Gloomy Ahead in West Front News From Holland
Special dispatch from The London Times relayed by The Washington Post notes tense wartime coverage in Holland. Reports describe Mutinies, suspicions of German morale, and American manpower impacting expectations as Italy and Roumania align with the Allies.
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London Times
Washington Post
Mobile Ledzer
Hague
West Front
Holland
Nation 13
Flert
Helgoland
Seventh Army Corps
Heithne
Italy
Roumania
Germany
Ris
Reults
Albert
Died of Septembers As Losses Mark Community
The notice reports multiple obituaries from September 1918. It mentions residents including Mrs. Paul Toda and Robert Tt Goekege, with services at a local chapel and burial at a city cemetery. Names, addresses, and dates reflect a midwestern community mourning several family members and neighbors. Flowers and funeral details accompany the death notices.
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el Intermen
Anead
Cooke
Columbia Road
Wethyw
Ait Wednesdie Seapt
Rorere Relyet
Wisbind
Goahke
Robert
Wils
Cal
Wrights Chase
Grand Round Up of Slackers in New York
New York and the metropolitan districts launched a massive purge to remove delinquents and slackers. Twenty thousand operatives, military and police, conducted a dragnet across transit hubs and venues. Young men faced arrests if they failed to show draft cards or classification records, with detentions a likely outcome.
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Nework
Metropoltan
Staty Grinth Regiment
New York
Draft of 39 Alexandria men sail for Tampico trip
The Alexandria Bureal notes 39 drafted men left for Tampico, with permission to delay departure to Monday. Names include Richard Ob Tuckritt, Gar Dawson Graham Sunpan, French Lo Jones, Austin B Livon, and many others. Mention of Ottawa telegram about Samuel Mo Martin, and local deaths and sales manager change.
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Washington
Kans Street
Alexandria Va
Richard Ob Tuckritt
Dawson Graham
Lo Jones
Austin
Welling
Jesse OW Sullivan
Clarence Beach
Thirles
Bender George A Kidwell
John Rebert
Waddos
Robert Phiflett
Krederseh
Gaede
Lous Jenkins
Harts H
Voore
James G
Greenwood
Wells Henry A
Carter Lambert
Berryman
Claude H Wolford
James
Hasson Oliver
Stone Abewandia
James Stevens
Ithaniel
M Smallm
George Tube
Strrethe
Herziell
Tohn
H Brown
Paul Niswander
Samuel G
Goodrich Millam
R Munson
Tingiry & Berket
Robert J Owens
Wilber Payne
Allies advance widen city tensions in limited report
The piece records a widening Allied advance and mentions a milk sale notice in Cumberland. It also notes the Coronet Survey’s death inquiry into Mrs Goldie Kunkie caused by a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Richard Moreland, a Western Maryland tramman, is identified with custody changes and a public health service involvement.
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Washington Post
Goldie Kunkie
Richard Moreland
Maryland
Mra Wrukie
Maryland and the Virginias News Briefs in Sept
Miss Sophie Sellman daughter of the late Maryland revenue collector was killed near Davidsonville when a horse kicked or dragged her. The body was found in a pasture with fatal injuries. In Rockville Md the Rev Do C Barnes officiated at the marriage of Ethel Young of Philadelphia to Emory L Fisher of Washington. A license was issued for the marriage of Herbert J Leuthner and Helen C Turner of Washington.
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Washington
Baltimore
Sophie
Sellman
John Henry Sellman
Internal Revenue of
Maryland
Davidsonville
Anne
Arundel County
Miss Sellman
Lucinda Sellman
Rockville
Do C Barnes
The
Christian Church
Ethel Young
Philadelphia
Emory L. B. Fisher
Herbert J. Leuthner
Helen C Turner
Cave-In Buries Laborers At Norfolk Navy Yard
A cave in at the Norfolk navy yard dry dock burying several workers left one dead and eleven injured. Rescue efforts saved many as pumps failed and water rushed in. the dead man and one other were trapped in a concrete chamber.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yard
Pateregg
Coal Miner Sets Toading Record In West Virginia
Charles Fogle a 55 year old coal miner for Mound City Goat Company in Moundsville achieves a new daily toading record by loading 30 tons and 117 hundredweight in eight hours earning 18.20 dollars per day. In Norfolk Virginia federal manager J H Young influences the Railroad Commission to grant wage increases for Norfolk Southern Railway Cape Henry and Virginia branches as workers suspend walk out awaiting commission decision.
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Washington Post
Moundsville
Charles Fogle
Mound City Goat Company
Fogle
Norfolk Va
J. H Young
Railroad Commission
Cape Henry
Virginia
Norfolk Southern
Panama election contests decide seats at national assembly
Panama reports the American commission found 33 contests from recent elections. Government candidates win 20 seats, opposition 13. Assembly will pick a president for the unfinished two years of Valdez's term, with Dr Cireruola likely favored. The administration vows full accord with the American government on liquor control and eradicating opium sales.
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Panama
Price
American Commission
National Assembly
Valdez Stern
Offici
Cireruola
Hinesto Tisdel Lefevre
Wealthy Hero Vanderbilt Jr. Proves Valor in War
A letter from Camp Lewis Washington reveals Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. known as Nelly, son of Brigadier General Cornelius Vanderbilt, returned from Europe with his father on July 31. He spent three months at the front, was gassed, had two automobiles nearly shot from under him, and earned a reputation for volunteering for dangerous service, gaining the confidence of comrades who initially doubted him.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Europe
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Camp Lewis
Wash
Nelly
Senate votes to allow dry zones around war plants
The Senate adopted a separate resolution giving the President power to establish dry zones around coal mines slip yards mountain and other war plants while delaying final action on the emergency agricultural appropriation bill. Debate centered on prohibition riders and slacker roundup coverage with no roll call taken. The bill’s food production items were debated as Senator King attacked waste and potential military exemptions.
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Senate
Kelloy
New York
Federal Trade Commission
Danville carpenter sues mill for twenty thousand damages
Danville Virginia September 5 Lee Millner a carpenter has entered suit against the Dan Amer Cotton Mill Company for twenty thousand dollars claiming damages for injuries received in the mill last June while at work in the basement of the turbine room touched a highly charged switch which rendered him unconscious. Bristol Virginia September 5 The engagement of Miss Katherine Wurxihal to Captain Henry Stuart announced with wedding set for September 7 in the Episcopal Church Mansfield Ohio 1 percent of interest.
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Washington Post
Danville
Lee Millner
Dan Amer Cotton Mill Company
Bristol
Katherine Wurxihal
Henry Stuart
Episcopal Church
Mansfield
Ohio
Grain and Live Stock Prices from Baltimore Markets
Grain and live stock prices across Baltimore regions show butter and dairy prints, eggs, and Western Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia markets with firsts and nearby creamery extras. Poultry values list spring chickens, ducks, white leghorns, and mongrel stock, while cotton, corn, oats, rye, barley, and timothy futures appear alongside beef, veal, and sheep quotes from Chicago and regional exchanges.
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Baltimore
Mayland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Southern
North Carolina
Express
Chicago
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Trevi Jones
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Marity Seanan
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Okrera
Sans Company
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Heur
Streitberger
Thoradar
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Rhylar
Sereit
Frank Firter
Ersien
Viehmann
Whitney
Lhimstir
A Speare CO
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Frank Geier
JIS Shvinth
Monteen Phapet Telephone & 7 North
Joseph Gawler
Petar
Ady
Thos
M. Hindle
S. Serged
J.H. Small & Sons
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SOS
Madison
F Street
Seoues- Uda
News OF Alexandria
Samuel Martin
France
James Marto
Hingerard
Ottawa
Omar
Samuel Mo Martin
Nadida
Lysanee
Pital
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Om Cepim Son
J. C. Hash
Kathleen Hasson
Om la Shea
J. F Reilly
Thomas Jock
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Neta
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ALBER
Paris
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Miss Selman
Methodists
Logan, W. Va
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Methodist Emecopal Church
South
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Kentucky
EH R Hendrix
Kansas City
Aviator Beauchamp
Oliver YT Beauchamp
Princess Anne, Md
Oliver T
Aviation Corps
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Beckley
Wva
United Confederate Veterans of West Virginia
Cil Bechner
James P Lemen
J O Vreeman
Carmen
Bobby
R. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
D Sts
Toledo
Walter Stewart
Air Nitrate Corporation of
Army Quartermasters Department
Stewart
Swift & Co
Sues Cotton Mill Cap
Capt. Stuart
Miss Hurxthal
Savannah
Low York
Sebias
T Stuart
Abington
Gov Stuart
Newport
Virginia Coast Wrailers
Miss Hyrzthal Tg
M M Hurathal
the Universal Publishing CO
Quakertown, Pa
Swift & Company
U. S.A
Center Market
D. T. Dutrow
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