Berlin Tageblatt report claims German Bremen submarine sank
Dispatch from Berne cites the Tageblatt saying the German submarine Bremen sank in American waters due to machinery accident. Washington and London reports note other U boats sinking ships and a British vessel Trident torpedoed. Local Elko election coverage shows Andy Jackson supporters and Pittman prospects amid a quiet statewide vote.
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Berne
Switz
Berlin Tageblatt
Bremen
Women Vote Bestblt SMASH BY GERMANS FOR VERDUN
Paris reports German penetration of Thiaumont Wood after hard fighting. British attacks west of Fromes Wood gain ground toward Combles. Greece sees War Minister Callaris resign amid cabinet crisis. Russian claims Baltic heights gains and Austrian retreat in Galicia. St Petersburg records deadly food riots. Rome notes Italian progress including Forts at Goriaia, Monteste Michele, Monte Sabotine with 8,200 Austrians killed or captured and guns seized.
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London
Fromes Wood
Combles
Rome
Goriaia
Monteste Michele
Monte Sabotine
President Signs Bill for War on Paralysis Funds
President Wilson signed an appropriation of 135000 dollars for the Public Health Service to aid the war on infantile paralysis announced from Washington on Aug 8. The move aims to strengthen medical research and treatment efforts nationwide.
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Washington
Wilson
Public Health Service
Man Leaps From Lofty Building in St Louis Heat
In St Louis on August 8 George K. Smith secretary of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers Association, leaped from the fifteenth floor of a tall office building. He was driven to the act by extreme heat and was found injured on the ground below.
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ST. Louis
ST. Louis, Mo
George K. Smith
Yellow Pine Manufacturers
Fruit interests project $18 million from deciduous exports
Sacramento reports fruit interests estimate at least 18 million dollars will be derived from deciduous fruits shipped east this year. The estimate reflects the value of shipments and market activity affecting growers and packers in the region.
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Sacramento
Denial of GOP campaign lie challenged in House
Washington August 8 Rep Harrison of Mississippi challenged anyone to prove the Republican claim that Charles Dodge, the President's personal friend, had received special favors in munitions shipments to Mexico. The denial was delivered in the House as part of a contentious exchange.
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Washington
Charles Dodge
Mexico
Harrison
Mississippi
Men for Mexican Peace Confab to Be Selected for Service
Washington Aug. 8 The Cabinet discussed General Carranza_s last note and it is understood Mr Polk asked for the immediate appointment of the American peace commission to confer with the Mexican commission.
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Washington
Carranz
Polk
State Department
Birth of Fourth Daughter in Elko Household
Mrs. Hatch of Salt Lake City welcomed a fourth daughter at 2 30 PM on Monday August 7 1916 while visiting Mrs. Frances Leberski in Elko. Mother and child are doing well. Mrs Hatch is from a prominent Starr Valley family and many friends in the area extend congratulations.
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A. B. Hatch
Salt Like
City
Frances Leberski
Elko
Dirike Favored as Last Resort by East Rail Employees
New York Aug. 8 The workers of all major Eastern railroads voted overwhelmingly for a strike as a last resort to win the eight hour day and time and a half for overtime It is hoped today s final conference may avert the industrial disaster and preserve peace between management and labor
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Dirike
R.A
EAST
New York
Big Eastern
Thinking Machine at Henderson Bank A Burroughs Posting Machine
The Henderson Bank installs a Burroughs Posting Machine described as a steel brain with glass sides. It prints and adds, handles deposits and balances, detects overdrafts, marks OD in red, and can update old and new balances in one run with minutes of input, promising streamlined posting for all accounts.
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Henderson Bank
Burroughs
Thia
Hughes Republicans Guest at Fashionable Chicago Hotel
Republican presidential hopeful Charles E. Hughes arrived in Chicago at 8:20 a m. A phalanx of well known millionaires surrounded him and escorted him to breakfast at the Blackstone. A public reception followed at noon in the Conway Building as thousands cheered him.
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Chicago
Charles FE. Hughes
Uanal
Blackstone Hotel
Conway Building
The Thinking Machine Delights Readers With Quick Computation
A clerk demonstrated a thinking machine to a reporter, praising its rapid add and subtract of long columns. The device appears uncanny as it balances ledgers and reveals overdrafts with precision.
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The
Independent
Ballots Coming Slowly as Elko Votes in Primary
In Elko two precincts report early tallies with Democrats leading in Precinct 1 and Republicans closing the gap in Precinct 2. Sheriff Harris reports orderly conduct with only two drunken individuals jailed. turnout appears sluggish but heightened near closing. Support for Senator Pittman and Judge McCarran grows in Reno and other towns.
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Joe C. Harris
Elko
Judge Norcross
Pittman
Pat McCarran
Reno
Winnemucen
Goldfield
Tonopah
Sparks
Square‐Dealing Plan Ends Bitter Industrial War in New York City
Aug 8 The great street car strike was settled this afternoon by mutual concessions and arbitration. Leading citizens intervened to push a settlement, and police prevented riots. A looming threat remains from steam railroad men across eastern railroads.
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New York City
New York
Alaskans Increase Egg Purchases for Winter Demand
Petaluma poultry firm reported a shipment of more than 50 000 dozen eggs to Fairbanks Alaska to meet the winter market demand. The consignment stands as one of the largest in the firm’s history.
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San Francisco
Fairbanks
Alaska
Court action sought to curb union picketing in Frisco strike
In San Francisco on Aug 8 attorney Roy Hudson filed a complaint against the Cooks & Waiters Union to halt picketing in the culinary workers strike and sought a temporary injunction from Presiding Judge Cabinesa. The move marks the first serious court effort to stop the protests and will be bitterly contested.
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San Francisco
Culinary Workers
Roy Hudson
Cooks & Waiters Union
Cabinesa
Army Appropriation Bill Adopted in Senate
The Senate without a roll call adopted the conference report on the Army Appropriation Bill carrying 267 million dollars for the development of the regular army.
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Senate
Washington
Epidemic and heat dominate eastern slum center news
New York reports 2 deaths and 183 new infantile paralysis cases in the last 24 hours as heat continues to press. Also noted are a Hawaii judge quitting and a miscellaneous editorial note urging honesty and right action.
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New York
Milk Drivers Strike for $4 Weekly Raise in St Louis
Five hundred milk-wagon drivers in St. Louis Missouri walked off their routes on August 8 demanding a weekly pay raise of four dollars. The strike disrupted deliveries across the city as workers sought improved wages.
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ST. Louis
Aus
Quake Shock Hits Hollister Early This Morning
A sharp earthquake shock rattled Hollister California early today but caused no damage or injuries. Local officials reported no aftershocks and residents described the tremor as brief and modest.
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Hollister
Cal
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