Thirty Men Rescued From Submarine S-5 After Two Day Dunk
Rescue tale from the Atlantic details 30 officers and crew of submarine S-5 trapped for about thirty five hours beneath the sea, aided by a buoy with bell buzzer from General Goethals and grappling by the Alanthus. Air was pumped in and all were later aboard the steamer Alanthus with no injuries.
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Philadelphia
C. M. Cook
Farmington
Conn
General Goethals
Goethals
Alanthus
Navy
Daniels
Newport News
New York
Cook
Battle in King's Castle as guards clash at Balmoral
London dispatch reports a free for all amid Balmoral Castle walls. Irishmen servants of King George fought Scottish and English guards as the royal party rested in the growing dusk.
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King's Castle
Balmoral
London
George
Balmoral Castle
Irish castle workers clash ends with mediation
Eight Irish house servants were driven from the castle by overwhelming force. In the yard they were joined by stable men and forced to fight back indoors. The castle steward mediated and persuaded the opposing faction to retreat to their quarters.
Giant Caproni airship readied for transatlantic voyage
London reports the White Eagle airship is practically ready to depart Italy for the United States soon. The airship can carry 100 passengers and is a major aviation milestone of the time.
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Caproni
Italy
U. S
London
White Eagle
United States
City orders streetcar service or $500 daily fine
Atchison Kansas on September 4 an ordinance forced the street car company to resume service on its lines after a weeklong rainmen strike or face a daily forfeit of 500 dollars.
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Atchison, Kan
General favors death for mutiny ringleaders in Tingchow
In Peking Gen. Chang Tso ling calls for death for all 1,500 mutineers from Ting chow. He says only a dispute with the president, who preferred shooting the ringleaders, prevents carrying out the punishment.
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Peking
China
Tingchow
Chang Tso Ling
Another Los Angeles quake rocks outlying areas
A light earthquake shock was felt in outlying parts of Los Angeles on Friday with no damage reported.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Cox Opens Long Talking Trip In Michigan Speech Stream
Governor Cox a Democratic presidential candidate travels southern Michigan delivering three addresses. He rails against Republican contributions and Newberry case in linking corruption to politics and favors the League of Nations while attacking Senator Harding as a standpatter. He cites a Newberry plot as a national risk.
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Lansing
Mich
League of Nations
Cox
Michigan
Newberry
United States
Rotary Club
State Good Roads Association
Capitol
Senate
Harding
League
Hague
Zamora Bandit Threatens Captives as Ransom Rises
Mexican authorities report Jalisco bandit Pedro Zamora threatens to kill American Eb. C. Gardner and British subject W. B. Johnson held at Cuale on August 28. Gardners employer, Esperanza Misfiing Co, holds 50 000 ransom but cannot contact the outlaw. Federal troops pursue Zamora near the El Pana mountains in western Jalisco to secure release without paying cash.
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Mexico City
Pedro Zamora
Jalisco
Eb. C. Sandy” Gardner
W. B. Johnson
Zamora
Cuale
Guadalajara
Esperanza Misfiig Company
Gardner
United States
el Pana
Poland to Get New Note Urges Polish Armies Guarantee
Washington announces the department of state will dispatch a new note to Poland demanding an immediate guarantee regarding the Polish armies. The note signals U S intent to secure firm commitments on military and political guarantees amid ongoing postwar arrangements.
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Poland
Washington
Department of State
Wilson Seeks Unity on Russia Policy Amid Allied Assurances
President Wilson discussed the crisis with Secretary Gethy and Under Secretary Davis for over an hour. The draft stance favors preserving the former Russian empire's territorial integrity. England France and Italy offered informal assurances of full accord with U S policy.
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Poland
Wilson
Gethy
Davis
England
France
Italy
United States
Tigers Get Third Baseman For Detroit
Sedley Clayton, third baseman for the Durham Piedmont league team, has been sold to the Detroit Americans. He will not report until next spring.
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Tigers
Durham
Sedley Clayton
Detroit Americans
Stolen Train Found in Illinois After Cab Seizure
Chicago police recovered a freight train seized by about thirty men from the outlaw switchmen’s union on the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul tracks. Eleven suspects were arrested as raiders dragged the engineer and fireman from the cab and set the train in motion amid clashes with rail workers.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Kedzie Avenues
Switchmen’s Union
North Avenue
Division Street
Thomas White
Bert Zimpone
Cragin
Reds Agree to Meeting for a Truce and Resignations
Moscow reports M. Danishevsky resigns as head of the Russian delegation to negotiate an armistice with Poland. Adolph Abramowoicz Joffre named to lead talks at Brest-Litovsk. guarantees on communication and immunity eyed for Riga talks. Britain and Poland clash over terms while Warsaw rejects binding artificial borders. A Toledo man distributes $50 bills to newsboys in Chicago.
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Prince Sapieha
George Tchitcherin
Riga
M. Tehiteherin
Chicago
John Fay
Toledo
Madison
Market Streets
Bee Wee Cafe
Ohio
Central Station
British Miners' Strike Threatens European Industry
London reports the British Miners Federation issued strike notices lasting until September 25, risking widespread layoffs in Britain and plant shutdowns across Europe that could halt reconstruction in France and Italy. Miners seek coal price cuts to 3.40 per ton and a 40 cent shift wage increase, while owners and government reject the demand amid rising tensions.
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London
British Miners’ Federation
Great Britain
England
France
Italy
Robert Smillie
Sankey Commission
Wife of Cork Mayor Urges Intervention
The wife of Cork's mayor calls for intervention as her husband, imprisoned on hunger strike, nears death. She appeals to authorities and the public for help amid the critical health crisis.
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Cork
Mrs MacSwiney Demands End to Hunger Strike At Cork
Mrs Terence MacSwiney sends a cable to President Wilson urging him to press the English government to halt the hunger strike of Cork mayor Terence MacSwiney. She calls the action an outrage to civilization as he remains in a serious condition and near death.
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The
Evening Journal
London
England
Terence MacSwiney
Wilson
Cork
Ireland
Black Jack Johnson Enjoys Jail Life Night Ride Freedom
Chicago dispatch reports former world heavyweight champion Johnson, now a federal prisoner, eluded a reporter at Kane county jail in Geneva. Deputies allowed Johnson to train and entertain visitors during a prolonged stay labeled a picnic in custody as he trains for prize fights under various authorities.
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Chicago
Kane County
Geneva
Jack” Johnson
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Black Jack
Charles Nelson
Harding Meets Farm Groups and Reformists on Labor Day
Senator Harding spent Labor Day in Marion engaging with callers on his campaign. He met W. W. Marsh of the Civil Service Reform League and conferred with a committee of the national board of farm organizations led by Charles A. Lyman. He also continued talks with visitors on the League of Nations issue.
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Marion
Harding
W. W. Marsh
Civil Service Reform League of New York
National Board of Farm Organizations
Charles A. Lyman
League of Nations
California Governor in talks on Pacific coast Japanese issue
Gov. Stephens of California conferred with Secretary Colby at the state department over the Japanese situation on the Pacific coast. He declined to detail the talks but said reports from Tokyo of an imminent Japan United States agreement on naturalization and future immigration restrictions were unfounded.
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Gov. Stephens
California
Colby
State Department
Pacific Coast
Tokyo
Japan
United States
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