National Guard mobilization strains raise 687600 army plan
Washington reports a large manpower gap as 17 National Guard divisions require high strength and many reservists. Officials consider incomplete units, transfers to Guard, and localized regiments while reorganizing infantry for trench warfare. Baker notes figures unavailable and reports potential shortages in national army personnel.
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Captain Theiss Dies at Naval Hospital at 57
Washington news reports Captain Theiss United States navy who had been selected for promotion to rear admiral but failed the physical examination died at the naval hospital in Washington He was 57 a native of Germany and entered the naval academy from Wisconsin in 1878.
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Washington
Theiss
United States Navy
Selection Board
Naval
Germany
Naval Academy
Wisconsin
Frost Eases Threat on Major Corn Crop
Weather bureau reports indicate most of the chantry’s great corn crop has passed the danger point after a killing frost. Remaining corn in principal states will need 10 to 15 days of clear warm weather to mature.
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Washington
Chantry
Weather Bureau
New French Minister to Direct Foreign Missions
The French Ministry of Missions Abroad named M. Franklin Bouillon to lead the new post. Paul Painleve reforms the cabinet to fifteen titular ministries four Ministers of State and eleven under secretaries. Bouillon will handle matters from France’s missions now located in foreign countries.
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M. Franklin Bouillon
France
Paul Painleve
M. Bouillon
Miners Seek 25 Percent Wage Increase Amid Price Limits
Illinois Indiana Ohio and Western Pennsylvania coal miners press demands for about 25 percent wage hikes. Operators cite government bituminous coal price caps and risk mine suspensions. a joint scale sub committee will review the petitions with Dr. Garfield to be briefed by John P. White.
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Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
H. A. Garfield
Garfield
John P. White
United Mine Workers
Federal Trade Commission
Gronna Urged to Resign Amid War Policy Clash
In Grand Forks North Dakota on September 27 the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors adopted resolutions denouncing Senator A J Gronna and urging his resignation. The resolutions also call on Governor Lynn J Frazier to back the war effort and score Senator R M La Follette.
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Minot United Commercial Travelers Council
A. J. Gronna
Lynn J. Frazier
R. M. la Foliette
Bride 14-year-old seeks divorce in Atlanta case
Mrs. Annie Mae Young files for divorce from James N. Young claiming she was 14 when urged to marry him. She alleges cruelty at a farm home with sisters forcing hard field work she could not perform.
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Atlanta
Annie Mae Young
James N. Young
German U Boat Warfare Film Shown in Copenhagen
The German admiralty uses a propaganda film to renew public interest in submarine warfare. A film of a commerce destroying cruise is shown to demonstrate the effectiveness of U boats to the Danish audience in Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
German Envoy Knew U S War Plan Before Funding Case
Secretary Lansing disclosed that Count von Bernstorff knew Germany planned unrestricted submarine warfare before seeking money to influence Congress. He read the Zimmermann Telegram by Jan 19 and was informed the U S would remain neutral despite efforts to push policy.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Congress
State Department
Lansing
Count Bernstorff
Department of State
Count von Bernstart
Zimmerman
von Buxhardt
Mexico
United States of America
Berlin
Mayor Denies Conspiracy in Ward Five Killing
Philadelphia reports a general denial by Mayor Iboma B. Smith of conspiracy to murder in the ward five police death case. James Clark, tied to the “sun men,” was arrested after a confession is alleged, with District Attorney Rotan saying indictments point higher. New York arrests related to the fund case are cited.
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Philadelphia
Iboma B. Smith
Fifth Ward
James Clark
Rotan
New York
Clark
Pennsylvania
New York Assembly
Bananas Free After Harbor Accident In Boston
Thousands of banana bunches were given away in Boston after a refrigerating failure on the steamship bringing them. Two carloads went to Camp Devens, boatloads to the navy yard and naval reserve training station, and many more to local institutions. United Fruit urged condemnation but the city refused, prompting a feud with Mayor Currey over price manipulation. The company says it lost about 50000 dollars and will spend about 5099 more distributing the fruit.
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Boston
Camp Devons
National Army
Ayer
Navy Yard
Naval Reserve
United Fruit Company
Currey
Herbert
Mexican papers banned for public morality reasons
Mexico City ordered about ten newspapers to stop publishing at the request of the Procurator General and police chief. Many papers had been anti-American and pro-German. editors’ personal attacks and scurrilous language are cited as the likely cause.
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Mexico City
de la Mata
General de la Garza
la Defensa
la Redencion
Hit Anesthetic Charity Letter Claims Debunked
Washington reports letters sent to government employees asking for funds to buy anesthetics for Allied use have been labeled as false by the committee on public information. The letters claimed wartime anesthetic shortages forced operations without relief, a claim denied by British and French officials.
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Washington
Seeveral
Committee On Public Information
Chicago's First Girl Dies in Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports the death and burial of Mrs. Eleanor Keenan 85, noted as Chicago's first white child born in the city and once praised by Abraham Lincoln in her youth.
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Chicago
Eleanor Keenan
Abraham Lincoln
Cows Displace Orchards in Ottawa County
Port Clinton Ohio September 27 After the Oak Harbor milk condensing plant opens a new dairy industry grows in Ottawa County converting peach orchards in the west end to dairy. Farmers have agreed to keep 1655 cows feeding the condensers 60000 pounds daily. Maple Grove farmer P K Tadsen has removed 2000 peach trees.
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Port Clinton
Oak Harbor
Ottawa County
P. K. Tadsen
Maple Grove
President Wilson to review Thomas Mooney case
President Wilson asked Attorney General Gregory to review the Thomas Mooney murder case in San Francisco following labor leaders appeals. The White House gave no opinion, sending the matter to the legal branch for consideration as labor support continues.
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U. S
Fis Mooney
Washington
Wilson
Gregory
Thomas Mooney
San Francisco
Mirdar
White House
McGury
British Striking Hard in Flanders Front
Field Marshal Haig directs renewed British thrusts across a six mile front in Flanders with gains near Zonnebeke and near the Ostend railway line. German defenders fight stoutly as Italian air forces bomb targets behind the lines and Ostend is shelled by British naval forces. Verdun and Champagne remain active with heavy artillery duels and renewed bombardments.
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Flanders
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Rupprecht
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Laig
Zonnebeke
Witch Village
Ostend
Roulers
Aix
Lille
Mied Warshal Haig
Zeebrugge
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Belgium
Washington publishers gain access to records on newsprint deal
The Federal Trade Commission announced it will share all records and correspondence from the March newsprint price agreement with publishers. Some manufacturers declined to honor the deal after the government blocked grand jury actions in New York over alleged antitrust violations. Publishers who signed the pact have questioned their rights, and the commission said publishers may judge their next steps.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Whihh
New York
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