Germans Repulse British at Loos in Fresh Assault
Berlin reports British attack on German fortifications north of Loos repulsed with heavy losses on the Allied side. Paris dispatch notes continued bombardment in Champagne and Argonne sectors with sustained artillery action across multiple fronts. A submarine sinks a steamer en route from London to Piraeus. 35 saved.
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Berlin
Loos
War Office
Paris
Champagne
Navara Farm
Souain
Argonne
Houyette
Les Eparges
Appremont
Lorraine
Moncel
Arracourt
Ancerviller
London
Artois
North Sea
Vosges
Givenchy Wood
Souchez
Lens
John French
French
Hulluch
British steamer Ara bia torpedoed near Cythere by Austrian sub
The British steamer Ara bia en route from London to Piraeus was torpedoed twelve miles south of Cythere by an Austrian submarine. Thirty five crew members were saved.
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London
Piraeus
Athens
Arabia
British Submarine Shells German Steamer in Baltic
The German steamer Svonia was shelled in the Baltic Sea by a British submarine without warning. The Overseas News Agency reports the submarine first flew the German flag and then the British flag before the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Baltic Sea
Overseas
Big Gun Test at Sandy Hook by U S Ordnance Officers
United States army ordnance authorities conducted extensive tests at Sandy Hook on a 12 inch coastal gun. The exercise measured explosive power and quality using 1000 pound projectiles fired ten miles to sea while officers observed. Officials noted current 12 inch guns lack the range of 15 inch British naval guns, but elevation changes could raise effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Ordnance
New York
N. Y
Board of Ordnance
United States Army
Sandy Hook
New York City
Extra Session Unlikely in Wilson Administration
President Wilson appears unlikely to call a special Senate session before Congress reconvenes. He favors amending Senate rules to empower the majority to limit debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Jefferson Letter Featured in Harvard Gift List
Harvard College Corporation announced gifts that include a 1819 letter by Thomas Jefferson noting that students of that era confined their drinking to water. The document highlights historic attitudes toward student life at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Jefferson
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College Corporation
Thomas Jefferson
First snow falls in St Paul as Deadwood sees inches
The first snow of the season fell in St Paul Tuesday as a light flurry lasted only a few minutes. In Deadwood South Dakota the storm dumped from three to six inches of snow.
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St. Paul
Black Hills
Minn
Deadwood
S. D
Reservoir Breaks Destroys Homes in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth Ohio a reservoir wall collapsed washing away hillside and destroying three dwellings while damaging one side of the hill and disrupting the city water supply storage. Authorities assess cause and safeguard water resources as residents seek relief.
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Portsmouth
Man in Auto Killed in Marshall County Crash
John Grieves of Macon Marshal county was killed and his wife injured when the automobile they rode in turned over near Springfield I 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
John
Grieves
Macon
Marshall County
British Hospital Burns in Plymouth Fire
Fire at Salisbury road military hospital in Plymouth destroyed the building but all patients were safely removed. Hospital officials report no injuries and are coordinating evacuation and investigations.
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Plymouth
England
Salisbury Road
German Trenches Full of Luxuries In War-Torn France
British headquarters describe Lens region fighting as dugouts 30 feet deep with electric lights and arm chairs. Germans defended elaborate trenches enduring shellfire, driven by rage over losing their comforts and facing a muddy winter.
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France
Lens
Leos
Minneapolis Keeps 433 Saloons After County Vote
Minneapolis in Hennepin County retained its 433 saloons after a county option vote. With 170 of 193 precincts reporting, wets led by about 9,000 votes, tallying 36,262 to 27,174. Minneapolis contains 599 of the saloons, the county seat and largest city to vote locally.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hennepin County
Insurance Firm Pays Widow After Jewel Heist
New York firm Samuel Cromwell & Stevens will pay Mrs. James McMillan widow of the Michigan senator $42,000 to cover insurance on $75,000 worth of jewels stolen from the McMillan summer home at Manchester by the Sea on the night of August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Cromwell & Stevens
James McMillan
Michigan
McMillan
Manchester-by-the- Sea
Cartoonist Killed Falls From Window at Hotel
Stewart W. Carothers, Chicago cartoonist and originator of the Charley Chaplin comic strip, died after a fall from a hotel window at De Jonghe's Hotel. The accident occurred in the city, and authorities investigated the incident as a likely mishap.
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Chicago
Stewart W. Carothers
Charley Chaplin
de Jonghe
Three Men Die In Auto Train Collision Near Lesle Station
Three men killed when their car was struck and wrecked by a New York Washington express on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Lesle station in Baltimore Maryland. The crash heightens safety concerns and prompts investigations by railroad authorities.
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Baltimore, Md
New York Washington Express
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Lesle Station
G A R Visitors Get Pensions In Washington
The pension office mailed hundreds of checks to Washington addresses for Civil War veterans attending the G A R encampment.
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Washington
G. A R
Murder Theory for McDonald Body Found At Sea
Santa Monica Cal murder was police theory regarding G A McDonald wealthy retired grocer of Rock Island Ill whose nude body was found floating at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Cal
G. A. McDonald
Rock Island, Ill
Church Installs Girl Ushers in Connecticut
In Bridgeport Connecticut Washington Park Methodist Episcopal Church inaugurated girl ushers marking a first for the state. The practice proved popular and will continue in services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Bridgeport
Conn
Washington Park Methodist Episcopal Church
46 Nurses Die In Bombardment
A Petrograd dispatch reports the Russian Red Cross list 46 sisters of mercy who perished when Austrian and German forces bombarded a hospital. The tragedy highlights wartime losses among medical staff and civilians in the conflict zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Petrograd
Russian Red Cross Society
Sisters of Mercy
Earthquakes Shake Wide West Across Six States
A series of quakes originated along the Wasatch fault beneath the Wasatch mountains and were felt in Utah, Nevada, northern California, Oregon, and Idaho, with a strength feared but not yet fully quantified by authorities.
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San Francisco
Cal
Wasatch
Wasatch Mountains
Utah
Nevada
California
Oregon
Idaho
Historic Oak Damaged by Storm in Jackson Michigan
One of the historic oaks under which the Republican party was born in 1864 suffered serious damage in a storm. A large limb was torn from the ancient trunk in Jackson Michigan.
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Jackson
Mich
British Defeated at Loos as British Losses Mount
Berlin reports an eastern and western front update with British attempts to recapture Loos repulsed amid heavy losses. French gains east of Neuville are noted, while Luxemburg and Laon see air bombardment. An Alsace airship was forced to land with crew captured, and von Hindenburg's army group claims gains south of Koisenzy.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Loos
War Office
Neuville
Luxemburg
Westende
Souchez
Pons
Laon
Vouziers
Rethel
Alsace
Koisenzy
Mjadsjolka
Canal Closure Delayed Until November First
Dispatches to the war department report little prospect of reopening the Funa ma canal before November 1.
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Washington
War Department
Funama, Canal
Man Cut in Two by Train in Illinois Central Incident
Otto Buckner was killed while attempting to board an Illinois Central train near Benton. His body was cut in two as the switch engine moved. Buckner, returning home to Christopher, was the victim of a tragic accident.
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Benton
Otto Buckner
Illinois Central
Christopher
President to Attend World Series Opener in Philadelphia
President Wilson has been invited to attend the opening game of the world series in Philadelphia next Friday and may accept. The invitation underscores the national interest in the outcome as Philadelphia hosts the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Philadelphia
Life Sentence for Capello in Police Chief Murder Case
Benton, II-Thomas Capello was found guilty by a jury in Franklin county circuit court of murdering Robert T. Hill, police chief of Les ser, on July 12. He received a life term in the Chester penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton, II
Thomas Capello
Franklin County
Robert T. Hill
Lesser
Chester
Escaped prisoner recaptured after death sentence
Elliston Scott, a Black man from Maryphsboro, was found guilty in circuit court of murdering his sister-in-law and sentenced to hang. Immediately after sentencing he escaped from jail but was soon captured by a sheriff's posse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryphsboro
Elliston Scott
Whisky Shipment Charge Hits Tennessee Casket Firm
T C Bettert on general manager of the Tennessee Coffin and Casket Company was arrested for shipping whisky in caskets sent from the factory without disclosing contents in violation of U S penal code.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
T. C. Betterton
Tennessee Coffin and Casket Company
United States
Tiger escapes cage on boat to Catalina Island
A tiger being moved from a San Pedro zoo to Catalina Island broke its cage bars after departure, charged a sailor aboard, then leapt overboard and swam ashore. The incident occurred on the vessel en route to the island.
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San Pedro
Cal
Moving Picture Zoo
Catalina Island
Women to Bar Canay Reform Proposed by British League
One of the first reforms urged by the Women’s War Economy League is the barring of sweet meats. Other economies target annual spending of 35 million dollars on motor cars and motor cycles and 20,000,600 on gasoline as reported in London.
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Canay
London
Women’s War Economy League
Airmen Attack Prince and Aides on Front Lines
Aerial strikes targeted Crown Prince Alexander and Serbian army staff at Kraguyevatz, 60 miles southeast of Belgrade. The city hosts an arsenal and weapons factories, with about 15,500 residents. British and French fronts report mixed gains and declining intensity as that war widens into the Balkans and eastern fronts.
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Nish
Serbia
Kraguyevatz
Alexander
Belgrade
Insurance Train Kills Boy in Harmony Indiana
A Pennsylvania train carrying insurance men to California struck and killed seven year old Ivan Garden of Harmony Indiana. Cleo Albright ten years old pulled two other children from the track in time to save them. The accident occurred as the train passed through the town.
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Bay
Harmony
Ind
Ivan Garden
Pennsylvania
California
Cleo Albright
Fajle 150 Feet Down Shaft, Killed
Theodore Arazin, operator of a cage in a 1650 foot shaft serving the Wilson avenue tunnel, fell down the shaft and was killed instantly in Chicago reports.
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Fajle
Chicago
Theodore Arazin
Wilson Avenue
Patrolmen Shoot Oklahoma City Police Chief in Station
Chief W B Nichols was shot three times by Patrolman John Lang and Officer John Biddle was wounded in the fight at the police station in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
W. B. Nichols
John Lang
John Biddle
No Cable Service Through France New York
Cable companies in New York have been officially notified that private dispatches for Switzerland cannot be handled on lines passing through France.
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New York
Switzerland
France
Yale Opens Its 250th Academic Year
New Haven Connecticut Yale University marks its 250th academic year with anticipated larger class enrollments in both the college and the Sheffield Scientific School compared to last year.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
College
Sheffield Scientific School
Water in Sangamon Diluted Sewage
Dr. C. St. Clair Drake, secretary of the state board of health, declares Sangamon River water in Springfield and Menard County areas is diluted sewage. He links this to the typhoid fever epidemic in Menard County.
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Sangamon
Springfield
C. St. Clair Drake
State Board of Health
Menard County
Missouri Civil War Nurse Elected President
Washington report states Mrs. Alice C. Rivey of Jeffarenn City Missouri was elected president by the Army Nurses of the Civil War. The selection marks a notable honor for Civil War veterans and volunteers serving in military nursing.
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Missouri
Washington
Army
Alice C. Rivey
Jeffarenn City
Notable speakers added to Danville State Charity Conference
Prominent figures including Dr. Thomas D. Woods Columbia University Frederick Hoffman and Dr. William A White join the Danville October conference program. Illinois speakers include F G Blair George B Hooker Judge Albert Lardin Lawrence Allen and others from Sears Roebuck University of Illinois and Chicago groups. Additional invitees expected.
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Springfield
National Conference of Charities
William A. White
Washington, D. C
National Hospital For Insane
Illinois
F. G. Blair
George B. Hooker
Chicago City Club
Albert T. Lardin
la Salle County
Lawrence T. Allen
Vermillion County Court
Herbert Nock
Sears, Roebuck & Co
R. BE. Hieronymus
University of Illinois
Katherine Simonds
Galesburg
Boston
Charles Virden
William Healy
Chicago Juvenile Court
Fred J. Kern
George A. Zeller
Board of Administration
Edward H. Ochsner
State Charities Commission
Sidney A. Teller
West Parks
Chicago
Saloon Keeper Henry Achter Shot At Halsted Street
In Chicago a quarrel with his wife ended in Henry Achter being found dead in his rear saloon room at 1732 North Halsted Street. Police reported the revolver lay on the dresser and Mrs Achter claimed he shot himself after an argument during soup prep. she was locked up as the investigation proceeds.
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Chicago
Henry Achter
North Halsted Street
Achter
Wealthy farmer pays widow five thousand after crash
Everett Bailey a retired farmer near Lovington caused a fatal crash by hitting a wagon driven by David Maxedon on August 17. Bailey paid Mrs Tabitha Maxedon $5,000 and agreed to an annuity of $400 for life.
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Pana
Everett Bailey
Lovington
David Maxedon
Maxedon
Tabitha Maxedon
Innocent Allens Released After Disorderly Charge
The Allen brothers Sandy and Donald of New Brunswick New Jersey were arraigned for disorderly conduct and released. Taxicab driver J H Mooney who escorted them to a so called real picture show was held for trial under the Kate Adams law for interfering with morality. Mooney claimed the trip led to trouble and the Allens refused to pay, ending with Mooney’s detention when they were freed.
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Chicago
Allen Brothers
Sandy
Donald
New Brunswick
Conn
J. H. Mooney
Kate ‘Adams
Allens
Mooney
Question of Time War Talk at School Lot Scene
Judge recalls a village discussion where Uncle Ozias Pike tries to speak on the war but is drowned out by protests. The crowd erupts with shouted demands to be quiet as accusations and jibes fly, reflecting community tension over wartime issues.
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Ozias Pike
Ozias
Male Conversation From Mamie Grace Magazine Story
Dialog excerpt features sharp exchanges among male voices with insults such as bilither ing idiot blockhead and jackanapes. Includes claims of personal violence and property abuse, reflecting magazine story patterns of heated masculine banter and colorful epithets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Sadie Grace
Embarrassing Stage Hand Row at Early Scene
The exchange reports a backstage mishap during the first scene as an understudy nursemaid caused a prop mix up with the heroine’s baby. The vehicle was carried forward despite the baby not due to appear until the fourth act years later.
The Rupture and Passport Exchange Mentioned in Sun
A fragment references an incident titled The Rupture and a line about handing passports in a Snicker fire context. It also notes an estimated New Zealand population of 81,084,03 excluding Maoris, as reported by the New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bocker
New York Sun
New Zealand
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