War Developments and Naval Actions Across Europe
Western Union reports a global wartime surge with Russia to mobilize 8 million reserves and German subs sinking a German submarine operating in the Black Sea. The Overseas News Agency notes 110,000 more Allied troops for the Dardanelles and Serbia declares a war zone on its frontier with Bulgaria. Greece summons two thirds of its reserves as tensions rise with Bulgaria and allies. The Berlin Frankfurter Zeitung says a British transport from Egypt bound for the Dardanelles was sunk by a German sub. Crown Prince Alexander may lead if Bulgaria attacks. Teutonic campaign against Serbia has begun. Budapest notes Austria seeks quick recall of Dr Dumba and Germany publicizes the sinkings of vessels with conditional contraband. Germany accepts damages by commission. Britain reportedly runs the world’s largest aeronautical school in Toronto with 30 pilots weekly and U S instructors fully engaged.
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Russia
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Greece
Bulgars Ag
Serbia
Berlin Frankfurter Zeitung
Egypt
Bulgaria
Alexander
Balkan
Budapest
Dr. Dumba
United States
Washington
Germany
William P. Frye
Great Britain
Toronto
Bishop Elect Schuler to be consecrated in Denver
Bishop elect Anthony J. Schuler will be consecrated in Denver on October 28. The report lists other regional notes including a re-election of a state WCTU president, fires in Oregon, and various local happenings in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J. Schuler
Denver
Mary C. C. Hungerford
Colorado
Eugene
Ore
Thomas J. Conaty
Los Angeles
Monterey
Seattle
Bishy Thompson
Nome
F. I. DeWesge
Boulder
Colo
John D. Rockefeler, Jr
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
John F. Shafroth
Philippines
Ludlow
Hast
German Reply Signals American Victory in Pryo Note
Washington reports that Germany’s response to the Pryo note is seen as a signal of American triumph. The brief statement frames the reply as confirmation of U.S. success in the diplomatic standoff.
World News Highlights From The Global Front
Reports from across the world note a Montreal theater fire causing about 100000 damage, European mobilization costs in the millions, a colliery explosion trapping 269 miners near Nuneaton, and Kaiser Wilhelm and Prince Joachim injured in a Berlin car crash. Also cited are Balkan entry risks, Japanese journalists visiting the U S, marines fired upon in Haiti, a sulfuric acid procurement scandal, and Armenia Turkey tensions.
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Montreal
Switzerland
Nuneaton
Pug
Kaiser Wilhelm
Prince Joachim
Berlin
Bulgaria
Rumania
Greece
Balkans
United States
Navy Department
Admiral Caperton
Haiti
London Globe
Roque Gonzales Garza
Washington
Carranza
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Messina
Nubar Pasha
Paris
The
Katholikos
M. Symbad Gabriel
Armenian General Progressive Association
Turkey
Multiple News Snippets From 1930s Dispatches
Several items report on a foot and mouth outbreak in Illinois, a Dallas mayor in New York claiming the South favors the next Democratic convention, a Missouri Pacific collision near Omaha with casualties, a Corpus Christi election fraud verdict, a Prescott Michigan marriage of Elmer Hughes to Bama Marvin, the death of nurse and missionary Dr Susan La Flesch Picotte in Walthill Nebraska, and Henry Ford's submarine inspection remark with a missing vessel carrying $14,000 in funds.
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Illinois
Lindsley
Dallas
Tex
New York
Missouri Pacific
Pea
Oreapolis
Neb
Corpus Christ
Elmér Hughes
Prescott, Mich
Mra
Bama Marvin
Anglo French Drive Advances in Western Front Meantime
German losses reach 20000 in two days as Anglo French forces push along the western front from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier. Northern Arras and Champagne operations drive trenches across twenty miles with depths up to two and a half miles as bombardment continues and infantry advance.
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London
North Sea
Arras
Champagne
Paris
Berlin
Terrazas Escapes From Chihuahua Jail
Luis Terrazas Escapes and travels toward the border with his son Guillermo after about eighteen months in captivity in Chihuahua City. Three guards are reported shot on suspicion of complicity in the escape as nearly 1 million dollars was paid for a promised release.
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el Paso
Tex
Luis, Terrazas, Jr
Luis Terrazas
Guillermo Terrazas
Chihuahua City
Villa
Chihuahua
Luis
Terrazas
Floods hit Dubuque Iowa with record rainfall
Heaviest storm in city history drenched Dubuque and surrounding area on Sunday. In fifteen hours ending at 7 am, 4.76 inches of rain caused property damage and disrupted railroad traffic with flooded streets, submerged tracks, and several washouts.
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Dubuque
Marines Hit by Haitian Rebels Near Cape Haitien
Haitien rebels attacked an American force about two miles from Cape Haitien. Forty Haitians were killed and ten Marines wounded. Marines advance on Haut Cap to guard against surprise as Admiral Caperton disperses forces. no official word in Washington yet.
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Cape Haitien
Haut Cap
Caperton
Washington
Cape Haltien
United States
Harpoon Flair and a Western Town Encounter
A Western town tale told by Congressman William H. Murray involves a stranger who asks a local if he is a resident. The native responds that he has lived there about fifty years and wonders what the stranger seeks. The stranger asks for someone late, and the native quips that they think they have him but cannot prove it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Philadelphia Telegraph
Cured of Bright's Disease by Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mia A L Crawford of Medfield Mass testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her Bright's Disease after doctors could do nothing. She suffered edema of legs and swollen eyes but improved after using the pills and remained healthy since. Ad promotes Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY with 50c boxes and dyspepsia tablets at 60c.
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A. L. Crawford
Medfield
Mass
Dodd
Bright
Dodd's Medicine Co
N. Y
Incident Report Note Hidden in Fragment
A terse incident note records confusion over a postponed train meeting. A woman asks about catching a train while a gateman queries a missing husband. The report ends with a terse closure marked by Hosten Regard.
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Mettner
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertisement
A vintage ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective for clearing pimples blackheads and various skin issues and soothing the scalp. It invites readers to sample free by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept. V Boston and notes insurance offers.
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Cuticura
Dept. V
Boston
My Face Is My Ticket Inspector Demands Tickets
A railway inspector at a local station forces a season-ticket holder to present his pass. The man protests claiming his face is enough. The inspector shows his authority with a firm reply that tickets must be shown. The exchange ends with the insistence on proper procedure.
Surprised by Language Usage in Boys In House
A mother questions a child about his language as he explains visiting Tommy Brown’s house to play with a parrot sent from Chicago. He denies wrongdoing and attributes the visit to innocent play.
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Tommy Brown
Chicago
Witty Exchange on House Colors and Horses
A humorous exchange contrasts painting a house with the unlikely idea of painting a horse. One speaker suggests brown, while the other notes practicality of not painting the horse at all.
Not Used to It Alyce and Grayce Paint China
Alyce learns painting porcelain while Grayce comments on adapting to a new race setting and accelerating skills in a casual domestic scene.
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Alyce
China
Grayce
Fragmentary OCR Note on Language and Names
A garbled OCR passage mentions cosm and counten, mentions Ten asles for a nickel, Alway Pet oe Bag Blue, and Matrimonially speaking a baseball catcher isn't always catch. It reads as a scattered, unclear historical fragment with few coherent facts.
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Alway
Catoh
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