Woodrow Wilson club formed at enthusiastic meeting
A large district court room hosted a Woodrow Wilson club formation with Gen. John Charles Thompson as speaker. Wilson was elected club president with officers Fred Talbot secretary J J Melnerney treasurer Frank G Clark and committees named for programs publicity and street meetings. A Wilson day was planned for October 28 with a march to Atlas theatre and weekly meetings scheduled at 1813 Capitol Avenue.
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John Charles Thompson
Wilson
Fred Talbot
J. J. Melnerney
Frank G. Clark
B. Ross
Ray K. Lee
Walter L. Larsh
Mamie Hefferon
Babbitt Found Guilty of Defacing Primary Ballots
Orren C. Babbitt former deputy sheriff was convicted of defacing ballots in the recent Republican primary to steal the nomination for sheriff. Jurors deliberated just over an hour before reaching a verdict announced at 7 16. Judge Mentier set 1 30 for a motion for a new trial. Babbitt released on bond pending appeal.
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Crh
Orren C. Babbitt
Babbitt
J. C. Underwood
Underwood
John Woodhouse
Federal
B. W. Penman
Cheyenne
Championships Awarded in Boys and Girls Club Work
Eleven counties sent top exhibits to the Douglas state fair where seven winners in each category were chosen by judges. In Garden and Canning, Hazel McKelvy and Gladys McKelvy of Park County lead, with Rachel Meadows, Myrtle Seneff, Iris Sherman, Madge Yoder, and Edna May Wood also placing. In Sewing, Ruth Brassel leads Hot Springs County followed by Gladys Bhau lie and Bowlah Brasseh of Hot Springs, with Margeret Rae, Nellie Foreman, and Bertha to follow.
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Ivan I. Hobson
Douglas
Preston Wagner
Henty
Garden and Canning Club
Hazel McKelvy
Park County
Gladys McKelvy
Rachel Meadows
Washakie County
Myrtle Seneff
Johnson County
Iris Sherman
Hot Springs County
Madge Yoder
Goshen County
Edna May Wood
Sheridan County
Pirst
Ruth Brassel
Gladys Bhaulie
Bowlah Brasseh
Margeret Rae
Nellie Foreman
Washaktety
Eixth
Bertha
Wilson Names Men to Aid U S Defense
President Wilson appoints seven members to the advisory committee for the council for national defense. Daniel Willard Samuel Gompers Franklin H. Martin Howard E Coffin Bernard Baruch Hollis Godfrey Julius Rosenwald named to cooperate with the defense council should the nation enter war, to mobilize industries tied to transportation.
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Wilson
Harrisburg
Indianapolis
Council For National Defense
Congress
Daniel Willard
Samuel Gompers
Franklin H. Martin
Chicago
Howard Fe, Coffin
Detroit
Bernard Baruch
New York
Hollis Godfrey
Philadelphia
Julius Rosenwald
Defense Council
Legalistas Plan New Revolt in Mexico
Information from San Antonio indicates that the Legalistas plan a united effort to overthrow Carranza. The program reportedly includes attacks on Juarez and other border points.
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Legalistas
Mexico
San Antonio
Tex
Carranza
Juarez
Regulars Not Expected Back This Winter
Fort D. A. Russell will not host regular troops this year as per Capt. Samuel A. Smoke. The War Department plans to use regulars to train guardsmen on the border and keep Pershing in Mexico until the situation settles.
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Fort
D. A. Russell
Samuel A. Smoke
Secretary of War
Department
General Pershing
Mexico
Boston Sox Take 4h Game 8 2 Dodgers Series Advancing
Boston defeated Brooklyn 6 to 2 to move within one win of the world championship as Leonard shut down the Dodgers after an early letting in one run. Brooklyn committed four errors and showed weakness in the field while Johnston opened with a triple and Myers drove in a run.
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
Bostons
Braves’ Field
Boston
Leonard
Brooklyns
Johnston
Myers
Markle
Woman killed as New Jersey strike riot erupts
In Bayonne a crowd of Standard Oil strikers and sympathizers clashed with police. An engine was barricaded and overwhelmed. police fired a volley wounding several, including one woman killed and two men likely mortally hurt. The violence followed days of disorder and jailbreak attempts.
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Bayonne
N. d
Standard Oil
Constable Hook
Canadian Soldiers Riot in Calgary Barracks Clash
In Calgary on October 11 a pitched battle broke out between Canadian soldiers and mounted police. Shots fired wrecked police barracks and left one soldier fatally wounded as authorities struggled to restore order amid a moblike city scene.
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Calgary
Canada
Polloe
Ambassador Gerard Denies Submarine Threat Warning
American Ambassador James W. Gerard, returning from Berlin, issued a formal statement denying he came home to warn the U S. administration of a new German policy of indiscriminate submarine warfare. He said relations between the two countries remained friendly and he had no hint of a shift in policy.
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New York
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Germany
This War Cannot Be Patched Up Declares Premier Asquith
London reports Premier Asquith declares the war must be decisive and not patched up. A vote of credit for 300 million pounds is approved, raising the fiscal year total to 1,350 million. An Anglo-French fleet ultimatum to Greece seeks control of vessels and railway access. Military actions expand in Romania and the Black Sea as Italy presses an offensive against Austria.
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Asquith
London
House of Commons
Dartige DuFournte
Mediteranean
Greece
Entente
Piraeus Larissa
Hughes Says He Has No Alliances in WV Speech
Charles E Hughes told West Virginia audiences he had no agreements or intrigues with any group. He described the United States as a neutral nation upholding international law and neutral rights, and he criticized Wilson's Mexican policy while pledging to protect American lives property and commerce worldwide.
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General Thompson
Wilson
America
Thompson
Charleston
W. Vai
Charles KE. Hughes
West Virginia
United States
Hughes
Villa Attack Threat Looms Near Parral
Tox dispatch reports soldiers sent to the Rio Florida district in pursuit of Villa bandits. Residents flee Parral as fear of a Villa assault grows.
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Paso
Tox
Urranta
Rio Florida
Parral
Carey Heads Committee on Livestock Meet in Cheyenne
Industrial club begins plans for the American National Livestock association convention in Cheyenne January with Charles D. Carey Pred Hofmann RK Tousey BR N Matson and J C Underwood on the organizing committee. The event will occur the week before the Denver stock show around January 20 with possible attendance by Secretary Houston.
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American National Livestock Association
Cheyenne
Industrial Club
Mesare
Charles D. Carey
Pred Hofmann
Tousey
BR. N. Matson
J. C. Underwood
Denver
Houston
Navy Seeks Facts On UBoat Threat To Nation
Secretary Lansing said policy on the U boat raid off New England will wait for complete information. Rear Admiral Knight to report on how passengers were safeguarded. Newport reports navy guarding coast against foreign submarine bases and curb of shore leave. Washington extreme search to prove or disprove a German U boat base in American territory amid broader probes.
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Washington
Lansing
United States
New England
Wilson
Knight
Newport
R. 1
Kingstonian
New York
Boston
State Department
Navy Department
Department of Justice
West Indies
Central America
President of Conductors Union Replies to Hughes
A. B. Garretson of Iowa, head of the Order of Halfway Conductors, rebukes Hughes for opposing practical eight hour day reform in railroads. He argues Hughes publicly supports the eight hour limit but opposes its immediate enforcement, urging voters to choose leaders who push real change now rather than symbolic praise later.
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Conductors Union
Hughes
New York
A. B. Garretson
Iowa
Order of
Garretaon
Garretaome
United States
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al Farian Black Sea
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