Balkan and European Fronts Seen in War Tides
War notes from London and Berlin describe Balkan entente hopes and German eastern front limits. Reports speak of Bulgaria potentially joining against Turkey, Dardanelles pressure, and Austro German resistance due to Pripet swamps and harsh weather.
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Balkan
London
Festerdar
Bulgaria
Turkey
Dardanelles
Germany
United States
Germar
Breat-Lakk
Pulva
Kore
Pripet
Mans
Wit Loreiasts Jens
Gererawka_ Knyszrnand
Leopold of
Bavaria
Bialowieska
Wierschowicze
van‘ Mackenzen
Mins
Besma
Breet-Litovsk
Dobbynka
Day's War Summary from Eastern Front and Air Attacks
Reported air raids pound the Avia suburbs near Offenburg and Lorrach with bombs as fighting fronts see limited activity along German lines. Berlin says no major naval losses in the Gulf of Riga, with minimal German counter actions and fortress withdrawals around Ossowetz and the fortress at Ossowetz retreating as Soviet and allied forces push eastward.
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Avia
Agemecy
Offenburg
Lorrach
Fribers
Paris
Life Termers Granted Conditional Pardon by Governor
Frank and Wathius Rainsbarger of Hardin County Iowa were released on a conditional pardon by Governor Clarke after serving terms connected to a series of outlawry incidents in Grant County. Johnson, entwined in the case, had been killed. the men await full pardon to become absolute after the statutory years. They left prison to Cedar Rapids, then to a relative’s farm near Iowa Falls for several weeks.
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iFrank
Wathius Rainsbaracer Demrt
Iowa
Priven
Frank
Iona
Iinech Johnson
Frank Rainsbarger
Hardin County
Rainsbargers
Sterdayr
Clarke
Perdon
Mathan Hainsbarger
Supreme Court
Johnson
Vitzens
Grant Tugvnjardin Cant
Joinson
Johnson Ared
Don
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Falls
Heated Prohibition Campaign in Hennepin County Eyed
A heated fight over a county option for prohibition rages in Hennepin County Minnesota. Prohibition supporters claim a strong push with petition efforts while opponents warn of economic harms and a shift toward constructive measures as voters prepare for a historic, bitter clash described by observers as one of Minnesota's fiercest liquor battles.
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Hennepin County
Associated Press
Auuneapolis
Minn
Pataqteee
Hennepin Sole
Minneapolis
Hyner
Minneapole
Minnesota
Discharge Proceedings In Milwaukee Mayor's Trustee Case
Special to The Northwestern Milwaukee faces final discharge issues for former mayor. Trustee Frank A. Cannon reports assets of 36 400 with a 18 balance, and expenses listed. The court will review the discharge before United States District Judge Geiger next month, with various notes and stock holdings deemed worthless and no dividends anticipated.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Althouzh David S
Frank A. Cannon
Cannon
United States District
Geiger
Thai Sin
Milwaukee Auditrium
Herman Kaufer
Twin Buttes
Rose
Chicago
Bullion Shipment Crosses Border to New Jersey
Eighteen carloads of gold and silver bullion from Guanajuato Mexico arrived at Laredo Texas today en route to Perth Amboy New Jersey. The article notes a married man would be uncomfortable if he realized who truly holds sway in his home.
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Br Aseociated Press
Laredo
Texas
Guanajuio
Mexico
Perth Amboy
N. J
United States Proposes to Reorganize Haytt Affair Policy
Secretary Lansing announced a U S plan to place Haiti under American control of finances and police, aiming to stabilize government and prevent exploitation by revolutions, with Senate approval needed. The measure would restructure debts to foreigners and cede Haitian territory only to the United States.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lansing
United States
Hartt
Sesterdas
Port Au Prince
Port Au Vince
Ste
St Nicholas
United States Senate
French War Office Reports Dardanelles Fighting
A Paris dispatch summarizes five days of Dardanelles actions from Aug 20 to Aug 25. British left wing gains 80 yards of trench line in the northern zone while French air crews sink a large Turkish transport August 7.
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Associated Press
Paris
Dardanelles
iMebline
French War Office
Asbachirman
Negara
Three White Slave Cases Set for October Trials
Three white slave cases of unusual prominence will be tried in the federal courts at the October term, United States District Attorney Charles F. Tyrne announced. Defendants include Charles Alexander of Providence a wealthy manufacturer Jessie Elizabeth Cope and William Rufus Edwarix a St Paul lumberman. Miss Cope was a key witness against Alexander and was later indicted largely on her testimony.
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Iss Associated Press
Age
Charles F. Tyne
United States
Haries Alexander
Providence
R. L
Jessie Elizabeth Cope
Wiliam Rufus Ed
Warix
St. Paul
Alexander
Miss Cope
Mexican refugee arrested after crossing river under Carranza consul
An unnamed Mexican who accepted Carranza's amnesty proclamation and crossed the river under the local Carranza consul’s supervision was arrested yesterday and jailed at Nuevo Laredo. The charges remain undisclosed.
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Associated Press
Laredo
Texas
Carranza
United States
Nueve Leardeo
Suicide Note of Burlington Man Linked to War Fears
Fred Claussen, a fifty four year old resident of Burlington Iowa, hanged himself with window cord and then shot himself in the temple this morning. The act appears connected to war worries and personal distress as reported by local neighbors Hance and Sheets Himacus.
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Burlington
Hance
Himacus
Associated Press
Europe
Hiness
Fred Claussen
Grey to respond to Bethmann Hollweg speech
Sir Edward Grey prepares a reply to the German chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg's Reichstag remarks. The German claim that Britain might aid Germany after peace to influence Russia is addressed in the forthcoming statement.
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Edward Grey
England
Germany
Russia
Oshkosh Wins Out On Normal Special Fund
Governor Philipp signed a bill providing 151000 for additions to the Oshkosh Normal School despite retrenchment policy. The measure, backed by Oshkosh officials, aims to rebuild the main building and expand facilities, with support from a special inquiry and two prior appropriations totaling 251000.
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Oshkosh
Madison
Wis
Philipp
Oshkosh Normal School
Superior
USS Kosh
Te Oshkosh
Philpp
Senate
Assembly
Keith
Oshkosh Normal
Alfred C. Clas
Milwaukee
W. M. Fitzgerald
Waupun
German Theaters Record Shakespeare Plays In 1914
The German Shakespeare Society yearbook reports 982 Shakespeare performances in Germany in 1914 with July declines yet overall neutral tone. Venice, Hamlet, and Othello led titles with single productions for several works. Berlin theaters contributed 264 of the total.
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Berlin
German Shakespeare Society
Germany
Venice
Hamiet
Rachard
Jas Lear
Herjin Theaters
No Hope for Missing Ship Maronline Believed Sunk
Officials of the Ted Fruit Company say they have given up hope that their steamer Maronline, with twenty eight passengers and sixty eight crew, escaped a tropical storm. They believe the liner foundered off Cuba's northern coast after leaving Belize on August 12 and encountering the hurricane two weeks ago.
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Associated Press
New York
Ted Fruit Company
Cuba
Belize
British Honduras
Train Hold Up Ends in Death at Elk Point
Associated Press reports a freight train holdup near Elk Point South Dakota left James Bron seventeen from Westboro Missouri dead and Edward Griffith twenty five from Charlottetown Prince Edward Island seriously wounded. The two men resisted the robbers during the attack.
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Yankton. & DD
James Bron
Freare
Weat‘boro
Edward Griffith
Charlottetown
Prince Edward
Elk Point
S. D
Man Killed as Wife Hurt in South Dakota Car Crash
Madison Aug 25 Associated Press says John Mc Tamby a pioneer citizen was killed and his wife fatally hurt in an automobile wreck near Agre last night. The tragedy occurred on a rural road with police investigating the crash details and circumstances.
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Associated Press
Madison
S. D
John McTamby
Agre
Two Men Die In Shell Blast At Bethlehem Plant
Two men were killed and several others probably fatally injured when a shell packed with powder and nitroglycerine exploded while being taken to the Bethlehem Steel proving grounds at Indian Head Redington Pa. The incident occurred today as workers transported the shell to the test site.
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Alientown
Bethlehem Steel
Indian Head
Redington
Wisconsin Retail Grocers Elect Officers and Pick Kenosha for 1916
The Wisconsin Retail Grocers and General Merchants association elected officers after a noon session. Kenosha was chosen as convention city for 1916 with Sheboygan making a formal invitation and Fond du Lac extending an earlier cordial invite. A. Jacobson, state organizer, influenced the outcome as Sheboygan withdrew its bid in favor of Kenosha. Riegelman remains second vice president. Spindier becomes a director. Davern reelected. Hersig named director and chair of the Madison retail division.
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A. Mallen
Sheboygan
Racine Mamle Chesel
R. W. Riegelman
Racine
George £. Spindier
Superior
J. George Jaccobson
Fond du Lac
J. P. Davern
Milwaukee
Lewis Hersig
Madison
Kenosha
Wisconsin Retail Grocers
General Moerchaels Association
A. Jacobson
Riexelman
Spindier
Davern
Ranvention
Hersig
Madson Board of Commerce
Wisconsin
Fers
Man Admits Polygamy Case In Wisconsin Jail
Carroll Fuller of Sheboygan admits polygamy as he awaits Patrick Attorney Voight hearing. He alleges his Fort Atkinson wife drove him out in 1914 and says a 1914 telegram from a doctor declared her dead. Fuller married Marie Chapman in 1935 and destroyed related documents.
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Carroll Fuller
Sheboygan
Fload Gailey
Wis
Carrijil Fuller
Voight
Fuller
Kinson
Munroe
Janeaville
Clark
Mies Marie Chapman
Fort Atkinson
Proclamation Declares Cotton Contraband Status
From Washington to London the State Department reports the proclamation placing cotton and cotton products on the absolute contraband list. The department will note to Britain that cotton has many uses beyond explosives and cannot be treated as absolute contraband.
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Associated Presa
Washington, D. C
Ambassadeur
London
State Department
Safe Department
Firittech
Germany releases American ship Dunsyre amid cargo fate unclear
Washington Aug 25 report: Germany has released the American ship Dunsyre, but no details were given on the disposition of its foodstar cargo. The Paes of Bahrain remains detained in Germany.
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Associated Pres
Washington, D
Germany
Dunsyre
Gerard So
Paes
Baimaha
Clerical error affects Oshkosh bond bid dispute
An Oshkosh High School bond sale born of a clerical mistake saw Milwaukee and Chicago banks push for a premium of 4275 dollars instead of 427 dollars. The city rejected the misprint, kept the higher bid, and faces an indemnity loss if the error is contested. The episode raises questions about bid validity and bank liability.
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Baal
Oshkosh High
Milwaukee
Uney
Mulva
T. Milwaukee
Therlina
W. F
Compton
Chicago
LIVER TROUBLE FATAL AT OELLOCK HOME
Frederick W. Schrandt died at his home 524 Fourteenth Street after two months of liver trouble. He operated a market on Oregon Street for fourteen years. Survived by wife Minced Schrandt, daughters Clara and Adam, brother John, sister Mrs Caroline Schilter. Funeral Sunday with services at home 1:20 and at Emanuel Frangeileal church 2:00. Interment Doty Street Lutheran Cemetery.
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Frederick W. Schrandt
Oelock
Fourteenth Street
Trate
Jacob
Wickert
Oregon Street
Minced Schrandt
Clara
Adam
Schrandt
John Sehrandt
Caroline Schilter
Chelsey
Fmmasuel Frangeileal Church
South Park Avenue
William Suesamath
Doty Street Lutheran Cemetery
Weather forecast notes warmth and cloudy skies ahead
The notice predicts a cloudy and warmer pattern with a forecast for tonight and Thursday. Temperatures are expected to rise with light to moderate winds from the northwest. Local observers warn some individuals may misuse the information for personal gain as the week progresses.
Berlin signals hopeful reply on Arabic sinking
Berlin officials and Count von Bernstorff anticipate a favorable German message to the United States regarding submarine attacks on passenger ships. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing await Berlin's next communication while Bernstorff stays in seclusion and may travel to Washington if invited.
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Associated Press
Tun
Do. O
Prenieu
Wilma
Oluge
Count von Bernstorff
Berlin
Ite Stat
United States
State Department
Germany
Uni
Washington, D.C
White House
Wilson
Count von Bernstorf
Rte
Lansing
Bernstorf
New York
Bertin
Washington
Count Bernstorff
Fromerlin
Gerard
von Jago
James W. Gerard
von Jagson
Untif
Foreign Office
Relief Efforts in Canton China Struggle to Aid
Damaged Canton region faces overwhelming needs as relief attempts stall. Admiral Winterhalter reports gunboats Wilmington and Callao assisting relief organized by the American consul general at Canton and will be kept at work as long as possible.
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Washington, D. C
Canton
China
Winterhalter
Asiatic Feet
Wilmington
Callao
Sweden renews protest over Gotland seizure
Sweden protests to Germany over the cargo steamer Gotland taken to Cuxhaven. Stockholm says the Gotland carried no contraband and lodges a formal complaint with the German government. The dispute highlights tensions between the two nations over maritime seizures.
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Associated Press
Steckheim
Sweden
Gotland
Cuxhaven
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J. Dempsey
Board of Regents of Normal School
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Dempsey
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SHELL
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Albert
Percoms
Harz Dektor
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