Tropical storm threatens Gulf cities as hurricane nears
Reports from New Orleans and Mobile describe a tropical hurricane moving north from the Gulf of Mexico with winds near 90 miles per hour and warnings posted from Louisiana to Pensacola. Gulfport vessels report four missing boats with sixteen men aboard feared drowned as the storm intensifies.
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New Court House
McAdoo unveils second Liberty loan details
Washington announces launch of the second Liberty loan for 3 billion dollars with 4 percent bonds, payable in installments through January 1918 and redeemable after 10 years. Conversion option exists from prior issues and tax treatment differs from the 3 1/2 percent bonds. Separate war savings certificate drive of 2 billion will run later, starting about December 1.
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Frank A. Vanderlip
War Savings Committee
Flight corps spies tied to alleged plot led by officers
Five members of the United States aviation corps and an army recruiting officer are reported involved in a scheme led by Lieut Irwin Frederic Bohnelder of the German navy and Theodore Kasinger, a department store employee, with custody indicating a planned move toward interment camp duties. The disclosure follows an order for the removal of Wfre and Kasinger from their post.
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Rwin Frederice Bohnelder
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Theodore Kasinger
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Caer Jal
Baron Aren
Change of Venue Granted in Havner Case
Attorney General Havner indicted in Montgomery county for oppression in office has a venue change to Harrison county. Judge W D Boles signed the order. Havner’s lead counsel is J M Parsons with H Lewis Miles and KR Healy also retained. The case follows the ax murder probe touching Senator F F Jones and his son Albert.
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Des Moines
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Lewis Miles
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Kelly
Alice Willard
Eran
F. F. Jones
Albert
Wilkerson
Death penalty for Korniloff could come at trial
Petrograd reports a court martial for General Korniloff, seen as likely to end tragically. Civilians allied with the provisional government will judge him, amid tensions over civilian control and discipline in the army. The piece notes Kerensky's influence and civilian commissioners seen as spies by soldiers. The report also covers a delayed September 27 democratic congress opening with 1,200 delegates and Kerensky-led provisional government presence.
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Garfield coal administration to appoint state fuel chiefs
Washington D C Sept 20 The Garfield coal administration will announce a long list of state fuel administrators soon. Charles Webster, formerly with Governor Harding to address the coal situation in the state, is a candidate for selection.
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Charles Webster
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La Follette accuses Roosevelt ally of condoning Lusitania atrocity
Racine Wisconsin September 29 Colonel Roosevelt visited Senator La Follette's home state and at two large meetings criticized his war party stance. He cited a newspaper account claiming La Follette condoned sinking of the Lusitania with 1100 aboard including women and infants.
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Roosevelt
Sieater LaFollette
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LaFollette
St. Paul
Lualtania
Queenstown
United States
Doctors Operate Until They Collapse Frontline Strain
Washington Sept 24. Red Cross dispatches describe heroic yet pitiful scenes as American surgeons and nurses struggle to treat the continuous flow of wounded. They work without food or rest and collapse from exhaustion while tending on crowded operating tables.
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Croga
Nureca
Netherlands minister explains Van Iger ammo sales to Holland
The Netherlands minister Chevalier Van Happard presented an explanation, accepted by the state department, regarding references in the Van Iger papers to ammunition sales by Germany to Holland. The ammunition was part of arms bought up in the United States by Germany at the outset.
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Chevalier van Happard
State Department
Wall
van Iger
Germany
Holland
United States
Indictments Return Against I W W Leaders in Nation Wide Plot
Washington level men who led the Industrial Workers of the World were indicted in Chicago for seditious conspiracy aimed at hindering the war effort. The cases stem from a nationwide seizure of I W W documents in about 50 towns and cities. Officials say a small group directed the movement while many suspects face charges under offenses against the existence of the government. The indictments, likely to be filed today, carry heavier gravity than treason with potential penalties.
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Industrial Workers of the World
Grand Jury
Chicago
Ihe
William Fitts
Federal Court
Federal silence on grand jury actions continues in Chicago
Federal officials in Chicago maintain silence on the grand jury investigation into I W W and related groups as there is intense activity around the federal building. The article notes raids on I W W headquarters and mentions World War I era battlefield updates from the German war office related to the Ypres Passchendaele fronts.
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Freuenberg
Menin
German War Office
Ypres-Passchendale
New Order Praises Russia's Women Troops
Petrograd reports an army order praising the Second women's detachment at the front. The note credits their discipline and sense of duty amid difficult conditions from rains and retreating troops. They served with the 4 Turkestan rifle division, marching 20 to 30 miles daily in heavy gear.
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Ronda
Turkestan
Germany's Censor Accepts Challenge
Copenhagen reports under military orders the Deutsche Zeitung of Berlin has been suppressed and the Volkswacht of Dantzig placed under preventive censorship. The Reichstag committee had given four weeks to limit censorship to military news, noting political press suppression is unusually active.
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Berlin
Volkswacht
Dantzig
Germany
Reichstag
Iin
Dirty Linen Carries German Spies Reports
A Mexico City dispatch claims German intelligence used laundry and invisible ink to relay messages between the German legation in Mexico City and New York. Women travelers handing laundry to be sent to New York were urged to follow a certain address, with notes suggesting Sophie symbols hidden beneath talace and other coded marks.
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New York
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Addrens
Heintaen
New York Election Framing Allegations Stir Race
In New York on September 2 the attorney Edward Swann disclosed evidence of widespread election tampering letters tied to a Republican primary. Subpoenas would target officials in 16 districts during the recount as William Bennett’s lead over Mayor Mitchel grew to 49 votes.
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Inetweek
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Dilfret
Edward Swann
Wiliam M. Bennett
Pensor
Mitchel
Fusion
Bolshevik Rule Wrecks Nation Report From Stockholm Observer
An American observer, after six weeks in Petrograd, reports waning fighting spirit among Russians, with Cossacks and Caucasians cited as exceptions. Interior cities are filled with troops reluctant to front, officers hunted, and violence against officers rising. Bolsheviks gain ground. government shown powerless in deportation orders and dealings with dark forces. Riga’s fall celebrated with muted government response.
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Youth of 22 Holds Man Sized Job in War
Washington DC September 29 A 22 year old Senor Don Garcia Pelayo Olay holds a man sized post at the Spanish embassy relief branch. He coordinates prisoner in war camp links and relief for war sufferers, including dispatching over 26000 in August from 900 donors to Polish war victims in Russian held territory.
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Senor Olay
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Ceremany
Bolsheviki Cheer As Germans Move Up Baltic
Prem ier Kerensky addressed the democratic congress in Petrograd’s municipal theater. He faced interruptions and cheers from Bolsheviks over Finland’s diet reopening while noting German advances in the Baltic, as Helsingfors delegates faced questions about their stance.
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Col. M. K. House Confirms Peace Conference Data Request
New York report states Col. M. K. House, who has acted unofficially for President Wilson on missions, says he was asked to help collect data for the postwar peace conference. He notes no conference with armed governments is planned at this time.
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Lleuwe
Woman Suffrage Favored in Sweden Vote Card
Stockholm. September 24. About 100000 of the kingdom's popular vote are cast for the proposal and 250000 against the plan to abolish plural voting in municipalities and grant women the franchise.
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Byram elected president of Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul
New York report states H. E. Byram has been formally elected president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad company. A. J. Farling, who retired from the presidency, was elected chairman of the board of directors.
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Earling
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H. E. Byram
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
A. J. Farling
Liberty Bonds Rally To New Highs On NYSE Trading
New York September 28 heavy demand for Liberty 3 bonds pushed prices to new highs in early stock exchange trading. More than $1,000,000 in bonds changed hands with quotations around 190.13 to 190.20 cents on the dollar.
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Pop Pop King Aviator Run Down on Country Road
In Minealu New York on September 28 Karl G Brown an aviator connected with a railway line was struck by a cree on a country road. He died from injuries sustained in the motorcycle incident.
McAdoo Urges $14 Billion War Bond Drive by July
Secretary McAdoo spoke to the American Bankers Association in Atlantic City urging bankers to back a second Liberty bond issue. He warned that between 14 154 and 14 0000000000 must be raised by June 10 1918, stressing the nation’s reliance on banks and trust companies to fund the war effort.
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American Bankers’ Association
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Teutons Make Bloody Record in Recent Battles
London reports a brutal surge of German losses over the last two to three days amid renewed Flanders offensives. British firepower repulsed German attempts at Zonnebeke, while forces near Ypres, Polygon Wood, and the Argonne district faced heavy fighting and casualties. Russian actions in the Caucasus include Kurdish detachments retreating and the capture of Oromaru by Russians near Meri.
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Ypres
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Tower Hamleta
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Argonne
Caucasus
Rua
Oromaru
Meri
Argentina President Delays Break With Germany Over Lusburg Incident
Buenos Aires reports President Irigoyen delays a decision on severing diplomatic ties with Germany. He argues breaking relations is impossible due to the Count von Lusburg affair, which the German foreign office has addressed.
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Irigoyen
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Germany
Count von Lusburg
U S Battleship Grounds in Home Waters
The Navy Department announced at noon that a United States battleship is aground in home waters. The ship is careening in place and is expected to be floated with little trouble. newspapers are urged not to publish details that could reveal the vessel’s location.
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Navy Department
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United States Navy
Nelly Jury Disagrees in Villiscaux Slayings Trial
In Red Oak on September 28 the jury in the Rev. George J. Kelly murder case could not reach a verdict after deliberating since Wednesday. Twenty two ballots were taken with many favoring acquittal and one voting not guilty by insanity. Kelly to be held without bail in Logan Iowa awaiting further action. Attorney General H M Hayner said the indictment would not be dismissed.
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George J. Kelly
Boies
Kelly
Logan
H. M. Hayner
Town
Havner
Hed Oal
Dow Moloes
Mom
Pershing Reports Two Dead One Hurt
Washington reports within a war department cable that First Lieutenant Howard Keating of Philadelphia was wounded during a September 24 air raid and Private James Tracy of Philadelphia died in the line of duty. A separate cablegram announced Sergeant Wit Johnson of St Paul died September 4 from natural causes.
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Howard Keating
Philadelphia
War Department
Pershin
James Tracy
Company FL Fliat Engineers
Sergt
Wit Johnson
Twenty Eighth Infantry
St. Paul
Cause of unrest in western states sought
Washington progresses on a mission to probe labor unrest in the west. Secretary Wilson-led commission plans a Monday start with visits to Arizona California Utah Nevada Oregon Washington Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado and possibly New Mexico. The study aims to identify the root causes and ease industrial disruptions affecting the war program.
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Naion
Conferees Ratify Big War Tax Measure
Washington report says the war tax bill was increased to levy about 2.7 billion dollars and was in the final stages of drafting and printing. Bonator Simmons and Representative Kitchin led the conferees and planned formal approval at a late afternoon meeting.
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Bonator Simmons
Representative Kitchin
Britain And America United In War Aims
Lord Milner told the American Luncheon club that Britain and the United States share an absolute unity of motives and aims in the war, opposing any peace with the German rulers as he stirred a large audience with the moral significance of U S entry into the conflict.
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Viscount Milner
British War Council
United States
Lord Milner
New York Exports Drop In September Trade Gap
New York port figures show merchandise exports for September fell by more than 95 million dollars from August 1916. Imports for August rose by over 14 million dollars compared with August 1915, signaling a mixed trade pattern in the month.
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Manufacturers of canned goods pledge wartime supervision
Washington reports that 4 percent of the nation’s canned mill manufacturers agreed in conference with the Food Administration to submit their business to wartime supervision and to take no profits from the public or the army and navy.
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Reichstag Members May Sit in Council
Amsterdam report states the Reichstag constitution committee, by 16 to 12, adopted a proposal to cancel the sentence that bans Federal Council members from simultaneous Reichstag membership. The committee adjourned after approving an order of no day pledging cooperation if peace terms are concluded.
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Austrians Close Frontier Blocking Telegrams and Travel
Geneva reports the Austrian frontier closed yesterday preventing telegrams, travelers, and newspapers from Austria. Abbas, former khedive of Bay, received a special passport for Vienna and may relocate to the city for permanent residence.
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Yeontton
Heflin Norton Fight Over Expulsion Charge Battles in House
In Washington on Sept. Brown, Heflin accused lawmakers of actions linked to Count von Hertstorff’s request for a $50,000 influence fund. A postures clash erupted when Norton, previously an ally, confronted Heflin, both falling amid tent rows as the House struggled for order. BrIt ten suggested Heflin be expelled.
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Britten
Sinn Fein Leader Thomas Ashe Dies in Dublin
Dublin reports reveal Thomas Ashe, Sinn Fein leader, died after voluntary starvation. doctors disagree, citing possible syncope and infection. Ashe wore Irish Volunteer uniform in a Dublin hospital, with public funeral anticipated Sunday and other Sinn Fein leaders in hospital in dangerous condition.
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Dublin
Thomas Ashe
Sinn Fein
Ashe
Irish Volunteers
Priven
Soldier Insurance Bill Delayed in Senate Committee
Washington reports the soldier insurance bill is being held over to the next Congress session. The civil rights bill to shield soldiers from debt during service is also stalled as final adjournment is anticipated around October 10. In addition the civil rights bill was reintroduced in revised form for early House action.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Congress
Lee
Washington, D. C
Seek Draft Slackers On Desertion Charges
Washington September drive begins to round up drafted men who have not reported to local boards or to state adjutant generals. Deserters are targeted with no reward for delivery as the provost marshal general's office leads the nationwide action.
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Sep
Marahal
Man Who Swindled Swedes Found Dead
In Gothenburg a financier tied to a notable swindle was found dead near the yacht club with a gunshot wound. Einar Lundatzgem, a Grothenburg speculator, had lured investors with 6 percent returns rising to higher figures, causing heavy losses for many prominent Swedes.
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Lowen
Svinden
Grothenburg
Einar Lundatzgem
Gothenburg
Lloyd George Sues Critics Over Civil War Claims
Fragmented OCR notes allege Lloyd George sues critics and defends government actions. The garbled text mentions London, Premier, and Walton House with references to nightly events and accusations amid political tension.
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