French Troops Cross Ailette In Offensive Push
Paris reports Haig’s forces advance near Longueval and Bapaume with 21,000 German prisoners taken. Allied infantry drive through Mametz Wood and Pozieres as French troops renew pressure north of Soissons and cross the Ailette to threaten the Somme front.
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New Zealand
Bapaume
Haig
War Office
Longueval
Combles
Sceurpe
Roye
Ganti Mondaf
Martinpuich
Pozieres
Mametz
Grenadier Guard
Peronne
Comblés
Germany
Ailette
Paris
Oise
Sommeline
Fatal Auto Accident Near Fort Plain
Authorities seek to fix responsibility for the deaths of Charles W. Van Buren of Montreal and Miss Mac Richard of New York, and the serious injuries to A. C. Murphy of Montreal and Miss Alfredo Halfont of New York. A cross country car carrying the party from New York to Montreal was rammed near Fort Plain, plunging about twenty feet to the New York Central rail lines as a freight passed.
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Fort Plain
N. Y
Charles W. van Buren
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Mac’ Richard
New York
A. C. Murphy
Alfredo Halfont
Central Rail
Agaist
Germany Accepts Spain's Terms on Uboat Settlement
London dispatch reports Germany accepts all Spain's conditions in the latest note on the Uboat dispute. Germany agrees to replace sunk ships with German tonnage at Spanish ports under the agreement outlined by the Hendon Times.
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Germany
Spain
London
Hendon
Prohibition Delay Sets Year of Grace in Senate
Washington reports that Prohibition leaders agreed to postpone wartime Prohibition for nearly a year after negotiations since last Thursday. The plan, to begin effective July 1 1919, aims to give liquor interests a year to close, raising about 1.9 billion in revenue. The House will act after the revenue bill clears.
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Washington
John Barleycorn
Senate
House
Murder Mystery at Rahway Two Slain Bodies Found
Rahway New Jersey August 27 authorities renewed hunt for Arthur L Kupfer and Edith Janny slain last Thursday. An unkempt stranger who entered a farm yard nearby and cried for water is a lead described to police. Kupfer and Miss Janny were found two miles apart along the highway to Rahway and were buried Sunday.
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Rahway
N. J
Arthur L. Kupfer
Edith Janny
Kupfer
Miss Janny
Kermit Roosevelt Receives Military Cross in Britain
Lieut. Kermit Roosevelt youngest son of the ex president has been gazetted for the military cross. He joined British forces in Mesopotamia at the outbreak of war, transferred later, and has spent several months serving on the western front through the conflict.
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Kermit Roosevelt
London
United States
Germany
Kermit
Mesopotamia
Western Front
Cardinal Farley Improves Slightly Amid Critical State
New York Aug 27 physicians noted further improvement in Cardinal Farley but he remains in a critical condition.
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Cardinal Farley
New York
House Considers Water Power Bill in Senate War Measure
Washington reports the house began debate on a broad water power bill seen as a war measure. A key fight centers on a recapture clause that would force buyback at net cost after a fifty year lease. The bill creates a federal water power commission with three cabinet members to develop power for wartime needs.
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Washington
House
Ferris
Oklahoma
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Flying Instructors Return to Teach Advanced Aviation
Washington reports experienced fliers are being sent back from overseas to serve as special instructors in advanced aviation courses. The Gosport system aims for closer cadet instructor contact, with cadets receiving continuous guidance from ground school to elemental flying and final line specialization, ending the old solo first flight approach.
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Washington
War Department
Roosevelt thrusts into Illinois senate fight as Thompson rival
Chicago August 27 Roosevelt publicly backs a true blue candidate while denying sponsorship of Foss or Medill McCormick. Foss and McCormick camps claim Roosevelt's favor, urging Republicans to unite behind Thompson rival.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
United States Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Illinois
George Edmund Foss
Medill McCormick
Thompson
Foss
McCormick
Roosevelt
Weather Forecast for New Haven Area Aug 27 Weather notes and observations
Government Weather Report from New Haven on August 27 forecasts fair and cooler conditions tonight and Wednesday for New Haven and Connecticut with moderate north to northeast winds. Reports showers along the gulf coast lake region and Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Maine. A central disturbance in South Dakota and high pressure over Ontario bring cool pleasant weather to the east. observations list multiple cities with varied cloudiness and temperatures around 60s and 70s.
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Connecticut
Gulf Coast
Lake Region
Atlantic
North Carolina
Maine
South Dakota
Ontario
Atlanta
City
Block Island
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Chi
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Jacksonville
Kaneas City
Fears New Ori
Orleans
New York
Northfield
Painberé
Son Saar Port
St. Paul
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