Roads Reject Wilson Plan Sparks Quick Accents by Brother Hoods
Hurricane batters the Texas border as Fort Brown troops evacuate to city halls and public buildings. Fort Sam Houston reports widespread tent collapse and heavy rains from McAllen to Brownsville, with 30,000 soldiers sleeping in water and four inches of rain recorded. A new storm is forecast from the east.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Fort Brown
Brownsville
Army
Fort Sam Houston
McAllen
New York National Guardsmen
Llano Grande
Mercedes
Mission
Wilson seeks railroad settlement to avert nationwide strike
President Wilson presses plan to resolve the threatened nationwide railroad strike by proposing an eight hour day overtime pay and a federal commission to investigate issues while inviting arbitration. Officials indicate split on the plan as talks continue in Washington with managers and unions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
Injunction Sought to Block Freight Rate Increase
San Francisco August 18 The Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco and Union Iron Works petitioned in U S district court to halt a proposed Interstate Commerce Commission order that would raise west bound overland freight rates starting September 1. The suit contends the ICC cannot raise rates after lowering them due to water competition via the Panama Canal. The story notes awaiting White House summons and a meeting between President Wilson and railroad officials with management groups backing the prior stance.
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San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce of
Union Ironworks
United States District Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Panama Canal
Committee of Employes
White House
Corpus Christi Hit By Tropical Storm Winds and Damage
A tropical storm forced a 70 mph gale along the Texas coast with Corpus Christi taking heavy damage to beachfront structures and business districts. Waves inundated the bay, Lloyds Pier was largely wrecked, but no deaths were reported while crew from the sunk Pilot Boy reportedly had three men wash ashore near Port Aransas.
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Here
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Bay
Lloyd’s Pier
Gulf of Mexico
Port Aransas
Outlaw Levi Lockhart Surrenders After Standoff
Levi Lockhart, Spencer county murderer and fugitive, surrendered at dawn at a nephew’s home near Princeton Indiana. Police, learning he was assembling an armed posse of 20, surrounded the residence and he gave up without a fight, later being jailed in Vanderburgh County.
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Princeton
Ind
Levi Lockhart
Spencer County
Lee Lockhart
Fichter
Lockhart
Desperado
Vanderburg
Burnettsville Man Injured When Car Rolls Over Near Pisgah Church
Vance McCullough of Burnettsville suffered internal injuries after his Overland careened on a gravel road near Pisgah church six and a half miles northwest of Logansport. The car toppled into a ditch pinning him beneath the steering wheel. he was rescued and taken to a private home in Logansport for treatment as doctors assess the damage to his bowels. The wreck also left the vehicle badly damaged and the steering gear broken. McCullough had been returning home from Logansport after visiting the city.
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Vance McCullough
Burnettsville
Pisgah Church
Logansport
Caleb Banta
McCullough
Moore & Barrett
North Street
English Adopting the Zeppelins
The Daily Express reports praise from naval experts on Our New Zeppelins noting British air ships are rigid and well designed. It quotes admiration for the ships as observed in the past week and contrasts them with German Zeppelins.
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Associated Press
London
The
Daily Express
Shipping bill creates U S Merchant Marine board
The government shipping bill passed the Senate 38 to 21 after a long fight, with Democratic support and Republican opposition. The measure, once blocked by a filibuster, creates a government shipping board to buy and operate ships and paves the way for the revenue bill next week.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
House
Logansport Heat Wave Sees 95 Degree Throes
Logansport endures a new heat wave driven by high south east air and low north east pressure. The Weather Bureau forecasts three more days of heat with highs near 95 and nightly lows around 76. Thunderstorms with lightning and hail are expected as a pause reaches early next week.
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Logansport
Weather Bureau
Longcliff
Trustee Removed in Wayne Township Over Public Funds
Henry P. Scherer, two years Wayne township trustee, was ousted by Special Judge W. H. Eichhorn after a new trial was denied. He was found guilty of misusing public funds. Allen Hamilton, ex-city councilman, was appointed to fill the vacancy by the board of county commissioners.
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Associated Press
Fort Wayne
Ind
Henry P. Scherer
Wayne Township
Fort Waynes
W. H. Eichhorn
Bluffton
Allen Hamilton
Board of County Commissioners
Hughes Warns Patriotism Key to Peace Prosperity
In a patriotic address, Hughes states that peace prosperity and security for the United States depend on patriotism and the realization of all ideals possible. He emphasizes unity and national resolve as foundations for progress.
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U.S
Hughes
Hughes Speaks West on Unity and Tariff Policy
Republican nominee Charles E Hughes arrives in San Francisco and addresses multiple groups including the Union League club and a women voters meeting. He stresses Americanism preparedness and the need for a protective tariff as he tours gatherings before a civic auditorium mass meeting.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Union League Club
Civic Auditorium
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Bulletin
Carter
NEW York Evening Sun
Gall
Hale Holden
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Conference Committee of Managers
Dallas
Plains
Vance M’cullough
Gar
U. S. Merchant Marine
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