Separate Peace Move by Bulgaria Rumors of Entente Contacts Grow
Reports say Bulgarian agents abroad are seeking talks with Entente powers on a separate peace and postwar relations. Observers cite fear Germany and Austria Hungary may not aggressively defend Bulgaria at the peace conference and Bulgaria’s aim to avoid a purely German orbit after the war.
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Copenhagen
Wil Tich
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Sofia
Germany
Austria-Hungaria
Central Europe
America
Macedonia
Dobrudja
Serbia
Bosnian
Herzegovina
Russians to Move Capital to Moscow
Petrograd reports the government has decided to relocate the capital to Moscow in the near future occupying a Kremlin building. The move aligns with wartime strategy and mirrors France’s 1914 shift to Bordeaux as a precedent.
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Petrograd
Moscow
Kremlin
Bordeaux
Hoover Explodes Calafornians War Draft Stand
Washington replies to California Fruit Exchange resolutions demanding farmer draft exemption. Officials say farm output is essential war food and deny broad labor shortages. emphasize need for organized wartime production and weigh evidence of labor limits.
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Washington
Californiaa Fruit Exchange
Wilson
Food Administration
California
Government Vote Advances Amid Unclear Debate
A fragmented report notes a parliamentary session with a government-favoring vote. The text mentions deputies and a roll showing support for the government, but details are unclear and some words are corrupted.
Woman Leaps to Death in Hospital Incident
A delirious patient leaped from a hospital window at the Weert Shite hospital, resulting in the patient's death. Police and hospital staff are investigating the incident and its circumstances.
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Divadeth Bhorhat
Phenathonal Hoek eetbhon event in Vicksburg
Fragmentary notice from Blue and Gray Affiliate in Vicksburg Miss lists Rep J W Collier of Mississippi as presenter for a tie Wie event. Readable text mentions Firetday alglie and an address, but many words are garbled.
Death of 84-Year-Old German Soldier Reported
A clipped brief notes the death of Wiel Slewie, an 84 year old German soldier, with fragmented details about his service and origin in Selbeewhe.
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Attateredina
Prinewss Spenetet
New Yorker Siulea Led Forward Over Spering Jerlees
An unclear report mentions a New Yorker named Siulea achieving a notable position or performance. It references figures like 82,000,000 and a term waronieod, with fragmented phrases about fall divisions and front positions. The text is garbled, hard to parse, and contains several nonstandard terms.
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Jerlees
Baton Rouge Man Executed for Killing Sheriff Swords
In Louisiana, Hlelaire Curriere was hanged in the state penitentiary for the murder of Sheriff Swords last July. He had attempted to subdue the lawman before the execution.
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Baton Rouge
Hlelaire Curriere
Louisiaha
Bad Oi
Mange Friday
Sherk Swords
Antilles Sunk by German U-Boat Killing 70 Americans
News from Washington reports the army transport Antilles torpedoed October 17 by a German submarine while returning from France with convoy protection. About 237 aboard, 167 rescued, three navy officers and four sailors among the dead. Officials cite German aims to intimidate the U S and boost antiwar sentiment as the convoy fleet aided rapid rescue. The Antilles belonged to the GSTS Cotes Group and operated between New Orleans and New York.
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Washington
Antilles
America
Germany
Aravy Department
Sims
Antiles
France
United States
Wiley
Roerbend Grins
Oey
Cotes Gress
Weormek
Bovernment da A Kisport
Craps
Indian revolt report prompts expedition to Heron Sullio
A report from Sunern district describes 100 young Indians organizing an expedition to attack Heron Sillo, capital of the state, amid rising unrest.
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Pose
Jesus
Sisihe
Sunern Age Orgunisize
Heo
Tare
Hernosillo
Denver family welcomes triplets aboard
A mother of triplets and her newborns are reported well after arrival in Colorado Springs where relatives reside. The newborns, part of a four child event, are cared for and the family plans to remain with relatives in the area.
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Denver
C. Atkinson
Colorado Springs
Korniloff Cleared of Treason by Inquiry Panel
Petrograd report states General Korniloff committed no act of treason or action weakening the front. Commission head Chablovsky says only life imprisonment under article 100 possible for attempts against the regime. Also notes Moscow clergy ban on participate in provisional parliament and Finnish diet elections held October 4 with 60 000 of 70 000 votes for unified bourgeois and social democrats.
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Petrograd
Chablovsky
Commission of
Korniloff
Chabilovsky
Generali Korniloff
Orthodox Council
Moscow
Government offer of $300 million bonds heavily oversubscribed
Washington reports the latest government issue of certificates of indebtedness at 4 percent, totaling 300 million dollars, has been heavily oversubscribed. The offering brings government total anticipated Liberty bond receipts to 1.5 billion dollars in the program.
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Washington
German Emperor Arrives in Constantinople
The German emperor arrived at Constantinople on Tuesday according to a Reuters dispatch. He was met at the station by the sultan and will inspect the defenses in the Dardanelles.
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London
Constantinople
Reuter
Amsterdam
Dardanelles
Explorer Dr Frederick A Cook Plot Aimed at Mutiny in India
Dr Frederick A Cook, noted explorer and lecturer, is depicted as the target of a German conspiratorial plan to incite a mutiny in India. The article outlines alleged motives and the geopolitical context surrounding the alleged plot.
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Frederick A. Cook
India
Red Cross Allocates Funds for Belgian Refugee Relief
Washington The American Red Cross war council allocates 150000 for Belgian relief work to be carried out by the new Red Cross department for Belgium and refugees will receive aid under German rule concerns.
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Washington
American Red Cross War Council
Relginus
Ted Cross
Veteran skipper dies in San Francisco
Captain William Matson, longtime master of clipper ships and later president of Matson Navigation Company with four steam freighter lines, dies in San Francisco in October. He began his career as an apprentice on clipper ships and rose to lead a major maritime fleet.
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San Francisco
William Matson
Mateau Navigation Company
Gold Mobilization Urged as Banks Join Fed System
President Wilson calls for mobilization of all U S gold reserves under the Federal Reserve Board to aid wartime financing. Nonmember state banks and trust companies urged to join the Fed system, boosting resources from 1.2 to 2.6 billion in three weeks. The move aims to place the entire country’s gold under Fed control amid embargoes and booming Liberty Loan activity.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
New York
Philadelphia
Liberty Loan
Yaquis on Warpath Reported Along Yaqui River
Tucson sister of mining man’s wife in Hermostilo says hundreds of Yaqui Indians on the warpath at Bicam on the Yaqui river have ordered Mexican families to move out. State government mobilizes troops for Yaqui River campaign. Two weeks earlier a shipment of ammunition exploded near Torres after an officer dropped a cigarette lighter causing a grenade cascade.
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Tucson
Anna
Julian Johnson
Hermostilo
Bicam
Yaqui
Torres
Coal Miners Will Strike In Midwest Territories
Resolutions passed by state coal mine presidents call for a strike of 15 000 miners in Old Shows Missouri Kattens and Ar kansas beginning October 19. The action aims to pressure employers and advance wage demands across the region.
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Kansas City
Old Shows
Missouri
Kattens
Arkansas
Draft Plans Near Completion
Secretary Baker indicated on Monday that a decision on examination and classification of all remaining men registered under the draft law might be reached within a few days.
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Washington
Baker
Garfield Warned Coal Operators Amid Nationwide Mine Strikes
Washington reports that Fuel Administrator Garfield warned coal operators and miners on October 17 that the federal government will use necessary powers to prevent strikes from disrupting fuel production. He repeated that no pressure to revise coal prices will be tolerated and noted Congress can authorize the president to take over and operate mines if needed.
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Washington
Middle West
Garfield
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Finois
Pennsylvania
Congress
McAdoo Visits Salt Lake During Liberty Loan Drive
Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo visited Salt Lake City on October 17, a key event in the second Liberty loan drive. He arrived at 11 45 a m and spoke at the Salt Lake theatre from noon to 1 00 pm, reviewed troops, addressed Fort Douglas at 1 15 pm, then departed for Denver at 2 30 pm.
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Salt Lake City
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Salt Lake
McAdoo
Germany
Salt Lake Theatre
Fort Douglas
Denver
American Destroyer Sunk by German U-Boat
The navy department announced that an American destroyer was torpedoed October 17 in European waters. One sailor was killed and five were slightly wounded but the ship was not sunk and has since reached port.
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Washington
Navy Department
McAdoo Seeks Libery Bond Support During West Visit
Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo continues efforts to spur Liberty bond sales by addressing audiences across the western states during his campaign tour. He urges citizens to back the bond drive as a patriotic duty and national service.
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William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
the Weat
Wreck Kills 86-Year-Old New York Guardsmen in Spartanburg
Eighty six guardsmen from New York were killed and several more injured in a head on collision between two trains on the Piedmont and Northern electric railway near Spartanburg on Wednesday.
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Spartanburg
New York Oatroon
Piedmont & Northern Electric Railway
Filipinos Affirm Loyalty to United States War Effort
In Manila the Insular congress opened on October 17 with a Meat act resolution affirming the Filipino people's allegiance to the United States in the world war effort.
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Manila
United States
Corner Turned on High Food Prices Says Hoover
Washington food officials report prices are easing for staples but retail costs lag. Hoover notes congress cannot curb retailers under current authority, aside from large operations, while wholesale price data across 700 cities will be published for comparison. Beef, flour, and sugar prices show mixed movements amid temporary shortages last autumn.
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Washington
Hoover
Food Administration
Congress
Chicago
New York City
Philadelphia
Fight Bond Drive With Liberty Loans Displayed
Salt Lake City residents rally to sell Utah Liberty bond allotment after Secretary McAdoo warns a failed loan would be a greater defeat than armed defeat. He spoke to a packed Salt Lake theatre urging westerners to subscribe generously to arm democracy to Berlin.
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Salt Lake City
Willian G. McAdoo
Salt Lake
Utah
Salt Lake Theatre
Berlin
Cook Marked Target in Indian Plot Trial
In Chicago Dr Frederick A Cook Arctic explorer and nineteen sailors were named as assassination targets in a plan to spark a revolt in India to pressure Britain during the war. Sukumar Chatters testified in Judge Landis court during Gustav H Jacobsen’s conspiracy trial that Chatterji learned of the plot from George Paul Boh.
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Chicago
Frederick A. Cook
India
Great Britain
Sukumar Chatters
Landis
Gustav H. Jacobsen
Muolia
George Paul Boh
Boiler Bursts Kill Three on Freight Train
In Cheyenne Wyoming a locomotive boiler exploded late Thursday near Laramie on the Union Pacific line killing the engineer fireman and brakeman. The crash halted freight movement as investigators began examining the wreck.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pueble
Laramie
German Warship Reported Lost in Baltic Narrows
Copenhagen dispatch notes uncertain reports of a German warship lost in the sound between Denmark and Sweden. Two bodies have drifted ashore while the fate of the vessel remains unconfirmed and unclear.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Sweden
Protection of Soldiers Health Dominates Meeting
Washington reports the forty-ninth annual American Association for the Welfare of Health meeting focused on protecting soldier health and waging improvements for officers and pawl ors health programs discussed at the second session.
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Washington
Yaqui Band Surrenders at Vican Settlement
Mexican authorities report 800 Yaqui including families surrendered at Vican on the Yaqui river. Telegram received by cal officials confirms the surrender and names the Yaqui group involved.
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Douglas, Arkie
Sonora
Indiana
Vican
Calsular
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