Romania Holds Transylvania Front Amid Austrian German Attacks
Transylvania frontier passes see Roumanian troops stand firm as Austro German assaults are repulsed. Bucharest reports Roumanians hold positions west of the frontier. Paris notes Serbian artillery checks Bulgarian counterattacks on the Macedonian front. Berlin proclaims Russian defeat near Lemberg with heavy losses.
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Bucharest
Berlin
Sofia
Transylvania
War Office
Monastir-Florina
Cerna
Brod
Skchivir
Frene
Bulgars
Paris
Belovoda
Lemberg
Teutons
Guard Fusiliers
Teuton
Petrograd
Tembere
Indiana Man Wins Rapid Fire in NRA Shoot
Jacksonville Indiana reports that Sergeant Foster Houck of the Third Infantry Indiana national guard won the rapid fire match with a score of 94 out of 100. The event drew 491 marksmen with top finishers including Jerry Garland 92 Paul Gillespie 91 J J Andrews 91 and Willard Cromack 91 for California national guard team.
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Jacksonville
Ind
National Rifle Association
United States Marine Corps
Foster Houck
Third Infantry
Indiana National Guard
Jerry B. Garland
Paul Gillespie
Iowa
J. J. Andrews
Willard Comrock
National Guard
California
Lineman saves man life in Nashville Ill incident
Nashville Illinois October 17 Walter M Reidelberger a lineman on the same pole saved Carl Steinhauser son of K A Steinhauser owner of the light and ice plant when Steinhauser touched a live wire and swooned Reidelberger cut the hot wires then seized Steinhauser with his teeth to keep him from falling and held him until ladders arrived after cutting three live wires at 2300 volts each
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Nashville
Ill
Walter M Reidelberger
Carl Steinhauser
K. A. Steinhauser
Steinhauser
Reidelberger
Sir Edward Grey Balks at Greek Republic Proposal
Sir Edward Grey rejects the idea of establishing a Greek republic, stressing concerns over stability and regional security. His remarks frame Britain's cautious stance amid regional turmoil and constitutional debates.
British charge United States ships unneutral in raid
In the House of Lords Lord Beresford alleged U S destroyers violated neutrality by standing by as U-53 sank British merchantmen. Viscount Grey called the issue important, noting the government would wait for information before making representations about whether destroyers aided the U boats by clearing the area.
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London
United States
House of Lords
Lord Beresford
Newport
Viscount Grey
Bellige Sents Halt Relief For Poland
President Wilson reports failure to secure a fresh settlement among belligerents for Polish relief. He cites replies from Great Britain France Russia Germany and Austro Hungary showing ongoing differences over terms for delivering relief supplies to Poland. He expresses disappointment at not achieving a definite settlement.
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N. J
Wilson
Poland
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Austro- Hungary
England
Austria
Men Adrift Rescued After Derricks Scow Breaks Mooring
Manistee Michigan October 18 after hours of battling the heaviest sea in months the local coast guard rescued P T Dailey a contractor and eight workmen who were carried out into Lake Michigan on a derrick scow that broke from its moorings here.
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Manistee
Mich
Coast Guard
P. T. Dailey
Lake Michigan
Publication of Lusitania Note Clarifies German Stance
Washington October 18 officials view the note delivered February 6 as a complete answer to Hughes critics. It says Germany regrets loss of American life but does not disavow the sinking of the Lusitania. The note cites retaliation against Britain’s illegal blockade and accepts no disavowal. U S to file mail damage claims against France and Britain after elections, seeking millions rivaling the Alabama claim.
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Washington
State Department
Charles E. Hughes
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Wrmany
Lusitania
North Sea
British Isles
U. S
Alabama
Indiana strong man dies after tooth extraction refused
Axel Anderson of Haymond Indiana, famed as the strongest man in the state, died at St Margaret's hospital after refusing a tooth extraction. He supposedly never fell ill and feared dentists, insisting he would die rather than have a tooth pulled. An ulcerated tooth led to blood poisoning. He could lift iron like wood and did the work of four men.
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Haymond
Ind
Axel Anderson
Indiana
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Anderson
Chicago Live Stock and Grain Markets Report
Chicago markets show hog receipts around 22 000 with light shipping at 9.70 to 9.85 and heavy packing 9.25 to 9.50. cattle receipts 10 000 with steers at 10.00 to 10.75 and cows 6.25 to 6.60. Wheat No 2 red 1.60. corn No 2 yellow 9.114 to 92c. oats No 3 white 47 to 47c. eggs firsts 80 to 84c. butter extras 34 to 40c. potatoes 1.20 to 1.49. Buffalo market steady with cattle 10 cars, hogs 15 cars, pigs 9.00 to 9.25, sheep steady top lambs 16.65, wethers 7.75 to 9.05, ewes 7.25 to 7.60, veals 12.00.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and
Stevens
Hve Stocks Commission
Buffalo
N. Y
Carranza orders elections for Mexican congress
Washington reports that Carranza has ordered elections for the Mexican congress to be held on the last Sunday of the month. Elections will use the 1910 census and 1912 territorial divisions, with some officials predicting votes only in territories safe from Villistas and militias. They expect Congress meeting in December to push Carranza toward the presidency.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
Carranza
Legalistas
Villistas
Congress
Stone Hurling Scare Near Fort Wayne Targets Landrith
A stone crashed through the rear window of a dry Special train observation car near Fort Wayne Indiana scaring Prohibition vice presidential candidate Ira Landrith and showering glass but causing no injuries. Mrs Oliver W Stewart and Judge Frank F Merrick heard a report of a gun before a stone was found on the platform and bullets were ruled out.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Ira Landrith
Landrith
Oliver W. Stewart
Chicago
Frank F. Merrick
Wheaton
Ill
Wilson Off for Chicago During Midwest Campaign Swing
President Wilson traveled from Asbury Park to New York and then to Chicago for a third Midwestern invasion. He expects a strong campaign showing with speeches in Chicago including a luncheon at the Chicago Press Club and a nonpartisan women's meeting at the Auditorium, followed by a third address at the pavilion before the New Citizens' Airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
Wilson
New York
Chicago
Middle West
Chicago Press Club
College Heads Confer on Defense
Washington Oct 18 Presidents and other officials from nineteen colleges conferred with War Department officials on the military instruction system in colleges under the national defense act. The talks centered on provisions for an officers reserve corps.
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Washington
War Department
Cory
General Carranza Calls Election for October
General Carranza has announced a national election date set for late October. Officials urge voter registration and emphasize peaceful transition as the country prepares for the polls.
Aristide Briand Sees Greater France at War's End
Former French premier Aristide Briand envisions a stronger and more united France as World War I concludes. He calls for national reconciliation, rebuilding, and renewed leadership to secure lasting peace and regional influence.
River delegates named for Upper Mississippi convention
Governor Dunne appointed delegates to the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association convention to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin October 25 and 26. Appointees include M M Stephens East St Louis John A Logan Elgin Joseph F Haas Chicago De J Drew Joliet E J Kelly Chicago of the Illinois Waterway Commission Thomas J Healy Chicago LeRoy K Sherman Chicago Arthur W Charles Carmi of the Illinois Rivers and Lakes Commission Sherman L Marshall Ipavn Henry P Dwyer Minooka and Edward Morahn Sheridan of the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commission.
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Springfield
Ill
Dunne
Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association
la Crosse
Wis
Ilinois Rivers and Lakes Commission
Sherman L. Marshall
Ipavn
Henry P. Dwyer
Minooka
Edward &. Morahn
Sheridan
Illinois and Michigan Canal Commission
Dream leads to murder clue in Maregarian case
East St Louis police traced a murder tied to a three year old Alphonse Maregarian after a suspect claimed a dream revealed a crime scene. Officers found a blood stained mattress, a possible blood spot on the floor, and a knife with blood beneath the mattress, linked to the suspect who described a room and blood pool in a vision.
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East St. Louis
Alphonse Maregarian
Twin brothers ministers moved to same district in Illinois
Duquoin October 18 The new ecclesiastical year of the Southern Illinois Methodist Episcopal conference opened with many ministers taking new pastorates. A remarkable coincidence is that Rev W C C Harmes and Rev C J Harmes, twin brothers, were assigned to the Carbondale district, W C C Harmes to Elkville and C J Harmes to Friendsville. It is rare for brothers to be sent to the same district.
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Duquoin
Ill
Southern Illinois Methodist Episcopal Conference
W. C.C. Harmes
C. J. Harmes
Carbondale
Elkville
Friendsville
Civil War Veteran William Kerr dies near Bloomington
Bloomington Ind Oct 17 William Kerr seventy seven year old veteran of the civil war and a farmer four miles east of Bloomington is dead.
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Bloomington
Ind
William Kerr
Ely
King Constantine Rouses Royalists as Greece Edges Toward Crisis
Rioting erupts in Athens after entente demands as Vice Admiral Fournier and allied fleets land troops to protect operations. King Constantine, amid Greek political upheaval and foreign pressure, challenges republican prospects while Entente moves to seize Greek battleships Kilkis Lemnos and Averoff and station troops in Athens and Piraeus.
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London
Athens
Greece
D’artige du Fournet
Piraeus
du Fournet
Constantine
Kilkis
Lemnos
Averoff
Entente
Fourncet
Mediterranean
Exchange Telegraph Company
Keete
Tatoi
Castallo
Entente Aties
United States
Idaho
Reuter
Nies
Mus
Viscount Grey
Emeland
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Frensyivenha
Teufonig
Victor
Lineman
Walter Reidelberger
Sir Edward Grey
American Press Association
Bellige
U .S
Stone Perils Day
Tisan
Lake City
Aristide Briand
Republic
Grece
Venizelos
Macedonian Front
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