Hanly Attacks Hughes as Silent Prohibition Candidates
Former Indiana governor and prohibition nominee J Frank Hanly lambasted Judge Hughes and the Republican Party at a Burlington depot rally. He accused the Chicago convention of a silent platform and named Charles Warren Fairbanks as a liquor ally, challenging law over liquor interests and urging sovereignty over national policy. Dr Ira Landrith followed with a humorous, defiant defense of prohibition.
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Chicago
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Tennesse
Wyoming
North Pole
Mexico
Atlantic
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Eles
Ramsey Released Over Lack of Accuser After Union Poetic Wala Incident
James Ramsey was freed on Tuesday after no charges were filed amid a disputed jail struggle over a photo. Police believed he had prior criminal history tied to a similar scam in Longmont where a man named C A Phelps was swindled during a train exchange, but no complainant appeared. The incident prompted a police struggle to photograph Ramsey before railroad detectives.
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James Ramsey
Union Poeltic Wala
Longmont
C. A. Phelps
British Smash Toward Germanys Main Artery
British forces advance toward Peronne and Bapaume road behind German lines north of Combles. Haig’s troops take 500 yards of trenches near Lesars and east of Les Borufe. Entente forces face strong resistance between Thiepval and the Ancre. Austrian German forces repulse Romanians at Hermannstadt. Russian front activity quieting near Korytnitza. Berlin reports more Russian prisoners and captures. Crown Prince Rupprecht discusses continued winter fighting on Somme. Von Bethmann-Hollweg’s Reichstag speech draws mixed reactions from newspapers. Conservatives cite a call for harsher action, while Vorwaerts criticizes lack of war-shortening prospects.
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Combles
Lesars
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Les Borufe
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Ancre
Hermannstadt
Korynitza
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Somme
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Reichstag
England
Great Britain
Vorwaerts
Germany and Britain Clashing Over World War II War Claims
Assails Britain as breaking international law and calls Britain the fiercest enemy. The chancellor warns that enemy territorial aims cause massive casualties. He says Britain seeks to crush Germany and render it economically powerless and diplomatically isolated.
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Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Eng
Negro Saved by Preacher from Lynch Mob in Novata
September 29. At Novata Oklahoma a mob of 500 men attempted to hang a unconscious negro in the parsonage yard. Deputy Sheriff James Gibson was killed and Sheriff James May knocked unconscious during the attempted capture of three negroes. Two of the negroes were lynched in front of the courthouse as Rev. Mr. Pierce persuaded the mob to spare the others. The escaped negroes were later found hiding, one recaptured and another dragged high in the air before the minister intervened. The remaining negro is expected to recover.
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Novata
Okla
Pierce
James Gibson
James May
German Plangers Sink Ten Belgian Liners in Channel
German air and naval actions along the Channel claim the sinking of ten Belgian liners in a single day as British and Allied positions face renewed pressure. The report notes strategic aims and broader war context while quoting German leaders stressing perseverance and national resolve. A Greek defection related item follows on page eight.
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Channel
Piraeus
London
Hydra
Business Men Greet Judge Hughes With Declaration for President
A. P. Brakeman Fleming killed by No. 6 at Hanna while walking around a stopped freight engine. He was 23 and lived in Laramie, a Union Pacific brakeman for about two years. His body was hurled forty feet and the wheels passed over him after the accident at 1 20 a. m. His parents in Burlington, Iowa were notified.
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Hanna
BE. W. Fleming
Union Pacific
Laramie
Fleming
Burlington
New Machine Records Every Heart Motion
A device named electrocards was exhibited before the American M ray society convention in Chicago. The machine records every heart motion and may be compared later with other methods. It aims to provide exact readings and could influence diagnostic practices.
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Chicago
M-ray Society
Endicott and Johnson Endorse Wilson Ahead of Hughes Visit
H B Endicott and George W Johnson, owners of the world’s largest shoe factories, publicly endorse President Wilson and back his reelection. The duo employ about 12 000 workers and families in En dicott and Johnson City, with factories in New York and Massachusetts connections.
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Hughes
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Ferry Boats Tied Up By New York Strike
New York Central ferries between Manhattan and New Jersey halted during rush hour as 150 workers strike for shorter hours and higher pay. Rainy delays affected thousands of riders. 16 injured in a collision. 800 brewers union members quit in sympathy and voted to return to work. one operator injured by a suspected strikebreaker. another motorman with no trace.
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New York Central Railway
Manhattan
New Jersey
Brewers Union
United States Steel Hits Record High Amid Broad Bull Market
New York Sept 29 United States Steel rose to 120 6 8, a fresh high, as trading remained brisk on the stock exchange. Officials said activity would approach two million shares for the day amid a strong bull market.
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New York
United States Steel Commons
Stock Exchange
Weather Forecast for Wyoming Weekend Pair
A weekend forecast for Wyoming calls for cooler conditions on Sunday after a Saturday with mild temperatures. No precipitation is indicated. wind may be light to moderate across the plains.
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Wyoming
Cowler
Wilson Rebukes Disloyal Americans in Indignant Message
President Wilson denounces disloyal Americans after Jeremiah A. O Leary of New York sent a telegram to him. He replies he would be mortified to have O Leary or any disloyal voter support him. The exchange highlights tensions over pro British policies and party divisions in New Jersey and New York politics.
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Jeremiah A. O'Leary
New York
American Truth Society
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Leary
Martine
New Jersey
Congress
William Bennett
Twenty-Third
Congressional District
Hughes
Europe
John M. Parker
Washington
Shadow Lawn
Jeremiah O'Leary
Great Britain
France
Judge Wescott
George Y Wallace Former Rocky Mountain Bell President Dies
George Y. Wallace aged 72 died in Salt Lake City Utah. Born in Ohio he had long been active in business since moving to Salt Lake in 1872 and formerly led the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company.
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Rocky Mountain Hell Telephone Company
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Canon City Chief Accidentally Shot in Leg
Canon City Colorado September 29 Chief of Police Charles P Skinner was accidentally shot in the leg when a gun slipped from his lap. The bullet severed an artery and caused fatal blood loss.
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Canon City
Colo
Charles P. Skinner
Odell credits Wilkow with saving farmers millions
Frank G. Odell, former Nebraska statistician, claims President Wilkow averted a railroad strike that would have cost farmers and fruit growers millions. He cites April 1914 to 1915 railroad earnings and argues railroads’ poverty claims mislead about wage impacts. The Seattle Times report notes Yakima Valley fruit crop could reach record shipments in 1916 despite high prices.
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United States
Wilkow
Frank G. Odell
Nebraska
Odell
Loersiste Commerce Commission
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Seattle Times
Yakio Valley
Waellington
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