American Soldiers Die in the Far East
General MacArthur reports a string of American combat deaths and illnesses in the Orient. The lists detail names, units, and dates of death from dysentery and typhoid, plus other causes, with additional notes on prisoners, transport losses, and troop withdrawals in Manila, Peking, and Shanghai during October.
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Far East
Caffee
Nashville
Shanghai
Washmnatox
MacArthur
Manila
David ©. Whiting
W. G. Parham
Glen H. Jackson
John Dragert
John Dragert; Oct. 7, Thirty-fourth Infantry
Willard Elwood
Ninth Cavalry
Thomas Davids
Seventeenth
Marion O. Bennett
Joseph Barker
Curtis J. Rush
Fortieth Infantry
Ralph, Dunlap
Albert O
Fortieth Cavalry
John M. Link
Eleventh Cavalry
Edward Interbiteon
Fourth Infantry
Robert Banks
Corral
James E. Tansey
Third Infantry
Allen Adams
Forty-ninth Cavalry
John T. Fleming
Twentieth Infantry
John L. Forbess
Seventeenth Infantry
James L. Hickey
Schuyler Weimar
Forty-fourth Infantry
William Wood
Nineteenth Infantry
John Hubpard
China
Wasnixotox
Chaffee
Maho
Hugo O. Kraft
Fourteenth
United States Infantry
Peking
Joseph ‘Ons
Fourteenth Regiment
Henry Kirkland
Ninth Infantry
Movement of Transports Belgians Send War Repairs to Kong Kong
Washington reports Belgian King ship repaired in Kong Kong after breaking down on the Manila run. Arab Nid departed Kobe bound for Manila. Nagaanki headed to Manila with lumber and forage. Looker and Pakling at Nagasaki with animals. Athenian bound for Taku with animals. Kentucky sails for the East to relieve Oregon but returns to Tompkinsville for turret issue.
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Washington
Manila
Kong Kong
Argylle
Niki
Tain
Nid
Kobe
Looker
Pakling
Nagasaki
Kentucky
New York
Oregon
Tompkinsville
Turres
Sandy H Hook
Free Blood Balm Miracle Cure Offers Blood Purity
Ad promotes B B B blood balm claiming to purify blood and heal skin and bone ailments. It markets 20 years of testing, alleges cures for ulcers cancer and blood poisoning, offers free trial bottle and a mail order address in Atlanta Georgia for free medical advice.
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Corea
Atlanta
Don'.t cough: the itch behind a lingering cough story
The notice argues coughing begins with an itch and dust irritation but a lingering cough signals deeper inflammation possibly caused by a germ. It promises to send a small sample of Scott'.s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil from Scott & Bowne of New York for trial.
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Vanderbilt marks silver anniversary with Kissam Hall ceremony
Nashville Oct 23 Vanderbilt University celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary with exercises at the Gospel Tabernacle. Faculty trustees students and ex-students formed in procession to the tabernacle where the gown and cap were worn for the first time. Addresses were given by Yale President Arthur T Hadwy and Vanderbilt Chancellor Kirkland. The Kissam hall gift from W K Vanderbilt was unveiled followed by music and a concert in the afternoon.
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Kissam Hall
Vanderbilt University
Nasaville
Gospel Tabernacle
Tabernacle
Arthur T. Hadwy
Yale
Kirkland
Vanderbilt
W. K. Vanderbilt
Minder Kills Mahoney in Cotton Avenue Tailor Shop
Macoy October 23 Minder, a tailor, killed Andy Mahoney, a fellow tailor, in a second floor Cotton avenue shop. Mahoney faced away at a machine when Minder rushed in with a five inch buck horn knife and stabbed him. The weapon pierced the body in full.
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Knaife
Macoy
L Minder
Andy
Two Murders in Alabama Reported as Mine Camp Violence
In Walker county Alabama a Black man named Gay Smith from Verona went to Oakman mining camp and drank heavily, abusing white workers. A white carpenter Harry Barrentine challenged him, and gunfire followed. A Black miner trio later reportedly confronted the assailants, with further violence described.
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Brumowam
Gay Smith
Verona
Oakman
Walker County
Harry Barrentine
James Smith
John Hendrix
NEW RAILROAD PROJECTED FROM LYNCHBURG TO JOHNSON CITY
Prospective investors from Lynchburg Virginia survey a route to Johnson City Tennessee seeking a railroad across timber and rich land. The plan contemplates crossing counties along the state border and advancing a line through sparsely settled terrain.
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Lynchburg
Johnson City
Teon
Jouxeux Orry
Tenn
Mate Lines
Ogi Moon
Airship delays and diplomatic moves exceed expectations
The report covers U S government stance on the British German China agreement, notes limited progress, and lists honorary pallbearers for Secretary Sherman. It also mentions Count Zeppelin's airship trials and skepticism from Geneva engineers about windward progress and control.
No appreciable change in talks for Danish West Indies
European reports say the U S government has paused seeking to purchase the Danish West Indies as Denmark weighs popular opposition. Officials expect further developments before resuming negotiations, with a cited price around seven million dollars deemed excessive.
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Danish West Indies
United States
Denmark
Rebels Sweep Imperial Troops At Canton Battles
Reports from Canton note rebels defeat imperial troops with large losses. Refugees say Hui-Chow followers are welcomed and demand payment, led by about ten figures led by a teenage commander.
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Canton
Hui-Chow
Pone
Ima
Bryan to Speak in Chicago and Nearby Cities
Democratic county headquarters announced next week will include two or possibly three days with events planned for Thursday through Saturday. A series of political gatherings is slated as candidates and organizers push for support ahead of the upcoming elections.
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