Would-Be Assailant Cullen Held After Attempt on Wilson
Richard Cullen twenty two a machinist was detained after trying to jump onto the running board of a car carrying President Wilson in Pittsburgh. A bag found with a five inch knife and a bottle of medicine prompted a sanity examination and transfer to Mayview. The Wilson train derailed near Harrisburg but the president was unharmed.
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Richard Cullen
Caron Wilson
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Wilson
Mayview
Cullen
U S Troopers in Battle Near San Jose
American troops and Mexican forces clashed for 45 minutes near San Jose in the Big Bend. The fight involved 23 men of the Sixth Cavalry and Texas National Guard, with no American losses reported.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Jose
Big Bend
Funston
Joseph Gaston
Gaston
Sixth Cavalry
Texas National Guard
Presidio
Ruidosa
Cudington
Texas Squadron
Rio Grande
German War Office Reports Tank Destruction On Somme
The German war office says during rain soaked fighting on the Somme western trenches west of Eaucourt l Abbaye le Marque were recaptured after British forces had occupied them on October 18. It claims three of the British armored automobiles called tanks were destroyed by German artillery in front of their lines.
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Berlin
Eaucourt l'Abbaye-le Marque
German War Office
Somme
Eaucourt-l Abbaye-le Marque
Bremen Given Up As Lost Amid World War I Anxiety
Washington reports the Bremen, a German submarine merchantman, is virtually conceded lost after a month overdue with 256 crew aboard. German officials in Washington and Berlin lack information on its fate, while the Bremen departed Bremerhaven for America and should have arrived by mid last month. The German admiralty also says British transports Crosshill and Sedek were sunk in the Mediterranean.
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Washington
Bremen
Berlin
America
Bremenshaven
Crosshill
Sedek
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Conscience Fund Receives $1100 Donation From Unknown Giver
Washington on October 23 reports the treasury conscience fund was enriched by 1100 from an anonymous donor. The contributor sent a 1000 dollar bill and a 100 dollar bill to New York City.
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Washington
Treasur Department
York City
Royalists Riot as Greek Demonstrators Appeal for Protection
In Athens royalist demonstrations disrupt streets as 4000 malcontents march with Greek and American flags near the American legation demanding ministerial protection. French and Italian sailors occupy key stations and theater with armed detachments amid grave note from Vice Admiral du Fournet and rapid royalist moves after King Constantine’s arrival.
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Reuter
Athens
du Fournet
Mediterranean
Legation
Exchange Telegraph Company
Constantine
Tatos
Piraeus
Castalla
Tremor Rattles South As Hurricane Roars Toward Gulf
A major quake shook Georgia Alabama and Tennessee with winds up to 114 miles per hour. Pensacola and Mobile faced roof loss and shipping damage as two river steamers and a schooner were sunk. One death reported from a live wire incident.
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Atlanta
Gulf Coast
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Montgomery
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville
Augusta
Maniac Wrecks Fast Train in Manitowoc Yard
The Ashland Limited on the Northwestern from Chicago to Ashland was wrecked in Manitowoc Wisconsin yard. Engineer Robert Fitzgerald of Milwaukee was killed and fireman Albert Duchasse of Green Bay believed buried in the wreckage. Several passengers injured. Authorities say a switch was forced after breaking a lock and the light indicated a clear track. The engine toppled, baggage car and tender fell into a six foot ditch. This marks the fifth attempt to wreck the train in recent months.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Ashland
Northwestern
Chicago
Robert Fitzgerald
Milwaukee
Albert Duchasse
Green Bay
Rescue Chief Dies in Mine Tragedy Near Fairmont
In Fairmont West Virginia October 23 L M Jones a mining engineer leading a Pittsburgh bureau of mines rescue crew at the Jamison mine was asphyxiated during recovery efforts after an explosion that entombed more than a dozen. The bodies of chief electrician Matthew Allison and assistant A W Vance were recovered along with three others.
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Allison
A. W. Vance
Von Kluck Retired After Front Service In 1914
Berlin reports Field Marshal Alexander H. R. von Kluck has been placed on the retired list at his request. He has not returned to the front since being wounded by shrapnel. London dispatch adds that the American fishing schooner Richard W. Clarke has been captured near Iceland and taken to Grimsby. the vessel is 503 gross tons.
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Berlin
London
Alexander H. R. von Kluck
Paris
Richard W. Clarke
Iceland
Grimsby
Teutons Defeat Russian Army at Lemberg Front
The war office announced a crushing defeat of Russian forces attacking the Lemberg defenses. German forces seized trenches over a mile and a half, taking 1,930 prisoners and capturing ten machine guns. In Petrograd, Austro German troops near Lemberg launched counter attacks after bombardment.
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Berlin
Lemberg
War Office
Teutons
Petrograd
Pensacola Naval Aeronautical Station Reports Storm Damage
Official navy report details extensive damage at the Pensacola Florida naval aeronautical station from the Gulf storm. Damage assessment follows the storm's sweep through Gulf states.
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Washington
Naval Aeronautical
Pensacola
Fla
Gulf States
Navy Department
Big Increase in Exports in September Trade
New York import-export data shows domestic exports from New York in September rose by more than 100 million dollars compared with September 1915, per Malone the collector of the port.
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New York
Malone
Crude Oil Reaches Record Price in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on Oct 28 crude oil rose to a record price as major purchasing agencies at market opening announced a ten cent per barrel advance across all grades, signaling renewed demand and price strength.
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Pittsburgh
Ita
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