Civilians barred at peace meeting in Mexico
In Mexico City a peace conference date was set for the Carranza and Villa delegates. Civilians were barred, but Luig Cabrera was invited to speak. A message was sent to Maytorena to release Carranza followers. Villa’s message and Washington’s optimistic tone followed.
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Mexico City
Aguas Calientes
Francisco Villa
Luig Cabrera
C Carrranza
Jose Maria Maytorena
Sonora
General Carranga
Hill
Villa
General Villa
Carranza
Bryan
Washington
Bryn
Mexico
Oth
Ciuer
Mexica
Villa Fuliong
Paso
Texas
Carranza Central
Officiz
Zacaterags
Carcanza
Waco
Dyestuffs for America Seized by Germany
New York dispatch reports $506,000 worth of dyestuffs shipped from Basel by Walter F. Sykes & Co. seized by the German government on September 1. The items were consigned for America via Rotterdam and Holland. Secretary Bryan is said to have urged Berlin to release the shipment as American textile firms need the dyes.
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New York
Basel
Switzerland
Walter Sykes
Walter F. Sykes & Co
America
Rotterdam
Wolland
Bryan
Gerard
Berlin
Germany
Germans Say England Pressing Denmark to Join War
Rome reports the German press, citing Berlin’s Deutsche Tages Zeitung, that Britain is pressuring neutral Scandinavian states, especially Denmark, to abandon neutrality and join the war against Germany. It notes rumors of hostile ships seen in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, implying a threat if ships are British.
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Rome
London
Great Britain
Denmark
Germany
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Berlin
Skagerrak
Cattegat
Blood will tell The Heroes of the war
An advertising piece extols the axiom blood determines courage and virtue, praising Dr. Pierce's Garden Medical Discovery as a blood and liver remedy. It claims benefits for digestion, strength, and overall health, with a money back guarantee. It touts a free Common Sense Medical Adviser offer by sending stamps to Doctor Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
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Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Pictures Tell Tragic Story of Ruin of Termonde
Photographs portray the destruction of Termonde Belgium near Ghent. The town is described as a near ruin with blackened shells. One image shows gutted row houses and displaced Belgians bearing resentment toward the invaders. Another depicts Christchurch Tromonde interior gutted by bombardment and fire.
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Termonde
Belgium
Ghent
Christchurch
Tromonde
Christ Church
Peace Convention Sought With Germany
Washington reports show Count Von Bernstorff met with Secretary Bryan to discuss peace treaties and the possible inclusion of Germany in the U S peacemaking framework. The talks, prompted by Bryan, center on extending existing peace conventions to Germany and Japan as a step toward ending the European war.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Bryan
Europe
New York
Berlin
Germany
Man Trong
United States
Japan
Joan
Indictment of 33 Master Plumbers in Trade Conspiracy
Brie, Pa October 5 Thirty three officials and members of the National Association of Master Plumbers were indicted by the federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to restrain interstate trade in plumbing supplies in violation of the Sherman anti trust law. Those named include William McCoach Philadelphia city treasurer and association treasurer S Louis Barnes national president and D F Durkin Jr national secretary both of Philadelphia. They will be tried in Pittsburgh this winter.
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Brie
National Association of Master Plumbers
Federal Grand Jury
Wiliam McCoach
Philadelphia
National Association
S. Louis Barnes
D. F. Durkin, Jr
Pittsbure
German Sergeant Hopes Uncle Sam Fights Japs
A post card from Ernst Kuebler, a German sergeant at the French Belgian frontier, to his aunt Mina Kuebler in Atlanta, describes battles near Senanes on September 11. He reports fighting with the French for weeks, a comrade named Fritz Kaupp killed, and expresses hope that America will fight Japan.
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Mina Kuebler
Atlanta
Ernst Kuebler
Senanes
Fritz Kaupp
America
Benst Kuebler
Fourteenth Reserve Army
Poptage
Americans in Turkey in Need of Assistance
Ambassador Morgenthau in Constantinople appeals for more relief funds as the $150,000 deposit proves insufficient. Ambassadors Page and Herrick were alerted to mobilize quick Turkish-distribution funds, with treasury help, as Turkey faces starvation and gold liquidity issues hinder distribution.
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Morgenthau
Constantinople
State Department
Ottoman Empire
Page
Herrick
London
Paris
Treasury Department
Turkey
Jerusalem
North Carolina
Tennessee
Brindisi
Italy
Gzty Mies
British grain ship Ardmount destroyed by mine
Ostend dispatch reports the British steamer Ardmount of 3510 tons, loaded with grain, struck a mine off Zeebrugge while sailing from Dover to Zeebrugge. Thirty five crew members were saved. The vessel, from Galveston, was bound for Antwerp and owned by Ash Mount Steamship Co of Glasgow.
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London
Ostend
Exchange Telegraph
Dover
Zenlebrige
Holland
Galveston
Falmouth
Antwerp
Ardimount
Sophin Rovaid
Ash Mount Steamship Company
Glasgow
London searchlights sweep the heavens over Zeppelin tests
London reports that searchlights proved capable of detecting a Zeppelin even in fog. The British airship has been flying over the city by day and night for two weeks, with multiple searchlights trained on it as it maneuvered near tall buildings. Aeroplanes are kept in reserve and could be launched at short notice if needed. The effort incurs high costs but aims to deter a raid while preserving order in the capital.
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Carranza
Naco
Benjamin Hill
Maytorena
Gestr
Stremen
Ariz
Wilson
Americ Tan
Ouh
Aziz
Sen
Tenth
United States Gavulrs
Fort Huachuéa
Ine
J. G. A. Campbell
Hill
Mayetorena
Huerta
London
Associated Press
Belsium
Germany
Dusseldolf
Maastricht
Holland
Confederate veteran P M Allen dies in Stockbridge
P M Allen an old Confederate soldier died at his son Charlé Allen’s home in Stockbridge Saturday. Interment Monday at Pleasant Grove church after services by Rev C P Ewing. He was 19 years old, married to Miss Norris, with four sons and four daughters. He served in company F Highty fifth Georgia and had been on the indigent pension list for years. He resided in Gwinnett county and was well known.
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Lawrenceville
P. M. Allen
Charlé Allen
Stockbridge
Pleasant Grove Church
C. P. Ewing
Allen
Methodist Church
Norris
W. C
C M. Allen
War Updates From October Briefing in Northern France and East
Washington reports a stationary general front in northern France with French allies repulsing German day and night attacks. In the east, Russian forces claim invasion of East Prussia after conquering German Poland, while Adriatic bombardments target Cattaro. Britain probes US coal shipments for possible German use. the Prince of Wales relief fund tops 15 million dollars.
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Washington
French War Office
France
Argonne
Meuse
Russian
Poland
East
Prosaln
Allenstein
Adriatic
Austin
Cattaro
Antwerp
Berlin
Lisbon
Portugal
Great Britain
Great ‘Britain
United States
Prince of Wales’ Relief Fund
German Soldiers Petrified By Fumes Of French Shells
Paris dispatch reports fumes from French three inch shells drove German troops from a chateau. German soldiers were described as petrified in place, some at windows, some at tables playing cards, others with cigarettes, an officer with mouth open as if dictating.
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London
Paris
Reuter
American minister matches Germans in Brussels incident
Miss Ninl Poselaar reports Brussels events where German troops demanded meat from the public abattoir. Minister Brand Whitlock refused to cede the entire supply, insisting civilians kept three quarters. The officer retreated without his quota.
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London
Ninl Poselaar
Brussels
Brand Whitlock
Razor-wielding man slashes ten in Nanticoke siege
Petery Dudachak of Fort Wayne Indiana used a razor in a wild attack through Nanticoke today injuring ten men. Cornered in a barber shop the police and about a hundred citizens fired on him. he collapsed bleeding but was captured and remained alive tonight.
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Wilkesbarro
Petery Dudachak
Fort Wayne
Ind
Nanticoke
Dudachek
Final Divorce Decrees for Society Women
Newport Rhode Island October 5 Final divorce decrees were granted today to Mrs. Elsie Goujet from Robert Goelet and to Mrs. Pauline LeRoy French from Amos Tuck French. Both suits were filed last March.
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Newport
R. E
Elsie Goujet
Robert Goelet
Pauline T.eRoy French
Amos Tuck French
Cat taro Bombarded by French Fleet in Adriatic
Rome reports that the French fleet in the Adriatic again bombarded the Austrian part of Cattaro, according to the Corriere d Italia.
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Cattaro
Rome
Paris
Adriatic
Fhe
Corriere A
Italia
Swiss government halts pro German daily and comic in Switzerland
London reports the Swiss government has suppressed The Geneva Depeche Suisse for pro German propaganda and violated parity rules. It also banned circulation of the German comic periodical Simpus in Switzerland. The piece notes the first public playground opened in Boston in 1586, with playgrounds spreading nationwide, including Chicago’s early example.
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London
Morning Post
Berns
Geneva Depeche Suisse
Switzerland
Simpus
Boston
Chicago
Why Kaiser dismissed General Von Moltke
Amsterdam dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm dismissed General Von Moltke after a clash over strategy. The emperor favored attacking England with airships while Moltke urged delaying action to blunt immediate effects and argued that available aircraft were needed in Europe.
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Kaiser
General von Moltke
London
Amsterdam
Daily Call
von Moltke
England
von Multhe
Europa
University Students Battle with Citizens in Madison Riot
University of Wisconsin students clashed with city residents in Madison, resulting in a wild hourlong street brawl near Lake Mendota. The fire department doused the crowd multiple times to quell the disturbance as 100 students fought with as many townspeople. President Van Hise posted bond for four arrested students and urged the 1800 students to return home after the confrontation sparked by a mistaken freshman with no green cap.
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Madison
Wis
S—Universiity of Wisconsin
Lake Mendota
Houra
G. R. van Hise
The
Diversity
No- Hee
Democrats for Prouty Endorsed by Vermont State Committee
Burlington Vermont October 5 The Democratic state committee endorsed Charles A Prouty of Newport former Interstate Commerce Commission member for the United States Senate Prouty is the progressive nominee and has been indorsed by the Prohibition party
No Stopping Them
A fragmented text listing a series of phrases and headlines including departures, ailments, ambitions, finances, rumors, taxes, prices, incomes, and notices. The single readable line references Morewood and appears as a chaotic miscellany from a newspaper page.
Essad Pasha Named Leader of Albanian Provisional Government
Fars dispatch from Durazio dated October 4 reports the senate naming Isad Pasha president of Albania's provisional government. He commands about 10,000 Albanian troops occupying strategic positions in the capital. Pasha, former Albanian Minister of War and Turkish commander at Scutari, opposed Prince William of Wied's rule.
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Essad Pasha
Faris
al Mi—A
Havas
Durazio
Senate
Isad Pasha
Albania
Scutati
Wiliam of Wied
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