Bulwark Disaster Shocks Britain Amid Losses
Sheerness reports confirm the loss of the British battleship Bulwark with about 800 perished as a magazine explosion devastates the ship. Only 14 saved. investigations into cause ongoing. Churchill declares naval strength remains superior despite the tragedy. German submarines also sink British vessels as fear grows in England.
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German Victory In East Drives Counter Attacks Across Front
Berlin dispatch reports Russian advances near Lodz checked by German forces who then counter attacked. Western front sees failed enemy assaults near Ypres and Lens. Czernowitz evacuated, Bulwark sunk, Dixmude still held, and Russian prisoners isolated due to cholera fears. Sofia confirms Pachitch government toppled.
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London
Lodz
Vistula
Poland
Ypres
Lens
Vienna
Kolubara
Ljieng
Bulgarian National League
Prince Abbas
Prince Osman
Egypt
Sofia
Bulgaria
N. P. Pachitch
Churchill cites British submarine underuse in war
Churchill notes the Royal Navy failed to exploit submarines as effectively as Germany. He points to limited opportunities to attack as the reason British subs produced few large scale results.
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Churchill
French Regain Dixmude as Allies Halt German Push
London dispatches report Dixmude fully recaptured by allied forces. French marines reportedly suffered 300 losses but pushed German forces seven miles from the town. Other engagements on the front around Arras and Calais caused heavy losses for both sides.
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Dixmude
France
Arras
Calais
England Prepares to Repel Possible German Invasion
England moves to repel any invasion by Germany with rapid preparations along the east and south coasts. Emergency committees of prominent citizens form in major towns. Plans include safe withdrawal of women and children and removal of livestock from threatened areas.
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London
Germany
French Losses Reported in German Dispatch
Berlin reports from the German press bureau via wireless that a Berne dispatch cites a reliable source detailing French casualties up to November 1 as 130000 killed 370000 wounded and 167000 missing.
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Berlin
Berne
Wounded Soldiers Flood Hungary Requisition Schools
Wounded Servian soldiers flood into Hungary with such numbers that nearly all school buildings are requisitioned for their accommodation. Vienna reports the influx and measure reflects wartime strain and relief efforts.
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Hungary
Vienna
Servia
Bombing hits Lodz main street destroys factory
London dispatch reports German airmen dropped eighteen bombs in Lodz on Monday. The Gol rechter factory was destroyed, many residents were killed or wounded, and extensive property damage occurred.
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Reuter’s Telegraph Company
Petrograd
Lodz
Golrechter
Zapata Forces Take Control of Mexico City Reported
Reports from the Brazilian minister to the state department indicate Zapata and Villa forces hold Mexico City with only isolated robberies and violence punished swiftly. Officials note no confirmed injuries to Spanish subjects and say order is being restored as inquiries continue.
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Zapata
Mexico City
State Department
Momentous Arbitration Case Opens in Chicago
The momentous arbitration case began Monday in Chicago, spurred by President Wilson. It involves the employer of 98 western railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers with 55,000 workers affected across 140000 miles of railroad. The proceedings are led by a conference committee of managers named by the western railways association.
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Chicago
Wilson
Western Railroads
Brotherhood of Locomotive’ Firemen and Engineers
Conference Committee of Managers
Association of Western Railways
Yardmaster Shot by Tramps in Nebraska Gun Duel
Lincoln Nebraska night yardmaster Richard C Sutton of the Burlington was shot just above the knee in a gun duel with two tramps in the old switch yards. Sutton encountered the pair near freight cars and was pursued when they opened fire. The wound is not serious.
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Lincoln, Neb
Richard C. Sutton
Burlington
Sutton
Keep Away From Chicago Warning Issued By YWCA
The Travelers' Aid department of the Chicago YWCA plans a nationwide warning to keep young girls away from Chicago. Secretary Mrs. Wilhelmina Barr notes increased dangers for strangers due to scarce job opportunities raising risk of harm in the city.
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Travelers’ Aid Department
Chicago Young Women's Christian Association
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Forming a Safety League in Chicago December Event
A conference in Chicago December 29 to 31 will form the United States Safety League. Col Henry L Turner says the league aims to convince Americans the nation is unprepared for war and to mobilize immediate steps toward full self defense.
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Chicago
United States Safety League
Henry L. Turner
Violent earthquake strikes western Greece and Ionian islands
A strong earthquake shocked western Greece and the Ionian islands on Saturday. The tremor was severe between Santa Maura and Corfu, causing extensive property damage and at least three fatalities reported by Athens.
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Greece
Ionian Islands
Athens
Havas
Santa Maura
Corfu
Passports Rejected for Nat uralized Americans
Washington reports naturalized Americans face passport refusals as the state department enforces new regulations. Applicants must prove a short business visit and no intent to evade local obligations while abroad, clarifying they remain United States citizens.
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Washington
State Department
Wilson
Embargo Lifted Prompts Alberta Cattle Sale
Calgary Alberta reports the U S government ends the livestock embargo and releases nearly 1,000,000 dollars worth of fat beeves for immediate sale. Patrick Burns notes much of the cattle will ship to Omaha while Minnesota remains under quarantine.
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Alberta
United States
Patrick Burns
West
Omaha
Minnesota
Motorcycle racer Roy Milner killed on Omaha speedway
Roy Milner of Cleveland Ohio aged 23 unmarried one of the professional motorcycle racers participating in recent races at the East Omaha motor home was instantly killed on the new speedway track after losing control of his motorcycle.
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Omaha
Roy Milner
Cleveland
New Motorhome
Big New Speedway
Lincoln group objects to Kansas merger of fraternal unions
Lincoln Neb Unison of Nebraska members of the Fraternal Aid association of Kansas merged with the Fraternal Union Insurance Society of Denver. Dissatisfied members in other states may seek investigation. H J Whitmore secretary of the Fraternal Big lodge will take the matter to the attorney generals of Kansas Colorado and Nebraska.
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Neb
Nebraska
Fraternal Aid Associaton of
Kansas
Fraternal Union Insurance Society of
Denver
H. J. Whitmore
Big Lodge
Colorado
Equal Suffrage in Norway Dissolved and Parsnip Poisoning
Report of the Society for Suffrage for Women in Norway dissolving amid suffrage context. In the United States fatal parsnip poisoning strikes O Neill Nebraska families Catherine Conrad six and Mary Slaight nine die after eating wild parsnips. Em et Slaight and Daniel and Joe Conrad seriously ill.
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O'Neill
Neb
Catherine N. Conrad
George Conrad
Mary Slaight
Equal Rights in Norway End Suffrage Strikes
Christiana reports the Society for Suffrage to Women dissolved as women in Norway gained voting rights across city county and state elections. Since 1896 taxes over 120 dollars earned suffrage in city and council races, 1907 extended to state elections, 1910 to county elections for eligible women, and 1913 law granted universal state election suffrage for women over twenty five not public charges or felons.
Executioner Resigns at Arkansas State Prison
Luther Castling resigns as executioner at the state penitentiary rather than oversee electrocutions of ten men convicted and sentenced to death. No replacement found. authorities report no immediate successor.
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Little Rock
Ark
Luther Castling
State Penitentiary
Union Commission
Castling
Railroad Communication Opened At El Paso Border Port
El Paso announces that railroad communication has opened between the Juarez El Paso border port and Mexico City. This provides the only entry into the capital as the line between Mexico City and Vera Cruz has been cut.
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Tex
uarez-El Paso
Mexco City
Villa
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Suspicious Aliens Interned in Wartime Britain
Reginald McKenna told the House of Commons that police investigated 120000 suspicious alien cases. Six thousand houses were ransacked resulting in 342 persons interned.
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London
Reginald McKenna
Secretary of State For Home Affairs
House of Commons
Mine Disaster in Hokkaido Leaves 487 Dead
A Tokio dispatch reports a severe mine disaster in Hokkaido, Japan, with 487 miners killed. The incident is described by Reuters Telegram as the northern island’s worst mining catastrophe in years.
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London
Tokio
Reuter's Telegram Company
Hokkaido
Japan
Beatrice Man Shoots Neighbor Then Wounds Cousin of Official
Beatrice Nebraska William Iben a farmer living five miles southeast of Wymore shot and seriously wounded neighbor twenty year old John Trauernicht a cousin of the Gage county superintendent at six o clock Saturday night during a quarrel at Iben s home Trauernicht lay at the point of death at his home Iben is jailed with self inflicted head wounds and is expected to recover
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William Iben
Wymore
John Trauernicht
Gage County
Iben
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