Nine Vessels Destroyed Off Rhode Island Coast
Newport Rhode Island reports nine merchant ships sunk by German submarines off Nantucket Sunday. U S destroyers rescued crews and passengers including 83 from the Stephano. no lives believed lost. American destroyers witnessed the attacks and urged sub captains to clear a path.
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Rhode Island
Associated Press
Newport
R. I
Nantucket
United States
Henry B. Wilson
Wiliamston
Mass
Oicers
Nattucket Ceals
Kingston
Stocks Demoralized At Opening On U Boat News
New York October 9 The stock market opened demoralized with standard and war issues falling 5 10 and even 12 points amid heavy liquidations. German submarine activities and potential consequences were blamed. A late surge of big orders from major banks stemmed the tide after the most exciting season since the 1907 panic.
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Associated Press
New York
Wave of Selling Strikes New York Cotton Market
A wave of selling hit the New York cotton market at the opening, pushing prices down 28 to 32 points from Saturday's close. Traders cited fears of export difficulties caused by foreign submarines as the trigger for the drop.
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New York
Grand Opera Season Opens Tonight at Metropolitan Opera
New York notes Father Knickerbocker hosts the Metropolitan Opera season opening tonight at the Metropolitan Opera House led by the famed company of Metropolitan songbirds.
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New York
Father Knickerbocker
Metropolitan Songbirds
Metropolitan Opera House
Battle Update From Volrynia and Macedonian Front
British forces report progress north of the Somme establishing positions east of Le Sars and toward Warlencourt. On the Struma front British troops cross the river extending positions north and south and occupy several small villages.
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London
Somme
le Sars
Warlencourt
Lomien
Struma
Serbians Advance to Northwest Front
Serbian troops cross the Ena river at two points and press northwest, reported via London from Ithenue on October 9. The move shows significant force and strategic reach in the region.
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Ithenue
London
Ena
Russians Enter Teutonic Lines in Volhynia Battle
Petrograd reports the great Volhynia battle persists with Russian forces entering Teutonic lines. The war office says positions seized have been consolidated and hold.
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Petrograd
London
Volhynia
War Office
Balkan Front Updates From War Office Bulletin
In the Macedonian front south of Monastir Serbian advances have halted the British war office reports. Struma front sees British use armored motor cars. Dobrudja reports indicate Russians and Romanians have retired.
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Sota
London
Monastir
British War Office
Struma
Dobrudja
Family of Eight Affected by Appendicitis In Green Bay
In Hay, Missouri, John Nachtwey a Green Bay area farmer underwent an appendectomy becoming the seventh in his family to be operated on in three months. His wife three sons and two daughters had already undergone surgery. One son remains who has not had the illness.
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Oy Hay
Get
John Nachtwey
Green Bay
British Search the Sea for U Boats Threaten Shipping
Boston reports intense German submarine activity along the Atlantic coast. Three German submarines operated south of Nantucket with nine vessels sunk, as British cruisers engaged off Nantucket at 2.40 am. Shipping moved toward nearby harbors and vessels without the American flag fled toward safety.
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Associated Press
Boston
Atlantic
Nantucket
New England
Wilson vows German promises held to full fulfillment
President Wilson stated that Germany will be held to complete fulfillment of its promises to the United States after German submarine attacks off the American coast. He emphasized no doubt or mistakes would be cleared, and he trusted Germany to be willing to fulfill its pledges.
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Baich
United States
Kingston
Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Germany
von Bernstoff
Persident
Strathdene Torpedoed Without Warning Near New York
The British steamship Strathdene was torpedoed without warning as it neared New York. Commander Captain Wilson and three crew members arrived in port today to report the incident.
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New York
Wilson
Diplomatic Complications Vary Over U Boat Raid
Washington on October 9 reports that diplomatic friction over the Iror man submarine raid off the New England coast seems directed at both allies and Germany. Officers say initial judgments show submarine operations limited by internal law, though the sinking of an American ship carrying contraband could trigger further strain.
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Associated Press
Washington
Irorman
New England
Germany
Ashburn Primitive Baptist Minister Dies in Winston-Salem
Elder J. A. Ashburn of Winston-Salem, a well known Primitive Baptist minister aged 55, died this morning. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with services planned for tomorrow.
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J. A. Ashburn
Winston-Salem
Worroew
North Carolina Delegate on Petticoat Special to Hughes
Washington dispatch notes Mrs. B. Frank Mebane of Spray North Carolina is aboard the Million Dollar Train-the Petticoat Special traveling from New York to the West to win Hughes votes. The item flags North Carolina's continued prominence in national campaigns.
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Washington
North Carolina
Petticoat
New York
Hughes
B. Frank Mebane
Spray
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with possible rain
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with likely rain in the western portion. Cooler Tuesday with interior winds shifting gently to moderate from the northwest.
Sox Tie World Series Game In Cloudy Third Inning Rally
Boston gains 2 1 victory in the second game as Ruth and Carrigan’s lefty pitch shut down Robinson’s Robins. Brooklyn leads off with a first inning run but is held to one hit and two errors. The game stays scoreless until the third when Boston plates a run to tie the game. Both teams fail to score in the eighth and ninth as the series referee crew Dineen Igler O Day and Connelly oversee the tense finish.
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Associated Press
Boston
Brooklyn
Red Sox
Robinson
Superbas
Babe Ruth
Carrigan
Sox
Smith
Robins
Dineen
Igler
O'Day
Connelly
Ttoday
Wheat Prices Fall on Submarine Activity in Chicago
German submarine actions push wheat prices down at market closing in Chicago. Wheat drops to 1.55 a bushel from 1.59 1/2, with corn oats and other provisions also lower though less sharply. Export difficulties cited as the main cause.
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Chicago
Stationers discuss rising cost of paper in Atlanta
The 12th annual convention of the National Association of Stationers and Manufacturers focused on higher paper prices and featured an address by Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the Federal Trades Commission. The day centered on organization work.
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Atlanta
Edward N. Hurley
Federal Trades Commission
National Association of Stationers and Manufacturers
Submarine Warfare Rules Reported Observed Near New England
Secretary Daniels reported to President Wilson that preliminary information indicates German submarines off the New England coast are complying with the rules of international warfare. He noted the assessment was based on available data received to date.
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Asbury, N. J
Daniels
Wilson
New England
Allied troop ship sunk with heavy losses reported
Paris reports the steamship Gallia an auxiliary cruiser carrying 2 000 Serbians and French soldiers was torpedoed and sunk on October 4 by a submarine. Thirteen hundred men were picked up by a French cruiser and landed on the southern coast of Sardinia as of now.
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Paris
Gallia
Sardinia
Ford Car and Motorcycle Collision on Arch Hill
A Ford automobile and a motorcycle collided on Greensboro road near Arch Hill yesterday evening. Occupants are not identified but no one was seriously hurt. The motorcycle sustained heavy damage.
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Greensboro
Arch Hill
Noted Suffragist Backs Wilson in Strong Endorsement
Mrs. Elizabeth Glendower Evans of Boston, a member of the Massachusetts Commission on women's wages, declares strong support for Woodrow Wilson's re election. She asserts he has made good and urges suffragists to back a continued lease of office citing Wilson's leadership and the path to federal suffrage.
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Elizabeth Glendower Evans
Boston
Massachusetts Commission
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Evans
People For Social Justice
Hughes
Congress
Democratic Party
Wilson
Jhe S Henderson of Salisbury Dies at 71
John S Henderson of Salisbury dies at 3 AM at his home at age 71. Former U S representative for the eighth district for ten years, he led political affairs in the region and served on the Rowan County school board. Funeral at St Luke's Episcopal Church tomorrow at 3 PM.
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iBy
Associated Press
Salisbury
John S. Henderson
Eighth
Congress
Rowan County School Board
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Grace Fields Pegram obituary dies after lingering illness
Mrs Grace Fields Pegram aged twenty five died Sunday afternoon at her parents home on West High street after a several month illness. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3 30 at the residence by Dr Gilbert T Rowe. She is survived by her husband Jack Pegram her father and mother four brothers Bert Harry Guy and Clarence Fields one sister Mrs Fred N Tate and many friends in High Point where she was born. Interment at Oakwood.
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Grace Fields Pegram
Jack Pegram
W. H. Ragan
J. W. Harriss
R. B. White
H. W. Fraser
Oakwood
Navy to patrol Atlantic coast to safeguard neutral shipping
The Navy Department announced plans to establish a patrol of warships along the North Atlantic coast to ensure that American neutrality is not violated by German submarine raids on allied shipping. The move comes as U.S. concerns over submarine activity grow amid the war.
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Washington
Oct
United States Navy Department
North Atlantic
High Point Urgently Seeks Labor For Growing Mills
High Point faces a critical labor shortage as four major furniture makers seek 200 workers and 260 more families to move to the city. Secretary Steve Clark of the Commercial Club plans ads to attract labor, promising favorable pay around 1.75 dollars per day for common work and housing help where needed. The town touts its strong industrial base, good climate, and harmonious capital labor relations as streets fill with new housing and streets ready for extensive street work.
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High Point
Clarke
Steve Clark
Industrial Department
The
Commercial Club
Hici Point
United States
Forecast of U.S. Farm Crop Production Issued
The U S department of agriculture released its October 1 forecast for national crop production. Spring wheat expected at 152 851 000 bushels fall wheat 607 577 000 bushels corn 2717 932 000 bushels based on conditions that date.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
One High Point Deed Filed From Lowe to Pike
A Saturday deed from W. C. Lowe and wife to W. Pike transfers one acre on Oakdale road for 650 dollars. The record notes the transaction as filed in High Point.
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W. C. Lowe
W. Pike
Oakdale Road
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