Flood Submerges Land as St Louis Sees Mass Drowning Fear
Reported nine to twelve months drowned and about 2,000 homeless in St Louis after river flood worsened by inundation of Val Park and surrounding areas. Describes flood levels, comparisons to Des Peres river, and estimates 100 square miles underwater. Judge Stevenson of Portland referenced.
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ST. Louis
Mons
Mies
Val- Park
Aegg
Cor- Cee
Sis
Lowe
Girl Arrested Then Finds Jewels in Drawer
Mrs. Willam C Phillips of 2822 10th Ave North caused the arrest of Amy Moe accusing her of stealing diamonds valued at 4600 dollars. Moe was released by Acting Captain of Detectives Kent. The jewels were found Sunday in a bureau drawer where Phillips had placed them.
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Amy Moe
Willam
C. Phillips
10Th Ave. N
Miss Moe
Kent
Mrs. Phillips
Believed suicide of Northern Pacific clerk Harry Dunaway
Reports indicate Harry Dunaway the Northern Pacific ticket clerk who stole $5,000 and vanished may have killed himself with chloroform. A man matching his description bought chloroform at a Second Avenue drugstore near Yesler claiming he planned to kill kittens.
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Harry Dunaway
Northern Pacific
Second Ave
Yesler
Germans Lose Dreadnaught in Riga Battle
Petrograd reports Russian squadron sinks eleven German warships in Riga engagement. One German dreadnought reportedly lost, plus two cruisers and eight torpedo boats. a Russian gunboat Sivutch also sinks. Rodzianko cites Moltke and additional losses. claims include barges with troops captured. Official admiralty notes differences with Rodzianko on specifics.
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Petrograd
Riga
Admiralty
Rodzianko
Duma
Sivutch
Moltke
Berlin
Picnic draws 15000 to Seward Park in Rainier Valley
Seward Park, Seattle, hosted a Sunday picnic for 15,000 residents organized by Columbia City merchants. Proceeds from the Rainier Valley fiesta funded sports and activities across the 200 acre woodland park bought in 1909 for 322020.60 dollars as development efforts continue.
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Seward Park
Rainier Valley Way
Seattle
Columbia City
Rainier Valley
Park Department
Jimmy Crehan Receives Key to City at Chief Seattle Memorial
Mayor's secretary Jimmy Crehan delivers the key of the city during memorial exercises at Chief Seattle's grave in Suquamish on Saturday. He worries about a Chinook reply, but no retort comes. In gratitude he receives a miniature totem pole.
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Jimmy Crehan
Seattle
Suquamish
U S Demands Report On Liners Loss
Washington Aug 23 Ambassador Gerard was instructed to request a German statement on the sinking of the liner Arabic and to learn all facts. The move seeks not only British-sourced details but also whether the German admiralty has received a submarine commander report. Rumors swirl about U S actions and potential diplomatic moves with Germany.
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Washington
Gerard
Germany
Josephine Bruguiere
New York
Edmund Wood
Janesville
Wilson
U. S
Germany Doubts Submarine Sunk the Arabic
Berlin reports officials doubt a German submarine sank the liner Arabic. No submarine seen. captain claimed a torpedo sighting 300 feet away, but mine or uncertain cause possible. Awaiting eight to fourteen days for submarines to report. cautious stance urged before US conclusions.
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United Prec
Britain
Berlin
Vie
The
Hague
Admiralty
Copenhagen
England
Jslue
United States
Germany
Arabic Sunk by German Submarine, British Claim
London reports the British foreign office asserts the liner Arabic an unarmed passenger steamer was sunk by a German submarine without warning and without attempting to escape or attack. The Arabic, outward bound to a neutral port, carried no contraband. Capt Finch of the Arable provided the report.
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London
British Foreign Office
Finch
Chancellor urges peace talks over Belgium annexation
Amsterdam dispatch says Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg does not seek Reichstag discussion on Belgium annexation but urges leaders to back peace talks. The Telegraaf notes the paper’s war-unfriendly stance and reports on this development.
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Amsterdam
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Belgium
Germany
Griffiths on the Moral Duty of Police and City
Former police chief and councilman Austin B E Griffiths spoke at the First United Presbyterian church on The Moral Responsibility of a City. He urged officers to follow laws they enforce, fight depravity, end official connivance, and rely on public opinion to measure public service.
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Griffiths
First United Presbyterian Church
Austin
BE. Griffiths
Secretary Helfferich Warns Loan Threatens Germany
The paper quotes Secretary Helfferich warning that the new two billion dollar loan will exhaust Germany's resources and that an early peace is needed.
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Helfferich
Germany
Two and a Half Million Germans on Eastern Front
Estimates from semi official sources place more than 2 500 000 Austrians and Germans arrayed against Russian lines from the Gulf of Riga to Galicia. The eastern armies include about 120 infantry divisions and 20 cavalry divisions, representing 40 percent of German forces and 70 percent of Austrian forces. In separate notes, Dr. Edmund Woods who died aboard the Arabic is identified as a naturalized American born in England, and Mrs. Josephine Bruguiere, widow of the California millionaire who perished, is native born in Brooklyn.
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Petrograd
Gulf of Riga
Galicia
Teutonic
Janesville
Wis
Edmund Woods
Tha
England
San Francisco
Josephine Bruguiere
California
Brooklyn
Daughter born to Mme Alma Gluck cancels contract
The famous New York soprano Mme Alma Gluck announces the birth of her daughter and cancels a $150000 concert season contract reflecting a pause in her public schedule.
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Mme
Alma Gluck
New York
Women tuition in buying blamed for high living costs
Miss Nellie Crooks of Milwaukee Downer College told an American Home Economics meeting that women lack buying sense. She charged American women are unintelligent and easily swayed by fashion, causing waste from changing styles and poor fabric values.
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Nellie Crooks
Milwaukee
Downer College
U S Admiral Takes Over St Marc Custom House
Rear Admiral Caperton, in charge of the Haitian situation, reports he has seized the St Marc custom house. He has ordered heavy guards on all roads to ports amid threats from interior rebels. Master printers picnicked for tuna park on Saturday. Lote o fun was by heck.
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Washington
Caperton
St. Marc Custom House
Fortuna Park
Heck
Saulsbury Sees No War Risk Over Arabic Incident
Senator Willard Saulsbury of Delaware in Seattle says the United States will avoid war while upholding international law and the lives of citizens. He notes little probability of serious trouble with England over declaring cotton contraband and expects differences can be negotiated.
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United States
Willard Saulsbury
Delaware
Seattle
England
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