Castle of Aisne Nears End and Ryther Case Arraigned
A Paris style dramatic piece opens with the Castle of Aisne nearing finality and Mother Ryther arraigned in police court on a health permit violation. Officials debate keeping the Ryther Home open if first and second floors used, with proposals for small cottages in the yard and safety upgrades under way.
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Mother Ryther
City
Health Department
Crichton
McBride
Merrill
Slater
Reform Presbyterian Church
The
Star
Ryther
Josenhans Pointe
Homer Bull
Ryther Home
Red Cross Train Carries 250 Malines Wounded to Ghent
A Red Cross train from Malines carries 250 wounded as shells hit Ghent area. Doctors describe slow movement, patients shrieking with pain, and a final stop at a hospital they expect to fix the injuries. The scene frames a war weary transport amid bombardment and destruction.
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Ghent
Cour
New York
Red Cross
Malines
I Wasn’t Born to Be a Hero The Floater Problem
A weary man discusses hunger and unemployment, telling how he grew up in a city slum and drifted through life. He admits not seeking education or church aid, and reflects that many peers seize opportunity with willpower while he floated with his title. He warns others not to ignore chances to improve.
Seward Held Up By Idzuma In Queen Charlotte Sound
Captain Haneon of the Alaska Steamship Co reports the steamship Santa Anna was shot across by Japanese cruiser Idzuma on September 17 as Seward traversed Queen Charlotte Sound. The Seward halted for papers check, then cleared. she carried coal, and officers suspected it was destined for the enemy. Hanson learned the facts from Captain Johnson at Seward two days after the incident.
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Haneon
Alaska Steamship Co
Santa Anna
Seward
Idzuma
Queen Charlotte Sound
Hanson
Johnson
Whitewash Covers Washington Statue Tarnish Rumor
Washington, Pa. report notes whitewash used on a court house statue of George Washington after signs of disfigurement. The incident prompted scrutiny of maintenance and public art preservation practices in the town.
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Washington, Pa
George Washington
Court House
Congress to Adjourn Soon as Bills Tap End
President Wilson said Congress may adjourn in October and urged quick passage of the ship purchase bill and the Philippine independence bill before the current session ends. He stressed these measures should pass the House promptly.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Fight in Africa Reported as German British Clash
London dispatches report a French doctor mishmash between Germany and Britain in German Southwest Africa with seven killed on each side. Patches from Angra Pequena Bay are cited as the source.
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London
Germany
German Southwest Africa
Angra Pequens Bay
Withdrawal of Germans Is Expected
PARIB Sept 28 The battle of the Aisne nears its 15th day with unofficial authorities claiming final expulsion of Germans from France though the war office issued a cautious 8 p m statement. Franco British forces press to hold lines and crush the Teutonic front in the Oise and Alaine region as vast fresh troops clash with heavy sacrifices on both sides.
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Philip Sims Parib
the Aisne
France
War Office
Mons
Teutonic
Oise
Alane
Antwerp Is Attacked as German Guns Shell Fortifications
Sept 28 Antwerp reports German shells hitting outer fortifications while fort guns reply vigorously. Belgian policy reportedly keeps to defenses for now, avoiding offensive action. Germany uses ordinary siege guns rather than the larger siege batteries that leveled Liege and Namur.
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Antwerp
Liege
Namur
Inside story of war from the Marne front
Paris report recounts a Royal Engineers sapper’s vivid memories from a brutal Sunday in which 15 hours of action included blowing up barges on a canal and close engagement with German lines. The witness describes near misses, a platoon’s casualties, and his own ankle wound during a grueling retreat.
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Paris
Marne
Sapper H. Mugridge
Royal Engineers
Dorsets
Chinatown Murder Case Shrouded in Mystery
Lum Kong 45 a key witness against former Chinese interpreter F H Tape was shot and died Sunday. Police and federal agents search Chinatown for his killer, a Chinatown man. Chief Tennant orders arrest of China Dan of the Hip Tong society as investigations focus on a Portland hired killer. Kong’s letters will be interpreted today to shed light on the case.
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Chinatown
Lum Kong
F. H. Tape
United States
City Hospital
Kong
Sixth Av
King St
Tong Quarters
Ernest Geiser
Hip Tong
Tennant
China Dan
Hip Society
Henry M. White
Tape
Portland
White
1618
84Th Av
King
Eee Fook ‘Co
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Frederick Fickinger
White Plains
Charles H. Wilson
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
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Florence Schenck
Powhattan
Schenck
Charles E. Wilson
Alfred Vanderbilt
Church of Neufontier
the Marne
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Wm. G. Shepherd
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George
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