German War Base Bombarded in Saarbrucken Strike
Reports describe heavy aerial bombardment of Saarbrucken by French and British planes, targeting arms factory, railway racks, and engine sheds. Several hundred yards of railroad tracked damaged, with crews and facilities struck as conflict moves along Souchez Neuville Roye and near Navyron.
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Basel
Switzerland
Paris
Saarbruecken
Bretch War Office
Gailrodd
Saarbrnecken
Metz
Nancy
War Office
Souchez
Neuville
Roye
Quensevieres
Navyron
Mrs J Ogden Armour Robbed of 7500 in Jewels at Chicago Home
Mrs J Ogden Armour wife of the Chicago packer fought two masked burglars in her Michigan Avenue residence as they looted valuables valued at 7500. They overpowered servants, cut telephone lines, and fled with diamonds while a pearl necklace valued over 15000 was sought.
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J. Ogden Armour
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Mrs. Armour
Amour
Mrs. Armor
Armour
Lake Forest
France
JOLDIERS CAMP WILL PUT ROOKIES IN OPLENDIO TRIM
Fort Sheridan plans a citizenry training camp opening Sept. 20 for business and professional men to gain military service familiarity and efficient nationwide readiness. The program includes drills, gym, baths, Lake Michigan access, target practice, engineering, hygiene, signaling, first aid, tactics, and lectures. Afternoon options allow specialization in cavalry, artillery, trench work, and other fields. The camp runs until Oct. 17 with civilian recruits expected.
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Fort Sheridan
Army School
Lake Michigan
Europe
School Admittance Deadline Set for September 10
The notice sets the admittance deadline for a four week program with expenses mainly for meals at $40. Those with prior sailstaff training may take a shorter course. Applications will be received until next Friday, September 10.
Delivery Failure Notice for Missing Newspaper
A notice explains a newspaper will not be delivered to the home by 6 o'clock due to carrier error and offers a copy by phone at 3330. if not resolved after 6:30, call 443 for assistance.
Britain Builds Monster Engines of Death to Smash German Lines
Chicago Herald reports Britain secretly constructing two fleets of armored dreadnoughts with 70 foot steel wheeled platforms and 14 inch guns. The engines use gasoline power, pivoted turrets, and steel armor to smash rivers and fortifications, with delivery ready for shipment to the continent next month.
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Britain
Chicago
Chicago Herald Today
Wlvices Ls
Herald
Europe
Pesod
Ammeredt
Dunkerton Man Retired Farmer Dies by Self Inflicted Gunshot
William Teisinger a about fifty year old retired farmer from Dunkerton was found dead in his garage with a bullet wound to the forehead by neighbor Ed Liebert. The 32 caliber rifle lay beneath him and a box of shells was nearby. Coroner to inspect and no motive is known.
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William Teisinger
Eaker
Dunkerton
Ed Liebert
Teisinger
Telsinger
Liebert
HH. B. Brandt
Brandt
W Ower
Wis
Earl Teisinger
Gresham
Ellery Steeler
Pankerton
Smith
Airplane crashes into crowd injuring several at Indiana fair
At Washington Indiana on Labor Day a plane descending from a flight plowed into a crowd at the Daviess county fair. The aviator was unhurt while three people later died at the hospital and six were injured, including a 11 year old with skull fractures and a 19 year old with an earlobe torn. Dozens suffered minor injuries.
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Washington
Ind
Daviess County Hospital
Fair Grounds
Womja
Unaurt
Joseph Singleton
Vincent Jones
Mabel Taylor
A. J. Hart
George Batchelor
Joseph Yeager
Hazel Ballard
Oscar Cook
Howell Aviation Company
Chicago
Mate & Perfect Flight
Cook
U-27 Sinks Small British Cruiser, Likely Lost
Berlin reports the German submarine U-27 sank a small British cruiser weeks ago. The admiralty says U-27 has not been heard from since August 10 and is probably lost. Advertisement note for El Tovar, Broadstreet Havana follows.
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Berlin
London
Admiralty
Eighty Millions in British Gold Arrives in U S
The Argyle carried gold and securities to Halifax, then Maine, bound for New York to bolster British credit. The shipment totals over 80 million dollars, including 11,650,000 English sovereigns worth 53,250,000 and 37,850,000 in U S coin, plus 14,000,000 in bonds, marking a record excess over prior consignments.
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Portland
Halifax
Maine
New York
United States
Allied submarine sinks Turkish destroyer in Marmora
Flens Sept 7 the Turkish torpedo boat destroyer Yar Hissar has been sunk in the Sea of Marmara by an Allied submarine.
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Yar Hissar
Sea of Marmora
Carranza Denies Mexican Troops Involved in Texas Raids
General Carranza and commanding generals telegraphed denying any Mexican soldiers took part in raids or attacks on American troops across the Rio Grande. The dispatch says some uniforms may resemble theirs, but equipment is U.S. bought, and neutrality orders remain in effect to avoid international complications. Reports also detail battles between Carranza and Villa forces capturing towns near Saltillo and plans for a broader assault on Torreon and Chikualia.
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Washinton
D. C
Carranza
Rio Grande
United States
Villa
Caeranz
Trévino
Saltillo
Paredon
Icamuale
Monclova
Torreon
Chikualia
British destroyer sinks German submarine off Liverpool
A message aboard the Anchor liner Caneronia reports that the German submarine was sunk near the bar of the River Mersey off Liverpool on August 19 by the British destroyer Kampenfeldt during its trial trip. The submarine was said to be waiting off Liverpool for Atlantic ships.
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New York
Music Therapy in Kansas City Nervous Disease Treatment
In Kansas City, doctors at the city hospital test music as a treatment for nervous diseases. Dr George P Pipkin notes a recent concert aided nervous patients and plans to tailor music to individual needs, possibly using solo musicians or phonographs. Early results appear promising.
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Kansas City
City Hospital
George P. Pipkin
Pipkin
Boy Firebug Admits Guilt in Council Bluffs Arson
Council Bluffs police report 15 year old Adolph Elgan confessed responsibility for a string of arson and letter threats targeting the Iowa Telephone Company. The boy, son of Frank Eygan a police commissioner, lived in a home near one incendiary attempt. motive remains unclear.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa Telephone Company
Adolph Elgan
Golely
Frank Eygan
Telephone Company
Elgan
Fitch's Funeral Held at Galva
The funeral of Geo. Fitch, humorist and author, who died in Berkeley, California, Aug. 9, was held in his birthplace Galva Illinois. The body arrived with his widow and sister. Noted journalists from across the country attended. In Peoria 16,000 public school children read Fitch works at the hour of the funeral.
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Peoria
Til
Geo. Fitch
Berkeley
Cal
Galva
Peorta
TRAFFIC TIED AS TRACTION WORKERS STRIKE
Albany N Y Sept 7 streetcar traffic in Albany Troy Cohoes Watervliet and Green Island is tied up by a strike of conductors and motormen over suspension methods for alleged infractions. About 16 000 men are involved on lines owned by United Traction company. Troy locals operate in nearby cities amid uncertain tomorrow as five‑way talks begin.
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Albany
N.Y
Troy
Cohoes
Watervliet
Green Island
United Traction Company
Watermst
Cohues
Three Women Die in Wyandotte Auto Interurban Collision
Detroit reports three women killed and two men severely injured after an automobile struck by an interurban car at a street crossing in Wyandotte. Victims include Mrs. Hintz, 60, of Trenton, and Mrs. Hoffman, 28, of Wyandotte, with other family connections noted. the car was crushed and the vehicle’s movement believed to have begun on the tracks.
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Detroit
Ai Street
Wyandotte
John Tints
Trenton
Mielicy
Louis
Hoffman
Wyrndotte
Wintay
Charles Asmus
Wranddtte
Hesperian Liner Sunk. Seventeen Lost Reported
Reports from consuls in England and a Liverpool cable state the Hesperian was torpedoed off Fastnet, thirteen passengers and four crew perished, while the captain and crew survived and reached Queenstown. Official reports from German and British sources are awaited to determine exact cause. Officials in Washington delay action amid inconclusive findings.
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Whishington
D.C
Voray
State Department
White ‘House
Ish
Admiralty
England
Montreal
Alan King
Liverpool
Hesperian
Fastnet
Queenstown
Call Kayser Martyr to German American Cause
Fort Wayne Ind Sept 7 The Rev Edmund Kayser murdered in Gary Ind is called the martyr to the German Americans by the German Alliance of Indiana which is raising a fund to hunt down his slayers and defends his name amid anti British propaganda The alliance has set a fund for Kayser s widow and adopted resolutions condemning arming arms traffic and urging laws to bar passengers on ships carrying munitions of war
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Edmund Kayser
Gary
Alliance
Kayser
Webster City Pioneer Dies of Paralysis
Webster City, Sept. 7. Shedard L. L. Treat a banking partner of the late Kendall Young and benefactor of a $250,000 library endowment died last night of paralysis. He came to the city in 1860 and was among its founders aged about 93.
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Webster City
Shedard
L. L. Treat
Kendall Young
Weather forecast segments for Sunday showers likely
Describes Sunday showers following a period of sunshine and a weather bureau forecast for the Upper Mississippi Valley and neighboring states. Indicates a gradual moderation, with local showers probable around the 14th, then fair weather expected for a couple days.
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Tes Moines
Weather Bureau
Missippi Valley
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Thmarine
el Tovar
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Texas
Mission
J.P. Morgan
Holt
Pierganm
Aus
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Fitch
Wavana
Ike
Union Traction Company
Aeto
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