Submarine Attacks Sink Two British Cruisers in North Sea
Berlin reports two British light cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth sunk by German submarines near the North Sea while searching for the German fleet on August 19. One German sub destroyed, another rammed and possibly sunk. Berlin also claims German torpedoed and damaged ships including a battleship and small cruisers off England's east coast.
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London
Nottingham
Falmouth
North Sea
Admiralty
Ymuiden
Holland
Reuter
B. M
C. B. Miller
H. M. & Falmouth
John Edwards
Norman Fry
Pembroke
Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
England
Thirteen Dead From Texas Tropical Storm
The tropical storm that hit Corpus Christi and ten south Texas counties caused 13 deaths including nine crew members of the freighter Pilot Boy. Mexican casualties were reported at Katherine and San Diego near Alice, with total regional damage around $2,000,000 and widespread cotton losses. A. Gates of Dallas arrived in Corpus Christi assessing near total building destruction.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Aransas Pass
Katherine
King Ranch
Alice
San Diego
A. Gates
Dallas
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Rockport
Bulgarians Advance Toward Greek Port Kavala
Bulgarian troops push toward the Greek sea port Kavala and have seized two Greek forts. Skirmishes occur at several points along the front as reported on Sunday. Names of units and specific dates are not provided in the readable text.
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Bulgare
Greece
Kavala
Bond Issue Sought for Mexican Emergency Expenditures
The Senate finance committee, with treasury concurrence, recommends a $180 million bond issue to cover extraordinary government costs linked to the Mexican situation. The report also cites an $86 million extra appropriation for border operations if conditions persist, and a $130 million bond component to last through year end. Treasury projects 1917 disbursements totaling about $1.126 billion with a $762 million surplus.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Finance Committee
Senate
Simmons
Allies Overrun German Trenches on Somme Front
British and French forces strike three directions on the Somme and seize nearly three miles of German trenches. Maurepas and Clery are flanked as the road between Maurepas and Guillemont is reached, bringing allied forces near Combles. South of the Somme trenches are stormed for about three quarters of a mile with many prisoners taken.
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London
Somme
Maurepas
Clery
Paris
Guillemont
Combles
Belloy-en-Santerre
Siam Prince Attacked by U S Customs Officer
Prince Mahidol Songkia of Siam, arriving from the Far East, said a U S customs officer mistook him for a Japanese at Honolulu and assaulted him. Minister Karavongse announced he would appeal through the state department, while the prince called it a mistaken incident and said he was rescued by fellow passengers.
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San Francisco
Mahidol Songkia
Siam
Far East
Honolulu
United States
Karavongse
Washington
State Department
Progressive party to base HQ in Indianapolis
Indianapolis funds the Progressive party campaign with Edwin M. Lee relocating to new offices labeled headgarters of the Progressive national committee. A national committee meeting may come to Indianapolis once membership is finalized, as a nationwide entry is planned though specifics remain unsettled.
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Indianapolis
Edwin M. Lee
Indiana
Progressive National Committee
Lee
Hale
Boston
Wilson vetoes army bill over articles of war provision
President Wilson vetoed the army appropriation bill on Friday over the clause that retired officers be subject to articles of war. Chairman James Hay quickly reintroduced the bill in the House with the provision removed, shortly after the veto was received.
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Washington
Wilson
House
James Hay
Military Affairs Committee
Deutschland Arrives Safely in Bremen From United States
Telegram from Berlin to Neue Zuercher Zeitung reports the German submarine Deutschland reached Bremen, Germany, from the United States, with the arrival dated Thursday. Public ships and wartime routes be noted as part of diplomatic coverage.
Railroads face strike risk as Wilson urges unity
President Wilson appeals to executives of the nation's principal railroads to accept a plan to avert a nationwide strike and keep rail service for national defense and postwar preparation. After a White House meeting, railroad presidents and Western arrivals voiced opposition to the proposal in its current form, instructing a committee to draft a final reply.
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Union News Service
Washington
Wilson
White House
Center of Political Activity in Nebraska Opens Campaign
Lincoln hosts both Democratic and Republican state headquarters as parties prepare a focused two year campaign for Nebraska's electoral votes and state government. Dozens of speakers and potential visits by national figures including Wilson Hughes Roosevelt Clark are anticipated across the state.
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Incoln
President Wilson
Justice Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Champ Clark
U S Safety First Train To Exhibit Federal Departments
A fourteen car safety first train will arrive in Lincoln Nebraska on Monday August 28 and be open to the public from 1 to 9 p m. Exhibits cover the treasury war navy interior and agriculture departments with special displays from the interstate commerce commission and the American red cross society. Evening lectures with stereopticon lantern slides will illustrate public health service coast guard latest war apparatus and other federal activities.
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Red Cross
Lincoln
Neb
Union Pacific
the Treasury
War
Navy
Interior and Agriculture
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Red Cross Society
Grand Island
Omaha
Farm Loan Board Hearing Set for Omaha onSept 18
Treasury officials say hearings on locating a Nebraska farm loan bank will be held in Omaha rather than Lincoln. The tentative date is Monday, September 18, with no official announcement yet confirming Omaha as the venue.
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Farm Loan Board
Washington
Treasury Department
Omaha
Lincoln
Farm Loan Bank
Nebraska
British cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth sunk in North Sea
London reports two British light cruisers the Nottingham and Falmouth were sunk Saturday in the North Sea by German submarines while searching for the German high seas fleet. One German submarine was destroyed by the British and another rammed and possibly sunk.
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London
Nottingham
Falmouth
North Sea
Admiralty
Turks Halt Russian Advance at Lemberg Front
Turkish troops moved into Galicia after a rail journey from Constantinople via Serbia and have stiffened Austro German lines before Lemberg, temporarily slowing the Russian advance.
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London
Galicia
Serbia
Constantinople
Lemberg
Deutschland Submarine Arrives Safely in Bremen
A private telegram received in Berlin via Neuve Richter Zeitung reports the German submarine Deutschland has arrived safely at Bremen from the United States.
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Geneva
Berlin
Neuve Richter Zeitung
Bremen
United States
Read by sausage light and other strange phosporescent claims
The article notes Professor Molisch’s claim that meat microbes emit light enough to read a newspaper. It mentions light from tree stumps seaweed and Cuban fireflies, with insects kept in bottles to maintain a readable glow.
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Professor Molisch
Ocean
Spunky Lawyer Clash Sparks Bold Legal Wit
A sharp exchange unfolds as The Lawyer taunts with precedents while The Lady retorts daring a suit. The brisk dialogue highlights courtroom rhetoric and defiant spirit in a mock confrontation.
Beauty and Joy Rides Spark Controversy In Town
A provocative comment circulating in town sparks debate over beauty standards and social behavior. Local officials urge respectful dialogue as community members weigh implications for girls and public events.
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Walmington Star
U. S
Mexico
MOOSE
Indiana Capital
Hay
Deutschland
Switzerland
Neue Zuercher Zeitung
U.S
Federal Department
Center of Political
Peany TG
H.P. Lau
Lincoln Ses
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