Germany Accepts U S Submarine Rules Shift Warns Ships
Washington reports Count von Bernstorff informed Secretary of State Lansing Germany will henceforth attack merchant ships without warning, while seeking payment talks for Lusitania and Arabic. Berlin says liners will not be sunk without warning if they do not resist, and aims to clarify measures with the United States. The administration plans pressure on Britain for trade interference.
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Washington
Germany
America
Vou Bernstorff
Lansing
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
United States
von Bernstorff
J. Bernstorie
England
Harry Thaw Sues For Divorce In Allegheny Court
Harry K Thaw filed for divorce from Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in Allegheny County Court with John Francia named as the alleged co respondent. The action cites al leged separations in 1909 and 1908 at New York locations and notes Thaw is in San Francisco for the Panama Pacific Exposition.
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Pittsburgh
Harry K. Thaw
A. B. Reid
Allegheny County
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
John
Jack") Francia
New York City
San Francisco
Stone & Stone
Francie
West Thirty-feat Street
Matteawan
Naval school head quits transfer at Annapolis
Rear Admiral William F. Fullam resigns as superintendent of the U S Naval Academy and moves to Puget Sound Navy Yard. Capt Edward W W Eberle will succeed him at Annapolis. Rear Admiral Charles F Pond shifts to Portsmouth Navy Yard, New Hampshire.
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William F. Fullam
E. W. Eberle
Annapolis
Washington
United States Naval Academy
Navy Yard
Puget Bound
Wash
Edward W.W. Eberle
Washington Navy Yard
Follam
Naval Academy
Charles F. Pond
Portsmouth
N. H
Spaniards Demand Answers After Esadora Sinking
The crew of the Spanish ship Esadora arrived at Balboa after being sunk by a German submarine. The liberal press in Madrid calls for energetic government action immediately.
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Madrid
Esadora
Balboa
Austro-Hungarian Munitions Warn Workers Abroad
The Austro-Hungarian government warns that munitions workers from its country in neutral lands, especially the United States, face imprisonment or death. The notice appears in Amsterdam on September 3.
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Amsterdam
America
German U-boat Sunk After Arabic Sinking
Liverpool reports the German submarine that sank the Arabic was destroyed the next day by a British patrol boat. The patrol shelled the sub while it pursued Leyland liner Nicosian, killing the crew. The event supports easing U S Germany tensions and advancing a settlement on the Lusitania dispute.
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Liverpool
Neary
United States
Germany
Lusitania
von Gethmann-Hollweg
Gen Orozco slain by American cowboys near Sierra Blanca
Gen Pascual Orozco a former revolutionary leader and Huerta general was killed with four Mexican companions by American cowboys near Sierra Blanca after robbing an American ranch house. US troops including Fourth Fifth Infantry and Sixth Cavalry were ordered to the Mexican border per Secretary Garrison in Washington to aid suppress border brigandage.
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el Paso
Tex
Pascual Orozco
Madero
Huerta
Sierra Blanca
Orozco
Vanhorn
Houston
United States Infantry
Texas City
Garrison
Washington
Funston
Bodies Found in Submarine F-4 Wreckage
Honolulu authorities report several bodies of the 22 men who perished aboard the submarine F-4, missing since March 23, were discovered entangled in interior wreckage on Tuesday. One body has been recovered. Four drowned in Lake Reed’s, Grand Rapids. three Grand Rapids Press staffers and a street railway employee died when a motor boat capsized. The deceased are Parts C. Jameson, Arthur G. Hunter, Paul W. Weston, and J. Harvey Smith.
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Honolulu
T. H
Lake
Grand Rapids
Mich
The
Grand Rapids Press
Street Railway Company
Reed's Lake
C. Jameson
Arthur G. Hunter
Paul W
Weston
J. Harvey Smith
Arrest 20 Warsaw Bankers In German Internment
Twenty bankers from Warsaw were arrested for refusing to accept German promissory notes and sent to internment in Germany, according to information reaching here. The action reflects harsh measures during the September war period.
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Amsterdam
Sept
Germany
Beseter Named Governor General of Polish Territory
Berlin reports General von Beseter has been appointed governor general of the portion of Russian Poland captured by German forces. The appointment was officially announced, marking a key administrative move in the occupied region.
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Beseter
Poland
Berlin
Ganeral von Beseter
Austrians Retreat as Italians Gate Alpine Summit Fight
Milan report says Austrians retreat at two points. In Val Sugana they blow bridges and destroy roads and railways. Italian Alpini seize a key summit near Monte Rombon above the Isonzo valley, while pursuing positions around Predispasa and Zebach.
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Milan
Val Sugana
Isonzo
Piezzo
Monte Rombon
Coritenza
Alay
Predispasa
de Scenda
Zebach
Targis
Tolmino
Goritz
Mt Vernon farmer dies by poison amid crop woes
Asa Forgerson, farmer west of Mt Vermon, Ontario, died after ingesting carbolic acid, officials say work stress over crop losses caused his action. He left a widow and five children. In Pinole California three workers were killed in an explosion at Hercules Powder plant. In New York the pound sterling fell to 4.5744 as foreign exchange sank.
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Mt. Vernon
Asa Forgerson
Pinole
Cal
Hercules Powder Company
New York
Zapata Backs Pan American Plan for Mexico Pacification
General Emiliano Zapata has assented to the Pan American program for pacifying Mexico. His reply to the leaders was delivered by J W Russell and Frank Azza, agents of Secretary of State Lansing, who also carried favorable responses from General Manuel Palefax, Pacheco and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Emiliano Zapata
Mexico
J. W. Russell
Frank Azza
Lansing
Iikewise
Manual Palefax
Pacheco
Train kills two at Normal crossing in Illinois
Martin Fisher of Normal and Mrs. R. M. Browning of Bloomington were fatally injured when a Chicago and Alton fast train struck their automobile at a crossing in Normal. The incident followed by report of a steel mill restart at Granite City, American Steel Foundry resuming operations and employing twelve hundred workers.
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Bloomington
Martin Fisher
Normal
Mre
R. M. Browning
Chicago & Alton
Q Crossing
Big
Granite City
American Steel Foundry Company
U S Moves Toward Mediation on Blockade and Trade
Washington officials see signs the United States will push for a mediation on blockade and submarine warfare. A cable from Ambassador Gerard to Secretary Lansing covered the Arab League case and Berlin politics, with talks suggesting Britain may modify orders in council on German dye exports and Rotterdam shipments bound for the United States.
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Washington
State Department
United States
England
Germany
Lansing
Gerard
Arablc
White House
Berlin
Cecil Spring-Rice
Great Britain
Rotterdam
John D. Long, Former Navy Secretary, Dies at Home
John D. Long, former secretary of the navy and governor of Massachusetts, died at his Hingham home after a Maine trip with intestinal trouble. Born in Buckfield in 1838, he served as four term state legislator, three term speaker, lieutenant governor, and held national office under McKinley and Roosevelt. He defeated Benjamin Butler in 1879 and served three terms in Congress.
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Hingham
Mags
John D. Long
Navy
Massachusetts
Mr. Long
Maine
Long
Navy Department
McKinley
Roosevelt
Buckfield
Boston
Harvard
Benjamin S. Butler
Congress
Tillman backs moderate navy increase after White House talks
Senate naval affairs Chairman Tillman met with President Wilden in Washington on September 3 and announced he favored a reasonable boost to the nation's navy. The discussion centered on national defense and defense spending.
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Washington
Sept
Tillman
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Wilden
Submarine sinks trawler Steamer Cinerarla near war zone
The Grimsby trawler Steamer Cinerarla with nine men aboard is believed sunk by a German submarine in the war zone and has been given up for lost.
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London
Grimsby
Cinerarla
Pope Benedicts Peace Message Delays Persuasive Action
Cardinal Gibbons carried a confidential Vatican peace appeal to President Wilson after a meeting with Secretary Lansing. The White House declined to discuss details, citing secrecy. Sources indicate Germany and Austria demand Poland's reestablishment and universal sea freedom in any settlement. Mexican bandits killed two Americans, with bodies found near Brownaville, increasing tensions amid Orozco retaliation.
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Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
College of Cardinals
Wilson
Pope Benedict
Vatican
Europe
State Department
Lansing
White House
Holy Father
Rome
United States
Germany
Mexico
Austria
Poland
Peace Congress
Brownavilla
Pascual Orozco
Fierce Border Fight As 2500 Mexicans Operate Texas
Reports from Galveston say about 2,500 armed Mexicans are in Texas with battles across the Rio Grande. A long engagement north of Brownsville left three troopers wounded and one killed, while another clash near Harlingen wounded a soldier. Skirmishes continued in the Big Bend area with Orozco reported killed and Americans unhurt.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas
Diego
Rio Grande
Third Cavalry
Brownsville
Harlingen
Big Bend
Orozco
Dal Rio
425000 Horses Sold for War
Washington reports 425000 horses and mules have been shipped from the United States to the European belligerents. Officials of the Department of Agriculture issued the update on Thursday.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Auto Turns Over Three Die
Leroy, Sept. 4. An automobile rolled down an embankment killing three people and injuring five. The dead are George Cook, eighteen, Mary Luttrell, nineteen, and Charlott Hoffman, twenty.
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Leroy, N
George Cook
Mary Luttrell
Charlott Hoffman
Women Who Are Always Tired in Swan Creek Michigan
Letters from readers praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for treating female weakness and fatigue. Annie Cameron of Swan Creek and Mrs Charles Rows of Kennebago Maine report renewed energy and strength after using the remedies and encourage other women to seek guidance from the company in Lynn Massachusetts with confidential replies.
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Swan Creek
Mich
Lydia E. Pinksham
Annie Cameron
R.F.D
No. 1
Swan Creek, Michigan
Hebron
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia
Cuarles Rows
Kennebsgo
Maine
Uncle Mase Seeks Justice of the Peace Post
In the brick bottom district Mose, who cannot read or write, seeks elective office as justice of the peace. His master asks the selector if he is eligible. Mose reports the official says Ab is illegible for the date office.
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Mase
Justice of the Peace
Brick Bottom
Mose
Drink Denmon's Coffee Health Slogan
A quirky ad style notice repeats Drink Denmon's Coffee for health benefits with a dry grin suggesting moderation over excessive smiles. The fragment hints at a promotional or tongue in cheek line from a vintage cafe or newspaper filler.
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Calla
Harry Thaw
Naval School Head
Gen. Orozco
Pegoud
Paris
Adolphe Pegoud
Frances
France
Vin
Onigsber Eet
Rgerre
Teutons
Monte Rambon
Zapata
U. S
McKiney
Pope
Dinal Gibbons
Brownaville
Lydia FE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Denmon
Dean
Illinois
Pier Twig
Harriet Thompson
Court St
Rockford
Foster-Milburn
Buffalo
Carter
Lydia EB. Pinkham Medicine Co
No- Toon
Paxton
Mana
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