Loss of the Audacious Believed True in Ocean Battle
London reports afloat from Nov 14 indicate the British battleship Audacious may have been lost in the North Sea near the Olympic area. The 25 000 ton first rate vessel, commissioned 1912 with 10 13 5 inch guns and 16 4 inch guns, could have struck a mine or suffered a boiler explosion. No official confirmation yet. Also, two German submarines raiding the Channel are said to be accounted for, with credible naval sources noting losses and recon patrol incidents near Dover.
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Londen
Trish Sea
Admiralty Office
Dover
Germans Driven From Dixmude After Heavy Losses
London reporting Dixmude fell on Tuesday but German forces were today forced to withdraw after sustaining heavy casualties. The retreat followed fierce resistance as German troops faced intense fire and refused to yield.
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London
Dixmude
Germans Fail To Break British Line At Ypres
An unofficial report from the north of France indicates German efforts to breach British lines near Ypres have failed. German positions are described as unimproved in West Flanders while a bayonet charge by French marines caused retreat. The attempt to drive a wedge at La Bascogne also failed.
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West Flanders
France
Ypres
la Bascog
Jine
Ypres Front Battles Report Heavy Bombardment and Breakthroughs
Allied lines held despite a furious bombardment and a forceful Prussian Guard assault aimed at Ypres. The official communiqué notes three breakpoints were reached but repulsed with heavy enemy losses and 1,300 prisoners taken. Paris reports less violent fighting from Lys to sea with German attempts at crossing Yser checked. Berlin claims heavy losses for France and 1,100 more prisoners after Ypres progress.
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Ypres
Nue
Paris
Lys
Yser
Germain
Berlin
London
Nieuport
Soissons
Russian Armies Roll On In Eastern Front Drives
A Russian military communiqué reports continued battles in East Prussia near Stalluponen and Soldau, with German thrusts repulsed toward Thorn and along the Vistula. Russian forces claim progress in Galicia at Domaletz and Krosno, plus Carpathian clashes near Nadvorno Marmarosziget Pa Bleczna as Austrians retreat. Berlin confirms official statements from Berlin.
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Petrograd
East Prussia
Stalluponen
Soldau
Thorn
Vistula
Ryfoin
Wloclawek
Nadvorno
Marmarosziget
Pa- Bleczna
Berlin
Russian cavalry offensive stalled near Kalisz
News from the eastern front reports renewed Russian cavalry actions around Kolo and northeast of Kalisz in Russian Poland, with forces repulsed east of Kalisz. The statement claims no invasion of Silesia remains likely while clashes continue near Eydtkuhn and east of the Mazurian lakes, with no decisive outcome yet.
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Nin
Kolo
Kaliscz
Russian Poland
Kalisz
Silesia
Eydtkuhnen
Destruction of Emden and Koenigsberg Blockade Wins
London reports two major British naval successes. The German cruiser Emden was driven ashore and burned after a clash with the Australian cruiser Sydney near the Cocos Islands. Koenigsberg was bottled up near Mafia Island by the Australian cruiser Chatham, isolating the ship in German East Africa. Surviving Emden officers to receive swords. Captain von Muller and Prince Franz Joseph taken prisoner. Eight German flyers killed in England air raid activities near Sheerness and Harwich amid a Ypres air battle involving eight planes from Germany France and Britain.
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London
Great Britain
Admiralty
Emden
Sydney
Cocos
Keeling
Java
Indian Ocean
Koenigsberg
Mafia Island
German East Africa
Chatham
Admiral von Spee
Pacific
von Muller
Prince Franz Joseph
Hohenzollern
Germany
England
Berlin
Sheerness
Harwich
Kent
Thames
Essex
Ypres
Britain to call 1,000,000 more men in new war drive
London November 13. The British government will call for 1 million additional troops beyond already voted for 1914 and 1916, not affecting the territorial force. The move raises total British forces to 2,186,400 and follows earlier estimates of 600,000 on August 5 and another 600,000 on September 9. The action covers the year ending March 31, 1916. Berlin reports a German press claim that Britain must marshal Australian Japanese Russian and French ships to resist.
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London
Berlin
Hinden
England
Forty Seven Inmates At Anamosa Reformatory On State College Road Work
Des Moines reports say prisoners from Anamosa reformatory staff a road project on Iowa State College property in Ames. The work is 10 percent complete with 4044.81 paid in salaries to 25 inmates, rising to 47 as a new pavement crew joined. They earn 2.40 a day, with only two guards on site. The project includes a 160 foot concrete bridge over Squaw Creek and a new road through the campus. The effort has impressed the board of control and the Town highway commission, and only one escape occurred, attributed to mental imbalance.
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Des Moines
Towa State College
Ames
State Board of Contra
Anamosa Reformatory
Columbus Junction
Board of Control
Town Highway Commission
Squaw Creek
Road Camp
Nebraska
Parole Violations Rise From Indeterminate Sentences
Anamosa reports since 1907, about 1,200 inmates have been paroled from two laws prisons, with roughly 200 violating parole. Drunkenness and immorality are the leading causes, followed by leaving the state or failing to remain where paroled. Both men and women are included.
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Anamosa
Anamosa Reformatory
Pt. Madison Pententiary
Tract Society Swindle Suspect Arrested in Crawford Neb
Mevata-Young McKee, who infiltrated Roy Bowles's Iowa Tract Society circle, allegedly stole around $65 in cash, a new suit, a gold watch, a corner, two suitcases and other items. He is jailed in Crawford, Nebraska, and will be returned for trial.
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Tract Society
Mevata
McKee
Roy Bowles
Iowa Tract Society
Crawford
Neb
Marne Editor Missing In Mysterious Disappearance
The Marne Free Press editor Richard Tolinaar has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Constable Paul E. Snyder of Cornell Binfits police department says he is investigating the case. Local authorities are examining the editor’s last known movements and possible leads.
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Marne
Council Bluffs
Richard Tolinaar
Champion Girl Corn Picker Shucks 38 Bushels
Miss Emma Gruber of Locust Grove husked thirty eight bushels of corn in a day while using her wagon and team in the Shenandoah area. She is accustomed to outdoor work and found the experience not trying.
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Shenandoah
Desirning
Emma Gruber
Locust Grove
Farm yields 80 bushels per acre at Mason City farm
Charles Files farm east of Mason City demonstrates high yields from scientific farming. He husked a crop averaging 80 bushels to the acre and attributes the success to soil work and scientific principles guiding soil productivity.
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Mason City
Charles Files
Brick Plant Auction Sells Belle Phaine Relience Complex
The Belle Phaine The Reliance Brick and Tila plant including buildings machinery and 71 acres inside the city limits was auctioned. The opening bid started at $65,000 and was topped by W J Guinn at $106,352.
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Belle Phaine
Reliance Brick and Tila
W. J. Guinn
Panic at Simpson College Stairway Collapse
A stairway at Simpson College in Indianola gave way causing young women to fall to the basement. A panic followed but was narrowly averted.
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Simpson College
Tindianola
Western Canada’s strong position in farming lands
Western Canada boasts vast open prairie lands and a growing park country offering 160 acre homesteads and 30 dollar an acre prices with easy terms. Immigration has filled open fields, rail access will expand, and dry farming yields confirm high productivity across drought-prone zones. Prospective settlers are urged to visit regions to witness opportunities firsthand.
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Canada
Western
Park Country
General Collapse at Concert Sparks Mourning Gossip
A London crowd recalls Mrs. Smith’s breakdown during a concert as her voice failed and she collapsed in the hall. The anecdote highlights the emotional strain and public sympathy surrounding a gifted performer brought low by stage fright.
Paltry notes hint at event in city due next week
Unclear OCR fragment mentions a planned event with a person named Ryne and a group PRS Coon Brey. Also references a business meeting or Monday gathering, with scattered words suggesting a local timetable and a possible speech or address. Details remain ambiguous due to corrupted text.
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LAW
Algona, Towns
Algona
Warrikoton Lot
Mickinson
Harees
Eron & Dickinson
Attorneys AT Law
Iowa
SNFF
Ici & Rohnai M. J
KeDerick
Chess Ab Algona Tospidl Telephone
Myrona, Ows
C H, Cretzmeyer
John Galbraith
Clarses
East
Biks
Purth
E Q. Hartman
Buecesnor
Gay
Palace
Algona Lowa
Pione
L. Rist
Lowa
Do . C. Tessman
Towa
Dr. Dovertux
Langdon & Long's
R. W. R.kain
Alcona
Over County Savings Bank
Ofice
Lows
Lewis
Smith
Theo
Chris Chilles V-Prea
JOS W. Wadsworth
Cashier
Kossuth County State Bank
Algona, Iowa
Capital
Lewis B. Smith
Chris Chilles
E. 2. Savers
T. A. Wadsworth
I. J. McHvoy
H. H. Rist
Jos. W. Wadsworth
Deppalia
Swernxo
E. FE. Connen
Vincent
First National Bank
Ko WA
United States Depository
Wm. K. Ferguson
ELV
Rosina
R. H. Spencer
L.J. Hickinson
E. EB. Connor F. Sayers
Savings Department
Hawt Court House Square
Algona State Bank
Capitel
C.T. Chubb
H.C. Adame
PW Clogley
O. A. Yeurdsley
Board OF
C. Chubb
Geo. L. Galbraith
Byron Schenutz
F Digutey
H.C. Aung
Mex Horbes
THE
Gounty Savings Bank
Does & General
I.murtagh
Renoo
B. Buteblogs VicePres
Murtach
Dodds
Gitarndrew Paterson
Spear
B. McMuton
J. W. Sullivag
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Jos Him
Raum
Ceshier
Peoples Savings Bank Capital
Sr. Benedict
Bey
Murtagh
Marti Toney Babu
Yipee
L. Bd
Dhol
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Yore
Arle
Alsna
Africa
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Meuse
State Board of Parole
Reformatory
State College
Western Canada
Fletcher
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Coon Brey
Hoasay
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