Perkins Victory Highlights City Primaries With Few Surprises
The article reports Republican District Attorney Charles A. Perkins defeating Frank Moss about two to one in New York City, with 61 districts heard. Zeller easily won the judge race over Ryan, while Healy secured the Tammany Congress nomination. Returns show organization candidates prevailing in Manhattan and Brooklyn with light overall turnout and 17 arrests for illegal voting or electioneering.
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Frank Moss
Perkins
New York County
Moss
Perkins-Moss
Tanmany
Thomas J. McManus
Rosswell
D. Williams
John H. O’connell
Michall Cosgrove
John J. Lvetz
Frank J Hendrick
James Kirrown
Joseph Berry
Richard Ninth
Michael JH. Greenbank
Herman W. Beyer
M. Blake
Hlevent
Green‘en
Bts
Greenbank
Ork County
Dis- Perkins
Tamman
Ethird
Michael J. Garvin
Stephen A- Nugent
Tammany
Joseph T. Ryan
Zeller
Ryan
Alpin
Cance
Koenig
Manhattan
Brooklyn
McCoveyites
Democratic Party
Organization
Republican Party
John C. Metrate
Republiccan
Register
John Kissel
Stuticket
Fitzzera Preme
Robert Stewart
Edward Riegemann
Sheriff
T. S. Willmott
John C. Mearns
James Cropsey
Robert H. Elder
H. Sullivan
Ries
Patrik
Rob
Ert
F.aroe
E. V. Gilmore
Tammany District
Recall of Dumba Closes Incident
Special to The New York Times from Washington reports that all obstacles to Dr. Dumba Austro Hungarian Ambassador departure have been removed. He is expected to sail New York October 5 with safe conduct from British and French governments. Mme Dumba will sail with him.
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New York Times
Washington
Sept. Os
Dr. Dumba
New York
Nieuw Amsterdam
State Department
Dumba
Mme. Dumba
Department
Mr. Redfield
Vienna
Foreign Office
United States
von Papen
San Francisco
Mexico
James F. J. Archibald
Sergeant Thompson Killed in Haiti Ambush
In Port au Prince, Haiti, Sergeant Edward C. Thompson of the Sixth Company Marines was slain by Haitian outlaws while leading a party returning to camp after recovering the body of Private Matthew I. Littak who drowned. Rear Admiral Caperton reported the ambush killed Thompson and wounded no one else. the attackers escaped. Mrs. Catherine Littak of Coatesville and Mrs. Mary Hudacek of Philadelphia are noted as relatives.
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Edward C. Thompson
Marines
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Matthew I. Littak
Navy Department
Caperton
Thompson
Catherphia
Littak
Gary
Coatesville
Pennine Thompson
Philadel- Sergeant
Mary Hudaca
Armenians' Own Fault, Bernstorff Now Says
Washington reports Count von Bernstorff states that official German communications deem Turkish Armenian atrocities an invention. He defends Turkish actions as war time measures provoked by Armenian rebellion. The Trebizond consul describes expulsion of Armenians and seizure of property.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Miran Sevasly
Boston
United States
Ottoman Empire
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Iu Don
State Department
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Ox Iect
Turkey
German Army Corps Perished in Flooded Marshes
London dispatch reports from a Petrograd source that the first German Army Corps was overwhelmed by the Pinsk marsh floods and most of the unit perished, a casualty confirmed as credible by a good quarter. A separate ad promotes a personally conducted tour to Gettysburg Harper's Ferry and Washington on October 16 with all expenses listed at $23.
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Washington
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London
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Galicia
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Pripet
Allies Agree to Terms of 600 Million Dollar Loan
Sir Henry Babington Smith announced a British French loan to be issued in the United States for 500 million dollars at five years with a 5 percent yield. J P Morgan & Co would manage underwriting without compensation. The issue will be offered to U S investors at 96 with a 4 percent conversion option to longer bonds. Proceeds to support American trade and stabilize exchange.
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Henry P. Davison
Anglo-French Financial Commission
Biltmore
Henry Babington Smith
Bank of Turkey
Great Britain
France
J. Pr. Morgan & Co
J. Morgan & Co
Ln America
Messrs. J. Pp. Morgan & Co
Syn Eate
J. P. Morgana & Co
Davison
J. P. Morgan & cd
Commission
America
Mean & Vt
United States
Poten
Italian Battleship Benedetto Brin Destroyed in Accident
Paris dispatch reports the Italian battleship Benedetto Brin caught fire and exploded off Brindisi. Rear Admiral Rubin de Cervin among the dead. 379 marines and eight officers saved. Brin, Italy’s third capital ship lost since May 93, features 13 427 tons, 21.5 knot speed, and heavy 12 and 8 inch guns.
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Havas Agency
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Rubin de Cervin
Benedetto Brin
Italy
Amalfi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Brin
Castellamare
Naples
British Smash Second German Line at Lens Pushes Toward City
Witnesses praise the valor of Kitchener's Mew as British forces break the second German line near Lens. French attack on the second line adds pressure while observers recount the courageous performance exceeded by none.
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Lens
Sheriff Kinkead Arrests Stir Bayonne Strike Turmoil
Hudson County Sheriff Kinkead faced a mob at Bayonne amid the Wittpenn strike, arresting saloon keepers and a polling official. A 1,000‑strong crowd besieged a deli as deputies ferried him toward Jersey City. tires were slashed and the sheriff narrowly avoided further violence.
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Ruwene* F. Kinkead
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Ted Arene
Dennis O'Connor
O'Connor
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O'Conner
Timothy Condon
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William J. Cain
John J. Rigney
Thomas Noonan
Joseph Drovanski
Hudson County
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Gene
Cain
John M. Egan
Laurent Tonnele
Fielder
Edward M. Griffin
Henry Wilson
Kean
Tonnele
Jersey Ty
Bayonne
Egan
Avenue C
Mark A. Sullivan
George Q. Tennant
James Clarke
Tennant
Four Big Battles Rage in Russia
British and allied forces launch a major attack along a wide front with heavy bombardments across Ypres Verdun and Lens sectors. Kitchener's men lead the assault toward Loos Hill 70 and surrounding trenches as German resistance stiffens on multiple fronts.
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Russia
Britain Warns Bulgaria Over Balkan War alignments
In a Commons statement Sir Edward Grey affirms Britain will back Balkan friends if Bulgaria mobilizes with enemies. He stresses Bulgaria’s neutral stance and friendship with Britain, warns against German influence, and argues Allies seek to support Balkan independence without undermining any state’s sovereignty.
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Germans Impressed by Intensity of Attack
Amsterdam dispatch reports a German Zeitung summary claiming the Entente’s western front assault has produced the war's most violent fighting to date. It notes exaggerated prisoner counts but acknowledges large captures and praises Allied sacrifice while expressing belief in a storm surpassing previous violence.
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NEW York Times
London Daily
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Ypres
Petrograd
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Serbia
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Russias
Riga
Decisis
Pars
War Office report on Ruslan front operations near Vilna
Berlin reports a series of maneuvers on the Eastern theatre with German forces under Field Marshal von Hindenburg repulsing a rearward enemy stand south of Lake Drisitiata and near Smorgon. It notes a cavalry engagement and a substantial capture of prisoners, guns, and banknotes during the advance toward the Vilna area.
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London
War Office
Marshal von Hindenburg
Dvinsk
Lake Drisitiata
Geeral van Eichhorn
Geeral van Eichhorn the Battle Wut Vilna
Marooz- Smorgon-Wischnew
Bankas
Smorgon
Balkans News Snapshot From Sept 28 1914
The Overseas News Agency reports mixed Balkan developments. Romania may shift policy, while military action is said to be unlikely. Hungary's Andrassy urges neutrality, warning Entente entry could trigger higher risks for Balkans. Athens reporter confirms Greece premier Venizelos negotiations ongoing.
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Perlin
London
Today
Balkans
Iumaine
Bucharest
Rumania
Julius Andrassy
Hungary
Huesia
Muissian le
Balkens
Raroania
Athens
Lokal-Anzseiger
Venzelos
Greece
Negula
Wilhelm Defended and Taken as 3,000 Prisoners Captured
Gen. French reports the fortress of Wilhelm breached by storm, with 3,000 prisoners taken. The spoils include forty machine guns and twenty one cannon, signaling a decisive victory and heavy Allied gains.
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Wilhelm
French Souchez Advance Makes New Gains
French forces push German railway communications in Champagne as river crossings and positions near Souchez show gains. Allied units press toward strategic targets with continued artillery and infantry efforts in the sector.
Allied Successes Far Exceed Bare Official Statements
Paris dispatch reports that French and British forces have smashed significant targets beyond expectations. Details are not yet publishable and must stay within official communiqués.
British push at Loos nets 3000 prisoners and 21 guns
Official dispatch from Field Marshal Sir John French reports heavy fighting around Loos with British forces taking the German second line and advancing toward the third. More than 3,000 prisoners, 21 guns, and 40 machine guns captured as British and French troops threaten German positions along a network of trenches and bomb shelters.
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Matsral
John French
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Betaume
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Fenatre
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