Tariff Greatest Issue Says Shaw in Campaign
Former Iowa governor and U S treasury secretary Leslie M Shaw argues the payroll of American workers hinges on tariffs and attacks the Underwood law. He campaigns in the West, warning that high or low tariffs shape wages and industry prospects as war orders fade.
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Omaha
Nebraska
United States
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Treasury
Roosevelt
Shaw
Dennison
Kansas
South Dakota
Rainy Weather Suits Germans Front in France
British dispatch from Oct. 25 reports relentless rain turning shell craters into mud bowls, soaking uniforms, hindering artillery and visibility. In Letransloy, British forces gained about a thousand yards of trenches amid brutal mud, with German regiments defending fiercely after Verdun.
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Associated Press
France
London
Letransloy
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Increase in All Chicago Food Prices
Chicago reports show broad price rises across staples as cash wheat reached 1.79 a bushel the highest since 1898 and corn 1.01 the top since the Civil War. Coffee, rice and tea largely held steady while sugar flour butter eggs and other staples also advanced. Dealers note coffee may drop as wheat climbs.
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Chicago
Blackmailer Fined in Pontiac Case
PEORIA NL Oct 25 Judge Otis Humphrey in the United States district court Tuesday fined Mrs. Ethel Losick of Pontiac $250 when she pleaded guilty to sending blackmailing letters to Mrs. Harriet Humiston of Pontiac.
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Peoria
Otis Humphrey
United States District Court
Ethel Losick
Pontiac
Harriet Humiston
Dr King's New Life Pills Promised Quick Relief
Advertisement claims constipation dulls the brain and impurities clog the system. It promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a mild bowel movement aid to clear complexion and improve mood, urging readers to buy at the druggist for 25c and expect cheerfulness by morning.
Webster Halloween Frolic Invites Town to Celebrate
The Webster Halloween frolic promises a night of decorations from wall to wall and home made candy. Witches and ghosts, mysteries, clowns, a nut hunt room, a minstrel brass band, and a million dollar menagerie are planned to delight both young and old this Friday night in Webster.
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Webster
Felix Diaz Heads Latest Revolution in Mexico
Mexico City report says Felix Diaz completed the Toluca capture four days earlier and nears the capital with thousands of well armed troops. A Diaz partisan letter claims control of Coahuila with 3,000 men, ample funds, and enough arms for 60,000 recruits.
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Mexico City
Felix Diaz
State of Mexico
Toluca
Diaz
Barron
Cokima
Dancing Tops Chicago School Entertainment Charts
Chicago reports show dancing in public school social centers leads all activities. School board figures reveal 115044 attending dancing classes last year, with gymnasium sessions second at 67449. Schools lacking dancing had the smallest social centers in town.
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Chicago
Foreign trade blamed as war cause by Benson
Allan L. Benson, Socialist candidate for president, told a crowd in Amarillo on Tuesday night that foreign trade is the direct cause of war and that it creates wealth for a few while leaving many in want. He Criticized Wilsons service ideal as militaristic and linked it to high living costs. He said nations without industries rely on foreign markets for goods American workers cannot buy with wages.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
Japan
Amarillo
Texas
Allan L. Benson
Wilson
Labor Leader McGinnis Dead in Taxicab Homicide
John McGinnis, 50, president of the local hod car riers union, was killed Tuesday night when struck by a taxicab in Peorta Til. Driver John Stice was arrested after stopping, carrying McGinnis to a doorway, and fleeing the scene.
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Peorta
Til
John McGinnis
Hod Carriers’ Union
John Stice
Stice
McGinnis
Trial opens in Galveston on Copeland killing case
In Marshall Texas on February 3 1915 John Copeland bank cashier faces murder charges for killing anti Catholic lecturer William Black. Clarence F Hall first state witness testified Copeland fired the fatal shot from his direction. Publication ban issued to protect juror sentiment in Galveston county.
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Galveston
Texas
John Copeland
William Black
Marshall
Clarence F. Hall
Copeland
Hall
Black
Brigey
Galveston County
Farmers oppose free list corn in Hughes drive
Chicago October 25 A Hughes alliance estimate predicts a 200000 vote majority for Hughes in downstate counties outside Cook from field reports. Otis notes railroad workers and farmers backing Hughes, Bloomington shows sentiment shift, and farmers near Carrolltown plan to vote Hughes to block free list corn and Argentine corn imports.
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Chicago
Hughes
Cook
Ralph C. Otis
Hughes Alliance
Mr. Otis
Bloomington
Frank Funk
Carrolltown
Peoria
Persistent War on Norwegian Shipping
London reports German submarines wage a persistent war on Norwegian shipping. Norway debates reply to Germany about submarines in Norwegian waters while rumors swirl about NorwayGermany relations. The Norwegian Mercantile Shipping Gazette notes five German submarines have formed a blockade off the Norwegian south coast.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Germany
Norway
Norwegian
Norwegian Mercantile Shipping Gazette
Government pledges action to avert Canadian Pacific strike
Ottawa reports the Canadian government believes the Canadian Pacific strike planned for Wednesday will not occur. Heavy pressure on workers and company leaders is reported. If no agreement is reached the War Measures Act could let the government operate the railway. Sloan's Liniment advertised for neuralgia and muscle relief with claims of quick, non staining application and broader uses.
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Ottawa
Simple Laxative Remedy Best for Constipation
Public interest in a mild non narcotic laxative is noted with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin praised for gentle relief without gripping. A Cumberland Maryland reader endorses it and emphasizes brand authenticity with signature portrait on packaging and a free trial bottle offer from Dr Caldwell at Monticello Illinois.
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Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington, St
Monticello
Illinois
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