Last Russian stronghold capitulates as Germans advance
Berlin reports von Hindenburg has captured Grodno, the last Russian fortress, with over 3,000 Russians and 17 machine guns. Sofia telegrams note a British transport hit a mine near the Dardanelles, sinking with 320 officers, 1,250 soldiers, and 300 crew. 600 bodies recovered. Evacuation of Gradus proceeds as Russian forces withdraw from the Nie Gwyn. Galicia sees continued Russian retirements amid heavy losses for Austro German assault. A Baltic Riga advance is announced northwest of Friedrichstadt, about forty miles from the port.
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Leopold of
Bavaria
Pruszany
Berlin
Sofia
Overseas News Agency
Today
Dardanelles
London
Gradus
Petrograd
Niegwen
Nicholas
Tyanoff
Vilna
United States
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
Sinecagstal
Riga
Baltic
Friedrichstadt
Tours World Finds Husband on World Tour Romance
Miss Dorothy Frothingham of Riverside Drive becomes engaged to Lieutenant Arthur N Coles of the English army. The couple met aboard the German auxiliary cruiser Prince Hite Friedrich during a world tour, after which Coles finished at Oxford and now serves at the front in France. A wedding will await his leave after the war ends.
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New York
Dorothy Frothingham
Riverside Drive
Arthur N Coles
France
Frothingham
Hite Friedrich
Hong Kong
Singapore
Coles
Oxford
Rotterdam liner Rotterdam ablaze in New York voyage
A dispatch from Rotterdam reports the Holland America liner Rotterdam reached Rotterdam with fire in the afterhold containing mail and cargo. Water was pumped to fight the blaze and it appears extinguished. Passengers departed by boat. 274 aboard from New York. The ship, carrying about 350 crew, sailed Aug 21 from New York with 108 first class, 13 second class, and 1 third class passengers. It is one of the largest vessels of the Holland American line, displacing 24,149 tons, 650 feet long, and 77 feet beam.
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London
Lloyds
Rotterdam
Holland-American Line
New York
Hattie Stanton Blatch
Moncure Robinson
John G. Lamont
United States
Uner
Molland-American Hne
Mohr Widow Attends Funeral of Accused Husband in Bond Case
Elizabeth Blair Mohr led the funeral for Dr. Franklin Mol Mohr amid murder accusations and a $10,000 bond. Detectives searched a brook along Nayatt Road Barrington as three alleged hired killers reportedly disposed of weapons. Mohr, claiming innocence, vowed to attend with her children and defend herself against the charges.
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Providence
Altho
Franklin Mol
Elizabeth Itf Any
Blair Mohr
Mohr
Wold
Nayatt
Barrington
Mr. Cushing
Dr. Mohr
Taft Proposes Plan for Making Defense Strong
Former President Taft at the Panama-Pacific exposition urges preparation with a 300 percent navy tonnage increase, 20 000 more sailors and 900 officers, expanded coast defenses, 16 inch guns, Chesapeake Bay fortification, 10 000 coast artillerymen, 500 officers, a larger mobile army, more educated officers, shorter enlistment terms, and a trained reserve. He warns costs may total about 150 million dollars annually for three years or more.
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San Francisco
Cal
Germany
William Howard Taft
United States
Taft
Chesapeake Bay
Cape Henry
Army and Navy
Graham Funeral At Cedar Falls Saturday
Funeral services for the late W. J. Graham will be held from the family home at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon in Cedar Falls. The obituary text notes the address 903 Fifth street and lists Havana tobacco item after the main notice.
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Graham
Cedar Falls
W. J. Graham
Fifth Street
Grand Jury Fails to Indict in Cobb County Lynching Case
Marietta Ga Sept 3 The Cobb county grand jury said it found no indictable party after a two day witness review into the murder of Leo M Frank. It cited lack of identify able suspects and said officials cooperated, while noting the community remained quiet and uninvolved in the crime.
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Harris
Herbert Clay
Cobb County
Altho
Law
Frey
Marietta
Cobb
Five Men Executed in Sing Sing Chair Within Hour
Ossining New York September 3 five murderers were put to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison within sixty five minutes. The condemned were Antonio Salemme of Rochester county Pasquale Venditti of New York Louis M Roach of Palatine Bridge Thomas Tarpeys and WH Tian Merry of New York.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Antonio Salemme
Rochester County
Pasquale Venditti
New York
Louis M. Roach
Palatine Bridge
Thomas Tarpeys
Whtian Merry
Germany to submit Lusitania claims to Hague for adjudication
Berlin dispatches report Count von Bernstorff has orders to offer submitting compensation claims arising from Lusitania and Arabic incidents to The Hague for arbitration. U S officials note willingness to arbitrate damages but reject any principle that armed merchant ships may be sunk without warning. Berlin dispatches say Bernstorff has broad powers to speak for Germany in submarine warfare talks, easing tensions with the United States.
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Berlin
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Washington, D.C
Count Bernstorff
United States
No Mediation Offer at Present
Washington reports no new mediation move from the United States as it awaits reciprocated peace overtures from both sides in the European conflict. Officials note Pope Benedict’s message via Cardinal Gibbons hints Austria, Germany, and Turkey may be open to talks, while Britain and allies’ response is required before any new steps. The original U.S. peace offer remains on the table.
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Bl. C
United States
Europe
Benedict
Wilson
Cardinal Gibbons
Vatican
Sim
Austria
Great Britain
Germany
Turkey
Cruiser 1 Brings 534 TES From Old Palestine
A Paris dispatch says the United States cruiser Nes Moines arrived at Crnon Crete with 534 refugees, mostly French, from Jaffa Palestine. The reception by locals was enthusiastic as the ship docked today.
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Paris
Crnon
Crete
United Statees
Nes Moines
Jaffa
Pales
Woman Training Camp Proposed in Washington
Washington D C Sept 3 Mrs Mary Logan Tucker daughter of General John A Logan proposes a woman s training camp modeled on Plattsburg camps to teach first aid signaling bandaging and other war supply handling under the women s section of the navy league with October as a possible date and central location under national preparedness aims
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Washington, D. C
Mary ‘Logan Tucker
John A. Logan
Plattsburg
Navy League
Tucker
1000 Chelotian Turks Victims at Urumiah Mission
A letter to J L Caldwell from Dr W A Shedd reports that during Turkish occupation of Urumiah Persia, at least 1000 Christians were killed and about 4006 more died of disease. He cites 3600 Christian burials in Grumiah and the American college, with 32000 to 33000 Christians before January 2 and 5000 to 9000 leaving after.
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New York
Urumiah
Persia
J. L. Caldwell
Teheran
W. A. Shedd
Wratmiah
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Shedd
Grumiah
American College
Presbyterian
Islaip
London
Exchange Telegram Company
Athens
Constantinople
Ismid
Tsmid
Gulf of Ismid
Asia Minor
Two Americans Murdered by Mexican Bandit Gang
After depredations near Browns ville a bandit gang killed two U S citizens and fled. Soldiers pursue the raiders as hundreds of civilians take up arms to aid in the manhunt. One American remains missing in a battle.
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Brownsville
U. S
Lake
Border defense tight as Mexican raiders loom
Brownsville Texas September 3 border patrols tightened to hunt a band of Mexican raiders blamed for killing two Americans Earl Donaldson and J S Smith. A large cordon along the boundary promised shooting on sight if the gang attempted to cross the Rio Grande. The pursuit drew hundreds of citizens led by Tax Rangers and officials seeking redress for cattle theft and arson.
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Tex
U. S
Rio Grande
Mexico
United States
Border Counties
Laway
Aniceto Pizano
Offcers
Los Cuatros
Warreda
Here
Earl Donaldson
J. S. Smth
Fort Brown
Montgomery
Smith
San Renito
Laredo
Encinal
Webb County
Carranza
Los Angeles
Cal
J. J. Obregon
Alvaro Obregon
Arturo Gonzales
Turkish Army Surrounded by Allies at Gallipoli
Athens dispatch reports a key Turkish force on Gallipoli peninsula has been encircled by Allied troops and its surrender appears imminent. The news item follows a Paris dateline and cites the Fourier agency via an Athens dispatch. Temperature details accompany the report as part of unrelated weather data.
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Paris
Gallipoli Peninsula
Athens
Fourier Agency
500 American Boys Enlist in the British Army
Washington reports that over 500 American youths under 18 were discharged from the British army after state department requests. Most had gone to Canada after misrepresenting ages to recruiters. one case, Peter Dougat of Lambert Minnesota, reenlisted after discharge and later escaped aboard the Arabic before its sinking.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Canada
Peter Dougat
Lambert
Aminn
France
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