Flames Devastate Baltimore Piers and Ships in Simultaneous Fire
A massive blaze hit five waterfront piers in Baltimore on November 1 destroying two piers and a British steamship with an estimated 5 million dollar loss. One man died and several crewmen missing as authorities suspect German agents behind the coordinated attack.
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Baltimore
Department of Justice
Michael J. Hand
Furniss Withy Company, Ltd
Bromley
General Pershing
France
Locust Point
Pier 8
Pier 9
Thousands of Indian Natives Drowned in Natal Storm
A Natal storm dropped over eight inches of rain in 24 hours causing the Umeeni river to flood Durban and sweep the Springfield district. Many Indians were drowned with the death toll feared to be around 1,000, railways blocked by washouts, reporting from Durban and Johannesburg.
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Natal
South Africa
Reuter
Durban
Springfield
Central News
Johannesburg
Kerensky halts front death sentences in telegram
The Rabetshaya Gazeta prints a telegram from Premier Kerensky ordering suspension of death penalties at the front until further orders. Alexander D. Protopopoff, ex interior minister, is moved from the fortress to a hospital for illness, sparking a near-lynching incident by soldiers demanding proof of his condition.
Spain's Cabinet Plan Fails After Toca Breaks Off
Madrid on November 1 reports Joaquin Sanchez Toca former senate president abandons bid to form a new Spanish cabinet. King Alfonso tasked him, but the effort ends without success.
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Madrid
Joaquin Sanchez Toca
Senate
Alfonso
Army Officer Freed of Charge of Murder Acquitted in New Jersey
Captain William J. Condon of the U S Reserve Medical corps was acquitted in New Brunswick New Jersey of murdering John V. Piper whose body was found in shrubbery 15 miles from the city four months after he vanished last winter Piper did odd jobs at the Condons home and left to collect money owed for work He was arrested at the Medical Officers Reserve corps camp at Fort Ogelthorpe Georgia days after the body was found.
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William J. Condon
U. S. Reserve Medical Corps
New Brunswick
N. J
John V. Piper
Piper
Condon
Doctor Condon
Medical Officers’ Reserve Corps
Fort Ogelthorpe
Canadians Break Through at Passchendaele Front
British forces, with Canadian units leading, push forward along the Passchendaele ridge amid heavy German resistance. Reports describe 800 to 1,000 yard gains on the Canadian front while Bavarians counter with a 8:30 a.m. attack repelled by artillery and machine guns. The German victory claim notes keep pressure. British attacks across Flanders face stiff defense.
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London
Ypres
Muaig
Paris
Argonne
War Office
Aisne
Belgium
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Passchendaele
Canada
Broodeseinde-Passchendaele
Meetcheele
Bellevue
Muasselmarkt
Berlin
Flanders
Detain Scandinavian Ships Halt Traffic at Buenos Aires
Nov 1 reports many Scandinavian vessels are detained in port as sailing remains impossible without Allied permits. The article alleges cargoes are often consigned to blacklisted firms.
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Buenos Aires
Tozzi Declares Tagliamento Battle Will Be Epochal
General Tozzi head of the Italian mission in Washington said the Tagliamento river engagement would be a turning point in the war. He urged urgent Allied aid with food coal and steel, as Italy seeks to repel the Teutonic invasion and defend Verdun like resolve.
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Tozzi
Tagliamento
Washington
Navy
America
Italy
Pasquale Tozzi
Ialian
Count Macchi di Cellere
State Department
Verdun
Carnie
Cadorna
Lsonzo
Rome
Tolmino
War Office
London
Udine
San Daniele
Marne
Zurich
Goritz
May Conscript Workmen
A Washington conference of Atlantic coast ship builders and officials from the emergency fleet corporation the navy department the department of labor and the American Federation of Labor emphasized speeding up ship construction and attracting skilled workers. If the labor shortage persists drastic conscription of workmen may be considered.
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Washington, Dct
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Navy Department
Department of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Marines Next to Go to France Says Navy Secretary
Washington November 1 Secretary of the Navy Daniels after inspecting the marine corps at Quantico Va said Americas first to fight are ready and the marines will be the next to go to France.
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Washington
America
Plans for War Savings Certificates Set at 4.10
Frank A. Van derlip and treasury aides announce war savings certificates priced at 4.10 redeemable in five years for 85. First issues likely December 1 with monthly 1 cent price increases to stagger maturation of the 2 billion dollar issue. An elaborate system of cards and stamps will track purchases and government indebtedness.
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Washington
Frank A. Vanderlip
Treasury Department
Boots for Belgium Army to receive 15000 pairs
Washington reports the council for national defense awarded a contract for 15000 boots for the Belgian army. Major rubber boot and shoe manufacturers will suspend 45 days of existing private and foreign orders to focus production on American army equipment.
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Washirgton
Council For National Defense
Econtract
Kaiser s Men in Mutiny at Beverloo Camp
According to Les Nouvelles a serious mutiny broke out among German soldiers at the Beverloo camp in Belgium. The troops refused to move to the front some damaged rifles and others fired on officers wounding several. Mutineers were subdued and removed by cattle trucks. The Browchot frontier guard reportedly deserted October 15.
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Amsterdam
Les Nouvelles
Beverloo
Belgium
Browchot
Bigelow in serious state after assault in Cincinnati
Herbert Bigelow pacifist leader of the People's Church of Cincinnati and a member of the People's Council for Democracy and Terms of Peace was beaten by men dressed in Ku Klux fashion Sunday night. He suffered nervous shock and multiple injuries and is hospitalized in serious condition, reportedly resting under opiates.
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Oneinnati
Oct
Herbert
Bigelow
People’s Church of Cincinnant
People's Council For Democracy and Terms of Peace
Milk price cut takes effect across Chicago area
Chicago milk dealers set a retail 12 cents a quart price while wholesales drop to 3 dollars per hundredweight. Farmers in several counties resist the cut, seeking October prices, with Elgin district butter board slated for closure as food authorities reorganize dairy oversight.
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Chicago
Bowman Dairy Company
Kee & Chapell
Borden Farm Prod. Net
Boone
Winnebago
Aed
Washington
Food Administration
Elgin Butter Board
Department of Sgreniture Bureau of Meats
Borden Company
Uiiness
Indiana
Wisconsin
J. J. Putnam
Milk Producers’ Association
Chapel of Kee & Chapell
United States
Childs
Elgin Board
German word for tank described in dispatches
Washington reports that thirty five letters spell the German term for the weapon equivalent to the English tank. The official dispatches quote schutzen grabenvernichtung automobile, translated as a machine for suppressing shooting trenches, reflecting wartime terminology.
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Washington
Schutzengrabenvernichtung Automobile
Snow Covers Southeast Minnesota Open to Sleighing
Winona Minnesota reports four to six inches of snow across southeastern Minnesota. If temperatures drop below freezing, sleighing becomes possible across the region.
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Winona
Minn
Minnesota
Capital Halloweens Close Soberly as Saloons Go Dry
Washington marked Halloween under dry laws as saloons closed at midnight ending 100 years of uninterrupted operation. Schoemaker's hosted a final statesmen’s gathering while Gerstenberg's shifts to soft drinks. For rent signs appeared on some venues and a brewery planned ice cream. Hotels hosted dinners noting Aquor's departure from the capital.
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Washington
Schoemaker's
Gerstenberg's
Aquor
German reports replace Cologne cathedral glass for air raid risk
In Amsterdam on November 1 the German press says Cologne cathedral's stained glass windows are being replaced with plain glass as a precaution against air raids. The measure aims to protect the historic structure during potential attacks.
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Amsterdam
Cologne
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