Peace Plan Outlined By Pope Benedict In Washington
London reports internal strife in Kaiser's domain may drive unrest as Pope Benedict signals interest in peace. In Washington, a Vatican message delivered via Carding Gibbons urged U S Vatican cooperation to influence warring nations toward ceasefire following Germany's surrender in the sub marine dispute.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Carding Gibbons
Baltimore
Vatican
Germany outlines peace terms for possible WWI settlement
Washington reports German conditions for talks include withdrawal of Poland from Russian rule and a separate Polish kingdom under a Catholic monarch, restoration of Western Europe status quo, Finnish autonomy under Swedish protectorate, colony redistribution with Congo price, Belgium evacuated without indemnity, and Britain and others to guarantee free seas and protected commerce during war.
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Washington
Germany
Poland
Congo
Itn
Africa
Great Britain
Germany Faces Internal Troubles Amid Submarine Policy Rift
London dispatch reports Berlin fears that the government’s move to ease the submarine campaign will spark serious domestic strife as naval chiefs oppose the chancellor. Rumor says Admiral von Tirpitz, minister of marine, may resign after going to the Emperor’s headquarters to confer with the naval staff chief.
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London
Exchange Telegram Company
Am- Herdam
Berlin
Ita
Admiral von Tirpitz
Emperor Willam
Prohibition Referendum Dominates Newfoundland Campaign
In St Johns Newfoundland the leading issue is prohibition of liquor traffic. An election in November will vote on a prohibition bill referred by the last legislature. Observers note Newfoundland’s isolation underscores enforcement challenges. A 4 percent approval of the electorate is required for passage.
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St. Johns
Newfoundland
Nashville Officials Arrested in Municipal Funds Theft
Nashville officials former City Commissioner Lyle Andrews former City Treasurer Charles Myera and former City Recorder W J Murray were arrested on charges of grand larceny of municipal funds. Each is charged with stealing 626000 of city money following an alleged confession by former Assistant City Treasurer West.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Lyle Andrews
Charles Myera
W. J. Murray
West
Bailey Withdraws From Texas Senate Race
Former Senator Joseph Bailey spoke at a Dallas banquet to announce he will not seek the United States Senate seat from Texas. His decision ends speculation about a campaign, with supporters noting his long service and possible future roles in public life.
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Dallas
Tex
Joseph Bailey
United States
Texas
Thrifty Only to Be Promoted in Ca'shoma City pipeline notice
A pipeline company in Oklahoma City says only three employees who prove they are saving money will be considered for promotion to a biotin related post. The company emphasizes thrift as a criterion for advancement and retention among staff.
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Ca'shoma City
Ohio Bank Cashier Arrested in Embezzlement Case
John Hornung, 61, formerly with Dresden National Bank in Dresden Ohio, is under arrest in Indianapolis Indiana for embezzling about $50 000 from his former employer He allegedly admitted taking the funds and faces charges in Ohio authorities report.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Hornung
Dresden National Bank
Dresden
Ohio
Roosevelt reacts to Bernstorff statement with cautious praise
In Oyster Bay, Former President Roosevelt says Germany’s note is gratifying if acts prove true. He stresses it is not a confession, but an intent to halt assassination. He calls for ample amends for property and the 120 American deaths over four months while the policy was in effect.
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France
Germany
Night Rider Chief Convicted In Kentucky Possum Hunter Case
Officials say Jesse Feilerson, farmer, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and drew a 10 to 15 year sentence in the state penitentiary. The ringleader of the night riders, an armed band terrorizing western Kentucky, was believed convicted. More trials and over 66 circuit court cases remained on the docket as the grand jury stayed in session.
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Hartford
Kentucky
Jesse Feilerson
Tere
Berlin Allows Wheat Bread With Rye Mix Rule
Berlin authorities relax food rules allowing bread bakers to use pure wheat and up to thirty percent wheat in rye bread as wheat supplies reportedly remain abundant.
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Berlin
Municipal Council of
Funeral in Placerville for Richard Ferguson
Richard Ferguson of San Francisco died after an appendicitis operation. In Placerville his six brothers served as pallbearers at the funeral rites.
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Placerville
Cal
Richard
Ferguson
San Francisco
German Essayist and Historian Dies in Berlin
Berlin based essayist and historian Felix Poppenberz dies at his Berlin home. Overseas News Agency reports the death, noting his prominence in German literary circles and historical writing.
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Dies
Berlin
Felix Poppenberz
Three in Auto Killed by Train in Iola Kansas
W. G Miller, his wife, and their seven year old son were killed when a Santa Fe passenger train struck their automobile in Iola Kansas. The tragedy occurred at a crossing and authorities were investigating the collision. Miller operated an ice business in the area.
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Iola
Ken
W. G Miller
Blind Woman Kills Herself in St. Louis Home
Mrs. Susan Givens, 70, a blind resident of St. Louis, was found dead by hanging with a stocking in her residence. Officials say depression after a recent death led to the self inflicted tragedy.
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St. Louis
Susan Givens
Two Killed in Auto Wreck Near Mumford Rochester NY
An eight passenger car left the road at Skivington's Corners east of Mumford and struck a tree. Two occupants were killed in the Rochester New York incident.
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Rochester
N. Y
Skivington's Corners
Mumford
German Prisoners Sentenced for Escape Near Denbigh
Three German officers who escaped from a prison camp near Denbigh Wales and were recaptured were sentenced by a military court to four days in prison each.
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London
Denbigh
Wales
Raiders Fire 0. S. Bridge Near Brownsville Texas
A detachment of Troop Third U.S. Cavalry and Mexican bandits fought 11 miles north of Brownsville. Cavalry and infantry spread from Fort Brown to surround the Mexicans who burned a railroad trestle 14 miles north. About 30 Mexicans were sighted seven miles north. Aviation Lt. K. C. Morrow ordered to ascend to locate the band and guide troops. An automobile party traveling Brownsville to San Benito reported being fired upon by 25 to 30 Mexicans near the trestle.
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Brownsville
Texas
Third
United States Cavalry
Fort Brown
Here
K. C. Morrow
San Benito
Hold Old Corn for Seed Warns Nebraska Experts
Lincoln Nebraska farmers are urged by the University of Nebraska's department of experimental agronomy to reserve part of last year's seed corn as an emergency supply. A cool backward season risks soft grain and poor germination, though the corn should serve as good stock feed and support heavier livestock feeding across the state.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Department of Experimental Agronomy
Universty of
Tie
Dynamite Train Blows Up Near Pinole California
A train carrying 7,000 pounds of dynamite left the tracks at Pinole near San Francisco and exploded. Engineer Harold Benett and fireman Talbott were killed along with an unidentified laborer. The wreck left nothing of the train.
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San Francisco
California
Pinole
Cal
Harold Benett
Ert Talbott
Death of famed aviator Adolphe Pegoud confirmed
Paris reports the death of Adolphe Pegoud the renowned aviator at age 26. Sorrow sweeps France as citizens mourn a national hero and skilled pioneer of flight.
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Paris
Adolphe Pegoud
Pegoud
Train Again Enter Galveston
Galveston Texas reports reopening rail service between Galveston and the mainland via a trestle built after the tropical storm of August seventeenth. The project restores transportation links and supports local recovery efforts with new rail access.
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Galveston
Tex
Money to Widow in Danville From British Gov
John W. Brown received a $250 check from the British government instructing him to deliver it to the widow of his son, who was killed in Planders. The item notes the payment and the recipient as the widow.
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Danville
John W. Brown
Young Brown
Planders
German Held Hero Charged in Florida Release
German held hero Fra Walker Ortolph released in Tallahassee Florida after being charged with entering government reservations to obtain information on national defenses.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fra—Walker Ortolph
Army camp applications lag for civilian officers' school
Chicago Col A D Frederick who supervises the civilian military officers school at Fort Sheridan said applications were not coming in as fast as expected.
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Chicago
A. D. Frederick
Fort Rheridan
Autos Yield A Good Revenue For Road Fund
Missouri registration totals rise with 171,257 autos registered to date and a predicted year total far above current estimates. Transfers and dealer plates rise as receipts for road funding reach nearly $300,000. Counties show uneven machine counts, with Greene and Jackson leading, and farmers estimated to own about a third of farm outside-city vehicles.
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Jefferson City
Tyto
Automere Department
State Road
Missouri East
Treasury
Coad
Omrk
Taney
Reynolds
Camden
Shannon
Douglas
Jasper
Buchanan
Roach
School Squabble Source of Worry
Jefferson City officials dispute the best path to resolve the school fund controversy. Some urge court ruling on revenue classification before apportionment proceeds. The mandamus case involves 514,000, with disbursement potentially delayed until year end.
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Jefferson City
Thos
Gaerdon
Governor plans plea to classify treasury revenue for schools
On returning to Jefferson City from vacation Gay Major prepared a statement on the school fund controversy. He says the classification of revenues should be settled by the Supreme Court and favors dropping the mandamus suit. He would hesitate to call a special session to fund schools fully if needed.
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Jefferson City
Gay Major
Supreme Court
Howard A. Gass
State Supreme Court
Gass
Harker
Speed Mosby Reappointed As State Beer Inspector
Gov. Major reappointed Thomas Speed Mosby as state beer inspector for four years, after his prior term expired August 31. The record notes a stipulation involving state Attorney General and a Missouri anti trust matter. Also listed are Tuberculosis Delegates named to represent Missouri at the Mississippi Valley Conference in Indianapolis late September through October 1, including Dr. Stime Sander, Dr. Samuel Lipsita, Dr. John Young Brown, A. W. Jones Jr., and others from Kansas City, Columbia, Springfield, and beyond.
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Speed Mosby
Major
Thomas Speed Mosby
Mosby
Missouri
Indianapolis
St. Ime Sander
Kansas City
Samuel Lipsita
John Young Brown
A. W. Jones, Jr
Louie
Walter McNabb Miller
Columbia
Edwin James
Springfield
Wiliam M. Baylies
Clarence
J. L. Fates
Bismarck
J. W. Dreyfo
School Fund To Receive One Third Of State Revenues
Attorney General Barker issues an opinion reversing his earlier stance and orders the auditor to apportion one third of all state revenues for the year ending June 30 1916 to the school fund. The total school funds rise to 2 124 654 71 and the extraordinary revenue is redirected to schooling. Superintendent Gass contemplates further action while awaiting a possible new opinion. River bed profits from sand and gravel across Missouri reach notable totals with 1814 market activity and 1913-14 figures cited.
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Barker
Gordon
Armour & Co Wins Missouri Penitentiary Meat Contract
Armour & Co. secured the contract to supply meat for the Missouri penitentiary, replacing prior handlers. For the year ending Sept 5, 2016 the state will pay 956 per hundred for heifers, 10.33 for dressed steers, 8 for bologna sausage and 8.42 for pork sausage, with prices lower than last year.
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Armeur & Co
Fin Itl
Philip Mullin
Missour Penitentiary
Armour & Co
Germans Press Riga Gates as British Transport Sinks
London reports a 1,000,000 strong German force menacing Riga the Baltic port vital to Petrograd. Russian defense stiffens around the Dvina while Grodno falls to Teutons and Vilna area sees limited Russian counter actions despite Berlin claims of local gains.
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London
Riga
Baltic
Petrograd
Dwinsk
Dvina
Rotaky
Baura River
Warsaw
Grodno
Dring
Slans
Vilna
Earhe Roselan
Vor Eichhorn
Tragic Darianelies Disaster Claims 210 Officers Lost
Berlin reports via Sofia that a mine struck a Darianelies vessel at its entrance sinking a transport with 210 officers 1254 soldiers and two crew members, all drowned. Six hundred bodies recovered.
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Berlin
Sofia
Mye
Darianelies
Firitieh
Few Left in Shakertown Settlement near Lexington
An elderly and infirm population remains in Shakertown, one of the last Shaker colonies near Lexington. Christine Johnson, 84, and Martha Olson, 87, died recently as the once flourishing town with manufactories and valuable farm lands declines under new management efforts.
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Lexington
Postmaster Removes Confederate Flags From Federal Building
In Ade Oklahoma Postmaster M W Ligon removed Confederate flags from the federal building honoring the state encampment of Confederate veterans He said only the flag of the state and the United States should be displayed in official spaces The incident drew angry words from critics seeking to honor Confederate heritage.
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Ade
Oklahoma
M W Ligon
Defense Society backs Wilson pledge from New York group
Washington notes a telegram from the American Defense Society of New York pledging unwavering support to President Wilson’s demand for a decisive national defense program.
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Defense Society
Wilson
Washington
White House
American Defense Society” of
New York
Japanese Fair Opens in Chile Under Presidential Committee
A Japanese exposition was opened in Santiego Chile by a committee chosen by the president. The event aims to promote trade expansion and closer cultural ties between Japan and Chile, highlighting cultural displays and business delegations.
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Chile
Santiego
Commission Postpones Coal Hearing Date Change
Washington announces the Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the effective date of its order in the anthracite coal case from October 1 to December 1.
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Commission
Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Paris Municipal Council Name Street After Pegoud
Chartoux, a Paris municipal councilor, urged naming a street beside the aviation field at Inaglee Moulineaux in honor of Adolphe Pegoud, the famed aviator killed on August 2. The proposal seeks recognition for Pegoud’s contributions to aviation history.
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Pegoud
Parie
Chart-oux
Inaglee Moulineaux
Adolphe Pegoud
Chicago Pinal tabulation reveals public coroner findings
A garbled coroner’s office summary lists a figure labeled S19 and references a steamer voyage with a person named Lives and another named Thee aboard a vessel called CX cage River in July. The text is fragmentary and uncertain about specifics such as dates, roles, and causation.
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Chicago
Coronet
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