Wilson Urges Farmers to Aid Preparedness and Reform
President Wilson spoke to 3000 farmers in Shadow Lawn New Jersey urging support for the federal reserve act and rural credits system. He criticized select leaders and stressed national cooperation, tariff misunderstandings, and the expansion of agricultural education with two demonstrators assigned to each rural district.
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Shadow Lawn
N. J
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Congress
American Girl to Wed Italian Prince in Washington
The marriage of Miss Margaret Draper to Prince Andrea Boncompagni Ludovici of Rome will be held in Washington this week. Draper, daughter of the late General William F. Draper former American Ambassador to Rome, will wed with Cardinal Gibbons presiding. Notables including Russian and Italian ambassadors are expected to attend.
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Washington
Margaret Draper
William F. Draper
Rome
Andrea Boncompagni- Ludovici
Italy
Miss Draper
Calley
Massachusetts
Prince Andrea
Cardinal Gibbons
Cooperation versus combination in government policy
The speaker urges farmers to unite for better pricing and shipping, with government guidance provided by the Agricultural Department. He argues for a nationwide partnership over small group control, contrasting co operation with combination and stressing collective national understanding.
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Agricultural Department
United States
United
Weather roundup for West and East Texas and major cities
Sunday and Monday fair in West and East Texas. Observations list temperatures from St. Louis to Boston with clear or partly cloudy skies. Winds range from southwest to northwest, highs vary from 40 to 72 degrees, with Sunday likely cloudy in several cities.
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West Texas
East Texas
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Austrian Premier Shot in Berlin Ers Counter Shock
Count Karl Stuerich, Austrian premier, was shot dead in a Berlin hotel by Friedrich Adler, Vienna editor. Three shots killed him quickly, triggering world news and panicked crowds at embassies as authorities confirmed the victim and identified the assassin.
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Berlin
Karl Stuerich
Austria
Friedrich Adler
Vienna
Baron Burian
Count Stuerih
Austria-Hungary
Adler
Austrian premier Stuerkh shot dead at dinner in Vienna
Count Karl Stuerkh, 57, Austrian premier since 1911, was killed during dinner by Adler, a Vienna periodical publisher. Born 1859 in Graz, he helped found Austria’s gym method education and held major posts since 1881 as Graz stateholder and in education.
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Berlin
Sayville
Karl Stuerkh
Adler
Vienna
Count Stuerkh
Graz
Austria
General Marchand Wounded Again At Front In France
General Marchand of Fashoda fame is slightly wounded at the front in France. The veteran commander previously suffered a abdominal wound in 1915 and has long been celebrated for leading French troops at Fashoda in 1898. He was decorated by President Poincare with the Legion of Honor.
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Paris
Marchand
Fashoda Fame
Jean Baptiste Marchand
Champagne
Poincare
Fashoda
Lord Kitchener
British submarine torpedoes German Kolberg cruiser
The British admiralty says a submarine returning from the North Sea torpedoed a Kolberg class German cruiser. The cruiser, 4350 tons, listed heavily and was seen heading for home. It has three sister ships the Mainz Koelnische and Aurbureg.
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London
North Sea
Kolberg
Mainz
Koelnische
Aurbureg
Funds for Syrians Relief Days Proclaimed by Wilson
Funds to buy 4000 tons of food and charter a collier to Beirut are being raised today and tomorrow in the United States. President Wilson proclaims relief days as contributions pour in nationwide for 300,000 starving Syrians and Armenians.
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Washington, D. C
Beirut
Syria
United States
Wilson
Ute Band Reported Terrorizing Settlers Near Grand Junction
Red Cap, chief of the Ucompagahre Utes, leads Indians terrorizing settlers in White River district west of Meeker Colorado. Game wardens from Moffat and Mesa counties pursue. 50 plus Ute bandsmen said to cross from Utah armed and threatening women and children. Sheriff Jeff Watson forms a 60 member posse to quell the uprising as deer and cattle are reported killed.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Red Cap
White River District
Meeker
Colorado
Moffat
Mesa Counties
Colorado Line
Utah
Jeff Watson
Mesa County
British Advance On Three Mile Somme Front
General Haig’s forces scored a significant push on a three mile stretch of the Somme front from Lesars west to the Schwaben redoubt. After artillery preps the infantry moved 360 to 600 yards and seized trenches before Stuff redoubt and the Regina trenches, taking several hundred prisoners.
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London
Haig
Somme
Lesars
Schwaben Redoubt
Stuff
Hughes Bettors Seek Hedge as Wilson Money Surges
New York gamblers who backed Hughes look to Wilson at 7 to 10 odds, with about $25,000 staked. Big bets of $4,000 to $5,000 were placed at the Waldorf. They say the Wilson money appears to cover potential losses if Hughes wins, while others still hold Hughes positions at 2 to 1 and 10 to 6.
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New York
Hughes
Wilson
Waldorf
Chaos Reigns as Greek King Faces Coup Threat
Paris reports Greece in turmoil with Constantine backed by 42 000 royalist troops amid entente pressure. Allies threaten more landings, demand army cut to a peace footing and evacuation of Thessaly as Premie r Veni zelos seeks volunteers in the United States to form his army.
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Paris
Europe
Rome
Constantine
Entente
Thessyas
Messrs
Calandaris
Aravantinos
United States
America
Venizelos
Harvard to Abolish Tips
Harvard moves toward a tipless policy as dormitory notices signed by Bursar Charles Mason urge students not to give money or gifts to employees except for equivalent services rendered. The sign reads University requests no tip between students and staff.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Heral
Charles Mason
Newest Fighting Ship Reported Ready for Action
A defense brief notes one of the latest fighting ships is ready for action. It lists a project cost between 650000 and 700000 dollars and a weight of 63.3 tons per unit. Each ship can fire about 200 times without refining and the projectile plus powder charge per shot costs around 775 dollars.
Less Federal Aid for Texas Militia in 1917
War Department cuts Texas militia maintenance due to most guardsmen serving on the border. Allocation based on non active strength as of August 29 yields 44 234.02 dollars for Texas troops. Funds cover arms uniforms and field equipment plus incidental expenses and rifle practice.
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Washington, D. C
Texas National Guard
War Department
Texas
Baker
Bureau of Militia Affairs
Congress
Bandit Kills Conductor On Southwest Missouri Line
Conductor Robert Scheweitzer was fatally shot by bandit A J Johnson aboard an interurban car between Webb City and Carthage at 2 pm. Johnson, 28, was captured by Constable Ol Rogers one and a half miles north of the scene and jailed in Webb City. a mob formed around the jail prompting transfer to Carthage for safety.
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Joplin
Robert Scheweitzer
Southwest Missouri Railroad
Webb City
Carthage
A. J. Johnson
Ol Rogers
Rogers
W. Bates
Johnson
Fortunes in Wheat Sweep LaSalle Street Profits Rise
In Chicago on October 21 reports claim wheat futures surged fifteen cents per bushel in two weeks. Arthur Cutten, once linked to a $1,000,000 day, reportedly gained about $600,000 in that period, with profits of 60 cents per bushel on 1,000,000 bushels.
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Chicago
LaSalle Street
Arthur Cutten
Judge Sabath Sentences Lloyd Bopp to Death
Judge Joseph B Sabath of the Criminal Court wept as he sentenced Lloyd Bopp to be hanged December 15 for the June 14 murder of Policeman Herman who was trying to arrest bandits. Court staff cried. Bopp remained unmoved in Chicago.
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Chicago
Ill
Joseph B. Sabath
Criminal Court
Lloyd Bopp
Herman
Bopp
Sharp sees deadlock on western front before departure
William G. Sharp, in New York, repeats his view voiced in Boston that the military situation on the western front remains deadlocked as he prepares to sail on the St. Paul to resume his post as ambassador to France.
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West
New York
St. Paul
France
William G. Sharp
Boston City Club
Europe
Nations weigh Mexico interests as they press for assurances
United States Britain France and Spain show impatience over Mexican conditions and investment losses and may seek views on duration of protections. No physical action planned. reports deny Arredondo replacement by Luis Cabrera. State Department says crops are good and famine averted though currency worsens.
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Washington
D. C
Great Britain
France
Spain
Mexico
Mexico City
Arredondo
Luis Cabrera
De facto troops win at Juarez in Mexican battle
Juarez dispatches report a clash between 2000 Carranzistas and 1000 Villa forces from Palo mas to Santa Ysabel. Ozuna claims victory for the Constitutionalists, but later reports suggest Villistas may have won. Salazar’s 1000 men allegedly turned the tide with a rear attack.
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Juarez
Mex
Villa
Palomas
Santa Ysabel
Carlos Ozuna
Chihuahua City
Francisco Villa
Jose Ynez Salazar
Legalista
Ozuna
Carranza
Villistas
Constitutionalists
San Andres
Chihuahua
Salazar
Fifth New Jersey Infantry To Leave Border Around Oct 24
General Funston informed the War Department that the Fifth New Jersey Infantry is expected to depart the border around October 24. The move is enabled by the Colorado guard being ordered to the border.
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Washington, D. C
Funston
War Department
New Jersey Infantry
Colorado Guard
Million Allied Wounded in Somme Fighting
Berlin reports one million allied soldiers wounded in the Somme battles south of the Ancre. The estimate comes from the chief surgeon of a major Marseilles hospital, cited by the Berliner Tageblatt.
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Berlin
Sayville
Somme
Ancre
Berliner Tageblatt
Marseilles
Kipling Questioned by Tagore on India in Chicago
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore criticizes Rudyard Kipling’s Indian portrayal. He says Kipling offers only a superficial view and that nationalism is a dangerous, delusive force. Tagore adds his own non-national perspective on India and comments on America.
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Chicago
Ill
Rudyard Kipling
India
Rabindranath Tagore
Kipling
Ake Rabindranath
America
Sir Rabindranath
Barred From Church to Contain Infantile Paralysis in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City health officials issued an order banning children under 16 from attending theaters churches and Sunday schools and from visiting public places until further notice to curb infantile paralysis. The McKinley Public School was quarantined with 500 pupils and staff after another case. No deaths reported and all victims are school children expected to recover.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
McKinley Public School
Seeking Church Janitor in Chicago Slaying Case
Thomas Inns a former prize fighter and father of five is sought as a slayer after a robbery attempt ended in murder and a wound to Emil Noel. Police report a doctor treated bullet wounds in Inns throat and chest after the shooting at an advertising office in Chicago last night.
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Chicago
Thomas Inns
Louis Lichtenstein
Emil Noel
Crown Prince Alexander Kisses Serbian Soil
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia on returning to Serbian soil knelt and kissed the earth. Mrs. Charles Farnam of New York accompanied the Serbians and received a decoration from the Crown Prince for her relief work.
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Vodena
Greece
Alexander
Serbia
Charles Farnam
New York
Revolt Breaks Out in Abyssinia Near Antobes
Paris dispatch reports a revolution in Abyssinia with government forces massed near Antobes and a battle imminent as of October 21.
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Abyssinia
Antobes
Paris
Berlin claims OCUERE defeat of Roumanians in Dobrudja
Berlin reports a new breakthrough along a 40 mile Dobrudja front with strong gains at Kokardja and Tuzla. Prisoners total in the thousands as Bucharest admits withdrawals on the center and left wing while Falkenhayn presses in Transylvania.
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Paris
von Mackensen
Berlin
Danube City
Rasova
Black Sea
Tuzla
Constanza
Toprosari
Kokardja
Bucharest
Dobrudja
Mackensen
von Falkenhayn
Transylvanian
Kingee Kingdom
Almo Week
Dmit J
German War Office
Buzeu
Bodza
Gura Biritilul
Falkenhayn
Translyvania
Teuton
Roumanian War Office
Roumania
Dunajec
Gentral
Balkan
Danube
Czerna Woda-Constanza
Hackensen
Silistria
Turturka
Kronstadt
Sinaia
Dobruéja
Transylvania
Repulse German Attacks Near Paris Halted, 1918
German assaults north and south of the Somme were repulsed by French forces. Three wave after wave targeted Salil and areas between Bianches and La Maisonette, with heavy losses. Liquid fire aided the defense near Blaise wood as Chaulnes diversions freed ground and 250 prisoners were taken.
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Paris
Somme
French War Office
Salil
Bianches
la Maisonette
Blaise Wood
Chaulnes
Cross Roads
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