Medical Licenses Pass in State Board Examinations
Dr. H B Galloway announced 18 of 24 applicants passed the medical license exams. Dr. R N Cochran of Richton named Perry County health officer. Dr J W Cooper elected representative to the American Federation of Examining Boards. River Districts merged with Maj J Slattery to oversee both offices in Vicksburg.
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R. N. Cochran
Richton
Perry County
Walley
Cooper
Jackson
BE. H. Galloway
State Board of Health
D. T. Brock
Hreookhaves
W. E Pope
Rienzi
S A. Scruggs
Lauderdale
Edwin McMorries
Meridian
H. L. Arnold
Eupora
H. R Hayes
North Carrollton
B. E. Vowell
Vowell
Mary
Kosciusko
D. M. Busbee
Bogue Chitto
C. W. Powell
Derma
J. W. Cooper
American Federation of Examining Boards
Chicago
Maj. J. Slattery
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
United States Federal Building
First National Bank
Ernest Graves
New York
Maj Glattery
Mississippi Public Health Association
Board of Trade
State Board
Capitol
W. H. Rowan
Willis H. Walley
Sheriff Williams audit probes bank failure rumors in Pittsboro
Pittsboro audit of Sheriff W T Williams books follows the First State Bank failure. Williams reportedly owed the bank 15 000 with liens on real and personal property. county debts rise to about 35 000 while assets are near 5 000. Bondsman New Official acts as sheriff during the review.
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Delta
Williams
Sherif
Co. D. Eilard
A V Lamar Appointed Receiver for First State Bank
Pittsboro report that the First State Bank closed and passed to the state board of examiners with A V Lamar named receiver. Audit by E L Carter showed loans around 42000, assets about 44000, deposits near 37000. directors promise full payment to depositors.
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A. V. Lamar
First State Bank
Pittsboro
State Board of Basic Examiners
Board of Examiners
Gull Barber
W. J. Ligon
George W. Bunch
Kemp Jury Picked In Shurden Murder Case
Starkville jury selection reached a total of 76 for the special venire in the murder case of C C Kemp against M A Shurden. The panel was exhausted and the remainder had to be drawn from the regular pool.
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Starkville
C C. Kemp
M. A. Shurden
Negro Kills Magistrate in Mississippi shooting
F Harris, a Cary justice of the peace, was shot by Jim Bailey, a negro, while arresting him on a charge of operating a “bilked tiger.” Harris died delivering his duties. Bailey was killed by Harris in the ensuing exchange.
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Vicksburg
F. Harris
Cary
Miss
Jim Bailey
Bere
Harris
Arkansas fugitive appears at sheriff office to surrender
William Blake a negro from Oldtown Landing Arkansas suddenly arrives at Sheriff Fitzgeralds office asking to be taken into custody so he can be returned to Arkansas.
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Clarksdale
William Blake
Oldtown Landing
Arkansas
Fitzgerald
Wom en's Christian Temperance Union Holds Last Session
The final WCTU session convened in Bupora with the morning session starting at nine oclock. Posts reports dominated the agenda as the group wrapped up activities and prepared for forthcoming chapters.
Turkey backs recall of ships but keeps German officers
Paris says Turkey replies to triple entente by recalling warships and seeking peace with Russia France and Germany. Ambassadors demand German officers' passports after Ankara failed to dismiss them, signaling tense diplomacy amid Mussulman world views from North Africa.
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Russia
France
Germany
London
Bordeaux
Turkey
Great Britain
Africa
Millions for the Belgians Rockefeller relief to aid war victims
The Rockefeller Foundation plans to deploy its vast resources for noncombatant relief in war torn regions. It will send a European commission soon to coordinate aid and has chartered the ship Massapequa with 4000 tons of provisions at a cost of 275000 dollars for Rotterdam bound delivery to Belgian relief authorities.
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New York
Rockefeller Foundation
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Foundation
Europe
Recksfeller
Falcoe Sacsees
Massapequa
New York Harbor
Rotterdam
Nts
Belgian Relief Commission
German Front Reports Mixed Advances Near Ypres Vallhy Verdun
The advance is difficult as floods hinder attacks. Troops near Ypres have moved forward with at least 600 prisoners and several British guns captured. About 1,500 prisoners taken near Vallly, with limited fighting around Verdun and Toul and an indecisive northeast Russian front.
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Ypres
Lille
Vallly
Verdun
Toul
New Battle in Polish Front Reported by War Office
Vienna reports a fresh battle in Russian Poland with attacks repulsed and a decisive victory for our arms northeast of Turka and south of the Stary Sambor line. Two infantry divisions and a rifle brigade of the enemy dislodged from the position.
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Vienna
War Office
Russian
Poland
Turka
Stary-Sambor Line
Galicia
Colonel Maritz Organizes South African Rebellion
Col Solomon G Maritz leads a rebel movement in South Africa challenging British rule. He reportedly commands about 5800 men as Premier Botha sends forces to quell the revolt.
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Solomon G. Maritz
Maritz
South Africa
Botha Hee
Real War in South Africa as Botha Leads Field
London reports a real war in South Africa with Gen. Botha commanding British troops against Boer rebels led by Gen. Byers. A three mile front battle saw British artillery capture rebel positions while rebels fled, with several horses and some men captured. Col. Maritz reportedly shot in the knee at Keimoes. Andries de Wet commands German forces. no Angola invasion official yet.
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Botha
London
Great Britain
War Office
Byers
Capetown
Coamaaneer
Bera
Watt
Col. Maritz
Keimoes
Andries de Wet
Angola
British Sea Lord Resigns amid Gossip Over Austrian Ties
Prince Louis of Battenberg, first sea lord of the admiralty, resigns after a press campaign questioning his Austrian origin. Born in Austria, naturalized in 1868, he rose to rear admiral and became first sea lord in 1912. An audience with the king announced his relinquishment. Also, Armand Fillières insists the war has only begun in an interview relayed by Havas.
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Louis of Battenburg
Austria
London
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Admiralty
Prince Louis
England
Paris
Armand Fillieres
France
France de Cordeaux
Havas
Russia Declares War on Turkey Amid Black Sea Battles
Reports from Vancouver and Petrograd outline a state of war between Great Britain and Turkey. Russian vessels suffer losses as Turkish forces bombard Sebastopol and attack the Black Sea fleet, while diplomatic relations fade and the Russian ambassador withdraws from Constantinople.
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Vancouver
B. C
Great Britain
Turkey
Black Sea
Donets
Porte
Russia
Italian Cabinet Resigns Over Neutrality Divide
Rome reports the Italian cabinet presented resignations to the king amid a split over neutrality and military prep. Premier Salendra expected to form a new cabinet within days as Gen Zupelli and Vice Admiral Viale are named for war and marine portfolios. Baron Sonnino and Titton discussed for treasury and France posting.
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Rome
Senate
Tt Ie
Salendra
Italy
Riak
Zupelli
Viale
Sidney Sonnino
Treasury
Tomasso Titton
France
Rumor Kaiser Wants Peace Letter Urges Cessation of Hostilities
London The Petrograd correspondent reports a rumor that Kaiser Wilhelm wrote a personal letter to the Dowager Empress urging peace with Germany. The empress forwarded it to Tsar Nicholas, who sent it to Grand Duke Nicholas, who warned that compliance could trigger mutiny and revolution in Russia. No confirmation is available.
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Russia
Germany
Nicholas
Grand Duke
Ambassador Gerard Secures Potash Embargo Lift
Berlin reports American ambassador James W. Gerard has obtained from the German government the lifting of the embargo on 1,000 tons of potash destined for the United States.
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Berlin
James W. Gerard
Germany
America
Sarajevo Assassin Sentenced in Archduke Plot
Sarajevo figure Gavro Prinzip received a 20 year prison sentence for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand heir to the Austro Hungarian throne and his consort the duchess of Hohenburg, an event that sparked a major European crisis.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia
Gavro Prinzip
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Duchess of
Prince Maurice Killed on French Battlefield
Prince Maurice of Battenberg, cousin of King George and son of Prince Henry, has been killed in France while serving as an officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
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Prince Maurice
London
Prince Maurice of Battenberg
King George
Prince Henry of Battenberg
France
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Secrecy Enjoined on US Car Information
Washington Secretary McAdoo acted to stop information about American cars from reaching belt nations via agents in the United States.
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Washington
McAdoo
German Casualty Lists Reach Sixty-Two Thousand This Week
Berlin reports weekly German casualties at 62,000 with total fatalities around 420,000. Lord Nairne, Conservative leader in the House of Lords, is killed in action as a major in the First Dragoons who served in the South African war. Hermes sunk. retreat signals near Dixmude. warning issued about a German mine field off Ireland.
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Berlin
Lord Nairne
House of Lords
First Dragoons
Countess di Cellere Joins Ambassador in Washington
The Countess di Cellere travels to Washington with the new Italian ambassador to the United States and their two young children accompanying him.
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Countess DI Cellere
United States
Washington
Ostend Evacuated as Battle Rages Along Meuse Front
Amsterdam reports German evacuation of Ostend while fighting renews near the Meuse and Hohens region. Berlin says attacks south of Nieuwpoort and east of Ypres continue successfully. eight machine guns and 200 British soldiers cited in eastern theater.
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Amsterdam
London
Handelsblad
Telegraaf
Ostend
Paris
Belgium
Nieuport
Txmude
Labassee Canal
Hheims
Meuse
Freanes-en-Woevre
Berlin
Ypres
German Cruiser Emden Torpedoes Russian Ship in Penang Harbor
The German cruiser Emden flying a disguised Japanese flag torpedoed and sank the Russian cruiser Jemtchug in Penang harbor, killing two officers and eighty four seamen. The British embassy reported also that a French destroyer was sunk by the Emden.
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Tokyo
Jemtchug
Penang
Emden
Straits Settlements
Turks Bombard Theodosia Amid War Warning
A Turkish cruiser flying the Turkish flag shelled Theodosia in Crimea causing church and cathedral damage and wounding a soldier. The bombardment struck docks sheds and a bank branch, then the ship moved southwest. Theodosia, formerly Kaffa, is a Russian port on the southeast Crimean coast near Sebastopol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Petrograd
Breslau
Theodosia
Tokyo
Turkey
Rusia
Crimea
Russian
Bank of Foreign Commerce
Kaffa
Sebastopol
Swedish Steamer Ornen Sinks After Mine Hit
The Swedish steamer Ornen, en route from Portugal to Gothenburg, struck a mine in the North Sea and sank near Cuxhaven. Five crew members were drowned.
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Swedisk
Bank
Stockholm
Ornen
Portugal
Gothenberg
Sweden
North Sea
Cuxhaven
Bankers Eye $10 Million Half-Year Notes Offer
New York bankers with French ties are negotiating to issue 10 million dollars in six month notes at 12 percent interest. Prominent financial interests say the matter is under advisement.
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New York
German submarine sunk reported off Adriatic coast
Barcelona dispatch to Havas says a German steamer converted to a cruiser was sunk by British torpedo boat destroyers in the Adriatic. London dispatch notes a German submarine that attacked the British battleship Venerable off the Felgian coast has also been sunk.
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Paris
Adriatic
Barcelona
Havas
London
Daily Mall
Felgian
Mexican military tension as Carranza resists Gutierrez
El Paso reports Carranza refuses to recognize Eulalio Gutierrez as temporary Mexican president despite Aguas Calientes convention, while Villa and Zapata factions mobilize. The 20 day term for Gutierrez and questions over motives prompt demands for explanations from the convention.
Carranza Forces Block Villa Move as Convention Clashes
Washington reports Gen. Carranza has 10,000 troops at Leon to halt a southward Villa advance if the Aguas Calientes convention fails. In Mexico City the national convention met amid uproar after 26 Zapata delegates arrived to push Ayala’s land division plan.
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Carranza
Villa
Leon
Hille
Washington
Aguas Calientes
Mexico
Mexico City
Tes
Zapata
Paulino Martines
Ayala
Carranza Resigns as Chief of Constitutional Army
The resignation of Gen Venustiano Carranza as provisional president and first chief of the Constitutional army was read at the Aguas Calientes peace convention. He offered to retire if Villa and Zapata also quit public life and even hinted at leaving the country to aid peace. The message caused no disturbance, though spectators once attempted to intervene.
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Carranza
Navnal
Villa
Gutierrea
Zapata
Central Bureau of Information
Mexico City
Boon
Aguas Calientes
Convention
Venustiano Carranza
Constitutional Army
St. Louis Bank Organizes. Deputy Governor Elected
In Denver Gov Ammons warns against closing Colorado coal mines amid rising fuel demand. In St. Louis W W Loxton, manager of the clearing-house, was chosen deputy governor of the St. Louis Reserve Bank. A committee was formed to report bank quarters by November 11.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
E. M. Ammons
St. Louis Bank
St. Louis
W. W. Loxton
St. Louis Clearing-House
St. Louis Reserve Bank
Milam County Officials Indicted on Land Misappropriation Charges
Cameron TexasMilam County grand jury indicts County Treasurer Jas A Pate and District Clerk Sam Wilson for misappropriating county lands totaling 5600 and 5700 dollars respectively.
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Cameron
Texas
Milam County
Jas. A. Pate
Sam Wilson
Crown Prince Said to Be Killed in Verdun Battle
A report claims the crown prince was killed during a Verdun attack. The item notes the event as a deadly assault with high stakes for the royal family and national morale.
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Verdun
Mayor Harrison Versus Chicago Courts in Verbal Clash
Chicago mayor accuses municipal court of leniency toward criminals causing police to feel helpless. Municipal Judge Gemmill replies that police punish innocent suspects to cover duties. Police trial board continues hearings on two detectives tied to pickpocketing. Gemmill cites freeing a known pickpocket after a sergeant testified. Mayor argues tougher jail policies needed to curb crime.
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Chicago
Harrison
W. N. Gemmill
Police Trial Board
Gemmill
Oil Firms Indicted Over Gasoline Price War
Hudson County grand jury voted indictments against Standard Oil Co of New Jersey and Gulf Refining Co for alleged violations under the Seven Sisters laws. Witnesses testified about their roles in the recent rapid gasoline price cuts in Hudson and Essex counties. Indictments reportedly number two and carry potential penalties up to $1000 or more or both.
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Jersey City
N. J
Hudson County
Grand Jury
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Gulf Refining Company
Hudson
Essex Counties
Seven Sisters
Grand
Suffragists Split Over Grace Wilbur Trout Presidency
Divisions within the Illinois suffrage movement arise after Grace Wilbur Trout is reelected president of the National Association of Suffragists. Mrs Medill McCormick, national committee chair, says a bolting plan is under consideration. Disagreement centers on support for national policies and on the Shafrath amendment.
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Ilinais Fe Aald
Grace Wilbur Trout
Mra
Medill McCormick
National Congressional Comm!tee
National Association of Suffragists
Mrs. Trout
Nation Organization
Trout
Cotton Gains One Cent In Texas Relief Effort
The first effects of relief efforts show cotton prices rising about one cent per pound in Texas. Middling cotton in Texas climbs to about seven cents a pound, up from six cents a week earlier, per J A Kemp Wichita Falls Texas Bankers association committee head.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
J. A. Kemp
Wichita Falls
Texas Bankers’ Association
Wreck injures seventeen on Lackawanna train No 32
Seventeen people were hurt when Lackawanna Railroad train No 32 derailed and slid down a 30 foot incline into Martin's Creek near Alford Pennsylvania. Officials blamed a broken rail for the wreck. In Washington President Wilson supports a river and harbor bill but rejects pork barrel spending.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Lackawanna
Alford
Martin's Creek
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Fort Vermazt Bombarded by Montenegrin Artillery
A Paris Havas dispatch from Cetinje reports Montenegrin artillery continued shelling Fort Vermazt near Cattaro. A shell penetrated the munitions depot causing a massive explosion and destruction of the fort.
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Cattaro
Paris
Havas
Cettinje
Vermatz
Asquith to push new war fund in Parliament
London reports Prime Minister Asquith will move a vote for another five hundred million dollars to support the war when Parliament reconvenes on November 11. In Shreveport, Roland Williamson, a leading attorney, choked to death two of his four children during an illness that affected his legal practice. In Washington President Wilson received Jerome K. Jerrens Gagned a author, they diger's seven feet.
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London
Asquith
Jerome Gees
Washington
Wilson
Jerome K. Jerrens
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