Sister of President Wilson Dies in New London
New London Conn Sept 16 Mrs C E B Howe the president s sister died in her hotel apartment after a week with peritonitis Her sons George Howe of North Carolina Wilson Howe of Richmond and daughter Mrs Cothran of Philadelphia survive The body will be taken to Columbia S C for interment President Wilson will attend the funeral joining the party at Trenton N J and travel to Columbia for services
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New London
Conn
C. EB. Howe
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
George Howe
North Carolina
Wilson Howe
Richmond
Cothran
Philadelphia
Heniden Ta ‘Iaon
Columbia
8. C
Trenton
N. J
Long Branch
Colueta
G. C
Ireland sees decline in insanity especially among women
Dublin reports that insanity in Ireland has decreased, a change attributed to better living standards and liquor controls. Officials at Belfast asylum note reductions due to poverty alleviation and stricter liquor laws, with cautious hope of fewer neurotic disorders among Irish women.
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Dublin
Ireland
Fox
Belfast
Walid
Prepare For Big Walkout By Labor Leaders
New York labor leaders plot a sympathetic walkout of 75,000 workers in support of striking street railway men. The Interborough Rapid Transit company considers legal action charging conspiracy against the leaders.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
London Gets No Word On Ship Incident
London records no official advices on the Cebu incident in Philippine waters. The Foreign Office learned of the matter from newspapers and expects prompt correction if a mislocation by the Cebu or the British destroyer occurred.
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London
Cebu
Philppine
Foreign Office
Lawyer May Form Cabinet in Athens Advised
Athens reports Constantine called Callagaryeropoulos a lawyer from the Union Bank board to discuss forming a cabinet. Calopoulos reportedly in a prematen of the entente cause Warragpet senses remain unclear.
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London
Constantine
Callagaryeropoulos
Union Bank
Tatal
Calopoulos
British trade order under investigation impact on American goods
The OI department reviews a latent British order restricting commerce to Norway Sweden Denmark and Holland. Officials doubt effects on American goods covered by letters of assurance through The Netherlands Overseas Trust. British embassy says no fundamental change occurred without notify here.
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Washington
Oi Department
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Netherlands Overseas Trust
State Department
Skinner
Explosion kills worker at Du Pont plant in Pompton Lakes
A blast at the fulminite building of the Du Pont de Nemours plant in Pompton Lakes New Jersey killed one worker and wounded eight others. Firefighters contained a fire as the frame construction building aged.
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Pompton Lakes
N. J
Hehtring
du Pont de Nemours
Explo
Germany blocks Belgian loan in U S during occupation
State Department says no information on Belgian loan efforts in the United States. Ambassador Von Bernstorf informed Washington that Germany would deem any such loan null and void. The announcement aims to shield American bankers from involvement in a loan negotiated under German control of Belgium.
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Washington
Ambasaador
War Departments Message Delivered to Fort Lawton
War departments message delivered at Fort Lawton Seattle to commanding officers after a cross continent auto relay from Ply mouth Massachusetts. The auto relay left Plymouth at noon Monday and arrived at 10 12 a m today.
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Seattle
Wash
War Department
Plymouth
Mass
Fort Lawton
Killed by Stone Hurling Train Near Oconomowoc
A stone from a passing train struck Louis Pappas a 60 year old Chicago track walker in Oconomowoc Wisconsin on September 16. He died from the injuries in the accident.
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Oconomowoc
Wis
Louis Pappas
Chicago
Greek King Sees Greece Entering War If Advantage Seen
King Constantine in a palace interview with an Associated Press correspondent says Greece would join the Entente when it sees clear advantage. He warns against assuming commitments bind Greece and notes over a million Greeks in Asia Minor would face peril if war erupts. He stresses weighing new elements from Bulgar controls and Romania’s entry before any policy shift. The king speaks amid infirmity and wartime uncertainty.
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Tatoim
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Paria
Constantine
Associated Press
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Ania
Eperd
Ead
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Gresco
Rumania
Ienia
Sreelini
Armored Car Tactics Drive British Advance on Somme Front
British forces press the Somme offensive with new armored cars crossing trenches and shell holes as they push from ridges toward Bapaume. They reach Flers and occupy Martinpuich and Courcelles, aiming to control high ground from Thiepval to the French line. German resistance remains stiff amid heavy artillery, with 1,000 guns in this sector.
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London
Somme
Bapaum
Flers
Martinpuich
Courcellett
Ginchy
Guillemont
Thiepval
Delville
Devils Wood
Pozieres
Fire in Minneapolis causes $300,000 loss and hotel evacuations
Minneapolis, Sept. 16. A blaze causing an estimated $300,000 in damage destroyed a building, damaged several others, and threatened the wholesale district. Firemen carried out fifty guests from two small hotels, nearly overcome by smoke, with no serious injuries. The fire is believed to have been started by tramps sleeping in a vacant building.
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Minneapolis
Mexican official opposes militarism in independence day speech
Felix Palavicini minister of public instruction in the de facto cabinet spoke in Mexico City on independence day advocating universal military training but warning against a government ruled by military power. He emphasized forming a strong government without military control.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Felix Palavicini
Palavicini
Carranza
Mexican Rebel Now Located in El Paso Area
El Paso Sept 16 Colonel Mariano Tames and several followers, part of a new garrison at Juarez, were reported yesterday at Aldama about 35 miles from Chihuahua City with roughly three hundred adherents. A second group of about three hundred outlaws near Ofinaga is said to moving toward Chihuahua City. Mexican authorities warned of potential attacks on local towns by these factions.
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New Artilery IV
Macedonia
London
Struma
Doiran
Chicf
United States
Tment
Justice Centerday
Federal Investia
Chicago
A. Bruce Bilelaski
Department
Bureau of Investigation
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Clyne
Bielanki
el Paso
Texas
Mariano Tames
Juares
Terday
Aldama
Chihuahua City
Tames
Ofinaga
Long Hike Is Begun Today
Four teen thousand and sixty three officers and men from the regular army and the national guard began an 88 mile hike from San Antonio toward Aus Un, with teams, end mismourguard en.
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San Antonio
National Guard
Aus- UN
Believe Ship Struck Mine In Atlantic Sinking Case
Consul Frost at Queenstown says the British admiralty believes the British liner Counsellor sank after striking a mine southwest of Galley Head on Sept 14. An American fireman Frank Callingham reported in London that the ship was torpedoed.
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Washington
Frost
Queenstown
Harrison
Counsellor
Galley Head
Frank Callingham
London
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