Turkey Surrenders to Allied Armies Ends War Talks
An armistice with the Entente powers was signed after Turkey agreed to free passage through the Bosporus set Dardanelles occupation and repatriation of allied prisoners. General Townshend, once a prisoner after Kut el Amara, acted as intermediary in preliminary negotiations.
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London
Turkey
George Cave
Home Secretary
House of Commons
Townshend
Kut-el-Amara
Sir George Cave
Bosporus
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Great Britain
Austria
Germany
Allenby
Marshal
Mosul
Hostilities Likely To Cease In Coming Days At Versailles
London reports the Central News statement that hostilities may stop within days after informal talks at Colonel House's residence. Statesmen and military chiefs then attend a second formal session at Versailles with Japan and Belgium joining the deliberations.
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London
Colonel House
Versailles
Japan
Belgium
Power Plants Cut Coal Use Under Fuel Admin Plans
Industrial power plants cut coal consumption by adopting Fuel Administration recommendations, saving about three and a half million tons in six months. The administration estimates a national saving of 25 million tons annually with universal adoption, with some plants reporting up to a 25 percent decrease.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Mines Found Off Delaware Capes In Atlantic Port
Two floating mines were discovered near the Delaware capes in the area where the Cuban steamer Chappara was sunk. The first mine was found over a month earlier by a southbound steamer and destroyed by rifle fire. The second mine was found on its northbound voyage and destroyed after mine sweepers were alerted.
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Delaware Capes
Atlantic
Cuba
Austrian rout continues on Italian front as Austrians rout
Rome reports the rout of Austrian armies on the Italian front with rising prisoner and gun counts and rapid Italian advances toward Udine and the Tagliamento River. Italian marines occupy Caprino and the Stelluto–Astico sector shows Austrian resistance fading. The Austrian fleet at Pola surrendered to the Southern Slav Council. Count Tisza, leader of the German army in Hungary, has been assassinated.
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London
Rome
Livenza
Tag-iamento
Udine
Pordrone
Third
Adriatic
Belluno
Capr
Stelluno
Astico
Asiago
Valenciennes
Pola
Adriatic Sea
Southern
Slav Council
Count Tisza
Hungary
Bombers Strike German Railways and Factories
An official statement reports independent air forces bombing Ba den railways Karls ruhe chemical plants Bur bach blast furnaces. Another report cites strikes on Bonn railway station Fresenty Treves railways and Buhl airdrome. All planes returned. Berlin dispatch confirms the German capital.
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London
Baden
Karlsruhe
Bur‘bach
Germany
Bonn
Fresenty and
Treves
Buhl
Berlin
Men Selected for Navy Service to Entrain by November 9
Provost Marshal General Crowder called 1,100 men for the navy from 16 states and the District of Columbia. Enrollment closes for volunteers on November 5, with draft boards to fill any remaining quota if needed by November 9.
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Navy
Washington
Crowder
States
District of Columbia
Strike Threat Over BRT Line Reinstatement Dispute
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company refuses demands of union motormen and conductors to reinstate 20 discharged members. Following the National War Labor Board order, L G Griffings warned the men would strike, potentially tying up all Brooklyn lines.
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New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Ines
National War Labor Board
L. G. Griffings
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brooklyn
Increased Sugar Rations Announced by Hoover
The sugar allowance rises from two to three pounds per person per month for households. Families may buy an entire month at once. Hoover cites beet sugar growth in the West and cane crop in the South, lower consumption in industry, and better transport as reasons for the relaxation.
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Washington
Hoover
Foresters Prepare Winter Wood for American Forces
The forestry section of the American Expeditionary Force will deliver 100000 cubic meters of fuel wood to front line troops by January. Thousands of foresters in France are cutting dead wood and forest refuse to supply the material, shaping a supply stretching from Paris toward Berlin.
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France
Paris
Berlin
Municipal Ownership Resolution Moves Public Electric Rail Takeover
The American Electric Railway Association adopted a resolution urging member firms to facilitate public acquisition of current electric railway properties. It calls for payment terms aligned with state or municipal financial limits and support for enabling legislation as needed.
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New York
American Electric Railway Association
Wreck Derails Ten-car Train Near Poughkeepsie
A New York Central fast freight derailed seven miles south of Poughkeepsie. One car carried chlorine gas that leaked from a drum but no crew members were injured. Fire Department gas masks were rushed to the scene.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Owners May Leave Liquors in Bond
Senate Finance Committee passes amendment exempting whiskey owners from taxes if whiskey is left in bonded warehouses when prohibition becomes effective. Bonds securing tax payments will be released and owners may post a small new bond to protect warehouse owners.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Food Dealers Penalized in New York for Food Regs Violations
The Federal Food Board fined 25 New York retail food dealers for disregarding food regulations. Penalties included fines payable to the Red Cross suspension of licenses confiscation of sugar certificates and display of signs admitting violations. Seven grocers were accused of overcharging.
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New York
Red Cross
Federal Food Board
Malsters to Make Malt for Cereal Firms Under FDA Allowance
The Food Administration announced that malsters may produce malt for cereal food and yeast manufacturers through November 1, 1919, enabling continued supply for essential goods.
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Washington
War Cabinet Endorses Wilson Demands Impact
The Weser Gazette reports the German War Cabinet views strengthened by the cabinet decision to meet President Wilsons demands on the monarchical autocracy. The piece notes the stance aligns with Wilsons terms and signals a shift in policy.
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Amsterdam
Weser Gazette
Wilson
Grandmother of Russian Revolution Shot in Amsterdam
Petro grad telegram reports Madame Breshkovskaia, grandmother of the Russian revolution, shot on October 27 for opposing the Bolshevik regime in Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam
Petrograd
Breshkovskaya
Over 100 Die In Brooklyn Malbone Street Tunnel Tragedy
More than 100 bodies recovered from the Malbone Street Tunnel crash on the Brighton Beach line of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. A five car train carrying nearly 900 passengers plunged the curve and demolished the first car. Motorman William Lewis was arrested after the wreck. Authorities blame carelessness. investigations proceed as the death toll potentially rises to 120 with many injuries.
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New York
Malbone Street
Brighton Beach
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Williams
Colonel Williams
Lewis
Public Service Commission
Allied Fleets Enter Dardanelles
The Evening News reports that allied fleets have entered the Dardanelles, amid the ongoing naval operations in the region.
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Dardanelles
London
Evening News
Amnesty Granted to 10 000 Rebels
The Finnish administrator announced amnesty for about 10,000 revolutionaries in Helsingfors. All individuals sentenced to four years' imprisonment or less will be released.
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Stockholm
Helsingfors
War Department orders 3,000,000,000 cigarettes for soldiers
The War Department has placed orders for 3,000,000,000 cigarettes to supply American troops. The shipment aims to provide two smokes for every person on Earth, highlighting scale and wartime provisioning.
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Washington
War Department
American Air War Forces German Retreat Near Verdun
Northwest of Verdun American aviators report German east of the Meuse in full retreat. They describe packed northbound roads, bombing raids on Remoiville Stenay Beaumont Martincour Mouseau Beauclair and Beaufort with warehouses and dumps destroyed. Two German planes down three Americans missing.
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Union News Service
Verdun
Meuse
Remoiville
Remoivilie
Teuton Lines
Stenay
Beaumont
Martincour
Vion-Devant-Dun
Dannevoux
Fontaine
French liner arrives with lights lit at Atlantic port
A large French liner arrived with all lights ablaze due to a wireless message heard at sea and the captain ordered painting scraped from port holes to illuminate decks. Passengers believed the message signaled peace with Germany and the restoration of freedom of the seas.
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Atlantic
Germany
Allied forces capture over eight hundred thousand prisoners
Since the western front offensive began on July 15, allied armies report 862,355 prisoners, 7,990 officers captured, plus 6,217 cannon, 88,622 machine guns and 3,907 mine throwers. In October alone 108,348 prisoners were taken along with 2,472 officers, 2,064 cannon, 18,689 machine guns and 1,193 mine throwers.
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Paris
New German U Boat Cruisers Reported in Copenhagen
The Ribe Stifts Tijdende says German engineers have built ironclad submarines five times larger than typical subs. Each vessel is about 840 feet long and 2,000 tons, with a crew of 80. Armament includes 25 torpedoes, two 15 centimeter guns with 2,000 shells, and two 8.8 centimeter guns.
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Copenhagen
Ribe Stifts Tidende
The Kind She Wanted in Boston Shopping Scene
Mrs O Toole asks for mirrors in a shop while a floorwalker laughs at the request. She clarifies she wants mirrors that show her face clearly and not just hand mirrors.
Scores Even In Banter Between Mr and Mrs Willis
The dialogue portrays a light exchange about smoking and singing, with Mrs Willis urging newer pipes and Mr Willis replying that he shares her feeling about her singing. The exchange reads as a domestic vignette capturing familiar tensions with humor.
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Mrs. Willis
Mr. Willis
Hall's Catarrh Cure Touts Systemic Blood Cleansing
An OCR fragment promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as preventing colds by cleansing the blood and boosting the system. It claims internal use acts on the mucous membranes and offers a $100 prize for a case. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Patriotic Convicts Donate to Liberty Loan and Red Cross
Sing Sing inmates subscribe 2000 dollars to the fourth Liberty loan with 1000 dollars given to the Red Cross. The piece notes resilience of inmate character. Mitchell South Dakota Mennonite colony plans relocation to Canada due to war conditions.
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Sing Sing Prison
Fourth Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Mitchell
S.D
Canada
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