Drowning in Ontario Car Plunge Kills Five
Port Sydney Ont Aug 5 Five occupants of a car drowned when the vehicle skidded on a floating bridge over Lorig Lake, broke the railing, and plunged into the water. The dead include Henry R Alley head librarian Ontario education dept Toronto Fred Alley six year old son of Henry Miss E M Lawson Angus Lawson Beverley Swabey Harold Swabey and Douglas Lawson. chauffeur John Clark escaped by tearing the curtains and leaping to safety.
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Port Sydney
Ont
Here
Lorig Lake
Henry
R. Alley
Ontario Education Department
Toronto
Fred Alley
E. M. Lawson
Angus Lawson
Beverley Swabey
Harold Swabey
Douglas Lawson
John Clark
Austro Germans Attack Wangorod in Poland
Telegraph report from Innsbruck states Austro German forces with over twenty heavy batteries bombard Wangorod from multiple sides as Russians resist heroically. On August 3 Russian forces under Field Marshal Mikkergeri clashed on the Radomka river, leaving about twenty thousand dead. German bombardment of Lomza begins as large German columns cross the Narew north of Warsaw and Russians repulse new attacks.
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Geneva
London
Innsbruck
Tribune
Poland
Veh Mackergeri
Radomka
Lomza
Natew
Warsaw
Suffrage Leaders Seek Wilson Support at Fair
Fifty Congressional Union suffrage members marched to Secretary of Labor Wilson at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco to urge a constitutional amendment for universal suffrage. Wilson voiced support for votes for women but avoided committing on the proposed amendment, pledging backing for suffrage in his home state of Pennsylvania.
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Congressional Union
Secretary of Labor
San Francisco
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
W. B. ‘Wilson
Wilson
Pennsylvania
United States Latins America ties plan committee site visit
The Pan American Financial conference panel appointed by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo met in New York to forge closer business relations with Latin America. A plant and scope committee was named and tentative plans for visits to South and Central America were discussed.
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New York
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
United States
South
Central America
Berlin reports lack details on Warsaw fall
Berlin dispatches provide no concrete info on the Warsaw collapse. German officials state they have not sent fuller reports and the general staff offers only a brief official phrase as details remain unavailable.
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Berlin
London
Warsaw
Tool Men Vote to Strike at National Tool and Machine
BOSON Aug 5 reports employees at the National Tool and Machine company voted tonight to strike. The move follows unresolved contract disputes and concerns over wages and working conditions raised by union organizers.
Germans Try Berlin Publicize Belgian War Report
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung via Overseas News Agency leaks a Belgian diplomatic report from 1905 to 1914. It claims Germany sought peace from Moroccan crisis to start of war. Belgian diplomats in Berlin and London note England ready to aid France if war occurred.
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Berlin
Tuckerton
N. J
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Brussels
Germany
London
England
France
Armenia War Ruins Leave 20,000 Homeless In Van Province
London dispatch quotes Van governor describing extensive destruction across most Armenian provinces. Only Van Chatak Mokssparkert Mermetatek Khitan remain intact as famine and disease afflict the homeless population.
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London
Armenia
Van
Chatak
Mokssparkert
Mamertatek
Khitan
National Liberty Party in Conflict in Berlin
A division in the National Liberty Party leads a private and public campaign against Dr Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg the imperial chancellor. Critics argue over annexation aims and war settlement while Leipzig Tageblatt defends the chancellor saying his public statements show decisive policy in the empire s interests.
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Berlin
London
National Liberty Party
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
Leipzig
Horse Dropped Dead Driver Badly Hurt in Race
In Toledo on August 5 Dr. W A Barber of Springfield Ohio driving Edna the Great was injured when his trotter dropped dead at the first turn of the 2:16 stake trot on the Michigan Short Ship circuit. Barber was thrown from the sulky and fell beneath the hearse.
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Toledo
Springfield
Edna the Great
Michigan
Emperor William to Return for Polish Autonomy Plan
ROTTERDAM Aug. 6 42 a.m. The Courant reports Emperor William will return to Berlin Sunday to oversee a cabinet conference with heads of German states and Austrian archdukes. They will consider issuing a proclamation declaring Poland a semiautonomous state.
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Rotterdam
London
William
Courant
Berlin
Poland
George sees new era for the Russians
David Lloyd George, speaking to ten thousand Welshmen in Bangor, said he views the eastern situation with anxiety but not dread. He spoke of a ray of hope in Russia’s regeneration, noting enemies misjudge events as cannons shake the bars fettering the Russian soul and Warsaw looms as Russians shed debris and brace for a new land.
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London
Bangor
David Lloyd George
East
Russia
Warsaw
Austra
Prussia
France
Wage scales set for women clerks in Boston stores
Boston August 1 The minimum weekly wage for women over 15 employed in department and other retail stores is set at 8.50 with one year’s experience. Women over 18 must earn at least 7 weekly, and minors 17 to 18 receive 6 while those under 17 get 5. The figures come from a special board of the minimum Wage commission.
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Boston
Posse Pursues Vicious Negro in Liberty Attack Case
A large Clay county posse led by Sheriff White trailed bloodhounds toward Kansas City to find a negro who attacked Mrs. Henry Stafford near Liberty Missouri. The woman was found strapped to a bed and in dangerous condition.
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Kansas
Shells Set Fire To Train Goaches
A Laibach dispatch to the Tribune reports Italian artillery shells set fire to two Borgo Levico trains en route to Roverto. The first train carried troops with five hundred burned to death. the second carried ammunition and eight cars exploded.
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Geneva
Paris
Laibach
Borgo-Levico
Roverto
Refused Call for Medical Aid From Malmo Doctor Spares Army
A dispatch from Malmo Sweden reports Dr Bauer head of Malmo hospital refused an urgent request by the Austrian government for six doctors and forty eight nurses to aid Munkes Hungary. He cited the need to defend their own country and prevent letting any specialists go.
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Copenhagen
Dondon
Malmo
Sweden
Bauer
Munkes
Hungary
B Bauer
Turf Stars to Meet in $5,000 Pacing Trot Races
Kalamazoo reports arrangements for two match races at North Randall track Cleveland on Monday August 16. Directum I and William pacers race the other pair Peter Volo and Lee Axworthy trotters for $5,000 each, two heats out of three.
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Kalamazoo
Directum I
William
Pacers
Peter Volo
Lee Axworthy
Trotters
North Randall Track
Cleveland
Speed Boat Sinks Off Prospect Point in Trial Run
NEW YORK Aug 5 The speed boat Ankle Deep II owned by Count Casimir Mankowski of Lake George New York sank in Long Island Sound off Prospect Point after striking a rock during a trial trip. The count and his mechanician were rescued. The boat was rated at 500 horsepower.
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New York
Casimir Mankowski
Lake George
N.Y
Long Island Sound
Prospect Point
Cannon's Ig Honored at Catholic Foresters Convention
Providence R I Aug 5 Thomas I Cannon of Chicago was elected high chief ranger at the closing session of the international convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters.
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Cannon
Providence
R. I
Thomas I. Cannon
Chicago
Catholic Order of Foresters
Woman Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy in Vermont
A Montpelier resident Mary Gauthier testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her irregularities fatigue and pains. The ad touts the medicine's forty year record and offers confidential guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Massachusetts.
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Mary Gauthier
Ridge St., Montpelier, Vt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Uniformed Arion Society to Attend Peoria Session
The Arion Society, a local German singers group, will be fully uniformed with new suits white trousers white hats and black neckties for the district meeting in Peoria on August 28 and 29. Songs will be sung again, German song heritage recalled, and efforts to strengthen the organization are under consideration as they prepare to excel at the Peoria session.
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Arion Society
Peoria
Auto races at Baldwin Park draw local crowd on Aug 15
Baldwin Park hosts speed events promising to draw residents for miles as $2,000 in purses boosts interest. Races start at 2:30 p.m. with quick starts and no long delays. The track will be prepared and big doings are planned.
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Baldwin Park
Two Attractions At Baldwin Park Labor Day Parade
An agreement brings both Barnum and Bailey circus and a Labor Day picnic to Baldwin Park on Monday September 6. The Labor Day parade starts after 9 00 am and will clear streets before the circus parade reaches downtown. Morning events precede a busy Baldwin field afternoon with a queen crowning and baby show. Admission at the gate is free.
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Baldwin Park
Baldwin
Baldwin’ Field
Civic League Manages Push Against Gasoline Fillers
The Civic Improvement League met at Hotel Quincy to discuss enforcing laws against sidewalk gasoline fillers and outdoor lunch stands. Directors pledged to back city officials, pursue prosecutions, and back removal of area-ways and outside steps, with attorney Adair praised for enforcing the law.
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Civic Improvement League
Quincy
Frank Dissler
League
Ity
Adair
Laughter Fails as Court Fines Man. Others Have Troubles
William Bum Abner arrr aigned for intoxication and fined 2 dollars plus costs, then jailed for 5 1/2 days. Tom Johnson, angry over missing tobacco and whiskey, fined 25 dollars and costs and jailed for 5 days. Sidney Frizer discharged on peace disturbance charge after threatening to kill a dog and its owner. Fred Bastain’s peace disturbance charge withdrawn. defendant discharged.
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William
Abner
Sidney Frizer
Wattie Ward
Frizer
Fred Bastain
Myrtle Bastain
Building Plan for Chaddock College Campus Structure
Chaddock College executives reviewed plans for a new building on campus and a committee meeting was set to advance the project before cold weather. The project aims to beautify the college and requires a considerable sum to cover anticipated costs, with bills approved at the session.
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Chaddock College
Chaddock
Quincy
Forestry Commission Notice on Tree Trimming
Forestry Commission requires owners to trim all boughs and branches at least twelve feet above ground to avoid obstructing passage along streets avenues or sidewalks. Signed by Taylor C E Bowers J R Pearce Forester.
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Forestry Commission
Tredp. Taylor
C. EB. “Bowers
J. R. Pearce
Heintz’s Mid-Summer Sale Promotes Dress and Drapery Deals
Local pickup notices advertise Heintz's mid-summer sale with creton, dress fabrics, and hemmed napkins. Halbach-Schroeder Co promotes discounts while ground breaks occur at Seventh and Cherry for nine new houses. Other items include low shoes, new men’s shirts, and a car collision near Fourth and Broadway with no injuries reported.
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Heintz
Creton
Halbach-Schroeder Co
International Harvester Company
William ‘Bangert
Broadway
Hatbach-Schroeder Co
Seventh
Cherry
al Wheat
Ninth
Cedar
Actial -St
Percale
Madras
Meyer- Wikins Co
Godfrey Loffler
Soldiers
Front
Cedar Streets
Watchiteh-Schroeder Co
Migs Balthrope
South Twelfth Street
Heintz’s
Stalbach-Schroeder Co
Ollie Schnieder
The
Ellington. Electric Company
Americans in Mexico City not forced to surrender arms
Aug 5. American residents of Mexico City will not be compelled to surrender their arms. Brazilian Minister Cardosa told the state department that General Gonzales had exempted Americans from the order demanding all citizens surrender arms to the government under penalty of death.
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Wasitington
Mexico
Cardosa
State Department
Gongiles
River Stage Drops Slightly After Midnight
Quincy's Pulse River reports stage at midnight 15 and slowly falling, lower than it would have been if it had continued to rise. Country Club events feature luncheon hosted by Mrs William Sinnock, bridge auction prizes won by Mrs Robert Harbach Mrs J M Winters and Mrs Lawrence Best. Out of town guests include Mrs Weis Alexandria LA Miss Marguerite Horton Minneapolis and Neysa McMein New York City. Mrs A W Weis hosted a party of eight for a luncheon. Miss Williamson also hosted a party.
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Country Club
William Sinnock
Robert Harbach
J. M. Winters
Lawrence Best
Weis
Alexandria
Tractor Demonstration Attracts Thousands In Champaign
A crowd estimated at over ten thousand witnessed the Illinois Tractor demonstration in Champaign yesterday. Fifty machines plowed in operation at one time before the event closed today at noon. A banquet Wednesday night honored exhibitors who promised to return next year to outdo this year’s showing.
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Champaign
Pretty Party on Ohio Street Hosts Guests and Prizes
Miss Marie Caroman of 318 Ohio street entertained yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss Margaret Weldens of Chicago. An even dozen young ladies attended, whist was played with prizes awarded to Miss Mary Ford Edna Burke and Arlene Bakers. Miss Weldens received a guest gift and refreshments followed. Those present included Sadie Morris Ethel Deters Lillian Deters Margaret Brincks Agnes Burke Mary Forde May Cunnane Dorothy Menke and Arlene Rakers.
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Ohio Street
Marie ‘Caroman
Margaret ‘Weldens
Chicago
Mary Ford
Edna Burke
Arlene Bakers
Sadie Morris
Ethel Deters
Lillian Deters
Margaret Brincks
Agnes Burke
Mary Forde
May Cunnane
Dorothy Menke
Arlene’ Rakers
Geise Leaves Entire Estate to Wife in County Court Filing
The will of Henry B Geise filed yesterday in county court bequeaths all real and personal property to his wife Anna M Geise who is named executrix without bond. The document dated June 22 1915 is witnessed by Hershel Garrett and William Schlagenhauf.
Duluth Chosen for Foresters’ 1918 Convention
In Providence R I on Aug 5 the Catholic Order of Foresters selected Duluth Minnesota as the site for its triennial convention in 1918.
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Duluth
Povidence
Catholic Order of Foresters
Minn
Furnished Rooms for Rent and Sale Property Listing
FOR RENT Three rooms seven fifty, four rooms eight fifty, five rooms nine dollars. Store room S11. Furnished rooms reasonable. J. TL Vanly, 6th and Hampshire. Phone 3821-J. FOR SALE Acres of ground with 7 room house, small barn and shed, spring water, 1 1/2 miles from city limits. Bargain. Inquire J. R. Belt, 516 Vermont.
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J. TL Vanly
6Th
Hampshire
J. R. Belt
Vermont
Jersey
C. Miller
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Selves
Wangorod
Kaiser
Theobald von Bethmann
Hollweg
W. A. Barber
Keeley Institute
Dwight, Illinois
Rector
W. Monroe St
Te. Central
George
Minimum Wage Commission
Baldwin Pary
Alu Barnum & Bailey Circus
Park Highland P
OAL Club
CIVIC
Hampshire St
Quincey
Board of Trustees
Wheeler
Forester
J. S
J. W. Cruttenden
Vermont Streets
Oliver
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