White Sox Win World Series in Six Games
The White Sox clinched the World Series four games to two after a four run rally in the fourth powered by Gandil who drove in two. Red Faber earned the series pitching honors, Benton started and was hit hardest in the fourth inning as Perritt finished the game. Attendance reached 35,960 with a total series attendance of 186,654.
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National Commission
Commission
Fach White Sox
Fach Giant
Polo Grounds
N. Y
White Sox
Red Faber
Cascade
Newlook
Coogen
Blu
Giants
Sox
Tlevie Zimmerman
Hidie Collins
Eddie
Dave Robertson
Jackson
Robertson
Felsch
Benton
Zim
Collins
Heine
Faber
Gandil
Aber
Rariden
Wilhoit
Herzog
Weaver
Schalk
Nemo Seibold
Benny Kauff
Perritt
Chicago
Comiskey
Lfe
Miss Squier To Wed Gen Joseph E Kuhn
Miss Helen H Squier of Washington announces her engagement to Maj Gen Joseph E Kuhn now commander at Camp Meade Md The announcement comes as Kuhn recently completed a test for president of the Army War College and is seen as a likely successor to Gen Bliss when he retires next December Chief of staff duties are noted in connection with the plan
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Helen H. Squier
Washington
Joseph E. Kubin
Camp Meade
General Kuhn
Army War College
General Bliss
Giants Box Scores Include Player Substitutions In World Series
The report notes Risberg batted for Danforth in the fourth game and for Cleotte in the fifth. Lynn batted for Williams in the fifth game. The article also states the national commission issued instructions to umpires to curb rough tactics and foul language observed in Saturday’s Chicago contest.
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Risberg
Danforth
Cleotte
xLynn
Williams
Giants
National Commission
Chicago
Orthodox Council Rejects Clergy Participation in Provisional Duma
In Moscow the orthodox council decided against allowing clergy to participate in the provisional parliament as reported from Petrograd on October 16.
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Petrograd
Orthodox Council
Moscow
Three Killed in Gibbstown Nitro Starch Dryhouse Blast
An explosion in the nitro starch dryhouse at the Du Pont Powder Works in Gibbstown New Jersey killed two workers instantly and left a third missing and likely dead. A fourth man was seriously injured as the single story structure was blown apart. The company says no foul play and the shock was felt across Philadelphia and neighboring towns.
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Philadelphia
du Pont
Gibbstown
N. J
du Pont Company
New Jersey
Camden
Delaware River
du Ponts
Delaware
British Cruiser Sunk and Mine-Sweeper Overdue Reported
London reports the British cruiser Champagne sunk and the mine-sweeping sloop Begonia overdue and presumed lost. Survivors include Charles Gordon of Philadelphia and Harvey Johnson and James Ringer among the deceased. U S forces commandeer about 500 ships, with crews missing from the Lewis Luckenbach torpedoing.
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U. S
London
Champagne
Begonia
Charles Gordon
Philadelphia
Hersons
Harvey Johnson
Lewis Luckenbach
Naval Guard
Navy Department
Albert Polymar
New York
State Department
Seize Bomb on Warship in Brooklyn Dry Dock
A man believed to be German who served in repair work on a U S naval vessel was arrested after police found a six inch bomb with fuse and cap aboard the ship in a Brooklyn dry dock. Two papers bearing German writing were found on the prisoner. The vessel, formerly a German liner, was seized when the United States entered the war and is undergoing repair.
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New York
United States
Brooklyn
Urges War Upon All Germany Allies at White House
Senator King urged President Wilson to declare a state of war between the United States and Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey arguing the moral effect would be priceless. He called for a clear understanding with Japan before the Ishii mission and proposed sending 500000 Japanese troops to aid the allies.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Wilson
White House
King
Utah
Japan
Viscount Ishii
Food for Serb Captives Shipment Announced
Washington reports the first in a series of Red Cross food purchases for Serbians held in Austrian prison camps. Five thousand bags of flour are shipped with $500,000 deposited by the Serbian minister to the Red Cross. Allies seek to supply living necessities for captured soldiers due to shortages from central powers.
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Washington
American
Red Cross
Only One In Twenty Exemptions From Draft Approved
Washington reports that about 8,000 industrial exemption appeals have been filed with the draft system, but only a small portion has been decided in favor. Provost Marshal officers say many cases require documentary review, with Crowder’s staff inspecting evidence and recommendations then sent to the president for final action.
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Washington
Wilson
Crowder
Suspect bombs in blaze hit New York waterfront
Fire investigators probe a waterfront blaze in New York on Sunday, the third in two days, with an estimated $500,000 loss. Buildings of the Charles Williams stores in Brooklyn burned. Incendiary bombs are blamed for prior blazes, including a grain elevator fire causing $2,000,000 damage and a College Point chemical plant fire with $150,000 loss.
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New York
Charles Williams
Brooklyn
France
College Point
L. I
Major Underwood Named to Photographic War Board
B E Underwood president of Underwood and Underwood New York has been commissioned a major in the signal corps to serve on the photographic war board in Washington. His 86 years of photography experience includes work in many foreign countries and reflects the administration s policy of using experts in key departments.
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B. E. Underwood
Underwood & Underwood
New York
Signal Corps
U.S. A
Photographic War Board
Wallashington
Underwood
Washington
Photographic Board
Joffre Tours U S Camp Visits Pershing Aide
Marshal Joffre inspected Pershing s men at American Field Headquarters in France amid cheers. He met officers, spoke with soldiers, dined with General Pershing, and lunched with American officers before visiting multiple villages. Two American expeditionary forces privates died of disease in October.
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France
Marshial Joffre
Pershing
Marne
Trmarshal
Colt Jean Fabry
Chausseurs
America
Joffre
General Pershing
Washington
Charles F. Hammond, Jr
Dorchester
Mass
Field Artillery
Raynor B. Nye
Whitman
Austria Yields to Poles in Galicia Demands
Dr. von Seydler the Austrian premier informed Polish leader Daszinski that Vienna will restore civil administration in Galicia. The concession secures a majority for the budget in the Reichsrat.
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Galicia
Zurich
von Seydler
Vienna
Daszinski
British Raids Inflict Losses on Germans
London reports successful raids on German positions with large losses. No further infantry engagements occurred on the front as British forces press toward Belgium.
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London
Belgium
Germans land on Oesel island in Gulf of Riga
Petrograd reports German landing on Oesel island near the Gulf of Riga with Arensburg occupied and torpedo boats active between Oesel and Dago. German aerial support aids land forces while Russian batteries struggle as evacuations and ticket panics unfold in Petrograd.
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Ovxel Island
Gulf of Riga
Ovesel Island
Oesel Island
Arensburg
Ceral
Esthopia
Gulf of Finsland
Berlin
Oesel
German War Office
Svord
Teutons
Moon Island
Dickinson Dies At 71 Former Postmaster General Remembered In Michigan
Detroit Oct 16 Don M Dickinson former postmaster general under Cleveland and a leading Michigan Democrat died at his Trenton home. He was seventy one years old.
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Detroit
Mich
Don M. Dickinson
Cleveland
Michigan
Trenton
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Holke
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