Serbs Mobilize as War Looms in Balkans Crisis
London dispatch reports Serbian troops moving toward Ushub Skoplie as Jugo Slavian and Romanian governments vow allegiance to Greece in a Balkan war scenario. British and Italian notes press allies to defend Constantinople and Gallipoli, amid fears of Bulgarian thrust and Neuilly treaty disputes.
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London
Athens
Greece
Ushub
Skoplie
Bulgaria
Neuilly
Serres
Neuilly Town Hall
Thrace
Strumitza
Serbia
Rumania
Talcavia
Rence
Moss
Dhnon Hardlige
Heulins
France
Constantinople
Gallipol
Varios Petes
Straits of the Dardanelles
Americans Feeding Smyrna Refugees in Asia Minor
The American Red Cross the Near East Relief and Smyrna residents oversee refugee aid in Smyrna. They run two bakeries and feed all refugees regardless of creed or nationality with support from Turkish authorities and the American consulate.
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Smyrna
Asia Minor
American Red Cross
Near East Relief
Cap
Hepburn Heads Safe American Command Amid Greek Armenian Massacre Fallout
Arthur J. Hepburn, chief of staff under Admiral Bristol, reports panic among Christians and a town evacuated by Greek forces. Observations count up to 300 killed in recent days, including two women, with many executions expected and lists of Armenians and Greeks to be court martialed. All Americans in the area are safe.
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Tain
Arthur J. Hepburn
Admiral Bristol
Jing
Shoot Dynamiters Ordered by Sheriff in Coke Field
Sheriff Shaw in Fayette County orders peace officers to shoot dynamiters on sight amid a miners strike. Since April 1, non-union miners’ homes have been damaged, with several explosions reported. Deputies at Fair Chance report two men attempting to light a dynamite fuse beside a non-union miner’s house and escaping in a car.
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Coke Field
Uniontown
Shaw
Fayette County
Fair Chancel
Kipling Denies Interview Slur on Americans
Rudyard Kipling on September 14 denied giving Mrs. Sheridan an interview and disputed the quotes attributed to him by the New York World. He said he does not speak under others signatures and did not discontinue his own practice of signing his statements. The London Daily Chronicle editorialized that Americans do not understand Kipling’s political side while praising his literary stature.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Clare Sheridan
New York World
Stateman’s
Burwash
Sussex
Kipling
America
Daily Chronicle
Mudyard Kipling
Crude stigma of America's war stance draws Atlantic ire
An American lady journalist reports a sober English view that a certain figure’s crude characterization of America’s role in the war has provoked resentment across the Atlantic, though the uproar may exceed the claim’s true significance.
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America
Atlantic
School Children Strike McAdoo Over New Teachers
Hazleton Pa Sept 14state troopers were called as eight McAdoo borough schools closed in a pupil strike against new teachers replacing six whose contracts were not signed by the board over six weeks' salaries claimed from last year.
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McAdoo
Hazleton
McAdoo Borough
Boy Wins Duel Loses Belle in West Virginia
In Muntingdon on September 14 two 15-year-old boys Chester Linkfield and Asa Carpenter dueled with pistols over a 12-year-old girl Ernestine Burnett. Carpenter wounded Linkfield and serves time in a state reformatory but won the duel. Miss Burnett married Linkfield under a special permit. A London auction fetched $10,000 for a first edition of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.
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Muntingdon
W. Va
Hallowe'en
Chester Linkfield
Asa Carpenter
Ernestine Burnett
Carpenter
Linkfield
Bunyan
London
It Might Be Worse Jitneys Burned Coal
A Rochester Times Union item notes a worsening issue with jitneys burning coal, mentioning mounting concerns over air pollution and public health as urban transport relies on older coal-fired engines.
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Rochester Times Union
Portland Woman Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
In a Portland Indiana testimonial Stella Newton reports relief from irregularity and constipation after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She endorses the product and invites others to consider its safety and effectiveness despite warnings about overwork and cold exposure for girls.
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Portland
Indiana
Lydia Binkham
Stella Newton
R. R
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Dardanelles
Mustapha Kamal
Aslan Minor
Wilbur Duffyours
ONG Reel
Tome
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Mrs. Lee
Dorothy Darnit
Charles McManus
Cag McManus
Sheridan
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Hanover Fair
Hanover, Pa
Pennsylvania
Dodson & Cherry
N. Market St
Cee Ee
Quaker City
Greenawalt
Greenawalt’s Drug Store Second and Market Sts
Bester Smith
Albert B. Gannon
G. Taxi CO
the News Job Printing Office
C.S. Schermerhorn & Son
Prone
Frederick, Md
Life Insurance
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Chas. Opel JR
Powess
Jesse H. Michael
South Market St
Sampica
Niewsra Pen Rhee
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