Hillquit campaign trove of treason and lies in New York race
New York voters in a four candidate mayoral race hear charges that Hillquit refuses to buy liberty bonds with Morgenthau and Strauss calling it treasonous. Hylan accuses Mitchel of forged letters while Hearst is denounced as pro German propaganda. A mass meeting calls for La Follette’s expulsion from the senate as crowd erupts at Carnegie Hall.
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New York
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Morris Hillquit
Cialist
Hillquit
Morgenthau
Oseay S. Strauss
Hilquit
John F. Hylan
Mitchel
Hylan
Higlan
Lusitania
Carnegie Hall
William R. Hearst
United States Senate
Hearst
James M. Beck
Senate of
LaFollette
Ipan
Germans Dismantle Belgian Factories Amid Retreat Plans
Belgian sources report German forces systematically dismantling and removing blast furnaces, machinery, and workshops in Belgium. The Liege area and Cugree see factories destroyed or moved to Germany as Germany seeks an early retreat, while rumors echo similar actions in France. British forces press Gaza coastal defenses. Italian fronts hold the Tagliamento line as Austro German attacks continue. American prisoners are said to have been captured in reconnoitering near the Rhine Marne line.
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Associated
Ireand Lindon
Now. S
Belgium
Liege
Germany
Franece
Helelum
France
Palestine
Gaza
War Office
Tagliamento
Cadorna
Italy
Uils
Trentine
Oise- Ajene
Corbeny
Allette
Laon
Thie Rewton
Fumbles Sink Denver as Wyoming Falls 18–0 in Laramie
In a rocky game at Laramie Denver shuts out Wyoming 18 to 0 behind two early touchdowns and a third earned by sustained drives. Anderson and Gibson starred for Denver while Buchanan, Layman and Soule stood out for Wyoming.
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Associated Press
Laramie
Wyo
University of Denver
University of Wyoming
Denver
Wyoming
Anderson
Gibson
Buchanan
Layman
Soule
Boulder
Colo
Colorado University
Figain
Colordo College
Colorado College
Miners Defy Garfield as Wage Fight Roils Four States
Southwestern coal miners refuse to accept penalty clauses in new wage contracts and threaten a November 12 meeting in Kansas City. Sixty mines idle in Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri with calls for wage increases. Garfield stands firm against government wage hikes without penalties.
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Washington, D. C
Southwestern
Garfield
Kansas City
Fuel Administration
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Marshal Fails Plot to Blow Up Transport
A high explosive bomb timed to detonate was found in possession of Mathew Vailiskouncs a Lithuanian who worked as a carpenter aboard an American transport. He gave conflicting stories about how he obtained the device and the marshal's office investigates his account.
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Associated Press
New York
Mathew Vailiskouncs
United States Marshal's Office
Butter price cut during national conservation week
In Denver Colorado November the first effect of the food conservation week is a one cent drop in butter price as restaurants and cafes add charges for cream and butter. Dairymen report reduced consumption and cream overstock as customers refuse the extra charge.
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Associated Press
Denver
Celo
Minimum Hog Price Set At 15.50 Per 100 Pounds
In Chicago on November 3 a preliminary step to fix fair meat prices ended with Joseph T. Cotton of the U.S. Food Administration meat division and livestock exchange reps agreeing on a minimum hog price of 15 dollars and 50 cents per 100 pounds. Other livestock minimums will follow, then maximum wholesale and retail prices.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joseph T. Cotton
United State Food Administration
Money in circulation hits record per capita $47.08
United States money in circulation rises to 4,024,028,048 dollars, yielding a per capita figure of 47.08 dollars, the highest on record and up nearly four percent from a year earlier.
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Ciated Press
Washington
United States
Cheyenne Leads State in Food Saving Pledges
The food administration reports one in four U S families signed pledge cards in this week’s drive. About 5.5 million households have signed nationwide with California leading states at 254 178 dollars in pledges. Cheyenne Wyoming tops local counties with 147 signatures per the latest partial data while Sheridan County records skew low. Delays stem from poor mail service in some areas.
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Washington
United States
Food Administration
California
R. A. Morton
Cheyenne
Sheridan County
Sheridan
Citizens' Ticket Seemingly Assured in Cheyenne Mayoral Race
The proclamation states no opposition for mayor of Cheyenne, Edward W. Stone to appear on the ballot, with preparations complete and polling places unchanged. Speculation centers on Woolston’s votes being split among others and Nimmo Stormy backing for commissioners, plus whether John A. Martin will seek reelection.
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Showalter
Cheyenne
Edward W. Stone
Edity
W. N. Woolston
Nimmo
Stormy
John A. Martin
Mr. Martin
British War Winners Sink German Ships in North Sea Action
London reports British forces in the Cattegat between Sweden and Denmark destroyed ten armed patrol craft and a German auxiliary cruiser armed with six inch guns. Sixty four prisoners were rescued with no British losses. A German crewman count and additional Danish reports confirm vessels sunk and men wounded.
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Associated Praga
London
Admiralty
Cattegat
North Sea
Sweden
Denmark
Hritfeh Admiralty
Pri
Elsinoree
Italians Urge U S War on Austria
An Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports that Italian military leaders urge the United States to declare war on Austria-Hungary to aid Italy in its current crisis. The cablegram, dated November 4, came from the Italian general headquarters.
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U.S
Austria
Associated Press
Washington
America
Mary
Italy
Austria-Hungary
General Army
Secret Route of Spies Mentioned in El Paso Report
El Paso November 4. Government agents say they found an underground route for defection messages between the United States and Mexico. Brnest Loebendorff admitted crossing the Chande river with letters for a Vietnamese contact but offered no further statements. Immigration officials arrested him after his return.
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EL Paso
Teaus
Loebendorff
United States
Casper Man Is Lost When Boat Is Sunk
Navy announces twelve crew members of Michigan battleship picket boat were lost when the craft foundered in home waters. Three women have been found. others missing. Roscoe Scott, brother of Denver resident Frank Scott, formerly of Denver, now works at a Casper hotel after four years in service with enlistment ending soon.
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Washington
Michigan
Denver
Colo
Roscoe Scott
Frank Scott
Casper
Wyo
Scott
Teutons Take U S Prisoners In Rhine Raid
Berlin reports a German reconnoitering party captured American soldiers on the Rhine Marne canal during a thrust near No Man's Land. Washington awaits confirmation from General Pershing on the fate of missing men as naval losses and crews held in Clermont prison are noted.
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Devlin
Rhine
Marne Conn
Preneh Front
Warrington
Pershing
Berlin
London
War Office
Rhine- Marne
Holtering
Washington
Guy Patrole
Marne i
Porating
Ameortena
Clermdon
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Prenel Porce
Thon
C. U
Berkeley
Cal
Oules
Rothern
Electrical Workers’ Brotherhood
F. J. McNulty
Pacific Coast
McNulty
Reed
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
Wir Mediasite
Brotherhood of
San Francisco
Wilson
Bisbee
Tribe Jeaders
Werner Z. Reed
Commission
Prom Man
James Minotto
Louis F. Swift
Chicago Packer
Intelligence Bureau of the Navy
Swift
RGCH
Citizens
Soners
Marie of Tenesborg
Hritheh
Coopenhagen
Copenhagen
Secret Route of Spies
Navy Department
Ipasi Med
Teutons
West Front
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