Fath Company Quits Bridge Work Over Payment War
The Charles Fath Company halted work on the Warren County bridge last Friday over unpaid claims. Charles Fath, its president, said the firm would not resume until owed funds are paid, blaming disputed openings and costs on an engineer. He pledged court action if necessary and warned no money would remain in Warren County.
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Charles Fath
Mr. Fath
Warren
Waren
Cherry Street
Toledo
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Whitlock
Pat
Fath
Pier No 1
Path
War Department
Siggins
D. U. la
Episcopalians Seek Omission of Obey in Marriage Rite
The Protestant Episcopal General Convention debates changes to the marriage service. A minority report proposes removing the word obey and altering other phrases to reflect modern views. The House of Deputies returns changes to the prayer book committee for review, with revisions anticipated over three years. The convention also discusses clergy pensions.
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St Louis
St. Louis
Joint
Commission On Common Prayer
House of Deputies
Protestant Episcopal General Convention
Committee On
Isaac
Rebecca
William Lawrence
Massachusetts
Villa Promises to Return and Lead 3000 Men in New Movement
Reports from northern Mexico and El Paso say Villa will rejoin the field as commander in a Cientifico led movement to oust Carranza. Dr Romanoff, who has guided Villa since the Columbus raid, says Villa seeks no political power and will depart Mexico after Carranza is toppled, with 3000 picked troops ready.
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Isco Villa
Cinetificos
Romanoff
Villa
Cusi
Chihuahua City
Cientifico
Mexico
el Paso
Peace on Old Basis Is Plea for Settlement
In a Reichstag speech August Scheidemann, socialist leader, argued peace demands must keep French, Belgian, and German spheres distinct and warned talks with Briand and Lloyd George were failing. He claimed bread is dear in England and more than a million English schoolchildren are underfed while French censorship hides a potential peace without bloodshed.
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Germany
Reichstag
August Scheidemann
Briand
Lloyd-George
Herr Scheidemann
England
France
Carranza vows new press against Villa with full forces
General Carranza announces a vigorous campaign against Villa using all available troops. American and Mexican commissioners discuss frontier peace plans and a possible withdrawal of U S troops from Chihuahua while awaiting signs of effective Mexican governance.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Carranza
Villa
Chihuahua
Berder
Hughes Strength in Electoral College Doubtful States Chart
Analysis shows 531 electoral votes with 266 to win. Hughes holds 210 in 21 states, Wilson 149 in 13 states, 172 votes in 14 doubtful states. Hughes needs 56 of those 172 to claim victory, while Wilson must secure 117.
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Wilson
Hughes
New York
Wilson Hughes
Maine
New Hampshire
Esese Rere
Pennsylvania
Pepo
Rhode Island
Helaware
Michigan
Thor
Anna
JoWa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
BRT
Nate Ee
Wyoming
Washington
California
Wilson States
Virginia
Kentucky
Norgane
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
S- Penne
Mississippi
Romie Oleae
Tennessee
Waas
New Jersey
Maryland
West Virginia
Indiana
Missouri
Nebraska
Gialorado
Khee
New Mexico
Avicona Wesce
Eeeor
Montana
Anne G Wiscansi
Bridge Worker Fined for Shooting Revolver
Donald Dougherty, a bridge sub-foreman, was fined $6 and costs for disturbing the peace after firing a revolver on Monday near the YMCA Building. No injuries or damage were reported.
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Donald Dougherty
Doughety
South Side
Roumanians Halt German Advance Across Front
Rumanians claim to have halted the Teutonic advance along the border with heavy losses inflicted on attackers. French gains reported north and south of the Somme with Sailly-Sailleisel and surrounding lines in Allied hands. In the Balkans Macedonian fighting continues as Greek public unrest and entente marines in Athens and Piraeus draw attention. An Athens meeting pleas for American aid to prevent subjugation of those seeking freedom.
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London
Oct
Berlin
Vienna
Bucharest
Ferdinand
Galicia
Lutsk
Volhynia
Nicholas
Carpathians
Petrograd
Somme
Sailly- Sailleisel
la Maisonnette
Biaches
Thiepval
Gueudecourt
Butte de Warlencourt
London War Office
Macedonia
Trentino
Desmagnon
Riote
Mount Pasubio
Greece
Piraeus
Athens
Fashiuter
Washington
Earliest Cold Storage in History Mentioned by Macaulay
The London Spectator notes Macaulay’s reference to 1626 when a man tried stuffing a fowl with snow to keep it from putrefying and died from the cold while carrying out the experiment. It cites Siberian mammoths preserved in ice as ancient evidence of cold handling of meat and asks if Romans knew of cold storage.
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Macaulay
Lord Bacon
Siberia
London Spectator
Fat Men Popular in Japan
A Wide World Magazine piece explains that unlike the West, Japan esteems extreme weight. A man who weighs 300 pounds as a sign of strength and agility is viewed as a potential hero, with wrestlers reaching 400 to 475 pounds. Wrestling dominates as a national passion and generates large gate receipts.
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Japan
Wide World Magazine
Willing to Be an Ex Convict Joke
An attorney and a judge discuss a young man with ambition to become an ex convict. The man is described as a life term inmate in the penitentiary as the punchline.
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San Francisco Chronicle
U S Notes Reply On Submarine Ban Policy
The United States rejects an allied push to ban belligerent submarines from neutral ports and asserts it will treat war or merchant submarines in American waters by its own judgment. It notes no applicable new circumstances and preserves traditional neutrality principles.
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United States
France
Russia
Japan
Great Britaan
American
Ended Life Rather Than Lose Her Mind
Mrs Helen Lewis 60 wife of Colonel S C Lewis shot herself at 1434 Liberty Street Franklin on a Wednesday morning despondent over losing her mind. The body found on the third floor by servant Carl Ulrich. Husband, physician, and daughter Mrs S G Allen of New York were notified. The note mentions Mrs Allen as wife of Samuel G Allen and sister of William H Allen.
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Franklin
Helen Lewis
S. C. Lewis
Liberty Street
Carl Ulrich
Lewis
Colonel Lewis
Wanango County
Orren C. Allen
William H. Allen
Warren
New York
Mail
Sheffield Glass Co Sub on Bottle Contract
The Sheffield Glass Bottle Company of Sheffield Pennsylvania filed suit in Buffalo against the Du Belle Grape Juice company of Rochester seeking 4385 dollars and 26 cents as due on a bottle contract.
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Sheffield Glass CO
Sheffield Glass Bottle Company
Sheffield
Buffalo
United States District Court
du Belle Grape Juice Company
Rochester
Central Powers See No Peace Plan Yet Despite Struggles
Vienna and Berlin face continued war weariness as central powers resist concessions while fearing Entente terms. Officials cite Russian offensives and Somme stalemate. rumors point to a future eastern campaign and potential peace only if the Entente yields substantive gains.
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Vienna
Europe
Berlin
Austria- Hungary
Germany
Somme
Bukowina
Galicia
Roumania
Sarrail
Saloniki
Poland
Belgium
Sevara
Entente
Rey
France
Russia
Isonzo
Arsiero
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Leon
New Revolutionary Force
Outlaw
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MIM
Rusia
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