05 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1914
Page
1
British warships suffer losses as a German cruiser fleet engages off the Chilean coast. The battle lasts about an hour with two and possibly three British cruisers disposed of in the confrontation.
A German squadron pushed within ten miles of northeast England as Halcyon escaped a tight corner by seamanship. In the South Atlantic battle the German fleet defeated Craddock's squadron, sinking Monmouth and Good Hope and forcing Glasgow to seek refuge at Coronel. A Baltic report notes Turkish-Russian frontier exchanges and German ships gathering near Stockholm awaiting orders.
As results pour in from thirty states on election day, Democrats hold a potential House majority but faces a shrinking margin. Key races in California New York and Nevada shape control while governors race outcomes remain unsettled. Senate contests mix gains for Republicans and independents with Democrats clinging to leadership in Washington.
Report mentions German warships Gniesenau and Scharnhorst in a naval context with limited readable details. The fragment suggests a wartime bulletin about German naval activity likely from the Sea or air theater.
Nurnberg Lepzig and Dresden attacked a British fleet off Coronel. Monmouth sunk and Good Hope badly damaged and presumed lost. Glasgow bottled up in Coronel harbor. Scharnhorst Nurnberg and Griesenau anchored at Valparaiso. Glasgow reported badly damaged in the same naval action.
The British submarine D-5 was sunk yesterday morning in the North Sea by a mine laid by a German cruiser retreating before British forces. Two officers and two men were saved. The German cruiser withdrew after nearby naval movements, dropping several mines, one of which struck the submarine.
State Republican headquarters report estimates from 25 of 63 counties, centered in the southern region, suggesting Johnson leads Senatorial race by about 2,000 votes while Democrats expect Gandy to win in the Third District for Congress. Northern counties lag and Burke remains a potential factor. Democrats anticipate a stronger legislature than in prior sessions.
Weather brief notes continued mild temperatures for the Dakota Fair night. Light winds and no rain expected.
Financial stress hits Dakota Wesleyan students Melchor Guzman and Juan Laguna as exchange rates worsen due to European conflict. Lagunas say 3.20 bolivians buy one dollar, up from 2.75, reflecting Bolivia's currency reliance and broader South American trade tied to European brokers and ships.
In the Deadwood area the Third District race is tight with Rice of Deadwood Republican carrying by about 1,300 over Dewey and Zebach combined. Gandy leads in several counties while Byrne and McCarter contest Meade and surrounding areas. Woman’s suffrage papers appear carried in Lawrence county with a local turnout showing a reported 1,145 to 787 in Burke and 1,203 for Byrne in other precincts.
A dispatch from Tsi-Nan in Shantung reports Japanese forces before Tsing-Tau have destroyed twenty six German guns and captured eight hundred prisoners. Japanese artillery presses German trenches and wire entanglements.
In New York and nearby districts a series of blackmail schemes used disguised male officers as women to stop drivers in Palisades Fort Lee and Grant Wood. A man named W B Meyer reported an attempted extortion of 10 to 25 dollars after a staged encounter with a supposed officer ended in a struggle when the disguise slipped.
Partial returns show Johnson leading for senator by about 100 votes, Byrne ahead for governor by 200, and Gandy for congressman by about 200 in Lyman County. Republicans win county officers with Grath, Ey cereal, and others securing key posts. county clerk, sheriff, and prosecuting attorney positions are listed with several names unreadable.
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