Bryan Meets Wilson at White House in Cordial Talk
President Wilson and former Secretary Bryan conferred nearly an hour in the Green Room for the first time since Bryan’s resignation. They discussed peace and defense, with Bryan undecided about a Europe trip and his lecturing schedule. Ford and Bryan later conferred on the peace movement versus preparedness as photographers crowded the exit.
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Washington
Wilson
Bryant
White House
Bryan
Europe
Mr. Bryan
Daniels
Henry Ford
Ford
Saloonkeepers Testify in Bell Election Conspiracy Trial
In Indianapolis on Sept 22 two saloonkeepers testified at the Mayor Bell election conspiracy trial that they gave $25 each to the Democratic campaign fund in 1914. They described police visits to their venues and said Riley, a city official, pressured for funds. Other saloonmen testified of about $1,000 collected and handed to Bell, with claims of organized campaign finance by city contractors.
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Indianapolis
Bell
Democratic Campaign’ Fund
Hubert S. Riley
Democratic Campaign ‘Fund
Joseph. E. Woerner
Riley
Board of Works
George F. Young
Pritz Weiffenbach
Joseph W. Crane
John Roeder
William Kissell
Seventh Ward
British Seek Germanys Trade War Rise in World Markets
Washington report outlines Britain plan to aid merchants in replacing German and Austrian suppliers as war disrupts trade. Board of Trade forms confidential information service via Commercial Intelligence Bureau to assist firms expanding foreign branches and securing new customers abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
Board of Trade
Bureau of Foreign and
Commercial Intelligence Bureau
Suffragette Harriet Reid to present medal at fair
Springfield report notes Miss Harriet Reid leaves for the Perry county fair in Pinkneyville to honor W I Morris of the forty fourth district, who refused to vote for the mileage grab bill and declined the mileage money after its passage, stating honesty is rarer than heroism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Harriet Reid
Perry County
Pinkneyville
Til
Morris
Forty-Fourth
General Assembly
Zeppelin raid hits London Bank of England claim
Berlin wireless dispatches report that bombs fell near the Bank of England during the last air raid on London. Travelers arriving in New York noted the Bank of England’s vicinity as a bombing target, with bomb impacts described near the bank.
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Berlin
Tuckerton
N. J
Amsterdam
London
England
New
York
Serbia Stands Ready For Attack Amid Rumors
London dispatch from Nish reports the Serbian government denying rumors that Germany advised Serbia not to oppose a planned central powers attack. The government says Serbia has not been advised of such an attack and would indignantly refuse any compact, declaring readiness to meet any assault from any quarter.
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London
Reuter
Nish Saysi
Germany
Serbia
Ostrow Taken By Bavarian Troops Near Brest Litovsk
Bavarian forces under Prince Leopold stormed Russian positions along the Myscinka river and captured Ostrow near the Brest Litovsk Minsk railway. The claim was officially announced this afternoon.
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Ostrow
Berlin
London
Prince
Leopold
Myscinka
Brest Litovsk Minsk
Anglo-French financial commission meets through night
New York September 22 The Anglo-French financial commission continues a long all day and all night session seeking a huge credit loan for Great Britain and France. Indications show no immediate announcement and rumors on terms or Russia participation abound while bankers assess market impact. The meeting ends shortly after midnight with no official statements issued.
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New York
Commission
Pierre L. Bark
Russia
The
Wall Street
Middle West
Chicago
Peace Theme At Illinois Missionary Convention
Reverend Peter Ainslie of Baltimore opened the Illinois Christian Missionary society session in Bloomington with a peace address. He attended the Swiss peace conference at the outbreak of the European war. Dr. Walter Athearn of Drake University spoke at the night session as the convention continues through tomorrow night.
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Bloomington
Peter Ainslie
Baltimore
Illinois Christian Missionary Society
Ain=slie
Switzerland
Walter Athearn
Drake
University
Des Moines
Iowa
House Denies Quoting Wilson to Dumba
ROSLYN Sept 22 Colonel E M House denied having quoted President Wilson to Ambassador Dumba in letters seized from J F J Archibald in England He said he only expressed his personal opinion on munition shipments.
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House
Roslyn
L. T
E. M. House
President Wilson
Dumba
J. F. J. Archibald
England
Couple Married in Springfield After License
Frank D. Winter of Danville and Genevieve Patterson of Catlin were married by Judge Weaver of the county court in Springfield on a Tuesday after obtaining a marriage license.
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Springfield
Frank .D
Winter
Danville
Genevieve Patterson
Catlin
Weaver
Thompson announces candidacy for republican national committeeman
William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago, formally declares his bid to succeed Governor West as Illinois republican national committeeman at the state fair. He says Sherman faces no opposition for the presidential nomination. Thompson criticizes West and former Gov. Deneen over party handling and accuses John F. Devine of directing funds to governor and county races. Dem leaders gather. Charles Deneen and Roger Sullivan appear. Senator James Hamilton Lewis plans to join Democratic day celebrations.
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Springfield
Ill
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Rov. O. West
Thompson
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Sangamon County
Hall of Representatives
State House
Lincoln
Assembly
Rov .O. West
West
Deneen
QO. West
Illinois
Cook ‘County
Ohn. F. Devine
Cook: County
Republican Central
Charles Deneen
Roger Sullivan
James Hamilton ‘Lewis
Thompson Charges Stir Chicago Political Feud
Chicago on September 22 reports show former Governor Deneen arriving before William Hale Thompson's speech. Deneen conveys the mayor's charges accusing him and allies of opposing a primary law empowering party voters to nominate tickets and warns of bipartisan backlash.
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Deneon
Chicago
Charles
Deneen
Springfield
William Hale Thompson
Goveror
Ieee
Mexican Cannery Hands Driven From Wrangell by Vigilance Committee
The steamer Alki reports that fifty Mexican cannery workers were expelled from Wrangell in southeastern Alaska last week by a local vigilance committee after incidents of drinking and disorder. The tension peaked when one worker stabbed Oscar Carl son, chief of the Wrangell fire department, drawing community anger.
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Seattle
Alki
Wrangell
Alaska
Oscar Carlson
Bulgarian Premier Signs Accord On Armed Neutrality
M Radoslaveff, the Bulgarian premier, told supporters he had signed a convention with Turkey for future maintenance of armed neutrality by Bulgaria. The Times correspondent from Sofia reports the dispatch printed this morning.
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London
Mij— M. Radoslaveff
Turkey
Bulgaria
Times
Sofia
Rockefeller Learns High Finance From A Colorado Pupil
In Trinidad Colorado on Sept 22 a twelve year old girl explained stocks bonds and bank operation to John D Rockefeller at a Colorado Fuel and Iron camp tour. Blanche McArthur the pupil cashier described a five dollar bank deposit and a school store paying 30 to 40 cents dividend, while Rockefeller listened with interest. He toured miners houses and new cottages, noting old workers clinging to century old homes and a plan to replace them with sanitary housing.
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Trinidad
Colo
John D. Rockefeller
Sopris
Rockefeller
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Standard Oil
Blanche
Blanche McArthur
Mr. Rockefeller
Colorado
Sophies
Colorado, Fuel and Tron Company
Morley
Cobie Fuel and Iron Company
Las Animas County
Budget Plan Delayed Beer Tax Omission Cited
London September 23 The omission of Reginald McKenna the chancellor of the exchequer to propose extra tax on beer and spirits in the new budget is attributed to government plans to address the entire drink question later in the session according to the Daily Telegraph.
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London
Reginald, McKenna
Daily Telegraph
Ludwig Meets Kaiser at Nuremberg Baton Ceremony
A Reuters dispatch from Berlin via Amsterdam reports Emperor William and Ludwig of Bavaria met in Nuremberg Bavaria today. The emperor received the baton of Bavarian field marshal, signaling a ceremonial exchange between the two rulers.
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London
Balkan Mobilization Shocks London Amid War News
London reacts to Bulgaria's mobilization as the Balkans move reshapes the war. Neutral papers offer no clear verdict on whether this signals a Central Powers advance or a shift in Greco Serbian Bulgarian talks. Reports speak of Bulgarian troops in the field and rush of reservists home, while Russian and German fronts show mixed progress in Poland and Vilna.
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London
Bulgaria
Balkan
England
New York
Sofia
Athens
Nish
Serbia
Vilna
Friedrichstadt
mid-Poland
Ostrow
German Prisoners Exceed One Million in War Year Review
An Allied Berlin report summarized by the American Association of Commerce and Trade estimates enemy holds after the first year of European war. It records occupied territory by Allies and Central Powers, with Galicia and Alsace Lorraine among regions, and notes 1,694,869 prisoners captured including 8,790 officers. Field pieces and machine guns are also listed.
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Wwashington
Bureau ‘of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
American Association of Commerce and Trade of Berlin
Thereport
Galicia
Alsace -Lorraine
Connecticut
Belgium
France
Russia
Missouri
Dumba Seeks Safe Conduct Recall Standoff Looms
Washington reports no effort will be made to secure safe conduct for Austro-Hungarian Ambassador Dumba until Vienna replies to the recall request. President Wilson weighs options as Austria-Hungary contemplates a temporary successor and dispatches from Vienna delay word. The Dumba affair also involves Capt. Von Papen and other officials, with Archibald letters under review by justice officials.
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Washington
Smurican
United States
Constantin.Dumba
Vienna
Ambassa Cor
Dumba
Phillips
Department
Lenox
Ma‘s
Polk
Wilson
Dum- la
United ‘States
Dr. Dumba
Vierina
Penfield
Franz von Papen
Alexander von Pereked
New York
James F. J. ‘Archibald
London
von Papen
State Department
Archibald
Department of Justice
Warren
Typhoid Spreads in Menard County
Springfield Sept 22 An outbreak of typhoid fever has Menard county and Petersburg city officials seeking state health aid. Ten cases in Petersburg area sixteen near Athens nine at Greenview plus scattered cases statewide. About 125 ill with several deaths. county commissioners turn over control to state health, Dr Eyre Sorgatz and three sanitary engineers sent to combat the disease with large quantities of vaccing waste to be used.
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Springfield
Menard
Petersburg
State Board ‘of, Health
Athens
Greenview
State Board of Health
C. St. Clair
Drake
Eyre. . Sorgatz
BE. FB
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Sey
Tinois Christian Missionary Society
Y. Sherman
Finance
John D
Ludwig
Kaiser
N.Y
Gomes
Menard County
State Board. OF Health
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