Bell Acquitted in Indianapolis Conspiracy Trial
Mayor Joseph B. Bell of Indianapolis was acquitted by a jury on the conspiracy to commit a felony charge linked to the 1914 primaries registration and election. Jurors were out two hours, four ballots tallied with the acquittal prevailing on the final vote. Prosecutor Rucker had no statement on continuing the joint indictment against Bell and others.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph B. Bell
Stokes
Waggoner
Dittrich
Rucker
Bell
Thomas Taggart
Samuel V. Perrott
British Submarine Sinks German Warships in Baltic
Dispatches from Sweden report the British submarine H-19 near Faxe sank a German torpedo boat on Wednesday. A German flotilla returned Thursday and fled after another torpedo boat was sunk. The submarine, attacked in the sound by a German cruiser and two destroyers, torpedoed a destroyer that exploded with a massive blast killing its crew.
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London
Baltic
Sweden
Copenhagen
Faxe
Victory for the Russians in Galicia retreat to Zlota Lipa
Reports from Petrograd say Austro-German forces are being driven back along a 50 mile front to the Zlota Lipa river. General Ivanoff’s Russian army has advanced 30 miles in three days and crossed the Strypa river pursuing the retreating enemy. Berlin confirms Russian penetration near Wessolowo.
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Petrograd
Galicia
Ivanoff
Zlota Lipa
War Office
Strypa
Berlin
Wessolowo
Government budget runs to record $1.24 billion in peace time
Washington reports estimates for the next fiscal year total about 1.24 billion dollars the largest peacetime appropriation placed before the treasury secretary. The figure reflects defense program needs and wartime European conditions shaping federal spending.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Banker Fuller Reappears Promises to Reimburse Bank Losses
J Bradley Fuller of Winslow Illinois a banker who disappeared September 18 and left his bank in receivership reappeared in Winslow He told friends he intends to reimburse the bank s patrons for every dollar lost
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Freeport
J. Bradley Fuller
Winslow
Ill
Lindsey Hits Lawyer Held In Denver Juvenile Court Clash
Denver Oct 15 Ben Bb Lindsey judge of Denver Juvenile Court was ordered held in detention after striking attorney Sullivan who had made a statement contradicted by Judge Jina sey with a short emphatic term.
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Denver
Colo
Ben Bb, Lindsey
Juvenile Court of
District Court
Sullivan
Jinasey
War Report One Year Past Highlights Frontline Action
The week of Oct 18 1914 reports severe fighting near Nieuport and in Alsace. German forces are repulsed by Belgian troops at the Yser river and by French at St Oie. Courtrai evacuated by Germans. Austrian forces repulsed at the San. Serbian forces rout Austrians on the Save and Drina. Riots anti German erupt in London. President Poincare's country house destroyed by German action.
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Nieuport
Alsace
River Yser
St. Oie
Courtrai
River San
Allies Repel German Drive Amid Global Fronts
Allies with British warships halt German advance between Nieuport and Dixmude as fighting rages from Ostend to Lille. German assaults press near Lille and along the Yser and Meuse lines while Serbians seize Sarajevo forts and Przemysl forts suffer damage. British and Japanese naval actions, Austrian and German losses, and refugee movements shape a broad war picture.
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Nieuport
Dixmude
Ostend
Lille
Warsaw
Przemysl
Sarajevo
British monitors bombards coast as Allies repel German raids
British monitors bombard the Belgian coast while Allied forces repulse German attacks at Nieuport, Dixmude, and La Bassee. Heavy fighting continues on the Yser. Russians defect to Germany and Austrians halt in northern Poland near the San. Serbians repel Austrian assaults in Bosnia. German cruiser Emden sinks five British steamers in the Indian Ocean. Unnaturalized German and Austrian residents of military age in England ordered detained.
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Belgian
Nieuport
Dixmude
la Bassee
Yser
Poland
San
Bosnia
Cattaro
Emden
Indian Ocean
England
French retake Altkirch and other war moves reported
The report notes French forces retook Altkirch while General Helmuth von Moltke retires for health. Russians defeated Germans near Warsaw and captured many Austrians in Galicia. British and French ships bombarded Belgian coast. Carmania damaged. American relief sent 50 dollars to Belgians. German right wing gains at La Bassee with heavy Ghent Bruges to Roulers fighting. Russians push along the Vistula. Austrians retreat in Poland. Germans move forts to the Warthe. Czernowitz reoccupied. bombs dropped on Warsaw. Woman spies executed in Germany.
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Altkirch
Helmuth von Moltke
Warsaw
Galicia
Belgian
la Bassee
Ghent-Bruges
They Always Do Life Insurance Voices Debate Future
Quote captures a family debate about a son’s prospects and the blunt take from life insurance companies. The brief line frames risk, finance, and parental concerns in a stark assessment.
The Desired Consummation Dialogue
A dyspeptic speaker and a healthy gourmand exchange notes on postmeal fullness. The healthy eater asks why the fullness matters, while the other comments on the paradox of digestion and appetite.
The Main Thing Coin Inquiry Inquiries
A humorous note on newspaper questions about coins. The speaker wonders why many inquiries arise while in their circle the only concern is whether a coin is good.
Best Breed of Poultry for the Farm
The county and state fairs poultry departments offer many breeds to compare. Market preference matters, with Leghorns and Minorcas favoring white eggs, while Brahmas, Plymouth Rocks, and Cochins yield brown eggs. For yellow skin choose Wyandotte or white-skinned breeds like Orpingtons, Brahmas, or Langshans.
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State Fair
Plymouth
Plymouth Rock
Break Egg-Eating Habit in Hens Tips and Methods
The article explains how confinement leads to egg eating and recommends providing animal food and lime shell, forcing hens to scratch in deep litter, using low dark nests to prevent egg breakage, keeping oyster shell available, and collecting eggs several times daily to curb the habit.
Proper House For Poultry
Proper house for poultry keeps hens laying in winter by tight roof walls free from drafts and good ventilation. Ground outside must drain well and avoid mud. wet cold feet reduce laying and overall flock productivity.
Ingredients of Mash
A mush comprises many items you can afford including alfalfa meal cornmeal middlings boiled cabbage small potatoes or skins cooked vegetables mixed with milk meat boilings or plain water the blend is served soft and crumbly as a dish.
Feed mixtures and stock for egg production guidance
The article advises a noon mixture of ground oats or barley with cornmeal and milk fed after full feed, cautioning not to overfeed. It also notes to obtain eggs by keeping healthy, vigorously fed stock.
Feeding Chickens Beef Scraps and Sour Milk Boosts Eggs
University of Missouri poultry expert H. L. Kempster reports an experiment showing beef scraps and sour milk raise egg production. In three pens ranging from November to June, chickens fed beef scraps produced 1518 eggs and those given sour milk 1425, versus 800 eggs on a regular ration.
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H. L. Kempster
University of Missouri
Constant Watch for Mites in Poultry Houses
The roosting houses should be watched for red mites as they creep in quietly and multiply rapidly, troubling chicks before noticed. Spray the interior with one cupful of carbolic acid in five gallons of whitewash to kill mites and keep the house clean, with many coal tar preparations also effective.
Early Market Note on Thanksgiving Poultry Prices
Early marketing notes say fowls hatched early should be well cared for to fetch high prices for the Thanksgiving market. Prices run higher in late November than at any other time, on average year after year.
Geese Required: Grass Water and Grit for Nurture
The note explains that geese thrive on simple resources, needing only ample grass and water along with grit. It emphasizes minimal needs and resilience in basic environments.
New Asthma Treatment Promises Fast Breath Relief
An old advertisement touts a new asthma treatment in a yellow box named true Mustarine costing about 25 cents. It claims rapid wheeze relief with nightly and morning application over the chest, and notes uses for rheumatism lumbago and neuralgia. Begg Medicine Co. of Rochester, N Y makes the product.
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Begg Medicine Co
Rochester
N. Y
Adaptable Art Reveals Hidden War and Peace Motif
A dialogue focuses on a cubistic painting asking what it represents. The reply notes war as the initial reading, then humorously imagines that flipping the work upside down could reveal peace, suggesting ambiguity in abstract art.
Purifying Soap and Soothing Ointment Offer
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as emollients for skin scalp hair and hands with a mail sample offer through Boston. It also urges Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and notes a widow and widower remarriage with a warning about neighbors.
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Cuticura
Dept. A
Boston
Woman Refuses Operation in Louisville Testimonial
Louisville woman says she avoided surgery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female trouble. She reports improved sleep, strength for housework, and long walks, urging others with similar symptoms to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Louisville
J. M. Resch
West Broadway
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