Reichstag leaders urge Michaelis resignation in crisis note
Oct 26 Berlin reports say majority leaders told Rudolf von Valentini the chancellor Michaelis cannot continue. Some papers note retention. Socialists vow war if he stays. Bavaria and Count Lerchenfeld push for retirement ahead of December Reichstag session.
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Amsterdam
Reichstag
Rudolf von Valentini
Michaelis
Berlin Deutsches Zeitung
Tageblatt
Potsdam
Count Lerchenfeld
Bavaria
Bundesrath
Berlin
Two More Held In Bolo Pasha Case
Paris, Oct 26. Pierre Lenoir and William Desouches were brought before Examining Magistrate Drioux after questioning. They face charges over 10,000,000 francs from Switzerland used in transactions related to Le Journal and connected to Bolo Pasha.
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Paris
Pierre Lenoir
William Desouches
Bolo Pasha
Drioux
Switzerland
le Journal
Henry Letellier
Bond Buy Drives Loud Cheer in City Market
Patrons invest in bonds and celebrate with loud shouts as the market posts gains. Money flows strong as investors show confidence in local offerings and prices rise amid steady trading.
Malone supports Hillquit Socialist mayoral bid in New York
Dudley Field Malone who resigned as collector of the port of New York due to the arrest of suffragists at the White House says he will support Morris Hillquit Socialist candidate for mayor and the rest of the Socialist ticket.
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New York
Dudley Field Malone
Port of
White House
Washington
Morris Hillquit
Liberty Loan Push Nears 4 Billion Mark
Washington, Oct. 26 The Liberty Loan gained momentum tonight in a race to the finish. The day’s advance totaled 435 million dollars as the total neared four billion, with two million field workers driving toward a possible five billion goal.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Malone Endorses Hillquit for Mayor in War Era Letter
In a letter to Hillquit Malone says he shares Whitman’s view that international issues should stay out of city politics. He argues President Wilson handles foreign relations and supports preparedness for war. He praises Russia’s revolution and urges a program of cheaper rents and utilities plus farm lands and markets for workers.
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Hillquit
Malone
Whitman
Wilson
New York
America
Pope Benedict
Russia
United States
Five Boroughs
Body of Three Year Old Boy Found in Mill Sluice
Westbrook Mo Oct 26 Two hours after the 3 year old son of William Bass was tucked in for a nap his body was found in a Warren Paper mill sluiceway. No witnesses saw him leave the house. parents believed he was asleep.
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Westbrook
William
William Bass
Warren
Nation urges final push for second Liberty Loan subscriptions
Secretary McAdoo calls Americans to subscribe to the second Liberty Loan as the drive enters its last day. Officials report 9 pm totals at 3.635 billion with expectations of surpassing 4 billion and districts like New York Boston Philadelphia and Cleveland nearing or hitting maximum quotas.
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Treasury
Dallas
San Francisco
Treasury Department
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Kansas City
Rev. Dr. Isaac M. Atwood Dies in Canton New York
The death yesterday of the Rev. Dr. Isaac M. Atwood a longtime leader in the Universalist Church was announced in a telegram from Canton New York where his family resides.
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Isaac M. Atwood
Universalist Church
Medford
Canton
N. Y
Sinn Fein adopts provisional constitution for Ireland
At a Dublin conference presided over by Arthur Griffith, founder of Sinn Fein, a provisional constitution for the government of Ireland was unanimously adopted.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Arthur Griffin
Sinn Fein convention elects De Valera president
The Ireland independence conference elected Edward De Valera as president after Counts Plunkett and Griffith withdrew. Disputes arose over leadership while Countess Markievicz attacked Sinn Fein head John Mac Neill. The 154 member committee will push restitution from England and move Irish unions to sever links with English unions.
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Ireland
Great Britain
England
Edward de Valera
East Clare
House of Commons
Thomas J. Clark
Markievicz
de Valera
Sinn
Six Firemen Rescued at Four-Alarm Blaze
A four alarm fire trapped a warehouse storing oil hemp and burlap. Fire boats 31 44 and 47 shielded the blaze while Chief McDonough carried Lieutenant Nichols from the flames. Six firefighters were overcome by smoke but rescued. injuries included knee contusions and chest contusions. Local alarms and naval stores precautions helped contain the fire.
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William H. Nichols
Cambridge Street
Robert E. Quilty
Hoseman
Sixth Street
South
Boston
James Stout
Pleasant Street
Dorchester
John Lombard
Fifth Street
Edward Doyle
Ashland Street
Roslindale
William F. Quinn
Old Harbor Street
Somerville
Naval Stores
Commonwealth Pier
Carlton
J. F. Hughes
Quincy Market
Swendeman
Battle over Edison price to city ends in Boston case
After a year and a half the Gas and Electric Light Commission heard closing arguments from Boston Corporation Counsel John A Sullivan and Edison Electric Illuminating Company attorney Frederick Ives. The hearing on street lighting rates for Boston’s Hub district was placed under advisement.
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Gas and Electric Light Commission
Boston
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
John A. Sullivan
Frederick Ives
Allied Gains in Flanders Mark Slow Offensive Success
British and French forces achieved several objectives in Flanders though weather hampered progress. More than 800 prisoners were taken and multiple guns captured, with Laon rail hub in sight and right flank alignment improved. Italian forces retreat on Isonzo fronts after Bainsizza plateau evacuation announced.
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Taig
Laon
Aisne
Felain
Epine de Chevregny
Lachappelle Sainte Berthe
Berlin
Isonzo
Tolmino
Italian War Office
Bainsizza
German Austro Hungarian Forces Report Mass Captures
Berlin war office says combined German and Austro Hungarian forces have captured over 90 000 prisoners and more than 300 guns with figures hourly increasing. German retreat on the northern Russian front continues as Russians push to Riga Orel railway but fail to sight the enemy. On the Esthonian coast Germans attempt another Werder peninsula landing but Russians drive them off.
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Berlin
French Extend Flanders Drive. Gun Captures Rise
Paris reports the French are pushing the Flanders front as of Oct 26 with 160 guns captured since Oct 23 and 200 prisoners taken this morning. In Champagne enemy attacks failed and French forces breached German lines at one point and recovered prisoners.
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Paris
Flanders
War Office
Champagne
After Tonight No Bond Purchases Bridge Rockefeller Wealth
Report notes that even John D. Rockefeller could not secure a Liberty Bond this evening highlighting demand and urgency in wartime funding. The piece emphasizes limited availability and broad public participation in bond drives.
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Rockefeller
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