Lodge Defends Denial of Lusitania Postscript
North Adams Mass November 1 Senator Lodge at a meeting defended the president’s denial that a Lusitania note postscript existed. He cited Breckinridge testimony and Bryan’s note to the Austro Hungarian ambassador to argue the postscript meant nothing and urged public disclosure of the Breckinridge statement. He analyzed Wilson’s arbitration clause rejection and connected it to Bryan’s remarks.
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North Adams
Mass
Germany
Senator Lodge
United States
Bryan
Breckinridge
Berlin
Arbitrate Lusitania Note Debate Reveals Administration Tactics
Charles Warren a New Jersey Republican elector says a Wilson family member told him the arbitration proposition to accompany the strict accountability note would appear in a note to Ambassador Gerard and not as a postscript. He argues the arbitration idea sheds light on how the administration handled our relations, while asserting the strict accountability note itself conveyed no valid meaning.
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Charles Warren
New Jersey
Wilson
Lusitania
Gerard
Bryan
Predict $10 coal for Ohio consumers
In Columbus on November 1, coal operators forecast Ohio retail coal would hit $10 per ton if demand and the coal-car shortage persist. Soft coal at the mines sold for $3, jobbers offered $6 to $7.50, and a first in mining history slack is sold in mine run at $5 per ton.
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Columbus
Ohio
Moose Leaders Split On Roosevelt Era Support
New York report says sixteen of nineteen Progressive resolutions committee members endorsed a Democratic committee statement praising President Wilson’s legislative achievements and urging reelection. Signed by eleven, the list includes Parker Garvin Carey Nortons and Halbert among others. Isaac Stevens later claimed credit for the statement but said he supported Hughes. William Allen White denied endorsing the New York memo.
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New York
Resolutions Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Lucius F.C. Garvin
Rhode Island
Joseph M. Carey
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Albert D. Nortons
St. Louis
Hugh T. Halbert
Minnesota
Frank N. Howard
Vermont
M. C. Debacca
New Mexico
J. H. Ingersoll
Idaho
Arthur G. Wray
Nebraska
Clarence B. Strouse
Virginia
J. W. McCormick
Texas
William Allen White
Kansas
George B. Hynson
Delaware
Andrew J. Stone
West Virginia
William R. Fairley
Alabama
Lisaac Newton Stevens
Colorado
Stevens
Hughes
Denver
Isaac N. Stevens
Repulican National Committee
Stout
White
Kansas City
Emporia
Progressive Party
U S Citizen Shot by Carranza Aide
El Paso report says Jose Diaz a naturalized American was executed at Parral on Oct 3 by order of Gen Luis Herrera Carranza commandant. Diaz claimed citizenship but was executed as a legalista after arrest with plea for delay to prove American status. District records indicate a Mexican named Jose Diaz gained final citizenship in 1912.
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EL Paso
Texas
Jose Diaz
Parral
Luis Herrera
Carranza
Margarita Diaz
Danville Halloween Frolic Tops Past Celebrations
Danville Newfoundland Nov 1. The fifth public Hallowe en celebration drew large crowds with 14 bands in a street pageant and an open air dance on two blocks. Over 500 couples attended the event. A sudden fireworks factory burn produced heavy bombs that would have marked the festival opening.
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Danville
Raid on Norse Shipping Report from Paris Dispatch
A Lisbon dispatch reports a German submarine sank three Norwegian and British ships near Paris on November 1. Twenty seven Norwegians and 29 Italians were landed at various ports with no further details released.
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Paris
Lisbon
Burglar Shot By Police In New York Raid
Three burglars were arrested Tuesday night in the Rivers Drive home of opera singer Emy Destinn. One suspect was shot and wounded by police during the raid. Destination and further details were not disclosed.
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New York
Emy Destinn
Benson Assails Price of Living in Tulsa
Allan L. Benson Socialist presidential candidate told a Tuesday night crowd at a baseball park that under the Democratic administration the standard of living has fallen. He cited rising prices with flour at 11 a barrel and suggested replacing it with potato flour, while leather costs climbed and leather goods were threatened by government proposals to substitute wood shoes.
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Tulsa
Okio
Allan L. Benson
Britain Denies Greece Policy Backing in Commons
In London on November 1, Lord Robert Cecil defended British policy amid accusations that the Foreign Office backs Venizelos and Greece’s pro German movement. He stated Britain acts with the Allies and will recognize Venizelos as de facto ruler when a Greek majority so chooses.
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London
House of Commons
Constantine
Greece
Venizee
Robert Cecil
Venizelos
Burlington earns 25.3 percent in 1916
Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad reports fiscal year ended June 30 earnings at 25.3 percent on 116,839,100 capital stock, up from 15 percent in 1915. Major beneficiaries include Northern Pacific and Great Northern owning over 107 million of stock. Surplus reached 188,749,695 after 8 percent dividends. Gross earnings topped 100,000,000 at 102,358,893 versus 91,125,000 prior year. Net income after charges stood at 28,028,590, vs 17,288,913 in 1915.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Burlington Company
Mills Wage Conference Set for November Tenth
In Fall River Mass on November 1 the Manufacturers' association announced a wage increase study for 35 000 cotton mill workers will be taken up at a joint meeting with union representatives on November 10. The plan follows a conference between the association's executive committee and a council committee from mill unions.
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Fall River
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
Cuticura Promises Relief for Skin Soothing Sleep
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for itchy eczema rashes and chafings, claiming rapid relief and sleep for infants and rest for mothers. It promotes daily use for clear skin, clean scalp, and soft hands with free samples by mail.
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Cuticura
Engineer Opposes Bright Headlight Launch
John Dougherty a veteran railroad engineer now a road foreman on Michigan Central testified before the Interstate Commission that the majority of engineers he knew opposed high power electric locomotive headlights as dangerous The commission will hear more witnesses before deciding on a proposal mandating high powered lights for railroads.
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Washington
John Dougherty
Michigan Central
Interstate Commission
Dougherty
Utes Mourn Death of Chief Captain Jenks
Grand Junction Colorado November 1 Reports that Utes marauded in western Mesa county were released after game warden Charles Hobbe returned from the Indian camp with word the tribe was mourning their chief Captain Jenks rather than harming settlers.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Utah
Mesa County
Charles Hobbe
Jenks
Dutch tug Vigilant crew rescued at sea
The Dutch steamship Ryndam has brought to port the captain and 12 crew of the American tug Vigilant who were rescued at sea. A prior wireless message said three men remained aboard the tug as it proceeded on its voyage.
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Falmouth
London
Ryndam
Vigilant
U S Mails To Panama Handled In Canal Zone
Washington November first United States mails for Panama and South and Central America via the canal zone will be handled by U S postal authorities in the zone instead of by British packet agents Postmaster General Burleson announced.
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Washington
United States
Panama
South
Central America
Canal Zone
Burleson
A Laxative for Babies Good for Everybod
A family laxative tale extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as mild, effective, and safe for children and adults. Mrs E R Gilbert of Millboro Virginia praises its pleasant taste and natural action without pain or gaping. The remedy blends simple laxative herbs with pepsin, contains no narcotic drugs, and costs fifty cents a bottle at druggists.
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E. R. Gilbert
Millbro
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