Eyewitness Prelude to Great War Battle
An International News Service dispatch from London relays Granville Fortescue’s eyewitness account of a major clash between French and German forces. He describes entrenched fighting near Namur and Huy, French artillery victories, German setbacks, and widespread troop movements as the conflict grips the Meuse valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Granville Fortescue
Daly
Givet
France
Wavre
Gembloux
Vally
Meuse
Namur
Grand Camp Patern of Patriotic Order Opens Meeting
Charlestown West Virginia September 2 The Grand Camp of Patriotic Order of Sons of America opened its annual meeting with over 100 delegates present The parade by about 500 members led by the Powhatan Bend followed the business sessions A flag donated by the order was presented to Charlestown High School by William James Heaps Baltimore grand secretary for Maryland and national Master of Forms Prof Wright Denny of Charlestown accepted the flag A banquet followed last night
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Charlestown
W. Va
Grand Camp of Patriotic Order of Sons of America
Powhatan Bend
Charlestown High School
William James Heaps
Baltimore
Maryland
Wright Denny
Peaches and cantaloupes flood Hagerstown area
Large shipments of peaches pour from the South Mountain belt with a record crop. Prices range from 20 cents to 1 dollar per bushel as 25 carloads leave Smithsburg. The Hagerstown market is glutted and late varieties arrive with superior quality, alongside a record cantaloupe crop.
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Hagerstown
South Mountain Fruit Belt
Smithsburg
Butte Threat Holds Miners Back as Troops Readied
News from Butte Montana dated Sept 2 reports miners threatening dynamite and arson if troops are sent. A leader warns troops would find ashes, while advices from Helena say two regiments totaling 600 men are prepared to move at Governor Stewart’s order.
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Butte
Mont
Helena
Stewart
Editors to Organize West Virginia Papers Meet
Parkersburg West Virginia September 2 A call was issued for a meeting of publishers of all newspapers in West Virginia to be held in this city September 26 and 27 to form a state organization. C F Meredith and F J Ehret editors of weekly papers at Salem issued the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia
C. F. Meredith
F. J. Ehret
Salem
Northland flyer derails near Kalamazoo injuring many
The Northland flyer, a fast resort train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, went into a ditch on a curve about four miles north of Kalamazoo yesterday, injuring many seriously.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Northland Flyer
Grand Rapids and Indiana
Peggy Finds Love Revealed By Clever Deception
Peggy hides from Billy Dunn by reshaping a family locket to swap in a new photo. When Billy returns with news of a wedding, Peggy discovers his scheme has uncovered her own hidden feelings and theirs may converge.
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Billy
Briar Cottage
Peggy
Peg
Farlowe
Scotland
London
Blanche
Finlayson
Russian Lieutenant Sedoff Dies On Polar Expedition
Lieutenant Sedoff of Russia perished in far north ice after reaching Franz Joseph Land and setting out toward the pole with two sailors. Survivors arriving at Archangel said he fell ill and died during the attempt.
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Sedoff
St. Petersburg
North Pole
Archangel
Franz Joseph Land
Pole
Czar Renames Russian Capital Petrograd
Reuters dispatch from St Petersburg reports Czar Nicholas has renamed the capital Petrograd. It also notes continued Russian advance in Galicia and that Austrian forces retreated across the Vistula after a Hungarian division suffered a heavy defeat.
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London
Reuter
St. Petersburg
Czar
Nicholas
Petrograd
Galacia
Vistula
Wireless accepted under censorship by Germany and Britain
Washington reports both Germany and Great Britain accepted the U S plan allowing wireless stations at Sayville and Tuckerton to send code messages to belligerent nations under American naval censorship. The agreement, while still under diplomatic discussion, aims to overcome technical hurdles and enable formal government action in days. The Sayville and Tuckerton stations must meet U S censorship standards, and Britain may object to handling messages at the American end.
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Washington
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Tuckerton
N. J
Sayville
L. 1
Department of Commerce
Armerican
Suit for Wounded Heart Short Lived in Somerset
A breach of promise suit was filed in Somerset by A. L. G. Hay for Miss Irene Crissey against Frank W. Thompson, owner of the opera house and auto garage, seeking 5000 dollars. The case was withdrawn, signaling an out of court settlement to avoid publicity.
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Somerset
A. L. G. Hay
Irene Crissey
Frank W. Thompson
Miss Crissey
Take Paris or Die Kaiser Order Reported
London report cites Emperor William's command to troops to seize Paris or die. The Times says German forces press hard on the Allies especially the British while some troops fear fighting insurmountable odds. 80 000 men moved from Meuse toward Germany via the Bridge of Andenne en route.
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London
Paris
William
Times
Ostend
Brussels
East Prussia
Meuse
Andenne
Seilles
Namur
Liege
Germany
Railroad to 32 000 Acres of West Virginia Timber
The West Virginia Pulp and Lumber Company plans a standard gauge railroad through Webster county from Cass to a potential link with the Chesapeake and Ohio line. The line aims to develop 32 000 acres of virgin timber, with other railroads preparing a standard gauge connection from Holly Junction to Webster Springs. Construction has begun on the initial segment.
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The
West Virginia Pulp & Lumber Company
Webster County
W. Va
Cass
Coal & Coke Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
West Virginia Midland Railroad
Holly Junction
Webster Springs
Uncle Sam targets improving children through new Children’s Bureau
The Department of Labor’s Children’s Bureau issues a free booklet on Prenatal Culture aiming to educate parents in child care. Previously federal attention favored livestock and crop production, now shifting toward human betterment with a focus on early nurturing.
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Federal Department of Labor
U S Army Officers Designated as War Observers Abroad
Secretary of War Garrison designates five officers as observers of British and Austrian war movements. Three will accompany Austria, including Major Joseph H. Ford Captain Augustine McIntyre and Captain Berkeley Enochs. Two will join Britain, Captain William Castle and Captain Alexander Miller, under Ambassador Page in London, with Lt Colonel George Squier also allied with the English army.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Garrison
War Department
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
Germany
France
Joseph H. Ford
Medical Corps
London
Augustine Mclintyre
Feia Artillery
Fort Sill
Oklo
Berkeley Enochs
Infantry
Berlin
Vienna
William A. Castle
Alexander M. Miller
Paris
Ambassador Page
George A. Squier
West Virginia Methodist Conference to Convene in Fairmont
The annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal churches of West Virginia will meet in Fairmont from October 7 for a week. Bishop C. W. Smith will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
The
Methodist Episcopal Churches of
West Virginia
C. W. Smith
Veteran race horse driver killed in Jersey Central collision
Allentown September 2. Euellen J. Schweyer veteran liveryman and race horse driver was killed when their wagon was struck by an empty engine on the Jersey Central Road at Newport. His daughter Elizabeth was fatally injured. two men escaped by jumping. The accident left numerous listed residents as involved or connected through the damaged wagon and onlookers.
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Allentown
Euellen J. Schweyer
Elizabeth
Jersey Central Road
Newport
Schweyer
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Avant
O. K
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Pegry
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Jim
Kaiser
Uncle Sam
U. S
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Cumberland
Otto Franklin Ruddie
Luna Elizabeth Smith
Ruddie, W. Va
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Clara B. Ruddie
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Ga Ivin Trown
Jeanette Marie Smith
Emporium
Frank Caylor
Ontema
Rule Valley
Oy “Ut Rke Pevenbaker
Westernert
Emma Marie Stakem
Minna Ethe Flemeing
Centre Point
Antiose Hodeett
Edith Emma Delattori
Portage, Ya
Henry Daniel Brunnet
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Portage, Pa
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Fair Hope
Serah
Virginia Peart Foret
Frederick Street
V. C. Kallmyer
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Carroll Street
Chas. M. Stieff
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