Fie on a plane Americans and Mexicans clash near Brownsville
Mexicans on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande fired nearly a hundred shots at a U S Army aeroplane over Brownsville and then opened fire on guards at the electric light plant. There were no casualties. Lieutenants Joseph Morrow and B Q Jones piloted the aircraft. US soldiers at Los Tuloe ranch captured ten suspected raiders nearby.
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Union News Service
Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Joseph G. Morrow
B. Q. Jones
Los Tulloe Ranch
Grodno Surrenders Fortress as German Armies Break Through
Petrograd reports the fortress of Grodno has surrendered to German forces after a breach by heavy artillery and infantry charges. The city remains under Russian control while other forts were abandoned and bridges destroyed. Russians reform lines east of the town. Heavy guns were mostly disabled or destroyed before withdrawal.
Berlin Officials Optimistic Over Submarine Negotiations
German official circles in Berlin remain confidential about talks with the United States on the submarine question. They acknowledge recent developments may ease the negotiation task and indicate the Washington ambassador could push proposals aimed at a core issue affecting the United States.
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Berlin
United States
Washington
No Indictment in Leo Frank Lynching Case
Cobb county grand jury reports failure to indict after two days of witness examination in Marietta Georgia. They found clues but no identifiable party connected to the Leo M Frank lynching and state they cannot indict anyone.
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Marietta
Cobb County Grand Jury
Witesses
Leo M. Frank
Submarine Sinking Report Tied to Arabic Incident
Washington officials say a German submarine that sank the Arabic was reportedly sunk itself. A note from Ambassador Page in London the day after the steamer’s loss indicated a German sub had been destroyed.
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Washington
State Department
Ambassador Page
London
Union News Service
Berlin
Admiralty
England
Mexicans Reported in Hot Springs El Paso
Fragmentary note reports about 100 Mexicans in Hot Springs area near El Paso. Names and details are unreadable but place and rough number are evident.
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Mlerts Blanca
Tex
el Paso
Wy ey ats i n Pe ' oe ast at opera
Wy ey ats i n Pe ' oe ast at opera. ee TS ae a.
German pledge ends submarine war with warning
German ambassador Count von Bernstorff informed Secretary Lansing that submarines will sink no liners without warning. Ships carrying contraband will be searched before destruction and noncombatants protected. Pending reparations for Lusitania and Arabic victims may follow, easing U.S. German tensions.
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Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Foreign Office
State Department
America
Lusitania
Submarine mystery and postal profits reported
German admiralty questions the fate of the submarine linked to the Arabic sinking while British actions remain undisclosed. In Washington the postal service reports strong profits from international money orders amid favorable exchange rates with belligerents, including England.
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Postal Department
Washington
United States
Dockery
England
Frontier clashes erupt near Brownsville killing two Americans
Brownsville Texas reports renewed bandit activity after two weeks of quiet. Bandits killed Bart Donaldson a Missouri arrival and J. M. Smith an engine tender, as U S troops fought them eleven miles north of the city. Stanley Dodds, a contractor, worked at a canal pumping plant and survived. Property burned and livestock stolen amid clashes.
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Brownsville
Tex
Bart Donaldson
Fayette
J. M. Smith
Stanley Dodds
Commerce agents to study chemical industry in New York
Secretary Redfield dispatches department of commerce agents to New York to review every phase of the chemical industry and to learn how the coal industry can be utilized within it. The move signals a broad inquiry into industrial chemistry and energy use.
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New York
Department of Commerce
Redfield
More Troops for Border Reinforcements Ordered
Washington reports two regiments of infantry and one cavalry regiment ordered from Galveston to bolster border patrols with Mexico. War Department confirms additional forces as part of a general plan, without detailing full deployment. Paris reports four Turkish transports torpedoed by British submarines in the Dardanelles.
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Washington
Galveston
Garrison
War Department
Funestom
Paris
Dardanelles
Buruk Aanafarts
Kansas Wheat Harvest Forecast Revised Downward
Topeka Kansas J C Mohler secretary of the state board of agriculture reduces the Kansas wheat estimate for the year to 98 million bushels from an earlier July estimate of 115 million and a later projection of 125.7 million.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Hesperian Sinks After Torpedo Suspicions Rise
The Allan steamship Hesperian, torpedoed off the coast Saturday night, sank Monday after thirty four hours afloat. Thirteen to twenty are believed lost with conflicting counts. Survivors say a torpedo struck the ship though no submarine sighting is verified. Final death toll awaited, with hopes only for a few survivors.
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Union News Service
London
Lst
Allan Line
Queenstown
Lincoln fair boast of record entries and cattle show
Secretary Mellor forecast ideal weather leading to the largest Nebraska fair ever with over 2,000 entries across departments and 800 more cattle entries than any prior show. Agricultural department alone exceeds past totals by about 1,000 entry tags.
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Lincoln
Mellor
Agricultural Department
Nebraska
Federal funds set for Nebraska under Smith Lever act
The Agriculture Department has apportioned federal Smith Lever funds for agricultural instruction. Nebraska will receive 20 715 dollars next year, matching the state’s 10 715 dollar appropriation. Allocations cover administration printing and distribution county agent work soil economics movable school and farmers courses clubs demonstrations agricultural engineering agronomy and husbandry specialists.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Adimail
Billy Sunday Opens Omaha Evangelistic Campaign
In Omaha Sunday Billy Sunday launched his campaign by addressing three crowded tabernacle audiences. He outlined his evangelistic methods and aims to dismantle moral strongholds, focusing first on churches and their members as targets of his initial rhetoric.
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Omaha, Neb
Billy Sunday
Citadels of Sin
Omaha
Tabernacle
Chesapeake & Ohio grain elevator burns near Newport News
Newport News Virginia reports a massive Chesapeake and Ohio grain elevator, a top U.S. facility, burning after fire endangered two freight piers. The structure held nearly 600000 bushels of wheat, used to ship grain mainly to Great Britain since the war began.
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Newport News
Chesapeake & Ohio Grain Elevator
United States
Great Britain
Departments Cease Operations in Lincoln Neb
State food drug dairy and oil department inspectors have been recalled by Food Commissioner Harman and the departments have ceased operations in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Lincoln, Neb
Food, Drug, Dairy and Oil Departments
Harman
Big boon to horses market in wartime trade
Washington reports 425000 horses and mules exported to European belligerents boosting the medium class horse market, according to officials from the department of agriculture.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Trade Relations Push Prompts Silent Ministers
A fragment notes efforts to promote trade relations through quiet diplomacy and cooperation among ministers and officials, aiming to improve intergovernmental ties and economic exchange. The text hints at strategic discussions and cautious public messaging to avoid friction while advancing commerce.
Nebraskan notices and events sweep through state
Brief items report Cortland water bonds defeated Lincoln adds policewoman after October 1 Maywood hosts southwest fair October 11 to 16 at Kearney Industrial school boys hold tennis tournament Cudahy Packing moves to Omaha Van Wye reunion in Fairbury over a hundred attend South Platte exposition plans October 11 to 14 Dodge county jail break attempts state conference of United Brethren at York Orville Vandeveege drowns in Bayard stock tank Wrestling potential for state fair Beatrice tabernacle revival labor planned Hunting licenses near Hastings German Family club to build $30,000 Lincoln Small notes on local deaths fires and purchases.
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Sptember
Cortland
Lincoln
Dodge County
State Conference
The
United Brethren Churches
York
Orville
Herbert Vandeveege
Bayard
Joe Stecher
Dr. Roller
Tabernacle
Beatrice
Hastings Nimrods
Carl Gravert
Broken Bow
Robert Malone
Bright
George M. Sandusky
Sterling
Omaha
Omaha Auto Club
J. O. Backlund
Stromsburg
Swedish Baptists of America
Oakland
Cal
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Sidney
Mont Shrader
George Swartz
Wisner
Fred
West Virginia
Michigan
Richard Hughes
Nemaha County
Lincoln Brass Foundry
Europe
Minnie Lafier
Greenwood
Martin Wendal
Tecumseh
Burlington
Adams
J. F. McCarthy
Havelock
John Pershing
San Francisco
State University Cadets
Benjamin H. Darling
Frank Apfelbek
Wilber
Love and Faith Across a Troubled World
An ornate Universalist reflection cites Emerson on love uniting felons and outcasts. A Time of Due article warns of drought and urges readiness as Brother Cassius Cautious Rush recounts repeated baptism, quipping that frequent immersion defends against fire on judgment day.
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Cassius
Marie Honeycutt
Time Has Made a Difference in East End Suffragette Efforts
A London clubman recalls Sylvia Pankhurst before the war and notes her later work in Poplar where she presided over a two penny restaurant serving hot stew bread and tea to distressed Eastenders. He mentions suffragettes organizing milk depots for babies and an employment bureau for women.
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Sylvia Pankhurst
London
Poplar Way
EastEnders
Magnate confronts court over sentencing not franchise
In a tense exchange the street railway magnate urges the judge to focus on sentencing rather than considering a franchise grant. He warns the court that sentencing, not franchising, is being imposed, fearing severe consequences.
One Commandment Broken Incident Echoes Sabbath Rule
A vivid excerpt from the Boston Transcript shows two household voices debating neighborly lawn care on the Sabbath. Bridget asks to lend the lawn mower while Mistress resists, declaring no mower available.
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Bridget
Boston Transcript
Wise fish remark on English herring catch surpassing past seasons
The dialogue notes that England’s herring catch last year exceeded all previous seasons. The remark implies fishermen aimed to finish nets before the submarine arrived.
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Bill
England
Kind He Liked Best
A fragment notes a dialogue about preference and a question of affection. It mentions a son and a bond and contrasts kindness with actions by large corporations. The text is incomplete and lacks clear news context or identifiable public figures.
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Wr. Bond
Voice Fits Any Music Style Says Performer
In a contemporary remark a singer asserts that her voice adapts to all sorts of music and can stand any strain, indicating versatility across genres and demanding performances.
The Least of Two
A compact nonsensical exchange about money life and a quip on hair dye for women. The dialogue frames a barter of life for money and a playful jab at grooming beliefs.
Carried Out Ideas Prompt Office Boy Joke
A brief dialogue shows a humorous exchange between Editor and Youth about implementing suggestions. The editor notes the office boy with the wastepaper basket is enacting the ideas, prompting a playful confirmation from Youth. The exchange highlights newsroom banter and practical joke elements.
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Tle
How to Heal Stubborn Skin Diseases Ad
Advice promotes resinol ointment and resinol soap used with warm water baths to soften crusts and heal skin. Apply ointment then cover with a light bandage twice daily to stop itching and restore clear skin. Ad copy notes low cost and simple home treatment.
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