Reichstag Debates Abolition of Preventive Arrest Act
Berlin October meeting spins into storm as deputies from Socialist and other groups recount injustices under the preventive arrest system. Interior minister Helfferich defends necessity while opposing voices from Liberal Center and Progressive blocs condemn abuses. bill to end arrest on suspicion referred to a 21 member commission.
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London
Reichstag
William Dittmann
Karl Haus
Alsace
Zida
Karl Helfferich
Interior
Herr Dittmann
National Liberal
Center
Socialist
Texas Special Wreck Near Dallas Injures Passengers
A Texas Special train on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad derailed near Lancaster twelve miles south of Dallas causing minor injuries to ten to fifteen passengers. Three cars left the track due to spreading rails. the most seriously hurt was a woman with a broken arm.
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Dallas
Tex
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Lancaster
Here
Dollar Day Urges Big Returns in Urban Ad
The Princeton Tiger notes that any dollar spent on Dollar Day offers strong chances for large returns. It contrasts urban ads with rural moves, asking what readers miss most since relocating. Trains are also mentioned as a local topic.
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Princeton Tiger
Concert at Post by Thirty Seventh Infantry Band Fort Sam Houston
A Monday afternoon concert at Fort Sam Houston features the Thirty Seventh Infantry Band with selections including Japanese Patrol Fou So Ka Overture Il Guarany and two Hawaiian Songs Aloha Oe and Love Song Lake Medley plus The Grand Fantasia Evolution of Dixie and Stars and Stripes Forever under Carl Everlof. The Nineteenth Infantry Band performs Thursday afternoon.
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Fort Sam Houston
Thirtyseventh Infantry
Erceserpeceenvers
Gomez
Ricker
Carl Everlof
Nineteenth Infantry
Opposes Boy Scouts Boston union resolution calls pull boys
Working men urged to withdraw sons from Boy Scouts after a report that Charles Jackson of the Greater Boston Council advised scoutmasters to prepare youths to withstand the aggressiveness of labor unions. The resolution claims such sentiment would be savage after the war and urges liberal education for boys.
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Boston
Boy Scout
American Federation of Labor
Charles ©. Jackson
Greater Boston
University men quilt to save on bed coverings
Lawrence Kansas October 30 Quilting is not in the University of Kansas curriculum but male students believe they could pass an exam with high marks in the subject Acia Fraternity held a quilting bee to replenish bed coverings Thirty men participated and saved the chapter $56.25 in costs
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Lawrence
Kas
University of Kansas
Acacia Fraternity
Famous Harlandale Sulphur Water Baths Open Under New Management
The Famous Harlandale Sulphur Water Baths are now open under new management. Thoroughly renovated and remodeled.
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Harlandale
Sweden aims to stay neutral amid war goods trade
The Swedish foreign minister Waldenberg told the Stockholm correspondent that Sweden cannot sever ties with Germany due to coal and supplies needs. He warned Sweden hopes for improved Britain relations and notes the war’s economic toll, with many industries suffering while some profit. Norway has lost about one seventh of its merchant fleet, with German submarine attacks blamed for most losses. The Times and Daily Mail debated German aims, from harming neutral tonnage to provoking Norway-Sweden tensions.
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London
Sweden
K. A. Wallenberg
Stockholm
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Chronicle
Great Britain
Germany
Norway
Times
Norwegian
Holland
Daily Mail
Norway Press Aroused by German Submarine War
Associated Press correspondence from Christiania notes unanimous Norwegian resentment at Germany's submarine warfare. Papers call it piracy and target Norwegian ships, with fears of lost property and lives. Norway reports 171 ships and 235000 tons lost, 140 sailors killed.
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Christiania
Norway
Orebladet
Germany
Tidens Tegn
Verdens Gang
Holland
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette
Arctic
War Insurance Company
Aftenposten
United States
General Ferguson Ill at Home Near Huntington
General Wayne P. Ferguson a noted Confederate officer is ill at his home in Kenova near Huntington West Virginia after a physical collapse last week his condition is described as serious.
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West Virginia
Huntington
W. Va
Wayne P. Ferguson
Kenova
Here
More aviation students begin at San Diego air school
San Diego officers say recent War Department authorization will form the Third and Fourth Aero Squadrons. About forty eight to fifty students will start training as junior military aviators at the army aerodrome here in the coming months, under Major Benjamin Foulois.
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San Diego
Cal
War Department
Army
Benjamin Foulois
First Aero Squadron to be armed with twelve airplanes
The First Aero Squadron will be assisted by Lieutenant Thomas Bowen. The two new aero squadrons will be equipped with twelve airplanes, including pursuit planes, bombing machines and reconnaissance bi planes.
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First Aero Squadron
Thomas Bowen
Redmond Urges Immediate Irish Home Rule at Sligo
Nationalist leader John Redmond spoke in Sligo urging immediate enactment of Irish home rule. He warned the current Irish situation imperils Britain’s victory in the war and urged prompt action by British authorities. A separate item notes a stray government horse from Fort Sam Houston, marked U. S. and R-3013, with a $10 reward for delivery to the depot quartermaster.
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London
Sligo
John Redmond
Ireland
Redmond
Fort Sam Housston
Dark Bay
Depot Quartermaster
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Oldest Man in World Reported Living in Mazatlan
Mazatlan Mexico claims Jose Juan Velasquez as the oldest man in the world at 122 years old, with the health and memory of a much younger man. An Indian laborer, he works daily and remains familiar with events from the Hidalgo era of Mexican independence.
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Mazatlan
Mexico
Laredo
Tex
Jose Juan Velasquez
Velasquez
Spain
More Attend Church Sunday Increases Protestant Attendance
New York reports Go to Church Sunday boosted Protestant church attendance by about 25 percent over normal. In Manhattan the rise is estimated, reflecting widespread participation across congregations.
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New York
Manhattan
Church Attendance Rates Across City and Brooklyn
About 168 200 people, roughly 90 percent of total members, attended church. In Brooklyn the rate was similar. Men comprised a little more than one third of attendees.
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Brooklyn
Druggists to Meet in Chicago Exposition
Chicago Retail Druggists Association schedules its first annual exhibition at the Coliseum from December 2 to 12. The event will transform the venue into the largest drug store in the world with exhibits from major manufacturers and specialty houses nationwide.
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Chicago
Jews Plan $10,000,000 Fund Campaign
New York on October 30 reports the Joint Distribution Committee launched a drive to raise ten million dollars in 1917 for Jewish war sufferers in Europe. The effort is described as the largest charitable project of its kind and will supplement six million already spent.
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New York
Europe
Joint Distribution Committee
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