Defense plans gain support from Hay and Chamberlain
Washington reports administration officials optimistic about enacting national defense legislation through congress. Hay and Chamberlain back strengthening the army and navy, following White House discussions with President Wilson. War Secretary Garrison praises the move as key to advancing the program while Congress prepares to debate funding with Representative Kitchin.
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Administration
Congress
Hay
Chamberlain
House
Senate
Representatin Hay
Presijot Wilson
Chamberlin
Alret
Navy
Geretary
Areen
Wilson
Reptive Kitchin
Grand Means Committee
Kitchin
Army
Illinois water route project gains war department approval
Washington October 26 plans for a waterway linking the Chicago drainage canal with the Joliet river to create a navigable route from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico received tentative approval from Secretary Garrison. Illinois appropriated 5,000,000 for the work.
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Washington
Imnola
Gulf of Mexico
Garrison
War Department
Projectors Sent to Russia for War Exposition Illumination
Twenty four of forty eight large projectors used in a major exposition have been sold to the Russian government. They will be shipped at once to European battlefields. The price is set at 24,000 dollars.
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Rustee
American Trust 10 to Handle Overseas Trade
Washington reports formation of an American Trust company to manage exports for U S firms with unofficial government recognition. The aim is to channel shipments to neutral countries and ensure neutrality from belligerents while facilitating access for American goods abroad under agreed safeguards.
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Washington
Netherlands Overseas Trust
Hedfield
Department of Commerce
Redfield
United States
Europe
Almerican
Belligerenta
Treasury Department
California election on nonpartisan bills aims to end party labels
San Francisco October 26. A special state election tests measures backed by Governor Johnson to remove party designations from ballots for state officials. Supporters expect victory despite low turnout, while ballots for national offices remain partisan.
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San Francisco
Johnson
California
Hungarian Amnesty Grants Pardon to Political Offenders
Amsterdam dispatch reports Emperor Francis Joseph has declared amnesty for political offenses committed in Hungary before the war. The measure notably includes Socialists.
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Hungary
Amsterdam
Budapest
Francis Joseph
Will British Balkan Campaign Follow Dardanelles Pattern
London Oct. 2 The Marquis Lansdowne unionist leader spoke of Serbia’s position and warned that unpreparedness and indecision could doom the campaign. He questioned whether the Balkan venture would mirror the Dardanelles failure and urged action to avoid repetition. In New York, Young Mike Donovan defeated Osarile Bande in ten rounds at the A A U. arena, delivering punishing blows and forcing clinches before the bell ended the bout.
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Lansdowne
House of Larde
Serbia
Mike Donovan
Pafrats
Fearful miners threaten looting amid Arizona copper strike
One hundred militiamen under Major E. P. Gimatead moved from Mesa to Clifton to reinforce troops as hungry miners and families face food shortages. Clifton Morenci and Metcalf report quiet. arbitration for wage scales favored by a large majority of strikers and citizens, to be sent by telegraph to mine managers at El Paso.
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Phoeanio
Ariz
E. P. Gimatead
Mesa
Tempe
Clifton
Morenci
Morane
Metcalf
Fl Paso
German Spies Locked Up After Confessions and Hearings
New York report on German agents tied to copper shipments to allies. Robert Foy, named lieutenant, admits plans to bomb ship propellers and bribe Russian pilots to sail into German ports. Four men remanded, bonds $26,000 each, hearing set for November 4. Breitung, fifth suspect, is a mining magnate relative of KE. N. Breitung.
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New York
Robert Foy
Max Breitung
Breitung
KE. N, Breitung
Bank Robbery in Marble Falls Area Leaves Official Dead
Two armed men robbed the Five National Bank at Marble Falls near Astin Texas after mortally wounding a bank official. A sheriff's posse pursues the escaped robbers as federal and local authorities investigate.
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Astin
Tex
Fivet National Bank
Marble Pulls
Here
One killed and three wounded in Chicago strike riot
A riot tied to the garment workers strike left one person dead and three wounded in Chicago. Mayor Thompson refused to consider an intervention appeal, saying strikers could come with clean hands.
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Chicago
Thompson
Colorado Cargo Salvage Effort Under Way
The Mallory Line freight steamer Colorado, hit by a Sunday night fire while en route from Charleston to New York with cotton, was towed into port at dawn. The vessel is badly damaged but officials believe much of the cargo can be salvaged. Crews reported the fire contained and a salvage operation underway at Savannah, Georgia.
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Colorado
Mallory Line
Charleston
New York
Bavannah
Red Book Reveals Italy Pressuring Austria in Triple Alliance
Washington reports publish four articles from the long secret triple alliance among Germany Austria Hungary and Italy. The Red Book shows Vienna pressed Rome for territorial gain after Serbia invasion and Italy threatened war. It notes assurances from Germany if Russia entered the conflict and Italy’s demand for compensation described as “a slice of our own flesh.”
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Washington
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Austro-Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Austria
Hungary
Rome
Red BF
Serbia
Russia
Mole Evidence in New Haven Case Shown to Court
In New York on October 26 the defense presents further letters and files from the New Haven railroad in the trial of a New Haven director charged with conspiring to monopolize traffic. U.S. lawyers prepare to submit additional records to the federal court outlining steps in the consolidation effort.
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New Haven
New York
Wiith
Mellen Stil
New Haven Railroad
New England
United States
Facters Court More
New Haven Company
Ite
Accusing Letters Enter Court Martial of Army Officers
Letters purporting to show an understanding between Captain Arthur Woo and Colonel Samuel Reler were introduced in the court martial of Lt Col Lewis Goodier, judge advocate of the western department. Goodier is accused of improperly advising younger officers to file charges against superiors.
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Ban Francisco
lLatters
Arthur
Woo
North Island Aviation School
Samuel Reler
Aviation Corps
Loewis & Goodier
United States Army
Goodier
Resolution Calls for $60 Million Mississippi River Levy Aid
A meeting of the Mississippi River Levee association leaders urged President Wilson to push in Congress an appropriation of at least 60 million dollars for the Mississippi river levy system. The proposal seeks separate funding from the rivers and harbors bill.
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Mempis
Toum
Oct
Wilson
Minsinaippi River
Misalasijyt River
United States Steel Reports Steady Growth in Quarter
New York report shows United States Steel earnings for the quarter ending September 30 at 54,710,044 dollars, up 61,760,589 from the prior quarter. Despite a fall short of expectations by several millions, the results mark steady growth for the steel giant.
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New York
United States Steel Company
Divorce filing in Reno cites desertion against Huntington Wileen
An application for divorce was filed here yesterday in Reno Nevada by Huntington Wileen secretary of the late Whilander Koos and Bithu Hoot. The case likely will be heard within the next two days.
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Reno
Nev
Huntington Wileen
Conistant
Whilander Koos
Bithu
Church Board Ends Session In Disorder
Five members of the board of missions of the Kplevonal church resign after the quarterly meeting refused to rescind a May decision to join the Panama interdenominational missionary conference in February. The session is described as the most turbulent in the board’s history. The Roman Catholic church declined invitation, deeming the plans hostile to its church.
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New York
Board of Missions
Kplevonal Church
Panama
Trouble 16 Feared in Imperial Valley
A large group camps on a restored 7 806 acre tract in Imperial valley as government land office officials reopen entry. Claimants rush in from valley towns, set guards and bonfires overnight to deter trespassers. Rival claimants feared to clash in tense standoff.
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Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
Government Land Office
Commissioner of the
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
Border Patrol Extended to Gulf Coast Region
Brownsville Texas October 26. The United States Cavalry border patrol has been extended to a Gulf coast section near the mouth of the Rio Grande and eighteen miles northward due to reports that bandits took refuge there. Nineteen prisoners are held in connection with shooting incidents. The two Mexicans who fought and killed each other near Mercedes were not linked to border trouble.
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Brownsville
Texico
U Nlted Stelter Cavalry
Gulf Coast
Ricé Grande
Mercedes
Johnny Dundee Outpoints Willie Kitehio in Lightweight Bout
New York on October 26 saw Johnny Dundee of New York outpoint Willie Kitehio of San Francisco in a ten round lightweight bout. Dundee controlled the scoring with decisive rounds and stamina as Kitehio pressed throughout the fight.
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New York
Johnny Dundee
Willie Kitehio
San Francisco
Box factory men jailed in deadly fire raid
In Pittaburg on October 26 three aged men were arrested in connection with a fire that killed thirteen girls and injured twenty others. The suspects allegedly robbed the First National Bank and the Brown estate executor, who owned the building.
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Pittaburg
Uged
First National Pony
Brown
Vote Against Non-Partisan Plan In State Officials
Returns show majorities opposed to making all state offices non partisan while other measures on the ballot also face rejection. The voting was light with officials reporting weak turnout and unclear results.
German torpedo attack sinks ships near Berlin report
The Overseas News Agency cites Veruae newspapers noting the cruiser Adelbert has been attacked by German torpedo boats. They report seventeen Allied sailors killed, including British, French, Russian, and Japanese, with some vessels sunk as a result.
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Berlin
Ealle’ “Veruae
Ring Adelbert
Ifteen
Adalbert
U S Ad Sought To Preserve Part Of Fair Grounds
San Francisco plan seeks government help to save key exposition buildings and grounds. The effort aims to preserve the palace of fine arts, lagoon, California building, Marina, and historic state structures while city parking and weatherproofing measures are debated.
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U. S. AD
Fair Grounds
Ban Francisco
San Francisco
Williether
Palace of Fine Arts
Fine Arta
Palace of Fine Arte
Laguory
San Franciero
Theavel Os
Taj Mahal
Ted
Thei T Fairit
Pinet Fort Masa
San Pranciaco
Embarcadero
Fore Point
Golden Gate
Pueble
Virginia
Mount Vernon
Maryland
Missechunettis
New York
Weather Outlook for Wyoming
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with cooler temperatures. Central regions are expected to be cooler on Wednesday and Thursday with a drop in daytime highs across the state.
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Wyoming
Serbians Rally Defiant Stand As Invaders Press Fronts
Amid heavy action on multiple fronts in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, Serbian troops resist at the northeast corner and along northern and eastern borders while French forces aid against Bulgarian advances in Maendettia. Britain signals support measures and Greece faces treaty obligations as the wider war intensifies.
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London
Medward Gray
Huntish
House of Commons
Greecs
Greece
Serbia
Athena
Salonik
Riga
Dvinak
Marshal von Hindenbdbeorg
Ituscian
Pyita
Vilna
Grodno
Volthynia
Calle
Theoljane
Chanhaine
Atimu
Swaley
Lanadowie
Salonthi
University of Wyoming President Promises Teacher Extension Work
President C. A. Dentway appeared before local high school students and discussed vocations and the value of university extension work. He proposed sending an instructor from the university to broaden offerings, seeking a broad acceptance from teachers and schools about diversifying subjects and improving opportunities for women.
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C. A. Dentway
University of Wyoming
Dante Pesterda
Punieos
Ainty Poare Ako
Studente
Lhinteau
Ubhereny
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