United States rejects Austro German peace overture
Sept 16 reports from Bern indicate the United States plans a firm rejection of the Austro German peace proposal. Officials insist on the Entente terms already voiced by Wilson Lloyd George and Clemenceau as essential for lasting peace. The military situation and public sentiment favor continued war until autocracy surrenders.
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Switzer
Tion
United States
Germany
Germ
Austria
Wilson
Lloyd-George
Clemenceau
Centrals
Ivery
Ens
Poe
Baker Makes His Morning The Roll Call Is Fm Order
A brief item notes baker starting the day with a orderly routine as roll call begins in the morning. The report highlights punctuality and routine in a small town setting with a focus on daily habits.
Allies Gain On All Battle Fronts
Allied armies on the western front report fresh advances in twenty four hours. French forces capture Vailly and Mont Singes in the Chemin des Dames sector while British operations push along the Ypres Comines canal. American and French units broaden attacks toward Metz as German railway lines from Metz are shelled.
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International
Pershing
Metz
Verdun-Etain
Verdun Battle Field
Moselle
Vosges
Briey- Lorfewy
Conflans
Spincourt
Montmedy
Paris
Chemin Des Dames
Vailly
Mont Singes
French War Office
Vauxaillon
Soisgons
Aisne
Condition of Prelate Critical May Not Survive
In Mamaroneck New York Cardinal John M Farley remains in critical condition after a relapse with three doctors at his bedside. His secretary said rallying is uncertain though some hope remains. Last rites were given yesterday by Bishop Hays and Monsignor Mooney. He cannot speak and requested to return home.
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Mamaroneck
N.Y
John M. Farley
Mer. Carroll
Hays
Monsignor Mooney
Farley
New York City
Predicts Passage of Suffrage Bill in Senate
Senator Curtis of Kansas predicted the suffrage amendment would pass the Senate within twenty days, citing a favorable lineup and spare votes. President Wilson was to announce the suffrage status in the afternoon after receiving southern and western Democratic women voters protesting further delays.
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Washington
Senate
Curtis
Kansas
Wilson
Coal Miners Idle In Anthracite District 9
Pottsville Pa Sept 16 about 25000 coal miners in district 9 are idle after delegates from all unions voted to suspend work pending wage settlement. Negotiations with the government are under way. Representative Frank Reese of the Consumers League urged the men to return to work at once, saying there is no strike.
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Pottsville
Frank Reese
Consumers League Today
Verdun Battle Fronts Extended Near Metz Says German Office
The German war office reports allied offensives on both sides of the Etain Verdun road extending the zone of attack near Verdun. Abaucourt lies five miles from Fort Douaumont, near the area of the fiercest fighting in the Verdun drive.
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Metz
Verdun
Berlin
Etain-Verdun
Abaucourt
Fort Douamont
Americans Fight for Strong Posts on Lorraine Front
On the Lorraine front at nightfall September 15 severe fighting raged in quarry positions held by German forces. American infantry seized posts, drove out defenders with bayonets, and captured a field piece and multiple machine guns. Forty Belgian workers, earlier forced near the front, were captured and expressed relief at liberation. Italians also taken behind lines reported long-ago hard labor by prisoners. Montsec near Toul lay desolated after bombardment as German and Austrian guns were driven back.
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N. C. Parke
Lorraine
Montsec
Toul
Bodie
Dachshund Days A Play On Dog Days Says Wash Star
The Washington Star riffs on dog days with a punny line about dachshund days, describing a hot season as unusually trying for patience and humor. The quip reflects a lighthearted take on summer heat and endurance.
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Washington Star
U-Boat Sighting Off Coast Near Sandy Hook
An Atlantic port reports a mysterious attack on an incoming British steamship eighty miles southeast of Sandy Hook. No ship was seen and firing was silent, but five shells exploded in the water after a foggy flash. Most passengers were British or Canadian officers and the vessel zigzagged to safety.
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Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Feeding sugar to bees in September for winter strength
An official from the food department urged beekeepers not to let sugar scarcity stop feeding in September and October. Regular feeding with two parts sugar to three parts water promotes breeding. heat the solution to dissolve sugar but avoid burning it. Later in October reduce to one half sugar and one half water.
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Food Department
The Prussian idea of someone you can trust is someone you can fool
A quotation from the Ohio State Journal on trust and deception, noting the paradox that trust can be exploited or bought in political or social contexts.
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Ohio State Journal
Vinol touted as strength booster in Mass nurse’s note
A Greenfield nurse credits Vinol with reversing grippe related weakness and cough, praising its ingredients of beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycero phosphates. The ad urges others to try Vinol, with endorsements from Woodward Drug Co Hartman Drug Co and Middletown druggists and a Saxol Salve guarantee for eczema.
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Woodward Drug Co
Hartman Drug Co
Middletown
P. S
Happenings in This Vicinity Twenty Five Years Ago
Septembers in Middlesex area include ferry service for Wang opera, staff changes at local store, summer travels by residents, and World’s Fair visits. Lumber schooner Minnie H Griffin unloads, church anniversaries loom, and Willow Island bridge plans progress. Health officer appointed. voting list grows. reflections on poverty and virtue surface.
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Brownstone
Wang
Middlesex
E. B. Smith
William H. Hubbard
Union Street
Fishers Island
George H. Harris
Middletown Savings Bank
Chicago
Minnie H. Griffin
Bangor
Maine
Woman’s Relief Corps
North Congregational Church
A. W. Hazen
Air Line
Willow Island
Wesley A. Pearne
Middlesex County
State Board of Health
War reshapes world duties and relations for future
The speaker warns that denying war's impact leads to lifelong estrangement. He argues the conflict forges a new world order and new responsibilities, contrasting with the old individualist America and worldviews.
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America
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