Evacuation Fears Rise as German Push Reaches Riga
Berlin reports the capture of Lutsk fortifications and Petrograd in early evacuation amid German advances. The Overseas News Agency cites Russian losses since May 2 totaling 1.4 million engaged, with 300,000 killed or wounded and over 2 million refugees fleeing toward interior regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lutsk
Vistula
Austrian War Office
Petrograd
Riga
General Army Headquarters
Poland
Russia
Gorlice
Galicia
Courland
Lithuania
War Office
Thaw Seeks Divorce From Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K Thaw filed for divorce in Allegheny county court naming John Francis a New York journalist as the other party The action notes alleged conduct dating from December 1909 to January 1910 at New York addresses and cites Nesbit Thaw surrendering to divorce at Matteawan Chateaugay Lake announces consent to the divorce with no defense and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Harry K. Thaw
A. B. Reid
Allegheny County
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
John
Jack
Francis
West Thirty-first Street
New York City
Aviator Pegoud Killed in France
Paris reports Adolphe Pegoud renowned loop-the-loop aviator was killed on Tuesday. He had been celebrated as the premier pilot before the war and was the first to perform theloop the loop. Pegoud offered his services at once and fought enemy aircraft with valor, earning a major medal last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Adolphe Pegoud
France
Pegoud
Explosions Rock Powder Plants Across Several States
Fires and blasts hit the American Powder mill in Acton Massachusetts injuring none, while a dynamite car derailment near Pinole California killed three and damaged nearby plants. In Depew New York a bomb shattered Maurice F. Coombs home with no injuries. Since wartime began, 19 such events caused 34 deaths and 22 injuries in the U S and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Mass
American Powder Company
Murray Ballou
San Francisco
Pinole
Cal
Harold Bennett
Bert Talbott
San Francisco Bay
Oakland
Hercules Powder Company
Depew
N. Y
Maurice F. Coombs
New York
United States
Canada
Margaret Wilson to Address Wisconsin Teachers Meet
Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of President Wilson has accepted an invitation to speak at the Wisconsin State Teachers association convention in Milwaukee on November 4. Her topic will be Americas Opportunity Every Schoolhouse the Community Center and Every School Principal the Community Secretary. She will also be guest of Milwaukee community centers that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Margaret Wilson
Wilson
Wisconsin State Teachers’ Association
Miss Wilson
America
British Losses At Sulva Bay In Gallipoli Campaign
Reports from Overseas News agency and dispatches from Gallipoli sources say nearly all British troops who landed at Sulva bay on August 6 and 7 were put out of action. Estimated losses exceed 500 officers and 55,000 men with over 20,000 killed in the general offensive alongside the Anafarta landing. Turkish losses reported as large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
Sulva Bay
Anafarta
Gallipoli
Seventeen Injured In California Limited Wreck Near Joliet
A California Limited train on the Santa Fe railroad crashed into the rear coach of a Chicago and Alton train five miles south of Joliet. Seventeen persons were injured, with a woman, Mrs. Mary Wheeler of Peoria, possibly fatally hurt. Other wounded include Mrs. B A Cooper of Indianapolis and Miss Adrienne Jacobs of New York, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Santa Fe
Chicago & Alton
Joliet
Mary Wheeler
Peoria
B. A. Cooper
Indianapolis
J. L. Jacobs
Adrienne Jacobs
New York
Edward Riley
Laura Frances Riley
Danville, Jr
M. Bichner
Cincinnati
Case against Leo M. Frank ends in Cobb Court
The Cobb county grand jury after a two day session reported to Judge Patterson that while several clues were found the evidence was insufficient to bring indictments against anyone in the Frank case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta, Ga
Leo M. Frank
Cobb County Grand Jury
Patterson
Kaiser Yields To Wilson as U S Demands Submarine Rule Change
Germany accepts in principle America’s view on submarine warfare and vows future warning before sinking merchant ships. Count von Bernstorff informs Secretary Lansing of the policy, promising to discuss Lusitania and Arabic payments later. Secretary Lansing calls the statement clear and significant. Arabic’s submarine sinks in return, with all hands lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Great Britain
Washington
Germany
America
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Lusitania
U. S
United States
von Bernstorff
Mr. Lansing
J. Bernstorff
Survivors of Arabic Reach Port on Two Ocean Liners
Forty five survivors of the torpedoed steamer Arabic arrived in port aboard the American liner St Paul and the White Star liner Adriatic. Clifton M Carver acting with affidavits for the state department presented evidence about the sinking. Survivors testified no warning was given before the torpedo struck. An Adriatic officer cited reports the submarine was later captured in a steel net. The ship had a regular crew and an auxiliary crew in training and was among the largest ships of her type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Paul
Clifford M. Carver
Walter Hines Page
State Department
Adriatic
New Warden for Joliet Named in Illinois Prison
Springfield Illinois September 2 Michael Zimmer of Chicago was appointed warden of the state penitentiary at Joliet by the prison commissioners meeting at the penitentiary He succeeds Edmund Alien who resigned after the murder of his wife and Governor Dunne refused to permit him to reside in Chicago Daniel Sullivan former police chief at Decatur is slated to succeed John Lyon the deposed deputy warden at Joliet penitentiary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Michael Zimmer
Chicago
Joliet
Edmund Alien
Dunne
Simmer
Sterit
Cook County
Daniel Sullivan
Decatur
John Lyon
Joliet Penitentiary
Border Clash Across Texas as Mexican Forces Rise
Galveston Sept 3 border reports say 2,500 armed Mexicans operate on Texas soil. Battles north of Brownsville and near Harlingen leave troopers wounded and Mexicans killed. Orozco and bands kill two Americans north of Brownsville. dangers grow as calls mount for possible war. American troops are rushed to border posts with extra ammo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Diego
Rio Grande
Third Cavalry
Brownsville
Harlingen
Big Bend
Orozco
del Rio
el Paso
Pascual Orozco
Madero
Huerta
Sierra Blanca
Vanhorn
Pascual Grozco
United States
United States Army
Arrest of physician widow linked to fatal trip shooting
Mrs Elizabeth F Mohr wife of a physician was arrested after three men signed confessions alleging she hired them to kill the doctor during a car trip from Providence to Newport The suspects G W Healis Cecil V Brown and Henry Spellman face murder charges Brown claims Mrs Mohr offered 2000 for the killing She posted bail of 10000 and returned home to her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. J
Elizabeth F. Mohr
Newport
Brown
Zapata Backs Mian Pacification Plan in Mexico
Mexico City reports General Zapata has assented to the plan for pacifying Mexico under Generals Rimniliano and allied authorities. The endorsement signals support for the jean program aimed at restoring order across major regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zapata
Mexico City
Rimniliano Zapata
Jean
Mexico
Militia Deployed to Deferiet Over St. Regis Mill Strike
Seventy four New York National Guard members under Major M. H. Rice traveled by special train to Deferiet in response to Gov. Whitman order amid the St. Regis paper mill strike. Militia encamped as rioting occurred at the mill with shots fired and telephone lines cut. deputies patrolled the area and reported no disorders in the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Watertown
N. Y
Severty
New York National Guard
M. H. Rice
Gov. Whitman
St. Regis
Hosmer
Jefferson County
U S Aviators Shot At Over Brownsville Texas Border
In Brownsville Texas Mexicans across the Rio Grande fired about a hundred shots at a United States army aeroplane over the city Then they targeted a guard squad at the Brownsville electric light plant. Soldiers sheltered and returned fire No casualties Lieuts Joseph G Morrow and B Q Jones aboard the aircraft. It was the second such attack in two days the aviators did not realize they had been fired upon until landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande
Joseph G. Morrow
B. Q. Jones
Atlas Powder Co Announces Extra Profit Distribution
Wilmington Delaware firm Atlas Powder Co in wartime production will distribute current year extra profits to employees in December. No further details provided. The company also states workers are now on an eight hour day at its pants plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington, del
Atlas Powder Co
Five Men Electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison
Ossining N Y five murderers were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison within sixty five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing Prison
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Price Report
Market listing shows wheat prices for No 2 to sample red winter, rye, oats, corn, hay, eggs and poultry rates, cattle, bulls, calves, hogs, sheep, and lambs with ranges and occasional quality terms across commodities. Several price bands indicate daily trading values for shippers, butchers, and buyers in Cincinnati.
Pope Benedict Suggestions Stir Peace Agitation
Washington officials say Benedicts proposal delivered by Cardinal Gibbons has sparked a push for concrete peace steps. The United States will not press for peace again until both sides indicate they welcome its good offices and State Department proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pope Benedict
Cardinal Gibbons
Wilson
State Department
United States
Europe
Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Praise in Letters
Quotations from women in Princeton Illinois and Poland New York extol Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and menstrual or menopause related symptoms. Testimonials from Mrs J F Johnson and Mrs Horace Newman urge others to use the medicine and seek confidential advice from the firm in Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. F. Johnson
R. No
Illinois
Poland
N. Y
Horace Newman
Herkimer Co
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
The Conductor's Hope Delivers a Wry Voter Vision
A car conductor muses on voting rights and a women’s political party. He imagines a convention and platform but adds a sharp twist advocating capital punishment for anyone who steps off the platform backward, as witnesses recall the scene.
Not an Acquaintance He Do You Know Poe
In a clipped exchange a club fellow asks about Poe's The Raven and a woman replies she does not know the poem. The brief dialogue hints at cultural references and social interaction within a club setting.
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Poe
Raven
Are you the head of the family Fun exchange
A playful exchange features a man confirming he is the head of the family with a sly request for secrecy from his wife the punchline.
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Panzer
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Sereth
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Harry Thaw
Viale
Admiral Viale
Marine
Santa Fe and Alton
Joliet, Ir
Frank Case
GRANT
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Bex Doan
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