Guardsmen Stay on Border as Replacements Move Up
San Antonio report says state National Guard units in mobilization camps are being sent to the border to relieve an equal number already on duty. The move means troops not relieved could remain mobilized indefinitely unless federal policy changes. First Kansas infantry left for Fort Riley, while Illinois Field Hospital No. 2 and A Company, Illinois Engineers, are ordered to begin return on October 17.
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San Antonio
Texas
Funston
National Guard
War Department
Border Patrol
Kansas Infantry
Fort Riley
Illinois Field Hospital No. 2
Illinois Engineers
Gas fumes blamed for deaths of three women in Lancaster
Coroner's report from Columbus chemists found no poison in the stomachs of Ag nes and Alice Smellers and Mary Stretton. Officials now believe gas fumes from an improperly combusted heater caused the deaths of the three women seated at the Smetters home on October 1.
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Lancaster, O
Peter Bugh
Columbus
Agnes
Alice Smellers
Mary Stretton
Smetters
Deaths in U.S. Metal Mines Fall in 1915
The Bureau of Mines reports 553 miners killed in 1915 out of 152,118 employed, down from 559 of 158,115 in 1914. The death rate rose to 43.64 per thousand from 3.54.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Mines
Potatoes in Bread Use Recommended by Agriculture Experts
Washington bakers and agricultural specialists report that bread made with boiled and mashed potatoes is as nutritious as wheat bread and stays fresh longer. The department of agriculture notes these findings from recent experiments.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Potato Shortage Affects Germany A Regulated Shortage
President von Batocki of the food regulation board told the reichstag that Germany faces a disappointing potato harvest. The Kolnitsche Volk zeitung reports the shortage stems from a lack of seed potatoes carried over from the previous year.
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Germany
Amsterdam
von Batocki
Food Regulation Board
Reichstag
Kolnitsche Volkzeitung
Nogales Sees Autumn Rain Deluge Hit Border Area
Autumn rain sweeps Nogales and nearby areas as Utah national guardsmen endure wet conditions similar to those faced during the militia trip in July. Storms bring local discomfort and washed streets along the border.
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Nogales
Aziz
Utah
Separate Peace Rumor Denied in Berlin Telegram
Berlin telegram reports rumors of a separate peace between Russia and Germany are a pure invention, according to Overseas News Agency. The Cologne Gazette cites the dispatch as denying any such talks or plans.
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Berlin
Cologne
Russia
Germany
Rumanian King Appeals for Aid in Times Interview
The Times publishes an interview with the Romanian king given to its correspondent. The monarch appeals to the Allies to aid Romania and prevent it from sharing the fates of Serbia and Belgium.
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London
the Times
Rumania
Serbia
Belgium
Airmen Raid Gun Works in Oberndorf Germany
Forty French and British aeroplanes dropped four tons of explosives Friday night on the Mauser works at Oberndorf on the Neckar river the war office announced.
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Paris
Mauser
Oberndorf
Germany
Neckar
War Office
Steamer Gardepee Sinks with Thirteen Missing
The British steamer Gardepee sank with thirteen crew members unaccounted for after the incident. Twelve crew members have been landed and rescued. Lloyds reports confirm the loss and ongoing search efforts.
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London
Lloyds
Hise
Fall Proposes Peace Plan in Mexico Address
Senator A. A. Fall of New Mexico said restoring peace in Mexico requires Americans to abandon property there and then receive protection. The remark tied to a Denver speech outlining a simple approach to the Mexican issue.
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Denver
Mexico
A. A. Fall of
New Mexico
Radical changes promised on mails aboard neutral ships
Washington reports that the British and French governments reply to American protests promises radical changes in the treatment of mails on neutral ships, aiming to end interference with mail service.
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Washington
Allies Reply on American Protest Over Mail Seizures
Washington reports that British and French memorandums delivered to the State Department reiterate a pledge to minimize delays in censoring neutral mails while asserting rights to inspect mail for war purposes. The allies defend parcel post as merchandise and promise to avoid seizing letter mail on the high seas, citing long-standing policy.
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Washington
Dentle
State Department
United States
High Seas
Germany
Parcel Post
Red Sox Ball Champions Capture 1916 World Series
The Boston Americans defeated the Brooklyn Nationals 4 to 1 in game five to win the 1916 World Series. Series attendance reached 162,359 with receipts totaling $385,590.50. Payouts included $162,927.45 to players, $92,052.02 to each club, and $38,559.05 to the national commission.
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Boston
Boston Americans
Brooklyn Nationals
Brooklyn
National Commission
Boston Club
Astronomer Ira R. Hicks Dies at 71 in St Louis
Rev. Ira R. Hicks long distance weather forecaster and publisher died in St Louis Thursday of pneumonia at age 71. He built a fortune publishing Hicks' Almanac and was known as an astronomer and author.
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St. Louis
Ira R. Hicks
Income of Utah Farmers Lougan
The extension division of Utah Agricultural College reports Utah farmers’ average annual labor income is 531 dollars. The investigations reflect earnings across farming activities and indicate regional variations in pay.
Outlawry Spreads Across Mexican West Coast States
Private advices from Nowa'es report rapid spread of outlawry and disturbances across Sinaloa Tepico Jalisco and Colima in the western Mexican coast, signaling rising unrest.
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Douglas
Mexico
Sinaloa
Tepico
Jalisco
Colima
Nowa'es
Grant neutrals use of harbors amid U S submarine bids
The American memorandum on neutral waters for belligerent submarines declares allies have not shown why such ships should be barred from neutral ports. The United States reserves full liberty of action while noting no breach of international law by submarines. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing discussed U boat attacks and advised Germany against operating near U S international waters.
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Washington
State Department
United States
France
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
Italy
Portugal
Wilson
Lansing
Shadow Lawn
New England
Germany
Train Carrying Hughes Stopped by Broken Rail on Curve
A special train bearing Charles E. Hughes on his third western tour was halted near Paintsville when a broken rail on a curve by a steep embankment of the Big Sandy River severed the inside flange. The break spanned several inches, delaying the journey.
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Charles E. Hughes
Big Sandy River
Paintsville
Agreement for Troop Withdrawal Sets Atlantic City Talks
Colonel Barragan said the Mexican American commission must sign an agreement and set a definite withdrawal date for American troops from Mexico before any further questions can be taken up at Atlantic City.
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San Antonio
Barragan
Carranza
Mexico
Atlantic City
Marine Insurance Rates Rise amid German U-Boat War
New York marine insurance rates from American to English ports increased by 1 to 6 percent due to German submarine operations. Some brokers are asking as high as 0 percent.
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New York
Porte
Bandits Rob Eight Restaurants in Northern Indiana
Armed bandits held up eight restaurants in Hammond and nearby areas in northern Indiana on Monday escaping with about 3000 dollars in cash. The robbers were described as heavily armed and wore sls.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana
Greece to Yield Fleet Under Anglo French Ultimatum
London reports Vice Admiral du Fournet has demanded Greece hand over its entire fleet except the Averoff kept, and the battleships Lemnos Kilkis, plus control of the Psatos Larissa railway. Disarmament of the three ships and crew reductions are required to protect allied ships and troops in the Balkans. An Athens dispatch notes the Entente offers aid if Greece joins the war.
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London
Dartige du Fournet
Mediterranean
Greece
Averloff
Lemnos
Kilkis
Psateus-Larissa
Fournet
Balkan
du Fournet
Averoff
Athens
Entente Ajlies
Estonian? German Casualty Toll Up to September
German casualties from the war start to September end total 3,556,078, an official British compilation released Wednesday.
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London
Irish Division Calls for 30,000 Recruits Before Christmas
Dublin reports a statement by Lord Wimborne the lord lieutenant calling for reinforcements of 30 000 men for the Irish front before Christmas amid war mobilization efforts.
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Dublin
Lord Wimborne
Frisco to issue 264 million dollars in stock and bonds
The Kansas public utilities commission approved the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad company plan to raise 264 million dollars through stock and bonds.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Public Utilities Commission
Submarine Attacks Sink Ships Off Nantucket Coast
Four British, one Dutch and one Norwegian steamer were sunk or crippled near Nantucket as German submarines attacked routes outside the three mile limit. The U S destroyer flotilla aided survivors at Newport and Boston harbor received several ships’ crews. Nine ships sunk in total, with as yet unaccounted crew from Kingston.
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Boston
Nantucket
United States Atlantic Fleet
Newport
R. I
Kingston
Kansas
New York
Genoa
Boston Harbor
Newport Harbor
America
Red Cross
Erickson
Nantucket Shoals
Seaboard Patrol Began Off New England Coast
Newport R I late Thursday three destroyers the Jarvis the Drayton and the Fanning left the harbor at full speed to begin a neutrality patrol along the New England coast after the German submarine raid. Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight affirmed no official action yet but indicated the patrol was likely soon.
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Newport, R. 1
Jarvis
Drayton
Fanning
New Fingland
Austin M. Knight
Narragannett Bay
Death of Former King Otto of Bavaria in Munich Area
London report says Otto of Bavaria died suddenly in his confinement at Puerstenried castle near Munich. The Berlin official statement notes he had been insane for many years and confined since 1873.
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London
Otto of Bavaria
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Puerstenried Castle
Munich
Doctor Menard Receives Legion of Honor in Paris
Paris reports Dr Menard of Cochin hospital decorated with the Legion of Honor for his two finger injuries from X ray exposure during hospital work.
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Paris
Menard
Cochin Hospital
Legion of Honor
Nationalist Push for Irish Question Discussion in Commons
London pressured by nationalist members to have the Irish question debated in the House of Commons at the earliest opportunity following a Wednesday meeting.
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London
House of Commons
Carranza Might Not Run in Mexico's First Election
Venustiano Carranza may not be a candidate for the presidency in the first election under the de facto government. J. J. Pesquiera Carranza consul in Los Angeles stated the possibility in El Paso, Texas.
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Carranza
Paso
Texas
Venustiano Carrana
Mexico
J. J. Pesquiera
Carranga
Los Angeles
Berlin fifth war loan subscriptions close
Berlin reports subscriptions to the fifth war loan closing in October with local figures predicting totals near or above the 10.716 billion mark raised by the fourth loan.
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Berlin
Economy in Home by We Maxwell
The article urges careful household budgeting with focus on meat costs. It promotes substitutes like cheese milk and eggs, cheaper cuts, and preservation methods for future use. It warns against waste from overcooking trimming bones and excess water, urging careful planning to reduce expenses.
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Maxwell
A University
Hojsewiffe
John
Lemon Preserve Method From Historic Kitchen Note
A recipe describes peeling and slicing a dozen lemons soak overnight in cold water. Boil four pounds of sugar with a cup of water, then stir to avoid burning. Add lemons, raisins, and almonds, cook until thick, and serve with tea or lemonade. For storage, layer lemons in a jar with dry sand, repeating layers, to keep for up to a year in a cool dry place.
Favorite Potato Recipes for Frying and Breakfast
A reminiscence style note describes frying boiled potatoes in butter, shaking to avoid burning, and finishing in fat. It suggests dipping in beaten egg and coating with bread crumbs, then frying. It also gives a breakfast idea with holled potatoes baked with egg in a pie plate until brown and hot.
Linen Press Revived By Old Fashioned Pin Fold
A household item guide discusses a method to renew linens by turning sides to the middle and using a pin fold. The technique describes creating a fresh lease of life for bed coverings and their use as dust sleeves on ironing boards.
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Linen Press
Wien
Delicate Fabrics Cleaning Tip In Old Instruction
A historical note describes a cleaning method for fine muslin fabrics. It suggests dissolving borax in a gallon of water, soaking the muslin items for about half an hour, then rinsing them in clean white water to refresh and whiten the fabric.
Washing Comfo Whey Sari Care Tips
Instructions describe washing saris with care and wringing to remove water. The text notes air drying and wiping to keep fabrics dry and clean.
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