Hesperian Sinks After U-Boat Torpedo Near Queenstown
Queenstown report states the steamer Hesperian was torpedoed about 150 miles off the harbor Saturday evening. Of 6 second cabin and 6 third cabin passengers plus 13 crew unaccounted for, total deaths rise to 26. Survivors describe a sudden torpedo hit and lifeboats with leaks and overturns while attempting to launch. The captain remained aboard as the liner sank in rough seas, with most passengers set to ride trains to Liverpool.
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Queenstown
Hesperian
Allan Line
Carberry
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Admiralty
Liverpool
Fastnet
Craw
Hetustad
Submarine Crew Captured by Turks During Engagement
Turks capture three British officers and 26 sailors after a submarine is shelled and sunk by a Turkish coast guard ship. Overseas News Agency cites Constanti nople reports that enemy torpedo boats attempted to approach but were repelled by Turkish batteries. Also advertised sale for a Post Automobile Tour Book with routes to New York and Richmond within 100 miles, priced twenty five cents.
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Hartin
Tuckerton
Overseas
Constantinople
New York
Richmont
Washington Post
Officials Consider Drifted Mine Theory In Hesperian Sinking
A drifting mine hypothesis gains weight among officials as the Hesperian sinking remains unresolved. Consul Frost's report of torpedo damage is questioned. German assurances are given lip service while investigations continue. Ambassador Page at London adds few details amid a labor day holiday as President Wilson and Secretary Lansing await Berlin's clarification on U boat responsibility.
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Ambassador Page
London
Frost
Queenstown
Allan Line
Montreal
Wilson
Lansing
Page
Berlin
Ita
Dumba
Archibald
State Department
Two More Ships Sunk With Six Lives Lost
London reports two British steamers sunk by a submarine with six crewmen killed and thirty injured. The Cymbeline, 4505 tons, left Port Arthur and Norfolk for Dartmouth. Mimnoss, from New York to Belfast, had its crew saved. The Mimosa, 3466 tons, built 1905, is described as a freight carrier owned by Mimosa Steam Shipping Co Ltd of London.
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London
Cymbeline
Rose Creek ON and Shipping Company
Liverpool
Port Arthur
Tex
Norfolk
Dartmouth
England
Mimnoss
New York
Belfast
Mimosa
Mimosa Steam Shipping Company, Ltd
Joffre Visits Italy for Concerted Action Likely
Gen Joffre, French commander, visits Italy to meet King Victor Emmanuel and Lieut Gen Cadorna. King Victor Emmanuel awards Joffre the grand cross of the Military Order of Savoy. He spends two days at front HQ, inspecting key frontier points and Turin arrivals spur public approval for the visit. The Italian press notes talks of Latin brotherhood and potential concerted military action.
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Military Order of
Savoy
Rome
Joffre
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Cadorna
Ataff
Turin
Porro
Milian
Preas
Gen. Porro
France
Italia
Forty aeroplanes raid Saarbrucken
Paris reports on September 1 German air raid against Lunéville aimed at civilians. In reprisal, forty Allied planes bombarded Saarbrucken station and military targets. A German plane landed at Calais with crew captured. bombs fell on St Die without casualties.
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Luneville
Paris
War Office
Worka
Saarbrucken
Calais
St. Dis
Judges' Rest to Empty Jail in September
Special to The Washington Post from Chicago reports 160 prisoners in the county jail face immediate freedom if criminal court judges fail to grant trials by month’s end. With judges on vacation and crowded dockets, Chief Justice Burke concedes trials may be impossible. records show September inmates as the worst emergency in court history, including 16 charged with murder.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Criminal Court
Burke
Ighere
Judge Knowles Shot Near Lake Moswanshcut North Scituate
Providence dispatch reports Willis Knowles chief justice of Rhode Island Eighth District shot dead near his lakefront bungalow at North Scituate while departing for Providence. A man fired from bushes cried threats and fled. Knowles had feared for his life and aided a campaign against saloon crime and game law violators.
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Providence
R. 1
Lake
Justice Knowles
Hockingport
Ohio
Rhode Island
Cranston
Cora Wardell
Wardell
Hiad
Tme
Age
Tim
the Justice
Bla
Students Fast Forty Days At National Medical School
Three medical students at the National Post-Graduate School of Medicine vow to fast 40 days to test theories about drum health. W A Jacobs says hunger is a habit and dreams of beef and fried chicken. Jacobs has two days left after losing 42 pounds in 38 days. John Mebet ended after 40 days. Barry A Berney still has days to go.
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Chicago
National Post-Graduate School of Medicine
W. A. Jacoba
Jacobs
John Mebet
Barry A. Berney
Turkish destroyer Yar Hissar sunk in Marmara by allied sub
The Turkish torpedo boat destroyer Yar Hissar, built in 1907 and 134 feet long, displaced 284 tons, was sunk in the Sea of Marmara by an Allied submarine. The vessel, named Yar Hissar in Turkish, reportedly had a speed of 3? knots.
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Yar Hissar
Ste of
Marmara
Envoys' Indiscretion May Publish Diplomatic Documents
The New York Sun reports London and Washington sources say documents from James E. J. Archibald are with Britain's cabinet. Publication chances rise as critics warn the ambassadors Dumba and von Bernstorff and other staff in Washington have shown greater indiscretion than Sackville-West, with a possible London release.
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Washington Post
New York
New York Sun
London
James E. J. Archibald
Magasineg
Spondent
Germany
Austria
Bumba
von Bernstorff
Dumba
von Bernatorff
France shifts Americans from Foreign Legion to infantry
Paris reports an official notice to Foreign Legion members informing the Americans in the unit they will be transferred to French infantry regiments. With Belgian Russian and British legionaries moved to their armies, the legion will be reconstituted. Kiffin Rockwell gains permission to transfer to the aviation corps.
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Foreign Legion
Washington Post
Paris
Legion
Kiffin Rockwell
Aviation Corps
Perished on Hesperian and War Headlines
Page one news brief roundup: Joffre to Italy, Juliet assassinated, Dumba to see Lansing, Taft on Philippine policy, Germans near Riga, torpedo doubt, pope clears placs, Hesperian gun doubt, gold train en route, border war halted, tobacco revolt, love tragedy, Newport horse show ends, name changes for sons, death of Enda Haron, boy’s U-Boat tale, navy yard disappointment, mob seeks colored assailant, Albany street car tied up, editorial comments, society, sports, labor celebration, district rifle team notes.
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Joffre
Italy
Juliet
Dumba
Lansing
Taft
Riga
Berlin
Pope
Placs
Tobacco
Navy Yard
Albany Street
Cara
Alexandria News
Armour Home Robbery by Masked Bandits in Chicago
Two masked men forced Mrs Armour to retire to an upstairs room and held her and the maids while they ransacked the Armour residence on Michigan Avenue. They escaped with 3000 dollars in jewelry and 75 dollars in cash. Mrs Armour and maids gave police a description as they searched the area.
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Washington Post
Chicago
J Ogden Armour
Michigan Avenue
Clash at Lima boxing show draws police and militia
In Lima Ohio on September 6 Sheriff Eley summoned Ohio National Guard to stop a boxing event headlined by Jack Dillon of Indianapolis and “yankee” Gilbert of New York. Militia and police clashed at a baseball park forcing promoters, boxers, and trainers to flee while rifles were loaded and guards stationed to prevent further fights.
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Lima
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Eley
Allen
Jack Dillon
Indianapolis
Ando Yankee" Gilbert
New York
Col A E Gale
Second Infantry
Goodyear
Col Gale
Shell Explodes In Mail Wounding a General
London dated September 6 reports Maj Gen Sir Desmond O'Callahan former president of the ordnance committee and Capt H C Baker were wounded when a German shell failed to explode and then detonated at the parcel post headquarters in London. The shell came from a battle front and officers were inspecting contents when the blast occurred. O'Callahan lost two fingers and Baker sustained wounds to both arms.
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London
Desmond O'Callahan
Ordnance Committee and Ordnance Board
H.C Baker
O'Callahan
Baker
Champagne exports hit by French decree in wartime
Berlin dispatch reports France and Germany moving to restrict champagne trade as war strains mount. An official note cites a decree prohibiting export of French sparkling wines and sequestering champagne stocks, with phrasing implying British and French vessels may face retaliation. Abbreviated foreign wires note volatility in wine trade amid broader conflict.
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Lansing
State Department
Constantin Theodor Dumba
United States
Dumba
Foreign Office
Vienna
James F. Archibald
Berlin
Tuckerton
Ministry of Finance
France
Russian Liner Dwinsk Overdue Sparks Maritime Inquiry
In New York on September 6 inquiries circulated among maritime circles about the Russian American Ling steamship Dwinsk, overdue for three days after leaving Archangel and bound for Luray, with observers noting the absence of a clear destination and expressing concern over its halt in transit.
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New York
Ian Ling
Dwinsk
Luray
Archangel
Germans Hold Riga Gulf and Press City
London report says the Germans maintain a bridge head at Friedrichstadt cutting Riga’s rail links and aircraft active in the gulf indicate a potential naval clash as Germany seeks to isolate the city. Berlin confirms no advance toward Grodno with German and Austrian lines gaining elsewhere while Western artillery intensifies.
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London
Riga
Baltic
Friedrichstadt
Quake of Great Violence Shocks Georgetown Seismograph
A strong earth tremor was registered at Georgetown University last night beginning at 9 17 and lasting for hours with no distance estimate given. In St Louis a volcanic disturbance from about 4 000 miles away produced 23 shocks from 7 19 to 9 20 with a two hour duration.
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Georgetown University
St Louis
Sept
Here
St. Louis University Observatory
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