German Submarines Sinker Six Ships Off Nantucket
Reports say four British, one Dutch and one Norwegian steamer were sunk off Nantucket by German submarines. The U S destroyer was rescuing survivors near Newport while a second American liner Kansas diverted to Boston after wartime warnings. Navy officials note multiple subs near the U S coast and warn of continued danger to shipping.
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Kansas
New York
Genoa
Boston Harbor
Newport Harbor
Stephano
Red Cross
Ruelan
Erickson
Nantucket
Nihe
Suak
Nantucket Shoals
Lightahip
Parker reels against party leaders in Cleveland address
John M. Parker, prominent Progressive vice presidential nominee, spoke in Cleveland criticizing Adamson eight hour law and the party betrayal by leaders. He denounced political machines in Chicago last June, attacked professional politicians and labor agitators, and urged preserving party organization and reforms by both Republican and Democratic means.
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Cleveland
John M. Parker
Adamson
Eye
Ite
Progressive Party
Chicago
T He
Iteps
Parker
Republic Means
Democrats
Doctor Arthur L Hunt Dies of Infantile Paralysis
Washington notes the death of Dr Arthur L Hunt age 28 after contracting infantile paralysis. He led the focal health department and observed disease spread from affected communities. His illness followed a weeklong decline and his loss is reported from the district.
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Washington
Arthur L. Hunt
Focal Health Department
Peranus
Hunt
Peace Mumore Persist From Berlin to Washington
Diplomatic efforts continue as Ambassador Gerard relays William’s message from Berlin seeking peace. President Wilson faces official denials from Ml and allied sides while direct communications attempt a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aambassador
Declinse Pramieramip cabinet formation in Athens report
A Houlor die Mok from Athens reports that Brehenns, former minister of foreign affairs, was asked to form a cabinet but refused. The source text is garbled and uncertain about names and specifics.
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Declinse Pramieramip
Brehenns
A Houlor Die Mok
Athens
Slater Mao
Carranse Declines Candidacy in Mexico Presidency Election
San Angeles reports de facto governor Romeol declares Cerranse not a candidate for the Meacio presidency. J. J. Pecquiers at San Angeles confirms the declaration amid election tense climate.
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Pas
Texas
Venustiano
Mexicans Told What to Expect on Border Issue
Atlantic City reports that American and Mexican Joint Commission members agreed that a satisfactory border settlement hinges on Mexico showing intent to manage foreign affairs and avoid constant diplomatic friction. The talks covered foreigners in Mexico and foreign investment. Luis Cabrera, as finance minister, leads dealings with mining investors and will meet in New York for a conference.
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Atlantic City
Mexico
Luis Cabrera
New York
Sweden Maintains Neutrality Under War Strain
Prime Minister Ham marksjold states Sweden proclaimed neutrality at the start of the war and has acted accordingly. He says Sweden’s steps when displeasing belligerents were dictated by the kingdom’s own needs and future welfare, not partisan motives, and hopes belligerents respect this stance to its end.
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Stockholm
Hammarksjold
Sweden
Salt Lake Bank Robbed Teller Missing and Charged
Salt Lake City, Warren C. Mangum, 32, former Continental National Bank paying teller, disappeared after allegedly taking about 16 000 to 18 000 dollars. Authorities say he obtained the funds by falsifying clearing house receipts on September 30, the day of his demotion to bookkeeping.
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Salt Lake City
Warren C. Manum
Continental National Bank
Mangum
General Avereacu Named Commander in Chief of Roumanian Army
General Avereacu is said to have been appointed commander in chief of the Roumanian army, which he reorganized nine years ago. Zeppelin raids on Mannheim cause great damage with 26 workers killed and 40 wounded. Adolf von Tripitz declines offices in Berlin after Conservative gauvernment pressure.
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Avereacu
Mannheim
Germany
Tragic Bridge Collapse After Runaway Street Cars
A southbound streetcar on the West Third Street bridge in Cleveland wrecked into a northbound car causing the bridge to collapse. Two killed and over thirty injured, many women among passengers, as cars plunged thirty feet to the Baltimore and Ohio tracks below. Rescue crews, doctors, and the Erie operator Edna Waddington aided the wounded.
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Cleveland
Ohio
West Third Street
Balimore & Ohio Railroad
Scranton
Edna Waddington
Erie Railroad
Bank Robber Killed Near Miami Arizona
Manuel Esturedo, a bandit who robbed the Miami branch of the Gila Valley bank, was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff Williams after a posse of deputies and citizens overtook him in the Pinal mountains foothills. About $6,000 taken from the bank was recovered.
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Miami
Ariz
Arie
Manuel Esturedo
Gila Valley Bank
Williams
Esturedo
Pinal Mountains
H. O. Fitzsimmons
Wilson selects board to investigate eight hour law
A formal announcement states President Wilson has chosen Major General Goethals Commissioner Edgar E. Clark of the Interstate Commerce Commission and George Rublee of the trade commission as members of the board to investigate the railroad eight hour wage law.
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Omaha
Wilson
Goethals
Edgar E. Clark
Interstate Commerce 091
George Rublee
The
Trade Commission
Congress
Guardsman Hanged by Mexicans Near Woodland Cal
Charles Call of the Nex Hoyar Guard of California on border patrol strayed across the international line and was captured and hanged by Mesicuna forces near Woodland California. The incident prompted calls for clarification of patrol boundaries and border security.
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Woodland
Cal
Charles Call
Nex Hoyar Guard
California
Mesicuna
Emperor Francis Joseph Confined to Bed in Vienna Report
Geneva dispatch relayed to London via the Exchange Telegraph notes Emperor Francis Joseph is confined to his bed in Vienna. The report, dated through Geneva, cites ill health as the reason for his immobility and illness.
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Francis Joseph
London
Vienna
Geneva
Eschange Telegraph Company
Francis Josaph
Antherial Ownership Law Case Filed in Riverside California
A test case challenging the constitutionality of a 10914 Anthalite ownership law was filed in Riverside California on Thursday. The document cites Yukiah Hareda and a Japanese subject in its filing, aiming to probe the law's scope and validity.
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Niverside
Cal
California
Bandits Bandit Raid Texas Ranch Returns to Border
Bandits from Oklahoma and South Dakota pursued across the border varying duties in pursuit of Mexican raiders reported to have crossed the Rio Grande at Bealt's ranch and attacked farm hands.
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Texas
Ban Bonito
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Roupe
Rio Grande
Bealt
Rumors of Peace Circulate as Gerard Returns
The New York Evening Post cites a trusted source stating Ambassador James W Gerard plans to present to President Wilson a German request for peace mediation with the Allies. It notes officials have discussed Wilson serving as mediator, and Gerard's arrival is tied to a possible Kaiser's request within a week.
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New York
New York Evening Post
James W Gerard
Germany
Wilson
James W. Gerard
Kaiser
Gerard
England Needs More Men for Armies and Factories
London area reports an urgent need for volunteers to fill military and munitions factory roles. The new state manpower distribution board announced the call for eligible men not yet enrolled in the United Kingdom armed forces.
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London
Ornain
Man Power Distributing Board
United Kingdom
George A Joslyn Called
George A Joslyn president and general manager of the Western Newspaper Union died October 4 at his home in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Joslyn
Omaha
George Joslyn
Western Newspaper Union
American Party to Take Active Part in Campaign
The American party plans to take an active part in the current campaign. The move was announced here on Wednesday and follows remarks by William Sulther, former governor of New York, regarding party involvement.
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New York
William Suther
Tacoma Crash Injures Dozens on Puget Line
A Tacoma incident on the Puget Electric line injured between twenty and thirty people, with three in serious condition. Beattle Limited involvement is reported as the operation ran off course and into the street.
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Tacoma
Wash
Bealtle Limited
Puget Electric Company
German U-Boat In Newport Harbor Delivers Message
Imperial German submarine Unid made a brief neutral harbor visit at Newport within the three mile limit. The boat flew German colors and carried torpedoes on deck as Lieutenant Captain Hans Rose stated the purpose was to mail a letter to Count von Bernstorff. It stayed about three hours before resuming voyage.
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Newport
R. 1
Wilhelmshaven
Unid
Newport Harbor
Brenton
Hans Rose
Atlantic
Count von Bernwolff
Unfriendly Mexico Near Presidio After Garrison Departures
At Presidio Texas authorities caution Americans after Col Jose Riojas leaves the Ojinaga garrison for El Paso and reports of desertions to the Villa side. Residents note signs of unfriendly sentiment from Mexicans while Villa followers reportedly near Ojinaga to smuggle ammunition and supplies.
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Presidio
Texas
Jose Riojas
Ojinaga
el Paso
Villa
Mexico
Robbers Strung Up Girl In Thirteenth West Street Granary
Arlie Coldwater sixteen years old was hung by wrists from a rafter in a Granary at Thirteenth West and Eleventh South Street for over four hours and rescued by her exhausted father C G Coldwater Saturday night. She alleges burglars bound gagged and stripped her then ransacked the house for valuables. Protests Against Carranza in Atlantic City as Samuel Gompers leads labor leaders to urge Mexican commission to address labor rights under Carranza.
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Galt Lake City
Thirtenth West
Eleventh South Street
Arlie Coldwater
C. G. Coldwater
Whiars
Italy Expands War Munitions Output Amid Shortages
Premier Boxsellt reveals on Sunday that Italy increases munitions production despite scarce raw materials. The move aims to supply Italy and its allies, highlighting efforts to bolster wartime capability despite poverty in materials.
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Italy
Aid
Mary
Confesses Mall Robbery in Detroit Case
James Medskar, brought from St Louis, confessed to being one of three men who robbed the New York Chicago express on the Michigan Central railroad near Detroit on September 27, also noting the mall airship wrecked. Curties twin motor land and water craft for the United States navy crashed as Pilot Victor Vernon attempted a landing in Newport News Virginia.
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Basil Miles
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Secretary of State
Detroit
James Medskar
St. Louis
Newport News
Curties
Doling
Hare
Victor Vernon
Kronstadt Recaptured in Transylvania War Move
Herlin Kronstadt, leading industrial and commercial center of Transylvania, occupied by Kumunlana during their entry into the war, was recaptured by Austro German forces yesterday.
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Kronstadt
Tenten Handa
Herlin
Transylvania
Kumunlana
Weuterday
Huge Exports to Russia Reported by American Husson
Export figures for January 1 1916 show substantial shipments from New York to Russia. The report cites Husson Cheuber and Vindiyortok as sources for the trade data reflecting large Hussis imported by Russia.
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Russia
New York
United States
Vindiyortok
Husson Cheuber
Ota Fueron
Rumanians Driven Back on Galician Front Amid Fresh Gains
News from London reports General von Falkenhayn’s forces defeating numerically weaker Romanian troops on a wide Transylvania Alpine front. Bucharest concedes a retreat in Foraras, while Berlin calls it a victory. Rumanians allegedly fall back across the Alt and Homorod with twenty eight guns left behind.
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London
von Falkenhayn
Transylavania
Bucharest
Foraras
Berlin
Alt
Homorod
Dobrudja
von Mackimson
Petrograd
Bapaume
Peronne
Somme
Lemberg
Volhynia
Rough Roads Sparked Augusta Riot and Jail Destruction
A mob of about 1000 in Augusta, Kansas, drove Marshal Crowe and three deputies from town, wrecked the jail and freed six prisoners amid protests over traffic ordinance arrests. The incident followed William Peel’s arrest on Main Street, fueling the riot. Officials later doubted the German intervention tale, with Ambassador Gerard denying a U.S. intercession request and Count von Berennorff calling it untrue.
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Wichita
Kan
Crowe
Augusta
Here
William Peel
Main Street
Peel
Washington
State Department
Gerard
Germany
United States
Count von Bernentorff
Enormous Gains in U S Trade Reported by Commerce
The department of commerce shows export gains for the first eight months of the calendar year exceeding many total annual figures for 1914 across numerous countries. The report highlights substantial increases in outgoing shipments and overall trade strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Redmond Defends Home Rule Amid Irish Rebellion Aftermath
John Redmond, Irish Nationalist leader, addresses constituents condemning brutality and foolishness after recent rebellion. He argues home rule for Ireland remains the nation’s goal despite upheaval and political fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
Welmil
Prieday
John Redmond
Ireland
Zapata Envoy Arrives En Route to Washington
Zapata personal representative arrives in San Antonio to present to the United States government. He asserts Zapata's control in southern Mexico and discusses agrarian issues amid the ongoing conflict. The report notes economic and political complexity around Zapata's movement and influence.
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Zapata
San Antonio
Texac
Deigio Paz
Emanlile Zapata
Washington
Zapata Me
Pad
Mexico
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von Triple
Imal Gnacious
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Waters
Carranza
N. J
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Joint Commission
General Carranza
Falkenhayn
Rue
Redmond
Dublin
Wantington—Conant General
Kinater
Han
Great Britain
Burlin
Saya
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