Martine Leads Wescott in Jersey Primaries
In New Jersey the primary drew strong turnout as United States Senator James E. Martine led John Wescott for renomination. Governor race saw Walter Edge beat Austen Colgate. Frelinghuysen led Murphy for the U S Senate nod. Hudson County showed heavy vote while Wilson administration backing waned. Sheriff Kinkead led in Bergen Hudson area and Capstick defended his seat against Fowler and Boardman.
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New Jersey
United States
James E. Martine
Tedey
John W. Wescott
Wilson
Martine
Judge Wescott
Hudson County
Walter R. Edge
Austen Colgate
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Franklin Murphy
John E. Wescott
Gertie
Wilson Democrats
Wescott
Mr. Wilson
Washington
Union County
White House
H. Otto Wittpenn
New York
John Martin
Wittpenn
Eugene F. Kinhead
John J. Eagan
Owen F. Conion
Newark
John Capstick
Charles N. Fowler
Richard Boardman
Plainfield
Capstick
Fowler
Elizabeth
Congress
Loardman
New York Garage President Shot Dead in Philadelphia Tragedy
J C Graveur, head of the Alhambra Garage Co New York, is killed and his wife shot in the Walton Hotel Philadelphia by Mrs J Ladur also from New York who then kills herself after a rooftop dance crowd. Mrs Graveur survives in critical condition at Jefferson Hospital.
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Nesw York Times
Philadelphia
J. C. Graveur
Alhambra Garage Company
New York
Walton
J. Ladur
de Dur
Graveurs
Jefferson Hospital
Ladur
Graveur
Danish lower house approves sale bill to United States
The Danish lower house passed the governments sale proposal without changes and referred the bill to a joint committee from both houses. A public meeting is planned Thursday as the committee completes its work. AP interviews suggest the West Indies sale may proceed without a general election.
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Tas
New York Times
Copenhagen
Loneats
London
Associated Press
Danish West Indies
United States
Rigsdag
Ohio Troops Called to Fight Big Fire
The Union Marsh fire in Hardin County rages out of control as Company B of the Ohio National Guard is dispatched with mess outfits and supplies for residents aiding the effort. The blaze covers about 1500 acres with trenches reforming to contain it as winds push the flames toward McGuffey marshes feared as the world’s largest. No serious injuries yet, though many firefighters suffer from smoke.
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Columbus
Ohio
Union
Hardin County
Ohio National Guard
Iulfey
McGuffey
TRY TO EVICT I. W. W. MEN IN NORTH YAKIMA
In North Yakima Washington on September 26 armed citizens with baseball bats and axe handles forced forty Industrial Workers of the World members into refrigerator cars. The railroad refused to move the cars so the mob jailed the men in the county jail after marching them through town. Ten leaders had been arrested earlier.
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Yakima
Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
Ernest Bohm
Joint Labor Conference Committee
T. W. O'Connor
O'Connor
Washington
Building Trades
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Norwegian steamer Bufjord sunk in Atlantic clash
Lloyds dispatch from Barcelona reports the Norwegian steamer Bufjord of 1,489 tons net was sunk. The crew were landed after the loss. The brief item notes the ship's fate and its tonnage.
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London
Lloyds
Barcelona
Sympathy Strike Grips New York Transit Workers
New York faces a large planned sympathy strike by unions led to target street and electric railway lines. Officials estimate up to 200000 workers may join, but many unions delays and Jewish holiday observances complicate movements. Local leaders and city officials discuss potential citywide disruption and contingency plans while some allied unions withhold full participation.
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New York
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Hughes Heckled by Ohio Workmen at Cleveland Meeting
Charles E Hughes faced heckling from 8000 labor workers in Cleveland as he pressed his attack on the Adamson eight hour law. The crowd hissed when questioned about the Danbury hat decision and the labor issue threatened his Ohio campaign.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles E. Hughes
Toledo
Willys-Overland Automobile Factory
United States Supreme Court
Wilson
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
Indiana
Willys-Overland
Japanese economist urges peaceful path to end discriminatory laws
Baron Yoshiro Sakatani, former Tokio mayor and Paris conference delegate, urged repeal of U S laws seen as unfair to Japanese. He said friendship with Americans rests on mutual understanding and noted Japan seeks no conquest, only equal rights and open doors to China.
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Yoshiro Sakatani
Japan
Tokio
Allies
Paris
Hotel Astor
United States
Far
China
New York
Vancouver
America’s Friends Society
Venizelos Reaches Crete as Greek Crisis Deepens
Athens reports Venizelos disembarks in Crete with plans for a provisional government to defend Macedonia. In Athens, King Constantine is urged by General Moschopoulos and 500 officers to abandon neutrality as exodus of Liberal adherents begins. Admiral Condouriotis and officers depart for Saloniki amid unsettled tensions.
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Constantine Moschopoulos
Greece
Moschopoulos
Reuter
Athens
Hesperia
Suda Bay
Crete
Venizelos
the Patris Today
M. Venizelos
Condouriotis
Greek Macedonia
Macedonia
Liberal Party
Paul Condouriotis
Marine
Miliotis
Ianiou
Corfu
Revolutionary Movement
Saloniki
Last Zeppelin Raid Kills 36. 27 Injured Across English Coasts
London reports thirty six killed and twenty seven injured in last night’s Zeppelin raid. The attack hit the South and East Coasts and industrial centers in the North Midlands with no aim at London. Anti aircraft fire drove off raiders as two Zeppelins were identified as L-32 and L-33.
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London
England
Essex
French claim Somme gains and casualties reported
A semi official Bul letin des Armées account says the French have conquered 15 square kilometers of territory captured 30 000 unwounded prisoners removed 4 505 wounded and taken 144 cannons 500 machine guns and other matériel The Allies are said to have broken the German spirit at Verdun and gained initiative since the battle began German forces have added 67 new divisions and 17 battalions with 34 divisions on the English front and 33 divisions on the French front
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the Somme
Bulletin Des Armées
Verdun
I’aris
Somme Front
Combles
Morval
Fregicourt
Combiles
Reuters
Ancre
Somme
Thiepval
Hohenachern
Haiz
Iueudecourt
Kapaume
Gommecourt
Bapaume
Teutons Launch Heavy Attack Near Hermannstadt
Allied fronts report heavy fighting in Transylvania near Hermannstadt with Austro-Hungarian and German forces attacking while Romanian troops recapture heights at Szurduk and Vulcan passes. Reports from Berlin and London note Romanian advances and German withdrawals under orders.
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Teutons
Hermannstadt
London
Frank
Transylvania
Szarduk and
Vulcan
Szurduk
Nagy
Szeben
Szekely-Udvarhely
Oberhelien
Landwehr
Berlin
Sayville
Saurduk and
Vulcan Passes
Balkan
von Mackensen
Bucharest
Engheo
Pesti-Naple
Budapest
S&s
Rumania
Venizelos vows to lead Greek action against Bulgarian invasion
M Venizelos declares from Athens he will depart for the Greek islands to head a movement against Bulgaria as it overruns part of Greek Macedonia, seeks to protect compatriots, and urges Greece to intervene. He says he has exhausted efforts to persuade Greece to arm and has offered unconditional support to any ministry pursuing intervention.
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NEW York Times
Athens
London Times
M. Venizelos
the Times
Reek
Macedonia
Kavala
Fort Rupel
Seres
Drazha
Reater
Greek Macedonia
Bulgaria
Greece
Entente
Romanian forces push Dobrudja front gains
On the Dobrudja front Bulgars Turks and Germans suffer from a crushing Romanian blow. The enemy right wing falls back as Allies harass them capturing prisoners and war material. Turkish soldiers are mobilized en masse. Weather turns colder with snow in the Carpathians as Zain hampers the enemy artillery.
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NEW York Times
Bucharest
London Daily Chronicle
Dobrudja
Dobrudija
Carpathians
Zain
Germans Strive to Reclaim Ground in Easter Front Push
Allied and German forces clash as counterattacks aim to restore positions along the eastern front. German units launch swift sorties to recover lost ground, while Allied forces firm defenses and press forward.
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