War Progress and Battles Across Fronts As Barrage of Reports
Western Union reports show British losses of 21 722 men in August and ongoing brutal fighting on all fronts. Canadian troops take hill 70 near Lens while Austro German forces seize a height on the Romanian front. French and British teams push in Flanders near Lens and Ypres as aerial combat intensifies with Lafayette squadrons in action. Capt George Guynemer adds two more kills bringing his total to fifty two. Four American surgeons and nurses operate in a Belgian front clearing station amid the chaos.
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Lens
Verdun
Lloyd-George
Westward war events spark speaking tour and labor call
Reports note a bomb blast on a San Diego water main and a Mississippi river explosion on a Mexican launch. Western rail work is completed with a Rio Grande line replacement in Utah. Vice President Marshall will tour Denver on Oct 25 to rally war support. Labor leaders urge loyal, vigorous wartime effort as IWW arrests in Spokane occur ahead of multi state strikes.
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Mississippi River
Rio Grande Road
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Marshall
Denver
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Government control of coal production seems assured
Washington reports indicate government control of coal production is assured. Cuba accepts offer to provide mobilization ground for American forces. President Wilson studies Northwest labor situation. New war budget bill authorizes up to 1.5889 billion in bonds and certificates. Six White House pickets receive 30 days at Occoquan for suffrage banner opposition. Natalie Gray of Colorado Springs among those sentenced. Perry Belmont resigns as Navy League VP and director. McAdoo asks Congress for 9 billion war fund. Wheat shortage prompts new economies measures.
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Oregon
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Occoquan
White House
Police Department
Natalie Gray
Colorado Springs
Perry Belmont
Navy League
Congress
World War Era Roundup of Political and Military News
News briefs from 1917 cover British wartime leadership statements, a Belgian and Dutch affair, and shifting foreign policy positions. Reports include a Bolivian inauguration, Canada wheat trading halt, Costa Rica union questions, casualties from a Quebec powder explosion, Mata Hari’s court martial result, a Baltic mine sinking, von Bernstorff’s posting forecast, Pope Benedict peace proposals, and a sharp drop in infant births in German towns from 1914 to 1916.
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Great Britain
Lloyd George
José Gutierrez Guerra
Bolivia
Canada
pan-American Union
Rigaud
Quebec
Curtis & Harvey
Paris
Mata Hari
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Bourakoff
Baltic Sea
Aland
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Constantinople
Pennsylvania fairs to distribute purses totaling 127299.88 this fall
Statewide horse racing schedule promises purses aggregating 127299.88 at fall fixtures across Pennsylvania. The season opens with North Randall Grand Circuit meeting in Cleveland where Miss Perfection defeats The Woodman in the 2:09 trot.
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Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Miss Perfection
North Randall
Cleveland
Ohio
Cheyenne
British Columbia to Become Prohibition Territory Oct 1
Prohibition will start in British Columbia on October 1 under a law passed by the provincial legislature. War is expected to last four to five years, a view attributed to Dr. J M Neff, a former associate of the late Dr. Joan B Murphy. The war will be won on economic lines rather than military ones.
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British Columbia
J M. Neff
Joan B. Murphy
Chicago
Boulogne
Late Market Quotations for Cattle and Hogs
Grass steers good to choice bring 9.00 to 10.50, fair to good 8.00 to 9.00. Heifers prime 9.25 to 10.25, cows grassers good to GIMMICO 5 to 8. Cows grassers fair to good 6.00 to 7.00, canners and cutters 4.50 to 6.00. Veal calves 10.00 to 12.00. Feeders and stockers good 7.75 to 8.50, fair 6.74 to 7.50, common to fair 6.00 to 6.75. Hogs good hogs three 5ak MOOG Leo, yearling wethers and feeder lambs 16.00 to 16.50, ewes 9.00 to 12.60.
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Chicago
Market Prices for Colorado and Nebraska Hay and Related Commodities
Prices listed per ton and per 100 pounds for hay products including upland hay from Colorado and Nebraska, prairie hay old and new crop, timothy, alfalfa, South Park and Gunnison Valley regions, straw, plus grain and dairy items such as wheat, oats, corn, bran and creamery butter. Includes regional specifics and unit measures.
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Nebraska Upland
Colo
Neb
South Park
Gunnison Valley
Flint Hides and Glue Prices From Local Market
Dry hides and salt hides priced by weight. Green salted hides fetch lower values, with under 40 pounds priced differently from over 40 pounds. Bull and stag hides noted, glue hides and skins listed with partial curing discounts.
Metals and Livestock Prices Across Markets in New York and Chicago
Spot metals prices listed for lead copper tin and silver with unit values and regional rates. Chicago live stock quotations show hog and cattle ranges including top, bulk, and calf prices with sheep and lamb figures.
Chicago Grain and Provision Prices Report
Chicago markets show Wheat No 3 red 2.16 to 2.20, No 2 hard 2.25 to 2.26, Corn No 2 yellow 1.94 to 1.97, No 3 yellow 1.95, Oats No 3 white 0.64 to 0.64, Rye No 2 1.87, Barley 1.20 to 1.40, Timothy 4.00 to 7.50, Clover 12.00 to 17.00, Pork 42.30, Lard 22.75 to 22.85, Ribs 23.60 to 24.10. Cotton futures in New York show October 24.89, December 24.72, January 24.72, March 24.86, May 25.05, Middling 26.25.
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Chicago
New York
Hog Prices Rise Amid War Time Demand and Prewar Comparisons
Reports from Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis and Omaha note hog prices climbing to about 19.25 to 19.75 per 100 pounds with bids around 20 for certain lots. The Food Administration cites a global meat animal decrease totaling 115,005,000 head since prewar times while US cattle and hogs show uneven changes and exports soar to 1,339,193,000 pounds in the year to June 30 1917. The agency warns high meat prices are likely to persist through and after the war.
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Pittsburgh
Omaha
St.louis
St. Louis
Washington
Food Administration
United States
Arizona State News Highlights Local War and Industry
A broad Arizona roundup reports on the Hunt Campbell case and governor’s mine inspections in Bisbee, wheat crop optimism from G F Freeman, tax rate projections, and a Chicago-like post office theft case. It notes a women's war service drive, new Ajo smelter plans, and major military calls from Tucson, with mining strikes, dewatering at Silverbell, and large copper output forecasts. Local legal actions include an adultery charge in Globe and a deputy sheriff’s damage suit.
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Bisbee
E. A. Williams
Douglas
Fort Riley
Charles R. Williams
Ella L. Henry
Globe
Phoenix
Jerome
Tax Commission
G. F. Freeman
Agricultural Department
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University of Tucson
Arizona
W. D. Coakley
Tucson
Los Angeles
Lebanon
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Wiley Jones
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Harris
Women’s Committee
Council of National Defense
Cornelia
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Ajo Consolidated
Wilson To Formulate Plan On Pope Benedict Peace Proposals
Secretary of State Lansing said the United States is informally exchanging views with Entente nations on the pope's peace proposals. There will be no immediate reply and no formal conference with other belligerents before replying. Belgium, Serbia, and Romania will follow the major powers in the war. Russia is expected to respond negatively, possibly outlining a plan acceptable to Russia.
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Washington
Lansing
Benedict
Russia
French Take 11 Mile Line in Verdun Front
Paris reports a major French breakthrough on the Verdun front with over eleven miles of German defenses captured on both sides of the Meuse. French forces penetrated to depths up to a mile and a quarter, taking more than 4,000 unwounded German prisoners. Italians cross the Isonzo, defeat Austrians, and seize 7,000+ prisoners with vast war materiel. Dead Man's Hill and Avecourt wood fall to French forces. British strengthen positions in Flanders while Austro Germans defeat Romanians and take prisoners.
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Verdun
War Office
Meuse
Isonzo
Dead Man’s Hill
Avecourt Wood
Flanders
Alleged Wife Slayer Captured After Shootout Near Santa Fe
Isidore Martinez, accused of shooting his wife and wounding his mother in law at Santo Nino, was ambushed in a wheat field north of the city after a fierce exchange of nearly fifty shots with deputy sheriffs. He is jailed awaiting hearing and had challenged capture as his posse closed in.
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Santa Fé
Isidore Martinez
Here
Martinez
Santo Nino
A Good Comeback: Tom Moore Responds to Insult
The Dublin poet Tom Moore, son of a grocer, charmed London with wit after a snob taunted him at table. Moore asked why his father did not make a grocer into a gentleman, then turned the jab back on the intruder with a calm retort.
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Tom Moore
Dublin
London
Pway
Moore
Sugar Shortage Sparks Genteel Dispute at Grocer Shop
Mrs Megson asks if any sugar remains from Monday purchase but refuses the offer saying none is wanted. The grocer confirms plenty is available and asks how much she would like, highlighting a small domestic quarrel over supplies.
Meeting Mr Blank Highlights Writers Style Clash
Two women discuss meeting the famed writer Mr Blank at a reception. One finds him unimpressive noting his old-fashioned clothes and hints he was once celebrated for style, while the other offers a cautious, brief reaction.
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Mr. Blank
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