Pope's Peace Plea Deems Crucial Across Nations
Archbishop Bonzano says the pope's document offers more than a peace plea, warning radicalism rises as nations face war. He argues the papal proposal could hasten peace and elevate democracy, urging leaders to heed the message for a lasting, just settlement.
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Kansas City
Bonzano
America
Holy Father
Flanders
Apostolic Delegate
Bongano
Prince of Peace
Small Nations Demand Clear Fate Before Peace Talks
Washington dispatch reports that small nations Belgium and Serbia must be restored and their fate determined before the Allies will accept any peace table gathering. The statement emphasizes the priority given to these nations in wartime diplomacy.
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Washington, D. C
Belgium
Serbia
Shrapnel Kills Missouri Soldiers at Fort Sill
At Fort Sill Oklahoma two members of Battery A Second Missouri field artillery were killed and four others seriously injured when a shrapnel shell exploded in the mess hall where they were making their first meal after arrival. All from Kansas City. Nelson died on the scene Kelly later died en route to hospital Oakley Bloomer McGrew and Raymond Rose were injured.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Second
Missouri Field Artillery
Cantonment
Oklahoma Post
Kansas City
Nelson
James Kelly
Oakley
Bloomer
McGrew
Raymond Rose
Kelly
Bread prices set for early tumble plan by Hoover
Food Administrator Hoover promises a determined fight on profiteers in a telegram to North Dakota farmers. He refutes claims of seeking a fixed wheat price and says his duty is to ensure farmers get a fair price and consumers pay only fair bread prices, limiting speculative profits.
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Washington, D. C
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Bureau
Hoover
North Dakota
Youn
Fargo
Wilson
Army enlists 867 men in 24 hours for total 195905
Washington reports the regular army enlisted 867 men in the last 24 hours. The cumulative total since April stands at 195,905, short of the anticipated 200,000 by 1,095. California led with 62 enrollments, followed by Pennsylvania 74, New York 77, Ohio 0, and Illinois 55.
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Washington
D. C
Regular Army
War Department
California
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Explosion Claims Two At Fayville Plant Blast
An explosion at the Aetna Explosives Company packing plant in Fayville destroyed the facility this afternoon. Two men died in the blast: Caleb Buster, 28, Thebes, and Ben Saunders, 25, Thebes.
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Cairo
Ill
Aetna Explosives Company
Fayville
Caleb Buster
Thebes
Ben Saunders
Weather Outlook for East and West Texas
East Texas will see Sunday and Monday fair with light southerly winds along the coast. West Texas also reports Sunday and Monday generally fair conditions.
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East Texas
West Texas
Regional City Weather Forecasts From The Light
Forecasts show St. Louis 72 clear with SW wind and likely clear Sunday. Chicago 70 clear with W wind and likely cloudy Sunday. Milwaukee 70 clear NW wind and likely cloudy Sunday. Kansas City 82 clear with SE wind and cloudy Sunday. New York 72 clear with NW wind. Washington 70 clear with NW wind and sunny Saturday. high 82.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Explosion at Mare Island Navy Yard Blames Unknown Party
Investigation finds powder magazine blast at Mare Island not an accident but a deliberate act by unknown persons. Labor not involved, and Secretary Daniels cleared of hindering the probe as government agents pursue the culprits. Secretary Ellis reports workers assisted in the fire response.
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Washington, D. C
Mare Island Navy Yard
America
Daniels
Navy League
Navy
Mare Island
Mark St. C. Ellis
Washington
Bureaus of Ordnance and Navigation
Judge Advocate General of
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Neil Co. Damstedt
Damstedt
Kearney
Ellis
Watts
Board of Investigation
Books for Soldiers Fund to Build War Libraries
The war council named today by Secretary of War Baker will raise one million dollars to furnish libraries for soldiers at cantonments and camps. A meeting in New York is set for next Tuesday to draw up plans for obtaining the funds.
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Washington, D. C
War Council
Baker
New York
Jamestown Bridge Fire In Suspicious Night Attempt
Norfolk August 25. A bridge viaduct near Jamestown naval base was set afire in what police believe was an attempt to destroy the railway carrying workmen and supplies. It marks a second suspected attack on the bridge.
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Norfolk
Jamestown Naval Base
Russian capital shift discussed as Petrograd abandons throne
Reports here tonight say the Russian provisional government may move the capital from Petrograd with Moscow considered as the permanent seat if talks at the conference lead to a vigorous prosecution of the war and suppression of peace propaganda. Kerensky factions push militarization of railroads amid fears of unrest and possible abandonment of sending American troops to Russia.
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Washington, D. C
Petrograd
Russia
Kerensky
State Department
Moscow
Stould
Moscow Labor Threatens General Strike During Historic Congress
In Moscow Aug 25 labor leaders warned of a general strike as the extraordinary Congress prepared to convene. Troops guard the opera house amid alarm over the next 48 hours and a renewed clash between Kerensky and Miliukov, seen as pivotal for Russia’s new freedom.
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Moscow
Russia
Organized Labor of
Workers of
Opera
Congress
Kerensky
Professor Miliukoff
Japanese Mission Visits Annapolis Naval Academy
Seven hundred fifty midshipmen lined up to greet Viscount Ishii and Admiral Takeshita as the Japanese mission toured Annapolis. Officials praised the display and local officers noted the social scope of the mission while signaling Japan’s readiness to assist, including potential support for a Liberty Loan. Viscount Ishii planned Sunday visits to the Tomb of George Washington.
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Washington, D. C
United States Naval Academy
Viscount Ishii
Takeshita
Japanese War Commission
Academy
Annapolis
Japan
Russia
United States
Ishii
George Washington
Subway system ties up as coal shortage halts power station
The New York subway network was shut down for two hours due to a coal shortage at one power station. Officials blamed the coal delivery failure for railroads’ inability to supply power and acknowledged that troop movements and war material handling caused congestion on lines.
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New York
Chicago Packers Urge Government Over Meat Industry
Hoover told editors and packers that the government will not fix meat prices while packers demand immediate government control of livestock. He outlined food administration aims as cooperative leadership and warned against dictatorship, urging export plans and waste reduction to feed allies.
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Chicago, Ill
Chicago
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Administra
Hoover
Washington
Houston
Troover
The
Food Administration
Atlantic
Canada
England
Mr. Hoover
America
Germany
Rainbow Division Leader to Command in France
Major General William A. Mann, designated to lead the Forty second Division known as the Rainbow Division, will depart for France soon. The photograph shows the general at his desk in Washington, D C, with troops from about twenty six states composing the division.
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France
William A. Mann
National Guard
Washington, D. C
War Labor Policy Aims Arbitration Board Control
A new strife free labor policy uses government and public on arbitration boards to settle disputes. AFL accepts the principle while IWW is to be handled by other methods. Council of National Defense plans communication with governors to curb IWW troubles and shipbuilding plants fall under the policy.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
Council of National Defense
I W. W
War Department
Baker
Mavy Department
Three-Willion Wheat Price Fight Looms Over 1917 Policy
The dispute centers on H A Garfield plans to set 1917 wheat price next Friday with critics pushing for 1.85 a bushel while others demand above 3 and Baer cites 4 as fair. Senator McCumber insists 4 is still too low to ensure next year’s acreage. The American Home Economic Association warns 1.85 must not be exceeded to keep bread prices stable.
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Washington, D. C
H. A. Garfield
J. M. Baer
North Dakota
Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Congress
McCumber
American Home Economic Association
McAdoo Denies Recognizing Navy League In Pension Fight
Secretary McAdoo rejected claims he recognized the Navy League under pressure from Secretary Daniels. He said a letter asking Colonel Thompson's help on the pension bill was sent before the Daniels dispute. Thompson's Navy League reply, released yesterday, had led to the “impression” of recognition which McAdoo denies.
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Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Navy League
Daniels
Thompson
Osage District Coal Mines Shut Down In Strike
Osage City Kansas August 25 The coal mines in the Osage district are closed and will stay shut unless prices rise or government takes over. Miners earn 1.71 per ton while operators say 2.80 is their maximum profitable price. Miners strike seeks 2.21 per ton. mediation failed and Governor Capper will discuss with Coal Dictator Garfield next week.
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Osage City
Kans
Osage District
Capper
Garfield
Tragic Death of Captain Roderick Dew At Fort Sheridan
Captain Roderick Dew an army instructor at Fort Sheridan reportedly killed himself in his bachelor club room. The inquest ruled death by his own action with unknown causes amid overwork and depression. Dew, 36, served in the Nineteenth and Thirty-sixth Infantry and was a popular Fort Sheridan instructor. The body was sent to Chicago and then to Nebraska. colors were lowered at half staff.
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Fort Sheridan
Ill
Roderick Dew
Chicago
Nebraska
Theodore Proxmire
Captain Dew
Dew
Bachelor’s Club
Ryan
Fort Snelling
F. H. Baird
Ene
West Point
Army
Physician Shot Near Cairo Station in Olive Branch
Dr. E J Duncan a well known Olive Branch physician was shot and killed while sitting in his car near the Cairo railroad station. Will Wilbourn 21 surrendered to Sheriff Burke and claimed Duncan had attacked his sister Mrs Garrison Childress several days earlier at a restaurant run by her husband.
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Cairo
E. J. Duncan
Olive Branch
Will Wilbourn
Leslie Wilbourn
Burke
Wilborn
Duncan
Garrison Childress
Italians Break Austrians At Monte Santo Fort
Italian troops breached the Isonzo line and captured Monte Santo, a 2250 foot fortress north of Gorizia after fierce fighting. The victory marks a major advance as Italy pushes onto the plateau and defeats resistive Austrians amid ongoing battles near Verdun Lens and Chemin Des Dames.
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Austria
Isonzo
Monte Santo
Gorizia
Italy
Cadorna
Rome
France
England
Verdun
Lens
Flanders
Chemin Des Dames
Moronvilliers
British Yields In Northeastern Gillamont Farm Sector
British forces in trench fighting northeast of Gillamont Farm yield ground after German counter attacks. Haig says Gillamont Farm remains in British hands, with no further German progress. Northwest of Lens Canadians extend gains as French push north of Hill 304 near Verdun amid artillery actions.
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London
Gillamont Farm
Haig
Gillemont Farm
Lens
Paris
Verdun
Senate to push 80 percent tax on war profits
A group of about 30 Senators led by Borah Johnson Kenyon and Hollis vow to push an 80 per cent tax on war profits next week as part of a broader revision to the war revenue bill. A statistician will supply data on large corporate profits, aiming to gain wider support before the Senate meets.
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Washington, Dd
Senate
Borah
Johnson
Kenyon
Hollis
Motormen Strike Silent in Meridian Light and Railway dispute
In Meridian Mississippi forty motormen walked out this afternoon against the Meridian Light and Railway Company operated by the Doherty Company of New York. They demand a raise of ten cents per hour or two percent per hour.
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Meridian
Miss
Meridian Light and Railway Company
Doherty Company of
New York
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