Dutch Steamer Bloomersdijk Sinks After U-Boat Attack
Rotterdam dispatch reports the Dutch steamer Bloomersdijk torpedoed by a German submarine. The Benham rescued the crew as Dutch and Dutch press condemn the act as illegal and demand full compensation from Germany. Directors plan to discuss the incident with the foreign minister. sailing dates remain unchanged.
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Rotterdam
London
Lhe
Bloomersdijk
Benham
Amsterdam
Hner Bloc
Ersdijk
Nieuws van den Dag
Holland
Germany
Denands
Handisblad
Reimburse Civilians in Training Camp Duty
Washington reports that the War Department will accept civilian reimbursement applications for authorized military training camps this year. Congress allocated $2,000,000 for refunds covering transportation, uniforms, and subsistence. Payments to dependents of guardsmen and regulars depend on each soldier’s prior family support contribution.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Carranza Troops in Field Against Villa
Refugees flee Parral Chihuahua amid warnings of Villa attacks on October 15. Carranza forces have advanced from Jiminez toward Rio Florido to pursue Villa troops moving toward Malpaso. Fresh southern units arrive in Chihuahua City for field service against Villa in the western state.
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EL Paso
Texas
Parral
Chihuahua
Villa
Carranza
Jiminez
Chihuahua City
Rio Florido
Malpaso
Roosevelt Will Invade West Again Tour Itinerary
Chicago October 11 Roosevelt will leave New York Sunday October 15 for western speaking tour in support of Hughes and Fairbanks delivering addresses in Louisville October 16 Albuquerque October 19 Phoenix October 21 Denver October 24 and Chicago October 26. There will be no speech in St Louis October 17 as previously announced.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Hughes and
Fairbanks
Louisville
Albuquerque
N. M
Phoenix
Ariz
Denver
Col. Roosevelt
St. Louis
Jury Clears Woman of Murder Charge
St Paul. Mrs Anella Dudek was found not guilty by a jury after one and a half hours deliberations in the murder trial of Rev Henry Jajeski a Catholic priest shot on March 4 1916 She was committed to a hospital for the insane shortly after the shooting and was dismissed weeks ago on the physician’s recommendation
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ST. Paul
Anella Dudek
Henry Jajeski
Terrible End to Chicago Workroom Spree
Gustav Schroeder an elderly former worker dis charged after 15 years with a wholesale clothing firm shot and killed the man he suspected of firing him in the work room and then killed himself, terrorizing the employer with a revolver in Chicago on Tuesday.
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Chicago
Gustav Schroeder
U-53 Sinks Two British Ships and Delays American Steamer
A map shows German submarine U-53’s voyage from Wilhelmshaven to Newport. It sank two British ships off Nantucket lightship about 120 miles southeast of Newport and held the American steamer Kansan in place. Nearby freighters and liners including the Alaunia, Philadelphia, Cameronia, and Espagne were in the Atlantic, with 21 allied ships on the ocean at risk.
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Wilhelmshaven
Newport
West Point
Arrow
Strathdene
Kansan
Nantucket
Alaunia
Cunard Line
Europe
Philadelphia
England
Cameronia
New York
Espange
Bordeau
Abandon Search for Survivors off Nantucket Shoals
Newport Oct 11 The Kingstonian crew search ended Tuesday night after 12 torpedo boat destroyers scoured the submarine zone for 48 hours. Merchants may have rescued the crew on an eastbound vessel and withheld report to avoid alerting a submarine. Strathdene officers witnessed the sinking but saw no Kingstonian boats. A lifeboat was reportedly found by a destroyer but naval officials denied the report. May demand indemnity loom as Dutch Bloomers crack sinks near Nantucket.
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Newport
R. I
Kingstonian
Nantucket
Wilson
Strathdene
Washington
German Sub Sinking Victim Ship Sparks Indemnity Talk
A prominent diplomat forecast Germany would likely pay indemnity to Holland for the Bloomersdijk sinking after a German submarine torpedoed the vessel. U.S. officials said no U.S. action is needed in the dispute. Survivors arrived in Hoboken, recounting a ten minute lifeboat evacuation before the ship sank.
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Germany
Holland
State Department
United States
Hoboken
N. J
Mner
Bloomersdijk
Gompers protests Carranza decrees at joint commission
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, protested to Mexican members of the Mexican American joint commission against Carranza decrees aimed at limiting strikes. He noted a death penalty for strikers or conspirators, while commissioners said the decrees target specific cases affecting Mexico City public service paralysis.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Joint Commission
Carranza
Gompers
Mexico City
Villa Moving North Toward Madera Expedition Route
Field headquarters says Villa's main body moves north along the Mexican Northwestern railway toward Madera. Madera lies under 60 miles from El Valle, the expedition's southern camp.
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Villa
Madera
el Valle
Disgust at Transatlantic Submarine Warfare Warning
Paris on October 11 reports naval writer Rae mond Lestonnat in Intransigeant that while no prophecy is offered on German submarine warfare, sea traffic is clearly disgusted and fresh Allied naval dispositions are required to protect shipping.
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Paris
Raemond Lestonnat
Evangelical missions progress in Latin America
In Des Moines Samuel Kay Inman told Disciples of Christ delegates that evangelical missions in Mexico Central and South America are barely begun. He noted Buenos Aires has one evangelical church per 120000 residents and that Asuncion posters threaten religion. He warned neighbors are becoming a people without religion.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Evangelical Missions
South America
Mexico
Samuel Kay Inman
Disciples of Christ
Mr. Inman
Panama _ congress
Central
Inman
Buenos Ayres
Asunscion
Paraguay
Withdrawal Demanded by Barragan for U S Troop Exit
In San Antonio on October 11 Col Barragan chief of staff to First Chief Carranza said an agreement to withdraw American troops from Mexico must include a fixed withdrawal date before further Mexico questions can be taken up by the Mexican American commission at Atlantic City. Barragan will travel with Eliseo Arredondo the ambassador designate to the United States to Washington on his return trip after talks with Carranza.
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San Antonio
Texas
Col. Barragan
Carranza
Mexico
Atlantic City
Eliseo Arredondo
United States
Washington
Stefano Sinking Under Rules of War Craft
Berlin reports a semi-official dispatch on the sinking of Stefano by U-53. It states there was no torpedoing or sinking without warning, and that the vessel was stopped and sunk under cruiser warfare rules after actions to reach port failed and the crew safety was considered.
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Berlin
London
Supply Vessels In Atlantic
The Tijd reports a German source says U boats in the Atlantic receive supplies from large commercial submarine supply vessels stationed at a fixed time and cruising the Atlantic.
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Atlantic
Amsterdam
London
The
Tijd
Close-out Luncheonware and local visits highlight Bonnet News
Odd luncheon plates advertised at two cents each in Doerr Department Store. Mrs. Kate Ruthermel of Davenport and Henry Heller of Saginaw Mich visited at the Korn and Volkland homes. Numerous locals. doctors, nurses, and merchants travel, visit, or return from trips in Quincy and nearby towns.
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Doerr
Kate Ruthermel
Davenport
Henry Heller
Saginaw
Mich
John Korn
H. Volkland
Korn
Volkland
Heller
Doctor Green Occidental
Thomas Munday
Henry Webb
Springfield
Esther O'Hara
Denver
Ilinois
Dorothy Bock
Luther Memorial
Alma Neuer
1300 State Street
Jr. J. Reid
Peoria
Reid
Elna Cate
C. Doerr
Walter Wachter
Jackson Street
Miller and Arthur Drug Company
Wachter
Edith Peabody
St. Mary’s Academy
George Peabody
East St. Louis
Quincy
John Wallett
California
Chestnut Street
H. F. Lafler
State Bank
W. A. Millen
Joseph
Dwyer
Barry
Otho Ward
Vermont Street
Quincy Banks
Columbus Day
Emma Rynicker
Oklahoma
Snyder
Blinky Burlingame
Blessing Hospital
Conrad Burgtorf
Julia Burgtorf
Eighth
Maine Street
Esther
Herman Stormer
South Eighth
A. J. Jeffries
Western Association
Anna Huston
Mendon
Excelsior Springs
Excelsior
Bruce Shindel
William Bruce
Rushville
Belle Shindel
North Sixth Street
Shindel
State Savings Loan & Trust Company
Adams County
Adv
Frederick Weyerhauser Elected Director at Great Northern
Made Hill Road director Frederick E. Weyerhauser, son of the late lumber magnate, was chosen to fill the vacancy created by James J. Hill's death. The board elected him at a meeting held Tuesday in the offices of Louis W. Ain, president of the railroad.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Frederick E. Weyerhauser
Frederick Weyerhauser
Great Northern Railway Company
James J. Hill
Louis W. Ain
Road
Eighth Reaches Capital in Three Trains
The Eighth Illinois Infantry colored unit under Lieut. Col. James L. Morgan arrived in Springfield on Tuesday night in three trains from San Antonio. They were switched to Camp Dunne for quartering until mustered out.
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Springfield
Ill
Eighth Illinois Infantry
James L. Morgan
Chicago and Alton
Camp Dunne
San Antonio
Parker Explains Prosperity In Progressive Frame
Cincinnati dispatch reports John M. Parker of Louisiana, the Progressive vice presidential candidate, arguing that current prosperity is not a praise of democracy or its policies but the result of laws Progressives originally advocated. He spoke on Tuesday to supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Cincinnati
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Rupture Expert Seeley to Visit Newcomb Hotel Thursday
F H Seeley, rupture expert from Chicago and Philadelphia, will be at the Newcomb hotel in Quincy this Thursday, October 12. He advertises the Spermatic Shield, claimed to close ruptures in about 10 days without surgery, injections, or prescriptions, with English and Spanish awards cited. Charity cases offered free evaluation. documents from the U S Government shown on request.
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F. H. Seeley
Chicago
Philadelphia
United States
Washington, D. C
National Opposed to Woman Suffrage Plans Boston Convention
Boston hosts the first convention of oat cultragists in America on December 6 under plans announced by the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. A banquet will feature invited attendees including President Wilson former President Taft and Henry Cabot Lodge among others. The organization comprises 25 states and over 350000 women, working with a men’s counterpart.
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Boston
America
National Association
Wikson
Taft
Kiihe
Beck Henry Cabot Lodge
Charles W. Eliot Lyman Abbott
National
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Reed
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Guaras America
Stephano
W. McKnight
Memphis
Eva Olinger
Keokuk
Quincey
Addison Jones
F. G. Hapke
Fifth St
Seeley
U. S. Army
F. H., Seeley
Wayland
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