Boston Braves win world championship in series finale
Boston wins the world championship by defeating Philadelphia 3 to 1 to complete a four game sweep. Rudolph pitched superbly for Boston with seven strikeouts and Moran Evers key hits helped secure the win. Shawkey and Pennock started for Philadelphia with limited success as Boston twice scored to advance in the fifth inning.
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Rudolph
Boston
Boston Braves
Athletics
Philadelphia
Shawkey
Pennock
Moran
Evers
Walsh
Collins
Oldring
Baker
McInnis
Barry
Bostons
Whitted
Schmidt
Connolly
Schang
Who Pays
A poem by Edna Valentine Trapnell from Outlook urges reflection on the hidden costs of war. It questions rulers and the public, focusing on mothers and wives who bear the human price of battles and the deaths of soldiers. It asks who bears the cost when governments wage war and citizens praise victory.
Beaver Lake Mines Gearing Up For Winter Work
Professor Tyrrell visits Beaver Lake country ahead of winter development. Dan Mosher ships a complete mining plant to Beaver Lake Gold Mining Co. 500 to 600 tons of rich ore remain at the Prince Albert mine as work restarts. An American find east of The Pas attracts capital, and the Big Seven group from Regina will operate on site. The Pas aims to become a mining gateway with local merchants ready to serve miners.
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Professor Tyrrell
Beaver Lake
Tyrrell
Dominion
Dan Mosher
Opasquai
Kenora
Beaver Lake Gold Mining Company
Mosher
The
Pas
United States
Big Seven
Regina
Stroller Poker Decks Lead to a Fatal Loss in The Pas
A tale from The Pas centers on a Thanksgiving turkey news agent and Beaverlake mining man who supply material for a story. Con Walston pockets a money roll, it disappears, and C. R. Wallgren recovers the bundle and hands it to Gus Hamlin. In time, Con Walston dies from the shock.
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Beaverlake
Jim Flowing
Jim
Con Walston
C. R. Wallgren
Gus Hamlin
Saratoga
Con
French War Office Bulletin Left Wing Advances Noted
The bulletin reports no enemy progress on the left wing in the northern department region. It states Allied forces have stabilized positions with some counterattacks pushing enemy forces north of Ateabeibare and cavalry operations extending toward the coast.
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Paris
War Office
Department of the North
Ateabeibare
German forces advance toward Ostend and Belgium towns
German troops push toward Ostend with motorcycles and cavalry seen near Becloo eleven miles northwest of Ghent and near Bruges as Wednesday war news reports German advance in Belgium.
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Amsterdam
Ostend
Becloo
Ghent
Bruges
Dutch Neutrality Confirmed On Scheldt Status
The Dutch government has been officially notified by Germany that the Scheldt river waterway to Antwerp will remain as previously statused. There will be no forcible use of the Scheldt or actions beyond treaty provisions.
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Berlin
Netherlands
Scheldt
Antwerp
Ireland Denounces England and Kaiser in Wartime Rhetoric
A wartime pamphlet urges Irish sacrifice against England while condemning English rule and German schemes. It cites past revolts and figures like John Redmond, noting German spies active in Ireland and a Mons display by the Irish Guards as a counterpoint to rebellion nerves.
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Ireland
Redmond
England
Britain
Europe
John Redmond
House of Commons
Allies Sink Six Austrian Warships
The Times reports an officer from the British Mediterranean fleet confirms sinking six Austrian warships in the Adriatic. Three cruisers and three destroyers went down in battle as the Anglo-French fleet opened fire. destroyers fell with the first salvo and cruisers burned and sank within minutes.
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London
the Times Today
Adriatic
Canada's Offer of Second Contingent Accepted
Ottawa reports the war Office has accepted Canada’s offer of a second overseas contingent. Plans for raising the force will proceed once remaining details are settled as enlistment rushes into Ottawa from across the country.
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Canada
Ottawa
Russian retreat and stalled river crossing near Ivangood
A strong Russian force has withdrawn east of Chryson toward Sieniawa. Allied offensive advances continue. Russian attempts to cross the Vistula south of Ivangood have been repulsed, halting their river crossing efforts.
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Vienna
Sieniawa
Chryson
Vistula
Ivangood
Ostend Panic Drives Evacuation to England
Ostend residents flee toward England as ships are brought into service and land routes are blocked. The crisis forces mass exodus amid ongoing wartime disruptions and threats to the coastal town.
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Ostend
England
Million Dollar Mystery contest opens in Winnipeg Tribune
A $10,000 prize is offered for the best solution to The Million Dollar Mystery. Harold MacGrath, Lloyd Lonergan, and Miss MacTinee judge. Submissions due by January 14 at Thanhouser Film Corporation offices in Chicago or New York.
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Winnipeg Tribune
Thanhouser Film Company
Thanhouser Film Corporation
Harold MacGrath
Mallers Building
South Wabash Ave
Chicago
Masonic Temple
West 23Rd St
New York
Lloyd Lonergan
Miss Mac Tinee
Florence
Cape Town Acts to Halt Boer Uprising Led by Maritz
The government in Cape Town moved quickly to quell a Boer uprising led by Col. Maritz. Telegrams were sent by the premier to ex-President Steyn and other Boer leaders urging restraint and exerting influence to prevent spread.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Col. Maritz
Steyn
German Right Wing Falls Back Before Allied Assault
Paris reports indicate the extreme right of the main German army has retreated ahead of Allied pressure. Invaders are expected to face strong opposition as they attempt to extend their right wing toward northern French ports. The front runs from La Basse to Estaires Baileul and across the border. Ypres has been occupied in a clear Axis advance.
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Paris
la Basse
Estaires
Baileul
Ypres
Polish Front Poised for Decisive Battle Across Poland
Petrograd reports ongoing preparations for a major clash in Russian Poland. The likely front runs from Kalisz to Lodze, through Piotrkow and Kielce to Busk, extending into Galicia as the conflict looms.
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Petrograd
Russian Poland
Kalisz
Lodse
Piotrkow
Kielce
Busk
Galicia
Princes killed and mortally wounded in battle
Russian and Servian princes suffer deadly losses. Petrograd Prince George of Servia, brother of the Crown Prince, is mortally wounded. Prince Olega, son of Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, dies from battle wounds.
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Petrograd
George of
Servia
Olega
Constantine
Russia
British cruiser sinks liner Markomannia near Sumatra
The British admiralty reports the Hamburg American Line vessel Markomannia was sunk by the cruiser Yarmouth near Sumatra. The loss follows naval actions in the region as Allied forces press operations in the area.
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London
British Admiralty Today
Yarmouth
Sumatra
Montenegrins Defeat Austrians Near Sarajevo
London Montenegrin forces under General Bukovitch employed 16 000 Austrians supported by six artillery batteries in northeast of Sarajevo. The battle ended in a four hour hand to hand bayonet clash. Austrian casualties reached 2500 killed and wounded while Montenegrin losses totaled 300.
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London
Bukovitch
Sarajevo
Portuguese Expositions Sail for Africa Garrison
New York Portuguese Consul-General announced that two Portuguese expeditions sail from Lisbon to reinforce the garrison protecting your colonies in Africa near German holdings.
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New York
Senor de Samaia
Lisbon
Africa
Germany
Warsaw Faces German Threat as Capital Falls Imminent
An official dispatch to the U.S. government from a consul reports Warsaw, capital of Russian Poland, is threatened by German forces and may fall at any time. The alert emphasizes the strategic danger in the region amid ongoing hostilities.
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Washington
Warsaw
Poland
Fire Destroys Austrian War Vessel at Trieste Yard
A new Austrian dreadnought was gutted by fire at the government shipyard near Trieste and six torpedo boat destroyers were damaged early today. The dreadnought, slated for launch this afternoon, suffered the blaze before completion.
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Rome
Government
Trieste
Landslide blocks Panama Canal Culebra Cut again
Partial mobilization of the Portuguese army begins today in Madrid. In Panama Central America on October 15 the Panama Canal is blocked by a large landslide into the Culebra Cut halting traffic and widening disruption.
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Madrid
Panama
Central America
Panama Canal
Culebra
Retaken Fronts Skirmish Near Verdun and St Mihiel
Paris reports Allied gains between the Somme and the Oise near Boyes with major positions reclaimed. German forces retreat to the north of Hatton Chatel on the Meuse heights between Verdun and St Mihiel while holding St Mihiel and areas to the river’s north.
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Paris
Somme
Oise
Boyes
Meuse
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Hatton Chatel
Will Work All Winter On Hudson's Bay Railway
The Hudsons Bay Railway will operate throughout winter with steel laid toward Manitou Rapids and the first bridge crossing on Nelson river set for completion before season end. F C Jackson to supervise pier work, yard at mile 149, Y at mile 171, gravel moved to front, steel at 174 miles, ballast to 160, line 240 miles from The Pas.
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Hudson’s Bay Railway
Manitou Rapids
Nelson River
F.C. Jackson
Pas
Forts of No Use Says an Expert
Paris October 11 The fall of Antwerp prompts Lt Col Rousset to argue permanent fortifications are futile and that nations must rely on mobile quick constructed defenses and strong field forces. He notes Metz in 1870 and Belgium’s triple barrier failed and a nation depends on an effective military force to stop invasion.
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Paris
Antwerp
Rousset
Metz
Bazaine
Belgium
Liege
Namur
Meubeuge
Przemysl
Col. Rousset
Fall of Antwerp Report Reaches The Pas Herald
Newspapers arriving Tuesday morning carried word of Antwerp's fall. The Pas Herald learned of the surrender at its office Saturday and read the news aloud at the Lyric theatre that evening.
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Antwerp
Pas Herald
Lyric Theatre
London-Emperor William Move Headquarters In France
Military actions shift as German-led forces press from Paris toward the French interior while hostilities flare near Warsaw with fighting under way on the eastern front.
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London
William
France
Warsaw
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