British Naval Defeat at Coronel Sends Waves Across Seas
The German fleet defeated the British squadron off Coronel Chile, sinking the Monmouth and damaging the Good Hope and Glasgow. The battle cripples Allied naval power in the South Pacific, with a Japanese squadron nearby possible relief. Turkey enters WWI after Turkish ports attacked Russian shores, sparking further Allied mobilization.
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Glasgow
Coronel
Chile
Christopher Craddock
South Pacific
Hawaii
Turkey
Black Sea
Germany
Russia
France
England
Italy
Greece
German Defeats and Allied Advances Mark War’s Progress
Allied forces press in from the Belgian coast toward Bruges while German losses mount to about 420000 as Western and Russian fronts shift. Turkish entry and Austro German retirements shape new lines, with Rockefeller Foundation funding relief efforts for war stricken civilians offshore.
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Turkey
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Poland
Russia
Suwalki
Russian Poland
Vistula
Piotrko
Opoczno
Ozarow
New York
Rockefeller Foundation
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Foundation
Europe
Changes in Congress House Majority Likely Shifts
The Western Newspaper Union notes Democrats poised to lose a stronger House majority with Republicans gaining 24 seats overall: 13 in Illinois 12 in New York and 11 in Pennsylvania. Senators elected also reported.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Washington
House of Representatives
Champ Clark
Joe” Cannon
House
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
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Michigan
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Mississippi
Missouri
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Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Jone
South Dakota
Tsing Tau Falls as German Garrison Surrenders
German fortress of Tsing Tau surrenders to Japanese and British forces after a lone garrison of about 7,000 held out. The fall ends German Asiatic mainland possessions with high allied losses and marks a pivotal Far Eastern war milestone.
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Tsing-Tau
Shantung Peninsula
China
Europe
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
Pacific
Kiao-Chow
Tsing Tau
Petrograd
Jarosaw
Lemberg
Jaroslaw S
Przemysi
Paris
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Joffre
East Prussia
Progress and troubles in late dispatches from across the nation
Reports cover a railroad magnate sending 25000 to King Albert, a Denver man found after a fourteen month search, a post office money order halt with Mexico, Sherman Reps reelected to the Senate in Illinois, and rescues on the North Platte. Also noted are gifts for Europe, anti stockings provocation by the American Flag Day Association, an Arizona agricultural tour starting November 18, a Kansas congressional defeat for Eva Morley, and legal actions in Georgia with a secret indictment. Major McClure orders troops to Fort Smith to assist U S courts, contrasting with Colorado strike deployments.
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St Paul
Minn
King Albert
Harvey Cale
Denver
St. Paul
Mexico
United States Post Office Department
Lawrence Y. Sherman Reps
United States Senate
Illinois
Roger C. Sullivan
American Flag Day Association
Chicago
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Arizona College of Agriculture
Phoenix
N. F. McClure
Fifth Cavalry
Fort Smith
Ark
Colorado
Arkansas
United States
Mixed international notices flow from Rome to Mexico
Reports from Rome to Mexico list notable deaths and diplomatic moves. Maria Prince Chigi Albani, George Mayre presented credentials to Nicholas, Tom Gallon dies in London, Belgian refugees, Rifaat Pasha seeks passports, American warship reaches Beirut, Saria neutrality, Turkish pledge on Libya, Turkish cotton fears in Austria, General Von Klickt dies in Namur, Carranza officials claim 20 of 31 states in the Mexican conflict near Aguas Calientes.
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London
Tom Gallon
Rifaat Pasha
France
Havas
Bordeaux
Carranza
Mexico
Villa
Aguas Calientes
Great Britain closes North Sea to shipping
The North Sea is declared a military area. Merchant vessels face grave dangers from mines and wartime patrols, following German minelaying on main routes from America to Liverpool via the north of Ireland. The Olympic narrowly escaped disaster with warnings from British cruisers.
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Great Britain
North Sea
London
Secretary of the Admiralty
America
Liverpool
Ireland
Drive Out Foreigners Western Mars at News Service
Amid reports from Mexico City extras bid citizens to drive foreigners from shores with proclamations signed by supposed Masonic officials. Washington warned that mining and oil concessions from the Huerta era are void and must be respected, while Carranza presses for removal of Villa and Zapata as a condition for his resignation and possibly to Queretaro for talks with the convention. Generals Villareal Benavides and Hay left for Apizaco to relay Gutierrez's provisional presidency election to Carranza.
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Mexico
Ily
Venustiano Carranza
Puebla
Candido Aguilar
Ver Cruz
State Department
Washington
Huerta
Mestean Foreign Office
Carranza
Aguas Calientes
Villa
Zapata
Queretaro
Villareal
Benavides
Hay
Eulalio Gutierrez
Carranze
Apizaco
Marie Cline Defeats Koji Yamada In High Scoring Billiards
In Jamestown New York Marie Cline beats Koji Yamada 100 to 205 in the Champion Billiards League. Cline posts 121 percent average with high runs 4S Yamada. An announcement from Ray Bronson says Saylor and Mandot will meet in Terre Haute on Thanksgiving Day.
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Marie Cline
Koji Yamada
Jamestown
N. Y
Cline
Yamada
Milburn Saylor
Joe Mandot
Terre Haute
Ray Bronson
Saylor
Indianapolis
Hutchins will filed for probate in Morristown New Jersey
Horace A Hutchins of Madison New Jersey has filed his will for probate in Morristown New Jersey. The estate is valued at about 10000 dollars.
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Horace A Hutchins
Madison, NJ
Morristown
N. J
Panama canal closure and political moves noted
Washington reports a canal closure due to a landslide and mentions postmaster appointments in Nebraska and Texas. The Supreme Court upholds a Florida tax on cat occupancy receipts. The War Department prepares orders as U S troops may enter Arkansas strike zone. President Wilson's 1916 bid discussed. fundraising figures for Untermann and Scrumpeard noted. Holley receives a medal for heroism. foot and mouth disease triggers quarantines and possible food supply impact.
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Florida
Supreme Court
Comptroller of the Currency
Commerce Department
Hartford Valley
Arkansas
War Department
Washington
Wilson
Ernest Untermann
United States
California
Siver Scrumpeard
Senate
Moving Day Blamed For Vice In Des Moines Speech
A Des Moines speaker at the International Marriage Congress condemns moving day as a major social evil. He argues constant family shifts hinder long acquaintance, corrupt matchmaking, and contribute to divorces and immorality, urging stabilization of homes as the remedy.
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Entease Ciry
Jonna
Des Moines
Iowa
de. Moerney
Fumigation Planned for East St. Louis Stockyards
Government-led fumigation efforts are set to begin in East St. Louis stockyards as part of a sanitation drive. The plan outlines scheduled closures and safety measures for workers and nearby residents.
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St. Louis
East St. Louis
Cummins Wins Iowa Senate Vote in Unofficial Returns
Des Moines complete unofficial returns show Senator Albert Cummins Republican leading Maurice Connolly with 20548 votes and Connolly 162133. Clarke Republican governor candidate leads John Hamilton with Clarke 202620 and Hanston 177 su.
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Lowa le
Des Moines
Albert Cummins
Maurice Connolly
Connolly
Prohibition Amendment Leads Washington Victory
In Seattle with 200 precincts unreported the Prohibition amendment shows For 164497 against 157029 a 12468 lead. Senator Wesley L. Tones Republican will hold a 35000 plus majority. Republican strength rises in the new Legislature with few Progressive members re-elected.
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Seattle
Wash
Wesley L Tones
Haly
Panama Canal Reopened After Closure
Washington reports the Panama canal is again open to traffic after temporary closure, resuming operations for ships and maritime movement.
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Panama Canal
Washington
Federal quarantine expands as livestock outbreak accelerates
The Department of Agriculture imposes a federal quarantine on shipments from Ohio and Wisconsin and reports rapid spread of foot and mouth disease in already quarantined states. Dozens more federal inspectors are sent to trace all shipments from infected centers.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Ohio
Wisconsin
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