Sinn Fein Chief Assassin Shot in Dublin Hotel
Dublin reports note Sinn Fein leader Lynch killed in his hotel room at three a m as police clash with insurgents. Balbriggan and Milton Malbay burn with attacks by the black and tans, many killed or reported, civilians arrested, arms curbed, Dublin Castle appeals for protection.
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Dublin
Lynch
Press Association
Royal Exchange Hotel
Balbriggan
Dublin Castle
Burke
Gcarless
Gibbons
Larless
Sinn Fein
Irish Constabulary
Smyth
Milton Malbay
Cox's train wrecked near Peoria on Santa Fe line
Governor Cox's train traveling from Phoenix to Prescott was wrecked one mile north of Peoria due to a broken rail. No injuries to Cox or his party, but an engineman was severely hurt and several passengers were injured. The party remained shaken but unharmed overall.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Whisky fire guts seven thousand barrels in Kentucky blaze
Lawrenceburg Kentucky. Seven thousand barrels of whisky valued at four million dollars were destroyed in a spectacular blaze. Separately in Waterloo Iowa about 40 people were injured when north and south bound trains collided head on near Brandon.
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Kentucky
Lawrenceburg
Waterloo
Waterloo, Cedar Walls, & Northern Railway
Brandon
Bank Cashier Ends Life in Wisconsin
SheboyganWisconsin September 27. A bank cashier identified as Herman, employed at the Elk art bank near Sheboygan, ends life after six years of service. Police调查正在进行。
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Sheboygan, Wis
Herman
Elkart Bank
Soviet Peace Talk Pushes Armistice With Poland
Adolph Joffe, head of the Soviet peace delegation, urged an armistice at the Russo-Polish talks in Riga. He warned Poles to accept within ten days or risk a Russian winter campaign. He also offered to drop most Minsk peace points, saying Moscow would drop claims on Galicia and Sovietize Poland.
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Riga
Letvia
Adolph Joffe
Joffe
M. Joffe
Minsk
Moscow
Poland
Galicia
Wilson Declines to Abrogate Treaties on Tariffs
Washington report states President Wilson will not cancel existing treaties that keep import tariffs and transport rates on goods shipped in American bottoms. The decision came before the 90 day deadline in the merchant marine act expired on September 5. No foreign governments were consulted.
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Washington
State Department
Wilson
Congress
United States
Germans surrender 1,944,565 tons under treaty
Paris reports that Germany has surrendered 1,944,565 gross tons of steamers and sailing vessels by September 16. Most ships due under the treaty have been delivered, except those under construction or repair and vessels in Schleswig pending plebiscite, with the reparations commission moving to other shipping clauses.
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Paris
Germany
Schleswig
Auto Bandits Hold Up Mail in South Bend
Auto bandits stopped a United States mail truck in South Bend Indiana and escaped with mail valued at from five thousand to twenty thousand dollars.
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South Bend
Ind
United States
University of Pennsylvania Opens With Record Enrollment
Philadelphia September 27. The University of Pennsylvania begins its 171st year with a record enrollment of more than 11 060 students, up 1 000 from last year.
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Fire destroys California Packing warehouse in Sacramento
A Sacramento fire roared through a warehouse of the California Packing Corporation in the riverfront district, causing extensive damage. The blaze occurred on September 27, devastating the facility and its contents with no immediate report of injuries.
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Sacramento
Cal
California Packing Corporation
River Front
Panyholes
Turins Turbulent Scene With Bloodshed in Streets
Disorder continues in Turin as rifle fire rages near the outskirts of the city. Three more are killed including Mario Santini, head of the Young Men's Nationalist association, amid a bomb in San Carlo square. Police and troops make 200 arrests as unrest spreads to Rome and other cities.
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Rome
Turin
Mario Santini
Young Men's Nationalist Association
San Carlo
Council of the
Workingmen’s League
Avanti
Milan
Genoa
Metal Workers’ Union
Gampi
Turia
Naxiene
Russia
Villa
Albani
Torloni
Cellere
Washington
G A R Changes Ritual Language At Encampment
Indianapolis news report states the Grand Army of the Republic will alter its ritual to read one country one language and one flag replacing the prior one country and one flag following actions at the fifty fourth annual encampment.
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Indianapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Sign 300000 Boys to Train
About 300,000 boys in New York state must register under a military training law. Registrants range from sixteen to eighteen years old. In Indianapolis, William A. Ketcham of Indianapolis was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the encampment.
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Ganoa Walska
New York
Alexander Smith Cochran
Paris
Petrograd
Baron Arcadie
Eingorn
Thomas Lipton
Kiel
New York State
Ketcham
Indianapolis
William A. Ketcham
Grand Army of the Republic
New Express Rates Boost Approved by Interstate Commission
Washington September 27 the Interstate Commerce Commission granted an additional express rate increase averaging 13.5 percent. The action raises overall charges by about 28 percent for express services across the system.
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Washington
Interstate. Commerce. Commission
Prices Drop Across Markets in Chicago Report
Cotton contracts for future delivery and spot prices fall further as cost of living indicators rise in discounting markets. Chicago reports lower cotton goods prices from mail order houses and steamline price cuts in food and steel amid quieter cattle and hog trading at the stockyards.
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Chicago
New York
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Henry Ford Cuts Prices to Prewar Levels
Henry Ford announced immediate re establishment of prewar Ford Motor company prices. Prices drop about 14 percent on motor trucks and 31 percent on small cars. Ford cited end of war and need to restore normal business and life, saying inflated prices hinder progress and that Ford would align prices with those before the war.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Explosion Kills Man in Texas Tire Fatality
Callok Texas September 23 Peter Rose was instantly killed at San Juan near her when a motor truck tire exploded while he was inflating it The top of his head was blown off and a nearby brick wall was wrecked
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Callok
Tex
Peter Rose
San Juan
Maryland Suffrage Amendment Defeated in House Vote
Annapolis Md Sept 25 ratification of the suffrage amendment was defeated as the house voted 50 to 48. Most ratification votes came from Republicans.
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Annapolis
House
Body of Capitalist Found in Sealed Cellar Box
The body of Jacob Charles Denton, capitalist, missing four months, was found buried under tons of earth in a hermetically sealed box in a cellar in Los Angeles California on September 25. Police investigate possible foul play and motive amid the discovery.
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Capitalist
Los Angeles
Cal
Jacob Charles Denton
Land of the Homesteaders and Frontiers Hospitality
The narrative recalls frontier homesteaders sharing scant roof and meal with strangers despite poverty. Hosts often refuse payment, offer beds and baths, and invite nights outdoors or in one room homes. A ranch visit celebrates hardship and a boastful ride by Tell Buster with perks of frontier luck.
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Wis
Viola E. Paradise
Scribner’s
Buster
Hell Buster
Lipton's First Business Venture in Glasgow Corner
Dr J H Ostrander recounts Lipton's start in Glasgow where he bought a run down shop. He trusted neighbors with 30 day accounts only up to Saturday. Lipton pledged friendship over strict rules, betting on sympathy and fellowship to win customers and success.
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Lipton
J. H. Ostrander
Sir Thomas Lipton
Glasgow
Detroit News
New Phosphate Industry Shifts Electric Furnaces To Phosphoric Acid
The southern plant’s electric furnaces are redirected from war products to produce phosphoric acid and potash. Phosphoric rock is smelted to drive off phosphorus as phosphoric oxide in gases, which are collected and precipitated to yield a pure phosphorus powder. American shales are treated likewise to produce potash from potassium oxides.
Bride Next Door Delivers Birthday Cake Fizzle
In a Chicago Tribune anecdote a neighbor crafts a first attempt at baking for Anna’s party. The narrator quips the result is a fizzle, but Anna notes it tastes better than it looks, delighting guests and adding humor to the celebration.
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Anna
Mother
Mrs Grubem Riled by Papers Says a Grim Week Weighs
A conversation notes Mrs Grubem is grouchy and disagreeable after reading newspapers this week. The exchange hints she is trying to influence or “drive” her husband, with tension mounting over her attitude and actions.
Wise Men Visit the Child Jesus and King Herod's Plot
Lesson outlines Matthew 2 1 15 on the birth of Jesus the King and the visit of the Magi Their search following a guiding star triggers Herod anxiety and a warning by divine providence leading to the Holy Family's escape to Egypt The central theme remains Jesus Christ the King and Savior King or Messiah fulfilled in Bethlehem Nazareth and Egypt settings with references to Micah and Numbers prophecies.
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Jesus
Jesus Christ
Aoman
Immanuel
God
Israel
Balaam
Chaldea
Daniel
Herod
Hierod
Jerusalem
Christ
Bethlehem
Mary
Joseph
Egypt
In Giving Alms Quarles Epigraph
An artful excerpt urges giving alms by need rather than merit. It emphasizes God judges the relief offered by the manner of giving, not the giver’s status, cautioning that if the plan fails the outcome is still humane.
Think of Our Own Sins and Be Lenient Toward Others
Reflection on self-examination and restraint urging people to focus on their own faults. It advocates leniency toward others and caution against judging others while acknowledging personal shortcomings.
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Icox
Countess Ganna Walska
Young Me's Nationalist Association
Robert G. Woodside
Pittsburgh
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Woodside
Verdun
Helil-Buster
P. B. Fiftzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
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