Pacifists Cheer Raps at Wilson Meeting in Chicago
More than 5,909 pacifists gathered with leaders from the People's Council and Progressive Cigarmakers Union to denounce the administration. Secret service and police watched but made no arrests as speakers criticized suppression of socialist press and wartime policies.
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Secret Service
Chicago
People’s Council
Progressive Cigarmakers’ Union
Socialist Movement
Max Eastman
J. L. Engdahl
The
American Socialist
Laura Hughes
Toronto
Canada
Ernest Reichman
E. C Wentworth
Colonel J. M. Thompson Urged to Resign Navy League Role
Secretary Daniels asks Colonel Thompson to resign over his lax inquiry into the Mare Island yard disaster. Daniels says the league should be led by those who would not disclose statements to discredit the Navy Department and would earn the respect of honest citizens.
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Thompson
Danies
Mare Island Navy Yard
Daniels
League
Navy Department
America
Indiana crops show apples and peaches fall short
Reports from Indiana fruit growers indicate a short apple and peach crop this year with apples at about 65 percent and peaches about 25 percent of normal. Grimes Golden and Ben Davis are especially scarce due to cold wet weather at bloom, wind, hail, spraying issues, diseases, and insects.
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Indianapolis
Ind
S. Grimes Golden
Ben Davis
American minister Egan undergoes Danish operation
Minister Maurice E. Egan, the American envoy to Denmark, was operated on August 20 by Professor chou, a Danish specialist. The procedure was successful and his condition is reported favorable.
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Egan
Copenhagen
Maurice E. Egan
Denmark
Chou
Fire destroys Montgomery garage in Scottsburg
A morning blaze at the John M Montgomery garage and machine shop in Scottsburg Indiana caused about 15000 dollars in damage and destroyed several autos. The fire spread to nearby homes of William Davis and Fred Densford, totaling an estimated 5000 dollars in losses. The cause is under investigation.
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Scottsburg
Ind
John M Montgomery
William Davis
Fred Densford
Ex-Emperor Nicholas Romanoff Moves to Tobolsk
Petrograd reports the deposed emperor Nicholas II and his family have been transferred under guard to Tobolsk western Siberia as a new residence. The official note cites state reasons and notes a delay when the train to Tobolsk broke down during the journey.
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Petrograd
Nicholas Romanoff
Tobolsk
Siberian
Russia
Gregory Rasputin
Submarine Blown Up By British Freighter Off Ireland
British freighter officers report sinking a modern German U boat after a collision off the Irish coast. The sub surfaced struck the freighter, lost its periscopes, and explosives from the diver and petrol tanks caused a catastrophic blast.
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New York
Atlantic
Ireland
Enelani
Dutch Shoot Pown Kaiser's Plane
Two German airplanes with three men aboard each landed near Winschoten. One plane was in flames and the other was shot down by Dutch soldiers. all occupants escaped injury.
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Kaiser
The
Hague
Winschoten
Iowa Steamer Workman Drowns at Keokuk
A Sidney steamer helper from Dubuque named Fred Schever aged nineteen drowned at Keokuk when a small boat he was aboard capsized.
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Iowa
Employe
Keokuk
Fred Schever
Ninteen
Dubuque, la
Sidney
American air raid over Kaisers domain drops 23000 pounds of explosives
Lafayette Squadron of American aviators bomb German military targets near the Rhine in a large raid. Corporal Harold Willis of Boston is missing after the mission, while Dudley Hill escapes a German attack and Adjutant Masson’s group repels a patrol.
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Kaiser
Paris
Lafayette
Harold Willis
Boston
Lafayette Squadron
Raoul Lufbery
Wallingford
Conn
Dicien Masson
San Francisco
Rhine
Russ to Cut Expenses Finance Minister Says
Petrograd reports Minister of Finance Nekrasoff announces a drastic reduction of unnecessary government expenditure with a special commission to oversee the program.
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Russ
Petrograd
Finance Nekrasoff
Japan Buys 500000 Bales American Cotton
San Francisco reports Japan seeks 500000 bales of American cotton valued at about 65 million dollars. Shima, a Tokyo cotton buyer, announces the purchase talks in progress on the market.
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San Francisco
Japan
Shima
Tokyo
I U PEO PLE WED AT BRAZIL INDIANA
Miss Marian Grimes daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel M Grimes wed Dr Charles D Campbell head of Indiana University music department in a Brazil home ceremony. The bride is an Indiana University graduate.
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Brazil
Ind
Marian Grimes
Samuel M. Grimes
Charles D. Campbell
Mary Campbell
Bloomington
George E. Frances
M. E. Church
Campbell
Indiana Univeristy
Indiana University
Tragedy Near Connersville Ends in Double Death
In Connersville Indiana Aug 20 coroner and police found no motive for the slaying of Mrs Lawrence W Rowton and the suicide of her husband after a roadside shooting the couple had driven to the location. The husband about forty was a farmer from Pery Township Henry County. Emery Pike found the bodies and they were taken to a morgue.
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Connersville
Ind
Lawrence W. Rowton
Rowton
Pery Township
Henry County
Emery Pike
Mrs Astor's Autograph Noted in London Efforts
The autographed portrait of Mrs Astor, long resident in London, highlights her dedication to Red Cross and allied relief work for the allies, reflecting her active support during the war.
Russians Break Up Attack By Germans Near Starkhovey
Petrograd reports German troops attacked Russian positions near Starkhovey on the Vilna front but the assault broke down under Russian fire. Austro Germans on the Romanian front repelled several assaults south of Grozecti as fighting in the Slavic region ended with Teutons repulsed.
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Petrograd
Starkhovey
Vilna
Grozechti
Moldavia
German Town to Be Renamed Pershing in Honor
Richmond Ind Aug 20 The Post Office Department has approved a name change for West Germantown to Pershing. East Germantown residents asked for the change to shed odium tied to the German name. The town, settled over a century ago by Pennsylvania Date, aims to honor the American commander in France.
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Richmond
Ind
Pennsylvania
France
Venizelos Sees Allied Victory as Greece Joins War Effort
Greek premier M. Venizelos, writing from Athens on the opening of the fourth year of war, says after three years of conflict he is more convinced than ever of the final triumph of nations upholding democracy and welcomes Greece joining the effort.
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London
M. Venizelos
Athens
Greece
Budapest PM Expected To Step Down Amid Ill Health
Copenhagen reports indicate Count Julius Andrassy will succeed Count Moritz Eszternazy as premier of Hungary. The prime minister may resign soon due to ill health.
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Copenhagen
Budapest
Julius Andrassy
Moritz Eszternazy
Hungary
Record Wheat Crop Totals Reach New District High
An agricultural update from Cranage notes a big wheat crop this year with county totals surpassing previous records. Notable districts include Lawrence 185 384, Kingston 266 770, Dubois 498 528, and Martin 98 560, signaling a regional peak in yield.
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Orlear
United Fitment of Agricults
Cihe
Lawrence
Kingston
Dubois
Martin
British Forces Break German Trenches on Somme Front
British troops stormed trenches near Gillemont farm between Lompire and Bony on the Somme and raiding parties entered German positions south of Havrincourt. The war reports note heavy artillery on the Meuse banks and a shift in German defense to dispersed garrisons as British artillery overruns front lines.
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London
Gillemont Farm
Lompire
Bony
Somme
France
Havrincourt
Babgium
Belguumn
Germis
Warning of disguised submarine off Atlantic coast
An Atlantic port received a warning that a submarine was operating under a disguise as a sailing vessel off the coast. An oil steamer reported a wireless impsense message believed sent from Bermuda. The message urged vessels to watch for a strange submarine with the top half of a schooner as a cover.
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Atlantic
Picrida
Bermuda
Seventy Three Anti Draft Rioters Held in Bond
In McAlester Oklahoma on August 20 seventy three Seminole county men were held to the federal grand jury in bonds totaling nearly a half million dollars after preliminary hearings before U S Commissioner R P McMillen. Twenty seven prisoners were freed but kept as witnesses on $10000 bonds.
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McAlester
Okla
Seminole County
Federal Grand Jury
United States
R. P. McMillen
Nick
Berlin
Amsterdam
Aus
The
Weserseitung
Nicholas
Martial Law Expanded Across Greece and Athens
martial law was extended to cover the entire country including athens marking a broadening of military authority in response to unrest. authorities enforce curfews and travel restrictions as security measures.
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Greece
Athens
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