Greek King Quits As Saloniki Barracks Fall to Revolution
Allied intervention halts further bloodshed as Cretan gendarmes and Macedonian volunteers clash with Greek infantry in Saloniki. Reports say 3 killed, 2 wounded among loyalists. barracks handed to French, soldiers disarmed, officers keep swords. Revival of pro Entente faction in Greece widens political turmoil ahead of elections.
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Saloniki
Reuter
Sarrail
Camp Zeitinle
Vodena
Fort Little Karaburun
Revolution Committee
Macedonia
Christodoulos
Seres
Greece
Roumania
Constantine
Venizelos
Athens
King Constantine abdicates. Greek royal family listed
Constantine I King of the Hellenes abdicated after his assassination and took the throne in 1913. Born August 2, 1868, he married Sophie of Prussia in 1889. His family includes three sons Georgios Alexander and Paulos and three daughters Helene Irene Catherine. His mother was Grand Duchess Olga of Russia.
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Constantine I
George
Alexander Schinas
Saloniki
Olga
Russia
Constantine
Sophie
Prussia
Georgios
Alexander
Paulos
Helene
Irene
Catherine
Fort Little Karaburun and Saloniki region geography
The passage notes Monastir as a key Entente communications hub, located 45 miles west of Saloniki. Fort Little Karaburun sits on the Gulf of Saloniki about ten miles south of the city, underscoring strategic maritime positions in the area.
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Monastir
Saloniki
Fort Little Karaburun
Gulf of Saloniki
Constantine I Of Greece King Of The Hellenes
The wartime Greek monarch Constantine I reigned briefly from 1918 after his father’s assassination, rising from a popular but contested figure. His stance favored neutrality in World War I, despite prowar and pro-German factions and a 1912 Balkan War victory that elevated his status as a national hero.
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Constantine I
George I
Saloniki
Constantine
Leipsic
Germany
Sophia
Greece
Turkey
Crete
America
St. Sophia
Constantinople
Greeks Discount King Abdication Report From Saloniki
In Washington the Greek legation discounted reports of the Greek king’s abdication as rumors from Saloniki come under allied control and London press censorship. Officials questioned why the king would meet French English and Russian ministers only yesterday if abdication were planned.
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Washington
D. C
Saloniki
London
Dominica Hit by Hurricane with 50 Dead and Extensive Damage
A hurricane struck Dominica in the British West Indies last Monday night. Fifty lives were lost as winds exceeded 70 miles per hour and rivers rose, washing away bridges and homes. Over 200 buildings including schools and churches were damaged or ruined, with crops such as lime severely impacted. Dominica, part of the Caribes, spans 291 square miles with about 30 000 people and exports sugar molasses coffee cocoa and indigo.
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West Indies
ST. Thomas
PD. W. I
British West Indies
Dominica
Pominica
Caribes Group
Sending Children Away From Germany To Holland
Large numbers of German children are being sent into Holland for homes and food according to consular dispatches. Kansas drought ends as 1.3 inches of rain fall in Emporia on September 1 ending a 65 day dry spell.
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Holland
Kansas
Emporia
Kan
Texas Congressmen Back Adamson Eight Hour Bill
Texas lawmakers shift stance to back the eight hour bill as cotton farmers face possible harvest disruption and rising prices. Representative Sam Rayburn aided drafting this measure. the vote is expected in the House Friday or Saturday amid labor tension and Irish labor displacement.
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Texas
Capitol
Sam Rayburn
Fourth
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Germans Lose Heavily in Verdun Offensive
Paris dispatch reports authorities estimate about 500000 German troops disabled in the Verdun region since February amid the great offensive. The number of German wounded and prisoners taken in Verdun and near the Somme surpasses 43000.
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Paris
Edun
Verdun
Somme
Irish Laborers Barred from Harvest Work Across England
Hundreds of Irish laborers walk English streets after being refused harvest work. English farmers and workers block Irish applicants from employment, sparking protests as lines of migrants cross the Irish Sea seeking jobs.
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Associated Press
London
Ques
Irish Sea
Hunting Crows Ends in Injury to Farmer
Middletown New York George Neill a Jeffersonville farmer went to shoot crows raiding his cornfield. As he raised his gun to fire a crow the weapon discharged into his foot severing a toe and causing other injuries. He then hitched his team and drove several miles to a surgeon for treatment.
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Middletown
N. Y
George Neill
Jeffersonville
Diver Lund sails to salvage Brother Jonathan wreck stake
San Francisco sea diver Martin Lund sails from Del Norte to Crescent City to recover the Brother Jonathan wreck with over 2 million dollars in specie government bills and valuables. Marine contractor J C Freese of San Francisco assists in financing and equipping the expedition.
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San Francisco
Cal
Martin Lund
Crescent City
Brother Jonathan
del Norte County
J. C. Freese
Lund
Camp Wilson Name Change Planned At Fort Sam Houston
War Department rules bar naming a camp after a living person so Camp Wilson must be renamed. The site at Fort Sam Houston had honored President Wilson, but with militia and national service, an official designation must follow regulations. Also notes on Arctic travel heat contrasts and Sweden daylight saving effects.
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Camp Wilson
Fort Sam Houston
War Department
United States
Wilson
Southern Department
Armistead
Texas National ‘Uard
Texas Militia
Arctic Summer Heat Sparks Traveler Complaints
Travelers returning from the North report intense heat this summer, with Stockholm noting unusually high temperatures and discomfort during journeys home. The article describes widespread feelings of heat and fatigue among travelers and compares conditions to typical Arctic norms.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Rabbit Foot vs Monkey Sparks Park Zoo Fight Tale
A New York World report from Central Park Zoo recounts a clash between a big white rabbit and a smaller monkey over lettuce. The monkey grabs the rabbit's foot, gets struck, and the scene ends with a subdued outcome in a cooperative cage of twenty rabbits and guinea pigs.
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Central Park Zoo
New York World
Bill Snyder
Hospital
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