Cholera Losses Decline Across Michigan Farms
Michigan farmers report far lower hog cholera losses this summer, with only 45 farms affected in 17 counties as of July 31. No cases in Cass, Sanilac, Montcalm or St. Clair. total deaths last year reached a million dollars. Quarantine and mandatory reporting under the recent law are credited for the drop.
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Lansing
Michigan
H. H. Halladay
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Cass
Sanilac
Montcalm
St. Clair
Berrien County
Clinton
Genesee
Barry
Hillsdale
Monroe
Saginaw
Kalamazoo
Jackson
Shiawassee
Allegan
Kent
Ottawa
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Governor Ferris names delegates to Farmers Congress
Governor Ferris has appointed delegates to attend the Farmers National Congress in Omaha from September 28 to October 1. The list includes John Northon Clare Albert B. Graham Nathan Case Albert B. Cook Owosso M. T. Wilson Grand Blanc Frank G. Palmer North Star Isaac E. Corliss Coldwater Thomas E. Niles Mancelona Jefferson G. Brown Avoca Henry Stumpenhusen Ypsilanti William H. Fix Monroe James C. Pullen Belleville William Kronwitter Irving.
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Farmers’ Congress
Ferris
Farmers’ National Congress
Omaha
John Northon
Clare
Albert B. Graham
Adrian
Nathan Case
Harbor Beach
Albert B. Cook
Owosso
M. T. Wilson
Grand Blanc
Frank G. Palmer
North Star
Isaac E. Corliss
Coldwater
Thomas E. Niles
Mancelona
Jefferson G. Brown
Avoca
Henry Stumpenhusen
Ypsilanti
William H. Fix
Monroe
James C. Pullen
Belleville
William Kronwitter
Irving
Germany 10 Keep Faith With Uboat Policy
Washington reports Germany seeks to resolve the submarine dispute with the United States. Count von Bernstorff told Secretary Lansing Germany will honor assurances for life on belligerent liners and not attack without warning. He urged arbitration over the Arabic matter while Lansing rejected valuing American lives lost as acceptable.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
State Department
Three U S Troopers Shot In Mexican Attack At Border
In Brownsville on September 15 the U S Army faced a near wartime clash as Mexicans attacked a camp by the Rio Grande. Ten troopers of Troop A, Twelfth Cavalry, fought 30 minutes, with Private Anthony Craft of Detroit killed, Trumpeter Harold Forney of Watertown shot in the abdomen, and Sergeant Walsh wounded. The Mexicans fled. two were seen wounded. Also reported, cattleman John Loebenbruck, held for ransom, arrived in El Paso after escaping guards.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande
Troop A
Twelfth Cavalry
Anthony Craft
Detroit
Mich
Harold B. Forney
Watertown
N. Y
Sergeant Walsh
el Paso
John Lowenbruck
Salazar
Hachita
N. M
Steamer Sant Anna Safe After Fire Under Control
A wireless dispatch from Captain Pavy reports the liner Sant Anna saved from a fire in No 2 hold. The vessel is under control and proceeding to the Azores.
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Sant Anna
New York
Pavy
No. 2
Azores
Colorado Hotel Destroyed in Manitou Fire
Manitou Colorado September 15 The Mansions one of the largest summer hotels here was destroyed by fire on Monday with a loss of about 70000 The fire is believed to have started from defective wiring
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Colorado
Manitou
Colo
Austro Germans Capture Big Dubno Fortress
Vienna reports Austrians continued rail cuts from Lemberg to Kiev and captured the great Russian fortress of Dubno. The seizure gives control of rail lines from Lemberg through Dubno to Rovno and on to Kiev and Odessa, with Lutsk already fallen, leaving Romno as the only major fortress. German forces advance northeast toward Rome and potential aid to von Mackensen, while a separate report lists 8000 German troops and 30 guns captured by Russia in eastern Galicia, described as a complete German defeat.
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Lemberg
Kiev
Dubno
Teutons
Rovno
Odessa
Lutsk
Romno
Russ
Brest-Litovsk
Moscow
Triangle
Petrograd
Galicia
War Office
Germans Win in Argonne Courageous German Push Halts
German crown prince led a brief assault in the Argonne, penetrating about a quarter of a mile on a mile and a quarter front. Berlin claims 1,100+ prisoners including 38 officers and 48 machine guns. Paris says French lines held except near Layon de Rinarville where a trench section fell.
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London
Argonne
Paris
Layon-de-Rinarville
Foul Gives Title to Ertle in Bantam Bout
Johnny Ertle won the bantamweight championship from Kid Williams in St. Paul on a fifth round foul by Williams. The rough fight had stood even until the foul, making it the first time a title changed hands in a ten round no decision bout. Williams was the favorite and Referee Bartius’s decision was popular.
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St. Paul
Minn
Johnny Ertle
Kid Williams
Williams
Bartius
Plague Report Confirmed in New Orleans Case
Public health service confirmed a bubonic plague case in New Orleans as experts were dispatched to the city to prevent spread and implement precautionary measures. The notification followed earlier reports and signals heightened concern for public health authorities.
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New Orleans
Washington
Public Health Service
Norwegian Bark Lota Wrecked off Sable Island
The Norwegian bark Lota was wrecked on Sable Island with total loss feared. The vessel was en route from Philadelphia to Marseilles carrying a cargo of oil and the crew has been rescued.
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Halifax
N. S
Lota
Sable Island
Philadelpia
Marseilles
Edison Naval Board Named to Advise on Innovation
Washington Sept 14 The Navy department will form an Edison led advisory board with Thomas A Edison as chairman. Eleven leading technical societies will nominate two representatives each, including Dr Peter Cooper Hewitt and Frank Julian Sprague. The board will organize at an early meeting to determine procedures and influence administration recommendations to Congress.
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Thomas A Edison
Daniels
Thomas Addison
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Peter Cooper Hewitt
New York
Thomas Robbins
Stamford
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W. R. Whitney
Schenectady
L. H. Baekelan
Yonkers
N. Y
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Frank Julian Sprague
Benjamin G. Lamme
Pittsburgh
American Mathematical Society
Robert Simpson Woodward
Carnegie Institute
Arthur Gordon Webster
Worcester
Mass
American Society of Civil Engineers
Andrew Morrar Hent
Alfred Craven
American Institute of Mining Engineers
William Lawrence Sacnders
Benjamin Bowditch Thayer
American Electro-Chemical Society
Joseph William Richards
Socth Bethlehem
Lawrence Addicks
Chrome
N. J
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
William Lever Exmet
X Y
Spencer Niller
South Orange
American Society of Aerotactic Engineers
Henry Alexander Wise Wood
Elmer A. Sperry
Congress Bet
Referee Declares Bout Draw in McFarland Gibbons Fight
New York newspapers largely favored McFarland in the Brighton Beach bout. Referee Billy Joh privately called the match a draw, though his view is personal and not official. Gibbons showed speed but was outmatched in several rounds while McFarland built the win with sharper defense and stronger late rounds.
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Brighton Beach Motordrome
N.Y
Billy Joh
McFarland Gibbons
Joh
New York
Packey
Mike Gibbons
Gibbons
Packer
Mike
Stockyards
McPharland
May Mean War for Bulgars
American Minister Vopicka cabled the State Department that future American passports to Bulgaria must be vised by the Bulgarian consul general in New York. The move is seen as Bulgaria preparing to enter the war.
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Washington
Vopicka
State Department
Bulgaria
New York
War Governor Sprague Dies in Paris at 84
Paris dispatch reports William Sprague the famed Civil War governor of Rhode Island died Saturday at his Paris residence from meningitis at eighty four. He served in the first Bull Run battle and gained national prominence for his wartime leadership.
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Sprague
Paris
William Sprague
Rhode Island
Bull Rus
France to Recruit Colonials
Paris reports Deputy Pierre Masse has prepared a bill for introduction in the chamber that would require natives of French colonies and protectorates to be recruited for service. The measure signals a new policy shift in mobilization for metropolitan needs.
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Paris
Pierre Masse
Walter W Warwick Appointed U S Treasury Comptroller
Walter W Warwick of Cincinnati becomes comptroller of the United States treasury succeeding Judge George E Downey of Indiana who was named justice of the United States court of claims Warwick has served in government since 1893 and held key posts including on the Taft economy and efficiency commission and was assistant comptroller before promotion
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Cincinnati
United States Treasury
George E. Downey
Indiana
United States Court of Claims
Mr. Warwick
Taft Economy and Efficiency Commission
Allies Bankers Seek Big Loan In U S
The Anglo French financial commission to secure a large foreign credit loan arrives in New York aboard the Lapland from Liverpool. J P Morgan and H P Davison greet the six members at Quarantine and host talks with leading New York bankers about a loan near 500 million dollars, with British, French and possibly Russian delegates. The British team includes Reading, K C V O, Holden, Babington Smith and Blackett. the French group comprises Homberg and Mallet.
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France
Russia
Anglo-French Commission
Lord Reading
Enieight
England
Edward Holden
Henry Babington Smith
Basil P. Blackett
C. B
M. Octave Homberg
M. Ernest Mallet
Banque de France
Carranza refuses appeal for mediation in Mexico
Gen Venustiano Carranza rejects a pan American plea for mediation in Mexico and resists foreign interference. In a note from Foreign Minister Acuna, Carranza states he controls most of the nation except Chihuahua and parts of Sonora and Morelos. Diplomats are invited to meet along the Rio Grande for a conference to discuss affairs from an international view and to recognize Carranza's government as de facto. The note stresses that the country will soon be at peace.
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Vera Cruz
Venustiano Carranza
United States
Mexico
Acuna
Carranza
Chihuahua
Morelos
Sonora
Rio Grande
French Papin torpedoes Austrian destroyer in Adriatic
Rome reports the French submarine Papin, aiding the Italian fleet, torpedoed and severely damaged an Austrian destroyer in the Adriatic Sea on September 15. The ministry of marine announced the action and details.
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Adriatic
Rome
Papin
Adriatic Sea
Ministry of Marine
German Suspect Is Held by Chicago Police
Chicago police hold Peter Ahnen a former German soldier and William Puth as detectives probe why a dynamite bomb was found in their room.
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Chicago
Peter Ahnen
William Puth
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