State of war with Germany proclaimed by Brazil
The Chamber of Deputies voted 149 to 1 to declare war on Germany and President Braz sanctions the proclamation. The Senate approved, making Brazil the eighteenth nation to enter the war against Germany. Navy orders torpedo boats to Bahia to seize the German gunboat Eben. Sinn Fein conference in Dublin says members should be trained with arms and imminent provisional government for Ireland to be established.
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Rio Janiero
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Brazil
Braz
Senate
Bahia
Eben
Diplomatic Commission
Republic
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Provisional Government of
Ireland
Front Lines Shift Across Allied Sectors In World War I
Italian front reports Austro German forces pushing forward while Italians retreat to their border after losing ground and 30 000 men. French front drives Germans back to the Oise Aisne canal and nears Laon as Berlin hints at evacuation. Belgian front sees renewed Allied pressure along the coast and Ypres region while Russian front notes a space widening as German troops withdraw near Riga.
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Oise-Aisne
Laon
Berlin
Germany
Belgian
Ypres
Riga
Casper Man Fatally Shot at Lunch by Woman in Rhinoceros Cafe
Lawrence Barrett recently arrived from Anchorage Alaska was shot and killed while dining with his wife and 4 year old son at the Rhinoceros cafe. The shooter was Bessie A Dudley of Anchorage.
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Casper
Wyo
Lawrence Barrett
Anchorage
Alaska
Bessie A. Dudley
Congressional visit in Denver hosts 25 lawmakers en route to Hawaii
Denver welcomed twenty five members of Congress on Saturday for a mass meeting in the Auditorium. Speakers included Senator Henry F. Ashurat and Representatives Ira C. Copley William H. Carter William Gordon Henry W. Temple and Allen N. Treadway discussing the war and pressing national topics.
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Congressional
Denver
Congress
Hawaii
America
Henry F. Ashurat
Ira C. Copley
William H. Carter
William Gordon
Henry W. Temple
Allen N. Treadway
Go-to Sunday School Day Proclaimed for November 4
Governor Julius C. Gunter announced a formal proclamation designating November 4 as Go-to-Sunday-School Day. The notice appears amid broader coverage of wartime home front activities.
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Denver
Julius C. Gunter
Canal Employés Subscribe to Liberty Loan
The subscription by soldiers and canal employés to the Liberty loan reached 1 500 000 dollars. Numerous Panamans and Chinese also subscribed to the loan.
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Canal
Colon
Food Prices Set By Federal Authority Shock Chicago Vendors
Illinois food administrator Harry Wheeler fixed fair prices for flour sugar and potatoes amid retail responses. Flour ranged 2.95 to 3.18 per quarter barrel sack and 1.49 to 1.60 per one-eighth barrel. sugar 7.5 to 8.4 cents per pound. potatoes 43 to 46 cents per peck. Grocers limited sales and restricted sugar to two pounds with other goods. In Pittsburgh Dr. Harry A Garfield urged coal operators to unite behind government wartime production and warned of possible government seizure of mines. He avoided announcing wage details, emphasizing duty to the war effort.
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Chicago
United States
Harry A. Wheeler
Illinois
Mr. Wheeler
Pittsburg
Harry A. Garfield
Garfield
US Settles About Three Hundred Labor Strikes
About 300 strikes or labor controversies affecting 700000 workers were settled by federal mediators of the Department of Labor since the war began. Only forty five mediation attempts failed and 100 cases remain pending. British shoot down 274 German planes in September as raids continue. Wabash Railroad raises telegraphers pay by 10 percent affecting about 600 workers.
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U. S
Washington
Department of Labor
London
Ruge
F. B. Maurice
Wabash Advances
Loula
Wabash Railroad
Wilson Urges Vote for Women in War Time
President Wilson endorsed woman suffrage as essential to democracy during World War I urging states to act. He praised American women’s capacity and warned that war pressures demand immediate consideration of suffrage, favoring state action and noting possible federal moves if New York or Ohio vote down suffrage. A policy plan will be set at the December convention.
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Washington
Wilson
New York State
Woman Suffrage Party
White House
New York
Ohio
Congress
Michaelis
William
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Germany
Berlin
Prince von Buelow
Engineer Killed as Green Bay Train Derailed North of City
A Green Bay special on the Chicago & Northwestern derailed near Northfield after striking loose planks. Engineer Kameron was killed and Fireman Wright fatally injured. passengers include Mrs. Isabel Fair and Miss Helen A. Golden of Boulder Colorado among the injured. In Austria food uprisings, women and children killed in Budapest Vienna and Prague amid shortages. Recruits of 1917 class fired on civilians, killing forty and wounding 160.
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Chicago
Kameron
Wright
Green Bay
Chicago & Northwestern
Northfield
Here
Isabel] Fair
Helen A. Golden
Boulder
Colo
Washington
Rome
Budapest
Vienna
Prague
Finger Print Discoverer Sir William Herschel Dies
London reports the death of Sir William James Herschel, renowned for identifying people by fingerprint and developing the system of fingerprint identification.
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London
William James Herschel
Holland Bulide Submarines Budget Plan
The naval budget allocates funds for building six submarines and 288 aeroplanes by Holland. The announcement comes from The Hague and outlines significant military procurement plans for the fleet.
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Holland Bulide
The
Hague
Holland
Germans Plot New Irish Revolt Revealed by U S Agencies
United States secret service and the Department of Justice uncovered a German conspiracy to spark a new Irish revolt in Ireland. Two men under arrest are Liam Mellows a Sinn Fein leader in Easter 1916 and an associate Baron Max von Recklinghausen, alleged envoy of Count von Hernatorf. The baron is held as an alien enemy.
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New York
Ireland
United States Secret Service
Department of Justice
Liam Mellowes
Max von Recklinghausen
Count von Hernatorf
Bilis
Chancellor resigns and Kerensky urges responsibility
Berlin and London report Chancellor Michaelis may resign and Emperor William to appoint a new chancellor. In Petrograd Premier Kerensky appeals for individual responsibility to secure victory and peace by Christmas. The Petrograd council backs peace swiftly but warns against German imperial influence and calls for power to the workers and soldiers councils.
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Kerensky
Union News Service
London
Georg Michaelis
William
Amsterdam
Russia
Petrograd
Arizona Copper Strike Settled, Washington
Settlement of the copper miners strike in Arizona was formally announced in a telegram from President Wilson's labor commission in the West. The note confirms the end of the labor dispute and signals federal mediation resolved the stalemate.
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Arizona
Washington
Wilson
Labor Commission
Weat
Russians to Unite Against Anarchy Urges Nationwide Action
Interior Minister Nikitin appeals to all commissioners to unite against increasing anarchy driving Russia to ruin. In Washington, Dr Caroline Spencer and Miss Alice Paul, jailed for picketing, were released after serving seven months.
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Petrograd
Nikitin
Russia
White House
Washington
Caroline Spencer
Colorado
Alice Paul
Seizure of German Fronts Advances and Allied Victories
War updates from Copenhagen and Paris describe German withdrawals to a rearward position on the Hindenburg line after French gains along the Aisne. Reports cite 12 000 prisoners 120 large guns captured and many small arms as French forces approach Laon rail junction. Haig holds gains in Flanders.
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Copenhagen
Hindenburg Line
Aisne
Petain
Monkey Mountain
Pinon
Pargny-Filain
Laon
Haig
Flanders
Izonso
Rome
Monte San Gabriele
Bainsizza
Kronstadt
Paris
War Office
Ypres
Verdun
Crown
Congressmen Visit War Zone In London Tour
A group of ten American congressmen arrived in London for an unofficial tour of the war area. The party includes former congressmen and plans to visit battlefields in France with some members to travel to Italy. Members named include Parker of New Jersey Timberlake and Taylor of Colorado Johnson of Washington Goodwin of Arkansas Stephens of Nebraska Dill of Washington Hicks of New York Miller of Washington.
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London
France
Italy
Congress
Parker
New Jersey
Timberlake and
Taylor
Colorado
Johnson
Washington
Goodwin
Arkansas
Stephens
Nebraska
Dill
Hicks
New York
Miller
Flint Hides and Pelts Prices and Varieties Listed
Dry hides and pelts prices cataloged with per pound rates for dry hides and wool pelts. Includes bull and stag notes, horsehide values, green salted and cured hides, filets and shearlings, and general under 40 and over 40 pound categories.
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Wuieu
le Iene
Eames
Mixed Mica Afloat as Metal Prices Are Quoted
Fluctuating price quotes across metals and agricultural commodities appear from New York to Minneapolis. Lead and copper values plus barley and flour price references show a broad snapshot of market activity and regional listings sourced from multiple exchanges.
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New York
London
St. Louis
Boulder
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