Villa leads heavy fight east of La Tevo in Chihuahua
Francisco Villa commanded 200 to 400 men in a dawn to dusk battle with government troops under Gen Elizondo east of La Tevo, near Satevo. About 150 of Villa's band were killed wounded or captured. Carranza forces, around 500, suffered heavy losses. After five hours the Carranza column withdrew to Santa Ysabel with Villa still in command at Las Cienegas de los Lardones.
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Union News Service
Chihuahua City
Mex
Francisco Villa
Elizondo
Latevo
Jacinto Trevino
Carranza
Satevo
Las Cienegas de Los Lardones
Villa
el Puerto del Tercero
Santa Ysabel
Eight Hour Measure Backed by Rail Union Leaders
Washington dispatch reports railroad brotherhood officials and A B Garretson agreeing to the Adamson eight hour bill as a basis to end the strike. The bill sets an eight hour day on ten hour pay starting December 1 with pro rata overtime and a three member presidential commission to study impact within six to nine months funded by a $26 federal appropriation.
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Washington
Railroad Brotherhood
A. B. Garretson
Adamson
Wilson
House
Senate
Congress
Fighting on 100 mile front in eastern Europe
Report from London notes artillery active along the European battlefronts with infantry engagements mainly on the Transylvanian Romanian border. Romanian forces press Austro Hungarian units along the lower Carpathians while Austro Hungarians retreat to new positions west of Chik Bareda. Russians advance into Dobrudja and a fleet reportedly reaches Constanza. Bulgarians fear a combined attack on Varna and the Danube while Russians repulse a German push near Kovel in Volhynia with heavy losses.
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Hungary
London
Europe
Lower Carpathians
Kronstadt
Chik Bareda
Atula
Ion Gate
Danube
Vienne
President Wilson asks Congress to amend mediation act and rates
President Wilson addressed Congress Aug 29 urging expanded Interstate Commerce Commission powers an eight hour day for interstate trainmen and a commission study of its rate impact He urged mediation law amendments to prevent strikes during investigations and left enforcement to Congress The strike leadership threatened a Labor Day walkout as managers balked at concessions and union leaders accused of stalling fruit picking in California due to the looming rail stoppage.
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Western
Union News
Washington
Wilson
Congress
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Committee of
Clark
Great Britain
Walter Hines Page
France
William G. Sharp
Supreme Court
Aff
Uproar After Contested Call At Ball Game
Ex cited man in Panama hat challenges umpire and argues Gilligan was safe at third while Rafferty\tre relates no call and a spectator mocks pacifism as the crowd reacts with tension and sarcasm at the game.
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Gilligan
Rafferty
Fragrant emolients for skin and hair health advertised
Promotes fragrant ultra creamy emollients for skin, scalp, and hands offering a free mail sample with Book. Postcard address: Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept, L
Boston
Jimson and Smith Debate Delayed Check Delivery
Jimson asks where Smith is going and Smith replies to the post office to complain about rotten delivery service. Smith notes a promised check ten days late, fearing it has gone astray.
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Jimson
Hullo
Smith
Smith—O
Sermon of the Stove in a church tale
An Alabama man recalls a church service where a sick preacher allegedly caused the stove to preach by turning it red hot. The story ends with a quip about learning from others advice to ease the high cost of living.
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Alabama
Darkey
Too Loud for Awnings Just Right for Skirts
A Pittsburgh shopper eyed fabrics in a leading dry goods store to pick a seashore skirt. The clerk, with flawless sales tone, said the patterns were too loud for awnings but just right for skirts.
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Pittsburgh
A Difference Have you had your vacation
The quoted exchange shows one person asking about a vacation and another confirming it is finished and they will go home to rest
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Cal
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Soltegica
Childris
Apert Lively Son
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Smanach Dian
Stoss OF
Buea
Jaques Mfg. CO
Chicago
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New York
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