Killed at Fort Sill in stampede tragedy
Fort Sill Okla Sept 9 one soldier killed and nine injured when horses attached to a cannon Caisson stampede after being frightened by heavy firing. Private James Lawrence of Cincinnati Ohio was killed instantly. Private Peter Dyle Malloy Pa and Roy Davis Converse S C not expected to survive internal injuries. All victims from E battery Eighth field artillery. An unknown hidden battery opened fire startling the horses causing the stampede and trampling. An investigation was ordered by Gen Cox Snow. This marks the third fatal Fort Sill accident in a month.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Leon F. Holiday
Waterloo
Iowa
E Battery
Eighth
United States Field Artillery
James Lawrence
Cincinnati
Ohio
Peter Dyle
Mallov
Roy Davis
Converse
S. C
Eighth Field Artillery
Cox Snow
Fort Sil
Missouri National Guard
Japan to Discuss Far East Policy
Washington reports that talks between Viscount Ishii and Secretary Lansing will resume Monday without addressing Japan's steel exports or the disposition of former German possessions in China and the Pacific. Japan seeks peaceful conditions in China to aid ally roles and future Far East development, aiming to cooperate with the United States on power and resources for the common good.
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Washington
Viscount Ishii
Cretary Lansing
Japan
China
Pacific
America
United States
Far East
Gun Fight on Train Kills Two in Minnesota Standoff
In Glencoe Minnesota on a Saturday a pistol fight during a freight train hold up left two farm hands dead and one wounded. Four men with I W W cards engaged the riders. one wounded man escaped amid twenty shots while Charles Dunham and an unidentified man died. Sheriff Krause arrested three suspects at Bird Island after the bodies were found in a box car.
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Glencoe
Minn
W. W. Cards
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Frank Krause
McLeod County
Charles Dunham
Theetrain
Bird [Sland
Klause
Stumper
I. W. W. Cards
German Drive Halted In Livonia Amid Front Reassessment
German and Russian forces appear to have halted their advance in Livonia after Von Hindenburg pressure. Russian lines run west of Kekenhuzen on the Dvina to the Gulf of Riga, with talk of a possible stand this fall as the weather slows operations. In the Alps front, Austro Italian hostilities near Triest show Italian resistance intensifying, while Verdun again draws close attention as Petain’s forces renew action east of the Meuse with an apparent German repulse.
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Russia
Livonia
Riga
von Hindenburg
Kekenhuzen
Dvina
Friedrichstadt
Bending
Venden
Gulf of Riga
Petrograd
Cadorna
Triest
Ital
Riga Free Kaiser Is Grateful for Riga Victory
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William praised the eighth army for capturing Riga. He declared such victories hasten the war’s end, lauded the German forces and their commander, and urged renewed effort at home as harvest comes in and bread is secured.
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Berlin
London
Eighth
Riga
William
Germany
Hanseatic League
Leopold of
Bavaria
Rigas
Eighth Army
Fatherland
Meat Men to Meet Hoover to Address Shortage
Meat producing and packing interests will meet with Herbert Hoover, the food administrator, in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the meat situation and a threatened shortage, with attention focused on potential measures to ease the supply.
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Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Five Bio Stills In Peoria Close Five Bio Stills In Peoria Close
Peoria ends whiskey production as five distilleries halt for wartime food controls. Clarke Brothers Co Woolner’s and Corning’s stop next Saturday, Atlas and Great Western continue for industrial use. Labor shifts and cooperage plants feel impact while war orders sustain remaining operations. Expenditures last year included corn and malt, cooperage, coal, and maintenance costs.
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Peoria
Clarke Brothers & Co
Woolner’s
Corning’s
Atlas
Great Western
Denial of Japan Food Imports Hinted by U S Board
Washington reports that the food administration board denied any plan to enlarge U S food supplies with imports from Japan. The statement counters rumors of import-heavy aid or strategic food sourcing from Japan amid ongoing supply concerns.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Food Administration Board
French Gains on Meuse Reinforce Verdun Front
Paris reports French troops on the right bank of the Meuse in Verdun sector have seized key positions and taken over 500 prisoners. War office statement notes progress amid continued fighting and strategic gains. Austrians delay attacks along Castagnavizza to the sea as Italian forces tighten lines and entrench.
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Paris
Meuse
Verdun
War Office
Udine
Italy
Castagnavizza
Apear
Graz
Klagenfurt
Ternova Forest
Apenovzzia
U S Wheat Price 2.20 Maintained Despite Protests
Washington reports the 2.20 per bushel wheat price fixed by the President will stay in place, despite protests from northern farming areas where crops were poor. North Dakota farmers seek 3 per bushel and removal of storage limits while officials say distribution controls should curb speculation and save consumers money. Hoover warns some farmers may suffer despite overall smooth operation.
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Washington
Wilson
Food Administration
North Dakota
R. A. Pearson
Secretary of Agriculture
West
Herbert Hoover
Strikes in Kansas City Involve 4000 Workers Across Industries
In Kansas City Mo on Sept 9 about 4000 workers are idle across four industries. Peet Brothers soap plant saw 700 employees walk out and a sympathetic strike occurred at Kansas City Packing Box. Demands include higher wages and an eight hour day replacing ten. Packers refuse to bargain with organizers. Other actions include a 150 Wells Fargo freight handlers and teamsters joining an express strike. Police arrested two strikers in Kansas City Kan for carrying concealed weapons.
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Kansas City
Peet Brothers
Kansas City Packing Box Company
Kaw
Wells Fargo
Adams Express
Kan
German messages claim German plots against Argentina
Washington disclosed three brief dispatches showing German diplomacy aimed at Argentina with Swedish involvement. The notes urged sinking Argentine ships without trace and described vessel positions, prompting calls for recall and possible diplomatic fallout. In Buenos Aires, officials expressed astonishment and President Irigoyen prepared to seek a formal reply.
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Washington
State Department
Argentina
Berlin
Count Luxberg
Buenos Aires
United States
Baron Akerhielm
Axel Robert Nordvall
Baron Lowen
Mr. Nordvall
Nordvall
Germany
Noon
Count Luxburg
Irigoyen
Sweden Linked as Intermediary in German Messages
Washington reports state department proof that Sweden has acted as an intermediary for German messages from Buenos Aires, through the Stockholm foreign office to Berlin. The Stockholm foreign office allegedly served as a telegraph office for Germany, transmitting ciphered cables as Swedish government messages for three years.
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Ondon
Washington Dispatches
State Department
Sweden
Buenos Aires
Stockholm
Berlin
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Amusement Parks Exempted From Tax Bill Provisions
Washington is set to cut the amusement tax by exempting amusement parks open gates to rides shows and gates charging 25 cents or less. The Senate adopted the Stone amendment affecting 500 open air parks and removing a 5 cent free admission tax. The bill now saves about 3 million dollars and moves toward final passage next week. Senator Owen urged progressive inheritance tax proposals with a graduated scale up to 100 percent on large estates.
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Washington
Senate
Stone
Owen
Curtis
Kentucky Distilleries Across State Shut At Eleven
About 200 distilleries in Kentucky ceased operations when a government order took effect at 11 o'clock. Distillery property statewide is valued around 70 million dollars and employs 6,000 to 7,000 people, though many office and sales staff will stay. Some 120 million gallons of whiskey remain stored in state warehouses.
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Louisville
Lexington
Kaiser Arrives at Riga Front in War Dispatch
Emperor William arrived at Riga where he reviewed troops and distributed decorations on the battlefield, amid an army campaign report from Amsterdam dated September 9.
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Kaiser
Riga
Amsterdam
Emperor William
Explosion Reveals Bomb Making Plant in Hoboken
Police on Saturday uncover a fully equipped bomb making setup after an explosion blew off a roof in Third Street. Suspect Robert Lichtenfeldt, 33, German-born, fled but was captured and paroled until Monday arraignment. officers seized acids, nitro glycerin and white powder as the investigation continues.
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Hoboken
N. J
Third Street
Robert Lichtenfeldt
Lichtenfeldt
Hays
Clark names board to probe munitions
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Clark will chair a House committee with broad power to investigate ammunition shortages and defective cartridges sent to troops in France. The panel includes Dent of Alabama as chair, with Fields, Williams, Gordon, Shallenberger and others, while Secretary Baker appoints a civilian army officer board to study the Ford Arsenal defects.
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Washington
France
House Committee
Clark
Dent
Military Committee
Alabama
Fields
Kentucky
Williams
Mississippi
Gordon
Ohio
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Anthony
Kansas
McKennie
Illinois
Greene
Vermont
Morin
Pennsylvania
Mollman and Ahearn Indicted Over East St. Louis Riots
Belleville Sept 9 Mayor Mollman of East St Louis and his private secretary Maurice Ahearn were indicted with thirty seven others in the grand jury inquiry into the East St Louis race riots. The report criticizes Mollman for dilatory action and calls for his removal. Ahearn is charged with conspiracy and ordering police to destroy cameras to prevent photographing the mobs.
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Belleville
III
Mollman
East St. Louis
Maurice Ahearn
George A. Crow
Ahearn
Police and Fire Commission
Fred Mollman
Maab
German Aviators Kill One American in France Hospital Bombing
Washington Sept 9 First Lieutenant William T Fitzsimmons 20 a medical corps officer was killed when German aviators bombed hospitals behind the lines in France This dispatch from the military attache in London to the War Department notes the first official notice of the attack on the hospital No other American fatalities were disclosed
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Washington
William T. Fitzsimmons
France
War Department
London
Dies of Riot Wounds in Houston Police Officer
Houston on September 9 reports D R Patten mounted police officer wounded in the Aug 23 riot with Negro soldiers has died Saturday. He is the fifth officer to die from injuries sustained in clashes with the Negroes.
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Houston
Texas
D. R. Patten
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