Rumor on Hohenzollern Abdication and Lineage Detail
London reports lack of confirmation on Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicating or stepping down amid border rumors. The piece traces Hohenzollern origins from Thassilo Zollern to Prussia’s rulers, notes Napoleon's impact, Vienna’s 1815 restoration, and details Crown Prince Wilhelm’s command of the Fifth German Army, aged youngest lieutenant general.
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William II
Prussia
Germany
Bavaria
Great Britain
Ireland
Thassilo Zollern
Swabia
Danube
Friederich I
Friederich VI
Ruse
Brandenburg
Sigly
Branden
Frederick Wilhelm
Europe
Frederick I
Koenigsberg
Frederick Wilhelm I
Pomerania
Frederick the Great
Silesia
Poland
Anspach
Baireuth
Napoleon
Astern
Hohenzollerns
France
Wilhelm I
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Eitel Friedrich
Adalbert
August Wilhelm
Oskar
Joachim
Victoria
Duke of Brunswick
the Guelphs
Officials Interest As Hohenzollern Rumor Surfaces
Washington officials showed interest when presented with an International News Service cable claiming a report from London. They refused comment but did not dismiss the possibility that the German empire faced internal and external strain amid rumors of abdication.
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Washington
State Department
International News Service
London
Wilson
German Official Reports Re-Capture Of Ground In Meuse Sector
German War Office reports a successful local breakthrough on the Meuse front near Hilaire and east of Jonville with ground gains in the Thiaucourt area and St Hilaire sector. French sources note artillery activity north of the Aisne and a raid west of Mais de Champagne with some prisoners taken.
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Berlin
London
Thiau
German War Office
Cotes Lorraine
Meuse
Hilaire
Paris
The
Aisne
French War Office
Champagne
Mais de Champagne
St. Hilaire
Montomame Sneth
Rheims Ger
British Official Report On Movements Near St Quen
A British official notes that troops moved yesterday in the direction northwest of St Quen. The terse statement records a military maneuver with no details on outcome or units.
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St. Quena
No clear event headline from fragment
The fragment notes slight position gains by forces yesterday and during the night near Hulluch to the northwest and Neuve Chapelle to the northeast, indicating minor advances in those sectors.
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Hulluch
Neuve Chapelle
Washington war report from St Mihiel sector Sept 17
The War Department released General Pershing's yesterday communiqué noting local combats with prisoners taken and ongoing artillery and aviation activity in the St Mihiel sector as part of the broader operations.
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Washington
St. Mictel
General Pershing
War Department
Important Spy Arrests In Jacksonville Germany Links Found
Authorities report arrests of German nationals Carl Fink and Louis Strauss near Pablo Beach as part of ongoing U boat and land contact probe. Officers seized signaling device, German flag, Kaiser and von Hindenburg photos, and war bonds receipts totaling $900 along with coded telegrams signed by von Bernstoff.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Carl Fink
Louis Strauss
Pablo Beach
Mathews
Lieut. Wilson
Schneiderman
Fink and Strauss
Carl Zaph
Kaiser
von Hindenburg
America
von Bernstoff
United States
Behind German Lines on Lorraine Front
American observation planes flew thirty miles behind German lines under heavy rain, gathering intelligence as artillery remains active. The sector was mostly quiet with occasional firing and minor advances reported. German air activity declined after Allied bombing of airfields. French and Italian bombers damaged key enemy centers.
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Lorraine
Powder Plant Blows Up in Birmingham
A massive explosion at the North Birmingham powder plant branch of Aetna Explosive Co rocked Birmingham at 12 10 PM. Windows rattled citywide as workers rushed from shops to look skyward. Initial reports cite widespread window damage. plant contact is cut off and no casualty or damage estimates are available.
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Birmingham
Ala
Aetna Explosive Co
Aeronautics bill gains Senate committee support
Washington September 17 the senate military affairs committee favorably reported Senator New s bill for a department of aeronautics. The secretary would not have cabinet status but would oversee production and operation of all aircraft for army and navy. The president could transfer bureaus to the new department.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
New
Department of Aeronautics
Tle
Army
Navy
Two Die In Fire At Barrett Mfg Co Plant Frankford
Two men killed and several missing after a fire at Barrett Mfg Co chemical plant in Frankford Philadelphia. Damage estimated at 175000 dollars. The deceased are Elwood Morris assistant foreman and Slyvester Bass workman whose bodies were recovered in the ruins. Burning oil floated down the Delaware river prompting guards from the Frankford arsenal to intervene.
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Barrett Mfg. Co
Philadelphia
Frankford
Elwood Morris
Slyvester Bass
Morris
Bass
Delaware
Frankford Arsenal
Fake Lieutenant Arrested in New Haven Case
Robert L. Read, accused by federal authorities of impersonating a navy lieutenant commander and passing counterfeit checks, was arrested in New Haven with a Dr. Read checkbook and five aliases. He has no navy affiliation. Admiral Mayo, with staff, arrived at Queenstown after inspecting American forces.
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New Haven
Robert L. Read
Boston
New York
Navy
Read
Dr. Read
Riverside Drive
Admiral Mayo
Queenstown
London
Pringle
Sir Lewis Bayley
Bulgarians Reinforce Germans in France
London reports Bulgarians have arrived behind the German front in France with more on the way. Earlier notices stated Bulgarians were aiding the German westward front.
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London
France
Amsterdam
Praises for American Troops From Serbian Chief of Staff
General Pachitch, chief of staff of the Serbian army, cables Secretary Lansing praising American troops for their victory at St Mihiel. The message urges public support and solidarity with the Allied effort as World War I continues.
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Praige
Washington
Lansing
Pachitch
St. Mihiel
Republicans Firm Against Peage Move
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts declared the Republican Party behind the president in rejecting Austria-Hungary peace terms. He argued for total victory, warned against any negotiations, and condemned German propaganda fueling the peace move. Lodge cited Creel’s foreword and a War Department effort to ban German propaganda materials from training camps.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Austria-Hungary
Senate
Germany
Austria
United States
Lodge
George Creel
Common On
Creel
Secretary of War
Frederick C. Howe
Port of
New York
Marines in clash kill twenty three bandits at San Domingo
Washington dispatch reports United States marines killed twenty three Dominican bandits in two clashes near San Domingo on September 7. In the ford ambush north of Dos Rios Colonel George Co Throps and ten marines faced about twenty attackers, forty minutes of fighting left twenty bandits dead with no marine casualties. A second engagement near Higuy killed three bandits while marines again suffered no losses.
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U. S
San Domingo
Washington
Marine
George Co. Throps
Dos Rios
Higuey
Foster Curtis Charged With Falsifying Questionnaire
Foster Curtis of the Boston Athletic Association, noted champion clay pigeon shooter and society figure, appeared before U.S. Commissioner Hayes in the federal building today on charges of falsifying his questionnaire. He was held in 5000 bail with a hearing set for Friday. his father Thomas P. Curtis furnished bail.
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Boston
Foster Curtis
Boston Athletic Association
United States
Hayes
Federal
Thomas P. Curtis
Mine Strike Will Be Settled In Shamokin District
Washington September 17 Fuel Administrator Garfield declared the coal miners strike in the Shamokin Pennsylvania district would be speedily settled. He attributed the walkout to a misunderstanding and said the action was not authorized by the union. About 10 000 men were reported out.
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Washington
Garfield
Shamokin
Senate votes for nationwide probe of primaries expenses
Washington Sept 17 A resolution was presented in the senate this afternoon by Senator Pomerene of Ohio proposing a nation wide investigation of campaign expenditures in senatorial primaries. The measure was referred to the privileges and elections committee for study and possible action.
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Washington
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Senate
Pomerene
Ohio
Allied Offensives Hit Balkans and France Fronts
Allied forces press two major offensives across separate theaters. In France the British French and American armies push forward after a grand advance. In the Balkans a center front thrust near Lake Doiran seizes two Bulgarian positions while severing central powers routes to Turkey.
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France
Balkan
Lake Doiran
Black Sea
Turkey
Exhibition Airplane Flight Over South Farms City
Second Lieutenant Stewart Davies, a Wesleyan student, arrived by plane this afternoon and performed several stunts over the city before landing near the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane on Asylum street. He had planned an exhibition at 4 30 p m and executed a nose dive among others, drawing crowds from Main street into the streets to witness the aerial display.
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State Hospital
Stewart Davies
Wesleyan
Connecticut Hospital For the
South Farms
Main Street
Connecticut Hospital For the Insane
Roberts Lot
Asylum Street
Hospital
Farley Near-Death Cardinal Not Expected To Live
Mamaroneck New York September 17 Cardinal John Farley is not expected to survive the day at his summer home. Archdiocese officials said prayers were said at his bedside during the night. His secretary Monsignor Carroll said the end may come any time and recovery seems unlikely. He had two sinking spells overnight but rallied briefly.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
John Farley
Monsignor
Lavelle
Hayes
Mooney
Monsignor Carroll
Spanish Influenza Worsens in Gloucester Mass
Gloucester Mass Sept 17 eight deaths and about 1000 cases reported as Spanish influenza spreads. Public schools closed and businesses nearly halt to curb the illness. Many struck on the street and entire families near death, with pneumonia following most cases.
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Gloucester
Mass
No Papal Action On Peace Expected
London reported no papal move toward peace follows the Austro-Hungarian note. Authorities say it does not prompt a restatement of allied aims and is seen as the first step in German efforts to sway public opinion. A second stage would seek agreement with France on Alsace Lorraine and with Belgium.
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London
Germany
France
Alsace- Lorraine
Belgium
Legal Advisory Board Meeting Tonight At City Court
Members and associate members of the legal advisory board are requested to meet in the city court room this evening at 7.30. Beginning Wednesday questionnaires will be sent to men aged 19 to 36 at ten percent a day. Arrangements for sending notices will be made at the meeting this evening.
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Legal Advisory Board
British air report on Western Front losses and victories
London reports that during the past week British aviators destroyed 101 enemy aircraft and drove 57 from control on the western front. Fifty-one British machines were missing in action in the same period according to official announcement.
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London
Cotton Price Conference Abandons Stabilization Plan
Southern senators and representatives led by Senator Smith of South Carolina and Representative Bell of Georgia met with the President in Washington on September 17 to seek the abandonment of the administrative project for stabilizing cotton prices.
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Washington
Smith
South Carolina
Bell
Georgia
General Smuts Plans Six-Week U S Visit
London reports arrangements underway for General Smuts to travel to the United States to build close political and military ties with Britain. He is expected to stay about six weeks in America.
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General Smuts
U. S
London
United States
England
America
Fire at American Button Co. plant in Newark
A large blaze at the American Button Co. plant in Newark, New Jersey drew several ambulances this afternoon. Police headquarters report employees leaping from windows as flames engulf parts of the factory.
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Newark
N. J
American Button Co
Bond Incomes to be Taxed Proposal Defeated
Washington notes the house voted 132 to 61 against striking a provision from the Kitchin revenue bill that would tax income from state and municipal bonds. The vote confirms continued tax on bond-derived income as part of the 8 billion dollar plan.
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Washington
House
Metal Market Leads Prices Steady in New York Trade
Metal prices retreat or rise are listed for lead and spelter with unchanged lead. Hast St. Louis spot noted. September bids at 9.37 1 2, October 9.35 to 9.45, November and December from 9.17 to 9.25.
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New York
St. Louis
United States Ace Punished With Captaincy
Lieutenant Edmund G. Chamberlain of the Marine Corps is recommended for captaincy and the Medal of Honor for operating with British forces without leave. He reportedly shot down five enemy aircraft, forced a sixth to descend, and rescued a French colonial, all in one day. While on furlough he visited a British flying station and accompanied a squadron about to take off for patrol.
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United States
Edmund G. Chamberlain
Marine Corps
Chamberlain
Tests for a Bore Collocation and Conversation Habits
The text lists common conversational faults and social irritants. It questions self centered talking, looping topics, interrupting, overusing anecdotes, tracing family histories, reading theater letters, and humming during performances. It frames these as behaviors to avoid in ordinary dialogue.
Spanking the Crown Prince Cartoon Satire
A Star and Stripes cartoon mocks the German crown prince with a running metaphor of being spanked across battles from the Marne to Verdun. It depicts Allied discipline as repeatedly chastising him, concluding with a jail cell and a drab fate.
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Marne
Verdun
Paris
France
Americans clear German nest in Lorraine farm house outpost
On the Lorraine front Sept 17 American forces in outposts north of Journey faced harassment from a German machine gun nest in a farm house. The outpost crew requested permission to act and, within thirty minutes, eliminated the nest and returned to lines.
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Lorraine
Journey
Grain Market Slumps as Corn and Oats Fall at Chicago
Chicago grain futures finish lower on Sept 17 with corn and oats down across contracts. Corn values closed September at 15.51 4, 15.21 2, and 14.83 4 in nearby months, oats at 7.21 8 for September and 7.21 4 to 1 8 for October, with November around 7.37 8. Provisions moved higher with pork at 40.00 for September, 49.90 for October, and 39.90 for November, while lard held 27.00 in September and 26.80 in October. Ribs marked 23.52 for September and 23.2 for October.
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Chicago
Credit and pride at the ballpark quoted by Senator Sorghum
The Washington Star notes a quip about taking credit. Senator Sorghum remarks that many men claim others' work and compares it to reacting to a home run at a baseball game as if personally responsible.
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The
Washington Star
Senator Sorghum
Political Drive on Bulgaria
London reports that the Franco Serbian offensive on the Balkan front is seen as a political move against Bulgaria. The news notes a rumored revolutionary outbreak among the war weary Bulgars.
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Bulgaria
London
Balkan
Stock Market Slips Then Recovers As Leaders Falter
New York September stock session opens steady before heavy liquidation by banking interests pushes several leading issues down. General Motors falls to 112 then rebounds to 112, while American Sumatra sinks to 106.5. Readings show mixed activity with steel and railroad stocks weak, though Texas Company rises to 158.5 and Mexican Petroleum advances to 103.25 before markets close firm.
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Stock Exchange
General Motors
American Sumatra
Bethlehem Steel
Baldwin
Reading
Sumatra
Texas Company
Mexican Petroleum
River Notes Tugboat Onrust Brings Coal Barges to City
The tugboat Onrust arrived yesterday afternoon with two coal barges from Middletown and one from South Glastonbury. The Mabel passed the city last night with three coal barges bound for Hartford. The New York boat arrived this morning with a very light freight at 3 30. The ninth lighter built at the yard opposite the city was launched at high water yesterday leaving only one more in the yard nearly completed.
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Onrust
Middletown
South Glastonbury
Mabel
Hartford
New York
Trolley Car Hits Ice Wagon on Main Street
A one horse covered ice cart owned by John W. Rohan of Staddle Hill was struck by a trolley car at 12:05 noon on Main Street in front of the Coles Co store. The wagon, loaded with ice, toppled, shafts broken, the driver bruised but managing to control the horse. He was shaken and dazed by the upset.
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John W. Rohan
Staddle Hill
Main Street
Coles Co
Man Trys to Kill Wife and Self in Norwalk
Edgar Lewis of 28 Taylor Avenue was arrested on a charge of attempting to kill himself and his wife with gas. He had beaten the wife previously and after bond was released he turned on gas while she slept. Neighbors intervened and Mrs. Lewis is in serious condition.
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Norwalk
Edgar Lewis
Taylor Avenue
Must Reinstate All Workers
President Wilson demanded reinstatement of Bridgeport strikers who chose to return to work after his work or fight ultimatum. He criticized Remington Arms and Liberty Ordnance and urged other employers to take the workers back following refusals to reinstate.
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Washington
Wilson
Bridgeport
Remington Arms
Liberty Ordnance Companies
Bad Combination and a Vegetarian House
Hungry Harry halts entry to a neat house after a companion warns of vegetarian occupants. The pair joke that there is nothing worth eating inside since the residents are vegetarians and even have a dog not aint. The brief item from the Adelaide Chronicle captures a humorous local barbs on dietary choices and canine quirks.
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Harry
Adelaide Chronicle
Australia
Watermelon Ministers Car Mixup Sparks Washington Reception
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item recalls a Washington reception where a colored official in charge of autos was told to call "the car of the Guatemalian minister." The official, repeating the instruction, added with emphasis "the car fo' de watermelon ministers" causing a moment of amusement and confusion.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Washington
Superior Court 10 Opens Friday for Trial
The Superior Court 10 session opens Friday with Judge John B. F of Stamford presiding for trial assignments. A jury will sit, warrants may issue, and the criminal term opens next week. State's Attorney Ernest A. Inglis begins duties this term with a docket of cases set for trial.
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John B. F
Stamford
Keeler
Ernest A. Inglis
Read William Bedford funeral held at Indian Hill chapel
The funeral of William A Read was held this afternoon at 2 30 at the chapel on Indian Hill cemetery with Rev A W Hazen officiating. Services at the grave were conducted by Apollo No 33 Knights of Pythias. Bearers were R H Kelsey L L Linsley Willis M Cheney and Henry Foster.
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William A Read
Chapel On
Indian Hill Cemetery
A. W. Hazen
Apollo No. 33
Knights of Pythias
R. H. Kelsey
L. L. Linsley
Willis M. Cheney
Henry Foster
Car Recovered In Hartford Stolen Vehicle Case
The Ford car of Edward C. Douglas stolen Friday night in Hartford was recovered by West Hartford police last night. It was later sold to a Bloomfield man for $100, who had paid only $2 down and had no more money at the time of the bargain.
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Stelen
Edward C. Douglas
Hartford
West Hartford
Bloomfield
Three in Service: Ely Newell Promoted to Sergeant
Elmer Ely Newell son of Mr and Mrs Walter Newell of Church street is promoted to sergeant in the Medical Corps A A He has two brothers in service Walter Jr in the cavalry and C R Newell at Newtown Massachusetts
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Elmer Ely Newell
Walter Newell
Church Street
Medical Corps
Mt Higby Weather Report for 24 Hours
Weather from Mt Higby station for the last 24 hours shows a maximum 74 degrees, minimum 58, mean 68, 12 m 74, barometer 29.54, water 23 feet 6 inches, wind from the southwest, and clear conditions.
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Mt. Higby
City Briefs Snapshot of local happenings and moved plans
Miss Minor’s kindergarten will open Monday at 1 High Street. O E Stoddard and family return from Fisher’s Island after nearly three months away. L O O F encampment meets tonight to confer degrees on candidates. Abbott Butler and wife depart for St Petersburg Florida to spend the winter. Kelly’s stores close Wednesday 12:30 to 2:30 for a French band event. Henry Langer learns his son William George M Tierney, Metropolitan Insurance manager, has gone to Boston for a NE superintendents meeting. South Church Philatheas resume Red Cross garment efforts for refugees Thursday. All French flags will fly tomorrow for the French Army band. Mrs W H Hayes and family head to Wichita Kansas. Rev W H Hayes takes a college post there. Weslayan students rush back to school elsewhere this week. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society meets at Mrs William Watrous’s Portland Wednesday at 8. Liberty Bonds or German bondage.
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Fisher's Island
Abbott G. Butler
St. Petersburg
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Henry Langer
Staddle Hill
William George M. Tierney
Metropolitan Insurance Company
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W. H. Hayes
Hubbard B. Manley
Burr Avenue
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Kansas
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Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
William Watrous
Portland
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