Villa followers killed in Mexican conflict near Chihuahua City
In a report to Gen Trevino from Gen Matias Ramos, over a hundred Villa followers were killed and Baudelio Uribe captured after a fierce fight at Cusihuiriachi, a key mining center about 50 miles southwest of Chihuahua City. Ramos, slightly wounded, requested surgeons and medical supplies as troops continued to converge from the south to hunt Villa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Baudelio Uribe
Carranza
Cusihuiriachic
Trevino
Matias Ramos
Ramos
Villa
Apolonio Trevine
Torreon
Fortunato Maycotte
Laguna
Carlos Azunos
Saltillo
Tere
Monterey
Col
Muzquiz
Navy Defection Upsets Greece Amid Salamis Fleet
Athens reports Admiral Goungourgiotis departure and Hydra with two torpedo boats joining the entente fleet at Salamis bay. King convenes premier and officers to decide Greece's stance as entente silence on joining allies persists. Loyal Crete garrison officers seek passports to return to Athens. Mytilene joins Venizelist movement under Saloniki committee of national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
London
Coungouriotis
Hydra
Salamis Bay
Kologeropolous
Moschopoulos
Damianos
Nicholas Strathos
Marine
Greece
Crete
Mytilene
Committee of National Defense
Saloniki
German Ship Sunk in Gulf of Bothnia and Other Losses
London reports the German steamer Elwine Koppen sunk in the Gulf of Bothnia near Lyles. The 2050 ton ship belonged to R Koppen of Stettin. Lloyds notes the British steamer Newby sunk. the 2168 ton vessel built in 1890 was owned at West Hartlepool. Peter Head reports the British steamer Thurso sunk near Scotland. 9 crew were saved while 10 in another boat are missing. The Thurso was 1244 tons, built in 1909, and owned in Hull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stocknolm
London
Elwine Koppen
Gulf of Bothnia
Lyles
R. Koppen
Stettin
Lloyd's
West Hartlepool
Thurso
Peter Head
Scotland
Hull
Republican candidate shot in Sanders County
A. C. Thomas, Republican candidate of Sanders County, was shot and badly wounded Thursday in Thompson Falls, Mont by newspaperwoman Colby after an allegation she insulted him. Sheriff said the motive was insult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Falls
Mont
A. C. Thomas
Sanders County
Th Colby
Thomas
Britain builds 18 inch guns for sea forts at range
Unofficial naval notes say Britain is constructing battleships with 18 inch guns, two inches larger than planned for American battleships. Officials see use against land fortifications and horizon fire, with shells near 3000 pounds and ranges rivaling European coast artillery. Currently 15 inch guns dominate major fleets and the US Pennsylvania class carries 14 inch rifles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Great Britain
Pennsylvania
Woman "Lure" Under Arrest in Chicago Case
Miss Buda Godman, accused of luring and blackmailing Chicago tea importer Edward W. West, was arrested on a conspiracy charge. Three alleged confederates, Homer T. French, George Irwin, and "Doc" Brady, named in warrants. West says he paid $15,000 after impersonators threatened Mann Act charges in a New York hotel room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Buda Godman
Edward W. West
Homer T. French
George Irwin
ASK INVESTIGATION OF LIVESTOCK FACTS
Congressional investigation of the live stock industry including production marketing slaughter distribution and sale of all cattle was asked in a resolution to the American Bankers association Action on the resolution presented by George E Webb of San Angelo Texas was deferred The resolution highlights that for 20 years cattle production has lagged population growth and that new farmland yields only half the per acre output of European farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
American Bankers’ Association
George E. Webb
San Angela
Texas
Urge Alcohol as Substitute for Gas
New York reports chemists at the National Exposition of Chemical Industries discussed rising industrial value and the potential substitution of alcohol for gasoline. Dr Arthur D P D Little of Boston declared alcohol the best fuel for internal combustion engines and cited a letter from Arthur H Comey of Dupont Powder noting sawdust-based alcohol is commercially successful and expanding. He cited 100 million tons of material available yearly for alcohol production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Exposition of Chemical Industries
Arthur Dpd. Little
Boston
Dr. Little
Arthur H. Comey
Dupont Powder Company
Little
Hughes Defends Adamsom Law Stance at New York Convention
At the Republican unofficial state convention in Saratoga Springs Charles E. Hughes said he did not push filibuster against the Adamson eight hour law. He argued swift presidential action and that delaying passage would be wrong. He quoted officials and Olney to defend the administration’s handling and rejected the idea of filibustering to the last ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Charles E. Hughes
Congress
Hughes
Newlands
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Harry A. Wheeler
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Wilson
Olney
Richard Olney
Cleveland
Wilson Opens His Letter Campaign in Oregon
President Wilson began his letter campaign with a note to Miss Leona L. Larrabee, Portland Woman's Democratic club president, praising women’s work and urging restraint on using suffrage for partisan gains. He emphasizes fundamental issues of peace and national direction in the current campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
Wilson
Leona L. Larrabee
Woman's Democratic Club of
Portland
Qore
Oregon
Space basis for railroad mail pay set to start Nov 1
Washington Sept 29 The space basis for compensating railroads for carrying mails will take effect November 1 in 90 percent of the service under a provision of the last postoffice bill. Final decision on permanency rests with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postoffice Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oil Advance Predicted In Early Market Move
Lima dispatch notes analysts forecast a general rise in crude prices after an opening advance of ten cents a barrel in all eastern and Ohio valley products and five cents for heavy grades from Kentucky Pennsylvania and southeastern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Eastern
Ohio Valley
Kentucky
Pennsyivania
Ohio
Salient Hits in Hughes Speech and Related Communications
Summary of a Wilson address and allied dispatches noting arbitration in industrial disputes. Includes Wheeler letters urging inquiry ahead of a crisis and August telegrams to Newlands and Wilson urging prompt action. Cites August 22 letter from Rhetti of the Chamber of Commerce urging disclosure of railroad crisis facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EAD
Wilson
Congress
Wheeler
Mr. Wheeler
Newlands
Senate
Rhetti
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Hughes criticizes administration on railroad wage bill
Mr Hughes denounces the executive for sacrificing arbitration, seeking peace through Congress, and using partisan expediency. He rails at a sudden crisis on the railroad issue, arguing the administration refused inquiry and forced actions that humiliate the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Allied gains contrast Somme advance with 1915 rout
Berlin dispatch quotes Major Moraht of the Tageblatt amid Somme front developments. He notes the Anglo-French advance covers nine miles on a 28 mile front in three months, while German Austro-German gains total 45 to 75 miles. He warns of overconfidence and war psychology shaping morale in Britain and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Moraht
Tageblatt
Somme
Reiss
Thiepval
Marshal von Hindenburg
England
France
Hasty Operations Denounced at Hospital Meeting
In Philadelphia on September 20, Dr. John J Bowman of the American Colleges of Surgeons condemned hasty surgical operations. He cited cases where surgeons operated unnecessarily to avoid losing fees. A resolution backed creating a Bureau of Hospital Information with a permanent secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Hospital Association
John J. Bowman
American Colleges of Surgeons
Bowman
Bureau of Hospital Information
Nothing to Negotiate on Japanese Immigration Policy
The Japanese embassy disclaimed responsibility for a statement that Japan would renew negotiations with the United States over emigration and alien land laws after the European war. Tokichi Tanaka said the official spoke without authorization, and Baron Sakatani was not authorized to speak for the foreign office. The embassy noted no current negotiations and said California land law issues are in abeyance, with no clear plan to revive protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
United States
Tokichi Tanaka
Tanaka
Baron Sakatani
New York
Foreign Office
California
Wounded Woman's Story Credited in Philadelphia Tragedy
Mrs. Joseph C. LeDuc, sole survivor of a triple shooting, told detectives that her role was innocent and recounted unexpected events at a Philadelphia hotel. She described meeting Mr Graveur, leaving her handbag, and a woman emerging from a closet to shoot Graveur and herself. Detectives noted Graveur’s revolver matched police models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Joseph C. LeDuc
le Duc
Chicago
Tts Untmue
Graveur
New York
Mexican ambassador-designate Arredondo leaves for leave
Mexico City reports Foreign Minister Canedo Aguilar announced that Eliseo Arredondo, Mexico's ambassador-designate to the United States, is traveling to the capital on leave of absence. He will discuss international relations and confer with General Carranza while in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
Candido Aguilar
Eiliseo Arredonda
United States
Carranza
Greek Admiral Joins Allies Movement Shifts Crete Loyalty
Departure from Athens of Admiral Coungouriotis deeply unsettles Constantine and alarms the navy. King Constantine summons cabinet to discuss entente silence. Loyal garrison officers in Crete urge allied consuls to arrange return to Athens. Mytilene joins Venizelist movement under Committee of National Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eparture
Athens
Coungouriotis
Constantine
Navy
Crete
British Forces Capture Redoubt Near Thiepval
British troops advance north of Thiepval seizing the German redoubt and about 600 prisoners as part of the Somme offensive. Allied commands report consolidating gains from Combles to Perrone while planning further attacks on Bapaume and other Zahlungs. (Note: cleaned for clarity)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thiepval
Ancre
Somme
France
Combles
Bapaume
Perrone
Lutsk
Vladimir Volynski
Svininsky
Korynitza
Teutons
German War Office
Kornitza
Berlin
Galicia
Krasnolesie
Carpathians
Brussiloff
Petronsey
Hermanstaadt
Transylvania
Florina
Doiran
Aegean Sea
Greece
Athens
Crete
Venizelos
Coundouriotis
State announces compulsory training for New York pupils
Albany report states that New York secondary pupils must follow a twenty minute daily training course. Two thirty minute gym classes weekly are required where gymnasiums exist. Drill periods occur four times daily for at least two minutes each. Schools lacking gymnasiums will offer supervised recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
New York State
John H. Finley
State Commissioner of Education
Military Training Commission
Trades Refuse to Aid New York Car Strike
Sept 29 report notes no materialization of a widespread sympathy walkout by Greater New York trades unions. Builders refuse to act. 36 unions with 100000+ members stayed in, longshoremen 34000 also silent. Some 140000 workers claimed to have quit, but unions keep names secret. Surface cars ran with fewer protections. subway and elevated lines seen as unlikely to strike. Wages cited at $8-$10 daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Building Trades
T. W. O'Connor
O'Co
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Interborough Rapid Transit
Socialist Galls Hay Bill Fraud in Philadelphia
Allan L. Benson, Socialist presidential candidate, told two Philadelphia audiences that Wall Street cares little who wins between Hughes and Wilson. He attacked Wilson for the Hay-Chamberlain army bill and the Adamson law, argued for broader wage increases, and pressed labor and unorganized workers rights in a period voice with strong political rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wall Street
Hughes
Wilson
Allan L. Benson
Benson
The
United States
Farm Loan Board Back in Washington
The Federal Farm Loan Board returned to Washington after a 29 state tour to guide the division of the country into 12 districts and the locating of 12 farm loan banks under the rural credit law. The board predicts operation before February 1 with no changes to the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Farm Loan Board
Augusta
Mejon
Pacific Coast
Missouri
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adamson Law
Mr. Hughes
Island
West Front
RUSS
Greater New York
Carmen
Farm Loan Board
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!