Arguments in Marconi suit in Brooklyn court
Justice Veeder reserved decision on a government demurrer to the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America injunction bid to stop Navy from closing plants or censoring messages. John W Griggs represented the company arguing Navy plant censors were trespassers and the government had no right to close Sea Gate New York and Siasconset Massachusetts facilities.
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New York
Justice Veeder
United States District Court
Brooklyn
Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company of America
Secretary of the Navy
John W. Griggs
Marconi Company
United States
Navy Department
Sea Gate
N. Y
Siasconset, Mass
How a Man's Liver Defends His Life
A cautious lay guide on liver function explaining how poisons from digestion can enter the bloodstream and cause biliousness headaches and other symptoms. It promotes Pinklets gentle laxative pills as a safe remedy to stimulate the liver and ease constipation, offering mail order from Dr Williams Medicine Co. for 25 cents a bottle.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Future weakness feared by many in modern nervous debility
An advertisement quotes John Beazley Webb of Tona Vita warning that children may develop nervous affections, hysteria, epilepsy, and mental disturbances without adequate sleep. It claims sleeplessness signals debility and touts Tona Vita as a cure available at Boston drug stores.
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John Beazley Webb
Boston
The Story of Termonde and Its People in Ruins
In Ghent on September 14 Henri Verhagen, Termonde’s gray Alderman, recalls the destruction that cost him 340,000 francs, his son, factory, and home. We tour the ruined town’s center amid ash, debris, broken spires, and a wooden cross marking graves as locals recount losses and the German assault that overran the area.
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Ghent
Henri Verhagen
Termonde
Verhagen
von Bohn
Sky Duel Fire Rages as German Units Burn in Town
Villagers recount a dawn raid by German forces entering by three roads. The burgomaster aimed to supply rations but failed to return, triggering fires after 12 hours. A canary saved and a woman aided by a German lieutenant amid the chaos, with heavy fighting and a deadly aerial duel reported nearby. Sergeant Frantz and mechanic Quinault pursued and shot down a German aircraft, the pilot killed as the machine burned, Frantz later honored.
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Whlans
Ninth Army Corps
Verhagen
Frantz
Quinault
Three German Gunboats Sunk in China Seas
Tokyo reports from October seven that the German gunboats in Kiaochau Bay have been sunk, with sources noting the Iltis damaged and three boats within the bay including Kaiserin Elizabeth. Japanese forces also seized locomotives and rolling stock on the Shan tung railway and released a Japanese prisoner.
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Kiaochau
Kormoran
Shan
Marshall Archipelago
Bluejackets
Poincare Visits Paris Military Zone With War Leaders
President Poincare arrived in Paris with Premier Vivi ani and Minister Millerand after a Bordeaux trip to the front. The party met General Joffre, then Sir John French at British HQ, toured field units, commissary and hospital setups, and inspected transportation of wounded. They later visited Paris fortifications and the entrenched camp with General Gallieni.
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Paris
Poincare
Viviani
Millerand
Bordeaux
Joffre
John French
Gallieni
Parris
The Tiny Tads and Pranks of Pierrot
Color feature in the Sun day Post for children with playful scenes and jokes.
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Pierrot
Next Sunday Post
Actress Reveals Darkening Hair Secret in Chicago
Miss Blanche Rose, famed actress, shares a home recipe to darken gray hair and soften it. Mix half a pint of water with one ounce bay rum, a small box of Barbo Compound, and one half ounce glycerine. Apply twice weekly for desired shade. claimed to shave years, promote growth, soothe scalp mood and dandruff.
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Blanche Rose
Chicago
Ill
British ship lines plan resumption of South American sailings
London cablegram reports from New York that Lamport & Holt and other British ship agents expect regular voyages to Brazil Argentina and the West Indies to resume after German cruisers Karlsruhe Dresden and Kronprinz Wilhelm were thought to be repelled. The Vestris detention ends with a planned Oct 24 departure and the Voltaire to follow. No reference to German ships is given in the cable.
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New York
South
Central America
West Indies
London
Brazil
Vestris
Lamport & Holt Line
Argentine
Kaiser’s Second Son Thrown From Horse
Berlin dispatch reports Prince Hitel Friedrich, emperor William’s second son, was thrown from a horse in battle and injured his knee. Emperor’s youngest son Prince Joachim has recovered from a prior wound and awaits permission to return to the front.
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London
Reuter Telegram Company
Berlin
Amsterdam
Hitel Friedrich
William
Prince Joachim
May change German succession law urged by Coburg diet
Berlin Oct 7 A committee of the Diet of Saxe Coburg and Gotha proposed a government bill to alter the 1852 succession law excluding all foreign members of the reigning family from the right of succession.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Termonde Destruction Reveals Calm Before War Crimes
Ten days ago Termonde thrived as a Flemish town with 1500 houses and key rope and cordage industry. Now most of its buildings burn or are gone, with only a few spared under German orders, and a broken bridge over the Scheldt signaling strategic purpose near Ghent, Antwerp, and Louvain. The scene contrasts German savagery and local calm as observers saw chalk warnings to spare some houses.
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Termonde
America
Tirlemont
Louvain
Garret
Scheldt
Ghent
Antwerp
Belgium
Flanders
Broken Bridge
Admits Theft of Submarine In Italian Letter
An Italian writer claims a submarine theft occurred during trials at Spezia. The letter notes the submarine left moorings after approaching Italy’s coast and later landed near Spezia. The writer argues for neutrality but urges individual action to spur intervention.
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Spezia
Italy
Rome
Paris
Eng Gue
France
Mit
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