Brazilian declares state of war on Germany
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies votes 149 to 1 to proclaim a state of war with Germany. President Sanctions the measure. Senate approves. Germany to face British, French, and Brazilian actions as torpedo boat destroyers head to Bahia to seize the Eben gunboat. Sinn Fein conference in Dublin orders arms training for members while pledging a provisional Irish government.
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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
Frontline drives push forces across northern fronts
Italian front reports Austro German pursuit driving Italians back to their border at the northern end of the line with heavy losses, including 30,000 men. French forces push Germans back to the Oise Aisne canal and near Laon while Laon could be evacuated. Belgian front sees renewed Allied advance aiming to push Germans from Belgian coast submarine bases as Ypres region falls to Allied control. Russian front notes German troop withdrawals near Riga leaving Russians to advance unopposed.
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Oise-Aisne
Laon
Berlin
Germany
Belgian
Ypres
Riga
Casper Man Fatally Shot at Lunch by Woman
Lawrence Barrett, recently arrived from Anchorage Alaska, was shot and killed while dining with his wife and four year old son at the Rhinoceros cafe in Casper Wyoming. The shooter was Bessie A Dudley, also of Anchorage Alaska.
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Casper
Wyo
Lawrence Barrett
Anchorage
Alaska
Bessie A. Dudley
Congressional Party in Denver Hosts Twenty Five Congressmen
Denver welcomed twenty five members of Congress on a stopover en route to Hawaii. In the Auditorium a mass meeting featured talks on the war and current issues by Senator Henry F. Ashurat and Representatives Ira C. Copley William H. Carter William Gordon Henry W. Temple and Allen N. Treadway.
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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 Named by Governor
Denver reports Governor Julius C. Gunter signed a proclamation designating November 4 as Go-to-Sunday-School Day. The event aims to boost church attendance and moral support during wartime. Women on Duty as Subway Guards in New York. Nine young women began duties as guards on New York subway trains under the new program. New Regulations for Army Draft in Washington. Draft application rules are nearly finalized. Farmers Congress Pledges U. G. Ald. Springfield Missouri. The Farmers National Congress ended a four day session by backing national suffrage pro and prohibition and pledging support to the government in war.
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Denver
Julius C. Gunter
New York
Farmers’ Congress
U. G. Ald
Springfield
Farmers' Navnal Congress
Canal Employees Subscribe to Liberty Loan
The subscription by soldiers and canal employés reached 1,500,000 dollars. Numerous Panamans and Chinese also subscribed to the loan.
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Canal
Colon
Food Prices Set by Illinois Food Administrator
Illinois food administrator Harry Wheeler fixes wholesale and retail prices for sugar flour and potatoes amid wartime shortages. Flour costs range from 2.95 to 3.18 per quarter barrel, sugar 7.5 to 8.4 cents per pound, potatoes 43 to 46 cents per peck. Grocers limit sales to two pounds sugar per customer with other purchases.
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Chicago
United States
Harry A. Wheeler
Illinois
Mr. Wheeler
U S Settles Three Hundred Strikes Washington
US labor department mediators resolved about 300 strikes and labor controversies involving 700,000 workers since the war began with only 45 mediation attempts failing and 100 cases still pending. British shoot down 274 German planes in September as Maurice cites collapse of Luftwaffe operations. Wabash Railroad raises telegraphers' pay by 10 percent affecting about 600 workers in St Louis.
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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 endorses woman suffrage as a wartime democratic imperative. Addressing New York suffrage leaders at the White House, he urged immediate state action, praised American women’s capacity, and suggested federal action only if state efforts fail. A convention program is to be set at the December 12 meeting.
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Pittsburg
United States
Harry A. Garfield
Garfield
Washington
Wilson
New York State
Woman Suffrage Party
White House
New York
Ohio
Congress
Engineer Killed and Fireman Injured in Derby North of Chicago
A Green Bay special derailed near Northfield forty miles north of Chicago when the engine struck loose planking at a crossing. Engineer Kameron was killed and Fireman Wright fatally injured. Injured include Mrs Isabel Fair and Miss Helen A Golden of Boulder Colorado. Women Shot In Food Uprisings Across Austrian Cities. Rioting reported in Budapest Vienna and Prague with civilian casualties including women and children. Recruits of the 1917 class fired on civilians at an unnamed city, 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, the pioneer who discovered and developed the fingerprint identification system, shaping forensics and police work.
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London
William James Herschel
Holland Bulide Submarines Budget Plan
The naval budget allocates funds for six submarines and 288 aeroplanes to be built by Holland at The Hague.
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Holland Bulide
The
Hague
Holland
Germans Plot New Irish Revolt Unearthed in US
United States secret service and the Department of Justice uncover a wide German conspiracy to spark a new uprising in Ireland. Two men under arrest include Liam Mellowes, a key Sinn Féin leader in the Easter Monday 1916 rebellion, and 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
Premier Michaelis reportedly hands portfolio to Emperor William amid Berlin leadership uncertainty. Washington notes no confirmation. officials fear a German chancellor change but expect no crisis. In Petrograd, Kerensky urges individual responsibility to win, while Trotsky led soldiers and workers delegates demanding quick peace and power shift to Petrograd councils.
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Union News Service
London
Georg Michaelis
William
Amsterdam
Washington
Michaelis
Copenhagen
Germany
Berlin
Prince von Buelow
Petrograd
Arizona Copper Strike Settled in Washington Telegram
A settlement of the copper miners strike in Arizona was formally announced in a telegram from President Wilsons labor commission in the West.
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Arizona
Washington
Wilson
Labor Commission
Weat
Russians Urge Unity Against Anarchy in Petrograd
Minister of the Interior Nikitin calls all classes across Russia to unite against increasing anarchy driving the country to ruin. In Washington, Dr. Caroline Spencer of Colorado and Miss Alice Paul paid their fines after seven months for picketing and were released from jail.
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Petrograd
Nikitin
Russia
White House
Washington
Caroline Spencer
Colorado
Alice Paul
Seize seventy cannon and broader war updates abroad
News from Copenhagen to Washington reports German retirements on the western front near the Hindenburg line, 12,000+ prisoners, 120 large guns seized, and new French advances toward Laon. Haig repulsed German attacks. Italy and Russia report actions in the Alps and Estonia.工
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Copenhagen
Hindenburg Line
Aisne
Petain
Monkey Mountain
Pinon
Pargny-Filain
Laon
Haig
Flanders
Izonso
Rome
Monte San Gabriele
Bainsizza
Kronstadt
Congressmen Visit War Zone in London Tour
A party of ten American congressmen arrived in London for an unofficial tour of the war area. They plan to visit battlefields in France and some will proceed to Italy. Members 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 and 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 and Baltimore hides and pelts price list
A fragmented pricing notice lists dry hides and pelts with per pound rates for Flint and Baltimore items. It mentions dry hides, horsehides, dry filet pelts, wool pelts, murian shearlings, and green salted and cured hides with weight brackets and percentage adjustments.
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Wuieu
le Iene
Miscellanies Prices Quoted for Metals and Commodities
A misc excerpt lists metal and commodity prices from New York and other cities. Lead at 6.50, bar silver 2.4c, copper casting 23.17 per oz, and various regional figures for spelter tin ores flour and more. It also notes grain and poultry values and cotton prices in New York and Chicago markets.
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F. C. B. Denver
Colorado Upland
Ebraska Uplan Saesssp Ayo kBs
Colo
South Park
Aenee
Gunnison Valley
Colorado
Wevenee
D. P
F.U.B
Denver
F. C. Enver
New York
London
St. Louis
Boulder
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David F. Houston
Washington University
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Hjalmar Branting
Eoclaliet Party of
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Kerensky
Western Newspaper
Paris
War Office
Verdun
Crown
England
Cadore
Monte Piana
Esthenian
Newspaper Union News Service
Denver Markets
Hay and Ghain Market
Aebe
Eere KG
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Eames
Graton
Minneapolis
Minn
Seth
Arch 30
Brandt
Michigan
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Come Py
York
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