Coal price fixes spark panic in Illinois mines
President Wilson sets coal prices with minting of a national scheme. Illinois mine workers predict a complete strike and closures if adjusted wages are not granted. Farrington warns of a total mine tie up unless higher wages by Sept 1 are allowed. Retailers resist cuts until stock is exhausted.
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Head of
Illinois
Washington
Wilson
Coal Administration
Harry A. Garfield
Williams College
Federal Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission
Washington State
Farrington
Springfield
Ilinois
Frank Farrington
Illinois United Mine Workers
Consumers’ Company
Birth of fourth Blake child at Chateau Fortoiseau France
Mrs Joseph A Blake announces the birth of a fourth son to Dr Joseph A Blake and Mrs Blake at their country home on the Marne in France. Mrs Blake formerly Katherine Alexander Duer and Clarence H Mackay, married in Paris November 28 1914. Dr Blake once with Presbyterian hospital New York and later Red Cross hospital Paris.
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Joseph A. Blake
Blake
Chateau Fortoiseau
Marne
France
Katherine Alexander Duer
Clarence H. Mackay
Paris
Presbyterian Hospital
New York
Neuilly
Fontainebleau
American Red Cross
Red Cross Allocates $100000 for France Medical Research
Washington reports the American Red Cross war council has appropriated 100000 for medical research in France. The grant follows Major Grayson M. IL Murphy’s Europe dispatch and gains backing from Dr. George W. Crile and other American experts including Dr. Lambert and Dr. J A Blake.
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Washington
American Red Cross
War Council
France
Grayson M. IL. Murphy
Red Cross
Europe
Murphy
George W. Crile
Cleveland
Lambert
J. A. Blake
Ireland and
Bradely
General Pershing
Blame Aliens for Ohio Strike Protests
Anti American propagandists caused stoppages in five major Ohio coal mines halting about four thousand tons of daily output. Columbus reports investigators attribute the suspensions to hostile foreign influence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Italian Drive Brings Heavy Losses and Prisoners on Isonzo Front
Rome reports Austrians suffer about 85,000 killed and wounded as Italian forces breach multiple villages along the Isonzo. Italian engineers build bridges and troops cross under fire while 13,000 Austro-Hungarians are captured and thirty guns seized.
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Austria
Descia
Britof
Canale
Bomrez
Rosa
Isonzo
Gabriele d’Annunsio
Bissolatto Berzamaschchi
Italy
Cajorna
Ital
Break in Hog Prices Hits Chicago Market Amid Decline
Chicago August 23 hog prices slumped after a brief rise with top hogs at 19 50 per hundredweight from 32 0 as 16 000 hogs arrived far below last year 27 000 while cattle topped at 15 50 and market observers foresee prices dropping to 18 per hundredweight as pork chops cost 40 cents a pound and demand weakens.
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Chicago
Chicago Stock Yards
Baseball Results Across National League Standings and Games
National League standings show Chicago leading with 71 wins and 39 losses followed by Philadelphia 60 57 and Brooklyn 54 58. Scores list Chicago at Philadelphia 5 11 9 and 0 7 1. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh 5 19 and 6 28. Boston at St. Louis 1 5 and 6 11. New York at Cincinnati 0 4 and 3 7 with various pitchers named for each game.
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Philadelphia
Alexander
Killifer
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Pittsburgh
Cooper
Jacqus
W. Wagener
Schmidt
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Cadore
Cheney
Marquard
Miller
Boston
St. Louis
Doak
Watson
May
Gonzales
Walsh
Neff
Meyers
New York
Cincinnati
Schneider
Wingo
Benton
Rariden
Baseball Standings and Key Games Reported
In the American League standings Chicago and Boston split a doubleheader with scores 5 12 3. Leonard and Agnew were noted for Chicago while Williams Dapte T Faber and Schalk contributed for the Boston side. New York and Philadelphia show notable records as the season progresses with teams led by various managers and players.
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Chicago
Boston
Leonard and
Agnew
Williams
Dapte-T
Faber and Schalk
NEW W W strike said to be brewing
Seattle reports a general I W W strike planned for Sept 1 as conveyed to Governor Lister and West Coast Lumbermen’s Association leaders. In Spokane James Rowan district secretary faces habeas corpus efforts. his fate as a military prisoner remains unresolved amid broader I W W actions.
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Seattle
Wash
Ernest Lister
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
Spokane
I. W. W. Agriculture and Construction Workers
James Rowan
Rowan
Clemens Wilkins
Iowa to Boost Football Team This Fall
Ames Aug 23 Clyde Williams director of athletics announced that Iowa State College will field a football team this fall describing it as a patriotic duty to push every branch of athletics harder than ever.
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Iowa State College
Clyde Williams
Secretary Daniels and Navy League Clash Over Conspiracy
The dispute between Secretary Josephus Daniels and the Navy League intensifies as Daniels accuses the league of a conspiracy. The league replies that his orders bar all league officers and representatives from naval stations and ships, effectively shutting out many prominent Americans.
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Josephus Daniels
the Navy
Navy League
League
Market Report Shows Mixed Livestock and Grain Prices
Hogs receipts 10 000 with light to heavy packing quotes and 14.75 to 19.50 for pigs. Cattle receipts 1 300 with butcher cows 7.60 to 8.60 and steers 5.75 to 14.60. Kansas City and East Buffalo markets list steady to lower hogs and mixed cattle values. Grain and produce quotes include wheat at 2.21 to 2.26, corn 1.80 to 1.81, oats 0.531 to 0.54, and assorted fruits, vegetables, and poultry prices across regional markets.
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East Buffalo
Chicago
Canadians Hold Lens As British Press On In Belgium
British and Canadian troops exchange heavy combat near Lens and north of Ypres as Canadians stubbornly defend gained positions while Irish regiments fight valiantly in the British offensive. German counterattacks test Allied lines amid ruined towns and trenches.
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Ireland
Belgium
Paris
Ypres
Langemarck
Frezenders
Lens
Hill 79
Len
London
War Office
Oaoeers
Painleve
Alebert Thomas
Wunit
Verdun
Menae
South of Ireland
Pol
Fortuin
Frezenbere
Zonnnebeke-Langemarck
Youths Should Stay in School in War Effort
Gov. Lowden writes to state education chief urging schools stay in session to keep youths of draft age in attendance at high schools and colleges during the war in Springfield Illinois.
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Springfield
Ill
Lowden
Francis G Blair
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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