Copeland Trial Jury Formed as Catholic Shooting Case Moves Ahead
In Galveston Texas Judge Clay Stone Briggs blocks publication of testimony in the Copeland murder case to protect jury selection for three related trials. The panel, mostly Protestant with two Jews, is seated and Copeland pleads not guilty. Public sessions will be open.
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Galveston
Tex
Tenth Judicial Court
John Copeland
Marshall
William Black
Clay Stone Briggs
Briggs
Galveston County
George Ryan
George Tier
Black
Veniremen
Texas
L. Knowles
League City
Copeland
Goose Creek to Move Entire Oil Boom Town Overnight
Goose Creek Texas a oil boom town twenty two miles from Houston has orders to move. Forty houses and boarding houses groceries drug store meat markets and a barber shop plus several other infant industries are being packed. The townsite owned by Mrs Anna Schilling is leased to C T Rucker with houses erected on leased lots to be removed if land is needed for drilling. No townsites appear in view the whole town must move overnight if required.
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Houston
Tex
Goose Creek
Anna Schilling
C. T. Rucker
Potatoes rationed as city orders strict peel ban
Copenhagen dispatch reports Eckenforde authorities ban peeling potatoes amid fear of scarce future yields. Individuals found peeling before boiling or discarding peels face three months in jail or a 1500 mark fine.
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London
Reuter
Copenhagen
Eckenforde
Achlesswig-Holstein
Storm drifts north as tropical disturbance lingers off Florida
Slow progress northward by the tropical disturbance off the Florida coast continues. Weather bureau reports show the storm remains off the Florida coast with northeast storm warnings in effect from Fort Monroe to Jacksonville.
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Florida
Washington, D. C
Fort Monroe
Seventeen Brumbaugh appointees vow Mexican border vote
Seventeen commissioners chosen by Governor Brumbaugh took oath to oversee the 10 000 Pennsylvania guardsmen voting on November 7 at the Mexican border. Each commander will supervise one district as returns may only arrive by mail or personal accompaniment.
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Harrisburg
Brumbaugh
Texas
Pennsylvania
New York Ballots to Texas for Guard Voters
Henry G. Adams head of the election bureau of the New York secretary of state left for McAllen Texas with ballots for about 10 000 New York national guardsmen on the Mexican border to indicate their choices for president governor and other offices.
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New York
Texas
Albany
N. Y
Henry G. Adams
Secretary of State’s
McAllen
Tex
United States
Wisconsin Brigade Review Opens Camp Wilson Duties
The First Wisconsin Brigade comprising the First Second and Third regiments under Brig Gen L T Richardson will stage the first weekly brigade review at Camp Wilson Tuesday afternoon starting at 4 PM. The inspection will last about an hour and mark a new routine with reviews every Tuesday and Friday.
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Wisconsin Infantry
L.T. Richardson
Wisconsin
Camp Wilson
Second Kansas Entrainments at Camp Wilson Amid Tank Preparations
The Second Kansas infantry entrained at Camp Wilson Tuesday morning and will move to Fort Riley by the afternoon. Three train sections will transport troops, one per battalion, with a signal company from New Hampshire joining the Twelfth division. Divisional troops in its new form are in camp.
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Kansas Infantry
Camp Wilson
Fort Riley
New Hampshire
Alabama Guard Units Depart for Mexican Border
Brigade headquarters and the signal hospital corps of the Alabama National Guard left Montgomery for the border. The cavalry regiment, about 1200 men, remains encamped near the city.
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Montgomery
Ala
Signal Hospital Corps
Alabama National Guard
Baltimore Hotel Sold to Tulsa Trader in Kansas City
The Baltimore Hotel, a major Kansas City hostelry, was sold today by the Dean Hotel Company to Wallace N. Robinson of Tulsa Oklahoma. Terms were not disclosed.
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Kansas City
Baltimore
Dean Hotel Company
Wallace N. Robinson
Tulsa
Oklo
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Tonight will see increasing cloudiness and more unsettled conditions. Wednesday is expected to remain unsettled with variable skies and possible showers in the area.
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San Antonio
Weather Forecasts for Tourists in Major Cities
The Light reports St Louis 54 degrees with SE wind and likely rain. Chicago 48 cloudy with NE wind. Milwaukee 40 cloudy with NE wind. Kansas City 42 rain with NE wind. New York 48 clear with NE breeze. Washington 40 clear with WNW wind. Temperatures range from 33 to 68 across locations.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Villa Attacks Chihuahua as Army Report Reaches El Paso
The force led by Francisco Villa neared Chihuahua City with fighting in its suburbs against Carranza troops. Villa won at Palomas but not a decisive victory, while General Ozuna’s fate remains unclear. Pershing’s orders stand. American troops guard lines as Villa’s threat grows. Carranza party crosses into the United States to attend a niece’s wedding in Nuevo Laredo.
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Francisco Villa
Chihuahua City
Villistas
Carranzistas
General Funst
General Bell
el Paso
Bell
Pershing
United States
Mexico
Funston
War Department
Elay
Villa
Ozuna
Ae Villa
Cihuahua
Trevino
Carranza
Chihuahua
Amman
Obregon
Laredo
Tex
Venustiano Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico City
Guadalupe Salinas
Samuel C. Alexander
Charges Withdrawn in Chicago Malfeasance Case
State's Attorney Hoyne dropped warrants for arrest of Chief of Police Charles C Healey secretary William Luthardt and others on malfeasance and conspiracy charges. Chief Justice Olson said evidence would have forced him to refuse the warrants. Healey Luthardt and Charles T Essig secretary of the Sportsmen's Club of America were indicted by the grand jury yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles C. Healey
William Luthardt
Hoyne
Olson
Healey
Luthardt
Charles T. Essig
Sportsmen's Club of America
Yester
Soda Clerk Weds Behind Fountain in Chicago
In Chicago on October 24 a soda clerk, Leo Whiteson, married his fiancé Miss Lillian Robitchek beside a downtown drug store fountain with Judge Thomas F. Scully officiating. The ceremony occurred during a malted milk order as Whiteson served a customer.
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Chicago
Leo Whiteson
Lillian Robitchek
Thomas F. Scully
Whiteson
Miss Robitchek
Public Health Association Opens Forty Fourth Convention
About 1000 physicians health officers social workers and others gathered in Cincinnati Ohio for the forty fourth annual convention of the American Public Health Association. Sessions run four days with delegates from major cities provinces and U S and Canadian health services. Topics include infantile paralysis prevention and broader public health work. Speaker H W Conn director of laboratories Connecticut state board of health addressed the opening.
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Cincinnati
American Public Health Association
United States
Frederick Bontiambert
Dominion of Canada
E. P. LaChapelle
Board of Earth
Province of Quebec
H. W. Conn
Connecticut State Board of Health
McDaniel Murder Trial Jury Pool At St Joseph
Os car B McDaniel trial in Buchanan county Missouri proceeds as jurors are drawn to reach a forty member pool. Attorneys for defense and prosecution anticipate completing the list of possible jurors today while the governor's appointee joins the case. The defendant smiles through most of the day as proceedings resume.
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ST. Joseph
Oscar B. McDaniel
Buchanan County
McDaniel
Barker
Major
Bart M. Lockwood
Uniformed police to salute flag on parade in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on October 24 the police department released a 1916 duty manual requiring uniformed officers to salute the Stars and Stripes encountered in parades. The rule aims to promote patriotism and respectful treatment of the flag, with a funeral procession salute encouraged but not mandatory.
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Pittsburg
Department of Public Safety
Police
Milk price plan cuts two cents a quart for self carry
New York on October 24 reports a plan to let consumers who carry milk home pay two cents less per quart than bottled milk. The Dairy Men's League will sell milk at butcher shops for eight cents a quart, with possible further reductions.
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New York
State Commissioner of Food and Markets
Dairymen’s League
Open Field Assault: German Hungarian Troops Take Predeal Pass
German and Hungarian forces under General von Falkenhayne attack Romanian positions at Predeal Pass. Open-field tactics replace trench warfare as Romanians retreat from Susaiul mountain amid heavy artillery and rapid infantry advances. Fortified town of Predeal suffers shelling and fires as German and Hungarian troops push toward objective.
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Predeal Pass
Roumanian
von Falkenhayne
Berlin
London
Associated Press
Roumania
Susaiul
Predeal
Submarine output rises as Germany expands fleet
Prince Von Buelow told a neutral newspaper man that since the war began Germany has built 225 submarines. He noted German naval authorities focus more on submarines than battleships, and Austria Hungary is following suit.
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Geneva
Paris
Prince von Buelow
Germany
Constance
Austria-Hungary
Bethlehem Steel Sets New Market Record
Bethlehem Steel outran United States Steel and all others in speculative interest in New York trading. The stock rose 40 points to a new high of 625 in the first half hour, surpassing its previous record by 25 points.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
United States Steel
Polo star Alexander Brown dies in aero plane crash
Philadelphia resident Alexander Brown a famed polo player, fell from his aircraft into the Delaware River at Essington below the city. He was about 100 feet up during a test flight for a license when the plane dropped into the water.
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Philadelphia
Alexander Brown
Delaware
Essington
Brown
Americans win most athletic events in Chrystalia meet
American runners and field athletes swept events against Scandinavians at Christiania. Loomis won the 60 yard dash, Simpson and Murray took broad jump first and second, Meredith placed third in the 1000 meter, Bolin won the 1000 meter for Sweden, Helium led shot put, and the 800 meter relay went to the American team in 1 33 8-10.
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Christiania
London
America
Joe Loomis
Chicago
Rustad
Bob Simpson
Fred Murray
Ted Meredith
J. Bolin
Murray
Helium
Loomis
Norway
Simpson
Bolin
Sweden
Melen
Meredith
British and German Prisoners Exchange Deal Announced
London, Oct 24. Baron Newton announced in the House of Lords that Britain and Germany have agreed to exchange all interned prisoners over age 45. The accord covers both governments and is to apply to those detained in both nations.
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London
Gravel Pit Cave-In Kills Five Near Barton Alabama
A cave-in at a gravel pit one mile from Barton Alabama killed four white men and a Black laborer as tons of sand collapsed during removal. Authorities said the cave-in came with warning but rescuers arrived too late. Among the dead was Joseph Gibbs, Barton justice of the peace.
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Barton
Ala
Necumbia
Joseph Gibbs
Justice of the
Ballot to Hold 202 Names in Bexar County Election
Ballot for the November 7 general election in Bexar County will list 202 names and run long enough to require extended counting. Clerk Joe S. Newton said printing orders are not yet issued but will come late this week or early next, allowing withdrawals. Four parties appear on the ballot Democratic Republican Socialist and Prohibitionist each with 20 presidential electors and state or county candidates where applicable. The Socialist and Prohibition parties lack state candidates. The Republican slate includes county contenders and broad state ticket coverage, with no candidate from R B Creager of Brownsville.
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Bexar County
Joe 8
S. Newton
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
More Bodies Found In Jamison Mine No 7
Exploration of the wrecked Jamison mine No 7 continued after gas clearing. Two bodies were found more than half a mile from the shaft foot, bringing the death toll to at least a dozen. searchers expected to locate more by nightfall.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Jamison Mine No. 7
Fronts Report German-Romanian Advances Across Dobruja
The Associated Press reports Teutonic forces under Field Marshal von Mackensen push along the Roumanian fronts driving the Russo-Romanian left flank toward Tzara Muret and moving into Medjidie while nearing the Tchernavoda bridgehead. Predeal falls as Romanian resistance collapses south of Rothenthurm pass.
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von Mackensen
London
Dobrudja
Tzara Muret
Constanza
Black Sea
Medidie
Danube
Tchernavoda
Rashova
Predeal
Falkenhayn
Kronstadt
Rothenthurm Pass
Hermannstadt
Roumania Hit As Constanta Falls To Axis Forces
The Overseas News Agency notes that the capture of Constanta by Bulgarian German and Turkish troops under Field Marshal Von Mackensen marks Roumania's heaviest blow of the campaign. The loss severs Roumania’s key grain and petroleum port and disrupts the main railway link to Russia via the Black Sea, impacting its military operations. Russia had supplied aid through Constanza by sea.
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Berlin
Sayville
von Mackensen
Roumanian
Dobrudja
Constanta
Roumania
Russia
Black Sea
Rousmania
Constanza
Menci
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Storm
Supreme Court
Law Committee
Tammany Hall
National
Soliers
First Brigade Review
Kansas
Alabama
Weather Forecast
Chihuamua
Palomas
el Valle
Chief Healey
Leo Whitson
American Association
Daniel Venire
Steel
U. S. Steel
Roumanians
Bagk
Predial
THE
Bucharest
Oituz
von Falkenhayn
Constanza-Tchernavoda
Medjidie
Thireen
Belgrade
Petrograd
Sehaben Redoubt
le Sars
Somme
Biaches
Ablaincourt
Monastir
Macedonia
Cerna Valeley
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