French Take Five Mile Somme Front and Capture 1000 Prisoners
French forces smashed the German third line along a five mile Somme front from Hardecourt to Buscourt seizing Maurepas outskirts and Clery edges. More than 1000 prisoners and 30 machine guns taken by night. German counterattacks repulsed as Haig reports no ground gained north of Pozieres.
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London
Somme
Maurepas
Clery
Hardecourt
Buscourt
Foch
Combles
Maurepas-Clery Road
President 10 Intervene 10 Avert Strike Amid Union Talks
Mediation of four big railroad brotherhood demands and arbitrators’ counter proposals failed. The federal mediation board urged arbitration and asked unions to reply Sunday. Railroads resist, insisting all issues be addressed, while President Wilson’s role looms if talks fail. A nationwide strike could halt trains, with 1.8 million employees affected.
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New York
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Wilson
Martin A. Knapp
Iliam L. Chambers
G. W. W. Hangar
Brotherhoods
Pennsylvania
Federal Board
President Wilson Invites Rail Labor Talks in Washington
President Wilson instructed Commissioner William L. Chambers to invite four railroad brotherhoods and railroad managers to confer in Washington if mediation fails. The move follows mediation efforts where the rail unions asked 24 hours to consider arbitration. White House says the request will not be presented unless mediation ultimately fails.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
William L. Chambers
Federal Board of Mediation and
Washington
White House
Bride Catherine Sefton Page Dies of Infantile Paralysis
In Garden City New York on August 12 1925 Mrs Catherine Sefton Page 25 wife of Frank Copeland Page and daughter in law of Walter Hines Page American ambassador to Great Britain died after a short illness from infantile paralysis at the Page home in South Garden City Ambassador Page who had just returned to the United States on vacation remained nearby at Garden City hotel. Mrs Page wed June 3 in Auburn New York to Frank Copeland Page. Her parents were Dr and Mrs Frederick Sefton of Auburn.
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Garden City
Catherine Sefton Page
Frank Copeland Page
Walter Hines Page
Great Britain
Page
South Garden City
Ambassador Page
National Guard Mobilized to Border at Wilson Order
War Department announ ced 25 000 National Guardsmen remain ing in mobilization camps were ordered to the Mexican border at once. South Carolina guardsmen and others en route amid semi war conditions as part of a broader mobilization to total about 175 000 with 98 500 already on border and 40 700 regulars. Carranza advances note and Mexican commission talks frame urgency while Baker confirms ongoing border emergency in a public letter.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
South Carolina
Froner
Wilson
State Department
Mexico
United States
Carranza
White House
Commission
National Guard
Eastern Department
Kentucky
Vermont
Central Department
Ohio
Eliseo Arredondo
War Baker
Baker
Republicans May Campaign in Texas
Members of the Republican national congressional committee weighing a Texas visit to aid the Fourteenth district race against Slavern. Chairman Frank P. Woods notes dissatisfaction with the district’s congressman and Democratic policies. If active, speakers will be sent and literature distributed as part of a broader two year effort to shift the Solid South.
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Washington, D. C
Republican National Congressional Committee
Republican National Committee
South Texas
Fourteenth Congressional District
House of Representatives
Frank P. Woods
San Antonio
Slaven
Woods
Health official to attend federal conference on infantile paralysis
Dr. W. B. Collins state health officer will travel to Washington D C to join a conference of state and territorial health officers convened by acting surgeon general McClannan on August 17. The meeting will focus on the infantile paralysis situation and seek concerted action by states to curb the disease.
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Austin
Tex
W. B. Collins
Washington, D. C
McClannan
United States
Two Die at Prayer in UK Chapels
Two death cases during prayer were reported. Thomas Tanner collapsed and died while praying at the Presbyterian Church in Caerphilly. Inquest at Islington revealed Eliza Emily Johnson, 62, fainted during a prayer meeting at Upper Holloway Baptist chapel and died within minutes.
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London
Thomas Tanner
Presbyterian Church
Caerphilly
Islington
Eliza Emily Johnson
Upper Holloway Baptist Chapel
Weather Summary Oklahoma and Texas Unsettled
The Weather Washington, D. C., Aug. 12 reports Oklahoma Sunday and Monday unsettled with little temperature change. East and West Texas Sunday and Monday unsettled with similar conditions.
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Washington
D. C
Oklahoma
East
Texas
Regional Weather Forecasts from The Light
Forecasts give city by city temperatures and conditions from St Louis to Washington. Notes include winds, rain chances, and Saturday peak highs such as 92 in St Louis and 98 in Kansas City, with Sunday fair conditions forecast for multiple cities.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Rifles Taken From Juarez Civilians Amid Mexican Unrest
Carranza army officers lead squads disarming civilians in Juarez tonight, seizing more than 8000 rifles meant to defend against Americans if intervention occurs. Carranza troops guard approaches to Juarez as suspected rebels are arrested. Authorities also crack a plot by Legalistas to seize Chihuahua City and Juarez, detain Carranza officials, and install a provisional government led by Manuel Calero, with General Salazar among the arrested.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carranza Army
Carranza
Juarez
Legalistas
Mexico
Chihuahua City
Villa Ahumada
Offinaga
Orozco
Villa
Ynez Salazar
Salazar
Manuel Calero
Autopsy Held On Noted Surgeon John B Murphy
Chicago August 12 Autopsy confirms Dr John B Murphy died from angina pectoris or neuralgia of the heart An old aortic disease but he inaccurately believed he recovered from tuberculosis The post mortem at Mercy Hospital found placques in the aorta and supported his longtime suspicion The examination was attended by leading Chicago physicians and surgeons
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Chicago
John B. Murphy
Rush Medical College
Vienna
Pr. da Costa
Philadelphia
Murphy
Mercy Hospital
Mackinac Island
Aorta
James Keefe
Governor Ferguson to Return From Houston for Colorado Trip
Governor Ferguson is set to return to Austin from Houston where he attended the state Democratic convention. He plans a trip to Colorado and may depart soon after. In his absence Lieutenant Governor Hobby will preside. Private secretary John Lester Wroe returned from Houston but went home ill.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Houston
Colorado
W. P. Hobby
John Lester Wroe
Tragedy as two boys fatally shoot sister in Missouri yard
In Sedalia, Missouri, while parents Herbert and Mrs Richards shopped, their children ages eight and six shot and killed their sister Lilly, four, by picking a loaded shotgun from a rack in the yard during a game of soldiers. The Richards family lives nine miles north and is described as wealthy.
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Sedalia
Herbert Richards
Lilly
Richards
Here
French Commander Foch Leads Noted Somme Victory
General Foch regarded as one of France's ablest generals for his role in the victory between Hardecourt and Buscourt north of the Somme. Dispatches credit much of the French success to his ability and tireless work, noting his rise from command of the Seventh Army on the Marne to leadership of the northern front.
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Foch
Hardecourt
Buscourt
Somme
France
Europe
Marne
Ead
North
Germans Aid Wilson in Wisconsin Campaign
Democratic leaders in Wisconsin plan a robust campaign with support from the Democratic National Committee. They will host many German American speakers to explain the administration’s war stance to German residents and their descendants, alongside Scandinavian voices.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Government moves in wheat inquiry seize grain operators records
Chicago August reports that the government will seize books of major grain operators and issue subpoenas to speculators as part of an open wheat market manipulation investigation. District Attorney Clyne confirmed possession of documentary evidence suggesting a conspiracy among local speculators and northwest milling interests. Schulze Baking Company president Paul Schulze met with Clyne about bakers’ price increase, predicting a six cent loaf from five.
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Chicago
Ill
Northwest
Clyne
Paul Schulze
The
Schulze Baking Company
Schulze
Mr. Clyne
SaleSMAN is killed in Chicago chase
Charles Guile, aged twenty, shot and killed Joseph Hess a furniture salesman at Timothy O’Donnell Co. on East Thirteenth Street. After the killing Guile fled, eluding more than twenty police and officials until detectives cornered him behind a basement boiler. A revolver in his hand was discovered and he was dragged out after detectives covered him.
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Chicago
Ill
Charles Guile
Joseph Hess
Timothy Cdonnell
East Thirteenth Street
Coroner's
State's Attorney's Office
O'Donnell
Guile
Deutschland Sunk Says French Sailor in Pensacola
In Pensacola on August 12, the German submarine Deutschland said to be sunk six days after leaving Baltimore was reported by the French cruiser Amiral Aube. An orderly said the message described the surface sighting and fatal strike as Deutschland submerged. Captain Lique declined comment on the report.
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Pensacola
Fla
Baltimore
Bremen
Atlantic
Amiral Aube
Europe
Lique
Gulf of Mexico
Martinique
Westerby Howe
Reported German submarine Deutschland capture questioned
Washington dispatch says no confirmation from the French embassy of a Pensacola sighting claiming the capture of the German submarine Deutschland. The Navy Department has heard nothing, and the British embassy also reports no such capture. The Deutschland is believed to be on a northern course.
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Washington, PD. C
Pensacola
Navy Department
Russians Press 150 Mile Front Drive in Galicia
London reports on August 12 that after Stanislaw's capture the Russian armies in Galicia have launched a rapid offensive along the entire 150 mile front. Substantial fighting continues as Russian forces push forward and engage enemy lines across the contested region.
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London
Stanislaw
Galicia
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