French Turpinite Explosive Said to Obliterate 400 Yards
London reports claim M. Turpin has developed turpinite a new French explosive linked to melinite and lyddite. Demonstrations described show devastating effects on livestock at a 500 yard range with animals killed and petrified. Officials say use would be limited and require allied approval.
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France
M. Turpin
Paris
Germany
War Office
Atlantic
Daily Express
German Two-Shift Tactics Behind Great War Advances
A wounded British officer describes a two shift system used by German forces from Liege to Namur and into France. Sleep deprivation kept Allied troops awake as German units alternated front line shifts for long bombardments and sustained attacks. The account emphasizes extreme fatigue as a decisive factor in German success.
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London
Belgium
Paris
England
Liege
Namur
France
Carry Germans Off Their Feet in Long Fight
Paris reports a French infantry regiment near Soissons fought three days of heavy German fire and assaults. After gaining a key height at bayonet point, reinforcements arrived and orders paused the unit. The regiment petitioned to finish the mission and, granted leave, carried the hill to complete the work.
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Paris
Soissons
War Will End On Nov 7 Says Mme de Thebes
Paris report cites Mme de Thebes in her almanac predicting a European war mid year followed by a sensational trial and the Pope’s death soon after hostilities begin. She also forecasts German forces nearing Paris without capturing it.
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Mme. DE Thebes
Paris
Prophecy of Imperial Assassination and War End Dates
The text mentions Paris showing interest in later prophecies predicting the German emperor would be killed on September 29 the French would enter Germany on October 29 and the war would end on November 7.
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Paris
Germany
Poincare's Wife Serves as Nurse in Bordeaux Hospital
Paris reports Mme Poincare wife of the republic president works four hours daily as a nurse at Bordeaux hospital. The article notes Marseilles plans a new hospital costing about 1 million dollars.
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Poincare
Paris
Mme. Poincare
The
Republic
Bordeaux
Verdun Vicinity Battles Report Inde cisive Says Berlin Dispatch
London electrified by Berlin based report claiming French advance guards reached Orchies near Valenciennes and five miles from Belgium. The German statement calls the Verdun battle indecisive but admits renewed French progress near Verdun as French and British push north of the Somme to seal Von Kluck's retreat.
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Berlin
Verdun
London
Orchies
Valenciennes
Amsterdam
Landwehr
Paris
von Kluck
von Boehm
Somme
Juniville
Shaho
Mukden
Pittsburgh
Dispatch
French Make Gains in Woevre as Six Day Battle Rages
In the Woevre region heavy combat continues with large losses on both sides. The French have occupied Leicheprey and secured a foothold on the slopes of the Ru de Made in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Allied strategy aims to penetrate the German right wing to weaken enemy strength or render it out of the fight on the new line.
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Woevre
Leicheprey
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Germany Expects War Funds To Last Over A Year
Berlin reports that public support for a 1.25 billion dollar war fund has eased fears over funding the conflict. Military sources say Germany spends about five million dollars daily, with total available borrowing from Reichsbank around 760 million, lifting total resources to about two billion dollars.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Reichsbank
Reichbank
Austrians in Hard Straits as Russians Rout Them
Telegram from Petrograd reported by Central News says Austrians on the right wing are driven back beyond the Carpathians into Hungary with all artillery lost. The left wing retreats to Cracow, while Russians occupy another fort at Przemyśl.
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London
Rome
Petrograd
Carpathians
Hungary
Cracow
Przemys
Fortifications around Vienna and cholera spread reported
Work on Vienna fortifications is being hastened. An official warning warns the public to stay out of certain areas on penalty of arrest and possible shooting by sentries. The Asiatic cholera is spreading rapidly. Travelers from Kiel say Germans are placing new ordnance experimented with by Krupp works for the last two years.
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Vienna
Copenhagen
Kiel Canal
Krupp
War fleet at canal crowded with ships and guns
Reports describe crowded canal with armored cruisers and dreadnoughts, arsenals active, and trains delivering immense guns. German claims the fleet will soon be ready to fight while Emden reportedly sinks four British ships and a collier in the Indian Ocean.
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Emden
Admiralty
Emmden
Indian Ocean
Tumeric
King Lud
Riberia
Foyle
Brusk
Berliner Tageblatt
Verdun
Rome
London
Budapest
Bielostok
Russia
Petrograd
London Morning Post
Brussels
Bordeaux
Muelhausen
Alsace
Vosges
Giornale D
Pola
Austria
Schleswig
Prussia
France
Belgium
Sylt
Battle of the Aisne Reports From Allied and German Sides
The crisis of the battle of the Aisne has reached a peak and the paper has strained to verify reports from German sources. Due to a lack of cables, only the German official statement is available, so readers should consider that ally success reports come from France and England.
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the Aisne
France
England
Napoleon and Prussia in 1805 Jena Duel over Neutrality
The New York Times notes how Napoleon moved against Prussian Anspach to strike Austria, provoking war and a single battle at Jena. It frames Prussia’s response as defending Belgian neutrality, comparing it with modern times and the fate of Prussia's power after Jena.
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Germany
Napoleon Bonaparte
Austria
Anspach
Napoleon
Jena
Frederick the Great
Prussia
New York Times
It Pays to Be Honest Irregular Dividend Payouts Reported
Local investors note that honesty yields steady reputation while dividends from the firm appear irregular with fluctuating payments. The article examines investor reaction and company statements about earnings timing.
Shortening of Wars and Modern Armaments Impact
The Franco German war began in 1870 and ended in 1871 with a peace treaty at Frankfort. The Russo Japanese conflict started with diplomacy collapse in 1904 and ended in 1905 with the Portsmouth treaty. The New York Times notes such wars as first class due to modern weaponry.
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Frankfort
Portsmouth
New York Times
Ike
Germany
Carranza Rejects Coup and Seeks Boundary Peace Talks
Carranza defies calls to resign and wants Villa allies to back him as chief executive until elections are held. Villa rejects Carranza’s leadership while Obregon and generals meet to broker peace. Calderon leads the Liberal Party allied with the constitutionalists and is discussed as potential president.
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Liberal Party
Mexico
Mexico City
Francisco Villa
Fernando Iglesias Calderon
Carranza
General Conference
Huerta
Villa
Orozco
Madero
General Villa
Venustiano Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Aguas Calientes
el Paso
Tex
Washington
Calderon
Civilians Blamed for Louvain City Firefight
Berlin reports from a German inquiry commission say civilians initiated violence in Louvain by firing on German soldiers from houses after a red and green rocket near the railway station signaled the attack.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Germany
Louvain
Army Doctor Resigns Over German Campaign Criticism
President Wilson accepted the resignation of Dr. Louis Livingstone Seaman a first lieutenant in the medical reserve corps on the inactive list. The move followed Seaman's alleged criticism of the conduct of the German campaign in Belgium after Secretary Garrison sought an explanation.
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L. L. Seaman
United States
Washington
Wilson
Louis Livingstone Seaman
Medical Reserve Corps of the Army
Garrison
Seaman
Belgium
Airship America Shipped to England for War Use
New York dispatch reports the airship America planned for Lieutenant Porte's transatlantic flight was shipped to England aboard the Mauretania for use by the British government in the war.
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U. S
New York
America
Porte
England
Mauretania
British Aviator Bombs Maastricht Violating Dutch Neutrality
The British minister at The Hague confirms a British aviator dropped a bomb over Maastricht breaking Dutch neutrality. The incident underscores tensions as wartime actions encroach on neutral territory.
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Berlin
the Hague
Netherlands
Maastricht
Clemenceau's Paper Seized in Bordeaux Article
Paris report says Georges Clemenceau's L Homme Libre was seized on arrival in Bordeaux provisional capital due to an article by the former premier. Le Temps notes authorities acted to suppress the publication amid political tensions.
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Clemenceau
Paris
Georges Clemenceau
L'Homme Libre
Bordeaux
le Temps
Socialists Gain In Sweden Parliamentary Elections
Stockholm reports the general election results with the Socialists at 57 seats, Conservatives 86, and Liberals 57. The update comes through London dated October 1.
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Sweden
Stockholm
London
Reserve Bank District Directors Named for Five Regions
The Federal Reserve Board announced Class C directors and governors for districts in New York Boston Richmond St. Louis and Minneapolis. Appointments include Pierre Jay Charles Starck and George F. Peabody as New York leaders and other chairmen and deputy agents in Boston Richmond St. Louis and Minneapolis districts.
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Boston
New York
Richmond
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Washington
Pierre Jay Charles Starck
New York City
George F. Peabody
Lake George
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Board
Jay
Federal Reserve
Starek
Mr. Peabody
Frederick H. Curtiss
Walter S. Hackney
Providence
R. I
Allen Hollis
Concord
N. H
William Ingle
Baltimore
James A. Honcure
M. F. H. Gouveneur
Wilmington
Walter W. Smith
John Boshne
Evansville
Ind
John F. Rich
Red Wing
Minn
P. M. Kerst
St. Paul
John W. Black
Houghton, Mich
Fireworks Blast Kills Five In Chicago Building
An explosion at the Pain Fireworks building at 1320 South Wabash Avenue killed five people including Harry Bishop Thearle, Florence Hill, Edward M. Connors, R. M. Wolff, Joseph Johnson and electrician Michael Callahan. The cause remains unclear though gas buildup from stored fireworks may have ignited by an electrical spark.
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Chicago
Pain Fireworks Company
South Wabash Avenue
Harry Bishop Thearle
Pain’s Fireworks Display Company of America
Florence Hill
Michael Callahan
Johnson
Callahan
Duffield
World Series Dates Set for Athletics and Braves
The National Baseball Commission in Philadelphia announced the 1910 World Series schedule. Games 1 and 2 will be in Philadelphia on October 9 and 10, games 3 and 4 in Boston on October 12 and 13, game 5 in Philadelphia on October 14, game 6 in Boston on October 16, with a seventh game to be decided if tied. Umpires Klein, Byron, Dineen, and Hildebrand were selected, and President Gaffney of the Braves conducted the coin toss to determine opening venues.
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Philadelphia
National Baseball Commission
Bellevue-Stratford
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston
National Commission
Klein
Byron
Dineen
Hildebrand
Gaffney
Braves
Treaty Signing By Bryan And Russian Ambassador Today
Washington reports the peace commission treaty between the United States and Russia to be signed today by Secretary Bryan and the Russian ambassador. The dispatch notes other items from Ontario and Quebec, including Premier Whitney's death and the season's first snow, along with a disturbing report from Escanaba about Linna Krause returning home in a distressed state.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Bryan
Toronto
Ont
James Pliny Whitney
Ontario
Quebec
Escanaba
Mich
Linna Krause
Bavarian Prince Franz Wounded in Battle
Berlin reports Prince Franz son of the Bavarian king and major general in command of the Second Bavarian regiment has been slightly wounded in the thigh according to the Lokal Anzeiger.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Franz
Bavaria
Blooded Imperial Livestock Seized by Russian Troops
War trophies arriving at Slemensk include blooded cattle and horses from Emperor William's Rominten estate in East Prussia, seized by Russian troops.
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Kaiser
Petrograd
Slemensk
Emperor William
Rominten
East Prussia
Yaqui Indians Mutiny Threat Shakes Sonora Forces
Yaqui Indians, forming the army of Sonora Governor Maytorena, mutinied at Naco Ariz and threaten to desert the Villaistas and join General Carranza, per dispatch from El Paso dated Sept 30.
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el Paso
Tex
Naco
Ariz
Maytorena
Sonora
Carranza
Socialists in Lugano pledge to end war quickly
At a conference in Lugano Switzerland on September 30 influential Swiss and Italian socialists adopted resolutions calling on their movements to do everything in their power to end the war as quickly as possible.
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Lugano
Switzerland
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