Prohibition speakers rally in Grand Forks today
Prohibition nominees Ira Landrith and J Frank Hanly spoke at the M C A in Grand Forks after arriving from Fargo on a Great Northern train. They attacked Republican and Democrat platforms, urged abolition of the liquor traffic, and warned that Hughes would mean a Taft-like administration if elected.
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John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
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Taft
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Boston
England
Washington
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Cromwell
Maine Election Is Held Today
Portland Maine voters cast about 140000 ballots to elect a senator and representatives, plus a state legislature and auditor. National figures and party leaders promoted the lines for or against the national administration, with both sides claiming sufficient support to prevail.
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Portland
United States
Congress
Justice Hughes
Fairbanks
Wilson
Guards Home Soon Is Bakers Word
Washington reports Secretary of War Baker told Senator Lewis the national guard will be sent home soon. He refused to set a fixed return date and said more troops would come back as replacements in mobilization camps. The administration aims to demobilize about 20 000 guard troops from the border, though pressure to retain them remains.
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N. D. Baker
James H. Lewis
Titnois
National Guard
Bordur
Baker
Maker
Lewis
War ‘Department
Bakers
War Department
Austro Hungary Seeks Real Peace Not Lenient Terms
Vienna reports Baron Stephen Burian von Rajecz told an Associated Press correspondent that Austro Hung ary would welcome peace but not the sort of peace demanded by enemies. He said Romania’s entry into the war followed quiet deliberation and that Austro Hung ary prepared defense lines, not mountain retirement, and accused Romania of constant deceit while noting Russian pressure and entente actions.
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Austro-Hungary
Vienna
Berlin
London
Stephen Burton von Rajecz
Associated Press
Rumania
Rome
Bratiano
Ruemania
Sweden Refuses to Submit to British Demand in Postal Row
London dispatch reports Britain and Sweden exchanged sharp notes over the Entente blockade and Sweden’s seizures of mail to Russia. Grey demands a pledge to stop interfering with parcel post as a condition for arbitration, while Sweden resists any such precommitment. Count Wrangel travels in Europe. Grey seeks clear assurances Sweden will cease transit interference. Sweden insists on the right to suspend the 1904 postal treaty if needed. In a separate note, Grey questions clarity and demands a firm guarantee that parcel transit across Sweden will end.
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Sweden
England
Russia
Viscount Grey
Count Wrangel
Stockholm
Continent
Iteelf
Mya
United Kingdom
Central span of world’s largest cantilever bridge collapses
Quebec, Sept 11. The central span of the world’s largest cantilever bridge under construction over the St. Lawrence River collapsed while hoisted into place. About 25 are dead with estimates ranging from 15 to 30. Ninety workers were on the span. it sank 200 feet. The $17 million project aimed to shorten Halifax to Canadian northwest rail travel by 200 miles and would have opened next spring.
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St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Brige Company
Halifax
Canadian Northwest
Rebels Besiege Town as Salina Crus Describes Attack
Wurico Sept 11 By radio to San Diego California Fifty rebels attacked a constitutional force. Rebels continue to besiege the town as communication reports detail the ongoing siege and the clash with government troops.
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Salina Crus
Wurico
San Diego
Cal
Constitutionaliat
Russia plans drive on Constantinople through Roumania
Professor Louis G. Michael argues against a direct Roumanian push through Hungary to seize Constantinople. He says Roumania will shield Russia’s Bulgarian campaign, with railways already building to the frontier and Bulgarian king’s allies pressed to yield. If Germany strikes Roumania, Russian forces in Bulgaria face danger, prompting Romanian involvement to block Austrian advances.
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Louis G. Michael
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New York Times
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Roumania
Russia
Black Sea
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Turkey
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Germany
Thie
Teutona
Rebels Press Near Mexican Ports and Towns
Reports from San Geronimo Oaxaca and Manzanillo indicate Villa infantry under Gen. Alonzo remains active near the coast, with Carranga forces at Veladera engaging rebels without success. Votes were light at Manzanillo and Mazatlan elections, signaling low public interest.
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Oaxaca
Villa
Alonzo
Manzanillo
Carranga
Veladera
Mazatlan
Many Laboring Men Threaten to Walk Out
New York September 11 leaders of about 70 000 laborers in greater New York threaten a sympathy strike. Traffic on the subway and elevated lines in Manhattan and the Bronx is greatly impeded. Gompers refuses to discuss a general strike while union chiefs claim 50 000 could be out within six hours. Traction officials cite surface-line stoppages for reduced service.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Westchester County
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Traction
Fire shots in French legation fire in Greece
Paris reports details from the Havas correspondent in Athens about disturbances at the French Legation in Greece. Entente ministers were inside when guards forced entry amid shouts of Long live the King and Down with Entente. Four shots were fired but none injured residents. reservists fled afterward.
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Havas
Athens
Entente
North Dakota
Constantine
Ito Serviais’ League
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Legation
Border Patrol Details Scrutinized by Joint Commission
New London Conn Sept 11 a detailed examination of the border patrol plan discussed by the American Mexican joint commission resumes as talks seek a solution for the international line. Secretary Baker approved a trip for General Tasker Bliss to New London to obtain firsthand information on the military situation along the border and assess which National Guard units may be withdrawn.
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New London
Conn
Washington
Baker
Tasker
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Funston
Porpleisa
Congress
Pinchot Backs Hughes Declares Progressive Support
Gifford Pinchot, aligned with the propreserve movement, announced he will support Charles E. Hughes for president. He says he is neither Democrat nor Republican but a progressive, noting no progressive candidate exists and he must vote for either the idemocratic or Republican nominee.
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Chicago
Gifford Pinchot
Charles E. Hughes
Pinchot
Marne Battlefield Pilgrimage Culminates Second Anniversary
Paris reports the second anniversary of the Marne battle with ceremonies at Neufmoutiers Chambray Barcy and Meaux. Veterans from 1914 and 1870, officials Denys Cochin and Cardinal Lucani attend as palm tributes and flags mark the graves and memorials across the battlefield area.
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Paris
Neufmoutiers
Chambray
Barcy
Entente Victories Amid Greek Crisis and Somme Fierce Actions
Turbulent war updates from Paris London and Berlin describe renewed Entente counter-attacks on the Somme after Ginchy’s fall, Greek politics with King Constantine yielding to dissolution demands, and British forces crossing the Struma in Macedonia to press Bulgarian resistance. German and Bulgarian positions show heavy fighting with repeated attempts to retake gains.
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Somme
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Struma
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