European War News and World Events Highlights
The week’s items include the U S suspension of judgment on the Arabic attack, a grain output estimate for the United States and Europe, German policy notes to the United States, and on the war front Italy declares war on Turkey while battles and naval actions are reported from Riga and the Baltic region. Domestic disasters, labor, and social notes accompany updates on famine in Mexico City and Newark flood aftermaths, plus a mix of political and military developments.
Peer Becomes Mechanic In Wartime Britain
Lord Norbury, aged 52 and cousin of Lord Howard de Walden, starts as a fitter at a Surrey aeroplane factory. He works from six in the morning to seven at night for 7d an hour, meals with fellow workers, showing dedication beyond the age limit. His wife Lady Norbury also begins work at a soldiers' canteen in Euston.
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London Globe
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Alton
Reaper
Ford Auto Compan
Omaha
W. H. Hahn van Wetant
Missouri Padjy
Ragle
Hastings Methodist
Danny
Hastings
J. A. Yager
M. M. Wilson
Lincoln
O. B. Franks
Nebraska
Directors’ Alliance Commercial Club
Ida Koplin
Omaha Nance
Viola
Lacey Griswold
Phillip HK
Mons Tara
Plattsmouth
Owen
Horor & Coln
Farmers’ Union
Iincoln
Cherry
Grant
Blaine
Pital
George Staller
Braska
Kearney
Enles
Frank Drassel
Sheriff Peterson
Io Springer
Artificial Leather Gains Ground in Auto Upholstery
The article notes rapid progress in artificial leather due to improvements in production and the practice of splitting leather. It highlights its acceptance for automobile upholstery and top covers, while acknowledging that split leather often fails in service despite a satisfactory initial appearance.
WIELDERS OF HAND GRENADES
French grenade-throwers in a wartime photograph wear gas masks and bullet-proof vests. The crew, protected by heavy helmets, toil on the firing line as they hurl grenades at the enemy amid poisonous gas and shell bursts.
Tigress Juliet Loses Tail in Zoo Amputation
The Philadelphia Ledger reports eleven year old tigress Juliet at the zoo bit off four inch tail segments and had two feet of tail removed after fear she would eat herself. A keeper with an iron hook guards her stump while she heals.
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Eliza Burgess-Young
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Lancashire
England
Utah
Juliet
Carson
Corson
America
Staak
Cossack Adventurers and Their Vast Russian Lands
The term Cossack derives from a Turkish root meaning adventurer. Russia’s Cossack population numbers about 2.5 million, collectively owning roughly 140,000 acres of land across the empire.
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Russia
Brest-Litovsk Falls to Austro German Forces
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports Brest-Litovsk, main Russian fortress along the Bug river defences, occupied by Austro Germain troops. Russians evacuated to shift to stronger eastern positions. German control extends along the Chelm to Bialystok railway line. Grodno and Olita remain as Russian strongholds.
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London
Brest-Litovsk
Bug River
Petrograd
Chelm
Bialystok
Grodno
Olita
Plan to Meet Disagreements in US Germany Talks
Washington reports indicate easing tensions between the United States and Germany with a possible Berlin declaration on submarine warfare. German ambassador Count von Bernstorff told Secretary Lansing a Berlin statement said no intent to cause American deaths in the Arabic sinking, implying submarine commanders were instructed to warn before attacking merchant ships.
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Emment
United States
Germany
Washington
Berlin
Lansing
Missouri River Adverse Report Protest Hearing Set
Missouri river cities from St Louis to Omaha plan a protest against Lt Col Deakyne’s report that the river is not navigable. The Army Engineers river and harbor board will hear the appeal in Washington on October 12. Cities seek board reversal and supports for a large appropriation to improve navigation. If the panel rejects it, the fight moves to Congress.
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Kansas City
Army Engineers River and Harbor Board
Washington, D. C
Borland
Washington
Deakyne
St. Louis
Omaha
Congress
Canadians Uncover Graft in Manitoba Parliament Building Contract
Winnipeg report finds overpayments to contractors for Manitoba parliament buildings. Commission says sums funded Roblin government campaign. three-judge panel and Winnipeg police magistrates unanimously support the findings.
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Man
Province of
Manitoba
Roblin
Royal Commission
Mathers
Justice MacDonald
Hugh John MacDonald
Horses for French Army Sold in Philadelphia Contract
French army officers examine 41 000 horses bought for war service with prices from 150 to 260 dollars. The total contract exceeds 7 000 000 dollars. Animals arrive in Philadelphia at over 1000 per day from various parts of the United States.
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Philadelphia
Berlin big peace scheme to be disclosed soon
Amsterdam correspondent reports a new big peace scheme under development in Berlin to be revealed world wide within a fort night if German plans succeed. In the west, the Interstate Commerce Commission orders cancellation of valuations on cattle horses and other livestock in rail contracts as unjust and unreasonable across forty five railroads.
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London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Daily Chronicle
Washington
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Germany apologizes to Denmark for neutrality breach
Copenhagen reports Germany issued an apology to Denmark after entering Danish territorial waters last week to shell the British submarine B-13 that went aground. The Danish minister to Berlin has notified the government.
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Germany
Denmark
Berlin
Lincoln as Future U.S. Capital Claim by St. Louis Lawyer
Til den Stearns, a St. Louis attorney visiting Lincoln, argues the city could become the national capital, asserting the country will move its official center from Washington and that Lincoln is geographically near the center and shares a fitting name. He says Lincoln’s location and name favor it as a natural capital choice.
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United States
Tilden Stearns
St. Louis
Washington
Mr. Stearns
Emperor Yoshihito’s Accession Marked in Tokyo Ceremony
In a historic shift 2500 years of empire observers anticipate Emperor Yoshihito's enthronement to occur with broad public presence. The event is hailed as a supreme moment in Japanese national life drawing eager anticipation across the nation.
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Tokio
Yeason
Yoshihito
Nebraska fair notes and community updates across Hastings Lincoln and Omaha
A Hastings fair preview reports events at the new rural building dedication and state fair preparations. Lincoln notes cover accidents, school leaders, and civic moves while Omaha reports traffic petitions and early fair exhibits, with weather and health incidents peppering the region.
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