Edith Storey Arrives in San Antonio for Empire Theater Show
Miss Edith Billy Storey will arrive Monday evening to appear in The Dust of Egypt at the Empire Theater where she stars. She may speak briefly about her work in the picture and travels with her mother to stay at the St. Anthony Hotel. The Vita grand Company chose San Antonio in a four city stop including Chicago St. Louis Dallas and San Antonio. Storey once worked with the Melies Company at Hot Wells. Martinez named to succeed Rendon as Yucatan Henequin Commission head.
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Edith
Billy
California
Storey
San Antonio
Melies Company
Hot Wells
Physician Dies of Infantile Paralysis in Washington
Dr Arthur L Hunt physician who examined children arriving in Washington from districts plagued by infantile paralysis died of the disease. He had contracted the illness a week earlier. His conduct remained steady despite his arguments being flawed.
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Washington, D. C
Arthur L. Hunt
Washington
Steamers Armed With Guns In Atlantic Coast Danger Zone
Cunard, French and Italian liners carry defensive guns on deck as tensions rise near the U boat danger zone. The Alaunia and other ships sailed armed while several lines halted British sailings pending orders. A flotilla of passenger ships is believed near Nantucket, some carrying war munitions.
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Cunard
New York
Atlantic
Germany
International Mercantile Marine Company
White Star
Atlantic Transport
Leyland
Dominion
Red Star Lines
Dominion Lines
Montreal
Quebec
American Line
Alaunia
Cunard Line
Newport
Nantucket
Cameronia
Dante
Alighieria
Espagne
Philadelphia
Kristianiafjord
Ships On Patrol Watches The U Boats
Captain Wilson and 33 crew members arrived at Nantucket light ship after witnesses the torpedoing of the Kingstonian 4207 tons. He reported shells fell at about 6 am and the ship was torpedoed with oil removed from its cargo. The Kingstonian's current status is unclear, suggesting possible government service.
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Wilson
Quebec
Kingstonian
Nantucket
Summarine
Submarine Attacks Reach U S Coasts From Nantucket
German submarine activity off Nantucket island disrupts Atlantic shipping. U-53 suspected in sinking the Strathdene and West Point after submerging Stephano, Bloomersdijk, and Kingston. Kansan and other vessels held or slowed. British and Dutch crews rescued in Newport as patrols search for survivors.
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Nantucket Shoals
Red Cross
Stephano
Strathdene
West Point
Bloomersdijk
Christian Knudsen
Newport
R. I
Kingston
Nantucket
Nantucket Island
New England
Kansan
Boston
St. John
Newfoundland
New York
Halifax
United States
South America
Smith
Bordeaux
London
Newport News
Rotterdam
Mystery submarine U-53 visits Newport and ships halted
Reports describe U-53 docking at Newport with Captain Rose of the Strathdene and crews rescued from sunk vessels. The Kansan, halted near Nantucket, sent SOS signals as several ships fell to a submarine while U-58 becomes a symbol of maritime peril in the harbor area.
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Count von Bernstorff
Newport
Newport Harbor
Rose
Wilhelmshaven
von Bernstorff
United States Navy
S. O
New York
Boston
Nantucket Sound
E. L. Smith
Nine Ships Sunk Off Nantucket By German Submarines
Eyewitness reports from Newport R. I. recount torpedoings off Nantucket as nine merchant ships were sunk by German submarines, with crews and passengers rescued by U S destroyers. Names cited include the U 63 and U 61, and victims include four British vessels, one Norwegian, and one Dutch ship.
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Newport
R. I
Nantucket
United States
Henry B. Wilson
Williamstown
Mass
Kingston crew still missing after steamship collision
As of 10 o clock today the British steamer Kingston remained unaccounted for while all hands aboard other ships were saved. Torpedo boat destroyers searched within 30 miles of Nantucket Lightship for lifeboats from the drifting Kingston and its crew.
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West Point
Newport
United States Torpedo Boat
Nantucket
Kingston
Albert Gleaves
Strathdene
Bloomersdijk
Christian Knudsen
Stephano
New York
St. Johns
N. F
French Cruiser Hurries Northward Off New Jersey Coast
A French cruiser likely the Conde steamed north off the New Jersey coast last night, signaling to the Danish steamship Olaf that German submarines were patrolling off the American coast. Olaf arrived from British Honduras with the alert.
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New York
Conde
New Jersey
Olaf
British Honduras
Boston Wins Second Game In Marathon Tie Series
In a long extra inning game Brooklyn and Boston battle through tenth to fourteenth innings. Key plays include Hoblitzer pulling four walks for Boston and Scott, Daubert, and Gardner making pivotal defensive stops for Brooklyn. Final scoring comes late as Gainer drives in the lone run on a two-base hit in the fourteenth.
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Hoblitzer
Myers
Janvrin
Miller
Lewis
Gardner
Brooklyn
Cuishaw
Boston
Cutshaw
Mowrey
Scott
Olson
Thomas
Daubert
Ruth
Hooper
Smith
Johnston
Wheat
Mowres
Bronoklyn
Bounder
Boston Hoblitzer
Gainer
McNally
MccNally
Brooklyn Batsmen Prepare for World Series Practice
Brooklyn and Boston squads held practice in fielding and batting before game two. Weather turned cloudy with intermittent rain as left handers Pennock Wyckoff and Mails faced hitters while Ruth and others joined in drills.
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Braves
Boston
Boston Americans
Brooklyn Nationals
Boston Red Sox
Pennock
Carrigan
Wyckoff
Brooklyn
Cheney
Moundsman
Babe” Ruth
Coombs
Bherrod Smith
Rucker
Duster
Mails
Appleton
Mowrey
Olson
Cutshaw
Crowds Expected For Weekend Baseball Game
Fans filled the outfield stands as excitement built for the game with indications of a larger crowd than Saturday's expected to attend.
Ferguson to Attend Session of Regents
Governor Ferguson will attend the university board of regents meeting in Austin at their invitation. He plans to address the board and read the record on expenditures and disbursement of university funds, possibly recalling actions since the last Legislature with acting president Dr W J Battle.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Board of Regents of
University
W. J. Battle
Army Orders Tenney Relieved Fort Worden Transfer
First Lieutenant H. Tenney of Company H Coast Artillery is relieved from duty in the southern department and ordered to proceed to Fort Worden for assignment.
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Co. H. Tenney
Coast Artillery
Southern Department
Fort Worden
German Emperor Tours Eastern Front With Archduke
Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam reports the German emperor and Archduke Leopold visiting General Von Terzstantsky General Von der Marwitz and the Forty second Pomeranian Regiment on Friday as part of the eastern front tour.
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London
Eastern Front
Reuter
Amsterdam
Archduke Leopold
von Terzstantsky
von der Marwitz
Mexican Minister Presents Credentials to Japanese Emperor
TORIO Oct 9 Col Manuel Perez Romero was received in audience by the Japanese emperor and presented his credentials as Mexican minister to Japan.
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Lees Romero
Torio
Col
Manuel Perez Romero
Japan
Sleepy cat mascot returns from suffrage tour
New York reports the black cat mascot of Miss Alice Burke and Miss Nel Richardson who toured the country in a yellow automobile for six months. The cat, once a stray, is idolized by the Woman Suffrage party at 48 East Thirty fourth street as supporters celebrate the pair’s campaign across many states.
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New York
Alice Snitzier Burke
Nel Richardson
Woman Suffrage Party
Burke
Richardson
East Thirtyfourth Street
Mary Garret Hay
Frank Shuler
States
New England
Chinese Retort in Sailor’s Grave Visit
In Shangal a Eng Heh sailor intending to lay a wreath meets a native carrying a rice pot. The exchange turns playful as the sailor jokes about the grave and his friend coming to eat the offerings, while the Chinese worker mirrors the banter about flowers.
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Shangal An Eng Heh
Herial Groupe
Johm
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