Bulgarians Get Own Medicine In Balkan War Dispatch
London reports from Athens claim Bulgarian forces recaptured Velos and advanced toward Strumitana while Montenegro's troops hold positions in Austrian territory. British and French cooperation persists as Serbia receives limited assistance and rumors of Russian air power surface amid Romania leaning toward the Entente.
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Exchange Telegraph Company
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Strumitana
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Kroprilut
Servin
Veles
Vekup
Uskup
Saroniki
Serbia
Rumania
Bul Borla
Gheere
Wand
Eho
Salonikt
Funeral Service for Edith Cavell in Lonton England
Crowds gathered at St Tanl Cathedral in memory of Edith Cavell the Pictish muse who was executed in Bragsels. The service opened with the Toad March and featured Abide With Me played by the First Life Guards Band. The crowd included wounded officers nursed by Red Cross staff. Queen Mother Alexandra attended in person with Earl Howe represented.
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Lonton
Eng
St Tanl
Edith Cavell
Bragsels
Lord Roberts
Red Cross
First Life Guards
Jesson
Earl Howe
Queen Mother
Alexandria
Urge Recall of Whitlock by Washington
London the Vossische Zeitung challenges the German government to ask Washington to recall the American minister at Brussels. Brand Whitlock, per a Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company, is accused of acting as Havre envoy rather than to Brussels. The paper argues the Cavell case should be used to end Whitlock's activities.
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London
Vossische Zeitung
Washington
Brussels
Brand Whitlock
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Cavell
Whitlock
Havre
America
No Separate Peace for Japs Named in Allied Note
London reports an Anglo Franco Russian joint note dated October 19 inviting Japan to join the allies in resisting separate peace with the Teutonic powers and accepting the pledge, signed the same day by Ambassador Inoue and published by the government.
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London
Japan
Inoue
Edison visits 2 public schools to back children
Los Angeles Edison answered a school invitation with the line you bet, I'm solid for the children and spent 14 hours in bed before appearing at breakfast at 8 30. He broke a record for longest rest break before a public visit, as he toured two local schools to support education.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas Edison
Edison
Danes Favor American Plays in Copenhagen Theater Season
Copenhagen reports growing appetite for American drama as a theater manager announces a plan to devote an entire season to American plays, signaling a shift in local stage tastes and cultural exchange.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Lincoln's Hunting Rifle Sells for Historic Sum
A rifle once bought by Abraham Lincoln and Henry Brooner for 15 pounds fetched 225 dollars in a Lincoln Felice case. The weapon was used by the famed president in a deer hunt and remains a notable artifact of Civil War era history.
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Lincoln
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Brooner
Mediation debate shifts to Spain over Europe war
Washington officials weigh Spain or the United States as peace mediators as the great war rages in Europe. Spain’s disputes with Germany and England cited, with many diplomats favoring Madrid. Ambassadors say U.S. talks with Kaiser influence the peace discussion amid cabinet reshuffles and alliance tensions. In Mexico, fighting near Agua Prieta intensifies as Villa and Carranza forces maneuver, border tensions rising and strategic moves expected within days.
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United States
Spain
Wilson
Alfonso
Europe
Germany
Q Gerards Jong
Kaiser
Hein
Aguas Prieta
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Carranza
Dicuesi
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Amer
Arctic ships rely on wireless to navigate icy Arctic routes
Wireless telegraphy opens polar sea lane from central Russia to Great Britain. Russian government stations in the Arctic keep two Siberian chartered vessels informed as ice clears. They arrive at Grimsby with cargoes from the Yenisei and Obi districts valued at 1,750,000 dollars. Obi and Yenisei rivers offer deep water for steamers, but practical navigation has only recently been implemented.
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London
England
Entral Russia
Great Brit
Arctic
Grimeby
Yenesei
Obi
Siberia
Mystery gas theory after 30 children faint in theater
In Correctionville Iowa thirty children fainted and remained comatose until doctors revived them. Adults felt pains and headaches while the cause remained unknown. Officials suspect a Halloween prank may have involved gas, though no odor was detected."}
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Sioux City
Iowa
Moving Picture Theater
Correctionville
Anthon
Ministers Refused Salary on Appointment in Cabinet
London reports a printed parliamentary answer shows the Marquis of Lansdowne and Earl Curzon declined any salary when appointed to the cabinet. The disclosure highlights strict adherence to principle among senior ministers.
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London
Marquis of Lansdowne
Earl Curzon
86 Chinese stowaways seized in ship raid
Immigration inspectors raided the Pacific Mail steamer Mongolia and captured 86 Chinese stowaways who arrived aboard the vessel from the Orient. The seizure reflects ongoing efforts to curb unauthorized entry and enforce maritime immigration rules.
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San Francisco
United States
Pacific Mail
Mongolia
Orient
Reformatory Guards Strike at Laurel Reformatory
Richmond Va. Thirteen of the seventeen guards at the Laurel reformatory have struck over strict regulations forbidding tobacco use in the presence of boy prisoners.
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Richmond
Laurel Reformatory
Will of Smeet Eno Details Large Charitable Gift
New York reports the will of Smeet Eno, famed real estate operator, leaving 3 million dollars to charity while public institutions receive 2.576 million outright. Relatives and old servants share 7.915 million in bequests. $1.57 million goes to descendants of his late sister Anna Einchot, with $250,000 to her sons Gifford Pinchot Amos R. E. Pinchot and her daughter Lady Johnstone.
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Amos Pinchot
Lady Johnatore
New York
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Eno
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Gifford Pinchot
Amos R. E. Pinchot
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British seize American Dutch ships at Halifax harbor
Admiralty Court in Halifax reports prize crews from a British warship have seized the Dutch steamer Hamborn from New York and the American flagged Hocking, formerly Gronland, from New York to Norfolk. Armed guards occupy both vessels, with public explanations limited. Hamborn belongs to Munson Steamship Line. Hocking sailed from Halifax October 26 bound for Norfolk.
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Munson Steamship Line
Hocking
Norfolk
Law Against Kilsing Wife at Odde With Mayer Newport
Rhode Island news reports Chief of Police Crowley enforcing old blue laws on Sandara Under those laws a husband must not kiss his wife on Sunday nor play cards nor taste a highball even at home. The Casing is closed as Mayor Burlingame and Chief Crowley trade accusations of lax enforcement of Sunday laws.
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Rhode Island
Crowley
Gayety
Stanford White
Burlincame
Cromley
Prison Commission report notes decline in new enlistments
The Prison Commission shows 1374 scarce census figures with 1/408 per sons in the United Kingdom, a decrease from the prior year of over 27,000. The shift is blamed on enlistments, liquor sale restrictions, and strong labor demand.
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London
Prison Commission
United Kingdom
Hartford election yields first woman on school committee
In Hartford Connecticut the town election results reveal that a woman has been elected to the school committee for the first time. The winning candidate is Finley, running on the Republican ticket, while her husband Finley, a Democrat candidate, was also elected.
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Hartford
Conn
Dalton
Finley
Repat+ican
F Dp Finley
Sale of Eastland to U. Urged by Chicago Officials
An investigation searches for whether government will auction the Eastland, the ship that capsized in the Chicago River last July with more than 800 people aboard. Officials argue the state should oversee sale and compensation, highlighting legal and financial stakes for families and creditors.
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Chicago
Eastland
Clerk Grubel Inherits Most Of $54,000 Grocer Estate
Sioux City report says Charles Grubel a 25 year old clerk received nearly all of the $54,000 estate left by Otto Mowls, a grocer Grubel had worked for.
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Sioux City
Charles Grubel
Otto Mowls
Grubel
The European War A Year Ago This Week
Allies seized Marlakerke and Ypres crossings while Montenegrins bombarded Catta ro and pressed Herzegovina. German and Austrian forces clashed, British ships Craddock and Hope were sunk off Chile, and Dardanelles bombardment began as martial law spread through Egypt.
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Yperiee
Bixachoote
Cattaro
Herzegovina
Nadworna
Battles and moves on fronts across Europe and Africa
Mixed war updates report German gains near Soissons and Argonne, Allied checks in various sectors, Belgians trapping Germans at Furnes, fighting around Ypres and Verdun, Austrian advances and retreats in Galicia, Japanese and American actions, naval losses including ships in the North Sea, and Turkey entering the war with British and French responses.
Russian Bishop Sued for Slander in Chicago
Bishop Alexander Nemilowsky of the Russian Orthodox Church of America, based in New York City, faces a slander lawsuit in Chicago seeking 25.40 dollars from Hev Timothy W. Peshkoff. The case labels him as defendant in a suit over alleged defaming statements.
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Chicago
Alexander Nemilowsky
New York City
Orthodos Church of America
Hev
Timothy W. Peshkoff
Killed by Poisoned Apple in Minneapolis Tragedy
Wesley Ring, the 1é-year old son of PT Ring, died in Minneapolis after eating an age he found on the road. The incident appears linked to poisoning, with reports noting irychnine poisoning as the cause.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Wesley Ring
PT. Ring
Sturgeon Farmer Kills Self After Quarrel
A Sturgeon area farmer, aged around 40, shot himself through the heart with a shotgun at his home following a quarrel with a neighbor. The death is reported as self-inflicted and under investigation by local authorities.
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Sturgeon
Fire sweeps plant of W. F. Jobbins Chemical Co
A blaze at the W. F. Jobbins Chemical Company plant in Aurora damaged the glycerin factory section and caused an estimated 100000 dollars in damages. Fire units fought the flames through the night, with authorities cautioning about hazardous materials and potential secondary explosions.
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Aurora, I
W. F. Jobbins Chemical Company
Dunne Proclaims Thanksgiving in Springfield UK
Governor Dunne issues annual Thanksgiving proclamation for Springfield noting public observance and official ceremonies across the city and surrounding area.
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Springfield
Dunne
Stolen Mail Pouch Recovered Near State Fair Grounds
A mail pouch containing about $2,000 in personal notes was found near the M. E. & T. tracks at the Sedalia state fair grounds. The pouch was taken from the Green Ridge post office when a safe at the facility was blown open on the night of October 2.
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Sedalia
State Fair Grounds
Green Ridge
Navy adviser Daniels consults on aircraft torpedo timing device
Maxim Hae Torpedo Device Washington Hudson Marzim of the advisory board of the navy consulted with Secretary Daniels regarding a device for timing the exposure of torpedoes from aircraft.
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Maxim Hae
Washington
Hudson Marzim
Advisory Board of
the Navy
Daniels
Confectioner in Missouri Attempts Murder and Suicide
In St. Joseph, Missouri, Harry G. Fowler a local confectioner wounded his wife and then attempted suicide. He was revived after the first effort and later shot himself again, with authorities fearing he may die.
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Self
St. Joseph, Mo
Harry G. Fowler
Disgraced Admiral von Tirpits Rumor Reaches London
A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam quotes the Maastode claiming the Kaiser has disgraced Admiral von Tirpits. The report notes London reaction and seeks confirmation on the alleged statement and its implications for naval leadership.
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von Tirpits
London
Admiral von Tirpits
Amsterdam
Bread Baking Incident Causes Death of Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Mary E. Smith of Red Lion died after bread crust lodged in her throat. Pat Giess of York baked the bread. four weeks of suffering followed before death from blood poisoning.
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Giass
York
Pat Giess
Mary E. Smith
Red Lion
Mre Smith
Fragmentary note on Columbiana disaster and fire dept
A damaged report notes that Columbiana, seat of Shelby County with about 4,000 residents, suffered destruction in a frail context. It mentions a volunteer fire department and hints at extensive local impact without clear details.
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Columbiana
Shelbyounty
Weather Man Predicts Weather We Won't See
The weather man says what weather we will not have, a quip about forecasts and fate. The exchange plays on predictions and outcomes, hinting at misdirection in forecasts and the humor of forecasting limitations.
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Bavre
Tava
Equivocal stance on anti closing crusade inquiry
A reader questions support for the anti closing crusade, replying that they would oppose the practice and challenge its premises with a firm personal stance. The exchange reflects public debate over closing policies and individual positions within a community forum.
The Charm of Motherhood in Safe Childbearing
An article extols motherhood as a pivotal life epoch and urges preparation for childbirth. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to strengthen and steady women, offering confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
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