Captured German Count An Event Stirs Belgian Troops
Private J. Rousseau of the Fourth regiment of Belgian chausseura cheval ix is pictured wearing the Military Goldress and awaiting the Order of Leopold for capturing Count van Fue low, son of the Dermican chancellor. Rousseau was kicked by Von Ruelow's horse and seized the count's dispatch box, unicorn, and 65,000 francs which he handed to the Red Cross.
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J. 2. Rousseau
Chausseura
Cheval ix
Count van Fuelow
Order of Leopold
Rousseau
von Ruelow
Red Cross
Four Sons Die in War From Rival Armies
A Swiss woman married a German, then a Frenchman, producing four sons. All four were called to arms, two fighting for each side. She has now learned that all four have fallen in battle, a tragedy of divided loyalties and war.
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Arma
Hordeaus
Hansel
Peace Sunday Drives American Prayer for End to War
Washington reports that on October 6 President Wilson led a nationwide day of prayer for peace, with millions attending services and calling for an end to the conflict. In New York prominent figures including Andrew Carnegie and Secretary Bryan attended the Brooklyn Tabernacle services, where Bryan urged calm, conscience, and moral action over war, noting no nation accepts responsibility for the war.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
New York
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Bryan
Andrew Carnegie
Uryan
Charles E. Jefferson
Tabernacle
Tolstoi
Mr. Bryan
Carranza Threatens Villa With 100000 Troops In Conflict
Juarez Oct 6 General Villa ends peace talks with Carranza and readies for war. Carranza reaccepted chief magistracy but accuses rival factions of instigating rebellion. Villa vows reaction with 100000 troops and rapid moves south from Torreon toward Monterey.
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Carranza
Cientificos
Villa
Cienficos
Oaxaca
Chihuahua
Torreon
Monterey
Peace treaty to be signed by Bryan and Russian envoy
Washington on Oct 1 reports the United States and Russia will ink a peace treaty with Secretary Bryan signing alongside the Russian ambassador. Savannah on Oct 3 notes the British steamer Concord released after grounding at Tybee bar with no apparent damage. Newmarket on Oct 2 cites Troistemps winning the Jockey Club stakes of $50,000. Humpsze runner-up and Rattlejack third among eleven. New York on Oct 3 names Frederick C. Tanner elected Republican state chairman, succeeding William Barnes. Ogden L. Mills withdrew before the nomination.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Bryan
Savannah
Concord
Liverpool
Tybee Bar
Newmarket
England
Troistemps
Humpsze
Rattlejack
New York
Frederick C. Tanner
Twenty-fifth Assembly
William Barnes
Albany
Ogden L. Mills
Fifty Miners Rescued After Mine Collapse at Joplin
Fifty miners working 250 feet underground were rescued after a cave in at the American mine in Joplin Missouri. About ten acres of ground collapsed destroying a hoist powder magazine and nearby structures. Newton Keithley, foreman, relayed location details by telephone guiding rescuers to shaft No 7. Eight men were seriously injured in the incident.
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Joplin
Newton Keithley
Petras Found Not Guilty In Hollander Murder Trial
Geneva Illinois October 5 Anthony Petras was found not guilty by twelve Kane county jurors in Judge Carnes court after two trials. The verdict ends a long mystery surrounding Theresa Hollander's death at St Nicholas cemetery on February 16. Foreman Fark Whipple said early ballots favored acquittal and the panel reached verdict at 10 30 PM. Petras embraced his wife Tony and Mrs Petras laughed with relief as the verdict was announced.
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Geneva
Petras
Cholera Acknowledged In Germany By Official Gazette
Rome report via Reuter says the North German Gazette, official organ of the German government, admits that cholera has developed in Germany as well as in Austria.
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Germany
London
Reuter
Rome
Austria
Bank of England to auction six months treasury bills
London tender action announced by the Bank of England invites bids for six months treasury bills totaling 16 million pounds with issue sizes of 1 thousand, 6 thousand, and 10 thousand pounds. The event reflects Britain’s planned cash-raising measures amid market activity.
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Britain
London
Bank of England
Treasury
Lawmakers Wife Is Hurt In Electric Car Crash
Washington Oct 6 Mrs Thomas Hardwick wife of Georgia Representative Hardwick had a remarkable escape from death when her electric automobile skidded over an embankment in Rock Creek park.
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Washington
Thomas Hardwick
Representative Hardwick
Georgia
Rock Creek Park
War Cost to France Mounts in Daily Outlay
Paris reports the war’s price tag climbs to seven million dollars per day. Finance Minister Alexandre Ribot said on Saturday the first sixty days of the conflict exhausted about four hundred twenty million US dollars.
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France
Paris
Alexandre Ribot
Willa Loses Fight With Carranzas Troops At Waco
International report from Naco Sonora and El Paso notes Villa and Carranza forces clash overnight. American civilians and a trooper are wounded near the border as fighting spills into U.S. territory. Col. Datfield assumes command to curb cross border fire while both sides prep for ongoing conflict in northern Mexico with arms and munitions moving south.
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Lewis T. Matson
International News Service
Naco
Ariz
Sonora
Carranzistas
Villaistas
Villa
Maytorena
Benjamin Hill
United States
Col. C. A. P. Datfield
Douglas
Hill
Caransistas
J. A. Campbell
el Paso
Tex
Aguas Calientes
Venustiano Carranza
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Carranza
Maco
General Villa
Juarez
Boy Victim of Overstudy In Bronx Woods Fire
New York October 6 reports William Adele twenty years old killed himself by self immolation in the Bronx woods. He built a funeral pyre and hanged from a rope tied to a stump over the cliff watching flames before the rope burned.
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New York
William Adele
Bronx
AMERICANS SON IN LAW SHOT IN MEXICO CITY
Javier Espinosa Cuevas, son in law of Los Angeles oil magnate John Montgomery and brother of ex governor Don Jose Espinosa Cuevas, was executed in Mexico City by General Carranza orders. Montgomery sought U S state department help to protect Mrs Cuevas and her children while Huerta supporters were identified.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Javier Espinosa Cuevas
John Montgomery
Don Jose Espinosa Cuevas
San Luis Potosi
Mexico City
Carranza
Montgomery
Department of State
Washington
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