Powder plant blast at Rigaud Quebec kills hundreds
Reports from Rigaud Quebec after a Curtis Harvey powder plant explosion say about 240 to 250 dead. The fire swept the plant and nearby Dragon village, with five thousand workers affected as flames destroyed buildings and disrupted rail and telegraph service.
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Ottawa
Traspmen
Dragon
Pitts Npear Vilenyd
Vandreuil
Trafic
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Ottawa-Montreal
Tigaud
Quebec
Riviere A la Gradisse
Montreal
Pnassengers Ane
Alontren
Draagon
Curtis & Wearvey, Limited
Punt
Cuba Plans Army for U S War Effort
Col Rosendo Colquezo of the Cuban army, after talks with U S Army General Staff officers, travels the United States to inspect cantonments and report on the U S selective draft. His mission, ordered by President Menocal, is believed to foresee Cuba raising a national army for war.
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Wallington
Rosendo Collqzo
United States Army General Staff
Havana
United States
Menocal
Cuba
Gils
French Air Raid Involving 111 Planes Near Rhine
Paris reports a raid with 111 French aircraft dropping 13 000 kilograms of projectiles on German military targets. Seven German machines were shot down and a balloon damaged. two French planes failed to return. Flights reached within 11 miles of the Rhine.
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Paris
War Office
Rhine
Stop White House Pickets End Public Demonstrations
Washington police enforce an order prohibiting further demonstrations after persistent picketing by militant suffragists outside the White House causing disorder.
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White House
Washington
Capitol
Sutffragrata
Wilson Acts on Coal Prices After Talks With Hoover
President Wilson met Hoover and the Federal Trade Commission to review coal production costs and distribution. The report abroad to guide possible government price controls or stock commandeering was expected within days, outlining consumer and national interests in the coal industry.
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Washington
Wilson
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Wen
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
The
Trade Commission
Franely
Peabody
Counsell of National Defense
John D. White
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson Settles Big Strike for 10000 Shipyard Workers
President Wilson reportedly secured a settlement in the shipyard metal workers strike affecting 10,000 employees. An authentic source says both sides signed an agreement and the strikers will be sent back to work.
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New York
Wilson
Reichstag to Discuss Plan Amid German Political Crisis
London Aug 20 Pope Regediet's peace proposals and the general political situation will be discussed by the main committee of the Reichstag. The wheat crisis will be convened August 21, Berlin dispatch via Copenhagen to the Exchange Telegraph company reports.
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London
Pope Regediet
Genery
Berlin
Copenhagen
Axchange Telegraph Company
Teuton Officers Arrested in Laredo Mission
Four Austrian military officers who arrived from San Francisco and were said to be en route to Mexico were arrested by Department of Justice agents Berg and lodged in Webb County Jail.
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Teuton
Laredo
Aui
San Francisco
Mexico
Department of Justice
Berg
Webb County
Dal
U S Controls Grain Guards to France and Draft of National Guard
President Wilson uses the food and fuel act to empower the food administration to license storage and distribution of wheat rye and derived products and to form a $50 million grain corporation to buy the entire 1917 crop. Plans are set to mobilize National Guard troops from 26 states and the District of Columbia to France under Brig. Gen. W. A. Mann with a division of about 2900 auxiliary troops.
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Wuehligton
Herbert CG. Hoover
Wilson
Food Administration
Anade
Terail Patlan
Fool Administration Grain Corporation
Washington
Rte
Rrst National Guard
France
Aar Department
Diyiston
States
District of Columbia
Alvision
W. A. Mann
Regular Army
Division of Militia States
War Department
National Guard
Lousiana
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New York
Ohi
Georgia
Alabama
Town
Llnois
Indiana
Minnesota
Maryland
South Carolina
California
Missour
Virginia
North Carolina
Kansas
Texas
Michigan
New Jersey
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Colorado
Oregon
Imstriet of
Columbia
Pershing
U.S. May Change Draft Rules Prompted by Protests
Protests in Chicago and other cities against new draft exemptions drew presidential attention. President Wilson told Senator Weeks he would cooperate with Secretary Baker and Provost Marshal General Crowder to ensure the regulations are justified. The plan exempts married men only if their dependents suffer. if a wife can work or be cared for, the husband is drafted.
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Chicago
Wilson
Washington
Weeks
Massachusetts
Baker
Crowder
Nnrti
Government threatens cow slaughter over milk profits
Chicago reports that prices will be cut by the government as a response to unsatisfactory assurances. A. C. Potter of the Chicago Milk Producers’ Association told Alderman Wills D. Nance that cows will be sent to slaughterhouses. The Food Administration and the Chicago health committee refuse producers a reasonable profit.
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Chicago
A. C. Potter
Chicago Milk Producers’ Association
Wills D. Nance
Che Food Administration
Chicago Health Committee
Kansas City Strike Ends With Settlement Reached
Kansas City railroad workers ended a strike after officials accepted a settlement proposal previously voted on by the workers. The eight day walkout had disrupted service since August eight.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Railways Company
French Troops Fight on Moldavian Front Reports Say
French troops clash with Russians and Romanians on the Moldavian front near Barvere. British artillerymen were said to be assisting the Russo-Toumanian forces.
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Roumania
Geneva
Bar- Ver
Canadians Win Hill No 70 Near Lens Front
British forces press the German lines after advancing near Lens with the Canadians capturing Hill 70 and pushing to the northwest as German prisoners pour into collection depots. A new British front forms at Mangatarling, resembling shears with points north and south of Lens.
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France
Betfinin
Lens
East St. Louis Riot Suspects Rounded Up
State and city officers started arrests on indictments from Belleville charging 105 persons with conspiracy assault crowding arson in the July race riots. After the roundup 25 white men and 0 degrees were arrested while the true list named 82 whites and 28 degrees.
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East St. Louis
Belleville
Thirteen States Seek Immediate War-Price Controls
Midwestern and northern states meeting in Chicago urged immediate nationwide action to curb war profits and stabilize prices. They urged presidential action or, failing that, state-level inquiries to fix prices and otherwise regulate the situation. Four French ships sunk in the week ending August 12 were reported by Paris authorities.
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Chicago
Atate Council of Defense
Young Pershing Tries Again to Enter Army
Arthur D. Pershing nephew of General Pershing in Oklahoma City attempts enlistment after three rejections for physical disabilities.
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Young Pershing
Oklahoma City
Okita
Arthur D. Pershing
General Pershing
Lloyd George reports grain stocks and shipping gains offset war losses
Premier Lloyd George told the House that wheat reserves rose from 6.18 million to 8.56 million quarters as grain and oil stocks improve. He cited reduced bread consumption, ongoing food economy, and weekly wheat additions of about 70 000 quarters. Admiralty shipping losses fell from 460 000 to 320 000 gross tons in July, with further improvement in August. With American cooperation there should be enough tonnage for 1918 and into 1919, despite earlier declines. He warned Germany struggles and noted American troops in streets as symbol of entry.
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London
Lloyd George
Spenkiig
House of Carotons
George
England
Admiralty
Gerroan
Jilly
Germany
America
Dtficulties
U S Orders Prosecutions of I W W Members
Washington Aug 18 The United States government directs district attorneys in Oregon Washington Montana California Idaho Arizona and New Mexico to prosecute I W W members and leaders under War Regulations. The actions target political agitation and possible wartime interference rather than labor disputes in response to threats of a general strike slated for August 20.
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Washington
T.W. W
United States
California
Idaho
Arizona
New Mexico
America
No Casualties Denied by War Committee
Washington reports the public information committee of the War Department denied reports of action on the FronFront and of 200 American troops sent to base hospitals. The London Daily News published the claim and the committee asserted no casualty concert.
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Washington
Committee On Public Information
War Department
Frvineh
London Daily News
Department
Federal Troops Possible to Guard War Industry Regions
Washington officials warn that federal troops may be sent to Washington Oregon Montana and Idaho to keep war industries running and to quell disorders if the J W W strike grows serious and civil authorities cannot handle the situation.
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Washington
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Exemptions Granted to Washington Baseball Infielders
Eddie Foster and Joe Judge were exempted from national service after pending minutes gave leave. The Washington American team stars were spared due to suspension of action.
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Eddie Foster le
Washington
Joe Judge
Ani Edis Wostur
Washington American
National Army
Woman kills husband and son then herself in Ohio
Aug 20 report from Chillicothe Ohio states a woman told her husband she was coming to him kin as her husband. Ars James Nelson killed her husband and son and then killed her. Relf
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Chillicothe
Ars
James Nelson
Relf
One Sided Recognition on the Street
Two strangers pass without speaking confirming mutual recognition. A woman recalls Jack Jurgens fame and his failed marriage proposal while noting his thinner look and possible dissipation. The man confesses a fleeting sense of recognition but cannot place the woman’s face.
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Jack Jurgens
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mean Advantage and Canniness in Scots Folks Told
A short, humorous anecdote notes the cleverness and quirk of Scottish people. Two twelve year old boys quarrel and fight, one is knocked down and asks if the other will hit a chip when he is dying. The victor replies with a cautious retort and a vow to wait until the opponent leaves.
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Krookid
Sanng
What Did He Mean Mulford Conversation
Dialogue shows Mulford claiming his wife sang often before, Sulford noting he has children and less time, Mulford calling children a blessing. The exchange hints at changing social roles and family life in the era reflected by Everybody's Magazine.
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Mulford
Sulford
Magazlar
How Could You Marry Her If I Had Money?
A clipped remark from a dialogue shows tension between two characters as they debate marriage prospects and finances. The exchange reveals social pressures around marriage and wealth without detailing the broader plot.
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Reichstag
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Muydixi
Amee
STATE
U.S
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Falls
Suyke
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Notre Dame
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