Carman Nears Jury in Murder Trial at Mineola
Florence Conklin Carman stands trial for the June 30 murder of Louise Bailey in Dr. Edward Carman's Freeport office. Jury hears rapid testimony. prosecutors plan to focus on Celia Coleman maid testimony and jealousy motive with details of a suspected eavesdropper and a tied defense.
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Taft Praises Wilson At American Bar Association
Taft opened the American Bar Association meeting praising President Wilson for handling the European crisis. He pledged the association’s cooperation and confidence in Wilson guiding the nation through the international situation. Supreme Court justices attended as guests of honor.
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Japs Occupy German Islands in Pacific Action
Tokio reports Japanese occupation of Jaluit in the Marshall group on October 14 and other Marian and Caroline islands for military use. Yap, an important Caroline island, was seized with reports of a broader plan to take German naval stations in the Pacific to curb German cruisers.
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Mrs. McGowan to Stand Trial on November 4
In Pensacola on October 20 Judge Wolfe set November 4 as the trial date for Florence McGowan. The court refused to grant bail until that date after State Attorney John P. Stokes objected to a temporary bond. McGowan’s lawyers noted her prompt appearance for grand jury and indictment while on a nominal bond and offered a heavier bond if required.
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Weather Update for Mobile and Gulf States
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with chance of local rain in Mobile. Unsettled conditions persist tonight and Wednesday across Alabama and Mississippi with periodic showers and rain likely in spots.
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Villa Surrounds Aguas Calientes Threatens Conference
Gen Francisco Villa massed 18 000 troops near Aguas Calientes to envelop and imprison the conference of military chiefs. Carranza forces at Monterrey and Saltillo would need four to 12 hours to reach aid. Delegates beg Carranza protection and neutrality for the city during the convention. Venustiano Carranza's family arrives at Piedras Negras for safety across the Rio Grande.
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Stand Collapse at Laurens County Fair Injures Many
At the Laurens county fair grand stand collapsed causing scores of injuries and many serious, as hundreds of spectators fell to the ground in Laurens South Carolina on October 20.
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Eight men drown crossing Muskingum river barge at Beverly
Marietta Ohio October 20 eight men were drowned when a heavily laden barge sank while crossing the Muskingum river at Beverly opposite Marietta.
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President Wilson Urges Humanizing Law Amid Crisis
President Wilson spoke of strength in public confidence and called for the humanizing of law in international crisis. He argued for justice for the ordinary man and a disinterested national course, thanking former President Taft for his greeting before concluding remarks.
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Russians Report Prisoners From Austrian Forces South of Przemysl
An October 19 general staff dispatch notes no major strategic change and ongoing fighting along the River Zoura Stry in Galicia and East Prussia. It reports large numbers of Austrians captured south of Przemysl, including a battalion with officers and machine guns.
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Army Navy game set for Philadelphia this year
The Army and Navy football game will be played this year at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on November 28. Four subsequent annual games will alternate between New York and Philadelphia after this season, under an agreement reached by the Army and Navy athletic associations in Annapolis Maryland.
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Annapolis
Donlin Marries Rita Ross in Asbury Park Ceremony
Michael J. Donlin of the New York National League Baseball Club wed Rita Ross in Asbury Park. Donlin’s first wife Mabel Hite, an actress, died two years ago.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Michael J. Donlin
New York National League Baseball Club
Rita Ross
Donlin
Mabel Hite
Sees a Threat to Caucasians in the Aid of Orientals
An Associated Press dispatch from Berlin reports Danish author Peter Nansen claims assistance to Germany’s enemies by Japanese Indians and Africans is a personal crisis. He predicts whites in Europe and the Americas will unite to oppose Orientals as a future policy.
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Berlin
Sayville
Peter Nansen
Germany
Europe
Americas
Compulsory Cotton Acreage Reduction Is Killed in Texas House
In Austin on October 20, the Texas House defeated a bill to compel cotton acreage cuts for next year. The measure would have made it a felony to plant above a fixed percentage of this year’s crop, with proposals ranging from 25 to 50 percent. The chamber supported a shift toward voluntary acreage reduction instead.
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Battles Tide Not Flowing in Favor of Germans
From Copenhagen via Central News reporting heavy firing in a big Russian Turkish battle in the Black Sea. Berlin announces the submarine E-3 sunk by German warships in the North Sea. Flushing note says burning houses mark line of sight in northwestern Belgium with German trains bringing wounded to Bruges. Ostend described as quiet.
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Black Sea
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German war outlook uncertain as Allied moves linger
From London reports no German counter measures have arrived to blunt British sentiment that the war is not yet turning in Germany's favor. The blurred battle pictures leave commanders on the spot to judge changes while Ostend remains precarious and Allied positions near Roulers are under scrutiny.
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Ostend
Kaiser's Channel Army doomed as front fights on
London dispatch reports a major battle from Ostend to Lille with Allied positions deemed satisfactory. The German channel expeditionary force is said to face certain destruction with troops withdrawn from Alsace and unable to spare more regiments. Tropical rains have turned the terrain to a quagmire, offering no cover as the doomed force advances.
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