Greece to Join Warring Powers by End of Week
Dispatches from Athens and London report rapid diplomacy as Greece may abandon neutrality within forty eight hours. King Constantine to meet French minister and later Russian and British envoys. staff officers recalled for active service amid severe fighting on the Macedonian front. Bulgarian setbacks near Lorovite, Serbian counterattacks, and Romanian troop movements accompany the wider frontline updates.
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Athens
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London. Aung. Dlj
Constantine
London
Saloniki
Kre
la Rissa
Ward Price
Cherer
Lorovite
Valbankent
Rumania
Cotton crop forecast trimmed to 11.9 million bales
August crop deterioration lowers final production estimate to 11,900,000 bales based on August 25 conditions. State readings show varied conditions from Virginia to Texas, with Arkansas and Missouri among others. New Orleans market reports push cotton prices up as December options hit 16.12 cents, a season high.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Virginia
North Carolina
Via
Georgia
Alabama
Assappia
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Califi
New Orleans
Artisans Drop Work Rule to Aid Fair
In a special meeting last night rural carpenters voted to temporarily suspend the rule prohibiting work on Saturdays. Concrete is being poured for grand stand footings as a wood frame rises. Officials say the new structure should be ready for the fair opening day, with no iron workers employed on site and rumors of a strike denied. Carpenters and wharf workers show energy and willingness to complete Nasar contraction.
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Helina
Catherton
Caperintentear
Forty Percent in South May Continue Work
Atlanta August. Virtually every major southern railroad issued embargo orders on perishables that could not reach destinations before week end due to threatened nationwide strike by engineers conductors and trainmen. Cities assess impact on food supplies as melon and fruit growers face worst effects. Officials optimistic about rail operations despite reports some 40 percent may refuse to quit work. Roads offer incentives to crews defying orders.
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Atlanta
South
New Orleans
Memphis
Cones
Miss Hayes Named Librarian in Oklahoma City
Miss Mary Hayes becomes first assistant librarian and provisional appointee to succeed Edith Phelps at the Oklahoma City Carnegie library. Phelps vacates September 15. Hayes must pass an examination for librarianship and her appointment awaits city commissioners confirmation.
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Mary Hayes
Oklahoma City
Unsettled and Cloudy Forecast Across Regions
Fragmented local weather notes show unsettled, generally cloudy conditions. Kansas and Arkansas portions mention partly to mostly cloudy skies with possible thunder in some areas, while the overall forecast hints at cooler, unsettled weather through Friday.
Strikebreaking Guards Hired as Railroads Prep For Monday Strike
Oklahoma railroads asked Sheriff Binion for deputy sheriffs and guards to protect property in Oklahoma City if a nationwide railroad strike begins Monday. Katy railroad hires over 100 trainmen to replace union workers, planning to run only one through way daily. Merchants anticipate heavy use of motor trucks and autos to move supplies, with officials citing the efficiency of motor transport in emergencies.
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Frisen Railroad Company
Bimion
Oklahoma City
Katy
Binion
Katy Road
Peo Markness
Oklahoma State
Aut Mobile Association
Pines
Rons
Strall
Harkness
General Pershing
Mexico
Markness
Oklahoma City workers brace for nationwide strike impact
Elmer E Brown of the Chamber of Commerce warned that within ten days 4 000 Oklahoma City wage earners could be idle if a proposed nationwide strike proceeds. He also projected local unemployment to rise within fifteen days. Rain later boosted crops in Mangum Oklahoma with a general shower reported.
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Oklahoma City
Elmer E. Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Statistical
Mangum Mangum
Okla
Germany disavows unfriendly act in Owego case
Washington August 11 Germany in a note to the state department disavowed any unfriendly intention in the submarine attack on the American steamer Owego. The Owego was fired upon but remained uninjured. The note said the Owego’s commander ignored submarine signals after five warnings and refused to surrender until six more were fired.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Owego
Sbmarine
No Cause To Be Alarmed No Walkout Reported
Fragmented OCR text mentions a gathering with no walkout and references an event at a brotherhood or ceremony. Key names are garbled, but indicates no disruption as speakers or participants performed a ceremonial or civic action. No clear dates, places, or organizations are readable.
Divorce Given Physician Held As a Bigamist
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Nea Agsnet
Mullevtor
Wocat
Tetay
Conia
Antartiey
Jurvalietien
Sethe
Eight-Hour Law Will Recall Strike Order
An eight hour law prompts recall of a strike order affecting railroad traffic. Roads plan to run at least one milk train daily with priority on milk movements, while embargoes on explosives, perishables, and freight halt shipments to all destinations. Passengers warned to end journeys by Monday 7 am to avoid delays.
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Ida Alta
Lofebaugh
MeAlester
Josephine
Congress
Fiood
Gribral Burleson
Wilson
Bey
Brotherhoads
Denig
Knight Seeks Divorce After Long Separation
Robert Anage seeks a divorce from Ane Knight on grounds of abandonment as of November 13 1915. He alleges marriage in New York City May 12 1889, separation, and a 1907 property settlement with no trial. Knight remarried Tila Alta Colehaugh in Dallas May 22 1915. Clark grants divorce later effective May 13 1918.
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Robert Anage Jeger
Ane
Knight
New York City
Tie
Clark
Jnheriite
Tila Alta Colehaugh
Dallys
Vermont guard forced to return from Eagle Pass trip
Vermont national guardsmen who left Burlington under war department orders to reach Eagle Pass abandoned the journey after railroads failed to guarantee border arrival before a strike. The troop train passed through Montpelier on its return from Camp 6.
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Montpelier
Vermont National
Woman burned alive by Villa bandits near Chitaunhua
Reports from military authorities say Villa bandits captured Sa tevin, fifty miles south of here, and burned a widow named Ri and shot her son Augustin Ruiz. They allegedly provided information to officers of the American expeditionary forces aiding Villa months ago.
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Here
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Villa
Boston Autoists Will Carry Milk
Boston motorists pledged to deliver milk and other supplies if rail strikes disrupt service. The Bay State Automobile Association formed a committee to gauge how many motor trucks are needed and urged members to use their cars to assist in milk delivery and other essential supplies.
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Doston
Bay State Automobile Assortation
Million to Fight Children's Diseases Endowment Secured
A permanent research laboratory to combat childhood diseases with a $1,000,000 endowment was assured in Chicago after a meeting of physicians educators and businessmen. The fund aims to study infantile paralysis and every ailment of childhood.
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Chicago
Oklahoma Veterans of War Count and Regional Members
Kansas City report lists 149,074 Grand Army of the Republic members. Oklahoma Department totals 1,414 veterans, with Arkansas 7,788, Kansas 326, Texas 326, Pennsylvania leads at 15,890, followed by New York and Ohio in the rankings.
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Kansas City
Grand Army of the Republic
John McAdams
Cincinnati
Order
Department of Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Texas
Pennsylvania
New York
Obin
Four Paralysis Cases in El Paso Reported
Four children in El Paso, Texas, have been struck with infantile paralysis, according to the assistant county health officer. The report notes four new cases in the city with officials monitoring the outbreak and urging public health precautions.
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el Paso
Fl. Paso
Texas
Howard Elected To Head Tax Conference
Oklahoma state auditor EB Howard was elected president of the closing session of the national tax conference in Indianapolis. He was the sole state official chosen for the presiding post as the conference gathers leading state officials, professors, and political economists for the event.
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EB. Howard
Oklahoma
Indianapolis
Howari
Newlands Warns Civil War Risk in Rail Strike Action
Washington officials and railroad leaders met amid fear of a civil war danger from the rail strike. Senator Newlands said Congress would consider arbitration and a government inquiry if voluntary methods fail, with labor leaders calling for congressional action to settle the dispute without force.
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Newlands
Serato Newlamly
United States
Wilson Demands Action and Smiles Over Outlook
President Wilson presses Congress to rush a rail labor settlement as embargoes on perishables may speed action. He meets Brotherhood leaders at the White House and backs an eight hour bill with a commission to probe impact. Postmaster Burleson supports mail on every train while warning recalls.
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Congress
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Positor
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