War in Northern France Rages With Heavy Losses
London reports furious Dover strait fighting with no gain for either side as German forces gain the Yser line at Dixmude but cannot advance further. Battles rage around Armentieres Lille Labassee and Arras with widespread bloodshed. Berlin notes attacks near Ypres and Lille with prisoner losses and successful French assaults north of Arras. London and Paris relay mixed dispatches on naval transfers and bombardments along the Belgian and Polish fronts.
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Straits of Dover
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Niengore
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Labassee
Arra
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Iit
Ypres
Arras
Augustown
Ivangorod
Germany's Great Naval Hero Sinks Three Cruisers
Captain Lieutenant Otto von Weddi gedie, commander of submarine 8, becomes Germanys naval hero for torpedoing and sinking the Aboukir Creasy and Hogue in the North Sea. At age 32 he darted between the ships within a ship's length and depth, sending torpedoes that doomed the Aboukir first, then the Hogue, then the Cressy in quick succession.
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Germany
North Sea
Otto Voon Weddigen
Cressy
von Weddigedie
Great Britain
Hogue
Hritigh
Crosas
Steck
Cotton crisis clears as plans develop in Washington
Washington, Oct. 26. The special cotton legislation committee, named by the house, will study the cotton crisis and report possible federal aid by December 15. Chairman Henry and members Anetin Langley Heflin Bell, with Mann serving after elections, expect progress as President Wilson says ports will open and conditions improve.
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Congress
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Anetin
Langley
Lever
Heflin
Bell
Mann
Wilson
Eallere
Europe
Senate
Court Ruling Supports Teachers Unionizing Efforts
in Cleveland Judge W B Nell upholds labor organizing rights finding School Superintendent J W M Frederick guilty of contempt for defying a court injunction. The case centers on six teachers seeking reinstatement after being denied reappointment. the American Federation of Labor backed the movement as President Samuel Gompers aided supporters.
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Cleveland
Rieth
W. B. Nell
J. W. M. Frederick
Nott
Frederick
Neff
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gowmpers
Neft
Board of Educaten
Zeppelins May Attack London From Belgian Coast
Military experts believe Germany plans a combined sea, air, and submarine assault on London via the Belgian coast after taking Ghent and Ostend. Dispatches claim 46 Zeppelins and 200 new bomb planes will be ready by February for aerial invasion of England.
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Ostend
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Star Sraisers
North Sea
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England
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Astateria
Queen Rebukes False Patriots Over Gifts Amid War Fund Row
London reports a row over $5,000 gifts from dozen manufacturing firms to the Prince of Wales fund for war dependents. Queen Mary is said to back the move as social concerns rise, with critics calling for transparency and noting alleged miscalculations and profit on wartime payrolls.
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London
New York
Dozenble
Prince Wales
Colorado Prepares for Home Rule in Coal Strike Fields
Cloverner Am mona of Colorado said the state would take control of coal strike fields around November 15 and notify President Wilson. Eighteen hundred federal troops have manned the fields since May 1 when militia withdrew, with 1,800 organized militia reported by General Chase.
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Cloverner Ammona
Colorado
Sabout
Wilson
Chase
Mrs Carman Is Given Release After Bail
New York Oct 26 Florence Conklin Carman freed on $25 000 bail by Justice Kelley in Kings County Supreme Court Brooklyn after trial in Mineola for murder of Mrs Louise Bailey. She left with her lawyers for Freeport. Nassau Oct 26 Nassau county court jury deadlocked after 12 hours 15 minutes with verdict split 10 for acquittal and 2 for conviction.
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Florence Conklin Carman
Mineola
Louise Bailey
Charles H. Kelley
Kings County Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Minneola
Nassau County Court
Florence Conklin Corman
Sequilas
Coneviction
Three Die as Hippodrome Collapse Buries Seven
Three men were killed and three others injured after the third floor of the Hippodrome building collapsed today in Youngstown. The incident buried seven under tons of concrete and steel.
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Youngstown
JOP PiS Det 26 8an Late ford Al Boston
A boxing card in Joplin tonight saw Jeli Clarke outpoint opponent from Boston over ten rounds. Clarke dominated early and finished strong in the final round to secure a decision.
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Jop Pis
Boston
Jeli Clarke
Joplin
Colonel Tells On Field Son Slain In Battle
In Petrograd the Russian Journal Sviet recounts Spartan Colonel Lopoukhine hearing a report of 200 killed and wounded in his regiment. He questions whether any officers died, finds one lieutenant among the fallen, and after a silent moment surveys the grave with composure then returns to command.
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Associated Press
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Lopouklin
Galivia
Lopoukhine
Matty
Ann Arbor native Johnnie Lavans returns to Michigan baseball ties
Ann Arbor, Mich Johnnie Lavans former Michigan baseball foe and current St Louis Browns shortstop returns to town. Lavans earned a medical degree last June and now works in surgery under Dr Nauerede. He is among the few physician players active in professional baseball.
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Mich
Johnnie Lavans
Michigan
Luis Browne
tovAnn
University
Howit
Lavans
Twihe Nauerede
MONDAY'S EARLY WAR MOVES REPORTED
The official communique says German forces cannot gain advantage on any point while Allied fronts hold. Germany laments considerable losses amid heavy fighting. Russia reports German retreat in Poland as Red forces press, while Japan claims heavy artillery sinks an Austrian cruiser. Germany’s overall situation described as unchanged.
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Teres
Opposition charge refuted by fiscal record in early 1900s paper
Washington dispatch assesses Republican accusations of extravagance against Democratic Congress. It cites total cash appropriations for the current year exceeding Taft-era levels by about 11 million dollars, plus a 27 million dollar postal service expansion, arguing the increases support government needs rather than undermine it. Continued discussion noted on Page Two.
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Washington
Democratic Congress
Congress
Taft
Burlesom Swoyteht
Belgium a Real Horror of War Witnesses Describe Ruined Front
London dispatch reports a Daily Telegraph tour of the Dla wode district near Belgium’s front where burning villages dominate the landscape. A Belgian minister’s son accompanies the reporter as civilians and soldiers scramble past shattered roads and collapsed dugouts amid continuous artillery and air bombardment.
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