German Ambition to Disavow Arabic Attack Denied
Washington sources report Germany failed to satisfy the U S demand to disavow the sinking of the Arabic and accept liability. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing held talks, with no public statement issued. The German ambassador is to be summoned to learn Washington’s stance as negotiations continue.
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Mewapaper
Union News Service
Washington
Germany
United States
Wilson
Lansing
New York
Dernt
Joe Bernestori
Whitehouse
Count von Bernstorf
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Western States
Sharp quake Sunday night shook Utah Idaho Nevada and other areas with ten to fifteen seconds of vibration. San Francisco was spared while Fresno Reno and Victoria BC reported varying tremors. Little damage noted. In a separate report documentary Turkish Armenian atrocities are exposed by a private committee led by Crane and Dodge with confidential sources.
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Sam Francisco
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
Siam
San Francisco
Gucreamento
Fresno
Reno
Nev
Victoria
B. C
New York
Charles R. Crane
Cleveland H. Dodge
Memorial for Dean Charlies Edwin Bessey October 7
Lincoln Neb. announces memorial exercises for Dean Charlies Edwin Bessey to be held October 7. Speakers include Dean Albert Woods Minnesota Agricultural College, Prof. Grove E Barber, and Regent B Brown. It marks the first university tribute since his death last spring.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charlies Edwin Bessey
Albert Woods
Minnesota Agricultural College
Bessey
Grove E. Barber
Regent &. P
Peace Jubilee Tablet Unveiled in Manassas
A bronze tablet commemorating the peace jubilee held on July 21 1911 in Manassas Virginia was unveiled Friday with several thousand people in attendance as Union and Confederate soldiers joined in the celebration.
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Manassas
Iowa Declared Free of Plague After Federal Team Departure
Des Moines reports Iowa is pronounced clear of the foot and mouth disease. Dr. D. C. Hanawait, the final federal official, leaves for Chicago to assist in combating the disease outbreak in Illinois.
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Iowa
Des Moines
D. C. Hanawait
Chicago
Illinois
DECLARE FOR CHURCH UNION HURRICANE WRECKS LOUISIANA TOWNS
Tropical hurricane devastates Rigolets and Dunbar La villages on a narrow land strip between Lake Borgne and Lake Pontchartrain northwest of New Orleans. Louisville and Nashville railroad officials say train service into New Orleans will be impossible for weeks as tracks from Passe Christian to Bay St. Louis are destroyed and death toll remains unknown.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Mobile
Ala
Rigolets
Dunbar
Lake Borgne
Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Passe Christian
Bay St. Louis
Fifteen Nebraska Veterans Reviewed by the President
Fifteen Nebraska veterans joined a Wednesday march before the president, including F Sierryman of Kearney as aid de camp to Commander in Chief Palmer. The list repeats a fifty year old G A R tribute, naming Lincoln, North Loup, Greeley and other towns along with their units. The tropical storm Caused extensive damage along the central gulf coast with deaths reported in Frenier and Manshac and flooding in Lake Pontchartrain districts.
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F. Sierryman
Kearney
John Lett
Lincoln
Seventieth
Flowa
A. M. Trimble
Nlinots
J. L. Walter
Pennsylvania Infantry
G. L. Smith
Iowa Infantry
Ulysses
Frank Ferrer
New Hampshhire
E. Cassel
Twentieth
Illinois Infantry
Republican City
F. Merryman
Illinois
J.F. Heine
Pennsylvania
Hooper
W. E. Morgan
Illinois Cavalry
Greeley
Alf Brown
Ohio Infantry
Palmer
T. H. Rood
Wisconsin Infantry
North Loup
George F. Ryan
Sixtieth New Jersey
Grand Laland
Alex Young
Ohio
Poole
R. W. Fulton
Sargent
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Frenier
Manshac
Death toll soars as floodwaters engulf Gulf Coast regions
Reports from Louisiana and the Mississippi coast show 149 known dead and 196 missing with 105 unaccounted. Hundreds remain marooned along the river and inland as floodwaters reach four to fifteen feet south of New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Church Union Declared Favorable by Northern Presbyterians
In Hot Springs Arkansas the southern district church efficiency convention of the Presbyterian Church in the United States Northern section adopted unanimously a report declaring readiness for organic union with other Presbyterian bodies and urging such union as desirable. The resolution committee submitted the declaration.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Southern District Church Efficiency Convention
The
Presbyterian Church In the United
Yuan Shi Kai Delays Decision on Monarchy or Republic
President Yuan Shi Kai replies to calls for immediate action on form of government. He says the citizens convention must decide after the November 26 elections, as constitutional responsibility lies with the convention and the public will be ascertained after its inauguration.
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Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Citizens’ Convention
Yuan
Former Nebraskan Leader Walt Seely Dies in Missouri
Lincoln Nebraska reports the death of Walt M Seely longtime Nebraska Republican leader who died Thursday at his Cabool Missouri home. Cause not stated but presumed Bright's disease.
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Missouri
Lincoln, Neb
Walt M. Seely
Republican Party of
Nebraska
Cabool
Bight
Austin boy Floyd Reynolds Dies After Football Scrimmage
Austin Texas 11 year old Floyd Reynolds died after a football scrimmage when a blood vessel in his head burst following an injury. The incident occurred during a foottell scrimmage and authorities reported the tragedy.
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Austin
Tex
Floyd Reynolds
Anglo French bond issue over subscribed
Bonds offered by the Anglo French issue have been oversubscribed, indicating strong demand and full subscription. Investors displayed high interest across primary buyers and brokers reported brisk activity.
Angio-French loan oversubscribed amid market speculation
New York reports the Angio-French 500 million dollar bond issue has been oversubscribed with pledges exceeding the loan by up to 50 million dollars. Rockefeller brothers are named among subscribers, John D. Rockefeller at 10 million and William Rockefeller for a smaller amount. Washington to press Germany over the Arabic case with Count von Bernstorff, seeking reparation for loss of American lives and guarantees against future torpedoings without warning.
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Union News Service
New York
Notwith
Lssue
John D. Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Washington
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Iar
Germany
Apples Turned Into Cider At Towle Orchard Storm Damage
A heavy rain and lightning damaged the Towle orchard near Faille City. Four thousand barrels of top quality stored apples on the trees were crushed and turned to elder stock as leaves stripped and fruit punctured. The storm caused broad damage along its center with little impact elsewhere.
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Faille City
Faille
Towle
Speculating on War's Impact in Chinese Papers
Chinese newspapers in Peking speculate on Europe wartime outcomes and their effect on The Hague tribunal and future arbitration. Officials worry that crushing Germany could invite stronger Japanese pressure, threatening China as the war shifts power in the Far East.
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Peking
Europe
Hague Tribunal
Far East
Germany
China
Japan
Wireless telephone crosses continent from Arlington to Mare Island
Wireless telephone communication across the continent was achieved when months of experiments culminated in the transmission of the human voice by radio from the naval plant at Arlington, Virginia, to Mare Island, California, about 2,500 miles apart. Led by Captain Bullard, head of the navy radio service.
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Washington
Great Naval Plant
Arlington
Mare Island
Cal
Bullard
Navy
Dedicate Memorial Seat in Lincoln by D A R chapter
Dedication ceremony in Lincoln attracted about 200 people as the Deborah Avery chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented a memorial seat. Mrs Charlies B Letton gave the gift and Mayor Bryan accepted for the city. Governor Morehead delivered a brief address. In the Hague classed as a protest, the Dutch government urged Germany to prevent future incursions of German airships over Dutch territory and to take adequate measures.
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Lincoln
Neb
Deborah Avery
The
Daughters of the Amertpark
Charlies B. Letton
Bryan
Morehead
Holland
Hague
Germany
Cornhuskers Run Up 48 Points Against Drake
Lincoln Nebraska demonstrated scoring potential in football season opener against Drake finishing with 48 points to 13. Cornhuskers built a strong lead as Drake was held to 13.
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Cornhuskers
Drake
Lincoln
Cholera Rages in Galicia Reported by Telegraaf
The Telegraaf reports cholera raging in Galicia with 300 cases cited by the home office. In Washington, Elias R. Monfort of Cincinnati has been elected commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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Amsterdam
Galicia
Telegraaf
Home Office
Washington
Elias R. Monfort
Cincinnati
Grand Army of the Republic
First Rural Deliveries in Nebraska Reach Lincoln
Lincoln Nebraska reports the launch of the first rural delivery service as part of a statewide expansion. Officials emphasize improved mail reach to farms and small communities with new routes, schedules, and worker assignments.
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Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb
Bond Prices Set Low in Anglo French Five Year Credit
New York reports the designated price of Anglo French five year credit bonds fixed at 9 cents. The move signals easing access for buyers amid financial market activity.
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New York
China buys prize Nebraska seed corn in sweepstakes
Denver Colorado T Z Chang minister of agriculture of China has purchased fifty ears of corn that won the sweepstakes, signaling a pact of cooperation in agricultural trade and seed exchange.
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China
Nebraska
Denver
Colo
T. Z. Chang
Nebraska News Briefs From Beatrice To Lincoln
A two inch rainfall floods Beatrice streets and lowlands. Hargier and Stapleton appear in international money order offices. Masonic temple at Anselmo advances. Kearney eyes a new department store. Kansas Aggies meet Cornhusker football at Lincoln October 9. Nasal diphtheria found in South Omaha schools. Emil A Boostroom dies at Stromsburg. Julius Snider sustains a broken shoulder in a wrestling incident near Johnson. Archie Paska loses an arm after being struck by a train at Fort Calhoun. Over a thousand delegates attend the dry convention in Lincoln. Dr 8 K Spaulding dies in Washington, D C. Etta Sutherland injured by burning debris. Eleven month old daughter of Ben Atwood dies after ingesting strychnine tablets.
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Beatrice
Hargier
Stapleton
International Money Order
Masonic Temple
Anselmo
Kearney
Kansas “Aggies
Cornhusker
Lincoln
South Omaha
Emil A. Boostroom
Nebraska
Stromsburg
Julius Snider
Johnson
Archie Paska
Fort Calhoun
K. Spaulding
Omaha
Washington, D. C
Etta Sutherland
Elmwood
Ben Atwood
Humboldt
Omaha Bricklayers Strike Settled Amid Building Boom
The Omaha bricklayers strike ends with returning workers at once and a looming shortage of bricklayers and laborers due to heavy city construction. Projects include Grain Exchange, Creighton Gym, St. Catherine’s Hospital, and numerous stores.
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Omaha
Grain Exchange Swenson Bros
Creighton Gymnasium
Charter Mets
Rose Realty
St. Catherine's Hospital
Good Shepherd Chapel
Skinner Macaroni Factory
Western Newspaper Union
National Printing Company
Brandeis Power
Psyche Executed Statuette Incident Praised By Visitor
A New York man guiding a country friend through an art gallery pauses before a statue titled Psyche Executed. The rural visitor remarks with pity and notes harsh treatment in South American countries, reflecting a Times quotation.
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Psyche
New York
New York Times
Embarrassing Scene Sparks Showroom Controversy
In the opening scene the first stage hand challenges a prop row out front. The second stage hand explains a nursemaid mistakenly carries in the heroine’s infant, an event not due for three years, triggering a backstage dispute in act four.
Fragmentary Court Utterances Spark Gossip
Incomplete lines quote a judge condemning a sensational device as a burning shame, reflecting turmoil and public curiosity. The fragment hints at a courthouse moment with sharp rebuke and media interference.
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Stovel
Lfke
Just Forced to Come Down in a Case of Necessity
Congressman James Cantrol of Kentucky recounts Smith’s descent after a canter ride. The horse bucked and threw the rider. a friend teased that Smith fell “for case of necessity” after asking what to hold onto.
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James ©. Cantrol
Kentucky
Smith
Emile
Prize fighter's idea of money sparks Minnesota saloon tale
Fragmentary note recalls a prize fighter authoring wealth in a saloon setting. The piece references Read Lives of the Hunted and mentions Minnesota farmers' clubs as part of the context.
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Nework City
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Blue Springs
Alice A. Bogardus
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Fred Shepherd
A. E. Tibbetts
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Danny Scot
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