Strike Riot in St Louis Spurs Federal Aid Action
St Louis August 12 reports a running clash between 308 strikers and sympathizers against 3 nonunion drivers and about 120 policemen, culminating in a riot before The St Louis Transfer Company. Strikers seek higher wages and shorter hours, halting freight as shippers are turned away. Federal aid follows as President Tansey and U S authorities order mail movement by six government workers. Ansonia and Bridgeport figures are noted in broader strike context.
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St Louis
Atalle Tonteht
Columbia Transfer Company
Toul Ft
Wang
Mrs Arabella C Peelle Dead
Mrs Arabella C Peelle wife of Ira C Peelle former chief justice of the United States Court of Claims died yesterday morning at her home in Washington. She is survived by one son and a brother. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 10 oclock with the Rev Howard Harford officiating. interment will be at Rock Creek Cemetery. Private.
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Mia Arabella Peelle
Ira Cn J Feele
United States Court of Claims
Avena
Irving Atreet Dhrug
Hse
Mido
Ira Feelle
Washingon
Unitd States Court of Cluma
Underne
Stoutar ( Peelle
Washington
John ¢ Canfield
Merchant Ghit
Wordis Moermr
Howard Harnford
Hurt
Yenant
Rock Creek
Cemere
Rear Admiral McGowan Dies After Heart Disease
Rear Admiral McGowan, born in Delaware and rising to rear admiral in 1901, died of heart disease yesterday at his Washington home. He served in the Navy since March 18, 18xx from New Jersey, and retired after reaching flag rank. Funeral services with full military honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery Monday morning.
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Ishat
Wimbel McGow Uo
Delawoe
Navy
Jorsay Flo
Washington
Metropoltan
Chevy Chase
Ivelin Vandersen McGowan
Pan American Appeal Sent to Mexico City
Inter vention in Mexico not mentioned at conferences. President Whitson and War Deputy Breckenridge discussed Mexican border tensions with 17000 troops noted as on post. News from Vera Cruz warns of unrest as ships New Hampshire and Suisun Bay head to Mexican waters. Jose Cardosa Brazilian Minister to Mexico to be received in New Orleans.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Wetlson
Breckenridge
War Department
Goversuyon of
Texas
Funstons
Gan Funston
Nero
Carrane
New Hampshire
Suisiara
Vera Crag Harbor
Laning
Jose Cardosa
Republic
New Orleans
US & Sacramento
Leon J Canova
State Department Division of
Vir Tardosa
Lansing
Toursiana
New
France Lets Soldiers Go Home To Debunk Anonymous Accusations
Paris July 20 soldiers flood the city centers on four days’ leave to counter a wave of anonymous letters and circulars alleging wives at home lead loose lives. Investigators trace the false propaganda to an unknown network linked to a Saint Raphael financier and German espionage, with arrests of a woman and associates.
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France
Paris
Bagelalon
War Department
Secret Service
Prouvost
Saint Raphael
Prouvest
Bonnot
Germany
St Raphael
Department of the War
Bstscy
Donnadieu
Horeau
Millonaire
Prouvost Prouvost
Hureau
Mme Donnadieu
Eclair
Shriners Outing Planned To Aid Christmas Fund At Chesapeake Beach
Nobles of Almas Temple organize a summer outing at Chesapeake Beach on August 17 to raise proceeds for the Christmas offering fund. A ladies committee is appointed to ensure women's participation, with a full program of beach activities, dancing, and entertainment, plus weather bureau coordination.
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Almas Temple
Chesapeae
Christman
Noble St. Dennis
Alex Grant
Lem Towers
Tr Thce
James B Adams
Willi Barnum
Maj W Bayliss
Charles E Berry
Warren W Bigee
Robert E Burks
Arthur L Bryant
Walter A Brown
Appleton PF Clark
Gacar F Comstock
Charles C Coombs
William T Galliher
Clifford Cox
Joseph H Curran
Otto J DeMoli
Louis A Dent
Edward H Droop
John G Dudley
William J Bynon
George W Evans Cary
Rye Thomas A Garner
Charles A Goldsmith
Henry L Gosling
Edwin C
Graham George W Harris
Samuel B Hege
Joel Hillman
James Lansburgh
Lester
Mann
Wiliam
Radelft
Roe Fulkerson
L Whiting Estes
Clarence Baker
Lester A Barr
Allen Buasius
George E Corson
J. Harry Cunningham
Mark F Finley
William A Franklin
William W_ Georges Frank EH Gibson
Lurita
R Gina
C P Giem
Waller
Gawler
Arthur B Hayes
J Helberger
William G Henderson
James F Hood
Thomas E Jarrell
Carter B Keene
Andrew W Kelley
Harry Standiford
Henry Small
Harry G. Kimball
Witham C Long
George C
Melody Thomas E Ogram
Oliver A Phelps
Edwin H Snyder
Todd C Sharp
Edmund § Wolfe
Chester A Sampson
Frank E Gibaon
Walter B Avery
Carl H Claudy
Clarence Dodge
Roe Fukerson
Virgil M. Fookes
James T Gibbs Albert EH Gorham
I L Goldhelm
Edwin Hahn
Maurice A Hess
John G Hodges
Fred H Hohoff
Milton Hopfenmaier
Harry F Kennedy
Gus A
Kneessl
Charles B Matthews
Charles P McCurdy P L.paylor
Theodore Tlexrd
Robey F A Sebring
Maurice Sinton
G I. Smithson
Welby C Smalhysod
W Hamilton Smith
Charles A Stewart
Keane Council Nominates Officers for Coming Year
On Thursday evening Keane Council K of C nominated officers for the coming year Capt C Edwards grand knight declined another term John J Keenan nominated JF Joseph Keneally deputy grand knight renominated Also nominated were John T Burns chancellor Dr J A Flynn financial secretary Connor Donnelly treasurer D A Edwards advocate James P O Dea warden John E Burns inside guard David Barry outside guard Thomas J Murtaugh trustee and Dr W E Pairo with J Murtaugh delegates to the building company
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Keane Council
K of C
C & Edwards
John J Keenan
JF Joseph Keneally
John T Burns
J A Flynn
Connor Donnelly
D A Edwards
James P O'Dea
John E Burns
David Barry
Thomas J Murtaugh
W E Pairo
J ¥ Murtaugh
Eastland Investigation Progress Report Presented to White House
Solicitor Thurman of the Department for Commerce delivered a detailed Eastland disaster progress report from Secretary Redfield in Chicago to President Wilson. A supervising inspectors committee was named by Inspector General Abler to probe the steamboat inspection service on the Great Lakes, to bolster passenger safety, with members Bulger Donnell Westcott Nelson and Potter. The group will convene in Cleveland on September 10.
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Thurman
Department For Commerce
White House
Redfeld
Chicago
Eastland
Wilson
Steamboat Inspection Service
General Abler
Great Lakes
Redfield
John K Bulger
San Francisco
Eugene E . Donnell
Boston
CG H Westcott
Petroit
N B Nelson
Cleveland
John A Potter
New Orleans
Busy day for Mr Wilson signs vast pile of papers
President Wilson returned from Cornish and entered the executive office to blazing heat and a flood of documents. He signed pardons restoring former convicts to citizenship, commissions of federal appointees, findings from navy courts, and many other matters accumulated during his absence.
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Wilson
Executive
Cornish
Wison
New Bar to Commerce and Dutch Market Opened
Action to block goods reaching Germany includes licenses only to importers certifying prior consignments consumed in Holland. Overseas trust in The Hague now supervises Dutch shipments, with a new committee. Also reports an opening for American coal in the Netherlands amid fuel shortages. The U S note to Vienna rejects a battlefield munitions embargo as neutrality compliant.
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Holland
Department of Commerce
Karwin Thompson
Berlin
United States
Hague
Thompson
Overseas Trust
Netherlands
Great Britain
Germany
Department
Biles
Vienna
Language test on seamen law sets 75 percent understand orders
Acting Secretary Sweet approved department regulations guiding enforcement of the language test provision in the new seaman’s law. Circulated to customs collectors and shipping commissioners, the rules define “able to understand any order” as orders given to crew in each department during duty. The measure also limits labor hours and outlines watches for deck and engine room crews, with broader regulations pending AG opinion.
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Sweet
Department of Commerce
Custone
Bureau of Navigation
Jegn
Adam's Name Pithecanthropus in Java Jungle Discovery
San Francisco August 13. Discovered at Isst the original Adam named Pithecanthropus erectus. Professor George Grant MacCurdy of Yale notes the fossil as a lower Pleistocene man ancestor. Debate continues on whether Asia or the Pacific region first held human occupation.
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San Francisco
Isst
Adam
Snape
Pacific
Java
George Grant MacCurdy
Yale University
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Prof. MacCurdy
Sixty Mexican Raiders Reported Killed Along Border
Descriptions say about sixty raiders were killed in border clashes as Rangers push through Brownsville area. Reports claim most marauders have fled or will stay peaceful with aid from Mexico. A white flag with a yellow fetter emblem appeared, and leaders from Mexican towns are named. Mexican authorities deny direct ties to the flag. Ranger crews pursued raiders north of Brownsville and traced groups back toward Mexican interior regions.
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Brownsville
Mexico
Manuel Bincomes
Anderson
Pracopio Elizondo
EP Naffarte
Carranza
Matamoros
Elizondo
Norias
Rincones
Louis, Miguel
Gabriel Miguel
Capta Fox
Sanders
Brownaville
Guahusla
Texas
Official War Reports from Axis Fronts Across Europe
A detailed, multi-front bulletin from RMAVY Berlin on Aug 13 lists Allied and German actions from Argonnas and Martinswerk in the east to Nieuport and Artois in the west, noting territory advances, defended positions, and prisoner counts, with various fronts including Italy and Austria. It reports German efforts near Kovno, Sen on the Narew and Bug fronts, and Austrian detachments in Cadore and the Tyrol. U‑boat U-12 is said to have not returned, sunk per Italian reports.
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Martinswerk
Marshal von Hindenburg
Kovno
Ivina
Narew
Bug
von Schulz
Paris
Nieuport
Artois
Apremont
the Argonne
War Office
Chateau of
Carleul
Argonne
Binarville
Vienne Ie-Chateau
In Houlette
Russia
Petrograd
Mitau
Jacobstadt Dvinsk
Vilkomir
Vistula
Sokolow
Siedice
Lukow
Zlota Lipa
Dniester
Vienna
Galicia
Vladimir Valynskyi
Lower
Wieprz
Radzyn
Vlodawa
Cormons
Carnla
Tyrol
Schraderbach
Aisch
Serravalle
Chiozzola
Gur
Adriatic
German View of War in American Press
An Aug 14 New York dispatch argues against claims that German Americans push fake peace to weaken U S defense. It emphasizes German Americans’ loyalty, noting they defend American liberty and independence, and warnings that Germany seeks no direct attack on the United States. Herman Ridder defends friendship with Germany while urging readiness to face global threats.
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New York
de Jetee
Getasenamernein
Asault
Germany
Europe
Herman Ridder
Greenberry Rowsee Dies at 91 Cabinetmaker in D C
Greenberry Rowsee aged 91 a cabinetmaker died yesterday at 2003 Eleventh Street Northwest Born in Fairfax County he moved to Washington in youth He served as cabinetmaker in the Treasury Department under President Garfield Later established his own business Survived by son Lewis Rowsee of Omaha Neb two daughters Mrs Notley Anderson of this city and three grandchildren
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Greenberry Rowsee
Eleventh Street
Rowsee
Fairfax County
Washington
Treasury Department
Garfield
Lewis Rowses
Omaha
Nebr
Notley Anderson
Army and Navy Changes of the Day
Military dispatch lists multiple officers reassigned or pending movement to Hawaii. Capt Charles M Walson depart Fort Douglas Utah and Texas City for Hawaii with reporting at Honolulu. Capt Leopold Mitchall assigned via San Francisco to Hawaii. First Lieutenant Fletcher Gardner resigns from Medical Reserve Corps. various leave of absence grants and detachments for officers across infantry and naval staffs. ships and personnel movements include transports between Dutch Harbor to Kiska and Pacific ports, with notes on overhaul at Portsmouth NH and arrivals to Honolulu.
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Charles M Walson
Fort Douglas
Utah
Texas City
Anil
Hawaii
Vletcher Gardner
Medical Reserve Corps
War Department
Pelham
Glassford
Artillery
Harold L Jackson
U 5Sa
Capi
Paul Jones
Perry
Preble
Stewart
Dutch Harbor
Kiska
Holt
San Pedro
Mare Island
Hawawhs
Norfolk
Melville
R 1
Dale
Jolo
Philippine Islands
Makassar
Chauncey and
Barry
Celebes
Jupiter
Newport
Vera Crus
Hampton Lords
Kentucky
North River
New York City
Portland
Marietta
Progreso
Vera Cruz
Sacramento
Vera Crux
New Orleans
Impreynolds at play census in part of city
A Washington Post report notes Justice James C McReynolds on a vacation incognito in Los Angeles with brother Dr Robert P McReynolds. He enjoyed golf mountain climbs and motoring, declined politics, and planned visits to San Francisco and Chicago before returning to Washington. The piece also covers a city census showing 4400 residents in 50 blocks between Washington and Patrick streets, guiding ward redistricting.
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Impreynolds
Washington Post
Los Angeles
Eitigen
James C . McReynolds
United States Supreme Court
Genneral
San Francisco
Robert P McReynolds
Berkeley Square
Justice McReynolds
Robert
Oscar Trippet
B . Coulter
Trippet
Reynolds
Chicago
Washington
Tashington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Edward J Fleming
Washington Street
Patrick Street
Committee On General Laws
Bedy
Spankings Trigger Fine in Nevada City Ranch Case
George Flambigle admitted spanking Antoinette Sperlich wife of his partner on a ranch near Nevada City. Justice L A Garthen imposed a $40 fine after Sperlich filed a battery complaint. Flambigle testified the spanking occurred when Mrs Sperlich created a disturbance.
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Washington Roar
Nevada City
George Flambigle
L A Garthen
Antoinette Spersich
Here
Sperlich
Ketoekton Primitive Baptists Open 110th Convention in Baltimore
The Ketoekton Association of Primitive Baptists began its 110th annual meeting at the Pythian Temple in Baltimore with Elder T s Dalton reelected moderator and T G Wiltshire chosen as clerk. Elder AL Harrison of Front Royal Va preached the opening sermon as sessions continue tomorrow and Wednesday. The Washington Primitive Baptist Church on Georgia Avenue and Shepherd Street is a participant in the Ketock ton association.
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Ketoekton Association
Ketoekkton Association
Primitve Baptista
Pythian
Association
Eider T S Dalton
Baltimore
Esterday
T G Wiltshire
Eider AL Harrison
Front Rox Va
Washington Primitive Baptist Church
Georgia Avenue
Shepherd Street
Charles H Westerly
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Court of Claims
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Fore River Shipbuilding Company
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