War diplomats and European upheaval unfold across fronts
Colonel House and Admiral Benson arrive in France to handle political and naval talks with Germany over armistice terms. In Berlin crowds demand Kaiser abdication and a republic as Karl Liebknecht urges the people to seize power. In Basel and Budapest Turkish and Croatian turmoil sparks parliament disputes and mutinies with regiments marching and railways destroyed.
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Washington
N. M. House
Wilson
W. S. Benson
France
Colonel House
Admiral Benson
Navy
Germany
T. H. Bliss
Paris
Reichstag
Berlin
William
Zurich
Karl Liebnecht
Basel
Switzerland
Turkey
Gerund
Tawfik Pasha
Constantinople
Ondon
Fiume
Albania
Copenhagen
Count Apponyi
Count Andrassy
Budapest
Welerle
Karlovicz
Dutch ships renew trips to England and America
Dutch newspapers report Dutch shipping concerns plan to resume regular trips to England and America due to expected withdrawal of U boat menace. Denmark shipping resumes Wednesday. Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph notes these moves as part of the broader reopening of sea travel and trade.
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London
Holland
England
America
Ace
Amsterdam
Soming
Denmark
Yankee Airmen Down German Two Seater and Balloon
In Verdun on October 25 Lieut Sidney Kite of Elizabeth City North Carolina brought down a German two seater aircraft as it tried to assist five enemy planes. Pilot Wier Cook of Anderson Indiana shot down a observation balloon.
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Verdun
Sidney Kite
Elizabeth City
N. C
Anarchists Sentenced in Federal Court
Five avowed anarchists convicted of circulating government literature urging munition workers to strike are sentenced to confinement in federal court in York.
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York
Jostages Shot by the Reds in Turbulent Assembly Clash
Unclear fragment suggests a political confrontation where supporters, labeled Reds, reportedly opened fire during a session of the constituent assembly. Details on location, date, and outcomes remain unreadable.
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Jostages
Reds
Constituent Assembly
Soldiers Injured as Train Tumbles Near Geneva Illinois
About fifty soldiers of the Eighth United States Infantry were injured when a Chicago and Northwestern train carrying them to an Atlantic port overturned three miles west of Geneva Illinois. A split rail caused the 13 car wreck at 50 mph. Several soldiers are reported in critical condition and two may die.
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Chicago
Eighth United States Infantry
Chicago & Northwestern
Atlantic
Geneva
Camp Fremont
California
Colonial Hospital
Omer Acree
Porpona
Cal
Leo Bingham
Thatcher
Ariz
Byron F. Brown
Temple
Tex
John H. Elliker
Enterprise
Utah
Clarence Raney
Charleston
Miss
Carlos Domingo
Placentia
Godfrey Gottfried
Daly City
Colo
John J. Egan
Philadelphia
Erwin Jewett
Gilmore
Idaho
John Chimles
Santa Barbara
Walker S. Mitchell
el Paso
J. S. Peoples
Yuma
Robert McKinley
John Orth
Los Angeles
H. S. Moody
Claude C. Burt
Riverside
Millard C. Johnson
Bloomington
Ill
Sergt
Wallace Henderson
Portland
Ore
William L. Numley
Elsinore
Losses from Ticonderoga sinking reach 213
Washington reports 213 total fatalities from the sinking of the American steamer Ticonderoga in the war zone September 50. The War Department confirms two officers and 99 enlisted men dead, with the Navy already listing ten officers and 162 crew dead and two officers captured as prisoners by the submarine that sank the vessel.
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Washington
Army
Ticonderoga
War Department
Navy
Tax on Spirits Delays as War Revenue Plan Shifts
Washington reports that the Senate Finance Committee favors taxing inheritances of 10000 or more, with rates later fixed, and lowers the spirits tax to 2.20 per gallon for nonbeverage uses. Inheritances instead of estates would be taxed after state taxes, possibly cutting revenue. House and Senate war time provisions on rent profiteering deadlocked amid other bill actions. Washington also notes surtax adjustments for incomes under 100000 and above in the war revenue bill.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate Committee
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Senate Commerce Commmittee
War Industries Board
War Finance Corporation
German State of Austria Proclaimed by Austrian Deputies
German Austrians in the Austrian Reichsrat form an assembly to govern Germans in Austria creating the German State of Austria with Karl Seitz as president. A provisional body will negotiate peace and govern with 20 legislators while seeking Adriatic access and peace, under a constitution to follow.
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Basel
Austrian
Reichsrath
Nary
Austria
Karl Seitz
Adriaatic Sea
Herr Seitz
Amsterdam
Poland
Vienna
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Stamford White Dies President of Board of Trade
A Stamford White longtime Chicago grain and provision firm leader and two term president of the board of trade died at his home 5217 University avenue after a two week illness from influenza. White, born in Liverpool England, served as board member since 1881 and was elected president in 1910.
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Chicago
A. Stamford White
Board of Trade
University Avenue
Chicago Over Top in Liberty Loan Drive
Chicago redeemed itself in the final days of the fourth Liberty loan campaign. The city not only matched its quota but surpassed all other divisions in the Seventh federal reserve district in oversubscription. Iowa led the district with the smallest oversubscription percentage. It was a hare and tortoise tale, with Chicago finishing first.
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Chicago
Liberty Loan
Federal Reserve District
Iowa
Wilson urges Oklahoma voters for woman suffrage
President Wilson spoke to Oklahoma voters urging adoption of the woman suffrage amendment as part of his justice and reconstruction program. He repeated his stance that granting suffrage is essential to national reform.
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Oklahoma
Program of Justice
Washington
Wilson
Belgian Government Moves Departments to Bruges
Havre Oct 26 The Belgian government has recovered the provinces of western and part of eastern Flanders and Hainaut from Germany and will establish its administrative departments in Bruges.
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Bruges
Havre
Flanders
Hainaut
Great Lakes influenza epidemic ends at naval training station
Spanish influenza has been driven from the Great Lakes naval training station. Health authorities report conditions cannot be better and the epidemic has disappeared, with the flu cleared from the fleet area.
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Great Lakes
Western Union to Close Cables to Soldiers Service
In New York on Oct 28 Western Union Telegraph Company announced public use of its cable service would close. The statement notes a planned suspension affecting communications to military personnel.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
St Louis Commissioner Resigns Amid Police Suspensions
St Louis October 24 Henry L Weeke resigned as city commissioner of weights and measures after the suspension of Chief of Police William Young two police captains and three sergeants. The police bench said suspensions followed charges by the government and secrecy surrounds the actions.
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St. Louis
Henry L. Weeke
Weights and Measures
William Young
Bcnk
Serbians Wins at Morava River Front
Serbians defeat the enemy forces in the Morava valley, official announcement reports the foe retiring in disorder.
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Morava
London
Great Morava
Two Student Aviators Killed In Aerial Gunnery Practice
Miami reporters say student aviators M. L. Hope of Merebosen Michigan and Percy M. Gering of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania were instantly killed at Marine Corps aviation fields during aerial gunnery practice.
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Miami
Fla
M. L. Hope
Merebosen
Percy M. Gering
Pittsburgh
Marine Corps Aviation
Roumanian Ports Closed Says Moscow Dispatch
London reports British admiralty says German wireless dispatches picked up in Moscow claim Romania has declared all Roumanian ports closed.
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Roumania
London
Moscow
No Crime to Bet Says Magistrate in Poolroom Case
New York magistrate Joseph Corrigan discharged 28 men arrested for alleged antileafing law violations in a poolroom. He ruled there was no crime to bet and dismissed the charges, noting insufficient evidence or illegality in the alleged actions.
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New York
Joseph “Corrigan
Latin Flyers Sink U-Boat in Low Bombing Run
Italian naval aviators bombarded an enemy submarine from low altitude and believe the U boat was sunk an official statement reports in Rome. In Washington the Taft administration official Garfield refused wage increases for bituminous coal miners amid the anthracite wage stabilization plan.
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Rome
Washington
Tuel
Garfield
Italian forces seize riverbank position near Monte Grappa
In hard fighting Friday in the Monte Grappa region, Italian troops pushed to the northern bank of the Orina river and reportedly captured about 5,000 enemy fighters as a prisoner detail.
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Rome
Monte Grappa
Ithe Ornie
Pris- Brp
French Drive Forces German Retreat Across Northeastern Front
French forces under General Mangin smashed the German salient between the Oise and Serre rivers driving a northeastward advance. They captured Mont D Orcigny Origny St Benoit and Courjumelle east of St Quentin and forced a German retreat along a 20 mile front from Guise to Mortiers.
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Mangin
Oise
Serre
Guise
Mortiers
Aisne
Laon
Assis-sur-Serre
Richecourt
Chevresis-Monceau
Laon-Guise
St. Quentin
Mont D'Origny
Origny-St. Benoit
Courjumelle
Perron
Lyon
Reims
Macquigny Farm
Sissonns
Influenza Slump Cuts US Coal Output in Week
The influenza epidemic trimmed bituminous coal output by 800000 tons for the week ending October 19, lowering net production to 11523000 tons, the lowest weekly total since May. Anthracite output also fell by 240000 tons to 1715000 net tons, a 12 percent drop from October 2.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
Sadie Delion Ends Life Over Lost World War Hope
Thirteen year old Sadie Delion, in New York, killed herself with poison after a note of remorse. Police intervened when Zionist David flag covered the Stars and Stripes during a block party. The girl blamed failing to see America first and left a plea for forgiveness in her quiet act.
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New York
America
Sadie Delion
LUDENDORFF OUT AS WAR LEADER RESIGNS
London reports General von Ludendorff resigns to avoid humiliation of surrender. Rise of Austria events and armistice terms push Germany toward unconditional capitulation likely to be handed by Marshal Foch. Resignation signals collapse of German military morale and signals shift in war prospects.
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London
von Ludendorff
Austria
Kaiserdom
Marshal Foch
Lueendoff
Frankfort Zeitung
Wison
Germany
Cologne
Bulgaria
Urges Food Conservation For Prisoners In France
The federal food administration announced that about 250000 prisoners on western front battlefields must be fed in addition to American troops and allied forces. A rigid conservation program is urged to save food for all, including 220000000 allied subjects and the 250000 German prisoners.
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New York
Federal Food Administration
France
Many Die in Austrian Camp
Official dispatches from Rome describe cruel treatment of Italian soldiers in Austrian prison camps. Two escaped officers, Vincenzo Himma and Galileo Traniello, report prisoners at Camp Sigmund Sherberg bare and skeletal. Last winter 380 to 50 prisoners died daily from hunger and cold.
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Washington
Rome
Albania
Sigmund Sherberg
Vincenzo Himma
Galileo Traniello
Winter Weather Hits Kansas With Snow and Rain
Snow and rain fell across Kansas with a cold north wind. Northern areas reported up to six inches of snow while eastern portions saw one to over two inches of precipitation. Further snow was expected in the eastern part of the state.
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Topeka
Kan
Oet
Kansas
Riots Reported Across Germany Amid Material Shortages
London report says daily riots occur in Germany with clashes with police and deaths. Explosives scarcity hampers munition plants as Krupp downsizes workforce amid the unrest.
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London
Germany
Ife
Krupps
Generals Bullard and Leggett Nominated for Lieutenant General
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Robert L. Bullard and Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett, pioneers of American expeditionary forces in France, have been recommended for promotion to lieutenant general and their names sent to the Senate for confirmation.
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Washington
Robert L. Bullard
Hunter Leggett
France
Senate
Living Cost Inquiry
Washington October 28 The department of labor will soon begin an inquiry into living costs and related economic factors as part of a broader study. The move aims to gauge price changes and wage adequacy for households nationwide.
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Washington
The
Department of Labor
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