Ryther Home Ordered Closed By City Officials
Despite protests from Mrs. Olle H Ryther the Ryther children's home at 1262 Dennyway has been ordered closed by the Commission of Health McBride Fire Marshal Bringhurst and Superintendent Josenhans on grounds of unsanitary conditions and fire hazard. Children will be assigned to other city institutions.
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Olle H. Ryther
Ryther
Dennyway
Commission of Health
McBride
Bringhurst
Josenhans
British destroyer sinks Austrian destroyer near Corfu
A dispatch from Rome reported that a British destroyer sank an Austrian destroyer near Corfu. The report is unconfirmed according to the Central News.
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London
Corfu
Central News
Rome
Paris Under Martial Law Quiets Its Nightlife
Aug 28 Paris shops known for dainties and luxuries are closed under martial law. Hotels and restaurants close by 9 PM, leaving streets silent and deserted as war casts a shadow over the city.
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Paris
Estate inventory shows Cyrus F P Clapp assets valued at 550000
A court filing in Judge Humphries' court yesterday lists Cyrus F P Clapp Estate assets at 550000 with encumbrances totaling 130000. Heirs named are Wilhelmina M P Clapp Vina Clapp Felger and Caroline B Clapp.
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Cyrus FP. Clapp
Germans claim many victories and Longwy capture
A Berlin cablegram reported by the German embassy in Washington claims German forces won numerous battles against the French British and Belgians. It notes the Longwy garrison held out until heavy bombardment and that German forces also routed allied troops at Namur and Meuse fronts with heavy losses on both sides.
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Berlin
Sambre
Meuse
Cambrai
Upper Alsace
London
Ostend
Louvain
Zepelina
Antwerp
Paria
Longwy
Meubeuge
Namur
War Office
Britons Fight Heroically On French Front
London reports Premier Asquith stating in the house of commons that British troops on the French frontier repelled a major assault by five German army corps. He notes heavy German losses and correspondingly heavy British casualties with no detailed tally yet. The line near Caimbral is described as the holding position after initial retirement to a new position.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Caimbral
Mona
France Objects to US Purchase of German Ships
In a lengthy meeting with President Wilson, French ambassador Jules Jusserand said Paris would view any US purchase of German merchant ships as displeasing. He warned such sales would channel funds to Germany, helping replenish its food supply, and argued the United States as a neutral should not aid Germany.
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Washington
Wilson
Jules Jusserand
United States
Germany
Germany Loses Four Ships in Latest Naval Losses
Rotterdam dispatch reports six naval casualties from Thursday. The German liner Kaleer Wilhelm Der Grosse, serving as a commerce destroyer, sunk by British cruiser High Flyer off Africa. Magdeburg stranded and destroyed by Russian shells in Gulf of Finland. Alliancia sunk by French cruiser Conde in the North Sea. Brandenburg captured by British cruiser General off Newfoundland. A Norwegian and a Danish trawler blown up by mines in the North Sea.
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Kaleer Wilhelm der Grosse
High Flyer
Africa
Magdeburg
Gulf of Pin
Alliancia
Conde
North Sea
Brandenburg
General
Newfoundland
Germans Exact War Tax and Destruction in Belgian Towns
Dispatches report German forces torched Louvain city hall library Gothic church and other public buildings in Belgium. Charleroi residents face a wartax while Tournai is occupied and its burgomaster held hostage until indemnity payment is made.
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Washington
Ings
Louvain
Belgium
Antwerp
Charleroi
London Standard
Tournai
Theople
Bush & Lane Piano Co Changes Sourcing Policy
The Bush & Lane Piano Manufacturing Co announces it will no longer buy external pianos or player pianos for dealers. It has acquired the Farrand Piano Co of Detroit to complete its line of high grade pianos and player pianos and will from now on supply all dealer needs with its own instruments.
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Bush & Lane Piano
America
Farrand Piano Co
Detroit
Mich
Farrand
Bush & Lane Piano Co
Bush & Lane Piano Manufacturing Co
Leipzig to receive warm welcome as cruiser nears
Victoria reports expectant crowds lining Cape Plate sea approach as the German cruiser Leipzig nears. British ships Newcastle and Rainbow, Japanese ship Idzuma, and hospital ship Prince George form a reception group. Wounded may rest below on the Prince George. Also notes a Pt Angeles excursion Sunday Aug 30 on the Iroquois for $1 round trip.
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Victoria
Leipzig
Cape Plattery
Newcastle
Rainbow
Idzuma
Prince George
Pt. Angeles
Iroquois
Immoral War for Graft, Quick Argues Against Conflict
The essay argues that the war is not moral but a struggle for power and graft. It critiques German, Slav, and Russian ambitions, contending rulers seek land and control while common people bear the cost. It urges freedom, justice, and land access for all Europan peoples.
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Europe
H. G. Wells
Germany
Hugo Munsterberg
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Hospital ships bring British wounded from Boulogne
Land forces report hospital ships are ferrying British wounded soldiers from Boulogne to coastal facilities for medical care as the frontline pressure continues in France with August 28 reports from Folkestone England.
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Folkestone
Eng
Boulogne
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