Brusiloff shifts attack to Stochod front near Kovel
Gen Brusiloff shifts to a northwest thrust along the Stochod front northeast of Kovel driving westward for gains as German forces strip the Lemberg front. Russians pivot from Kovel flank north of Pinsk while Kaledin Sakharoff and Letchitsky press westward crushing Bothmer at Strupa. Prisoners report evacuation in northeast Hungary as Russians advance near Koromezo.
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William Philip Sims
Petrograd
Stochod River
Kovel
Brusiloff
Bothmer
Lemberg
Brustloff
Pinsk
Kaledin
Sakharoff
Letchitsky
Strupa
Rail executives press for arbitration to avert looming strike
Washington news reports detail a high level gathering of railroad leaders and labor heads as President Wilson urges arbitration and an eight hour day. Officials seek public support while awaiting a key meeting and the spread of telegrams from industry groups.
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Brotherhood
A. I. Garretson
West
Washington
Wilson
Pope
Brotherhoods
Confessions of a Wife excerpt horace chambers scene
Paula Newton recalls loneliness and a tense night after a theatre party. Horace Chambers unexpectedly recognizes her at the party and asks questions but refrains from exposing her. Emma and Jane offer support while Paula weighs social class and propriety amid a tense social scene.
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Margie
Paula
Emma
Jane
Paula Newton
Horace Chambers
Hope for Docks Peace Seen in Frisco Settlement
Federal Mediator Henry M. White cited San Francisco’s settlement as a possible blueprint for Portland harbor talks. The agreement grants longshoremen 55 cents per hour with overtime at 1.00 on deep sea and 0.82 1/2 on coastwise work, while local employers edge toward renewed negotiations to avert port traffic loss. The Portland Chamber of Commerce may convene to press arbitration after mediator William Blackman requested reconsideration of the non arbitration stance.
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San Francisco
Henry M. White
Tacoma
San Diego
San Pedro
Chamber of Commerce
William Blackman
Chamber
Mother slain as husband hunted in wartime Chicago rooming house
Police say Mrs. John Labello aged 19 was killed by blunt force trauma in a South Side rooming house. Her two children, found severely injured, were hospitalized. Labello husband John Labello is being sought. The body appeared to have been there several days.
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Chicago
John Labello
Bar Harbor Feeble Condition Mentioned in Report
Bar Harbor reports a subject described as feeble in condition with details unclear from the fragment. The notice notes location in Bar Harbor Maine dated Aug 21.
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Bar Harbor, Me
Carnegie Sails Off Mount Desert Island Aboard Surf
Andrew Carnegie staying on Mount Desert Island aboard his yacht the Surf for a few days. He appeared noticeably weakened as he came ashore for an automobile ride.
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Andrew Carnegie
Mount Desert Island
Burglary at Rocker Hotel Sees $10 Stolen
A burglar using a pass key entered the room of F. H. Goldsborough in the Rocker hotel Sunday morning and stole ten dollars from his trousers pocket, officials report.
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F. H. Goldsborough
Food Drink for All Ages Milk Malted Nutrition
An advertisement promotes a powdered milk and malt beverage described as pure nutrition for all ages. It claims to benefit infants invalids growing children and nursing mothers and to be more nourishing than tea or coffee. The product is offered at the same price as its substitutes.
Sanitary Showdown At Natatorium Promotes Crystal Pool
Ordinance requires weekly deep clean and biweekly water changes but Seattle Natatorium boasts nightly cleaning at Crystal Pool. Management invites the public after 10:30 for a live demonstration of scrubbing, disinfecting, and refilling the pool and highlights its $50,000 filtering and chlorinating equipment.
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Seattle
Seattle Natatorium
Natatorium CO
Rail executives weigh strike impact as Wilson in dispute
Louis W. Hill of the Great Northern arrived at the Willard hotel to meet with railroad presidents and managers. They planned a 4 p.m. gathering to review the situation and decide next steps amid the ongoing dispute with President Wilson.
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R Flway
New Willard
Wilson
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern
Willard Hotel
Ile
Burglary Suspect Arrested After Bottle Attack
F. H. Rabb, a hotel roomer, yelled for help when a burglar entered through a window. The assailant struck Rabb with a bottle and fled. Detected by Rabb, Fraser Myers, 26, was arrested the same day and held on an open charge.
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F. H. Rabb
Mystic Hotel
Fraser Myers
Rabb
Two British cruisers sunk in North Sea clash
The Daily News naval expert calls the loss of the Falmouth and Nottingham in the first North Sea engagement since Jutland distinctly unfortunate. The Aug 21 report notes the British fleet suffered two valuable light cruiser losses in the Saturday action.
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London
Falmouth
Nottingham
Jutland
Daily News
Franked campaign material cited by Senator Poindexter critic
George H. Walker argues that campaign literature in the Congressional Record has been mailed under the government frank in Humphrey's favor. He cites three speeches franked for Humphrey and Greene, Austin, and a Perkins Press editorial, urging readers to see Seattle library records for proof and noting a contrast with Poindexter.
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Poindexter
Frank
Post-Intelligencer
Congresman
Humphrey
Congressional Record
Seattle Public Library
Richard W. Austin
Tennessee
Richard S. Greene
Massachusetts
American Reveille
Bellingham
Greene
George H. Walker
Fire chief pushes for more fireboats at waterfront
Fire Chief Stetson urged expansion of the city fleet for waterfront protection during a Saturday demonstration. He sailed from the foot of Madison to Salmon Bay aboard the fireboat Duwamish, a trip lasting one hour and fourteen minutes.
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Stetson
Madison
Salmon Bay
Duwamish
County bids sought for Seattle to Pierce line paving
County commissioners call for bids to pave two and four tenths miles of permanent highway between Seattle and the Pierce county line. The road will be laid with brick blocks on a six inch concrete base.
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Seattle
Pierce County
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