U S weighs next move as Mexico crisis grows
Secretary Lansing says 530 Mexican peace mediators will meet within days to plan decisive action. Carranza delays reply, border tensions rise as 24 troop trains head to Fort Sam Houston, while 12 hundred Carranza troops occupy Piedras Negras and clashes claim several lives.
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Washington
Lansing
Carranza
Funston
Houston
Tex
United States
Fort Sam Houston
New Orleans
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Arkansas
Tennessee
Benjamin Garza
Piedras Negras
Eagle Pass
Brownsville
Cavazos Crossing
Constitutional
Matamoros
Dumba Explains Munitions Letter to Lansing
Washington Sept. 9 Dr Constan tin Theodor Dumba Austro Hungarian ambassador met with Secretary Lansing for 25 minutes regarding a letter he sent to Vienna about curtailing United States munitions production. He offered to submit Austrian instructions criminalizing workers who join munitions plants and outlined plans to call Austro Hungarian workers to cripple Bethlehem Pittsburgh and midwest plants to lessen Allied munition supplies.
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Washington
Constantin Theodor Dumba
United States
Lansing
Vienna
America
Dumba
Austria
Bethlehem
Pittsburgh
Middle West
German and U S Await Definitive Hesperian News
Berlin reports the admiralty has no definite information on the Hesperian sinking and advises waiting for clearer details. In Washington the White House and State Department suspend judgment, promising no action until full facts on the Allan liner incident are known.
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Berlin
Germany
London
Washington
White House
State Department
Russian losses tallied at 5.5 million in Basler report
Berlin dispatch cites the Basel National Zeitung stating Russian forces suffered 223,172 officers with 44,124 killed 161,443 wounded and 1,605 missing. Total troop losses reach 5,500,000 according to the report.
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Berlin
Basel National Zeitung
Oklahoma Mob Lynches Man Near Wagoner
Four armed men in automobiles seized George Washington, a Black man, in Wagoner Oklahoma. They lynched him after he was accused of attempting assault on a white woman. The incident reflects a violent extrajudicial act by a mob in September.
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Oklahoma
Wagoner
Okla
George Washington
Washington
Pope's Peace Plan Delivered To President Wilson
Cardinal Gibbons delivered a confidential Vatican peace message to President Wilson after a White House visit and a State Department meeting with Secretary Lansing. He said prospects for peace appear brightening and noted discussion included Mexico, but details and any public release depend on Vatican authority.
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Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
College of Cardinals
Wilson
Pope Benedict
Vatican
Europe
State Department
Lansing
White House
Holy Father
Rome
United States
Germany
Mexico
Fierce Border Fight As 2500 Mexicans Reported Near Brownsville
Reports from Brownsville to Galveston say about 2,500 armed Mexicans are operating on Texas soil. Four battles failed to decide the issue as darkness fell on plans by Diego. A Third Cavalry detachment clashed with about fifty bandits 15 miles north of Brownsville with several hours of fighting. three troopers wounded and one killed, about 20 Mexicans killed. Another battle near Harlingen wounded a soldier. Skirmishes continued in Big Bend as Orozco was killed north of Del Rio. No American losses reported. some bandits killed in running fights.
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Brownsville
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Diego
Rio Grande
Third Cavalry
Harlingen
Big Bend
Orozco
del Rio
U. S. Judge's Son Found Dead in Iowa Home
Harold F. Smith twenty five oldest son of Walter I. Smith United States circuit judge and former congressman was found dead from a bullet wound at the family home in Council Bluffs Iowa on September 9.
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U. S
Council Bluffs
Harold F. Smith
Walter I. Smith
United States
Wealthy Banker Michael Jenkins Dies in Baltimore
Baltimore man Michael Jenkins, a multimillionaire banker and philanthropist and owner in part of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, died at his home of pneumonia at age seventy two on September 9.
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Baltimore
Michael Jenkins
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Hesperian sinks with 350 aboard near Queenstown
The Allan liner Hesperian, torpedoed off the Irish coast, sank after 36 hours afloat near Queenstown. About 20 people are missing among 350 passengers and 300 crew. Captain Main and many crew survived. no Americans aboard. Rescue attempts faltered in heavy seas and darkness.
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London
Hesperian
Queenstown
Main
Allan Line
Miss Carberry
Newfoundland
Horace L. Washington
Liverpool
Frost
Barney MacMillan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dallas
Buffalo
Montreal
Jenkins
Birmingham
Admiralty
Maitland Kersey
Ocean Services
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sept
Andrew H. Allan
Pleads Guilty in Vote Case Involving Taggart Group
Ernest Roeder, among more than 100 indicted with Thomas Taggart and Mayor Joseph Bell, pleaded guilty in Indianapolis before Judge Eichhorn. Roeder, a saloon keeper tied to James Gibson, was released on own recognizance after pleading guilty on Prosecutor Rucker's recommendation. He is the eighth to admit guilt. Mayor Bell's trial begins today.
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Taggart
Indianapolis
Ind
Ernest Roeder
Thomas Taggart
Joseph E. Bell
W. H. Eichhorn
Roeder
James
Bud) Gibson
Rucker
Bell
Police Chief of Russ City Said Slain in Athens Dispatch
An Athens dispatch reports Petrograd officials announcing the assassination of the city’s president of police. The Sept 9 message confirms the killing and notes the official communication from Petrograd.
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Russ
Berlin
A_ dispatch
Athens
Petrograd
Five Hurt in Topeka Gas Blast
An explosion of natural gas in Topeka Kansas caused $75,000 in property damage on Tuesday. Five men were injured slightly in the blast during business hours downtown.
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Topeka
Kan
City of Riga Appears Doomed as Grodno Falls
Vienna reports Russians retreating along the Sereth line in eastern Galicia as Austrian forces press from the Volhynian triangle. Grodno has fallen to German forces after battles on the Niemen river front, with 3000 Russians captured and heavy machine gun losses noted. Austrians push deeper into Galicia, clearing territory along the Sereth and toward Bessarabia.
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Vienna
Sereth
Galicia
War Office
Doubno
Volhynian
London
Grodno
Niemen
Petrograd
Teutons
Bessarabia
Czar Heads Russ Armies Command in Russia
Paris reports Emperor Nicholas took over the command of Russian forces. The move signals possible removal of Grand Duke Nicholas as a rival. The czar kept it secret in Petrograd, with news expected in a dispatch to President Poincare. He sent a message praising France and its army.
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Paris
Nicholas
Petrograd
Poincare
France
Five Die in Electric Chair at Sing Sing Prison
Ossining New York September 6 five murderers were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison. The rapid wholesale electrocution lasted under an hour with Salemme first and Tarprey last among the five named defendants from Montgomery Monroe Kings counties and New York city.
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Sing Sing
Ossining
N. Y
Lewis Roach
Montgomery
John Barrett
Palatine
Antonie Salemme
Monroe County
William Perry
New York
Pasquale
Loaded Elevator Burns in Bloomington Alarm
Bloomington Alabama Sept. elevator owned by Frank Supple at Twin Grove burned sending 12,000 bushels of oats to ash loss estimated at 8000 dollars authorities investigated the blaze with local fire crews on site at the rural grain facility.
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Bloomington
Frank Supple
Twin Grove
Americans Taken As Spies In Moscow Arrest
The traveling representative and the European manager of the Hutchins company of Boston were arrested in Moscow by Russian military authorities on suspicion of espionage.
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Washington
Sept
the Hutchins Company
Boston
Moscow
Johnston Net Champion
Forest Hills New York September W M Johnston of San Francisco won the United States singles tennis championship here on Tuesday by defeating his townsman Maurice M Loughlin 1 6 6 0 7 5 10 8
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Johnston
Forest Hills
N. Y
W. M Johnston
San Francisco
United States
Maurice Mloughlin
State Happenings in Hillsdale and Surrounding Areas
Michigan regional briefs report deaths in Allen and Hillsdale County, a fatal motorcycle collision near Eaton Rapids, church dedication plans in Hastings, corporate filings in Lansing, and public notices across Cadillac Alpena Ann Arbor and Bay City. Also covered are university exhibits, road safety, and local government restructuring in Alpena and East Lansing.
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Hillsdale
Sarah Gordon
Allen
Frank Gordon
Hillsdale County
Lansing
Eaton Rapids
Wilmer Clawson
Devereaux
Here
Lake Shore
Hastings
St. Rose Catholic
John Linskey
Kelly
Ann Arbor
Corporation Bureau of the
State Department
Cadillac
Orville Purttyman
Lake City
Orville
Alpena
Frank Goppa
Ninth Street
Fred Miller
Goppa
University of Michigan
University Highway Department
State Highway Department of
Grand Rapids
Coldwater
George Lock
N. B Nash
Bethel
Stursis
Lock
John T. Ball
Mr. Ball
Frank Ball
John Falley Ball
Adelbert Ball
Perrysburg
Detroit
Joseph Glade
Sault Ste. Marie
A. W. Marks
Battle Creek
Michigan-Florida
F. E. O'Dell
Flint
W. J. Ottaway
St. Clair
McGuirk
St. Petersburg
Fla
Michigan
Board of Supervisors
Alma
Alma College
Board of Trustees
Henry M. Crooks
Albany
Oregon
Michigan Presbyterian College
H. L. Bober
King’s College
Nova Scotia
O. W. Hughes
Erie, Pa
European War Roundup From This Week A Year Ago
A year back in the European War a wide set of actions unfolded. Russians attacked on the Vistula left bank and pressed toward Przemysl while Austrians retreated and Germans faced pressure near Verdun and the Marne. British and French fleets, a sea mine disaster, and manpower measures were reported alongside calls for recruits and a pope peace appeal.
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Vistula
Stryj
Kraenystaw
Przemysl
Nanteuil
Verdun
Marne
German line west of Revigny retreating. fort near Verdun captured
German forces retreated west of Revigny while a fort near Verdun fell to French troops. French recaptured Muelhausen as Central Powers shifts unfold across fronts. Serbian and Montenegrin actions push toward Sarajevo with Allied support noted. Russian and Austrian maneuvers reported along Eastern Fronts. President Poincare denied dumdum bullet use in a message to Wilson.
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Revigny
Verdun
Poincare
Wilson
An Insuperable Objection in a Bridal Dilemma
Nell resists a proposal and vows not to marry the best man despite Belle noting public expectations. The dialogue centers on tradition versus personal choice in a marriage plot.
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Nell
Belle
Cottonseed Oil Replaces Olive Groves in U S Economy
The cotton fields of the United States now largely replace the Mediterranean olive groves in the economic system. Cottonseed oil is presented as a first rate edible product and the crushed seed cake serves as valuable cattle feed.
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United States
Mediterranean
Guided by Instinct for Chimp Wound Care
A chimpanzee stops bleeding after injury by placing a hand over the wound and dressing it with leaves and grass, demonstrating an instinctive first aid behavior observed in distress.
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W. S. Denson
William Shepherd Benson
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Ghent
Capelle-au- Bois
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Bremerhaven Harbor
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Mitrovica
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Poland
Russia
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Rawa Russka
Russian
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von Stein
Termonde
Aerschot and
Diest
Silesia
Breslau
Lublin
East Prussia
Nyassaland
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House of Commons
Muelhausen
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