Earthquake and Hurricane Strikes Hit Southern Cities
Severe tremors rocked Birmingham and Atlanta as chimneys toppled and buildings shuddered at 4 o'clock. Mobile suffered a 110 mph hurricane with one death, ships driven ashore, and lines cut to Birmingham and Pensacola. New Orleans ports ordered outbound vessels to depart after the storm.
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Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
Mobile
Gulf of Mexico
Mobie
Charles May
William H. Davenport
One Mile Creek
James A.carney
Apol To
Sand Island
Pensacola
New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Trolley Hits Motor Truck in Centerville Collision
Five men were injured in a head on crash west of Richmond at Centerville involving a Terre Haute Indianapolis Eastern Traction westbound streetcar and a National Automatic Tool company truck carrying eighteen employees. Driver E B Crawford sustained severe head and shoulder bruises along with Everett Howard R Davis Albert Minner and William M Digler among the injured as the group returned from a county picnic.
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Richmond
Ind
Centerville
Here
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
National Automatic Tool Company
E. BE. Crawford
Everett Howard
R. ©. Davis
Albert Minner
William M. Digler
Reckless Driver Pursued Through Illinois Border
Hammond Ind Oct 19 Pursued by six automobiles a large touring car carrying a man and two women fled across the state line into Illinois after side swiping the car of Richard Wehrman a slating contractor on the Jackson highway near Dyer Six relatives of Wehrman were injured when the other car overturned and demolished Both cars left the road as angry motorists closed in but the speeding vehicle escaped.
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Hammond Ind
State Line
Illinois
Richard Wehrman
Jackson Highway
Dyer
Fehrman
Zeppelins Do Havoc in London Ruins Regent Street
Berlin reports from Oct. 19 that Zeppelins bombed England on Sept. 23 causing heavy casualties. Grimsby barracks suffered multiple deaths, a cruiser was struck, and Regent Street in London was largely ruined with damage estimated at about 10 million dollars.
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London
Berlin
England
Overseas
Grimsby
Regent Street
John Redmond Irish Leader Declares Britain Inconsistent
John Redmond, prominent Irish leader, charged that Britain shows inconsistency in policy toward Ireland during a public speech. He urged unity among Irish nationalists and called for coordinated action to press for Home Rule amid political tensions.
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England
Ireland
Redmond Attacks Ireland Policy in Commons Debate
London October 19 John Redmond in the house of commons introduced a motion criticizing Ireland’s government. The motion claims the current Irish system is inconsistent with allied principles, and responsible for recent unrest and the prevailing mood in Ireland.
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London
House of Commons
John Redmond
Ireland
Europe
Wilson Spends 12 Hours In Chicago
President Wilson spent twelve hours in Chicago on October nineteen delivering three speeches. None of the meetings were overtly political. Ella Flagg Young introduced him at a women only gathering at the Auditorium. Jane Addams of Hull House attended in a stage box with Mrs. Wilson. The President toured the city in an open car, with routes publicized in advance for crowds to glimpse the First Family.
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Chicago
Wilson
Ella Flagg Young
Chicago Public Schools
Auditorium Theater
Jane Addams O
Hull House
Hatch Breaks Milwaukee Chicago Run Record
Sidney Hatch set a new record for the Milwaukee to Chicago run by finishing in 14 hours 50 minutes and 8 seconds over 96.4 miles. He departed Milwaukee Tuesday night at 8 and reached Mystic Athletic Club in Chicago’s loop at 10:50:30 Thursday morning. The prior mark by Al Corey stood at 18 hours 83 minutes for 91 miles, with Hatch covering the first 91 miles in 14 hours 10 minutes.
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Chicago
Sidney Hatch
al Corey
Milwaukee
Mystic Athletic Club
Corey
Hatch
Wrist watch campaign rallies at Illinois campus
University of Illinois students push to drop the idea that wearing a wristwatch marks effeminacy. Led by football star Bart Macomber and other leaders, the movement presents the wristwatch as a simple convenience, not a fashion signal.
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Champaign, Lll
University of Illinois
Bart Macomber
Murdered farmer found on interurban tracks near Lincoln
Harold Arnold, a Lincoln area farmer, was found dead with a crushed skull on interurban tracks. Police believe he was murdered and his body placed on the tracks to mislead investigators. A man who had quarreled with Arnold was held for questioning.
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Lincoln, Nr
Harold Arnold
Battle in East at Standstill in War Dispatches
London reports repulse of German and Austrian attacks in Galicia and halted Carpathian offensives. Russians claim failure to advance in Volynia with losses. Germans push in Galicia with heavy fighting near Korytniza. poison gas used. Paris says French forces recaptured Sailly Saillisel and advanced toward Sailly along the road to Bapaume.
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Volynia
Teutons
Sailly Saillises
Somme
London
Galicia
Carpathian
Iornawatra
Russian War Office
Berlin
Lutsk
Teutonic
Korytniza
Petrograd
Sailly Sai‘tisel
Paris
Sailly Saillisel
Gaie
Bapaume
Wheat Reaches Top Notch on Market Rally
Chicago wheat prices shot to the highest level since 1888 as the Leiter era memory revived. Flour rose with wheat, jumping from 9.90 to 10 a barrel with expectations of 10.25 to 11 soon. December wheat reached 1.68 and closed around 1.46 to 1.66, up 2, while May climbed to 1.68 and closed near 1.6714, an advance of about 2 to 2.5 percent.
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Chicago
Leiter
Board of Trade
Constantine urged to abdicate throne
London reports that Greek King’s advisors urge abdication and flight. The King is believed at the summer palace in Tatoi. Seizure of the navy and French and Italian landings in Piraeus and Athens heighten danger as General Sarrail may establish military posts in Athens and other major cities.
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London
Athens
The
Daily Chronicle
Tatoi
Piraeus
Greece
Sarrail
Insanity Up, Says Health Chief at Indiana Conference
Indianapolis October 19. Delegates to a conference on mental defectives heard state health commissioner Pr J. N. Murphy say insanity is rising in Indiana. He blamed constant nervous tension and alcohol use as the two chief causes of insanity.
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Indianapolis
Pr J. N. Jlurty
Indiana
Russia rushes aid to Roumanian ally
Across Bucharest the Roumanian army resumes the offensive in the Predeal region driving back Teuton forces on the Transylvanian side of the border. Entente lines hold with no penetration as Russian aid is reported to be assisting at passes into Roumania. Also reported are Russian forces seen on the Roumanian and Hungarian fronts and Austro Hungarian intelligence noting their presence. In Indianapolis a murder suspect named Farlow claims another man called Dave crushed the victim’s head. In Michigan City a state prison life inmate Marvin Beach died of heart disease.
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Bucharest
Kronstadt
Carpathians
London
von Falkenhayn
Teuton
Transylvania
Budapest
Farcow
Dave
Indianapolis
George Farlow
Charles Brown
Crawfordsville
Ind
William W. Jahnson
Farlow
Johnson
Marvin Beach
Michigan City
Beach
William Thaw Killed in Action in France
New Haven Conn Oct 19 William Thaw a former Yale student serving in the aviation corps of the French army since the war began has been killed in action according to word received by S. Walker a Yale senior. No details are given Thaw played on the Yale freshman and later varsity football squads. Pittsburgh Oct 19 inquiry at Benjamin Thaw father of Lieutenant Wham Thaw found no notification to the family and they doubt the New Haven report.
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New Haven
Conn
William Thaw
Yale
Aviation Corps
S. Walker
Thaw
Pittsburgh
Benjamin Thaw
Wham Thaw
Auto Crash Near Valparaiso Injures Four People
In Valparaiso Indiana on October 19 J H Brickley a Hamlet druggist Vance Brickley and his son and Miss Lucile Seebold of Marion were injured when their car missed a bridge and fell twelve feet down an embankment turning upside down. The father escaped the wreck while the others were pinned beneath the vehicle and were rescued by nearby motorists. Their escapes were described as miraculous.
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Valparaiso
Ind
J. H. Brickley
Vance Brickley
Lucile Seebold
Marion
Brickley
Sebold
Evansville Woman Emily Pfaffin Dies After Fall
Mrs Emily Pfaffin eighty four mother of August Pfaffin longtime Evansville city and county surveyor and active Republican figure died from injuries after a chair fall a week earlier. A pioneer German woman in Evansville, she was a notable local civic presence.
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Evansville
Ind
Emily Pfaffin
August Pfaffin
Sid
Auto tragedy near Shelby claims two Chicago residents
William B Hincher and his wife of 1415 Estes Avenue Chicago were killed when their car overturned near Shelby twenty five miles north of here. Authorities believe a steering gear malfunction caused the crash as the couple had left Chicago for a trip to Indianapolis.
Thompson Targeted by Prosecutor in Chicago Case
Chicago prosecutor Joe Sterling aims at William Hale Thompson in a high profile legal confrontation. The attack centers on alleged political misconduct and financial irregularities linked to Thompson's public service career. Supporters deny wrongdoing while critics call for transparency and accountability.
Hoyne's Foes Take Fight Downstate
In Joliet on October 19, Attorney P. H. O'Donnell urged State's Attorney Robert W. Martin to seek indictments against Maclay Hoyne and his assistants for conspiracy and subornation of perjury. He also asked the state parole board to probe acts of paroled convicts accused of burglary and larceny. He cited Isadore Wexler of the so called million dollar burglar trust and affidavits from five convicts alleging that Harry A. Berger, an assistant state's attorney, protected trust members and took money from Nathan Steinberg and Maurice Kleimer.
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Joliet, Ll
Maclay Hoyne
Joliet
P. H. O'Donnell
Robert W. Martin
Hoyne
Will County
O’donnell
State Parole Board
Isadore Wexler
Martin
Harry A. Berger
Nathan Steinberg
Maurice Kleimer
Chicago Pastor Honored After Synod Victory
The Rev. Ek. H. Curtis of Woodlawn Presbyterian Chicago was named vice moderator of the Illinois synod by Moderator Robert B. E. Anderson of Onarga. The moderator appointed the standing committees for the coming year, followed by a historical pageant at the state arsenal depicting Presbyterian history in Illinois.
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Springfield
Ek. H. Curtis
Woodlawn Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Illinois Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Robert BE. Anderson
Onarga
Anderson
State Arsenal
Illinois
Doctors in baby traffic report shocks Madison county probe
Edwardsville Oct 19 Mrs Sophia De Muth police matron of Alton charges St Louis physicians are selling babies from institutions for 5 each. She has evidence for submission to the grand jury naming four Madison county cases and receipts from two physicians.
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Edwardsville,j
St. Louis
Sophia de Muth
Alton
Madison County
Linois
Kaiser Opposes Frightfulness in Submarine War
Geneva Oct 19 A prominent member of the Prussian Wandtag said at a recent meeting that Emperor William is firmly opposed to resuming unrestricted submarine warfare.
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Kaiser
Geneva
Wandtag
William
Witness Held Seven Months in Belleville Shootout Case
Kenneth Ford has been held seven months in the county jail at Belleville as a witness in the Bozeman shooting affray but is not charged with a crime.
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Belleville
Kenneth Ford
Bozeman
Italians Carry New Positions in Alpine Drive
London reports Italy has won a fresh success against Austria in the Mount Pasubio sector, driving a swift blow to crush the last Teuton defense. Rome states Austrian lines north of Pasubio have been stymied and Italy will press on through winter. Cadorna plans to assault Trieste all winter if needed. Berlin accuses Italy of hiding losses. Paris notes Secolo confirmation of unceasing winter offensive aimed at grinding down Austria.
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London
Coemagnon
Kolle
Mount Pasublo
Rome
Mount Pasubio
Italy
Somme
Milan
Cadorna
Trieste
Volynia
Galicia
Gorizia
Paris
el Secolo
Dack
Chicago Markets Live Stock and Grain Quotes
Hogs receipts 28 000 with light shipping at 9.85 to 10.16 and heavy packers 9.50 to 9.80. Cattle receipts 19 000 with good to choice steers 16.00 to 17.10, butcher cows 6.25 to 7.60, prime vealers 11.25 to 11.75. Wheat No 2 red 1.66-1.67, corn No 2 white 95c, No 2 yellow 85c, oats No 2 white 48c. Eggs firsts 30% to 30%c, butter extras 34-35c. Potatoes 1.20-1.40. East Buffalo quotes: cattle by car market steady, hogs 10.25 to 10.38 for Yorkers, pigs 9.25 to 9.50, lambs 10.60, yearlings 8.50 to 9.25, ewes 7.25 to 7.50, veals 12.00.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and
Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Web. OO
Engine accident at Big Four station kills man
Rushville records a fatal engine accident at the Big Four station as Lewis Baum twenty four is crushed beneath a lifted engine. George Hall thirty suffers serious injuries but is expected to recover after the rope fails and the engine drops.
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Rushville
Lewis Baum
Stanly
George Hall
Big Four
Baum
Hall
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American Press Association
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Constantine
Entente
Russia
WM. Thaw
Yale Senior
France
WM. Hale Thompson
PH. O'Donnell
True Bill
Moffett
E. H. Curtis
Presbyterian Synod
Russ
Serlin
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