Murder at Wright Bungalow Ends In Fire and Lynching Fear
Julian Carleton a 30 year old Black man set fire to the Wright bungalow at Spring Green Wisconsin killing six people including Mamah Horthwick Cheney and her two children. He was captured after a three hour search and jailed to await coroner verdict.
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Spring Green
Wis
Julian Carleton
Frank Lloyd Wright
Edwin H. Cheney
Cheney
Mamab Borthwick
Wright Bangalow
Wisconsin River
Mamah Horthwick
Afx
Mr. Wright
Chicago
Marah Worthwick
Mamah Horthwick Cheney
John Horthwick Cheney
Martha Cheney
Emil Lbrodelle
Wright
Milwaukee
Thomas Drunker
Anil Weston
Dodzeville
J.T. Williams
Mamah Forthwick
Panama Canal Opens With War Dept Liner Ancon Through
The Panama Canal opened with the Ancon, a War Department liner, becoming the first big ship to pass from Atlantic to Pacific. Col. George Goethals and Capt. Luke forth led the journey as Panamanian President Porras observed. The event marked a milestone though official celebrations in Panama were scheduled for spring.
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Ancon
War Department
Panama
Canal Zone
Canal
United States
United States War Department
Anean
Atlantic
Pacific
Col
George Cleethals
Luke Forth
Hugh Redman
Dowager Empress of Russia Receiving Treatment
Geneva August 14 The dowager empress of Russia is being treated by Doctor Kocher Nobel prize holder.
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Russia
Geneva
Doctor Kocher
German Steamer Schneefels Captured Off Gibraltar
The German steamer Schneefels was captured off Gibraltar on August 6. Lom bard & Son, agents for the owners, reported the ship from Calcutta to Boston with cargo valued at $1,000,000 was seized.
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Boston
Gibraltar
Schneefels
Calcutta
Lombard & Son
Austria Cuts Off Telegraph Links With France and Balkans
Austria suspends all telegraphic relations with France its colonies and with Serbia and Montenegro for both terminal and transit traffic. The cable company announced the decision on August 18 in New York.
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Austria
New York
France
Serbia
Montenegro
U S Considers Special Tax To Offset War Losses
President met with Senator Simmons and Representative Underwood to discuss raising funds as customs revenues drop from the European War. A special tax is seen as likely, though timing remains unsettled. Panama canal bonds were not seriously considered. Treasury will compile revenue data for the president and Congress to review.
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Washington
White House
Senator Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
Representative Underwood
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Congress
Treasury Department
Five Bandits Slain After Cave Dynamite Attack
In Williamson West Virginia on August 18 a posse stormed the cave sheltering five bandits who killed Joseph Shaler and two companions and stole $8000. Dynamite bombs and a charged missile destroyed the cave, leaving five bodies and injuring Deputy Mounts and Jacob Groves.
Wilson Acts to Check Food Price Increases
President Wilson asked Attorney General McReynolds if any law can curb unwarranted price rises in foodstuffs caused by the European war. He directs Secretary Redfield to cooperate with the Justice Department in the inquiry and enforcement efforts.
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Washington
Wilson
McReynolds
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Department of Justice
Pope's Condition Worsens in Heat Sees Audience Suspended
Rome August 18 Pope Mus ordered to bed for complete rest by Doctor Marchiafava due to gouty catarrh and extreme heat. Authorities report his condition worsened Sunday and all papal audiences were suspended.
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Rome
Lope Mus
Marehlafava
Marchiafava
Huerta Arrives in England Enroute to Spain
Former Mexican president Victoriano Huerta landed at Bristol aboard the Patha from Jamaica with General Sanquet and is expected to depart for Spain today. In Washington, President Wilson says Congress may adjourn in a few weeks if the administration program holds.
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Bristol
Spain
London
Victoriano Huerta
Muenxlco
Sanquet
Hristo
Patha
Jamaica
Congress
Washington
Aug.s
Wilson
Confirm Von Emmich Death
London rumor confirms General von Emmich death. Brussels dispatch says the German Liege commander is dead and he will be succeeded by General von der Marwita.
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von Emmich
London
Brussels
Exchange Telegraph Company
Liege
von der Marwita
Students and Teachers Abroad Trapped by War
About 20,000 American students and schoolteachers have gone abroad this year and are now trapped in Europe due to the war. Nearly every city reports teachers overseas stranded by the conflict.
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Washington
Schoo
Europe
Modern whaling ships of British Columbia show changes
Vancouver reveals changes in whale hunting craft with green underworks to hide approach, new swivel gun system on the bow, harpoon mechanisms, and powered towing with air buoyancy. Ships cruise the North Pacific coast with whales up to 90 tons, though meat is not used for food.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
North Pacific
Airis
Sean Son
ODD FINDS OF THE CAMERA Cairo gateway remembers Rameses IV
Cairo notes highlight a gateway statue honoring Egyptian king Rameses IV, famed as a master builder. The article contrasts his reputed monumental work with the scant known details of his reign and his influence on later construction.
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Cairo
Egypt
Rameses IV
Nile Valley
Rameses
Sculpted figures fail to evoke American triumph
The piece critiques large figures carved on the portal sign, saying they lack action and purpose. They appear proficient at palancing suns and moons but are too angular and detached to inspire cheering in modern viewers.
Prospectors Venture Ends in Death Near Crestone Colorado
Near Palo Alto pansg a prospector named Vance was believed killed after locating a rich mineral vein in a gully at the base of a foot cliff. S. J. Vance from Teokamah Neb his brother reports the find and a cache of high grade ore samples in a secret passageway inside the prospectors cabin.
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Crestone
Colo
Vance
Palo Alto
S. J. Vance
Teokamah
Neb
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West Virginia
Pope
Huerta
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