Slayer Is Bound to Farmer Under County Decision
J M Slaughter, convict in the Weaver murder, is hired out by Rockingham commissioners for two years to A L Flinch a tobacco planter. Slaughter leaves with his employer who will pay the county 435 dollars before the term ends. Mrs Slaughter's bid was rejected to avoid him living at home during punishment. The British submarine B 22 reportedly sank a Nassau class German battleship after torpedo attacks, with four Nassau class ships listed as Posen Rhein land Westfalen Nassau, each about 18 602 tons, 451 feet long, crew of 960, armed with twelve 11 inch guns.
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J. M. Slaughter
Thomas Weaver
Rockingham
A. L. Flinch
Slaughter
Draper
Admiralty
Iere
Posen
Rheinland
Westfalen
Nassau
Samuel G. Dixon
Heagh
Greek King Guards Tight as Greece Prepares Election
Royalist tensions rise in Greece with King Constantine under constant guard. A brigade blocks road access between the summer villa at Tatoi and Athens and mounted police patrols enforce permits.
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Greece
Constantine
Tatoi
Athens
Yacht Drifter Cut In Two By French Liner Lafayette
In Ambrose channel the large French liner Lafayette struck and split the sloop yacht Drifter. Five people aboard survived a chaotic wreck scene as the big bow struck and the engine stalled. A. S. Meeker, Wall Street lawyer and owner, steered the yacht. his wife and guests Harold Haas, Harry, and Malcolm Knox were among those aboard.
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Lafayette
Ambrose Channel
A. S. Meeker
Wall Street
Harold Haas
Gon
Harry
Malcolm Knox
Wilson vows veto if immigration bill reaches him again
President Wilson announced on Tuesday he will veto the immigration bill if it reaches his desk again. Shortly after, the Senate voted 92 to 28 to proceed immediately with the revenue bill, a move seen as delaying the immigration bill until December.
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Wilson
Senate
American Employee Released by Mexican Authorities
Consul General Rodgers in Mexico City reported to the State Department that H. A. Dunn, an American employee of an electric light plant, has been released by the authorities after several weeks of detention on a charge of selling dynamite to Zapatistas.
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Mexico
State Department
H. A. Dunn
Mexico City
Dunn
Zapatistas
Doctor Kills Self and Shoots Wife in Arkansas Tragedy
Dr. T. T. Matlock, 35, a prominent Delark family member, shot his wife and then killed himself late Monday after a quarrel. The wife is not expected to survive, with three young children as witnesses to the incident.
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T. T. Matlock
Delark
Ark
Car Dies in Bridge Collapse Near Grandby
Grandby Mo. mine operator B C Petty was killed and companion Robert Paterson badly injured when Petty lost control of his car. The vehicle crashed through a bridge rail over Shoal Creek and plunged 20 feet into the water below.
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B. C. Petty
Grandby
Robert Paterson
Petty
Shoal Creek
Explosion in England Kills 20 at Ammunition Plant
An explosion at a Yorkshire ammunition plant on Monday killed twenty people and left many missing. Dr. Addison of the ministry of munitions announced the toll and recovery efforts in Cayamons.
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England
Yorkshire
Addison
Ministry of Munitions
U S Warns Turkey Over Armenian Massacre Risk in Persia
The American embassy in Constantinople was told by the State Department on Tuesday to press the Porte on behalf of Armenians facing threat from Turkish advances in Persia. The démarche urges Turkey not to repeat mass killings and warns of past events in Asia Minor.
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State Department
Porte
Persia
Turkey
Asia Minor
Army Bill Repassed by House After Wilson Veto
The House Tuesday repassed the army bill without the revised articles of war that President Wilson objected to. The Senate is expected to accept it later. Wilson vetoed the bill over those revision portions.
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Wilson
Senate
Candy Barred from Women’s National Service Camp
An official ruling bars Candy from the National Service School Camp where 150 women receive military instruction. More than a hundred pounds were sent back to the sender. The women requested a camp manicure and hairdresser.
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National Service School
Secretary of State Probes Panama Land Concession From Valdes Era
Secretary of State Lansing admits an investigation into charges that Panamanian president elect Roman Valdes helped secure a land grant of about 60 000 acres to Fernandez a Havana agent for Japanese silk firms. The grant on Panama’s Atlantic coast opposite San Miguel Bay Pacific side prompts questions on Fernandez's Japanese concessions and possible naval base significance amid potential non recognition of Valdes due to election frauds and coercion.
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Roman Valdes
Panama
Fernandez
United States
Valdes
Havana
Atlantic Seaboard
San Miguel Bay
Pacific
President to Stay in Jersey at Shadow Lawn
President Wilson plans to spend most of September and October at Shadow Lawn in New Jersey. Removal of White House furniture to Asbury Park quarters for clerks began Monday and nearly the entire office staff will accompany him. Albania in State of Revolt. Albania reportedly in revolt with bands overrunning the country exploiting Austrian weakness. Five killed in Explosion. A boiler explosion at Harlem Morris Manufacturing in Jackson Tennessee killed at least five and injured many.
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Wilson
Shadow Lawn
White House
New Jersey
Asbury Park
Albania
Harlem Morris Manufacturing Company
Jackson, Tenn
Carnegie in poor health at Bar Harbor cruise ends
Andrew Carnegie arrived by yacht at Bar Harbor Maine in feeble condition difficult to walk without support. He admitted not being sick but feeling very tired after a cruise aboard the Surf from Noroton Point Connecticut and said he would rest.
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Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Bar Harbor
Noreton Point
Conn
Asquith Defends British War Aims in Commons
Premier Asquith asserted in the House of Commons that Germany shows no readiness for peace on acceptable terms and that entente powers were not pressured by Britain. He denied any terms offered and rejected claims of allied coercion.
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Asquith
Germany
House of Commons
Great
Whale Captured in Galveston After Gulf Storm
A 32 ton whale, 60 feet long, washed ashore by last week’s hurricane, was captured Thursday by two fishermen in Galveston. The exhausted creature had battered itself on rocks. Hundreds of sharks gathered in Galveston Bay for the aftermath.
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Galveston
Galveston Bay
Polar vessel Great Bear wrecked near Bering Sea
A U S Coast Guard wireless reports the polar schooner Great Bear led by John Borden and Capt Louis Lane was wrecked August 10 on a rock in the Bering Sea. The party landed on St Mathew s Island and lived fifteen days with tents and provisions before being rescued by the McCulloch. Borden and his party were taken aboard and the vessel began returning toward Nome.
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United States Coast Guard
McCulloch
Seattle
John Borden
Chicago
Louis Lane
Pinnacle Rock
Bering Sex
St. Mathew’s Island
Woman Arrives in St. Louis After Siberian Journey
Mrs. Caschir Winogradoff reached St. Louis last Monday after a two month voyage from Petrograd Russia. She traveled across Russia and Siberia before continuing toward America, completing a long eastward crossing.
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Petrograd
Caschir Winogradoff
St. Louis
Petrogad
Russia
America
Siberia
Young traveler from Manchuria to visit parents in Russia
A 24 year old woman named Mrs Winognadoff spent nine days aboard a train on the Trans Siberian Railway crossing through Russia in Asia. She plans to stay a year to visit her parents whom she has not seen for eight years and pursue concert work during her stay.
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Manchuria
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Russia
Asia
Strike ends in tragedy as worker hangs self in St Louis area
Frank Mochochet, 40, a St Louis packing plant employee affected by a strike, hanged himself in the attic of his home at 4865 Hanover Avenue, St Louis County, Friday night. His wife blamed despondency over unemployment for the death, noting he had brooded over the strike in recent days.
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Frank Mochochet
St. Louis
Hanover Avenue
St. Louis County
United States Inaugurates Soldier Transition Support Plan
A new program modeled on Britain's system offers employment for retiring soldiers. Advertised by Adjt. Gen. McCain, the pamphlet lists states for applications and numerous positions available to former service members.
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United States
Adjt
McCain
Navy war game ends with ships destroyed off Scotland
U S defending fleet claims victory in a Saturday battle off Scotland Light ship Sandy Hook. Nevada and Texas battleships and Wadsworth Tucker destroyers of the enemy were destroyed, while Bir mingham Benham and other blue fleet ships were also listed as destroyed. Umpires report Admiral Mayo's fleet destroyed the defending squadron under Rear Admiral Helm, and an invading force was launched on Long Island shores.
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Scotland
Sandy Hook
Nevada
Texas
Wadsworth
Tucker
Birmingham
Benham
Mayo
Fanning
Balch
Girl 8 Years Old Inherits Greek Estate Inheritance Battle
Frances Riley, 8 of St. Louis, learns she will inherit her grandmother’s estate near Athens worth several hundred thousand dollars. John Isabadrote and her stepmother Mrs. J M Riley plan custody fight. Detectives tracing the girl say she was placed in Isabadrote’s care by her father weeks ago in San Antonio.
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Frances Riley
St. Louis
Athens
Greece
John Isabadrote
J. M. Riley
Labadrote
San Antonio
Romania Boosts Army Fund by 200 Million Francs
By decree the Romanian Council of Ministers increases the extraordinary army credit to 600 million francs from 400 million. A telegram from Bucharest received in Amsterdam Saturday confirms the action.
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Romania
Romanian Council of Ministers
Amsterdam
Bucharest
Rights of American citizens extend beyond coast lines
Fragmented OCR text quotes a speech by Mr. Hughes on American citizenship and its protections, emphasizing pride and the duty to defend rights beyond borders. The readable parts form a coarse, historic-styled reflection on national identity and citizenship.
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Americy
Celine Nity
Mr. Hughes
Can Any Man of Thirty Five Be Heart Whole and Fancy Free
A 1916 essay argues men reach 35 without romance are unhappy. It says lifelong bachelorism isolates a man, as wives and family provide companionship and purpose. The piece urges early marriage and cautions against lingering heart-free stance.
Question Graze Seizes The G O P String Of Interrogations
A collection of satirical questions from the New York Sun targets Wilson era policy. It mocks free trade, tariffs, preparedness, Philippines policy, Carranza, and political figures while urging readers to reveal opinions on domestic and foreign issues.
Playwright Mackaye Denies Signing Authors Letter
Percy Mackaye, named as a signer of the authors letter attacking Charles E Hughes, says he did not sign it and learned of it only after publication. Republican headquarters report Hughes and staff had not seen the letter prior to its print appearance.
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Percy Mackaye
Republican National
Charles E. Hughes
Wilson
Hughes
Mackaye
New York Herald
Republican
Hughes Speech Highlights Demand for Fiscal Restraint and Border Readiness
The speech criticizes Democrat excess and pork spending, argues for a vitalized government, and calls for firm assertiveness on national rights and border preparedness. It urges practical action over high sounding rhetoric and stresses fore sight in policy.
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