Stubborn village struggle ends in Allied victory on Somme
Allied forces claim clear of Haucourt L Abbaye on the Somme after days of heavy fighting. British gains rolled forward with rain hindering operations as French and British units press the German line toward the Dnapume-Transloy road amid a months long offensive reducing German reserves and morale.
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Ganociateda I'ryas
London
War Office
Haucourt L'Abbaye
Somme
Ancre
Magglish
Thiepval
Dfrench
Half Moon
Bapaume-Transloy Road
Paris
Morvale
St. Pierre Vaast
Fomme
Engl&h
Berlin
Admiralty
Zoebrugke
Belgium
Escaped Lunatic Is Slain In Danville Murder
Roy Dickson of Danville, alias Dickson, was killed last night by Shortt Smith of Shelby County Kentucky. Smith, 37, had previously served a 25 year sentence for aggravated assault on a ten year old stepdaughter, and had escaped from the Kankakee asylum to Kentucky. A Danville half-brother confirms the tale as officials investigate the case. Illinois Knights Templar Conclave Ends in Decatur with Chicago chosen for 1917 meeting.
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Danville
Danville, Jr
Roy Dickson
Shortt Smith
Shelby County
Adolph Wilson
Chester
Agnault
Kankakee
Kentucky
Dickson
Jlinois Templars
Decatur
Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar of
Illinola
Chicago
Second Iowa troops to be first demobilized from Mexican border
The Second Iowa Infantry, Iowa National Guard, expected to be the first Iowa unit returned from the Mexican border as demobilization orders issued. Brigadier General Allen recommended to General Munston that the unit be first to be sent back. A second regiment officer confirmed authentic dispatches. In San Antonio thousands witnessed a parade of the twelfth provisional division led by Brigadier General Henry W. Green with troops from Illinois, Kansas, Texas, Wisconsin and two regular regiments. Public schools and shops closed for the holiday with a banquet planned for tonight.
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Port Dodge
Iowa Infantry
Iowa National Guard
Iowa
Allen
Munston
San Antonio
Texas
Twelfth Provisional Division
Henry Wk. Green
Knois
Kansas
Wisconsin
Wilson
Jw J. Barragan
Genet Carranza
Bisco Ar Ddondo
Abassador
United States
Washington
Barragan
Paso
Carran¢n
General Pershing
Mexico
Atlantic City
Pershing
Carranza
G O P Women Tour to Campaign Train Stops in Iowa
Ansoviated Press Leased Wire reports Republican women prepare to entertain visiting speakers on Hughes campaign train. The women will meet the train in South Bend and host talks for working women near Chicago industrial plants before the train leaves for Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, Iowa, with planned stops.
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Chicago
Charles E. Hughes
South Bend
Ind
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Milk Price War Conference Fails to End Dispute
A morning meeting between New York City Mayor Mitchel and milk distributors and the dairyman's league failed to resolve price disputes. An official statement after adjournment indicated no settlement was reached in the conflict over milk pricing.
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New York
Mitchel
New York Milk ,Distributing Companion
Companion
Dairyman’s League
Anti-Chancellor Row Roils German Parliament
Berlin reports a campaign against Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg growing through a circular demanding his retirement. Opponents, led by a vocal minority, cite his foreign policy including appeals to England, stance on Belgian neutrality, and submarine policy as grounds. A Saxon Socialist bid for the vacant seat violates wartime political truce.
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Prova
Berlin
London
Aealnst
von Bethmann- Hollweg
England
Bolalian
Xignora
Ernat Nauckot
Tul
Ernst Eduard Glos
Raichstag
Ron Yon
Taft and T. R. Roosevelt Meet at Club No Fight
In New York on October 4 Col. Theodora Roosevelt and William H. Taft briefly greeted each other at a Union League club reception for Charles B. Hughes. They stood in line, exchanged greetings, and did not speak further. Taft described their contact as normal handshakes, while Roosevelt declined to comment.
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New York
Col. Theodora, Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Union League Club
Charles B. Hughes
Mr. Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Taft
Mr. Hughes
Chauncey M. Depow
Sub
Col. Roosevelt
Freight Trains Faulted as Passenger Service Under Review
Springfield hearing set for October 16 to probe Cairo division of the Big Four after complaints that trains were sidetracked for freight and that passenger accommodations were inadequate. Written grievances to state public utilities commission accompany notice of inquiry. Charles Warren Fairbanks arrives in San Francisco for campaign stop with luncheon address planned.
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Associated Drona
Springfield
Cairo
Big Four Railroad
Danville
Ill
State
Utilities Commission
Carmt
Fairbanks
Rumanians Retreat and World War Updates
Rumanians retreat after alleged defeats in Balkan fronts as German and AustroHungarian forces report cautious advances. News wires describe Danube crossings, Bulgarian involvement, and renewed pressure near Florina, Lenberg, and Brzozany with talks of rail threats and island bombings. A separate note mentions a brief Wisconsin legislature session and border voting plans.
Investment Bankers Urge New Rail Laws to Settle Disputes
Walker Mines of Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe told the Investment Bankers Association convention in Cincinnati that current terrorism of strikes cannot substitute for orderly settlement of railroad disputes. He urged national regulation to supersede state rate cuts and for securities issued from a government backed framework to attract capital for railroads. The meeting will close with a banquet where Senator Robert L. Owen discusses the Federal Reserve Act relations to investment banking.
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Associated Prosa
Cincinnati
Investment Bankers’ Association of America
Walker, D. Mines
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Hines
Ward
Congress
Investment Bankers
Association of America
United States
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Owen
Railroad leaders must answer on political contributions
Washington D C October 4 Justice Stafford of the District of Columbia supreme court ordered Milton T Smith president and other Louisville and Nashville railroad officials to answer Interstate Commerce Commission questions about political contributions. The court ruled the commission may seek such information not for political aims but to assess rate reasonableness and railroad accounting.
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Washington, D. C
Stafford
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Milton TH. Smith
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prosperity Exposition Draws Thousands to Dubuque Day
The Prosperity exposition in Dubuque Iowa attracts about 25 000 visitors on Dubuque Day as thousands arrive by special trains and autos to witness a floral parade with 200 decorated cars and monster floats while 40 000 spectators line the parade route.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Iowa
Nun Applies for U S Citizenship
Mother Mary Emerentiana, leader of the Vin centian Sisters of Charity, renounced allegiance to Emperor Franz Joseph and applied for American citizenship in Pittsburgh federal court. She was accompanied by two sisters. officials said about thirty more would follow this week.
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Proos
Pittsburgh
Mary Emerentiana
Vincentian Sisters of Charity
Francia Joseph
Emerentiana
Auto Turns Over Injuring Peoria Clergy in Road Crash
In Peoria on October 4, auto wreck fatally injures Father Schultz, chancellor of the Catholic diocese, and injures Bishop Dunne and Father Shannon during a trip to a confirmation in Princeville, Illinois. Schultz dies. Shannon treated at a hospital. Dunne suffers a dislocated shoulder as the party proceeds to Princeville.
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Associated Press
Peoria
Fathor Lh
J. Schuetz
St.Mary's Cathedral
Edmund MM. Dunna
Jamon V. Shannon
Princeville
Here
Pathor Schultz
Father Shannon
Bishop Dunne
Prince Wo
Father Schuetz
Strontor
Docana
Spaiding
Cosson Drops Prosecutions At Davenport
Des Moines Oct 4 The state will not prosecute twenty one alleged violators of liquor laws in Davenport. The cases were sent to the federal Justice Department and are before a Davenport federal grand jury. United States District Attorney Claude Porter and a deputy marshal presented evidence against the alleged bootleggers to the Davenport grand jury.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Davenport
State Department of Justice
George Cosson
Cosson
Federal Department of Justice
Porter Gocex
United States
Claude Porter
United States Marshall
Attempted post office robbery shocks Pearl City
In Pearl City Illinois on October 4 a blast rocked the post office when burglars tried to dynamite the safe. The explosion damaged the building and only a small amount of money and stamps were taken before the robbers fled, as a telephone operator overheard a suspicious voice.
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Pearl City
Boyar
Reckless Driver Sought After Hit Run Incident
Police search for autoist who struck Mars Way in Des Moines Iowa and fled the scene. Way escaped serious injury though the attorney general’s opinion classifies the act as a felony depending on circumstances.
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Bey
Heo Seck Autoist
Des Moiner
Mars Way
Way
Paper Makers End Strike At Appleton Mills
Appleton Wis Oct 4 after months of bitter strife workers return to Riverside Fibre and Pulp Co on former terms. Prices advance in New York dairy restaurant chain as cents added to staple dishes across its lunch rooms amid nationwide food price pressures.
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Appleton Mills
Appleton
Wis
Riverside Fibre and Pulp Company
New York
N. Y
Ohio Folks See Wilson See Many Cheer Along Route
President Wilson greeted by cheering crowds as he travels through Alliance and Salem Ohio en route to Omaha. Thousands raise hands in support. petitions along the route urge him to show himself. Wilson plans limited stops and will give a speech in Omaha tomorrow night.
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Associated Presa
Alliance
Ohio
Wilson
Middle West
Omaha
Salem
Allance
Woodrow
Wils
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Régwr
Mrs. Wilson
Tumulty
Carl J. Grayson
White House
Secret Service
Mr. Wilson
Appropriations in Ill bill void under court ruling
Judge Creighton of Sangamon County Court ruled that 49th General Assembly deficiency appropriations totaling 15662.61 are void for lacking two thirds vote, affecting the omnibus bill. The decision notes deficieny funds require a two thirds majority to become law.
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Associated Prosk
Springfield
49Th General Assembly
Creighton
Sangamon County
John B. Fergus
Chicago
Jussel
Brady
Weather Town Forecast Mixes Partly Cloudy Skies
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with unsettled southwest portions. Cooler conditions in the north and west, and in the east and south areas. Thursday brings fair spells tonight with likely warmer conditions in the north.
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Portia
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