Sinking German U-boat U-97 eyed off Chicago harbor
Historical notes state allies may sink the U-97 a German submarine with a record of sinking seven Allied ships. The wreck would be torpedoed 20 miles from Chicago harbor if treaty terms require destroying surrendered war crafts. The Wilmette would tow the hull to sea before demolishing it with five inch shells, while the Commodore remains stripped as a museum piece.
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Chicago
Ater
France
Italy
Great Lakes
Perry
Annapolis Naval Academy
Tidavard A. Evers
Stemec
Oval Department
Wilmette
Eastland
World socialist revolution to exclude Anglo-Saxons
Deputy Treves of Milan’s article in the Grities Soviale argues the exclusion of Anglo-Saxon workers from a world socialist revolution is impossible. He notes Anglo-Saxon nations, along with France and Germany, would unlikely accept the third Internationale points.
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Bomm
Treves
Milan
Moscow
France
Germany
Grand Duchess to Enter Convent in Modena Italy
Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide former ruler of Luremburg is set to join the Order of St Theresa at Modena Convent in Italy. She abdicated after allied victory. Also notes Blackfeet worship and skeletal growth remarks from an unrelated snippet.
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Voxemburg
Marie Adelaide
Luremburg
Order of St. Theresa
Modena
Italy
Beauty Advice From Rath Roland Promises Rosy Complexion
An actress Rath Roland hawks a toilet preparation named derwillo as a universal beauty aid. She claims daily use yields youthful skin, a rosy white complexion, and soft unworn skin. An upcoming Miss Roland appearance is teased to accompany the product’s launch in this paper.
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Rath Roland
Roland
Derwillo
Citizens Shy At Service On U S Shipping Board
Washington October 6 President Wilson faces difficulty in filling seven board positions created to oversee the merchant marine. No salaries set yet and the law requires full-time commitment. The report notes effort to recruit competent appointees amid timber lands and stenographer position remarks, with gender bias cited in the Baltimore American.
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U. S. Shipping Board
Board of Seven
Washington
Wilson
Shipping Nndian
France Losing Supremacy in Silk World Report
A Washington report citing the Bureau of Commerce division notes France no longer leads silk production. Eastern markets rise, with the Levant expanding while France meets only 20 percent of domestic needs despite subsidies. Lyons dominates silk manufacturing as Milan grows. World output is about 27.89 million kilos.
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Washington
France
Ita
Ropéan
Bureau of Commerce
East
Levant
Milan
Lyons
Japan
China
Italy
Church Convention Criticizes Movies And Baseball Scandals
Davenport Taté Qet reports a church convention criticizing films for youth influence. It condemns betting on the World Series, praises Charles A. Comiskey for sportsmanship, and urges enactment of a national divorce law, highlighting moral concerns and reform calls.
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Davenport
Taté
America
Riel
Charles A. Comiskey
Fragmentary caption on political and social topics unresolved
The readable fragments recall secession and provincial synod language with claims of profiteering and socialism, noting a distant textile mill in China and a London health center. It hints at ideological critique and evolving industry, but context and details are sparse.
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Tures
Secess
Prncopal
China
London
Harding Off Tonight For Swing Amid Western Swing Tour
Marion Ohio October 6 Senator Harding begins a midwestern swing tour lasting into late October. He will travel through Indiana Illinois Iowa New York Missouri and Oklahoma then back to Tennessee Kentucky Indiana and Missouri before a ten day rest and a return trip east. The first talk is Des Moines Iowa followed by Omaha St Joseph and Kansas City then Oklahoma City with many brief talks from a rear platform. His special train will stop four hours in Chicago to confer with national committee leaders.
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Marion
Marion Jony
Middle West
Harding
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Neyrorka
Missouri
Oklahoma
Jennessee
Kentucky
Dunolin
Resh
Des Moines
Towa
Omaha
Neb
St Joseph
Kansas City
Oklahong’ ‘City
Okla
Fes Ae
Chicago
National Committee
Banned bare arms and short skirts in Paris churches
The Bishop of Cadillus issued a notice prohibiting entering churches with bare arms and wearing short skirts and thin stockings.
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Paris
Cadillus
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