Hughes Attacks Wilson Policy at Shadow Lawn Rally
Ohio crowds jam Capitol Square for Charles B Hughes address delayed by torchlight parade. He rails at Vera Cruz Carrizal policy and Underwood Adamson bills, says business fears vague legislation and two faced laws. A long night with thousands listening outside and inside Memorial Hall.
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Columbus
Charles B. Hughes
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Vera Cruz
Carrizal
Ohio
Memorial Hall
Underwood
Adamson
Carranza Squad Red On Troops At Rio Grande
In San Antonio on October 31 a report to Gen Funston from Major John D Long details that 30 Mexican fighters under Captain Chico Cano of the Carranza garrison at Ojinaga opened fire on American troops in the Big Bend area after two sentinels signalled their colleagues to cross the river. One Mexican was wounded and later said to have died. some of Cano's men were drinking, and two captured Mexicans remained for civil action.
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San Antonio
Texas
Big Bend
Chico Cano
Funston
John D. Long
Texas Cavalry
Cano
Carranza
Ojinaga
Long
St Louis San Francisco Takes Over Frisco Lines
The reorganized St. Louis San Francisco Railway will take over the Frisco lines from receivers at 12:01 a.m. November 1, 1916. Officers named August 24 will serve as the new company leadership and all current staff will remain in place until directed otherwise.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company
Frisco
W. C. Nixon
St. Louis San Francisco Railway Company
Farm Hand Strike Urged by J W W
Minneapolis Oct 31 Plans for closer cooperation and stronger agricultural work within the Industrial Workers of the World were debated at the annual meeting of agricultural workers. About 400 delegates from across the United States attended as the four day session began with Haywood urging a farm hand strike during harvest to push for fair wages and treatment. Proceedings will be closed to nonmembers for the remainder of the convention.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Industrial Workers of the World
Agricultural Workers
United States
William D. Haywood
W. L. Letchum
Sale of Missouri Pacific Mortgage Foreclosure Recommended
In New York on October 31, a U S district court special master James G Graham recommended selling the mortgaged property of the Missouri Pacific Railway in a foreclosure suit by Union Trust Company against the railroad and others The report says the company defaulted on interest due September 1 1915 on 31778000 of list and refunding mortgage bonds and that further bonds totaling 14373000 secured by amended trust indemnity are due and payable.
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New York
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
United States District Court
James G. Graham
Union Trust Company
Graham
Missouri Pacific
President seeks Marina case facts in submarine sinking
Long Branch New Jersey October 31 President Wilson, learning the sinking of the British steamship Marina with possible American loss, directed that details be supplied to a state apartment in Washington no statement will be issued by the president.
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N. J
Wilson
Marina
Cone
Washington
War Bulletins from Front Lines Report Regional Offensives
Etrograd announces that Russian Serbian and Romanian forces in Dobrudja have launched an offensive. Artillery battles persist on the Somme with no infantry action. Verdun sees ongoing bombardments, notably Haudromone, Fumin wood, and Lechenois, as weather hampers operations across the front.
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London
Dobrudja
Odessa
Somme
Aris
Lamaisonett
War Office
Verdun
Haudromone
Fumin Wood
Lechenois
Italian War Office reports Austrian attack repelled
OME via London October 31 Italian war office statement says Austrians attacked the northern slopes of Mount Colloricon in Travignola Avisio valley but were beaten off. In the upper Cordevio valley south of Settas one Italian detachment seized an enemy position by surprise and held it against counter-attacks.
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Ome
London
Italian War Office
Travignola-Avisio
Mount Colloricon
Cordevio
Settas
Receiver saves money for C R I & P
Chicago October 31 The annual report of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway in receivership by Jacob M Dickinson notes economies achieved and a 19.4 percent rise in net operating revenue to 3 377 559. Kendrick estimated potential savings from future expenditures but warned the plan depended on unavailable funds. Passenger train mileage was cut by 259 742 miles improving economy and the Golden State Limited trains No 3 and 4 were found not to operate at a loss as Kendrick believed.
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Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Jacob M. Dickinson
J. W. Kendrick
Kendrick
Golden State Limited
Roosevelt Accuses Distortions In Western Campaign
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma challenged Theodore Roosevelt in Phoenix claiming Roosevelt overstated threats in Mexico. Owen cited exact kill figures under Roosevelt Taft and Wilson administrations, arguing U S and foreign deaths rose despite promises and US power could not quell Mexico’s revolution.
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Ariz
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Mexico
Owen
Roosevelt
Taft
State Department
United States
Mary Fairbanks Dies During Campaign in Indianapolis
Mrs. Mary Fairbanks, 87, mother of Charles W. Fairbanks, died suddenly at his Indianapolis home on Monday night while he campaigned in Illinois. She became ill and passed away after household members were summoned.
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Mary Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
Lodge Has Data On A Boat Note In Massachusetts Speech
In Fitchburg Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge read a letter from John Temple Lloyd Jeffries of Boston at a public meeting. Jeffries asserts that Henry Breckinridge made remarks similar to those reported by Dr. Charles H. Bailey about a postscript to the Lusitania note and President Wilson.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Henry Cabot Lodge
John Temple Lloyd Jeffries
Boston
Henry Breckinridge
Charles H. Bailey
Tufts College
Wilson
Germany
Bailey
Breckinridge
Senator Lodge
Mr. Jeffries
Star Chamber
Major Breckinridge
Prof. Bailey
Tre
South
Abso
Jeffries
John Jeffries
Long Branch
N. J
Massachusetts
Lusitania
Walter Lippmann
New York
The
New Republic
Adopt Double Platoon Plan for Firemen
CHICAGO Oct 31 The city council approved an ordinance restricting firemen to at most 24 hours on duty in any 48 hour period. The measure ends the prior limit of 48 hours in 72. The plan is named the double platoon plan.
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Chicago
Mexican Ambassador to Repudiate Cabrera Neutrality Quote
Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambassador designate, will meet with Secretary Lansing to repudiate a statement attributed to Luis Cabrera criticizing U S neutrality and immigration policy. The move aims to deny Cabrera's responsibility and address cited criticisms of U S Mexican policy under Carranza Obregon and Gonzales. The manifesto urges peace and development, endorsing Carranza as the best path to constitutional order and reconstruction.
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U. S
Cabrera
Ashington
Eliseo Arredondo
Lansing
Luis Cabrera
Mexico
Carranza
Obregon
Gonzales
Wilson Denies Lodge Lusitania Postscript
President Wilson and William J. Bryan separately denied reports that a postscript to the Lusitania note had been contemplated or drafted. Wilson said no postscript or cabinet-backed threat existed, while Bryan noted no resignation occurred at the time of the first note and hinted further actions would follow Breckinridge’s denial.
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Lodge
Lusitania
Woodrow Wilson
Bryan
Omaha
Neb
William J. Bryan
Streetcar Hit by Freight Train In Cedar Rapids
Three people were badly injured when a Northwestern freight engine struck a street car at a crossing in Cedar Rapids. Brakes failed on a hill, the car went through gates, the engine rear ended it. Lizzie Abrams was thrown 15 feet to the tracks and is in serious condition. W. D. Snuffer and Fannie Rozina suffered cuts and bruises. three other passengers escaped unharmed.
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Cedar Rapids
Lizzie Abrams
W. D. Snuffer
Fannie Rozina
Hindenburg says no peace talk in war to final victory
Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Ludendorff spoke to a Vienna news laison, saying there is no talk of peace and Germany will fight to a final decision. They claimed Russia’s masses will exhaust themselves but warned of continued heavy sacrifice by Austria Hungary and its allies.
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Berlin
Sayville
von Hindenburg
Vienna Nieve Freie Presse
von Ludendorf
Austria
Marshal von Hindenburg
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Germany
Austra- Hungary
Manly Sees Prohibition Edge in Postwar Competition
J Frank Manly the Prohibition presidential candidate urged Pennsylvanians that victory in Europe will bring fierce business competition to the United States. He argued only the sober and strongest will survive and called for national sobriety to meet postwar challenges.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
J. Frank Manly
United States
America
Crowd Out in Danville
Women speakers for the Hughes campaign drew a large Danville crowd on Monday Oct 31 forcing two overflow meetings. One was held in the public square and another outside the opera house as supporters gathered to hear the speakers in Danville NL.
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Danville
Opera House
Sinking Reports Tie to Neutral Rights Debate
Washington reports on the sinking of the British steamers Marina and Rowanmore by German submarines. Americans aboard the Marina, a horse transport, are missing or saved as crews abandon ship after a 50 minute pursuit. Officials await full consul Frost reports to assess potential violations before acting.
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Marina
Rowanmore
State Department
United States
Germany
Lansing
Marina Qase
Frost
Queenstown
Sussex
Cape Clear
Donaldson Line
Department
Edward J. King Speaks to Clayton Town Hall Crowd
Edward J. King Republican candidate for Congress in the Fifteenth district addressed a full Clayton town hall Monday night. A quartet from Golden provided music and the Clayton band performed outside for the large audience from Clayton and nearby farms. Edward Yates Republican candidate for state senator in the Thirty-sixth district will speak in Clayton Thursday night.
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Edward J. King
Congress
Golden
Edward Yates
Flour prices rise as Besg grades advance
In Minneapolis on Monday Besg grades of flour advanced 15 cents a barrel as traders noted market movement. The increase reflects broader supply shifts and affects local bakers and grocers purchasing flour for the week.
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