Russian Sweep Unchecked Fierce Fighting Across Front
Russia and Italy push the war on multiple fronts as Austrians retreat on the Carso plateau and aboard the Isonzo Italian advances continue. German artillery checks push by the Somme while French and British actions add pressure across Verdun and Ypres sectors.
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Mining Men Blamed For Mexican Crisis In Chihuahua
Chihuahua City Aug 14 American mining interests in Mexico face blame as calls grow that their properties be reopened to curb unrest. Officials argue that opening mines would provide jobs and reduce banditry, while suspicions persist that foreign owners seek to invite U.S. intervention by withholding operation.
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Rich Young Farmer Shoots Sweetheart Near Jee Ill
Aug 14 Works Me reports wealthy young farmer Guy O'Trea shot his sweetheart Miss Ida Torkelson while riding with her mother near Jee Illinois. She was wounded twice and hospitalized but not expected to survive. O'Trea captured near Jee after a deputy sheriff pursuit. Engagement details tied to O'Brien temper and broken engagement earlier.
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Western Chess Tournament Opens in Chicago with Showalter Leading
The weekly chess tournament in Chicago opens with Jackson W. Showalter of Georgetown town Kentucky defending the Western champion title. Among the top contenders are Norman T. Whitet of Washington and others from across the country. Showalter is the only player to defeat the field so far, setting a strong early pace in the event.
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Hughes Replies to Critics in Coeur d Alene Rally
Charles E Hughes defended his policy platform at an outdoor meeting in Coeur d Alene. He asserted protectionist tariffs a budget system pork barrel elimination and public office appointments of qualified men as constructive policies. He challenged Democratic claims of prosperity and warned voters against overreliance on past war benefits.
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Two IWW men arrest in Kinney kidnapping bid
Kinney Minnesota August 1 two men using the names L Borotich and Andy Venuch, alleged IWW leaders, were arrested without bail after a kidnap attempt on Mrs Edward Eng wife of a deputy sheriff and Edward Clar of Virginia with a four year old boy. A group of men assaulted Mrs Eng then seized the child but the child was recovered unharmed by deputies arriving within minutes.
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Explosion at La Guayra Fort Kills Twenty In Dutch West Indies
AP correspondence from Curacao reports a July 37 disaster at the fortress of La Vial near La Guayra Venezuela. A powder magazine explosion triggered a shower of masonry and artillery debris. Sixteen soldiers and two officers died in the fort and several more in the town. Official says accidental combusting. rumors of revolutionary intrigue persist.
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General Paine Dies at Weston
Weston obituary notes the death of General Charles J. Faint a Civil War officer and later owner of Shres ane centrul defendere of the America's top aged 13 terms of aca and a great grandson of Robert Treat Palse a signer of the Declaration of Independence according to local reports.
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President Wilson hosts railroad leaders in White House talks
Washington Aug 14 President Wilson met with thirty five railroad brotherhood chiefs and later with managers to seek a settlement to avert a nationwide strike. Talks centered on arbitration eight hour day and overtime pay with hope for an agreement without legislation, while both sides showed cautious optimism about avoiding a general walkout.
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