Seventeen Lost With Hesperian Aboard Steamer Torpedoed
Montreal reports that seventeen people perished when the steamer Hesperian was torpedoed off Fastnet on a Saturday. The Allen line owner Andreas A. Allen received a Liverpool cable listing thirteen passengers and four crew deaths. Lifeboats were ready on the promenade deck at the time of the attack.
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Montreal
Andreas A. Allen
Allen Line
Liverpool
Hesperian
Fastnet
Hesperian torpedo attack death toll rises with crew
Six second cabin passengers and thirteen crew members are added to the Hesperian disaster death count, bringing the total to twenty six including Miss Carberry of St Johns. Survivors fled Queenstown by train and boat, while Captain Main stayed aboard to the end. The ship sank after being torpedoed or mineed, as admiralty notes await confirmation.
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Queenstown
Hesperian
Allan Line
Carberry
St. Johns
N. F
Admiralty
Liverpool
Main
Fastnet
Miss Bannister
Fisher
Joseph Fowler
Hannah Fowler
Maria Jenkins
Miss Murray
Commanding officers declare Hesperian torpedo strike evidence
In a joint affidavit to the state department the commanding officers of the sunken liner Hesperian state that fragments of steel found on the deck indicate the ship was struck by a torpedo.
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Washington
Hesperian
State Department
Cloudburst Inundates Iola Causes Heavy Damage
A cloudburst in Tola Iola Kansas dumps six inches of rain inundating east and south sections. Hundreds homeless and property damage estimated at 100000. Residents warned by telephone and fire alarms. Scores rescued from house tops. Refugees housed in churches and schools as a mile wide creek swirled through the area.
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Tola
Kan
Iola
Flooding Sinks Fort Scott Houses Under Water
More than a hundred residents are marooned on housetops after a six inch rainfall in Fort Scott Kansas. Bridges over two rivers were washed out and rivers rose, with boats used to rescue citizens. Four feet of water covered the Katy railroad station.
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Fort Scott
Kas
Katy Railroad Station
Bank of England Sells Foreign Coin in Major Shipment
London, Sept 7. The Bank of England sold about £1,000,000 of foreign coin believed bred for America. This appears to be a further installment toward allied purchases abroad, with nearly £150,000 previously received from another country, likely France.
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London
Bank of Engdan
America
Ciast
France
Large portion of ships exempted for trade tier a
A large portion of ships are exempted in the trade tier A category. The note indicates many ships, including warships, are affected by the exemption policy. Details on specific ship names or regions are not clear within the readable text.
Rosenberg Overlines Elks Property Four Inches Discussed
Julius Rosenberg of Salt Lake arrives to settle a boundary issue with the Elks temple project in Pocatello. The Rosenberg wall overhangs the Elks line by four inches but he agrees to shave a brick’s width, avoiding any obstruction to construction. The past line was set by Victor Roeder, and the Elks committee commends Rosenberg for his cooperative stance as demolition and foundation work proceed.
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Rosenberg
Elks
Julius
Julius Rosenberg
Rosenberg Investment Company
Salt Lake
Elks Building Committee
Elks Temple
Clark Street
Rosnebreg
Victor Roeder
Pocatello
Pocatello Lodge No
Board of Trustees
E. Farley
Stoddard
McCombs Will Not Be Displaced as National Chairman
Joseph P. Tumulty denies reports of a plot to oust William F. McCombs from the Democratic National Committee chair. He says the story is repetition of earlier mischief and has no basis, noting no effort to dislodge McCombs.
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Joseph P. Tumulty
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
Fred B. Lynch
Minnesota
Mr. Tumulty
McCombs
Two New Trustees Enter City School Board Race
Voters head to the high school today to fill two seats as three tickets compete. Ezra J. Merrill with Robert M. Terrell lead one ticket, Walter Peek and R M Tschudy head another, and W Gleim with A W Werden run on the Socialist line. Merrill is the Republican in a field dominated by Democrats with one Republican contender.
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Ezra J. Merrill
Robert M. Terrell
Walter Peek
R. M. Tschudy
W. Gleim
A. W. Werden
Mr. Merrill
District Judge Resigns amid rail nationalization debate
Bristol Sept 7 Trades Union congress adopts a resolution against conscription with unanimous cheering. The body supports nationalization of railroads citing wartime government management as justification for the step.
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Bristol
Eng
Trades Union Congress
Wilson declines New Jersey endorsement for another term
President Wilson refused to seek New Jersey Democratic endorsement for a second term. Officials say he fears it would appear to exploit the international crisis for political advantage and would rely on the home state for support.
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Washington
Wilson
Emperor Nicholas takes command of Russian armies
Paris Sept. 7 Emperor Nicholas announced in a message to President Poincare that he has placed himself in command of all Russian armies. The action signals a dramatic shift in leadership during the ongoing crisis.
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Paris
Poincare
Nicholas
Soda Springs men in liquor incident with deputy officer
Two Soda Springs residents Dean Woodall and C C Rich failed to recognize deputy sheriff Sheriff Bishop in glasses as he observed a pint of liquor being passed to a companion. Woodall offered the bottle at a local resort and was released on recognizance while Rich posted 500 bail after being brought to the city.
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Dean Woodall
C. C. Ich
Soda Springs
Bishop
Woodall
Rich
Securities and gold consigned to Halifax on Argyle
Portland report states gold securities totaling nearly 80 million dollars were shipped to Halifax aboard the fast cruiser Argyle en route to New York. The load includes 56.5 million in gold with 7.85 million in U.S. coin, and 14 million in bonds. This delivery exceeds prior consignments by about 30 million.
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Portland
Halifax
Maine
New York
United States
Making steel that wont rust at Krupp plant in Essen
Berlin reports that Austrian observer Rudolf Hans Bartsch describes a Krupp plant process claimed to produce steel immune to rust and resistant to nitric acid. The Overseas News Agency notes the novel technique as a notable German industrial achievement.
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Berlin
Germany
Rudolf Hans Bartsch
Krupp
Fssen
Aeroplanes Make Vigorous Attack on Saarbrucken
Basel reports a French war office statement says forty aircraft bombed Saarbrucken targeting a small arms factory barracks railway stations engine sheds and other military buildings. Several hundred yards of rail line were destroyed and many recruits in the barracks were killed or wounded. An armored train arrived too late to interfere as the planes returned safely to Nancy.
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Basel
Switzerland
Saarbruecken
War Office
Baarbruecken
Metz
Nancy
Russians panic in Riga rumor sparks chaos in Petrograd
Berlin dispatch reports a panic in Petrograd after rumors that Riga was captured and Dvina positions fallen. Crowds gathered at a newspaper office, arrests made, and extras denied the threats while asserting Russian lines remained intact. The notice also mentions Emperor Nicholas and German U boats U-27 and U-29.
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Berlin
Petrogard
Riga
Lokal Anzeiger
Stockholm
Dvina
Russia
Petrograd
Aira
Nicholas
Admiralty
Fans Will Witness a Good Game
George Bailey and Fred Murphey secured the pledge to guarantee an exhibition game in Pocatello between the Philadelphia Americans and the Cincinnati Reds. A $500 nine inning guarantee was posted with a $100 weather clause. The outstanding effort of Bailey and Murphey funded the plan, with Brady Park slated as the venue if the grantee is accepted between the 20th and 30th.
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Pocatello
Philadelphia Americans
Cincinnati Reds
Fred Murphey
George Bailey
Brady Park
Rear Admiral Alfred Reynolds Exits Naval Service
Washington reports Rear Admiral Alfred Reynolds, president of the naval examining retiring board, has retired on old age. His record shows twenty two years of service, with nine months at sea since December 1913 and twenty one years ashore.
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Washington
Alfred Reynolds
Naval Examining Retiring Board
Wild Game as a Food Supply Basis address in Pocatello
Dr. William T Hornaday, renowned authority on wildlife, speaks at Congregational Church in Pocatello on Wild Game as a Food Supply Basis. He warns Idaho’s game could dwindle without preserves and improved protection, cites Maine and Colorado as models, and notes government support if western states adopt his plan. Local leaders from Denver Cheyenne and Salt Lake back the proposal.
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W. T. Hornaday
Congregational Church
Pocatello
William T. Hornaday
Hornaday
Tribune
Horn
Idaho
Harpaday
West
Maine
Colorado
Joffre Praises Italian Troops and Unity with France
Paris reports General Joffre, commander-in-chief, praising Italian troops after a two day visit to the Italian front. He told General Cadorna that the French and Italian armies are fraternally united and marching toward definite victory through united efforts with love, liberty and civilization.
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Paris
Joffre
Cadorna
Brest-Litovsk City Destroyed in War Flash
Rotterdam dispatch reports Brest-Litovsk once a city of 53 000 inhabitants is now a sea of fire with every street burned and no living souls found except a father and mother with two children who could not stay. Russians had the town razed and left it empty as they advanced.
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Rotterdam
Brest- Litovsk
Flaming
Bhest-Litovak
Paymaster Hauser Returns to Gate City From Asia Cruise
Paymaster H. J. Hauser of the U S navy arrives at his Pocatello home after a three year sea cruise. He served on the Atlantic and Pacific stations and was pay officer aboard ships including submarines at Cavite and the Callao. An extension of twenty days is granted for settlement of accounts covering April through June aboard the Wilmington and Callao. He plans to stay about twenty days before returning to the Pacific coast.
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H. J. Hauser
U. S. Navy
Navy Department
Pocatello
Hong Kong
Hauser
Ataantic
Pacific Coast
Central America
Mexico
Asiatic Station
Cavite
Ps I
Pasify
Wheat Market Close Sees September Prices Slide
Chicago markets show September wheat closing at 9.84 dollars per bushel for September and 20.4 dollars for December futures. Prices indicate a fluctuating grain session amid harvest activity and trader caution.
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Chicago
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