Sinking of Arabic Prompts German assurances to U S
Washington Aug 27 German envoy Von Bernstorff notified secretary Lansing that full satisfaction would be given to the United States for sinking the White Star liner Arabic. Berlin says the Arabic was sunk with no warning and Germany plans new instructions to submarine commanders. Officials hope for a settlement of the submarine problem and a possible modus vivendi to ease the British blockade while avoiding a break in relations with the United States.
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Spe
Associated Preas
Washington
State Department
Gerard
White House
Bernstorf
Hlmn
Sup.rt
Sechary Lemsing
Benin
Wilson
Ermany
United States
Berlin
Count von Bernstorf
Germany Signals Possible Public Statement on War Tactics
Diplomatic circles report Germany may issue a public declaration after Berlin victories in Poland. Observers note the move could align with liberal factions led by Count von Bernstorff and open talks with the State Department on policy shifts. If a submarine attack on the Arabic is proven, the U S will demand disavowal, reparations, and future guarantees to prevent repeats.
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Germany
Poland
Count von Bernstorff
Pershing Family Tragedy At San Francisco Presidio
Mrs. John J. Pershing and three of her four children died in a Presidio house fire in San Francisco. Warren Pershing, five, escaped. An explosion of a night lamp is the believed cause. The disaster followed two grate fires the prior night.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
John J. Pershing
Pershing
Presidio
Helen
Anne
Margaret
Warren
el Paso
Visiting oil men report favorable prospects for city
Practical oil men from proven fields who visited well No 1 now drilling above Monroe report indications for oil are as strong as hoped. The derrick is up and machinery ready to drill well No 2. Local citizens are urged to support the enterprise as stockholders express enthusiasm over potential profits and a believed oil field nearby.
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Monroe
News-Star
Roosevelt Addresses Recurrence in War Secretary Directive
A public address conveys renewed appeals by Roosevelt as the War Secretary issues instructions to prevent a repetition of recent military failures. The directive targets strategic reforms and oversight to avert future crises.
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Secretary OF War
Ex-President Defends Roosevelt Camp Speech Draws Garrison Fire
Secretary Garrison telegraphed Major General Wood condemning Roosevelt's Plattsburg talk at the citizen soldiery camp. He warned no similar speeches should appear at any camp to avoid distracting from the training mission. Wood defended his August 14 remarks as technical and supportive of militia enlistment.
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Washington
Garrison
Wood
Citizen
Plattsburg
N. Y
Roosevelt
Plattsburg Camp
Presiden Wilson
War Department
Roosevelt takes responsibility for Plattsburg remarks
Col. Theodore Roosevelt says he is entirely responsible for his comments at Plattsburg and objects to Secretary Garrison criticizing General Leonard Wood. The statement notes a press announcement three weeks earlier listing Wilson Garrison and private citizens invited to speak at the Plattsburg camp.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Garrison
Leonard Wood
Plattspurg
Wood
Roosevelt
Wilson
Plattsburg Camp
Speech Controversy Ties Taft Gompers and Wood to War Camp
Remarks defend the speaker against administration scrutiny regarding a camp speech. He claims personal responsibility for the content and says the speech praised the nation rather than the administration. He notes the war department allowed his appearance and describes attendees from the local area as part of the audience.
Many Praises for New Desiard Road in Monroe
Desiard street from Sixth street to the city limits near the Breard place will soon be gravel surfaced with work nearing completion. Plans extend graveling a mile to meet Bastrop road while city gravel and Tarvia may be tested. Residents praise city authorities for improving the road during the rainy season.
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DeSiard Street
Sixth Street
R. M. Breard
DeSiard Road
Bastrop
Monroe
Monroe Eyes State Military Encampment Site
A Chamber of Commerce inquiry suggests Monroe could host the next State military encampment with a united business push. Mayor Apgar offers city water and nearby property could supply drill grounds. The event would host about 1200 Louisiana National Guard soldiers and similar visitor numbers for a ten day stay.
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Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
Apgar
Louisiana National Guard
Bandit Raids on Border Escalate Clashes at Rio Grande
Bandits cross the Rio Grande and clash with American forces in ongoing border confrontations. Reports describe armed groups engaging U S troops and driving security concerns along the frontier. Militants are said to operate from across the river with sporadic firing and pursuit dynamics.
Carranza Delays Reply To Pan American Peace Plea
The Mexican crisis deepens as Carranza delays formal response to the Pan American diplomats appeal for a peace conference. Silliman at Vera Cruz reports Acuna seeking clarity on diplomats official status. officials expect a week’s delay and possible recognition debates as Lansing meets with multiple diplomats in Washington.
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Washington
Silliman
Vera Cruz
State Department
Jesus Acuna
Carranza
Acuna
Siliman
Mexico City
Obtregon
Villa
Lansing
Juan Ortega
Mexico
Carranz
M. Mendez
United States
Cecil Spring-Rice
Great Britain
Republic of Texas claimed amid border tensions
An article accuses rangers and bandits in the United States of committing offenses against defenseless Mexicans while declaring the region a separate republic named the Republic of Texas, spanning Texas New Mexico Arizona California and parts of Dunhamt and Mississippi.
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Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Dunham T
Mississippi
Republic of Texas
Rangers
America
Guards on Border Increase for Rumored Uprising
El Paso Texas reports doubled guards on the international boundary as authorities reinforce civil and military forces. State rangers were ordered to El Paso while police note Mexicans bought many firearms locally amid rumors of an uprising.
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el Paso
Tex
Stockholders in Monroe to meet over United Gas and Petroleum concerns
Country stockholders in United Gas and Petroleum Company of Shreveport plan a Monroe meeting at the Chamber of Commerce to protest alleged wrongs and form a committee to attend the September 4 annual meeting in Shreveport. Reports cite high office rents and officer salaries, ownership of Red River and Caddo oil leases, no dividends, and a $10 000 loss from a lightning strike on a derrick and four tanks. Dr Thomas of Alexandria will address the meeting.
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United Gas and Petroleum Company
Shreveport
Monroe
Chamber of Commrce
Red River
Caddo
Dr. Thomas
Alexandria
Orozco Seen in El Paso Before Arrest by U S Officials
Gen. Pascual Orozco, sought by the Department of Justice on conspiracy and neutrality charges, spent the forenoon at his El Paso home with his family and vanished minutes before agents arrived to arrest him. Rumors of a planned uprising involving Orozco and Huerta had circulated, with earlier reports placing him far south of the border.
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el Paso
Pascual Orozco
Department of Justice
Huerta
Department
Orozco
Carranza
United States Tops World as Exports Leader
Washington reports that the United States for the year ending June 30 exports totalled 2.7686 billion dollars, surpassing the United Kingdom by nearly 900 million in a historic lead as an exporter.
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Associated Press
Washinton
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United Kingdom
Greatest Internal Revenue Receipts Record Total
Washington August 27 The annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shows the greatest total receipts in U.S. history with 415 million dollars collected this year. Income tax brought in 42 million less than the framers expected, while overall receipts rose from 380 million last year to 415 million.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Mexican bandits clash with Texas officers near Falfurrias
Corpus Christi reports a gun battle on a public road into Falfurrias Brooks county. Four armed Mexicans engaged American peace officers. one Mexican likely died from a head wound. No American injuries reported.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Falfurrias
Brooks County
Bandits Chase Near Progresso Pace Mexican Border
Twenty armed Mexicans from the Mexican side were seen crossing into Texas near Brownsville and were pursued west of the city by fifty U S troopers. Progresso has recently seen clashes between Mexican bandits and American forces.
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Brownsville
Tex
Texas
Progresso
United States
United States seizes Monterey paper in inflammatory call
In Laredo Texas on August 26 customs officials seized all copies of a Monterey paper that carried an article urging Americans to rise against the United States. No further details were provided about the paper or the authors involved.
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Laredo
Texas
United States Customs
Monterey
Russ Fighting for Existence Fails to Budge Invaders
Report says the Treutonic Invaders have pressed Russians back to ancient borders, signaling continued combat and strategic pressure as lines hold under heavy engagement.
Miners Strike and German Troop Movements Reported
London dispatch reports twenty five thousand South Wales miners joining the strike amid coal shortage fears. It notes large bodies of German troops moved from east to western fronts and cites updates on Brest Litovsk and Seddul Bahr clashes.
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South Wales
London
Old
Russia
Poland
Brest-Litovsk
Great Britain
Constantinople
Seddul-Bahr
French and German Aviators Engage on Eastern Front
Paris reports ongoing air activity along the eastern French line. French aviators bombarded two railway stations held by Germany in the Argonne sector while German aviators bombarded Clermont End in the same Argonne district.
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Paris
Argonne
Clermont-End
25000 Miners Join New Strike in South Wales
Reports from the South Wales coal fields say 25,000 miners have joined the new strike this afternoon. The action broadens labor unrest affecting production and supply.
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London
South Wales
Russians Evacuate Olita Fortress on Niemen River
The official notice states Soviet forces have evacuated the Olita fortress on the Niemen river thirty miles south of Kovno in the Olita region near Berlin.
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Berlin
Olita
Niemen River
Kovno
Lecture on Transmission of Diseases by Insects
Father Brewer conducting a retreat at St. Francis Sanitarium will lecture to physicians and nurses there Monday night on the transmission of diseases by insects. The talk will be illustrated with lantern slides and live insects in several development stages.
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Father Brewer
St. Francis Sanitarium
Revenue Officers Suspended in Louisville Distillery Probe
Five storekeeper gaugers assigned by the internal revenue department to a local distillery were suspended today pending investigation of charges brought by B. B. Bouldin, internal revenue agent for the Fifth district. The charges were not made public.
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Louisville
Internal Revenue Department
B. B. Bouldin
Internal Revenue
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