Trooper Killed as Raiders Cross Border into Texas
About eighty armed Mexicans attacked Troops B and C, Twelfth Cavalry at Progreso Texas. One American soldier was killed and Captain Anderson wounded as looting and arson followed. Reinforcements rushed. most raiders recrossed into Mexico. General Funston considers pursuing if raids recur. Raoul Madero and eight Villistas were seized at Glenny Springs and sent to Alpine Texas.
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Brownsville
Tex
Progreso
Texas
Twelfth Cavalry
Funston
Mexico
Carranza
Anderson
Mercedes
Progreso Post Office
Henry Stubblefield
A. V. P. Anderson
Raoul Madero
San Antonio
Glenny Springs
Madero
Alpine
Santiago Sanches
Jose Pulido
Emilio Vasquez
Tiyanim Rangil
Jose Maria Rodriguez
Raul, Davila
Ramond Partildo
Abraham Martinez
Eight Die as Gotham Subway Collapse Occurs
Police seek Frank Midnight alias Mezzoncee on homicide charges after the Seventh Avenue subway collapse during blasting operations. Eight killed and 60 injured as pillars fail and a street car plunges into a chasm. coroner cites faulty construction though dynamite findings are kept as evidence.
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New York
Frank Midnight
Mezzoncee
Seventh Avenue
Feinberg
Britain Makes Concessions at Trade Talks
Washington reports an agreement granting the British embassy clearance papers to American importers. This allows bringing to the United States goods bought from German and Austrian sources before March last, following a conference with Sir Richard Crawford Acting Secretary Polk Chandler Anderson and Judge Fleming representing the government.
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Washington
Richard Crawford
Polk
Chandler Anderson
Judge Fleming
Walsh Wins In Bay State Primary Nomination Battle
Boston September 23 The complete statewide vote shows increased plurality for the Democratic nominee Walsh who is renominated for a third term. His opponent in the GOP is Congressman McCall who trails in the joint primaries.
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Walsh Wine Bay
Boston
Walsh
Het
McCall
Bss
Russians Report Victory Over Austrian Army
Kiev reports General Ivanoff and General Brusiloff winning a great victory in Volhynia after breaking Austrian fronts along the Styr and Ikwa rivers. Russian forces press toward Lutsk as Austro German troops retreat, with thousands of prisoners taken and ongoing pursuit. Berlin notes limited success for Mackensen near Logoshhin and a minor Russian win at Vileika amid shifting fronts.
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Kiev
Ivanoff
Brusiloff
Volhynia
Styr
Ikwa
Lutsk
von Hindenburg
Russian War Office
Petrograd
Riga
Berlin
von Mackensen
Logoshhin
Pinsk
Logoa
Vileika
Lida
Vilna
Minsk
Dvingk
Teutons
French Aviators Bomb Stuttgart In 300 Mile Flight
Paris reports French aviators flew 110 miles into Germany to bomb Stuttgart the royal palace and railway station. Despite heavy anti air fire all crews returned unharmed after a 300 mile round trip with no details on damage released.
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London
Germany
Stuttgart
Wurttemberg
Paria
Royal
German note signals cautious shift in submarine warfare
Germany accepts a commission for damages and The Hague arbitration on treaty questions while pledging not to destroy American ships carrying conditional contraband. It orders naval commanders to exercise visit and search rights to warn and transfer passengers before any attack.
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Germany
Washington
William P. Frye
State Department
United States
Hague
Kenny
Bremen
Lloyds
Hague Tribunal of Arbitration
Foreign Office
Berlin
London
Amican
Teachers Win Court Fight In Chicago
In Chicago, Judge O'Connor granted a temporary injunction to the Chicago Teachers' federation, barring the school board from sending pledges to teachers to withdraw or interfering with members pending final action on injunctions. The suit also seeks to block the board from enforcing a new rule banning federation membership.
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Chicago
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Board of Education
Bryan Sees Wilson After Cabinet Resignation
William Jennings Bryan met with President Wilson at the White House for nearly an hour. He said the visit was brief and mainly to pay respects before leaving for Florida, with no further significance claimed.
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Bryan
Wilson
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
White House
Florida
Kaiser and Son Hurt in Auto Crash
Amsterdam dispatches say Kaiser Wilhelm and Prince Joachim were slightly injured when their imperial car wrecked. No further details were given. Earlier reports placed the Kaiser at the eastern front directing operations with Field Marshal von Hindenburg to trap 300,000 Russians. Prince Joachim, the Kaiser’s sixth son, is twenty five years old.
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Amsterdam
Kaiser Wilhelm
Prince Joachim
Berlin
Kaiser
von Hidenburg
Massacre by Indians on Mexican train shocks readers
Reports from Hermosillo via Guaymas say about 60 Yaqui fighters derailed a Southern Pacific Mexican train near Torres Sonora then burned the car with 80 passengers inside most of them women and children Only about 20 passengers survived no Americans were reported aboard and the Yaqui actions come amid ongoing hostilities in the region around Guaymas Campo Verde and Torres.
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Union News Service
San Diego
Cal
Southern Pacific
Torres
Sonora
Hermosillo
Guaymas
Campo Verde
Britain Faces Historic Budget To Cover War Debt
London reports Chancellor Reginald McKenna unveils a budget to cover an $11 billion war debt. The plan raises income tax by 40 percent and imposes 60 percent on surplus profits from war factories, plus a 33 1/3 percent ad valorem on customs and higher duties across goods.
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London
Great Britain
Reginald McKenna
England
McKenna
Chicago Church Destroyed by Fire on South Wabash
Chicago Grace Episcopal Church at 1439 South Wabash avenue, a landmark since 1868, burned down along with a nearby six story furniture building. Damage estimated at over 500000 dollars after the furniture house wall collapsed onto the church.
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Chicago
Grace Episcopal Church
South Wabash Avenue
Furniture
Italy Routs Storms With Wide Floods and Landslides
A great storm sweeps across Italy causing floods and landslides. Trees uprooted, rivers overflow, and cattle drownings reported. No human fatalities yet. Vatican flooded but firefighters and gendarmes avert worse damage. Communications severely disrupted.
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Rome
Italy
Vatican
War Loan Nears Final Deal Between Allies and U.S.
American financiers expect a definite agreement within days on a credit loan to Great Britain and France totaling 600 to 800 million dollars. The Anglo French financial commission continues talks with U S bankers as minor details remain to be settled.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Anglo-French Financial Commission
Body of Dr Edmund Woods Found in Ireland
Queenstown September 28 The body of Dr Edmund F Woods of Janesville Wisconsin who died when the steamship Arabic was torpedoed was washed ashore Wednesday at Ross Carberry County Cork
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Queenstown
Edmund F. Woods
Janesville
Wis
Ross Carberry
County Cork
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Report
A price list shows Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye, Mill Feed, Hay, Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Cattle, Bulls, Calves, Hogs and related items with No. 2 red wheat at 1.16–1.17 and corn varieties around 72–78 cents, cattle trade ranges from feed to butcher levels, hogs and sows priced per weight class. Local market tiers include shippers, extras, and common to fair quality notes across commodities.
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Bologna
Moonshine raid nets two stills in Mercer county pursuit
U S marshal William Osborne reports a raid by revenue officers on Mercer county mountains ends with the seizure of two stills and nearly 1000 gallons of mash. Charles Graham and Dennis Wood were arrested. three others fled after firing on the officers.
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Huntington, W. Va
Mercer County
United States
Matshal Willi Osborne
Charles Graham
Dennis Wood
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by a mare
A Lackawanna New York woman testifies that after childbirth Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made her feel strong and lively again. She cites three healthy children since and says she uses the remedy for female troubles and can do her own work. The advertisement claims wide relief for displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities backache and nervous prostration and invites readers to write for confidential advice.
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Lackawanna, N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. F. Kreamer
Electric Avenue
Lackawanna
N. Y
Lodger Alleges Landlady’s Daughter Uses Comb and Brush
A lodger confronts a landlady claiming her daughter used his grooming items. The landlady recalls the daughter only borrowed the items to groom their poodle and asserts she would not misuse them. An elephant has more muscles in its trunk than any other creature has in its entire body.
Red Cross Ball Pleases Grocers in Happy Home
A playful line notes that a Red Cross Ball brings happiness to grocers and household life. The quip suggests marriage as a long sentence a justice might impose, lingering as a humorous aphorism.
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Red Cross
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