Submarine Attacks Off Nantucket Sink Nine Ships
The Nantucket area sees nine ships sunk by German submarines with three subs offshore. The Kansan held up briefly then allowed to proceed after identity confirmed. Rescues totaling 216 men and women arrive in Newport as ships burn and coast guard craft respond.
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New England
Newport
R. I
Ericsson
Nantucket
Nantucket Shoals
Drayton
Benham
Jenkins
Sunk steamer Stephano carries American tourists
The British steamer Stephano bound from St Johns to New York with about 100 passengers was torpedoed off Nantucket lightship presumed by a German submarine U 53. The Balch and Jenkins rescued passengers and conveyed them to safety while Newport society offered aid and officials arranged shelter. cargo loss expected light and Stephano slated for sale to Russia.
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Nantucket
Nantucket Shoals
Newport
New York
Bordeaux
West Point
London
Newport News
Stephano
Halifax
St. John
N.F
Balch
Jenkins
Kingston
Kingstonian
Bloomerskijk
Rotterdam
Christian Knudsen
Bloomersdijk
Associated Press
N.S
Knight
Narrangansett Bay
Gleaves
Fntente
St. Johns
N. F
New England
Newport Society
U. S. Naval
R. L
United States
Narrangansett Naval District
Admiral Knight
Robert L. Beekman
Beekman
French Vanderbilt
New Fornland
Canadian
Red Cross Line
Florizel
Russia
War hits U S shores as German sub sinks British ships
In a Nantucket area incident during a Sunday sea attack, a German submarine reportedly sank four British steamers and two neutral vessels, a Dutch and a Norwegian ship. No fatalities are known, and all 83 passengers aboard the Stephano were saved.
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United States
Nantucket
Massachusetts
Atlantic Ocean
Strathdene
West Point
Kingston
Broomersjidk
Christian Knudsen
COMPLICATIONS NOT FEARED BY UNITED STATES OFFICIALS
Washington holds that submarine warfare near the United States need not cause further German tensions if conducted within international law. Officials note that recent operations killed ships only with warning and proper safeguards. The proximity of U boats to U.S. territorial waters could raise neutrality questions and risks a de facto blockade.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Arctic Ocean
German Submarine U-53 Visits Newport Harbor
The U-53 under Captain Hans Rose entered Newport Rhode Island harbor after a 17 day voyage from Wilhelmshaven. The submarine delivered a letter to Count von Bernstorff and exited within three hours, having no need for provisions or repairs and carrying two mounted guns and eight torpedoes.
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Newport
R.I
Wilhelmshaven
Newport Harbor
Brenton
Liqut
Hans Rose
Count von Bernstorff
Knight
Second Naval District
Graves
Birmingham
Aval
Hans Rosch
Rose
Breman
Captain Rose
United States
Associated Press
Count Bernstorff
Curtiss land and water aircraft crashes during test flight
Pilot Victor Vernon was nose first into the water during a test of a Curtiss combination land and water airplane for the United States Government at Newport News. The wrecked craft and a failed landing result marked a total loss during the evaluation.
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Newport News
United States
Victor Vernon
U S Land Bank Board Blocks Fraud in New Banks
Washington reports the farm loan board will not grant charters to any joint stock land bank that incurred promotion expenses. Charters will be withheld pending full organization of the system amid widespread fraud complaints under the rural credits law.
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Washington
Farm Loan Board
Maryland National Guard officer admits militi a criticism on stand
Richmond war court martial heard Major Henry Barrett of the Fourth Maryland Regiment National Guard testify in his defense. Barrett admitted making remarks attributed to him in a Baltimore interview published for publication, admitting criticism of the militia on the record.
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Richmond
Henry
Barrett
Maryland Regiment
National Guard
Baltimore
Romanian Defeat Stuns Front in Transylvania Area
Across a 50 mile front north of Fogaras Austro Hungarian and German forces drive Romanians back. over 200 prisoners seize south of Reps as Romanian retreat accelerates. In Dobrudja heavy fighting continues with Bucharest noting Russian Romanian gains center and left wing. Berlin claims Russian attacks repulsed.
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London
Transylvania
Fogaras
Homorod
Alt
Heps
von Falkenhayn
Hermannstadt
Volhynia
Lutsk
Lemberg
Petrograd
Brzezany
Berlin
Galicia
Collision in Norfolk Harbor Sinks Steamer Hawk Head
A fog bound collision in Norfolk inner harbor sinks the British tramp steamer Hawk Head while the City of Norfolk suffers major damage. No lives lost and most passengers evacuated to nearby vessels with 15 returning to Norfolk.
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Norfolk Harbor
City of Norfolk
Norfolk
Hawkhead
Chesapeake Steamship Company
Old Dominion River
Pocahontas
Old Bay Line
Bay
Gerard Bringing Peace Proposal Says New York Paper
New York Evening Post says a trustworthy source reports Ambassador Gerard, returning from Germany, will urge President Wilson to use his good offices to seek peace with the Allies.
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Gerard
N. Y
New York
New York Evening Post
Germany
Wilson
Florida State Press Association Votes to Raise Rates
Jacksonville meeting considers rising print paper costs and approves increasing annual weekly newspaper rates to $2 starting January 1 1917. Advertising rate hikes to be decided, and plans discussed for financing a paper mill or securing paper supplies.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida State Press Asociation
Campaign to buy Monticello outlined by DAR board
The Daughters of the American Revolution outlined an active campaign to have the Federal Government purchase Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia home. Mrs. William Cumming Story led board members on a special train to Monticello to inspect the estate and gather information for the effort.
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Washington
Monticello
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Board of Management
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Cumming Story
Monticelin
The Bluff That Failed Courtship Tale
A fair maiden resists marriage yet jokes about eloping with a sky pilot. The practical youth humors her with aviation imagery and vows, and when her bluff shatters she ignites a dramatic ice pedestal and falls into his embrace.
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Joosing
Stability of Character and a Loyal Brand of Cigarettes
A dialog reveals concern for Cholly’s character and will power, countered by a claim that his stability comes from seven years of using the same cigarettes, illustrating a quirky measure of personal consistency.
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Cholly
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Trinity Building
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Feo Ie Banking & Trust Co
Greenville’ Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Winston-Saleu
Fletcher
Grove
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New Mexico
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Yager’s
Iiment
Gilbert Ere Co
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Shelton
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