Woman saves Hoeville by exposing pigeon shoot tale
Mile Catherine an Alsatian widow confronts German soldiers during a 1940s siege near Hoeville. She identifies the true shooting source as pigeons from a neighbor’s eaves, preventing mass execution as townspeople feared. The colonel investigates and confirms the alibi, sparing twenty hostages.
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William Philip Simms
Catherine
Alsace
France
Hoeville
Mlle
Milo
Mademoselle
Mademoiselle
Sorres
Rio Grande Border Frets Over Possible Bandit Raid
In Brownsville Texas on August 14 fear grips the city amid reports of a Santa Maria battle and new bandit groups spreading along the border. Laredo dispatches say eighty bandits gathered between Zapata and Rio Grande City with a sharp skirmish anticipated.
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Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande
Santa Maria
Laredo
Zapata
Rio Grande City
Bridgeport Sets Eight Hour Workday Across Factories
Bridgeport Manufacturers Association announced eight hour working days in every factory to eliminate danger of strikes tying up production. Officials said the move aims to stabilize munitions output and keep essential industry running smoothly.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Manufacturers Association
Signal Codes and a Waving Handkerchief Tale
A recently married captain in camp signals his wife with handkerchiefs to ease separation. The captain’s signal practice amuses a neighboring officer who wonders about the routine. A narrator notes that even skilled storytellers can become tiresome over years.
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Jane
British munitions shortage hampers British war effort
London faces a critical ammunition shortage as Britain weighs the cost of a prolonged war. UK production lag and scarce machine guns limit operations in France and at Gallipoli, with fears peace terms may come only after more testing of self-respect and battlefield stamina.
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United Press
Copenhagen
New York
England
Kitchener
Great Britain
Dardanelles
Sir Hamilton
Gallipoli
Constantinople
France
Belgium
Ian Hamilton
Hamilton
Flanders
John French
British War Office
Calais
Europe
Egypt
Sir John French
Woolwich Arsenal
London
Germany
Austro-Hungary
Lancashire
War bride wins Cross in trench fighting tale from Warsaw
A Russian war bride in Warsaw earned the Cross of St George after joining the trenches with her husband. They married in a rushing church ceremony and continued fighting under constant German attack near the River Rawka, with the wife aiding command and surviving severe battles.
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Cross of St. George
Warsaw
Russia
Laurenty
Rawka
Soaree
Labor conditions in this country shown by Dean Halliday
Chicago August 14 Special Staff Congress will hear the truth of labor conditions as the Manley report is printed and forwarded to Congress. The commission splits into factions. Rockefeller testimony is sought. findings cite poverty, undernourishment, illiteracy, overcrowding, and wealth inequality amid calls to curb private armies and the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Chicago
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Industrial Relations Commission
Redhot Manley
Frank P. Walsh
J. B. Lennon
James O'Connell
A. B. Garretson
Commission
Chicago University
Johns Hopkins
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Wisconsin
California
Alabama
Colorado
Manley
Commons
Harriman
Walsh
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mackenzie King
Ivy Lee
Rockefeller Foundation
New York
Potters’ Field
Italy
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Europe
Miss Detroit Driven by Novice Wins Race at Manhasset Bay
Miss Detroit powered by a helper who had never steered a motor boat won the first world championship race at Manhasset Bay. Johnny Milot, who brought the boat from Detroit, had only driven a Ford before. Best time was 6 minutes 57 seconds for a five mile lap with Baby Speed Demon II second and Baby Reliance V third.
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New York
Detroit
Manhasset Bay
Johnny Milot
Ford
Commodore Blackburn
Carl G. Gisher
Preston
T. Coleman
Dupont
Official Notice on Assessments Due by August 21
Notice states Assessments Nos 378 379 and 880 are now due and must be paid by August 21 or suspension results. Message urges members to join and carry Life Insurance, presenting a promotional line about value and membership.
Governor Lister Leads Washington Delegation to Boston Conference
Mrs. Ernest Lister, First Lady of Washington, will attend the governors conference in Boston from August 24 to 27. Gov. Lister will be among the speakers at the event.
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Ernest Lister
Washington
Boston
Gov. Lister
Will Freeze Speculators in Disposing of Wheat
Chicago August 14 British plan to supervise all wheat financing for Allied purchases aims to curb personal speculation by importers. Cancellations by English and other foreign buyers lower Chicago wheat prices as J P Morgan & Co. would direct future purchases and push a systematic accumulation at low prices.
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Chicago
Great Britain
England
France
Italy
J. P. Morgan & Co
Too Old to Fight Tries Death by Own Action
Route Rome Aug 14 Angelo Troza a 66 year old Garibaldi veteran attempted to end his life after the military authorities refused to accept him for service against Austria. He is dying in a Rome hospital.
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Rome
Austria
Angelo Troza
Northwest Crop Adds to World Wealth in Wheat Drive
North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Canadian prairie provinces will produce a vast wheat crop worth about 250 million to 260 million dollars. Drought and cold wet weather shape yields and market prices as grain experts estimate household and export impacts across the United States and Canada.
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Northwest
World ST. Paul
Minn
Aug
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
United Sta
Manitoba
Alberta
S c
Canada
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