Mexicans Open Fire On Troops at San Jose
American and Mexican forces clashed near Presidio and Ruidosa in the Big Bend for 43 minutes. No American casualties reported. Mexican losses unclear. Col Gaston and Lt Cudington led patrols. Mexican forces possibly bandits or de facto troops. US officials deem incident minor with no pursuit across the border. Separately Gen Ozuna with 2000 cavalry advances against Villa near San Andres as bandit activity continues.
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Ssan Antonio
Tex
San Jose
Big Bend Counk
Funston
Joseph Gaston
Gaston
Sixth Cavalry
Texas National Guard Cavalry
Presidio
Ruidosa
Cudington
Texas Squadron
Rio Grande
United States
Baldosa
A. V. P. Anderson
Rofods
Carranza
Osuna
EL Paso
Texas
Mexico
Ozuna
Villa
Santa Ysabel
San Andres
Casithwirade
Mexico City
Juarez
Jiminez
Washington
Crane Heads
Chihuahua City
Carlos Ozuna
Sanandres
Hanly Challenges Liquor Interests Pittsburgh Speech
Frank Hanly told Ohio and Pennsylvania audiences in Pittsburgh that liquor interests will seek to influence leaders, but leaders can defeat their aims by fighting. He cited attempts to manipulate him before and after his Indiana governor election during the transcontinental dry campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Frank Hanly
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Hanly
Indiana
Mexican American Joint Commission Calls Recess
Atlantic City N T Oct 21 The Mexican American joint commission recessed until next Wednesday. Luis Cabrera leader of the Mexican side plans talks with Ambassador-Designate Arredondo during the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. T
Favor State Supervision of Chicago Banks
At a Friday meeting in Chicago private bankers urged state supervision after a wave of local bank failures. The group went on record favoring regulation of their institutions by state authorities.
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Chicago
Private Bankera of
No Casualties On Either Side In Border Incident
Oct 19 at San Jose ten miles below Ruidososixth cavalry unit and a Texas squadron were fired upon by about 30 Mexicans. Some soldiers crossed briefly but withdrew without injuries. Later reports say the shots were likely fired by drunken Mexicans from the Mexican side.
American airmen cheered in Paris luncheon honors Dr Morton Prince
Paris October 21 ten American aviators in French army uniform were cheered at a luncheon honoring Dr Morton Prince of Boston who presented to President Poincare last week the address to the people of the allied nations signed by 500 Americans. French officials attended and praised American sacrifice and support for France while Dr Prince noted the neutrality of the U S government but strong popular sympathy.
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Paris
France
Morton Prince
Boston
Poincare
M. Painleve
M. Metin
George Leygues
Chamber of Deputies
Gen. Pedoyo
Chamber
Emile Boutroux
French Institute
Gabriel Hanotaux
French Academy
Stephen Pichon
Baron D'Estoures de Constant
M. Guerin
Robert W. Bliss
Mark Baldwin
James Hazen Hyde
Lawrence Benet
Whittey Warren
Praize
Dr. Prince
Doctors Baffled by Child Plague
Milwaukee reports at a medical meeting reveal infantile paralysis remains mysterious in origin and transmission. Drs Frost Bracken McLaughlin Harper discuss lack of discoveries and treatment uncertainties while noting a Wisconsin case linked to a fruit shipment from New York.
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Milwaukee
Wis
American Association For Study and Prevention
Wade H. Frost
United States Health Service
Washington
Henry M. Bracken
Minnesota State Board of Health
Bracken
A. J. McLaughlin
Massachusetts Department of Health
William A. Harper
Wisconsin State Board of Health
New York
Predicts seven cent bread for Chicago
On Friday at the Board of Trade B H Dalheimer president of the Master Bakers association of Chicago said wheat had advanced 23 4 cents. He warned that 7 cent bread could result and stated plans to bring the issue before congressmen and President Wilson.
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Chicago
B. H. Dalheimer
Master Bakers Association of Chicago
Board of Trade
Wilson
Social service call at Protestant Episcopal convention
St. Louis October 21 1918 the house of bishops selected Detroit Michigan as next convention site with deputies to approve. Three leaders urged affiliating with no political scheme to broaden church work among laboring masses. Bishops Lines Guerry Brewster Gallor Lawrence stressed social reform education democracy pensions discussed for clergy with 7.4 percent parish tax funding and minimum 600 maximum 2000 yearly.
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ST. Louis
Detroit
Mich
House of Bishops
House of Deputies
Episopal General Convention
Edwin S. Lines
Newark
N. J
W. A. Guerry
South Carolina
W. C. Brewster
Connesticut
Jim Hills
William Lawrence
Massachusetts
James J. Hill
St. Paul
Jim Hill
Arthur Selden Lion
New York
Board of Missions
George Jordan King
Newport
R. 1
Emperor William visits Champagne front amid war fatigue
Emperor William visited the Champagne front this week and met General Von Einem, praising German gains and expressing confidence in victory. He appeared in excellent spirits and lauded German successes while reflecting on Allied losses. The Cologne Gazette carries the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Via
London
William
Champagne Front
Cologne
von Einem
Lumber Schooner Founders in Gale on Lake Erie
Cleveland Oct 21 The steamer Marshall Butters laden with lumber foundered in a heavy gale off Southeast Shoals near the Detroit river mouth. Three crewmen were rescued by the steamer Billings and brought to Cleveland. Twelve others are believed rescued by the Hartwell bound for Ashtabula.
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Cleveland, O
Marshall Butters
Lake Erie
Southeast Shoals
Detroit River
Billings
Hartwell
Ashtabula
Paid hush money on slot machines in Chicago scandal
In Chicago on October 21 witnesses at a hearing for arrest warrants against Chief Charles Healey and secretary William Luthardt testified to a slot machine graft involving police and politicians. The State's Attorney Hoyne accuses malfeasance of office and conspiracy as saloonkeepers and officials describe bribes to influence licenses and operations.
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Chicago
Charles Healey
William Luthardt
Hoyne
Wesley Westbrook
Lawrence Howe
Howe
Healey
William F. O’brien
Myron E. Adams
Night Church
Congress Favors Suffrage Clause in Farmers Congress
Indianapolis Oct 21 The 1917 convention city will be selected by the executive committee of the National Farmers' congress from Houston Texas after delegates favored Houston by a preferential vote. The congress endorsed the Susan B Anthony amendment to the federal constitution for woman suffrage and urged reforms to the Smith Lever act based on tillage acreage, among other resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
National Farmers’ Congress
Houston
Texas
Congresa
Congress
Smith-Lever
Shields, Myers and Phelan
Senate
Farm Loan Board
British Steamer PenyLan Sunk Off Oct 21
Lloyds reports the British steamer Peny Lan sunk by a German submarine. Formerly the Okehampton, built in 1906 at Newcastle, 3875 gross tons, 340 feet long, London owned. Last seen arriving at Liverpool Aug 14 from Java. Swedish steamer Mercur also sunk. crew of 15 rescued by the submarine and taken to Skagen Denmark.
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London
Liloyd’s
Penylan
Okehampto
New Castle
Liverpool
Java
Mercur
Skagen
Denmark
Stockholm
Hughes Will Rest Before Ohio Trip
Charles E. Hughes endures a brief rest in Montclair after talks with William R. Willcox on final campaign swing through the middle west. He plans no visitors for three to four days, with a Brooklyn speech next Wednesday and a stop in New England before Indiana and Ohio appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Montclair
N. J
William R. Willcox
Republican National Committee
Middle West
Hughes
New England
Brooklyn
Indiana
Ohio
Women campaigners jeered in Phoenix
Hughes campaigners arrive in Phoenix on a delayed train to a welcoming committee and banners urging them not to speak. In the afternoon the group speaks to a large crowd before leaving for Tucson.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Hughes Special
Hughes Alliance
Loys
Tucson
Call For Four Hundredth Anniversary Celebration Issued
Philadelphia officials issued the official call for the four hundredth anniversary of the Reformation. T E Schmauk chaired the joint Lutheran committee overseeing observance. The event schedule and details were expected to continue through the week.
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Philadelphia
T. E. Schmauk
Thde
Chark
Rift Over Methods Divides Illinois Suffrage Ranks
In Springfield delegates to the Illinois Equal Suffrage association debate full suffrage strategy. Catherine Waugh McCulloch presses direct constitutional amendment while Grace Wilbur Trout backs amending clause. Disagreement clouds policy as resolutions timing and legislative aims loom. Dr Lucy Waite plans to push a measure to legitimize parents of children born out of wedlock.
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Springfield
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
Catherine Waugh McCulloch
Evanston
Grace Wilbur Trout
Resolutions Committee
Association
Illinois
Lucy Waite
Doubts Our Ability to Win Trade War
L F Loree president of the Delaware and Hudson railroad warned at a Merchants association luncheon that wage declines in Europe after soldiers return could undercut American competitiveness in world markets. He questioned if the United States with higher wages shorter hours labor union influence and slower output can match Europe’s postwar efficiency and production.
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New York
Merchants Association
L. F. Loree
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Europe
America
Mr. Loree
Wilson and Bryan Meet in Pittsburgh
President Wilson and former secretary of state William J. Bryan met in Pittsburgh for about ninety minutes as Wilson travelled from Chicago to Long Branch and Bryan headed to speak in Johnstown district. They greeted each other with handshakes, drawing a large crowd outside the private car.
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Pittsburgh
Wilson
William J. Bryan
Chicago
Long Branch
Mr. Bryan
W. W. Bailey
Johnstown
Peoria Police Seek Ward Political Leader
Peoria authorities pursue William Schuster a ward political leader on a warrant charging assault with intent to kill He is accused of entering Mrs Charles Nyman s home during her husband s absence and threatening to kill her Schuster gained notoriety in 1913 when he shot and killed Otto Hofer a special deputy sheriff and sheriff candidate and was later acquitted
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Peoria
Ill
Wm. Schuster
Schuster
Charles Nyman
Otto Hofer
German Generals oppose harsher submarine war
General Von Ludendorf has joined Field Marshal Von Hindenburg in opposing a more ruthless submarine campaign. At a meeting of the independent committee for German peace he urged restraint and urged the public to back the army without agitation for harsher tactics. The letter read by National Liberal Leader Schiffer urged unity and confidence to defeat enemies and blamed internal controversy for demoralization.
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Berlin
London
von Ludendorf
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Independent Committee For German Peace
Gen. von Ludendorf
Madgeburg
Schiffer
Strange man boards auto of president in Pittsburgh
On October 21 a man with a tools bag jumped onto the president’s running board in Pittsburgh but was knocked off by a secret service agent. He pursued the car for a block before arrest by detectives. The prisoner, 22-year-old Richard Cullen, a local machinist, claimed dissatisfaction with President Wilson’s European war policy. In his bag were a five-inch knife, a bottle to be analyzed, and several wood chisels.
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Pittsburgh
Secret Service
Richard Cullen
Wilson
Ambassador Sharp Calls War A Draw In Paris Talk
United States Ambassador to France William G. Sharp told the Boston City Club that the war’s duration remains conjectural and that opposing forces on the western front appear equally massed and capable of holding ground. He added that Parisians believe Germany will not again get near enough to threaten them during the present conflict.
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Boston
United States
France
William G. Sharp
Paris
Boston City Club
Baptists Elect Officers at Illinois convention
BLOOMINGTON Ill Oct 21 The Illinois State Baptist convention at Aiton elected officers President E L Cos of Springfield Vice presidents E S Skintgon Chicago Rev E Witer Elgin Rev J M Stifter Alice Rev Virgil V Johnson Rockford Secretary Rev E K Masterson Normal Assistant Rev N J Hilton Lincoln Treasurer L K Evans El Paso
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Baptists
Bloomington
Illinois State Baptist Convention
Aiton
E. L. Cos
Springfield
Skington
Chicago
E. Witer
Elgin
J. M. Stifter
Aice
Virgil V. Johnson
Rockford
E. K. Masterson
Normal
N. J. Hilton
Lincoln
L. K. Evans
el Paso
Mohonk Lake conference votes for radical Indian affairs reforms
At Mohonk Lake New York on October 21 the conference adopted a platform calling for radical changes in the administration of Indian affairs and expressing doubt about the wisdom of the present Philippine policy after a heated closing session and debate.
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Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Lake Mohonk
Heavy Snow Strands Burlington Amid Frigid Slush
Heavy sticky snow blanketed Burlington Iowa on October 21 with six inches of slush freezing, halting train service and severely slowing streetcars while city traffic struggled under the wintry mix.
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Burlington
Iowa
FORCE WAR ON ALLIES THREE FRONTS SUMMARY
In the Mediterranean two British supply boats bound for Saloniki were sunk by German submarines. Central powers push on in Galicia and Dobrudja with gains and defensive holds. Romanian left wing falters on the Black Sea coast as Mackensen renews the Dobruja drive. British tank use noted with several captured. Paris and London reports differ on Thiepval and Somme activity. Fourteen officers and 2,050 men and eleven machine guns captured in the Narayuvka area.
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Saloniki
Mediterranean
Velysela
Peronene
Dobrudja
Bucharest
Oituz
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Somme
France
Berlin War Office
Eaucourt L’abbaye
LeBarque
Pozieres-Bapaume Road
Gueudecourt
Beaucourt
Courcellette
Lesars
Pozieres-Baupame
Volhynia
Mackensen
von Mackensen
Constanza-Bucharest
Berlin
Black Sea
Petrograd
Transylvania
Kronstadt
Movant Surul
Rothenthurm
Elermannstadt
Brandefile
Trotus
Uzul
Alt
Norwegian Stand Provokes Protest In Amsterdam
An official Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung communication notes Norway’s submarine stance as against Germany and incompatible with true neutrality. The German minister at Christiania is instructed to protest the Norwegian government’s action emphatically.
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Amsterdam
London
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Germany
Christiana
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Chas
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Finley Bell
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Bryan
Peoria Police
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von Hindenburg
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