Suitor Persecutes Johnsonburg Telegraphist In Fire Plot
Miss Clara Ward a Ludlow PA telegraph operator is hospitalized after a mysterious admirer poured oil in a tower and tried to burn her alive. Railroad detectives search for the assailant as Ridgeway engine crew extinguishes the blaze. The case highlights threats dating from weeks of letters and ominous warnings.
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Johnsburg
Clara Ward
Ludlow
Pennsylvania Railroad
Miss Ward
Ridgeway
Police Told To Use Guns On Rioters
New York dispatch reports Chief Inspector Schmittberger ordering police to use revolvers against rioters attacking surface and elevated cars. Wires carried his directive after Harlem and East and West Side assaults. Only one arrest was made.
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L. V. B. Rucker
New York
Schmittberger
Harlem
Seven Bodies Still Not Recovered After Bridge Collapse
In Quebec authorities report seven victims remain trapped beneath the 6000 ton span of the St Lawrence bridge that fell into the river. Four bodies have been recovered and the death toll stands at 11 with several others unaccounted for. An investigation continues while officials question if the exact cause of the disaster will ever be known.
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International News Service
Quebec
St. Lawrence
P. F. Lawrence
The
St. Lawrence and Dominion Bridge Co
Wilson silent on Maine election victory
President Wilson declined to comment on the Republican win in Maine as he studied late returns and morning newspaper summaries of yesterday’s election results.
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New London
Conn
Wilson
Maine
Hayes
Hancock
Garfield
Bryan
Taft
Sun
Tribune
Germans Used Captives as Decoys on Front Lines
A Petrograd dispatch to Reuters says Russian inquiry evidence shows German forces used columns of captured Russians in German uniforms to lure French air scouts. Bombs were dropped on the decoy groups as if they were German reserves on the Franco-German front.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Germany
Illinois Republicans vie in stormy primary finish
Illinois voters face tomorrow’s polls as three GOP gubernatorial hopefuls Col. Frank L. Smith Col. Frank O. Ludden and Morton D. Hull plead their cases amid a fierce campaign. Democratic factions split with Gov. Edward Dunne facing a late challenge from William Brinton, while Dunne allies push for renomination as party tensions rise.
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Chicago
Illinois
Maine
Frank L. Smith
Frank O. Lowden
Morton D. Hull
Sullivan
Edward F. Dunne
William Brinton
Dunne
Daring Hold-up Reported Near Gardner Avenue
Detective Glitch of the B and O force reports two colored men robbed a third colored man along the B and O railroad tracks just south of Gardner avenue. The victim described one tall man with a facial scar and a shorter medium build assailant. suspects unnamed as police investigate.
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B. and O
Gardner Avenue
New Castle Delegation Heads to Washington for Armor Plant Bid
A New Castle delegation led by Congressman Henry Temple will travel tonight on the 7 45 B and O train to Washington to press for a government armor plate plant site. The group includes George Winters and several Rotary club members with Dr Temple and Dean guiding talks with Secretary Daniels at the Army and Navy building tomorrow morning.
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Board of Trade
Junius Radeker
Henry W. Temple
New Castle
Washington
George Winters
Rotary Club
Robert McKinney
FE. E. McGill
F. L. Rentz
A. Green
B. F. Kline
Clint Snider
R. L. Wallace
J. J. Dean
Dean
Daniels
Congressman Temple
Army and Navy
Temple
Farmer Killings Shock Westchester Resident
Louis Phone recently paroled from the eastern penitentiary went to Captain Charles Manley’s farm near Westchester Pennsylvania and shot the farmer at the front door. Manley shot back wounding the convict who died two hours later at Chester County Hospital.
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Westchester
Louis
Eastern Penitentiary
Charles Manley
Manley
Chester County Hospital
Hughes Plans Midwestern Campaign Trip and Illinois Speech
Republican nominee Charles E. Hughes will arrive in New York from Plattsburgh and stay several days at the Hotel Astor to confer with national leaders before starting a middle western tour next Monday. He will speak first at the Illinois state fair in Springfield on September 19.
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International News Service
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Plattsburgh
Hotel Astor
National Committee
Hughes
Springfield
Ill
Three New Cases Reported From City Health Department
Three cases of contagion were reported today to the health department. Two involve typhoid fever, Carmine DiMarco of 702 Neal Street and Jim Colorassi of 202 Cascade Street, while one scarlet fever case is Rosia Gibbin at the rear of 921 South Mill Street.
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Health Department
Carmine DiMarco
Neal Street
Jim Colorassi
Cascade Street
Rosia Gibbin
South Mill Street
German rewards for Libre Belgique publishers offered
A Reuters report from Amsterdam says German authorities in Belgium offer rewards totaling 18750 dollars for betraying the editors and publishers of Libre Belgique. The paper is alleged to be written and published from a motor car.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Belgium
Libre Belgique
Free
Rev Richards Expected Back to Lead Local Church Services
Pastor George Richards of the First Congregational church is due back from England Wales and France to lead Sunday services on September 24. He planned to visit the trenches in France to gain firsthand info on the ongoing war in Europe before resuming his duties.
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George Richards
First Congregational Church
England
Wales
France
Europe
Miss Jean Rummel Leaves Court Street for Oberlin College
Miss Jean Rummel of Court Street departed today to attend Oberlin College. She traveled with her mother Mrs Edwin Rummel and her aunt Mrs M B Keith.
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Jean Rummel
Court Street
Oberlin College
Edwin Rummel
M. B. Keith
Bulgarians Mass for Danube Crossing Toward Bucharest
Sofia reports heavy Bulgarian artillery bombs Romanian defenses along a 100 mile front from Svistova to Silistria. Fires rage in Giurgeva as civilians flee, while 300000 veterans concentrate on the southern bank for a major drive into Romanian territory toward Bucharest.
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International News Service
Berlin
Danube
Bucharest
Sofia
Svistova
Silistria
Giurgeva
Salonika
Bulgarians retreat on Salonika front after heavy losses
Athens dispatch reports Bulgarians in full retreat on the Salonika front following a major Struma river battle. Allied troops advance, capturing trenches north of Majadag and the village of Nivolegen, with artillery exchanges near Lake Doiran.
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London
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Co
Salonika
Struma River
Paris
Army of the Orient
War Office
Struma
Nivolegen
Lake Doiran
Macukovo
Vardar
Majadag
British Enter Struma Front After Bulgarian Withdrawal
British troops crossed the Struma River and established new positions after facing small Bulgarian detachments. Bulgarians reportedly retreat along the Allied right wing with 33 captured. center units withdraw to former positions. French forces north of Kozani took 15 prisoners with little resistance.
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Salonika
Struma
Kozani
Mackensen in Command of German Bulgarian Army
Berlin report states Field Marshal Von Mackensen leads the German Bulgarian army invading Romania through Dobrudja. The Balkans operations note continued advances in Dobrudja with artillery duels on the Macedonian front and Bulgarian success on the Struma.
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Berlin
von Mackensen
Rou- Mania
Dobrudja
War Office
Balkans
Vardar
Struma
British Hold Up U S Craft Off Philippine Waters
Brig. Gen. Liggett reported to the war department that a British destroyer halted the American steamer Cebu off Carabao Island shortly after it entered American territorial waters. The Cebu’s captain surrendered the ship’s manifest and passenger list to the British commander. The incident was submitted to Secretary Lansing for review.
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International News Service
Washington
Liggett
Philippines
War Department
Cebu
Carabao Island
Bailes
Miss Clara Dart Heads to Altoona for Visit
Miss Clara Dart of Superior Street left today for Altoona to visit friends for the next two weeks.
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Clara Dart
Superior Street
Altoona
New York Editors See Woe For Wilson In The Maine Result
New York papers analyze Maine election results with no clear national victory. Republicans gain, Democrats stumble, and the Progressive vote may influence November. Wilson’s re election chances appear slim if Maine reflects national mood. Analysts caution Maine’s result not a guaranteed Union trend.
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New York
Wilson
Maine
International News Service
Maine World
Herald
Hughes
Union
German admit British capture of Ginchy on Somme
German war office confirms village of Ginchy fell to British on the Somme after attacks in Fournaux and Leuse Woods. Paris reports repulse of a German attack south of the Somme with local French success. British war office notes heavy artillery fire and two large fires at a German ammunition depot at Grandcourt. An enemy aeroplane was shot down near Rancourt.
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Berlin
Ginchy
Somme
German War Office
Bavaria
Fournaux
Leuse
Paris
Belloy-En- Santerre
Berny
Metz-Sablons
Dillingen
Rancourt
London
British War Office
War Office
Grandcourt
Delville Wood
Mouquet Farm
Mr. Good Attends State Postmasters Convention
Postmaster Harry Good attends the annual state convention of the National Association of Postmasters in Harrisburg. The gathering draws many state postmasters and covers numerous issues of interest in the post office service.
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Mr. Good
Harry Good
Stae
National Association of Postmasters
Harrisburg
Brumbaugh Heads Farm Tour Across Pennsylvania
A convoy of autos carrying Gov. Brumbaugh state officials and agricultural experts departed Harrisburg this morning for the first of a three day tour promoting agriculture across Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Paden Named Assessor by County Commissioners
M. G. Paden of North Beaver Township was appointed assessor today by the county commissioners.
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M. G. Paden
North Beaver Township
Greece expected to enter war as Venizelos to return
Premier Alexander Zaimis resigns as Greece's cabinet collapsed. Elath erios Venizelos, ally of the Entente, likely to become premier and war minister, signaling Greece may join World War I against the Central Powers. Zaimis had kept a policy of benevolent neutrality.
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Charles F. Bertelli
Paris
Alexander Zaimis
Elatherios Venizelos
Greece
Venizelo
Zaimis
Constantine
Entente
Chamber of Deputies
Venizelos
Road Contract Nearing Completion on Eastbrook Road
Bennett Brothers have almost finished macadamizing the East Brook road a section over a mile long from the old macadam to Eastbrook village. When opened it will provide an improved highway from Eastbrook to New Castle aiding the northeastern part of the county.
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Bennett Bros
Eastbrook
New Castle
Italians Report Progress In Posna
The Italian war office says enemy attacks near Vallarsa and the Posna valley were repelled. Italian forces report progress in Vallarsa and upper Posna in small skirmishes, with defeats of the enemy at Monte Lasazzos Cima Boeche and Monte Nero. No new reports from the Isonzo front. An enemy aircraft bombarded St Pietro and Gorizia without damage.
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International News Service
Rome
Italian War Office
Vallarsa
Posna
Monte Lassazzuos
Cima Boeche
Monte Nero
Isonzo
St. Pietro
Gorizia
Travel Route of Wedding Trip to Niagara Falls and Buffalo
Mr and Mrs D J Campbell of Walnut Street left on a trip to Niagara Falls Buffalo and other points of interest in the region. They travel the same route as their honeymoon over 50 years ago and expect a pleasant time. Mr Campbell is the oldest local employee of Union Telephone with over 15 years of service.
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D. J. Campbell
Walenut Street
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Campbell
Union Telephone Company
Death notices from Janesville and surrounding areas
Mrs. and Mrs Smith of Janesville Wisconsin are listed. Mrs George Watson of 227 East Lincoln Avenue appears. Mrs J J Stoner age 71 resides at Almira Home. Thomas R Jones age 79 from Parkersburg West Virginia. Charlotte Walker age 16 months of 415 West Clayton Street. David Locke age 77 from Slippery Rock.
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Smith
Janesville
Wis
George Watson
E. Lincoln Avenue
J. J. Stoner
Almira Home
Thomas R. Jones
Parkersburg
W. Va
Charlotte Walker
West Clayton Street
David Locke
Slippery Rock
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