Turbulent War News From Europe and Balkans
Reports from Constantinople Berlin and Saloniki describe major naval losses in the Black Sea and Baltic, a British mine sweeper sunk at Gallipoli, and Austro-German advances in Serbia. Romania mobilizes 450 000 and French forces reportedly take Strumnitza 20 miles into Bulgarian territory as casualties rise. Local notices include Indiana primary appeal and Wisconsin sterilization plans. Fire destroys Peabody parochial school killing 27 students.
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Serbia
Berlin
Baichar
von Gallwitz
Koevess
ICM fixes lumber rate from Morehouse to Thebes
The Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington set a rate of five and a half cents per hundred pounds on lumber and lumber products shipped by rail from Morehouse Missouri to Thebes Illinois. Hudson Maxim told Secretary Daniels of a new aerial bomb fuse expected to boost efficiency. Comptroller Williams warned banks about usury violations and sent a circular. Count von Bernstorff reported Fay had no German government ties. Post Office orders urge fewer stamps to cut losses. The American note to Britain over trade interference heads to London with Alexander W. Kirk delivering to Ambassador Page.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Morehouse
Thebes
Ill
Hudson Maxim
Naval Advisory Board
Count von. Bernstorff
State Department
Robert Fay
New York
Great Britain
Order In Council
London
Alexander W. Kirk
Ambassador Page
Arctic explorer Stefansson sails for Melville Island again
Vilhjalmur Stefansson launches another Arctic expedition from Banks Island as two ships depart for Melville Island. In other news an automobile crash near Unity Wisconsin kills four Marshfield businessmen. Edwards Valve workers walk out over shrapnel production. Fire hits Pier 34 at Locust Point causing large losses. Mrs Bolling flees Cordova rooms after gas leak. Louise Roberts dies. New Orleans fights plague with $4.5 million effort. A Rock Island freight is halted by five robbers at Curtis Junction. Actress Blanche Walsh dies after a nervous collapse. J P Morgan has successful appendectomy at Glen Cove.
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Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Dawson
Alaska
Banks Island
Stefansson
Melville Island
Milwaukee bout ends in a draw among sports writers
Sporting Charlie White and Matt Wells fought a fast battle in Milwaukee. The majority of newspaper writers labeled the match a draw. Officials in New York denied any conference on unifying National and Federal league interests.
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Charlie White
Matt Wells
Milwaukee
National League
New York
Federal League
Villa Masses Troops for Agua Prieta Assault
Gen Francisco Villa moved forces toward Agua Prieta Sonora opposite Douglas Arizona and declared he would fight the U S army if necessary. He asserted readiness to confront American troops along the border regardless of consequences.
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Francisco Villa
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Douglas
Ariz
United States
Four priests and two prospectors reported murdered north of Chesterfield Inlet
Royal Northwest Police boat Village Belle brings report to The Pas that Esquimos north of Chesterfield Inlet, Hudson Bay, killed four, including two Catholic priests and two prospectors. Boerse Gazette in Petrograd says Sergius Sazanoff has surrendered as foreign minister. Prime Minister Goremykin to be named chancellor with control of foreign affairs. Nobel awards decided in Stockholm for medicine.
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Esquimos
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson’s Bay
Captain Lockhart
Royal Northwest Police
Village
Belle
The
Pas
Man
Boerse Gazette
Petrograd
Sergius Sazanoff
Jean Goremykin
Paterson Woman Mothers 15,000 Mill Girls
Grace E Headifin, a Paterson policewoman, supervises fifteen thousand mill girls aged sixteen to twenty five amid dangerous conditions. She notes high foreign born populations, urban loneliness, cheap housing, and a dance hall driven by alcohol. She warns she would cowhide men preying on girls rather than seek imprisonment.
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Aterson
N. J
Grace E. Headifin
Paterson
Headifin
New York Art Students Tangle With Museum Critics
Metropolitan Museum of Art copyists face intrusive visitors who comment on their Rembrandt studies. A girl recalls a mastodon woman and daughters crowding her easel, one quipping about a black eye as the artist copies a shaded eye. An elderly couple jokes about the painter’s life and offers a corned beef sandwich.
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York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hiram
Kalk Threatens Foot Chop Over Store Boundary Dispute
In Glencoe a hotel owner Joseph Kalk threatened to chop off part of a neighbor’s store claiming a 12 inch boundary overhang. Charles Dennis leased the candy and tobacco shop to Alfred Lawrence. Town Marshal Cooper intervened to halt the stunt.
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Glencoe
Charles M. Dennis
Park Avenue
Alfred Lawrence
Joseph Kalk
Kalk
Dennis
Cooper
Mr. Kalk
Murphy Night in Detroit Delights a Small Musical Circle
In Detroit a Thursday night ritual at the Telegraph building Fourth Floor gathers about a dozen musicians. William H. Murphy, multi millionaire, hosts a private orchestra of professionals and amateurs, playing classics late into the night with his pipe organ and a room equipped for 30 players.
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Telegraph
Murphy
William H. Murphy
Detroit
Eee
M - Murphy
Shiéét
Evansville Evangelist Held Over Fraud Charge of 800
George Driscoll an Evansville evangelist aged thirty is in custody after Citizens National Bank officials accuse him of passing a fraudulent $800 check drawn on a local businessman. Police detained him as they investigate the alleged scheme linked to a plea from Miss Nellie Casey about saving her mortgage and home.
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Citizens’ National Bank of
Evansville
George Driscoll
Ivansville
Nev
Citizens’ National Bank
Driscoll
Nellie Casey
Scottsburg
George
G A R Dedicates New Hall in Danville
More than 3,000 war veterans wives and family members gathered to dedicate the Memorial hall in the new court house. An entertained dinner automobile parade music by a band mixed quartet and soloists. Principal speaker Charles W Smith Indianapolis native Hendricks county. George C Harvey spoke for the Sons of Veterans. George W Searce presided. William M Hess spoke for the G A R Mrs J M Dawson for the Woman's Relief corps and Mrs Ola Crane for the Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans.
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New Hall
Danville
Memorial Hall
New Court House
Charles W. Smith
Indianapolis
Hendricks County
George C. Harvey
Sons of Veterans
George W. Searce
William M. Hess
J. M. Dawson
Woman's Relief Corps
Ola Crane
Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans
White County Keeps White County Dry in Election
Monon Indiana November 1 The wets failed to gain a foothold in White county as the drys won by a 3 to 1 margin. Totals were Dry 437 Wet 150 with precinct results 96 61 131 23 147 64 63 2. Drys from the town of Lee came by car and the Monon band played on the public square.
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White County
Monon
Lee
City workers Ordered to Salute the American Flag
Terre Haute November 1 police and fire departments and other city employees under the board of public safety must salute the American flag. The order was issued by W. A. Braden president of the board and aligns with the movement to give proper recognition to the flag.
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Terre Haute
Police and Fire Departments
Board of Public Safety
W. A. Braden
Indiana Association of Teachers Elects Officers
At the state fair grounds coliseum, the Indiana Association of Teachers unanimously chose officers as recommended. Miss Anna Willson of Crawfordsville was elected president, and the anticipated challenge from Miss Belle O'Hair of Indianapolis did not occur.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Association of Teachers
State Fair Grounds Coliseum
Anna Willson
Crawfordsville
Belle O’hair
Goshen Druggist Guilty in Tiger Case
Cyril L. E. Wilson, Goshen druggist, found guilty of liquor law violation. Jury in circuit court says he sold a quart of whisky to Roy Hoover and Louis Wein Jr of Indianapolis, secret operatives for Goshen Civic League via the Indiana Anti Saloon League. Fin ed $500.
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Goshen
Cyril L. E. Wilson
Wilson
Roy Hoover
Louis Wein, Jr
Indianapolis
Civic League of
Indiana Anti- Saloon League
Three Women Claim Barber as Husband in Bigamy Case
Three women with three sets of children appeared in court in Anderson on a charge of bigamy. They identified themselves as wives of Malcolm E. Galloway, a barber of Elwood, with wives from Elwood Evansville and Kansas City.
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Anderson
Malcolm E. Gallioway
Elwood
Galloway
Evansville
Kansas City
Hundreds Walk Out At Edwards Valve Plant Riot
Hundreds of Edwards Valve and Manufacturing workers halted production in Hammond on November 1 as a crowd gathered at the shrapnel shell plant. Hast Chicago police were summoned to disperse the mob guarding the entrance.
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Edwards Valve and Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Hammond
Edwards Valve and Manufacturing
Train. Hits. Dead in Ottawa November First
James J. Fox was killed in Ottawa on November 1 as a train strike led to a fatal incident near Puttorer Island. The report notes the man’s origin and the local response to the accident.
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Ottawa
James J. Fox
Puttorer
Hauftein
N Island
The Charm of Motherhood and a Promoted Remedy
A nursemaid style appeal describes motherhood as a transformative trial for women and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a key tonic. It urges prep before childbirth and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Umpire Demands Focus on Play at Polo Grounds
A National League umpire, noted for strict deportment, chased Boston players who jeered Chief Meyers, the Indian catcher for New York, at the Polo Grounds. He shouted for an end to personalities and received a quip from the grandstand about grammar.
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Polo Grounds
Chief Meyers
New York
Boston
Saturday Evening Post
Cares Not for Riches in Household Night Alarm
Mrs Johanes awakens John at 2 a.m. alarmed by sounds downstairs. She fears a thief will steal their silver, but John jokes about confronting the intruder with his own “lead” and refuses to check the danger.
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John
Mother's Notions On Postum Health Benefit For Youth
A grandmother credits Postum with improving her nervous dyspepsia and a grandson’s health after giving up coffee. She recalls initial skepticism from family but notes gradual recovery over three years, urging others with nervous issues to try Postum. The ad promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum sold by grocers.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Grocers
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Butte de Tahure
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Veles
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Visegrad
Montenegro
Petit Journal of Paris
Roumania
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Strumnitza
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Pirot
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Tpava
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State Board of Control
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Madison
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St. John’s Parochial School
Peabody
John Skelton Williams
Williams
Post Office Department
Marshfield
Unity
Peter Daul
Philip Adler
Robert H. Schroeder
Charles A. Githens
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Locust Point
William S. Bolling
Norman Galt
President Wilson
Cordova
Louise Roberts
New Orleans
RB. He ‘Créel
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Rock Island
Blanche Walsh
Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland
William Travers
J. P. Morgan
Glen Cove
Long Island
Mr. Morgan
Stockholm
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