Balkan crisis deepens as Bulgaria seeks Russia split
Reports from Sofia and London indicate Bulgaria's reply to Russia’s ultimatum is unsatisfactory and Serbia asks for passports. Greece contemplates a coalition government under Zaimis or Rhallis as Venizelos resigns, while King Constantine holds balance of power amid Balkan turmoil and Germanic plans advance.
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Sofia
Paris
Bulgaria
London
Reuter
Petrograd
Radoslavoff
Athens
Gays
Constantine
Rhallis
Zaimis
M.venizelos
M. Zaimis
Venizélos
M. Rhallis
Reform
M. Venizelos
Europe
Greece
Near East
Eleutherios Venizelos
Ferdinand
Russia
Serbia
Macedonia
Berlin
Vienna
Constantinople
Rumania
Balkan
William
India
Saloniki
War fronts show little change amid Austro German push toward Serbia
London dispatch reports an Austro German force possibly 100 000 to 500 000 men with 2000 guns moving through southern Hungary toward Serbia. Observers doubt heavy withdrawals from the Russian front while German efforts near Dvinsk continue. France reports Tahure taken, Italians advance toward Rovereto, and Britain and France face heavy losses on multiple fronts prompting a new national recruiting drive and possible conscription.
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London
Hungary
Serbia
Nicholas
Petrograd
von Hindenburg
Dvinsk
Champagne
Tahure
Rovereto
France
Euphrates River
Dardanelles
Balkans
Erl
Derby
Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs Opens Annual Convention
The Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs opens its annual convention in La Crosse with a large turnout. Mrs. D. O. Kinsman of Whitewater gives the president’s address as officers and committees report. Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman of Chicago speaks on America's National Resources. future address by Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker of Texas.
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la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs
D. O. Kinsman
Whitewater
America
John Dickinson Sherman
Chicago
Conservation Department
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Percy V. Pennybacker
Texas
General Federation
Propose War Economy in Britain Urges Civic Sacrifices
The Women's War Economy league backs austerity measures to curb luxury spending. The plan targets tens of millions spent on cars, fuel, skins, feathers, silks, wines, tobacco, and imported foods and wear. It urges strict cuts in coffee tea and all imported goods.
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London
Women's War Economy League
Britain
The Quincy Whig Announces Large Upgrades and New Home
The Quincy Whig declares ambitious moves including a new four deck printing press from Goss with color, speed twenty thousand copies per hour, and all new equipment. It also reveals a new three story headquarters at Hampshire and Fourth streets with the press room in view, plus a pledge to deliver on rural routes the same day. The paper notes its seventy seventh birthday and a rising role in Quincy's commercial growth.
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Quincy Whig
Quincy
Whig
Goss Company
Goss
Quincy and Vicinity
Vicinity
Hampshire
Fourth Streets
Brenner-Singer Company
Hampshire Street
Burlington Depot
Illinois
Italian Alpine Huts in Tyrol Repel Austrian Fire
Italian troops report armored Alpine huts from Stelvio to Adamello Glavier. Each hut houses about 20 men, with cement floors and steel walls to deflect bullets, defended by machine guns. Italian climbers cut trenches in ice to reach and rush huts, risking a hard winter in the Tyrol as operations may shift to the Adriatic front.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Gazette
Stelvio Pass
Adamelle Glavier
Tyrol
Ital
Adriatic
Trieste
Physicians Discuss Cancer Treatment At Tri State Meeting
Chicago October 6 doctors at the 23rd annual Tri State Medical gathering discussed cancer causes diagnosis and treatment. Dr Joseph C Bloodgood Johns Hopkins led the program with country physicians from Illinois Missouri and Iowa in attendance. Dr A B Mids dleton Pontiac NL was named president with Granville Ryan Des Moines as first vice president and Edwin P Sloan Bloomington as second vice president.
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Chicago
Joseph C. Bloodgood
Johns Hopkins University
Tri-State Medical Society
Ilinois
Missouri
Iowa
A. B. Mids Dleton
Pontiac
Granville Ryan
Des Moines
Edwin’ P. Sloan
Bloomington
Relief work in Mexico ends as Carranza halts aid
Washington reports the American Red Cross and field agents ordered home after Gen. Carranza said outside help was unnecessary. Rail repairs and released rolling stock eased shortages in Mexico City and other major towns. Food trains proceed with guards. John R. Silliman, Wilson’s envoy, arrives from Vera Cruz to meet Secretary Lansing.
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Washington
Mexico
Red Cross
Carranza
State Department
Mexico City
Department
Vera Cruz
John R. Silliman
Wilson
Vera Drug
Lansing
Rockefeller address to Sunrise miners stresses partnership
John D. Rockefeller Jr spoke to about 200 miners at Sunrise Wyoming detailing labor capital partnership. He said he is their friend and that both labor and capital must work together to earn a living and move ore from the ground. Rockefeller toured Sunrise with company officials and visited two schools before preparing to depart for Denver and then New York.
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Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Ae Rockefeller
L. Weed
J. E Welborn
Colorado
Sunrise
D. §. McCorkle
Industrial Relations Commission
New York
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Colorado c
Wyoming
McCorkle
Starr J. Murphy
Denver
Testing Old Guns In Australian Service
Melbourne Australia October six American made machine guns bought by the Australian government eight years ago may be issued to the next Australian expeditionary force. The guns suffered mechanical disadvantages in initial trials and were stored for eight years but renewed urgency for rapid fire weapons prompts new tests at Port Melbourne range.
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Melbourne
Australia
United States
Port Melbourne
Wilson announces engagement to Mrs. Norman Galt
President Woodrow Wilson disclosed to Washington tonight his engagement to Mrs. Norman Galt of Washington. The wedding date is not fixed but likely in December at the bride’s home. The announcement came after weeks of White House dinners and Mrs. Galt’s frequent陪陪陪 presence in official circles.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Norman Galt
White House
Margaret Wilson
Bones
Galt
Jim
Tipen
Edith Bolling
Wileson
Wilson
Mrs. Galt
Tumulty
Grover Cleveland
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Partners IN Busines
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