International St Luke's Hospital to expand in Tokyo
A Japanese council led by Premier Count Okuma will back the St Luke's Hospital in Tokyo as part of creating an International Institute. Funds already raised support a nurses training school and a medical staff drawn from Japanese and foreign experts, with a total projected cost of 483000 and land provided by the council.
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St. Luke's
United States
New York
Count Okuma
Reuchen
Belp
Rudolf J. Puesier
Hiramond
Wwobede
Avai
Dognitas
Montitelly Held Up at Sea by Germans Off North Africa
The Italian steamer Montitelly, sailing from Naples, was boarded by a German officer about 200 miles east of the coast and compelled to submit papers and swear no passengers or cargo violated rules before it could proceed. The incident was reported from Houston Texas dated August 17.
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Hanveston Tex
Montitelly
Naples
Karlsruhe
Tas
Faas
Montaert
Ohio Pottery Boys Strike Over Foreign Workers
In Aug 17 dispatch from Liverpool Ohio, 60 youths left work demanding the discharge of all foreigners in clay shops. The strike led to the closing of 34 potteries and left 5,000 workers unemployed. Manufacturers claimed they would hire only Americans, but the move did not satisfy the strikers.
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Tant Idverpool
Ghia
Suike
Forest Fire Grave as Nation Battles Spreading Blazes
National forest fires in Montana and Washington threaten vast reserves amid high winds. Firefighters, aided by emergency forces, race to contain about 2,000 blazes this season. Officials warn of widespread danger to property as winds push fires toward towns and borders in the Northwest.
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Waheaor
Unis
Forest Service
Sssan
Castella
Million Dollar Cargo Seized in British Capture
A British cruiser the Glasgow captured the Hamburg American liner Santa Catharina of 4200 tons gross, 300 feet long, off Trinidad. The ship, sailing from New York May 3 with a one million dollar cargo to Rio de Janeiro and Santos, was taken to Trinidad. Agents Punch, Rolve & C. could not verify the report.
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Trinidad
Sartos
Rat
Tamburg Smeivan
Santa Catha
Glasgow
Trhiidid
Santa Catharina
New York
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Rio Janeiro
Santos
South Ameri Ports
Punch, Rolve &C
Mit
Ueermany
Japan Faces Pressure as War Fear Grows in U S
The United States weighs Japan's actions amid war tensions. Viscount Chinda says Japan will confine military moves to the Yellow Sea, easing fears of German possessions seizure. Congress expresses anti Japanese sentiment and calls for naval buildup while debates rise about Japan’s aims in Asia.
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Ita
Japan
United States
Viscount Chinda
State Department
Yellow Sea
Germany
London
Kina
Far East
Roanoke Beats Portsmouth 4 1 On Bunched Hits
Roanoke defeats Portsmouth 4 to 1 by early inning scoring as Poole limits Portsmouth to five hits. Hall falters with runners on, and Roanoke capitalizes with timely hits in the first and third innings.
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Roanoke
Washington Post
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Today
Hall
Poole
Forlmouth
Dattertor
Fpll
Riley
Pople
Cord
England Joined War to Preserve Balance of Power
London reports that the great powers entered the war to prevent any single state from dominating Europe. England acted not from sympathy for Serbia or France alone but to safeguard maritime supremacy and the balance of six major nations, fearing a pan Slav union and Germanic overreach.
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Germany
Europe
Austria-Hungary
Russia
OV Burton L. Frazier
London
Austria
North
Great Britain
France
Geimany
Balkans
Servia
Bulgaria
Rouimania
Montenegro
Buying Clubs Opposed to Soaring Prices Tactics
Market official John H Sherman urges wholesale food buying by mail as the practical way to curb wartime price hikes. He will help form groups from two to three families, meeting at the District building from 10 to noon on Mon Wed Fri, outlining four core rules: buy in season, shop around, buy directly from producers, and buy large quantities when possible. Commissioner Newman backs the plan.
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John H. Sherman
Sherman
Citizzns
Newman
Washington
Jeague
Ship Bill Contested Amid Labor Objections and Trade Debate
Senator Penrose voices opposition to admitting foreign-built ships to American registry for the coasting trade. He warns it would harm American labor and urges limiting foreign vessels to foreign trade only. Senator Weeks cites protests from Fore River Shipbuilding workers in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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Philadelphia
Ltt
Weeks
Fore River
Quincy
Maas
Dancing in Cobweb Attire Captivates New Hampshire Camp
Washington and New York society women join a moonlit pageant in Teterboro New Hampshire. They abandon conventions to perform The Magie Pipes of Pan in sheer cobwebby costumes while living a pared down simple life. Dances are held morning and night with a scenic night procession under strong moonlight. Notable dancers include Mildred Baker Hazel Mackaye Bliss Winifred Lawrence Dorothea Whorf Beulah Hepburn Georgia Sprague Helen Muller Eleanor Farnes and Mary Woolston.
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Washington Post
Teterboro
N. H
Washington
New York
Boston
Morence Fleming Noyes
Isax
Mildred
Ife Baker
Hazel Mackaye
Slater
Percy Mackaye
Bliss Winifred Lawrence
Cleveland
Dorothea
Aiser Plans To Crash Through French Center
Telegraphic dispatch from Brussels cites a Standard correspondent stating Belgian leaders believe the German army is concentrated at Luxemburg. The German plan signals an approaching attempt to breach the French center and deal a crushing blow at a vital spot in France.
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London
Brussels
Standard
Luxemburg
France
Hold Cotton For 12 Cents In Georgia Meeting
In Atlanta on August 17 a 300 strong gathering of Georgia farmers and business men adopted a resolution prohibiting sales below 12 cents per pound. They urged governors from cotton states to convene in New York to craft permanent marketing plans and urged municipalities to form holding companies with bankers offering loans to prop up prices.
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Georgia
New York
Toney
Senator denounces wild men over judges recall in Saratoga
In Saratoga Aug 17 United States Senator Isham Root condemned Progressive calls to recall judges as wild and misguided. Republican leaders draft a platform condemning the Progressive judiciary policy and plan to present it at the state convention.
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Saratoga
United States
Ishu Root
Root
Kromo Quinine Ad Promises Quick Cure and Free Classifieds
An old advertisement touts Kromo Quinine with the claim of curing a cold in one dose. It urges readers to seek the genuine product by full name and hints at a signature by H W Grove. The note mentions free postings and a classified service at a local paper.
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H.W. Grove
German Major Predicts Allied Uproar Over War Tactics
Maj Ulrich Ritter, chief of general staff, argues against censorship and portrays the Allied alliance as a Mongolian threat. He contends German forces push Belgium and northern France, while England seeks Far East allies to overwhelm German colonies. He cites Liege and Le Forts sieges as key examples of German tactics.
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Diest
Namur
Langwy
Monimody
Pen-a-Mousson
Inneville
Germany
Belgium
Maj. Ritter
Europe
England
Far East
Japan
Ydautechay
Asia
Bartholdt Denounces England as Cause of War in Signed Statement
Missouri representative Richard Bartholdt argues in a signed statement that Germany fights for self preservation while England France and Russia seek spoils. He says the Kaiser tried to avert war and disputes the idea of German aggression stating Britain sought to isolate Germany. He calls the war the greatest predatory expedition and asserts Germans and their ruler share one will for the Fatherland.
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England
Germany
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
Conlict
France
Russia
Tie
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Thrieg
Europe
Mr. Bartholdt
Enyland
Austria
Drexel Joins French Infantry as First American Volunteer
A Paris dispatch says J Armstrong Drexel grandson of Anthony J Drexel and son of Col and Mrs Anthony J Drexel has been accepted by the French government as a volunteer in the infantry. He is noted aviator who in 1910 broke the world's altitude record and later flew as high as 19 000 feet.
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Young Drexel
Fleeta
Germans Threaten Liner as Refugees Reach Boston
Two hundred American tourists arrived aboard the White Star steamer Canopic at Boston after escaping southern Europe as war vessels patrolled the area. The liner left Naples August 4, passed near a German cruiser, and was escorted far out to sea by torpedo boat destroyers. Passengers spoke of seeing British warships’ presence, and the Azores stop was skipped. Notable travelers included Mr and Mrs HT FE Cookson of St Louis, who had only one handbag. The General, a German liner, halted near Port Bald on August 1 and was ordered back to Messina. some passengers lost trunks while the ship traded coal and provisions with the Goeben. Other travelers included Miss Hannah Butler of Chicago, Miss Mary Harris of Switzerland, Rudolph Streit of Cleveland, George White and Miss Grace White of Pittsburgh, K R Ballagh of Detroit, Miss Beatrice Wheeler of Chicago, and Joseph Rogers of Detroit.
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France
England
Japan
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Port Bald
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Mise Mary Harris
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Rudolph Streit
Cleveland
Berlin
George White
Grace White
Pittsburgh
K. R. Ballagh
Detroit
Beatrice Wheeler
Joseph Rogers
United States
Agg
Garrison
Government Board of Relief
Wners
Relint Board
Newport News
New York
Mediterranean
No War Secrets Leaked As Secrecy Rules Global War
London reports that all major powers have cloaked troop movements and leaders in secrecy. German, French, Austrian and Russian forces mobilize under censorship while British papers press for news under tight war restrictions.
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London
Japan
Europe
Belgium
Mrs. Larz Anderson Portrays Japan Visit In New Book
Mrs. Larz Anderson wife of the former U S minister to Belgium and ambassador to Japan is preparing a book titled The Spell of Japan. It recounts her journey to the palace with the ambassador and describes the empress in European fashion. The interview with the emperor and empress, luncheon, and gifts are detailed. Emperor shows interest in America and invites a visit to Nikko.
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Washington Post
Boston
Larz Anderson
Belgium
Japan
Dai Nippon
Tue
America
Mre. Anderson
Nikko
Bride to Aid Pinchot in Senate Campaign
New York says Mrs Gifford Pinchot and her bridegroom attended a Roslyn wedding that was moved to summer due to Mrs Pinchot's mother's illness. Pinchot, Progressive candidate for U S Senate in Pennsylvania, is expected to have his wife actively support and promote his election efforts.
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Pennsylvania
Washington Poot
New York
Lloyd. Bryce
Roslyn
Long Island
Gifford Pinchot
Saugatuck
Feud in Mountain War Ends in Bloodshed and Capture
The posse frees a bloodhound chained to a corpse of Detective Burrell slain yesterday. Bandits lie dead. all stolen money recovered except about 70 cents. Slain possemen brought to the village. bandits’ bodies left for state disposal. Hatfield feud resurges as Old Man Hatfield and Jim Hatfield join the chase with newer, younger posse members.
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Burrell
Lonely Mountain
Amon
Old Mar
Jim Hatfield
Ange” Hatfield
Hatfield-Mrtor
Hatfield
Hatfeld
Flatfield
Jim
Lindsey Jia Field
Capital Girl In Auto Crash In New York State
Five persons were injured yesterday when a six cylinder auto going fifty miles an hour driven by Paupa Le Roy Jones of New York ran into a ditch struck a tree and overturned at the foot of Lebanon Mountain in Lebanon New York. Two seriously hurt were Elizabeth Wood and William Cogan of Pittsfield. In the front seat with the driver were Margaret Watson 17 of Washington DC and Alexander Henry 18 of Pittsfield who were thrown clear and bruised. The auto was wrecked.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Paupa le Roy Jones
New York
Lebanon Mountain
Lebanon
N.Y
Mrliizabeth Wood
Willam Cogan
Margaret Watson
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