Kaisers Forces Face Reeling Setbacks on Eastern Front
Reports from Petrograd and foreign dispatches describe Russian advances across Poland and toward Silesia threatening Breslau and Budapest. German and Austrian troops retreat from Suwalki and Oszowiet as Hindenburg arrives at Cracow to assume command amid a shifting strategic balance.
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Poland
Silesia
Breslau
Hernin
Petrograd
Koenigsburg
Cracow
France
Suwalki
Ostroviaz
Pell Mell
Hungary
Rome
Budapest
Stocholm Journal
Chumsky
Bourse Gazette
Agurbeagiera Silesia
Shumsky
Vistula
Galicia
Ossowiet
Niemen
von ‘Hindenburg
Peace Prayers in New York Churches for Peace and Preparedness
Across New York more than 1 000 churches held peace prayers urged by President Wilson. Clergymen noted 16 percent higher October attendance among 1 647 000 members as they debated if peace requires military strength or if armed preparation breeds insecurity.
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Wilson
Europe
America
New York
END OF HOSTILITIES SEEN Washington Believes Worst to Now
Washington officials hold that hostilities in Mexico may be postponed or averted as conf erences for factional settlement occur. A combined peace conference and general convention are planned at Agua Calientes on Oct 19 to address Carranza Villa differences. General Funston notes evacuation of Vera Cruz cannot occur before Oct 11.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
Agua Calientes
Carranza
Villa
Funston
Vera Cruz
Woman's Long Walk by Helen Slater Gains Noted End
Mrs Helen Slater aged seventy? walked from Harrington Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh in five weeks starting with two dollars. She arrived with sixteen tears and claims no charity or ride. says misfortune forced the feat and she never skipped meals despite hardships.
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Helen Stater
Kitty
Troy
Nvw
Ty Wittsburgh
David Wilmot
Apollo
Kiskiminetag
Wilmot
Skating Ring Fire Ravages Duke Center Town Section
A fire swept through the village of Duke Center in McKean County Pennsylvania destroying the skating rink and leaving the business section largely endangered. Financial loss could not be estimated at this time.
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Duke Center
McKean County
Opening World Series 1914 Schedule Sets Oct Dates
The national baseball commission outlined the Athletica and Boston series with Philadelphia hosting October 9 to 10 at Shibe Park and Boston hosting October 12 to 13. Philadelphia again hosts October 14 and 15, with a possible final game in the winning city if a tie occurs. Also noted are war-related aircraft movements as America enters conflict and the Austro-Hungarian use of a large airplane shipped to England.
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Philadelphia
National Baseball Commission
Bellevuy Stratford Hotel
The
Athletica
Boston
Shibe Park
German Duke Held By Belgians Named Prisoner
Royal captive in Belgium identified by London dispatches as the Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin. The Kaiser and King Albert exchanged handwritten letters promising drastic actions if the duke is harmed, including destruction of Brussels and the king's personal vow to shoot the prisoner.
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Belgium
New York
London
Yshtan
Princ Thert
Duke of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Albert
Mecklenburg
Brussels
King Albert
Confidence grows as markets steady and openings near
Dun's Review notes war era conditions persist yet cautious optimism rises. Market improvement is slow but steady with proposed limited securities dealing under strict rules edging toward partial London and New York exchange openings. Grain export gains aid international exchange and boost western crop prices, signaling potential economic recovery. Insurance agent Jesse Carl, 28, admits robbing Southern Pacific Sunset Limited near Colton California, taking one dollar.
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Dun’s Review of Trade
London
New York
Jesse Car
Southern Pacific
Colton
Cal
Carl
Market Quotations and Grain Prices Across Cities
Chicago and Cleveland market summaries listing hogs cattle sheep and lambs prices, with futures like Wheat Dec and Corn Dec. Prices reflect ranges for prime choice and common grades, including pigs stags and heavies. Also notes butter eggs and dairy quotes, with October 6 dates for Chicago and Cleveland markets.
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Chicago
S.bu
Littsburgh
Cleveland
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