Rail offices moved from Torreon to Chihuahua City
Reports from El Paso and Eagle Pass detail the removal of railroad offices and archives from Torreon to Chihuahua City along with movable government property. Carranza troops attacked Piedras Negras, Villa forces evacuated and fled, leaving the town under Carranza control with 1200 troops and wounded Villa soldiers sent to the El Paso internment camp. Washington plans a peace conference among Latin-American diplomats before Sept 15 as Carranza may reject offers of Pan American aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso
Tex
Mexico
Torreon
Chihuahua City
Eagle Pass
Carranza
Benjamin Garza
Piedras Negras
Villa
Téxas
Texas
el Paso
Neuvo Laredo
Matamoros
Washington
Lansing
Naon
Zapata
Chihuazhua
Obregon
Seamolt
Saltillo
Parendon
Friends of Peace plan national group for political action
Officials in Chicago report the Friends of Peace discuss forming a nationwide organization to promote freedom of the seas and end war munition exports. The group aims to enroll 15,000,000 names and will operate without opposing loyalty in wartime, with a 27 member committee guiding its national structure from New York Chicago and various states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Friends of Peace
England
Germany
Convention of the Friends of Peace
United States
Francis L. Dorl
John Brisben
Walker
New York
Robert Ford
Louis J. Knell
Buffalo
William ‘Libermann
Anna Schaedley
James K. McGuire
Syracuse
Herman.a. Metz
Brooklyn
Henry Vollmer
Davenport
Carl Schurz
Edward Hentici
Herman B. ‘Ridder
New ‘York
John F. Kelly
Pittsfield
Mass
J.B. Murphy
Alexander P. Moore
Pittsburgh
Patrick TH
O'Donnell
Francis L. Dor
John B. Walker
Henry Weismann
Ferdinand Hansen
Jerediah O'Leary
Horace Brand
G. C. ‘Berkemeyer
Louis Brass
Stephen G. Porter
John G. Roth
Chris Rebhan
Thomas Tulte
A.N. O'Neill
Grace
Reed
Earthquake Rips Central America Crippling Several Cities
A strong quake struck San Salvador and Guatemala causing widespread ruin in Jutiapa and Santa Ana with churches damaged and few casualties reported. San Salvador reported no immediate deaths, while Santa Ana and Sonsonate areas suffered losses. The town of Jutiapa, 45 miles southeast of Guatemala City, centers cattle and coffee trade with about 12,000 residents. A Panama Canal Zone dispatch said isthmus conditions were normal aside from days of slides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Liberatad
Salvador
San Salvador
Guatemala
Jutiapa
Santa Ana
I Santa Ana
Sonzonate
Republic
Junapa
Guatemala City
Beekeepers Gather for Joint State Meeting in Hamilton
Hundreds of beekeepers from Iowa Missouri and surrounding points converge at Hamilton near EOKUK for a joint field meeting of the three state associations to discuss key issues in bee culture and honey production. A conference of U S and Canadian official bee inspectors follows to exchange views on bee diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eokuk
Towa
Tintin Dadant Apiaries
Hamilton
Wingis
Missouri
United States
Canada
Burglars Loot Chicago Homes in Fashionable Districts
Chicago police believe skilled burglars conducted systematic raids on mansions in the city’s exclusive districts during owner absences at summer resorts. The J Ogden Armour home was robbed last night and other residences including Congressman Madden Judge Glennon and Rush Butler were looted. Melville Reeves, dubbed the skyscraper burglar, was taken into custody and may face Mrs Armour and detectives tomorrow. A fingerprint from the Armour case is being compared with police records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Martin
B. Madden
Janner
B. T. Glennon
Rush C. Butler
Melville Reeves
Madden
Armour
Glennon
Butler
Reeves
Death of Spanish Baron in Gibraltar
News from Gibraltar reports the death of Baron Francisco de las Torres Guillen. The baron caused a social stir in Chicago and St. Louis about fifteen years ago. He married Hallie Cunningham in Paris in 1899, they had a child in 1901 in St. Louis, she later obtained a legal separation in Los Angeles, and he rejoined the Spanish army.
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Chicago
Gibraltar
Francisco de Las Torres
Guillen
Baron de Las Torres
St. Louis
Hallie Zane Cunningham
Michael” Cunningham
Spain
Los Angeles
Government wireless station at Lake Bluff opens
Sept 7 Chicago reports that the government wireless station at the Naga training station on Lake Bluff began operation after a severe test showing messages could be sent to Honolulu. The station serves government use only, not commercial messages, primarily flashing orders to Panama Canal and San Francisco stations, directing the Pacific fleet and relaying to the Hawaiian Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whicago
Naga
Lake Bluff
Honolulu
United States
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
U S Army To Take Over Most of Rio Grande Border
Brownsville reports Major General Frederick Funston to issue orders placing nearly all Rio Grande border region under United States army control. Army to focus on guarding the border while interior policing is relaxed unless needed by state and county officers. Authorities cite aim to reduce cross border fighting that erupted earlier week between Mexicans and Texas rangers aided by American citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Frederick
Funston
Rio. Grandee
United States Army
Rio Grande
Texas Rangers
Tex
San Diego
Carranza
California
Land and Liberty
W.H. Hay
U.S
Aniceto Pizano
Luis de la Rosa
Matamoros
A. P. Navarrete
London
Nicholas
Anny
Raymnd Poincare
France
Joffreta
Amy
Riga
Duina
Gulf
Dvinsk
Vilna
Grodno
St. Chara
Pripet
Leopold
Bavaria
Mackensen
Royno
Serbia
Danube
Fnoves
Ment
General Goethals Addresses Panama Canal Exposition Crowd
Major General George Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal, spoke to a vast audience at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. He reviewed the canal’s history and later addressed enlisted U S army and navy personnel honored by the escort party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
George Goethals
Shawnee County Courthouse Sold Over Tax Dispute
TOPEKA Kan Sept 7 The Shawnee county court house was sold for taxes after a dispute between city and county officials over who would collect payment for money due the city.
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Topeka
Kan
Shawnee County
Second Military Camp Opens Near Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH N Y Sept 7 a special train of 22 cars will arrive tomorrow bringing nearly 600 men to form the second military camp of instruction to be opened here in the morning.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
Theorning
Secretary Dumba Letter Sparks White House Discussion
Washington reports Dr Constantin Dumba Austro-Hungarian ambassador provided an explanation to Secretary Lansing about plans to withdraw Austro-Hungarian labor from American plants making war materiel for Britain and allies. Officials expect President Wilson to review the explanation. The letter was seized by British authorities and transmitted to the State Department. Austria-Hungary intends to publish a decree making nationals liable under martial law for aiding munition production, with severe penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Constantin Dumba
Lansing
Vienna
Dumba
James F. J. Archibald
State Department
Page
London
Department
United States
Austria-Hungary
Lost passenger Wolff linked to Hysperian sinking
From London comes word that Wolff a 21 year old born in New Jersey was lost in the Hysperian disaster as reported by the Daily Mail. Liverpool officials deny any lookout warning before the torpedo struck the vessel causing an abrupt halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queenstown
Daily Mail
Wolff
New Jersey
Liverpool
Alida Line
Hysperian
Tornado in Bureau County Kills Man Near Wyanet
A tornado swept over Hiiseie county near Wyanet as William Whipple died and Clay Smith and John Bradley were seriously injured while threshing in a field. The wagon was blown 15 rods and toppled over a fence. Farm buildings sustained extensive damage and the corn crop was damaged by wind and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
William Whipple
Clay Smith
John Bradley
Hiiseie County
Wyanet
Postmaster General Burleson Postage Increase Opposed
Philadelphia September 7 The recommendation to raise magazine postage rates for issues issued less than weekly drew fierce opposition from speakers at the tenth annual convention of the Destitute of Trade Press association which opened today in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Burleson
Destitite of Trade Press Association
Floods From Marmaton River Hit Fort Scott Area
Floodwaters rose from Marmaton River flooding Fort Scott Kansas and North Fort Scott causing widespread damage. Cab drivers warned residents as waters swept away homes and cars. Dozens rescued from trees and rooftops with hundreds left homeless and several missing. Snake infestations appear as floodwaters recede.
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Fort Scott
Kas
Marmaton
Uniontown
North Scott
North Fort Scott
Tola
Kan
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Cand Elm Creek
British Bombardment and Eastern Front Updates
British report notes German air raid on eastern England with fires and casualties yet to be confirmed. British squadron shells Belgian coast to Ossestead while Vienna cites Russian success near Brody in Galicia. Emperors and generals shift aims as Russian and Austro German forces clash across multiple fronts with ongoing bombardment and troop movements.
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London
England
Vienna
Brody
Galicia
Americans arrested as spies in Moscow reported
Washington reported today that two Americans, the European manager, and a traveling representative of the Rice Hutchins Shoe company of Boston have been arrested as spies in Moscow. The American consul provided no further details to the state department.
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Washington
Rice- Hutchine Shoe Company
Boston
Moscow
State Department
Artillerymen From Camp Robinson to Arrive at Port Houston
United States artillerymen from Camp Robinson Wisconsin will arrive tonight at Port Houston, Texas. Troop movements are known.
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New Orleans
United States
Robinson
Yg Wis
Sam ‘Houston
Tex
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Negras
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the Republic
War Department
Panama Canal Zone
Gibralter
General Funston
Check River
Goethals
Court House
Bureau County
Carimen
Dunkirk
Osstead
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