War News Roundup From Western Union and Allies
Reports from a broad war brief describe Kronstadt capture by Teutons, revolts in Ispahan driving Russians from the city, British cruisers pursuing a German submarine near Newport, claims of Carranza cavalry losses denied, Russia's staggering war casualties in two years, Allied shipping losses near Nantucket, Somme gains for Britain and France, Balkans successes, Romanian incursions into Bulgaria via the Danube, and Grand Duke Nicholas noting Turkish fortifications captured in the Caucasus with Black Sea coast attacks repulsed.
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Ispahan
Persia
Constantinople
Newport
R. I
Francisco Gonzales
Carranza
Villistas
Santa Ysabel
Chihuahua City
Russia
Berlin
Imperial German Navy
United States
Nantucket Shoals
Balkans
Bulgaria
Danube
von Falkenhayn
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Caucasus
Black Sea
Bank robbery and slaying reported in multiple incidents
The State Bank at Rutland was blown up and robbed of 6000 dollars by yeggmen. Manuel Esquerdo, a bandit who robbed the Miami Arizona branch of the Gila Valley bank, was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff Williams. Sioux City bakers plan price changes for loaves. J F Connell, ex postmaster of Insmont Colorado, convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in Sidney Nebraska. Hiram C Clardy of Farmersville Illinois killed his wife on her birthday and died by suicide. Tramps near Topeka Kansas refused farm transport and rode away in nothing.
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Rutland
Manuel Esquerdo
Miami
Arizona
Gila Valley Bank
Williams
Sioux City
J. F. Connell
Insmont
Colo
Sidney
Neb
Ira C. Paup
Sunol
Hiram C. Clardy
Farmersville
Ill
Elizabeth Clardy
Topeka
Kan
Lovell of Second Maine Infantry Shot in Laredo
Leopold L. Lovell of the Second Maine Infantry, stationed at Laredo Texas, was shot and killed while walking from a store. The report notes multiple federal updates including Panama parcel post limits rising to twenty pounds on October 15 and Navy bids for four battleships to be laid down next year with contract work. Immigrant arrivals Aug 1 to Oct 4 were 177.7 percent of last year. Burleson announces the change to space based railroad mail payments effective Nov 1. Georgia Artillery and other units arrive at El Paso near Fort Bliss.
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Leopold L. Lovell
K Company
Second Maine Infantry
Laredo
Texas
United States
Panama
Burleson
Navy Department
Congress
Department of Labor
Georgia Artillery
Alabama
District of Columbia
el Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
World News Roundup From Paris to Rome
Foreign dispatches report Tokio appoints Terauchi as prime minister succeeding Okuma. John Barrett sails for New York after three weeks in Europe. Mexican minister Romero presents credentials in Tokyo while nine million Chinese live abroad. Rome bans free letter postage for former deputies. Emperor Francis Joseph ill with bronchitis in Vienna. A Canadian private’s trench exploits are described from Ottawa. British ships sunk by mines rise. Barrett notes Latin American trade talks in Paris and London. John Redmond lauds Irish home rule but opposes conscription in Waterford.
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Tokio
Marshal Terauchi
Count Okuma
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
New York
Paris
England
France
Col
Manuel Pere Romero
Japan
Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture
Marcora
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Vienna
Geneva
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Francis Joseph
Ottawa
Ont
Lafayette
All America
Waterford
Ireland
John Redmond
Nebraska overwhelms Drake in season opener
Nebraska built a 53 to 0 victory over Drake University at Lincoln in the season opener. The same card also notes the Boston Red Sox edge the Robins 6 to 5 after leading 6 to 1, Colorado State beats Wyoming 16 to 10, New Mexico narrowly avoids a whitewash by Colorado College, and a Tigers surge leads to 48 to 2 scoring.
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Boston
Red Sox
Robins
University of Colorado At Laramie
University of Wyoming
Wyoming “Cowboys
Colorado Agricultural College
University of New Mexico
Colorado College
Washburn Field
Colorado Springs
Flagle
Tigers
Banking funds move from New York to London in week
Between 75 million and 100 million dollars in banking funds, estimated by New York bankers, flowed from New York to London last week and the transfer action continues. The Hawkshead steamer reached Newport News under her own steam after a harbor collision with the City of Norfolk.
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New York
London
Hawkshead
Newport News
Chesapeake Line
City
San Francisco
Ensenada
Lower California
Wyatt
Tulare
Cal
Denver Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Feed
Western Newspaper Union reports Denver market bids for cattle hogs and sheep including steers heifers cows veal calves and feeders with ranges for good to choice and fair cattle plus hay and grain prices by ton and per 100 pounds. Also lists flour and feed items with buying and selling prices.
Copper and metals market price report brief
Metal market prices show copper electrolytic at 27.00 to 28.50 dollars per unit while lead trades around 7.00 to 7.10 dollars. Spelter delivered to East St. Louis stands at 9.14 dollars with an Xc charge indicated.
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New York
East St. Louis
Commodity prices for metals and concentrates listed
Bar silver around 67 cents per ounce, spelter 8.90 per 100 lbs in St. Louis, lead 7.00 per 100 lbs in New York, copper casting 26.37. Boulder tungsten concentrates 60 percent priced at 18.22 per unit. Crude ores 60 percent priced 17.50 or 20.00, 25 percent 9.40 12.00, 10 percent 7.80 10.14 per unit.
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Borneo
Aia
Denver
Broilers Estes Saistasisierieen Sinh
Springs
Eeevece
Eevece
F. B
Colo
St. Louis
New York
Boulder
Chicago Grain and Provision Prices Summary
Chicago prices show No 2 red wheat at 1.62 to 1.63 dollars, No 3 red 1.58 to 1.59, No 2 hard 1.64 to 1.65, No 3 hard 1.60 to 1.63. Corn No 2 yellow around 89 to 90 cents, No 4 yellow 88 to 88 1/2, No 4 white 88 to 88 1/2. Oats No 3 white 48 to 49 cents, rye No 2 nominal, No 3 1.22. Timothy 3.50 to 4.75, clover 11.00 to 14.00, lard 14.97, ribs 14.00 to 14.75.
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Chicago
Gas Attacks and Submarine Visit Stir U S and Allied News
Secretary Lansing will confer with the President as submarine raids off the U S coast prompt calls for investigation and caution. London editorials reflect on German subs and reactions, while reports cite gas attack gains south of Ancre. Newport reports five American destroyers and crews reached safety after submarine torpedoing incidents. Boston Beats Brooklyn in Fourteenth in historic World Series turn.
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Long Branch
N. J
Lansing
Germany
United States
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Ancre
Somme
Cerna River
Bucharest
Trentino
Berlin
Transylvania
Newport
R. I
Nantucket
Ericson
Jensen, Drayton
Balch
Benham
Port
Decree Prohibits Bull Fighting Across Mexico
Mexico City General Carranza signs a decree banning bull fighting nationwide to elevate culture and morality. El Paso rumors say Constitutionalists plan to seize power from Carranza with Legalista allies and Diaz faction remnants. Villa allegedly aims to depose Carranza while avoiding the border. Original uprising date set for Oct 18.
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Mexico City
Mex
Carranza
Mexico
General Carranza
el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Constitutionalist
Legalista Party
Legalista
Cientifico
Diaz Party
Villa
Denver Woman Shoots Herself in North Lyons Area
Mrs Edna Seaman 35 of Denver shot herself at the residence of John Neble a mine operator and Neble Mining Co president at Camp Angeline eleven miles northwest of Lyons She was taken to Longmont in critical condition She declined to explain beyond saying Noble was responsible for her attempted suicide to Sheriff Buster
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Longmont
Edna Seaman
Denver
John Neble
Neble Mining Company
Camp Angeline
Lyons
Buster
Noble
Automatic typewriter feeder saves operator time
Advertisements describe a new attachment for typewriters that automatically feeds envelopes or cards, claimed to improve efficiency. Other lines tout laundry care, grocery products, and a quip about Badger being sour after swallowing his pride.
The Darker Side of Car Ownership
A motorist notes that a car rarely makes true friends. He says lifts to town can win occasional goodwill, but more often provoke enmity from pedestrians who object to his speeding demonstrations.
No Will Power Allegedly Reconciled by Cigarette Brand
A dialogue implies Cholly lacks stability of character yet claims steady will power through seven years of the same cigarette brand. The exchange frames character as linked to habit and branding.
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Cholly
Castoria safety claim echoes decades of use
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature of Gearly Jelcaua and notes the remedy has been in use for over 30 years while promising it calms crying infants and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Pittsburg
Penn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Clementina Dvuerrine
Gardner St
Troy Hill
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
The Bluff That Failed at the Fair
A frigid maid backs a bluff to avoid marriage. A practical youth reveals an aeroplane and a sky pilot friend to wed above the clouds. The ruse collapses when she lights the pedestal ice berg and falls into his arms.
Age Made No Difference
Grandma Fisher recalls a story of a man who learned to read at forty-two for love, contrasting with a college graduate who mocks his own rapid schooling after meeting a woman. The dialogue turns playful as they discuss learning and vanity.
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Grandma Fisher
William
Double Trouble: Powdering White Shoes and Faces
A brief snippet notes a woman busy with daily tasks including keeping her white shoes powdered and her face powdered. It contrasts domestic life with a larger clip about Canada’s 1915 crop value at 800 million dollars.
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Ariz
Seagirt
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Concordia Cemetery
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Denver Markets
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HAY and Grain Market
Carland Price
Colorado Upland
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Colorado
South Park
Choice
Beieve
San Luis Valley
Gunnison Valley
Idaho
Ioc
Standard
Ford
Kaiser
Angre
The
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Brooklyn
Braves’ Field
Red Cross
Dean
Louis Johnson
3D Ave
Durango
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Blunderby
Dicky
Canada
Carter
Harrisburg
Frank Knost
Ton St
Alber Lea
Minn
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Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
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