Greatest war game in history of U S Navy begins off Atlantic coast
Associated Press reports the largest naval exercise in U S history underway from Maine to Florida. Attacking fleet led by Admiral Fletcher and defending force under Admiral Mayo mobilizes every active vessel to test material defense, with submarines and mines playing key roles and aircraft unutilized. Movements kept secret.
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U. S.navy
Associated Press
Washington
Newport
Hampton Roads
Atlantic
Maine
Florida
Fletcher
Mayo
Plans for Bigger Faster Heavily Armed Warships
President Wilson Secretary Daniels and Rep Padgett agree next year’s navy plan will seek super battle cruisers costing eighteen million each. Navy officials foresee thirty five knot ships armed with twelve 14 inch rifles, possible 16 inch guns, and a submarine inner defense along both coasts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Daniels
Representative Padgett
House Naval Affairs
Mexican swimmer warns of plot near Capote Texas
A Mexican swam the Rio Grande to report a band of Mexicans opposite Capote, Texas. United States cavalry patrols the area tonight while a Carranza patrol guards the Mexican side. Authorities hold Charles Demar, a former soldier, in connection with the killing of Cavalryman Patrick J. Sullivan near Fort Btown, believed to be a personal quarrel or robbery.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande
Capote
United States Cavalry
Tack Capote
Carranza
Charles Demar
Patrick J. Sullivan
Fort Btown
World Health Campaigns Tie Nations in Common Fight
The British official epidemiologist Dr. R W Johnstone reports for the International Office of Hygiene in Paris on 1913 plague figures and 1914 trends. Plague remains widespread with a sharp drop in India 1911 to 1913, cholera less prevalent, no serious yellow fever epidemics, while scientists stress these annual summaries as vital permanent records for future study.
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International Office of
Hygiena
Paris
R. W. Johnstone
International Office
India
London Lancet
Johnstone
Journal of
The
American Medical Association
The Child's Niche in Life
Guidance on letting children pursue their natural talents without forcing them into unrelated careers. Emphasizes a well rounded education, strong body and soul, and following God’s plan for each individual. Encourages gentle nurturing of innate gifts and avoidance of neglecting other abilities.
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L. D. Stearns
The
Meibe
Oetsber
Give Bouquets as Well as Brickbats Editorial
The Chicago Herald urges riders to praise conductors and motormen for courtesy, not just complain. The Electric Railway Trainman reprints the editorial, noting many riders overlook good acts and urging readers to write commendations to management.
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Chicago Herald
Herald
Chicago
Government Estimates Cotton Crop At 10 950 000 500-Pound Bales
The crop reporting board of the U S Department of Agriculture set the 1914 cotton crop at 10 950 000 bales 600 pounds each with a September 25 condition of 60 8 percent of normal This would be the smallest crop since 1909 and follows a fall in yields due to severe weather and boll weevil activity Last year produced 16 135 000 bales
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau reports 2 900 007 bales ginned to Sept 25
The second cotton ginning report shows 2 900 007 bales of 1916 cotton ginned before Sept 25, versus 3 393 759 last year and 3 246 655 in 1912. Round bales totaled 32 263, Sea Island 19 094, with year to year comparisons noted.
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Census Bureau
Associated Press
Washington
Sea Island
Munitions Trade Surges with War Demands Across Regions
Exports of munitions and related materials rose sharply through July and August, then declined in September. The article cites a projected nine to twelve month bill of 1.15 to 1.5 billion dollars for Allied needs, with Bethlehem Steel and Canadian Car and Foundry alone holding contracts over 500 million. It notes plant capacity nearing limits and a shift to many small manufacturers, while also touching agricultural progress in Georgia with cattle tick eradication boosting future wealth.
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United States
Europe
Bethlehem Steel Company
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
Dorris predicts swift close to Georgia 1916 session
In Atlanta on legal business Representative W H Dorris of Cordele says the November session will finish in 25 days. He expects new stricter prohibition bills, continued cuts to appropriations, and bills to take effect January 1916 with limited calendar preventing filibusters.
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Banner
Atlanta
W. H. Dorris
Cordele
Crisp County
House of Representatives
Dorris
Stovall
House
Herbert Shuptrine
Chatham County
Chatham
Dorrin
Oversubscribed Anglo French Loan Surpasses Need
The Anglo French half billion loan is oversubscribed with books to close tomorrow. Reported high subscriptions include John D Rockefeller ten million and William Rockefeller a similar amount. Jno Willis Harry Payne Whitney and Wm Boyce Thompson each pledged one million. Sir Ernest Cassell is said to have subscribed five million.
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Associated Press
New York
John D. Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Jno
Willis
Harry Payne Whitney
Wm. Boyce Thompson
Ernest Cassell
Edward VIII
U S Officials to Explain Arabic Sinking Position
Secretary Lansing will confer with the German ambassador to explain that the last German note on the Arabic falls short of U S expectations. The German submarine commander is said to have erred in the sinking, with Germany not taking responsibility. The note also notes mixed attitudes among volunteers toward commissions on a war loan versus army ranks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lansing
United States
Germany
Neighborly advice on medicine and politics from Athens readers
An Athens resident Mrs. Louis Smith endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and back pain. The column shifts to Atlanta politics with Mr Dorrig and Representative John Knight discussing potential session timings and strictness of prohibition bills, and Knight forecasting improved local business as sea island cotton prices rise.
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Athens
Louis Smith
E. Broad St
Dean
Smith & Brothers’ Drug Store
Doan
Four Thousand Chicago Saloons Ordered Closed Sundays
Chicago Mayor Thomp son informed the city council that four thousand saloons in Chicago must close on Sundays in obedience to a state law. The move follows state law requirements and outlines a shift in local business operations for the Sabbath.
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Chicago
Associated Press
First Snow of 1915 Season Reported in Several States
Snow fell in St Paul Minnesota on October 4 1915 marking the first snowfall of the season. Deadwood South Dakota reported three to six inches of accumulation in the Black Hills overnight.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
Deadwood
South Dakota
Dry Farmers 10 Meet in Colorado
Denver hosts the eleventh annual International Dry-Farming Congress opening with President F W Mondell of Wyoming delivering the address. He notes missing delegates from Europe due to the war and warns against gambling with moisture. He urges continued use of scientific moisture conservation methods for safe, profitable farming in low rainfall regions.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
International Dry-Farming Congress
F. W. Mondell
Wyoming
Congress
Europe
No Special Session of the U S Senate
President Wilson has nearly decided against calling a special Senate session though he favors amending Senate rules to empower the majority to debate. Some aides still believe a special session could amend rules and ratify the Nicaragua and Colombia treaties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilsé
Senate
Sera
Nicaraugua
Colombia
Meeting the Souls of Loved Yore Through Brilliance
Poetic note by Charles W. Huber describes a journey toward a glorious shore. Merchants observe a white way and organize a movement to improve a popular business street.
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Charles F. Speare
American Review of Reviews
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Berrien
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Colorado
U. S. Senate
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