Western battles shift fronts across Europe and Africa
Western front reports describe renewed Russian offensives in the Carpathians and Riga sector while German and British forces clash near La Bassée and Hardecourt. Belgian troops arrive at Lake Victoria, and Turkish advances approach the Suez. German HQ claims the Somme attack was abandoned amid heavy losses.
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Armenia
Gumuskhaneh
Baiburt
Lake Victoria
German East Africa
Riga
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
Rome
Carpathians
Kovel
Vladimir-Volynski
World Naval Crisis and Political Resignations
Reports from Paris Madrid Ottawa Petrograd and Vienna outline a wave of changes and tensions. Metchnickoff dies in Paris Sazonoff resigns Sturmer becomes premier Page warns of blacklist fallout over firm listings Carranza forces tighten around Villa in Durango and Mexican officials name three commissioners for border talks
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Sergius Sazonoff
Petrograd
Boris Vladimirovitch Sturmer
Walter Hines Page
Associated Press
Schoenbrunn
Vienna
Hoosier Poet James Whistler Riley Dies at Home
James Whicomb Riley, the Hoosier poet, died at his Indianapolis home. The report notes the six killed and forty three injured in the San Francisco timed-bomb explosion during a preparedness parade.
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James Whicomb Riley
Indianapolis
San Francisco
Hetty Green
Bellows Falls
Col
Edward H. R. Green
Matthew Astor Wilkes
Pat Daniel
Russell County
Ala
Girard
Alabama Supreme Court
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Conference of Miners and Operators
Kansas City
Washington Chicago chosen for party campaign HQ
The Wo mans party selects Washington Chicago as campaign headquarters. The McGillicuddy Kern workmen s compensation bill passes the House 286 to 3. The Senate approves $125 000 for the public health service infantile paralysis campaign. A House joint resolution extends leaves of absence with credit to homesteaders in federal service. The American schooner Prince Valdemar is captured by a German warship en route from Philadelphia to Sweden with oil. Senator Shafroth touts US business conditions in the Senate. Senator Thomas condemns the British blacklist and urges reprisals.
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Chicago
Woman’s Party
McGillicuddy-Kern
House
Senate
Public Health Service
National Guard
House of Representatives
Prince Valdemar
Philadelphia
Sweden
Sports honors across cycling golf swimming and speedway
Frank Kramer holds a world record sweep in cycling. Heinrich Schmidt wins Western golf title at Del Monte. Denver hosts first West A A U swimming meet with thrilling events. Pershing confirms Villa campaign to seize Torreon per San Francisco report. Ralph de Palma wins 100 mile motor derby at Kansas City dirt track in 1 42 58. O'Donnell and Buczane follow.
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Frank Kramer
Heinrich Schmidt
Claremont Golf and Country Club
Oakland
del Monte
Cal
Washington Park
Denver
West
Francisco Villa
Torreon
Pershing
Funston
San Francisco
Kansas City
Ralph de Palma
O’donnell
Buczane
Return Set For 60000 New York Garment Workers
Sixty thousand garment workers in New York who have been locked out or on strike for over three months will go back to work. The note of upheaval includes a deadly lightning strike at Macon Georgia where one guardsman died and another was badly injured during a severe electrical storm. Basil B Elmer and William P Phillips bought the St Louis and San Francisco railroad at auction in St Louis for 45700200 dollars. The Prohibition national convention adjourned sine die after nominating J Frank Hanly for president and Dr Ira D Landrith for vice president.
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New York
Macon
Basil B. Elmer
William P. Phillips
St. Louis
San Francisco
St. Paul
Minn
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
United States
Ira D. Landrith
Nashville
Tenn
Train wreck near Pueblo leaves many dead and injured
A Rio Grande freight train No 84 wrecked six miles west of Pueblo. Sixteen believed dead, two confirmed dead. at least six more feared fallen in the flames from oil cars. Fire spread as a wheel failure caused the crash, with victims including tramp passengers. Separate reports detail a gas tunnel explosion near Cleveland with sixteen believed dead, and a fatal auto crash near Nunn, Colorado killing Harry A Brilliant and injuring four daughters. Nearby floods drown five and injure five in Wyoming and Colorado.
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Pueblo
Colo
Hight Peersons
Denver & Rio Grande
Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Erie
Germans Press Forward In Somme Area And Verdun
London reports Australians fiercely contesting Pozieres with Germans for control of the village while French seize a German battery south of Estrees. German troops withdraw from Verdun to bolster Somme front as Berlin and Petrograd stay silent on Riga clashes. Russians push Germans from Galitetanie on the Lipa river and Italy reports continued Alpine region gains against Austria.
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London
Pozieres
Estrees
Somme
Thiaumont Iest
Kaiser
Berlin
Thiepval-Guillemont
Verdun
Petrograd
Riga
Galitetanie
Lipa
Germany
Galicia
Italy
Artico
Aviso
English Writer Dies in London
English author Miss S. MacNaughton died in London. The obituary notes her contributions to English letters and marks the loss of a noted writer from the literary community.
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London
Communion Service Aboard Neckar for Deutschland Crew
A Monday night service was held aboard the Neckar for the captain and crew of the submarine Deutschland. Rev. Otto Apitz conducted the rite and prayed for a safe voyage home as the lighted vessel lay alongside the partially submerged sub.
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Baltimore
Neckar
Otto Apitz
Arizona State News Highlights From Western Union
A roundup of Arizona happenings lists events from Oct. 3 to Nov. 18 including New Mexico Bankers’ meeting at Grand Canyon and Arizona State Fair in Phoenix. It notes Chloride mining bureau reorganization, Cantalope shipments from Mesa, fire insurance cuts for Bisbee, voter registration totals, and ten initiated measures on the November ballot.
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New Mexico Bankers’ Association
Grand Canyon
Phoenix
Chloride Mining Bureau
Mesa
Bisbee
Chloride
T. M. Patterson Dead Noted Editor and Lawyer
T. M. Patterson, prominent editor, lawyer, and political figure, dies after a week of illness at his Denver home. Patterson led regional papers and influenced local civic affairs, leaving a legacy in journalism and public service.
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Denver
Irish-born politician and Colorado senator candidate timeline
Born November 4 1839 in Ireland. Came to America 1849. Lived Crawfordsville Indiana. Civil War service 1861. Studied at Asbury DePauw 1862 63. Attended Wabash College 1863. Began law study 1864 admitted 1867. City Attorney Denver 1873 74. Territorial Delegate 1874. Helped admit Colorado to the Union in Congress. Colorado representative 1875 78. Declined 1888 governor bid. National Democratic Convention 1892 then Rocky Mountain News Denver Times purchase. 1896 National Populist Convention delegate. 1900 Populist National Committee chair. US Senator 1901. Contested 1914 governor bid.
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America
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Indiana
Asbury
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Wabash College
Derygver
Denver
Congress
Colorado
The
Rocky Mountain News
Denver Times
United States
Denver Mourns Death of Former Senator Patterson
Thomas M. Patterson former United States senator from Colorado editor and lawyer died suddenly of apoplexy at his home in Denver on July 23 shortly after 1 pm. He was with his daughter Mrs Richard Crawford Campbell when he passed away after a weeklong illness. Survived by daughter son-in-law two grandsons granddaughter and sister. Funeral by Rev Dr John H Houghton at St Mark's with burial in Fairmount cemetery.
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Denver
Thomas M. Patterson
United States
Colorado
Pennsylvania Stret
Richard Crawford Campbell
Grand Lake
Patterson
Katherine Grafton Patterson
James Patterson
Mary G. Patterson
Thomas MacDonald Patterson
County of
Carlow
Ireland
James
Margaret (Mountjoy) Patterson
Dartmouth College
Thomas Patterson Campbell
Exeter Academy
Katherine Campbell
Marin V. Johnson
Williams Street
Fred P. Johnson
Arthur C. Johnson
P. M. Pease
Rye
N. Y
Frances Porter
Byers
Colo
Samuel Grafton
John H. Houghton
St. Mark’s
Fairmount Cemetery
James Whitcomb Riley Dies at 68 in Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley, famed poet of Indiana soil, died at age sixty eight in his home with nurse Miss Clementia Prough nearby. He first suffered a violent paralysis attack on July 10, 1910, and leaves a legacy of dialect verse celebrated for its folk character and realism. Riley held honorary and earned degrees from Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and Indiana University.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Whitcomb Riley
Yale University
University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University
Swamp-Root Promises Backache Relief
Swamp-Root claims to treat kidney and bladder issues with a physician's prescription. The ad promotes bottles at 50 cents and 1 dollar and offers a sample for ten cents from Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York. It urges readers to mention the newspaper.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Howells Critiques Poet with Honeymoon Bus Joke
William Dean Howells comments on a poet as overrefined and overdeli cate. He compares the poet to a newlywed who jokes that after the honeymoon he will switch from the 8:15 express to the 8:20 slow train to ease partings.
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William Dean Howells
Mrs Terror Offers Reward For Husband’s Body
Jones recalls Mrs Terror offering twenty pounds reward for her husband’s body after he fell into the river. Smith calls her a virago and notes she said little for him when alive. Jones adds he wore a gold watch and chain and two diamond rings.
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Terror
Jones
Smith
Wise Precaution in a Short Tale
A husband warns his wife not to tidy the house before she leaves to save telegraph costs. Mrs. Jones argues it is not hard, but he notes the expense of sending telegrams to locate items, highlighting a practical joke on communication and housekeeping.
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Cerro Blanco
Jacinto Trevino
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Eli Metchnickoff
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Biento Juarez
Mexico
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el Paso
Roberto Pesquiera
Washington
Luis Cabrera
Alberto Pani
Western
Shafroth
Thomas
SPORT
Omaha Eee
Lincoln
Des Moines Eere Ewer E
Institute For Government Research
Bureau For Federal Inquiry
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Order of Hibernians
Boston
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P. Elias Calles
Pueblo Wreck
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Harry A. Brilliant
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Wyo
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Baby
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Harold Myers
Sunrise
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Deutschland
Arizona State News
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Douglas Lodge of Elks
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Michael O’brien
Chilto
Ralph Raphael
Clarkdale
Stoddard Mines Company
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Iron Cap Company
Pinal Mountains
Wm. Curtis
Tombstone
Jerome Oatman Mining Company
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Samuel
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Brothers
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Willis Arbil
Henry O. Thomas
State Penitentiary
Cochise County
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First
Connecticut Infantry
Tucson
Louis Bansemer
New Jersey Infantry
Ethel M. Sergent
Newark
Eunice Wingo
Harry E. Kirk
Warren
Alonzo Garcia
J. Lozano Perz
Naco
Casa Grande
Southern Pacific
Casa
Ray
Justice of the Peace
W. French
W. A. Moeur
Yuma
Graham
Sunnyside
Prescott
H. A. Groom
T. M. Patterson
U. S
Thomas “M. Patterson
NEW Home Sewing Machine CO
Orange
Mass
Pip
Xyes
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
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