Aviators in Battle Over City and Paris Front
Dr. Frank L. Fleehart lies wounded in a city hospital after a shooting at the Holland hotel. Miss Clara La Lone is dead after shooting him then leaping to her death. Letters reveal a nearly three year engagement and a planned marriage. Paris defense tightens as German forces near the outskirts, with air combat and artillery exchange reported.
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Frank L. Fleehart
Clara la Lone
Market St
Ballard
Freehart
Holland Hotel
Fourth Av
Jefferson St
Marie la Lone
F. Lanore
Arlington
Dr. Freehart
Gallieni
Paris
Joffre
Compiegne
Haveing
Progressive Split Over Senator Selections In Tacoma
The Tacoma Star condemns Paul Hamus for advising a two candidate progressive slate. It endorses Ole Hanson as the real progressive choice and urges Hanson first and Falconer second, calling Hamus advice dishonest and a sign Falconer is weaker. The paper backs Hanson as the strongest progressive for the state senate race.
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Paul Hamus
J. A. Falconer
Tacoma
Falconer
A. V. Fawcett
United States
Fawcett
Louis Kreger
Ole Hanson
Star
Hanson
The
Wesler Lorimer Jones
Paulhamus
Leaps Off Boat Prompt Bay Search For Daring Passenger
Police drag the bay near Luna Park to recover the body of a man who jumped from the Sound steamer Daring toward Seattle. The incident occurred around 10 o clock this morning during the Ta coma to Seattle voyage.
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Luna Park
Daring
Tacoma
Seattle
Women confront war fashion and neutrality in clothing
The speaker argues that fall women’s styles resemble military uniforms, urging women to resist dress that signals wartime sympathies. She calls for a declaration of independence from manufacturers and to support American neutrality by avoiding warlike garments. Women should boycott such items to prevent “war garments” from selling.
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Wilson
Hanson to Speak Friday at Grand Opera House
Ole Hanson, progressive candidate for the U S senate, will address the public Friday noon at the Grand Opera House. The talk will be brief yet potent, and Hanson will act as his own chairman. He emphasizes independence from bosses and pledges to deliver a meaningful message based on public service.
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Ole Hanson
United States Senate
Grand Opera House
Hanson
House
Cardinal Della Chiesa Elected Pope Benedict XV
In Rome on September 3, Cardinal Della Chiesa was elected pope on the ninth ballot and will take the name Benedictus XV. He is archbishop of Bologna and was made a cardinal in May, signaling a continuation of Pius X policies and a focus on church matters over world politics.
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Rome
Cardinal Della Chiesa
Benedictus XV
Merry Belval
Pope Pius
Bologna
Della Chiesa
Pius X
Vatican
Quirinal
Pedil
Italy
Madrid
Cardinal Rampolli
Pope Leo
Pius
Delian Chiesa
Sleeping Girl Awakened by Four-Foot Snake in Berwick
Miss Violet Ryman, visiting friends at a mountain home near Berwick Pennsylvania, was awakened by a four foot black snake crawling over her face. Her screams brought help and the snake was killed.
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Berwick
Violet Ryman
Kaiser Has Made A Split In His Armies
A wartime dispatch describes German forces in France and Galicia, noting a strategic effort to crush the Allies or cut lines to the south. London shows optimism while Petrograd claims the Austrian 14th corps was defeated in Galicia by Russian forces, indicating the Kaiser is already dividing his armies.
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France
London
Petrograd
Galicia
Kaiser
Paris
Austrian 14th Corps Sent South in European War
London reports the Austrian 14th corps moved south against France and Britain. Claims there are no Austrian troops left in France. The shifting French capital from Paris to Bordeaux is deemed militarily insignificant with Paris remaining the German objective.
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Gond
London
France
Paris
Bordeaux
Pierrefonds
Hundred Babies Killed by Cannon in Belgrade
Reports from Novoye Vremya claim that over 100 babies died in a Belgrade maternity hospital hit during Austrian shelling. The paper says the Red Cross flag was ignored and a staff correspondent backs the charge.
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Petrograd
St. Petersburg
Belgrade
Novoye Vremya Today
Red Cross
Novoye Vremya
Ments
French Fleet Bombards Cattaro Forts in Adriatic Action
Paris dispatches report French Adriatic fleet bombarded the Austrian port of Cattaro on Wednesday. Immense damage claimed and forts said to be battered to pieces.
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Paris
Cattaro
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Everett
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Lemberg
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