South Railroads Imposing Freight Embargoes Amid Strike Threat
Southern rails issue embargoes on perishable goods likely to spoil before reaching destinations as a nationwide strike looms. New Orleans and Memphis report ample supplies for a month or more while melon and fruit growers fear losses. Officials optimistic about operating trains, with some offering incentives to crews. Meetings of Southern, Atlantic Coast Line and Central of Georgia officials underway to plan for possible disruption.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
South
New Orleans
Memphis
Cie
Southern Roads
Southern Railway
Southern
Atlantic Coast Line
Central of Georgia
Washington
Wilmington
Savannah
Michigan Man Thought Drowned Is Found Alive
Theodore Holmborn of Manistee Michigan, listed on stocks and a $10,000 accident policy, was found alive in a Pensacola grip on Santa Rosa island after the July storm. He is now said to work in a Bagdad saw mill, having camps for health and carrying his papers.
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Pensacola
Fla
Theodore Holmborn
Manistee
Mich
Santa Rosa Island
Bagdad
Holmborn
Nelson Abandoned After Recent Flood in Boone County
Nelson town in Boone County has practically been abandoned due to damage from the recent flood. Residents moved away under the evacuation and safety concerns as Charleston reports the scene.
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Charleston
W. Va
Nelson
Boone County
New York Reports Fewer Infantile Paralysis Cases
New York health officials report 60 new infantile paralysis cases in the 24 hours ending 10 a.m., down 19 from yesterday, with 21 deaths, a decrease of one.
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Associated Press
New York
Vatican to Take Up German Acts as French Allege
Paris August 31 The Vatican weighs Germanys plan to force North France inhabitants to field labor Cardinal Gasparri says discussion avoided. He notes resumption of Franco papal ties would hinge on French government and its wishes. He argues religious peace in France requires diplomatic ties with the Holy See.
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Vatican
Paris
Germany
France
Gasparri
Rome
Holy See
Cardinal Eyes Postwar France Balance of Church and State
The cardinal predicts continuing civil church contact in France after the war, not fading but multiplying, and warns a government mindful of French republican interests must resist old fashioned anti clericalism. He hopes for durable peace guided by the pope's impartial approach to belligerents.
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France
French Republic
Holy See
Dr Oates Praises Convict System in Alabama
Dr William H Oates state prison inspector and authority on Southern conditions endorses Governor Henderson and the convict department move to a limited honor system in the penitentiary. Convicts in good standing wear gray uniforms, second class brown, lowest class stripes. he says honor can exist among convicts and that the reform will encourage self improvement.
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Montgomery
Ala
William H. Oates
South
Dr. Oates
Day in Congress with strike legislation and deficiency bill
Senate opened at 11 a m. to hear strike law proposals from the interstate commerce commission. House debated the general deficiency bill while leaders conferred with Postmaster General Burleson and others about a threatened strike.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Burleson
End of Falkenhayn Hindenburg Rift In German High Command
Reuters reports from Berne say the removal of General Von Falkenhayn and the appointment of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg end a long bitter dispute. Hindenburg is thought to favor Bethmann Hollweg's moderate policy while Falkenhayn opposes the chancellor.
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London
von Falkenhayn
Marshal von Hindenberg
Reuter
Berne
von Hindenburg
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Giant seaplane tests please Navy officials at Washington yard
A naval seaplane, a biplane with a 60 foot wing spread and 2000 pound deadload capacity, was tested over the Potomac. Powered by two 160 horsepower engines, it will carry a one pounder gun and a radio outfit. Three new pontoon designs support the craft on water.
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Associated Press
Washington
Naval Constructors
Washington Navy Yard
Potomac
Navy
Grove's General Tonic Ad Claims Quinine Iron Benefits
An advertisement promotes Grove's Whenever You Need a General Tonic highlighting quinine and iron as the tonic properties. The copy positions the product as equally valuable as a general tonic with a 50-cent price.
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Grove
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