Government Ready to Seize Wheat in Northwest
United States government prepared to seize every bushel of wheat in the northwest to ensure supply, with the Food Administration and grain interests urging farmers not to sell. Reports say men travel in automobiles through North Dakota to pressure farmers, while North Dakota authorities note possible organized anti-government activity.
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North Dakota
Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Northwest
Frank Carey
Office of the Food , Administration ,and
Gray. Corporaton
Dukot
Gontmniea Aceon
Grain, Food Administration
Grain Corporation
Carey
Bas
Shiwa
TeDexta
Alex Stewart
Monatoh ‘Elevator Company
Minneapolia
Barnesville
Ming
Stewart
Wasted Wheat in Western District Declared High
Washington Sept 20 Special, Western wheat district estimates 20,000,000 bushels of wheat and other cereals are annually wasted in harvesting. The department of agriculture urges emphasis on thrashing efficiency, proper handling of straw and chaff, and saving grain from field corners and margins.
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Washington
Western Wheat District
Department of Agsiniligre
PojKetmant
Ana
Hargeatsii
Fragmentary notice outlines military bureau readiness
A damaged OCR segment hints at a military bureau readiness in 70 ADD, mentioning soldiers, officials, and names such as Colbameny and McDonald. The garbled text references a ceremony or action held at an unidentified location with multiple personnel involved.
American blown to pieces in German air raid
London reports a Philadelphia resident, an American citizen, was blown to pieces when a German torpedo struck a British ship. No British subjects were killed in the incident on September 20.
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London
Harry Sulnn
Philadelphiay
W'Torbedo Fred
British Drive East of Ypres Presses German Front
British forces attack east of Ypres in Belgium as Field Marshal Haig reports progress and captured positions. The operation aims to push Rupprecht of Bavaria from the Belgian coast and cut German submarine and air bases from Zeebrugge to Nieuport, with progress toward Routers and Courtrai amid evacuations.
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Ypres
Rupprecht
Belgium
London
Haig
Crown Pirncess Rupprecht
Bavaria
N Oval Sea
Zeebrugge
Nieuport
Ostend
Roulers
Courtrai
Fragmented report on legal dispute over price and terms
The text references Judge Torance and a dispute involving wheat pricing and terms. It mentions St Fadl Mitin Ett x r, entities Reston, partisan groups, and discussion about stakes and a halt. Details are unclear and fragmented, with broken phrases and obscured names.
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St. Fadl
Mitin
Torancsi
Sp ‘Ne
Reston
Lillie Beato
New Political Crisis in Russia Targets Kerensky Allies
Reports from Petrograd Mosow and leading soviet delegates indicate a rising ultra socialist tilt among Soldiers and Workmen delegates threatening Kerensky’s influence. The Moscow council adopted a similar program as Petrograd, raising fears of a broader crisis that could culminate at the democratic congress. Premier Kerensky remains in touch with army leaders while government officials call the Kornilov incident closed. Volia notes Kerensky supporters losing sway in councils as preparations for a soldiers congress intensify.
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Petrograd
Moscow Council of Soldiers
Petrograd Council
Kerenaky
Diléy
Elbsa
Kerensky
Maximil Mang
Democratic Congress
Russkia Volia
Canadian veteran seeks $1000 reward for German cruelty claim
Private 1.8. Rossiter, a Canadian veteran visiting Chicago, says he will claim Dr. Alfred Fuchs's $1000 reward for proof of German brutality to a prisoner of war. He shows a deformed right hand, alleged to be the result of treatment in a German camp after capture on June 4, 1916, and plans to finance transport of alleged victims to Chicago to substantiate charges.
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Chicago
Rossiter
Alfred Fuchs
Fuchs
Dr.Fitch
War Cost Or Peace: Congress Plans 20 Billion Budget
A historical Washington column debates the 1917 budget, noting congress may exceed 30 billion dollars with war costs constituting about half. It questions the returns on vast expenditures, cites ship and nitrate plant investments, Alaska railway funds, and aviation spending as peacetime capital versus wartime needs.
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Congress
Baall_M. Manly
Washington
United States
Akethe
Volta
Neurer
Cyolis
Owen
Alaska
America
Avia
Mitchell Wins the O. P. Nomination for N Y Mayor
A garbled report notes Mitchell securing the O P nomination for New York mayor. The text references Mayor John and mentions regublinas and irregular wording, indicating a contested or unclear political result with weakly described events.
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Mitchell
0. P
N. Y
Two U S Generals Decorated by the French for Service
Fragmentary text notes two United States generals decorated by France for service. The OCR segment is garbled with unclear names and phrases, but mentions observation officers and forwarding a poste. The article appears to discuss wartime honors and permissions for movement.
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U. S
New Clue In Moorhead Murder Case
Fargo police report a new lead in the Moorhead depot murder of George Sheffield. Eight suspects held or arrested in Moorhead and Fargo as officers close in on two masked bandits, with two men yet to be identified. Names include Joe Savel and William Towers, while Joe Irons and Frank McDonald are among those detained during wake of the Great Northern night operation.
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R. BE. Keiser
M.H. Rhea
Fergus Falls
Martin Lybeck
Dallas
Wis
Oscar Pangan
Eau Claire
Great Northern
St. Paul
Moorhead
Fargo
Sheriffs
George Sheffield
Joe Savel
Magill
Omcr
Sweden to protest LUXBURG affair in London report
London dispatch reports Sweden plans a protest over the Luxburg affair. The details are obscured by garbled OCR but indicate official Swedish action and diplomatic signaling from Stockholm.
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Sweden
German Infantry Hold Key Belgium Front Amid Menin Road Battle
British forces opened a dawn offensive on the Belgium front with Haig claiming initial success in the Menin Road sector near Inverness Copse and Glencose Wood. German infantry offered determined resistance from concrete redoubts as artillery pounded forward amid waterlogged ground and cratered terrain.
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France
Belgium
Associated Press
Field Marshal Haig
Ies and
Roulers
Hollebeke
Teuton
Inverness Copse
Nunswood
Glencose Wood
Menic Road
More Men at Cantonments From Washington Dispatch
Washington dispatch reports a continued influx of men for the training array at 14 cantonments, with lines of new recruits moving in and readiness noted as a military mobilization effort progresses.
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Washington
Artillery activity rises at Canadian base in Trani
Fragmentary wartime note reports increased artillery action around the Canadian headquarters in Trani with expanding shelling ranges and heightened attention to operations. Details are unclear due to damaged text but reference to push in activity and nearby stations is noted.
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Trani
Rept
Tie
Gana ‘Inn Press
Fui
Viahs
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