Verdun Front French Take Douaumont Fort and Village
In a powerful series of attacks on the Verdun front the French captured the village and fort Douaumont and advanced beyond the Thiamount work. They also occupied the Haudremont quarries north of Verdun with 3,500 prisoners counted, while reports from Berlin say German forces captured Predeal and Rashova and Medjidie in Dobrudja as the war widens. The Kaiser's presence at Bapaume is cited amid preparations for a broader counter offensive.
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Verdun
Douamont
Mackenzen
Predeal
Rashova
MedjJidie
West Front
Kaiser Wilhelm
Bapaume
Paris
Douaumont
Ancre
Somme
William
Berlin
Sayville
Kronstadt
Transylvania
Dobrudia
Danube
Tchernavoa
War Office
Medjidie
Tchernavoda-Constanza
von Mackensen
London
France
Dobrudjan
Romania
Meuse River
Brazos
Damloup
Black Sea
Danube River
Rachova
Tchernavoda
Constanza
Constantinople
Constanta
Cerna
Macedonia
Doiran
Clergyman Rights to Test Court Decision
San Francisco advocates say clergy may be tested in court over whether ministers may diagnose illnesses in California. Rev Parker Boyd, arrested by state medical inspectors for diagnosing without a medical license, heads a hospital tied to the Emmanuel Health Institute as part of the Emmanuel movement. Boyd seeks a higher court ruling.
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San Francisco
California
State Supreme Court
Attorneyaa
Parker Boyd
State Board of Medical Examiners
Emmanuel Health Institute
Emmanuel
Episcopal Church
Austrian premier shot by editor in Vienna restaurant
Count Karl Stoerchenh, prime minister of Austria Hungary for four years, was killed by editor Adler in a Vienna restaurant. Government suppresses details of the motives behind the assassination.
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Karl Stoergenh
Austria Hungary
Adler
Vienna
President Wilson Meets Gerard to Discuss German Situation
James W. Gerard, U S ambassador to Germany, visited Shadow Lawn to brief President Wilson on every phase of the German situation as it affects his Berlin post. He refused to quote specifics and will stay in the U S until after the election, noting he represents the nation and declines political involvement.
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Long Branch
N. J
James W. Gerard
Germany
Wilson
Berlin
Gerard
Carl Boy-Ed
United States
Admiralty
McCormick Sued by Jeremiah O Leary Over Libel Claim
New York October 25 Vance McCormick chairman of the Democratic national committee was served with a summons and complaint in a second libel suit filed by Jeremiah A O Leary a leader of the American Independence conference The suit seeks 100000 based on a statement attributed to McCormick regarding a secret agreement between O Leary and Charles E Hughes and the GOP nominee The earlier suit involved remarks attributed to McCormick after O Leary sent a telegram to President Wilson criticizing his administration The president replied he would feel deeply mortified if O Leary voted for him
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New York
Vance Mc Cormick
Democratic National Committee
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
American Independence Conference
McCormick
O’lear
Charlies E. Hughes
Hughes
O'Leary
McConnick
O’leary
Wilson
Hert Claims Illinois Safe for Republicans in
Alvin T. Hert, manager of western Republican national headquarters, says Democrats have no basis to call Illinois doubtful, predicting a Republican plurality next month. Taft will campaign for Hughes and Fairbanks across the central states with stops in Huntington Indiana St Louis Missouri Cedar Rapids Illinois and Jackson Michigan on consecutive days.
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Chicago
Alvin T. Hert
Republican National
Illinois
W. H. Taft
Hughes
Fairbanks
Huntington
Ind
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Jackson
Mich
Carranza Seen Preparing to Leave Mexico City
Washington reports circulating claims that General Carranza plans to depart the capital for Queretaro ahead of the constitutional convention. Mrs Carranza and Mrs Obregon have crossed the border to the United States, prompting observers to call this a possible political blunder amid border tensions.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Mexico City
Queretaro
United States
Gen. Obregon
State Department
Obregon
Atlantic City
Villa
Paso
Texas
Carlos Ozuna
Palomas
Chihuahua City
Ozuna
Villa Lo
British release American tobacco held in Rotterdam and Copenhagen
Washington reports that Britain has ordered the release of 2 to 3 million dollars worth of American tobacco held at Rotterdam and Copenhagen for import condition violations. The State Department says officials are satisfied with the concession amid concerns over warehouse capacity moisture and chill.
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Washington
Rotterdam
Copenhagen
Great Britain
State Department
Department
Illinois corn sells for one dollar in Peoria record
Peoria Illinois October 25 two market shocks on the board of trade Illinois corn hits 1.00 per bushel while a large shipment of Argentine corn nears the city to compete with Illinois grain Argentine corn is said to have lower moisture levels boosting its early harvest advantage compared with Illinois corn as much as ten cents a bushel for manufacturing use Local distilleries and allies contracts drive demand for the imported supply and alcohol production in the region
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Peoria
Ill
Board of Trade
Illinois
Church takes stand on liquor traffic at convention
In St. Louis, the Protestant Episcopal Church, for the first time, adopts a resolution via the house of deputies favoring action in legislative assemblies to temper and suppress liquor traffic. The church reports 12 000 more baptisms and 14 000 more confirmations since the last triennial, with 8 341 parishes and missions and 7 330 church buildings. Endorses commissions on living conditions, farming issues, and pushes for uniform architectural standards. omits plan to form an architectural commission.
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ST. Louis
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Deputies
Detroit
Nouse
Ford 15 Is?ired, Pays Women More
Henry Ford announced after a conference with President Wilson that women workers in Detroit and branch plants would be paid on the same basis as men. He said the move followed an inspiring talk with the president and aimed to prove the new wage principle. Ford added he hoped to support the Wilson administration with advertisements before the election. He quipped he came to get on the Wilson band wagon.
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Long Branch
N. J
Henry Ford
Wilson
Ford
Detroit
Mr. Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Kate Adams Law Upheld by Court
Springfield, Ill Oct 22 The 1915 act allowing closing buildings used for immoral purposes is constitutional the supreme court ruled. Dave and Mary Miller of Chicago were prosecuted under the act arguing loss of property without due process. The court held that property is not deprived when nuisances are abated after proper notice.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
General Assembly
John Fields
Fields
People's Gas Company of
Frederick A. Smith
Cook County
Gibbons
Smith
Joseph Gordon
Gordon
Criminal Court
Springfield
Ill
Kate Adams
Dave
Mary Miller
Two U S Officers Killed in Battle in Santo Domingo
In Santo Domingo a clash between American troops and Dominican rebels left Gen Ramon Batista dead and two American officers among the fallen. Captains William Low and Atwood, and Lieut Morrison, were reported killed with others wounded as American forces fought to quell the uprising opposite Santo Domingo City. Reinforcements were sent to restore order while marines and bluejackets worked to organize the native constabulary under American direction.
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Santo Domingo
Ramon Batista
Wm. Low
Atwood
Morrison
Batisti
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Marines
Lieut
Victor Morrison
Washington
San Domingo
Navy Department
Republic
Family Murderer Taken in Custody
Thomas Metzler a watchman, accused of killing a Coulterville family and setting their house ablaze to conceal the crime, was moved to Chester for trial after an indictment in Randolph county. Victims were George Douglas his wife and three children aged 4 to 8. Authorities say robbery was the motive and cite arson to destroy evidence. Sheriff Weaver notes Metzler had recent residence changes and dealings with a man named Carter.
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ST. Louis
Coulterville
Thomas Metzler
Chester
Metzler
Weaver
Randolph County
George Douglas
Douglas
Coultervile
Sparta
Cutler
Carter
Wilson foes seize on flaws in Republican armor
Secretary Franklin K. Lane told a Syracuse audience that Republicans failed to expose weaknesses in Woodrow Wilson as the campaign nears its end. He praised Hughes but said he was the party’s strongest candidate and has not secured the title of statesman.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Taft
Roosevelt
Root
Petroleum Products Company Removed From British Blacklist
The Petroleum Products company of San Francisco was taken off the British trade blacklist. The total of American firms still blacklisted is now not over thirty. The British reply to the American protest against the blacklist has not yet been received.
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Washington
State Department
Petroleum Products Company of
San Francisco
Hughes calls for exclusive Americanism in NYC rally
Charles B Hughes urged an audience at Scheutzlen park hall in Queensboro to support a single American allegiance and oppose any foreign influence. He promised an American administration, an unyielding stance against foreign intrigue, and to privilege American rights on land and sea. He spoke in Harlem and the Bronx, urging support for the state ticket and endorsing a Russia treaty allowing expatriation and non discrimination among citizens.
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New York
Charles B Hughes
Scheutzen Park Hall
Queensborough
United States
America
Hughes
New York City
Harlem
The
Bronx
Russia
Preparations for Canadian Pacific Strike in London
London reports that Canadian Pacific railway trainmen are preparing to strike with orders to walk out at 5 o clock this evening. The move comes as tensions rise over labor disputes affecting rail operations in Britain and Canada.
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London
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Kare Stoergkh
M’cormick
Jeremiah O’leary
Hert
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