British Lose Another Grusser
A Berlin war office bulletin reports slow but steady German gains in France, Verdun bombardment and French losses. It claims Paris papers show downcast mood as French resistance weakens. The bulletin also says the German cruiser Koenigsberg sank the British cruiser Pegasus after Pegasus had destroyed a German steamer Meve, with about 700 men aboard.
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Berlin
Germanic War Office
France
Iga
Verdun
Paris
War Office
Pagasus
Koeningsburg
Méeve
Paris War Department Statement On Allied Advance
A wartime release from Paris at 9 o'clock this afternoon confirms military experts' expectations that the French left wing has partially turned the German right. It notes steady progress against General von Kluck's forces and reports ten miles gained along the right bank of the Ource river amid intense hand to hand fighting.
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Paris
War Department
VI of Kluck
von Klick
Bodd
Ofane
Verdun
Ene
Senators Are Coming Here to Rally Indiana Visit
Indianapolis Sept 24 The Republican state headquarters announced that Senators Burton of Ohio and Townsend of Michigan will tour Indiana in October, each spending a week campaigning in the state.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sena , Burton
Ohio
Townsend
Michigan
Indiana
Trump
Corrupt Kin Killings Revealed as Motive Unfolds
In a 20 yearold confession Lee Nor Ben Nad and an unnamed companion killed Morgan Mayme McQuillen and farmhand McGugin, seeking revenge. He and accomplice searched Morgan body and a dresser for a wheat check tied to Morgan's crop. White spoke to county authorities but did not reveal the partner's name.
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Lee Nor- Ben Nad Wrens
Yommie” White
Morgan
Mayme McQuillen
Morgen
McGugin
White
Oldest Telegraph Operator Joseph Stirrell Dead
Joseph Stirrell, longtime telegraphist who served on the federal line during the Civil War, has died at his Binghamton home. He once worked on the same circuit as Andrew Carnegie and witnessed major wartime and assassination news as it was sent nationwide.
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Binghamton
Joseph Stirrell
Schell
Andrew Carnegie
Alec
Setne
American Held for Murder in London Suburb
Henry Weston Junior of Salem, Manitoba, is jailed in Richhead near London after his wife was found dead with a thread cut and died en route to a hospital. Police allege the wife claimed before death that her husband injured her with petrol or gazer fuel, and that the husband inflicted the wound.
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London
Henry Weston
Salem
Richhead
Londow
Weeton
T He Pollep
Printing Plant Dynamited in Tonopah Nevada
In Tonopah Nevada the Bonanza office was damaged by three sticks of dynamite placed under the corner of the printing plant room. A corner of the building was torn away and a nearby garage wrecked. Windows were broken a block away from the blast. The blast did not damage the neighboring Bonanza print shop. The union controversy between Western Federations of Miners and the Industrial Workers of the World had stirred activity in Tonopah and Goldfield with Bonanza taking a side in the dispute.
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Tonopah
Nev
Bonanzx
Jyb
Western Federations Miners
Industrial Workers of the World
Tonopah and
Goldfield
Bonanza
Munners
Theft Suspect Dies in Elevated Train Collision
Cheries Dallas On Way to Court details a fatal incident as Charleo Tallag, a $20 a week clerk, is accused of misappropriating goods from L FE White in Philadelphia. The case unfolds amid a sugar refining sector quote and market figures from Ameri can Sugar Refining and related firms.
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Dallas
Northtown
Lane
Charleo Tallag
L. FE
Delphia
Sand
Arbuckle
Feveral Sugar Refining Company
American, Sugar, Refining
Chill Jowell & Co
Warner Aiken Company
Battle Front Report From Paris To London Telegraphed
London and Paris dispatches detail heavy bombardment and stubborn fighting along a ninety mile French front near the Aisne and Oise rivers. Allied batteries maintained near continuous fire through the night. British and French infantry pressed forward with bayonet assaults, inflicting losses on German trenches as reinforcements arrive.
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Beng Bordeaux
Saya
Ger Mans
Paris
Aisne
Oise
Woetre
Fisher Wins Renomination in Cook County Vote
Springfield resident George W Fisher has won the Republican renomination for clerk of the supreme court over Chicago rival Charles W Vail by about 20 votes according to Cook County returns. Baldwin remains in contention with 47 791 votes. Fisher is an attorney and his neighbors were unaware of his candidacy.
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Springfield
Cook County
Supreme Court
George W Fisher
Charles W. Vail
Chicago
Fisher
Largest ferry steamer launched in Philadelphia
The largest ferry steamer ever built was launched in Philadelphia for the Key West oversea line. The vessel Henry M. Flagier honors the late promoter of the famous Florida route, marking a milestone for the Florida Bap Coaptareilwan Lt.
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Largast
Philadelphia
Florida
Henry M. Flagier
Key West
Military push expands front as reserves join battle
Fragmentary report describes allied commanders rotating troops to the front and bringing two brigades of batteries into action after a period in reserve. Military experts estimate nearly 2,000,000 more men at risk as the battle continues in Drogresa and surrounding zones.
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Drogresa
German Reinforcements Move to Battle Line
London reports focus on western front as Allied forces pressure the German right near St Quentin. Berlin dispatches claim faster Hussar maneuvers by von Kluck aim to halt enveloping action around Alsne, with the outcome still secret after ten days of fierce fighting.
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London
Great Battle Line
France
Jorce
Berlin
von Kluck
St. Quentin
Alsac
Marne
Gamin
Lkely
Russians Occupy Strong New Positions near Jaroslau
Petrograd dispatch reports Russian troops have seized the fortified Austrian stronghold of Jaroslau, a key railroad hub. The town sits 17 miles northwest of Prezmyst and lies on the Lemberg to Cracow line, with a bridge over the San River enabling river passage.
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Petrograd
Jaroslau
Prezmyst
Lemberg
Cracow
Southern Pacific fined for rebating in district court
Los Angeles September 24. Southern Pacific railway charged in U S district court for rebating. The case says the railroad offered to Redlands orange growing association discriminatory rates to St Louis and Chicago. Freight passes for the necessitous, guided by a plan will be granted in future rail shipments by other railways and by the Golden General Omnibus Company.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Raitway
United States
Eletiria Railways
Golden ‘General
Omalbus Company
Five robbers thwarted after brief chase in Illinois
In Chicago on September 25 three men believed to be the remainder of a quintet tied to a jewelry theft near Kankakee last week were pursued by police. Diamonds valued at 490 dollars and 6 090 dollars in currency were found on suspects, suggesting proceeds from the robbery. No members were captured after a brief struggle near Momence, where the gang reportedly armed and resisted police before retreating.
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Chicago
Mre
Nelle
Kankakee
Momence
Rock Island train wreck injures crew and passengers
A Rock Island train from Kansas City to Island City derailed causing injuries to the engineer, brakeman, and conductor as well as glass injuries to several passengers. The accident damaged cars and left others bruised but the full extent of injuries was not immediately released.
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Kansas City
Dni
President Wilson Votes as Laborer at Princeton Polls
In Princeton on September 28, President Wilson casts a vote while inspecting laborer attire and gear. He signals to continue voting and urges support for Representative Allen Walsh and other candidates, speaking to the laborer about the campaign and polities.
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Princeton
Grimy Workman
Wilson
Allen ‘Walsh
Rema
House
Injunction Suit Against Cotton Belt Conductors
The Federal Board of Trade unions for Cotton Belt employes filed for a restraining order to prevent a strike by conductors claiming representation of 106 others. The answer contends the conductors acted improperly and that the petition misrepresented the union claims. An appendix to the answer accompanied the filing.
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St. Louis
Federated. Board of
Cotton Belt
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