American divisions push in French drive near Soissons
Washington reports eight American divisions active in the Soissons Rheims sector with the 28th division last to enter battle. General March says the Rainbow 42nd met and defeated Prussian guards, while July overseas transport shattered records. Casualty figures withheld though estimates cited, and Allied lines advance four miles on a 30 mile front.
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Washington
Soissons
Meen
France
Rheims
Eral March
General March
March
Muir
Fereen
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Pershing
Men
Chaudun
Brignieuse
James J. Hornbrook
Southern Department
de Kutz
Camp
Humphries
Hickcock
Camp Funston
Saffrans
Sheridan
Ee MacArthur
Camp Meade
John Hodges
Camp Devens
Mass
Vanderbilt
Camp Lewis
Wash
Vosges
35Th
32Nd
Italy
Russian Situation Discussed in Washington Meeting
Afternoon discussions in Washington involved President Wilson and acting Secretary Polk at the State Department followed by a call for Secretary Baker. Reports indicate new advices from Japan concerning the Siberian situation were under consideration.
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Washington
Aus
Wilson
Vista Department
Polk
War Baker
Japan
Siberian
Survivors of Tug Landed After Shipwreck Collision
Washington reports that thirty three survivors and the bodies of the captain and three crew members of the Popeidon, sunk in a Wednesday collision, have landed at an American port. Two crewmen remained missing from a total crew of thirty nine.
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Washington
Amerport
Navy Department
Anarchist Attempt Foiled at Atlantic Port
August 3 report: Freder Rouchat, a Belgian confessed anarchist, arrested while climbing a rope ladder up the side of a confiscated German liner in an Atlantic port. Authorities say the action aimed to sabotage the vessel.
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Atlantic
Freder Rouchat
Ted
Patriot ic Meeting Attracts Crowd In Front Of City Building
A crowd of about 300 gathered outside the municipal building for a patriotic meeting last night. Speakers held the audience despite street noise from trolleys and cars. Frank Urban, described as the lightning language thrower, used sharp voices to volley jibes at the Kaiser, eliciting sympathetic cheers.
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Frank Urban
Arrests in Eichorn Case and Kiev Killings
Zurich dispatch reports five hundred arrests after the assassination of Field Marshal von Eichorn at Kiev. Ten German soldiers were found murdered there. The Ukrainian situation is described as critical with martial law proclaimed in Kiev and a state of siege declared in Roumania by Field Marshal von Mackensen as unrest spreads among workers and peasants.
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Zurich
von Eichorn
Kiev
Ukrainia
von Mackensen
Roumania
Swedish American Republicans Meet in Meriden
Meriden Aug 3 with an attendance of 10 including Governor Holcomb Congressman Tilson and other state officers candidates for office the sixteenth biennial convention and banquet of the Swedish American republican state league is being held here today Mayor H T King welcomed the visitors Resolutions pledging support to the government in the war were adopted and officers elected President Earl W Thompson Naugatuck vice president Charles Sodenberg New Haven secretary Aaron Danielson New Britain treasurer J Edward Johnson Meriden
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Meriden
Holcomb
Tilson
Train Plunges Down Embankment in Avon Wreck
A northbound freight derailed on a 25 foot embankment between Avon station and the West Avon viaduct. About eight cars left the track, six of which toppled into the Ensign-Bickford company house occupied by Sezarino Oliver. no one was inside. Cause unknown, suspected brake defect.
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Avon
West Avon Road
Ensign-Bickford Company
Sezarino Oliver
Man Held on Espionage Act Charge in Milford Letters
Nichola Pres ca alias E Scarpelli of Ansonia was held in $3000 bail by U S Commissioner Wright on charges of violating the espionage act. He allegedly wrote postals to Italians in Milford Massachusetts to inflame opposition to the wars. Post office inspectors detected and caught him. he could not meet bail and was jailed.
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New Haven
Nichola Presca
E. Scarpelli
United States
Wright
Milford
Mass
Post Office
Ansonia
Germans Must Withdraw Further From Isne and Vesle
Paris military critic Henry Biden says the latest Allied victory forces a German retreat along the Isne and Vesle rivers. He notes Allied positions on the plateau overlook the rivers, making a strong German resistance line at this point unlikely.
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London
Paris
Henry Biden
Isne
Vesle
Torrington Soldier Killed in Action July 25
Torrington reports Private Anthony Plachta 20, son of John Plachta, of this place, was killed in action July 25. He belonged to company M and enlisted shortly before his unit went overseas. A brother and two sisters also live here.
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Torrington
Anthony Plachta
John Plachta
War Department
Turks to Italian Front Moves Ordered After War Council
An Austrian high command council of war with German generals present decided to send divisions of Turkish troops to the Italian front at once, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Zurich. The announcement was reported from London on August 3.
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London
Ones
Zurich
Russia Center of Interest in New World Peace Plans
Officials indicate a near complete agreement with Japan on a broad postwar economic and military framework for Russia. A small international force, including Allies, would operate with no territory gains for Russia and strong Czech-Slovak roles in Siberia. No official timetable. avoid speculation on Murman coast actions.
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Russia
Japan
Wilson
China
Siberia
trans-Siberian Railway
Murman
Murman Coast
National League plans season through September 2
Cleveland, Aug. 3. At a National Commission meeting Garry Herrman Ban Johnson Barney Dreyfuss stated the National League will complete its schedule to September 2 regardless of American League action. A world series would then be after season end as allowed by War Secretary Baker. American League owners favored finishing August 18 with the championship series soon after.
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Cleveland
National Commission
Garry Herrman
Ban Johnson
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg Pirates
National League
Johnson
Baker
Dreyfuss
Haig Sees End of Crisis as War Moves Forward
General Haig in a public order says the fourth year marks the crisis pass and the allies may look to the future with confidence. He states the enemy aimed to win before American troops arrived, but their effort to decide the western front failed as American reinforcements restore balance.
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Haig
London
France
Freight Steamer Mahoning Rammed Off Boston Point
Norwalk August 3 The freight steamer Mahoning bound from Boston to Norfolk light was rammed by the steamer Bay State off Boston Point last night. The Mahoning reached the shore but high morning winds prevented boarding. no crew injuries reported. Mahoning is 1744 tons net, home port Erie Pennsylvania, en route to Norfolk for cargo. Bay State's status unknown and likely continued on its course.
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Norwalk
Boston
Norfolk
Bay State
Boton Point
Erie
Germans retire on four mile front near Albert
London dispatch reports German troops retreating to the eastern bank of the Ancre river near Albert and Aveluy wood on a four mile front. Military analysts say the move suggests no offensive operations are planned in that Picardy sector.
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Albert
London
Ancre
Albert and
Aveluy Wood
Picardy Front
Demurrer Overruled in Masses Espionage Case
In New York on August 3 Judge Hand overruled the demurrer by Morris Pillquit to the indictment charging Max Eastman Floyd Dell C Merrill Rogers Jr Henry J Glintenkamp Arthur Young John Reed and Josephine Bell with violation of the espionage and selective draft laws through poems and cartoons published in the Masses. The judge allowed Bills of Particulars.
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Masses
Six Die In Tank Explosion At Wisconsin Plant
Six persons are believed dead after a steel tank at the Barksdale powder plant burst. Thirteen people are reported injured so far, in the Wisconsin town of Barksdale on August 3.
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Barksdale
Wis
Small boy redefines headache as stomach ache in brain
A brief note reports a child describing headache as a stomach ache within the brain. The quote reflects a child's playful yet literal interpretation of bodily pain. No other details or names are provided.
Workers Get Increase at General Electric Plants
The national war labor board announced wage hikes of ten to twenty percent for about 40,000 General Electric workers at Schenectady and Pittsfield. The bonus system is abolished and equal pay for equal work instituted with a minimum for unskilled labor. Pittsfield ends the individual contract system and creates a shop committee to settle future disputes.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
Schenectady
N. Y
Pittsfield
Mass
General Electric Co
British Patrols Gain Ground in Albert Sector
British patrols advanced during the night, occupying portions of the German front line near Albert. A German raid near Feuchy was repulsed with losses. Hostile artillery was active around Bethune and Baillieul.
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Albert
London
War Office
Feuchy
Amiens
Scarpe River
Ar- Tas
Bethune
Baillieul
Insignia For Discharged Men
A Chicago Tribune letter calls for a distinctive insignia to honor men honorably discharged after service in World War I. The author urges the War Department to issue a bill authorizing a recognizable badge to protect veterans from public stigma and to spare them from carrying discharge papers, proposing penalties for fraud and a visible sign of service.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
the Tribune
Springfield
H. Ss
Baker
War Department
Young thieves arraigned in $40,000 thefts case
Boston August 3 police say two Brooklyn men Philip Weinrobe 21 and Samuel Duldiner 24 were arraigned before Judge Dowd in municipal court. Identified by elevator girls in the shopping district they were held in $20,000 bail each and the case was continued until next Friday.
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Boston
Judge Dowd
Philip Weinrobe
Samuel Duldiner
Brooklyn
N. Y
Aircraft Inquiry Nears Completion In Washington
Former Justice Charles B. Hughes Attorney General Gregory and Assistant Attorney General Frierson have nearly completed their aircraft investigation. They were to return from Buffalo to finish the inquiry but new facts uncovered in Buffalo will keep them there until midweek.
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Washington
Charles B. Hughes
Gregory
Frierson
Buffalo
SCHOONER SUNK BY SUBMARINE NEAR NOVA SCOTIA COAST
Two separate German submarine attacks off Briar Island and near Grand Manan Island resulted in the sinking of two schooners. Nine crewmen from each vessel reported the events after landing at Gannet Rock and Wood Island respectively. The submarines, described as about 200 to 250 feet long with two guns, fired across bows, boarded, fired lumber cargo ships, and set vessels ablaze while taking no armed resistance.
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Washington
Briar Island
Nova Scotia
Navy Department
Gannet Rock Light
Department
Gannett Rock Light
Eastport
Bay of Fundy
Here
John Fountain
Wood Island
Grand Manan Island
South Africa
St. John
Self Injury in Lying Explores Moral Decay and Courage
The article argues lying arises from cowardice and shallow cunning, corrupting self respect and judgment. It describes how deceit distorts perception, breeds fear, and creates a tangled web of falsehood, hindering honest effort and harming relationships, with a final contrast to honest neighbors in fiction.
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The
Christian Herald
Wakefield
Two Propositions on Prohibition
The Hartford Times argues that prohibition should be decided by a direct state vote, preferring a state constitutional amendment over a federal one. It notes only the legislature can act on federal amendments and urges voters to reject the federal option in favor of a state amendment when the next assembly session considers submission.
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Hartford Times
General Assembly
Gene Assembly
Harry Lauder Enters British Parliament Contest
Scottish comedian Harry Lauder announces candidacy for the next British general election. He says he will run against Ramsey McDonald or Philip Snowden, figures in the Socialist-Labor faction, signaling a political bid in the United Kingdom.
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Harry Lauder
Detroit Free Press
Ramsey McDonald
Philip Snowden
Salesmanship in a Washington Star snippet
A fragment from the Washington Star discusses salesmanship and the idea of a good sales approach. It mentions a bald or perennial barber and selling hair tonic as possible product examples. The text is incomplete but centers on persuasive selling and product promotion.
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The
Washington Star
American Duchess Receives French War Service Medal
The Duchess de Choiseul, daughter of the late Charles Coudert of New York, has been awarded France's gold medal for wartime hospital relief work. She has been active since the war began, focusing on tubercular French soldiers and care in hospitals.
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France
Duchess de Choiseul
Charles Coudert
New York
Paris
Duchess de Choseul
Stock market opens quiet amid scarce offerings
The New York stock market opened quiet on Aug 3 as offerings remained scarce. Steel common rose 1-2 to 108 3-4, United States Cigars up 7-8 to 99, American Sumatra 1 point higher at 123 1-2, Tobacco Products up 1-4 to 69, and General Motors opening 2 3-4 higher at 143 1-4. Closing trades show GM at 146 after a 7-point intraday rise. other steel issues quiet. government bonds steady. Week totals: 1,308,200 shares.
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New York
France
United States
American Sumatra
Marine
General Motors
Steel Common
Baldwin
Reading
Maine
Grain Market Summary From Chicago and New York
Grain and livestock prices show corn down 3 cents in most contracts with August at 155 14 and September near 157. Ranges for dates and other grains noted, pork at 44.95 for August, lard 26.65, ribs 49.95. Clearing House figures in New York report sub treasury credit 2,591,779 and balances around 60,461,068.
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Chicago
Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
Bank Statement Shows Mixed Loan and Deposit Shifts
New York banking report dated August 3 shows average loans up by 68.41 million with demand deposits rising 47.79 million and time deposits down 1.879 million while reserves increase by 7.991 million. Actual loans rise 13.267 million and demand deposits grow 39.522 million with time deposits up 0.418 million and reserves down 17.152 million.
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New York
Conscription of War Profits Favored by Wilson
President Wilson supports a virtual conscription of war profits to fund the war. He favors a heavy direct tax, possibly up to 80 percent on direct war profits, and plans to present his ideas to the House Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Tommy Wounded Fourth Time in War Message
Fragmentary note from London shows a wounded Tommy stating dread of serving with the Huns and a resolve to endure, reflecting wartime sentiment and personal strain amid ongoing conflict.
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Tommy
London
Connecticut Faces Labor Shortage as War Effort Grows
Hartford August 3 Connecticut faces a labor shortage as many indus men fail to return required labor demand forms. State director Koerper said 3 300 forms were sent to Connecticut plants, but only 210 were returned after two weeks. If unfilled, states may pull in workers from Connecticut for wartime plants, risking loss of local labor.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Ue Koerper
US States Employment Service
State Capitol
Abe
United States
Emp Service
Korpér
Bia
Keper
Fromington
Mill Hollow Diamond to Host Big Russell Co Versus Corinthians Giants
The Russell Co meets the Corinthians Colored Giants of Hartford at Russell Field Sunday afternoon in a keenly anticipated game. Star players include Bowlie Harris at second and Ed Jones catching, with Bob Jones, Robinson, and Cuff Lewis on the mound for Russell. Captain Krauth leads the Russell defense while Dockman calls signals at 3:00 p.m. Expected a fast, well played contest.
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Russell Field
Russell Co
Corinthian Colored Giants
Hartford
Corinthians
Churchill
Ed. Jones
Russell Boys
Bailey Wai Johnson
Dan Smith
Bill Strohla
Middletown
Bill
Spinney
Th Pital
Strohla
Ed. Kosicki
Jack Krauth
Krauth
Dock
Making Greek Cheese in Shawano Wisconsin
For weeks in Shawano a creamery has been experimenting with Greek cheese. An expert from Chicago tested milk quality and the project has moved beyond experiments. Two varieties named Mynzethra exist, with other factories in Janesville and Milwaukee producing the same kinds.
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Shawano
Wis
Maer
Chicago
Janesville
Milwaukee
Not Always Soundless Pin Drop In Red Hot Moment
A fragment prompts a stark image of danger as a simple action escalates into a loud, explosive risk. The wording hints at a reckless test with dramatic consequences, emphasizing the peril of a single red hot pin near a keg of powder.
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General Electric
Ma Bald
Uchess DE Choiseul
Richter & Company
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Seana High Low Close
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Sporting News
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