German Note Regrets Arabic Loss but Refuses Indemnity
Berlin reports Germany regrets American deaths from the sinking of the Arabic but declares no indemnity will be paid. The note explains the German commander attacked after misjudging the Arabic as an attacker and suggests arbitration at The Hague if needed. The Dunsley incident and prior damage claim are cited to justify actions.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Germany
United States
Dunsley
Kinsale
Irish Sea
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Hague Tribunal For Arbitration
Lead Battery Factory Conditions Under U S Labor Bureau Study
A United States Bureau of Labor Statistics report assesses industrial conditions in lead storage battery plants. It notes exposure to lead dust and fumes in grid construction and oxide production. Machinery and local exhausts reduce risk in some plants while others remain markedly worse than Germany and Britain.
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United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Bounderbys Break Into Society at Last
A Sign notes the Bounderbys have finally joined high society as relatives and old friends now speak ill of them. The remark hints at social climbing and turned reputations within the circle.
Nothing Personal Slaughterhouse Quote Sparks Offbeat Banter
A humorous exchange recalls a Chicago man noting his presence in a slaughterhouse while hogs were killed around him. A tender-hearted girl asks if he was frightened and quotes Puck for comic effect.
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Chicago
Chi
Puck
Luck to One Thing Anyway
A dialect line from Uncle Eben notes that a man is judged by his company rather than by the stories he reads or the shows he attends, reflecting a moral emphasis on association over entertainment.
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Uncle Eben
Bae
Allies Seek Large Foreign Credit in New York Negotiations
The Anglo French Grand Commission arrives in New York aboard the Laplané and begins negotiations with Morgan Davison and other financiers to establish a major foreign credit loan possibly near 500 million dollars. British and French delegates include Lord Reading Sir Edward Holden Babington Smith and Basil Blackett with Octave Homberg and Ernest Mallet heading French interests.
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New York
Aegio-French Grands Commission
Great Britain
Franck
Laplané
Liverpool
J. P. Morgan
H. P. Davison
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Lord Reading of
Arleight
England
Edward Holden
Bart
Henry Babington Smith
K. C
C. SL
Basil P. Blackett
C. B
M. Octave Homberg
M. Ernest Mallet
Banque de Frence
Carranza Rejects Foreign Conference on Mexico Crisis
Gen Venustiano Carranza replies to U S and British appeals for a Mexico peace conference with a firm no and asserts control over all but Chihuahua Morelos and part of Sonora He invites diplomats to meet only along the Rio Grande to discuss Mexico from an international view and to seek recognition for his de facto government The note stresses Carranza acts from high motives and will not permit foreign interference
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Vera Cruz
Venustland Carranza
Chihuahua
Morelos
Sonora
Carranza
Coma
Rio Grande
Mexico
Schwab Home Threatened as War Material Shipping Probed
Three letters were sent to Charles M. Schwab threatening to flood in the summerlike season if he continued shipping steel and other war materiel to Europe. Mrs Schwab and staff hurriedly evacuated as the mansion near Loretto in the Allegheny mountains closed during the autumn social season.
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Johnstown
Charles M. Schwab
Tmmergran
Loretto
Europe
Mre. Schwab
Mountess
Immergrun
Allegheny Mountains
Ex-British MP Ignatius Lincoln Ordered Extradition
Ignatius T. T. Lincoln, a former British parliament member who admitted serving as a German spy, was ordered by Federal Judge Veeder in Brooklyn to be extradited to England to face forgery charges.
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New York
Ignatius T.T. Lincoln
Veeder
Brooklyn
England
Swiss Arrest Germans in Spy Ring Across Switzerland
Geneva dispatch reports Swiss authorities uncovered a large German espionage network and have arrested over eighty Germans in Switzerland. The roundup targets agents operating within multiple cantons as authorities coordinate counter espionage efforts.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Geneva
Health Body Elects Officers in Rochester Meeting
The American Public Health Association elected officers here on September 13 with Dr. John F. Anderson of Washington D C named president and Dr. Leo M. Frankel of New York named treasurer.
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Rochester
N. Y
American Public Health Association
John F. Anderson
Washington, D. C
Leo M. Frankel
New York
Eighty Six Wounded in Destructive Zeppelin Raid on London
London reports the latest Zeppelin raid as the most destructive yet with 2 killed and 6 injured in a single night. Incendiaries caused widespread fires across central districts including near Westminster and the Houses of Parliament as fire brigades battled flames amid falling bombs. Total casualties from two nights rise to 23 dead and 125 injured.
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London
Nava
So! James Palace
Westminster Abbey
Parliament Buildings
Charing Cross
Czar Heads Russ Armies
Emperor Nicholas takes command of the Russian armies and promises the grandeur of France and victory to President Poincare. The move appears secret in Petrograd as officials await personal dispatch to the French leader.
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Presidant Poincare
France
Petrograd
Paris
Nicholas
Poincare
Train Hits Auto Kill Four in Johnston City
Four people died and two were fatally injured after passenger train No. 120 of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad struck an automobile near Johnston City Illinois. The deceased were A Brownall Tom McDonald Mary F Dixon and A Brown all residents of San Francisco. The fatally injured included A Brown Jr Oscar Mooneyham of West Frankfort Illinois. Mooneyham drove the others to Johnston City for a planned performance by a San Francisco theatrical troupe.
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Johnston City
Chicago & Eastern Tr Nals
A. Brownall
Tom McDonald
F. Dixon
A. Brown
San Francisco
Oscar. Mooneyham
West Frankfort
Mooneyham
Court martial ordered for Lieut Col Lewid Goodler
President Wilson directs a court martial in San Francisco to begin October 16 to hear charges against Lieut Col Lewid E Goodler, who will re advocate in the western department of the army.
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Colona
Washington
Wilson
San Francisco
Lewid E. Goodler
Western Department
Army
Wood Alcohol Fatalities Shock Birmingham Community
In Birmingham Alabama on September 1 a man identified as N Boyd Js. died at his home after consuming wood alcohol believing it to be grain alcohol. Mrs A Glover of West End also died and Mrs Pp. A. Glover and eight others were seriously ill from the same cause.
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Birmingham
Ala
A. Glover
West End
N. Boyd
May Pacify Mexico Expected Final Meeting for Action
Secretary Lansing said A B C Mexican mediators will meet within days to discuss next moves in the Mexican situation. The session is likely the final one with plans for decisive action, though armed intervention is not expected. Border irritation rises as troops stand facing Carranza forces and tensions grow near the border.
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Washington
Lansing
Funslon
Carranza
U S Crop Breaks All Grain Production Records
Washington reports record grain yields for US crops with total grain production at 5641900000 bushels led by wheat corn and oats The three leading grains are projected to reach 6874000000 bushels The Agriculture Department maintains the 1 000 000 000 bushel wheat benchmark with latest estimates near 981000000 bushels Traders and growers expect the wheat crop to exceed 1000900000 bushels The figures show about 116000000 bushels above last year’s harvest.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Germans Win in Argonne Final Drive Halted
German crown prince forces push into the Argonne to a depth of about a quarter mile over a mile and a quarter front, taking over 1,100 prisoners including 38 officers. Berlin reports claim the attacks ended as suddenly as begun with 48 machine guns and more than sixty mine throwers captured, while Paris says French lines held except east of Layon-de-Brivarville.
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London
Argonne
Berlin
Paris
Layon-de-Briarville
Worker Killed in Powder Explosion Near Peoria
William Moon, an employee, was killed and another worker injured when an explosion wrecked a building at the Western Powder company's plant near Peoria on September 11. Officials could not explain the cause of the blast.
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Powder East
Peoria
William Moon
Western Powder Company
Cruleer Makes 28 000 Miles Record Voyage
Philadelphia navy yard reports the cruiser Tannesses iy completed a voyage covering 28 000 miles in 18 months. Hartt transports the ship, setting what is believed to be a class record for distance.
Dubno Fortress Falls as Austrians Open Path to Kiev
Petrograd reports a Russian victory in eastern Galicia with 6000 German troops and 30 guns captured and the fortress Dubno taken. The loss is described as a complete German defeat with Moscow urged to praise troops for heavy enemy casualties. Transcripts note rail lines from Lemberg through Dubno to Kiev now under Austro-German control.
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Vienna
Lemberg
Kiev
Ons Phage
Dubno
Teutons
Rovno
Odetse
Latal
Brest-Litovsk
Dubna
Mackensen
Pinek
Moscow
Triangle
Petrograd
Galicia
War Office
Tarnopol
Trembowls
Strypa
Sereth
German Front Slowed by Floods Across Eastern Front
A Berlin dispatch reports floods hinder German operations on the entire eastern front, slowing the advance in Russia. Separate notices cite Thomas Sherwood of Lexington, Kentucky, jailed for forged checks and sought in Detroit. Gustav Stahl, a German reservist, sentenced for perjury over Lusitania armed status. and Cleveland capitalists agreeing to an $80 million contract to supply Russia with 2,000,000 rifles.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Rusaia
Evanaville
Ind
Thomas Sherwood
Lexington
Detroit
New York
Gustav Stahl
Hough
Atlanta
Cleveland
Canton
Russia
Foul Gives Title to Ertle in Bantam Fight
Johnny Ertle defeated Kid Williams to win the bantamweight title in St Paul on Sunday night after Williams fouled Ertle in the fifth round. The no decision bout ended amid controversy as Williams was penalized for a groin strike and doctors ruled the blow foul.
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St Paul
Mina
Johnny Ertle
Kid Williams
Williams
Willams
St. Paul
Bar Ius
Ertle
Prince Humbert Arrives at Rome Army HQ to Warm Welcome
Crown Prince Humbert heir to the Italian throne arrives at army headquarters in Rome and is greeted by an enthusiastic crowd. The young prince is noted to be nearly eleven years old.
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Humbert
Front
Rome
Army
General B F Fisher Dies in Philadelphia Farm Death
Gen. Henjamin Franklin Fisher aged eighty one died at his farm in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He served as thief signal officer of the United States army during the Civil War.
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B. F. Fisher
Philadelphia
Henjamin Franklin Fisher
United Statces Army
Dumba Recall Sparks Diplomatic Rift With Austria Hungary
Ambassador Dumba admitted planning to incite strikes against American war production and used an American bearer through enemy lines. The United States declares Dumba no longer acceptable and recalls him, expressing regret but affirming continued cordial relations with Austria-Hungary.
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Washington
Ambaszator Penfield
Vienna
Constantin Dumba
United States
Lansing
U.S
Penfield
Attaira
Constantin Dumbo
Archibald
Dumba
Austria Hungary
Duw
Domba
Austria-Hungary
Envoys Sent Home in Past Foreign Recall
Washington recalls a long list of foreign diplomats for various charges. Names include Count de Moustier of France, M Edmond Genet, Marcoleta of Nicaragua, Henry Shgur of El Salvador, and Marquis of Casa Trugo of Spain, among others, with accusations ranging from neutrality violations to press interference and political offensives.
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Count DE Moustier
France
Prussia
M. Edmond CG
GENET
Great Britain
Marcoleta
Naragua
Sates
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Henry Shgur
du Puy DE Lomi
Mointal
Spain
Chargs
McKipley
Alde
Casa Trugo
Paillet
I. J. Jackson
United States
M. Poussin
Champton
Off Britain
Yilet- West
Minlet
Vaulzela Greece Reaches Accord Amid Balkan Talks
Geneva dispatch reports Premier Vaulzela Greece secured a cord between Greek Bulgarian and Serbian governments, with efforts to finalize the accord. Meanwhile Grand Duke Farewell Petrograd and Grani Nicholas Ia head toward their duties as leadership shifts are noted amid Caucasus troop movements. Emperor Nicholas bids farewell to his cousin on Wednesday night.
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Baiksing
Geneva
the Tribune
Nounces
Vaulzela Creece
Elda
Petrograd
Grani Nicholas Ia
The
Caucasus
Emperor Nicolay
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Dubno Falls
Tov
Envoy
Secretary of State
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