German Advance Stalled Amid Channel Offensives
London reports a German raid on channel ports checked temporarily with heavy losses on both sides. French forces press about the Oise to Meuse front while Germans withdraw, and battles continue in southern Poland and Galicia with no decisive result. Russian and Belgian notes add to the turmoil as Portugal eyes entry and other fronts see limited progress.
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Yser Canal
Oise
Meuse
Poland
Galicia
Prussia
Gombin
Vistula
Przemysl
Ireland
Japan Requests Expulsion of German Steamer Gueri
Ambassador Chinda delivered Japan's note to the U S State Department asking that the German steamer Gueri be expelled from Honolulu after repairs. Officials report whether Gueri is seaworthy, with a decision to order departure if deemed fit to sail.
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Washington
Chinda
Japan
Slate Department
Gueri
Honolulu
One Hundred Miners Lost in Fire at Royalton Mine
A Franklin Coal & Coke mine near Royalton Ohio 111 suffered a gas explosion and fire. Of 308 workers who entered this morning about one hundred five trapped miners are believed dead with 24 bodies recovered by late afternoon. Dozens more are missing as rescue teams continue.
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Royalton
Franklin Coal & Coke Company
Stan Ailice
Seo
Mann Is Logical Republican Candidate For 1916
Champ Clark declared that Congressman James R. Mann would be the logical Republican candidate for president in 1916. Clark spoke at 8 Charles near St. Louis and plans to campaign in his district for Democratic candidates after finishing a re election drive.
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ST. Louis
James R. Mann
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Charles
Bresnahan Set to Sign Brooklyn Contract
Chicago January 27 Roger Bresnahan is expected to sign his Brooklyn Federal contract before night if not already done so. George Ward of the Brooklyn team says writers had trouble finding Bresnahan who was reported to be in final talks with Chicago Cubs officials.
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Roger Breanahan
Brooklyn
George 3. Ward
Rajah
Offerls
EL Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Padlo Gonzales
Carranea
Associated Press
Luis Aguirre Benavides
Carranga-Villa
Constitutionaliat
Aguas Callettes
Zapata Delegaton
Mugia
Guadalupe
Aguas Callentes
Villa
Resignation of Carranca Tied to Villa Departure
In Mexico City on October 27 General Carranca submitted resignation from the Aguas Calientes convention, his effort contingent on General Villa leaving the post as supreme chief to retire to private life.
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Mexico City
Carranca
Aguas Calientes
Etoro
Villa
Villa Holds Upper Hand In Mexican Crisis
Dispatches from Abhington report Mexico's Carranza resignation talks unsettled as Villa and Zapata gain influence. Carranza may retire if the convention demands upholding the provisional government. Antonio Villares could be named provisional president if Carranza resists. The convention contemplates constitutionalist forces acting to enforce its decisions.
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Agee Dalipatcn
Carranza
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Chao
Castro
Mexico City
Zapata
Villa
Contol
Silmans
Tin EU
Constitutionaliat
Aeta
Mother of seven uses guns in chase through city streets
Mia Klamut, mother of seven, and her husband Joseph Klamut were targeted by robbers. She returned fire, pursuing three men two blocks away and firing a gun, as the incident unfolded in Chicago. Police say a cash bond related to the Klamut case was not released.
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Chigagq
Mia
Joseph Klamut
Early war moves across Cala Dunkirk and Galicia fronts
The report details German efforts to push toward Calais and Dunkirk with heavy losses on both sides and no decisive result. French forces advance near Alesse and Loralee amid intense artillery fighting. Russia claims German defeats while Austria expands into Russian Poland. Germany advances in southern Belgium and northern France as U K Times correspondents note a costly direct order to seize Calais and Dunkirk.
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Dunkirk
Alesse
Loralee
Weevre
Argonby
General Castlenan and President Poincare Visit Front Lines
A photograph shows General Castlenan of the French army beside President Poincare in the field near the battle line two weeks after the visit. Premier Viviani Osarove accompanied them in an automobile to the camp of the commander as soldiers stretched for more than a hundred miles. The czar and Emperor Wilhelm are the only other rulers known to have gone to battlefields to mingle with troops.
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Castlenan
Poincare
France
Viviani Osarove
Czar
Wil- Man
Thieves Loot After Bombardment and Earthquake at Servian City
A Times dispatch from Shabats Servia describes a ruined city where 250 buildings were destroyed by bombardment followed by fire and a severe earthquake. Thieves looted shops and homes as Austrians left, taking hostages and burying locals, with ongoing looting and threats remaining.
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Austria
Milnew
Gank
England Prepares as Invaders Threat Looms in 1914
The Daily Mail reports Bergen and Bergen Holland sources quoting General von Ardepnet predicting capture of Cherbourg Dieppe and Le Havre as 14 mile range cannons threaten the coast. Britain readies mines and Zeppelins as torpedo boats and submarines form a defensive line with a new British aeroplane unit testing in northern France.
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England
Chising
Daily Mall
Bergen
Holland
Haron von Ardepne
Calais
Dieppe
Times’ Northern Prance
Smear and Scandal Cloud Big Jett Teereau Claim
In New York on October 27 Big Jett Teereau a top Giants pitcher rival of Christy Mathewson faced a legal inquiry over a $25 000 suit. Miss Clare Young of Perryville Missouri accuses him of refusing marriage and seeks a settlement as he avoids detailing his wealth.
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Jett Teereau
Christy Mathewson
Giants
Clare Young
Perryville
Justice Donovlly
Cold Wave Brings Forties Cold to Northern States
Frigid air grips the region with subfreezing temperatures and widespread frost. Weather officials warn of continuing cold tonight and tomorrow from the Midwest to the Northeast with hazardous travel and wind chills.
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Washington
Der
Bocklaw
Ivethaat
New York
New Bus
Offensive efforts fail as Russians push in Galicia and across fronts
In Petrohrad area updates on October 27 report German and Austrian attempts to renew the offensive failing. Russian forces harass the enemy, seize guns and prisoners near NeMyloWsKy forest southeast of Rawa, and advance in Galicia near Sambor. The Sprvnia valley lies dead with thousands of German casualties. War row remains out of reach for the Germans.
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Radom
Hawa
Nowomiasto
Bilalobmei
Ilvhanka
Nemylowsky
Rawa
Kowzenle
Galicia
Sambor
Sprynia
East Prussia
Warrow
Levinsky and Camps Busy At Week End
New York October 27. Battling Levinsky has two big bouts this weekend. He meets Sailor Fitts at Rupite A. on Friday night and fights Terry Keller at Fairmount A. the following evening. Keddie Camp of California and Frankie Fleming of Canada meet at Empire A. C. on November 5.
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New York
Battling
Levinsky
Sailor” Fitts
the Rupite A
Terry Keller
Fairmount A
Keddie Camp
California
Frankie Fleming
Canada
Empire A. C
Weather forecast for Wyoming near Washington
The forecast reports fair weather in Wyoming for Wednesday and Thursday. No precipitation expected and conditions are typically mild for the period.
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Washington
Wyoming
Men Found Guilty For Archduke Assassination Plot
A Rome to Sarajevo report says Gavrilo Princip Nedeljko Cabrinovic and 21 co defendants were found guilty of treason for the Archduke Ferdinand and wife killings. The verdict echoed as artillery fire rumbled over Sarajevo with the court scheduling a mercy hearing for the proceedings.
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Ost
PTA
Exchange Telegraph Company
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Sarajevo
Hoaals
Gayrio Vrincip
Nedeljo Gabrinovics
Prinsip
Treagen
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