn dressmaker, Isabella McGrath, who became Conway via deed upon her name change. The court ruled the property belonged to Mrs. Conway for valuable consideration, blocking creditor claims. Local Optionists Incorporated was formed in Mercer County to promote temperance and local liquor self-government, filing Articles of Incorporation with trustees listed.
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Newark
Stevens
Chancery Court
American Surety Co
James Conway
Conway
William Conway
Wakefield
Mass
Isabella McGrath
Brooklyn
Miss McGrath
Mercer County
Local Option League
Joseph V. Leno
Frank W. Dinsmore
Elmer E. Loomis
Julian Zelchenko
Harry §. Pine
Phoan H. Swalm
Morgan van Hise
Walter D. Dougle
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Switzerland
Bertin
Sofia
Kavalla
Purshe
Venezia
U. S
San Domingo
Edward L. Beach
Admiral Caperton
Army, Navy
Philippines
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