Destruction of French Battlefields Revealed by Canadian Report
Ottawa reports a Canadian war records office communique describing widespread ruin across French battlefields. It emphasizes Allied air and artillery superiority, noting five shells to one for Germans, and contrasts peaceful fields with trampled encampments and shattered La Boisselle.
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Ottawa
France
Canadian War Records Office
Sam Hughes
Avar
Al‘bert
la Boisselle
French Capture Sailly Saillissel After Short Infiltration
A French and British assault near Combles drives German defenders from Sailly Saillisel, seizing five miles of the Bapaume road. Air dominance pins German artillery, aiding a rapid victory observed by AP reporters from a hillock. The Germans had claimed Sailly Saillisel impregnable.
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Combles
Chantilly
Associated Press
Sailly-Saillisa
Bapaume Road
French Advance Seizes Hills Surrounding Sailly Saillisel
An unexpected move by French forces followed rapid troop capture and a surprise defense by Bavarian and Prussian divisions. The French expanded to occupy shoulders of two hills north east and northwest of the village, threatening any German counterattack from Sailly Saillisel.
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Sailly- Saillisel
Mayor Thompson May Face Recall In Healy Slot Probe
Chicago October session of the Hoyne Healy controversy hearing before Chief Justice Olson focused on whether Mayor Thompson would be recalled to testify about what he knows regarding alleged ties between Chief of Police Healy and illegal slot machines in Chicago. prosecutors also planned to present a list of locations where slot machines operated in the city.
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Chicago
Ill
Thompson
Healy
Hoyne-Healy
Olson
Women protest banner assaults during Wilson visit
At the National Women's Party headquarters in Chicago women discuss assaults on their banners during President Wilson's visit. Miss Alice Paul says banners were largely destroyed by men while Democrats allegedly denied women courtesy. The disorder occurred near the Auditorium Theater where Wilson spoke to women. he did not witness the clash.
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Chicago
National Woman’s Party
Wilson
Alice Paul
Troop Trains Collide in Texarkana Parade Follows
In Texarkana Texas on October 20 two sections of a train carrying the Second regiment of West Virginia Guardsmen collided after coaches separated. No injuries were reported as soldiers were shaken but remained in their berths. About 1200 guardsmen then paraded through the streets for an hour.
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Texarkana
Tex
West Virginia Guardsmen
Fort Sam Houston
Von Kluck to Retire After Front Service
Berlin reports Field Marshal Alexander H. R. von Kluck, who led the right wing toward Paris in 1914, has retired from active duty at his own request. He has not returned to the front since a shrapnel wound in March 1915 during position inspections. He is said to have been 70 years old.
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Berlin
London
Alexander H. R. von Kluck
Paris
von Kluck
William
Short gasoline pumps mulching motorists nationwide
Federal Bureau of Standards finds short measuring gasoline pumps cost motorists millions yearly. Illinois losses exceed $500 000 annually. Tests across cities confirm prior findings showing 80 percent of pumps under state in weight. Faulty construction or dealer manipulation cause deficient measurement and large public losses.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Bureau of Standards
Illinois
Two seamens saved after Alaunia sinking near English Channel
Cunard Line reports most of the Alaunia crew were rescued after the steamer struck a mine and sank in the English Channel. Officials confirmed all passengers were landed at Falmouth and that two crewmen remain unaccounted for.
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New York
Cunard Line
English Channel
Falmouth
Court martial condemns woman spy to death in Marseilles
In Marseilles a court martial unanimously condemns Madame Gomeno Sanches to death for espionage. She was born Maria Liberdall of Dusseldorf and executed by the sentence after her marriage into the Gomeno family.
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Madame Gomeno Sanches
Paris
Marseilles
Gomeno Sanches
Maria ,Liberdall
Dusseldorft
Cold snap ushers in early winter in San Antonio
A sharp norther drives temperatures from 86 to 42 degrees in San Antonio from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning. Frost is possible Friday night with a further drop expected. Hardware stores report a rush for air-tight heaters, as the Gulf tropical hurricane system moves toward the Great Lakes, bringing freezing temps across Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Norther
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Camp Wilson
Gulf of Mexico
Illinois
Great Lakes
Southwest
Texas
Cold Wave From Canada Hits Midwestern States
Chicago and the Midwest brace for a cold wave from Canada with North Dakota at six degrees above zero and Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa reporting snow. Burlington and Springfield see early snow disrupting traffic as Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Northern Texas record low temperatures of 20s to 30s.
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Chicago
Texas
North Dakota
Mercury
Minnesoca
Manitoba
Minnesota
Illinois
Iowa
Springfield
Ill
Burlington
Kansas
Kansas City
Southwest
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma City
Louisiana
Temperature Drops 22 Degrees at Waco Amid Frost
Waco Texas October 20 A sharp fall of 22 degrees brought the morning temperature to 38 degrees compared with 60 at seven o clock yesterday. Heavy frost covered the area today as colder air moved in from the north.
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Waco
Waco, Tex
Temperature Drops 15 Degrees in Mobile
Mobile Alabama reported a 15 degree temperature fall with the thermometer at 53 degrees at 7 o clock today October 20. The report notes a sharp cool spell for the area as residents adjust to the lower reading and potential wind changes.
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Mobile
Ala
Frost at Dallas Thursday
Dallas weather report shows temperature falling to 34.3 degrees last night with considerable frost observed across the area. Temperature drop noted by the weather bureau as a sharp early chill for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Colder On Gulf Coast Reported in Galveston
Galveston Texas recorded a low of 46 degrees last night, a 34 degree drop from yesterday's high. The mark reflects a sharp cooling trend across the Gulf Coast.
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Gulf Coast
Galveston
Tex
Weather outlook for San Antonio area
Tonight will be fair with frost possible in rural pockets. Saturday turns fair but not very cold with milder daytime temperatures across San Antonio and vicinity.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists Across Cities
Forecasts by The Light report St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington weather notes. Temperatures range from 26 to 66 with winds varying from southwest to northeast and chances of rain or snow. Saturday prospects include fair, clear or cloudy conditions across locations.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Thanksgiving turkey price to rise amid government purchase
Turkeys will cost more this year due to limited supply and army orders. Live turkeys hover around nineteen cents per pound with an expected jump to eight to ten cents above last year by Thanksgiving. About 11,875 birds, totaling over 89 tons, are required for soldiers on duty along the border and in Mexico, costing nearly $34,000 at current prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Turkey
Quartermaster Corps
I. Tobias
San Antonio
Army to Experiment With War Balloons and Air Service
Army aviation officers plan a balloon division under Maj. Charles De F Chandler. A balloon school will train staff for free and captive balloons, dirigibles, and hydrogen plants. Fort Omaha or Akron may host the program with two spherical and two kite balloons funded by Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Air Service
Charles de F. Chandler
Signal Corps
New York
Aviation Service
Congres
Fort Omaha
Neb
Akron
Ohio
War Department
U S to Pay Reward for Train Holdup Killer Near Bliss
Postmaster General Burleson offered a $1000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the bandit who killed Percy A. Norman, a mail clerk, during a train holdup near Bliss Oklahoma last night.
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Washington, D. C
Burleson
Percy A. Norman
Bliss
Okla
Wilson and Bryan Meet in Pittsburg on Five-Minute Greeting
President Wilson and former Secretary of State William J. Bryan met in Pittsburg for a brief greeting as Wilson arrived from Chicago en route to Long Branch. Bryan’s presence caused a short delay in the presidential automobile tour before both men rode on separate cars.
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Pittsburg
Wilson
William J. Bryan
Chicago
Long Branch
N. J
Bryan
W. W. Bailey
Johnstown
Mr. Bryan
Tumulty
Becaus
Man With Knife To See Wilson
Pittsburg police detain Richard Collen after a man with tools jumped onto President Wilson’s auto in Pittsburg. Collen, 22, machinist, claimed dissatisfaction with Wilson’s European war conduct. He was arrested after a brief chase. a five inch blade knife and chisels were found in his bag.
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Pittsburg
Secret Service
Richard Collen
Wilson
Bremen Submarine Bremen Reported Lost
An Amsterdam telegram confirms the commercial submarine Bremen is regarded as lost after no news from Bremen crews map. Families of the crew, mostly in Bremen, face anxiety. A delay may hinder crews for other subs, and the Deutschland voyage across the Atlantic is cancelled.
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London
Amsterdam
Bremen
German Ocean Navigation Company
Women for Wilson sway Kansas voters says Lardner
Herbert Lardner Kansas Democratic state chairman visits Western Democratic headquarters in Chicago and predicts Kansas women will back Woodrow Wilson in November. He says mothers favor peace and oppose sending husbands and sons to war, contrasting Wilson's record with possible actions by Hughes.
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Chicago
Herbert Lardner
Kansas
Wilson
Mr. Lardner
Hughes
Harrison Ordered to Montgomery in Bank Note Train Robbery Case
Richard Harrison held in Martinsburg W V was ordered moved to Montgomery Alabama to testify before a federal grand jury regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Central Station robbery in which $100000 in unsigned bank notes were stolen. He is described as hopelessly crippled and cannot be removed from a colony.
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Harrison
Montgomery
Wheeling
W. Va
Richard Harrison
Martinsburg
Baltimore & Ohio
Central Station
Ala
Williams of National Bank Are Prosperous
Indianapolis October remarks by John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, before the Farmers' National Congress defend the federal reserve law. He argues banks are strong, more numerous, and that the farmer may borrow based on industry and standing, not center-locked funds. He cites decentralization of money to reserve banks and lower interest rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John Skelton Williams
Farmers’ National Congress
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Williams
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Banks
Amercian Vessel Seized Near Iceland Headed to Grimsby
The American fishing schooner Richard W. Clarke, 503 gross tons, owned by A. A. Corey of New Bedford, was seized in waters around Iceland and sent to Grimsby. Earlier in August the Maxine Elliott and Lizzie Griffin were seized near Iceland and taken to Lerwick but released.
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London
Richard W. Clarke
Iceland
Grimsby
A. A. Corey
New Bedford
Mass
Maxine Elliott
Lizzie Griffin
Lerwick
Shetland Islands
German Housewives Award Gold Bee Pins in New York
Gold pins shaped as bees, symbolizing industry, were adopted by the German Housewives Society in New York. Twenty four young women received the pins for two years of service, while eighteen longer-serving members earned gold rings umbrellas or gold coins at a kaffe klatch marking the occasion.
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New York
Two Aero Squadrons To Be Formed Here
Authorization for two additional aero squadrons for the regular army was approved. Each squadron will include twelve airplanes and equipment valued about 800000 dollars per unit. Major Ben D Foulois will organize the squadrons and an enlistment campaign is planned within days.
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Washington, D. C
Squier
Army Signal Corps
Regular Army
San Antonio
Texas
Ben D. Foulois
War Department
Army
San Diego
Cal
National Guard
Mineola
N. Y
Chicago
Signal Corps
Spiritual value of football urged by church leaders
In St Louis Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts praised football as the most spiritual game for building discipline and character, urging modernization of Sunday schools. Bishop Gailor of Tennessee stressed education as the church's responsibility while Robert Gardiner reviewed religious education work. a calendar proposal discussed allowing Jewish communicants to keep certain customs and feast days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
William Lawrence
Massachusetts
Protestant Episcopal Church
Lawrence
T. F. Gailor
Tennessee
Robert H. Gardiner
Gardiner, Me
General Board of Religious Education
House of Deputies
Emperor William Visits Champagne Front and Honors Von Einem
The Cologne Gazette says Emperor William visited the Champagne front on Wednesday and awarded General von Einem the Pour le Merite. The emperor was in excellent spirits and confident in victory while expressing satisfaction over heavy British and French losses.
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Amsterdam
William
Champagne Front
Cologne
von Einem
Striking Bayonne Workers Return as Federal Mediators Arrive
In Bayonne New Jersey October 20 1919 Standard Oil and other plants resumed normal operations after a strike that involved rioting and three deaths. Federal conciliators from Washington stated better conditions and partial wage increases would be granted.
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Bayonne
WN. J
Standard Oil
Washington
Greece in turmoil as reservists defy allied troops
Reuter dispatch from Athens reports Greek reservists resisting entente forces amid police censorship and weak Greek authority. King Constantine rejects entente proposals while Serbians push on Monastir front taking Velyeselo near Cerna river.
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Constantine
Athens
Saloniki
Greece
Venizelos
Monastir
Paris
Velyeselo
Cerna
Brod
Velyese
U S Recognizes Venizelos Provisional Government Claim
An Athens dispatch reports a letter said to be from the U S consul at Saloniki to M Politis of the Venizelos provisional government claiming continued cordial U S relations with the de facto regime. The U S ambassador Garrett Croppers denies any authority for broader recognition beyond essential relations.
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Athens
London
Saloniki
M. Politis
Venizelos
M. Venizelos
United States
Trenches Retaken Near Eaucourt L Abbaye In Somme Fighting
Berlin reports most trenches on the Eaucourt L Abbaye La Barque road retaken by German forces. British attempts to advance north of Courcellette and east of Le Sars failed. German artillery destroyed three British tanks in the Somme clash.
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Berlin
Sayville
Eaucourt L’abbaye d le Barque
Britba
Ezattl
Courcellette
le Sars
Somme
Narayuvka
Galicia
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Canadian War Office
West Virginia
Alaunia
Canada
Fener
Tees
Weather Forecast
Chandler
Aero Corps
U. S
Lardner
Treasury
Business Man
Foulois
Episcopal Divine
Kaiser
Reuter
National Movement
Exchange Telegraph Company
Janina
Epirus
Venizeloist
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