Auto Derby Tragedy Hits Kalamazoo Track
Eleven cars piled into a wreck at Kalamazoo’s quarter mile track during the third annual auto derby. Marion Arnold and Jack Peacock were killed, with several others injured including mechanicians and drivers. Peacock’s Sunbeam 12 overturned after hitting the fence on the second mile, provoking a chaotic pileup and a fatal crash.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Marion Arnold
Chicago
Jack Peacock
Brooklyn
Andy Burt
Sunbeam
F. B. Marquette
Peacock’s
al W. Downs
Buick
Read
Otto Henning
Ogren
Jimmie Alexander
Sioux City
Billy Chandler
Thomas Bell
Coldwater
Chalmers
Guy Bailey
Roy Newton
Downs
Peacock
Burt
Arnold
Italy Declares War on Germany in World War I
Baron Sonnino announced Italy is in a state of war with Germany as of August 28. The government conveyed the declaration to Germany via the Swiss government. The move follows Italian troops fighting Germans in Greece and Saloniki as part of Entente efforts on the Macedonian front.
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Rome
Baron Sonnino
Italy
Germany
Geran
Gerwar
Greece
Saloniki
Turkish Army Flees Bitlis as Russians Advance
A wireless dispatch from Petrograd reports Russians resumed the offensive along the Asiatic front. Turkish forces evacuated Bitlis near Lake Van after Mush fell and the Ottoman defeat at Rachta. Austro-German forces near Kovel in Volhynia attempted a regional offensive at Kut but were repulsed.
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Petrograd
London
Bitlis
Armenia
Lake van
Mush
Rachta
Kovel
Volhynia
Kut
War Office
Labor Day Strike Planned by Railroad Brotherhoods
Federal Reserve Board action last year influences homesteads as labor leaders fix Labor Day September 4 as the strike date. About 640 committee members spread the plan to mobilize 2,000,000 or more workers across all trades for mass demonstrations. President Wilson may address Congress on the railroad crisis after a Senate conference.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington
Senate
Senate Steering Committee
Wilson
Congress
Open Lands Are Going Fast in Nebraska and Montana
Lincoln officials report heavy pursuit of homesteads in Nebraska and Montana with rapid settlement expected within a year. The Interior Department will issue a bulletin detailing available land by state and county shares. Nebraska had 192,538 acres of vacant public lands as of July 1, 1915, with 12,397 acres unsurveyed, much reverting to government each year due to failure to prove up.
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Lincoln
Neb
Government Land Office
Nebraska
Montana
Department of the Interior
How Mrs Bean Met the Crisis
A Nashville woman describes relief from menopause and a tumor after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with curing both conditions and no longer needing a doctor. She invites others to write to the Pinkham company for guidance.
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Mrs. Bean
Nashville
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. H. Bean
Joseph Avenue
Iee E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Russians Slain as Front Stalls in Volhynia Galicia and Carpathians
Berlin reports heavy Russian losses on the Stokhod line near Kovel with 5 000 killed near Horodenka in eastern Galicia. German gains claimed north of Caput in the Carpathians, despite Russian counterattacks and continued fighting across Volhynia Galicia and the Carpathian region. Petrograd notes German offensives south of Brody are repulsed while Russians seize two heights on the Hungarian front.
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Berlin
Sayville
L. L
Volhynia
Galicia
Carpathian
Teutonic
Lower
Stokhod
Kovel
Cologne Gazette
Horodenka
Carpathians
Caput
War Office
Petrograd
London
Brody
Lemberg
Gains for Bulgarians in Saloniki line clashes
Sofia reports definite Bulgarian gains against French and Serbian forces on the Saloniki front. Bulgarian troops occupied Kosotour and Kastoria on August 23, defeated Serbian forces, and captured a fortified position on Mount Majka Nieze on August 21. They say 250 French bodies were found and 500 Serbian soldiers buried on the Struma front while destroying enemy left-bank positions.
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Sofia
Saloniki
Lake Doiran
Kastoria
Bulgar War Office
Florina
Kosotour
Lerina
Banica
Cornichero
Struma
Deutschland Returns to Weser Mouth After Baltimore Voyage
The merchant submarine Deutschland arrives at the Weser mouth with all aboard safe. It began its return trip from Baltimore on August 2 and reportedly evaded Allied cordon ships during the passage.
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Weser
Berlin
Sayville
Baltimore
Farmer Gets Money Cheaply through Federal Rates
Comptroller Williams reports that as of June 30, national banks loaned 44.44 million on cotton warehouse receipts and 79.48 million on wheat and tobacco and other commodities under preferential discount rates. Regional distribution shows New England 13 million and the East 38 million, South 25 million, West 2.5 million, Pacific 8 million. The policy lowered farmer borrowing costs to about 6 percent from 10 to 15 percent.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Williams
New England
Pacific States
ARCHBISHOP SPALDING DIES IN PEORIA
Archbishop John Lancaster Spalding died at his Peoria residence after years of illness and a paralytic stroke in 1906. He served as bishop of Peoria from 1877 and became archbishop of Scyphopholis in 1909. Born June 2 1840 in Lebanon Kentucky, he championed the Catholic University in Washington.
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Peoria
John Lancaster Spalding
Scyphopholis
Westfalen Hit by British Torpedo in Baltic Action
Berlin reports via Reuters Amsterdam correspondent that the German battleship Westfalen was hit and slightly damaged by a British torpedo on Saturday. The vessel reportedly remained able to maneuver and would be repaired soon.
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Berlin
London
Westfalen
Reuter
Amsterdam
Army bill passes Senate with amendment and veto clash
The Senate approved the army appropriations bill with an amendment replacing the articles of war but excluding the provision that led the president to veto it last week.
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Washington
Senate
Army
Roumania Joins War in Eastern Front Crisis
Berlin Roumania declares war on Austria Hungary and Germany counters with war on Roumania. Transylvanian frontier moves see Romanian troops under King Ferdinand marching from the eastern Carpathians toward Kronstadt Hermannstadt and Bukowina as Austro Germans resist Russian advance.
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Berlin
No Surprise at Washington on Romania Italy War Link
Officials in Washington say they were not surprised by Roumania's action, tying it to Italy's declaration of war on Germany. The secret alliance between Italy and Romania affecting the Balkans has long been known.
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Washington
Roumania
Italy
Germany
Romania
Balkans
Notable Crane Collapse at Erie National Foundry
Two heavy cranes reportedly overloaded collapsed at the National foundry in Erie Pennsylvania. At least four workmen were killed and several others injured in the accident amid chaotic scenes at the plant. Investigators probe causes as authorities manage the response.
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Erie
National Foundry
Lincoln Visitors Compare To Chicago Exhibit Traffic
The government safety first train drew 4 810 visitors in Lincoln on Monday while 56 000 Chicago residents toured the exhibits during its two day stay. In Chicago the train ran concurrent with the republican convention and political events overshadowed the safety campaign.
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Lincoln
Chicago
J. J. Hettinger
Bureau of Mines
One Man’s Flaws in Faulted Intentions
A Detroit Free Press quip notes that a man’s faults cause trouble but his defense of good intentions is absent, emphasizing accountability over claimed motives. The exchange frames a wary view of character and responsibility in public discourse.
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Detroit Free Press
Cleanse Pores With Cuticura Trial Free Ad
An advertisement promotes Cuticura for pimples black heads redness and rough skin. It urges applying Cuticura Ointment then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. A free sample by mail offers a booklet and Culituras Dept TL Boston sent by postcard. Sold everywhere.
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Culituras Dept. TL
Boston
Prince George Knitting Expert Seizes Headlines
Fourteen year old Prince George of England stands out for knitting skill while others claim fortunes in other arts. The oddly phrased verse contrasts wealth through poetry with a missing suspender button causing suspense.
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Prince George of
England
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