American Navy Bottles Up U Boats With Mine Barrage
The US Navy deployed and assembled a vast mine barrage across the North Sea to block German U boats. About seven thousand men laid mines from former American coasting vessels and Fall River and Southam liners, starting in June. The operation, despite high seas and 500 yard visibility, achieved rapid progress with six hours producing as many mines as six weeks previously.
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English Channel
Fall River
Southam Navigation
North Sea
Charge Tobacco Monopoly in FTC Action
Washington October 22 the federal trade commission filed complaints against five large tobacco firms and eight officers charging price discrimination in cigarette and tobacco product sales. The named concerns include The Tobacco Products Corporation Schinasi Brothers Prudential Tobacco Co Falk Tobacco Co and individuals Reuben Mellis Albert Falk Jacob Hoffman James Dixon Gray Miller L B McKitterick and Leon Schinasi.
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Washington
Tobacco Products Corporation of Virginia
Federal Trade Commission
The
Tobacco Products Corporation
Schinasi Brothers, Inc
Prudential Tobacco
Butcher Profiteers Fined By Food Administration
New York on October 22 reports the food administration punishing profiteering butchers to fund Red Cross. Nearly 100 Greater New York butchers were fined and required to display refund signs, with Franz Joseph Michel the sole defiant shopkeeper whose store closed for two weeks.
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New York
Food Administration
Red Cross
Greater
Food Board
Franz Joseph Michel
Big Whiskey Theft In Waterbury
In Waterbury on October 22 a flurry of arrests followed a sensational whiskey theft. Saloon keepers and New Haven railroad brakemen face suspicion after $25,000 worth of whiskey was stolen from freight yards and distributed to saloons. Two cargoes of over thirty barrels each were taken. eighteen barrels have been recovered. The accused are held on $5,000 bonds awaiting police investigation. More arrests expected.
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Waterbury
New Haven Road
Influenza Epidemic Grows in New York Area
Official health figures from Greater New York show the Spanish influenza epidemic expanding. In the last 24 hours 46 new influenza cases and 3,662 pneumonia cases were reported, with 471 influenza deaths and 398 pneumonia deaths, all increases over the previous day.
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New York
General Has Close Shave Near Verdun
An American lieutenant was wounded when an enemy shell struck a dugout northwest of Verdun on October 22. The blast destroyed the dugout and a horse was killed in the incident while the lieutenant escaped serious injury.
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Verdun
Haan
Crazed laborer kills wife and four children in Chicago
Chicago police report a laborer named Peter Marraszo fatally harmed his wife and four children with a razor during a violent attack. The family suffered catastrophic injuries as authorities investigated the motive and circumstances of the incident.
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Chicago
Ena
Peter Marraszo
Roamee
German Crimes Probe Sent to Front by Neutral Commission
Amsterdam reports a neutral commission has moved to the front to investigate alleged wanton acts by German forces. Dispatches from Berlin indicate charges stem from actions attributed to the German army near So. The mission aims to assess the reported abuses amid ongoing hostilities.
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Amsterdam
Ger
Berlin
Senators Silent On Latest Note
Wi Oct 22 with a heated exchange over world developments Senator Hitchcock chairs the group. Senator Reed of Missouri denounces the note saying it would allow a withdrawal and reform line at cost of troops and materials. He likens Germany to a battered prizefighter seeking delay and mocks autonomy claims while predicting a renewed split of powers in the region.
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Hitchcock
Reed
Missouri
Germany
Austria
Hungary
National Wheat Growers Urge $2.46 Wheat Price for 1919
The National Wheat Growers Association urged President Wilson to set a minimum price of 2.46 per bushel for number one northern spring wheat based on Chicago delivery for the 1919 crop. They argued production must be supported to meet emergencies and build a future reserve, and that 1919 costs justify the higher price.
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National Wheat Growers’ Association
Wilson
Washington
Chicago
Lord Geddes Anticipates Connecticut Chamber Meet
Sir Eric Geddes first lord of the British Admiralty visits the United States and tentatively accepts an invitation to address the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce meeting in New London on October 25 and 26. The event is billed as the organization’s most important gathering with potential attendance by Governor Ora, manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation Charles W. Morse and George B. Chandler of the Connecticut State Council of Defense.
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Eric
New London
Hartford
Eric Geddes
British Admiralty
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
Connecticut
Oras
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Charlies W. Morse
George B. Chandler
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Grain Market Summary From Chicago Trading Floor
The Grain Market in Chicago on Oct 22 showed corn 3-4 lower to 1-4 higher, oats 1-4 to 8-4 cents higher, and provisions up. Corn futures closed at Nov 128 5-8, Dec 120 1-4 to 120, with other contracts noted for Park, Lard, and related commodities.
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Chicago
Park
Two Steamships Launched in Passaic Shipyards
In Kearny New Jersey on October 22 twin United States steamships Tola and Folsom were launched at the Foundation Co shipyards on the Passaic river. The vessels measure 286 feet long 46 feet wide and 34 feet deep. Launches were informal with Miss Helen Coates daughter of David Coates of Toledo christening the Tola and Miss Katherine Bayley daughter of Treasurer Bayley of the Foundation Co christening the Folsom.
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Kearney
N. J
United States
Tola
Folsom
Passaic River
The
Foundation Co
Helen Coates
David Coates
Toledo
Tolo
Katherine Bayley
Bayley
Brewers Probe Put Over by Senate Committee
Washington October 22 The senate investigation into American brewers was postponed until after the election by the judiciary sub committee this afternoon. The committee also voted to widen the inquiry and to examine brewers records covering twenty years.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Judiciary
O Leary Fails to Appear for Espionage Trial
Jeremiah A. O Leary was too ill to appear in federal court in New York for the resumption of his espionage act trial. A Tombs physician certificate stated he had influenza and a fever, causing the absence and delaying proceedings.
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O’leary
New York
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Tombs
O'Leary
Housing Contract Awarded for 31 Ports N. B. Homes
Washington October 22 a lump sum contract for 31 houses utilities and town planning at Ports N. B. was awarded to the Construction Co Boston by the labor department this after.
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Washington
Ports N. B
the Construction Co
Boston
Labor Department
King George Shows Warm Regard For U S Wounded
Washington reports King George of England visited the Dartford military hospital and spoke at length with about 1,000 American soldiers. He paused with many, exchanged war stories, and noted the yellow and green ribbon on Sergeant B. J. Donnell’s crutch. He also spoke with aviator Irving Corse and Lieut. J. P. Kerrigan about their injuries and experiences.
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Washington
American Red Cross
King George
England
Milian
Dartford
George
United States
B. J. Donnell
West End Avenue
Chicago
Donnell
Albert
Irving Corse
Minneapolis
Corse
Lieut
J. P. Kerrigan
Rutland
Ypres
ONE YEAR SINCE AMERICAN GUN FIRED AT VERDUN
An account recalling October 22 marked as the first American shot of the war by Sergeant Alex Ray of South Bend Indiana. The First American division under General Sibert then moved into trenches along the Rhine Marne canal at eight p m that evening. Since then the division has held six sectors and fought in major engagements.
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Verdun
Alex Ray
South Bend
Ind
Binville
Rhine-Marne Canal
Sibert
Indiana
Finance committee abandons alternate profits tax plan
The finance committee this afternoon dropped the alternate profits taxation section of the revenue bill as passed by the house and adopted a single taxation scheme to achieve the same result. The alternate system had been ruled unconstitutional by lawyers, and the committee also cut the rate of excess profits tax at the urging of Secretary McAdoo.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Deadlock on Rent Profiteering Bill Stalls War Time Prohibition
Washington reports a deadlock on the anti rent profiteering section of the emergency agricultural appropriation bill delaying final enactment of war time prohibition. House and senate conferees adjourn with no resolution and unlikely agreement expected after one or two sessions, with reports due Thursday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Raincoat Man Sentenced in New York Case
Felix Gouled, convicted last week of conspiracy to defraud the government on army rain coat contracts, was sentenced to seven years in prison by Judge E B Cushman. He is released on $25,000 bail pending appeal. Captain Aubrey Vaughn of the quartermaster's reserve corps, who pleaded guilty to participation in conspiracy, was sentenced to two years imprisonment.
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New York
Felix Gouled
E. B. Cushman
Aubrey Vaughn
Quarterter’s Reserve Corps
Ornate Footwear Banned by War Industries Board
Washington reports the War Industries Board issued an order banning ornate footwear for children and women, declaring fluffy and fancy babies shoes to disappear. Patent leather may be used only in black leather with a black vamp and white top.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Flu Waning in Stamford City Report
Stamford reports five new influenza cases today as the epidemic slows. Since September first, 1,206 cases have been recorded with 76 deaths across the area.
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Stamford
Metal Prices Report from New York Market
Lead prices eased while spelter stayed soft. East St. Louis spot moved 875 to 895, October 862 to 882, November 850 to 870, and December 840 to 860.
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New York
Louis
Boy Killed by Auto In Willimantic
Five year old Roland Gaulin died after being struck by a car driven by Ernest LeFleur of the American Thread Co. on Jackson Street Willimantic today.
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Willimantic
Roland Gaulin
Ernest LeFleur
American Thread Co
Jackson Street
Hartford Influenza Toll Reaches Eight Months Record
Hartford reports 290 to 390 influenza deaths as of October 23, the toll rising through the year. Officials compile city death totals to date, keeping a wary count of fatalities from the outbreak.
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Hartford
Glorious Days Foretold in Lloyd George Foch Telegrams
Telegrams released by the British Bureau of Information in New York mark Marshal Foch turning sixty seven. Lloyd George sends birthday congratulations praising his leadership and unity among Allied forces. Foch credits Allied insistence for his rise and foresees glorious days ahead for the armies under joint command.
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Lloyd George
Marshal Foch
British
Bureau of Information
New York
Marshal Fuchs
Wilson's anticipated reply to new German peace note
Washington officials reported President Wilson prepared to announce his stance on the latest German peace note after meetings with Secretary Lansing. Officials viewed the note as a stop gap to test mediation potential and expected Wilson to reject its terms and push Germany to admit military defeat.
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Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Germany
Kaiser
Maximillian Harden
Legation
Frederick Dcederlin
French Reach Rail Line North of Assis sur Serre
Paris reports on the Serre front that the French advanced to the Vervins La Fere railway northeast of Assis sur Serre and St Jacques farm as of today. Sixteen German divisions attacked east of Vouziers, with heavy enemy assaults yesterday and a recommencement of artillery activity north of the Oise river.
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Serre
Vervins- LaFere
Assis Sur Serre
St. Jacques Farm
French War Office
Crecy
Thermans
Vouziers
Oise
Chalandry
Vouviers
Tardonne Farm
Bonhomme Pass
Vosges
Author Severely Wounded In Overseas Action
Lieut. Robert H. Schauffler of New Britain Connecticut is severely wounded. Schauffler is noted as an author poet and essayist and a graduate of a local college. Further details of his military service and current status were not available.
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Hartford
Robert H. Schauffler
New Britain
Conn
Demand Heads of Chief Culprits
London dispatch reports German socialist papers incite violence against those labeled chief culprits. Volkszeitung blames Pan-Germans and Junkers for war harms and calls for hangings. Arbeiter Zeitung urges punishing leaders mercilessly as soldiers return home. Frankische Tagespost signals Kaiser abdication is unavoidable.
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London
British Wireless Press
Volksk Zeitung
Nuremburg
Junkers
Germany
Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienna
Frankische Tagespost
Pershing Praises Farmers for War Support
General Pershing in a cablegram to Carl Vrooman commends American farmers for supplying fighting men buying liberty bonds and raising food. He notes production exceeding normal by over a thousand million bushels and stresses food's military importance to the Allied cause. John J. Pershing signs the message.
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New York
General Pershing
France
Carl Vrooman
Vrooman
Farmers of
America
John J. Pershing
Ticonderoga Death List Reveals 99 Privates and 2 Lieutenants
The War Department released a roster naming two lieutenants and 99 privates who perished when the Ticonderoga was torpedoed on September 30 while eastbound. It also lists 14 privates saved, with Navy records noting 11 naval officers and 102 enlisted men killed, three officers and five saved, plus two officers captured.Among New England victims are Charles E. Glazebrook Everett Mass Nicholas Iacona Providence R I and William Stults Reverton Maine.
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Washington
Ticonderoga
War Department
Navy Department
New England
Charles E. Glazebrook
Everett
Mass
Nicholas Iacona
Providence
R. I
William Stults
Riverton
Maine
Escape of U S N Officer From German Camp
Senior Lieutenant Edward V M Isaacs of the U S Navy, captured by a U boat when the U S S Lincoln was torpedoed on May 1, has escaped from a German prison camp at Villenghen and is now in Paris. He is a native of Iowa, appointed from Illinois, and reached safety after the Germans searched lifeboats for officers.
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Foo
Washington
Edward V. M. Isaacs
Lincoln
Villenghen
Paris
Sims
Navy Department
Isaacs
Iowa
Annapolis
Illinois
Unconditional Demands Surrender
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts urged in Washington that Germany must surrender unconditionally in reply to the latest note. He denounced the note as a trap to draw the United States into peace talks, stressing that negotiations should be avoided. This was his first formal statement since criticizing President Wilson.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Wilson
Gera
United States
Belgian Celebration Marks Yser Anniversary at Havre
An official cablegram reports a major celebration on October 26 and 27 in Havre to mark the first Yser battle anniversary. The event aims to demonstrate joy over the deliverance of half of Belgium from German forces, under the Belgian government auspices.
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Wash. m
Yser
Belgium
Havre
French Launch New Attack on Flanders Front
London reports a new assault by French forces on the Flanders front beginning today. The offensive pushed toward Ghent with strong forces and excellent progress described in dispatches.
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London
Flanders
Ghent
Riots in Sofia Leave Thousands Dead in Bulgaria
London reports three thousand people killed in Sofia riots. A Copenhagen dispatch to a news agency says Bolshevik agitators are responsible for the unrest. The casualty figure underscores a chaotic turn in Bulgaria as authorities struggle to contain the violence.
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Sofia
London
Bulgaria
Copenhagen
Clearing House Statement From New York
Clearing house report shows Sub-treasury debit of 2928889 dollars, exchanges totaling 829059403 dollars, and balances of 55088818 dollars. The figures reflect daily monetary movements plain and official.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
Northcliffe urges hard peace terms for postwar order
London, Oct. 22. Lord Northcliffe, famed publicist, urged a general agreement on irreducible terms for a postwar settlement. He called for complete restoration of Belgium, full reparation for France, return of Alsace Lorraine to France, and frontiers to Italy free of threats. He said Allied officers watch the German peace offensive, which could unify peace aims and outweigh prior offensives. He cited Wilson’s stance and urged restoration and indemnification for Serbia, Montenegro and Romania.
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London
Belgium
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Italy
Lord Northcliffe
Wilson
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Montenegro
Roumania
N Cliffe
Stock Market Opens Strong Amid Broad Gains on War and Peace Stocks
The New York opening saw broad strength with war and peace stocks rising. Railroads led gains as investors, active in railroad bonds, pushed Southern Pacific to 105 5-8 the highest since 1913, with Union Pacific up 1.5 points and readings across Reading, Chesapeake & Ohio, and New York Central. Steel stocks fluctuated, Minted shares in marine issues advanced, Mexican Petroleum fell, and overall the afternoon held firm before closing irregular as government bonds held steady.
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New York
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Reading
Chesapeake & Ohio
New York Central
Baldwin Locomotive
Midvale Steel
Atlantic Gulf & West Indies
Pennsylvania
American Sumatra Tobacco
Wabash
Baldwin
American International
Ace Preferred
Fe Mexican Petroleum
Steel
Mexican Petroleum
United Cigar Stores
Baltimore & Ohio
Wilson takes Svea in capital street
President Wilson walked unaccompanied from the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue at noon, passing a jewelers and a book store before entering the Treasury. Crowds saluted him as he strolled in a blue serge suit and grey topcoat with a cane, then returned to the White House without incident.
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Washington
All World
Wilson
Pennsylvania
White House
Secret Service
Pen Avenue
Galt
12Th Street
Treasury Building
15Th Street
Ship of the Desert in Desert Travel Endurance
For safety and endurance in travel in desert regions the camel has been found unequaled by any other animal. Its foot is a soft cushion well adapted to stones and gravel. During a Sahara journey horses wear out three sets of shoes, while the camel’s feet show no soreness.
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Sahara
Thi
Study of Languages Promoted by British Government Report
A British government report argues for expanding modern language studies after the war. It says monolingual schooling neglects classics and Latin, urges living languages first, and links language skill to trade, culture, and national prospects. The report calls for scholarships, overseas study, professorships, and expanded university chairs in modern studies.
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South America
Becauhe
Dumen
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
Canada
Southea
Ronto Globe
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