German Leaders Use Address to Signal Entente Peace Trap
London reports reveal Count von Hertling and other German leaders in the Reichstag framing their messages as both bait for peace talks and a march of deception. They claim the U boat is hindering Allied reinforcements from the United States while attacking Wilson and urging disarmament and arbitration. Admiral von Hintze adds Austria’s peace proposal is just one of many from the central powers.
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London
Count von Hertling
Reichstag
Amsterdam
United States
Wilson
Germany
League of Nations
America
Europe
von Hintze
U S Flyer Sinks U Boat In Sea Plane Action
The first confirmed case of a submarine fighting back ended with the probable destruction of a U boat by Reserve Ensign J F Carson. Carson used the elevated forward gun to disable the crew and machine gun fire to drive them inside, with two bombs dropped as the sub surfaced before sinking.
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London
J. F. Carson
Admiralty
Sinsign Carson
Bishop Ireland Dies at 80 in St Paul Home
Most Rev John Ireland archbishop of St Paul died after more than a year illness at his Summit Avenue residence. A dozen prominent Catholic clergy were at his bedside as heart disease and stomach trouble ended his vigorous leadership in the Northwest.
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St. Paul, Minn
John Ireland
St. Paul
Summit Avenue
Northwest
Liberty loan oversubscription marks record demand
Washington on Sept 28 reported the sixth bi weekly issue of certificates of indebtedness in anticipation of the fourth Liberty loan was oversubscribed by 925 216 000, bringing total subscriptions to 625 216 000.
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Washington
Liberty
Deserters Fire Targeted by German Troops
London reports a Serbian war office communique stating German forces continually fire on Bulgarians who desert from the battle line amid ongoing World War I hostilities.
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London
War Office
Turks Distrust Hon Banks in Swiss Deposits
A dispatch from Switzerland reports Young Turk officials making large deposits in Swiss banks signaling distrust of Germany's stability and the future of the Ottoman alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Switzerland
Germany
Uruguay Increases France Credit For War Material
Montevideo reports Uruguay has added 3 000 000 to its credit with France for war material purchases and plans to expand credit with Great Britain to bolster defense financing.
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Uruguay
France
Montevideo
Great Britain
Entente Forces Advance in Macedonia Near Frontiers
Paris dispatches report French Serbian British Italian and Greek armies pushing Bulgarians and Germans back in Macedonia. Serbians claim 9 000 to 10 000 prisoners and 120 guns taken as front lines retreat from Doiran to west of the Vardar. Italian units report seven miles of advance with 16 villages seized and many prisoners. Serbian troops cut the Uskub Saloniki railway and moved to the Vardar river's western bank as they note a 40 mile advance since September 15.
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Paris
Macedonia
Doiran
Vardar
Fontente
Strumnitza
Monastir
Prilep
Rome War Office
Uskub
Saloniki
Reds End Reign of Terror in Bolshevik Reform Move
Mir of Moscow reports a deferee rescinding terror and Lenine’s push for orderly rule. Central Soviet committees debated the shift as mobs massacre Petrograd and Moscow are described in State Department dispatches. Prisons overflow, victims starve due to bolshevik wrath.
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Amsterdam
Mir
Moscow
Soviet
Lenine
Washington
State Department
Petrograd
Liberty Loan Pennants for 75 Percent Employee Subscriptions
Washington announces industrial honor pennants for establishments where 75 percent of employees subscribe to the fourth Liberty loan. The cardboard emblems for window displays will be exchanged for a pennant after final counts, alongside existing community honor flags for quota achievers.
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Washington
Railroad Hoboing Crackdown Ordered by Federal Manager
East St Louis railroad detectives receive word from Federal Manager Galloway that individuals found riding trains or steamboats without tickets may be arrested fined and imprisoned under the new order.
Hennessy Leads in Vote for U S Senator Nomination
In New Jersey on September 28 returns from 18 of 21 counties show Charles O'Connor Hennessy with a slight lead over rivals for the Democratic nomination to the United States Senate.
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Hennessy
Trenton
N. J
Charles O’connor Hennessy
United States
Thousands of New York Tailors Strike for Higher Wages
About 5,000 tailors walked out in New York in a 20 percent wage strike led by the Ladies Garment Workers union. Employers report only a minority joined the action as the city faced a labor dispute.
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New York
Ladies Garment Workers’ Union
British Take Up Rail Strike Causes Cabinet Meeting
London September 26 The war cabinet met Tuesday afternoon to consider the railway workers strike disrupting service in London and other parts of the empire especially Wales.
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London
War Cabinet
Empire
Wales
McAdoo Opens Drive for Fourth Liberty Loan
Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo announced a minimum six billion dollar subscription for the fourth Liberty loan. The 20 year issue bears 4 3 4 percent interest and could be redeemed after October 15 1938. He urged corporate and wealthy subscriptions, citing low participation in prior loans and urging public duty.
Must Increase U.S. Savings in War Effort
Chicago reports a call to raise national savings from 9.6 billion to 24 billion dollars in the coming year. Bankers' association leader Wood Cox urged banks to mobilize resources for taxes and Liberty bonds amid wartime unity. He cited 100 million people, 250 billion in resources, and a 50 billion annual income as backing for the pledge to fund the war.
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Chicago
America
Wood Cox
High Point
N. C
National Bank
American Bankers’ Association
Rnke
British Troops Capture Haifa and Acre in Palestine Campaign
British cavalry push along the Mediterranean coast of Palestine occupy Haifa and Acre. Allied forces report Turkish prisoners exceed 25,000 with General Allenby achieving notable success against about 100,000 Turkish troops. Dispatched updates from London cite 15 miles northwest of Amman as Es-Sual reached.
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London
Mediterranean
Palestine
Haifa
Acre
Es-Sual
Amman
Allenby
German Press Attacked in Porto Alegre Riots
In Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul German newspapers faced popular aggression after harsh criticism of Brazilian affairs. Attacks targeted three local papers as unrest spread through the city on September 28.
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Rio Janeiro
Porto Alegre
Rio Grande de Sul
Mrs Lilly Busch’s Riverside Drive Property Auctioned
Washington real estate and buildings on Riverside drive in New York City owned by Mrs Lilly Busch of St Louis are to be sold by the federal custodian of alien property at private sale.
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Mrs. Busch
Washington
Riverside Drive
New York City
Lilly Busch
St. Louis
Falling influenza cases in New York drop to 118
New York reports 118 Spanish influenza cases in the last 24 hours, a decline of 32 from the previous period, according to the health department.
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New York
Health Department
Nome
Cinuri
Cotrone
Governor Edge Leads With About Sixty Thousand Votes
Trenton Sept 27 Governor Edge holds a roughly 60 000 vote lead over Record on incomplete returns for the Republican nomination. Congressman George W Gray runs a distant third as results come in from New Jersey contests.
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Edge
Trenton
N. J
George W. Gray
Influenza Forces New Draft Hold and Massachusetts Outbreak
The report details a halt to 142000 draft entrainments as Spanish influenza spreads in army camps. It cites 6189 new army camp cases, 170 influenza deaths and 723 pneumonia cases. Massachusetts reports 50000 influenza cases with 76 deaths and seeks federal aid while Boston theater closures extend to October 6.
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Washington
Provost
Crowder
Surgeon General of the Army
Boston
Massachusetts
Bernard W. Carey
State Department of Health
Eugene TR. Kelley
Iowa State News Highlights War Time Measures and Local Losses
The state board of control bought over 20 000 bushels of Colorado potatoes at 1 35 a bushel for state institutions. Meriden mourns the death of Mrs. Henry Lamoreaux mother of Mrs W L Harding wife of Governor Harding. Sioux City barbers set 60 cent haircuts and 25 cent shaves after a joint master and journeyman meeting. State fair attendance hit 324 977 with 67 072 on a single day in 1918. Induction for the college army begins October 1 with aero unit plans at Iowa State University. A call for 6 305 Iowa selective service men goes to Camp Dodge starting October 7. Several Iowans are listed as killed in action or died of wounds. Cedar Rapids Police form a War Savings Stamp Society led by Chief L S Morrison. the health risk of high heeled shoes is noted by Dr George Boody. Colleges anticipate enrollment rises due to the students army training corps with University of Iowa expecting 4000 entrants. State officials face heating funds depletion and potential furloughs. Schools consider a shortened nine month term and a six day week. holidays may be cut but veto plans block full elimination. Registration totals show 280 203 in Iowa with small negra representation and caveats on external cards. War board curtails nonwar building over 2500 dollars. county defense councils will route projects to the War Industries Board for war work only.
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State Board of Control
Colorado
Henry Lamoreaux
Meriden
W. L. Harding
Harding
Union
Sioux City
Army Training Corps
Army
State University of Iowa
War Department
John A. Corden
Kelly Field
Iowa Institution
Iowa Selective Service
Camp Dodge
Lasher
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
L.S. Morrison
H. M. Gaines
Gaines
George Boody
Independence State Hospital
Board of Control
State House
Boody
Colleges
Des Moines College
Iowa State College
Ames
State University
37Th General Assembly
Sam
Des Moines
L. G. Lasher
Iown
War Industries Board
State Defense Council
Federal Working Reserve
County Council of Defense
Judas Good Friday ritual across Iberia and Latin America
Describes violent Good Friday rites featuring Judas effigies burned hanged and scourged in Spain Portugal and Latin America. Details Lisbon and Mexico City displays with moneyed Judas on horseback at the Jockey Club and street vendors selling ornate pasteboard figures before bonfires as gunpowder charges ignite.
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Hilo
Spain
Portugal
Latin
Judas Tscariot
Judas
Lisbon
South America
Jockey Club
Mexico City
Caballero
Bankers pledge all to win the war at Chicago convention
The American Bankers Association closes its forty fourth annual convention in Chicago with bankers pledging total effort to win the war. President Wilson telegrams congratulations while Governor Lowden is hailed as Illinois war governor and Charles A Hinsch delivers the association’s annual address.
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Chicago
Bankers of America
Auditorium Theater
American Bankers’ Association
Wilson
Lowden
Ilinois
Charles A. Hinsch
Association
Banks of America
OWA REGIMENT WARD HIT IN DES MOINES REPORT
In a letter to Lafayette Young Sr the commander Col Bennett says during the eight days of fighting ending August 8 the One Hundred and Sixty Eighth Infantry of Iowa in the Rainbow division suffered about 50 percent losses with 1400 officers and men. The regiment rested from August 3 and expected to train three to four weeks more. They fought in the Baccarat sector of Lorraine and advanced 12 miles while the unit performed bravely.
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Des Moines
Towa
Lafayette Young
Bennett
Baccarat
Lorraine Front
Italy Honors American Red Cross Captain on Piave Front
Washington reports Capt. George Utussy of this city attached to an American Red Cross ambulance unit was decorated by the Italian government for services during the Piave offensive.
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Italy
Washington
George Utussy
American Red Cross
U S Extends 2 77 Million Credit to Belgium amid War
The treasury department in Washington granted Belgium a new credit of 2 770 000 dollars. This raises Belgium total credits to 1 577 020 000 and allied credits to 7 206 476 000.
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U. S
Belgium
Washington
Treasury Department
State Supreme Court Nullifies San Francisco Governors Nomination
A state supreme court ruling upholds the state primary law and removes Francis J. Heney and Mayor James Rolph of San Francisco from the Democratic nomination for governor.
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Heney
Rolph
San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Francis J. Heney
James Rolph
Bandit Holds Up Train for Mail Near Mukilteo
A lone bandit halted Great Northern train No. 3855 two miles south of Mukilteo Washington and secured registered mail valued at several thousand dollars from the engine crew.
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Seattle
Wash
Great Northern
Mukilteo
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Mrs Courtney
In Oskaloosa Iowa Mrs Courtney recounts years of misery from weakness and pain and states Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound brought swift relief. The letter urges other women with displacements irregularities inflammation or menopause to try the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for guidance.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E
Bread with beefsteak sandwich nutrition touted by experts
A U S Department of Agriculture analyst explains a bread made from high protein soy-bean flour that could substitute for meat and cheese. The bread uses soybean flour rather than a mix with wheat and is noted for its protein content and potential to replace animal foods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Food Lessons In Department Stores
Department stores in major cities employ home demonstration agents to teach food conservation to customers and workers. Demonstrations occur in special rooms and booths with war cooking exhibits and recipes. Wheat substitutes are featured and purchasers receive usage instructions. Employee classes after hours are arranged.
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Agricultural Department
Soldier wonders at cost of shells amid shell fire
Corporal Joseph Cohen of New York and his platoon hide in shallow trenches under heavy shelling. A lieutenant orders cover but Cohen asks how much a shell costs, joking that the army wastes money when they could spend it instead.
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Joseph Cohen
New Yor
Leutenant
Cohen
wWell
Local Heroine Sacrifices Canary for Sugar Savings
In a home front talk quoted in the piece, Miss Flapp extols sacrifice and reveals she sacrificed her pet canary to conserve sugar. The anecdote underscores civilian wartime thrift and duty at home.
Mr Hoover Arrested On Wheatless Day Joke
A dialogue in a humor column portrays Mr Hoover as arrested by the government. The joke centers on the line he cast his bread upon the waters and later learned it was a wheatless day, reflecting wartime ration humor.
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Hoover
Prohibition-Era Remark Sparks Fashion Confusion
A humorous exchange notes an elderly woman’s cork headgear misread as a prohibitionist symbol. The banter playfully questions appearance versus stated beliefs in a bygone period context.
Aviators in Italy Maximize Flight Time
Journal notes fast tempo for American aviators in Italy. Crews start at dawn, fly by six, relay breakfasts, and end days at sundown. A two minute turnaround keeps planes ready, with beach landings near the water and quick boat transfers for students.
Old Black Joe Hears Talk of Mr. Johnson’s Premonition
An elderly Black man nicknamed Old Black Joe stands before a district building as a young couple passes. A remark about Mr. Johnson’s supposed premonition prompts Joe to inquire what he “had.” The scene captures a moment of everyday chatter in urban Washington.
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Joe
Washington Star
Black Joe
Mr. Johnson
Unusual Candor Marriage Notice From Stoke District
Married On the 16th inst. at Stoke upon Trent Mr Joseph Farmer to Hitz Watklate both of Coleridge in the Pottery after a tedious courtship of about twelve years.
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Stoke upon-Trent
Joseph Farmer
Hitz. Watklate
Coleridge
Movable Abode and the Car as Home
A Louisville Courier Journal feature wonders if a home can be mobile with a car as shelter. It questions housing norms and explores mobility and modern living in an era of travel and changing lifestyles.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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