First American soldiers buried in France honored in trenches
Dispatch from France reports the first three American soldiers killed in the trenches are buried on French soil with honors from the American army and French people. Washington announced the torpedoing of the Rochest er on November 2 with four sailors dead and 13 missing. An American gunner’s shell reportedly sank a Teutonic submarine in the Mediterranean. German artillery pounded American positions in France through the night and day as bombardments threatened another raid that did not occur.
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France
Washington
Rochester
Mediterranean
Navy Department
Atlantic
Armericans
Baker
Washington war measures tighten explosives use and bread rules
Washington enacts new restrictions requiring licenses to possess explosives and sets a one pound standard loaf with a price cap. Additional orders limit advertising hours for coal powered signs, curb nonessential coal for industry, and report record crops in 1917 with large potato and corn yields. Immigration to western Canada more than doubles from 1916 levels.
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United States
Washington
Wilson
Hoover
Garfield
Canada
Department of Immigration
Winnipeg
Can
Deaths of Ex Queen Liliuokalani and Noted Theatrical Pioneer
Honolulu reports the death of Lydia Kamekeha Liliuokalani at age 79, former Hawali queen since 1891. Oshkosh mourns John N. Williams, 69, owner of the Grand Opera House and famed for “Honest John Williams.” Maj. Birdseye B. Lewis, connected to General Pershing’s staff, killed himself last Saturday after prior private notices.
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Liliuokalani
Travail
Honolulu
Lydia Kamekeha Liliookalani
Hawali
John N. Williams
Oshkosh
Wis Ile
Grand Opera House
John Williams
Birdseye B. Lewis
Signal Corps
General Pershing
Plenty of Turkeys for Thanksgiving Market
Washington reports ample turkey supplies for Thanksgiving if the large cold storage stock is released for sale under food control act provisions. Consumers may expect lower prices as more poultry enters the market.
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Washington
United States Food Administration
Food Administration
Fire destroys Washburn Wire plant on New York waterfront
A mysterious blaze leveled the Washburn Wire company plant in New York causing about a 1,000,000 loss and injuring five workers with one possibly fatally hurt. The plant produced barbed wire for trench front defenses.
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Washburn Wire Company
New York
War News From Paris Reports Bombing and Front Shifts
Official Paris dispatches describe German incendiaries hitting Zuyd Schoote hospital with seven dead and nine wounded. Austro Hungarian forces on Trentino front face strong Italian resistance as they press back at points. Belluno on the Piave falls to Austro German troops. A permanent inter allied military committee is formed with Cadorna Diaz Badogine Grandino Foch and Wilson as members. Germany reports last reserves called up as a final push on the western front before American entry.
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Paris
Zuydschoote
Trentino
Berlin
Italy
General Cadorna
Diaz
Badogne
Grandino
Foch
War Ministry
Wilson
Cadorna
Germany
London
Zurich
Western Front
America
Kerensky Leads Army Toward Capital in Russian Crisis
Premier Kerensky reportedly travels with 200,000 troops toward Petrograd as Bolshevik resistance folds. Reports say Cossacks and loyal regiments clash in Petrograd, with Moscow Red Guard said to be defeated and measures to quell looting and rebellion ordered. A delegation seeks unity around a national committee for saving the country.
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Kerensky
Tsarkoe-Seio
Red Guard
Moscow
Finland
Paris
I Kerensky
Haranda
Sweden
Petrograd
London
Russia
Junkers
Dowmin
General Army Committee
Bolsheviks
Serensky
M. Kerensky
Tsarskoe-Selo
Proclamation by Russian Rebels Declares Government Deposed
Petrograd reports the military revolutionary committee proclaims the government toppled without bloodshed and orders officers who resist to be arrested. It outlines the new program: immediate democratic peace, land transfer to peasants, power to soldiers and workers councils, and a constitutional assembly.
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Petrograd
Kerensky
Military Revolutionary Committee
Workmen's
Revolutionary Committee
Petrograd Council of Workmen’s and Soldiers
Council of Soldiers
National Revolutionary Army
Unusual trip yields calm ticket agent encounter
A traveler notes an unusual moment during a journey when at a stop a ticket agent did not seem annoyed upon being asked for a ticket. The exchange stands out as unexpected courtesy in the travel narrative.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Reward
An advertisement claims a $100 reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It asserts internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces, improves general health, and offers testimonials and price details. Druggists sell it for 75 cents with free testimonials.
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Hall
Nature
Druggista
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
Alligator Bay Travel Tale From Florida Suit Case-Ever
A Florida traveler recalls a run south through Alligator Bay and a life once lived there. The voice reflects nostalgia for a past home and a road journey that shaped memories.
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Florida
Alligator Bay
Jones Breaks Ahead as YJ Backing Influences Race
In a swift rise to the front, Jones gains momentum aided by backing from YJ. The source frames the backing as a key factor in his rapid advance.
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Jones
Pierce's Pellets Ad Claims Liver Bowels Stomach Benefits
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets as beneficial for the liver bowels and stomach. It states one pellet serves as a laxative and three serve as a cathartic.
Jury Duty Burden Highlighted by Local Citizens
Two residents vent about jury service describing it as a trying position. The brief exchange captures shared disdain for civic obligation and its emotional toll on volunteers.
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children ad
Many children are sickly with colds fevers and teething troubles. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders claim to break up colds in 24 hours relieve feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders move and regulate the bowels and destroy worms. Used by mothers for 30 years. All druggists 2c. Sample free. Address Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Essence of humor and honesty in business ethics
The statement argues that humor rests on sensibility and fellow feeling toward all beings. It also asserts that a person whose trade relies on dishonesty operates a very poor business.
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Department of Agriculture
John A. Becker
Jackie
Great Lakes
Chicago
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Tulsa
Okla
Ottawa
L. E. Benney
San Francisco
Ernest Edwards
Canton
Gertram Bowbeer
Grand Rapids
Mich
Walter IL Jones
Minneapolis, Minn
Hicksfield
Camp Taliaferro
Tex
Premier
Military Revolutionary Court
M. Malevski
all-Russian Committee For
Admiral Verderkski
Sselsingfors
Schiecks
Nekrasoff
von Wendt
Lenine
Nikolai Lenine
Congress of All Russia
M. Lenine
Mr. Reuter
Dean
Reuter
North St
West Chicago
Jas. W. Carr
Notary Public
Kidn
Ieee Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Carter
Skinners
Am Ram
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