Crisis Over Arabic and Lusitania Sinks Deepens
Washington notes renewed tension with Germany over the Arabic and Lusitania incidents as Austria-Hungary faces recall of ambassador Dumba. The United States demands removal for alleged plots to cripple American industry and interference with munition production. Diplomatic relations hang in balance as officials foresee possible recalls and further notes.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
United States
Constantin Dumba
Austria
Lansing
Dumba
America
Penfield
Vienna
Dr. Dumba
U. S
Foreign Office
Archibald
Mr. Dumba
Austria-Hungary
World Money Power Today Meets In New York City
Leaders representing about three quarters of global wealth converge in New York to stabilize foreign exchange and plan a credit system for Allied purchases in the United States. An Anglo French delegation led by Lord Reading arrives aboard the Lapland, welcomed by J P Morgan who will host the visitors, with Russia also represented.
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World Money Power Today
New York City
New York
United States
Lord Reading
Great Britain
Lapland
J. P. Morgan
America
Russia
Parade and rally precede Harrington McMullen meeting at Brunswick
Democratic nominees Harrington McMullen and associates led a street parade with bands and illuminated floats through Brunswick before a large Public Park crowd. Speakers included McMullen, Jackson, and Congressman Lewis urging party harmony amid ongoing primary debates and Baltimore politics.
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Hugh A. McMullen
E. C. Harrington
Congressman Lewis
Brunswick
Harrington, Ritchie and McMullen
Frederick
Harrington
Mr. McMullen
Lewis
Baltimore
KE. A. Baughman
Alban Wood
McMullen
Cumberland
Washington
Mark Jackson
Ritchie
Thomas Hogan
Temple of Scottish Rite Masons Soon Ready for Occupancy
The Scottish Rite Temple in Washington nears completion after three years of construction on Sixteenth Street near the White House. Costing 1.5 million dollars, the building mirrors an Asia historic temple and will host the southern jurisdiction with Judge George Fleming Moore of Alabama as grand commander.
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Washington
Asia
Scottish Rite Masons
George Fleming Moore
Alabama
Sixteenth Street
Capital
White House
Smd
Local Titan Film Unit Cameras Cumberland Scenes
Co F Malcolm of Titan Film Company and H KR Olson visited Cumberland to film local people and sites for a potential branch. They shot 105 feet of footage including Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Baldy Enochs, and P W Blake with a DeBrie camera, to be shown next Wednesday at a Cumberland theatre.
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F. Malcolm
Titan Film Company
H. KR. Olson
Cumberlanders
Malcolm
Titan Company
Olson
J. Debrie
Paris
Europe
France
J. Thos. Eisenhauer
Mr. Willison
Baldy’ Enochs
Cumberland
P. W. Blake
Chamber of Commerce
Maryland Auto Club Warns on Frostburg Pike Speed Traps
The Automobile Club of Maryland issues Bulletin 107 urging autoists to observe regulations on the Frederick Hagerstown and Cumberland Pike. It notes Frostburg lowered a six mile per hour limit to the state 12 mile rule after local criticism, praising town hosts and urging careful driving to keep the route free from traps.
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Automobile Club of Maryland
Cumberland Press
Frostburg
Frederick, Hagerstown
Cumberland Pike
Frederick
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Frederick Pike
Baltimore
Howard County
Joseph L. Donovan
Donovan
Frederick Hagerstown
Allies May Enter Switzerland Now War Moves Hit Swiss Front
Berlin reports via Overseas News Agency that Italian troops shifted from the Austrian frontier toward Switzerland’s southwestern border. The move prompts Swiss military notice as French forces concentrate on the northwest frontier and British papers accuse Swiss neutrality pressure from German influence. The agency says insinuations aim to clear the way for French aggression and possible Swiss withdrawal to interior lines.
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Berlin
Switzerland
France
Overseas New Agency
Bishop Donohue to Preach Jenkins Funeral in Baltimore
Rt Rev P J Donohue bishop of West Virginia will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of Michael Jenkins. Services are at 10 am in Baltimore Cathedral with Cardinal Gibbons and many clergy attending. Prominent pallbearers include Henry Walters John R Kenly Alexander Hamilton Waldo Newcomer and others from Atlantic Coast Line Safe Deposit and Trust Co and Peabody Institute.
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P. J. Donohue
West Virginia
Cumberland
Michael Jenkins
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
O. B. Corrigan
D. J. O'Connell
Richmond
J. J. Shahan
Catholic University
G. A. Dougherty
William A. Fletcher
C. F. Thomas
St. Ann’s Church
St. Ignatius’ Church
Henry Walters
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
John R. Kenly
Alexander Hamilton
Waldo Newcomer
The
Atlantic Coast Line Company
Warren Delano
Henry Tatnall
Northern Central Railway Company
J. W. Marshall
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
J. J. Nelligan
D. H. Thomas
Norman James
Charles H. McCarthy
John F. Bledsoe
Maryland School For the Blind
Faris C. Pitt
Peabody Institute
C. C. Shriver
Metropolitan Savings Bank
J.S. Jenkins
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation
Outbreak Feared in London Over German Property Attacks
London reports fear of mob violence against German property after latest air raids. Censor reports Zeppelin attacks near Norwich and on the Middlesbrough harbor and iron works, though a denial is unlikely.
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London
Berlin
Pries
Norwich
Harbor and
Middlesborough
White Star denies liner tried to ram submarine
Liverpool report says White Star offices reiterate denial that the liner Arable tried to ram a submarine that sank her. The captain and officers did not see the submarine and thus could not have attacked.
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Liverpool
White Star
Russian Center Forced In Two Big Engagements
Berlin reports Von Hindenburg’s troops rout Kiesko heights and Bavarians seize Olszanka as Germans press Alsace Vosges. Vienna says Austrians take Dubno on Ikwa river. German eastern push dislodges Russians at Berecha Kartushka with 3,550 Russians captured. The Aronne offensive yields ground at Vienne Le Chateau and trench losses.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Kiesko
Zeelawanka
Olszanka
Paris
Alsace
Vosges
Dubno
Vienna
Doubno
Ikwa
Lemberg
Rovno
Landwehr
Volhynia
Prushany
von Mackensen
Berecha
Kartushka
Argonne
Vienne-Le-Chateau
Marie Theresa
Autoist Follows Collision Locked Up for Careless Driving
Charles Henderson of Bedford Road drove a Ford and collided with William Twigg on Valley and Columbia streets at 10 this morning. Both drivers were thrown from their seats. Henderson was arrested by Chief Eisenhauer and jailed to await tomorrow’s hearing. Henderson previously faced reckless driving and intoxication charges.
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Charles Henderson
Bedford Road
William Twigg
Valley and
Columbia Streets
Henderson
Twigs
J. Thomas Eisenhauer
Heck
Battle of the Marne remembered a year later
United Press recounts the 1914 Marne battle as Paris faced invasion. German forces retreated after French and British forces, led by Foch and Joffre, halted the drive near Paris. The narrative notes Maunoury’s Ninth Army formed at Amiens and moved covertly.
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Paris
The
Marne
Simms
William Philip Simms
United Press Staff
Maunoury
Joseph Joffre
Charleroi
Joffre
Belgium
Luxembourg
Champagne Tablelands
Amiens
Demands of Anthracite Miners Presented to Convention
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on September 10 the scale committee of the Tri-State Anthracite mines presented ten demands to the convention. Key items include an eight hour day a twenty wage increase a two year agreement and improved working conditions.
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Wilkesbarre
Refunct Bank Depositors Meet in Grafton
Two hundred depositors gathered at the Grafton courthouse to organize legal action for recovery of their funds from the bank that closed earlier in the year. They urged swifter progress by the bank receiver and planned to appoint an attorney and a committee to investigate loans and report findings. Col John T McGraw and a principal owner addressed the meeting and a committee was formed to examine the loan details.
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Grafton
W. Va
Grafton Bank
Court House
John T. McGraw
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