Tropical hurricane hits New Orleans and lower Mississippi
Wireless reports from New Orleans say a deadly hurricane swept the city and lower Mississippi Valley. Death toll cited, with hundreds injured and property damage above a million dollars. Levees failed, rail and wire lines down, and New Orleans left in darkness as the storm moved northwest.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Mobile
Ala
French Market
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Mississippi ‘River
Biloxi
Miss
Bay St. Louis
Veterans Parade Through Washington Marks Civil War Return
The Grand Army of the Republic paraded along Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House with about 20 000 veterans in blue ranks. President Wilson, Col. David J. Palmer, and Lt. Gen. Nelson A. Miles attended as others including Secretaries Garretson and Daniels observed from boxes. The day featured cheers tears and reunions at Camp Matthew cemetery with naval and marine veterans discussing the blockade and wartime service.
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Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
White House
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
Wilson
David J. Palmer
Nelson A. ‘Miles
Garrison
The
War, ‘Department
Daniels
Navy
Justice White
Cecil Spring-Rice
J. J.jusserand
Secretaries’ of War and Navy
Camp. Matthew Cemetery
Naval and Marine
Fire Strikes Sufferin New York Area Damaging Homes
A large fire in Sufferin Nevada destroyed twenty five residences and about twenty small stores in a business district. The blaze burned for hours and was under control early today with heavy property losses anticipated.
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Sufferin
Nev
Sifferin
Mexican border clash details grisly Johnson killing
Reports from Captain Frank R. McCoy at mission border sub district describe a night crossing by Carranzista troops from Las Pelados Mexico. American private Richard Johnson 21 from Mount Morris New York was struck and decapitated with his head and ears carried off as souvenirs.
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McCoy
Cuellar
Progreso
Johnson
Army
Mission
Las Petados
Matamoros
Richard Johnson
Rio Grande
Carranza
Las Pelados
Mount Morris
N.Y
Man shoots wife at Cedar Rapids Country Club
Joseph Lesinger, a Cedar Rapids laborer, fired twice at his estranged wife Jennie Lesinger in the Cedar Rapids Country Club dining room. He then shot himself in a ravine, dying later. Jennie Lesinger is not expected to recover. The attack followed divorce actions filed by Mrs Lesinger for cruelty after she left months earlier.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Joseph Lesinger
Jennie Lesinger
Lesinger
General von Kluck Restored to Health in Berlin
Berlin reports General H R von Kluck, after a country recuperation period, is fully restored and living at his Berlin home. His health deteriorated since he was wounded by shrapnel in March while inspecting German positions on the western battle front. His return to active service date is not announced.
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Berlin
London
H. R. von Kluck
von Kluck
Western
Western’ Battle Front
Chicago Board approves teachers union membership ban rule
Chicago yesterday the board of education adopted an amendment to bar teachers from belonging to the Chicago Teachers Federation, a move challenged by Judge John M. O Connor who recently issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the original rule.
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Chicago
Board of Education
John M. O'Connor
Anglo French bonds plan moves toward public offer
Banking and investment firms at J P Morgan outline a program to place 8500 million five year Anglo French bonds to fund Britain and France credit needs. Details on minimum subscriptions listing and installment payments pending. Banks in New York foresee substantial oversubscription though regional banks may face mixed support amid anti German sentiment. Syndicate managers named include August Belmont Kidder Peabody and others.
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New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
Great Britain
France
Stock Exchange
Commission
Morgan
New York City
Chicago
J.P. Morgan ‘and
Jpond
August Belmont and
Redfield outlines plan to shield U S industries from postwar dumping
Secretary Redfield writes that after the war the Commerce Department will protect American industries from foreign competition without seeking tariff changes. A broader inquiry examines "dumping" laws and how Canada Australia and other nations act. He favors non tariff measures and invites practical suggestions to prevent unfair foreign competition upon peace.
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Washington
Redfield
Department of 4 Commerce
E. E. Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Berfield
Department of Commerce
Liquor Dealers Adjourn After Springfield Sightseeing
Springfield Tr Sep 29 delegates to the Liquor Dealers Protective Association convention adjourned after a car tour to points of interest including Lincoln's tomb. Chicago delegates departed on a special train.
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Springfield
Lincoln
Chicago
Directors of road are sued for $7.8 million losses
New York Sept 29 Directors of the Rock Island railroad system led by Daniel G. Reid and William H. Moore were named defendants in a restitution suit for 7.8 million dollars. Jacob M. Dickinson, receiver for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway, alleges funds were diverted from the railway treasury into the railroad company to redeem bonds and move stock, while the company faced financial embarrassment.
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New York
Rock Island Railroad System
Daniel G. Reid
William H. Moore
Supreme Court
Jacob M. Dickinson
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Rock Island Combination
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Messrs. Reid and Moore
St. Louis and
San Francisco
B. F. Yoakum
Ogden Mills
New Jersey
Rock Island Company
Wireless voice transmitted coast to coast first time
Washington Sept 29 wireless telephone communication across the continent was achieved today when Arlington Virginia to Mare Island California, 2500 miles, carried the human voice by radio. Secretary Daniels hailed the result and predicted major changes in long distance telephony for military naval and commercial use. The test linked land lines with radio, with New York talks routed via Arlington to Mare Island.
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Washington
Great Naval
Arlington
Mare Island
Cal
Bullard
Navy
Telephone and Telegraph. Company
Western Electric Company
Daniels
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
Navy Department
Signal Corps of
Army
AT&T President Demonstrates Transmitter Call
New York September 29 President Vail in his office with AT&T officials picked up the transmitter and called chief engineer John J Carty in San Francisco. The chatter came back almost instantly and the two spoke for several minutes in a clear tone.
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New York
Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
John J. Carty
San Francisco
French Forces Maintain Positions in Fall Battles
Paris dispatch reports continuous fighting on the Souchez and Vimy heights with French war office confirming they have maintained all positions. British and French offensives push toward key targets in Artois Champagne while German and Turkish forces retreat in Mesopotamia as heavy clashes unfold across multiple fronts.
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Paris
Souche
Ni F
French War Office
Souchez
Vimy
London
Artois
Pagne
Ares
Gre
Argonne
Gonne
Vauziers
Bassee_ canal
Belgium
Holland
Aisne
Marshal von Hindenburg
Dvinsk
Vileika
Molodechno
Minsk
Amy
Von
Mackenser
Léopold
Bavaria
von Lingensen
Volhynia
Tigris
Bagdad
Armiaa
Mesopotamia
OTR
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Creole
Millons
Mississippi
Galveston
Tex
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Camus
Gulf
Wireless
Southern Pacific
Mississippi River
Revenue
Tallapoosa
Jackson
McComb City
City
Illinois Central Railroad
Rudder
Frome
Yazoo
Baton Rouge
Capitol 10
General von Kluck
Board
Morgan Office
Rock Island Heads
Ermaks
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