British Drive Captures Flers Martinpuich Courcelette
London reports a major Somme breakthrough with Bouleaux wood Highwood Flers Martinpuich and Courcelette fallen to British forces. Over 2,300 prisoners taken including 65 officers as armored cars cross trenches and shell craters to support infantry advances. Verdun battles see repelled German attacks.
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Courcelette
Flers
Martinpuich
London
Bouleaux Wood
Highwood
Combles
Pozieres-Bapamme Road
Pozieres-Bapaume Road
High Wood
France
Thiepval
Ginchy
Devil's Wood
Somme
Rancourt
Verdun
German Prince Frederick William of Hesse Killed in War
Prince Frederick William of Hesse, nephew of the Kaiser and eldest son of Prince Frederick Charles, was killed in action on the Balkan front. Born in 1893 in Frankfurt, he becomes the eighth German prince killed in the war, following Prince Maximilien who died in 1914.
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Frederick William of Hesse
Kaiser
Berlin
War Office
Frederick Charles of Hesse
Margaret
Emperor William
Frankfort-on-the-Main
House of Hesse
Maximilien
France
Frederick William
Fairbanks Quits Campaign for Rest in Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks Republican candidate for vice president leaves campaign after acute indigestion in Tulsa Oklahoma. He returns to Indianapolis for rest and recuperation.
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Atchison, Kan
Charlesa W. Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Tulsa
Okla
Sweet to Quit as Redfield's Aid
Assistant Secretary of Commerce Edwin Sweet plans to resign to run for governor of Michigan. Secretary Redfield has not advised the president on a successor.
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C. Sweet
Redfield
Washington
Edwin
Outpost Fired On Near Tex Mex Border
Shots were fired from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande at an American outpost at Sycamore Texas. The incident occurred near Bugle Pass on September 18. An investigation is underway. no injuries were reported.
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United States
Bugle Pass
Tex
Rio Grande
Sycamore
Here
Fire Severs Congress as Crew Races to Shore in Ore Harbor
The Pacific Coast Steamship Congress carrying 253 passengers and 175 crew burned 30 miles off Marshfield Oregon. Fire started in the steerage hold around three pm and crews worked to lower lifeboats and evacuate to the government dredge Michie and the Tillamook. All aboard reached shore with no loss of life. Congress later declared a total loss.
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Marshfield
Ore
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Congress
Emma Schafer
Chicago
Government Bar
P. S. Michie
Michie
Coos Bay
Bulgars Rout Ital ian Army in Balkans First Battle
The Bulgarian war office reports the first clash between Bulgarian and Italian forces in the Balkans ended with Bulgarian victory. In the Roumanian front our troops advance along the Danube and in Dobrudja. Italian detachments were dispersed. thirty Italians captured. Our forces claim several officers and many men killed in the September 10 clash near Nevolyen and Kardzikoe. we took rifles ammunition and two British officers and over 100 British soldiers remaining in flight.
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Sofia
Bulgarian War Office
Balkans
Roumanian Front
Danube
Dobrudja
Butkvo-Daumya
Nevolyen
Kardzikoe
Villa encircled as Huerta forces seal central railway line
Chihuahua City Sept 14 General Cavazos leading from Namiquipa and Trevino with American expeditionary force form the third arc around Villa troops along the Mexican Central railway. Villa now finds escape near impossible within the tightening circle.
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Chihuahua City
Mex
Huerta Vangas
Villa
Cavazos
Namiquipa
Trevino
Bombs Dropped on Sofia and Bucharest by Allied Air
Allied aviators flying from Saloniki dropped bombs on Sofia the Bulgarian capital and then proceeded to Bucharest. They covered about 830 miles in five hours, delivering attacks on two cities.
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Sofia
Bucharest
Saloniki
British Lose 2000 Men in Mesopotamia Fight
London reports renewed heavy fighting in Mesopotamia with the British on the offensive. A government statement says British forces suffered about 2000 casualties in a single engagement.
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London
Mesopotatoia
Constantinople
French Make Rapid Gains North and South of Somme
French forces push forward near the Somme capturing Bouchavesnes and advancing 600 yards beyond the Ba paume Peronne highway. More than 2,300 prisoners taken. new advance on Combles northward. German trench system south of Prize farm falls to French. German counter-attacks repulsed. Somme front sees resumed fighting.
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London
Bouchavesnes
Bapaume-Peronne
Somme
Paris
Combles
Prize Farm
Prince Rupprecht
Bavaria
Wilson Plans His Campaign for Re election in 1912
President Wilson reviewed state reports in Asbury Park and mapped campaign plans for two months. Burleson and McAdoo joined Tumulty in Spring Lake to discuss strategy. Officials expect stronger focus on Oregon Washington Utah and California with a Wilson motor trip to Princeton on September 26 to vote in the Democratic primaries.
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Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Asbury Park
Burleson
Oregon
Washington
Utah
California
Princeton
Railroads Delay Fight Over 8 Hour Law
Eastern railroad presidents met in New York to discuss the eight hour workday. Wall Street expects no immediate action against the law. Railroads plan to wait until the law takes effect January 1, 1917, before pursuing a fight.
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New York
Chicago
Wall Street
B. P. Ripley
Atchison
Briand predicts Allied victory in war review speech
Paris reports Premier Briand addressing the chamber of deputies as he reviewed the war. He predicted a complete victory for the Allies and the overthrow of the central powers, praising unified aims and operations that would assure Teutonic defeat and lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Japan Reassures U S on Russo Japanese Treaty
Japan sends formal note to Ambassador Guthrie via the state department to assure the United States that the new treaty does not repeal older conventions and that Tokyo remains committed to China’s territorial integrity and the open door policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Japan
Guthrie
China
Slain on Eve of Wedding in Cleveland
Daniel Sinko shot his sweetheart Annie Shelka in her bedroom then killed himself. The couple had planned to marry next Monday in Cleveland Ohio.
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Cleveland
Daniel Sinko
Annie Shelka
Arizona Passes Tests for Commission at New York Yard
Acting Secretary Roosevelt announced the battleship Arizona passed tests satisfactorily and will be commissioned at the New York navy yard on October 15.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Arizona
New York Navy Yard
Constantinople Prize Promised to Russia Claim
In San Francisco on Sept 16 M M Itchas a member of the Duma said the Entente Allies promised Constantinople to Russia if the Central Powers are defeated in the war.
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San Francisco
Constantinople
Russia
M. M. Itchas
Duma
Airmen Raid Venice and Rome in Seventh Bombing Run
Austrian air forces raided Venice for the seventh time since the war began and bombarded the church of Sts. John and Paul, dropping bombs in an effort to destroy the edifice.
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Rome
Venice
Sts. John and Paul
British Ports Halt Activity for Wounded Transports
Copenhagen dispatches report business at several British ports halted due to the large number of transports carrying wounded from the French front.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Shell Test Wrecks Home in Indian Head Incident
A 46 inch shell test at the Indian Head proving ground in Maryland wrecked the home of Mrs. Mary Swann as she and several children were in the building. The blast occurred during a government project, causing extensive damage to the residence and nearby structures.
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United States
Washington
Indian Head
Government Proving Ground
Mary Swann
Franco British Gains on Somme Front Crush German Line
British and French forces advance on the Somme as the French retake most of Vermandovillers and Berny and seize ground between Vermandovillers Deniecourt and Deniecourt Berny. German defense remains stiff at Deniecourt while Gen Foch’s troops capture trenches between Berny and Barleux. Seven hundred prisoners are taken, including 15 officers.
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Western Union
London
Somme
Vermandovillers
Berny
Vermandovillers- Deniecourt
Deniecourt-Berny
Deniecourt
Grand
Foch
Barleux
Run on Schiff & Co Bank Shocks Chicago West Side
In Chicago a bank run erupted at Schiff & Co in the West Side foreign quarters as Russians and Poles, frightened by recent private bank failures, surged to withdraw deposits. The institution reportedly holds over 2.5 million dollars and is believed solvent. Banks in the area reopen only briefly on Sundays.
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Chicago
West Side
Schiff & Co
Schiff Bank
Troop Ship Destroyed by Fire Near Manzanillo
News from Douglas Arizona reports the steamer carrying Carranza troops from Manzanillo to Guaymas was destroyed by fire with about two hundred lives lost. Jose Diegez brother of General M M Diegez survived by swimming ashore naked. Incendiary origin is suspected by authorities.
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Douglas
Ariz
Carranza
Manzanillo
Guaymas
Jose Diegez
M. M. Diegez
Sonora
Sir Cavendish Boyle Dead
London notes the death of Sir Cavendish Boyle former governor of Newfoundland from 1891 to 1904.
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Sir Cavendish Boyle
London
Newfoundland
Grain and Livestock Prices in Cincinnati Markets Report
The Cincinnati markets list corn prices for multiple white and yellow grades, oats and wheat values, hay quotations for timothy and clover, live poultry prices by weight and kind, egg prices, cattle bids by class, bulls and calves, hogs with various grade ranges, and related market bids for shippers, butchers, and fat hogs. Prices reflect minutes of price quotes and product specifications from the trading day.
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Timothy
Government Ownership Impresses Mrs Torkins
In a candid chat Mrs. Torkins voices strong support for government ownership of railroads. She asserts that if railroads were owned by the state she would tell any conductor who refused her a seat that she would not vote for him in the next election.
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Charley
Fiery red pimples cure touts Cuticura remedy ad
An old advertisement prompts readers to smear affected skin with Cuticura Ointment for five to ten minutes then wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It claims Cuticura handles all skin troubles from infancy to age and offers a free sample with a mail request to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
Time Waste and Money Woes Echo in Conversation
A veteran and a younger man debate the value of time and money. The elder notes time is precious, while the younger admits daily efforts to persuade his wife she spends too much. The exchange highlights domestic frugality and the shared concern over resource use.
Dead Shot Worm Medicine Promoted by Ady
An advertisement promotes Dr Peery's Dead Shot as an effective worm treatment for adults and children. One dose is claimed sufficient with no supplemental purge needed.
Easy Job for East Side Char Acter at Brighton Beach
A famous East Side character describes an easy acting job at a refined Brighton Beach venue near Coney Island. He explains wearing makeup, entertaining high paying patrons, and evading acquaintances by ejecting them, earning twenty dollars a week plus meals.
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Dis
New York East Side
Brighton Beach
Coney Island
East Sider
There goes Stlvers the beauty specialist
A fragment notes Stlvers as a famous beauty expert who selects chorus girls for a musical comedy producer. It hints at a quarrel with architectural style but clarifies his role is talent casting rather than remodeling faces.
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Stlvers
Time's Revenges Quote From Musical Comedy Queen
The queen of musical comedy recalls being told she could not wear a new bathing costume as it was deemed too risky. She says she will wear it in the show next season and expects audiences to pay to see it.
Equally Industrious See Spider Spins Web and Girl Hangs Hammock
A playful observation contrasts a spider spinning its web with a summer girl hanging out a hammock, highlighting industriousness and leisure in a light, quotable moment. The lines reflect casual everyday scenes and a witty juxtaposition common in rural or small town verse.
Bandit posse confrontation leaves two dead in Florida Everglades
Four bank robbers eluded capture after ambushing a pursuing posse from the State Bank of Homestead in the Everglades south of Miami. Two posse members, C. Anderson and Allen Anderson, were killed and two others wounded in the raid before the bandits disappeared into a dense swamp.
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Miami
Fla
State Bank of
Homestead
Everglades
Here
C. Anderson
Allen Anderson
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