United States Says Campaign Will Not Interfere With Submarine Inquiry
Secretary Lansing stated that the domestic political campaign would not affect the submarine attack investigations. He affirmed no change in policy and said decisive action would wait for Germany’s reply regarding the Marina and Rowanmiere incidents. Survivors’ affidavits are expected soon. Count von Bernstorff seeks wireless details from Berlin.
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Washington, D. C
Lansing
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Marina
Department
Sussex
Germany
Rowanmiere
Berlin
England
Marina mounted gun but survivors say it was not used
American survivors report the Marina carried a 4.7 inch gun but did not fire after the two torpedoes. The vessel was torpedoed without warning, sank six minutes after the boiler explosion, and lifeboats endured long waits in rough seas. Several Americans perished, with long lifeboat delays noted by witnesses.
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London
Marina
Wesley Frost
Queenstown
Daniel Thomas
Wilmington
Del
J. Brown
Roanoke
Brown
Charlottesville
N. C
George E. Seabury
Fayetteville
House
Norfolk
Frost
Crookhaven
Bearhaven
Trains Halt Between Juarez and Chihuahua City
Railroad and telegraph links to Chihuahua City from the border are severed, isolating the city as the line north south and west of the capital are destroyed. All service between Juarez and Chihuahua City is annulled.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Chihuahua
Juarez
October Weather Record: Clear Days and Rainfall Totals
San Antonio weather station reports October had 22 clear days, seven partly cloudy, two cloudy. Rainfall totaled 2.57 inches, above normal by 1.08 inches, with 2.13 inches in a single day. Heat excess reached 677 degrees. record highs not matched. Frost occurred with minimal vegetation damage.
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San Antonio
New York Messenger Boys Strike Over Working Conditions
Several hundred messenger boys employed by telegraph firms in New York went on strike for shorter hours and higher pay. Messenger service slowed citywide as firms were forced to relay messages by telephone. Union organizers warned that by night every bay in Western Union and Postal Telegraph would be on strike, though companies predicted a quick return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Messenger Boys’ Union
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Company
British Civilians Killed Drowned and Wounded in War
Premier Asquith disclosed in the House of Commons the tally of civilian casualties from the enemy including 589 killed or died of wounds, 3014 drowned, and 1693 injured. The figures reflect ongoing civilian losses during the conflict.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Weather for Tourists Forecasts by The Light
City by city forecast lists temperatures wind directions and conditions for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington with highs and lows for Thursday and next 24 hours. Clear or cloudy conditions and breeze speeds are noted for each locale.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Army to buy land for Fort Sam Houston supply depot
Authorization from the War Department to purchase 26 blocks east of New Braunfels Avenue for a general supply depot at Fort Sam Houston sets plans to support four infantry divisions and one cavalry division. Captain M. R. Higard named to handle property acquisition as board outlines space, buildings, and railroad access for a 110000 man supply system. The San Antonio depot, funded by a $750000 appropriation, aims to become the nation's largest military supply point with expansion capacity.
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Fort Sam Houston
War Department
Camp Wilson
Army Board
Army
Rogers
M. R. Higard
Fort Clark
New Braunferd Avenue
Infantry
Wilson Street
Salado
San Antonio
United States
Washington
Medical Department
Signal Corps
Corps of Engineers
Quartermaster Corps
Teutons retire in northern Roumania amid raids and battles
Austro German forces withdraw from Campulung area in northern Roumania as Roumanians push across the frontier. Four enemy battalions reportedly destroyed. Berlin cites German gains near Kronstadt and in Transylvania while Russian attacks on Lemberg are repulsed. In France, fighting renews near Sailly Saillisel and Les Boeufs with mixed results. British forces advance near Barakli Azuma in Macedonia, taking 300 prisoners.
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London
Campulung
Roumania
Bucharest
Rome
Berlin
Kronstadt
Rothenthurm Pass
von Falkenhayn
Prince Leopold
Lemberg
Narayavka
Somme
Sailly-Saillisel
Les Boeufs
Paris
Gueudecourt
Courcelette
Macedonia
Struma
Saloniki
Barakli-Azuma
Buffalo Cheers President Wilson in New York Campaign Visit
President Wilson, after touring fifteen New York towns, arrived in Buffalo at 1 20 pm for a luncheon at the Ellicott Club. Crowds cheered as he rode through streets and spoke in the campaign’s final stage with three scheduled speeches in New York City.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York State
Wilson
Ellicott Club
Binghamton
Secret Service
New York City
Mrs. Wilson
Margaret Wilson
Helen Woodrow Bones
Wheat from Australia ships to California for first time
Balfour Guthrie and Company announced plans to ship large Australian wheat to the United States to capitalize on high U.S. prices. Reports say four masted schooners Snow and Burgess were chartered to bring Melbourne wheat to San Francisco, marking the first such shipment to California.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Balfour, Guthrie and Company
Australia
Snow
Burgess
Melbourne
California
Shawnee Traction Strike Ties Up System Over Crew Dispute
Shawnee Oklahoma November 1 traction system tied up as union dispute with Shawnee Tecumseh Traction Company over arbitration. Company says wage increases granted and only two man crew issue remains with minor differences. workers claim other demands partially agreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Okla
Shawnee-Tecumseh Traction Company
Deutschland Submarine Reaches New London With 750 Ton Cargo
German submersible Deutschland lands at New London Connecticut after a 21 day voyage from Bremen. It carries 750 tons of chemicals and medicines. unloading permission pending. Captain Koenig and Captain Hinsch decline details as crowds gather at the pier.
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New London
Conn
Deutschland
Bremen
Viece
Koenig
Hinsch
Sastern Malwareing Company
Germany
Great Britain
France
Atlantic
Paul Koenig
Baltimore
Long Island Sound
Eastern
Montauk Point
Willehad
Balltimore
James McGovern
Bridgeport
Connecticut District
Eastern Point
T. A. Scott Wrecking Company
Eastern Forwarding Company
T. A. Scott Jr
Submarine Protected by Piling and Alarm System at Wharf
Guards and private detectives guard a private submarine site at the bow of the Wil lehad. Piling around the reserved space is heavily wired with an alarm gong linked to the company office to deter water access.
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Willehad
Mail service eyed for merchant submarines Deutschland
The Post Office plans to accept Count von Bernstorffs proposal to transport mails between the United States and Germany aboard the merchant submarine Deutschland. Navy experts may inspect the vessel in New London to ensure no war equipment is aboard. Captain Paul Koenig reported arrival in view London with dispatches from Berlin.
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Washington, D. C
Postoffice Department
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Otto Praeger
Navy
New London
State Department
Baltimore
Paul Koenig
View London
Berlin
Bremen
George Ahrens
Post Office Department
Army Elevens to Play in United States Tourney at Camp Wilson
Captain Wait Johnson announces the largest football tournament staged in the United States at Camp Wilson. Sixteen teams enter the elimination contest starting November 11 with games on Wednesday Saturday and Sunday and a Thanksgiving doubleheader. Teams include Signal Corps Seventh Illinois Infantry Seventh Field Artillery Field Hospitals First Wisconsin Sixteenth Cavalry Third Washington Infantry Second West Virginia Infantry Fourth Illinois Infantry Engineers Third Illinois Infantry Second Wisconsin Infantry First Mississippi Infantry Virginia Artillery Thirty seventh Infantry.
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United States
Camp Wilson
Wait Johnson
The
Signal Corps
Seventh Illinois Infantry
Seventh Field Artillery
Field Hospitals
Wisconsin
Sixteenth Cavalry
Washington
Wheat Prices Fall Sharply as Tensions and Exports Warn
Wheat futures in Chicago tumbled with declines up to 0.63 for December options. Dec price fell to about 1.82 per bushel while May eased near 1.82. U S district attorney Charles F Clyne announced a federal probe into soaring food prices.
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Chicago
United States
Germany
San Francisco
Illinois
Charles F. Clyne
American Fliers Die Near Nancy in Plane Crash
Two American aviators were killed near Nancy after their aeroplane capsized over the Boudonville plateau. The observer fell free while the pilot was crushed beneath the engine. No further details are provided in the dispatch.
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Paris
Nancy
Mafin
Boudonville Plateau
Duchess Victoria Louise Decorated for Red Cross Service
The Duchess of Brunswick former Princess Victoria Louise receives the Red Cross medal for nursing the wounded and aiding Red Cross work. The Duke of Brunswick heads a regiment at the front.
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Duchess of Brunswick
Victoria Louise
Kaiser
Red Cross
Duke of Brunswick
One Bid For New Fast Cruisers In Naval Plan
The Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company was the sole bidder for one swift cruiser hull in the 1917 naval building program with a bid of 4 975 000 dollars for a ship to be completed in thirty months. The program also includes four scout cruisers and twenty seven coast type submarines. The scout cruisers will reach 35 knots and carry aircraft for reconnaissance ahead of the fleet. The submarines are similar to U boats and meant for coast and harbor defense.
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Washington, D. C
Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Company
Seattle Company
General Butt to seek civil action over son's medical care
Brigadier General McCoskey Butt said he would ask civil courts to review allegations that his son Private Robert McCoskey Butt of the Seventh Infantry New York National Guard did not receive proper medical treatment on the Texas border. A board found he was treated with due care after arriving from Texas with an undiagnosed illness later diagnosed as paratyphoid.
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New York
McCoskey Butt
Robert McCoskey Butt
Seventh Infantry
New York National Guard
Exas
British admit losses in Channel raid ships six driftnet boats sunk
London reports that six driftnet boats were sunk along with the transport Queen and torpedo boat destroyer Flirt in the German submarine raid on the English Channel. A. J. Balfour states raiders had choice of moment but failed to gain. Nubians also damaged in the October 26 27 raid.
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London
Queen
Flirt
English Channel
A. J. Balfour
Admiralty
Channel Transport Service
Nubians
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf Welcomes Son in Sweden
The crown prince and Crown Princess Margaret Victoria have a newborn son, increasing their children to four sons and one daughter. The birth occurred yesterday in Stockholm, with the couple married in 1905.
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Crown Princess of
Sweden
Stockholm
London
Gustaf Adolf
Margaret Victoria
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
Bee County Dry Election Upheld By Court Ruling
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals voids the local option result by 29 votes and remands for retrial. It holds voters may move counties with proper affidavit and that a majority of votes cast governs local option. Also notes remittitur of $8000 in Freeman v Wilson requires filing to affirm.
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Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Bee County
A. C. Marsden
Charles Troy
Superior Court
W. 8. Fly
Annals of
Texas
United States
Antis
Fly
Fry
Higher Court
Anton Moursand
T. J. Freeman
C. W. Wilson
Bexar County
Supreme Court of Texas
Supreme Court
Mourland
Court Dismisses Bennett Appeal in Texas Case
The Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin dismissed the appeal of E. L. Bennett of Bexar County after sustaining the Attorney General’s motion. Bennett had been convicted in a Texas criminal case.
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Austin, Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
E. L. Bennett
Bexar County
Bennett
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