Invasion News Shifts Archives to Priaroud Front
London reports Serbia moves government archives from Nish to Priaroud on the Albanian frontier due to Bulgarian activity to the south. Austro German forces advance into Serbia, claiming a western junction near Semendria. Bulgarians reportedly cut the Nish Saloniki railway. Vranya cut reports vary.
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Serbia
Prisr
Nish
London
Monastir
Priaroud
Semendria
Saloniki
Vranya
Istip
Cotiana
Athens
T 18
Frankfort
Montenegro
Reuter
Odesan
France
Petrograd
Roumania
Alliant
Berlin
Balkan
Shabatz
Luciea
Bozovac
Sultan-Tepe
Kumova
Uskub
Sofia
Radovitch
Strumuitza
Allies Take Bulgarian City In World War I Drive
Allied forces report success along the Bulgarian front with Serbian positions secure as they push toward King Ferdinand. French troops captured the Strumnitza fortress north of Salonika while Roumania bars Russian passage to aid Serbia. Entente landings at Enos and railroad seizure near the Bulgarian border added to the push as German reports claim enemy retreat in the Macva area and advances toward Belgrade.
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London
Merdinand
Athens
Strumnitza
Saloniki
Roumania
Enos
Aegean Sea
Turkey
Macva
Belgrade
Cvetkograd
Vrem
Passarowicz
Mialjenovac
Hozevac
Taggart Case Dismissed In Indianapolis Court
The case against Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman for Indiana charged with selection conspiracy was dismissed by Special Judge W. H. Efebhorn on motion of Prosecutor A. J. Rucker. Indictments against over 100 co-defendants including Mayor Joseph E. Bell were postponed to December 1.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
W. H. Efebhorn
A. J. Rucker
Taggart
Joseph E. Bell
Passion Play Leader Killed in Battle in Europe
Anton Y Lang famed for Christ life portrayal in Oberammergau passion play was killed in battle. Cousin Alois Lang of Manitowoc reports from German government. Also notes Turks hurt by own mine at Gallipoli and Omaha couple found dead by gas apparatus in their sleep.
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Anton Lang
Oberammergau
Manitowoc
Wis
Anton Y Lang
Christ
Alois Lang
Thils City
London
Turka
Hil 60
Gallipoli Peninsula
Omaha
Omaha, Neb
Gieorga Shirley
Soldiers and bandits clash near Ojo de Agua
Near Ojo de Agua two hours after midnight U.S. troops guarding a post faced a large band of Mexican attackers. Three soldiers were killed and eight wounded. Captain Frank R. McCoy led relief from Mission, bringing about sixty men. At least five Mexican attackers died, bearing white hatbands reading Vive Villa.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States
Ojo de Agua
Mission
Brownsville
Shafer
Third Cavalry
Joyce
Signal Corps
M’connell
Frank R. McCoy
Rio Grande
Captain McCoy
Explosion kills fifty two in Paris factory on Rue de Tolbiac
Fifty two people die and over a hundred are injured when a grenade explosion follows a dropped device at a factory on Rue de Tolbiac Paris. President Poincare and Interior Minister Malvy visit the scene as rescuers work amid wreckage.
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Paris
Rue de Tolblac
Poincare
Malvy
Chicago
Ella Flagg Young
Young
Board of Education
Joseph W. Davis
Harrisburg
G. W. Frome
Woodstock
Indiana
Clarence E. Magers
Newport
Wisconsin
J. L. Barry
Phillips
P. P. Dugal
Cadett
Mary J. Crilly
Hanna
J. L. Masters
Torrington
Ex-Judge J H Baker Dead in Goshen
John H Baker eighty three retired United States district judge and three term congressman from Indiana’s Thirteenth district died at his Goshen home after a brief illness. Survived by widow and son Judge Francis B Baker of Chicago. Equal rights on the ocean will be demanded in peace talks says Albert Ballin. Fifty ambulances given to France by the British relief fund lost at sea when torpedoed.
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Goshen
Ind
John H. Baker
United States District Court
Congress
Indiana
Hare
Francis Bh, Baker
Chicago
Ocean
Berlin
Albert Ballin
Britain
London
Great Brita
France
Cabinet Split Deepens War Crisis in Britain
London Oct 20 Sir Edward Carson resigns as attorney general over conscription. His departure signals a cabinet split amid Kitchener criticism and conscription pressure. Gen Tan Hamilton is relieved, replaced by Gen Monro, amid dire Dardanelles campaign fallout and calls to rethink Saloniki and allied actions. President Wilson later votes for woman suffrage.
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London
Edward Carson
Carson
England
Fremier Asquith
Sir Tan Hamilton
Mediterranean
C. ©. Monro
Dardanelles
Saloniki
Serbia
Wilson Bars Arms to Villa in Mexico Embargo
President Wilson issued an embargo on arms and ammunition to Mexico on October 22. The order exempts Carranza’s government and allows munitions to reach him. It bars shipments to factions opposing the recognized government. Henry P. Pletcher is expected to be named ambassador to Chile for a new diplomatic post.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Henry P. Pletcher
Ambaasador
Chile
Governor halts hangings reprieve for Moora murder case
Governor Dunne issued a 30 day reprieve for Elston Moora who was to be hanged at Murphysboro next Friday for the murder of Clara Dalton. Sheriff James White of Jackson county had pressed for disclosure on how many to be invited to the execution. In Berlin, Emperor William awarded the Pour le Merite to Admiral von Schroeder for command of German naval forces on the Belgian coast.
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Springfald
Dunne
Elston Moora
Murphysboro
Clara Dalton
James White
Jackson County
Kaiser
Berlin
William
Admiral von Schroeder
German Divers Get 29 Ships Sunk in September
In September German submarines sank 29 enemy merchant ships totaling 103318 tons, two transports of 18949 tons, and seven trawlers of 1200 tons. Mines destroyed six ships.
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Harlin
Premier Asquith Stricken Leaves Commons in Charge
London reports Premier Asquith is ill and bedridden, with David Lloyd-George refusing to shed light on Sir Edward Carson's cabinet resignation. The recruiting controversy appears quieted as conscriptionists commit to testing Lord Derby’s new scheme. A Downing Street bulletin says the prime minister suffers gastrontestinal catarrh.
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London
Asquith
David Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Edward Carson
Lord Derby
Downing Street
Powder Blast Kills 14 in Butte Mine Disaster
A massive explosion of six hundred pounds of giant powder at the Granite Mountain mine of North Butte Mining company in Butte Montana killed fourteen miners. Eight surface workers were seriously injured and one may die. Rescue and recovery efforts were underway as authorities investigated the catastrophe.
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Butte
Mont
Germans Lose Two Fights and Aviators Killed
Berlin reports a German division forced to retreat in the Bayr region losing several guns and 3500 prisoners after battles near Pinsk and Vilna. In Lynn Massachusetts John Reading and Philip Bulman died when their aviation school plane collapsed in midair. In Brownsville Texas Mexican bandits raided and fought Texas Rangers and deputies with no casualties reported.
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Berlin
Thae Btyr
Pinsk
Vilna
Lynn
Mase
John C. Reading
Philip Bulman
West Lynn
Brownaville
Tex
Sebastian
Shortie
No War for Greece in Proposals for Serbia Aid
Greece informs entente powers it cannot accept the proposals for military cooperation with Serbia. The terms offered include ceding Cyprus to Greece and other territorial and financial concessions. The Greek reply, lengthy and not public, was received by the foreign office Friday night.
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London
Greece
Cyprua
Serbia
Foreign Office
Roumania
King George’s enlistment appeal to Britons in war
London October 25 King George from Buckingham Palace called all classes to enlist and share responsibility as the war shows no end in sight He urged voluntary response to keep the armies in the field and grant enduring peace, praising subjects worldwide who sacrificed home fortune and life for Britain’s empire.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Europe
Ming
Great Britain
State Senator Dailey Hart Car Crash Fatality Near Streator
Washington D C. resident Joseph Johnston twenty two was killed when the automobile belonging to State Senator John Dailey overturned near Streator on Friday. Senator Dailey his wife and daughter Lucille and Attorney Hugh Wilson were injured. Miss Dailey drove the car. The injured were admitted to St Marys hospital in Streator. Johnston was reportedly engaged to Miss Dailey.
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Peoria
Joseph Johnston
Washington D. C
Dila
John Dailey
Streator
Dailey
Aiite
Lucille
Hugh Wilson
Aged banker injured in auto accident at Marengo
R M Patrick aged eighty year old banker and president of a local banner newspaper was knocked down by an automobile in Marengo on Friday and is probably fatally injured. He is also the father in law of Rev Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn.
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Marengo, Hil
R. M. Patrick
Oye
Newell Dwight Hillis
Brooklyn
Bulgarian port Dedengatch shelled by British squadron
A Reuters despatch from Sofia via Amsterdam reports the Bulgarian port of Dedengatch in the Aegean Sea was bombarded by a British squadron on Friday. Also noted are retirements of General Rennenkampff of Russia and damage in Ostend from recent British naval bombardment damaging the Maritime railway station lighthouse and Hotel des Thermes.
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London
Dedengatch
Aegean Sea
Sofia
Amsterdam
Ostend
Woman Refuses Surgery in Lydia Pinkham Ad
Louisville resident Mrs J M Rosew praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after rejecting an operation for a tumorous growth. The ad claims the remedy restores health, enables daily tasks, and invites others to write to Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential guidance.
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Louiaville
Lydia Bible
West
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E, Pinkham
J. M. Resew
West Broadway
Louisville
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia I. Pinkham
Lydian E
Poor Substitute for Kiss in Puck Style Parody
A Huntington West Virginia dispatch notes Dr Ed W Grover endorsing nat pat as a substitute for the unhygienic kiss. The humor sketches pat pat moments with Gwendolyn under mistletoe and a rough Dalton seizing a woman's head, then Tarence asks who would pat pat the Blarney stone.
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Huntington
Wva
ED. W. Grover
Puck
Gwendolyn
Clarence
Dalton
What Kept Him Busy and the Sun Spot Exchange
A humorous dialogue where a lady questions a man about sun spots, joking that she spends her time tending to spots on her sole adult clothes, highlighting a playful misunderstanding and social twist. The exchange underscores wit and mundane vanity in a quaint social scene.
Hard on Children When Teacher Has Coffee Habit
A Mississippi schoolteacher reports coffee caused nervousness mood swings and heart palpitations. After switching to Postum Cereal the educator says nervousness vanished and spirits brightened. Postum advertises two forms with prices and brewing instructions from Postum Co. in Cattle Creek, Michigan.
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Miss
Tom
Postum
Postum Co
Cattie Creek
Mich
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