Steamer Hints Mine Toll From Capetown Disaster
Five American passengers perished when the British steamer City of Athens struck a mine and sank near Capetown on August 10, with four crew members also lost. The Americans included missionaries Mr and Mrs Naggard Miss Robinson and Miss Caroline Thompson of the Methodist missionary board. Ten other missionaries were saved. An Englishman named Duckworth, his American wife and six children also died.
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Banner
Washington
City of Athens
Capetown
South Africa
State Department
Naggard
Robinson
Caroline Thompson
Methodist Missionary Board
Bridge Street
Brooklyn
Mr. Sumner
Duckworth
Not to face murder trial until October for Mrs Desaulles
Bianca De Saulles, jailed on the murder charge of her ex-husband John L Desaulles after a dispute over their five year old son, will not stand trial for at least two months. District Attorney Charles R Weeks said he would not push the case on the docket.
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N. Y
Bianca de Saulles
John L. Desaulles
Charles R. Weeks
Weeks
German Raiders Destroyed by British Planes
London reports two German aircraft raiders targeted the English southeast coast but were shot down by British planes. One aircraft identified as a Gotha bomber and the other as a seaplane, according to an official government statement.
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Associated Pyne
O the Banner
London
Gotha
OSE Salazar Death Reported Near Ascencion
Juarez dispatch states Jose Salazar a revolutionary leader and ex chief of staff to Francisco Villa was shot and killed at Nogales ranch near Ascencion. American arrivals report a small band of home guards organized to protect the Ascencion district carried out the killing.
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Ynez Salazar
Ascencion
German Loot Up to July 26 Reported by Berlin Paper
According to the Tanglische Rundschau of Berlin and reported in Amsterdam on August 1, Germany’s captured booty through July 26 includes 12,166 cannon 1,055,000 rifles 8,252 machine guns 208 airplanes 186 balloons and 3 air ships.
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Amsterdam
Tanglische Rundschau
Berlin
Justice cuts heart balm award by half in breach suit
New York August 19 Justice James C Cropsey of the state supreme court reduced by half an award of 226000 in the breach of promise case against John B Manning a wealthy stock broker to 126000. He said the jury’s verdict was excessive and the case lacked several typical elements of damage.
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Associated Press
Banner
New York
John B. Manning
Honora May O'Brien
James C. Cropsey
State Supreme Court
American Ambulance Units to Italy Front
Milan Italy August reports that American ambulance units are being organized to serve on the Italian front similar to those in operation since the war began. The unit is expected to depart for Italy in October.
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Milan
Italy
Japanese Mission Tow Lands At Pacific Port
A Japanese mission led by Viscount Ishii, ambassador extraordinary, arrived at a Pacific port today and was greeted by Breckinridge Long, the third assistant secretary of state, along with state department staff and local officials.
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Associated Press
the Banner
Pacific
United States
Viscount Ishii
State Department
Breckenbridge Long
May Halt Joy Riding Through War Efforts
A government warning urges auto owners to curb pleasure driving to conserve gasoline for America and its allies. Director Manning of the Bureau of Mines says 340 million gallons are needed for the year and offers two paths to meet demand: voluntary cutbacks by joyriders and careful, economical fuel use by owners and dealers.
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Associated Proos
Hannuh
Washington
United States
Van
Manning
Bureau of Mines
America
Army
Navy
Germans ask about bread blend in Germany
Members of the minority Socialist party in the Reichstag reportedly will ask the Chancellor whether the bread being supplied to the German people is a mixed blend. The notice cites alleged components such as chestnuts bark, wood shavings, acorns, and other uncertain ingredients mixed with flour.
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Ragend Zuimich
Switzerland
Socialist Party
Reichstag
Treason charges and sentences in The Hague and Amsterdam
Three idiograph operators charged with supplying telegraph messages to a British agent were sentenced in The Hague. The case concerns torn central powers communications. A Vienna market report notes fortunes being made on the Vienna stock exchange through shipping shares.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Drees
Vienna
Berliner Tageblatt
Properties Confiscated Return to Madero Family Claim
Government order directs return of seized properties to the Madero family in Mexico City. The Banner notes long standing disputes over asset seizure and restitution. Details on which properties and timeline are not clear in the excerpt.
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Mexico City
Madero
Grain Control Board to be Created Soon
Washington Aug 1 The administration plans a grain control board to supervise wheat distribution and flour manufacture and sale. The board will enforce regulations, with executive orders from President Wilson enabling the food administration to act. September 1 targets enforcement, as wheat and bread control shift to the new system amid ongoing food policy changes.
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Grain Control Board
Washington
Food Administration
Wilson
Food Control
Wil
Draft Army to Be Assembled in Three Divisions
Washington Aug 15 Provent Marshal General Crowder announced that the draft for the new national army would be used in three divisions. Twenty percent start September, another twenty by Sept. 16, with a further twenty later. The plan allocates the remaining ten per cent as soon as possible.
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Asan
Phetainnder
Washington
Crowder
Tov
National Army
Karelia Society Pushes Home Rule for Karelia
In Hoelsinfors Finland on August 1 the Karelian Cultural Society declared for home rule for the Karelian Finland. Karelians, who speak a distinct dialect from the Tovasts, seek incorporation of Olonetz within their autonomous province. Agitation meetings spread as a constitutional project is prepared for the Russian Constitutional Assembly.
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Antoduliet Peuis
Hoelsinfors
Finland
Karelian Cultural Society
Grand Duchy
Olonetz
Karelia
Food Shortage Inquiry Planned by Mexico Commission
The National Commercial Congress has appointed a commission to travel to the United States to study how to secure essentials for Mexico, especially foodstuffs, amid concerns of a shortage in the republic. The inquiry aims to identify best methods and sources to obtain prime necessity items for the Mexican republic.
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Mexico
U. S
Cuy
National Commercial Congress
Sarsion
United States
Republic
Draft Religious Objectors Assigned Noncombatant Roles
Washington assigns religious objectors to the national army for the first time, detailing their draft and placement in mobilization camps. They will be allocated to noncombatant duties as designated by the president, with roles including hospital corps, quartermaster, transport, clerks, and support units, while remaining exposed to hazards delivering supplies and aiding the wounded.
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Washington
National Army
General Crowder
Nctive Rem Snpni
Marathon runner accepted in draft in St Louis
Henry Levinson, a top St Louis marathon runner, passes the physical for the new national army after repeatedly failing to enlist due to height. He remains willing to serve, noting his 1909 start in distance races and a 1914 fourth-place finish, with Sidney Hate and Kennedy finishing ahead that year. Old age pensioners in London will see their work pension rise from five shillings fourpence to seven shillings sixpence as announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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St. Louis
Henry Levinson
National Army
Levinson
Sidney Hate
Kennedy
Hit
London
Service Budgets Show Large Civil Service Totals
London reports civil dervies supplementary estimates totaling 1,899,897 pounds with 800,000 for secret service, 529,554 for education in Scotland, and 284,000 for public education in Ireland.
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Associated Press
London
Abcret
Scotland
Ireland
Street car strike ends as workers win minimum wage
Lima notes the local street car strike settled after Carmen and railroad officials agreed. The employer waived union recognition and arbitration. workers secured a minimum wage of 25 to 30 cents per hour. Edward J. Stroup, a victim of last Thursday’s rioting, died today.
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Edward J. Stroup
Will Force Big Jess to Fight or Leave Ring in Mexico
Lite Paper reports Ti uan Toe Club president James W. Cofroth plans two major boxing bouts in Tijuana. Benny Leonant may fight a top challenger, and Jess Willard could meet the winner of the Lark Morris Fred Fulton bout. Carl Morris is lined up if Morris loses. Cofroth touts big money behind bids to lure Willard despite doubts about his willingness to fight.
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James W. Cof‘roth
Tangaste
Ti Uan Toe Club
Benny Leonant
Jexs Willard
Morris
Fred Fulton
Onroth
Carl Morris
Morris Ie Paiton
Willard
Nate Lewis
Tijuana
Coffroth
Cincy Has Quartet of Gridiron Stars
Cincinnati’s Nationals boast a quartet of players famed in gridiron days before entering professional baseball. The four are Manager Christy Mathewson, Jim Thorpe, Indian Earl Nealy, and Bil Kept. Matty plunger and drop ideker with Hucknett. Thorpe of Carlisle Indians regarded as one of the greatest. Nealy attended a college in the middle West and was a strong blocker. Kept was among Fordham’s best Mayers.
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Press de Banner Cinemnati
Cineinnati Nationals
Newls
Middle West
Koot
Mayers
Fordham
Nipped in Bud Ends Sinaloa Revolt Captured Rebel Leader
The recent armed movement in Sinaloa opposing Governor Ramon F. Iturb’s installment has ended with the capture of the rebel leader Fernando Wapihowa de los Mon Leno, silencing the rebellion.
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Ilitedt
Sinaloa
Ramon FP
Iturb
Fermando Wapihowa de Los Mon Leno
British Delegates Barred From Stockholm Conference
London reports government spokesman Andrew Bonar Law said British delegates will not be allowed to attend the international socialist conference in Stockholm. The crown law offices advised the government that residents cannot engage with enemy subjects, a decision echoed by the United States France and Italy.
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Barnes
London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Stockholm
Honor Law
Crown
United States
France
Italy
Ukrainian movement leaders talent show in Petrograd report
The Ukrainian quasi-secessionist movement is led by Prof Grushevski and writer Vynnychenko. Grushevski, 61, is the organizer and brains, while Vynnychenko provides fire and inspiration. From Lemberg he spread propaganda, founding the Literary and Scientific Review and lecturing across Russia.
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Preaety Mi Tanner
Petrograd
Russia
Galicia
Caucasus
Grucsheveki
Vinnichenko
Grucshevski
Grusheveki
Ukraine
Etienne Szochony
Hungary
Grimcevakl
Lemberg
Hthle Rispian
Lembhers
Kiel
Ulrainian
Anton
Movement Seeks Ban on Sale of Mexican Flag Vessels
A campaign in Mexico City urges the government to prohibit the sale of ships flying the Mexican flag and engaged in trade to and from Mexican ports. Proponents argue that removing these vessels from Mexican commerce would harm the nation's trade.
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Mexico City
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