Belgian protest before Wilson and his cautious reply
Belgium presented its bill of complaint against the German army to President Wilson in the White House East Room. Wilson said it would be unwise and premature for a neutral nation to form or express a final judgment while not part of the conflict, and he conveyed a cautious reply to the delegation.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
United States
Belgium
Wilson
White House
Albert
Bryan
KE. Havenith
Commons Passes Bill to Suspend Home Rule
London reports the House of Commons, after Irish Unionists protested and left, passed the bill by Premier Asquith to suspend the Irish home rule operation and the Welsh disestablishment measures.
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London
Eng
Fire destroys Logan Grege Hardware in Pittsburg
A major blaze gutted the store and warehouse of Logan Grege Hardware in Pittsburg, causing an estimated loss of 400000 dollars. The city fire department fought the fire for hours to prevent further spread as thousands of cartridges exploded during the blaze.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Logan Grege Hardware Company
Bell ringing windmill Charivari ends in gunshot at Arrowsmith wedding
At a charivari party at the home of a newly married couple in Arrowsmith, Alva Moore was shot in the breast by an unknown celebrant while standing on the windmill upper platform and ringing a bell.
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Bloomington
Arrowsmith
Alva Moore
Foreign Trade Declines Reported for August
New York imports and exports for August show large trade losses due to the European war, with figures released by Collector Dudley Field Malone comparing to the prior year.
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New York
Dudley Field Malone
Arkansas Voters Reelect Governor Hays and Approve Initiatives
Little Rock Arkansas reports confirm Governor Hays won reelection. Voters also approved two initiative acts and three constitutional amendments including the act governing child labor employment.
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Little Rock, Ark
Women Peace Parade Draws Over a Thousand in Pittsburgh
A peace parade in downtown Pittsburgh features a march led by mounted police and more than a thousand women. Each marcher carries a pennant, including a division composed of women of foreign birth, highlighting diverse participation in the event.
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Pittaburg
Topeka Ex-Mayor Billard Files Governor Nomination Papers
J B Billard former Topeka mayor and Democratic state political leader filed nomination papers with the secretary of state for an independent run for governor.
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Nters
Topeka
Kan
J. B. Billard
Secretary of
Ad An
Govenor
Hindenberg Victory Reported as German War News
Berlin reports General von Hindenberg telegraphs Emperor William that the Vilna Russian army comprising multiple corps and divisions has been defeated with heavy casualties and large spoil, as German wireless dispatches claim progress against invaders near Paris. The piece notes Russian reverses and rising British costs in the war.
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Berlin
Paris
East Prussia
Petrograd
von Hindenberg
William
Vilna
England
Great Britain
Belgians Entering the Battle of Haelen
Reports describe Belgian forces advancing as German attacks on Fort Troyon fail to yield gains. Dispatches claim German towns’ demolition exaggerated. Britain lists 18,729 war casualties to date, and the British army plans expansion to 1,501,830 with territorials included. The era’s war map shows Verdun and Meuse battles, with French, Polish, and Austrian fronts shifting and Reuters-like summaries noting German retreats and Allied advances.
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Washington
England
Berlin
von Stein
Amsterdam
Paris
Meaux
Montmirail
Galicia
Petrograd
Russian War Office
Tragic Texas Limited Crash Floods Goodwin Hollow
Frisco Texas Limited train No. 6 plunges into swollen Goodwin Hollow near Lebanon Missouri after a washed out trestle. Forty killed and twenty six recovered, many unidentified, passengers trapped as floodwaters swept the chair car. Names and injuries listed among victims and survivors.
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Lebanon
Missouri
Frisco
St. Louis
Texas
Goodwin Hollow
Here
War Tax Bill Agreed Upon In House Caucus
Washington Democrats abandon the freight tax and approve a war revenue measure. The plan includes Spanish war stamp on commercial papers, taxes on bankers brokers theaters and amusements, a two cent gallon tax on gasoline, and levies on tobacco manufacturers and dealers domestic wines and beer.
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Washington
House Caucus
Germans Encircled as Allies Close In On Front
London dispatch reports the German right wing encircled by Allied forces near Amiens. Allied counterattacks repulsed, and flanks bent inward. Germans fighting on the defensive as reinforcements move up to dialodge the invaders.
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Parle
London
Amiens
The
Daily News
German Army Falls Back In France Across 110 Mile Front
The German army, once near Paris, withdraws over roughly 110 miles from Noyon to Bois Forges north of Verdun with Metz on the left. The right wing retreat exceeds 70 miles in two weeks as German forces plan a stand along the Aisne while facing French and British advances. Counterattacks against the Allied lines are repulsed per British reports, with about 200 German prisoners taken.
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Chimo
Shantung Province
Berlin
New Rotterdam Courant
Kriegs Zeitung
French War Office
Amiens
Soissons
Rheims
Vesle
Marne
Restigny
Brabante-Roi
Argonne
Meurthe
St. Die
Luneville
Raon L’etape
Baccarat
Rambervilliers
Crech
Frederick William
Verdun
Army and Navy Journal
Chicago Herald
Metz
Prince Rupprecht
Bavaria
Consendoye
Meuse
Varennas
Aire
Craonne
Laon
Sous
Department of Marne
Paris
Department
Thionville
Strassburg
Belfort
Sedan
France
Germany
Grand Duke
Albrecht
Somme
Aisne
von Hindenburg
East Prussia
Posen
August Wener
South Second Street
St. Louis
Lena
Thayer
Serena J. H. Stockstill
Springfield
Vernon Calvin
Rumley
Ark
Elsie Calvin
Pigeet Wettner
W. Newkirk
Hannibal
Eboine Thayer
Daisy Perry
Muscatine
Daisy
Polly Hammond
Zol
Wreck
I. V
P. K
Rainey
Iecon Thayer
W. Chapman
Cc. N._ Berry
J. K. Sublett
Golden City
H. O. Wiles
Bilings
Lee Lang
Huntsville
Laura M. Ramey
Co. Calvin
W. BE
Casey
Grand Forest
P. D. Calvert
Dermard
P. PD. Calvens
Rebari
John C. Blackwood
Omaha
I. Oa
Wayne
Wena Calvin
Burkley
J. C. Mason
Dalas
Tex
Neegne
Gordon
Lonion
Noyon
Bois Forges
Muese
Verdum
Rhems
German Staff Declares West Front Still Favorable
Berlin reports the German central staff says the west front remains favorable with no Allied victory. French and British advances have not secured any victory. A Berlin critic questions French pursuit toward Berlin. Fifty two artillery pieces captured from the British arrive in Hamburg as Austrians join forces near Prussia.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Cetral
West Front
Hamburg
Constantinople
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