Macedonian revolt sparks fighting near Saloniki and political turmoil
Rebels seize military barracks in Saloniki as Greek troops clash with loyalists. Allies mediate and disarm the garrison while reports place King Constantine’s position at risk amid pro entente pressure in Greece.
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London
Price
Saloniki
Constantine
Larissa
Ee Who
Macedonia
Saloni
Cots
Adda
Entente
Kafe
Sar- Tall
Itig
Wodena
Fort Little Karaburun
Christodoulos
Seres
Greece
Roumania
Vna
Soldi Rt
M. Venizelos
Vaderia
Monastir
Karaburun
Gulf of
Mystery in Accident and Local News from Menasha Wisconsin
A speculative report from Menasha Wisconsin details an automobile crash beside a switch on Third Street near 10 PM. Witnesses heard a crash and screams, finding a car damaged and occupants anonymous. Mrs. Richard Eaves and three children are seriously ill from water poisoning at a Madison and Lawson street home. Other items note engagement showers for Genevieve Sailer and Marguerite Johnson, a funeral for Charles Detlef, and injuries from a Tuesday auto crash with Morrie Exiey and Raymond Henk. The late quote comments on envy of contentment.
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Menasha
Wis
Third Street
Appleton
Richard Eaves
Madison
Lawson Streets
Shere
Antizo
G. Kretchman
Genevieve Sailer
Edward Loescher
Cardhanora Weral
Miss Sailer
J. T. Jourdain
Frank Trilling
Marguerite Johnson
Paul J. Zeichel
Duluth
Misa Marjorie Sweetman
Charles Dettlef
Second Street
Trinity Lutheran Church
John Helmes
Morrie
Exiey
Raymond
Henk
Ezley
Senate and House Move to Pass Anti Strike Bills
Bills to end strike threats head to passage in both houses. The Adamson eight hour day bill is advanced in the House with changes to start January 1 next year. The Senate committee reports a rival plan empowering the Interstate Commerce Commission to set wages and hours for interstate railways.
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House of Representatives
Interstate Commerce Commission
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Wilson
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstaté Commerce
Commission
W Hitch
Newlands
Sterling
Illioois
Adamson
House Interstate Commerce
Rules ‘Committee
Wilson Signs Child Labor Bill in Washington
President Wilson signed the child labor bill in a ceremony attended by Secretary Wilson Senator Robinson Representative Keating and Julia Lathrop head of the children's bureau. He spoke of the long struggle to secure the legislation and its impact on health vigor and happiness of those affected.
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Folticthe
la Follette
Wilson
Congress
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Robinson
Keating
Julia Lathrop
Children's Bureau
Labor Department
Half Million Germans Disabled in Verdun Offensive
Competent authorities estimate about 500000 German soldiers disabled in the Verdun region since February 21. The number of wounded German prisoners taken in Verdun and near the Somme exceeds 44000.
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Mnto
German Airships Shot Down on Somme Front
Four German aircraft were shot down yesterday on the Somme front and another was captured, the war office reported. French artillery was very active during the night in the Somme sector.
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Prem Parle
Somme
War Office
Th. Gay
Ypres
Loutrott
Thooise
Estrees
Soyecourt
Apremont
Forest
Verdun
Lebrette
Champagne
Oise
Balkans
Meat Prices Decline at Chicago Livestock Exchange
United Press reports meat prices fell at the Chicago livestock exchange amid rail embargo fears on perishable freight. Hog futures closed down twenty five cents from yesterday, cattle down ten to twenty five cents, sheep and lambs sharply lower. Potatoes continued to rise despite a near settlement of the strike. Poultry declined with fowls at eighteen cents a pound and spring chickens at twenty cents. Potatoes continued to soar despite near settlement of the strike.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Congress
Body of Man Slashed Bride Sought After
Police hunt for a man who killed his bride then allegedly fled by jumping into Lake Michigan. Reports state witnesses described the suspect as demented and insane, with the bride’s mother expressing belief he framed himself by suicide. Local authorities pursue leads as the case unfolds.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Michie
Milk Assured for Chicago in Family of Plans
Milk dealers and producers by United Press agreed to cooperate with city authorities to keep Chicago and nearby towns supplied without price advances. At a health department meeting they outlined a continuous supply plan, noting a potential strike could still allow fifty percent of normal supply.
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United Press
Chicago
Health Department
Masked Bandit Escapes After Robbery at Railroad Safe
An armed bandit forced night operator Clifford Dyer at the Burlington station in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin to open the safe and fled with 80 dollars. He escaped in a stolen skiff down the Mississippi as police gave chase in a fast launch. This marked his second similar crime in eight months.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Clifford Dyer
Burlington Railroad
Mississippi
Dyer
Noted Day Leader Dies in Kansas
John Pierce St John known as the father of prohibition in Kansas and a two term governor and 1880 Prohibition party presidential candidate, dies at 83 in Olathe after a two month illness.
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John Pierce St. John
Sy United Press
Olathe
Kan
Kansas
United States
Wisconsin Reports Seven New Infantile Paralysis Cases
United Press dispatch from Madison states seven new infantile paralysis cases were added to Wisconsin totals, bringing the state count to 159. Reports list by town and county including Banneveld Eureka Leopolis Elderon Troy Center with single cases and two in Polk County.
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United Press
Madison
Wis
Banneveld
Town
Eureka
Polk County
Leopolis
Shzwano
Elderon
Marathon County
Troy Center
Walworth County
Three Men Die in Ammonia Explosion at Meat Market
A blast in the basement engine room of the Never Brothers meat market refrigerating plant in Kansas City killed three men and injured two others. High pressure caused the explosion, which wrecked the plant and released ammonia fumes.
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United Press
Kansas City
Never Brothers
Rail magnates plan fight on eight hour law
Rail leaders warn of a looming nationwide strike starting Monday and urge shipper groups to expect enforcement. They accuse the Brotherhoods of delaying recall while pressing Congress for eight hour wage legislation. Prices for poultry rise as shippers withhold cars in a price-fixing probe in New York.
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Commission
Newlands Theta
Caldwell
New York
Borland
Missouri
Baker
California
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Anin
Pabtic
Hiot
Eee
York
Associated Press
Courtiel
Brotherhoods
R. H. Alshton
Cage & Northwestern
Congress
J.W. Higgins
Joseph J. Hartigan
Department of
Weighte and Measures
Coramisaioner Hartigan
United States
H. Snowden Marshall
Hartigan
Trunk Talks of Adamson Eight Hour Law Test
Officials weigh legality of the Adamson eight hour compromise as a measure to be enacted. Meanwhile roads draft strike passenger schedules as a preparedness step.
Near riot near Lisbon house of parliament
Lisbon, Sept 1. Civilians clashed with troops near the house of parliament after a session of the parliament approved military memos from the war minister and adopted a confidence resolution in the government. Several people were wounded in the street clashes.
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Associated’ Press
Lisbon
Portugal
P Hament
High Street Improvement Delayed by Material Shortage
The Wisconsin Electric Railway company delays street improvements on High Street due to inability to secure materials. The city council expects payment of shares or expenses from the company, but work will not proceed this year because of the delay and uncertainty.
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Spring-Street
Commission Council
Wisconsin Electric Railway
Wisconsin Free Methodist Meeting Admits First Woman Deacon
The Wisconsin conference plans ordination of Mrs. A. G. Moore of Pardeeville as deacon, the first woman to receive the honor in the state. A missionary society meeting featured state president Mrs. E. J. Roberts and junior society leader Miss M. E. Stole as they report on younger workers supporting a student at Traneville junior college for foreign service in Japan.
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John Turseison
A. G. Moore
Pardeeville
Wisconsin
Chicago
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Former Oshkosh Resident Hurt in Green Bay Car Crash
John Harold Winter, about twenty, formerly of Oshkosh, suffered a possible fatal spine fracture when an automobile he rode in turned over near Green Bay. His parents Mr and Mrs A J E Winter built a home in Oshkosh and later moved to Green Bay where he now serves as secretary and general manager for Horley Murphy Hardware Company.
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Green Bay
Oshkosh
John Harold Winter
A.J. E. Winter
Washington Street
N. C. Werbke T
Mr. Winter
Green Hay
Mr. Werbke
Chicago
Horley-Smurphy - Hardware Company
East
Marinette
Panama Canal slide linked to local movement says Goethals
Washington dispatch reports the recent canal slide was a purely local event not related to the previous closure of the waterway. General Goethals notes the slide occurred along the Cucarachs channel, congesting a 200 foot stretch and hindering traffic as authorities cleared the obstruction for about two days.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
War Department
Goethals
Cucarachs Channel
Army of Roumania advances in Transylvania amid Austrian setback
Allied dispatches report Romanian forces pushing forward in Transylvania as Austrian positions are hemmed in. Villages fall as German and Austrian units counterattack, while French and British fronts see trench actions and aerial losses. The Balkans see ongoing cannonade with no fresh infantry clashes reported.
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Roumania
Transylvania
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Lo Stans
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