British advance in Ypres gains 3000 German prisoners
British forces in France and Belgium consolidate a wider front after an evening of local attacks near Tower Hamlets and Langemarck. Haig reports the operation captured 3000 Germans and reached a mile depth with unusually heavy enemy casualties from concentrated rifle, machine gun, and artillery fire. The Anzac flag flies over a new enemy stronghold southwest of Zonnebeke.
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France
Belgium
Ypres
Zonnebeke
Messines
British War Office
Haig
Tower Hamlets
Langemarck
Big Ship Strike Ended After Wage Agreement
In San Francisco a temporary wage schedule will allow 380000 ironworkers to return to work immediately upon ratification by the unions, pending final settlement by the federal board of arbitration. Gavin McNab, appointed by President Wilson as federal shipping board rep, said a president’s telegram urged patriotic cooperation. The walkout has tied up government shipbuilding contracts in the Bay Area valued at about 150 million dollars.
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San Francisco
Federal Board of Canciliation
Gavin McNab
Wilson
Federal Shipping Board
San Francisco Bay
Argentina halts war vote after Berlin note
Argentina’s chamber of deputies moves to sever diplomatic ties with Germany but pauses after a Berlin note. The communication rejects Count von Luxburg’s cruiser warfare stance and leaves uncertainty about submarine strategy while the vote on war is postponed.
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Fuenos
Aires
Argentina
Senate approves trading with the enemy bill report
After brief debate the Senate adopted the conference report on the trading with the enemy bill with six negative votes. The House is expected to accept and send the measure to the president for signature.
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Senate
Washington
House
Beginnings of Argentine Navy Mobilization Reported
Begun mobilization of the Argentine navy and related unity orders are underway as reported from Buenos Ayres dated Sept 25. The dispatch notes efforts to mobilize naval forces amid unspecified tensions or requirements.
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Buenos al
Milf
News Briefs from Europe and America in War Time
General Cadorna reports progress on the Julian front while US Steel announces a 10 percent wage increase effective October 1. Fifteen injured in an interurban collision near Camp Custer. German planes bomb Bar le Duc camp. two prisoners die. Mrs. Julia Mikula kills herself and three children in Hamtramck Michigan. Convoying reduces submarine losses. British destroyer sunk near the channel. Export of gold to Spain likely prohibited. Alexieff resigns as chief of staff under Kerensky. Raymond R. Croke earns the French War Cross at Verdun. Gaston Means pleads not guilty in Concord murder case. Senator cites Goetz 1898 claim about German world conquest. Lake Seamen's strike set for October 1 on Great Lakes.
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Julian Battle
Rome
United States Steel Corporation
New York
Camp Custer
Mich
War Office
Paris
Barle-Duc
Julia Mikula
Hamtramck
Navy Department
Washington
Channel
Admiralty
London
Treasury
Spain
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Kerensky
Petrograd
Raymond R. Croke
Denver
Colo
France
Verdun
Gaston B. Means
Maude A. King
Concord
N. C
Germany
Admiral Dewey
Manila
von Goetz
Imperial Navy
Lewis
Senate
Lake Seamen’s Union
Great Lakes
U S Soldiers Under Fire in France First Time
American troops faced German shell fire in France for the first time with two soldiers slightly wounded by bursting shell fragments. A contingent now sits directly behind the British line within enemy range, hailed by reporters as proud and heroic despite not earning medals.
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France
Suffrage Wins in House Vote Seattle to Washington
Washington reports the creation of a house committee on woman suffrage by a vote of 181 to 107. The item notes Sept. 25 as the date and lists nearby city datelines and stock market and farm market figures, including grain and livestock prices.
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Washington
House
Price of Steel Cut By Wilson
Washington reports an agreement between the War Industries Board and steel producers reducing steel prices from 50 to 70 percent, effective immediately and subject to January 1 1918 revision. The schedule lists iron ore coke pig iron steel bars shapes plates at notable reductions and pledges include no wage cuts and keeping production up for the war effort.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Steel
Wilson
Bernard Baruch
Federal Trade Commission
Connellsville
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Federal Trade Camp Mission
Iron and
World Series Dates Set by National Commission
Chicago won the opening game in Cincinnati and the national commission announced the World Series dates. Chicago October 6 and 7 in Chicago, New York October 9 and 10, Chicago October 12, New York October 15 with umpires O Laughlin Evans Klem Rigler. One percent of revenue goes to the bar and ball fund for soldiers in France. The players will be invited to an exhibition in Reser.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Toam
National Baseball Commission
New York
O'Laughlin and Evans
Klem and Rigler
National
Commission
France
German and Austria Hope Peace Plea Will Succeed
Amsterdam reports Germany and Austria respond to Pope Benedicts peace appeal. The German reply praises the popes motives and expresses a lively desire that the papal effort lead to a universal end to hostilities. It notes the Kaisers respect for the Holy Father and calls for unity to restore peace.
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Amsterdam
Benedict
William
Holy Father
Big Russ Victory Near Petrograd Stuns Riga Front
Russian forces halted the German advance from Riga toward Petrograd in two battles. The vanguard was driven back at Rudna, 120 miles southwest of Petrograd, and attackers south of the Pakoffi high road, 162 miles from the city. Russian armies push along the Riga front on the offensive as the Baltic port recapture campaign proceeds.
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Petrograd
Riga
Rudna
Pakoffi
Peter the Great
Baltic
Ferguson Ousted as Texas Governor by Impeachment Court
The Texas senate high court of impeachment sessions ends with ten members abstaining in the vote on Governor James E. Ferguson after three weeks of trial. The process continues as the court weighs charges of misconduct and abuse of power.
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Texas
Senate
Suetaiia
House
Austin
Tex
Senate High Court
James EB. Ferguson
Good roads seen as solution to high living costs
Col. W P Richardson argues in Alaska that better roads reduce living costs by improving transportation and distribution. He says urban food prices reflect transport issues, and that building roads helps move products to market, easing price pressures.
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Col
W. P. Richardson
Alaska
Value of Good Roads in Alaska Economy
The speaker argues that government work on road improvement is the key to farm products finding markets. Good roads pay for themselves through economic benefits, with Alaska boasting about 900 miles of improved routes from dirt to macadam and Nome example of heavy summer haulage.
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Alaska
Nome
Poor Roads Drive Up Farm Transport Costs
The department of agriculture reports hauling farm produce on ordinary country roads costs 23 cents per ton mile, while hard surfaced roads reduce this to 18 cents. The impact is seen as substantial for country communities beyond automobile benefits.
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Department of Agriculture
Operation of a Road Drag
Guidance on building and using a road drag with the poklest and Jazlest teams. Emphasizes immediate action, slow forward movement, and pacing to keep teams moving before introducing a whip or faster driving later.
Vetch and Rye Pair Best as Winter Cover Crop
An expert says winter vetch performs best as a cover crop when paired with rye. The recommended mix is one bushel of vetch to half a bushel of rye per acre.
Cow Escapes Fence Triggering Ongoing Trouble
A damaged OCR fragment notes a cow finding a way over an old fence and warns of lasting trouble. It mentions rates and costs for a farm, stating figures like 50 rate equaling 100 dollars and a stray 608.0 yen.
Freezone corn remover advertised as quick relief
A Cincinnati chemist produced ether based Freezone now sold in tiny bottles for a few cents. Claiming to loosen corns and calluses with a few drops, the ad promises immediate relief without irritation or burning and urges druggists to stock it. An unrelated comedic line and food ad follow the main copy.
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Cincinnati
Rifle Firing Kinks At West Point Highlight Training Gaffs
An article from Popular Science Monthly outlines rifle firing kinks recruits learn in basic training at West Point. It notes smoking rifle sights with lamp black for sun glare control and a shortened sling grip to steady aim, plus cheaper substitutes like an electric hair dryer device for warming combs.
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West Point
Popular Science Monthly
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