Combatants Fight Hand to Hand to End Struggle Along the Aisne
Transcripts describe an eighteenth day of battle near the Aisne with heavy fog at Woevre hampering operations. Both sides hold positions as Germans press assaults, Zeppelin airships prove omnipresent, and Budapest admits Russian foothold on Hungarian soil. Paris reports allied repulses along the Somme and Aisne sectors while Austrians are disorganized and retreating, with ongoing fighting near Arguatave and Oesovjets.
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Rome
Woevre
Berlin
Budapest
Ung
Paris
London
Aisnie
Bialystock
Groyna
Warsaw
Somwe
Somme
Seteme
Oise
Champagne
Argonne
Meuse
Lorraine
Vosges
Washington, D. C
Col. Golejewski
Petrograd
Arguatav
Oesovjets
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Russians Cross Hungarian Frontier Despite Reinforcements
An official Budapest communication reported by a Rome dispatch to Exchange TelegraphCo admits Russians have crossed the Hungarian frontier at several points in the northeast Ung county despite reinforcements sent to oppose them.
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London
Budapest
Rome
Exchange Telegraph Co
Ung
Hungary
New Lord Mayor of London Elected Amid War Prerogatives
London reports Sir Charles Johnston chosen lord mayor for 1914 to serve starting November 9 succeeding Sir Thomas V. Bowater. War likely to cancel the November 2 pageant and the Guild Hall banquet marking the installation.
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London
Charles Johnston
Thomas V. Bowater
Guild Hall
Eastern Front Shifts Focus as Russian Advance Rumbles On
News from London and Washington notes a lull on France's western front while the Russian army pushes through Galicia toward Hungary. Germans, exhausted from crossings into Minestone trenches, face stiff Allied resistance as German troops reportedly gather in Brussels. President Wilson accepts Dr. Louis Seaman's resignation after allegations of partisan criticism of the Belgian campaign.
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London
France
Galicia
Carpathians
Hungary
Paris
Brussels
Washington, D. C
Wilton
Louis Livingstone Seaman
Medical Reserve Corps of the Army
Garrison
Seaman
Belgium
War Department
Wilson
Frencow Vessel 15 Not Barmed by Austrians
Washington Sept 28 The French admiralty denied reports that a French warship was sunk by Austrian forts at Cattaro. The navy secretary said the news was entirely false and no French warship had been touched by an Austrian projectile up to Sept 28.
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Washington, D. C
Cattaro
Navy
Admiralty
Cologne
All Souls Saved From the Tahoma Wreck
Washington Sept 29 Commandant Bertholf of the revenue cutter service received news from Unalaska that all officers and crew of the cutter Tahoma wrecked on an Alaskan reef Sept 21 have been found and are safe. Five aboard the Tahoma were aboard when she struck and 60 were taken by the Cordova with 23 others believed to have landed on nearby islands. Details were not given but survivors were likely found by the Cordova or the Patterson, which diverted to search the Arctic.
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Washington
Bertholf
Revenue Cutter
Servies
Unalaska
Cordova
Patterson
Arctic
Germans Continue Shelling Malines
Antwerp dispatch reports German shelling of Malines Belgium continued last night. Most streets are blocked by burned building wreckage as Cardinal Mercier departed at 6 30 yesterday evening and the few remaining inhabitants also left the city yesterday.
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London
Antwerp
Evening News
Malines
Belgium
Cardinal Mercier
Conn's Death From Railroad Accident in Mediapolis
Coroner Edward F. Kistner ruled Marlow Ciglon Conn of Mediapolis died after being struck by a Rock Island freight train near Kelley Crossing on Sunday evening. Investigators believe Conn attempted to board the train and lost his grip, throwing him to the ground. Friends reported he had a large amount of money with him, the fate of which remains unresolved.
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Edward F. Kistner
Marlow
Ciglon Conn
Mediapolis
Rock Island
Kelley's Crossing
Conc
Conn
Kistner
British consulate siege prompts enlistment search
New York resembled a scene of unrest as the British consulate faced a crowd of hopefuls seeking enlistment. Officials examined over 200 men and listened to about 250 witnesses while authorities prepared to proceed to Canada.
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New York
Caneada
Mexican Leaders in Conference 10 Determine Peace
Washington Sept 29 optimism grew in administration circles as Carranza and Villa jeadera potential rivals were discussed at the conference. Officials hoped removing both presidential candidates would heal the rift and bring peace while Bryan reported dispatches from Mexican consuls and the cabinet met in watchful waiting.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Villa Jeadera
Carraunn
Bryan
Mexico
Zeppelin Dirigibles Dropping Bombs Around Bruges
Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports Zeppelin airships continuing bombardment in Belgium. Four bombs hit Deynze nine miles southwest of Thent and two bombs fell on Thielt near Bruges. The convent of Saint Vincent was badly damaged.
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London
Amsterdam
Deynze
Thent
Thielt
Bruges
St. Vinsent
Foxton Hall Steamer Burned. Crew Safe Except Two Missed
The American steamer Foxton Gall, burned off Watlings Island on Sept. 22, with two crewmen missing. The Foxton Hall, once a British vessel renamed after registering in Colon on Sept. 19, sailed from the Isthmus for Perth Amboy. Capt. Stevenson commanded the 4,247 ton ship, built in 1902, as one of the first American registered vessels since hostilities began in Europe.
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Nassau
Bahama Islands
Watlings Island
Foxton Hall
Europe
Colon
Paxton Wall
Perth Amboy
Stevenson
Socialist Government Probable in Sweden
Stockholm via London September 24 The final Swedish election results show the socialists with 17 seats, conservatives 86 and liberals 57. Liberals lose 14 seats to the socialists while conservatives hold steady. A socialist government is expected to be formed after the war.
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Stockholm
London
G.O.P Nominee Competition Flares In New York Senate Race
In a tight statewide primary a Republican contest formed around James W. Wadsworth Jr and William M Calder for the U S Senate seat from New York with early returns showing Wadsworth leading but upstate gains possible to swing the nomination. Davenport gains on Sulzer in the Progressive governor race as Glynn wins the Democratic nomination with a strong city lead and upstate strength for Whitman and Hineman. President Wilson plans neutrality while backing sources say he will support Glynn and the state Democrats without public speaking.
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New York
Sept. i
James W. Wadsworth
William Mo Calder
United States Senate
Batriets
New York City
Danriets
Freerick Mo Davenport
Wm. Sulzer
Eavenport
Sulzer
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Wim. M. Calder
Wm. Sulvor
Frederick M. Davenport
Upstate
Culier
Wadsworth
David Jayne
Davenport
Glynn TS
Glynn
John A. Hennessy
Tammany Hall
Whitman
Harvey D. Hinman
James WW. Gerard
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James 8. McDonough
Bainbridge Colby
Congress
Will AM
Washington
Dlc
Wilson
White House
Gerard
Chiefs of Police Meet in Waterloo
Fort Dodge Iowa Sept 29 The Town Association of Chiefs of Police selected Waterloo as the next meeting place and honored a Waterloo officer as officer of the association Captain Wagner was elected president and Lieutenant Garrison secretary and treasurer Wagner has served as secretary treasurer for three years The convention in this city is the most successful in the history with record attendance Cambridge Mass Sept 25 Harvard Observatory announces a new comet discovered by Prof Clarence Wageerty of New Mexico college of agriculture and mechanical arts.
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Fort Dodge
Sprvinti
Town Association of Chiefs of Malice
Waterloo
der May FT. Wagner
Pr Dent
Howard Garrison
Wagner
Yorts
Cambridge
Mass
Clarence T. Wageerty
New Mexico College of Agriculture
Harvard College Observatory
German Gruid er Emden Sinks Four British Vessels
London reports that the German cruiser Emden has sunk four British ships, including a collier, after operating in the Bengal area. The vessel had been active near Madras, with a bombardment claimed at that port and at Ondlehmery.
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Bengal
Madras
Ondlehmery
Burgomaster Max of Brussels Held and Freed by Germans
London dispatch reports Burgomaster Max of Brussels arrested by order of the German military governor for resisting payment of the indemnity. He was released after 30 million francs was paid, a war tax previously levied on Brussels after its occupation. Max had acted as intermediary, reading Belgian news and issuing posters, and was jailed over a dispute about the indemnity.
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London
Max
Brussels
Exchange Telegraph Co
France
Brusarly
M. Max
Bis
Burgominster
Cumming Coming for Only Show in Waterloo
Republican workers in Iowa anticipate a Republican day during the Waterloo cattle congress week. Senator A B Cummins is to be principal speaker on Thursday Oct 15, with Jon Burton B Sweet also attending. Democrats seek Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Progressives invite Albert J Beveridge to speak.
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Republican Party
Iowa
Waterloo
United States
A. B. Cummins
Cummins
Washington
Jon
Burton B. Sweet
Congress
Black Hawk County
Daniels
Cattle Congress
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
TEALTANS TO OCCUPY PORTIONS OF ALBANIA
Reports from Rome via Paris say Italians may seize Aviona and occupy parts of Albania along the Adriatic as a response to abnormal conditions. Official denial states Aviana has not been threatened and the issue remains tied to the broader Adriatic question.
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Tealtans
Albania
Rome
Italy
Paris
Bikami
Aviona
Adriatic
Aviand Tank
Aviana
Three Subway Collisions Paralyze New York City traffic
Three violent crashes in New York City disrupted transport as subway and surface cars collided near 142nd Street and Lexington Avenue and at the Harlem River bridge. Dozens were hospitalized, with several in critical condition, while thousands crowded platforms and alternative vehicles filled streets, amid a stubborn underground fire feeding billowing smoke for hours.
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New York City
New York
142Nd Street
Lexington Avenue
146Th Strees Bridge
Harlem River
Lang Corgestice
Dilet
Lennor Avenue
Chinese troops destroy bridge near Tayu Ho in Shantung
Wei Hsien Shantung Sept 20 Chinese troops blew up the railroad bridge at Tayu Ho six miles west of the city. The explosion was audible in Wei Hsien. Peking Sept 29 German forces evacuated the Waldersee line at Kian Chau and Tsing Tau now besieged. Japanese reports confirm that the Germans are five miles from Tsing Tau behind their main line and that Japanese forces occupy commanding heights. Three German warships remained in Tsing Tau harbor as two Japanese aircraft supported the action.
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Tel Nan
Shabtung
Tsing Tau
Tsing Tan Harbor
British Cruisers to Enter Pacific Through Magellan Strait
Punta Arenas Chile Sept 29 The British cruisers Gondolph Monmouth and Glasgow under Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock arrived here today en route from Montevideo between Sept 5 and Sept 11. They are expected to be sent into the Pacific via the Strait of Magellan, stopping at Punta Arenas as passage.
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Chile
Strait of Magellan
Atlantic
Pacific
Montevideo
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