Leipzig at U S Port Port of call and British cruiser off coast
The German cruiser Leipzig entered San Francisco Bay for coal with customs processing delayed until tomorrow The Algerine reported by Cape Mendocino as the only British warship in the area conversations with the Beaver noted possible German radar and radio contact off the coast The Navy evaluates the threat to the British trade route through Suez and from British Columbia to San Francisco while coaling ships remain in port and several vessels await clearance.
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Kaiser
Pacific Coast
England
British Columbia
Suez Canal
San Francisco
Leipzig
Franz Bopp
Paluall
Island of
Savalt Forman
Algerine
Cape Mendocino
Pom
Beaver
Portland
Mucan
United States
Searle Wash
Esquimalt
Vn Naval Statun
Halnhow
Cape Flattery
Perth Gagie
Great Britainia
Puget Mid
Finland
War Bar to Extradition for New York Detectives
Three New York detectives Summers Collins and Mottola left for Europe to secure the extradition of indicted suspects Ward Rulainger and Horner from Paris for jewelry theft. The State Department has cabled that Summers and Collins are to return, with Paris police aiding until the war ends. Mottola will be sent back alone after arresting Co-Narn in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Faria
State Department
Washington
Extra- Hutson
Michael J. Summers
Michael Collins
Paris
Joe Rulainger
Antoinette Horner
Otto Mottola
London
Joseph Co- Narn
Wea
Mottola
Resinol cures eczema in its worst form says Mrs Cole
Mrs Phebe Cole of Walnut Street West Bay City Michigan describes a three month ordeal with a severe facial eczema. She attributes full recovery to Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap after trying prescriptions and creams with no success. She notes smooth clear skin and urges trial offers from Dept 29 F Resinol Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phebe Cole
Walnut St
West Bay City
Hour of the decisive clash on Lorraine front nears
Dispatches warn a general clash will soon erupt along the Lorraine front as French and German forces engage from Agincourt to the Franco Belgian frontier. Cadres describe cavalry led recon, anticipated movements, and Liège fortresses buying time for a French Belgian junction.
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New York
Courrier Des Etats Unis
Lorraine
Agincourt
Nancy
Belgium
France
Flinders
Sambre
Oise
Meuse
Liege
Rumors Swirl Over Sunken German Cruiser Sighting
Reports claim a German cruiser was sunk and detonations heard off New England while residents of Isles of Shoals and York Me across the coast report loud mortar fire. Naval operators doubt the flash message while theories spread on why British officers would mention a decisive victory in brief coded terms.
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York
Isle of Shorts
New England
Brazil approves paper money emission and moratorium
Rio Janeiro reports both chambers of Congress approved 300 000 cantes of new paper money. 200 000 cantos fund treasury creditors and are convertible with 10 percent of customs duties allocated. The remaining 100 000 assist banks with interest payable and repurchase by December, with an eight day moratorium declared and extendable for four months.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
American Held as Spy Freed
Halifax Nova Scotia August 12 John L Ferguson an American citizen arrested at Mahone Bay yesterday on suspicions of being a spy has been released It was shown Ferguson worked mapping Nova Scotia for the government He comes from Spokane Washington and is a Dartmouth College undergraduate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Nova Scotia
John L. Ferguson
Mahoné Bay
Ferguson
Spokane
Wash
Dartmouth College
Three Boy Scouts Drowned Near Toledo Lake
In Toledo Ohio last night James B. Ecker 38 a scoutmaster and Glenwood Albert 1 and John Graves 16 boy scouts drowned in Lake Efile thirteen miles from Toledo as fifty swimmers gathered after camp was pitched. Ecker and Albert drowned while rescuing a small boy.
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Toledo
Ohio
James B. Ecker
Glenwood Albert
John Graves
Lake Efile
Ecker
Albert
Big Battles On This Date Through History
On this date in history several battles and events are noted. The list includes actions such as 1821 a fleet incident on the lake of Mexico, 1704 Blenheim victory by French and Hevarians over Erie Usk and Austrians, 1762 British capture Hahena, 1775 British attack on Gloucester Mann, 813 Captain Porter forcing British to strike colors, 1861 British official talks with the Confederacy over privateering, 1875 Berlin treaty ratification, and 1898 Spaniards overpowering American forces.
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Blenheim
Erie
Usk
Hahena
Gloucester
Mann
David Porter
Kanex
Washington
Hulan
Turkey
Ships sail and wartime maritime chatter dominates New York to Europe
New York reports one ship sailed for Europe the Frederick VIII with 250 passengers to Copenhagen while the Potsdam from Boulogne arrived with 500 plus passengers including many American refugees. Ansonia from Glasgow and Moville and the Danube from the West Indies bring crews and news amid martial law in Kingston. The Sagamore heads to Liverpool with grain as a British warship and a possible German vessel are sighted near Boone Island.
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Potsdam
Boulogne
Ansonia
Slasgow
Rochambeau
Ffrance
Danube
West -Indies
Jamaica
New York
Europe
Frederick VIII
Copenhagen
Home Office
Paris
la Lorraine
Havre
Buge
Julius P. Meyer
Hamburg-American Line
Glaa- Bow
Moville
West Indies
Antilla
Cuba
Plunkett
Kingston
Ambassador Gerard Going to Amsterdam
London August 13 Morning Post reports James W. Gerard American ambassador to Germany has left Berlin for Amsterdam.
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Gerard
Amsterdam
London
The
Morning Post
James W. Gerard
Germany
Berlin
Spy Captured Near King of Belgians
A Brussels dispatch to the Daily Mail reports a German spy was arrested near King Albert who is at Louvain. Separately, women in New York plan a peace parade on August 20 with an opposing view urging mediation by warring European nations.
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Namur
Meuse
Department of Ardennes
Liege
Brugnels
Tirlemont
Saint-Trond
Hannut
Brussels
Louvain
Luxemburg
London
Daily Mail
Albert
New York
United States
Europe
William Cumming Story
Anna Howard Shaw
American National Woman Suffrage Association
Goelet Chateau Donated as French Military Hospital
Robert W. Goelet, owner of the Marquis de Beauvoir estate including Chateau de Sandricourt, has placed the premises at the disposal of the French government with permission to use the chateau as a military hospital in France.
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France
Washington
Paris
Robert W. Goelet
Marquis de Beauvoir
Magnicent
Chateau de Sandricourt
Bolt Hits Monticello Sparked Fire at Historic Mansion
Monticello near Charlottesville Virginia escaped major destruction after a bolt of lightning struck a poplar by the pantry and ignited a fire. Caretakers, with effort, prevented spread though minor repairs will be needed. Owner Thomas Jefferson M. Lavy of New York reported the incident.
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Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Charlottesville
Jefferson M. Lavy
New York
Congress
Martin W. Littiston
Levy
Domingan Receiver Sails to Report to President
Walter W. Vick, general receiver of customs at Santo Domingo, sailed from San Juan for New York aboard the steamer San Juan. He will travel to Washington for a conference with the President on Dominican matters.
Printers Way Meet Here Nominated For 1915 Union Congress
Providence Rhode Island August 12 delegates from Los Angeles and Washington were nominated for the 1915 International Typographical Union convention meeting place. The ballot on the selection will occur tomorrow.
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Washington
of Typographical Union
Providence
Los Angeles
Inventor Holland Dead After Civil War Innovation
John P. Holland, inventor of the submarine boat that bears his name, died at 72 in Newark New Jersey after a month's illness. Born in Ireland he was a schoolteacher during the Monitor Merrimac duel and built the first submarine which sank in the Passaic River. The United States later adopted his invention though he opposed war, envisioning submarines to disable ships without destroying crews.
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Newark
John P. Holland
Ireland
Holland
Merrimac
Monitor
Hampton Roads
Pagealc
Passaic
United States
Secretary of Western Railroad Association Found Dead
Edward F Amory, secretary of the Western Railroad Association, was found dead in his downtown office. Police report two deep head wounds and signs of a struggle with papers and books scattered. An employee, AM Thompson, was fingerprinted. stenographer Janet Schaben said she found the note in Amory’s handwriting unreadable, hinting at libel and malice as a possible motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward F Amory
The
Western Railroad Assotation
AM Thompson
Bureau of Venifcation
Mica
Janet Schaben
Amory
Russell
Amors
Inn
Relief fund donations aid stranded Americans and French families
Mrs Anita McClaughry, daughter of the late Lucky Baldwin, gave 6900 to aid stranded Americans and 42500 to a fund for French women and children left by husbands or fathers departure. Funds were arranged for deposits in Berne, Vichy, and Ark-les-Bains to aid those with letters of credit. Temporary help reached about Americans in immediate need. Mrs George Howe, Wilsons sister, arrived at Hayre en route to Liverpool to sail home on the Megantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parig
Anita McClaughty
Lucky Baldwin
McClaughry
God
Berne
Switzerland
Vichy
Ark-les-Bains
George Howe
Friction grows between Villa and Carranza over Mexico plan
Reports from Mexico indicate rising tension between Gen. Villa and Gen. Carranza as they clash over governance, land reforms, amnesty, and the fate of the federal army. Villa demands a civil government, elections, dissolution of the army, and amnesty for most political offenders while Carranza allies with existing structures. Peaceful entry into Mexico City is arranged with diplomats after talks at Teoloyucan.
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Torreon
Villa
Mexico
Chihuahua
Carranza
Army of the Republic
Madero
Suarez
Villa‘'a
Curranna
Carbajal
Mexico City
Teoloyucan
Ieader
Legation
Teologucan
Yachts to Go for Refugees in War Zone Rescue
Two American steam yachts, the Alwina and the Columbia, are being refitted in New York for Atlante trips to rescue Americans stranded abroad. The Alwina, owned by Thomas F. Cole, will sail to Genoa with 18 aboard, including A W Mellon, a Pittsburgh banker, after provisioning for three months. The Columbia, owned by J I Laden, speeds 12 knots and is expected to also head to an Italian port. both vessels plan to depart within a day or two, stopping first at the Azores for coal.
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New York
Thomas F. Cole
Columbia
J. I. Laden
Alva
Genoa
Italy
W Mellon
Pittsburgh
Azores
French bass Plancon dies after long illness at fifty
French operatic bass Plancon died in Paris at about fifty after an illness that began in June. He debuted as Mephistopheles in 1883 and became closely identified with that role. He sang at the Metropolitan Opera in 1893 with Melba and Nordica, and spent many years at Covent Garden in London.
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Paria
Plancon
Po Plancon
Paris
Mephistopheles
Metropolitan Opera Houge
Melba
Caire
Mame
Nordica
Jean
Wadguard - Bereszke
Plancén
Covent Garden
London
New Haven and Hartford Rifes Succession Schedule Shift
President Hustis states the Boston and Maine stock must be disposed by January 1 1917 under the government settlement. The plan allows for court‑granted extension and hinges on a 1915 Massachusetts legislature agreement to transfer control if satisfactory to the United States and court.
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New York
Hustis
New Haven
Hartford
Boston
Blot
Satuday
Maine
United States
Massachusetts
Verein Condemns I W W Will Send Committee Here to Protest Mexico Policy
Pittsburgh August 2 The annual conven tion of the Central Verein adjourned after naming St Paul Minnesota as next year’s meeting site and electing officers including President Joseph Tres New York and Treasurer Fow Inrrekus Pennsylvania A motion condemned the Industrial Workers of the World as enemies of Christian workmen and endorsed Irish nationalists home rule. A committee was instructed to go to Washington to protest Mexican policy toward Catholic orders.
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Mexico
Pittsburgh
Central Vérein
St. Paul Minn
Erty
Fatowing
Joseph Tres
New York
Michael Grten
Ofllinois
Joseph Stockhausen
Fennyvlvania
August Springels
J Q Tueneman
Minnesota
Fow Inrrekus
Petmssdvania Im Sinai
Industrial Workers of the World
Trey
Washington
Foraker Is Defeated Willis Wins Governor Nomination
Columbus Ohio Aug 12 Leaders in major parties prepare for state conventions on Aug 2. Returns show Foraker loses to Warren G Harding for U S Senate and Willis claimed governor nomination with an expected large majority. Prohibition and party shifts dominate the early results with several incumbents renominated while Bulkeley and Crosser contest in a reapportioned district.
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Columbus
Ohio
Piiman
Congress
Joseph
B Foraker
Warren G Harding
Marion
Tardinng
Harding
Foraker
Ralph D. “Ole
Bia
John J Lente
John Zimmerman
Fank
EB Wills
Hia
David Toe
Willis
Cox
John Jo Wit Nere
Manton
James R Garfield
Progressive Party
Arthur
Garford Progress
J TH Goeke
Os Wo Cuniigham
Canadian arms move to West Coast via artillery train
Winnipeg reports a special artillery train carrying 12 ammunitions and weapons en route to Vancouver. The shipment underscores northwest defense mobilization as munitions are shipped to the Pacific coast in large quantities.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Italian Steamer Montibello Held by German Cruiser
Galveston reports the Italian steamer Montibello, arriving from Naples, was held up by the German cruiser Karlsruhe on August 5, 209 miles east of the Bahamas. Captain Montuori said officers and 11 sailors boarded, compelled papers, and forced him to swear no ammunition was onboard before clearance.
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Galveston
Tex
Montibello
Naples
Craser
Karlsruhe
Bahamas
Montuori
British Campaigns Open to American Observers
England indicates two American army officers may accompany British troops as military observers on European campaigns. The inquiries, prompted by Secretary Garrison, note that officers aboard the Tennessee went as charitable welfare workers, not observers.
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Great Britain
United States
England
Garrison
Europe
Tennessee
Europa
Uprising in Ecuador Reaches Coast Provinces
Troops deployed to Manabi coast provinces to quell an uprising. Congress in Quito reelected Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno president of the senate and named Aguatin Jabexas as president of the board of deputies. European sentiment reportedly worsens the country’s interests.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Manabi
Congress
Quito
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
Senate
Aguatin Jabexas
Board of Deputies
Mick
Ohio pottery boys strike over foreign workers
East Liverpool Ohio on August 12 workers demanded the discharge of all foreigners in the relay shops. About 60 mold runners and batter operators struck, closing 433 rotaries and throwing 5900 workers out of employment. Manufacturers offered Americans English and Irish but strikers remained unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Ohio
Bailey Out for Senate as Texas Democrats Reject Planks
Former U S Senator Joseph W Bailey announced at the Texas Democratic State convention in El Paso that he will seek the senate nomination in 1930 if his platform resolutions opposing national prohibition and woman suffrage are defeated. The resolutions were rejected. The convention also named Jeff McLemres of Dallas as the nominee for congressman at large.
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el Paso
Tex
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Bailey
Texas
Jeff McLemers
Dalles
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Moana
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Western Railroad Association
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