British prize court seizes $15 million in American meat
London reports Chicago packers Armour & Co., Swift & Co., Nelson Morris & Co. and Schwarzaschild-Sulzberger had cargoes on Norwegian ships seized for suspected delivery to Germany. The prize court ruled the meat cargoes were destined for Germany, not Denmark, with goods totaling about $15,000,000 confiscated and appeal allowed with $25,000 security.
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London
Chicago
Germany
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Nelson Morris & Co
Schwarzaschild-Sulzberger Company
Samuel
Copenhagen
Great Britain
Denmark
Sir Samuel
US cannot aid Packers over English prize court ruling
Washington reports the state department sees no remedy for Chicago meat packers against the English prize court decision.China The Packers must wait for appeal and final ruling before any government action. Secretary Lansing stated that if a denial of justice is found on review then a protest will be sent and cargo losses pursued through diplomacy.
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Washington
State Department
Chicago
Lansing
Secretary Lansing Accepts German Explanation on Hesperian
Washington reports that the German admiralty explanation for the Allan liner Hesperian explosion near Fastnet is acceptable to the state department. The key point is that a German torpedo could not have destroyed the vessel, based on submarine reports from the time. A second item notes artist William Davis found dead in his New York studio from heat at age sixty-eight.
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Washington
Cnas
Hesperian
Fastnet
State Department
Lansing
Admiralty
Department
William Davis
New York
Davie
England
Order Kansas Warden Ousted Report Recommends Dismissal
Topeka authorities say J. D. Botkin should be removed as warden of the Kansas state penitentiary. A special legislative committee recommends the action to Governor Capper.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
J. D. Botkin
Kansas State Penitentiary
Capper
Envoys Threats Spark Security Clamp During Anglo French Loan
In New York on September 17 alarming letters to the Anglo French finance commissioners at the Hotel Biltmore prompt doubled detective guards. Over fifty threats urge anti allied action with possible bank withdrawals while officials insist the loan funds will buy supplies in the United States and support American business. Washington officials say neutrality remains intact as the loan funds are to be spent here.
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New York
Hotel Biltmore
Finance Commission
Wall Street
Europe
Washington
White House
Treasury Department
Big War Fund for Britain
London reports Premier Asquith secured a $1.26 billion war credit from the House of Commons to fund operations through mid November. He noted daily war spending rose to about $17.5 million between July 18 and September 11, with total war outlays reaching $6.31 billion since the war began. He warned costs may near $25 million daily in forthcoming weeks and the loan should last into the third week of November.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Arabic Evidence to Berlin
Washington reports all evidence linking the Arabic matter gathered by the United States has been sent to the Berlin foreign office via State Department sources at the German ambassador's request. The admiralty will review it alongside the submarine commander’s report. Count von Bernstorff expects a partial withdrawal of the note and a revised disavowal to satisfy President Wilson.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Wilson
Page Insures Against Raids
London dispatch reports Ambassador Page securing a policy to protect his residence from Zeppelin raids. Zeppelin insurance is available at low rates as insurers profit from the coverage amid growing aerial threat.
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Page
London
Ambassador Page
World Record at Syracuse Pacer Sets New Time
Willam, the champion pacer, set another record at the state fair track in Syracuse on September 18, driving a mile in 1 59 seconds to claim the world's wagon record among amateur drivers with a time of 2 014 percent.
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Syracuse
Willam
State Fair Track
German Ambassador Says Arab Crisis Largely Resolved
Count von Bernstorff told Secretary Lansing at a state department conference that Germany plans to honor assurances on submarine conduct and life safety. He emphasized no intent to evade the spirit of the guarantees and predicted an adjustment of differences with the United States. He expressed unwavering optimism that there will be no break between the nations.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
State Department
Lfe
Inera
Amtbassador
Will Meet Carranza Agents Over Mexican Affairs
Washington on September 16 reports the administration will discuss Mexico's international affairs with Carranza representatives or as implied in his reply to peace proposals. The outcome will influence recognition of Carranza's government as the path to ending the Mexican Republic's unrest. Instructions urging Americans to leave northern states including Sonora and Chihuahua were renewed amid border disturbances.
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Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Peace Party
Sonora
Chihuahua
State Department
Banker King Pleads Guilty in $84,000 Embezzlement Case
Edward J. King, cashier of the Dugger State Bank in Sullivan Indiana, pleaded guilty in circuit court to embezzling $84,000. He was sentenced to two to fourteen years in state prison, fined $100, and disfranchised for five years. He was given 24 hours to settle his personal affairs.
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Sullivan
Ind
Edward J. King
Dugger State Bank
King
British Fear Mexico Riots Quiet Dialogue Declared
Washington reports British consuls in northern Chihuahua and Sonora have been told by the Britain embassy to confer with American officials over possible withdrawal. Negotiations aim to avoid escalation amid unrest in the region as tensions with Mexico rise.
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Mexico
Washington
Chihuahua
Sonora
Philadelphia ends half day as heat grinds school to pause
Philadelphia schools shut early on September 18 due to ongoing heat. About 250000 pupils received a half holiday as temperatures peaked near 87 degrees by 2 p.m. local officials ordered shortened sessions to reduce heat exposure.
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Philadelphia
Germans disavow act in note to Gerard Saya
Berlin reports that Germany will not torpedo passenger ships without warning unless they resist or flee when summoned to stop. A note to Ambassador Gerard also questions the sinking of the Hesperian, suggesting it was likely caused by a mine rather than a German submarine.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Bernstorff
United States
Gerard
Dumba asked to leave Vienna as diplomat recalled
Washington reports Constantin e Theodor Dumba Austrian ambassador asked Vienna to recall him on leave of absence and will sail soon. Austria will respond after his arrival in Vienna and inform the United States of his recall. Ducibs will sail from New York for Rotterdam on a Norwegian vessel. Mrs Dumba to visit Washington briefly. Worcester reports heat deaths and a prostration in Union Station. Wilson plans to vote in New Jersey primaries on September 22 and in Princeton October 19. Boston sees 91 degree noon heat and schools close for the day with cooler weather coming.
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Washington
Constantine Theodor Dumba
Vienna
Doctor Dumba
Austria
United States
Tid
Doctor Ducibs
New York
Rotterdam
Wilson
Princeton
N. J
White House
German airship damaged lands near Koenigsberg
A German airship heavily damaged by Russian fire has landed at Koenigsberg. It is believed to be one of the airships that took part in the Gulf of Riga raid.
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Amsterdam
Koenigsberg
Gulf of Riga
British Airmen Bombard Ghent and Amsterdam
British planes shelled Ghent on Sunday killing and wounding German soldiers, with reports also noting bombardment of Amsterdam and a cotton factory destroyed. Information received here Wednesday confirms these raids and their reported casualties.
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Ghent
Amsterdam
Kissed Wife's Five Sisters Five Times Divorced
Denver, Colorado. Frank I. Cronkrite, a passenger conductor on the Colorado and Southern railroad, was accused by his wife Edith M. Cronkrite of kissing her five sisters five times each during their 28-year marriage. She sought and received a decree, claiming repeated beatings after she complained about his behavior.
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Denver
Colo
Frank I. Cronkrite
Colorado’ & Southern Railroad
Edith M. Cronkrite
Cronkrite
Five Desertions and Poison Accusations Reported
A woman alleges repeated desertions by her husband on five occasions, with equal returns. She claims he declared she tried to poison him on at least five occasions and notes his attentions to other women, including gifts. The account portrays a troubled marriage with repeated separations and suspicions.
Convicted by a Picture over Cucumbers in Wichita
In Wichita, Mrs. Robert Williams was fined ten dollars and costs after a city court conviction for taking two pounds of cucumbers from neighbor H. A. Knowles’s truck patch. A dusk photograph showed her with an apron full of cucumbers as she claimed the produce was for her husband to prove chickens invaded the neighbor’s yard. She posted a bond and appealed to the district court.
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Wichita
Kan
Robert Williams
Riverside
H. A. Knowles
Knowles
Mrs. Williams
Mules In Pants Stir Small Town Parade
Palm Beach colored canvag trousers clad a string of mules driven toward Alton by farmer O. T. Kendall. He said the aim was to shield the animals from flies and insects that plague the Wanda to Alton stretch. The mules, with trousers strapped by suspendera on forelegs, stood calm as Kendall noted fewer restlessness after dressing.
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Suspendera
Kendall
Governor Capper Uplift Sought To Send Women To Sitka
An appeal to Governor Capper asks the executive to direct husbandless young women to Sitka in Clark county. The correspondent signing as "A Sitka Bachelor" claims many prosperous farmers in the area support the request.
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Topeka
Kan
Capper
Sitka
Clark County
Portland holdup saves victim nine dollars
A holdup in Portland left Cyrus Marolua punched in the nose. One assailant’s strike redirected the victim’s blood, exposing a concealed nine dollars inside a handkerchief. The robbers failed to find the money during the attack.
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Portland
Ore
Cyrus Marolua
Marolua
Note to Britain Seizure Cases Moved to Prize Court
Washington reports President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing finalized a note to Great Britain criticizing seizure and detention of American goods, denouncing the order in council and the blockade as illegal, and denying British justifications. It states the United States will not tolerate such actions and will not issue an ultimatum or time limit for Britain’s reply.
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Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Haa
Edward Gray
Lord Crewe
Order In Council
Stefansson Alive After Arctic Expedition Findings
The Ruby from Herschel Island brings word that Vilhjalmur Stefansson and two companions are alive. He is at Banks land east of the Mackenzie outfitting to continue exploring the new land southwest of St Patrick Island and its continental shelf extent.
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Nome
Alaska
Ruby
Herschel Island
Arctic
Mackenzie River
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Storker Storkerson
Ole Anderson
Martin Point
Polar
Beaufort Sea
S. F. Cottle
Stefangsson
Banks ‘Land
St. Patrick Island
Stefansson
Banksland
U.S. Troops Kill 22 Carranzista Soldiers Near Rio Grande
Brownsville Tex Sept 20 American forces report two battles along the Rio Grande with Carranzista soldiers attacked first. At least twenty two Carranzista dead with no American casualties. Engagements occurred near Matamoros and Los Ebanos prompting fears of international complications. General Nafarette denies Carranzista responsibility.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Matamoron
Los Ebanos
Nafarette
Matamoros
Military Train Blown Up Near Saltillo War Toll Reported
Ninety soldiers were killed when a Mexican military train wreck occurred near Saltillo on Wednesday, reports reach Nuevo Laredo. The train is believed blown up. In Paris, the French ministry of marine announced defeat of an Austrian air squadron above the Adriatic by French aviators. The Austrians were aided by small war ships but retreated.
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Laredo
Tex
Saltillo
Nuevo Laredo
Paris
Ministry of Marine
Adriatic
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BIG War Fund For Britain
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Quilty
J. King
Dugger Ind
Pricon
Gerard Saya
Boston
Laviahed Kleses
Farmer
Garranza
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