35 000 Mine Workers Strike Looms in Southwest
Kansas City reports that Alexander Howat rejects John White’s plea to delay the 35 000 miner strike across Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma. Illinois meanwhile sees 12 000 to 15 000 miners idle as central and southern mines shut down over wage demands.
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Kansas City
Alexander Howat
Hisdistrict No
John P. White
Southwest Interstate Operators’ Association
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
HiMnois
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
La Follette Declines to Answer in Inquiry
Senator Robert M. La Follette told the investigating subcommittee he would not participate under the committee’s conditions. He submitted a letter saying all statements in his St Paul speech were true and that he should face those accusing him in public. He then left the room without further remarks.
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Washington, D. C
Robert M. la Follette
St. Paul
LaFollette
Amsteradam
Wurzburg
Herr Ebert
German Socialist Party
Herr Scheidemann
Ten Congress Members Visit Front Lines Informally
A group of ten congress members, traveling unofficially with special passports through the state department, heads toward the front to inspect the war zone and confer with allied parliamentary representatives. President Wilson did not formally accept the invitation for Congress at this time.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
State Department
Tourope
Wilson
Soldiers Steal Taxi Driver's Car and Cash
Evans, a taxi driver for Sam Wilson, was robbed of $8 then forced into his back seat by three men believed to be soldiers. They drove to the fort, returned toward town, drew guns on Crow Creek bridge, and fled three miles north after making him exit. Police and Fort Russell authorities were notified. car license No. 830, not recovered.
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See Evans
Sam Wilson
Crow Creek
Fort Russell
Evans
Plains Hotel
Teuton Bankers Arrested by U. S
Fritz Kuhn, prominent figure linked to Deutsche Bank of Berlin, is among bankers arrested by U S authorities in New York as tension rises before World War I.
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Teuton
U. S
New York
Fritz Kuhn
London
Deutsche Bank of Berlin
Michaels
Kingplire
Liberty Bonds Selling Slowly
Washington officials say fourteen working days have passed with two weeks remaining and bond sales have just reached the $1,000,000,000 mark amid slow public uptake.
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Washington
Weheury
Fire in Kansas City stockyards blamed on spy plot
A massive blaze at the Kansas City stockyards nearly destroyed a large portion of the yard, killing about 11,000 cattle and hogs. Insurers estimate losses around 750 600 with 200 000 on buildings and 650 000 on livestock. Officials discount the incendiary theory, but a widespread spy plot blame stems from German agents. Investigations by management police detectives and federal authorities continue as guards patrol the burned area and meat contracts loom large.
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Kansas City
Kasas City
Germany
United States
Kan
Licensing Explosives Plan Outlined in Washington
In Washington on October 16 officials discuss a nationwide licensing system to track every stick of dynamite and grain of gunpowder from manufacture to use. Police chiefs, explosives makers, and Justice Department officials, meeting with the Bureau of Mines director, review rules for sales after November 15.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Department of Justice
Bureau of Mines
Democratic subcommittee zone meeting opens in Denver
The first of a series of United States Democratic National Committee subcommittee zone meetings begins in Denver in the Equitable building. Attendees include Osborne Hollister Jamieson Kremer Tider Jones Moyle Osborne and other regional leaders as the party sets policy for next fall's elections.
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Denver
Colo
United States
Democratic National Committee
John T. Barnett
Colorado
Equitable
Osborne
W. R. Hollister
W. D. Jamieson
Washington
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
R. H. Tider
Idaho
A. A. Jones
New Mexico
James’ Uh, Moyle
Utah
John E. Osborne
Wyoming
Democratic Party
National Committee
Austria Demands Germany State Peace Terms
Austria presses Germany to outline peace terms amid wartime friction with its ally. Count Czernin urged Dr. Michaelis to specify concessions, then rejected vague replies. Berlin reports note calls for swift peace as socialist leaders push for action and criticise Capelle incidents.
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Austria
Germany
Associated
Prva
London
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Berlin
Amsterdam
Count Czernin
Dr. Michaelis
Tages Zeitung
Aerie
Germans poised to declare U S Cuba and Canada war zones
Berlin dispatch says Germany plans to declare the U S coast Canada and Cuba as war zones soon. Russians resist at Oesel as Germans push to seize Serel batteries, with heavy shelling and counterattacks along the Gulf of Riga.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
Admiralty
Wireless Press
Germany
United States
Canada
Cuba
German landing on Oesel island advances in Gulf of Riga region
Petrograd reports the German landing force on Oesel island expanding its success as more troops are sent. Germans push off against the Sverd peninsula to seize Russian batteries guarding the Gulf of Riga entrance while Admiral Verdervski blames prior warnings for the losses in the Baltic theater.
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Oesel
Gulf of Finland
Soela Sound
Denel Island
Bvorb
Oese
Serel
Gulf of Riga
Berlin War Office
Perlin
Arbo
Ocerel
Runo
Opse
Entente
Landers
Haig
Aisne
Kerenaky
Wyoming Wheat Growers Attend Conference
Wheat growers from Wyoming Colorado Nebraska Missouri and Oklahoma gathered in Kansas City Kansas for a grain growers conference to be held at 10 tomorrow morning. Maurice McAuliffe president of the Farmers' Union of Kansas issued the call urging representation from local unions Grange equity unions and cooperative elevator associations and all wheat growers to attend.
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Kansas City
Kan
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
News
Oklahoma
Maurice McAuliffe
Farmers’ Union of
Kansas
Kansas. In Issuing the Call, Mr. McAuliffe
Grange and Equity Unions
Co-operative Elevator Associations
Liberty Loan Drive Plans Whirlwind Campaign
Cheyenne launches a large Liberty Loan effort with a 100 member committee split evenly between men and women to canvass every household and office. A local picture show at Atlas theater today features Mary Pickford and William S Hart to boost fundraising in support of the drive.
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Liberty
Liberty Headquarters
Liberty Loan
Cheyenne
Lberty
Libery
Atlas Theater
Mary Pickford
William 8. Hart
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MEET
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Pine
Admiral von Capelle
William
Michaelis
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Philip Bcheldemano
Reichutay
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