Wilson Issues Outlined For Re election
Secretary of War Baker outlined President Wilson re election themes at the Democratic National Convention in Cleveland Ohio The main point is keeping the United States out of war as the strongest argument for Wilson The outline also lists the Federal Reserve Bank act rural credit bill ship registry act Underwood tariff bill preparedness child labor and other Democratic achievements He will speak at Lincoln ceremony Hodgenville Ky and may not tour but accept invitations to speak elsewhere
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Wilson
Baker
Democratic Country Central Committee
Jeveland
Ohio
United States
English Women May Get Vote Amid War Reform Debate
Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons that cabinet decision bars a new franchise bill during the war. He suggested future reform would likely include women, signaling a possible extension of suffrage as war aims continue.
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Asquith
House of Commons
Auto Wraps Man Around Tree In Marion Connecticut
An out of control car descending a Marion mountain was struck by a rock loaded with iron pipes. Passenger Aldino Seridribun, about 21, was thrown 30 feet and pinned against a tree as the vehicle twisted and slid off the road.
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Marion
Conn
Aldino Seridribun
Rade
Husband Accused of Attempted Arson and Threats in Belleville Suit
Mrs Louise Steppig of Millstadt files a separate maintenance suit in Belleville Circuit Court alleging her husband Theo dore Steppig tried to cremate her and seven children by placing an oil soaked sack under their bedroom. She says he threatened her life and chased the family into the snow last winter and seeks an injunction to preserve an eight acre farm during the case.
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Theodore Steppig
Millstadt
Louise Steppig
Belleville Ill
Man Leaps to Death in New York Apartment
Frederick Kiefer, 52, driven by business troubles and a nervous breakdown, leapt from a fourth floor window at 171 West Eighty-third Street in New York City. His wife, moments earlier, had left him to prepare breakfast. she found him dazed in the parlor and later saw him jump through the air shaft window.
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Frederick Kiefer
West Eighty-third Street
New York City
Bremen May Be Lost Submarine Threat Rumor
German maritime papers fear the merchant submarine Bremen is lost after being caught in a steel net. They predict more merchant submarines will be sent to the United States. Berlin dispatch says Breannan is perfectly safe but distant from New York.
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Bremen
Bermen
United States
Berlin
Brennan
New York
Book Prices Rise As Publishers Cite Higher Costs
Bookprices have increased by 1 to 25 cents on current publications. Books priced 50 cents to $1 rise by 10 cents, while those from $1 to $2 rise 25 cents. Publishers blame higher costs for paper feather cloth and ink up to 100 percent in twelve months and warn a further 10 to 20 percent rise may be needed.
Steamer Sunk in Mediterranean Submarine Attack
The Italian steamer Teti was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean. Part of the crew reached Genoa on Tuesday, but seventeen sailors remain missing. The ship displaced 2868 tons and was built in ISSs.
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Teti
Mediterranean
Genoa
Isss
Iowa Rubber Tire Company Formed in Davenport Area
The Iowa Rubber Tire Company with capital of 51,000,000 is formed at Davenport Iowa by capitalists including J. W. Bettendorf J Reed Lane and Judge J. W Bollinger. A plant will be erected soon in Davenport or Bettendorf, followed by expansion plans.
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Iowa Rubber Tire Company
Davenport Ia
J. W. Bettendorf
J. Reed Lane
J. W Bollinger
Davenport
Bettendorf
Boy Kills Another Over Woman in Oklahoma Woods
Emmett and Jack Porter, former boys living fifty miles south of Ringling, Oklahoma, fought a duel during church services over a young woman. Jack Porter was fatally stabbed in the heart head and abdomen. Emmett Porter was jailed at Watutka.
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Wemas
Emmett
Jack Porter
Ringling
Jack
Mamett Porter
Watutka
Troop Movement Suspended Amid War Department Orders
The War Department suspended orders for about 20 000 remaining mobilized troops to move to the border. A telegram from Maj. Gen. Funston, released by the War Department, indicated the general recommended delaying the deployment.
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National Guef
War Department
Funston
War
Nomination Notice for President Wilson Set for Sept 2
Formal notification to President Wilson of his nomination will occur on September 2. The date was chosen Tuesday during arrangements for the president to travel to the event.
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Wilson
Dag
Charges of illegal combination threaten newspapers
President Marsden S&S. Scout of the International Typographical Union urged action to protect affected papers at the sixty-second annual convention. He said arbitration should settle all labor troubles, as the union opened its session.
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Marsden
Three Allies Ships Sunk Reported at Sea
Lloyds dispatches say three more merchant ships were destroyed likely by submarines including the Italian steamer Nereus of 3980 tons the French sailing vessel Saint Geten and the Italian sailing ship Dina.
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Lloyd’s
Nereus
Saint Geten
Dina
Private Limbecker Drowns Crossing Rio Grande
The State Department says Private Charles E Limbecker of Company D Third Infantry was found on the Mexican bank of the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass Texas. A fellow soldier is missing, presumed drowned after attempting to swim the river. Limbecker was from Vanderbilt Michigan.
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State Department
Eagle Pass
Tex
Charles E Limbecker
Company D
Third Infantry
Rio Grande
Limbocker
Vanderbilt
Mich
Boy and Dog Drown Together in Lake Michigan
A small boy Joseph Crapp Jr and his St Bernard were drowned after the boy chained the dog and walked to the lake shore. He threw a stick to retrieve the dog and forgot the chain tied to his wrist. The dog grabbed the boy and they both drowned.
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Joseph Crapp, Jr
Lake Michigan
St Jernard
Tornado Claims Vive Die In Edmundson Ark
A tornado struck Edmundson Arkansas killing Vive Die and injuring seven teens. Twelve buildings were blown down as the storm swept the town.
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Edmundson
Ark
Spain and Austria Hold Extended Talks in San Sebastian
Premier Count Romanones met with the Austrian ambassador in San Sebastian during a long conference. The talks resumed on Sunday and continued longer than the prior day.
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Spain
Austria
Cenfer
Romanones
Hanvas
San Sebastian
Ambassador Elkus to Deliver Aid Pleas for Syrians
New representations to Turkey on behalf of starving Syrians will be taken to the Porte by Abram S. Elkus the new American ambassador who received final instructions from President Wilson and Secretary Lansing before departing for Constantinople. The United States rejects Turkey's claim that harvests are sufficient to block outside relief.
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Turkey
Porte
Abram S. Elkus
Wilson
Lansing
Constantinople
United States
Canada Protests to U S Over Nurse Admission Denial
Canadian authorities will make representations to Washington regarding the treatment of Ottawa nurses refused entry to the United States at Albury Virginia under the alien labor act. The nurses, hired by a New York hospital to combat the infantile paralysis epidemic, were turned back Friday night.
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Canada
U.S
Washington
Ottawa
United States
Albury
New York
British Spy Case Probed by U S Government
Inquiries were sent via the American embassy in London to the British government about a man imprisoned in Liverpool on suspicion of espionage and who later killed himself in Boston. Doring was arrested in Liverpool and released, and his suicide was blamed on fear of English agents. Congressman Olney raised the issue with the State Department.
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London
Liverpool
Doring
Boston
Olney
State Department
Missing $250 Letter to Stuttgart Reaches Embassy
The Overseas News Agency reports a relief contribution of $250 sent by the Swabian Association of Los Angeles to Stuttgart arrived with the money missing. The letter had been opened by the British censor.
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Leiter
Swabian Association of
Los Angeles
Cal
Stuttgart
Overseas News Agency
South American Firms Blacklisted in Commons Disclosure
Lord Robert Cecil announced in the Commons that the Foreign Trade Department issued a new blacklist listing 413 South American firms with German connections. The measure widens sanctions and follows similar actions against entities linked to Germany.
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Lord Robert Cecil
Foreign Office
Commons
Department of Foreign Trade
Attempted Kidnap of Deputy’s Wife in Kinney Analyzed
Alleged Industrial Workers of the World members tried to kidnap Mrs. P. Lury Clark of Virginia Minnesota and her year old child near Kinney Minnesota after exiting a Messaba electric car. One assailant struck Mrs. Clark on the head with a club causing a serious scalp wound. The other grabbed the child and fled to a nearby automobile as Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Eno escaped.
Police pursue kidnap gang after Clark baby found
Chief of Police Jesse Palmer led a pursuit with a dozen deputies along the trail of the kidnappers. Near the station they encountered the Clark baby. L. Burotick and Andy Ventich, said to be I W. W. leaders, were arrested nearby.
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Jesse Palmer
Clark
L. Burotick
Andy Ventich
I W. W
Fort Explodes Near La Guayra Killing Dozens
Details from the Danish West Indies describe the July 27 blast at the Fortress of La Vigia in La Guayra Venezuela. The powder magazine exploded sending masonry and shells over the town and hillside for hours, killing about twenty people as an officer in chains near the magazine was caught in the disaster. Officials cite spontaneous combustion as the cause.
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Danish West Indies
la Vigia
la Guayra
Lansing's Nephew Becomes Third Secretary under Penfield
Allen Welsh Dules, 23, nephew of Secretary of State Lansing and grandson of John W. Foster, arrived as third secretary under Ambassador Frederick C. Penfield. He hid his identity during exams, entering as a number, then revealed himself after achieving the top score among thirteen candidates.
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Lansing
Allen Welsh Dules
John W. Foster
Frederick C. Penfield
Dules
Vienna
Earthquake Strikes Northeastern Italy Widespread Damage
An strong earthquake rocked northeastern Italy early last Wednesday, shaking cities from Ancona to Venice along the Adriatic coast. Houses were wrecked but no deaths had been reported by this afternoon, with damage heavier than the May and June quakes.
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Italy
Ancona
Venice
Adriatic
Representative Dudley Doolittle seeks FTC probe of meat packers
Representative Dudley Doolittle of Kansas formally applies to the Federal Trade Commission for a complaint alleging unfair methods of competition by meat packers. Officials say action on Doolittle’s filing may wait for action on Representative Borland’s resolution to investigate the meat packing industry now pending in the House.
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Dudley Doolittle
Kansans
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Doolittle
Representative Borland
England Sees No Resumption of Relations With Germany
Premier Asquith told the House of Commons that diplomatic relations with Germany will not resume after the war until Germany carries out a full separation for the execution of Captain Fryatt and other alleged outrages.
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England
Germany
Capt. Fryatt
Asquith
House of Commons
Bomb explosion tears through Black Flanders tenement in Chicago
A blast at the rear of a four story brick building in Chicago's Italian district causes the collapse of walls and the evacuation of numerous families. Police blame Black Handers for the attack, with windows rattled and fear spreading across the block. In other news, J P Morgan and Co announce a 250 million dollar loan to Great Britain at five percent over two years.
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Black Flanders
Chicago
Britis Lean
J. P. Morgan, & Co
Great Britain
United Kingdom loan notes dated September 1 1916 described
Morgan and Co and other leading banks in St Louis Boston Pittsburgh and Chicago are said to handle the loan terms. The forecast notes the negotiation by The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the form of gold notes dated September 1 1916.
Earl of Cottenham wed Patricia Burke in Hanover Square
The Earl of Cottenham married Miss Patricia Burke at St George's Church, Hanover Square on Wednesday. Walter Winans gave away the bride, with Viscount Crowhurst as best man. This is the Earl's second marriage after the death of his first wife, Lady Rose Neville, in 1913.
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Earl of Cottenham
St George’s Church
Hanover Square
Patricia Burke
Earl Burke
California
Walter Winans
Viscount Crowhurst
Rose Neville
Senate approves Philippine bill conference report
The Senate voted 37 to 22 last Wednesday afternoon to approve the conference report on the Philippine bill. House approval is needed to send the measure to the president for signature. the bill as approved mirrors the House draft.
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Senate
House
Count de Salis Named Special Envoy to Pope Benedict
King George appoints Count de Salis envoy extraordinary to the Pope Benedict XVI on a special mission. He succeeds Sir Henry Howard who went to the Vatican at the war's start. De Salis has served in Brussels Madrid Cairo Berlin and the British Foreign Office.
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Pope
George
Count de Salis
Pope Benedict
Sir Henry Howard
Vatican
Brussels
Madrid
Cairo
Berlin
Montenegro
Cay
U P Conductor Tie In To Strike Action Across Divisions
Union Pacific passenger conductors on the Colorado and Nebraska divisions will not strike. A message to Gerrit Fort in Chicago from President E E Calvin in Omaha states conductors will continue to perform their regular duties if a strike occurs, mirroring engineers.
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U. P
Colorado
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Chicago
Gerrit Fort
E. E Calvin
Omaha
Calvin
Mexican meeting delayed by Brandeis commission refusal
Justice Brandeis will not serve on the joint Mexican American commission to settle difficulties, delaying the meeting indefinitely according to Foreign Secretary Aguilar.
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Brandeis
Aguilar
Austrian air raids near U.S. consulate in Venice
Austrian air raiders nearly hit the United States consulate at Venice with bombs exploding within 30 yards of the building. The attack endangered United States Consul B. Harvey Carroll and his staff as debris showered the area.
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U. & Consulate
United States
Venice
B. Harvey Carroll
Cruisers Leave Mexican Waters in Pacific Fleet Moves
U S Pacific fleet ships on patrol in Southern waters begin returning to U S ports as the Mexican situation eases. Brutus arrived Monday and Colorado Friday. Milwaukee Hull Hopkins Truxton Whipple Peeble Stewart and Paul Jones sail August 18 from La Paz to San Diego. The flagship San Diego with Admiral Caperton aboard arrives August 25, followed by most remaining vessels.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Brutus
Colorado
Milwaukee
Hull
Hopkins
Truxton
Whipple
Peeble
Stewart
Paul Jones
Lapaz
San Tiego
San Diego
William B. Caperton
Pro Rarly
Germany Proposes Territory Swap Over Romania Neutrality
The Evocha Bucharest newspapers report Germany offers territorial compensation to Romania in exchange for Romania's continued neutrality, with Austria-Hungary to bear the cost. The proposal signals Reich efforts to secure Balkan alignments amid regional tensions.
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Germany
Evocha
Bucharest
Romania
Austria-Hungary
Child Labor Bill Passed in Final House Vote
The legislature approved the long debated child labor bill after hours of debate. Supporters hailed the act as a step toward protecting young workers, while opponents warned of unintended economic impact.
Bill Clears House Without Debate as Senate Amendments Stand
The measure passed the House Friday without debate or a roll call. Senate amendments were accepted without change and now go to one president for final action.
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House
Senate
Deutschland Submarine Arrives Safely at Bremen
A private telegram from Geneva Frigay via Neue Zuriener Zeitung reports the German submarine Deutschland arrived safely Thursday at Bremen from the United States. A Norwegian captain in a steamship at Hampton Roads said he passed the Deutschland eight days out of the Virginia Capes, noting the sub was under full sail and took on a sailing ship in distress. The vessel had collapsible masts while at the Baltimore wharf.
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Geneva
German Crown Prince Frederick William Wounded at Verdun
According to a Paris Zurich message on Friday the German crown prince Frederick William, commanding Teuton forces in the Verdun sector, was wounded in the leg and head by a shell splinter and is in a hospital near Verdun.
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Frederick William
Teuton
Verdun
Ino Hospital
Paris
Zurich
Emperor Francis Joseph Turns 86 Amid Monarchy Celebrations
The 86th birthday of Emperor Francis Joseph was marked Friday across the dual monarchy with diplomats and prominent men sending felicitations. Born August 18, 1830, he became emperor of Austria December 2, 1848 and was crowned king of Hungary on June 8, 1867, ruling the empire for sixty seven years.
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Francis Joseph
Austria
Hungary
Philippines to send hospital ship to Moros
The Philippine government with the Rockefeller International Health Board plans a five year medical relief mission to the Sulu Archipelago home to about 200 000 Moros. Moros long resisted pacification by military means while famed Malay pirates have troubled northern Philippines.
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Philippines
International Health Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Sulu
Philippine Islands
Paris Fashions Face Postwar Restraints and Bold New Looks
Paris women and allied nationals have limited funds for clothing and resist fashion changes. Yet top couturiers expect to unveil radically different designs to preserve their trade with neutral nations, notably the United States.
Blacksmith Charles Burga Accused Of Narrow Spousal Support
In Sioux City, Charles Burga, a blacksmith, is alleged by his wife to have spent only a nickel on her in seven years. She says he once gave a dime for a ride to a park, then forced her to borrow another dime to repay him, in her petition for separate maintenance.
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Charles
Burga
Sioux City
Bomb Thrown on Seattle Docks During Longshoremen Strike
Violence flared on the Seattle waterfront as longshoremen's strike actions escalated on Friday. A bomb exploded on Pier D of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co tearing a 10 foot hole. nonunion workers narrowly escaped injury. A phosphorus bottle set a small fire on the roof but was quickly extinguished with little damage.
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Seattle Wash
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Philippine Bill Passed in Congress
A Philippine bill advancing decolonization passed the chamber and heads toward final approval with details continued on Page Three.
Remarkable One Day Free Clinic by United Doctors Specialist
One day only from 10 AM to 8 PM the United Doctors Specialist licensed in Pennsylvania offer free consultation and examination for chronic diseases. They claim non surgical, bloodless methods for conditions from stomach to nerves, with no charge beyond treatment costs and a pledge that treated individuals report results.
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United Doctors
State of
Pennsylvania
America
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Roosevelt trends for Wilson in Maine noted
In the News Dispatch excerpt Franklin Roosevelt then assistant secretary of the navy comments on a strong Wilson trend in Maine noting his three-year tenure assisting Josephus Daniels is seen as shaping such outlooks.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Navy
Wilson
Maine
News Dispatch
Josephus Daniels
Clarke amendment sinks despite Wilson and Garrison sacrifice
The Clarke amendment to the Philippines bill failed despite efforts by President Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of War Elihu Root, with Garrison’s defense of the policy not enough to avert defeat.
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Woodrow Wilson
Clarke
Philippines
Garrison
Scattle
Hughes Ex explosives hidden under hat during search
In a New York Sun item a Canadian soldier found explosives with Charles Evans Hughes during a motorcar search. The note says Hughes would use them on a western tour and that some of Wilson's policies would be blown up.
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James
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Hodgenville
Democratic Campaign Committee
Vances C. McCormick
National Committee
Mont Alto
Scout Cresson
Samuel G. Dixon
Cresson
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Deutschland
Warren
Struthers
Cape May
Wildwood
Ocean City
Angiesea
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Avalon
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Philadelphia
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