Germans Near Dunkirk Spark Naval Losses Report
London reports uncertainty over German advances toward Dunkirk as a Rotterdam dispatch cites a German source claiming forces crossed into France and sit within eight miles of the port. Refugee trains collide near Bologne, killing 32 and injuring over 100 amid fog. Berlin notes renewed east Prussia offensive with no decisive results near Warsaw.
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London
France
Dunkirk
England
Rotterdam
Daily Mail
Belgium
Fort Des Dunes
Eastern railroads ask ICC for 5 percent rate increase
Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad testifies before the Interstate Commerce Commission and leads a committee of railroad presidents to argue for a general 5 percent rise in freight rates. He cites reduced net operating income, higher expenses, and war-induced financial strains as justification.
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Williard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Willard
Mr. Willard
Commission
Paris Fortifications Declared Practically Impregnable
Paris reports in La Patrie that the entrenched camp of Paris can be made practically impregnable with little time and material. The article credits lessons from Liege Namur and Antwerp and warns German agents Paris can withstand the strongest artillery.
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Paris
Taxi Day and Night Call Line Ad Message
City Taxicab Co announces a 1300 number for taxi service available day or night. The ad emphasizes round the clock dispatch and convenient contact for rides.
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City Taxicab Co
Adyemsgiettionttt
British Losses in One Month Reach 13 541 Men
London October 19 An official report by General French shows British deaths wounds and missing from September 12 to October as 561 officers and 12 980 men. A casualty list dated September 16 reports 51 killed 148 wounded and 665 missing, with many from Royal Scots Royal Irish East Surrey Somerset light infantry and others. Two Marshall French reports cover operations Aug 28 to Oct . The August 23 to present date note states the army has been relentlessly engaged from Mons to the Seine and to the Aisne with no rest.
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London
French
War Office
Royal Scots
Royal Irish
East Surrey
East Surreys
King’s Own
Scottish Borderers
Somerset Light Infantry
Marshall French
Mons
Seine
Aisne
Serbs Defeat Austrians in Three Battles Near Drina
Dispatch from Nish reports heavy Austrian losses as Serbians repel attacks on Mt Goutchevo and along the Drina. Austrian infantry in ravines under Savine river fire perishes. 600 prisoners taken. Serbians also push northward on the Drina, bridges washed away, many drown. October 12 night actions yield 300 dead and numerous wounded. some Austrians surrender to Servian guards near Dejiania.
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Nish
Drina
Mt. Goutchevo
Savine
Danube
Dejiania
Wounded French End Own Lives to Thwart Foes
Paris reports French officers on the battlefield shoot themselves to avoid capture. A letter recounts one officer fired in the chest during a charge and, fearing imprisonment, prepared a revolver to end his life as comrades dragged him to the rear. A sergeant later visited the ambulance and kissed him in tears.
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Paris
Temps
Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson Dies at 43 in Salford
London report says Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson former private champion to Pope Pius X and noted Roman Catholic writer died today in Salford at age 43.
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London
Robert Hugh Benson
Salford
Printing Ad from Union Printers Curated for Cumberlain Press
Classified notice offers job printing by Union Printers The Cumberland Press with guaranteed right prices and prompt completion. Contact details implied for potential customers seeking advertising and work printing services.
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Union Printe
Cumberlain Press
Garman Witness Law Revolver in Carman Case
Nassau County prosecutors guard the identity of a key witness in the trial of Mrs Louise Fierion. The witness will address a 38 caliber revolver linked to the killing of Mrs Louise Bailey in Dr Edwin Carman’s Freeport office, with trial before Justice Kelly expected to begin today.
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Louise Bailey
Edwin Carman
Freeport
Agata Siellaly
Carman
Smith
Justice Kelly
Nassau County
Five Dead and Seven Injured in Five Car Crashes
Scranton reports two dead and others injured after a collision with a horse and carriage near Elmhurst. Victims include Joseph Tierney and chauffeur A E Wheeler. Other accidents occur in Dunmore Homer City Hollidaysburg and Pittsburgh with multiple injuries.
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George Breese
A. Dunkrey
Moscow
Hahnemann Hospital
Thebes City Devastated by Earthquake Shocks
Reports from Oct 19 indicate Thebes suffered heavy destruction with a large part of the city ruined. At least 100 people were buried and feared deaths could reach 600 as communications to the area remain cut off for days.
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Anthens
Thebes
German forces complete Belgium campaign after Bruges and Ostend
German army announces completion of the Belgium campaign with Bruges and Ostend seized. General staff says Belgium is now under German control except for a contested area in the extreme northwestern region where enemy forces remain concentrated.
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Berlin
Belgium
Bruges
Ostend
German torpedo destroyers wrecked after scuttling near coast
Berlin reports four German torpedo destroyers wrecked to avoid capture by British forces. Some 193 crewmen are believed lost. Meanwhile the Japanese cruiser Takashiho was sunk by a mine in Kiao Chau Bay with only 10 survivors. Other reports cite a British capture of a German mine layer disguised as a hospital ship and Montenegrin war office word of a French cruiser sinking an Austrian submarine off the Dalmatian coast.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
North Sea
Admiralty
Undaunted
Baltic Sea
Tokyo
Takashiho
Kiao Chau Bay
Far East
London
Central News Agency
Government
Cettinje
Montenegrin War Office
Weldeck-Rouseau
Dalmatian
Cattaro
Lewis Speech for Labor Circulated Nationwide by Democrats
A Washington dispatch reports that Democratic managers printed and distributed a million copies of Representative David J. Lewis’s House speech defending labor laws. As chair of the Labor Committee, Lewis urges workers and others to compare Democratic labor legislation with decades of Cannonism. Doremus praises Lewis as fairminded and thoroughly studied, noting his clear, attentive addresses in the House.
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Washington
Congress
David J. Lewis
Doremus
Democratic Congressional Committee
Lewis
Labor Committee
Coal Operators Reject Wilson Plan on Minty Strike
President Wilson said the coal operators rejected his settlement proposal for the Colorado Minty strike and demanded changes to the plan. He noted the dispute centers on essential features and possible stabilization measures amid ongoing tensions.
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Washington
Wilson
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