War News Wayne World Over Italian Front and Allied Moves
News from the front reports the Italian Carnia line collapse after a snowstorm Russian and Austro German moves threaten Udine and the Isonzo. British French actions in Flanders yield gains. American troops are in trenches as France and Britain bolster Italy. Washington notes steps to aid the front and monitoring of subs.
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Teuton
Travis
Pontafel
Ploecken
St. Pal
Vienna
Italy
Udine
Wippach
Adriatic
Washington
London
Berthou
Paris
Isonzo
Cadorna
Torin Tolmino
Italy Gets US Aid as Export Rules Are Waived
Washington reports that the American government will waive export restrictions to expedite supplies for Italy during the Austro German invasion. Secretary Lansing and Count Di Cellere discussed Italy's needs for ships coal and steel and the U S promised about 100000 tons of shipping with several vessels already handed over.
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Washington
Italy
America
Lansing
Count di Cellere
United States
Spain
France
England
Dodge Brothers win suit against Ford over River Rouge profits
Detroit November 1 Henry Ford lost the Dodge Ford suit in Wayne circuit court. Horace E and John F Dodge, stockholders of the Ford Motor Company, sought to restrain Ford from using the 1916 profits to build a River Rouge smelter and to have profits of the year divided among stockholders. Witnesses testified the case involved about 60 million dollars.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Dodge-Ford
Wayne
Horace E
John F. Dodge
Ford
River Rouge
Dodge Brothers
Ford Motor Company
River Rogue
Wilson Opposes Postwar Boycott in European Trade
President Wilson’s stance against after the war international boycotts gains traction as European powers report to the U S tariff commission that plans to shut Germany out of markets after the war have been abandoned by major nations. A mission arriving to discuss commerce informs Washington of renewed openness.
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Germany
Washington
Wilson
America
United States Tariff Commission
Wmissionig
Dis
Reward Offered for Fire at Stock Yards in Kansas City
Employers' Association of Kansas City offers 5000 reward for the person who set fire to the stock yards in Fireburg on October 16. The notice seeks peace and safety and names the city as the location of the incident.
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Fireburg
Kansas City
Employers’ Association
Kansas City Business Med
Elgin Butter Board May Go
Washington reports the closing of the Wigin Hl Butter Board is under consideration with dates and actions unclear as officials review next steps.
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Elgin
Washington
Wigin, Hl
Measles warning from Dr Bradford urges fall prevention
Dr Bradford of the University of Missouri warns measles is not trivial and causes significant child mortality. He stresses early containment in schools, quarantining mild cases, and that contagion lasts about 36 hours after eruption begins.
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O. F. Bradford
Medicis
University of Missouri
Bradford
United States
Missouri-Kansas Alumni Plan Big Thanksgiving Reunion
Athletic Director W. E Meanwell schedules a large Thanksgiving Day reunion at Columbia to feature the Tiger Jayhawkers game with seating for 8 500 fans. Alumni from Harvard Yale Missouri and Kansas are invited with applications opening November 10 and mailings sent nationwide.
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Yale
Columbia
W. E Meanwell
Meanwell
Missouri Rooters
Kansans
Missouri
Kansas
United States
Enlisted, Then Ended Life in Missouri Hotel
Herbert H. Eubanks of Madison shot himself in the Merchants' hotel at Moberly after enlisting the same day in the coast artillery. He was a brother of Clyde Eubanks, editor of the Madison Times.
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Herbert H. Eubanks
Madison
Merchants
Moberly
Mr. Eubanks
Coast Artillery
Clyde Eubanks
The
Madison Times
Missouri Clay Mines Close Over Strike
Due to an Illinois coal miners strike affecting a Mexico fire brick plant, clay mines near Montgomery were ordered shut until further notice. Manager John Long said he would redirect workers to coal mines in Callaway County if the coal shortage lasts.
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Missouri
Illinois
Mexico
Montgomery
John Long
Callaway County
Springfield to establish municipal coal yard for the poor
The city commissioners authorize an immediate municipal coal yard to aid poor families. Coal will be sold at actual cost for quantities not exceeding one dollar to those unable to buy large amounts.
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Detty Commissioners of
Springfield
Man Dies in Bed Fire at St Joseph Home
Antone Friendorffer aged 67 perished in a bed fire at his home in St. Joseph as he slept beside a lit lamp. Firefighters found the room badly burning and the victim in bed, with the lamp still burning. The cause is under investigation.
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Antone Friendorffer
St. Joseph
Ten Miners Ported by Judge Harris in Bootlegging Case
Ten miners from Jalil to Con Mines have been paroled by Judge David H. Harris amid bootlegging charges. The hearing concluded with the parole grants as part of the docket.
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Jalil
Con Mines
David H. Harris
Simple surveying can save Missouri farms from erosion
Dean E. J. McCaustland of the University of Missouri urges farmers to map their land with basic surveying. Contour maps guide terracing and stop erosion with brush dams, while matching cultivation to natural slopes reduces ditching. European practice shows long term soil protection, and wide extension of such methods could save many farms.
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Missouri
Dean E. J. McCaustland
University of Missouri
Dean McCaustland
Europe
Campaign to boost pork production in Missouri
A November 3 conference in Columbia gathers hog feeders from Missouri and officials from the US Department of Agriculture and the Missouri College of Agriculture. Farmers face a hog shortage due to high prices, and organizers plan to show feeders hogs can be profitable even with costly corn. Dean F. B. Mumford will launch the state pork production campaign.
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Missouri
United States Department of Agriculture
Missouri College of Agriculture
Columbia
Dean F. B. Mumford
Sedalia votes to keep saloons by large margin
Sedalia voters chose to retain saloons by 743 total votes. The First ward backed the saloons by 510, the Second ward backed the vets by 344, the Third ward favored the drys by 42, and the Fourth ward backed the drys by 49. Four thousand seventy five ballots were cast.
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Sedalia
Garage Owner William Goold Found Dead
The body of William C. Goold proprietor of a St. Joseph garage was found south of town with two bullet holes to the heart and a hammer stroke to the head. Police investigate the murder as a fatal assault at the service site.
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William C. Goold
St. Joseph
Pettis County Farmer Dies at Hughesville Home
Thomas H. Lillis a farmer and stockman dies at his Hughesville home on his sixty seventh birthday after sixty years in Pettis County. He is survived by his wife and six children.
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Pettis County
Thomas H. Lillis
Hughesville
Oldest West Pointer Captain Bryan Dies at 94
Captain Francis T. Bryan U S S A retired and oldest West Point alumnus and UNC graduate dies at his St. Louis home. He was 94 years old.
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West Pointer
Francis T. Bryan
West Point Military Academy
University of North Carolina
St. Louis
Mrs Parry Elected President of Missouri UDC
Mrs Thomas Wood Parry of Kansas City was elected president of the Missouri division United Daughters of the Confederacy at Columbia defeating Mrs Hugh Miller of Kansas City by 105 to 56.
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Parry
Thomas Wood Parry
Kansas City
Pressdei
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Columbia
Hugh Miller
Auto Upsets, 1 Dead, 3 Hurt
Mrs. W. Lt. Marshall wife of a merchant at Birch Tree was instantly killed near Mountain Grove when their automobile turned over. The accident left three others injured.
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W. Lt. Marshall
Birch Tree
Mountain Grove
City Plans Twelve Coal Yards For Poor Relief
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment of St Louis approves the plan by the director of public welfare to establish twelve coal yards where fuel will be sold to the poor at low prices.
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Board of Estimate and Apportionment of
St. Louis
Director of Public Welfare
To Ask New Court In Keet Case
Attorneys for Taylor Adams and another Adams await trial on a kidnapping charge involving baby Livyd. Court filings indicate requests for a new venue and several pretrial motions. The case centers on alleged abduction of a child and is proceeding in the state’s court system.
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Keet
Taylor Adams
One Adams
Livyd
Veteran Died at Pole Home at 72
L Mcmullins aged 72 passed away at his home on the night of May in a community listed military veteran and former Army soldier.
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Pole
Has a Job He Can't Quit In The Army
Jim Garry believed quitting a job is possible but the military work is not. He enlisted in the Sixth regiment and served 17 days before home leave. After receiving his uniform back with a note saying he quit, he rejoined the ranks as the army insists soldiers cannot quit at will.
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Jim Garry
Jim
Toledo News-Bee
Not in His Line
A young man asks a poet friend to craft a birthday sonnet for a young lady. The friend jokes that the request sounds more like legal counsel than poetry, noting the suitor seeks tenderness yet refuses clear commitment.
Advertising Man Quotes on Value and Cost
A brief exchange notes that every ad writer sees value in meat, implying strong claims. The line reflects on the high pricing that results from confident advertising rhetoric.
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