Plots to Blow New York Subway Foiled by Police
Six men were arrested on charges of importing dynamite and planning explosions at New York City subway stations. Police say a confession describes a plan to blow up the 10th Street station and City Hall, with funds allegedly provided by a street and electric railway workers union.
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New York
Interborough
City Hall
James A. Mirna
Thome J. Mecluire
Coldwell
N. J
Ken
Murna
James J. Keriilly
Kent
Mearns
Metivire
Werlily
Aviator Carlstrom Sets Speed Record Across Distance
New York November 4 Victor Carlstrom set a new American cross country nonstop record from Chicago to New York covering 450 miles in 2574 minutes. His flight from Hammondsport to New York reached 7000 feet amid strong winds completing the trip with notable speed gains.
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New York
Victor Carlstrom
Chicago
New York Times
Erie
Hammondsport
UM Am
Cardtrom
Thompson
Wilson
Gore
Fork
Cameron
Governor's Island
Maj
Gien
Leone Wood
Augustus Post
Alan Blawley
Aero Club of America
Hirty-Ninth Street
Shaudwasy
City Hall
Mterlchy
George Pollok
Lawrence Kulle
James A. Murin
Thomas J. Melluine
Caldwell
N, J
Three Die in Minneapolis Auto Crash
A car driven by B C Nelson of Paul plunged down an embankment on West River Drive killing Mabel Siostal 82 Ida Sigstald 18 and Frederick Brant of St Paul with Nelson badly hurt and in hospital after the wreck four hours later workers freed him and the others from the overturned vehicle in Minneapolis Minnesota November date uncertain.
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Minneapolis
Minn
B.C. Nelson
Paul
West River
Mabel Siostal
Ida Sigstald
Min-neapelia
Frederick Brant
St. Paul
Nelson
a@ity
Brant
October railway earnings show gains on net revenues
Reports from 134 of 185 railways with revenues over 1 million dollars indicate net railway operating revenues reached 248,558,258 dollars, up more than 40 million from September. July figures show 307,558,004 dollars in net railway operating revenue, 20.4 million higher than July prior. Total railway operating revenue stood at 207,017,917 dollars with expenses at 195,050,812.
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Washington
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Tota Eoilway
Christmas Ship to Carry Relief Goods for War Sufferers
New York November 3 a Christmas naval collier will sail from port around December 1 carrying about 2000 tons of food and 1000 tons of clothing for Armenian and Ageyba war sufferers. The ship’s destination is Beirut Syria. Mary A Hiedgett 97 of Vincent Cann was injured in a 14 mile ride. An advertisement offers a red cow and other items for sale in Witty Cont er.
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New York
United States Naval Collier
Armenia
Ageyba
Rielrut
Syria
Mary A. Hiedgett
Vince
Cann
Blodgett
Hudson
N.Y
Denning ayateni of Wirelons telge graphy in Tihoy
A fragmented report notes a government act involving Wirelons telge graphy and a political decision in Tihoy. Specific names and places are unclear due to incomplete OCR text.
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Denning
He Ayateni
Wirelons Telgegraphy
Tihoy
Bank Deposits Reach Record High in U S History
Washington reports on September 1 show total resources at 216 million dollars above prior highs, with deposits totaling 227 million, driven by the Federal Reserve Act's decentralizing effect. Central reserve cities fell by 218 million while other areas rose 151 million and rural districts 204 million. An overall dissenting balance reached 7.965 billion.
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Washington
Widow of Flagler to Remarry Judge Bingham in Washington
New York reports Mrs. Mary Lily Keenen Flagler widow of Henry M. Flagler is said to plan marriage to Judge Robert Worth Bingham of Louisville. A statement says she has gone to Washington and will return Sunday to meet Bingham and press reps. She inherited a fortune once estimated between 60,000,000 and 70,000,000 from her husband, who died in 1913.
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New York
Henry M. Flagler
Standard Oil Company
Robert Worth Bingham
Louisville
Flagler
Washington
Bingham
Mary Lily Keenen
Macon
Palm Beach
Hughes men claim victory odds brighten in west
Alvin T. Hert of western republican headquarters said final reports from states in his jurisdiction favor Republicans more than at any time in the campaign. He cited Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Idaho, Missouri and Kentucky as likely to cast their electoral votes for Hughes, while Senator Thomas J. Walsh, manager of the southwestern campaign, said Democratic prospects were never brighter and that western states are safely leaning or doubtful for Wilson.
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Alvin T. Hert
Tanger
Republican
Hrepublican
Wader
Wisconsin
Infang
Uiiness
Ohio
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Idaho
Missouri
Kentucky
Hughes Wd Pabrta Rhe
Thomes J. Walsh
Swestern
Wilson
American Army to test caterpillar tractor tank on border
San Antonio November 1 US army authorities bought a caterpillar tractor adapted by the British for tanks to use on the Mexican border where roads are lacking. It will carry 100000 pounds and operate in the Hend district near Bethune a French town on the Peronne road with a storied past as German defenses around Picardy hinge on its possession. Bethune lies on a rock above the river Brette and was once Flemish controlled. The Scottish Bethune family is said to have left Scotland for England with William of Normandy.
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San Antonio
Tex
Europe
Tnolted States Army
Hie Hend
Hethune
Peronie
Strugele
Picardy
Bethune
Brette
Vere
England
William of
German electrical healing device unveiled with asbestos fibers
A newly described German device uses fine resistance wires woven through asbestos fibers for electrical healing concepts. The article notes the material and construction details, suggesting therapeutic aims across medical and experimental contexts.
Eighty Six And Still Going Strong Belva Lockwood Turns 86
Mrs Belva Lockwood, the only woman to have run for US president and the first woman admitted to the Supreme Court bar, has just celebrated her 86th birthday. Even in age she remains active and is asking Robert Goldsmith to prepare Ventine on the peace movement for the League to Enforce Peace.
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Belva Lockwood
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Robert Goldsmith
Ventine
League
Investigate Foul Price Boosting Across States
Washington reports from Chicago say District Attorney Cline threatens drastic action as robbers in foodstuffs boost prices in Illinois Iowa and other midwestern states. The Department of Justice backs probes into high prices of milk bread flour and wheat amid alleged coal shortages and rising coal costs. Chicago officials invite US Attorney Clyne to review suspected collusion by middlemen and profiteers.
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Washington
Chicago
Inois
Iowa
Middle Western
Department of Justice
Cline
Department
Clyne
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Bureau of Investigation
Germans Turn On Slavs Along Narayuvka Front
Petrograd reports renewed German offensives south of Brzeny along the Narayuvka line threatening Lemberg. German thrusts from Breesang to Halles, centered on Michisou wood, broke Russian defenses on October 20. Russian critics call the action a diversion for Transylvania and note large-scale operations nearby remain limited. Deserions of Balliy-Sallisel on the Somme were reported, while Allied attempts east of Greudecourt and near St Pierre Vaud wood failed. Russian losses were heavy in the Marayuvka area.
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London
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Jakoja
Brzeny
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Lemberg
Breesang
Halles
Michisou Wood
Venera von Falkenhayn
Berlin
French Take Fort Vaux After Brief Siege
Paris reports French forces occupied Fort Vaux last evening after a period of heavy shellfire inside the fort. The fort’s surrender followed after a long bombardment as authorities noted the advance without resistance from the defenders.
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Paris
Fort Vaux
War Office
Will Cast Her First Ballot At Age Of 87
Quincy, 2, Nov. QMra. Sarah Lievly, 57 years old, of near here, will onnt her first vole next week and she has a total of Bidsweet descendants who will alu vale.
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Quincy
Sarah Lievly
Near Here
Alu Vale
Sinking of 1820 Merchant Ships by Belligerents
New York reports 1820 merchant ships totaling about 2,928,594 gross tons sunk in 27 months of war ending November 1. October losses set a record with 127 vessels and 227,115 tons, Britain and Norway bearing heavy blows. Entente losses ~74 percent, neutrals ~18 percent, Teutonic under 7 percent.
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New York
Journal of Commerce
Hritiah
Norway
Great Britain
Teutonic Lowes
Compulsion Rules in War Times Cited by Wilson Admin
Norfolk residents read that draft eligibility under the May Chamberlain act applies only in time of war. President Wilson’s secretary J. J. Tumulty clarifies the clause as sweeping but limited. Also noted are human interest items on long-serving church members and Australia’s population and area.
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Norfolk
Elephant imagery of fear and pleasure in vocalizations
A fragmented description contrasts an elephant charging an assailant with shrill trumpets and fear in shrill or booming sounds. It notes a low squeaking pleasure from the trunk and an inaudible purring-like sound attributed to the Croat, reflecting varied vocal expressions.
Cap t Boy-Ed Plan To Wed Yankee Girl Blocked By Censor
A censored report from the Suyville wire station blames overzealous naval officials for derailing a proposed marriage between Captain Boy-Ed and an American girl. The tale involves Captain Buyla, a German naval attaché recalled by President Wilson, and Virginia Mackay-Smith, daughter of the late Bishop Alexander Mackay-Smith, with the German reply and royal allusions obscured by censorship.
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Yankee Girl
Suyville
Buyla
Wilson
Virginia Mackay-Smith
Daugh
Alexander Pire
Smith
Vinkaaion
Kaiser
Italians Waking Furious Attacks On Austria
London reports the first day of the Italian offensive causing about 15,000 Austrian casualties, with 4,761 prisoners confirmed by the Italian war office. The Twenty-first Austrian regiment and several formations are said to be annihilated as fighting rages on the Gortala heights and Carso. Austrian counterattacks are described as feeble amid favorable weather.
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London
Railway plans to run booze trains in Chesapeake & Ohio route
Charleston dispatch reports the Chesapeake & Ohio railway issued orders creating two special trains starting tomorrow. These trains run Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays between Ashland Kentucky and Charleston, allowing travelers to carry a legally labeled liquor in one case not exceeding 14 by 13 inches. Regular trains will not permit liquor transport.
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Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake & Oihiovalle Road
Ashland
Railways Hope for Law's Modification
Chicago, Nov 7. E P Ripley president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe told City Club members that railroad legal talent is in doubt how to apply the Adamson law. He said legal opinion holds the law may not be a binding statute and enforcing it could trigger a strike due to earnings impact. If railroads follow the Brotherhoods demand it would cost about 100 million yearly. The law may reach the US Supreme Court unless Congress acts before its effective date.
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E. P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
City Club
Hipley
Brotherhoods
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Another Arrest in Blackmail Scandals
New York police announced another arrest in a nationwide blackmail ring targeting wealthy individuals. George Mush, an actor, was detained on a complaint by J. J. Klein, a former Baltimore broker, who alleged ex tortion of fifteen thousand dollars. Kush and Edward Donahue, a Tombs inmate, allegedly pressured Klein through officials of a Justice Department faction to drop charges after arresting him and a companion woman.
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New York
George Mush
J. J. Klein
Baltimore
Kush
Edward Donahue
Klein
Department of Justice
S Womiun
Gordon
California
Californian
Weill
Methy
Bil Gorden
Car Men Accused of Large Dynamite Plot
New York officials report J Michael J Her jihs secretay of the local car men s union and four other men were arrested on charges of conspiring to bring dynamite into the city and to blow up the Lenox Avenue subway station at One Hundredth Street on October 24 1920s. one man confessed.
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New York
Nev
Michael J. Herjihs
Car Men's Union
Lenox Avenue
One Hundredth Street
Maid
Rail line announces full election retinua on November 7
The Chicago and Northwestern railway announces that full election returna will be provided on the 7th of November. The notice mentions unified trailing on the shai with details to follow.
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Chimwe
Chilcago & Northwestern Railway
Close-Up Views of Worthy Statesmen in Washington
A lively profile of Vice President Marshall as a social center in Wheahington with jokes and gossip about congressmen. Includes sketches of George Tinkham, Dorsey W. Shackleford, Champ Clark, Meyer London, James Hamilton Lewis, and Bill Gordon, noting quirks, signatures, habits, and humorous exchanges amid DC politics.
Belgian women craft bags as thank you to American aid
The Belgian relief commission in New York received bags made by Belgian women and children as gifts for American benefactors. Embroidered and painted, the pieces include a long oil-painted bag with “La ville de Marche Reconnaimant 1915” and an aeroplane. Many items carry Belgian or American colors and words of thanks, turning useful items into tokens of gratitude.
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Commission For Relief
New York
Belgintns
la Ville de Marche
Etrinw
Etta
Vives Amerique
Thakera
South Point
Houme
Commission
Cromination
Luy
Belgiates
London hay 123 lew of rapid tranast foules
London records report 123 line items in a rapid transit failure with multiple fouls noted. Sources indicate transit delays and corrective actions are being considered by city officials.
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London
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