European War Chronicle Amid Varna Bombardment
Russian cruisers bombarded Varna as Austro German forces press into Serbia. French troops move into Serbian territory amid Greek political shifts and Salonika landings. French gains in Champagne reported as Tahure falls. German bombardment intensifies across Vermelles and Hulluch Road while French and British reinforce Salonika.
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Varna
Cologne
Serbia
Nish
Bulgaria
Servia
Constantine
Greece
Venizelos
Athens
Salonica
Champagne
Paris
Tahure
Rheims
Argonne
Salonika
France
Vermelles
Hulluch Road
London
Danube
Belgrade
Save
Aegean
Black Seas
Black Sea
Artois
Reuter
Sofia
Petrograd
Radoslavoff
Saloniki
Wilson to vote for New Jersey woman suffrage
President Wilson will vote for the woman suffrage state constitutional amendment in New Jersey at the October 19 special election. He will vote as a private citizen, not as Democratic leader. The report notes other national events including crop estimates and international developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Memorial
Arlington
State Department
Great Britain
New Jersey
Norman Galt
Washington
John Maxwell
Nashville
Tenn
Johnson
New York
Lansing
John F. Gaynor
Benjamin D. Greene
Savannah Harbor
Sullivan repays loan on 1887 belt identity
The famous gold and diamond championship belt given to John L Sullivan in 1887, left in Chicago as security for a $4,000 loan, has been redeemed by him. Also reports on labor turmoil in Salonica, Bryan’s political vow, Armenian genocide info, Enver Pasha’s role, Hungarian factory closures, and Toyo Kisen Kaisha expanding liner service.
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John L. Sullivan
Chicago
Salonica
Greece
William J. Bryan
Atlanta
House of Lords
Marquis of Grewe
Great Britain
Enver Pasha
Turco-German Association
Hungary
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
San Francisco
Orient
Yale Names William Lauder Coach Of Nationals Team
The New York Nationals finished last this season and Yale announces William Lauder a Brown graduate and former National League player will coach the nine. Yale will race Columbia varsity crew on November 12 at Lake Whitney in a mile and seven eighths event. Yale football, after a 10-0 loss to Virginia, stunned followers with an early setback.
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New York Nationals
Yale
William Lauder
Brown
Philadelphia
Lake Whitney
Virginia
Deputies ratify treaty with United States
The Haitian Chamber of Deputies ratified the new treaty with the United States. The Brazilian Chamber approved the arbitration treaty between the United States and Brazil. Emperor Francis Joseph is reported early.
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Chamber of Deputies
United States
Bombay
India
Denmark
EB. A. Sturge
San Francisco
Japan
America
Sola
University of Barcelona
Formosa
Ing
Brazil
Francis Joseph
Greece Balks as Venizelos Resigns Amid War Moves
London reports detail a massive Austro German invasion of Serbia with forces crossing the Danube and Save while Anglo-French troops move from Salonika toward the front. Venizelos resigns after a heated session as Greece's stance on the war remains unsettled.
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Venizelos
London
Athens
Havas
Chamber of Deputies
Saloniki
Greece
Guergheli- Uskup
Ferdinand
Constantinople
Turkey
Serbia
Sea of Marmora
Balkan
Bulgaria
Pith of the War News Headlines and Battles
The Baltic mercantile marine faces disruption from submarine warfare. In France fierce artillery duels north of Arras near Roye and along the Aisne River. German efforts at Dvinsk fail to gain ground. British gain 800 yards at Suvila Bay in the Dardanelles. Italians advance toward Rovereto as weather improves. British recruitment drive targets 30,000 enlistments weekly. Russians push back Hindenburg’s Dvinsk advance, inflicting losses.
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Eotion Vase
Baltic
Arras
Roye
Aisne
Dvinsk
Souchez
Lens
France
British War Office
Suvila Bay
Dardanelles
Tahore
Roverto
Great Britain
Earl of Derby
von Hindenburg
French Capture German Gas Ambulance in Champagne
The Daily Mail reports in northern France the French captured a complete German gas ambulance near Champagne. The device includes two compartments with oxygen and an alkaline substance and was accompanied by use instructions now under analysis.
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London
The
Daily Mail
France
Champagne
MRS HILDEBRANDT PROTESTS OVER GERMAN EXPULSION
Mrs Merrick Hildebrandt of Louisville Kentucky author and editor of a woman's magazine was ordered from Germany after 24 hours in Lindau prison. She was escorted to the frontier and warned not to return. She sent a protest to Washington through Minister Stovall.
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Washington
Germany
Geneva
Merrick Hildebrandt
Louisville
Woman's
Lindau
New Jersey Briefs Highlight Community Actions Across Towns
Collingswood forms women auxiliary at Masonic Club. Miss Frances W Lyons resigns to teach in Philadelphia. Rich ton and Craig pay wages claims to Justice of the Peace. Beverly post office moves to a new Masonic Hall. Paulsboro dress factory oto schedule. Millville Bible classes parade. Hammonton gains better mail service. Atco Church plans $6000 edifice funds. Wildwood to build 1500 seat cinema. Pitman Highlands to host oyster supper for fire engine fund. Woodbury ward eyes independent council run. West Collingswood bandages for European armies proposed. South Seaville Grange expands county membership. Snellbaker to oppose Fogg in Woodstown. Oaklyn Church Rally funds Homeopathic Hospital. Gloucester gas site expansion at Weisbach. Camden jitney licenses crack down. six licensed drivers. Gloucester Historical Society reelects Whitall and Carter. New Lisbon women sell goods for Burling ton Colony fund. Haddon Heights to three-man patrols after burglaries. Phillipsburg opens sub-post at Meyers store. East Ward Republicans tap independent slate for council. West Collingswood Gun Club reorganizes for season. Rifle range to be built on grounds.
President to Wed Mrs Galt in Quiet Capital Ceremony
The engagement of President Wilson to Mrs Norman Galt of Washington is announced. The Virginian bride to be is described as a charming social figure, with the wedding planned before Christmas and not at the Executive Mansion.
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Washington
Capital
White House
Wilson
Norman Galt
Executive Mansion
Edith Bolling Galt
Galt
Mrs. Galt
Margaret Wilson
Helen Woodrow Bones
Cornish
World News Condensed Form Highlights Global Events
Summary of brief items: Villa at Juarez fears Carranza recognition worsens disorder in Mexico. Ex-consul Gaffney plans return to aid U.S. presidential campaign. Senate approves Anglo French loan in United States. Wilson backs woman suffrage in New Jersey praised by Bryan. Rembrandt portrait sold for about 75000 dollars. Colorado Supreme Court grants bail to John Lawson for murder tied to nine strikes. Wilson meets Daniels and Naval Advisory Board, pledges peace but demands respect. Goethals withdraws resignation as Canal Zone governor. Barcelona observatory director Solá reports a new Pisces planet discovered Sept. 15.
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Cuba
France
Baltic Sea
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Louisiana
Robert Codman
Protestant Episcopal Diocese
Maine
Boston
Hibben
Princeton University
James Whitcomb Riley
Indianapolis
Clive Bailey
Courtney W. Bennett
New York
George Trugillo
Newport, R. L. Naval Hospital
Cummings
West Virginia
American Red Cross
Mexico
John Gaffney
Munich
State Department
Navy
Daniels
Washington Navy Yard
Washington
Carranza
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Los Angeles
Trini
London
William Groesch
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Sunrise Irons
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co
Sunrise
Wye
Lord Kitchener
Earl of Derby
Ekengren
Joseph Hillstrom
Utah
Austria
Petrograd
Russia
Alva C. Dinkey
Carnegie Steel Co
Charles M. Schwab
Midvale Steel Co
EL Paso
Francisco Villa
Juarez
Berlin
Amsterdam
Lokalanzeiger
Gaffney
America
Paris
Senate
United States
Atlanta
Wilson
New Jersey
William Jennings Bryan
Lord Spencer
Althorp
Rembrandt
Denver
Colorado Supreme Court
John R. Lawson
Lawson
Navaldvisory Board
White House
Panama
Goethals
Camal
Barcelonea
Sola
Observatory of
Barcelona University
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Czar
Loos
Bulgar
Drina
Salonica Nish
Italy
Rome
Cologne Gazette
Challerange-Bazancourt
St. Marie
Mrs. Hildebrandt
New Masonic Club
Collingswood
Frances W. Lyons
Haddon Heights High School
William Penn High School For Girls
Millville
Richton & Craig
Justice of the Peace Church
Beverly
Masonic Hall
Paulsboro
Louis J. Langham
Hammonton
Atco Presbyterian Church
Cedar Avenue
Wildwood
Pitman Highlands Chemical Engine Company
Woodbury
Samuel Mungan
Theodore F. Burkett
W. W. Hill
Christ P. 3. Church
West Collingswood
South Seaville
State Grange
A. D. Snellbaker
E. S. Fogg
Woodstown
Oaklyn Baptist Church
Homeopathic Hospital
Camden
Weisbach Gas
Gloucester
Peter Salome
Reuben Erfer
John Whitall
William Carter
Gloucester County Historical Society
New Lisbon
Burlington County Colony
Four Mile
Haddon Heights Council
Phillipsburg
Joseph Meyers
South Main Street
Egg Harbor City
Jacob Albert
George Roesch Ard
William Scheufele
West Collingswood Gun Club
Mas. Galt
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