Berlin envoy sought funds to influence U S Congress
Washington reports reveal Count Von Bernstorff pressed Berlin to provide up to $50,000 to sway Congress through a peace propaganda group on the eve of Germany’s submarine warfare. He urged a public Irish declaration to gain U S influence, while ties to Boy-Ed and Von Papen linked to espionage and passport schemes emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berlin
foreign office
congress
United States
Lansing
Count Von Bernstorff
Von Bernstorff
Ireland
house
senate
Wilson
capitol
Overman
Representative Flood
house foreign affairs committee
state department
Heflin
Alabama
Germany
United
Boy-Ed
Von FParen
German secret service
Bernstorff
Court decision halts ballot for Reynolds suffrage referendum
Columbus Sept 22 Judge Rathmell granted a temporary injunction blocking Secretary Fulton from listing the November referendum against the Reynolds women's presidential suffrage law. He also threw out petitions from 22 counties leaving 66,401 valid names of the 70,444 needed. Antis vow to appeal. outcome hinges on Ohio Supreme Court next week and further court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Rathmell
common pleas court
Fulton
placig
Reynolds
Ohio
antis
Ratimell
Ohio supreme court
Ashtabula
Butler
Clinton
Crawford
Delaware
Fayette
Grafia
Suernsey
Jackson
Mercer
Putnam
Stark
Erie
Highland
Lawrencey
Licking
Muskingum
Pike
Summonr
Franklin
Green
Cuyanoga
Bandits Hold Up Northbound Train Near Finger Tennessee
Armed posses and sheriffs deputies search for three bandits who stopped a northbound Mobile and Ohio passenger train south of Jackson Tennessee. They forced the crew from the train, blew open the express car safe, but officials say little value was taken. The bandits used revolvers and fled after a staged diversion with one acting as engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowr
Jackson
Tenn
sherif
Mobile and Ohio
Finger
aring
Bennett seeks recount of primaries in Manhattan
William Bennett former state senator who contested in the Republican mayoral primary with Mayor John Purroy Mitchel announced plans to apply to the supreme court Monday for a recount of ballots in Manhattan alleging fraud. He claims Mitchel leads remain reduced by errors but still shows Mitchel ahead by 597 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Bennett
John Purroy
Mitchel
supreme court
partiew party
Manattan
Jed Bennett
Bennett
Republican party
Mitchells
Baseball Scores and Batteries From Multiple Cities
Column of early baseball results with team matchups and battery pairings for Chicago Boston St Louis New York Philadelphia Detroit Washington and Cleveland along with club standings showing win loss records. Notable batteries include Leonard and Thomas for Boston and Bekind and Stanage for St Louis.
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BOSTION
Chicago
Boston
Paber and Son
Wk. Leonard and
Thomas
WASHINGTON
Detroit
Bekind and Stanage, Harper and Ainsmith
NEW YORK
RW E
St. Louis
New
King Constantine Puts On Weight In Exile Garden Scene
Exiled former king Constantine of Greece, displaced after abdication amid queenly controversy with Kaiser Wilhelm’s sister, strolls with his daughters Princess Helen and Princess Irene and Crown Prince George in the Lugano Palace Hotel garden. The monarch appears content as his younger son faces allied troubles.
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Constantine
Greece
Kaiser Wilhelm
Lugano
Switzerland
Helen
Irene
Prince George
Buckeye Briefs and Local Happenings
Mine owner J W Heck of Milton West Virginia was killed when a mine entrance car jumped its track and toppled a thirty foot incline in Nelsonville Ohio. Fred Vincent a soldier died from a fractured skull after a brawl at Columbus Barracks. Annabeius Flower, eighteen months old, drowned in water inside a lard can near Blacktork Jackson County. Frederick Lehman of Fulton county was held for grand jury on suspicion of murdering his wife Grace near Swanton. Andrew Benedict, alleged holdup man, died from a gunshot wound sustained in a struggle with Detective Weatherly in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
J. W. Heck
Milton
W. Va
Columbus
Fred Vincent
Columbus Barracks hospital
Ironton, O
Annabeius Flower
Lehman
Toledo
Frederick Lehman
Fulton county
Wauseon
Grace
Swanton
Cincinnati
Andrew Bena id
Weatherly
General hospital
Benedict
Accidentally Shoots Sister in Ohio Fatal Shot
Columbus reports detail a grim accident as five-year-old Otto Biru pointed a loaded shotgun at his sister Mabel, aged six, and pulled the trigger. She died from a breast wound. Also notes a temporary avert of a coal famine in Ohio due to railroad car diversions benefiting public utilities. New York outlines a YMCA war work drive aiming for 35 million dollars by July 1, 1918, with national campaign week set for November 11 to 19.
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Columbus
Otto Biru
Biru
Mabel
Ohio
federal car service bureau
Washington
sto
Y. M
New York
Young Men's Christian association
national war work council
Illness Report on Miss Lida Jordan in East Chestnut Street
Miss Lida Jordan of East Chestnut Street is in declining health and reported to be in a serious condition after a period of illness.
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Lida Jordan
East Chestnut street
British Hold Ground After French Crown Prince Attacks
London reports Haig’s forces still hold newly captured positions as Crown Prince Rupprecht’s counterattacks fail to dislodge the British. Berlin acknowledges British success and withdrawals at Ypres, while Mont Hant Cham pagne’s southern assault falters. Kerensky resigns. Korniloff revolt ties noted. Austrians and Italians rest on Corso front as Italians briefly gain at Cima Sief.
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London
Haig
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Mont Hant
Champagne
Aisne
Verdun
Alexieff
Kerensky
Korniloff
Corso
Trentino
Cima Sief
Dolomite Alps
Miraculous Escape of John Mason
A Columbus Pike near Summit Church crash left farmer John Mason with only bruises and a scratch while his car sustained heavy damage. Colson Endsley, who met Mason on the road, rushed him home and alerted a physician. Mason recovered quickly from the shock. An unrelated note reports Harlem election results with Edward A. Johnson and James Thomas securing Republican nominations for state assembly and alderman.
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Colson Endsley
John Mason
near Summit Church
Carroll
Endsley
Columbus pike
Mr. Endsley
Jr. Brown
Carrol
New York
Harlem
Edward A. Johnson
James Thomas
Soldiers Pouring Into Camp at Chillicothe
Soldiers of the selective draft army poured into camp by the thousands forcing railroads to cancel all existing schedules of regular trains.
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Chillicothe
selective draft
Teutonic Powers Reply to Pope Hopes Peace Talks End War
In Sept, German and Austro-Hungarian replies to Pope Benedict XV express hope the pontiff’s peace proposals may end hostilities. Emperor Charles sends a personal message urging negotiations as a basis for a just, lasting peace and removal of armed force, with seas freedom and international justice guiding any settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lontax
Benedict
eta perot
vatican
Germany
Austro-Hungary
Charles
William
Cardinal
zrief
trosh preet
leimin
prosper Losa
Bliss Named Chief of Staff Succeeding Scott
Washington reports Major General Tasker H Bliss was named chief of staff to succeed Major General Hugh L Scott who retires. Scott will command a division abroad as Pershing may be advanced before his departure. Bliss has acted as chief from the Russia mission, with a possible further field command once replacements are set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tasker H. Bliss
chaf
army
H Hugh L. Scott
Hugh L. Scott
active foreign service
White House
Pershing
Scott
General Bliss
General Senttnel
Russia
a Wilk
staf
France
owever
Bliss
Timber Workers Strike Suspended in Gray's Harbor District
A statement signed by EB Weinland, president of the International Union of Timber Workers, circulated in the official union press, suspends the eight hour day strike in the timber industry on Gray's Harbor. The strike began July 16 in this district and spread to other lumber regions in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timber Workers
Aberdeen
Wash
EB. Weinland
International Union of Timber Workers
thennter
Gray's harbor
Rumors Rise Over Louisville Case In Court Records
Fragmentary notes reference a probe involving a lawyer and a circle of associates tied to Louisville. Incomplete details hint at a possible investigation, with mentions of attorneys general aides and unnamed parties, but core facts remain unclear.
Adoption of Resolutions on Price Fixing and Government Roles
Fragmented text discusses business interests, price control, and possible government expansion of authority during wartime. Mentions industry, central prints, and potential shift in power and priority amid war mobilization. No clear dates, places, or named entities clearly legible.
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