Citizen Army Awaits Mob of Miners
About 500 Logan county citizens stood armed in Logan to stop a march from Marmet toward Mingo county protesting martial law. Sheriff Don Chafin and authorities refused to discuss details while miners from Paint Creek and other coal regions gathered at Marmet awaiting state action to lift martial law and abolish private mine guards.
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Logan
W. Va
Logan County
Boone County
Don Chafin
Marmet
Minge County
Charleston
Mingo
Paint Creek
Abin Creek
West Virginia
Marrinet
Boone
Mingo County
Lens Creek
Morgan
Riots in India Kill Over 1000 in Malabar District
A Bombay dispatch reports more than 1,000 people killed in Malabar riots between Indian natives and British troops. White women and children are said to have died, with many border stations sacked. Indians control large areas as fighting continues near Bangalore.
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London
Malabar
Bombay
Bangalore
Bandits Loot Mail Train Near Denison
Two masked men aboard Missouri Kansas Texas train No 4 south of Denison halted the mail car as the north bound train passed Bells. They rifled several pouches and escaped with regular tall pouches and registered packages after signaling the train to stop about a mile south of Denison.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Denison
Standings of National and American Leagues on Green Diamond
The Brooklyn and Chicago clubs share 2 apiece in the National League while St Louis leads with 4 and New York has 5. Other NL teams include Boston 2 Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 2. In the American League Chicago 1 Philadelphia 6 Washington 9 Detroit 1 St Louis 7 Boston 2 Cleveland 15 New York 1.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Louis
Cleveland
Bt. Louis
Sovegies
Philadelpha
AMER
Louie Tet
Shell explosion kills two near Delaware ordnance depot
A blast near the Delaware ordnance reserve depot at Perkintown New Jersey killed two men and wounded two others. The explosion destroyed 32000 pounds of black powder and the Columbia Salvage company plant.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware Ordnance Reserve
Perkintown
N. J
Columbia Salvage Company
Ranger Made Chief Ranger
W H H Ranger of Toronto was elected supreme chief ranger of the Independent Order of Foresters by the supreme court. Frank E Hand of Los Angeles was elected supreme vice chief ranger, George E O Bailey of Antwerp New York supreme treasurer, Joseph D Clark of Dayton Ohio supreme counselor, and James M Baum of New York supreme confederate.
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Toronto
Ont
Ireland's Open Reply Keeps Peace Talks Open
Sinn Fein delivers its answer to Lloyd George at his London residence with envoys Art O'Brien R C Barton and Joseph McGrath in attendance. The note will not be published until further conferences. officials say negotiations continue and an opening remains for renewal of talks. Dublin reports the cabinet's reply preserves a path to extend the truce until an accord is reached. De Valera and his cabinet assisted in drafting the reply.
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London
Eng
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
Art O'Brien
Irish Self-Determination League
R. C. Barton
Joseph McGrath
Dublin
Irish Republican Cabinet
Ireland
Sinn Penn
Eamonn de Valera
Germany Signs Versaille Peace Treaty at Berlin Office
Berlin August 26 Five twenty PM the Germany United States peace treaty was signed in Foreign Minister Rosen's office. Ellis Loring Dresel American commissioner signed first then Rosen appended his seal amid cordial remarks. An Austrian treaty signing in Vienna was noted as mere coincidence with no prior notice. The report recalls the first Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia on September 5 1774.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Rosen
Wilhelmstrasse
Ellis Loring Dresel
Wos
Herr Rosen
Diesel
Congress of the
Vienna
Austria
Will Not Issue Beer Rules In Medcine Sale
Washington reports that Congress failing to pass the beer bill will not trigger beer regulations for medicine sales. Secretary of the Treasury Metcalf said regulations will be withheld until Congress reconvenes. He argued issuing regulations would create a temporary machine likely to be torn down soon and a waste of effort.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Washington
Metion
Loot Recovered in French Swindle Tops 75 Million Face Value
Federal authorities in Chicago expect to find worthless notes totaling at least 875,400,000 tied to Charles W. French and his circle. New disclosures span Cleveland Akron and Milwaukee as probes widen. losses and sales of paper notes surface through confessions and deposit-box memos.
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Chicago
Charlies W. French
French
Alva W. Shirshwan
Milwaukee
John V. Clinnin
Cleveland
Elmer Geriwer
Charles K. Strobel
Akron
Frenery
Bine Self
Gerber
Search for ZR-2 victims continues after wreck found
British and American officials probe the ZR-2 disaster with a focus on causes and parachute use while divers resume the body search at low tide. King George expresses deep grief as 17 U.S. and British personnel are listed among the deceased with a lone survivor reported.
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Admiralty
West Dean
Newton White
Black
ADMITS HE KILLED WIFE IN ILLINOIS CORNFIELD
Arthur Dorman confessed to murdering his wife Dora Dorin and burying her body in a cornfield near Granite City Illinois. The slain woman was later identified as Serena Gilland whose death had sparked a homicide inquiry a June prior. The teen son reported his father’s confession amid police statements and court actions.
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Granite City
Arthur Dorman
Dora Dorin
A. Cornfield
Cormield
Here
Serena Gillaand
Cincinnati
Thomas Gilland
Corbin
Public Funeral Planned for Airship Victims in Britain
London reports a probable large public funeral for American and British victims of the Hull ZR-2 disaster. The Air Ministry oversees investigations, with mourning sweeping England as families in Howden Hull Leeds and nearby towns feel the loss of crew and nine American spouses awaiting the crossing home.
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London
Hull
Air Ministry
All England
Howden
Leeds
England
America
Monarchist rally in Berlin stirs wartime echoes
Berlin crowds watched as thousands of veterans marched before General Luden dorf and other leaders at the old Berlin stadium. Count von Waldersee spoke starkly of revenge and a revived war spirit, urging training and unity against a foreign yoke.
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Berlin
Ludendorf
Eltel Friedrich
Count von Waldersee
von der Goltz
Flery
Germany
Rhine
Indictments Against Bakers Union Officials in Chicago
The Cook county grand jury returned nine indictments charging conspiracy against 44 officials of the bakers and confectioners union and hired men said to have been used to stir violence during the bakers strike. Each defendant faces bonds of 10 000 per indictment, totaling 90 000 per person and 7 920 000 in securities, a record bond demand in the criminal court.
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Chicago
Cook County
Grand Jury
Charles A. McDonald
Bakers and Confectioners
Bakers
Plan to enlarge American cemeteries in Europe outlined
Secretary Weeks approves a general plan to consolidate U S military dead into eight large memorial cemeteries in Europe. Cemeteries include St Mihiel 5001 graves Meuse Argonne 11000 Somme 3000 Aisne Marne 6000 Oise Aisne 6000 Suresnes Paris 1700 Brookwood England 678 Belgium 400 with detailed grave totals for each site.
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Europe
Weeks
War Department
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Somme
Aisne-Marne
Oise-Aisne
Suresness
Paris
Brookwood
England
Belgium
15 Years For Slaying Yank In South Dakota
Sioux Falls reports Frank Godalskis, alleged TW. Wi? well, sentenced to 15 years for complicity in the murder of Willam D. Henderson, an overseas veteran, at Wolsey on July 15. Gen James F Wade Dead in Ashtabula Ohio at 78 after 46 years in the Army.
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Frank Godalski
Sioux Falls
S. D
Frank Godalskis
Willam D. Henderson
Wolsey
James F. Wade
Ashtabula
Eral James P. Wade
Jefferson
Here
Tie
Payments proposed to Lafollette for 1917 18 contest fees
Washington reports the elections committee urges the senate to pay 5000 dollars to Senator Lafollette of Wisconsin to cover counsel fees and other expenses linked to his senate seat contest for 1917-18, after charges by the Minnesota Commission of Public Safety.
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Washington
Lafellette
Wisconsin
Minnesota Commisson of Public Safety
Senate
Bishop Lewis Dies After Illness and Infections
Sioux City Aug 26 Bishop Lewis of the Methodist Episcopal church died after a long illness from diabetes and infection caused by care tumors on his neck. He was sixty four years old.
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Sioux City
Lewis
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Emery Coll
West Here
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