United States and Latin American Powers Discuss Mexican Recognition
Secretary Lansing leading U S efforts with Brazil Chile Argentina Bolivia Uruguay and Guatemala to assess recognition of a Mexican government. A three week follow up in Washington will decide which faction merits recognition based on material and moral capacity to protect lives and property. Each nation will judge capacity separately as Villa and Obregon battle near Torreon and Carranza seeks stability.
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New York
Lansing
United States
Brazil
Chile
Argentine
Bolivia
Uruguay
Guatemala
Mexico
Washington
Villa
Obchief
Torreon
Carranza
Underwrite Big Loan to Great Britain and France
New York reports a massive underwriting syndicate of American financiers will back a British and French five percent loan to be sold at par. The loan size is said to be 600 to 800 million dollars with broad bank participation. This marks a shift from commission placements to underwritten funding, reducing disputes with the Angl French Commission.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Underwritine
United States
Mi ‘Ly
Ang French Commission
Confederate Naval Monument Proposed for Vicksburg Park
The annual report to the War Secretary details a Confederate naval monument plan costing not more than 150000 dollars for the Vicksburg National Military Park.
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Washington
Vicksburg National Military Park Commission
Decisive Battle Near Vilna Amid German Surround
London reports Germans have occupied Vilna and mounted a broad northward sweep that nearly surrounds a segment of the Russian army in the Vilna Lida Vileika railway triangle. Struggling forces must escape eastward or move southwest, with the Vilna to Lida Baranovichi line as their last intact railroad link.
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Vilna
London
Lida
Vileika
Baranovithebi
National Fire Prevention Day Planned Across States
Safety First Generation of America designates October 9 as National Fire Prevention Day marking the Chicago fire anniversary. States urged to issue proclamations urging public cooperation. 1914 fire losses in the United States and Canada reach an estimated 285,591,350 dollars.
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New York
First Generation of
America
Chicago
United States
Canada
Americans Ordered Out In Precautionary Mexico Travel Advisories
The State Department advised Washington American consuls in northern Mexico to warn citizens to withdraw from danger zones and even leave Mexico if conditions worsen. Secretary Lansing said the instructions are precautionary, similar to alerts used during European conflicts. Consuls in Torreon, Chihuahua, Hermosillo, Guaymas, Nogales, and Juarez extended notices amid reports of unrest on the border and rapid Obregon advances. Exoduses were signaled by latest telegrams, provoking resentment at Villa Washington agency.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
Lansing
Europe
Obregon
Torreon
Chihuahua
Hermonsillo
Guaymas
Nogales
Juarez
Villa Washington
Seventh Vote of Credit in House of Commons
Premier Asquith moved the seventh wartime vote of credit, raising total to 1.262 billion pounds. He requested 250 million pounds more, noting nearly 3 million men enlisted. He reviewed rising war costs, with daily expenditures climbing through April to September and large banks and foreign governments receiving funding.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Bank of England
Dominions
German Ambassador Sees End of US Germany Clash Likely
Count Bernstorff, the German ambassador, predicts settlement of the difficulties between the United States and Germany within a fortnight. He spoke upon returning from Washington and expressed optimism that the dispute would be resolved shortly.
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New Yorks
United States
Germany
Count Bernstorff
Washington
Fighting in Africa and Paris Extend German Losses in War
Gaston Doumergue, minister of the Colonies, states French colonial troops with British aid have made remarkable progress in Africa. He notes that German East Africa will soon be Germany’s only remaining colony aside from a small Kameruns portion, with other German possessions now occupied by the French.
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Africa
Paris
Gaston Doumergue
German East Africa
Germany
Kameruns
Small Battles On Mexican Border
Mexican border clashes near Brownsville and Donna involved American cavalry exchanges with about 200 Mexican fighters. American forces say they suffered no casualties while claiming hits on Mexican troops, and a Carranza officer denied Mexican participation. A mob formed in Matamoros demanding guns, but Nafarrete refused. An investigation followed with mixed accounts from US and Mexican officials.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Donne
Carranza
Matamoros
Col
A. P. Blocksom
Fort Brown
Funston
San Antonio
EF. P. Nafarrete
Nafarrete
P. A. Chapa
United States
Jesse H. Johnson
Johnson
Chapa
Juan Diego
Blacksom
Stefansson Found Land Sought by Arctic Explorer
Stefansson, long believed lost, has sent dispatches from Banks Land noting discovery of new land. He led the Canadian Arctic expedition from Victoria in 1913 and March 1914 to chart uncharted seas, surviving only harsh rations. He plans winter exploration with a power schooner and a smaller craft.
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Ruby
Herschel Island
Stefansson
Banks Land
Alaska
North Pole
Girl Kills Father in Lynchburg Case at Home
Wa Dora Kidd aged 20 is jailed without bail after fatally shooting her father John Kidd 66 at their residence. Authorities say the defendant acted after alleging he was beating a younger child.
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Lynchburg
Dora Kidd
John Kidd
Kidd
Ambassador Dumba's Recall
The Austrian government plans to recall Ambassador Dumba for consultation after delivering the U S note. The move follows Dumba's request for leave of absence and is considered satisfactory by the American government. It is understood he will not return to the United States after his leave ends.
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Washington
Ambassador Dumba
Ambassador Penfield
United States
Dumba
Fate of Vilna Hangs in the Balance
A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports Vilna’s fate uncertain as cannonading continues day and night. Bombing aircraft frequent the city, with three shot down recently. Government offices evacuated, factories being moved, thousands of workers leaving, and sugar supplies exhausted.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Vilna
Washington seeks German disavowal over Arabic torpedoing
Washington presses Berlin for a formal disavowal of the Arabic torpedoing after Ambassador Bernstorff conveyed Lansing’s recommendations. Details of the Lansing Bernstorff talk reveal pressure to sever ties unless Germany provides Arabis evidence. Arbitration may be discussed later only on the act and potential indemnity for lives lost.
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Washington
Germany
Berlin
Bernstorff
Lansing
United States
South Carolina adopts statewide prohibition vote results
Columbia reports statewide prohibition passing with 33 104 votes for and 14 157 against. Governor Manning vows full enforcement as 30 dry counties under local option now join the prohibition regime. Columbia voted for prohibition, Charleston reportedly opposed it.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Manning
Charleston
Deaths Reported as Heat Wave Hits Philadelphia
In Philadelphia Pa the official thermometer rose to 90 degrees three deaths and a number of prostrations were reported amid the heat wave authorities warned residents to seek shade stay hydrated and limit outdoor activity as the city faced record heat.
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Philadelphia
German Bankers to Be Invited
New York reports the pro German element in finance likely to be invited to join a billion dollar credit loan Britain and France seek to establish in the United States. Wall Street expects pro German bankers to help while a Middle Western faction with similar sympathies is expected to oppose the plan despite the money being spent in the United States.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Wall Street
United States
Meat forfeited to Britain valued at 15 million dollars
London reports that nearly all American meat aboard the seized Norwegian steamers Kim Alfred Nobel Bjornsten Bjornsen and Fridland was condemned forfeit to the Crown. Cargoes valued around 15 million dollars, with a small portion released to claimants. The prize court found the ships carried goods likely destined for Germany, raising hopes for an American victory in the Navy Council.
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London
Kim
Alfred Nobel
Bjernstjorne Bjornsen
Fridland
Tia
Copenhagen
Germany
Hesperian Note Reaches State Department
Germany’s note to the United States says no submarine sighting near the Hesperian and that the liner’s explosion may have been caused by a mine. Secretary Lansing reports no action is planned and no conclusive evidence exists of an attack or mine. Dispatches from London and Queenstown suggested torpedo warnings, but the ship lay outside common submarine zones.
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State Department
Washington
Germany
United States
Lansing
Department
London
Queenstown
South America Disappointed in Trade Ties
Dr. L. S. Rowe, secretary general of the Pan American Financial Congress, after a three month tour of South American financial and industrial sectors, found Peru and Chile notably disappointed that American exporters had not leveraged chances to deepen trade relations.
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South America
New York
L. S. Rowe
Pan-American Financial Congress
Peru
Chile
San Francisco convention backs Susan B Anthony amendment
The Woman Voters' Convention adopted resolutions endorsing the Susan B Anthony amendment and opposing any other National Woman Suffrage proposal. A petition to Congress for woman suffrage, 18,338 feet four inches long, with 500,000 signatures, was sent to Washington.
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San Francisco
Woman Voters’ Convention
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
Congress
Washington
Russian Duma Prorogued to Mid November
The Russian Duma was prorogued until mid November by imperial order. President Rodzianko announced the prorogation transmitted through Premier Goremykin. The last session lasted three minutes and drew murmurs from some Labourite and Radical deputies. The constitutional Democrats urged silence.
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Petrograd
London
Duma
Rodzianko
Goremykin
Constitutional Democrats
Vaporize Vapors Promise Fast Croup and Cold Relief
Ad touts vapor treatments for cold troubles as superior to internal remedies. Vapors travel to lungs and airways via heat from Vicks products like Vap-O-Rub. Cites prices from 25 to 100 cents and claims genuine VAPORAB VICKS salve as authentic.
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Vick
Vicks Freth
Plan to Honor Canada Dead With Maple Memorials
A proposal from the Over-Seas club suggests planting sugar maples over isolated Canadian graves in Flanders and France. The idea uses maple leaves as a living memorial, with seeds already sent to France and more on the way to create lasting tribute to soldiers who died in the Great War.
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Canada
Flanders
France
Dominion
Cuticura Emollients Ad Promotes Skin Care
An advertisement extols Cuticura ointment for skin scalp hair and hands, noting its creamy emollients and suitability for red rough itchy pimply surfaces. Encourages samples by mail from Cuticura Dept XY Boston with a postcard address, sold widely.
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Dept. XY
Boston
A Useful Head
A Washington man relies on his faithful but foolish servant Zeke to accomplish tasks. After repeated failures, the employer asks what his head is for. Zeke replies with a sly, practical answer about keeping his collar on.
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Washington
Darky
Zeke
Tobacco and Poison Gas In War Letters
A Canadian artillery corporal recalls gas exposure in battle and credits tobacco with easing choking symptoms. He notes green yellow air and that tobacco helped spit up the gas, describing how soldiers began using tobacco to cope with gas in the air.
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Canadian Artillery
Rare Case of Hidden Profession Illustration
A striking example shows exceptions to all rules when the speaker reveals that a journey with an actor occurred two hours before learning the man’s true profession. The anecdote highlights misperceptions and surprising revelations.
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G. HH. Mathis
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