Allies Push Long Front In France After Thiepval Victory
Allied forces press the Somme front with 60,000 prisoners reported and 44 villages retaken. British and French gains include Thiepval Combles and Vermandelles wood east of Chaulnes as plans shift toward Peronne and Allaines. Casualty and prisoner tallies exceed 6,000 from recent actions with total Allied losses and captures rising since July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiepval
Somme
Houchavernerle
Allaines
Peronne
Hallig
Vilinge
Combles Falls as British French Reach Gueudecourt and Thiepval
Article describes the capture of Combles during the Somme offensive marked by night fighting, trench assaults, and a joint British French advance. It notes minimal German resistance, prisoners taken, and Germans abandoning posts as advancing forces linked with the Morval advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratce
Lamon
Combles
Somme
Gueudecourt
Thiepval
Geramns
Morval
Combies
Capture of Thiepval Dominates Western Front News
London reports the capture of Thiepval by Anglo French forces as the era’s most important Western Front success, surpassing Combles and opening the advance toward Bapaume. The fall unblocked low hills toward the plain and sent a surprise shock to German defenses, aided by strong artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiepval
Combles
London
Gommecourt
y.Mepval
Alope
Bapaume
Makens
Reuters
French Pressing Battle Claim Germans Broken
Report from Paris dated September 27 states French forces achieved a brilliant pressing battle with German defenders broken. The War Office says a French assault at Vermandovillers captured forts with 800 to 6 casualties, 44 guns reported damaged or captured, and several wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vermandovillers
Mires
Masanetoy
War Office
National Guard Units Ordered to Border Duty
The War Department ordered 18 states and the District of Columbia to send about 6,000 National Guard troops to the Mexican border. General Funston was instructed to select 10,000 troops on border duty for return to their states as states mobilize. More units will be released and mustered out, with the process expected to begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
War Department
Funston
National Guard
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virginia
New York
Alabama
Georgia
Connecticut
Florida
Michigan
Minnesota
Colorado
California
Field Artillery
Maryland
Wee
Verdun battle shift cited with heavy German reinforcements
A report notes heavy caliber and 500 machine guns among German materiel at Verdun. It claims Entente efforts broke German spirit, deprived the enemy of initiative, and reversed the balance in favor of the Allies. Since the battle began, 67 new divisions and 17 battalions have been sent in, with 84 divisions on the English front and 34 divisions with the 17 battalions on the French front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
German Prisoners Reported After Somme Action
British forces reportedly captured between 3,000 and 4,000 German soldiers during Monday and Tuesday fighting on the Somme front. General Haig’s delayed Tuesday report notes continued violent action along the front between the Somme and the Ancre, with troops successfully carrying out bright attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Somme
Haig
Ancre
Bulgars Claim Serbians Forced Back on Macedonian Front
After ten days of heavy fighting on the Western Macedonian front, Bulgarian forces reportedly forced the Serbians to retreat along the entire line, an official announcement stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
London
Rumanians Bomb Train Kills Officers in Kronstadt Report
Wireless reports from Kronstadt Transylvania say discontented Romanian soldiers set off a dynamite blast under a train carrying 400 Romanian officers. Only seven escaped unharmed. The blast injured many and caused extensive damage. The incident highlights unrest among Romanian forces abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Sayville
Kronstadt
Transylvania
Serbian Repulse of Bulgarian Attacks at Kaimachoulan Height
On September 27 Poria reports from the Saloniki front that Serbian forces repulsed three Bulgarian assaults on Kaimachoulan height. The war office released the official update detailing the defensive success and ongoing front activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poria
Kaimachoulan
War Office
Saloniki
Seek Hearing on Rail Legislation by Bankers Group
Kansas City Sept 28 Congressional lawmakers were urged to hear a committee from the savings bank section of the American Bankers Association on railroad legislation. The group warned federal control could override state authority and cited costly conflicts hindering rail growth. Officers named include Major B. Hankin, F H W Colburn, George D Hartlett, and A F Philpot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Congress
Savings Bank
State Secretaries
Major & B. Hankin
Columbus
Ohio
F. H W. Colburn
San Francisco
George D. Hartlett
Milwaukee
A. F. Philpot
Dallas
Tex
Dry Weather Delays Much Fall Planting
Washington reports a week of widespread dry weather with mild temperatures aiding threshing harvest and field work. Corn cutting filling threshing harvesting tobacco potatoes beet digging cranberry picking progressed but fall plowing and rain seeding hindered in Oklahoma Iowa Missouri and northern Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Weather and Crop Bulletin Today
Allgol
Oklahoma
Iowa
Missouri
Texas
Big Canadian Loan Is Over Subscribed
Ottawa Sept 27 The 100000000 Canadian loan has been more than doubly subscribed. Subscriptions continue pouring in from all parts of the country. The loan will be followed by arrangements for further imperial credits to meet bankers association needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Bankers’ Association
Bread price increases draw federal eyes in multiple districts
Weebington officials and the federal trade commission monitor rising bread costs with interest but no broad inquiry yet. Justice Department actions depend on proof of a price fixing agreement injuring the public in interstate trade. In New York, the Housewives' League approved a bakery price hike, urging President Wilson to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weebington
Department of Notice
Federal Trade Commission
Pon
Pedera
Department of Justice
New York
New York City
The
Housewives’ League
Wilson
Cummins Defends Child Labor Law in Iowa Senator Letter
New York is the setting as Senator A B Cummins refutes Willcox claims that the child labor law is flawed. He dismisses the joker charge as baseless and argues the law will meet its human purpose, rejecting insinuations of evasion by 30 day production holds. He outlines strict certificate requirements for dealers and producers to prevent evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Willcox
Cumming
Hughes
Congress
Wilson
Friends of Child Labor
Friends of Child Labor Reform
Wilcox
Cummins
Owen RB. Lovejoy
Child Labor Committee
Pershing Near Promotion to Major General
Secretary Baker announced that President will nominate Brigadier General Pershing, commander of the American expeditionary forces in Mexico, to be major general, to fill the vacancy created by a general's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baker
Pershing
Mexico
Genera
Movie Heroine Becomes Bride in Quiet Tragedy
Dorothy Kelly, a film heroine, married Harvey Hevener a real estate dealer from Shreaklyn. Their romance began with his request for her photograph and the couple spoke of a “frat marriage” amid public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Kelly
Moving Picture
Harvey Hevener
Shreaklyn
Shell Strikes Armor as Navy Tests Hit Land Bank House
Report from Indian Head Michigan states a U S battleship shell pierced the heaviest armor during a recent test. The 6 inch projectile passed through the armor, through a sand bank, and into a nearby house of a resident named Sooner, with potential abandonment of the site for future shell and armament testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Indian Head
Romania Declares Victory in Dobrudja Battle
Official war office statement from Bucharest reports a battle on the Dobrudja front from September 17 to 19 ending in a decisive defeat of German and Bulgarian forces. Romanian Serbian and Italian allied troops attacked and repelled enemy advances along the Danube and toward the Black Sea. Allied forces recovered ground, captured vast enemy losses, and found 6 900 rifles in front of a single division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
London
Dobrudja
Averesco
War Office
Danube
Black Sea
Chenavoda
North Yakima braces as citizens quell I W W riot
In North Yakima on September 27 citizens armed with clubs and pipes helped escort 40 I W W members arrested during street disturbances to two refrigerators and later to the county jail. After protests at a second mass meeting Mayor Barton urged city and county officials to maintain order as rioters damaged jail facilities and overturned bunks and windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Wee
Industrial Workers of the World
Barton
Jall
New Ecuadorian Minister Appointed to Washington
Guayaquil Sept 27 Dr Rafael H Kaatde secretary of foreign affairs in the cabinet is named Ecuadorian minister to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyaquil
Ecuador
Rafael H. Kaatde
Washington
Departure note from Mr Blank at Moston Transcript
Hostess asks why Mr Blank leaves so early. he apologizes and explains a prior engagement while noting 80 percent expected to have a pleasant time this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moston
Mr. Blank
Fragmented Train Hyping Genuine Item in OCR Text
The readable bits describe a training theme and genuine authenticity in a damaged OCR fragment. Names, dates, or places are unclear, offering little concrete detail for a fuller summary.
Greek revolt spreads as Venizelos backs defense movement
Former Greek premier Venizelos writes in the Times that, while not seeking a revolution against the king, he leads a national defense movement to push Crete toward resisting invaders. In Crete 4000 troops joined the revolutionists, with few loyalists remaining. The Athens cabinet faces resignation as King Constantine convenes a secret council with Germanophiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elitherlon Venizelos
Greece
Times
Goting
Crete
M. Venizelos
Ententa
Poria
Canea
Athens
Kalogeropoulos
Constantine
Tatos
Germanophiles
Douxmania
M Strett
Sophia
Clash of Troops Blamed on Drunken Brawl
Washington reports a fight between American and Mexican soldiers in El Valle near the expeditionary force. Brigadier General Pershing says Carranza officials see it as a drunken brawl with one Mexican officer killed and an American killed. An American wounded and others under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
el Valle
War Department
Wershing
Carranza
Carranga
Diaz
Fil Valle
Pershing
Canada to call more troops to reach 600000 quota
Ottawa announces new systematic recruiting methods to increase Dominion enlistments in the entente armies. The current effort has raised 460000 men, with no national service board planned. Thomas Tait is named director general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otawa
Ont
Canada
Dominions
National Service Board
Thomas Tait
Banker T R Watson Indicted for Patterson Murder in Teague
An indictment was returned by a grand jury in Waco Texas charging T R Watson president of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Teague with the murder of John Patterson state commissioner of banking and insurance. Patterson was shot at the Teague bank during a recent visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
T. BR. Watson
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of
Teague
John Patterson
Patterson
Mexican Ambassador Heads Home to Brief Carranza on U S Views
Mexican Ambassador Arredondo departed Washington after meetings with Secretary Lansing and aides. He travels to Menton to urge Carranza to allow full consideration of esties by the joint commission. Officials expect his return in two to three weeks. his family remains in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fliece Arresondo
Dewighate
Cry
General Carranas
State Department
Joint Commission
Arredondo
Weahington
Calting
Lansing
Philipe Ae
Carranas
Menten “Ity
Detadia
Nationwide strike order prompts 129000 workers to respond
A New York union meeting reports 129000 workers from diverse sectors joined a sympathy strike, with estimates reaching about 209500 workers by union leaders. Police say figures are uncertain, while 46000 longshoremen delayed their action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sepik
Ernest Mohn
American Federation of Labor
United Jarment Workers
Inters
Howee Wreckers
Hehm
Tmere
Eirike
Hugh Frayne
Frayne
T. W. O'Connor
Longshoremen's Union
Banks Seek To Lift British Censorship
Agents of American banks in London will join a committee with headquarters there to cooperate with a New York bankers committee in efforts to alleviate British censorship of American mail and the British blacklist. A. Burton Hepburn hosted a lunch and conference with Sir Richard Crawford, trade representative of the British embassy in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Anys
A. Burton Hepburn
Sir Richard Crawford
Washington
Railroads Agree To Lower Freight Rates After ICC Hearing
At a New Orleans ICC hearing last week, railroads agreed to revise freight rates on fruits and vegetables from southern points to Sioux City. The Sioux City traffic bureau reported the action after commissioner Kk. Onside returned today, noting rates to Slow Mall, Covaltia, and the Twin Cities would be reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans
Sioux City
Covaltia
Twin Cities
Mayor Thompson Fined for Motor Boat Law Violations
Chicago dated report states Mayor William Hale Thompson was fined 2500 by federal authorities for motor boat law violations. The yacht tender found at Green Bay Wis lacked safety equipment including fire extinguishers life preservers a whistle and fog horn. The fine had not yet been paid per coast guard officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Coast Guard Service
Green Hay
Wis
Wilson Declared Aim to Oust Huerta Sparks Clash
Bept 27. Moreland Ohio. Charles F Hughes accused the Wilson administration of authorizing payments to a foreign power to Mexico. He charged John Lind was authorized to pay to that power to push Huerta to leave the Mexican presidency if he did not resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moreland
Ohio
Charles F. Hughes
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
Lift Ban on Tobacco Sparks Business Clash in Washington
Washington action triggers industry pushback as regulators withdraw rules on nickel perition of tobacco stirring concern among oil dealers who warn of market disruption and regional impacts in 1914 trade context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Greet Habtain
Amer
There
Allied advances near Somme with capture of Thiepval
The War Office announced Allied gains after heavy fighting on the Somme front. Allied forces captured Thiepval and swept near Courvelette as German defenses repulsed further eastern attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomion
Somme
War Office
Reucourt L' Abbaye
Erlin
Sayville
Thiepval
Elder
Courvelette
Cermana
Murderess Kills Self After Fatal Hotel Shooting
Mrs. Harry Belzer of New York identified by sister as the woman posing as Graveur’s wife in a prominent hotel. J. C. Graveur, head of the Alhambra garage, killed. the wounded companion is in critical condition. Police investigate motive and identify associations with Atlantic City and Washington visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
J. C. Graeur
New York
Harry Belzer
Fuolid Avenue
Thin Alster
Tarry V. Piney
Graveur
Mrr
Relxers
Margaret of Andrews
Helzer
Mre
Lectur
Leduc
Garveurs
Apman
J. C. Graveur
Alhambra Garage
Atlantic City
Washington
Boest
Helwer
Bay State Nominees Cook and Mansfield Headline Races
Complete returns from the state primaries show Frederick W. Mansfield leading the Democratic governor’s race by margin 9878 and Alonzo H. Cook renominated in the Republican contest over Joseph T. Brown. In the Fourteenth district, Robert L. Kincaide won the Republican nomination after defeating five opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Misa
Prederick W. Mannffield
Srize
Alonzo H. Cook
Joseph T. Brown
Meanfield
Cook
Mansfield
Cole
Brown
Robert L. Kincaide
Republian
Fourteenth
Hughes ends second campaign trip in Midwest
Charles E Hughes completed his second campaign journey in the Midwest and will resume a final trip in early October. He left Cleveland at 7 p m and was due in Pittsburgh at 10 30 p m for the next leg of his tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clevelan
Ohio
Charles E. Hughes Ender
Middle West
Hughes
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Bandits Wreck Train Near Gonzales Junction
Bandits wrecked a northbound passenger train between Gonzales Junction and San Dara Potoni, Mexico, burning the wreckage and causing multiple deaths. A southbound train rushed to help, crashing into the scene, with about a score more killed or injured as fire spread. T. T. Hohler, British chargé d affaires at Mexico City, arrived to verify the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Gonzales Junction
San Dara Potoni
Mex
Ron
T. T. Hohler
Mexico City
Gonzales Moves Base No Trace of Bandits
Field Headquarters in Mexico reports Francisco Gonzales arrived at Casas Grandes to set a temporary base possibly in pursuit of Villa. No further details on his whereabouts. the last report had him heading toward Parral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Mexico
Francisco Conzalea
Casas Grandes
Villa
Ios
Rorario
British Works Raided by German Zeppelins
Berlin reports a raid by Zeppelins on Portsmouth naval base and military establishments near the mouth of the Thames, Portsea, and sites at North Shields, Lincoln, and Derby. The admiralty announced the raid occurred Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
Fritten
Portmouth
Thann
North Shieldy
Lincoln
Derby
Zeppeling
England
Admiralty
Port business grows as exports hit $270 million in August 1916
New York port data show exports from August 1916 reached 270 million dollars, compared with a lower figure for the same month in the prior year. The compilation was prepared for the customs authorities and released today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Flour price outlook and wheat trends described in Minneapolis report
Benit and Lacol pullore announced flour may reach $100 a barrel if wheat prices stay high. Wheat slump halted further gains but patent flour remained firm at $4.80 per barrel, with higher costs than a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Benit
Pullore
Cour
Also Mentioned on This Page
France
Vermandavillere
Chaulnes
Uncle Sam
Trade Commission
Willcoy
Romania
Venizelos
York
Woower
Wowan
Court of Special Sessions
Tombs
Cook and
Mansfield Bay State
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!