Armistice Shifts Turmoil as Allies Press On
Reports from Mu dros Lemnos announce a Turkish armistice taking effect at noon Thursday. Allied fleets gain free Dardanelles passage and occupy forts to secure Bosporus access, while Austria-Hungary's fight collapses as Italy’s and allied forces push toward victory.
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Turkey
Mudros
Lemnos
Aegean Sea
Dardanelles
George Cave
Home Secretary
House of Commons
London
Bosporus
Black Sea
Texas Honor Roll Names Fallen and Missing Soldiers
The list names Texas servicemen and women killed in action wounded captured or missing in Europe. It includes Pvt Thomas N Merritt Rowlett Capt Robert M Graham Houston Pvt Aaron T McCuller Creek Capt Walter Green Fort Worth Lt Oscar C Key Waco and many others across towns and units. Also notes Kaiser abdication in London and the Hughes Gregory aircraft report to President Wilson.
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Texas
Europe
Thomas N. Merritt
Rowlett
Robert M. Graham
Houston
Aaron T. McCuller
Creek
Walter Green
Fort Worth
Oscar C. Key
Waco
Charlie D. Smith
de Leon
Mech
Chas. F. Rankin
Henderson
Wagoner Hayden Neely
Moises N. Carrero
Linton
Charles H. Wood
Alameda
Henry L. Currin
Josephine
Martin V. Tillman
Red Water
Jess B. Green
Pro
Gordon K. Goodie
Dallas
Sidney H. Longhart
Claude White
Paris
Lampasas
John L. Franconi
Thomas Roberts
Corp
Cecil M. Tuttle
Rommel B. Hacker
Jesse Merle Taylor
Trinidad
Charles T. Pedico
Wellington
Roy B. Smith
Novice
James A. Craig
Bugler Gransom G. Granger
Conroe
Elby C. McWhirter
Ruby
General C. Fintey
Carmona
W. Carter Grinstead
James H. Adams
Garrison
Jose Oretegon
San Antonio
Oscar L. Weeaks
Varmersville
Sret
Algie Cartwright
Goree
Oscar A. Noren
Weir
Walter Jackson
Royce City
Emil B. Nelson
Moody
Mar
Lemuel L. Johnson
Wallace
Influenza in Army Camps Rises as New Arrivals Arrive
The surgeon general links the spike in influenza and pneumonia to new men arriving at southern and southwestern camps. Sunday totals hit 2,486 cases, rising to 2,831 by Monday, with pneumonia at 495. Camp Cody led with 617 new flu cases, followed by Camp Bowie 482 and Camp Shelby 315.
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Washington
Camp Cody
New Mexico
Camp Bowie
Texas
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
President Appeals for Return of Democrats in Vote
President Wilson urged voters to elect a Democratic majority in the November elections. He warned failure to regain both Senate and House would weaken his ability to govern and signal international repudiation of his leadership. Republicans countered with a united reply from party leaders and campaign chairmen praising bipartisan support during the war.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Louse of Representatives
House
Congress
Cotton Ginnings Reach 6 790 003 Bales
Census Bureau reports total cotton ginned before October 18 reached 6,790,003 bales including 113,335 round and 9,780 sea island. State totals list Texas 2,050,555 and Georgia 1,277,736 among others. sea island by Florida 4,058 and Georgia 5,006 with South Carolina 716.
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Washington
Sea Island
Census Bureau
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Looney Obtains Injunction to Halt Texas Liquor Trade
Attorney General Looney secured a temporary injunction in Travis county district court restraining the Goodman Liquor Company B M Goodman Bartlett Williamson county and John Ford from engaging in the liquor business. The action follows the court of criminal appeals ruling the statewide prohibition law unconstitutional last Wednesday.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Looney
Fifty-Third District Court
Travis County
George Calhoun
Goodman Liquor Company
B. M. Goodman
Bartlett
Williamson County
John Ford
el Paso County
Goodman Company
Lord
Court of Criminal Appeals
President Wilson backs Oklahoma woman suffrage vote
Washington reports President Wilson expresses strong support for the Oklahoma constitutional amendment granting woman suffrage. He urges Oklahoma voters to approve the measure on November 5, framing it as part of justice and reconstruction after the war.
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Washington
Wilson
Oklahoma
Congress of the
United States
Spanish Steamer Sunk Near Barnegat
A Spanish steam ship loaded with sugar was torpedoed ten miles off Barnegat New Jersey on Monday. Twenty three of the twenty nine crew reached shore.
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Manhattan
N. J
Barnegat
Injunction Against Breweries Sought in Texas
Attorney General Loo ney secured temporary injunctions from Judge George Calhoun of Travis County against two Houston breweries and their officers, the Houston Ice and Brewing Association and the American Brewing Association, plus an injunction against J. Gilham of Port Arthur Jefferson County as part of a statewide anti alcohol program.
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Austin
Tex
Looney
Texas
George Calhoun
Fifty Third District Court
Travis County
Texas Breweries
Houston Ice and Brewing Association
American Brewing Association
Houston
J. ©. Gilham
Port Arthur
Jefferson County
German Note to Washington Details Changes in Government
The note explains that despite armistice terms, Germany has transferred power to the reichstag and outlines constitutional changes. It says the Kaiser is stripped of war powers and that the German government will negotiate peace with the Allies through a people's government, awaiting armistice proposals as a first step to just peace.
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Washington
London
Germany
Wilson
Tle
Paris
Supreme Council
United States
Austria-Hungary
Count Andrassy
Lansing
Emperoer
Charles
Pacific
Swift & Company
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Morning Cleanse
Dodson's Liver Tone claims to replace calomel with a gentle, guaranteed liver cleanse. The ad asserts quicker relief from biliousness and headaches without salivation, touting a money back guarantee if “morning” results aren’t achieved and that millions have already switched to this vegetable remedy. It also references an auction price and various unrelated inserts about railways.
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Dodson
Tam
Adyv
Halts Catarre Medicine Claimed to Fight Catarrh
An advert claims Halts Catarre Medicine strengthens the system to fight acute catarrh and colds. It asserts blood cleansing and internal action, promising testimonials on demand and warning that Watass Catarril Metacuinis will not cure.
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Nasol
F. YJ. Cheney
N. Taleda
First Call Under New Draft in Washington
Washington reports the first mobilization under Crowder with more than 200000 men aged for general service. Entrainment will begin early this month and numbers will be furnished proportionately by every state.
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Washington
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Diaz
Hungary
Serbia
Mesopotamia
Danube
Belgrade
Tigris
Bagdad
Belgium
Valenciennes
St. Quentin
Rethel
Debeney
Brenta
Italy
Adriatic Sea
Piave River
Treviso
Texas Heroes
Sidney Smith
Donald Warden
Ozona
Marshall B. Fillingim
Kountze
George Pace
Stephen Hulin Oats
Paixton
Widffield F. Brown
Pvt
Arthur M. Hill
Blythe
John H. Morgan
Frederick A. Johnson
Galveston
Wm. O. Jernagen
Bridgeport
Marion
Mahl
Early O. Forestall
Dorado
Arch G. Chilton
Leo O. Reroux
Driscoll
Abner B. Partain
Gonzales
David W. Lopez
Marion J. Smith
Jasper
Calvin Sain
Bolivar
Stephen C. Wood
Cobb
Jesse W. Dycus
Liberty Hill
Snyder
Mar. Corp. Worth
B. Burleson
Bastrop
Lawrence N. Bean
Kingsville
James A. Beard
Broaddus. Corp
Richard W.thompson
Whitesboro
Alex W. Terrell
Robert H. Long
Ed C. Hungate
Cook
Hl. Meeks
Venus
Gradie Lodge
Hereford
Marion T. Martin
Clarence EK. Parker
Tyler
Paul J. Whiely
Charles E. Dever
Casper
Joe Owen
Elmo Thomas
Coahoma
Ernest K. Pierson
Lige Grudgetski
Bremond, Corp
Wm. L. Calvert
Mineral Wells
Raymond L. Turner
Alta Loma
Alex I. Ferrell
Lorena
Richard Childress
Mosheim
George W. Davis
Hillsboro
Peter Feuster
Cranes Mill
Chas
K. H. Martens
Bodo Hoag
H. Pitts
Gause
Benny F. Boyd
Brownwood
Wm. B. Cowart
Nat A. Noell
Cisco
Jesse B. Fagan
Burnett
James M. Madison
Ballinger
Charles A. Simms
Henry D. Wittington
Heatiey
Kaiser
Copenhagen
Charles KE. Hughes
Gregory
Signal Corps
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
League of Nations
George Voto
Red Cross
Nada
Boston
Sid Soodhive
Fletcher
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