World War Headlines Terse Yet Broad in Europe
Summary of ongoing battles across Belgium, France, and the eastern front. German forces push along the Yser and toward Dixmude and Nieuport while French and Russian troops score gains and Allied lines attempt to hold. Fresh German troops move from Antwerp and Bruges.
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Nieuport
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St. Mihiel
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Lisbon
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Yser Canal
Dunkirk
Madrid birth adds sixth royal heir to Spain's Queen
The Queen of Spain, granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England, has a newborn son at Madrid. He is her sixth child, joining three brothers and two sisters.
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Madrid
Queen Victoria
England
Mexican leaders seek retirement terms avoiding Villa role
General Carranza offers to retire from the presidency only if General Villa is not involved in his resignation and not set to rise to power afterward. An unconfirmed report from Mexico City claims former President Diaz died in Madrid, Spain.
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Mexico
Porfirio, Diaz
Spain
Senor Diaz
International and American Notables Reported Dead or Arrested
Reports from London Petrograd and New York chronicle multiple high profile deaths and a major arrest. Porfirio Diaz reportedly well. Lord Cavendish and Count Potocki named among the dead. Gen Brayton Ives dies in Ossining after long illness. French consul Baron St Laurent resigns to join the war. Dr R C Flower arrested in Toronto for grand larceny tied to stock sales.
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Toronto
Ont
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Prussia passes war bills. Congress adjourns in Washington
The Prussian diet approved war appropriations totaling 375 million dollars while Congress adjourned in Washington after a session beginning April 7, 1913. A special extraordinary session may occur December 7 to address emergent matters including cotton relief and international peace efforts discussed by President Wilson.
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Illinois State Baptist Convention
Mount Vernon
Ill
Aurora
A. D. Henderson
Chicago
Baptist Young People’s Union
Sees No Atrocities in Belgium Says Correspondent
Jacques Obels reports from London that German and Belgian tensions shape casualty tales. He cites looting and troop conduct as war realities, questions widespread atrocity claims, and notes Belgians may have struck at Germans while defending neutrality.
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Jacques Obels
Chicago Daily News
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Antwerp
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Europe
Holland
Germany
Malines
Daily News
Termonde
Girl Spies Die as Bravely as Do Men
In occupied northern France spies are shot daily and many are women. The piece notes that law requires executions and that both men and women, often young or refined, die for their country. It also cites falsified papers, counterfeit stamps, and altered passports as methods to trap suspects.
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France
Daring Aviator's Feat Reported by London Instructor
London aviation enthusiast T A Anderson of Durham County Constabulary and Scots Guards recounts a dramatic air encounter. A French staff officer flying an aeroplane faced German fire, dodged shots, and pressed on to reach headquarters with location intelligence.
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T. A. Anderson
Durham County Constabulary
Scots Guards
Tuberculosis Legislation Spreads Across States
A New York bulletin reports widespread TB laws in 45 states or more. It notes sanatoria in 33 states and local hospital laws in 14 states. Five states exempted from consideration. several states enable reporting, detention, and hospital subsidies.
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United States
Newtional Association For
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Alaska
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New Jersey
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Washington
War rhetoric from New York mayor on distant vs close combat
Mayor Mitchell of New York frames war as savage and horrible when it reaches home. He recalls a French reservist who, after release, says it is better to be missed by loved ones than hit, highlighting civilian costs.
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Mitchell
New York
Timmy Atkins Plan Amid Paris Retirement Dialogue
A Boston transcript records a British officer overhearing Tomm y and Timmy Atkins during General French's retirement in Paris. Tommy says they will beat the guards nearer Paris and finally rout them. Timmy replies why not avoid a long march by sparing them and themselves.
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Paris
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Tommy
Timmy
Boston Transcript
Woman Questions Ballot Sampling At Polling Place
A local Ohic voter asks an election official if she may take samples of all the tickets home to compare. The officer confirms and the woman plans to review options before voting.
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Am Ohic
Not a Handsome Man
A brief humorous note from the New York Sun quotes a speaker saying couples living together may grow to look alike and adds a flippant rejection of an offered proposal as final.
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New York Sun
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