Bulgaria must declare stance as four powers back Russia
London reports Bulgarian policy must loosen neutrality or side with central powers as Russia demands dismissal of Austro German officers. King Ferdinand and Prime Minister Radslavott poised to mobilize against Serbia, with Greece likely to aid Serbia and Romania's stance unclear. In Artois and Champagne, Allied lines face mud and rain amidst near-stalemate.
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London
Sofia
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Balkan
Radoslavott
Serbia
Saniat
Constantinople
Greece
Roumania
Artois
Champagne
Japan Plans Subsidies to Build Independent Dyestuff Industry
Washington reports the Japanese government outlined a ten year subsidy plan to develop a dyestuff and chemical industry including powder making. Subsidies would fund half Japanese ownership and allow an 8 percent dividend on paid up capital for beneficiary firms.
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Japan
Germany
Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Earthquake and Aftermath Report Across Nevada and West
Shocks rattled a 100 mile arc along the Southern Pacific line in Nevada near Imlay and Lovelock causing toppled water tanks and cracked brick buildings. Reports describe tremors felt from San Francisco to Salt Lake City with hotel guests unsettled and objects moved.
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Imlay
Wev
Southern Pacific
Lovelock
Bast Lake Ciy
United States
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Allies Drive Germans Back in Week of French Front Fighting
Desperate French and British offensives push on in Champagne and along the western front. French detachments seize footholds in second German line while battles rage along entrenched positions. Heavy losses reported on both sides with strategic implications for the crown prince and German defenses.
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Teutons
Champagne
Joffre
Germany
Crown Prince
Argonne
von Heeringen
Rheims
Belgian
Ostend
Berlin
Marie Py
Ripont
Hillstrom Granted Respite in Utah Murder Case
Salt Lake City Joseph Hillstrom was spared execution after a telegram from President Wilson requesting postponement for further investigation by the Swedish minister. Utah Governor Spry issued an official respite until the board of pardons meets on October 16.
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Wilson
Salt Lake City
Joseph Hillstrom
Salt Lake
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Hillstrom
Sweden
United 81
William Spry
Utah
Board of Pardons
James F. J. Archibald War Correspondent Caught as Messenger
James F. Archibald, American war correspondent, was captured while acting as a messenger for Ambassador Duenoa. The incident highlights dangers faced by reporters in conflict zones and strains on diplomatic communications during hostilities.
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James F
Archibald
Duenoa
Boy shoots father and two others in Oklahoma boardinghouse incident
A young boy shot his father and two others at a boardinghouse in Laredo. Authorities evacuated residents as the boy telephoned downstairs after the incident. Troops are reinforcing Vormwen and Carranse as investigators assess the scene.
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Leoredo
Tessa Villa
Rvacwsiing
Vormwen
Carranse Buteve Atvehboring
Elemrem
Allies Move to Defend Serbia As Bulgarian Army Directed
British Foreign Secretary Grey disclosed that German and Austrian officers are arriving in Bulgaria to direct the Bulgarian army. Allies warn the move risks Balkan war, and Paris Temps notes measures to defend Serbia and Greece while detailing possible allied landings at Kavala or Salonika.
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Balkans
Urclea
Grey
Bulgaria
Turkey
Russia
Paris Temps
France
Great Britain
Serbia
Greece
Dtreleayer
Kavala
Saloniki
Miner Joseph Satellife Falls to Death After Mental Trouble
San Francisco reports Joseph Satellife, operator of Bakersfield and Reno interests, leapt from a third story window and died. He had faced mental health issues and was valued at over $100,000 a year earlier. a Friday bank balance stood at $94. The city notes a separate item about betting odds for the Philadelphia and Heston clubs, with Fred Schum citing bets at five to one against Boston.
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San Francisco
Joseph Satellife
Bakersfield
Cal
Reno
Nev
Heston
New York
Sporting Eternity
Philadelphia
Fred Schum
Boston
Deficit Grows Noted in September Treasury Figures
Washington report shows the Treasury income for September just over 0 million dollars, about 16 million below normal for the month. The shortfall highlights a growing deficit as compared with ordinary monthly agreements.
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Washington
San Francisco Sees Uncertain Shocks From Earth Event
A vague report describes a quake felt in San Francisco and nearby cities with uncertain duration and debated cause. The text hints at a premier’s plans and a trip to Berlin, but details are unclear and jagged.
Storm toll soars along Louisiana and Mississippi coasts
Reports list 160 dead and 213 missing after the hurricane, with $12 million in property damage across the two states. Flooding spanned fifty miles south of New Orleans as residents fled aboard boats carrying relief supplies.
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New Orleans
Louisland
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Large shoe order allegedly placed by Russians in New York
A rumored 5,000,000 pair shoe order is attributed to Russian agents and linked to New York buyers including Len ing Ken ley Wallace M duthey and others. The note suggests a man may avoid arrest by fleeing with his wife who reportedly joined a protest.
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Bruen
York
Ary
Diplomatic Talks on Arabic Crisis Continue Despite Tensions
Washington says no immediate break in relations with Germany over the Arabic attack. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing discuss Germany's note delivered via ambassador von Bernstorff. Berlin authorizes submarine negotiations but a final German refusal could rupture ties, with further talks planned and the ambassador invited to Washington.
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United States
Ha Din
Wilson
Lansing
New York
Orum von Bernaterf
White House
Beerstary Lanning
Count von Bernfort
Germany
Indict Texas Guardsmen in Militia Equipment Case
Texas officers face indictment over alleged sale of state militia equipment to Mexican revolutionists. The War Department cut the National Guard appropriation to 99000 for the year, with 91000 from the militia panal deducted for forms and equipment. Prosecutors allege 20000 worth of uniforms were sold to Carranza forces and U S buttons were stripped and sold in St Louis.
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San Amonio
Texas
War Department
Austin
Texas National Guard
Department of Justiciany
Carranzeroopa
United States Army
St. Louis
Urgent relief plea for 300000 German POWs in Siberia
Cablegram from the relief committee of Trentein asks for aid for 300000 German prisoners in Siberia and in need of blankets and coats. The message urges widespread publication and direct shipments to Vladivostok via an American representative.
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San Francisco
Siberia
George Volkmann
Relief Committee of
Trentein
Eo Ronte
Comenl Vladivestak
Department of Stele
Dr. Frederick A Cook Arrested as German Spy in Rangoon
Dr. Frederick A Cook, who left San Francisco in June to climb Mount Everest in the Himalaya, was arrested in Rangoon Burma on suspicion of espionage. Curtis W. Allen, an American timber buyer returning from eleven months in the Far East, reports Cook’s motion picture outlet was confiscated and that Cook was released later with permission to Everest unavailable.
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San Francisco
Frederick A Cook
Rangoon
Burma
Curtis W. Allen
Far East
Altea
Cook
Everest
All Man Under 08 Called Milan
Corriere della Sera reports mobilization of men up to age 68 by Bolgeria. Martial law bans travel. Washington notes a large pro-German demonstration in Cape May in protest of disarmament talks. Petrograd reads Duma to reconvene November 8 over budget and finances.
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Milan
Bolgeria
Corriere Della Sera
Bucharest
Inland Northwest items mix of mining, law and murder notes
A chaotic summary of regional notices reports from Nevada Oregon Wyoming and Idaho including dam construction accidents indictments and a murder case. It details a jury verdict in Lakeview Oregon not guilty a reindeer shipment to Seattle and local government changes in Tonopah Nevada.
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Annie Finnegan
Virginia Cis
Nevada
Silver Lake
Oregon-Utah Agar Company
Hogue River Valley
Oregon
Salt Lake
Arthur Letourneau
Carson City
W. & T. Railway Company
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Jackson's Hole Couner
Alex Wetmore
United States Department of Agriculture
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Eiko
Oillo Bates
Gooss Creek
Billy” Woods
J. B. Auten
Ray Curtis
Lakeview
Ore
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Averill
Toncos Nevada
Hamburg
Craig
T. W. Newton
Hornbrook
McConnellerade
Robert Hogan
Lander County
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Hogan
William Curoe
Jarbiter
Robert Prusty
Charleston
Bayer
Kiko County
Nevells
Kate
Gerton W. Walley
Bee
Supreme Court of
Nereida
H. & Puller
Hevo
Ely
Keaw
Jeden
Eadh
Tack & Tone
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