Bryan Answers Hughes Attacks on Civil Service
William J. Bryan, former secretary of state, responded in Kansas City to Charles E. Hughes attacks on civil service. He said he enforced the civil service law and questioned Hughes about appointments in New York, while criticizing Hughes for ties to railroads and trusts and urging recognition of deserving Democrats. The statement defends Bryan’s record and attacks Hughes as aligned with predatory interests.
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Kansas City
William J. Bryan
Charles E. Hughes
Bryan
New York
Hughes
Customs Wick
Santo Domingo
Civil Service
State Department
United States
Shipping Trust
Wall Street
J. Hughes
Hich
Supreme Bench
Ughes
Mr. J d
Bier Oserin
Sen
In Thankful Tone, Leader Praises Voters’ Reforms
The speaker lauds voters for constitutional income tax amendment and tariff relief, plus currency reform, rural credits, child labor, and justice for agriculture, labor, and commerce. He notes fighting opposition, sacrifices, and moral courage, and says he earned support of about six and a half million voters across three campaigns. He pledges to reward capable Democrats with non civil service appointments.
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Hughes
Railroads and unions near stalemate with possible White House inter vention
The United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation failed to break the deadlock in the eight hour day dispute between four railroad brotherhoods and employers. Neither side would concede beyond arbitration, prompting talks of Presidential intervention. A 24 hour delay was requested as mediators weigh next steps and a revised arbitration panel model was proposed to include a representative from each brotherhood.
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New York
United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Wilson
Hanger
W. 8. Stone
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
Milk Strike Turns Violent in St. Louis Killing
In St Louis last night a strike dispute among dairy drivers culminated in the shooting death of Dave Mitchell, a striker. George Schneider, a dairy foreman, was arrested. Retail milk prices rose to about eleven or twelve cents a quart as grocers faced shortages and warned bakers and ice plants that continued purchases could halt bread and ice supplies by Saturday.
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ST. Louis
Dave Mitchell
George Schneider
Weather Update for San Antonio Tonight and Saturday
The weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for tonight and Saturday to be partly cloudy with light winds. Temperatures are expected to remain mild with no precipitation indicated.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather for tourists from The Light forecast
City by city forecast lists temperatures winds and precipitation. St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington all show clear or cloudy skies with rain possible and seasonal cooling and warm highs and low readings.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Relief Reaches Cabin Creek Flood District After Eight Foot Rise
Rescue teams push into the Cabin Creek valley where a Wednesday flood killed more than sixty and damaged property in the Huntington area. Eyewitness J W Hartless describes eight foot per hour rise, houses swept away, and women and children drowning as bridges failed and the flood, reaching across mountains, also destroyed Eskdale and nearby towns.
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Huntington
W. Va
Cabin Creek Valley
J. W. Hartless
Eskdale
Cabin Creek
Ferndale
Drybranch
Hurricane
Oakley
Leewood
Cherokee
Rayford
Acme
Osley
Bromnland
Red Warrior
W. A. Smith
Cincinnati
Cabin Creek Coal Company
Crane Fork
Wdesota
Flood Damage Estimated At 4.5 Million in Santee Pedee Areas
Richard H. Sullivan of the U S Weather Bureau said floods in the Santee and Pedee river systems cause 4.5 million in property damage across the region, with 2 million in South Carolina and 350000 acres of crops impacted, while 400000 in movable property was saved.
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Charleston
S. C
Santee and
Pedee River
Richard H. Sullivan
United States Weather Bureau
Columbia
Sullivan
South Carolina
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Austrian Seeks Citizenship To Hunt Rabbits
John Hainrihi an Austrian applies for naturalization papers in the District Court saying he wishes to obtain a license to hunt rabbits during his vacation. He explains he cannot obtain a license without first papers and asks for citizenship papers accordingly.
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Chicago
Ill
John Hainrihi
District Court
Explosion kills three at Dupont plant in Carney's Point
An explosion at the Dupont Powder Company plant in Carney's Point New Jersey destroyed a cylinder on a rehydrating press containing 40 pounds of gun cotton. Three workers were killed and two injured in the blast.
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Wilmington
Del
Dupont Powder Company
Carney’s Point
N. J
Rear Admiral How ard Retired After Naval Career
Washington dispatch says Rear Admiral Thomas Denton Howard was placed on the retired list on account of age. His last duty was as president of the naval examining and retiring board in Washington D. C. on August 11.
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Howard
Washington, D. C
Thomas Denton Howard
Naval Examining and Retiring Board
President Wilson to Tour Country on Possible Speaking Trip
President Wilson plans a touring speaking trip across the United States with itinerary to be set in coming weeks. If carried out, plans point to a Pacific coast visit, with no firm dates until Congress status clarifies. He will campaign mainly from Long Branch and will accept only carefully screened invitations.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Pacific Coast
Vance McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Washington
St. Louis
Long Branch
N. J
Penrose charges funds bought jobs in Democratic admin
Senator Penrose assails the Democratic administration in a Senate speech claiming many appointees owed their offices to campaign contributions. He cites figures from 1913 Senate election testimony showing donations from Burleson, Gregory, Sells, Pabst, and Rabb, totaling hundreds of dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senate
Burleson
Gregory
Cato Sells
Fred C. Pabst
Galveston
Frank Rabb
Laredo
Senate Committee On Elections
German air squadrons strike ships off Flemish coast and Oesel
An admiralty statement reports August 9 German seaplanes bombed British monitors and light forces off the Flemish coast with several hits. German air squadrons also attacked Russian stations at Aerensburg and Lebara on Oesel, with several hits and damage to an aero plane shelter. one enemy plane descended while all returning undamaged.
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Berlin
London
Flemish
Oesel
Gulf of Riga
Aerensburg
Lebara
Dynamite Explosion Rocks Tabasco Coal Camp
An explosion of dynamite on a doorstep damaged the homes of Atilla Bevacqua and Frank Maria coal miners at the Colorado Fuel and Iron camp in Tabasco. The blast partly wrecked their houses and caused a panic in the camp.
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Trinidad
Colo
Attila Bevacqua
Frank Maria
Colorado Fuel & Tron
Tabasco
Democratic State Platform Debates At Saratoga Convention
At Saratoga Springs the Democratic state convention focused on a party platform with a prominent votes for women plank. National preparedness also drew attention as leaders planned a noon opening by temporary chairman Congressman John J. Fitzgerald followed by an evening platform presentation.
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Saratoga Springs
John J. Fitzgerald
Calles Claims Subjugation of Yacuts in Campaign
Gen. P. Elias Calles announces in an official campaign account from Douglas Arizona that he has practically completed the subjugation of the Yacut Indians. The report describes near-total control achieved in the region during his operations.
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Douglas
Ariz
P. Elias Calles
Italians Push on in Isonzo Front as Gorizia Battle Rages
Italian forces report ongoing success on both wings after surpassing 15,000 prisoners taken since Gorizia’s fall. Italian cavalry and cyclists clear retreating Austrian positions along a 12 mile front near Gorizia as Duke of Aosta’s third army receives praise for stout fighting and losses.
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Rome
Paris
Gorizia
Tribuna
Isonzo
Dornberg
Schon Pass
Vipacco
Tarnova
Monte Nero
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
General Cadorna
New York
United States
Third
Duke of Aosta
Italians Enter Gorizia as Front Lines Fire Subdues
Paris dispatch describes the Italian entry into Gorizia through Via Leone after fierce fighting. Streets show heavy destruction yet crowds celebrate as Austrians retreat. civilians return and flags rise while artillery, machine guns, and aircraft whittle the battle beyond the iron bridge.
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Paris
Gorizia
Leone
Petit Parisien
Isonzo
Carso
Death Penalty Ordered for Strikers in Mexico City
El Puebla reports a decree by First Chief Carranza imposing death for strikers who paralyzed Mexico City during a general July 31 strike. The August 3 issue lists imprisoned leaders on rebellion charges and alleges North American syndicate backing. The strike shut arms and munition factories, seen as treachery to the de facto government.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carranza
Mexico City
General Electric
el Puebla
Confederation of Syndicates
Catholic Union opposes drinking by women and girls
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America adopted resolutions opposing the growing use of intoxicants by women and girls. Officers were elected at the closing session in Washington D C with Rev John G Bean of Pittsburg leading.
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Xplore
Washington, D. C
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
John G. Bean
Pittsburg
Allies Capture Hill From Bulgarians at Doiran
Havas dispatch from Saloniki reports Anglo-French forces attacked Bulgarian positions at Doiran forty miles northwest of Saloniki and seized the Doiran railway station along with a nearby hill.
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Doiran
Saloniki
Paris
Havas
Turks Refuse U S Aid For Syrians
Turkey rejects a U S request for a neutral relief committee in Syria amid reports of starving Christians. Charge Miller says Turkish officials deem relief efforts unnecessary due to decent fall crops and limited locust damage. Abram Elkas, incoming ambassador, may take up the issue upon arrival in Constantinople.
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Washington
Turkey
United States
Syria
Charge Miller
Constantinople
State Department
Department
Miller
Abram Elkas
Amateur blamed for mysterious wireless signal from New York
Wireless signals picked up near Sandy Hook were initially linked to the German freighter Bremen but officials attributed the transmissions to an amateur Telefunken user in New York. Operators could not locate the sender after hours of searching and he refused to reveal ship identity or position.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Bremen
Atlantic Communication Company
Telefunken
Breslau
New Orleans
Bombs Hit Rottweil. Civilian Casualties Reported
An official statement says enemy airmen dropped bombs on Rottweil in Württemberg on August 7. A dwelling house was struck and several persons wounded though no military damage occurred. A French report added a 330 pound payload hit the powder factory causing fires and explosions.
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Berlin
Wlondon
Rottweil
Wurtemburg
Rottwell
Bread price rise inquiry opened at bakers convention
The National Association of Master Bakers says bread prices will rise soon and the matter has drawn federal scrutiny. Edward M. Hurley, FTC chair, was authorized to conduct an informal probe in Chicago, the association’s headquarters. He traveled there yesterday.
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Washington, D. C
Salt Lake City
National Association of Master Bakers
Federal Trade Commission
Edward M. Hurley
Chicago
Palmer hanged for wife murder in Wyoming prison
Wilmer Palmer was executed by hanging at the state penitentiary in Rawlins Wyoming for murdering his wife. Earlier this week he attempted suicide by cutting his wrist with a metal button from his prison uniform.
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Vanced
Rawlings
Wyo
Wilmer Palmer
State Penitentiary
Palmer
Senator Stone Criticizes Senate as Time Wasted
Missouri Senator William J. Stone denounces the Senate as a political battleground saying it wastes time on speeches that will never be heard. He urges assiduous, sincere work to finish business within thirty days and accuses colleagues of using debate for campaign stump speeches.
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Senate
William J. Stone
Missouri
Fewer Deaths in New York Epidemic Reported
New York health officials noted a small decline in infantile paralysis with 31 deaths and 95 new cases in the last 24 hours. Weather conditions were expected to help slow the spread of the disease. In Columbia South Carolina an order bars children under sixteen from trains without a health certificate to prevent further cases and deaths amid 35 cases and five recent fatalities.
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New York
Daily Bulletin
Health Department
Columbia
8. C
State Board of Health
South Carolina
Mexico Restores Sequestered Lands In Mexico City
Paris Aug 11 Juan Azcona financial agent for the Carranza regime confirms a Figaro dispatch that Mexico will return sequestered properties taken from supporters of prior governments subject to civil liabilities. The move aims to unite factions and restore normal conditions.
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Paris
Juan Azcona
Carranza
Mexico City
Figaro
Mexico
Railroads not an issue in US Mexico talks
Alberto J. Pani, president of the National Railways of Mexico, said he would not discuss railway questions with financiers in the United States. He noted that turning over National Lines and other government selected roads to companies for military necessity would not be considered.
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Mexico City
Alberto J. Pani
National Railways of
Mexico
United States
Police Chief Killed In Oklahoma Shootout
In Drumwright Oklahoma Chief of Police Ernest Keller was shot and killed in a confrontation with two robbery suspects at the Santa Fe railroad yards. One suspect was wounded, special officer James W. Rippey was wounded in the face, and a second suspect was arrested nearby as police chased the two men.
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Drumwright
Okla
Ernest Keller
James W. Rippey
Santa Fe
Memphis Commissioner Suspended Amid Ouster Proceedings
Memphis Aug 11 W T McLain a member of the city commission and former fire and police chief was suspended from office on motion of state attorneys. He faces ouster proceedings and is charged mainly with failure to enforce prohibition laws.
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Memphis
Ten
W T. McLain
Memphis City Commission
McLain
Russians Press Deep Into Galicia Near Halicz Town
Russian forces push along the Sereth river in Galicia and enter Monasterzyska northwest of Stanislau. They reach the Dniester south of Mariampol and advance to the Bystritza river. Stanislau lies within Asian gun range as Letchitszky drives west along rail and wagon routes, with overall prisoner tally rising to 402,000 since June.
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Petrograd
London
Sereth
Galicia
War Office
Monasterzyska
Staniselau
Moneasterzyska
Dniester
Mariampol
Halicz
Bystritza
Nizmioff
Stanislau
Monsterzyska
Geeral von Bothmer
Letchitszky
Stripa
Letcheiszky
Teutons Admit Defeat in Galicia and Monasterzyska
Austro German troops in Galicia around Monasterzyska and along the Dniester and Bystritza rivers report forced retreat amid superior enemy forces. Counter attacks and regrouping are under way as engagements reach a standstill.
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Berlin
Lonedon
Monasterzyska
Dniester
Bystritza
Galicia
Turks Sent to Galicia in Bold Lemberg Defense
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Rotterdam reports 150000 Ottoman troops aiding Austrian forces around Lemberg. A Budapest dispatch to the Morning Post quotes Gen Bardaloff stating Lemberg is not immediately menaced and civilians will be cared for if the city is threatened. evacuation is deemed not imminent.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Rottersdam
Lemberg
Reina
Budapest
Morning Post
Galicia
Bardaloff
Count von Bothmer
Newge
French Open Heavy Fire North of Somme Front
Paris Aug 11 French troops opened heavy bombardment of German positions north of the Somme. French forces on the Meuse left bank captured prisoners in a raid on trenches east Hill 604. On the right bank Meuse skirmishing with grenades near Thiaum work. Overall front activity intermittent.
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Paris
Somme
Offi
Meuse
Thiaum
British push gains north of Bas sentin Le Petit and Pozieres
British forces on the Somme front advanced further in the region north of Bas sentin Le Petit and northwest of Pozieres as an official statement in London reported.
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London
Bassentin-Le Petit
Pozieres
Somme
Troops Move to Coast for Coast Maneuvers
The First and Second Virginia infantry regiments left Brownsville Texas for field maneuvers at Point Isabel on the Gulf. They will spend two days on the coast under General James Parker in command as national guardsmen simulate an imaginary enemy invasion by sea.
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Brownsville
Tex
Virginia
Point Isabel
Gulf
Here
James Parker
New Aviation Field Construction Begins in Columbus New Mexico
Construction on a new aviation field in Columbus New Mexico began Thursday. The project expands the existing facility to triple its previous size and improve air operations in the area.
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Columbus
N. M
Aviag
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