Stefansson Alive After Arctic Quest Discovery of New Land
Nome Alaska reports Vilhjalmur Stefansson and companions are alive and well after a perilous polar voyage. He discovered new land southwest of Prince Patrick Island and is continuing northern explorations with the Polar Bear vessel and added crew. Officials welcome news and note delays and high costs in chartering craft. Stefansson had urged no rescue party if he disappeared.
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Nome
Alaska
Ruby
Ersekel Island
Arctic
Mackenzie River
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Storker Storkerson
Ole Anderson
Martin Point
Polar Ocean
Beaufort Sea
Ottawa
Qui
Naval Department
Stefansson
Ballie Island
National Department
Bailie Island
Jaws
Karluk
Hoss
Stefan
Prince Patrick I
Ballie Islands
Banks Island
Germans Cut Petrograd Road at New Point
Berlin reports von Hindenburg advances flanking Vilna and Dvinsk and seizing Zipey near Dvinsk as Russian forces fall back toward Pinsk. London notes Petrograd confirms retreat while Germans push through marshes toward new gains.
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New Point
Berlin
London
Marshal von Hindenburg
Vilna
Dvinsk
War Department
Zipey
Austrians Sink British Transport
Austrian submarine under Lieutenant von Trathtor torpedoed and sank a large British transport in the southern Adriatic a few days ago, according to an announcement received via Berlin by wireless to Tuckerton.
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Vienna
Berlin
Tuckerton
von Traph
Adriatic
Bride to be waits as groom is kidnapped in Minnesota case
Corneal Kleppe of Paribani Minnesota was kidnapped drugged and left on a lonely road between Waltham and Mayville while his bride to be Stella Feeley waited at a church in Austin Minnesota Four men and an automobile are said to be involved and Kleppe remains unconscious in an Austin hotel as authorities search the border counties for suspects.
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Mason City
Minnesota
Corneal Kleppe
Paribani
Minn
Stella Feeley
Austin
Waltham
Mayville
Mion
Kleppe
Feeley
Kloeppe
Faribault
Bulgaria
Balkan
Turkey
Grench Moe
Athens
Berlin
London
Greece
Rados Tavott
Balkans
Mir
Paris
Bucharest
Entente
Serbia
Wreck of Mexican Army Train Kills Ninety Near Saltillo
Laredo Sept 17 The Mexican military train wreck near Saltillo left ninety dead. The Sal til lo to Monterey route carried troops train left the track after spreading rails near a canyon. Bodies piled for burial in trenches while survivors described the grisly scene. All dead and injured were Mexicans serving with the Carranza army.
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Laredo
Tex
Saltillo
Monterey
American Official Thrown in Prison by Russ Police
Dr Ti OC Lieneweber of the Library of Congress music division arrived on the Kursk from Archangel and said he was stripped searched and jailed with five murderers by Russian police. He and his wife and child had earlier traveled near Grodno and crossed to Dvinsk for supplies, after which police seized papers and later released them.
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New York
Ti. OC. Lieneweber
Congressional Library
Washington
Kursk
Archangel
Lieneweber
Grodno
Dvina
Dvinsk
Dr. Lieneweber
Groduo
Newman Erb in Critical Condition After Poisoning
New York dispatch reports Newman Erb financier and railroad reorganizer remains in critical condition after swallowing two poison tablets by mistake last Tuesday. Doctors say he rested quietly after a night at his Deal New Jersey summer home, but the next three days are seen as the most critical period.
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New York
Newman Erb
Altho
Erb
N. J
Three Prisoners Escape Joliet Penitentiary
Joliet Illinois September 17 three convicts described as among the most desperate in the Joliet penitentiary walked from the quarry to freedom in the afternoon. Names include Clarence Brown alias Ed Kelly James O Neil and Joe Stuttie all known as bad men and all three were counted missing at 5 pm. A posse of guardaways searched the area but found no trace. Stuttie and O Neil have long criminal records and West paymaster killing tied to Stuttie's past.
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Joliet
Clarence Brown
Ed” Kelly
Chicago
James O'Neil
Joe Stuttie
la Salle
Charles Kennedy
Mer
Stuttio
O'Neil
Roy West
West
Stuttie
Itor Jatultia
Bank crisis in Ansonia as treasurer jailed after embezzlement alleged
Ansonia Connecticut police and fire crews dispersed about 5000 protesters after State Bank Commissioner Sturgis took charge of Savings Bank of Ansonia. Treasurer Franklin Burton, former mayor, is under arrest for embezzling 36000 on bogus notes over fifteen years. Deposits stood at 4474216 with a 63000 surplus in 1915. Bank promises full depositor payment under trusteeship. Turton, former mayor and state senator, figures in the narration.
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Ansonia
Conn
State Bank
Everett J. Sturgis
Savings Bank of Ansonia
Franklin Burton
Tan
Sturgis
Toney
Turton
Austria to Recall Dumba on Leave in Diplomatic Shift
The Austrian government plans to recall Ambassador Dumba for consultation and will leave a chargé d affaires in Vienna to maintain normal diplomatic ties. The move follows a US note requesting his return and aims to avoid interrupting relations. Ambassador Penfield press reports indicate a friendly reception of the US request. Lansing to vacation. Britain note on interference with American trade yet to be issued. The note will press British burden of proof on cargo guilt.
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Washington
Dumba
Penfield
United States
Austria
Dumia
Dumbs
Vienna
Britain
Wilson
Lansing
Great Britain
Germany
Berlin
Laborer Dies as Pipe Concrete Collapses at Cistern
Ames reports Albert L. Carpenter a laborer fell prey to green concrete when a cistern opening collapsed. He was at the bottom of the cistern and his neck was broken by the falling material. The incident occurred today in Ames.
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Ames
Albert L. Carpenter
German submarine losses rise during war period
The Motorship and Motor Boat editorial notes claim Germany has built twenty submarines since the war began, with fourteen on sea, while Britain reports seven submarine losses including the E 7. The piece says Germany now has fourteen surface submarines, two in the Mediterranean.
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Germany
Mediterranean
Boosters Home They Are Going Again Someday
Waterloo residents formed thousands of friendships and grew closer during booster activities. The survey notes neighbors shared discoveries about local enterprise and improved acquaintance within the community.
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Boosters
Germany Offers Bulgaria Empire for Neutrality
The Stampa cites a diplomatic source claiming Germany promised Bulgaria generous gains, including Byzantine crown rights for King Ferdinand, in exchange for Bulgaria's benevolent neutrality. The report notes no authoritative confirmation.
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Germany
Bulgaria
Turin
Italy
Paris
Thoo Stampa
Ferdinand of
Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg
William
Ksar Ferdinand
Byzantium
Temperature range by date from early 1900s record
The snipped note lists yesterday's low and high temperatures with historical comparisons: 61/65 in 1911 50/70 in 1913 60/72 in 1914, and prices for a small Havana cigar ad at 10 cents.
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Buchanan Optical Go
Wall Street Protest Opposes World War Loan Plan
Demonstrators gathered in front of J. P. Morgan & Company in New York as they urged rejection of a proposed loan to allies. Signs condemned the money trust while a secret Anglo French financial meeting debated the amount, with reports that the loan might be cut to 350 or 750 million dollars.
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New York
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan & Company
Money Trust
England
France
Russia
Biljona
King George
Morgan
Anglo-French Financial Commission
Chicago
Boston
Great Britain
Commission
Foreign Papers to Send Bryan on Peace Mission
Washington reports plan to dispatch former Secretary of State Bryan on a peace mission to belligerents in Europe. Dr. Wm Forge, speaking for foreign language newspaper editors, says Bryan may visit major and neutral nations to urge negotiation. Forge notes Bryan would cover his own expenses and announce plans after the conference.
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DD. C
Bryan
Europe
Wm. Forge
Forgo
Forge
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