Solicitude in London for Grand Duke as Poland Autonomy Studied
AP dispatch from London reports the fall of Warsaw imminent as Austro German forces push toward Poland. German plans include a semi autonomous Poland under joint rule, with a German governor and a Polish army option. Russia retreats to the right bank of the Vistula while fighting back, bridges destroyed, and Warsaw’s defenses complicate German advances. The Times correspondent notes $25,000,000 allocated to support Warsaw militia and interior mobilization.
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Weather Temperatures Forecast Across Cities Tonight
Readable weather notes show temperatures for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Denver and other cities. Forecast calls for clouds sun wind and varying overnight lows with 24 to 68 degree ranges and a mix of clear and unsettled conditions through the night and into Saturday.
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Four Hanged in Alabama Towns
Four persons were executed in Alabama as Governor TenGerson refused reprieve. At Mooremeen Robert Watkins and John Salter, both Black men, were hanged with guards present. A Mrs Mary Lasseter was murdered. At Cullinan George Jimes, a white man, hanged for the murder of Grote Claygburn. Millard Carpenter, a Black man, hanged in Birmingham for a related crime from two years earlier.
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Lynch mob hangs Black man near Shawnee after arrest
Reported Oklahoma incident describes a Black prisoner named Berry seized by masked men from a train near the Santa Wel bridge and hanged at a Oklahoma river bridge after alleged confessions to multiple crimes against white women. Police clues point to McAlester connections and a large mob involvement.
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Scott to Seek Mediation in Mexico with Villa
Accompanied by Colonel Michie, General Scott leaves Washington for Juarez to pursue mediation with Villa under a Pan American conference plan.
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Effort to Bring Rival Leaders Together in Mexico
Washington Aug 6 Major General Hugh L. Lewit and Lieutenant Colonel Robert B. L. Michie will travel to El Paso to press General Francisco Villa and other Mexican leaders for a peace conference. Diplomats from Latin America back a Pan American backed invitation to Carranza and rivals to end the war, with Lansing briefing on possible public statements.
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More Guns to Border Acuna Sends a Message
A long telegram from Jesus Acuna minister of foreign affairs in the Carranza cabinet was sent to Secretary Lansing via Washington agents. It notes 8004 additional troops encamped near Mexico City and reports lower bread prices after a half million dollars paid to merchants for salaries and disbursements. The text mentions border patrol artillery movements and a Nogales, Arizona deployment.
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Ten Thousand Flee From Riga Amid Evacuation
Tens of thousands flee Riga daily as Baltic capital residents abandon the city. Evacuation includes removal of church bells, many too large to move intact so they are sawed into pieces for transport.
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Sawyer Convicted and Given Five-Year Sentence
A jury found Claude Sawyer guilty in a case tied to the Henry Starr gang. Judge Charles B. Wilson Jr. sentenced Sawyer to five years in the state penitentiary after the verdict was returned in Chandler Oklahoma.
Outlaws Raid Sebastian North of Brownsville Leaves Leader Dead
United States troops rushed to Sebastian after Mexican outlaws attacked the village. Al Austin, president of the Sebastian Law and Order League, was killed and his son wounded. Cowboys were held at gunpoint as raiders stole horses and rifles. State officials including Adjutant General Henry Flutchings arrived to plan repression.
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Italians Buy Tobacco Twelve Bandits All Mounted
Sebastian storekeeper Alexander reported twelve mounted bandits, all described as likely Mexicans of middle age, entering his shop and robbing the proceeds from stamp sales. Four Mexicans entered quietly while two rifles were leveled, marking a federal offense logistically.
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Fort Worth Officers Find Dynamite Bomb
Fort Worth, Texas police found five sticks of dynamite this morning in a damaged area. The incident caused additional precautions as officers guarded the area while a number of prisoners were held nearby.
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Italian dirigible crashes into sea over Pola operations
Rome reports that a Italian dirigible last night flew over Austrian targets at Pola and dropped bombs on several points. It says the airship finally fell into the sea and its crew of three officers and enlisted men were captured.
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New York Floating Hotel to Close August 28
The oldest floating hotel in New York will shut down on August 28 with more than fifty working girls to be sent ashore. Jarod W Stamler cites growing unhappiness among the occupants. The authorities have ordered changes at the harbor center, and owners reportedly do not want to bear the expense.
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Tennessee tobacco seized for Italian government
Two million dollars worth of Tennessee and Kentucky tobacco seized by the Italian government is stored in a Nashville warehouse awaiting shipment to Italy, according to a telegram learned today.
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Hutt and Jeff Return in The Sunday Light Comics
The Sunday Light announces the return of Hutt and Jeff with a full page comic in the sunday edition and daily spots on the sport page six days a week. It promises readers colorful panels and ongoing appearances alongside features by William V. DuPuy and other contributors.
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Warden Allen quits Joliet over living outside jail
Warden Edmund Allen of Joliet penitentiary resigns after Governor Thorne denied him permission to live outside the prison with his wife murdered there. Allen says there is a darker motive he cannot name. His resignation is accepted, with the governor noting the law requires wardens to reside inside the prison.
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British ship Malwa Queen sunk near Sydney
The British steamer Malwa Queen, sailing from Sydney, was sunk on Tuesday. Crew of 29 were aboard and the chief officer’s wife and child were among those rescued after a long ordeal, with boats reaching the scene amid distress.
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Plagiarism Controversy In Prison Papers Draws Fire
In Atlanta a colonial period item notes plagiarism allegations surrounding prison papers in Good Words monthly, published by a venerated group inside Athuyt federal facility. The text cites unnamed editors and urges careful crediting of prison publications amid accusations of misattribution and editorial manipulation.
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