Turkish request to leave Constantinople shocks observers
A telegram from Berlin reports the Turkish government asked the ecumenical patriarch to leave Constantinople. Paris dispatches note Allied and Belgian forces hold and advance near Lille and Arras amid stubborn fighting as French war office details artillery activity and gains on several fronts.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Constantinople
Paris
French War Office
Belgium
Nieuport
Windsloo
Dixmude
Roulers
Lys
la Baasee
Lille
la Bassee
Ablain
St. Naxaire
Arras
Chaulnes
Alsace
Colmar
Bon Homme
Five Jurors for Carman Trial Selected
Mineola N Y Oct 19 Mrs Mlorenece Conklin Carman of Freeport was placed on trial for the murder of Mrs Louise Bailey of Hempstead on June 30 in the office of Dr Edwin Carman her husband The case moved swiftly with the first juror chosen within 20 minutes A crowd packed the court house as Mrs Carman appeared composed yet nervous throughout the selection William Bailey the husband of the victim sat close by but she did not seem to notice him
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Mineola
N. Y
Mlorenece Conklin Carman
Freeport
Louise. Bailey
Hempstead
Bailey
Edwin Carman
Oon
Talesmen
Newport Shipbuilder Hails Mobile as Prime Manufacturing Port
H L Ferguson of Newport News Ship Building praises Mobile for its deep water harbor, land supply, coal and iron access, and rail links. He notes new docks, available land opposite the port, and a waterway to the Birmingham ore district, predicting growth in steel export and manufacturing. The Newport News yard is building a new revenue cutter to replace the Winona, with advanced machinery and upgrades, suggesting Mobile could also take on similar shipbuilding work.
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Mobile
Birmingham
Hampton Roads
Manu Pier
Joe Sue
Winona
Newport News
Chamber of Commerce officers tour Mobile harbor
Officers and directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States stop in Mobile during a southern tour en route to New Orleans for the annual session. They ride the harbor aboard the Winona, tour the Orange Belt area, and attend a banquet at Cawthon. President John H Fahey says the trip informs Southern business leaders of the national body's aims.
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Chamber of Commerce of the United States
New Orleans
Mobile
Louisville and
Nashville
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Winona
River Front
Orange Belt
Mobile County
Cawthon
John H. Fahey
National Chamber of “Commerce
Fahey
Watterson Leaves Wilson With All In Harmony
Henry Watterson editor of the Louisville Courier Journal visited the White House for a luncheon with President Wilson and former Harper’s Weekly editor George Harvey. The meeting, at President Wilson’s invitation, lasted over an hour and focused on Mexican and foreign policy. Harmony was reported after the talks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier Journal
Taft
Watterson
White House
Wilson
George Harvey
Harper’s Weekly
Harvey
Germany Hears of Revolts in India and Gains Confidence
Berlin reports that Britain seeks help from Portugal and the chaos in South Africa, plus revolts in India, are boosting German confidence. Constantinople dispatches say Britain moved three battalions from Malta to India.
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Germany
India
Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Great Britain
Portugal
South Africa
Constantinople
Malta
Feds After New York American League Club
New York report claims Ward brothers backers of a Brooklyn Federal league club sought to buy the New York American League club Frank J Farrell denied any truth to the story.
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FEDS
NEW York
Associated Press
Ward Brothers
Brooklyn Federal League
New York American League Club
Frank J. Farrell
Roosevelt in Indiana Campaign Stop Headlines Gary Speech
Colonel Roosevelt traveled by car from Chicago to Gary Indiana delivering a speech in support of former Senator Beveridge and then held a large mass meeting in Chicago to back Raymond Robins in the Indiana senate race.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Roosevelt
Gary
Ind
Automobile Today
Beveridge
United States Senate
Indiana
Raymond Robins
County board delays hearing over gravel discrepancy
Contractor William H. Holcombe and Commissioner S P Gaillard butted over eight inches paid for versus six inches laid on Cedar Point road. Hearing postponed to October 26 as Holcombe resisted written charges and claimed the board lacked authority.
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County Board
William H. Holcombe
S. P. Gaillard
Cedar Point
Holcombe
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Gaillard
Beta
J. W Holecombe
Bauer
Hagan
Green
Fisher
Mr. Holcombe
Turkey Refuses to Discharge Crew of Goeben and Breslau
The Porte declined to discharge the German crews aboard the Goeben and Breslau ships in Turkish waters, despite British protests. They remain in Turkish service, with the matter treated as a domestic issue after prior assurances of repatriation.
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Turkey
Goeben
Breslau
Associated Press
Constantinople
London
The
Porte
Germany
Filibuster Begins Over Revenue Bill and Cotton Relief
Washington October 19 The war revenue bill as amended was referred to the ways and means committee instead of to conference marking the first move in Henry of Texas filibustering tactics. He insists on cotton relief legislation as the bill heads to action in the House.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
House
Henry
Texas
Typhoon Strikes Kian Chau Drowning Japanese Sailors
A typhoon hit Kian Chau causing the landing pier to be destroyed and claiming the lives of twenty Japanese sailors. The disaster is reported from Tokio with authorities withholding further details.
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Tokio
Kian Chau
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a chance of showers. Unsettled conditions persist across Alabama tonight and Mississippi tonight.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Mexico's Villreal Succeeds Villa Leadership in Torreon
Antonio Villreal stands with General Francisco Villa as Mexico's new president following Carranza's relinquishment at Villa's insistence. The scene captures the Villa Carranza conference at Torreon and signals a major shift in Mexican power dynamics with Villa acting as strongman.
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Antonio Villreal
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Villa
Torreon
Takachiho Sinks After Mine Strike Off Tsing Tau
Tokyo reports the Japanese cruiser Takachiho mined at Kiau Chau bay on October 17. Of 284 crew, 28 officers and 189 sailors died, 28 officers and 54 non commissioned officers and 189 seamen perished. ten saved.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Takachiho
Kiau Chau Bay
Tsing Tau
British Cruiser Undaunted Captures German Mine Layer
A Harwich dispatch reports the British cruiser Undaunted with two destroyers captured a German mine-layer in the North Sea. The vessel was said to be disguised as a hospital ship. Undaunted brings the prize into Harwich awaiting confirmation from the press bureau.
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London
The
Central News
Harwich
Undaunted
North Sea
Louisville & Nashville Will Pay Two-Thirds of State Taxes
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company will pay 314 618 13 to state and county tax collectors tomorrow by order of the governor. The payment covers two thirds of the year’s taxes, due nearly two and a half months early, with the remaining one third due in December.
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Montgomery
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Auto Exports Hit Record $40 Million in Fiscal Year
United States exports of automobiles for the last fiscal year set a new peak at 40 million dollars in value. Commerce Department figures show August exports fell to 451 autos and motor trucks from 2,004 in the prior year due to the European war.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Prussian Diet Approves Credit for East Prussia Aid
Amsterdam dispatch reports German papers that the Prussian diet will approve an emergency bill next Friday to grant a $375,000,000 credit with $100,000,000 set for provisional aid to East Prussia.
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East Prussia
DIET
Associated Press
London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Russians Gain Edge in War in Poland Front
London reports a major eastern battle as Russians appear to check German efforts to cross the Vistula around Warsaw. Rain and rail destruction hinder German heavy guns. Around Przemysl Austrians claim 40,000 Russian casualties and a Carpathian crossing attempt, while Russians and Austrians clash over the San River.
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Associated Press
London
Poland
Vistula
Warsaw
Thendicz
Przemysl
Carpathians
San
Austrian Forces Continue Strwiaz River Battle Near Przemysl
A Vienna dispatch to Reuters quotes General Von Hoefer stating Austrian operations in Galicia continued the attack on Sunday on both banks of the Strwiaz river south of Przemysl, with action ongoing yesterday.
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London
Vienna
Amsterdam
Reuters
Telegram Company
Galicia
von Hoefer
Strwiaz River
Przemysl
Submarine Sunk by French Cruiser Off Dalmatian Coast
Austrian submarine was sunk in the Adriatic by a French cruiser near Cattaro while another submerged craft escaped. French fleet resumed bombardment of Cattaro forts as an Austrian plane dropped bombs without damage.
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Cettinje
London
Adriatic
Cattaro
London Germans Suffer in Wild Rioting Directed Against Them
Anti German rioting in London Saturday night wrecked twenty shops in Deptford and Old Kent Road. Police arrested twenty. crowds resisted orders as soldiers restored calm. Rioters targeted German shops and a butcher with a picture of Kaiser Wilhelm. The unrest spread to nearby boroughs and continued into Sunday.
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London
Deptford
Old Kent Road
Bromley
William
Saffron-Walden
Ford
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Newport News Ship Building and Dry Docks Company
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