Austrian Count Stuergkh Shot Dead After Duel Scene
Det 4 via Bertin reports two men were wounded when they sprang at Doctor Adier after he fired on Count Stuergkh. Austrian and German officers overpowered Adier who surrendered with his revolver, as the wounded include Baron Aechrenthal and a hotel head waiter.
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Det
Bertin
Doctor Ader
Count Stu
Doctor Adier
Baron Aechrenthal
Meine Und Schade
Austria
University of Gras
Austria-Hungary
21 Die in Gale on Lake Erie
The Lake Erie wreck of the whaleback Colgate left 21 dead and Captain Walter Grashaw as the sole survivor. A life raft rescued near Bonduou Canada later reached Conneaut Ohio as rescue ships searched the scene after the Colgate foundered Friday night off Long Point opposite Erie.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Walter Grashaw
James B. Colgate
Bondeau
Canada
Connesut
Long Point
Erie
Grashaw
Grashew
Colgate
Gra
Alaunia Sunk by Mine Off English Channel Sinks 250 Passengers
Cunard liner Alaunia bound for Falmouth from New York and London struck a mine in the English Channel. All 243 passengers landed at Falmouth. four crew members are reported missing. The ship was en route to unload freight at London when the explosion occurred.
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New York
Falmouth
London
English Channel
Almouth
Cunard
Cunard Line
P. W. Whatmough
Steamship Line
Alaunia
Alatunia
Ailaunia
Sulley Docks
Ajaunia
Maniac Wrecks Fast Train in Sixth Embankment Crash
A maniac wrecked a fast train causing minor injuries to several aboard. The attacker forced a switch after breaking a lock and signaling a clear track. The engine overturned, with the baggage car and tender in a six foot ditch. It marks the fifth such attempt in months.
Burroughs Bandit Held By Dallas Officers
Dallas police arrested James Walton and Aline Gordon on October 24 in connection with the Burroughs robbery case. The men were taken into custody after a brief pursuit and are to be held for further questioning by the homicide squad.
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James Walton
Dallas
Tex
Detroit
Aline Gordon
Rescue Chief Dies in Mine Disaster at Jamison Mine
Fairmont West Virginia October 27 1913 L M Jones mining engineer led a trained rescue crew from Pittsburgh to Jamison mine to probe an explosion entombing more than a dozen. He died of asphyxiation as bodies of Matthew Allison chief electrician and A W Vance his assistant were recovered along with three others.
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Fairmont
W. Va
L. M. Jones
Barrackville
Here
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Mines
Jamison
Matthew Allison
Allison
A. W. Vance
Manistee Crash Kills Former Mayor and Wounds Nine
Walden Brown former mayor of Manistee dies in a two car collision near Manistee while attempting to avoid a buggy. Nine people including Frederick Stone registrar of deeds George Giles and Louis Austen son of the county treasurer are injured.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Waldemar Brown
Manistee
Frederick Stone
George Giles
Louis Austen
Local Figure James A Brown Named Principal in Natice Case
In New York on October 24, reports indicate James A Brown, alleged principal in a native matter, faced an attempt to secure a secret vote or position. The fragmentary text records unclear details but points to a contested leadership claim.
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New York
James A. Brown
Brown
Wheat yield is enormous in Nebraska records set
Nebraska farmers boosted wheat production to 10,000,000 bushels in 1916, with yields per acre and total value surpassing all prior state records per a bulletin from W. P. Mellor, secretary of the state board of agriculture.
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Union News Service
Nebraska
W. P. Mellor
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
Express Earnings Tax Sparks Annual Protest in Nebraska
Secretary E Bernecker reports the 1916 price tax under the Smith express tax law requires companies to pay 2 percent of gross earnings in Nebraska. Express firms file yearly reports with protests claiming double taxation. Last year three companies paid 19000 dollars in tax.
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E. Bernecker
Nebraska
Nebraska Yields and State Spending Show Mixed 1915 Comparison
Nebraska's 1915 crop output reached 83,791,558 bushels with an average of 38.6 bushels per acre, yielding about 29.64 million dollars at 36 cents per bushel, while state government expenditures for the three months ending September 30 totaled 1.56 million, down from prior quarter figures. The year features an alumni Cornhusker club formation at Omaha and several Nebraska troops on the border report promotions, including P. H. Bartholomew advancing to captain and M. Anderson serving as adjutant.
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Nebraska
Smith
WN. N. G
Lincoln
P. H. Bartholomew
Blue Hill
Medical Corps
Nebraska Field Hospital
M. Anderson
Norfolk
Training for cadets under new defense act and university methods
The war department directs training in universities to qualify students for reserve army commissions. Changes are minor to existing methods, with larger company sizes and possible reduction of band strength. Separately, seven Nebraska railroad appeals from railway commission rates were dismissed on a right of appellants to withdraw. A failed Farmers' State bank of Decatur deposit of 4000 dollars plus 67.58 in interest goes to the state treasurer. Nebraska state deposits exceed 1 million dollars with banks at 3 percent interest remitted quarterly.
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War Department
Nebraska
Railway Commission
Farmers’ State Bank of
Decatur
Hall
Merida Lost in Lake Erie Gale With All Hands Feared
Local managers of the Merida owned by Valley Camp Shipping concede the ship wrecked in Friday night's Lake Erie gale. Seven crew members were found by other vessels, leaving possibly all twenty three lost. Four lake steamers sank that day and total deaths reach fifty. other ships Marshal F. Butters, D. F. Piler, and James B. Colgate suffered fatalities or heavy losses. Nebraska to receive nominal $326 in national guard funding amid militia mobilization on the Mexican border. previous year Nebraska recieved $42,453.
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Alloota
Gulf Coast
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Montgomery
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville
Augusta
Western
Union News Service
Cleveland
Merida
Valley Camp Shipping Company
Midland
Ont
Lake Erie
Nebraska
Washington
War Department
Criticising the Commission Hee Failed to Produce Results
Washington reports hostile criticism awaits the next Congress over the Federal Trade Commission and its failure to deliver reports authorized by the last session. The Senate ordered investigations into the sharp rise in news print paper prices and the repeated gasoline price hikes affecting publishers and farmers.
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Congress Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Night clash near San Jose tests border patrol
San Antonio reports American troops and Mexican forces clashed near San Jose in the Big Bend country on Thursday afternoon. The engagement lasted about forty five minutes with no American losses. Mexican losses are unknown. Colonel Gaston reported a band of roughly thirty Mexicans fired on a patrol of twenty three Sixth Cavalry and Texas National Guard cavalry squadron.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Jose
Big Bend
Funston
Joseph Ganton
Gaston
Sixth Cavalry
Texas National Guard
Wheat sale at two dollars a bushel in Minneapolis
Five thousand bushels of No 1 Durum wheat sold in cash at $2.00 per bushel. The grain was bought by a local concern from another local firm for milling use. Montana Durum cars yet to arrive also sold at the same price in Minneapolis. Leavenworth Wash Nebraska kass welcomed to scenic first Seattle stop. The team had a warm reception.
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Minneapolis
Montana
Leavenworth, Wash
Seattle
Uncertain Quote on Food Shortage After Spring
Fragmentary line warns that living costs in the coming spring will rise, predicting millions may suffer from food shortages. No clear source or date provided.
Weight Gain and a Helpful Vegetable Remedy Mentioned
A narrator describes severe illness and weight loss then credits Lydie E. Pinkhem's Vegetable as a godsend aiding recovery. The text also notes a U S Fisheries cruise testing grayfish brined meat as a potential bait substitute for crab fishermen and dealers with positive early impressions.
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United States Bureau of Fisheries
Chesapeake Bay
Aeroplanes to Equip Expedition for Remote Sky Photography
Popular Mechanics reports an exploring expedition leaving Buenos Aires will carry aeroplanes to survey a little known region near Mar Chiquita, a lake about 850 miles northwest, aiming to secure panoramic photography to map topography and geography.
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Buenos Aires
Mar Chiquita
Ttme
Popular Mechanics Magazine
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