Wilson Defends Democrats as Vocal and Equivocal Opponents
President Wilson spoke to about ten thousand at Shadow Lawn on Woodrow Wilson Day and Empire State Day, labeling the Republican lineup as vocal parts and equivocal parts. He urged New York voters to back Democrats, warning the opposition lacks a single leader, policy, or plan and gathers for power rather than peace.
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Shadow Lawn
N. J
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
New York
United States
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Democratc
General Duff recalled to explain at Mesopotamia inquiry
Sir Beauchamp Duff British commander in India summoned to testify before the committee. Duff with a long record as commander in chief since 1913 helped organize the Mesopotamia expedition which culminated in the surrender at Kut el Amara and led the East Africa campaign though not fully successful. The Daily Chronicle notes his career is clouded by failures of Indian military organization in the war.
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Beauchamp Duff
India
Sapotamia Commission
General Duff
Mesopotamia
Kut-el-Amara
German East Africa
The
Daily Chronicle of London
Duff
East
Africa
New York Betting Odds Shift During Election Wagering
In New York hotels during the past week about half a million dollars was wagered on the election. Odds favoring Hughes earlier were wiped out with even money bets as Republican backers sought better odds. Tex Rickard bet $7,000 on Wilson, Baruch and Dryer placed large sums on Hughes and Wilson, with several other six figure wagers noted.
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New York
Hughes
Wilson
Tex Rickard
John A. Drake
Richard
Ohio
al Dryer
Bernard Baruch
Bob Rose
E. E. Smathers
James A. Murphy
Pistol Battle Kills Father in Hot Springs Street
In Hot Springs Arkansas Riley Ralston and son Taylor exchanged gunfire with Griffin Davis and Paris Davis late tonight in the suburbs. Riley Ralston was killed and Taylor Ralston wounded in the shoulder.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Riley Ralston
Taylor Ralston
Griffin Davis
Paris Davis
Ralston
Weather forecast for East and West Texas
East Texas Sunday fair with cooler conditions in the northwest area. Monday remains fair. West Texas Sunday fair with colder conditions in the north portion. Monday continues fair.
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East Texas
West Texas
Weather forecast highlights for major cities
The Light’s forecast lists today’s temperatures and conditions across multiple cities. St Louis 64 clear with 16 mph southeast wind. Chicago 62 clear with 18 mph south wind. Milwaukee 60 clear with 12 mph south wind.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Copeland Jury Deliberates in 1915 Marshall Shooting Case
Galveston Texas October 28 Jurors in the Copeland trial for the 1915 shooting of anti Catholic lecturer William Black in Marshall are locked up after a day of rebuttal testimony. State witnesses described Copeland and associates seeking OLeary at the fire department and a nearby hotel confrontation.
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Galveston
Tex
John Copeland
William Black
Marshall Hotel
Copeland
Clay S. Briggs
Louis Bell
Marshall Fire Department
Frank O'Leary
Bell
Ryan
Rogers
Fire Department
O'Leary
Mackey
Ogers
Onobey
Sanders
Harrison County
Black
J. R. Schupp
Marshall
Schupp
L. S. Hawley
John
J. B. Stubbs
Attempt on Premier Hughes at New Victoria Home
A revolver fired at Premier Hughes through a bedroom window at his New Victoria residence but caused no injuries. The incident occurred in the New South Wales capital on Oct 28 and is described as an assassination attempt.
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Sydney
S. W
Hughes
New Victoria
General Foch Honored for Indefinite Service
Paris reports President Poincare issued a decree retaining General Ferdinand Foch in service indefinitely after he reached the usual retirement age of sixty five. The commander of the French in the Somme now ranks only second to Joffre in French esteem.
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Paris
Foch
Somme
Poincare
Joffre
Texans Contribute Thousands to Democratic National Committee
Contributions from Texans to the Democratic national committee total $37,159 with gifts over 100 dollars. Key donors include Colonel E. M. House at 1000, Postmaster General Burleson and G. E. Littlefield at 500 each, and multiple supporters from Austin Dallas and Houston with 100 to 250 dollar gifts. A separate list shows Republican donors from Texas with several 100 to 250 dollar contributions.
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Washington
D. C
Democratic National Committee
Marsh
House of Representatives
E. M. House
Burleson
G. E. Littlefield
Austin
Thad A. Wilhompson
W. B. Sharp
Houston
L. J
T. L. Noel
G. W. Bowman
D. A. Baker
A. H. Loans
H. L. Pinar
Walker
E. A. Shelton
A. P. Coles
J. T. Davis
Lankford
H. Kempner
John Sealy
J. B. Stubbs
VS Cooley
A.A. Kleimhagen
R. B. Ridgeway
Texas
Eugene Nolte
Seguin
F. K. Terrell
San Antonio
C. K. McDowell
del Rio
J. A. Myers
Bryan City
James G. McNary
el Paso
William M. McDonald
Fort Worth
Republican Campaign Committee
Norway and Germany Near Break in Submarine Standoff
Washington reports a European diplomat states the war crisis hinges on Norway replies to Germany over Norway’s submarine regulation. Germany says the rule unjustly limits belligerent rights and harms German ships, while Norway claims Entente pressure and British actions drive its policy.
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Washington
Do Cy
Mway
Rmany
Norway
Germany
Norwegian
Great Britain
Father of Weather Bureau Dies at 78
Professor Cleveland Abbe, renowned meteorologist and founder of the United States Weather Bureau, died at age 78 in his hometown. A Cincinnati native, he helped develop daily weather maps and local forecasts and held degrees from the College of the City of New York and Harvard. He was active in scientific societies worldwide and is survived by three children from his first marriage.
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Washington, D. C
Cleveland Abbe
United States Weather Bureau
Abbe
College of the City of New York
Harvard
United States Coast and Geographic Survey
Cincinnati
Government Weather Bureau
Martha Neal
Margaret A. Percival
Baltimore
Critical Teutons Enter Romanian Interior Near Compulung
From Campulung reported captured Teutons push toward Bucharest with Mackensen lines from the Danube to the Black Sea. Bucharest notes Romanian offensives in Transylvania. Petrograd cites Falkenhayn forces reaching Compulung 380 miles from Bucharest as Berlin reports only limited changes. Romanian official dispatches describe skirmishes, prisoner takes, and continued counterattacks across Dobrudja and Transylvania fronts.
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London
Roumania
Teutonic Alliance
Dobrudja
von Mackensen
Danube
Black Sea
Constanza-Cernavoda
Hirsova
Petrograd
Carpathian
von Falkenhayn
Compulung
Bucharest
Compulung i
Torzburger Pass
Berlin
Kronstadt
Partzuga
California Heiress Engaged to Stanhope Wood Nixon
Society circles discuss the engagement of Stanhope Wood Nixon son of Lewis Nixon naval architect and builder of many ships to Doris Fletcher Ryer heiress of San Francisco prominent in Eastern and Pacific Coast society. Miss Ayer debuted at Newport in 1915 and was presented at the Court of St James and the Vice Regal Court in Dublin after education abroad.
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Stanhope Wood Nixon
Lewis Nixon
Petreshin
Doris Fletcher Lyer
Cauahter
Fletcher Ryer
Sancisco
Eastern
Cific Coast Society
Ayer
Newport
Railroad Appeals Texas Tariff Ruling In Third Court
The Abilene and Southern Railway Company files an appeal in the Third Court of Civil Appeals over Judge George Calhoun’s injunction blocking small Texas lines from using tariff 2-B effective November 1. Texas traffic reps plan to meet Monday to set joint rates for points in Texas under the Atlanta order.
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Austin
Tex
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Abilene and Southern Railway Company
Texas
George Galhoun
Fifty-third District Court
Atlanta
Calhoun
Texas Lines
George Calhoun
Atlanta, Ga
Don Pardee
Hughes Narrowly Missed by Campaign Train in Oswego
Charles Evans Hughes and Mrs Hughes rode in a motor car that stalled on tracks as a campaign train emerged from a tunnel at Oswego New York. The train sped toward the car but the brakes were applied and the engine stopped about twenty feet away. Campaign official E C Cook pushed through the crowd to intervene.
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Oswego
N.Y
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
John D. Higgins
Charles Farnham
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
Retreating In Haste In Dobrudja Front
Berlin dispatch reports Romanian forces retreating with little resistance in northern Dobrudja. Five hundred stragglers captured and munitions and baggage transports seized. Austro-Hungarian forces enter Russian positions near Dorna Vatra. eight officers and over 500 men captured. The review notes a Russo Romanian retreat toward Tultcha Braila and Hirsova with 771 men 15 officers and 15 machine guns captured. Bridgehead at Cernavoda seized in rapid advance.
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Bucharest
Transylvania
Dorna Vatra
Bukowina
Petrograd
von Mackensen
Danube
Dobrudja
Tulghes
Bicaz
Viscul
Trotus
Uzu
Oituz
Buzeu
Dragoslaveke
Teuton
Jiul
Teutons
Berlin
Sayville
Kronstadt
Partzuga
Tran-Ocean News Bureau
Tultcha
Braila
Hirsova
Clerk pleads guilty in stock theft case in Arkansas
George T. Sloan a former clerk in the Arkansas & Arizona Copper Company offices pleaded guilty to two indictments for stealing stock certificates worth 23000 dollars. He was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
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Little Rock
Ark
George T. Sloan
Arkansas & Arizona Copper Company
No German submarines near Virginia Capes confirmed
The Navy Department stated no German submarines are in the vicinity of the Virginia Capes or Nantucket light ship. A report of approaching subs to Norfolk or Baltimore was traced to American submarines in those waters.
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Washington, D. C
Virginia Capes
Nantucket
Navy Department
Norfolk
Baltimore
U-Boat Campaign Demand Abandoned
Berlin reports the Independent Committee for German Peace suspended its push for unrestricted submarine warfare. The move backs moderation led by Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg and General von Hindenburg, shifting control to military commanders. The German press notes a policy turn to spare neutral ships and limits on sinking neutrals, with totals through October 12.
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Berlin
von Tirpitz-Reventlow
Independent Committee For German Peace
Party of Moderation
von Bethmann- Hollweg
von Hindenburg
Lokal Anzeiger
Chicago opens aviation training station for military aviators
Opened in Chicago today the aviation training station for military aviators conducted four flights by Theodore MacAuley J Livingstone Allan and Victor Carlstrom who will depart with mail to New York. Captain Joseph C. Morrow said 225 applications have already been received from Chicago businessmen.
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Chicago
Theodore MacAuley
J. Livingstone Allan
Victor Carlstrom
New York
Pene
Joseph C. Morrow
Signal Corps
Great Cooperage Plant Burns
MEMPHIS Tenn Oct 28 The Chickasaw Cooperage Company plant the largest of its kind in the world was destroyed by fire tonight The loss 490000 Insurance 350000 Five hundred employees are thrown out of work
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Great Cooperage
Memphis
Tenn
Chickasaw Cooperage Company
Arrests in alleged border plot tied to arms delivery
Nogales, Oct 28 reports first DOJ led arrests in a suspected Legalista border plot. Two Americans and three Mexicans face charges of conspiring to violate neutrality laws by delivering rifles and ammunition for a potential expedition into Sonora from the Arizona border.
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Nogales
Ariz
Baker
Department of Justice
United States
Louis Loos
Charles Kiessellback
Nogales Hardware Company
Guillermo Barnett
Eduardo Ramirez
Legalitas
Miessenbach
Ramirez
Arizona
Barnett
Sonora
Loos
Legalistas
William Nuennhoffer
Kiesselsbach
Jose Delgado
Villa Tightens Grip Around Chihuahua City In Mexico
Villa controls the area around Chihuahua City as he cuts both railroads into the city. Refugees report Bachimba base in a canyon near foraging and supplies. Santa Rosalia appears to be Villa's next target with Parral and possibly Torreon in line. Train repair teams attempting to restore the lines were forced to retreat by bandits.
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Juarez
Mex
Villa
Chihuahua City
Bachimba
Santa Rosalia
Parral
Torreon
Bomb Plot Against Calles Exposed Near Nogales
Explosion of a buried dynamite mine 30 miles east of Nogales on the Mexican side damaged two cars of a Southern Pacific freight train and exposed a plot to blow up a special train carrying P. Elias Calles and his staff. The wreck occurred days after the mine failed to explode. Calles had been recalled to Mexico City and was traveling toward Naco. no casualties were reported.
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Nogales
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Here
P. Eliases
Sonora
Calles
Mexico City
Naco
Bell Denies Charge of Ammunition Smuggling
In El Paso General George Bell Jr. refutes Luis Cabrera’s accusation of laxity in arms and ammunition smuggling to Villa. He says no substantial smuggling exists, only occasional small amounts found on individuals, noting any illicit activity would aid Carranza as well as Villa.
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EL Paso
Tex
Amercan
Luis Cabrera
Villa
George Bell Jr
Fort Bliss
Carranza
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