Note on American protest over British interference with neutral trade
Washington dispatches indicate America’s long-standing protest against British interference with neutral trade has been sent to London by special messenger. Ambassador Page will present it to the British foreign office next week, with President Wilson’s approval and implications for future policy unclear.
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Washington
America
United States
Europe
London
Ambassador Page
British Foreign Office
Alexander W. Kirk
Berlin
Gerard
Goveramentt
Great Britain
Bryan
Wilson
Germany
Great ‘Britain
State Department
White House
Expect More Arrests in German Plot to Bomb Ships
Federal grand jury will weigh cases of five men charged with conspiracy to destroy Allied ships laden with munitions. Names include Robert Fay Walter Scholz Paul Daeche Dr Herbert Kienzler and Max Breitung. Breitung posted 25000 bond for Nov 4 hearing. authorities warn more arrests possible as evidence is digested. Count von Bernstorff telegram denied Fay’s links to German secret service. Detectives in New Jersey gathered explosives used in bomb experiments aimed at ship rudders or propellers.
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New York
United States
H. Snowden Marshall
Robert Fay
Walter L. Scholz
Paul Daeche
Herbert Kienzler
Max Breitung
Marshall
Faye
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Secret Service
Grand Jury
Weehawken
Hoboken
N. J
Fay
Scholz
Breitung
BE. N. Breitung
Kienzig
Daeche
Havings
Giant Biplane Ordered by Navy at Washington Yard
Secretary Daniels signed an order for a giant biplane to be built at the navy yard, the first aircraft produced at a government plant. Navy engineers led by Naval Constructor I. C. Richardson prepared plans. The craft, 2200 pound capacity, 50 to 60 mph, seven hours’ endurance, dual 160 hp motors, may rival French airships. It could carry fuel, weapons, or explosives and aid long range scouting. Possible torpedo delivery from ships looming harbor defenses.
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Wasitington
Daniels
Navy Yard
Navy
Naval
I. C. Richardson
Ordin
Pennsylvania issues amended foot and mouth quarantine rules
Harrisburg Pa October 27 The Pennsylvania stock sanitary board issued a regulation amending state quarantine rules on foot and mouth disease effective November No cattle sheep or other ruminants or swine from any part of Illinois under federal quarantine may be unloaded in Pennsylvania Those from Illinois under federal restricted quarantine may be shipped through but not unloaded in Pennsylvania Those from Illinois under federal closed exposed or modified quarantine may not enter or pass through Pennsylvania for any purpose
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Wlinois
Illinois Supreme Court adjourns without decision
Springfield Oct 27 The Illinois supreme court adjourned without ruling in the Fergus injunction case disheartening hundreds of state employes with four months of tied salaries. The court also considered the live stock board's authority to slaughter infected herds and sustained the board's power. The court ordered production of ballots by Chicago election officials and invalidated Villa Grove's billboard ban. It reversed a Moline hospital tax levy ruling and limited special assessments under 1913 law.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Supreme ‘Court
Fergus
Dunne
General Assembly
Lucy
Dyson
Scott Durand
Lake County
Lucey
Maclay Hoyne
Cook County
Chicago
Villa ‘Grove
Villa Grove
H. J. Haskell
David Holmgren
Moline
Testimony in U S anti trust suit over shoe machinery
In St Louis on Oct 27 testimony in the federal anti trust case against United Shoe Machinery Co. cited pressure on shoe makers to avoid non United Shoe equipment. An affidavit from Louis F Mahler of Universal Shoe Machinery Losser claims International Shoe Co. executive Rand feared conflict with USM Co. and cited a warning letter. John C Cavanaugh of Boylston Manufacturing notes Boylston equipment used until demand for more machines led to an application for extra units.
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ST. Louis
United Shoe ‘Machinery ’ Company
United Shoe Machinery Company
Louis F. Mahler
Universal Shoe Machinery Losser of
Rand
John C. Cavanaugh
Boylston Manufacturing Company
Massachusetts
B. A. Corbin, Son and Company
Boston
Boylston
Plans Special Session To Be Called In January
Governor Dunne met with legislative leaders in Chicago after returning from Washington to discuss a special session date prompted by the Munro Fergus suits. Attendees believed the session should wait until the Supreme Court decision is issued, with December deemed impractical due to holiday absences in Springfield.
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Chicago
Dunne
Washington
Fergus
Supreme, Court
Springfield
Bank Leader Testifies in Munday Conspiracy Trial
James B. Forgan, president of First National Bank of Chicago, testified for the prosecution in the Charles B. Munday conspiracy case linked to the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank failure. He described advising liquidation based on Bank Examiner McDougal reports and noted deposits of the city of Chicago at risk before the bank failed. He recounted interactions with Mayor Harrison and Lorimer, and said the city held about $650,000 on deposit at LaSalle Street at suspension.
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Cook County
William Lorimer
Forgan
Munday
Lorimer
James ‘B. McDougal
LaSalle Street
LaSalle
Clearing House
National
LaSalle’ Street
Carter “H. Harrison
Chicago
Harrison
Bank of
Belgian Victory Reports in Africa Conflict
Advices received by the Belgian colonies minister indicate heavy fighting along the Congo Free State and German East Africa run lines. Germans beaten with heavy loss and flight by Belgian forces on Sept 1 near the Rusisi delta and Sept 29 near Savigni frontier. Belgians reportedly capture machine guns rifles and ammunition.
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Havre
Congo Free State
German East Africa
Rusisi
Savigni
Roosevelt Celebrates 87th Birthday With Picnic Row
New York Oct 27 Col Theo dore Roosevelt celebrated his 87th birthday at Oyster Bay with a four mile row and a woodland lunch walk with Mrs Roosevelt. He called it a regular picnic and received birthday cakes from friends in Altoona Pennsylvania bearing 57 candles. The colonel said he felt to top.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Makeshift Protection Discussed by Wilson Officials
President Wilson with Secretary Redfield and FTC Chairman Davies considered legislation to aid American merchants amid European war trade opportunities. Proposals include banning foreign firms selling below production cost as unfair competition and legalizing abroad selling cooperatives. FTC and Commerce plan to urge anti dumping fixes within Clayton Act, avoiding tariff changes.
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Washington
Wilson
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Secretary. of Commerce
Congress
Illinois Equal Suffrage meet in Peoria votes on president
In Peoria the 40th annual Illinois Equal Suffrage Association convention opened with a dry versus wet debate led by National Prohibition supporters. Grace Walbur Trout said the group will focus on equal rights for women, not prohibition. Mrs. Harrison Monroe Brown led in nominations for president, with speculation about Mrs. John Bass and Medill McCormick backing. The convention began at 9:30 AM in the Women’s Club Building.
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Peoria
Ill
Hinois Equal Suffrage Association
Chicago
Women’s National
Prohibition
Grace Walbur Trout
Trout
Harrison Monroe Brown
Brown
Illinois
John Bass
Medill McCormick
Women's Club
Allentown Stockholders Grant Option on Thomas Iron Property
Stock holders at Allentown granted an option to Mills, LC Rachelmacher of Ohio, representing undisclosed interests, on the Thomas Iron company property. The option price was 3,500,000 dollars.
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Allentown
Thomas Iron Company
Mills
L C. Rachelmacher
Ohio
Advertise Time Tables Revival at Convention
In French Lick Indiana on October 27 the American Traffic Association debated railroad timetable display. The group urged placing schedules in newspapers and revived the old practice of advertising arrivals and departures to the public.
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French Lick
Ind
American Traffic Association
Germans and Bulgarians Open Route to Aegean Sea
Reports from London dated October 27 describe the German army crossing the Danube at Osova joining with the Bulgarians creating an open supply route through northeastern Serbia and Bulgaria to the Aegean and Constantinople. The text notes continued Austro German offensives in northern Serbia, Bulgarian efforts to control Belgrade Saloniki rail lines, and Allied efforts in the south to hold Bulgaria and stave off losses.
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London
Danube
Orosva
Serbia
Bulgaria
Aegean Sea
Constantinople
Belgrade
Saloniki
Krivolak
Athens
Turkey
Ferdinand
Russia
Balkans
la Courtine
Champagne
Loos
Riga
Dvinsk
Stor River
Galician
British steamer H C Henry torpedoed near Alexandria
A cablegram from the Pacific Crossing company of Seattle reports the British steamer H C Henry, two days out from Alexandria, Egypt in the Mediterranean, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. No lives were lost, with the message giving no further details.
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Seattle
Wash
H.C. Henry
Alexandria
Egypt
Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Creasoring Company of
Important Events in Cavell Case Reproduced Inaccurately
A semi official statement from Brussels discusses Miss Edith Cavell the English nurse executed by German authorities. It says American ambassador in London provided documents about letters between Brussels and Berlin and that most events were inaccurately portrayed by Reuters. The American minister at Brussels disputes promises by German authorities and seeks clarification.
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Brussels
London
Edith’ Cavell
Cavell
Legation
Death sentences of women in Brussels may be commuted
Madrid reports Foreign Minister Marquise De Lema says new information suggests executions of two more women in Brussels could be commuted. Aside from Edith Cavell, identified are Countess Johanna De Belleville of Belgium and Mile. Louise Thuliere, a French teacher. A London dispatch says Emperor William informed King Alfonso of Spain that these two women had been pardoned.
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Madrid
Paris
Marquise de Lema
Brussels
Edith Cavell
Belgium
Johanna de Belleville
Mile
Louise Thuliere
London
William
Alfonso
Spain
Advance Guard Nears Border Reported by Cowboys
Route of Villa's advance guard into Sonora reaches near the international border eighteen miles east of Agua Prieta opposite Douglas where Carranza forces under General Eliasalles concentrate. Villa is said to be near Colonia Morelos directing artillery and baggage wagons as 1,500 to 3,000 cavalrymen work on water supplies and camp setup. Reinforcements expected from El Paso would raise border US troops to about 6,500 to enforce neutrality at Agua Prieta.
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Douglas
Ariz
Villa
Sonora
Agua Prieta
Carranza
Elias Alles
Colonia Morelos
United States
el Page
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Pennsylvania Live Stock Board
Supreme Court
James B. Forgan
LA Salle Bank
Africa
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
The
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