Russians Turn on Pursuers on Riga Dvina Line
On the northern front Russians resist German advances east of the Riga Dvina line near Segevold. A death battalion northeast of Hysa forced two Germans to retreat. Romanian and Russian forces attack Teutonic positions in the Trotus and Oituz valleys as Berlin reports hand to hand fighting. British and French fronts see trench consolidations and raids continue.
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London
Riga-Dvyina
Hysa
Segevold
Burthetsk
Psffuk
Trotus
Oituz
Berlin
Gulf of Riga
Monte San Gabriele
Cardona
Ohio Officers Protest Atlanta Training Camp Transfers
Governor Cox protests to the War Department over 200 officers from the Atlanta training camp being assigned to Camp Sheridan Alabama to join the Ohio division. Secretary Baker says the transfer is temporary and won’t affect Ohio guard promotions. A later item notes Field Marshal Von Hindenberg's illness and a railway accident injuring Quartermaster General Von Lodendorff in Belgium.
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Columbus
Cox
Atlanta
Sheridan
Montgomery
Ala
Ohio national guard
war department
Washington
Baker
Ohio
Ohio guard
Marshal Von Hindenberge
Von Loderdorff
Belgium
Russia to Punish Treason as Korniloff Plot Unfolds
Premier Kerensky announced General Korai loff and General Lukomsky will be punished for treachery after Korniloff attempted to seize power. A state of war was declared in Petrograd with partial civil evacuation planned. Klembovsky named provisional commander in chief as the government vows suppression of the rebellion.
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Kereneky
Korailoff
Lukomsky
Korniloff
Kornilof
Kerensky
Petrograd
Klembovsky
Klembotsky
Kornioff
rota
Terestchenko
Germany
workmen's and soldiers’ council
army
othey
Risa
Seamen's union threatens Great Lakes strike over wages
On October 1 the Seamen's union threatens to strike the Great Lakes unless wage demands are granted. The report lists labor pressure and potential disruption of shipping across the lakes.
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Seamen’s union
Great Lakes
Argentina Pressures Sweden Over Impromptu Dispute
Buenos Ayres reports Argentina demands a full explanation and recall of the Swedish chargé d affaires after anger directed at Sweden rather than Germany. Officials in Stockholm are expected to disavow impropriety. Meers Ed McCullough and en Vrlesuer attended the County Commissioners session as interested spectators.
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Buenos Ayres
Meers Ed McCullough
en Vrlesuer
Senate Passes War Tax Bill At Eleventh Hour
The Senate approved the war tax bill amounting to about 2.4 billion dollars for the war period, with 69 votes to oppose. Key changes included eliminating taxes on publishers and high‑rate postage, and removing certain consumption taxes while keeping income, corporate, and war profits taxes. The measure now heads to conference as work begins on the $11.5 billion credit bill.
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SENATE
Washinginn
house
LaFollette
Rovar
Brody
Gore
Gronna
Hardwick
Holts
Husting
Johnson
California
Jones
Washington
Kenyon
McNary
Norris
Reed
Vardaman
senate finance committee
Former presidential aspirants review New York parade
Three former presidential aspirants and a mayor muse on the New York state of the National Army parade. Roosevelt, defeated in 1912, stands with Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, linked to the Democratic ticket, beside Hughes who led the 1916 Republican charge and Parker who left the Newark Court of Appeals to run for president in 1904.
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New York state
National Army
Roosevelt
John Purroy Mitchell
Chas. E. Hughes
supreme Court
Allon B Parker
Newark Court of Appeals
Mr. Roosevelt
Korniloff Resigns as Russian Commander in Chief
Washington reports the forced resignation of General Korniloff as commander in chief precipitating a grave Russian crisis. Kerensky seeks discipline with harsh army orders while Korniloff warns of loss of democracy to German threats. Klembovsky named to reinforce Petrograd front.
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Washington
Korniloff
Russia
Kerensky
Lyoff
duma
Petrograd
Kleabovsky
Kerenski
Red Cross Sends Surgical Dressings Manuals to Chapters
National Red Cross headquarters dispatches thousands of manuals detailing twenty three standard dressings for base hospital use in France. Directions aim to minimize worker movement and cut costs while ensuring material standards meet Washington’s Woman’s Bureau rules. Samples have been given to chapter chairmen.
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Red Cross
Washington
France
woman's bureau
Mrs Keller Returns Home From City Hospital
Mrs Charles Keller left City Hospital Monday for home on Lake Street after several weeks of treatment. She is reported to be getting along nicely.
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Charles Keller
City Hospital
Lake street
American Engineers Wounded in France in Latest Update
Washington reports two more Americans Sergeant M. G. Calderwood and Private W. W. Brannigan of Company F Eleventh Engineers were wounded on duty in France by shell fragments and described as slightly wounded. The Minas Queen schooner sailing from a French port to the United States sunk by a submarine, with Captain Wilbert Toomer and four American crewmen dead.
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Washington
M. G. Calderwood
W. W. Brannigan
Eleventh ravdlroad engineers
France
war départment
New York
Nova Scotia
United States
Wilbert Toomer
The Former Czarina in Exile in Siberia Reported
The former czarina is reported to be living in exile in Siberia after the Russian imperial collapse. Her exact whereabouts and status remain unclear as officials confirm limited access to her and family.
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Siberia
Buckeye Briefs and Local Incidents Lead Daily News
Multiple short items: a 13 year old girl wounded by a rifle accident in Peak Fatdentary ST By. George W King, 57, Marion Steam Shovel Co. president, dies of heart trouble. four men charged in Akron robberies. Eva Fennell, 6, killed by auto in Akron area. Toledo schools term shortened due to enrollment. Miss Elfreida Talith saves two men at sea guiding a lifeboat through storm. two other boats turn back.
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Marion, O
George W King
Marion Steam Shovel company
Cleveland
Paverny
Clarence Seitman
Elfreida talith
Illness Relents for Mrs Trone’s Young Daughter
The little daughter of Mr and Mrs H. T. Trone has been seriously ill but shows marked improvement today pleasing her friends.
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Mia
H. T. Trone
Probing Death of Mrs King in Concord Investigation
Federal officials from the Department of Justice reopen the Maude King murder case in Concord North Carolina as local preparations resume. Investigations in 1912 and 1914 linked King’s death to a wide scheme involving crooks and German interests. They focus on Gaston Bo Means as King’s confidant and aide during the shooting.
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Concord
department of justice
Maude King
Chicago
nete
Gaston Bo
Mire King
imonths
hie
Frost Profits and Losses Hit Midwest Crops
Chicago reports frost damage across Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin not disastrous but affecting corn in southern Minnesota where production rose recently. The frost arrived three weeks early and the corn was moist causing losses. garden produce and the power crop near Michigan show limited impact, with Grand Rapids noted as a southern limit to frost damage.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Maine suffrage proposal defeated after forty years of effort
Maine voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment after decades of labor by suffrage advocates. The article notes opposition among workers and mentions a related strike impacting a Kansas City freight line and several other roads.
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Maine
Kansas City
freig
Island
WRK & Tot
Sweden to Clarify Neutral Stance in German Talks
Washington reports indicate Sweden must define its position as a neutral amid German pressure over trade and potential seizure of German goods. Officials note the move may signal broader intent by Sweden and other neutrals, as diplomacy continues after weeks of talks with Buenos Aires and other capitals.
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Washington
boone
Buenos Ayres
Sweden
ori
aranet
atx
Germany
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