Bulgars Take Uskup Cut Serbian Railway
Allied forces advance as Bulgars block the Serbian capital route. King Ferdinand's troops force a path into central Serbia and hamper road to the capital. Germans cross the Danube at Orsova and threaten Nish in Macedonia amid French defeat of Bulgarians.
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London
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Saloniki
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Ghevghell
Four Dead and Ten Hurt in New England Auto Accidents
A Sunday spate of New England crashes left four dead and ten injured, with Wickford Rhode Island recording the worst toll as a car speeding at 50 mph overturned after striking a tree killing three. Victims named include Mrs. Rose A Greenwood Providence and Mrs. Annie Fowler Pawtucket among others from Rhode Island Massachusetts and Maine.
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Providence
Wickford
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Mary Whitney
John Priestly
Pawtucket
John E. Murphy
Lynn
Lincoln
Annie Fowler
R. I. Wentworth Greenwood
Fred Lee
R. I. Lambert W. Cross
Brookline
Groveland
A. E. Bradley
Allston
Edmund Brickett
Lowell
Dracut
Lottie Stanton
Michael Cizilka
Worcester
William Matthews
Nicholas Harris
New England
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Maine
Three Men Struck by Autos in Worcester Street Incidents
In Worcester three men were struck by autos in the street and their skulls fractured. The accidents occurred at the same hour in different parts of the city.
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Worcester
Car Crash Near Wickford Kills Three. Six Hurt
Three people die and three are injured in a Wickford car crash when a seven passenger auto skids hits a tree and overturns. Two women among the deceased, three others badly hurt with one in grave danger. Continued on Page 6 Column 3.
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German Alliance urges discussion of governor race and opposes Wilson
At Worcester on October 24 the Massachusetts Branch of the National German Alliance passed a resolution opposing Woodrow Wilson's re election and agreeing there should be discussion of gubernatorial candidates. The vote favored opposition to Wilson 61 to 48 with no governor endorsement.
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Unitedly
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wilson
Massachusetts
National German Alliance
Frederick Ritter
Turners Falls
Mr. Ritter
McCall
Prof
von Mach
Frohsinn Hall
Waldo Street
Walz Denounces Political Party Aim Of Conference
Professor John A Walz of Harvard University led a conference stating it aimed to discuss state affairs with no plan to form a political party. He warned that newspapers and interests favor a foreign standard of citizenship and label dissenters as unloyal or hyphenated.
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John Albrecht Walz
Harvard University
Walz
Payson House Damaged in Fire at Grassland Stock Farm
A 12 story colonial farmhouse at Grassland Stock Farm on State road in Lexington owned by Ed ward Payson and occupied by Nellie Golden and two farm hands was badly damaged by fire and water late yesterday. Estimated damage about 1500 dollars. Built in 1738, it is among Lexington's oldest houses.
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Grassland Stock Farm
State Road
Lexington
Edward §. Payson
Nellie Golden
Massachusetts to form Woman's Security League for preparedness
Women in Massachusetts will be invited to join a Woman's Security League modeled on a New York group aiding national preparedness. Governor Walsh will be asked to appoint a committee to launch the organization. In a statement issued last night Governor Walsh said:
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Massachusetts
Woman's Security League
New York
Walsh
Massachusetts Women Plan Security League For National Preparedness
After consultations with Mrs. Henry M. Alexander and Mrs. Barrett Wendell Massachusetts women are urged to form a Massachusetts Woman's Security League modeled on a New York group. The aim is to promote national preparedness, aid suffering at home and abroad, and support relief for the unemployed, with a broad nonpartisan, creed-free approach.
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Henry M. Alexander
New York
Special Relief Society
Barrett Wendell
Boston
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Woman's Security League
New York Society
Canada
Freight Men to Parley at City Hall Conference
Committees for about 1500 freight handlers on strike at the Boston & Maine Boston & Albany and New Haven railroads attend a City Hall conference to accept Mayor Curley’s arbitration plan. If the railroads agree workers will return to duty pending State Board decision. Strikers back arbitration and empowered their committees at mass meetings.
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Boston & Albany
New Haven
City Hall
Curley
State Board of Conciliation
Borah Predicts Hughes as Next Republican Presidential Candidate
Senator William E. Borah told a suffrage rally at Municipal Auditorium that former New York Governor Hughes would be the GOP nominee for president. He said Justice Hughes, then on the Supreme Court, would run unless objections arise. About 200 attendees heard Borah and Ignatius McNulty address the crowd.
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Municipal Auditorium
William E. Borah
Idaho
Governor Hughes
New York
Justice Hughes
Supreme Bench
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Ignatius McNulty
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Boston Building Trades Council
New Haven Officials Skeptical of Conference Invite
Railroad leaders report they were not invited to a conference on the Boston and Maine strike. Mayor Curley’s three-road plan is cited as the basis for settlement, with union men vowing to stay out until all three railways are settled. A joint committee backs arbitration and a state board, and the meeting is set for 10 a.m. at City Hall.
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Boston & Maine
Curley
Arbitration Board
State Board
German Explain Cavell Execution Justifier
Dr Alfred F M Zimmerman German foreign under secretary says he has carefully examined the evidence and finds the verdict in the Edith Cavell case justified though regrettable. He spoke via The Hague and London on October 24.
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Hague
London
Alfred F. M. Zimmerman
Belgium
Edith Cavell
Germany Defends Executing Women in War Time
A German defense statement mirrors British and American press reports on the execution of an English woman and the Brussels treason convictions. It argues war law applies equally to all, regardless of gender, and condemns leniency for crimes against military safety.
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Brussels
Doctor Dumba Gets a Title
Dr Constantin Dumba, recalled Austro Hungarian ambassador to the United States, arrived in Berlin with his wife. The Vossische Zeitung reports Emperor Francis Joseph has ennobled Ambassador Dumba.
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London
Constantin Dumba
United States
Wilson
Vossische Zeitung
Francis Joseph
Dumba
Italians Win Big Victory On Isonzo Front
Petrograd reports Italian forces achieve a major victory against Austrian troops on the Isonzo front. The dispatch notes significant success amid general World War I hostilities and strategic movements along the front.
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Isonzo
Moon and sky notes and anniversaries on a autumn day
Moon phase schedule for the rest of the year lists new and full moons and quarters from October to December along with celestial events. Evening Jupiter rises in the southeast Saturn near east, Mars near Regulus, and a 5 19 pm light auto Jampe tonight with other vehicles at 5 49 pm. Historic anniversaries include the Battle of Balaklava 1854 and the 1812 capture of Frigate Macedonia by the United States.
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Regulus
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United States
Boston Area Weather Forecast Look Ahead
Fair weather dominates for Boston and vicinity with rising temperatures. Winds stay moderate and variable, shifting to southwest by Tuesday. Washington reports New England forecast calls for fair skies Monday and Tuesday with warmer conditions.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Former Railroad Secretary Catlin Dies at 82 in Conn
Lynde A. Catlin who served as Illinois Central secretary from 1864 to 1884 died suddenly at his home in South Woodstock Conn aged 82. He also served as judge of probate here for 12 years.
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Conn
Lynde A. Catlin
Illinois Central Railroad
Arrest Two in Plot to Sink Ships
Police detain Robert Fay and Walter Scholz in Weehawken New Jersey after monitoring outgoing vessels. Explosives and harbor survey charts found in their possession.
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Robert Fay
Walter Scholz
Weehawken
N. J
New York Harbor
Explosive Plots Discovered in New Jersey
The men claimed to test a bomb in a small grove when seized. Five steel mines tied to the prisoners were later found in a West Hoboken storehouse. Fach was packed in a wooden case with a wire attachment for surfacing a ship propeller. Two Weehawken suitcases held explosives, German letters, and official documents.
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Weehawken
Mexicans Fire on Americans in Border Skirmish
At Brownsville Texas on October 24 soldiers of the Fourth United States Infantry and Mexican bandits clashed near the site of last Monday’s train robbery and murders. Private Herman E. Moore was wounded in the fight.
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Texas
Fourth United States Infantry
Herman E. Moore
Fort Brown
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