Flood Devastates Missouri Meramec Valley Park Areas
The Meramec River surged Saturday night flooding Valley Park and surrounding areas nineteen miles southwest of St. Louis. Rescue crews saved about six hundred people while many cottages and homes were washed away. Rail lines and communications suffered outages as the river rose and then fell, with continued threats along the Meramec and Gasconade basins and numerous people stranded or homeless across southeastern Missouri and western Illinois.
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Meramec
Ozarks
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Ozarka
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Alvotrin
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BL Louis
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Conade
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Oklahoma
Texas
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St Louis
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Wabash
Springfield
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Mississippi
Ausuri
Hindu
Arkansas
Missouri
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Tollinois - St. Louis
Des Peres
Meramea
Cempers Land
Bmiealsaipps
Devris
Drake
Eureka
Clinton
Pacite
Italian Expedition Sails from Naples and Rum Report
Several transports laden with troops depart Naples for Brindisi and Syracuse with escorts. Reports suggest they are destined for operations against Turkey. The movement appears intended for unknown destinations as authorities seize ships and crews for military use.
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Rum
Parle
Naples
Syracuse
Taranto
Brindiai
Turkey
Diomed Sunk by German Submarine During War Action
The liner Diomed was sunk by a German submarine after a four hour chase. Two submarines were seen, one fired on the passenger liner as it tried to escape. Forty nine crew members were rescued, two boats swamped, and two men drowned. The Diomed, a freighter of 4672 gross tons, was owned by the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool and built in 1886.
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Queenstow
Lamport
Bern
Geesnan
Diomed
Hec Survivora
Parsuil
Diameg
Derk
The
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Liverpool
Haitian rebels plan attack on Marines in Haiti
Reports say Haitian rebels organize an army to strike American forces. Caperton orders 320 marine artillerymen with 12 three inch pieces to embark on the Temmessep and sail to southern waters. Caperton reported near Cape Haitien and Fort au Prince. Haitian troops near Cape Haitien refuse to disarm. some pose risk of landing forces.
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Wasitington
D.C
Plaas
Caperton
Annapolis
Temmessep
Come
Temperatures Across Cities Show Mixed Conditions
Readings from multiple cities report varied weather with rain chances in several areas. Winterlike cold fronts bring cooler temperatures to Milwaukee Denver and Kansas City while New York and Washington observe moderate to warm readings with bright skies in parts.
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Observatora
Lois
Coulis
Milwaukem
Nour
Denver
Moura
Kansas
Doure
Washington
Clary
Wilson awaits more facts in Arabic case at White House
Aug 24 Washington officials report Secretary Lansing said the United States would act only after all facts about the Arabic sinking are known. Ambassador Gerard in Berlin was not instructed to seek an explanation from Germany. The administration remains undecided and cabinet meeting may be postponed.
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Whitey House
Lansing
Sieton Qeas
Gerard
State Department
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Fi Wahington
Sinttne
Sii Haseador Gerard
Berlin
Tr Wan
Germany
Ta Bbieve
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Waslinglow
Indayna
United States
London Dunsley Not Armed Denial by Admiralty
The British Admiralty denies reports that the steamer Dunsley, torpedoed near the Arabic sinking, was an armed patrol vessel. It states the Dunsley was peaceful and unarmed, sunk by a German submarine without warning, with no attack or escape attempt by the ship. It reiterates the Arabic sinking involved an unarmed passenger ship outward bound to a neutral port.
New rate authorized by ICC on California to Atlantic routes
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the Santa Fe railroad and Mallory Steamship Co to set lower rates for traffic between California points and the Atlantic coast via the Panama Canal, aligning with rates already approved for the Southern Pacific.
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Washington, D.C
Pacific
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Santa Fe Railroad
Mallory Steamship Company
California
Relief Fund Growing for Storm Victims in Texas
Austin Aug 7 In response to Gov Ferguson appeal for needy areas donations pour in from Carilon Ferguson Dry Goods Co St Louis Royal A Perris Dallas George Wight Stephanville Do 7 W McLaugh Mi Austin 5 from others Colonel A McCalont Assistant adjutant general returned from Galveston where army tent was taken for homes destroyed
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Tex
Ferguson
Carilon-Ferguson Dry Goods Company
St. Louis
Royal
A. Perris
Dallas
George
Wight
Stephanville
W. McLaugh- Mi
A. McCalont
Galveston
Guerrilla Warfare Plan At Torreon In Villa Campaign
Reports from Washington state Villa plans guerrilla warfare against Obregon. Forces at Torreon move to regroup with 13 000 troops and 7000 wounded hospital transfers. Battle near Monterey claimed by both Carranza and Villa Madero factions. railroad between Piedras Negras and Torreon reported open.
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Villa
Torreon
Tin
Melior Angeles
Sonora
Calles
Carranna Eas
Chatente
Maylorena
Nogales
Raf Qolfo Fierra
Hogue Giisoles Sareia
Canute Revers
Banderas
Toreon
Chihuahua
Mapen
Elseywhere
Temple
Washington, D. C
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Batkly
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Monterey
Carranza
Hernanier
Ruaul Madero
Piedras Necrua
Sal- Ullo
Torreonly
Bulgaria Signs Treaty With Turks
Berlin reports that Bulgaria and Turkey signed a treaty enabling a railroad link to the sea while Bulgaria remains nominally neutral in the war. Unofficial accounts note prior conventions and suggest entente efforts failed to secure Bulgaria’s entry with the allies despite territorial aims against Serbia and Greece.
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Constantinople
Tur
Bulgaria
Turkey
Bild
Sevi
Entente Alles
Serbia
Gresce
Sofia
Germany to retaliate as German prisoners feared in Canada
Aug 23 report says German authorities may retaliate against Canadians after details of German civilian prisoners in Amherst Nova Scotia. About 700 Germans interned there. US embassy investigators deemed Canadian prisoner conditions in Germany as good. An Associated Press correspondent saw Goettingen where many Canadians are confined. conditions appeared satisfactory.
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Berlin
Vie
London
Amherst
Nova Scotia
Civicus
United States
Tampa
Germany
Goettingen
Carranza Plans Angwer Tour and National Press Response
Venustiano Carranza, first chief of the Constitutionalists, signals an Angwer tour and will forward a Washington addressed reply in automatic language outlining constitutionalist policy. Support from key leaders and business figures solidifies backing for his stance while foreign demonstrations are denied. Wages rise for Mexico City railway workers, prices for essentials fall, border traffic to resume, and strict police order remains in effect in Mexico City.
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Lane
Ehlet
Une Hla
Vera Cruz
Thecay
Silliman VII
Mexico City
Conauti- Uonalista
Gonzales Ia
Mexico
Ban Ling
Germans occupy Ossowetz fortress in latest push
Berlin reports German troops seized Ossowetz fortress after Russians evacuated it. City press dispatch notes German forces established control as operations press on the Eastern Front. Attorney General Looney travels to Sulphur Springs for state antitrust case against breweries with potential demurrers and settlements discussed.
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Berlin
London
Ossowetz
Arasu
Ae Brewery
Austin
Tex
Looney
Sulphur Spin
Jaw
German boat sunk near Ostend in night action
Aug 21 report says German torpedo boat was sunk by Tivh Frovah torpedo boats off Ostend Belgium. Our boats were undamaged. The passage notes earlier firing at the formerLuploader and mentions a Texas incident where a discharged employee shot the laundry owner and a laundress, with the assailant restrained before authorities arrived.
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Paris
Aff
Ostend
Belgium
Unreported fruit ship loss near New Orleans prompts search
Fragmented dispatches from Relat Monuuria report a fruit ship with 28 aboard missing after an apparent hurricane near the Yucatan channel on March 74. A fishing schooner Nettie Peakih was lost in a gale near Jacksonville with two crew members missing, while the International picked up Franklin’s crew after their launch went missing and capsized off St Andrews Bay Florida.
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NRAY
Jacksonville
Mystery Kidnap Case Tangles Authorities in Fort Worth
The dramatic case broadside the city centers on a boy identified as a mystery child linked to a Quebec family. Federal, county, and immigration officers pursued leads for months as Carell and his habeas corpus petition spurred hearings. An interview with Carell occurred in the county jail while Mrs. Sula Delo of Quebec offered identification amid international intrigue.
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Towiol
Ghuma
Har Dapan Han
Rusali
Tress Jeans
Janay
Carell
Bos
Attra
Immgraltin
Dilworth
Carel
Turkish Collier Sunk by British Submarine
Sofia Bulgaria reports the Turkish collier Uenan to have been torpedoed by a British submarine off Haidar Sasha and the steamer Budes of the German Tenant line sunk in the Sea of Marmara. A British schooner Martha Edwards with 152 tons gross and crew landed safely.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Aue
Vlalondoni
Callier Ee Uenan
Haidar Sasha
Budes
Sea of Marmera
Silk
London
Martha Edwands
Santa Fe wreck disrupts line near Krum Texas
A Santa Fe train wrecked near Krum twenty miles south of Gainesville. Sixteen cars carrying oil and railroad cars were ditched. Several hundreds of feet of track torn up. Trains detoured to Gaines–Wile via the Katy route through Whitesboro and Fort Worth.
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Santa Fe
Krum
Katy
Whitesboro
Fort Worth
War plans ready in Italy study of allied front
A dispatch from Edine announces that joint military action against Turkey was arranged by Italian General Pirre during his July visit to Anglo French front. The plan was studied then and can be put into action immediately. The communication cites coordination with England France and Russia.
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Iuly
Parl
Italy
Englard
France
Russia
Turkey
Pirre
Plar
J& Svi
New Warship Begun at New Fork in Navy Yard
Announcement states the battleship California will be the first fleet fighting craft to use electric engines. About 12,000,000 pounds of steel are prepared for construction.
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New York
California
Jmamy Navy
Satilla at Houston Tustin
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Italians Vacate Pelagosa Island
Vienna reports Italian forces evacuated Pelagosa Island in the Adriatic after destroying fortifications. Exposition visitors in San Francisco reached 12 million as the event opened on February 0, with daily attendance noted. Berlin reports rising concern over shipyard labor tensions as sources cite continued strikes and unrest.
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Vienna
Pelagona
Adriatic Sea
Exposition
San Francisco
Russian victory in Gulf of Riga cited by Duma
Petrograd reports that the Duma president announced Germany lost the battleship Moltke three cruisers and seven torpedo boats in the Riga action with the German fleet withdrawing. British and Russian sources describe the heavy losses and Russian success driving German ships from the Gulf as Allied hopes rise.
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Riga
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von Windenburr
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Jose Mosquto
London
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