Weather, astronomy, debt, roses, winds and more in One Issue
A long mixed items column reports on an astronomy observation of a variable nebula with a pulsating nucleus, and estimates a possible parallax. It also projects British public debt growth, noting a year’s increase and net figures. It covers roses named Emilienne Moreau and Faith Cavell, Dutch windmills, French cockades, a missing student at Hoerrisburg, biblical fruit debates, Mexican export recommendations, and assorted rural, industrial, and cultural notes.
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Emilienne Moreau
Bagatelle
New Kinks in Law From West’s Docket Iowa
The Washington Supreme Court rules in State v Herprich that liquid containing malt with no alcohol is not malt liquor. The court rejects the idea that trace alcohol changes the definition and emphasizes the language’s only meaning.
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West
Washington
of State
Washington Su
Judgne Filts
Stolen Crown's Wandering Saga Across Europe
A London Tit-Bite item recounts the Austrian monarchs crown lost and pawned across centuries. It details a queen hiding the jeweled regalia during turmoil, a clip of its recovery and storage in a Hungarian fortress, and its fate during revolutions as it moved through Cracow and old Polish realms.
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Austria
Stephen
Hungury
Danube
Hungary
Avethen
al Cracow
Poland
Ewes
Infantile Paralysis Germs In State Health View
A Fitchburg note on Infantile Paralysis explains varying illness rates this year, with many previously affected now immune. The health official compares germ virulence to pneumonia types, noting four groups from mild to almost always fatal and describes hardy versus delicate cultures in different living conditions.
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Heston
Fitchburg
State Department of Health
Profits on War Contracts
A Washington dispatch in a morning paper reports the government is halting most purchases on a cost plus basis and not strictly through competitive bidding. Munition makers say authorities have been fair, while those who sought excessive profits would be handled firmly.
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Wall Street Journal
Aieputch
Washington
Ita
Bkis
Baseball Follows the Flag in War and Peace
The New York Herald reviews baseball’s rise from Civil War days to global reach. It notes troops popularizing the game, intercity leagues forming, and the sport spreading to Cuba Puerto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines with plans to reach Europe through YMCA support and allied troops training with American baseballs gloves and bats.
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New York Herald
America
Universa!rywans
United States
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Europe
Young Mens Christian Association International Committee
France
Keakhes
Oeen
Nem
Weet
International League
Guard Training in South Weather Conditions Discussed
General Jorgas emphasizes outdoor exercises in warmer months to improve drills. He notes cooler nights require sleeping quarters with good air flow to prevent moisture and discomfort from hindering focus during training.
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Jorgas
Phyalend
Big Coal Price Cut Shocks Chicago Retailers
The Consumers Company of Chicago announced an immediate price slash on soft coal from 81 to 1.80 a ton matching federal price moves. Other dealers plan similar cuts, predicting a substantial drop in Chicago's coal bills.
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Chicago
Consumers Company
Wilson
Wilson Plans Further Coal Price Fixing Across Nation
President Wilson held a federal trade commission conference on coal price controls from mine to consumer. Proposals include provisional rates, possible head of coal administration, and govt power to commandeer output to ensure fair prices and distribution amid protests and economic debate.
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Waastrington
D. C
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D
Coal Administration
Harry A. Garfield
Williams College
Soes
Trade Commission
Seee Sremeens
Baker
Tin Shortage Threat Again Warns Industry
Washington D C August 22 while tin plate output this year is up 25 percent from last year a potential shortage looms the department of commerce warned urging consumers to switch to pauper and fiber containers where feasible government demands for steel for war could cut tin plate allocations at any time and hurt supplies.
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Washington, D. C
America
Department of Commerce
Alphabet reform sweeps Cyrillic in Petrograd decree
Petrograd reports Minister Mannhof orders sweeping Cyrillic edits. The yat letter, the Greek theta, one form of i, and the hard sign after consonants are abolished in schooling. Reforms evoke mixed feelings among children and traditionalists alike.
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Petrograd
Mannhof
Ruslan
Willitarians
Amverel Mayer
God’s Will Set Aside by Iowa Police Court
Roy Bookout a 19 year old Salvation Army worker protested in police court that police violated his right to solicit funds for the nation’s army. He claimed he was acting in God’s will and had previously been warned to stop. The action was suspended.
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Corncil Bluffs
Roy Bookout
Balvation Army
French Extend Gain at Verdun and Isonzo Front Battles
British and French offensives intensify along the Verdun front near Samogneux and Langemarck while Italian forces push on the Isonzo front capturing over 14 000 Austro Hungarian prisoners. German and Austrian losses mount as counterattacks fail and air raids affect Dover and the Yorkshire coast.
British Offensive Near Ypres Amid Stiff Frontlines
AP reports British operations northeast of Ypres began at dawn between Longheerk and Fresenberg as heavy fighting rages. Canadians still defend Lens while holding positions gained in the southwest and new German posts in the northwest. Westward, Canadian actions persist near Lens with fierce hand to hand fighting late into the night. United Press notes French troops at Verdun face relentless French aid requests for reinforcements.
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Tirul
Dvina
Pores
Carenera
Riga
Ypres
Langemarck
Fresenberg
Be Gs
Lens
Diermans
Verdun
Meuse
Aisne
Vienna
Isonzo
Selo
Carso
Aunza
Tolmino
England
Kentish
Dover
Yorkshire
Lord French
Marente
Ramegate
Borer
Associated Press
France
Belgium
Hritiah
Longemarck
Ths
Lene
Wowkere
City of Lahore Floats Aground Near Atlantic Port
The British steamer City of Lahore from an oriental port with 50 passengers ran aground near an Atlantic port on August 22. After a brief halt she floated without damage and proceeded on her voyage with the vessel’s crew reporting no casualties.
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Atlantic
Hritink
Lahore
Oriental
Asalmance
Imperial Japanese mission arrives in Washington for talks
The Imperial Japanese mission arrived by special train and will reside at the Belle of Commodore. Viscount Ighti heads the mission and plans formal calls, White House dinner, and meetings with Secretary Lansing and high officials. The group includes Vice Admiral Takeshita and Major General Sagano among others.
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Washington
Imperia
Lanning
Bella
Japan
Viscount Ighti
Lansing
White House
Viscount Sahil
Takeshita
Sagano
Ando
Tanikawa
Masanao Hanihara
San Francisco
Matsuso Nagai
Foreign Office
Tadenao
Toshiro Okaku
Douglas L. Dunbar
Central Allies Discuss Peace In Zurich Cables
Reports from Bern and Copenhagen say German Chancellor Georg Michaelis signals conditional peace terms while Vatican mediation seeks a broader settlement. Austria-Hungary reportedly backs disarmament and arbitration but expects removal of British bases, Gibraltar, Malta, and the Suez Canal, plus Italian withdrawal from Varona.
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Copenhagen
Vienne
Austria-Hungary
Gibraltar
Malta
Varona
Germans Welcome Pope Peace Move Amid Allies Consultation
Copenhagen Aug 23. After Chancellor Michaelis told the Reichstag main committee that Germany would not answer the papal peace note until consulting allies socialist uprakers voiced broad support for peace efforts and anticipated positive results from the pope initiative.
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Copenhagen
Michaelis
Reichstag
Germany
Uprakers
Ferguson Impeachment Inquiry Ends Without Loan Details
In Austin Texas on August 23 the impeachment inquiry into Gov. James E. Ferguson closed its testimony without revealing the names of lenders who had loaned him over 156 000 dollars to cover bank debts.
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Texas
Austin
Ter
F. ©. Fuller
James BE. Ferguson
Pershing Observes Verdun Battle Front with Petain
Paris August 23 Major General Pershing commander of the American expedition in France returned to his Paris headquarters after witnessing the French offensive on the Verdun front with General Petain the commander in chief of the French armies Pershing was greatly impressed by the spirit and vigor of the French troops and saw much of the Verdun battle
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Paris
Pershing
France
Parle
Verdun Front
Petain
Verdun
Striking Prisoners Cause Nighttime Turmoil in Walla Walla
Walla Walla authorities report a two day prison disturbance ending quietly by morning. Three life term inmates led a noisy marcher and a night of shouting continued until early today as officials moved to detain organizers.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Drum
Life Lerriers
Beare
Casey Johnson
Arden Burk
Maize Trade Talks Between U S and Mexico Pause
A brief halt in the planned maize import discussion between the United States and Mexico occurs as the U S chief envoy travels from Washington toward Mexico City on the latest international mission.
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San Antonio
Mexico
Weer
Becom Rn
Washington
Argentina Pact Bought Signal From Buenos Aires
Fragmented item from August reports a French connection and a negotiation in Buenos Aires with unclear details about a buyout or pact.
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Argentina
Ple&t
Hinenos
Aires
Nim Feet Evigalien
Will Strike Kaiser in Spring with Big Forge
Washington August 23 1917 progresses note that US war effort will soon dominate the conflict with a large military build up. Predictions include 500000 to 1000000 troops on the western front massive field guns and munitions and expanded air fleets and destroyers. It notes delays and blunders but argues readiness is rising and US troops will impact Europe next spring and beyond.
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Washington
Kaleer
America
United States
France
Charles E. Rusell
Army
Germany
American airmen die in recent fighting in France
Paris reports the death of O. H. Shedwick of Lowell Massachusetts and aviator Julian Biddel an American killed in action. Corp Harold Willis of Boston and member of the Lafayette Escadrille is reported as a prisoner of war. He believed to have been shot down near German lines and captured.
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Paris
O. H. Shedwick
Lowell
Mass
Julian Biddel
Atelier
Todmy. Corp
Harold Willis
Boston
Lafayette Excadrilie
Chadwick
Liddellas
Willis
Swiss Germany sign new commerce program
Paria Aug 22 A Zurich wireless dispatch reports a new economic convention between Switzerland and Germany was concluded and signed on Friday night Latest dispatches indicate the pact settles a hitch in trade with Switzerland to receive 240000 tons of German coal monthly Berlin reports note the agreement aims to balance German exports and Swiss needs amid currency concerns.
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Berne
Switzerland
Aritiah
Wireless Press
Georg Michaelis
Berlin
Vienna
Austria
Germany
Bulgaria
Paria
Zurich
Achtseland
Ger
Apitzerland
Lng
Vanes Mont Nine Monte
Wis
Switserland
Tagbiati
Schteerland
Draft changes cloud second call for national draft
Washington Aug. 23 The Provost Marshal General says no intimation of a second call. A full report on the first 687000 men mobilization will be prepared and analyzed. Training capacity and surplus exist, with no plan for a second increment before spring 1918.
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Washington, D. C
Crowder
Wilson
Baker
Serens
National Guard
Army Canton
National Guardia Ins
Strict Training in Russ Army Resumed
Petrograd reports Lieutenant General Kornilov ordered a resumption of training for all Russian forces. Soldiers may spend free time on gymnastics and games, and all discussion is banned. The order states henceforth the only language in the ranks is command.
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Petrograd
Kornilof
U S Bluff Exposure Declared By Cologne Gazette
Amsterdam August 21 The Cologne Gazette editorial says pope Benedicts peace proposal met blunt rejection in Washington The enemy s bluff does not frighten us If we survive another winter then the worthlessness of American assistance will prove to all that the enemy governments have lost the game
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Amsterdam
Cologne Gazette
Benedict Hi
Washington
Michaelis Started Jap Universal Training
Dr George Michaelis the imperial chancellor of Germany introduced military training into Japanese schools. He taught at a German school in Tokyo and helped shape early Japanese miltarized education. His influence linked German schooling to Japan’s public life through decades.
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Hoerrisburg
Echnical High School
Modest John Atchman
France
Tokio
George Michaelin
Germany
Ayaterm
Kaniu
Michaelia
Japan
Janee Hin
Count Terauch
Keio Silver
International spy case leads to internment order
In Kansas City August 22 officials ordered internment of Kari Remgaard Graven. The action followed threats to the freedom of a valued associate as authorities moved to safeguard national security amid foreign intrigue.
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Kapeas City
Inairue- Mone
Kari
Remgaard Graven
Wolf Atyiodene
Unie Gtaten
Irlet Attorney Graven Arteniad
Alles
Deming National Guard Deployed Amid Law Prompts
Fragmentary notes describe a Deming event with references to a national guard rooye and legal language about ratios and laws. The readable text mentions Amand and Cavel, hinting at local civic actions and emergency measures.
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