Lowden in 1920 presidential bid urged at Illinois convention
Springfield dispatch reports Governor Frank O. Lowden formally urged as 1920 Republican presidential candidate at the Illinois state convention. John H. Harrison, permanent chairman, sparked boisterous cheers as delegates supported the notion. The convention devoted long remarks to war policy and party loyalty.
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Springfield
Ill
Frank O. Lowden
John H. Harrison
Illinois
Harrison
Lowden
Republican Party
Congress
Repubblicans
Two Americans Killed in War Casualty Report
Fragmentary OCR notes report two American deaths in a war casualty list. Names and details are unclear due to damaged text. The entry mentions General She and companies in Chicago, with incomplete affiliations and context.
American troops turn tide of war in Europe
New York dispatch reports Senator James Hamilton Lewis returning from France and England says the American army’s breakthrough at St Mihiel terrorizes Germany and signals a coming overthrow of Prussian military rule. World leaders credit American prowess with shaping Britain’s spirit and the war’s momentum.
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New York
St. Mihiel
Germany
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
France
England
Lewis
Pershing
Great Britain
Clemenceau
America
Wilson
Britain
German Statement Claims Successes in Western Front Actions
Berlin reports from Via London on September 21 that infantry engagements northeast of Bixschoote and south of Ypres were successful for Germany. British attacks near Huluch were repulsed while German forces took prisoners at Mouevres and in the Havrincourt wood. German shells destroyed enemy shelters at Moeuvres. Counterattacks near Gouzeaucourt and Epehy were repulsed, with Bavarian and Prussian riflemen noted. North of the Aisne, around Vaurains farm and west of Jouy, 130 prisoners were taken. An enemy attack west of Jouy was repulsed after artillery preparation. Lieut. Buechner achieved his thirtieth aerial victory.
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Berlin
London
Bixschoote
Soth
Ypres
Huluch
Mouevres
Havrincourt Wood
Moeuvres
Gouzeaucourt
Epehy
Omignon Rivulet
Somme River
Aisne
Vaurains
Jouy
Lieut
Buechner
Barge Line Planned Between Chicago and St. Louis
Illinois Waterways board chairman ER Conway says a Chicago to St. Louis barge line is in prospect. Freight interchange with the St. Louis to New Orleans line is planned, enabling direct shipment Chicago to New Orleans via water. Barges would travel from Chicago through the Illinois and Michigan canal to Peru, then the Illinois River to Grafton and the Mississippi to St. Louis. An Illinois barge company will operate the Chicago St. Louis line.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
ER. S. Conway
Illinois Waterways Board
Conway
Mississippi Valley Waterpower Association
E. Jf. Lovelace
Association
New Orleans
Lovelace
Peru
Illinois
Illinois River
Grafton
Illinois Barge Company
Archbishop Ireland Sinking
Arch bishop John Ireland of the St Paul diocese was reported ill and near death amid a collapse in health care. The aged church leader faced serious illness as priests and physicians monitored his condition. The brief item notes his ailing state and hospital attention in St Paul Minnesota.
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Ireland
St, Paul
John Ireland
St. Paul
Soak Sehavtoe
Willy Res
Balloon and Plane Downing On Lorraine Front
Lieut. F. Luke of Phoenix claims he shot down two enemy balloons and three airplanes in recent patrols, with balloons confirmed by witnesses. One aircraft landed inside French lines and its destruction was confirmed. Luke used incendiary bullets under special permission, facing heavy anti aircraft fire as flaming onions threatened his aircraft.
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Associated Press
Lorraine
Lieut. F. Luke
Phoenix
Luke
Captured Order Demands Method in Destruction
Associated Press reports that German forces in Lorraine issued orders on Sept 3 to destroy property methodically as Allied forces advance. The directive requires rear guards to coordinate burning and demolitions, with specific targets including Communedhon Agny Le Gay Villequier Aumont Le Gaisnel and nearby roads and bridges west of LaFere.
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Lorraine
108Th Infantry
Grasse
Commendhon
Agny-Le- Gay
Villequier-Aumont
le -Gaisnel
Faillouel
Frieres-Faillouel
Mennessis
Rate Orders Issued By Utilities Board
The public utilities commission issued orders on steam heat meter rates for Danville replacing flat rates. It extended suspensions on increases for Alton Gas and Electric until March 17 and on East St. Louis Light and Power increases to March 17, 1919. The Kankakee Electric Company filed to raise street railway fares.
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Springfield
Public Utilities Commission
Danville
Alton Gas and Electric Company
East St. Louis Light and Power Company
Kankakee Electric Company
Enormous Enemy Steamer Captured on the Dvina
London dispatch reports that the largest of the enemy's armored steamers has been captured on the Dvina while on the Murmansk front Karelians repelled patrols crossing from Finland. In Ukhtinskaya German forces suffered a severe defeat as Russian units pressed the pursuit.
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London
Russia
Dvina
Murmansk
Kare- Mans
Karelia
Finland
Germany
Ukhtinskaya
Wea
War Revenue Bill Passed by House to Raise 8.18 Billion
The House approved the war revenue bill by a 550 to 0 roll call and sent it to the Senate. The measure aims to raise about 8.182 billion through taxation to fund the current year, with swift Senate action expected. Amendments expanded depletion allowances to include timber and other natural deposits, while proposed tax exemptions for military personnel overseas were defeated.
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Washington
House
Senate
Kitchin
Clark
Representative Good
Iowa
Austin
Tennessee
Austro-Hungarian Peace Note Receives German Reply
The United States reply to Austria Hungary peace feeler was sent to Vienna by the Spanish minister in Amsterdam. Germany says it favors the proposal and is ready to take part in the neutral conference to discuss peace principles. The Berlin note asserts Germany’s willingness to participate in the exchange of ideas.
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Treasury Department
Kahn
California
Stafford
Wisconsin
Longworth
Ohio
Austria
Amsterdam
Vienna
Germany
Berlin
France Recognizes Slavs Independence Move
Paris Sept 21 France will recognize the independence of the southern Slavs after accepting an Italian suggestion. The Echo De Paris reports the development, detailing Paris's stance amid the evolving Balkan situation.
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France
Paris
Havas
Italy
Echo de Paria
No Wasted Effort in The Whig Want Ads
An advertising pitch urges owners of tenantless property to use The Whig Want Ads to quickly attract tenants. It claims ads connect prospective renters with locations and rents, saving time and money by directing inquiries through the newspaper.
Links in chain of proof accuse Germany of prewar aims
Washington reports the final chapter in disclosures drawn from secret Russian documents. It cites June 9 1914 German general staff orders to mobilize and November 20 1914 German naval staff directives sending agents to Canada and the United States for bomb plots. It notes Bolshevik ties, Scheidemann involvement, and a Brest-Litovsk telegraph implying a separate peace strategy.
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Washington
Germany
Sarajevo
Russia
Lenine and
Trotzky
Europe
Canada
United States
Scheidemann
Vorwaert’s
Berlin
Tchitcherin
Petrograd
Brest-Litovsk
England
America
Food And Labor Both Scarce Hertling Says
Paris dispatch reports Chancellor Von Hertling acknowledging food shortages in Germany. He said scarcity stems from lack of labor for agriculture and the food shortage itself rather than organizational defects, and he cannot promise to meet all demands raised by complainants.
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Paris
Havas
von Hertling
Socialist Party
Basai
Germany
Wreck Victims All Lived In Colorado
Springfield Mo Sept 21 With the death of Henry Skelton of Sterling Cole the toll of killed in the wreck of a troop train and a freight train on the St Louis and Southwestern railroad near Marshfield Mo Tuesday night is 12 soldiers and three train crew members All the injured are expected to recover Most victims were Colorado residents except Herman N Yunker Kenwood Iowa and Selvo Romero address unknown
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Springfield
Henry Skelton
Sterling
Cole
St. Louis and Southwestern
Marshfield
Herman N. Yunker
Kenwood
Iowa
Selvo Romero
Colorado
New German Aircraft Type Reported by Patrols
Patrols in France report an entirely new enemy airplane designed for easy maneuver. They also state Germans are adopting parachute escape from damaged planes.
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Franch
Roeuters
British Forces Break Turkish Lines in Palestine
British forces under General Allenby attacked Turkish positions on a 16 mile front on Sept 19 in Palestine. The breakthrough near Rafat to the sea pushed 19 miles, with 3000 Turks captured. Cavalry pressed into the Turkish rear toward Nablus and Elafula Beisan, while Allenby’s right wing seized El Mugier west of the Jordan.
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London
Palestine
Allenby
Rafat
Nablus
Elafula
Beisan
Jordan
el Mugier
Allied Forces Strike Turkish Line in Palestine Drive
AP reports a swift Allied offensive led by General Allenby with British and French support across a sixteen mile front in Palestine. Turkish positions were penetrated to nineteen miles, with over 3,000 prisoners taken as forces push toward a turning movement. Coastal gunfire and desert operations accompany the pursuit as Hedjaz tribes isolate Turkish forces east of the Jordan. Meanwhile on the Western Front, French and British troops gain ground near Cambrai and St Quentin as German defenses crumble. In Macedonia and Soissons sectors, progress continues with renewed pressure and American artillery duels near Metz. An American patrol uncovers German machine gun nests under a cemetery cross, where Germans fell back without destroying the monument.
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Associated Press
Holy Land
Jordan River
Mediterranean
Belgium
France
Italy
Balkans
Palestine
Allenby
Hedras
Jordan
Jordan Valley
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Moeuvres
Foch
Soissons
Chemin Des Dames
Vailly
St. Mihiel
Metz
Macedonia
Find Machine Gun Nests In Cemetery Near Limy
Lorraine dispatch reports discovery of machine gun nests in a cemetery near Limy as German lines stood just before a prior attack. The fragments indicate wartime activity and ongoing military operations in the area.
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Praag
Lorraine
Limy
Scottish Troops Capture Moeuvres West of Cambrai
On September 20 Scottish troops finally captured Moeuvres after heavy fighting, Harig reports. The Germans holding out in the village were overcome while English forces repelled a focal attack northwest of Hulluch. Minor operations northwest of La Bassée advanced over 24 miles to Rue Du Marais and La Tourelle, with over 100 prisoners taken and a counterattack beaten off.
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London
Moeuvres
Cambrai
Haig
Mceuvres
Hulluch
la Bassee
Rue du Marais
la Tourelle
Return of St Mihiel residents to hermes in Lorraine
In the St Mihiel sector of Lorraine the Franco American victory prompts a returning exodus of inhabitants. Some villages remain ruined by bombardment while southern parishes see peasants and townsfolk gradually reclaim homes and rebuild ties after four years of German occupation.
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St. Mihiel
Hermés
Associated Press
Lorraine
Forts Mer
Germany Strips Garrisons In Western Front Action
A World War I era report notes German forces withdrawing garrisons on the western front and shifting troops toward Poland and other fronts. The piece emphasizes urgency and strategic redeployments in a confected wartime update.
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Germany
Washington
Poland
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Goodrich
Prussia
Lime
Gulf
LaFere
Ham
Utilities Board
Divina
U.S
Edgar Sisson
Committee On Public Information
Kerensky
Czar
Hertling
Turk Defenses
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