Britains $300 Million Loan From American Banks
New York Oct 26 J P Morgan and company announced a new British government loan of 300 million dollars to be issued as 156 million in three year notes dated Nov 1 with 5 1/2 percent interest. The bankers say the money is plentiful and the loan will be over subscribed though Britain did not seek the loan now. The issue will be secured by high grade collateral and may pause gold imports temporarily.
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New York
Britain
J. P. Morgan and Company
America
Republican fund total reaches 387 thousand in west
Chicago Oct 26 contributions to the Republican national committee western department total 387163.96 with an itemized statement sent to Washington. Fred W Upham western treasurer announced the figure noting eight years ago the west took 548000. A 1916 campaign report is to be issued after election day under law. Political leaders expect record expenditures in the middle west.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Western Department
Washington
Fred W. Upham
Middle West
Clarence Myers Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Love Tragedy
Clarence Myers, 21, confessed to killing William Travis of Newaygo county over a year ago because of love for Travis' wife. He was found guilty of second degree murder at White Cloud, with the court noting the woman shared some blame. Mrs. Travis to be tried next week. sentencing set for next week. The body was buried after the shooting and found when the farm was sold. Ottawa report notes a settlement agreement between Canadian Pacific Railway officials and their employees to avert a threatened strike, signed as per Winnipeg authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Claire Myers
William Travis
Newaygo County
Travis
White Cloud
Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Viniter
Labor Brothers
Captain William G. Fay Wins President's Match
Captain William G. Fay captured the Presidents Match title in the U S rifle tournament, defeating rivals to claim the coveted prize. Fay, a noted marksman, led from start to finish as competitors from multiple units pursued the high score and national honor.
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American Press Association
William Garland Pay
United States Marines
Jacksonville
Fla
United States
Wilson
America
Fay
Carrancistas flee Chihuahua City as refugee trains arrive
A refugee train from Chihuahua City reaches Juarez with three cars packed and platforms crowded. General Jacinto Trevino warns relatives to abandon the capital as over 400 refugees reach Juarez and a second train is en route. Reports say Ozuna was defeated at Palomas, signaling a setback for the Carranza government.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Jacinto Trevino
Juarez
Trevino
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Carlos Ozuna
Palomas
Ozuna
U S Faces Soaring Prices in Navy Ship Bids
Washington report on bids for four new battleships and twenty destroyers reveals government facing soaring prices for structural materials. Despite adding 3,000,000 more per battleship and setting hull and machinery limits at 11,500,000, bids came in with a close margin.
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Washington
Navy
Department
Osteopaths Form New Northeastern Indiana Association
Osteopaths from Adams Wells Whitley Kosciusko Noble and Allen counties met in Fort Wayne to form a northeastern Indiana association. Dr J F Derek of Fort Wayne is president and Dr J A Chapman of Fort Wayne is secretary treasurer. Meetings scheduled every two weeks.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Adams
Wells
Whitley
Koscilusko
Noble
Allen Counties
Indiana
J. F. Derek
J. A. Chapman
Franklin Man Kills Wife in Tragic Franklin Incident
In Franklin Indiana on October 26 Charles Golden a 45 year old Black man shot his wife after a quarrel injuring their 15 year old daughter and slashing his own throat in a suicide attempt. The wife died but the daughter and Golden are expected to recover.
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Franklin, Ind
Charles Golden
Golden
Roumanians Trapped After Danube Offensive
Teutonic commanders push to cut off Roumanian and Russian forces retreating from Constanza. Von Mackensen captures Cernavoda, threatening Danube bridge and Belgrade sea route. Falkenhayn drives through Vulcan pass toward Predeal, aiming for Czernowitz Odessa rail junction. Rumors say whole Russo-Roumanian army trapped in Danube swamps with limited escape.
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Berlin
von Mackensen
Dobrudja
Cernavoda
Danube River
von Falkenhayr
Vulcan Pass
Red Tower Pass
Iron Gate
Danube
Kimpsiung
Predeal Pass
Czernowitz
Odessa
Bucharest
Cornovoda
Constanza-Cernavoda
Old Roumania
Six Killed in Auto Struck at Crossing
South Bend Indiana October 26 an automobile carrying three women one man and two children was struck by an interurban car six miles north of the city all six occupants died instantly Frank Brown and Mrs Gary Olsenburg of Inwood Mrs Florence Eliott and Mrs Frank Elliott of Kokomo and two Elliott children were aboard Brown drove the car returning from Niles Michigan a sharp road turn likely prevented seeing the oncoming interurban car before impact.
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South Bend
Ind
Here
Frank Brown
Gary Olsenburg
Inwood
Florence Eliott
Frank Eliott
Kokomo
Frank Elliott
Brown
Niles
Mich
Supreme Court Postpones West Virginia Case Arguments
Washington October 26 the supreme court granted motions to postpone arguments in the West Virginia case testing Feiler Judge Dayton order holding the mine workers an illegal predeprivation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Feiler
Dayton
Pureices Take $2,200 Gems in Burglary
October 28 report says burglars entered while J. and family slept and carried away eight diamonds and other jewelry valued at about 1200. The article notes the loss totals to roughly $2,200 in gems and personal items.
Farmer Killed While Hunting in Indiana Woods
In Laporte Indiana on October 25 Walter Ludwig a 35 year old farmer was fatally shot by an accidental discharge while hunting in Travis Woods. The incident occurred instantly ending his life with no further details disclosed. Police are investigating the accidental shooting.
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Laporte
Ind
Walter Ludwig
Travis Woods
Election Frauds in West to Be Checked
Washington reports widespread election law violations across the middle west. Frank O Bailey former Indiana federal district attorney will oversee investigations in Indiana Ohio and Illinois with Assistant Attorney General Graham directing duties in Washington. DOJ anticipates possible prosecutions before election day.
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Washington
Middle West
Department of Justice
Department
Frank O. Bailey
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Terre Haute
Graham
Gregory
Banker Hurt In Auto Spill Near Greencastle
Robert L. O'Hair president of Central National Bank and ex president of the Indiana F Bankers Association suffered a broken leg and other injuries when his car left the road near Greencastle Indiana after attending a bankers banquet. His son Fred J. O'Hair was with him. The car struck soft gravel and went into a ditch.
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Greencastle
Ind
Robert L. O’hair
The
Central National Bank
Indiana F Bankers’ Association
O’hair
Fred J. O’hair
Bankers
Milk Sickness Fatal in Indiana Home Incident
The funeral of Frank Bookout aged forty, who died near Losantville from milk sickness, was held. His wife remains critically ill after consuming milk from a cow pastured in the woods. chickens that drank the milk also died. The case marks a rare local occurrence of the disease.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Frank Bookout
Losantville
Bookout
Auto misses bridge near Scottsburg. occupants uninjured
An automobile carrying a man, a woman and two children left the Marshfield road bridge two miles north of Scottsburg, flipped over and landed in water. The occupants escaped unhurt and were aided by a nearby farmer who refused to give names. The car bore Alabama plates with initials F G C. front wheels and top wrecked, a small girl nearly drowned.
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Scottsburg
Ind
Marshfield
Alabama
Helen Keller Lectures Cancelled After Illness
Helen Keller, the blind and deaf author and lecturer, cancels a series of engagements in Jared due to health concerns. The cancellations affect planned talks and appearances, with organizers urging rescheduling for later dates.
Arrested on charge killing family of 5
Thomas Metzler a watchman was taken to Chester Illinois to answer a murder charge in the killing of George Douglas his wife and three children at Coulterville on May 5 1910 The dwelling burned after a burglary motive was suspected The indictment was returned on testimony from Carter's wife and Metzler had moved from Coulterville to Sparta and Cutler NL
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St. Louis
Thomas Metzler
Chester
Ill
Weaver
Randolph County
Illinois
Metzler
George Douglas
Coulterville
Douglas
Sparta
Cutler
Carter
Chicago Live Stock and Grain Markets Report
Hogs receipts around 11 000 with light shipping at 10.20 to 10.40 and heavy packing 10.00 to 10.30. pigs 9.25 to 9.60. Cattle receipts 26 000 with good to prime buyers at 10.75 to 11.50, cows 6.10 to 6.45. Wheat No 2 red 1.84. corn No 2 white 1.06 to 1.08. oats 5 3 8 to 5 8 w. Eggs firsts 80 51c. butter extras 41 4 to 35c. potatoes 1.25 to 1.50. Dunnings and Stevens East Buffalo NY quote cattle 10 cars slow, hogs 15 cars steady with heavy 10.50 to 10.60, Yorkers 10.25 to 10.40, pigs 9.50 to 9.76. lambs top 10.10 to 10.75, yearlings 8.50 to 9.00, wethers 7.75 to 8.00, ewes 7.25 to 7.50, veals 11.00.
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Chicago
East Care
Dunnings and Stevens
Livestock Commission
East Buffalo
N. Y
French Break Through Meuse Front Near Verdun
Paris reports a major French breakthrough northeast of Verdun with 80,000 men on the east bank of the Meuse. French forces recaptured ground in the Famin and Chenois sectors, repelling multiple German counterattacks and taking 150 officers and thousands of troops prisoner.
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Paris
Verdun
Nivelle
Teutons
Douaumont
Haudremont
Damloup
Sommes
Ticurdy
Meuse
Pouamont
Famin
Chenois
Somme
Cotton Sears Drops After Break in Market Rally
New York October 26 a sensational break in the cotton market carried prices down 4 1 2 cents a bale after an early surge above 20 cents a pound the highest price since the Civil War.
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Sears
New York
Helen Keller Injured Forces Lecture Cancellations
Boston October 26 Helen Keller, famed blind author and lecturer, sustained a sprained spine and must cancel her season lecture engagements, with doctors advising rest. The news ends a promising touring schedule and raises concerns over her health and future appearances.
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Helen Keller
Boston
Grain Board Chair Bryan Shoots Self in Duluth Office
Charles Bryant, chairman of the Duluth board of grain appeals, committed suicide in his offices in Duluth Minnesota by shooting himself. The incident occurred on October 26. Bryant’s death ends his tenure as a leading grain broker and public official in the city. Local authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the act.
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Self
Duluth
Minn
Charles
Bryant
Duluth Board of Grain Appeals
Fare between Chicago and Illinois remains 2 cents
The Illinois commerce commission reports the Chicago to Illinois points fare stays at 2 cents. The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended the earlier plan to raise rates to 2.4 cents per mile to St. Louis, keeping current rates in effect for now.
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Chicago
Tlinois
St. Louis
Stitute Public Utilities
Eomming Sion
Interstate Commerce Commission
Miner union leader Walker to seek UMWA presidency
John HM Wels ker, president of the Trinsk Stele Federation of Labor, announced he will run for the presidency of the United Mine Workers of America. He refused to be a candidate to succeed himself. The statement names John PL White and others in Oskaloosa as related figures in the dispute.
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Walker
White Danville, J
John HM. Welsker
Trinsk
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Upham
Clarence Myers
William G. Fay
U. S
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Chihuahua
Gen. Trevino
Franklin Man
Roumania
Mackensen
Gernavada
Falkenhayn Vulcan Pass
Constanza
F. C. Bailey
Banquet
Laredo
Mexico City
jJared
Stella &. Dabney
Republic
Fumin
Nouvelle
Picardy
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