Poindexter Sees Allied Demands After Armistice Talks
Poindexter warns that surrender terms must secure real guarantees beyond German promises. He argues for allied military guarantees and independent action to enforce indemnification for Belgium and France, and to curb German menace, noting the need for stronger conditions than the German word alone.
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Germany
Tne
Austria
Roumania
Poindexter
Belgium
France
Ber
VIEW NAME FOR COOTIES. MSeam Squirrels
Chicago dispatch reports soldiers in Europe adopting new nicknames for trench creatures. The term cooties fades as “seam squirrels” and “tea rabbits” replace it among doughboys, reflecting changes in wartime slang and affection for sea companions in the front.
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Chicago
Europe
Leather Glove Makers Start Conservation Drive
Washington announces a program to curb leather glove and mitten waste in the industry. The plan cuts styles colors and glove lengths to save materials and reduce use of man and capital.
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Washington
Wer Industries Board
Man killed by freight train in New Haven yard
Michael Walsh of 646 Dale street, a factory employee, was killed early this morning when a freight train backed over him in the New Haven road freight yard. His wife and infant child survive him.
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Michael Walsh
Dale Street
New Haven Road
Child Burned to Death at Water Hospital
Merbury reports Aldo Romanel, five, died at Water hospital from clothing burns after matches he played with ignited his clothes. His mother was badly burned trying to beat out the flames.
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Merbury
Aldo Romaniel
Cores REIGNS IN GENERAL POWERS Amid Turmoil Abroad
Reports from Stockholm say the kaleer abdicated while disturbances rise in many European cities. Austria-Hungary faces breakup as Vienna hints at national autonomy and independence for Croatia Slavonia Bosnia and Dalmatia. Warsaw to proclaim a union of Polish territories and German associations push for a German state in Austria.
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Stockholm
Kaleer Haa
Dispatch
Austria-Hun
Vienna
Berliner Tageblatt
Croatia
Slavonia
Bosnia
Dalmatia
Exchange Telegraph Dispatch
Austro-Hungary
Wilson
Austria
Warsaw
Amsterdam
Germany
Ludendorff Collapse Rumors Surface in Washington
Rumors from New Countries claim Ludendorff has suffered a total mental collapse and is forced to relinquish command as Germany seeks talks with the Czechs. State Department officials had no confirmation and discredited similar abdication rumors, offering no information on the Kaiser.
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Ludendorff
Washington
Germany
State Department
Unrest in Austria and German Coup Forecast
Telegrams from Vienna and Budapest report absolute political confusion in Austria Hungary with numerous riots. A Central News dispatch from Rome says a coup d etat may follow if the latest peace move fails, potentially ending Hohenzollern rule and ushering a German republic.
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Austria
Copenhagen
Vienna
Budapest
Austria- Hungary
Germany
London
Rome
Austria-Hungary Breaking Up Signals Historic Split
London and Zurich reports indicate Austria-Hungary is breaking apart with Hungary resisting territorial limits and seeking no representation in an Austrian parliament. A manifesto may declare Croatia Slavonia Bosnia Herzegovina and Dalmatia independent. The Kaiser calls for unity in defense to support the war of liberation.
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Austria-Hungary
London
Hungary
Vienna
Berliner Tageblatt
Croatia
Slavonia
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Kaiser
Amsterdam
Berlin
Unfilled Steel Orders Decline in September
United States Steel reports September unfilled orders at 8,297,905 tons, down from 8,759,043 tons at August 31, a decrease of 461,138 tons. In New London, the Housing Department says H P Cummings Construction Co of Ware MA was awarded a contract to erect 64 dwellings for 116 families.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Federal Housing
New London
Washington
Conn
H. P. Cummings Construction Co
Ware
Mass
Department of Labor
American Atrocity and the Fire of 5 A.M. Attacks
St. Paul Pioneer Press reports on an alleged atrocity linked to dawn attacks at 5 a.m. aimed at the Huns. The notice emphasizes shock and wartime urgency, framing early morning offensives as decisive in the theater.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Enduring Peace and War's Grim Parley in a Fragment
A fragmentary cry contrasts peace with warring empires and asks how to shape a plan against the Kaiser. The speaker pleads for rights of the many and law, while questioning how to confront Teutons who threaten France as chants of brotherhood echo amid conflict.
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Law
France
Sakaanedihetian
German Army Suffering Low Spirits After Retreats
A London front dispatch reports German morale collapsing after Bulgaria’s collapse and Turkish and Austrian setbacks. Prisoners in rear areas describe waning faith in the Kaiser, while officers doubt Wilson will accept a peace offer. Allies appear poised for victory as Marshal Foch’s wins shrink German resolve and hint at limited peace terms and diminished imperial power.
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J. T. Orson
Cambrai-St. Quentin
Bulgaria
Turkey
Austria
Kaiser
Wilson
Amiens
Marne
Foch
Germany
Kaiser Abdication Rumors Roil Europe Reported
London dispatches cite persistent rumors that the Kaiser abdicated. News notes Berlin and other German cities report disturbances while neutral countries pass along unconfirmed reports of internal discord. Amsterdam sources say popular peace demands threaten Germany’s internal authority.
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London
Stockholm
Berlin
U Dispatch
Germany
International News Service
Amsterdam
Koennische Volkes Zeitung
Clearing House Statement
New York on Oct 10 Clearing House shows Sub-treasury debit 32065 dollars with exchanges totaling 559757 dollars and balances at 70813663 dollars.
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Clearing House
New York
Treasury
Two Officers Die In Rahway Hospital Fire
Rahway New Jersey October 10 two officers died from fire at officers quarters behind the hospital complex. Captain Warren T Walker Syracuse New York and Captain Fred Toole Portmouth New Hampshire were killed. Several lieutenants were severely or badly burned. Fire involved about 80 buildings on the grounds and was checked with help from Rahway Elizabeth and military battalion crews.
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Rahway
N. J
Pepe Be
Colonia
Spiegel
Way
Elizabeth
Walker
Toole
Tre
Paris Press Backs Wilson Reply to German Peace Note
Paris papers unite in approving President Wilsons reply to Germanys peace note. Petit Parisien calls German position backed against the wall and says honesty triumphed over diplomacy. Journal ponders Reichstag vote as possible answer to Wilsons second question. War chamber committees fully approve the American reply.
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Wilson
Paris
Germany
Petit Parisien
Reichstag
Max
Petit Journal
War Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Metal Prices Report and Offers in New York
Lead prices unchanged with shelter ease. East St Louis spot offered 8.85 with October 8.60 and November December offers at 8.40.
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New York
East St. Louis
Happenings in This Vicinity 25 Years Ago October 10 1898
Notice of local events dated October 10 1898 includes a selectmen salary raise to 800 dollars a year, an 11 mill tax, 12 Blue Hen matches for 15 cents, delegates to the grand encampment, brownstone shipment delays, sugar shortages with no price rise, and travels of residents to the World's Fair. Also mentions a Portland bank vacation, Colchester Rubber Co. sales trip, and flat western business.
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Samuel Waite
H. M. Thayer
Richard Sheridan
Portland
Hezekiah Scoville
Higganum
Andrew N. Shepard
B. H. Wilkins
Portland Bank
John Dorflinger
Colchester Rubber Co
Eight Hour Day Rule Set by War Labor Board
The War Labor Board declares an eight hour day and 48 hour week as regular at Schenectady Locomotive, Taunton Mason Machinery, and Youngstown United States Engineering plants. Overtime pays time and a half, double time on Sundays and holidays. A four-member joint committee will oversee the award, retroactive to May 1, 1918, in effect for the war period.
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Schenectady
American Locomotive Plant
Taunton, Mass
Mason Machinery Co
Youngstown, Ohio
United States Engineering Co
National Labor Board
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Headache from a cold ends after taking a dose of Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for three doses. It opens nasal passages, stops discharge, relieves headache and sore throat, and eases sneezing and stiffness. Cheap at drug stores, tastes good, and acts without aid. Do not substitute.
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Oston Post
Lymansville
George F. Redford
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Middletown
John Moore
Middletown Liberty Loan Committee
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