President Urges Rail Heads To Accept His Plan Of Settlement
Washington Aug 19 The report on the military situation prepared for the joint border commission includes General Funston's recommendation that American troops be withdrawn from Mexico. State department officials lament premature publication but foresee no plan changes. The commission will likely focus on withdrawing General Pershing's expeditionary force, a step now expected to be agreed upon.
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Rail Heads
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
President Threatens Rail Heads Over 8 Hour Day
Public pressure rises as the president warns railroad officials to yield to labor demands for an eight hour workday. Officials face potential political influence if concessions are not made.
Wilson urges railroads to accept plan not arbitration
President Wilson pressed railroad officials to drop arbitration demands and back his settlement plan agreed by employers, warning that a nationwide strike would bear responsibility. Hale Holden and other leaders urged arbitration while signaling possible government operation if needed. talks continue with weekend outreach and informal conferences planned.
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Hale Holden
Burlington Road
Wilson
Washington
Roads
White House
Congress
Holden
Thieves Take Jewelry and Cash From Parlor
Thieves entered the hairdressing parlor of Mrs. George Parker at 427 Fourth Street about 10 am and stole three diamond rings valued at 350 dollars and a purse with about seven dollars. Mrs Parker was in a private room when the items were taken. police are investigating.
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George Parker
Fourth Street
Parker
Policeman and Constables In Scuffle Leave One Injured
In Gary Indiana today Patrolman William Marquardt suffered a fractured skull and his wife Maddie was injured during a clash with constables. Constables Henry Prohi and L Peters were seriously hurt. the two constables are jailed without bail pending the outcome of Marquardt’s injuries.
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Associated Press
Gary
Ind
William Marquardt
Maddie
Henry Prohi
L. Peters
Marquardt
Serg Rich Returns from St Louis and Distribution Event
Sergeant Rich attends Crooked Creek reunion and distributes army and Cass county fair bills. He recently returned from St Louis with Perry Gillispie to a government hospital for rheumatism treatment under army regulations.
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Rich
Crooked Creek
Army
St. Louis
Perry Gillispie
Gillispie
Lacrosse Man Fred Arndt Dies of Heart Disease
Fred C. Arndt of Lacrosse Ind died at St Joseph hospital at 5 am aged 41. chronic heart disease caused the death after a week in hospital. Survived by a wife three brothers and three sisters. Remains shipped to Lacrosse.
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Fred C. Arndt
Lacrosse
Ind
St. Joseph Hospital
Arndt
Eight Injured in Cass County Auto Crashes Last Night
Two separate crashes near Pleasant Grove Pike and Royal Centre left eight people injured. In one wreck a buggy collided with a car carrying Ora Crissinger and family, with Pauline McCord severely hurt. In the other Buick rollover near Royal Centre, Andrew Conn and relatives sustained multiple injuries.
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Cass
Conn
Plesant Grove Pike
Pleasant Grove Pike
Pauline McCord
Alice McCord
Fred Edgerly
Ora Crisinger
Benjamin
Samuel Stoner
Frank
Star City
Andrew Conn
Royal Centre
Mary
Jose
Rube
Jesse Conn
Rube Conn
Buick
No relief from heat today as temperatures rise
Today will be another hot day with the Long Cliff thermometer at 80 degrees at midnight. Yesterday's high reached 99 around 2 PM, with humidity making the heat feel more intense. The average yesterday was higher than Friday and Thursday, and today’s heat is expected to draw large crowds to rivers and lakes.
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Longcliff
Aged Woman Falls and Breaks Hip
Mrs. Eliza Brown aged 54 sustained a hip fracture last evening about six o clock while descending cellar steps at her home 23 West Ottawa street. She was taken to St. Josephs hospital where the fracture was reduced and she will probably recover if no complications arise.
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Eliza Brown
Aged Jefferson Township Resident Ill at Son's Home
Aaron W. Hildebrand, longtime Jefferson township resident for 68 years, is seriously ill at his son Millard Hilderbrand’s home south of Lake Cicott after moving there last spring following the death of Mrs. Hildebrand.
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Aaron W. Hildebrand
Jefferson Township
Millard Hilderbrand
Hildebrand
Lake Cicott
Aaron Hildebrand
Hughes Urges Expert Commissions Over Political Business Mix
Charles E. Hughes in San Francisco and Oakland argues the U S government cannot be run by mixing politics with business and calls for expert commissions guided by facts. He warns against unjust popular demands and emphasizes light on truth, military readiness, and loyal, fact based inquiry.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
Charles E. Hughes
Oakland
United States
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Dreamland
Farmer East of Gity Dies Suddenly
Will Hennessey about 45 died at his home south of the Haney grove on George street road last evening around nine after rising from supper with pains in his loins. Coroner Nelson ruled death from acute indigestion. He and his brother George moved to the Haney farm 15 years ago. neither is married.
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Will Hennessey
Haney Grove
George Street Road
Nelson
George
Haney Farm
British Troops Advance North of Somme Capture Ridge
British forces push north of the Somme capturing a ridge southeast of Thiepval and moving toward Ginchy and Guillemont. The official statement reports nearly 800 prisoners taken and continued Allied progress late last night.
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London
Somme
France
Thiepval
Ginchy
Guillemont
Entente Forces Reach Sarloniki Front In Contact
Paris officials report Entente troops along the Saloniki front are in contact with German and Bulgarian forces. The war office says five villages have been captured.
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Paris
Saloniki
War Office
Ice Wagon Driver Struck By Ice Tongs in Downtown Incident
Elias Gagnon, an ice wagon driver for the Artificial Ice company, was struck on the head by a pair of ice tongs on a downtown route yesterday noon. Grover Kiser, said to have wielded the tongs, escaped before police arrived. The allies have taken five vil- Kiser.
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Elias Gagnon
Artificial Ice Company
Grover Kiser
Kiser
Wolcott Postmaster and Wife Killed in Auto Smash
Postmaster Robert Dobbins of Wolcott and his wife were killed when their automobile overturned in a ditch after colliding with a wagon near Montmore on the night of August 19. Their daughter Vivian and niece Janette Dobbins were uninjured.
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Wolcott
Associated Press
Lafayette
Ind
Robert Dobbins
Montmore Aand
Vivian Dobbins
Teachers Institute Held Next Week in Cass County
Cass County Teachers' Institute will convene in the Seventh and Broadway school building for five days starting tomorrow. About 200 teachers are expected to attend with speakers including W. D. Henderson of Ann Arbor and Edgar Packard of Normal. Teachers with chautauqua tickets may leave the institute to attend sessions and receive credits.
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Cass County Teachers’ Institute
Seventh and Broadway
W. D. Henderson
Ann Arbor
Mich
Edgar Packard
Normal
Ill
Packard
Logansport
Fifth infantile paralysis case reported in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne authorities announced the fifth case of infantile paralysis tonight. The patient is the 10 year old daughter of John Fredmuth. City health officer Dr J H Gilpin issued a warning for parents to keep children away from Sunday school and all public gatherings.
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Associated Press
Fort Wayne
Ind
John Fredmuth
J. H. Gilpin
Aged man killed by interurban car near Delphi
Captain Lisbon an 80 year old veteran was struck and killed by a Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction interurban near Delphi as it neared 8 o clock. The car halted at Delphi where the coroner took charge before continuing to Lafayette. crew were Conductor Underhill and Motorman Foy.
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Lisbon
Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction
Delphi
Carroll County
Lafayette
Underhill
Foy
Court Finds Carr Not Guilty of Cruelty
In Justice of the Peace Reid's court L. J. Carr was found not guilty of cruelty to animals after a veterinary witness testified the horse was properly cared for.
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Carr
Justice of the Peace
Reid
L. J. Carr
The
Humane Society
Earl O Connell Shoots Self After Salary Raise
Terre Haute Ind Aug 19 Earl O Connell 28 shot himself after being given a raise at Sparks Milling Co He told his aunt of the raise and said he would see a girl then went to his room to change clothes and killed himself within an hour No reason is known for his act
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Associated Press
Terre Haute
Ind
Earl O’connell
Sparks Milling Company
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