Mexican forces repulse Villistas near Monterey in fierce battle
Reports state 700 Mexican casualties as Carranza and Villa clash near Monterey. Villistas attempt capture failed under heavy fire, with executions of two raiders and several band members killed. A peace plan proposed by Denard Ville is received at El Paso. response from Villa to Secretary Lansing expresses intent to continue resistance.
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Denard Ville
el Pace
Marcio
Carrante
Ville
Monterey
San Benito
Austin
Mercedoe
Mmx
Windhones
Vilia
Chihuahua
Atrone
Tootherty
United
Beara
Galette
Mexico
Villa
Robert Lansing
Torreon
Paso
Tex
Geooen Villa'n
Carranzista
Alyata Obregun
Carranza
Girls Industrial School
Delaware
Informatory
Marysville
Bays
Lancaster
Mansfield
Board of Administration
Consuls Accused of German Plot, U S Names Brit Ambassador
Attorney General Yale Promoo in Washington disowns the claim that British consul A Carnigly Rowe and U S consul Franciecn Aig aided German agents alleged to have funded violations of American neutrality. The immediate investigation focuses on whether Gorton agents aided hostile powers entering the country. a broader inquiry is promised.
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Gorton
Enid
We Provident
Cardinal Vannutelli Dies at 81 in Rome
Cardinal Berafine Vannutelli, dean of the Sacred College, died at eighty one. A former influential papal candidate, he held Porto Santa Rufina and Octin titles, was created cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1887, and served as secretary to the papal nuncio in Bavaria amid diplomatic postings in Ecuador, Peru, Brussels, and Vienna.
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Rome
Berafine ‘Vennutelli
Vannutelli
Carl Wal
Mekop
Porto
Santa Rufina
Qetin
Leo Xili
Genlazzano
Bavaria
Appn‘tatio
Ecuador
Peru
Ead
Brusecia
Vienna
British Warships Sunk in Jutland Engagement
Borla reports German torpedo craft sank a small British cruiser and a destroyer in a West Coast Jutland engagement. Other items note a Turkish war tax on foreigners, counterfeits spotted in Washington, and unrest posters in Vera Cruz. Seventeen-year-old poisoning incident in Atlanta ends with hospitalizations.
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Borla
Jutlead
Leo Frank Hanged by Georgia Mob on Prison Farm Return
The body of Leo M. Frank was found hanging from a tree near Bere on the Ane well road at 8:20 Tuesday morning. Mob leaders who abducted him from the Milledgeville prison farm Monday evening claimed intent to bury him near Mary Phagan's grave. Frank’s body wore a silk nightshirt with an embroidered heart, hands cuffed behind, feet bound, and a crocus stick thrust through his hips while his killers departed.
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Marietta
Leo M. Frank
Bere
Anewell Road
Milledgerine
Mary Piegun
Stariatta
Frank
Benlad
William Creen
Priven
Mod
Wnt
J. N. Burke
Mary Phoxan
Prosk
Starlette
Spares From The Wire Reports War Shipping Delays
Rome reports Turkish government revokes Naljanet exit with 6000 Malian reservists held. Bucharest dispatch notes two neutral ships, Mic evel and Romulus, sunk by German submarines but crews saved. Paris cites undersecretary Alvert Thomas warning manufacturers that coal delivery may lag without advance rail stock orders.
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Rome
Bucharest Diapateh
Lenton
Micevel
Paria
Alvert Thomas
Higher rail rate approved on iron and steel moves
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved increased rates on iron and steel shipments from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to Utah, Colorado and Kansas. The ruling grants an exception for certain steel products transported from St. Louis to Denver originating east of the Mississippi.
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Washington
Mississippi
Missouri
Chicago
Intermediate
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Denver
Lava Forms Lake of Fire at Stromboli Volcano
Aug. 20 report from Stromboli signals an eruption forming a lava lake between craters and the sea with loud detonations and smoke. Other notices include four killed when a train hit an auto near Norristown, Norway protesting a mail seizure, Villista soldiers executed in Nogales, three lynched in Alabama, Sarah Bernhardt public appearance after amputation, and cholera devastating villages in Mukowina.
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Mensina
Steily
Stromboli
Stromboli Volcano
Villista
Nogates
Ariz
Villieta
Nogales
Sopers
Joeo Maytorena
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Mulea
Nopahull
400 Die In Big Storm Along Texan Coast
San Antonio reports a massive hurricane strike along the Texas coast. Galveston, protected by its sea wall, escaped heavy loss, while the total death toll from Galveston and nearby towns is expected near 400. Property damage exceeds 50 million nationwide, with Galveston alone facing up to 10 million in losses.
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San Antonio
Tex
Galveston
Virginia Point
Texas City
la Porte
Houston
Crand
Sea Wall
Russian Fort Novo Georgievsk Falls to Forces in Poland
Berlin announces the capture of the Novo Georgievsk fortress, a key Polish bulwark, with over 20 000 defending troops and a large stock of war materiel seized. The emperor headed to Novo Georgievsk to thank General von Beseter for the victory.
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Novogeorgievsk
Poland
Berlin
Muesian
Novo Georgievsk
Himsetf
Ship Royal Edward Sunk Aegean Troops Lost
London reports the British transport Royal Edward was sunk by a submarine in the Aegean Sea while carrying troops to the Dardanelles. The admiralty says 1,802 aboard. about 1,000 feared dead. 600 arrived. Official notice confirms the destruction of the transport.
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London
Royal Edward
Aegean Sea
Dardanelles
Admiralty
Notable Education and Public Affairs Across United States
Reports from Oakland to Lexington cover a range of 1916 era events: Dr David B Johnson elected president of the National Education Association in a 479 to 184 vote. Elihu Root chosen head of the American Bar Association. martial law in St Mare Haiti as U S Marines control a third city. Veterans of Foreign Wars elect Gust Hartung as commander in chief. Potter Johnston machinists strike in Pawtucket over pay. Torreon reported captured by Carranza forces. a Chicago lumber dealer dies in an auto accident near Ontarioville. Nancy Henke Dead World Warp champion from 1892 to 1894 and longtime track record buster.
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Oakland
Cal
David B. Johnson
Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of
Rock Hil
D. C
National Education Association
Grace C. Strachan
Brooklyn
N.Y
Fort Kovno Falls to Germans in Baltic Campaign
Berlin reports the fortress of Kovno and two more forts on the Novo georgievsk line captured by storm as Russian forces retreat toward Vilna. German army groups under Hindenburg and Leopold push toward Brest-Litovsk and Bialystok while bombs strike Vilna. Evacuation steps underway in Vilna and Bialystok amid night raids.
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London
Korno
Brest-Litovsk
Warsaw
Berlin
Poland
Brest-Litovak
Russia
von Hindenburg
Kovno
von Scholz
von Gallwitz
Bialystok-Bretak Rakyway
Novogeorgievs
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Kamionka
Slemiatycze
Bug
Kamilonka
Marshal von Mackensen
Wlodawa
Chetm-Brest-Litovsk
Mackensen
Viodava
von Scholtz
Bialystok
Brest- Litovsk
Bielsk
Vilna
Koyno
Petrograd
Ohio War Banners To Be Placed In State House Rotunda
Historic banners carried by Ohio soldiers from 1861 to 1865 and in the Mexican War and War of 1898 will be displayed in the State House rotunda. Preparations involve hermetically sealed cases, with a two veterans and one Span-Am War veteran joining Gov. Willis and officials to oversee the installation. A separate note reports plans to turn the state fairgrounds into a permanent state park, with policing duties and maintenance costs to be shared with Columbus authorities.
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Ohio
Union News Service
Columbus
State House
Capitol
Willis
State Board of Agriculture
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Hoard of Agriculture
State Industrial Commission
Colummbne
Illinois Supreme Court
Civil Service Commission
George W. Bope
Memory for Faces and the Art of Facial Recognition in History
The text discusses memory for facial features as a historical skill, citing Sir Hubert von Herkemer and Walter Mackay. It notes Mackay’s ability to reproduce likenesses of actors without sketches, describing a mental shorthand of expression and contest tied to Grose’s celebrated concept.
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Hubert von Herkemer
Walter Mackay
Grose
Essay on Caricature in Court Sketching Prohibition
Antique note on caricature and courtroom sketching. Mention of a teapot incident where a kettle steams and a child jokes about needing a doctor as the kettle seems to go into seize. The text blends humorous images with commentary on practice and restraint.
Elijah the Prophet and the Lesson of Dependence
The lesson surveys Elijah in first Kings 17, tracing his call, Cherith seclusion, and Zarephath provision. It highlights obedience, daily sustenance from God, and faith tested through drought, ravens, and a widow, drawing timeless applications for believers in reliance on the Lord.
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Samuel
David
Hirjah
Fatio
Elijah
Cherith
Jordan
Jehovah
Zarephath
Jezebel
Mediterranean Sea
Tyre
Sidon
Hijah
Abab
Jesus
Israel
Mt. Carmel
Proponents clash over tariff and politics in 1910s debate
A Quincy correspondent argues Congress must control tariff policy to safeguard US business. The piece critiques past expenditures on defense and rail politics, warns of 1916 election risks for factions, and notes Hawaii sugar policy and Wilson golf, Roosevelt and Bryan jabs, plus Algeria population trivia and a club garret joke.
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Villietas
U. S
San Francisco
Genixg
Department of Natica
Cardinal Vannutelli
Bean
Sacred College
Pupany
Jutland
Saloniki
Giornale d'Italia
Smyrna
Secret Service
First National Hank of
Omaha, IL
Trodollar
U. S. Washington
Ave 13
Patng
Vere Crus
State Department
Athens
Gulf of Saree
Buyin Bay
Atlante
Grady Hospital
Peachtree Street
Leo Frank
Georgia
Convict
Mary Phagan
Atrembali
Philadelphia
Norristown
Frank Murphy
Blanche
Clara
Lena Bitzer
Norway
Copenhagen
Sarah Bernhardt
Paris
Amsterdam
Mukowina
DR. Johnson
South Carolina College
Root Heads Bar Association
Salt Lake City
Elihu Root
New York
American Bar Association
Martinl
St. Mare
Haiti
Caperton
Navy Department
United States Marines
Detroit
Mich
Association of Veterans of Foreign Wara
Gus BE. Hartung
Machine Gun Makers
Pawtucket
R. 1
Potter & Johnston
L. H. Behemerhorn
Cottage Grove Avenue
Oak Park
Ontarioville
Nancy Henke
Lexington
Nancy Hanks
Fratter
John EB. Madden
Nancy
Fort Kovno
Kaiser
Brest- Litovak
H.C. Brows
Gillette Hayden
J. M. Henderson
W. A. Price
G. W. Wilson
W. C. Teter
J. R. Owens
Cleveland
J. R. Callahan
Cincinnati
L. B. Custer
Dayton
C. I. Keeley
Hamilton
England
Geneva
Switzerland
Dietikon
Zurich
John C. Black
United States Commissioner of Patents
Palmer House
Missouri Pacific
B_ F
Bush
Minsouri Paville Railroad
Adams
Wilson
Citizen
Plattsburg
Bridgeport
Conn
Warner Brothers’ Company
State Tax Commission
Big Four
Norfolk and Western
Nypeno
Lorain, Ashland and Southern
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Cleveland Railway Co
Oe Electric Railway
Columbus Railway, Power and Light Co
Cincinnati, Newport and Covington Railway Co
Toedo Railway and Light Co
Delaware and
Marion
Bucyrus
Magnetic Springs
Urbana
Western
Weather Bureau
Turner
Classified Service
Barnes-Moore
Edward C. Turner
State Civil Service Commission
Department
The
Naional Association of Steam Engineers
Memorial Hall
Ohio Sunday School Association
Hamilton County
Sunday Creek Coal Co
State Utilities Commission
Genine
Hocking Valley Railroad
Sunday Creek
Publc Utilities Commission
Kanawha and Michiigan
Toledo
Ohio Central Railways
Sunday Creek Company
F. B. Sheldon
Kanawha and
Michigan
H. E. Speaks
T. and
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C. L. Gardner
C. C
State Public Utilities Commission
Small Sadle
Sethma
C. E Sellers
Moody Mtle
God
American Economist
Quincy
Congress
House of
United States
Boston
Germany
Tillman
South Carolina
Eugene Hale
Maine
Perkins
California
Boston Herald
Hawaii
Tateland
Democratic Congress
Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Lisbon
Portugal
Progressive Party
Detroit Free Press
Hopkinsville
Algeria
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