Anti German Outbreak in Buenos Aires Rocks City
Thousands join an anti German demonstration in Buenos Aires as mobs stone the Union newspaper office and the German club and set a building on fire. The Argentine government seizes Count Luxburg’s passports and seeks explanations from Berlin and Stockholm amid tense diplomatic exchanges.
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Buenos Ayres
Ia Union
legation
Count Luxburg
foreign office
foreign ministry
Beron
Berlin
Count Vor Luxburg
Committee Pushes Draft Law Amid Constitutional Objections
Washington September 13 The senate military affairs committee moved to silence objections to the draft and modify it by requiring consent before foreign duty. Senator Chamberlain for the committee argued the selective draft is constitutional and aligned with national vigor, while blaming pro German sympathizers for anti draft agitation.
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Washington
senate military affairs committee
congress
Hardwick
Chamberlain
Oregon
military affaire committee
America
Airplanes Collide Two Dead in Sensational Crash at North Island
San Diego reports the deaths of Edward M Walsh Jr of Oakland and Theodore B Lyman of St Helena, both U S Signal Corps privates, when two planes collided 400 feet above ground at the North Island aviation school. Both machines burned and the men were dead on impact. officials say each may have failed to see the other.
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San Diego
Cal
Edward M Walsh, Jr
Oakland
Theodore B. Lyman
St. Helena
United States signal corps
North Island aviation school
Heavy Anthracite Shipments Reach Record Monthly Total
Wilkesbarre Pa Sept 13 The anthracite bureau reports August shipments at 7 013 996 tons marking the second month in history with over 7 000 000 tons and just 35 041 tons below the June peak.
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Wilkesbarre
anthracite bureau of information
Minnehaha Liner Sunk By Submarine Off Ireland
News from England reports the Atlantic transport liner Minnehaha sunk by a submarine last Friday near Ireland. The ship had sailed New York to London twenty six times carrying 16000 tons of munitions each voyage. Fifty officers and crew are reported lost. In Watertown New York eleven infantile paralysis cases are diagnosed in Colton with schools closed and children barred from churches.
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New York
England
London
Ireland
Watertown
Colton
Stovall Summoned to Washington from Berne
Berne Sept 11 Pleasant A Stovall the American minister to Switzerland will shortly leave Berne for a brief visit to Washington at the desire of his government to discuss matters including probable shipments for Switzerland and other neutral countries.
Birth Announcement for Deeds Baby Boy
Mr and Mrs Fred Deeds announce the birth of a fine baby boy born Friday September 7 south of the city.
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Fred Deeds
Liberty motor hailed as key to U S air supremacy
Secretary Baker announced the Liberty airplane engine has passed final tests and is the main reliance for rapid production of high power battleplanes. He credited collaboration of more than twenty engineers and American motor industry with the engine’s success and its promise in war effort.
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BAKER
U. S
Washington
United States
France
Community Kitchen Teaches Food Preservation For Winter Shortage
Women-led project at Woodaere L 1 runs with Community Farm on thirty acres of Woodmere Club land. Members learn to preserve surplus fruits and vegetables and to can produce for members, aiding both rich and poor. The operation includes blanching and sterilizing methods with a special gas stove setup.
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Woodaere
L. 1
old gulf
Woodmere Club
Toll of Submarines Sixteen British Vessels Sent to Bottom
London reports a drop in British merchant losses to mines and submarines in the weekly admiralty bulletin. Twelve ships over 1,600 tons and six under 3,600 tons were sunk, plus four fishing vessels, marking the lowest large-ship losses since Germany began intensified submarine warfare last February.
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London
Germany
War Credits Bill Passes Senate After Unanimous House Approval
Washington reports unanimous Senate Finance Committee approval of the war credits bill with minor amendments. The measure authorizes bonds and certificates totaling billions to fund loans and conversions, with changes increasing the floatation allowance and granting the president expanded power over embargoes and enemy trade.
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Washington
house
senate finance committee
bis
senate
allias
Dantah West Indies
Panama canal
Regulators Move Toward Meat Packing Industry Controls
Washington September 13 The government plans to regulate the meat packing industry through licensing under food administration supervision. Packer representatives agreed to submit plants to licensing and to cooperate with plans to curb hoarding and stabilize prices. Discussion covered moving herds eastward to boost livestock production as a wartime necessity led by Carl Vrooman.
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Washington
the
food administration
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
thuy
Carl Vrooman
Drafting All Aliens Proposed in Senate Resolution
Washington September 1. Drafting of all aliens in the United States except Germans exempt by treaty and those allied with Germany who have resided here one year is proposed in a joint senate resolution sent to the house. It is estimated that more than 1 000 000 would be affected.
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Washington
United States
Germany
senate
house
Want Book Fund for Soldiers
Governor Cox appeals to Ohioans to support the Mullion dollar fund raising during the week of Sept 24 to buy books and reading materials for American soldiers. The effort follows a letter from Frank A Vanderlip chairing the war department library war council in New York City. State Librarian Galbreath coordinates libraries statewide to mobilize local organizations for fund drive through the Ohio branch of national defense.
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Columbus
Cox
national defense
Galbreath
Ohio
Beckman Couple Welcome Baby Girl in North Columbus
Mr and Mrs Russell Beckman of North Columbus street are proud parents of a baby girl born on September Ath. The event marks a joyful addition to the family with relatives awaiting to meet the newborn.
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Russell Beckman
North Columbus street
Jeanette Stephens
Mt. Vernon
Croxton Named Ohio Food Chief and Ohio Banker Elections
In Washington on September 18 Fred C. Croxton was appointed administrator for Ohio by President Wilson. In Columbus on September 13 Ohio bankers elected W. A. Bucke as president and M. R. Denver as vice president with W. C. Mooney Jr. named treasurer. Also Cleveland reports the death of former state senator David R. Morison at eighty nine, noted for real estate work and city service. Crowder warns against futile exemption appeals to the president.
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Croxton
Washington
Fred ¢. Croxton
Wilson toad
Ohio
Columbus
W. A. Bucke
Bucyris
yvics
M. R. Denver
Wilmington
council of administration
W.C. Mooney, Jr
Woodsfield
Cleveland
David R. Morison
Morison
Starkelectic
cis
congress
Crowder
Rebels Retreat Cut Off As Petrograd Checks Drive
Petrograd reports Korniloff’s forces marching on the capital were outmaneuvered by Provisional Government troops and forced to retreat. Premier Kerensky may assume command of all Russian armies, while Moscow districts are declared at war. Major General Brugovitch named to succeed Korniloff. Denikine and Valuveit reportedly joined Korniloff’s front.
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Petrograd
Korniloff
Pskoff
Dno
Nekrasoff
Kerensky
Moscow
Bonoh Brugovitch
Korniloft
Denikine
Valuveit
Kornilof
Alexander Guchkoff
Pskoft
British Mission Reaches Washington Led by Lord Reading
Lord Reading the lord chief justice of England arrived in Washington with Col Swinton and J M Keynes to discuss finance and related matters. He stated the commission represents the British cabinet in financial affairs and related issues.
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Washington
Lord Reading
England
E D. Swinton
J. M. Keynes
Reading
Conspiracy Charges Hit Industrial Workers of the World Indictments
About 200 prominent IWW members in thirty major cities face federal indictments on conspiracy charges. Officials note a forthcoming disclosure and ongoing probe into IWW songshops and materials found in crimson-bound volumes reflecting contempt for the government.
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Chicasa
Industrial Workers of the World
United States
grand
IWOW
Raid at Professor Nearing’s Home in Toledo
Federal agents raided the home of Professor Scott Nearing and the headquarters of the Industrial Workers of the World seeking literature tied to opposition to the army conscription law. No arrests were reported and important documents were seized. Nearing had joined the University of Pennsylvania two years ago.
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Toledo
Scott Nearing
Nearing
Industrial Workers of the World
University of Pennsylvania
Relatives of Ex-Dynasts Placed Under Guard
In Petrograd on government orders Grand Dukes Michael and Paul Alexandrovich are moved from Gatchina near Petrograd to the interior ministry. Michael, brother of the deposed emperor, abdicated after Nicholas named him heir. Paul, an uncle to the former emperor, is connected to the counter revolutionary plot. Queen Eleanora of Bulgaria has died after a period of illness in Sofia.
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nor
Paul
Cheaper bread promised amid price relief talk
Washington reports promise of lower bread costs with sugar and other inputs to ease inflation. Officials led by a top food administrator pledge voluntary price reductions after Hoover appeal. proposal moves to the National Wastes Halters association for consideration. Senate action seeks FTC investigation of price fixing on flags and a separate push for a Hawaii prohibition measure.
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Washington
tae Toner food administration
Natonal Wastes Halters association
Herbert
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Eleanora
Sofia
Bulgaria
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