Missionary Ship Sunk Near Cape Town With 19 Perished
The American steamer City of Athens struck a mine off Cape Town on August 10. Nineteen missionaries saved. nineteen perished including five Americans identified as mission staff from the Methodist mission board. Also reported was a separate firing near Ireland between a German submarine and an American ship with no hits.
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Athens
Cape Town
Africa
U. S
Diver
Washington
Aus
City of Athans
South Africa
State Department
Naggard
Groseslyent
Brooklyn
Jostway
Mr. Saumaer
Duelworkh
Uvas
Duckworth
Denver
American Inland Mission Party
Arthur X. Davis
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
William J. Gee
Bennett
Ned
Amelia Buchanan
Kewanee
Multa E. Danielson
Myrtle
Wilson
Canden
N. T
WU. E. Bowe
Candy
Minn
Row
Campana
Standard
Naval Guard
Che
Cemin
Navy Department
Tiwitiin Princ
Betas
New Experience Shifts To Door To Door Canvassing
A Courier Journal excerpt describes a new clerk introducing a door to door canvassing approach. The piece emphasizes a strong product focus and a novelty angle, noting enthusiasm and mixed reception from shoppers in the tone of the era.
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Louise Silly Courier Journal
Divorce division clarifies custody and mortgage handling
The dialogue from The Division discusses whether a divorce is final and notes the judge’s decision. It mentions the custodian car and the mortgage being placed under the ex-spouse’s oversight, reflecting a legal outcome on assets and guardianship.
Austria's Black and Yellow in Imperial Colors Tale
The piece recalls the Austrian black and yellow as symbols of the Habsburg realm adopted by Frederick Tarbarossa, with a May ceremony noting the black and gold flooring as a moment of pomp and pageantry in imperial history.
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Austria
Frederick Tarbarossa
Mayence
Cattman Charged Overloading Horse Questioned On Load
A cattman faced charges after overloading his horse on the track. When asked for the weight he claimed about a ton, adding that it was all Night etum. The Bogtan Transcript records the exchange as part of a broader inquiry into animal welfare and racing practices.
Burgomaster Adolphe Max Held in German Prison
Adolphe Max, Brussels mayor, is reported to be detained by German authorities and imprisoned in a German facility. The development marks a key wartime action affecting the city leadership during the occupation.
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Brussels
Creation of national food control board planned soon
Washington reports a food administration plan to form a general control board to supervise wheat flour distribution and production. Executive orders will grant new powers, directing enforcement of regulations beginning September 1, with wheat and flour first to be regulated as the crop moves.
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Washington
Food Administration
Wilson
Raid on English coast sparks German airstrike fears
London reports describe two raiding planes destroyed by British defenses over the southeast coast Sunday. Official government statement says one aircraft was an air tram and the other a sea lane vessel. Casualties include twenty three killed and multiple injuries among women and children. defense prevented greater loss. Amsterdam reports indicate Berlin officials may skip the Stockholm conference if socialist pressure persists. German losses through July 26 include 12,036 cannon 1,655,000 rifles 8,302 machine guns 3,895 aircraft 186 balloons and three airships.
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London
Aus
Bellis
Childrain
Merry Mary
Joent Carne
Amsterdam
Taogliche Rundschau
Berlin
Green Bay Aviator Mathews Accepted in Army Aviation
Robert J. Mathews of Green Bay has been accepted into the army aviation corps. He is the son of Mr and Mrs F Mathews and expects to begin training in Atlanta.
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U. S
Green Bay
Robert J. Mathews
F. Mathews
Aviation Corps
Army
Atlanta
Son of Janesville Man Commissioned
Philip B. Whitehead of Janesville is named first lieutenant at Fort Sheridan, the son of former State Senator John M. Whitehead of Janesville, announced on August 14.
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Janesville
Philip B. Whitehead
Fort Sheridan
John M. Whitehead
Daylight Fireworks to Fire Marshfield Fair crowds
The program promises startling daylight fireworks with bombs and patriotic displays for the first Marshfield show. A grand military pageant may feature state military orgs if secured. Local heroes may be honored before departure for The Freres de Koch performacrobatic feats. Ardeli the Frenchwill dare death on a slender wand. The Burtinos will stage a platform act. Tom Thumb leads parades and announces events.
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Marshfield
Ardeli
Wisconsin farmers eye 4000 bushels wheat seed
Madison farmers cheer a new Wisconsin wheat variety praised by Professor R A Moore of the University of Wisconsin. The 4000 bushels seed allotment, produced from a decade of selection, will be distributed by the Wisconsin Bankers Association. Bankers warn cutbacks may be needed as demand rises beyond supply.
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Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Moore
Wisconsin Bankers’ Association
Manjaiden Hen Theft Case Stuns Green Bay Court
In Green Bay an inmate named Jom Ryan faced charges for stealing a hen. He described a bizarre scene with chickens jumping on him and claimed possession. Judge M. J. Monahan suspended the sentence and urged Ryan to behave.
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Green Bay
Jom Ryan
M. J. Monahan
Ityan
Exemption Move in Rock County District Court
In Janusville the case moved to the First Rock County district after 304 summoned appeared on first call. More than thirty percent examined found defective. many have filed claims for exemption based on community service. a county board member’s son seeks exemption on grounds of duty to community.
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Janusville
First Rock County
Skim Milk Endorsed For Human Consumption
Madison reports the state board of health with U S department of agriculture and state dairy and food commission endorsing skim milk as economical and easily digested for human consumption. Also notes Rhodes Scholarship exams in October at the University of Wisconsin to select Wisconsin scholars for 1919 1921 and 1923 with President R. Van Hise chairing the selection committee.
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Madison
Tou Mon
States Department of Agricu
State Dairy and Food Commission
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
R. van Hise
Marshfield Fair Opens Central Wisconsin Pair Circuit Season
Marshfield Fair hosts the opener of the Central Wisconsin Pair Circuit with top harness and running races. The meet, praised for quality, is expected to surpass 1926 in entries as $2300 in purses are offered for harness events and $400 for running events.
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Central Wisconsin
Marshfield Fair
Great Midway Opens With Ghosh Show At River View Park
The Great Midway features Satin Chandra Ghosh of Calcutta performing a ten in one show direct from River View Park Chicago. A tented city hosts independent vaudeville acts and musical shows. Thursday marks Grand Rapids Day with a special excursion and a Marshfield baseball game in Grand Rapids.
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Satin Chandra Ghosh
Calcutta
India
Riverview Park
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Marshfield Ve
Berlin deny Kaiser note on alleged German intent
The State Department released a denial of a Berlin claim that Kaiser Wilhelm praised Belgium's neutrality and warned against strategic grounds. The dispatch, cited in former Ambassador Gerard's new book, followed messages from Berlin that the cable Bras had been denied. Washington reacted to the denial and commentary on the alleged note.
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Belgium
Cmc. Co
Gerard
Teriin
Washington
Ambulance Work Highlighted by Atlantic Fan
An Atlantic Fan notes American ambulances facing higher risks since the U S entered the war. Henry Bloston of Philadelphia, back from the front after months driving ambulances, recalls previously receiving more than casual shots. A separate item from Cleveland reports LeRoy N. Bungy, 34, a Black man, arrested as a fugitive linked to riots in St Louis that caused multiple deaths.
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Atlantic
America
Herg
Amvrican Ambulanees
Salt Henry
Blowston
Local newspaper support via cheekbook stubs query
The speaker questions personal contribution to funding the local newspaper through cheekbook stubs, treating the paper as a quasi public enterprise. The tone is ironic and prompts reflection on civic financial responsibility.
Armed Lovelock men seize Rochester mining leader at midnight
Fifty armed business men from Lovelock arrive at Rochester Mining camp at midnight seize GC. W. McMianon, brother-in-law of W. T. Maywood organizer, take him to Lovejoy and ship him to Ogden. Deportee listed as W. W. Man of Reno, Nevada, dated Aug 14.
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W. W. Man
Reno
Nev
Lovelock
Rochester
W. McMianon
W. T. Maywood
Lovejoy
Ogden
Navy Revokes Port Closure at Boston
The navy department announced a revocation of the dusk to dawn port closure for Boston and its port area. The order, stated by port officials, ends the restrictions effective immediately between sunset and sunrise.
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U.S
Boston
Navy Department
Port oMmela
Body recovered in Chippewa River tragedy
In Eau Claire on August 14, the body of George Lendickson was recovered after his car plunged thirty feet down an embankment into the Chippewa River.
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Eau Claire
George Lendickson
Chippewa River
Drowns in Rock River at Janesville
A man named Charles Dirgman age twenty eight drowned while swimming in the Rock River at Janesville. Emergency services recovered the body shortly after the incident reported on August 14.
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Rock River
Janesville
E W Partridge Dies at Lake Geneva
E W Parteida2, son of Hillman store owner in Chicago, died at Lake Geneva on August 14.
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E. W. Partridge
Lake Geneva
E. W
Dodgers in Wisconsin Fight Registration Case
Sentences given to eight men in La Crosse after a fight over registration in the western district of Wisconsin. The defendants, some foreigners unable to read or write English, received sentences ranging from one day to thirty days in federal court.
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LA Crosse
Wiscongon
Ore
la Grosse
Fragmentary quotation signals social tensions in Baltimore
A fragmentary Baltimore American quote shows a debate over a girl named Sara and her willingness to answer questions. The text contrasts perceptions of youth, ambition, and authority with a line about grown children playing with thrones and crowns, attributed to Victor Huge.
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Sara
Will
Baltimore American
Victor
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