German subs attack Atlantic. nine ships sunk near Nantucket
German submarines prowled the Atlantic off Nantucket Lightship with three U boats active. Nine vessels were destroyed including the Stephano Kingston Strathdene West Point Bloomeradijk and Christian Knudsen while crews were saved or taken to safety as US destroyers pursued the raiders.
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Atlantic
Nantucket
Nantucket Shoals
Red Cross
Stephano
Strathdene
West Point
Bloomersdijk
Christyn Knudsen
Newport
Ra 4A
Long Is
Kansas
Spioff Nantucket
United States
South America
New York
Bordeaux
Kingston
Bloomeradijk
Rotterdam
Christian Knudsen
London
Decetroyers
Stock decline and commodity drops linked to U boat activity
The New York opening shows a broad market decline as war fears from German U boat actions hit stocks. Wheat futures slide sharply with December dropping to 1.84 and corn oats and provisions also retreating. Cotton breaks 8 to 2 points amid export worries. Marine insurance costs surge from 1 to 5 percent due to submarine operations.
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New York
Chicago
Bordeaux
Banking measure praised by able financial writer
New York report cites Clark, Childs & Co. market letter praising the Federal Reserve Act as stabilizing temporary prosperity. C A Morse, noted financial writer, signatures the piece and weighs in from 135 Broadway, highlighting Wall Street sentiment on the act.
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New York
Oct
Wall Street
Charles E. Hughes
Clark
Childs & Co
Broadway
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
C. A. Morse
New York Journal of Commerce
Federal Reserve
Europe
Naval Expert Sees U-Boat Actions Threatening Sea Battle
A navy expert argues the U53’s Atlantic operations aim to prove German subs can fight across the ocean and force Britain to deploy more ships, risking a North Sea clash. He says U-53 may widen merchant shipping disruption and panics in Atlantic lanes while remaining lawful outside U.S. waters.
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Navy Department
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Atlantic
North Sea
Canadian
Germany
United States
President Wilson Fireworks At Shadow Lawn Rally
President Wilson in Long Branch delivers a vigorous campaign address from Shadow Lawn. he blasts the Republican old guard and Wall Street while praising reform and labor cooperation. The speech targets Roosevelt and Hughes, with Yale professor Irving Fisher and others in attendance. Police arrest 11 on gambling charges at 60 Elm Street, case set for Oct. 11.
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Omaha
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Col. Roosevelt
Hughes
T. R
Bacon
Robert Bacon
New York
Republican Party
Woodrow Wilson College Men's League
Big Bill" Edwards
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Old Guard
Chicago
Wall Street
Irving Fisher
Yale
Conservation Commission
Hugh Gordon Miller
Mr. Wilson
Progressive Party
Miller
Paul Young
Young
Elm Street
Barrett
Advertisement Maxim: Sell Well and Much as You Can
The saying urges merchants never to spare advertising. It advises using all possible means to promote goods to ensure success and growth for the business.
Passengers of Stephano Rescued as Submarine Attacks
American tourists and other passengers aboard the Stephano were rescued by destroyers Ericsson and Baich after a German submarine fired on the liner off Newport. Many lost belongings, but most were saved and taken to homes of notable New York figures including Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Governor Beekman's family.
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Bernstorff
Strarnger
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Atlantic
Europe
America
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Canadian
Miller
Ericsson
Stephano
Beekman
French Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Arthur Curtiss James
New York Yacht Club
Andrews
Grenfell
Labrador
New York
Bloomersdijk
Dr. Andrews
Flora Saunders
Mary Goss
Bridgeport
N. Y
Henry B. Wilson
Jessie Wilson
Williamstown
Mass
Anderson
Sweden
Fred S. Riley
Moran Towing & Transportation Co
Riley
Smith
Invisible Enemies and Ocean War Echoes From a Bridgeport Page
The piece blends health and war memories spotlighting rheumatism remedies from Wilderbs full extract and a wartime ship tragedy report. It recounts Mrs. H. T. Edwards of 616 Warren street praising relief, plus details of the Bloomersdijk and Knudsen wrecks, submarine activity, and naval rescue efforts as Newport hosts evacuees and officers.
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H. T. Edwards
Bridgeport
Wilders
Warren Street
Coroner Awaits Riker Witnesses In Auto Fatality
Coroner John J. Phelan delays finding on the fatality after A. L. Riker Jr did not appear with requested testimony about his car speed. Riker, held on $1,000 bond in city court, previously claimed 15 mph. The coroner plans further contact before ruling.
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Riker
A. L. Riker, Jr
John J. Phelan
Frank Schlimmer
Young Riker
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