Manning Renominated in South Carolina Runoff Victory
Governor Richard I. Manning defeats former Governor Cole L. Blease in a South Carolina runoff for governor. Final unofficial results show Manning 658,926 to Blease 64,274, with National Guardsmen votes included. Rep. Wyatt Aiken loses to F. H. Dominick by about 2,500 in the third district.
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Columbia
D. C
Richard I. Manning
South Carolina
Cole L. Blease
Manning
National Guardsmen
Blease
Wyatt Aiken
Dorsey Leads in Georgia Gubernatorial Race
In Georgia the primary yields Hugh M. Dorsey a strong lead with 107 counties pledging 260 convention votes for governor. Nat E Harris holds 98 counties, L G Hardman four, and J E Pottle three. Race outcomes in congressional districts await complete returns.
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Atlanta
Hugh M. Dorsey
Macon
Dorsey
Nat E. Harris
L. G. Hardman
Joseph E. Pottle
Sanders Defeats Morgan In Louisiana Primary
Official but incomplete returns show former Governor Jared Y. Sanders leading Amos L. Ponder by about one thousand votes for the Sixth District seat. In the Seventh District Lazaro appears to beat Edwards and Barbe by a small plurality, with Martin facing Wade Martin in the Third District.
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New Orleans
Jared Y. Sanders
Lewis Morgan
Sanders
Amos L. Ponder
L. Lazaro
T. A. Edwards
A. M. Barbe
Whit P. Martin
Wade ©. Martin
Carlson Renominated as Colorado Governor in Early Returns
Denver, Sept 13 On the face of returns up to 8 15 this morning George A Carlson governor of Colorado has been renominated by the Republicans With 396 of 28790 precincts heard from Carlson with 15596 votes Nicholson 14913 leads in Leadville and Denver precincts
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Denver
Colo
George A. Carlson
Colorado
Republiccns
Carlson
Samuel D. Nicholson
Leadville
Page Re-nominated in Vermont Senate Primary Sweep
Burlington Vermont September 13 returns show Carrol S Page Republican of Hyde Park re nominated for the United States Senate by about 50 percent more votes than the combined totals of his two rivals Governor Charles W. etc
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Burlington
Vermont
Carrol S. Page
Hyde Park
United States Senate
Charles W
Gerard Plans Visit 10 United States
Berlin reports little change in German submarine policy as Field Marshal von Hindenburg solidifies control. Ambassador Gerard may travel to the United States if submarine talks stay as is, while he pursues negotiations for the relief of interned civilians. Proposals include a civilian parole exchange and release of men over 45 unfit for service.
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Berlin
London
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Gerard
United States
Germany
England
Accounting demand for two Illinois regiments officers
General Funston asks War Department to send regimental quartermasters Captain J A Walrath and Captain Fred W Laas back to San Antonio to account for about fifty horses and mules missing from government issue. The shortage, valued near $15 000, was found after regiments returned home. Funston vows to stop losses and holds quartermasters strictly responsible for entrusted property.
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First
Second
Illinois Infantry
San Antonio
War Department
F Funston
J. A. Walrath
First Infantry
Fred W. Laas
Second Infantry
Funston
Weather Outlook For San Antonio Area Tonight
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for unsettled conditions tonight with a chance of rain and thunderstorms, followed by Thursday clearing to fair skies as temperatures moderate.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather Forecasts From The Light Across Major Cities
City by city forecast summaries note temperatures and conditions. St Louis at 62 with NW wind. Chicago 58 with rain and NW wind. Milwaukee 54 clear with W wind. Kansas City 60 clear with NE wind. New York 64 and rain with SW wind. Washington 62 cloudy with SE wind and high of 76.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas Rer
New York
Washington
Fort Sam Houston depot plans move with $750000 appropriation
General Funston telegraphed the War Department seeking authority to purchase land for depot and terminal improvements at Fort Sam Houston funded by $750000. The board will set the minimum scale for future growth to serve about 100000 troops, with space for additional warehouses and expansion, making San Antonio a major U S militia supply center.
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Board of Army
Fort Sam Houston
Ordnance Department
United States
San Antonio
Army
Washington
Secretary of War
St. Louis
Texas
Cities Seek Armor Plant Hearings Open Across Nation
Secretary Daniels opened hearings on the 11 million dollar armor plant with delegates from 118 cities. More than 300 people attended, listing Southern candidates including Alabama towns Tuscaloosa Mobile Birmingham Gadsden and Georgia Savannah plus major firms and ports across the region.
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Washington
D. C
Daniels
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Mobile
Birmingham
Gadsden
Georgia
Savanah
Kentucky
Fort Thomas
Mount Vernon
Wickliffe
Dover
Louisville
Middlesboro
Maryland
Baltimore
Annapolis
Barclay
North Carolina
Newton
Gastonia
Fayetteville
Asheville
Southport
Brevard
Wilmington
Raleigh
Aberdeen
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Tennessee
Elizabethtown
Bristol
Governor asks funds for Democratic campaign in Texas
Governor Ferguson appeals to Texas Democrats to donate to the national campaign fund for the November election. He argues a dollar from many is more patriotic than a few large donations and urges remittance to Judge William Poindexter, national committeeman of Texas, in Cleburne.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Democrats of
Texas
National Democratic Campaign
Robber Poses As Customs Inspector on Train
Seven passengers on a Canadian Pacific train from Toronto were robbed as it crossed into the United States at Buffalo. A man posing as a customs official questioned travelers and took money, giving Mrs. Jessie M. Ardill of New York City a receipt and cash after counting $110 and keeping $65 as a deposit.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Canadian Pacific
Toronto
United States
Jessie M. Ardill
New York City
United States Customs At
Buffalo Station
Amatuer Detective Sparks Arrest in Old Murder Case
In Tronwood Michigan a Finn miscast as a teamster helped trigger the arrest of Waltonen, the suspect in the 1 year old New York murder of Mrs Elizabeth Nichols. A sham confession by Waltonen named three others, with robbery as motive. Detectives from New York brought him in. About $28,000 in cash and jewelry were taken, but $150,000 in jewels remained.
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Tronwood
Mich
Elizabeth Nichols
New York
Arthur Weltonen
John Lind
Ironwood
Sarber
Finn
Waltonen
Walton
Harry Bay
Villa Battlegrounds Near Chihuahua As Villa Escape Routes Tighten
General Cavazos advances from Namiquipa with the American expeditionary force forming a third section of the circle. General Trevino says Villa is now in a position hard to escape. Forces at San Buenaventura and Carmen scout the bandits along the Central railway corridor.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Huerta Vargas
Villa
Cavazos
Namiquipa
Trevino
San Buenaventura
Carmen
Central Railway
French Line Reports Growing World Trade After War Start
The Compagnie Generale Trans Atlantique reports France’s merchant marine expanding since the war began with uninterrupted service to the western hemisphere. It notes substantial profit from heavy freight traffic and provides 1915 figures: 85 steamships, 294,004 net tons, 389,860 horsepower, up from 1914.
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New York
Fnnal
Compagnie Generale Trans Atlantique
France
I W strike called off by Iron miners in Crosby
About 200 members of the Industrial Workers of the World met in executive session at Crosby Minnesota and voted to end the strike on the Cuyuna range. Mines are said to be working full strength though leaders fear some workers may not regain their jobs.
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Crosby
Minn
Minnesota
Industrial Workers of the World
Cuyuna Range
I. W
San Antonio Man Harrison Sentenced for 1915 Train Robbery
Charles Jefferson Harrison of San Antonio confessed to the Baltimore & Ohio train robbery near Central Station in W Va on Oct 8 1915. Judge Day sentenced him to twelve years in Atlanta's penitentiary after recovered funds totaling about 35000 dollars buried in a South Presa Street blacksmith shop.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Charles Jefferson Harrison
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Dayton
Atlanta
Harrison
Baltimore & Ohio
Central Station
Eugene Dies
H. Grady Webb
Post Office
Secret Service
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
South Presa Street
Southern Pacific Crossing
Postoffice
J. O. Chapman
E. E. Kinzey
Austin
Houston
Hero. Storrison
R. L. Edwards
J. L. Camp
Grand Jury
Edwards
West Virginia
Exar County
San
Romanian General Drowns After Fortress Fall
Reports from Sofia via Overseas News Agency say General Bessarabesky, commander of the Roumanian fortress of Turtukai, attempted to flee by boat after the last fortification fell. Bulgarian guns sank the boat and the general drowned.
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Berlin
Sayville
Sofia
Bessarabesky
Turtukai
Kansas Holds First Statewide Good Roads Convention
In Topeka Kansas delegates from across the state gathered for the first state wide convention to decide on a concrete road building program. Governor Capper urged compulsory road dragging as part of the plan.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Capper
Raid at Newmarket Screens National Service Age
London dispatch reports military police raiding the Newmarket race course before the St Leger to arrest shirkers. Thousands attended as reporters jockeys bookmakers and grooms were forced to prove attestation or registration cards or present birth or exemption certificates.
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London
Newmarket Race Course
Resignation of Premier Zaimis Accepted in Greece
King Constantine accepted the resignation of Premier Zaimis and his cabinet amid a political crisis. The move signals potential Greek entry into the war with the Allies as censorship limits details. Venizelos factions and Bulgarian advances influenced the shakeup, with Zaimis seen as neutral-leaning but entente-tilted.
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Athens
London
Constantine
Zaimis
Greece
Berlin
Vienna
Grece
M. Zaimis
Venizelos
Germany
M. Venizelos
Miners Still Idle in Kansas City Strike Talks Stall
In Kansas City on September 13 negotiations between a miners and operators sub committee over the regional contract stalled over penalties for contract violations. With most points agreed at the conference the unresolved clause risks delay in writing the agreement.
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Kansas City
Kansas Mines Idle Await District Pact Before Work
Pittsburg Kansas reports all mines and strip pits in the coal fields remain idle. If an interstate contract is signed as announced yesterday, work is not expected to resume soon. Miners likely to wait for a district contract before returning.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas Coal Fields
Storm Wrecks Buildings and Damages Cotton Near Hillsboro
A storm swept seven miles northwest of Hillsboro Texas last evening wrecking several small buildings and badly damaging the cotton crop over a four mile wide strip. The loss affected a substantial stretch of the county area with extensive crop damage reported.
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Hillsboro
Tex
Here
Port Authorities Open Annual Convention in Montreal
Virtually every North American seaport is represented as the American Association of Port Authorities opens its three day convention in Montreal. Papers on port management and improvement will be read during the session.
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Montreal
American Association of Port Authorities
French and Serbs seize Sorovitz on Macedonian front
French and Serbian forces captured Sorovitz near Florina as entente armies push along the Macedonian front. In France, French troops advance past Bouchavesnes and a nearby wood, threatening Combles and Peronne while British gains remain limited. Greek politics shift as the Zaimis cabinet falls and Greece weighs joining the war with the Entente.
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Athens
Greece
London
Sorovitz
Florina
Combles
Foch
Peronne
Ginchy
Macedonia
Paris
Lake Ostrovo
Zaimis
Constantine
Ity
Entente
French Capture Bou chavesnes and Verdun Gains
French forces report capturing the village of Bou chavesnes on the Somme front near Combles and taking a wood near the Peronne Bethune road. Verdun gains noted in the northern Vaux Chapitre wood as Serbian troops advance on the Macedonian front amid heavy fighting near Lake Ostrovo. Austrians retreat in Transylvania and Danube shipping halted. Hungary reacts with anger over government actions after Romania’s war entry.
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London
Somme
Bouchvesnes
Bouchavesnes
Bapaume-Peronne
Peronne
Combles
Paris
Bethune
Verdun
Vaux-Chapitre
War Office
Lake Ostrovo
Frontiers Manned by Civilians as Austro-Hungarian Troops Absent
The correspondent notes no Austro-Hungarian soldiers at most frontier points and reports defense by gendarmes railway workers and peasants along the line.
Fleet drills resume as nine battleships sail south
The Atlantic fleet battleship division sets sail from Norfolk for southern drill grounds to resume target practice. Reports claim records at 26 004 yards in the line last week near Tangier Island with the Oklahoma achieving the best mark at 18 000 yards, though officials have not confirmed figures.
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Norfolk
Battleship Division
Atlantic Fleet
Naval City
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
San Marcos
Tangier Island
Officer shoots Mexican near Clint 20 miles from El Paso
In Texas a Mexican, Rafael de Loya, was killed by a bullet fired by Officer Robert Carr after de Loya allegedly opened fire on Deputy Sheriff John Bales at a ranch near Clint. De Loya had telephoned for help claiming threats to his life.
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EL Paso
Tex
Robert Carr
Rafael de Loya
Cliz
de Loya
Clint
Carr
John Bales
Tunnel roof collapse in Cleveland injures and kills workers
A water tunnel under Erie tunnel in Cleveland collapsed early today, fatally injuring one man and injuring eleven others. The incident recalls a previous cave-in in the same area weeks earlier that killed nine workers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Erie
Inland storm crosses from Washington to Florida
Reports indicate the South Atlantic storm moved inland from Washington to northern Florida with increasing intensity as of today.
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Washington, D. C
Florida
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