Repulse the Allies claims on fronts and reprisals
German reports in a dispatch from Associated Press describe weather hampering fronts on Somme Verdun and Macedonian theaters while Paris, Lisbon and Berlin claim shifting gains and German reprisals against Russian prisoners. The message notes battles near Lake Monaatir Volhynia and East Africa with losses and captures as of October 21.
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Associated Press
Somme
Verdun
Paris
Lake
Monaatir
Bulms
Cerna
Nonte
Germany
Berlin
Lésbon
Ger
East Africa
Newala
Petregred
Volhynia
Tewton
High Court Banns Fictitious Names
New Orleans Oct 31 The supreme court ruled dry territory residents cannot order liquor under fictitious names James Halley case Selsor Oil City Blieveport upheld lower verdicts on liquor sales without federal license and spurred broader state law implications Editors must be tried where published and printed in Lombard Parish amid Hibel indictments against Moore and Leppert protest against Orleans jurisdiction.
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New Orleans
Supreme Court
Tie Suite
J. W. Selsor
James Halley
Diry
Clarence Merson
Hibel
D Moore
William J. Leppert
Timea-Picayune
Rapides
Ierville
East Peticiana Parishes
Alenere
Moore
Leppert
Orleans Parish
Frontline Actions Amid World War I Battles Across Europe
The report notes French and British forces delaying progress near boeufs and Lamaisonette while Russians attack Germans near Krashin in the Shara district and suffer heavy losses. German and Turkish forces advance on the Lemberg front seizing Russian positions east of the Naray uvka as Roumenians are repulsed on the Transylvania front. Since October 10, Teutons have captured over ten thousand Roumanians.
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Berestchk
Lemberg
Naray Uvka
Transylvania
Teutons
Large Revival Meeting At Baptist Church Attracts Crowd
A crowded Baptist church hosted a revival led by Rev Farrington with Dr Geo W Truett expected to speak that evening. The Hoosier Choir and adult chorus filled the space, songs were taught by Mr Wolslugel, and Life's Railway to Heaven was sung solo by a gifted teacher. The sermon titled The 120 Year Protracted Meeting Without a Conversion impressed listeners as Rev Warrington discussed Noah and signs of the times.
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Geo. W. Truett
Farrington
Wisinger
Baptist Church
Theunday
J. Po Schofeld
Olalagel
Trovett
Irington
Wolslagel
Olslagel
Heaven
Son
Truett
Shreveport
Dallasami
South
Warrington
Monroe
Wilson to Be Next President Across The Nation
Report notes strong sentiment that Wilson will become the next president with voters from California to New York offering a similar answer to the key question.
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Wilson
California
New York
Keeping Us Out of War A Campaign Snapshot
A New York City speech at the National Woodrow Wilson College Men's League recounts how Wilson’s war kept stance shapes voter faith. The piece notes shifting Republican optimism about Hughes and fears of Roosevelt as a liability, while Democrats and independents grow confident in Wilson. It cites Catholic and German-American voters weighing the impact of Hughes on foreign policy and cabinet appointments.
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Biltmore
New York City
Louis Lombard
Woodrow Wilson College Men's League
California
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Washington
Hughes
Roosevelt
Wilsons
Vatican
Europe
Merry del Val
Germany
Lusitania
Root
Wisconsin
Louisville
Milwaukee
Munsterberg
Wilson's Patriotism and the 1916 Election Loyalty Message
A pro Wilson proclamation argues that suffrage support, steady farmers, and business stability favor re election. It asserts labor benefits under Wilson, warns against Republican shifts, praises diplomatic prestige, and claims strong loyal citizens will back Wilson on November 7.
Eastern Star opens triennial assembly in Louisville
Delegates from many regions gathered in Louisville Kentucky for the General Grand Chapter triennial assembly of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs Emma OCobock of Hartford Michigan serves as Most Worthy Grand Matron presiding over sessions.
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Louisville
General Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Emma Ocobock
Hartford
Mich
Order
Halloween Pranks Stop Need for Destruction
A editorial condemns Halloween mischief as wanton vandalism and danger. It urges harmless pranks, condemning cow rooftop stunts, soaped rails, cross ties in streets, tire cuts, window smashing, and property damage while promoting safe, playful celebration.
Wilson denies Lodge charge on Lusitania note postscript
President Wilson declares Senator Lodge’s claim that he considered adding a postscript to the Lusitania note untrue. He states no postscript or cabinet discussion occurred, only self-initiated strengthening changes and possible arbitration hints after the note was drafted. He rejects any resignation threat and notes all communicated to the German government.
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Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Walter Lippmann
New York
The
New Republic
Lippmann
Senator Lodge
Lodge
Lusitania
Bryan denies Lusitania postscript tale in Omaha
Wilam J Bryan, former secretary of state, rejects claims of a Lusitania note postscript advising Germany. He notes resignation timing and says the president will act as he sees fit after Breckenridge denial. Bryan, in Nebraska for prohibition campaign, predicts Wilson wins state and the amendment’s adoption. He refuses further comment on the postscript matter.
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Omaha
Neb
Wilam J Bryan
Bryan
Breckenridge
Wilson
Nebraska
Copeland Jury Not Ready With Verdict
Galveston Texas October 31 five and a half hours of testimony from Clarence Hall and John Copeland were read before the jury in the trial over the killing of anti Catholic lecturer William Black in Marshall Texas on February 30 1915. The panel retired to attempt to reach a verdict under court instructions.
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Galveston
Texas
Clarence Hall
John Copeland
Copeland
William Black
Marshall
Tenth District Court
Jury Deadlock Prolongs Court Case Into Monday Night
The jury remained hung after a long Saturday night into Monday, re-reading testimony from the defendant and principal state witness at the jury's request. Early Monday morning the jury reported impossibility of agreement and was ordered to continue deliberations. At 10 15 p m the jurors were locked up for the night without a verdict.
Roosevelt labelled boastful braggart at Democratic rally
Secretary of Commerce Redfield branded Theodore Roosevelt a boastful braggart at a Cleveland mass meeting. He claimed Roosevelt would have driven the nation to war if in power these past two years, calling Hughes a hindsight thinker. Redfield accused an unnamed Republican liar of spreading a claim that Baker compared Washington’s soldiers to Vil la’s bandits.
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Cleveland, O
Theodore Roosevelt
Redfield
Roosevelt
Hughes
Baker
Washington
Villa
Abyssinia Victory Reported Near Capital
A British dispatch from Abyssinia reports a major battle 24 miles from the capital ending in a decisive victory for the new government. Ras Mikhal, father of the late emperor, was captured. The deposed ruler is believed to be near the Abyssinia Somaliland border. If the victory proves decisive, recognition of the new government may be reconsidered.
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London
Abyssinia
Ras Mikhal
Prionner
Somaliland
Submarine Bremen and Deutschland Reported Lost
Geneva reports The National Zeitung of Base says both submarines Bremen and Deutschland were lost. Bremen never reached the United States or returned, and Deutschland vanished on its second Atlantic crossing in September under the name Weser. U-53 searched but found no traces. the loss is not officially admitted.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Paris
National Zeitung
Bremen
Deutschland
United States
Atlantic
Weser
Dr Merrick W Swords Named Secretary of State Board
New Orleans October 31 Dr Merrick W Swords formerly of Opelousas and son of the late Sheriff Swords will be secretary of the State Board of Health following statements last night After an interview with Governor Pleasant it was said he had been agreed upon Organization of the board will take place in November Dr Oscar Dowling will remain here according to report
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New Orleans
Merrick W. Swords
Opelousas
Sheriff Swords
State Board of Health
Pleasant
Oscar Dowling
Thirteen Crew Missing From Marina After Torpedoing
London reports the British steamer Marina sunk off the Irish coast after a submarine attack. Fifty-two more survivors landed, leaving at least thirty-six Americans aboard, including veterinary surgeon Frank Howard Smith. Sixteen Americans saved at Crookhaven, weather severe, seven killed during lifeboat launch.
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Associated Press
London
Marina
Frost
Queenstown
Crookhaven
Glasgow
Baltimore
Skinner
Frank Howard Smith
Washington cites incomplete Marina destruction reports
Secretary Lansing said his reports on the destruction of the British ship Marina and possible American deaths are too incomplete to draw conclusions. Fuller affidavits from American survivors were ordered by cable. Dispatches say survivors saw a torpedo wake and the ship was struck twice, while Britain’s navy remained uncertain about torpedoing. The case is treated as more serious than prior incidents involving American deaths.
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Washington
Lansing
Marina
Cable
Marins
Frosts
Jackson's Claims Presented at Federal Hearing
Jackson's claims for a federal farm loan bank covering Mississippi Alabama Louisiana and Arkansas were presented today at a hearing by three members of the federal board.
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Jackson
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Arsas
Federal Board
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