Carranza Open to Resigning Under Two Conditions
Washington reports indicate General Carranza may retire in line with the Aguas Caliente convention while allowing him to run for president. Delegates from Zacatecas arrived as the convention weighs choosing a successor following a Mexico City meeting. Officials expect the two conditions cited by Carranza to be satisfied.
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Washington
Carranza
Aguas Caliente
State Department
Obregon
Mexico City
Argus Callentes
Zapata
Carréhia
Caranza
Foreign Exchange Conference Outlines Debt Settlements
Reserve Bank officials bankers and Treasury men outlined a plan to restore solvency after the cash payment pledge. A 100,990,000 gold pool is formed and a 50,000,000 New York syndicate fund may cover New York City debts. The New York and London exchanges will reopen likely early 1915 with a joint committee to decide on reopening.
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England
New York
New York City
London
Federal Reserve Board
Impart
New Orleans
Liverpool
Liverpool Exchange
Benjamin Strong, Jr
A. H. Wiggins
James Brows
Gov. Hamlin
Paul M. Werbure
Reserve Board
Sir George Paieh
Mr. Blackett
Federal Reserve Board Agrees to Cotton Surplus Fund Plan
After weeks of talks between bankers and Federal Reserve Board members a tentative agreement was reached to raise 125 million dollars to support the surplus cotton crop and aid producers. Loans will be made on cotton at six cents per pound with interest not exceeding six percent for one year and a six month extension option.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Hebrews Gather in Cincinnati Major Hebrew Leaders Meeting
Cincinnati hosts a large meeting of Hebrew executives from progressive movements in American Hebrew history. Denver reports a clash between Colorado game wardens and about 100 Utes from Utah's government reservation who crossed into Colorado seeking winter venison supplies.
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Cincinnati
Denver
Colorado
Government
Utah
Soldiers' Ammunition Load Across Nations
In the army each infantryman carries 100 rounds on him and 120 rounds in two bandoliers. German, French, Austrian, Russian, Italian, and Swiss soldiers carry 120 rounds, while British carry 100 rounds. A note on battalion and company carts hints at ammunition supply arrangements.
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United States
Carman Jury Disagrees and Is Discharged After Long Deliberations
In Mineola Nassau County the Carman murder jury failed to agree after 13 hours 18 minutes of wrangling. The vote neared 10 to acquit with two for conviction as Ashton and Hevey opposed the majority. Authorities discharged the jurors after ongoing disputes and threats on the courthouse steps.
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Haggard
Dury
Justice Kelley
Ashton
Hovey
England Frees Oil Ships After British Seizures
Washington officials expect a satisfactory settlement of issues arising from Britain’s seizure of three American oil ships. The John D Rockefeller was detained briefly, then released after Britain acknowledged doubts about cargo destination and ensured neutral port transfer via the Danish embargo.
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Washington
State Department
John D. Rockefeller
Great Britain
Ofl
Cotton Relief Plan Fails as Congress Adjourns
Congress ends its second session after nearly nineteen months in continuous session since 1913 with adjournment at 4 pm. Leaders vow to resume December 7 with cotton relief measures given priority. Low attendance marked the adjournment as the House and Senate faced a slim quorum.
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Congress
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Sixty-third
Lever, Heflin
Belle
Georgia
House
Senate
Wealthy Youth Found Deac Selden Miller Identified
In Kenosha Wisconsin the body found in the mouth of Pike River is identified as Selden Miller a youth from a wealthy Philadelphia family who had disappeared from home a year earlier. The identification was made by his brother Emlin H Miller.
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Deac
Kenosha
Wis
Pike River
Selden Miller
Philadelphia
Emlin H. Miller
Cabinet members named Zapata Leoma in Mexican problem
Washington reports the Mexican national convention at Aguas Calientes has appointed a five member committee to assume the duties of five cabinet posts in Mexico City. The portfolios designated are foreign relations war public instruction justice and finance with the committee to govern the government from Mexico City.
Poor Roads Seen to Worsen Mental Health in Rural Areas
Chicago experts link rural isolation caused by bad roads to serious mental health disorders. Researchers warn travel hardship increases stress and can exacerbate depression and anxiety among rural residents.
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Chicago
Early lime mortar origin and ancient binding use
The passage suggests lime as a mortar binder originated in ancient times. It posits that early people observed limestone stones heated and slaked lime forming a smooth sticky paste, better than clay for filling crevices.
Nieuport under raid as German offensive presses front
Paris reports violent bombardment of Nieuport and constant German attacks along the front from La Basée to the Somme. British ships reportedly silenced as heavy guns line the coast and Allied counterattacks push toward Ypres, Arras, and Augustowo with heavy casualties.
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Belgium
Nieuport
Dirmendr
la Basee
Somme
Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Yser Canal
Dizmude
Ypres
Lille
Arras
Augustowo
Berlin Commentary Tracks French Retreat and War News
Berlin reports a French retreat near the sea and CanalLa pression with north wing defeats, while the front supposedly shifts 200 kilometers northward. Eastern theater remains unsettled as Austrians attack both horns and Russian POW totals rise. A rifle factory in Quebec received a British order for 100,000 rifles to be delivered in a year.
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Berlin
Paris
Canal la Pression
Preemysl
Jaroslau
Germany
Quebec
England
General Hwang Hsing and Revolution’s Southern Leader
General Hwang Hsing, a key revolutionary forces general in southern China, historically acclaimed as a principal architect by reformers, is reported to be in the United...
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Hwang Hsing
Hwang Heing
China
Russians Claim Warsaw Victory in Defense of City
The official news agency reports that Russian forces repelled German attempts to bombard Warsaw and saved the city. Siberian troops reportedly captured prisoners from the Twenty first German Corps during bayonet charges near Motchidlover. German regiments suffered heavy losses and several commanders were wounded in the fighting along the Vistula.
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Warsaw
Petrograd
Motchidlover
Trouga
Bronle
Prowschkof
Vistula
Russians advance as Germans flee from Warsaw fronts
London reports via The Times telegram from Petrograd that German armies retreating from Warsaw leave wounded behind as Russians gain ground. Fighting persists with German reinforcements and artillery support. Miana column shows no advance. Austrians suffer losses and eight army corps oscillate on Galician front amid failed attempts to turn Russian positions. Rome-Havas notes Austrian general Bruderman to be court martialed in Udine.
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Russia
Warsaw
London
Times
Petrograd
East Prussia
Thorn-Cracow
Paris Says German Attack Repulsed
Paris reports German assaults repulsed along the North Sea coast and near Melzi court as French and possibly British reinforcements tighten lines. Officials say French and allied troops hold key positions around Varennes and the Aisne valley with ongoing heavy fighting by land and sea.
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New York
North Sea
Germany
Arras
Melzicourt
Varennes
Aisne
Bertin
Yaser
Russians Win on Vistula as German and Austrian positions collapse
Petrograd reports major Russian advances beyond the Vistula with German retreat north of Pilitza and Austrian forced crossings south toward Radom. Russian forces cross the Ijanka and engage Austrian units along the San and near Praemysl while taking thousands of prisoners and capturing five Austrian companies at Tytchentza. Foreign reports note French pressure from Toul against German lines and a British destroyer ram sunk German submarine off Freemantle with minor damage to Badger.
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Vistula
San
Praemysl
Tytchentza
Jaroslau
Petrograd
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Ivaigorod
Leedon
Badger
Freemantle
General Von Hauser Cites Cessation of Allied Operations
General von Hausen states that his forces will cease offensive operations against the Allies. The move follows strategic reassessments and signals a pause in combat actions on multiple fronts. No immediate peace terms are disclosed.
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General von Hausen
Cess
French in Alsace Again Fight in Belgium and Alsace War News
Reports from New York say fighting continues along a long Belgian French front with both sides claiming gains. Altkirch in Upper Alsace near the Swiss border reportedly changed hands amid ongoing clashes as the Austrian, Russian and German forces contest decisive moves. The British admiralty says cruiser naval patrols will hunt down German ships, including Emden and Karlsruhe, to protect shipping lanes.
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New York
Ypres
Belgium
Forest of Aigue
France
Armentieres
Lille
Bethune
la Bassee
Altkirch
Upper Alsace
Petrograd
Nicholas
Vistula
San
Desperate Battle in West Flanders and Northern France
Desperate fighting continues along the front from the North Sea to the Swiss border as German forces reinforced and clash with Allied troops in West Flanders and Northern France. Both sides report repulses and light gains amid ongoing coastal clashes near the Ys ar river. Gen von Moltke reportedly dying. Gen Falkenberg acts in his stead.
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West Flanders
France
London
Germany
Ysar
North Sea
van Moltke
Amsterdam
von Moltke
Gen. von Falkenberg
Jones County prepares to hold election despite injunction
Jones county election commissioners led by Chairman J C Clark plan the November 3 election while awaiting a state supreme court ruling on the injunction that bars judge elections. They revised poll books in Herrington, erased several names, and assume past supreme court guidance allows proceeding, risking contempt citations.
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Jackson
Board of Election Commissioners
Jones County
Supreme Court of the State
J. C. Clark
A. B. Polkes
E. H. Woodham
Circuit Court
Herrington
Clark
Supreme Court
Funds For Third District Mississippi River Works
The third Mississippi River Engineers District will receive 1,084,000 dollars from the Mississippi River Commission in St Louis. Fall and winter improvements await War Department approval. Work will begin at various points with extensions inrevetment at Greenville and Grand Lake pending endorsements. Major J K Slattery notes war secretary approval governs all levee tasks and overall scope.
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Mississippi River Engineers
Mississippi River Commission
St Louis
J. K. Slattery
Greenville
Grand Lake
Slattery
Pardoned stayer case shocks Mississippi crime tale
Charles R. Smith of Lowndes county, a life prisoner for the Laurent killing at Artesia station in 1908, is pardoned but must remain in confinement for life. The case drew wide attention due to Miss Estelle Smith’s involvement. Mississippi Alabama Fair opens in Meridian drawing about 7000 visitors. Louis Smith from Forrest county, serving life since 1913 for assault with intent to murder, is pardoned by Gov. Brewer. A Morton Methodist meeting backs a new church building. A railroad hearing addresses removal of two local trains between Columbus and Winona. Planters Manufacturing urges farmers to join in a large club cone and fi Powell 2 anes erate
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Charles R. Smith
Lowndes County
Smith
E. A. Laurent
Nashville
Artesia
Railroad Commission
Southern Railway
Mississippi
Columbus
Winona
Sheriff Slayer 9 Goes to Trial in Carrollton
Bob Myers stands trial in Carrollton for killing Sheriff Lum McDougal during a horse theft arrest years ago. McDougal died entering a cabin door. Myers fled, later found near Jonestown and captured with rewards offered. Case set as court convenes next week in Carroll County.
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Megro
Carrolton
Bluford Vance
Bob Myers
Lum McDougal
McDougal
Carroll County
Myers
Countes
Jonestown
Greenwood
McAnnally Freed In Prentiss Murder Trial
Andrew McAnnally was tried in Prentiss County for the murder of Bailey Cole after fleeing Mobile under a false name. The jury acquitted him amid a highly charged courtroom battle led by Prosecutor C A Bratton and defense by James A Cunningham, J Berry, and J E Cummings ham.
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Bailey Cole
Prentiss
Booneville
Andrew MccAnnally
McAnNally
Cole
County
Lis ' Ue
Murder at the College Hotel Leaves One Dead
Oliver Smythe, 73, fatally stabbed Herbert Westbrook, night clerk at the College Hotel Meridian. After a dispute over an unsettled bill at 3 30 Smythe allegedly attacked then fled. Westbrook died soon at a local hospital. Smythe jailed, claims self defense. Westbrook was a longtime Meridian police department member's son.
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Meridian
Oliver Smythe
Herbert Westbrook
College Hotel
Second Street
Nineteenth Avenue
Westbrook
Smythe
Ight
Young Westbrook
B. M. Westbrook
Meridian Police Department
Woman Dies in Fire After Pellagra Decline in South Columbus
Mrs Mollie Burrus killed herself by burning in the fireplace of her South Columbus home. She had suffered pellagra for months and mental instability, her husband died last May from pellagra. Their 14 year old daughter found her mother and later witnessed the aftermath before a fatal stab wound for 80 cents. Also reported Meridian a night clerk H Westbrook fatally stabbed over 50 cents rent by Oliver Smythe. Cold Water Bratton's store robbed by two thieves who fled in old clothing and left behind clothing and goods.
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Columbus
Mollie Burrus
W. J. Burrus
Sitle
Meridian
H. Westbrook
Cottage Hotel
Oliver Smythe
Westbrook
Bratton
Love Station
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