Eastern Battles Rage With No End In Sight
News from the eastern front reports relentless fighting along a Riga to Romanian frontier axis. German and Austro Hungarian forces push toward the Dvina while Russian offensives gain traction. heavy rains swell rivers and boggy terrain slow operations across roads and marshes aiding Russian defense.
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London
Riga
Dvina
Glonum
Pinsk
Vii- Ba
Vinsk
Friedrichstadt
Dvinsk
Sinking of the Arabic and Zeppelin Loss Reported
Washington cautions that Germany may face a break in relations over the Arabic sinking while Berlin defends a ramming claim. A Brussels traveler reports a Zeppelin destroyed on landing near Belgium, with two crew killed and others injured.
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Rotterdam
Brussels
Manes
Teutona On Strike At Tor ris Wold & Co Tool Makers
Seventy five German and Austrian machinists at Tor ris Wold & Co struck after learning the firm had a contract to manufacture tools for shrapnel used by the allies. President William Cameron said the workers made no wage or condition demands and simply walked out, halting production.
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Teutona
Chicago
Torris, Wold & Co
William Cameron
Zeppelin Raid Hits London Killing and Injuring Dozens
The Sept raid on London killed 12 men, 2 women, 6 children and injured 8 men, 4 women, 2 children severely. 38 men, 23 women and 11 children were slightly hurt, with one soldier killed and three injured. No Americans were harmed, per the American embassy.
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London
St James Palace
Westminster Abbey
Parliament Buildings
Charing Cross
Glancing Torpedo Hit on the Arabic Near stern
Captain Finch reports the torpedo struck 30 feet forward of the stern on the starboard side beneath the wireless house. The Arabic steered to miss the hit as the torpedo fired at right angles, hitting about 200 feet aft of amidships as a glancing blow.
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London
Finch
Lee Washington
Liverpool
Ars Bic
Carranza Rejects Mediation Offer in Mexico Peace Effort
Gen Venustiano Carranza, first chief of the constitutionalists, refused to join U S and Latin American diplomats in a peace mediation. His reply, delivered to John R. Silliman on September 10, states he cannot consent to foreign control over Mexico interior affairs.
Von Tirpitz Remains Plans Vacation Not Resignation
Amsterdam reports that Admiral Von Tirpitz intends only a brief vacation, not resignation. Berlin rumors suggested he would be replaced by Admiral Von Pohl, current head of the admiralty staff and Baltic fleet commander.
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von Tirpitz
Amsterdam
Admiral von Tirpitz
Berlin
Admiral von Pohl
Admiralty
Greek War Conference in Athens Analyzed
Premier Venizelos and King Constantine begin talks in Athens to shape Greece policy on the international crisis. Until the talks conclude no definite Greek stance is expected on the world's turmoil.
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Athens
Venizzelos
Constantine
Greece
Arson Syndicate Suspected in FiveYear Fire Wave
Police say an arson syndicate behind most major fires baffling departments for five years has profits running into millions. So far one insurance agent and four arsonists have been arrested as investigators close in on the ring.
Fabre Line Steamship Sant' Anna Aboard in Distress Fire
The Fabre Line steamer Sant Anna, with 1600 1700 Italian reservists and about 50 women and children aboard, is on fire off Newfoundland near latitude 40 22 north longitude 47 20 west. A distress wireless from Cape Race prompted appeals for aid as New York prepared to dispatch relief ships. The vessel was en route from New York to Marseilles and Naples.
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Sant’ Anna
Fabre Line
New York
Marseilles
Naples
New Foundland
Cape Race
Marine Department
Sant Anna
Mediterranean
England
Recall of Austrian Ambassador Dumba and possible actions
Washington reports the U S will pursue recalls of key figures tied to the Dumba affair including Capt Franz von Papen and Alexander Nuber von Pereked with the editor of Szabadsag and James F J Archibald noted as involved. State Department prioritizes von Papen while awaiting corroboration of letters before firm action.
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Washington
Constantin Theodore Dumba
Franz von Papen
New York
Alexander Nuber von Pereked
Szabadsag
Dumba
James F. J. Archibald
Dr Dumba
United States
Germany
Capt. von Papen
Dr. Dumba
Ambassador Dumba
Insurance Commission For Alabama Passes Bill In Legislature
The Alabama Insurance Commission advances a bill to establish a state department of insurance as part of legislative action. The measure outlines the department’s scope and authority within state government.
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Insurance Commission For
Alabama
Insurance Commission
Order Court Martial of Colonel in San Francisco
The order calls a general court martial for October 1 in San Francisco. The formal charge is conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline.
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Cisco
San Francisco
Marines to Haiti Duty Move From New Orleans
Company B of the Second Regiment U S Marines will depart the local naval station soon for service in Haiti, according to an official announcement.
United States demands recall of Austrian ambassador Dumba
Washington says Constantin Dumba admitted proposing to incite strikes against US munition plants and used an American bearer to relay a secret dispatch. The note instructs Vienna to recall the Austro-Hungarian ambassador, citing improper conduct and breach of diplomatic propriety.
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Washington
United States
Constantin Theodore Dumba
Penfield
Vienna
Constantin Dumba
Archibald
Dumba
Austria-Hungary
German Gain in Vosges and Artois Fronts Reported
London reports renewed German seizures in the Vosges and attempts to break French lines in the Argonne forest. French counterattacks recaptured ground at Hartmans-Wellerkopf after earlier gains by the Germans. The front remains active with artillery duels bombings and air raids amid a looming western offensive.
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London
Vosges Mountains
Tragedy in Carlisle Arkansas Ends in Multiple Deaths
In Carlisle two white men die and a third is dying after a lynch mob-style pursuit in an interracial murder case. Chester Crawford Bowers killed his wife, a Negro named Nichols fled, and two others were killed as deputies attempted arrest. Bowers then died by a self-inflicted gunshot at his father’s nearby home.
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Carlisle
Art
Pat Bowers
Chester Crawford Bowers
Nichols
Bowers
City visitor seeks York at top of stairs
A South woman in New York, after the Hudson tube ride, rushes to a man for York after mistaking a subway for York. He gravely points to the top of the stairs saying York is there. The line ends with a remark about learning from observation.
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New York
Hudson
York
Harpers Magazine
Villa Positioned to Move Toward Chihuahua Clash
Washington reports indicate Villa plans to evacuate Torreon and mass forces at Chihuahua to renew conflict with Carranza generals. Observers note Carranza's gains have pressured Villa into a consolidated stand, with no general attack expected at Torreon or Chihuahua in the near term.
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Villa
Washington
Carranza
Torreon
Chihuahua
Fragmentary exchange hints at teaching and observations
A garbled dialogue mentions learning steps and seeing examples. It references a stingy man who hoards unused things and a stubborn mule, suggesting a scene of instruction and humorous or critical remark about frugality and practicality.
Memory trick story of Maggie salt table stepladder
A humorous tale from Lawrence Hutton recalls a waitress Maggie who could not remember to place salt on the table. After a misstep, he has her bring a stepladder into the pantry and climb to inspect the table, ensuring she never forgets salt again.
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Lawrence Hutton
Maggie
Folding stove and built in piano feature boast
The passage teases a boast about a fat more capable item with a folding stove and built in piano. It notes a Lusitania reference as a former name, hinting at a historical name change or ship lineage.
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