Subway Strike Standoff Sparks City Chaos as Plans Move Ahead
New York transit firms reject settlement calls and vow to run lines while detectives probe a potential plot to damage the Interborough system. A dynamite package found near Borough Hall station spurred crowding and tense commutes as union leaders hint at a broader sympathetic walkout.
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Brooklyn
Interborough Company
Borough Hall
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
Public Service Commission
William B. Fitzgerald
Armor plant sites seek allocation in Navy hearings
More than 300 delegates from 110 cities including 34 Southern towns pressed for the $1,000,000 armor factory at Secretary Daniels hearings. Fayetteville North Carolina among Southern cities listed as contenders for the plant.
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Associated Press
Washington
South
Daniels
Fayetteville
N. C
New Episcopal Canon Bans Marriage of Divorced Persons
Chicago Sept 13 The Protestant Episcopal Church adopts a new canon from the committee on marriage and divorce. It bars marriage between persons divorced while either party has a living spouse, a policy to be enforced in all parishes following General Convention action at St Louis.
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Associated Press
Hicago
Ill
Protestant Episcopal ‘Church
Committee On
General Convention of the Church At
St. Louis
Again Fails to Open the Mount Vernon School
Raleigh reports County Superintendent D F Giles fails to open Mount Vernon School as parents withdraw children amid a racial controversy over the Medlin family. Courts previously ruled Medlin children pure blood, yet community opposition persists, delaying the county effort and complicating the education plan.
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Raleigh
N. C
D. F. Giles
Mount Vernon
J. R. Medlin
Giles
Medlin
Board of Education
Superior Court
Clark
Walker
R. L. Hoke
Central Front Repulses Russian Attacks In Carpathians
Berlin reports a repulse of violent Russian attacks along a long front in the Carpathians. German troops are moved into Transylvania to oppose Romanian forces as the war office broadcasts today.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Carpathians
War Office
Transylvania
President Wilson Heads to Long Branch from New London
President Wilson sails from New London aboard the Mayflower with plans to reach Long Branch by late afternoon. He leaves after learning his sister Anne Howe requires care under opiates and may not recognize him, with his party awaiting conditions and Shadow Lawn duties ahead.
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Associated Press
New London
Conn
Mayflower
President Wilson
Sandy Hook
White House
Long Branch
N. J
Anne E. Howe
Joseph H. Wilson
Baltimore
Margaret Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Wilson
South Atlantic storm loses strength inland in Florida
The weather bureau announced that the South Atlantic storm has moved inland in Northern Florida and diminished in intensity.
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Associated Press
Washington
Florida
Weather Bureau
Wilmington Furniture Company opens new quarters with modern stock
The Wilmington Furniture Company relocates to 208 North Front Street offering a large display of modern home furnishings. The two opening days feature Queen Anne and Jacobian dining room suites, carved mahogany bedrooms, Bird's Eye Maple, and Circas sian walnut pieces in a refined showroom.
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Wilmington Furniture Company
North Front Street
Garrell
Princess Street
Wilmington
Publicis
Dorsey Leads Georgia Democratic Convention Pledge
Atlanta Sept 13 Hugh M Dorsey heads toward the Macon convention with a large pledged majority after the state primary Returns show Dorsey carrying 107 counties with 260 convention votes Harris 37 counties 98 votes Hardman 4 counties 10 delegates and Pottle 3 counties a few delegates. Most state house offices expected to be re elected.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Hugh M. Dorsey
Macon
Dorsey
Harris
L. G. Hardman
Joseph E. Pottle
State House
Port Managers Open Annual Convention in Montreal
Virtually every North American seaport is represented as the American Association of Port Managers opens its three day conference in Montreal. Papers on port management will be read during the event.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Canada
American Association of Port Managers
Association
British Aviators Find Horsehair Cushions Ease Airplane Vibration
British aviators discover horsehair cushions provide elasticity that dampens aircraft vibration and allows magnetic compasses to function.
Bryan to Start Extended Campaign Tour for Wilson
Associated Press reports William Jennings Bryan will begin next week a long speaking trip through western central states for Wilson and Marshall. He opens in Reno on September 18 and then heads east via Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania and Michigan before concluding with a last campaign week in Nebraska.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson and Marshall
Piakes
Reno
Nevada
Ma Bryan
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Nebraska
British naval inspection of Philippine steamer Cebu questioned
Washington reports Secretary Lansing and Secretary Baker discussed the British warship’s examination of the Cebu inside territorial waters. They will seek details from Governor General Harrison before a protest. Ambassador Spring-Rice has asked the British for information. Embassy officials think the Cebu master's report may have been mistaken.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cebu
Lansing
Baker
Harrison
Spring-Rice
Quebec Bridge Span Replacement Planned by St. Lawrence Co
Ottawa reports the St. Lawrence Bridge Company accepts full responsibility for the Quebec bridge span collapse and will replace the span and finish the bridge as soon as possible. With steel scarce, construction is estimated at two years and there will be no effort to raise the fallen span.
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Ottawa
Ont
St. Lawrence
Zaimis and Cabinet Quits in Greece
King Constantine accepts the resignation of Prime Minister Zaimis and his cabinet in Athens amid political upheaval. The move was reported from London dated Sept 13 with the events dated Sept 12.
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Zaimis
Associated Press
Athens
Greence
London
Constantine
Hughes plans second tour after campaign swing
Charles Evans Hughes says the recent touring across 25 states drew strong interest and cordial support. He will depart for Bridgehampton this afternoon returning Sunday night or Monday morning for a second speechmaking tour, praising current Republican campaign leadership.
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New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Bridgehampton
L. L
Hayato Kept in Quarantine Amid Distress Report
The British passenger and freight steamer Hayato is at quarantine station. Lloyd's agent Messrs Alexander Sprunt & Sons reports the cargo shifting and the vessel badly listed. Passengers will disembark as a precaution and cargo stored. origin and destination unclear, thought from a West Indies port bound for New York.
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Hayato
Alexander Sprunt & Sons
Lloyd’s
West Indies
New York
Uncle Jim Buys Home Through The Dispatch Ads
After years of renting Uncle Jim finds a suitable home advertised in The Dispatch Business Local ads. He purchases quickly with agreeable price and terms, pleasing his wife and the seller. The notice invites readers to use The Dispatch's Little Local Ads for buying selling or renting.
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Dispatch
Jim
French Advance Drives to Peronne After Somme Breakthrough
French forces push from the Somme front capturing Bouchavesnes and nearby woods east of Ethune Peronne road. Coubles trapped, Normandy and Ginchy held by British. In Macedonia Entente gains include Sorivitz and near Lake Ostrovo as Zaimis cabinet resigns signaling Greece entering the war on the Entente side.
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Associated Press
Somme
Bouchavesnes
Ethune-Peronne
Peronne
Coubles
Foch
Combles
Ginchy
London
Macedonia
Athens
Sorivitz
Florina
Paris
Lake Ostrovo
Zaimis
Greece
Constantine
Manning Wins Nominating Runoff For South Carolina Governor
In the South Carolina Democratic runoff, Governor Richard I Manning narrowly defeats former Governor Cole L. Blease to secure renomination. Manning leads 68,926 to 64,274 with National Guardsmen on the border included. Wyatt Aiken loses to Manning ally F. H. Dominick after a second primary. James Carisler defeats Albert B. Fant by about 20,000 for railroad commissioner. Blease trailed in the first primary but failed to win a majority. Cooper’s large first-primary vote appears to have shifted to Manning in the runoff.
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Associated Press
Columbia
S. C
Richard I Manning
South Carolina
Cole L. Blease
Manning
Wyatt Aiken
F. H. Dominick
Newberry
James Carisler
Albert
Robert A. Cooper
Wilmington Concern Chartered by State
The Standard Cement Construction Company of Wilmington was chartered with $15,000 authorized and paid in capital. Subscribers include John D. Walker Jr, Charles D. O’Neal, J. B. Davis, and G. A. P. Bowman. The Monarch Cotton Mills Company of Dallas amends its charter increasing stock from $100,000 to $200,000 with $25,000 in preferred stock. The adjutant general’s office reports federal payment for pre December 1911 National Guard losses, saving the state $17,000.
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Raleigh
N. C
Standard Cement Construction Company
Wilmington
John D. Walker, Jr
Charlies D. O'Neal
J. B. Davis
G. A. P. Bowman
Monarch Cotton Mills Company of
Dallas
Adjutant General's Office
Federal Department
National Guard
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Henry B. Varner
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Lexington
Good Roads
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