Allied Hold At Dunkirk Coast Forbes German Advance
Paris reports the German push toward Dunkirk and Calais has been checked by French forces and British reinforcements. Allied left wing pressure grows as Ostend rumors swirl while war offices urge caution amid claims of potential German setbacks and broader Allied countermeasures.
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Paris
English Channel
Dunkirk
Calais
French War Office
France
Belgium
von Kluck
Ostend
Victorious British warships greeted on return to port
A London dispatch from Harwich describes the homecoming of British warships including the Undaunted and four torpedo boat destroyers after a North Sea engagement last Saturday in which four German destroyers were sunk. Footage shows sailors and civilians cheering along the piers as the fleet arrived.
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London
Harwich
North Sea
Fearless
Helgoland
Trial of Mrs Carman in fatal doctor office shooting
Mrs Flor Carman goes on trial for the murder of Mrs Louise Bailey in the consulting room of Carman, a physician, as jurors are seated. The case hinges on a dictograph found in Carman's home and conflicting witness accounts surrounding the night of June 30.
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Alois Angler
Frank E. Mount
James Gerard
Charles D. Stryker
Joseph H. Aston
Eugene E. Carpenter
John H. Molyneaux
Jacob Anton
Bailey
Freeport
Merrick Road
New York
Montak Point
Red and White Court House
Dr. Carman
Lynbrook
Carman
Lewis J. Smith
Golder
I C Commission Rules Coal Rates Unreasonable
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that joint carload rates on bituminous coal from Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal mines to Ohio and West Virginia via Pittsburg and Lake Erie and Baltimore and Ohio railroads are unreasonable if they exceed by more than ten cents per ton the joint rates from West Side belt railroad mines to the same destinations. The commission ordered new joint rates established along its lines as per the decision.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Comission
Wabash-Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West Side Belt
Savage Athletes Formed by Mt Savage Players
Young men of Mt Savage organize a football team named the Savage Athletes. They have trained recently and will average about 138 to 140 pounds per player. Managers seeking games should contact Joe Goetz at 41 R Mt Savage by writing or calling.
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Mt. Savage
Will Permit Food Supply for Belgium
Washington reports the United States states the German government has agreed to allow food shipments to destitute Belgians. The American Relief Committee led by Brand Whitlock has about 1500 tons ready in London for shipment if consigned to Whitlock. The British government requires assurances the aid will not feed the German army.
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Washington
London
State Department
Gerard
Berlin
Brussels
Relief Committee
Gereman Foreign Office
American Relief Committee
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Whitlock
Villa Agrees to Suspension of Hostilities
General Villa informs the United States government that Mexican hostilities are ending barring unforeseen events and he will back any provisional government from the national convention at Aguascalientes. He rejects Carranza as provisional president while supporting the convention acts and swearing an oath to be patriotic. He is seen embracing General Obregon after recent tensions with Carranza.
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Washington
State Department
General Villa
Aguascalientes
General Obregon
Villa
Carranza
Fishing Schooner Annie Perry Split by Steam Trawler
Off Boston Light the fishing schooner Annie Perry was cut in two by the steam trawler Surf. Sixteen crew members were saved from drowning as the Perry sank three minutes after the collision. Captain Cabral and Surf’s crew evacuated the men. The incident occurred near Boston, dated October 20.
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Boston
Annie Perry
Boston Light
Cabral
Hie
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Frances T. Merrick
Herbert Temple
War Office
Turkey
Roumania
Italy
Tokio
Admiralty
Marshall
Ladrone
East Caroline
West Caroline
Archipellago
Antwerp
Ragen
City Taxicab. Co
I. C. Commission
Savage
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