US and Britain clash over seizure of American goods
Washington reports detail President Wilson and Secretary Lansing presenting a note to Great Britain condemning the seizure of American commerce as illegal. It declares the blockade under the order in council unjustified and stresses that cargoes may not be seized on mere suspicion without proof. The note also notes the US has issued a caveat to Britain.
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Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Edward Grey
Lord Crewe
Order In Council
Hesperian Explosion Case Near Tastnet Quietly Closed
Secretary Lansing accepts the German admiralty explanation that the Allan liner Hesperian could not have been torpedoed. Submarine reports show no U boats nearby at the time, and officials say absent contrary proof the mine theory will be accepted unless new evidence emerges.
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Washington
Tastnet
State Department
Lansing
Admiralty
Arabic Evidence To Berlin Sinks In German Reply
Washington reports all evidence on the sinking of the Arabic has been sent to the German foreign office at Berlin via the State Department. The German admiralty will consider the report from the submarine commander and Count von Bernstorff hopes to obtain a voluntary withdrawal of the Arabic note’s justification with a stronger disavowal to satisfy President Wilson.
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Washington
United States
Berin Foreign Office
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Willson
Hindenburgs Forces Advance After Capturing Vidzy
German field forces under Von Hindenburg report advancing east after flanking Vilna and Dvinsk and cutting the rail line between them. Vidzy, about 35 miles south of Sept. 18, is said to be captured with prisoners and eight others.
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von Hindenburg
Vicizy
Vilna
Dvinsk
Berlin
Germany
London
War Office
Vidzy
War Credit Passed by Commons for $1.25 Billion
London wide session records approval of a war credit to mid November pushing total wartime outlay to 6.31 billion. Asquith notes daily costs near 25 million as reinforcement and munitions efforts expand with shell factories and 800,000 workers. Earl Kitchener reports German strain and cautious Allied expectations.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
France
Flanders
Dardanelles
jIn
Earl Kitchener
House of Lords
Mayor Bell Faces Election Conspiracy Trial Details
Indiana testimony says Mayor Joseph B. Bell hugged voter James H. Gibson on election day and money changed hands in an alley recount. Gibson reported eleven one dollar bills and other witnesses, including Thomas Campbell and Leo Fesler, described interactions and a money exchange connected to registration barriers and a memorandum.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph B. Bell
James H
Bud) Gibson
Gibson
Richard A Poole
Bell
Thomas Campbell
Leo Fesler
Herman Adem
James
Adam
Fesler
South Carolina Votes Dry in Referendum Result
Returns from all 44 counties show a statewide prohibition majority of about 19,671 with 34,482 for prohibition and 14,811 for the current saloon option. If official count confirms, the new prohibition law will take effect January 1.
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Columbia
8. C
South Carolina
British Prize Court Confiscates $15 Million Meat Cargoes
London verdict condemns American meat shipments carried on Norwegian ships to Denmark as destined for Germany and for use by its army and navy. Armour & Co. Swift & Co. Nelson Morris Co. and the Schwartzschild-Sulzberger firm saw major claims denied with minor ones allowed. Appeal possible with $25,000 security posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chicago
Germany
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Nelson Morris & Co
Schwartzschild-Sulzberger Company
Samuel
Copenhagen
Great Britain
Denmark
U S Cannot Aid Packers in Prize Court ruling
The state department says there is no remedy for Chicago meat packers against the English prize court decision. Secretary Lansing indicates the government will act only after appeals and final ruling. If denial of justice is found, a protest to Britain will be sent and cargo value pressed through diplomacy. The Packers are expected to appeal.
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Washington
State Department
Chicago
Chicago Packers
Lansing
United States Recognizes Haiti Leader and Protectorship
Washington reports the United States recognizes Gen D Arti guenave as Haiti president and signs a treaty making Haiti a US protectorate for ten years. Davis and Haiti foreign minister signed in Port au Prince. The pact allows US supervision of Haiti finances and revenue collection at ports to pay Haiti's debts, with possible extension for another decade.
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Washington
United States
Gen. D'Artiguenave
Haiti
Port Ad Prince
Davis
San Domingo
Noted Road Builder Buried, Joliet, 1
Compliance with the last will of Sir William Van Horne the great Pacific railroad builder who died last Saturday in Montreal. His body was buried beside his parents in Oakwood cemetery at Joliet.
Stefansson Safe and New Land Found in Arctic Expedition
Nome Alaska Sept 18 The power schooner Ruby arrives from Herschel Island with news that Vilhjalmur Stefansson the Canadian explorer and two companions Storker Storkerson and Ole Anderson are alive and well. Stefansson plans to base on Banksland and continue exploration to map the new land southwest of St Patrick Island with Dr Rudolph Andersons southern party reported safe except for engineer Daniel Blues death at Baillie Island.
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Nome
Alaska
Ruby
Herschel Island
Arctic
Mackenzie River
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Storker Storkerson
Ole Anderson
Martin Point
Polar
Beaufort Sea
S F. Cottle
Stefansson
Banks Land
Mackenzie
St. Patrick Island
Banksland
Baillie Island
Louis Lane
Cottle
Rudolph Anderson
Iowa
Daniel Blue
Blue
Jack Hadley
Wrangell Island
Navy orders all F type submarines out of service
Secretary Daniels announced all F class submarines are to be withdrawn due to safety concerns. He stated the F4 sank during trials off Honolulu harbor from a batter y explosion, confirming the fatal loss.
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Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Washington
Honolulu
Czar Prorogues Duma Amid Reform Push
Petrograd report says the czar prorogues the Duma as the new liberal and progressive majority presents a program of substantial reforms. The move signals a tense phase in Russia’s political scene with anticipated policy changes.
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Czar
Duma
Petrograd
Czarbas
Nberal
Progres
Loan Granted to the Allies Big Credit Underwritten by U S Banks
A proposed mammoth loan to Great Britain and France will be underwritten by a large U S syndicate of financiers and bankers. They will earn a commission for services. Securities offered are British and French 5 percent government bonds at par. The loan size is projected at 600 to 800 million dollars. Munitions inclusion is undecided. The underwriting group is described as the largest of its kind in the United States and open to many national and state banks and trust companies.
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New York
Great Britain
France
United States
Athinas Destroyed at Sea After Forward Hold Fire
Wireless from Captain McLean reports the Grecian steamer Athinas en route from New York to Piraeus was abandoned after a fire in the forward hold. At 40.54 N 58.47 E the Kuscania's rescue ship Tuscania saved the passengers and crew, who were few in number, after standing by.
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Halifax
N. S
McLean
Athinas
New York
Piraeus
Greece
Four Men Arrested for Counterfeiting Stamps in New York
Secret Service agents under Captain Henry seized four men charged with counterfeiting $2 internal revenue stamps. Chief William Flynn calls the arrest one of the department's most important in years, capturing them as they prepared to circulate the fakes.
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New York
Secret Service
Henry
William Flynn
Department
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Report
Cincinnati markets list extensive commodity quotes across grains, feeds, dairy, eggs, poultry, cattle, hogs, sheep, and lambs with bid prices for No 2 red wheat, corn varieties, rye, mill feed, hay grades, butter, eggs, poultry assortments, cattle by class, bulls, calves, hogs, sheep, and lambs. Prices shown for quality grades and weights, reflecting market activity.
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Bologna
Russian Duma Arrests Reported in Stockholm Dispatches
Stockholm dispatches say Socialist Deputy Tcheldise and 17 other Russian Duma members were arrested. The Duma was prorogued to mid November amid cabinet objections to reform plans from Liberal and Progressive majority members.
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Berlin
Stockholm
Tcheldise
Duma
Photographed Sea Serpent Tale Turns To Thrasher Shark
A letter to the American Museum of Natural History claimed a sea serpent was seen near Long Island and a spectator photographed it. Dr. F A Lucas opened the mail to find the image showed a thrasher shark, not a sea serpent, despite dramatic tales.
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American Museum of Natural History
F. A. Lucas
Long Island
Kodak
Doctor Lucas
Tobacco and Gas Use Aboard Canadian Artillery
In a wartime letter a corporal describes gas as turning air green and yellow and choking soldiers. He notes tobacco saved many lives by helping them cope with choking from gas and gunfire.
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Canadian Artillery
Reason Enough Vacation Misunderstanding In Neighbor Dispute
A light exchange reveals a neighborly mix up over borrowed items. One resident quips that the other’s vacation has been delayed due to neighbors taking their trunk and later requesting golf sticks and tennis rackets. The anecdote highlights a humorous domestic snafu.
Grove's General Tonic Advertisement
Grove's Whenever You Need a General Tonic touts a tasteless tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to cleanse the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and strengthen the system for 50 cents.
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Grove
Nautical Race Claim and Odd Adages in Local Page
A young yachtsman asks his father for funds to enter a race with a time allowance disputed. A woman’s resourcefulness with a hairpin is praised, while a minister is noted for avoiding sore spots in sermons. An ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue and a claim that ball players can bat 300 in the Radiator league.
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Bud” Gibson
U. S
D’artiguenave
Republic
E. H.,crump
Memphis
Tenn
E. H. Crump
Arctic Explorer
Western Newspaper
Union News. Service
Cincinnati
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