Winter Palace Bombarded As Russia Shifts Power
Petrograd turmoil deepens as a radical-led congress deposes the provisional government. The Winter Palace faced four hours of shelling by the cruiser Aurora and fortress artillery, while Lenin Trotzky and other leaders assume control and seek peace talks to halt bloodshed. Kerensky reportedly fled or mobilized troops. Cossacks offered conditional support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Palace
Aurora
Petrograd
Nikolai Lenine
Kerensky
St. Peter and St. Paul
Russia
Neva
Nevsky Prospekt
All Russia
M. Zinovieff
Lenine
Leon Trotzky
Petrograd Council of Workmen's and
Councils of Workmen's and Soldiers
Chinese agreement announced by United States and Japan
Washington reports a formal note exchange on November 2 1917 between Secretary Lansing and Viscount Ishii establishing mutual interests in China. The accord covers military naval and economic cooperation while upholding China's territorial integrity and the open door principle with no discrimination against foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Japan
China
Far East
Germany
Lansing
Viscount Ishii
State Department
Viscount Isbii
Department of State
Republic of China
Robert Lansing
Liberty Loan Subscription Exceeds Target by Wide Margin
Washington Americans respond to the second liberty war loan with subscriptions totaling 4,617,532,300 dollars. The oversubscription reaches 54 percent of the 3,000,000,000 dollar goal, while actual funds fall 383,000,000 dollars short of the 5,000,000,000 maximum set by the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Direct Flour Trade Prohibition by U S Food Admin
New York report states the milling division of the United States food administration bans direct flour trading by American millers exporters and blenders with European countries effective immediately. All future flour deals will be handled by the food administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Beersheba Captured by British Troops in Palestine
London reports Beersheba in Palestine has fallen to British forces. The city was captured on Friday following ongoing operations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beersheba
London
Palestine
Alcedo Patrol Boat Sunk by German U-Boat
The American patrol boat Alcedo was torpedoed and sunk in a war zone early Monday. One officer and twenty Enlisted men are missing. The crew numbered seven officers and eighty five men. The navy listed multiple missing sailors with home towns including Selma Alabama Astoria Long Island Brooklyn New York City Jamaica Long Island Jersey City and Charleston. The loss highlights the peril faced by U.S. vessels in wartime Atlantic waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Washington
John T. Melvin
Bishop Stewart Melvin
Selma
Ala
E. R. Gossett
Seaman
A. G. Gossett
Astoria
Long Island
Jas
J. Cleary
Albertina Cleary
White Plains
N. Y
RK. Wesche
BE. Wesche
Brooklyn
R. W. Riker
Harry E. Riker
W. R. Holler
K. Holler
Richmond Hill
New York City
J. W. Brunkhardt
E. Brunkhardt
Luther O. Weaver
E. W. Weaver
John Wynne, Jr
John J. Wynne, Jr
E. Harrison
Henry Pool
Tyler
KF. W
Fingerling
C. Uenburin
Jersey City
N. J
Allen T. Edwards
Lydia Edwards
Jackson
N. C
F. Gaus
Mary Gaus
Jamaica
W. H. Harrington
Maud Herrington
Ashland
Okla
W. A. Surratt
W. D. Witt
North Fork
W. W. Smock
D. R. Smock
Des Moines
Iowa
J. Towle
Mary Vonderwall
J. R. Daniel
We As Daniel
Darlington
C. H. A. Pacciano
Teresa Pacciano
Endicott
Frank W. Higgins
Seoman
Naval Reserve
Bertha E. Higgins
Staten Island
Robert McCray
Capus McCray
Charles
S. C
Witnesses Tell of Negro Riot at Camp Logan Court Martial
Testimony from Houston civilians links negro soldiers of the Twenty fourth Infantry to firing on white houses and people during a march from Camp Logan toward Houston on August 23. Witnesses describe bullet wounds, killings of two white men, and plans to murder white officers as the riot unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Camp Logan
Houston
Henry Parker
Company M
L. McD. Sylvester
American Sentries Fire on Mexicans Near El Paso
Sentries at El Paso fired on a six man group crossing the river to Juarez on Friday after calling them to halt. The group crossed back into Mexico and the sentries returned fire.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Careful Guard Against Boll Worm Near Hearne Texas
Government representatives at Hearne Texas continue to monitor the pink boll worm outbreak. No new findings since fall operations but plans aim to establish a restricted area prohibiting cotton planting next year to halt further spread.
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Hearne
Tex
Pink boll worm found near Beaumont in Texas
Jefferson and Chambers counties report discovery of pink boll worm in cotton fields. Dr. Hunt er and E. Scholl lead a federal and state team to destroy infected plants and enforce a path quarantine on cotton and cotton products from Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Jefferson County
Chambers County
W. D. Hunter
E. BE. Scholl
State Department of Agriculture
Egypt
India
Texas
Departments of Agriculture
Hunter
Hobby
Jefferson
Mexico
Supreme Court voids Louisville segregation ordinance
The U S Supreme Court ruled unanimously that compulsory racial separation in residential blocks is unconstitutional. The Louisville measure barring moves into blocks with a majority of the opposite race was invalid, as similar laws in St. Louis Baltimore Richmond and other cities would not prevent race amalgamation or conflict.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisville
St. Louis
Baltimore
Richmond
Sweden May Take Aland Islands Amid Finnish Tensions
A Helsinki dispatch reports unrest in Finnish political circles over Swedish press agitation that Sweden might seize the Aland islands to prevent German capture. Finnish papers vow Finland will not yield the islands, key to defense, which lie in the Gulf of Bothnia near Finland. The population is mainly Swedish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Aland Islands
Petrograd
Helsingfors
Germany
Finland
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Finland
Baker Heads Texas Florists Association Leaders Named in Waco
The Texas State Florist Association elected officers in session in Waco Texas with W J Baker of Fort Worth as president H O Hannah Sherman as vice president L J Tackett Fort Worth as secretary treasurer Mrs BR W Judge Tyler as press representative and wid L Ayres Houston as educational director Directors include Otto Lang Dallas Bird Forrest Waxahachie J E McAdam Fort Worth RX C Kerr Houston Fort Worth chosen as next meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Texas State Florist Association
W. J. Baker
Fort Worth
H. O. Hannah
Sherman
L. J. Tackett
BR. W. Judge
Tyler
Wid L
Foodstuffs Regulations Adopted by Washington
President Wilson approved measures governing handling licenses for manufacturers and dealers to curb excessive profits and futures trading. Rules require direct movement to consumers, limit storage, and tag long cold storage goods. The aim is to protect legitimate dealers while avoiding loss to buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
The
Food Administration
Texas Accident Board Report Shows 1916 17 Expenditures
The Texas industrial accident board reports to Governor Hobby for the year ending Aug 31 1917 expenditures by insurance companies totaling 606843.13 dollars. Employers under the act reached 6481 on Aug 31 1917 with 268680 subject to benefits and 52599 accidents reported including 139 fatalities. Total claims filed 10803 with 459728.64 paid in compensation and 147119.49 for medical costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Industrial Accident Board
W. P. Hobby
Troops Guard Oil Fields Amid Texas Louisiana Strike
United States troops guard key Texas and Louisiana coastal oil fields amid a union strike. Union leaders claim 10 000 workers are idle while operators say production fell up to 25 percent and many workers seek replacement. Sixteen hundred troops were deployed to Texas fields on Friday as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Ter
Texas
Louisiana
United States
Louisiana Planters Cut Sugar Supply Under New Agreement
Louisiana sugar growers announced they will supply 16 000 tons of raw sugar to the American Sugar Refining Company by November 15, reducing the prior 25 000 ton target. The planters expect 50 000 to 70 000 tons overall, but a recent freeze will prevent delivering the full contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Planters
New Orleans
Louisiana Sugar Growers
American Sugar Refining Company
Planters’ Committee
Washington
Italians Withdraw Further From Tagliamento Front
British forces seize Passchendaele in fresh gains near Ypres. In France a small American infantry detachment faced a much larger German assault in trenches, suffered 3 killed and 4 wounded, with 2 French soldiers also dead. Several Americans were captured or missing as the attack ended.
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France
Thomas F. Enright
Mary Irwin
Bramo Street
Pittsburg
James B. Gresham
Alice Dodd
West Ohio Street
Evansville
Ind
Merle D. Hay
Harry D. Hay
Glidden
Iowa
John J. Smith
F. D. Smith
Box
Ludington
Mich
Charles J. Hopkins
James W. Hopkins
Stanton
Texas
George L. Box
Jas. L. Box
North
Grady Street
Altus
Oklo
Homer Givens
William F. Givens
Cloverdale
Ala
Charles L. Orr
Sarah Regnell
Lyons
Kan
Edgar M. Halyburton
George B. Halyburton
Stony Point
N. C
Nicholas L. Mulhall
Bridget Mulhall
Ninth Street
Jersey City
N. J
Edwin H. Haines
Elizabeth Haines
Woodward
Herchel Godfrey
William C. Oberst
North Ridgeway Avenue
Chicago
Vernon M. Kendall
Sam Kendall
Roll
William P. Grigsby
Lizzie Grigsby
Louisville
Frank E. McDougal
R. L. McDougal
Maryville
Daniel B. Gallagher
Neil Gallagher
Blockton
John P. Lester
William Lester
Tutwiler
Miss
Harry Langhman
Ada R. Langham
Dewey D. Kern
Eva Tilton
Collins
Reckon
Ventia
Fella
Adriatic Sea
Tagliamento
Cadorna
Trentino
Dolomites
Carnic Alps
Belgium
Ypres
Passchendaele
Roulers
Germany
Ostend
Zeebrugge
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Maximalists
Konovaloff
Kish‘kin
Terestschenko
Malyantovitch
Nutin
Revolutionary Committee
M. Kerensky
Ograd
Trotzky
Kikujiro Ishii
K. Ishii
Liberty Loan
Baker
Texas Florists
Texas Accident Board Report
Trench
Tagliamento River
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