Carranza spurns U S channel for foreign dealings
In a Paris-like shift Gen Carranza declares he will not conduct foreign matters through the United States. He instructs powers to deal directly with his government, signaling potential rapid recognition by Britain, Austria, and other nations. American and Mexican officials report measures to restore normal commerce and protect foreign interests amid border tensions near Naco and El Tigre.
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Washington
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Europe
Thomas B. Hohler
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
France
Japan
State Department
Sonora
Villa
Loranzo ‘Perez
Naco
Cananea
Urbalejo
Mexico City
New York
Guy. Millan
Vera Cruz
Serbian War News From Salonika and Balkans Fronts
Amid Balkan frontline reports Serbian troops retire from Salonika under British command while Greek authorities assist. Montenegro faces renewed Austro–German pressure near Vishegrad as Russian forces reportedly prepare to land in the Black Sea region. Petrograd notes Austro-German evacuation of Volhygia with large stockpiles left behind.
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Berlin
Tuckerton
Tonight
Athens
Saloniki
Hamilton
Eral
A.B. ‘Hamilton
Prince Nicholas
Greece
London
Serbia
Strumitsa
Montenegro
Drina
Vishegrad
Balkans
Black Sea
Goeben
Breslau
England
Petrograd
Volhygia
Judge Denies Second Appeal to Block Sunday Saloons
In Chicago on October 30 Judge Windes denied a second appeal for an injunction to restrain May or Thompson from interfering with saloons on Sunday. The injunction aimed to prevent interference with sales of tobacco cigars and soft drinks. The court ruled that allowing saloons to stay open for lawful sales would invite multiple violations.
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Chicago
Thompson
Windes
Circuit Court
Lassen Peak Eruption Lights Up Night Sky
On October 30 Lassen Peak erupted for about half an hour. The blazing eruption lit the summit as ejecta illuminated the night. Authorities say the violence rivals past eruptions that sent mud flows down Flat Creek valley.
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Lassen Peak
Flat Creek Valley
Pittsburgh Suffrage Campaign Closes as Votes Loom
Pittsburgh observers report both suffragists and anti suffragists claiming victory as polls near, with supporters of the constitutional amendment parading by automobile and many mass meetings held citywide. Speakers kept duty at downtown headquarters into tonight.
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Pittsburgh
Beating Death Shocks Private Chicago Sanitarium
John Stockdale a 72 year old retired Iowa merchant was beaten to death in his Chicago private sanitarium room by Oliver Bennett 37 from Beloit Wisconsin a fellow patient under mental treatment Attendants saw Bennett leaving the room with a chair leg after a struggle and restrained him Chicago Oct 30 1940s style report
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Chicago
John Stockdale
Lake Park
Iowa
Oliver Bennett
Beloit
Wis
Stockdale
Bennett
French Victory Drives Bulgarians From Strumitsa
London reports from Saloniki that French forces occupied Strumitsa after fierce fighting. The battle began the previous evening at five, continued until nine the next morning, and pushed Bulgarian lines six miles beyond Strumitsa, leaving them over twelve miles from the railway.
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London
Saloniki
Weekly Dispatch
Strumitsa
Bagan
Eiglock
U S Brigadier Takes Charge Near Mexican Border Clash
Brig. Gen. Thomas Davis assumed responsibility for protecting American citizens on the north side of the U S Mexico boundary as Carranza troops and Villa forces tense at Agua Prieta. About 3 000 U S infantrymen dug trenches near the border while Villa forces under Col Thomas Franco were reported near San Bernardino.
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Arizona
Sixth
United States ‘Infantry
Davis
Houpilary
Villa
Thomas Franco
San Bernardino
Francoi
Monglay
Franco
Juan Mendoa
Caballona
Carranza
Agua Prieta
Casas Grandes
Mendoza
Douglas
United States
Laredo
Texas
Avis
Sixth Field Artillery
Calles
Cummins Pledges Support for Equal Suffrage Amendment
Senator Albert B. Cummins assured Sara Bard Field of Portland that he will vote for submitting the equal suffrage constitutional amendment to the state legislatures and will advocate it on the Senate floor. Field, envoy of the women voters of the west, carries a petition of 500,000 signatures to Congress in December. Enfranchist party guests met at the Cummins home after ceremonies earlier today. They will depart tomorrow for Chicago on their way east.
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Des Moines
Albert B. Cummins
Sara Bard Field
Portland
Ore
Congress
Senate
Field
Voters of the West
San Francisco
Cummins
W. Allen
Clarke
Chicago
Espionage Cases Reported in Belgium and France
Nine Belgians convicted on Oct 26 were executed yesterday, while ten others, including three women, were sentenced to penal servitude. Berlin reports two more espionage cases in Belgium and northern France, with arrests including four women and a French officer’s wife allegedly directing the operation.
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London
Belgium
Amsterdam
Reuter
Berlin
France
Belgian Sentences at Liege Questioned by State Dept
Washington reports Gerard in Berlin transmitted German foreign office claim that no Belgians were condemned to death at Liege and that Belgian government erred in its report. The ambassador was asked by the Belgian minister to intervene for about thirty Belgians said to be under death sentence in Liege. The concern followed Miss Cavell's execution in Belgium, though advices from Amsterdam suggested no link to the Liege sentences.
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Washington
Amassador
Gerard
Berlin
State Department
Liege
Belgium
Miss Cavell
Amsterdam
Conspiracy Indictments Taint City WetDry Election
Sullivan Ind indicted thirty men including brewing executives and a justice of the peace for conspiring to influence a May election. Separate indictments name Terre Haute Brewing, PF W Cook Brewing Evansville, and Anheuser Busch St Louis for corruption tied to import of voters and vote buying.
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Sullivan
Ind
Brewing Companies
Sullivan County
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Terre Haute
PF. W. Cook Brewing Company
Evansville
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association of
St. Louis
Two Footpads Shoot Ottumwa Man Near Davenport Malting Plant
James Gallagher of Ottumwa Iowa was fatally shot by two footpads near the Davenport Malting company plant. They ordered him to raise his hands. he attempted to flee and was shot in the breast. He died 400 minutes later at Mercy hospital.
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Davenport
Towa
James Gallagher
Ottumwa
Mercy “Hospital
Carranza Troop Trains Move Toward Agua Prieta
Equipment and troop trains carrying about a battalion of Carranza troops pass through El Paso under U S guard toward Douglas to reinforce Gen Calles at Agua Prieta. Two trains hold for possible Villa attack while a border patrol and artillery position are set. reports of clashes near Columbus NM cannot be confirmed.
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Juarez
Villa
United States
Carranza
Columbus
N.M
Here
Eighth Cavalry
el Paso
Noria
N. M
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Texas
Agua
Prieta
Sonora
Pershing
National Guardsmen back plan for continental army
Washington Oct 30 support for the admin plan to form a continental army was nearly assured after a two day meeting between Secretary Garrison and the National Guard Association executive committee and the national militia board. Gen Foster said officers praised the plan to strengthen defense including increased militia appropriations and a citizen soldiery force. the idea of a standing army was central to the proposals. In Laredo Venustiano Carranza and his party spent Oct 30 at Monclova and planned a visit to Piedras Negras, the first border town visit by the constitutionalist leader since gaining de facto headship.
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Washington
Garrison
National Guard Association
National Militia Board
Foster
Florida ‘National Guard
Secretary of War
National Guard
Laredo
Tex
Venustiano Carranza
Monclova
Neuvo Laredo
Piedras’ Negras
Eagle Pass
Texas
Mexico
Raids Sweep Sixty Resorts Across Manhattan
New York investigators conducted the citys first wholesale gambling raid in years, with ninety detectives raiding sixty houses in Manhattan. Armed with axes and wedges, they stormed multiple locations and arrested hundreds on warrants across various neighborhoods.
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New York
Manhattan
Bruceville Team Wins Indiana First Aid State Title
Team No 2 from Bruceville Indiana captured the state championship in the Indiana First Aid contest held in Bicknell on October 30. Twenty teams competed as coal mine owners and miners jointly organized the event with the win marking a top result for Bruceville in the statewide series.
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Bicknell
Ind
Bruceville
Indiana
Indictment Faces Dr. Dyson State Veterinarian
Springfield Oct. 30 A grand jury returned an indictment charging Dr Orrin E Dyson state veterinarian with unlawfully neglecting to burn or bury carcasses of swine that shed from hog cholera The indictment cites a 1895 act designed to curb contagious disease among swine Witnesses named include C A Lowery and S E Peppers The case centers on diseased animals sold from a state laboratory near Springfield to Peoria rendering plants and questions whether livestock officials acted within law Gov Dunne said he knew nothing of the charges and called for a full investigation if warranted.
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Springfield
Ill
Orrin E. Dyson
Sangamon County Grant
Dyson
State
Chicago
John A. Wheeler
Circuit Court
C. A. ‘Lowery
State Board of Livestock Commissioners
Tyson
S. E. Peppers
Peoria
Edmund Burke
Sangamon County
Biological Laboratory
Dr. Dyson
Burke
John Juneman
Charles’. Deneen
National Stock Yards
East St. Louis
Joseph A.grosskreuzeuz
William Kane
The
Livestock Commission
Dunne
O. E. Dyson
Champaign
Great Britain Russia and China Seek US Aid on Chinese Monarchy
The agencies report that Great Britain Russia and China have attempted to enlist United States help to prevent a move toward a monarchy in China while considering a liberal parliamentary form. Allies press Yuan Shikai to delay decision as Germany and Japan influence the Far East situation and potential disruption of arms shipments.
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Great Britain
Russia
China
United States
Washington
Britain
Secre
Yuan Ki Kai
Germany
Far East
Japan
Jayat
Dr O E ne son indicted in Illinois over hog carcass disposal
In Chicago in October 30 Dr O E ne son state veterinarian was indicted in Springfield after admitting to disposal of diseased dog carcasses via a local rendering firm for years. He said a recent deal would ship carcasses out of the city for a cent a pound in sealed, disinfected containers. He claimed no danger to the public and noted plans to handle carcasses on state premises. He also asserted he never handled more than a penny per carcass in these dispositions.
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Chicago
O.e.neson
Springfield
Dry suffrage faction wins at Illinois Equal Suffrage meeting
Victory for the dry faction in Illinois Equal Suffrage association claimed tonight as delegates wrapped up the convention. The election of the state board, aided by Dry supporters, toppled Mrs. McSeverin, Nel lie Carlin, and Dr. Lucy B. Waits. President Mrs. Harrison M. Brown announced a Monday trip to Chicago and a Wednesday board meeting to organize for the year. The gathering remained largely harmonious aside from flurry over temperance led by Mrs Flossie Slown Hyde.
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Peoria
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association
McSeverin
Chicago
Harrison M. Brown
Mra
Flossie Slown Hyde
New German Envoy Appointment Reported
Amsterdam dispatch dates from London say the Porte has been asked to agree to the appointment of a German envoy to Count Arot, with details from the envoy's dispatches and the diplomatic note relayed through London.
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Amsterdam
London
Porte
Appsinteiens
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