Brave Boston win opens World Series in record crowd
Boston Americans defeated Brooklyn with a 6 to 5 score in the opening game in Boston. Attendance surpassed 42,000 as fans packed Braves Field amid perfect weather. Shore and Cady led Boston, Marquard and Meyers pitched for Brooklyn. key moments included Walker three-base hit and Hoblitzell reaching third on a double plus multiple near-runs.
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Boston
Braves
Mass
Brooklyn
Shore
Ruth
Pfeffer
Coombs
Marquard
Cady
Meyers
Brooklyn Nationals
Myers
Daubert
Stengel
Dineen
Quigley
Connolly
Janvrin
Hoblitzell
Hooper
Walker
Fance
Cutshaw
Wheat
Scott
Mowrey
Olson
Lewis
Gardner
Janvier
Hobslitzell
Catshaw
Cody
Marquart
Conn
Carrigan
Hoblitger
Weat
Red Gard
Onney
Cady EU Ott
Janveim
Cuteshaw
Mowreng
Bert
Hoblitzel
Ner
IS FROM WILHELMSHAVEN Makes Trans Atlantic Voyage
A captain states a ship from Wilhelmshaven completed a trans Atlantic voyage in seventeen days. The report notes rapid crossing and credits the vessel and crew for the swift voyage.
German Sub U-53 Makes Newport Harbor Call
The German submarine U-53 from Wilhelmshaven arrived in Newport harbor after a 17 day voyage. Commanded by Lieutenant Captain Hans Rose the vessel carried four officers and 33 men with provisions for three months. It delivered official mail for Count von Bernstorff and planned to sail out for night anchorage.
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Newport
R. IL
Wilhelmshaven
Associated Press
Anchorage
U-53
Hans Rose
Spic and
Span
Rose
Austin M. Knight
Narrangansett Bay Naval Station
von Bernstorff
Count von Bernstorff
German submarine U-53 sighted near Newport U S port
Washington officials report the submarine U-53 arrived at Newport and could be treated as a warship requiring 24 hours to depart or intern unless repaired for sea. only fuel and supplies to reach a German port allowed. Ambassador Count von Bernstorff had no idea of its mission. a German embassy representative will go to Newport.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Newport
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Mercian Shelled by Submarine but Escapes Unharmed
The British steamship Mercian, arriving from Liverpool, was shelled by an enemy submarine near Galveston but sustained no damage. Captain Talker refused to provide the date or location of the incident.
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Galveston
Tex
Liverpool
Talker
Romanian Army Crosses Danube into Bulgaria
A fresh Roumanian expedition is said to have crossed the Danube into Bulgaria. Field Marshal von Mackensen reportedly sent troops to strike the Roumanians but failed. British forces on the east bank of the Struma in Macedonia have pushed Bulgarians back and taken several villages.
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Manian
Danube
Bulgaria
Rome
Mander
Four Batteries of Virginia Men Arrive at Camp Wilson
Four batteries of Virginia field artillery reached San Antonio to join Camp Wilson as part of the Twelfth provisional division. They, with a New Hampshire and a Maryland unit, will form a provisional regiment to replace the First Illinois Field Artillery which departs Monday. Troop A of the District of Columbia Cavalry, the president’s own, arrived for duty, about 85 men. The Third District of Columbia Infantry arrives Sunday under Colonel Glennoie Young, filling the vacancy caused by the Eighth Illinois Infantry’s departure for Springfield mobilization.
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Virginia Field Artillery
San Antonio
Camp Wilson
Twelfth Provisional Division
New Hampshire
Maryland
Illinois Field Artillery
First District of Columbia Cavalry
Washington
Third District of Columbia Infantry
Glennoie Young
Eighth Millinois Infantry
Springfield
Illinois
Massachusetts Republicans convene to adopt platform and electors
Boston delegates met to adopt a Republican platform and select presidential electors. The convention ratified the recent primaries renominating Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Governor Samuel W. McCall, and other state officers. Springfield hosts Democratic State convention with Charles H. Cole as permanent chairman and Frederick W. Mansfield addressing delegates.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Samuel W. McCall
Springfield
Mass
Charles H. Cole
Frederick W. Mansfield
Mansfield
For San Antonio and vicinity Tonight and Sunday fair
The forecast calls for fair weather in San Antonio and surrounding areas tonight and Sunday with clear skies and light winds. Highs in the 80s and comfortable evening temperatures expected.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather Forecast Across Major Cities
The Light reports clear conditions in St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington with temperatures ranging from 58 to 66 degrees. Winds vary from calm to southwest and north and highs reach the mid to upper seventies.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Allied Forces Gloried on Monastir Campaign Progress
Entente forces press toward Monastir in Southern Serbia from the south and east. Serbian troops advance from Kaimakcalan toward the Vela Boda valley near the Cerna River. French move north along Lake Presba toward German near the Serbian border. Sofian reports claim Serbian attempts blocked and Bulgarian defenses holding. French Somme front quiet with minor eastward advance near Moissans.
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London
Monastir
Serbia
Kaimakcalan
Nidje
Paris
Vela Boda
Cerna
Presba
Popli
German
Sofia
Moriastir
Rahovo
Mo- Blenica
Two Towns Captured in Dobrudja Offensive
Petrograd reports the Russo Romanian offensive in Dobrudja is progressing with two towns captured and a ridge linking them. German counter attacks near Ceniuvka and Zlota-Lipa in Galicia were repelled with heavy losses per the Russian war department.
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Petrograd
London
Dobrudja
War Office
Ceniuvka
Zlota-Lipa
Galicia
Russian War Department
Allied fleet shells Dedeghatch port in Aegean
War office dispatch reports an allied bombardment of the Bulgarian port of Dedeghatch on the Aegean Sea. Bulgarian aeroplanes attacked the fleet, causing it to withdraw with no great damage.
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Sofia
London
Dedeghatch
Aegean Sea
War Office
Teutons Gain Ground Across Eastern Transylvania Front
Berlin reports formal confirmation that German forces advanced along the eastern Transylvania front with gains also near Orsova as the central powers press the campaign in southeastern Europe.
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Berlin
London
Transylvania
Germany
Orsova
French Join Offensives On Macedonian Front
Paris reports French troops have joined the offensive with British and Serbian forces on the Macedonian front. The war office notes French occupation of German town on Lake Presba. Somme front activity continues. the night passed quietly along the battle line in France.
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Paris
War Office
German
Lake Presba
Somme
France
Mob in Augusta wrecks jail and frees prisoners
A thousand citizens in Augusta Kansas attacked the city jail after the arrest of William Peel a Legislature candidate. They damaged the jail with sledges and oil well drills, released six inmates and demanded all police be fired. Marshal Crowe was knocked unconscious and later saved.
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Wichita
Kas
Marshal Crowe
Augusta
Here
William Peel
Main Street
Peel
Weidlein
Border control plan not yet agreed on
The Mexican American joint commission reports no agreement on border control plans after week of talks. Secretary Lane says only that further consideration is underway as Major General Bliss is expected to join soon for early week discussions. Luis Cabrera plans talks with American mining interests in Mexico.
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Atlantic
City
General Bliss
Luis Cabrera
Mexico
British protest over tracer bullets in airmen case
The Daily Express reports Britain has urged Germany via the American embassy to treat two captured aviators tried for possessing tracer bullets fairly. Tracer ammo aids aiming and does not violate The Hague convention, and the Zeppelin crew may receive similar treatment.
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London
Daily Express
Germany
Great Britain
England
the Express
Moewe Commander Dead in France Report
Count von Bohna Schlodien commander of the Moewe cruiser was killed in France. He led a battalion of the Thirty-fifth infantry regiment. A British front dispatch noted sailors from the German naval division among prisoners.
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London
Count von Bohna-Schlodien
Moewe
France
Milan
Yomiete
Thirty-fifth Infantry Regiment
Somme
Belgium
Miners Demand Seven Hour Day At Wage Conference
John P. White president of the United Mine Workers of America says miners will seek a seven hour day at the upcoming wage conference. He notes increased machine use has made pick mining obsolete in many districts and cites progress against oppression in Colorado West Virginia and parts of Pennsylvania.
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Bellaire
Ohio
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
White
Colorado
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Funeral for Major William Warner Majors Missouri and nation attend
Prominent Missourians and national figures gathered in Kansas City to honor Major William Warner. Services at his home were led by Episcopal Bishop Cameron Mann of Florida, with the Grand Army of the Republic in charge at the cemetery. Warner was the senior past commander in chief of the GAR at his death.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Nation
William Warner
Cameron Mann
Florida
Grand Army of the Republic
Warner
Prohibition Campaign Train Heads to Chicago on Last Lap
The prohibition campaigners special train bound for Chicago on the last lap of the first half of its journey. Four weeks earlier the train carried J Frank Hanley Ira Landrith and other speakers from Chicago northwestward. A four weeks tour of the east will begin next Monday night from Chicago.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
J. Frank Hanley
Ira Landrith
Oil Tanks Burned In City Fire Destroys Warehouses
Fire starting in a paint factory in Oklahoma City spread to the Oklahoma Refining Company plant. Six warehouse structures were wiped out and ten or twelve storage tanks holding 8000 to 12000 gallons of lubricating oils burned. Estimated loss set at 50000 dollars.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma _ Refining Company
Florida troops arrive in Laredo after long march
The last of the Florida troops reached Laredo early today, bringing the total force to about 1800 men. The Second Maine Regiment was set to depart for Augusta later in the day.
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Florida
Laredo
Augusta
Romance of Chinese Girl Ends Happily
William C Wyatt an American and Miss Daisy Joe daughter of a San Francisco Chinese merchant wed in Ensenada Mexico to bypass California bans. They return to Tulare California by car after a ceremony witnessed by an American hotel keeper and his wife with approval from Governor Cantu and U S immigration authorities.
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San Diego
Cal
United States
William C. Wyatt
Daisy Joe
San Francisco
Ensenada
Lower California
Wyatt
Tulare
Los Angeles
Mexico
California
Cantu
World record balloon voyage eyed in Oklahoma race
October 7 Muskogee Oklahoma pilots in the national balloon race anticipate new endurance marks as favorable weather fuels the event. Contenders include Warren Razor Aero Club of Dayton William F Assman St Louis Dr L E Custer Wichita Captain H B Honeywell St Louis E S Cole Cleveland and John Berry Million Population Club St Louis under race direction George M Myers Aero Club Kansas City.
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Muskogee
Okla
Sky
United States
Warren Razor
Aero Club
Dayton
Ohio
William F. Assman
St. Louis
L. E. Custer
Aero Club of
Wichita
Kas
H. Bk. Honeywell
Uncle Sam
America
S. Cole
Cleveland
John Berry
Club
George M. Myers
The
Kansas City
President Wilson Returns to Shadow Lawn Home
President Wilson arrives at Shadow Lawn in Long Branch New Jersey at 10:20 AM. His schedule includes a speech to Progressives and Independents. He reads telegrams and drafts his address after traveling from Omaha. Authorities say he may reference the railroad strike but notes no coercion by Congress or himself in the settlement.
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Long. Branch
N. J
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Omaha
Congress
Jews Pray for Peace Observance Across Synagogues
Special prayers for peace are offered in thousands of synagogues in New York and nationwide during the Jewish New Year observances. The day includes the prayer for the dead and marks the end of Yom Kippur with solemn supplication for peace.
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New York
Miss Stirling Wins Belmont Golf Championship Title
Miss Alexia Stirling of Atlanta defeats Mildred Caverly of Philadelphia 2 and 1 in the final to claim the national women's golf championship at Belmont Spring Country Club in Belmont Massachusetts on October 7.
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Belmont
Mass
Alexia Stirling
Atlanta
Belmont Spring Country Club
Mildred Caverly
Philadelphia
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