Berlin Admits Somme Losses and Front Shifts to Genecourt
London reports German war office confirms British gains on the Somme north of Thiepval and footholds at Genermont and surrounding areas. Paris and London dispatches cite French occupation near Genermont, with German counterclaims of heavy losses on both sides and renewed artillery duels.
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London
Somme
Thiepveal
Stuff and
Schwaben
German War Office
Genermont
Prince Rupprecht
Ancre
Courcelette
Rancourt
Barleux- Ablaincourt
Rush Lockhart to Prison in Evansville After Conviction
Levi Lockhart, condemned for second degree murder and given life, was moved to a Michigan City state prison three hours after sentencing amid fears of last minute violence. The case centered on his 1912 killing of Owensboro policeman J Coleman Dawson during a river chase for horse theft.
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Evansville
Ind
Levi Lockhart
Spencer County
Michigran City
Lockhart
Sheriff’s Office
J. Coleman Dawson
Owensboro
Rockport
Kentucky
Bloomington quarry workers return after union dispute
Virtually all of the 2,500 stone quarry laborers in the Bloomington district resumed work after two weeks on strike. The walkout followed operators' refusal to recognize the holsters' union, with national union officers advising a return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Jerome D. Travers Weds Noted Golfer in Remarkable Setup
Amateur golf champion Jerome D. Travers marries a prominent golfer in a notable ceremony. The couple, both linked to the sport, tied the knot amid society and sporting circles, drawing attention from fans and peers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Tiffany
Newburg
N. Y
Jerome K. Travers
United States
Russian Submarine Seizes Turkish War Transport Rodisto
An official admiralty statement says the Russian submarine Tulen captured the Turkish 6,000 ton armored transport Rodisto after a one hour engagement near the Bosphorus on Oct 12. The Rodisto, commanded by German officers, was taken to Sebastopol.
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Petrograd
Admiralty
Tulen
Bosphorus
Rodisto
Sebastopol
Norman Prince Dies of Injuries After Aviation Accident
Norman Prince, sergeant major of the Franco American aviation corps, died in a Paris hospital from injuries suffered last week in an accident behind the lines. He had both legs broken and was son of Mr and Mrs Frederick H Prince of Hamilton Massachusetts. He had been twice decorated for distinguished service as a flier and recently awarded the military medal for skill and bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Norman Prince
Prince
Frederick H. Prince
Hamilton
Mass
He is One Lucky Giant in Wiltshire Inn Keeper
A Wiltshire inn keeper eight feet two and a half inches tall weighing 280 pounds hoped to join the army. Military officials found standard equipment unsuitable and arranged that he remain at the inn. The 22 year old giant still crowing, will tend the inn rather than enlist.
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London
Wiltshire
Tommy
Italians Fight on 50 Mile Front as Cadorna Presses
Rome reports a vast artillery duel extending over more than fifty miles with General Count Cadorna's forces battling near Trieste. Italian reserves rushed to counter Austrian detachments in the Posina Valley and Cosmoagon region while Austrian gains were repelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Count Cadorna
Trieste
War Office
Mount Pasubie
Posina
Posubio
Monte Rolre
Milwaukee fire causes up to million dollar losses
Two fires hit Milwaukee's south side manufacturing district within two hours. The Schwarz and Company packing box factory escaped major damage, with losses around twenty eight thousand dollars after a city-wide effort. The second blaze destroyed the Milwaukee Western Malt company plant and its seven story elevator, with at least half a million bushels of malt lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
South Side
A. Schwarz and Company
Milwaukee Western Malt Company
State Department denies Russian trade treaty talks
In New York on October 16 a public letter from Adee to Herman Bernstein states the department is not negotiating a commercial treaty with Russia and does not intend to discriminate against American citizens. The denial counters reports of a proposed pact altering citizens' rights.
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New York
State Department
Washington
Russia
Adee
Herman Bernstein
The
American Hebrew
Will Name Pension Trustees in Quincy
Oct 18 Mayor Abbott will appoint the board of trustees for the police Pension act deemed constitutional by the supreme court in a test case. Ten policemen here are eligible to the fund.
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Quincy
Abbott
Supreme Court
Highland Light Infantry Veteran Sells Papers in Edinburgh
Private George Wilson VC winner from Sept 14 1914 is selling newspapers on Edinburgh streets with the Victoria Cross badge on his vest. He receives a four dollar weekly pension including one dollar for the VC but says it is insufficient and has returned to selling papers, his pre war occupation.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
George Wilson
Highland Light Infantry
V. C
Wilson
The
Colors
Berlin economy shows changes in shipping tonnage
Berlin reports new figures with October notices noting September tonnage at 1,116,009 tons versus August at 1,245,000 tons. analysts cite fluctuations in trade activity and transport volumes.
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Berlin
Russian trench storming report and linked war items
Russian troops stormed Teuton trenches north of Keryiniza in Volhynia capturing two machine guns and prisoners after a stubborn fight. German forces repulsed in bayonet exchanges with heavy losses. Berlin says Russian Cer- mar forces clashed on Stokhod river with attacks checked after artillery bombardment. Smotrec surrender re captured by Austro Germans. 444 prisoners taken near Kirlibaba. A Princeton freshman dies of infantile paralysis in New Jersey. London reports a seven day jail sentence for striking a gnatch outdoors at night.
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Thiepval
Lesboeufs
Bar- Jeux
Ablaincourt
Generm
Meuse
Berlin
Szeurduk Pass
Transylvania
Dobrudja
von Macken- Sen
Macedonia
Monastir-Florina
Cerna River
Serbia
Petrograd
Keryiniza
Volhynia
Teuton
Stokhod
Saya
Carpathians
Smotrec
Kirlibaba
Indiana Baptist convention endorses clergy fitness panel
At Marion Indiana the eighty fourth annual Indiana Baptist convention sees the resolutions committee urge each church to appoint a three member committee to ensure only fit and qualified men are ordained. The proposal sparked debate but passed.
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Marion
Ind
Indiana Baptist Convention
Fire Forces Evacuation Of 200 Students In Edinburg
At Edinburg on October 16 two hundred students evacuated safely as the school building caught fire caused by furnaces. The incident prompted rapid evacuation and swift response from staff and local firefighters.
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Edinburg
Man Seen With Lad Held In Armenian Baker Murder
Jim Ali 32 of 1400 Walnut East St. Louis was arrested after the headless body of Alphonse Magarian, three, son of a wealthy Armenian baker, was found in a vacant lot. Police say Ali was seen with the boy after his disappearance on October 4. A blood stained dagger and rope matching the burial rope were found in Ali's room.
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Kase
Mexican War Veteran Nelson McLoughlin Dies in South Bend
Nelson McLoughlin aged eighty nine, a Mexican war veteran, died in South Bend Indiana. He served in an Indiana regiment during the entire war, enlisting in Indianapolis. Born in Indianapolis on the site of the old State House, his body was taken to Plymouth where funeral services were held.
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South Bend
Ind
Nelson McLoughlin
Indiana
Indianapolis
McLoughlin
Old State House
Plymouth
British Advance at Two Strong Redoubts in WWI Action
London reports Saturday operations near Stuff and Schwaben redoubts yielded strong gains. North of Stuff redoubt two enemy trench lines were cleared for about 2000 yards and one officer with 100 Other Ranks captured. At Schwaben redoubt British advance extended north and west with heavy enemy losses. total prisoners number two officers and 302 Other Ranks.
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London
Stuff Redoubt
Schwaben Redoubt
Businessman Samuel Dodge Killed in Crossing Crash
Samuel Dodge a 60 year old Hammond retired business man died at St Margarets hospital after being fatally struck by a Chicago Nickel Plate flyer at the Sibley street crossing. He was trapped between gates when the freight train passed and was hit in view of passengers at the station.
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Hammond, Ind
Samuel Dodge
Hammond
St. Margarets Hospital
Sibley Street Crossing
Dodge
Fire destroys multiple Essex business buildings
Essex Ill Oct 16 Miss Helen Macumber fifteen leaped from a second story window to escape a blaze that destroyed John Bakers building and several other business houses causing losses over fifty thousand dollars Miss Anna Baker was saved by William Dyer after being overcome by smoke
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Essex
Helen Macumber
John Baker
Anna Baker
William Dyer
Ten Die in Double Wrecks On C B Q and Interurban
A rail disaster near Bertrand Nebraska and an Ohio to Pittsfield interurban crash leave ten dead. The Bertrand wreck involved a hot box on a three section freight train and a failed headlight causing a fatal rear collision.
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Ohio
J. O'Connor
el Sis
W. E H. Merrill
Wallace
Adam Miller
Rain
William Kilner
Holstein
Neb
FE. S. Kronley
Maywood
William Canton
van Andel
J. G. O'Brien
R. O. Hanna
Sommerset
Larry Sullivan
Birthday at Shadow Lawn for Mrs. Wilson
In Asbury Park on October 16 a large birthday cake dominated the dinner table at Shadow Lawn. The President gave Mrs. Wilson a diamond brooch in platinum bought in Asbury Park on Saturday. Mrs. Wilson received several congratulatory telegrams, and only immediate family attended the celebration.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Shadow Lawn
McAdoo Announces Extended Speech Tour Across Nation
William G. McAdoo secretary of the treasury will launch a national speaking tour starting this week. He will address audiences in Peoria on Tuesday night and travel through Chicago St. Louis Memphis and other cities in Indiana Ohio and New Jersey through October 26.
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New York
Democratic National
William G. McAdoo
Seasory
McAdoo
Peoria
Chicago
St . Louis
Memphis
McAdon
Indiana
Ohio
Jersey
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Jerome D. Travers
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Is Re
Admiral Fournet
American Real Association
Old Statehouse
Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb
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John Hughes
Helen
George Wallingsworth
Eleanor
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Geoeh
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Penville
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Jesse Tape
Tillman Swisher
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