Rumanians Halted In Lower Transylvania as War News Flows
Vienna reports the Rumanian advance in lower Transylvania was checked by Teutonic forces near the Danube at Orsovo. Austrian lines indicate a wider Russian offensive in Bukowina and East Galicia with large prisoner totals. Greece’s role remains uncertain amid reports of King Constantine abdication and a neutral stance. The Somme front saw German attacks retake trenches south of Hestrées, while Delville Wood yielded a small British gain.
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Galicia
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Petrograd
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Athens
Constantine
Zaimis
Greece
Greek Committee of National Defense
Somme
Hstrees
Delville Wood
London
Call for President Wilson to lead again in democracy
United States Senator Ollie M. James of Kentucky praises President Wilson in a nomination address, calling the June St. Louis convention a true voice of America. He lauds Wilson’s leadership in taxation, trade, and anti monopoly while urging continued nation defense and global peace.
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Ed States
Ollie M. James
Kentucky
Wilson
Democracy of
Republic
St. Louis
America
Republican Party
Senator James to Make Speech on Convention Action
Senator James plans to formally notify the President of the convention's action while Wilson travels to Kentucky for Labor Day events. The report highlights political steps and regional travel tied to the holiday observance.
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James
Wilson
Kentucky
The President's Speech Accepting renomination
The full text of President Wilson's renomination acceptance speech appears on pages 2 and 3 of this issue of The Dispatch. The article highlights key themes and promises of his campaign.
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Wilson
Wilson Renomination Ceremonies At Shadow Lawn
Democrats from across the country gather for President Wilsons renomination notification at Shadow Lawn the summer White House. The lineup includes cabinet members senators and representatives. The program features a brief notification address and a later acceptance speech followed by a luncheon before the president returns to Washington. He will then head to Hodgenville Kentucky for Lincoln birthplace ceremonies.
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Wilson
Democratic Party
White House
Shadow Lawn
James
Kentucky
St. Louis
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Washington
Hodgenville
Abraham Lincoln
Senate expected to pass eight hour bill to avert rail strike
Washington September 2. Senate reassembled with plan to vote on the Adamson eight hour bill by 6 this evening to avert a national railroad strike. Administration leaders expect House passed bill to be accepted and signed by President Wilson at Shadow Lawn to prevent paralysis of transportation. Garretson said strike would be recalled once the bill becomes law and union officials weigh timing of official cancellation.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
Adamson
House
White House
Shadow Lawn
A. B. Garretson
Sherman
Brotherhood
Railroads Revoke Embargo Orders Across the Midwest
Chicago reports that amid strike tensions several railroads lifted embargoes. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. Chicago and Alton. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific. Chicago and Northwestern. Chicago and Eastern Illinois. Chicago and Great Western. Illinois Central. Burlington and Quincy had already withdrawn restrictions and Western headroads signaled eastern lines would follow.
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Milwaukee
St. Paul
Chicago and Alton
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago and Northwestern
Eastern Illinois
Great Western
Illinois Central
College Girl and Professor Wed in Northwestern Romance
Miss Charlotte Everett daughter of Dr and Mrs Henry H Everett of Kenilworth marries Charles Dines a former Northwestern mathematics professor The romance began in class and they wed today The couple plan to reside in Hanover New Hampshire where Dines will join Dartmouth College faculty
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Charlotte Everett
Henry H. Everett
Kenilworth
Charles Dines
Northwestern University
Everett
Northwestern
Dines
Hanover, N. H
Professor Dines
Dartmouth College
Polish Military Alliance delegates arrive for Pittsburgh convention
Delegates from Illinois Ohio New York New England and other regions gather in Pittsburgh for the Polish Military Alliance of America annual convention opening tomorrow and continuing through Monday and Tuesday. The speech lauds leadership and the progress under three and a half years of administration.
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Polish Military Alliance
Pittsburg
Illinois
Ohio
New York
New England
Pittsburgh
Polish Military Alliance of America
Baseball Leaders Up to Present
Chicago, Ill Sept 2 Leading players and averages in the major leagues include American and National leaders in batting base stealing runs scored home runs and top pitchers. Cobb Detroit leads in batting average runs and base running while Burns Brooklyn tops runs and Williams Chicago leads in home runs alongside Pipp New York.
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Chicago
Ill
American
Speaker
Cleveland
National
Daubert
Brooklyn
Cobb
Detroit
Carey
Pittsburgh
Burns
American Pipp
New York
Williams
Cullop
Hughes
Boston
Railway leaders abandon war prep as embargoes lifted
Across the country rail heads announced the end of war measures and embargoes. Chicago did not hold its presidents’ meeting as the administration's bill was expected to pass the Senate that night, prompting recall of strike orders and trains to run by Monday morning.
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Chicago
Senate
Revolution Flares in Greece Proclaims Martial Law
Information from Rome dated September 2 reports Greece facing a revolutionary wave with martial law proclaimed in Athens and several other cities. Rebel activity and government measures mark a tense national crisis across the region.
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Associated Press
Rome
London
Greece
Athens
Clerks Back Arbitration as Coast Line Faces Walkout
A letter from 600 Atlantic Coast Line clerks to Senator Newlands supports arbitration with railroad officials amid an impending nationwide trainmen strike. Wilmington awaits Congress action on an Eight Hour Law as engineers, conductors, and others may walk out Monday.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company
Lyman Delano
Coast Line
United States
Wilmington
Congress
N.C
Francis G. Newlands
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Washington, D.C
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Wilson
Southern Railway lifts embargo on most freight
Washington reports the Southern Railway modified its embargo on livestock and perishable freight and stated that all other height restrictions will be accepted. In Nashville Tennessee the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railway lifted its embargo based on assurance that anti strike legislation would pass and declared freight and passenger travel would continue as normal. The embargo had begun yesterday at 6 p m.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Southern Railway Today
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Amhamed to Lecture and Exhibit Pictures at Ebenezer Church
Prof Amhamed an artist of ability will give a Sunday night lecture at Ebenezer Church a colored Baptist house of worship The program includes a thirty minute talk and a display of pictures Special reservations will be made for white attendees
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Amhamed
Embenezer Church
Ebenezer, Colored, Baptist Church
Congress Adjourns Next Week Plans Hasty End
Washington dispatch reports Senate Republicans and Democrats planning an adjournment of Congress on Thursday September 7 after a rushed session. The notice notes both parties expect to end legislative business that day.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
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