Maine Returns to Republican Fold in Statewide Victory
Maine voters swung decisively to Republican candidates in the biennial election. Carl E. Milliken won the governorship, Col. Frederick Hale and ex-Gov. Bert Fernard secured U S Senate seats, and Republicans swept four congressmen and both legislative chambers. White carried Lincoln County, Lewiston defected McGillicuddy, and sheriff Fred E. Stevens won on a Prohibition enforcement platform.
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Augusta
Maine
United States
Carl E. Milliken
Island Falls
Oakley C. Curtis
Milliken
Curtis
Col
Frederick Hale
Charles F. Johnson
Waterville
Dem
Johnson
Bert M. Fernard
West Poland
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Bowdoin College
Louis B. Goodall
Sanford
Lament A. Stevens
Wells
Wallace H. White, Jr
Lewiston
Daniel J. McGillicuddy
John A. Peters
Ellsworth
John E. Bunker
Ira G. Herzey
Houston
Leonard A. Pierce
Lincoln County
White
McGilliecuddy
McGillicuddy
Auburn
Androscoggin River
Fred E. Stevens
Androscoggin County
Senate
House
Plan to Blockade England Opened by Berlin Dispatch
Berlin dispatch reports Germany plans a blockade of England to start around January 1. A fleet of 300 submarines is being completed for this purpose and movements may be guided by Zeppelins. The Daily News item notes neutrals and Englishmen may view the claim as preposterous, yet it is considered true by the report.
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London
Daily News
Berlin
Germany
England
Aitken Wins All Three Races at Harvest Auto Classic
Indianapolis saw John Aitken driving a Peugeot win all three Harvest auto racing events on Saturday. He completed the 100 mile race in 1 hour 7 minutes 5.04 seconds at an average speed of 89.44 mph, steering with a broken arm before finishing. Eddie Rickenbacher finished close behind in second.
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Indianapolis
John Aitken
Peugeot
Aitken
Eddie Rickenbacher
Collapse of 6000-ton bridge span in Quebec
Witnessed by thousands, the cantilever span of the world’s greatest bridge collapsed into the St Lawrence river with about 12 deaths and an estimated property loss of $6,000,000. The disaster occurred on Monday during hoisting operations near Quebec.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence
Germans Seize 150 Million in Belgian Bank Coffers
The Belgisch Dagblad says German authorities seized 30 million pounds, about 150 million dollars, that had been stored in the Belgian National Bank coffers in The Hague.
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Hague
Netherlands
London
Belgisch Dagblad
Drive-Train Collision Fatal Near Loveland Three Die
Three people were killed and another possibly fatally injured when a car was struck by a train near Loveland Colorado. Victims named are James M. Heddleson and his wife along with Mrs Ciara Jones.
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Loveland
Colo
James M. Heddleson
Ciara Jones
End of the first session of the 64th Congress
Washington reports the first session adjourned at 10 am and the president notes helpful legislation while unfinished rail labor disputes will be taken up after reassembly. Congress appropriated 1 626 439 210 dollars, a total including future obligations of 1 858 384 485 dollars. Gardner of Massachusetts seeks a winter investigation into foreign-influenced groups tied to elections.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Gardner
Massachusetts
American Commerce and Protective Committee
United States
Promise Wider Rail Laws Emphasized by Senator Simmons
Senator Simmons of North Carolina pledged comprehensive railroad legislation expanding federal control at the upcoming Congress session in December. He said the eight hour act averted a strike and saved the country from feared consequences, and that further legislation on the subject was only the beginning within the time limits available.
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Washington
Congress
Simmons
North Carolina
Senate
Ford Answers Libel Suit in DC Court
Henry Ford filed an answer in the District of Columbia Supreme Court to the Navy League of the United States libel suit seeking 100000 dollars. He does not retract the statements but says they were true to his belief and published nationwide. He notes he accepted service voluntarily despite counsel caution.
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Washington
Henry Ford
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Navy League of the United States
League
Ford
Congress
German U Boat Is Caught Near Lusitania Sinking Site
Four English trawlers trapped a German submarine with nets August 27 near the Lusitania sinking area. Ralph E. Cropley of Summit New Jersey reported on arriving in New York.
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New York
Ralph E. Cropley
Summit
N. J
Big U S Fleet to Drill Off Virginia Capes
Old Point Comfort Virginia September 13 fifty odd battleships destroyers and supply ships of the Atlantic fleet steamed from Hampton Roads for the southern drilling grounds off the Virginia Capes.
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Old Point Comfort
Hampton Roads
Virginia Capes
Silistria Falls as Teuton Allied Drive to Bucharest Gains
Berlin reports Silistria, key fortress on the Danube, captured by German and Bulgarian forces aiding the invasion of Dobrudja. Roumanians and Russians allegedly suffer heavy losses as Teutonic units press toward Bucharest. German seaplanes strike Constanta and Russian port forces while returning undamaged. Vienna confirms Roumanian drive repelled along the Petroseny–Mhatzeg route with enemy forces retreating two and a half miles.
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Berlin
London
Dobrudja
Roumania
Silistria
Dorna-Vatra
Bukowina
Danube
Utrakan
Bucharest
Roumanian
Black Sea
Constanta
Vienna
Petroseny
Mhatzeg
Transylvania
War Office
Golf title to Chick Evans
Chick Evans Jr. became the first golfer to win both amateur and open titles in the same season. At the Marion Cricket Club in Philadelphia on Saturday he defeated Robert Gardner 4 and 8 after a 35-hole final, having already claimed the national open crown in Minneapolis in June.
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Philadelphia
West
Chicago
Marion Cricket Club
Charles Evans, Jr
Chick
Robert Gardner
Trains Collision Near Rives Junction Kills Two
A head-on crash on Michigan United Railway lines at Rives Junction ten miles north of Jackson kills Emma Griever of Buffalo and Rome Castle of Lansing and injures fourteen, with two in serious condition. Officials cite a misunderstanding of orders to motormen. The seriously hurt include George Bloss of Rives Junction and Wilmont Conover of Jackson, conductor on the south bound car.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan United Railway Company
Rives Junction
Here
Emma Griever
Buffalo
N. Y
Rome Castle
Lansing
George Bloss
Wilmont Conover
Wilson Begins Porch Campaign at Shadow Lawn Holiday
President Wilson starts his first vacation of the year at Shadow Lawn planning a porch campaign. He visits his ill daughter Mrs. William G. McAdoo in Spring Lake and attended a theater performance. Vance McCormick will arrive to kick off a series of Democratic conferences as Secretary McAdoo reviews campaign plans.
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Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
McAdoo
Mr. Wilson
Flyer Killed in Crash
London reports Flight Commander Clarke was instantly killed while aeroplaning over eastern countries. His aeroplane collided with another in midair and he was dashed to earth.
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London
Clarke
De Naova Decrees Limits on Luxuries in War Garb
Rome reports Minister Giuseppe De Naova has ordered a decree banning excessive luxury in women apparel for the war period. Officials say the measure aims to curb nonessential luxury while mobilizing resources.
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Rome
Industry and Labor
Giuseppe de Naova
Congress Passes Revenue Bill Aimed at Preparedness
Washington notes the revenue bill passed by Congress on Thursday seeks to raise 205 million dollars annually beyond normal funds, totaling 1.64 billion in appropriations. The measure hikes tax rates from 1 to 2 percent on low incomes and 3 to 18 percent on high incomes, taxes undistributed corporate profits, and adds an inheritance tax with a rising schedule up to 10 percent for estates over five million.
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Washington
Congress
United States
M Mutual
Pershing Troops Pass Through Santa Clara Canyon
General Pershing reported to General Funston that American troops had passed through Santa Clara canyon fifty miles south of El Valle while pursuing Pancho Villa. Patrols from El Valle entered the canyon and found no sign of Villa in the area.
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United States
Santa Clara Canyon
San Antonio
Tex
Gneral Pershing
Pancho Villa
General Pershing
Funston
el Valle
Washington
Mexico
Pancho” Villa
War Department
Villa
Russians Bombard Halicz and Advance in Galicia
Petrograd reports Halicz, a Galician town 60 miles southwest of Lemberg, in flames as Russians bombard it. Troops have seized rail lines between Halicz and Senno vitze and Wodniki, and 5,000 more prisoners were taken in eastern Galicia.
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Lemberg
Petrograd
Halicz
Sennovitze
Wodniki
Galicia
Glass Workers Clash With Strikebreakers in Yorktown Riot
Striking glass workers and strikebreakers imported to fill positions clashed in Yorktown Indiana. Pitched battles in village streets left scores injured with varying severity. Local authorities intervened as tensions rose during the dispute.
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Yorktown
Ind
Norwegian steamer Lindborg sunk by submarine
The Lindborg, a Norwegian vessel en route from London to Rotterdam, was torpedoed and sunk. The attacking submarine reportedly stripped the ship of all copper before destroying the vessel.
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Amsterdam
Lindborg
London
Rotterdam
Phantom bear spooks Mount Desert villagers after toll bridge sighting
Bar Harbor residents near Mount Desert report a phantom bear seen near sundown with a knapsack. Eph Mason, 6 feet 2 inches, tells of spotting a bear lifting a bag and carrying it toward the woods after a farmyard scare with a cow.
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Bar Harbor
Toll Bridge
Trenton
Mount Desert
Eph
Eph Mason
Temple of Dishonesty Builds From Stolen Parts
In Los Angeles thieves steal doors and other house components for a growing criminal project. Mrs. W. H. Hill reports a back door vanished from 1414 Fedora street after she left home. Police note recent similar thefts and fear further structural thefts.
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Los Angeles
W. H. Hill
Fedora Street
Burglars Take Food From Bayonne Homes
Two burglars in Bayonne New Jersey steal ham sandwiches from Rev Reichnitzer and later purloin fruit and preserves from Floyd Davis’s residence. The report notes valuables were ignored.
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Bayonne
N. J
Rev. S. Reichnitzer
Floyd Davis
Little Northside Girl Wishes Her Physician Daddy Was a Policeman
A Northside child, living with grandmother after her mother's death, longs for her father the physician to be a policeman. She reasons that his police job would keep him from feeling lonely, while his medical career keeps him busy in another part of the city. The tale appears in the Indianapolis News.
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Gladdy
Indianapolis News
What Is the Miz A Riddle From Sunday School
A Chicago child asks what Miz means in the biblical phrase God made heaven and earth and all that in the Miz. The mother searches for an answer after the boy’s classroom curiosity and a puzzled response from the superintendent.
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Chicago
Heaven
Suspicion Grows Over Hobbs After Room Visit
A dialogue hints at doubt about Hobbs. One speaker says trust faded. the other notes finding four six umbrellas in Hobbs's room during a visit yesterday.
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Hobbs
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