Arabic Sinks after Eleven Minutes With 410 Aboard
Reports from Queenstown and London say the White Star liner Arabic went down off Fastnet after being torpedoed. About 410 aboard, including 240 crew and 170 passengers, many lifeboats launched, survivors being ferried by rescue ships. fate of most passengers remains uncertain.
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London
White Star Line
Associated Press
Wenton
White Star
Liverpool
New York
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Nouth
Ireland
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Geondon
White Star Company
Queenstown
Belfast
Harland and Wolff
United States
Great Britain
England
America
Old Head of Kinsale
British, Isles
Bureau of Combustibles
New York City
St. George's Channel
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Amdshiy
Oelock
Prees Association
St Ie
Cape Clear
Exchange Telegraph Company
White Star One
Miss Sarah Felker Weds Philip Gresham in Notable City Ceremony
Miss Sarah Carlton Felker daughter of Mrs. Sarah Felker of 345 Washington street married Philip Gresham a prominent Los Angeles real estate dealer. The ceremony was in the sun parlor of the residence with about seventy five guests, Rev John W Greenwood officiating. Attendants included Cordelia Edgarton as maid of honor and Thomas Rhoderick Due Gresham as best man. They planned a two week northern Wisconsin honeymoon then a trip to the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco before settling in Los Angeles.
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C. Felker
Philip Gresham
Los Angeles
Sarah Carlton Felker
Sarah Felker
Washington Street
Philipp Gresham
Cal
Felker
Gresham
Cordelia Edgarton
B. L. Edgarton
Thomas Rhoderick Due Gresham
Osilas
Texas
John W. Greenwood
Trinity Episcopal Church
Charles F. Bauer
Arion
San Francisco
Credit Problems Argued at Retail Credit Meet
The Retail Credit Men's National Association convened in Duluth Minnesota for the second day. Reports from committees and unfinished business opened the session. Sig Wolfert of St Louis presented Twenty Years of Retail Credits, with an evening harbor tour and luncheon for women at the Duluth Boat Club. Laird S. L. Giffilan of Minneapolis, called father of the association, spoke on debt collection justice.
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Associated Press
Dulath. Minn
Retail Credit Men's National Association
Sig Wolfert
St Louxton
Duluth Boat Club
Lared S. L. Gilfillan
Minneapolis
Cotton contraband ruling discussed by allied powers
Washington Aux 18 reports allied governments have declared in principle that cotton is contraband of war. An official proclamation date and details are under study at the British embassy. They will back the market to prevent price collapse and ease planter hardships. Raymond Kenny of Canton Ohio visits his mother in the city, a former Oshkosh resident.
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Washington, D.C
Azam
Raymond Kenny
Canton
Thhe City
Catherine Kenny
Waugoo Street
Mr. Kenny
Oshkosh
Berlin and Brest-Litovsk War Reportes Clash Across Fronts
London and Berlin dispatches describe steady German advances around Brest-Litovsk and fortifications west of the Niemen. Reports claim 1,000 prisoners and 123 cannons captured near Novogeorgievsk while Kovno’s fortress status remains contested.
Day's War Summary From Early Dardanelles News
London says British forces have landed more troops at Suvia bay Gallipoli. Norway protests to Berlin over a German submarine seizure of mail from Haakon VII, demanding the mails’ return. German rhetoric centers on current operations as Feurograd claims Grand Duke Xachas forces are pressing fortifications on the right bank of the Siemen.
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London
Sulva Bay
Gallipoli Peninsula
War Office
Dardanelles
Imade
Suvia Bay
Gallipoli
Norway
Bertioure
Steuec
Haakon Vi Boynd
Bergen
England
Hono
Feurograd
Xachas
Paris Reports Progress In War Efforts In Artes Region
Paris reports progress amid violent artillery engagements in the Artes region. French forces show increased activity while German crown prince’s army repulses several attacks. Russian successes reported on the left bank of the Bug near Soldara, with fears for rail lines between Brest and Vinsky and withdrawal of officials from the city.
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Hooge
Paris
Artes
Whampagnebes
Meuse
Noth Vosges
Pelagea
Kytel Tong
Oman
Brest
Enisky
Will Greece Enter War Debate Rages In Athens And London
London reports Greek affairs as King George receives British minister Sir F. F. Hain and Venizelos seeks delay in forming a new cabinet to reexamine policy. Venizelos asks to defer cabinet formation to test Narina Grunaris policy with international factors. Dispatches from Athens summarize the tense deliberations and potential impact on alliances.
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Associated Press
London
Eng
King Ton- Stanineesterday
F. F. Hain
Greece
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Alen
Russan
Elim
M Venizelos
Tre Hena
Venizeing
Plea for Just Laws to Strengthen Credit Systems
W P Cross, a Duluth credit man for a large woolen mill, urged cooperation between retailers and the National Association of Credit Men. He framed protection as the keynote and argued new laws to ensure debtors pay. The association plans board meetings September 21 and 27 in Kansas City and invites member input.
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W. P. Cross
Duluth
National Association of Credit Men
Kansas City
Beccause
Cardinal Vannutelli Dead At 81 In Rome
Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli dean of the sacred college dies at eighty one in Rome. He was a leading candidate for the papacy, bishop of Forte Santa Rufina and Ostia, created cardinal by Leo XIII on March 1, 1887, born November 26, 1843 at Genazzano. He served as secretary to the papal nuncio in Bolivia and as nuncio to Ecuador, Peru, Belgium, and Austria.
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Holy See
Associated Press
Rome
Serafino Vannutell
Sacred College
Cardinal Vannutell
Forte
Santa Rufiina
Ostia
Taria
Ecuad
Peru
Brussels
Vienna
Dutch steamer Prins Frei Nederlanden returns from Hayti
New York August 14 Dutch steamer Prins Frei Nederlanden, first voyage from Hayti since the uprising, arrives with passengers recounting extreme conditions. Antonio Vittiello says he was among 168 political prisoners. he escaped execution after five months in jail. He describes cuchazo and executions, then surviving until release and boarding the ship.
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New York
Prins Frei Nederlanden
Hayti
Haiti
Antonio Vithello
T Hayti
Bobo
Vittiello
Life And Property Loss In Texas Storm
A Texas hurricane report details wide death and property loss with Galveston and Houston hardest hit. Death toll estimates exceed forty four thousand, while property damage runs into millions, aided by a sea wall and a 120 mph wind. Dredges Sam Houston and Jacinto lost or missing. many vessels unaccounted for. Port Bolivar steamer presumed lost. scattered casualty figures across Texas coastal towns.
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Galveston
Houston
Dallas
Virginia Point SA
Texas City
Brazon
Port Bolivar
Marsh Island
New Orleans
Gulf
Con Jtrok
Weather Bureau
Washington
Associated Press
San Antonio
Virginia Point
la Porte
Charles 8
Hayden
the Light
United States Weather Bureau
Tremont Royal
Panama
Galvez
Santa Fe Station
American Bank
Hasenberg
Sea Wall
Drift In Winners Tie Display For Minnetonka Class B Race
Typhoon of Minnetonka won the Class B drifting race, with Mistral II of Pine Lake second and Adelaide of White Bear third as winds shifted. Wind Flower won Class C, sailed solo by Halie Riter, while Billy B led the start but finished behind. The light breeze favored small crews and a beat to windward course featured 4 spins and a broad reach home.
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Minnetonka
Mistral II
Pine Lake
Adelaide
White Bear
Mistral
Wind Flower
Halie Riter
Rob Harmon
Billy B
Eddie Brand
Elmer Leach
Freckie
Moth
Lake Geneva
Water Witch
Ernest Schmidt
Oshkosh
Kioua Minnetonks Pachsaerm Oconomowas
Katrina Minnetonka
Eilis
Tenkeah
Fenows
Tepraon Mnnetonka
Adelaide White Bear
Suish
Umit
Galveston Survives Furious Wind and Flood
Galveston withstood a hurricane onslaught after tides and winds battered the sea wall. Estimated total damage in the city and bay may reach millions with hundreds feared dead. Armies of rescuers and relief efforts focus on food and water shortages as fire losses mount and causeways repair lags.
Body of Leo Frank Arrives in Brooklyn After Atlanta Death
The body of Leo Frank arrived by train in Brooklyn early today as detectives and police guarded the station. Mrs. Frank, accompanied by her sister-in-law Mrs. Otto Stern, was escorted to a Brooklyn home while motor patrols followed the hearse. A small crowd formed later when cameras drew attention to the residence.
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New York
Leo
Frank
Atlanta
Otto Stern
Rudolph Frank
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