Battle Lines Of Enormous Proportions In Europe
Allied forces hold firm along a 360 mile front from Belgium to Germany as Germany presses in vain to break through. Heavy casualties are feared and battles rage from Ypres to Roye with naval, air and ground actions shaping the fight.
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France
Roye
London
Belgium
Germany
The
Marne
Argonne
Vosges
Dunkirk
Yser
Channel
Caucasus Rebellion Strains Russian Forces
Russian troops face a rising rebellion in the Caucasus amid officer shortages and cramped hospital accommodations, signaling growing strain on military and medical logistics.
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Caucasus
Islands Seized by Japan for Military Use in Pacific
The Japanese navy announces occupation of strategic islands in the Mariennes, Caroline, and Carolines archipelagos for military purposes. Jaluit and Yap already held. occupancies described as not permanent. Yap serves as a relay for German cable lines. a German wireless station recently opened there.
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Japanese Navy Department
Marienne
Cadrone
Marshall
East Caroline
West Caroline
Japan
Jaluit
Yap
Far East
England's Latest Loss Submarine E-3 Sunk in North Sea
Berlin reports the British submarine E-3 sunk by German warships in the North Sea. E-3 carried a crew of sixteen and was 176 feet long with a 22.5 foot beam and 10,000 ton displacement. She could reach fifteen knots and carried four torpedo tubes.
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Berlin
North Sea
Sue
German Torpedo Boat 890 Destroyed by Japanese Near Kiauchau
Official Tokyo report says the German torpedo boat 890, which escaped Kiauchau, was found aground and destroyed by Japanese forces sixty miles south of Kiauchau bay. A German surveying ship was captured and sunk in the same action.
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Tokio
Kiauchau
Kiauchau Bay
May join the Allies
Advices from Naples report passengers arriving from Greece claim the entire Greek army and navy are ready for war. Greece has 450000 soldiers in the first line with 300000 more able to mobilize within a fortnight. The fleet is described as efficient and pressure grows for Greece to join the Allies at once.
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Arsenne
Verdun-Tour
Vauquois
War Office
Berlin
Verdun
Antwerp
France
Naples
Greece
Thebes Prophetesses Forecast War and German Reforms
Mme. Thebes of Paris predicts a major European war this year with France entering Germany’s Metz base. She previously foresees the Kaiser’s death on Sept. 29 and a sensational Paris trial, a Salem blaze in America, papal death, and U.S. bloodshed in Mexico before a November 7 end and Germany’s restructuring.
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Metz
Mme. de Thebes
Paris
Germany
Mme. Cailaux
Salem
United States
Mexico
Russia Her Real Foe The Berlin Tageblatt Editorial Says
An Berlin Tageblatt editorial disputes the idea that England's destruction is the war objective. It argues Germany fights to counter Russia and prevent Russia from becoming the world's dictator, noting every English setback strengthens Russia.
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Berlin
Russia
Ordered Deportation of Foreign Subjects in Brighton
The chief constable of Brighton Ing ordered all German and Austrian subjects to leave the town within a few days. No exceptions will be made. Brighton hosts a large foreigner colony with many hotels owned by foreigners or staffed by them.
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Brighton
Ing
Son of General Lee Dies in Upperville Home
Captain Robert E. Lee youngest son of General Robert E. Lee died at his Upperville Virginia home. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Lee
Upperville
Robert E. Lee
Siege of Przemysl Report From Night Correspondent
London dispatch from the Zeitung Ammitts correspondent describes the siege of Przemysl beginning September 18 with surround, then bombardment and desperate sorties through October 2. Russians reportedly suffered heavy losses, 40 000 estimated, and stormed casemates with bayonets and hand grenades as garrison retreated. Rockets and searchlights lit the night as troops withdrew after 300 dead and 150 corpses on walls.
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Galicia
Przemysl
Berlin
Przemys
Vienna
Przemyal
Petrograd
Warsaw
Gareral von Lindenburg
London
Zeitung Ammitts
Austria
Irish in Majority Fitzgerald Says They Should Manage Boston
Former Mayor Fitzgerald addressed the Charitable Irish Society urging Irish Catholics to lead Boston and Massachusetts. He argued the Irish majority should control affairs and advised training children to prepare them to rule, urging collective self assertion.
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Fitzgerald
Bay State
Moston
Boston
Irish Society
Massachusetts
Bee Bomb Proposed as War Tactic by American Inventor
An American inventor touted to foreign embassies in Washington a bee bomb that would, if dropped from an airplane, rout armies. He described filling a large bag with bees so an aircraft could release millions, serving as an effective substitute for shrapnel.
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Willam G. Shepherd
Times
Temps
Paris
Washington
Mystery Poisoning Death In Hallowell Man Suspected
James H. Kelso aged 76 died after taking a medicine for indigestion in Hallowell Maine. Authorities believe strychnine was placed in the remedy with murderous intent and an investigation is in progress.
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Hallowell
James H. Kelso
Kelso
Train Collision in Marquise Kills Dozens in France
A wreck near Marquise France leaves between forty and fifty dead and eighty injured after two trains collide when a broken signal wire released the danger signal. The accident occurred on October 1 in Paris observations, with emergency crews at the scene.
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Paris
Marquise
Federal League Move Drops Kansas City Franchise
Pittsburg October 21. President Gwinner says Kansas City will be dropped from the Federal league and the franchise will relocate to either New York or Cincinnati.
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Federals
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Federal League
New York
Cincinnati
Gwinner
Death of Judge Amend in New York City
Edward s Amend justice of the state supreme court died at his home in New York after a paralysis attack. He was born in this city in the early years of the republic and served on the bench with distinction.
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Amend
New York
Edward S. Amend
State Supreme Court
Jealous of Husband Trial in Mineola
The prosecuting attorney aims to link a chain of evidence in the Mrs Carman murder case, showing jealousy and premeditation. He plans to finish the case today as the defense notes the rapid trial pace and the accused woman’s remarkable sang froid at the window on June 30.
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Mineola, L
Rescue of Annie Perry Crew After Collision Near Boston
Twenty crew members of the fishing schooner Annie Perry were saved after the vessel sank near Boston light following a collision with the steam trawler Surf. The Perry carried 30,000 pounds of fish and was en route to Boston when fog is believed to have caused the crash. The Surf crew assisted and brought the survivors to Boston.
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Boston
Annie Perry
Boston Light
Perry
Hospitals Placed on Notice for Fire Egress Defects
Building Commissioner O'Hearn has flagged eleven private hospitals in Hoston for insufficient means of egress in a fire. Placards have been posted on these facilities notifying that their egress provisions do not meet requirements under recent legislation.
Autopsy Links Vogel Death to Heart Disease
Frank Vogel vice president of the suspended bank of Henry Siegel Co and co defendant in indictments for grand larceny died of heart disease according to autopsy findings reported in New York.
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Vogel
New York
Frank Vogel
Henry Siegel & Co
Siegel
Boston Briefs and Tragic Events Highlight Local News
Fred Lamb a 35 year old Boston drug store assistant manager died by poisoning after believing his fiancée showed interest elsewhere. Fire bells from Boston towers sold for 224 dollars for 16 000 pounds. Francis T. Thayer aged 72, commander of McPherson post 78, died of heart trouble in North Abington. A young girl named Christina Tha survived a near fatal incident in Boston after a home play accident.
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Fred Lamb
Boston
Francis T. Thayer
McPherson Post
I Can R
North Abington
Mass
Christina Tha
Taft Praises Wilson Neutrality At ABA Address
Former President William Howard Taft, speaking before the American Bar Association in Washington, extolled Wilson’s neutrality amid the European war. He lauded peace treaties and major statutes, critiqued Roosevelt’s recall ideas, and pledged ABA support to Wilson during the crisis.
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Roosevelt
Taft
American Bar Association
Washington
United States
Wilson
William HH
Europe
Progressive Party
Detective Bureau Raided in Chicago by State Officials
State Attorney Hoyne seeks evidence against police officials and detectives in a campaign, raiding the detective bureau offices on grand jury orders and seizing correspondence and documents related to crime. John J. Halpin and James H. Markham were ordered to appear.
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Chicago
State Attorney's Office
Detective Bureau
Hoyne
Grand Jury
John J. Halpin
James H. Markham
Prohibition in All Russia Aims to End Alcohol Sales
Telegram from Cza. Nicholas to a Russian temperance society states the decision to prohibit forever in Russia the government sale of alcohol. Efforts target nationwide enforcement, signaling a bold shift in domestic policy.
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All
Russia
Petrograd
Cza
Nicholas
Panama Canal Reopens After Slide Debris Cleared
Canal work crews cleared debris from last week’s slide restoring the waterway at Colon and Ort to navigable status for ships. The cleanup follows a brief disruption and allows traffic to resume.
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Panama Canal
Colon
Panama Wterway
King and Queen Return to London After Sandringham Visit
King and Queen Mary have returned to the capital after a previous week’s trip to Sandringham. The royal couple had departed for Sandringham earlier and are now back in London.
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London
King
Queen Mary
Sandringham
Eight Die as Rock Barage Sinks in Muskingum River
Drowning tragedy reported in Marietta Ohio as eight men perish when a rock barge sinks in midstream on the Muskingum river near Oct 21. The accident involved a barge loaded with rock and resulted in multiple fatalities.
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Marietta, O
Muskingum River
Weather Almanac Entry for New England Forecast
Weather Almanac notes for Thursday October 23 provide sunrise at 4 20 and 4 53 after midnight times moon set at 7 Xi and high tide at 1 30 pm Forecast for New England predicts paired conditions with developing tides and sunrise times given for the region.
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New England
Probate Court cites heirs in Carlson will case 1914
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Probate Court issues citation to heirs and interested parties regarding the will of Isakki Carlson late of Maynard. Sendra Carlson seeks letters testamentary without bond. Hearing set for October 6, 1914. notice to be published weekly for three weeks and mailed to known interested parties seven days before court.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex
Isakki Carlson
Isaac Carlson
Maynard
Sendra Carlson
Cambridge
Middlesex
Magna
Charlies J. McIntire
Probate Court to hear first account in Closeman estate
A probate notice declares Albert Ee the administrator of William C. Closeman of Maynard requests approval of the first account. A probate court in Cambridge will hear the matter on November 6, 1914 at 9 am. The administrator must serve or publish the citation at least two weeks prior and mail notices to interested parties. Charles J. McIntire, Register.
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Commonwealth of Middlesex
William C. Closeman
Maynard
Albert Ee
Cambridge
Maynardterprise
Sivistellen
Charles J. McIntire
Probate notice on Catherine Closeman guardianship account
Albert Batley guardian presents first account of Catherine Closeman ward. Probate Court requires citation and publication in Maynard Enterprise for three weeks, last ad to be at least one day before court. W. E. Rogers, Register.
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Commonwealth of Middlesex
Catherine Closeman
Maynard
Albert Batley
Ward
Dian
Be & Cambridge
Guardian
Maynard Enterprise
Quick at Repartee From a Classroom Exchange
Brief cartoon caption showing a teacher quizzing Williams about accounting who responds with a half thought moment, finishing with a punchline about where to put the merchandise. The exchange satirizes schoolroom commerce and humor.
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Williams
Dec
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England
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Mme. Thebes
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Mrs. Carman
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Thomas Healy
Walden St. Concord, Mare
W. E. Rogers
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