Repression in Ireland Sparks Fresh Outcry Across Provinces
London reports detail Sinn Fein ban enforcement as Dublin Castle expands a campaign of repression to Clare Tipperary Kerry Cork and Limerick. P O Connor denounces British policy as driving Ireland to an inferno while Sinn Fein activists face trial for illegal drilling and assembling amid increased troop presence.
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London
Ireland
Sinn Fein
County Clare
Sackville ‘Street
Clare
Dublin Castle
Tipperary
Kerry
Cork
Limerick
Tyrone
Sinn
Sinn Fenners
Clar
Barrett
Uprising Trial Cited Amid Arms Shortage and Sinn Fein Tension
Report notes troops confront Sinn Fein threats as shortages of arms keep down the danger of an uprising. Observers caution over potential violence while authorities monitor developments and public order remains fragile.
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Sinn Feiners
War contracts still awaiting liquidation run into billions
Records show war contracts not yet liquidated total over two billion dollars though 80 percent of emergency commitments have been settled. Payments of about 326 million dollars will be needed to settle the remainder. Army reclamation service saved the government 62.286 million. Principal items included clothing equipment with over 20 million shoes hats and uniforms going through repair for final reissue. Stable refuse sold for 323 thousand and camp farm products brought 121 thousand.
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Washington
Army Reclamation Service
Germany defies orders over Letvia and keeps troops
Berlin reports Germany refuses to recall General Von der Goltz and says Letvia evacuation proceeds as planned. Berlin warns allies against hasty withdrawal. German volunteers resent Lettish citizenship delays. Coal shortage looms with 100 million tons due to strikes. Fehling warns of bolshevism rise. Erzberger vows to stay in office while supported by the assembly.
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Berlin
Germany
von der Goltz
Gough
Baltic
Ulimea
Letivia
Latvia
Walther Fehling
Hawkurs
Confesses He Killed Man in Wisconsin Jealous Plot
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin on August 18 Jake Herman thirty five and married confessed to murdering Benjamin Zueike near Oakland Wednesday night. He said jealousy over Zueike's attentions to Myrtle Weigert motivated the attack and that he struck the victim with a fist and later with an iron wedge after waiting as he left the house.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Benjamin Zueike
Oakland
Jake Herman
Herman
Zuelke
Myrtle Weigert
Train Kills Family of Eight in Pennsylvania Crash
Seven members of the John Trainor family of Cleveland along with a relative were killed when a New York Central passenger train struck their automobile at a garage crossing near West Springfield, Pennsylvania, as they were returning from Erie.
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New York Central
Ohio
Cleveland, C
John Trainor
Cleveland
West Springfielt
Erie
Mexican Envoys Named For Frontier Question Talks
Mexico City reports the senate named a three member committee to confer at the frontier with the U S Senate committee to investigate the Mexican Question.
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Mexico City
Senate
United States Senate
Ordnance Sent to U S Border Fort Bliss Depot Receives Heavy War Stores
El Paso dispatch reports Fort Bliss in Texas receiving large quantities of war materiel for U S defense. The Fort builds a major depot with 96 heavy tanks, artillery trailers, and radiating British type guns. Eighty-second Regiment and supporting units prepare for deployment as storage and repair facilities expand. A Brownsville report notes increased border concentration amid Mexican tensions.
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Paso
Tex
United States
Fort Bliss
Europe
Port Bilas
Orgal
Biss
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Wartime Pensions Debate and Economic Strain Cited
The speaker argued that pensions were being withheld from workers who must defend part of their salaries. He rejected the idea of a forced loan as economically impossible and warned that Allied possession of Germany's industry would trigger widespread distress.
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Germany
Berlin to Import U S Coal
Berlin reports the German government plans to import American coal to sustain industry. Minister of Food Dr Schmidt announced in Weimar that imports will rise from 40 000 to 21 000 000 tons under allies’ terms to keep German industry operating.
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Berlin
Germany
Doctor Schimidt
Weimar
Seven Die in Train Collision Near Paris
Seven people were killed and 34 injured when an express train traveling from Paris to Nancy and Strasbourg collided with a troop train. Emergency teams rushed to the scene as authorities investigated the cause of the crash.
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France
Paris
Nancy
Strassburg
Shopmen to See General Manager in Washington Talks
Chicago officials report that after workers return to duty the national wage agreement committee will confer with Mr. Hines on the disputed wage adjustments. J D Sanders notes the conference is expected Tuesday as most shopmen resume work with only a local Bloomington strike lingering. Proposed raises range from 5 to 68 cents per hour across trades including machinists boilermakers and black smiths.
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Chicago
J. D. Sanders
Chicago District Council of the Nations Brotherhood of Reilroad
National Agreement Committee
Hines
Bow
Sanders
Railroad Administration
Bloomington
Locon Olive
Prussian Officers Appeal to Holland Over Kaiser Surrender
Washington reports the full text of a Prussian army and German navy appeal to Queen Wilhelmina and the Dutch States General. They urge Holland not to surrender the German emperor and king of Prussia to the Entente, invoking old ties and German loyalty.
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Netherlands
Washington
William Hoehenzollern
Berlin
Prussia
Imperial Navy
States General
Entente
Houses
Orange
Hohenzollern
Holland
Births Reach 1 353 792 In 1917 Nation Wide
Complete statistics for 1917 show 1 353 792 babies born in birth registration area states. The birth rate exceeded the death rate by 74.4 percent. Infant mortality was 93.8 per thousand with 9.38 percent of births dying. Death rate for all ages and causes was 13.7 white and 22.5 among negroes.
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Washington
Aus
United States Public Health Reports
Kiel to Move Private Vessel Work to Wilhelmshaven
A Kiel telegram reports naval work at the Kiel dockyards will shift to Wilhelmshaven dockyard. The Kiel yard will be used exclusively for private work.
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Wilthelmshaven
Berlin
Kiel
Neuwe Berliner Zeitung
Wilhhelmshaven
New York Car Men Walk Out Sunday
Rainy city faced a broad strike as all Interborough subway and elevated workers began a Sunday morning walkout. Jitneys surged, surface lines ran near normal but crowded, and crowds gathered at terminals amid orderly but tense streets.
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New York
Interborough
Third Avenue
U S Flyers Move Prompt Release Action
A brief note indicates the United States is pursuing a swift action to release U S flyers. Details on scope or timeline are not provided.
Grave ransom demand from Mexican bandits for two American aviators
The American ambassador in Mexico City was asked to press the Mexican government for immediate action to secure the release of two U S aviators held by bandits for ransom. The State Department warned of grave consequences if the threats are carried out and full cooperation is expected to prevent harm.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D.C
Aonig
Mexico City
United States
State Department
Ramsom Money Ready for Release of Airmen in Texas
Authorization for payment of 15000.00 ramsom for the release of Davis Peterson two American airmen was received at Marfa Texas. The money will be delivered today to the bandits’ agent near Candereria Texas.
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Evening Journal
Marfa
Texas
Davis Peterson
Candereria
Association Opposes Brotherhood in Rail Strike Debate
A regional association argued for taking trains out to pressure the Brotherhood while voicing strong opposition to the labor union's tactics. The dispute centers on transit disruption and broader labor relations policy.
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Ed Association
Brotherhood
Royalist Works as Laborer in Hungary’s Bela Kun Era
Archduke Joseph, head of the Hungarian government, recounts his need to hide with his two sons and eldest daughter during the Bela Kun regime. He says he earned a living by working for peasants, cutting thread and plowing. Later he fell and gained permission to reoccupy his castle under Kun’s agents’ surveillance.
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Milan
Archduke Joseph
Il Corriere Della Bera
Budapest
Bela Nun
Hungary
Kun
Labor backs actors strike in Chicago federation vote
The Chicago Federation of Labor delegates endorsed the actors strike. Secretary Edward N. Nockels reported his work for the actors and moved to place the federation's stamp of approval on his actions. The vote was unanimous.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Tabor
Edward N. Nockels
Frozen hog in storage tied to 25 year claim
Detroit agents report at a storage plant a frozen hog said to have been stored 25 years. Officials doubt the claim and plan further investigation into the matter as they review storage records and storage conditions.
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U. S
Detroit
Mich
Department of Justice
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Mexico
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