Oliver Denies Train Robbery Involvement From Prison Cell
Alfred E Oliver, jailed in New Orleans, argues he could not have aided the 1913 I N train hold up or 1914 murder case. He cites railroad work, an alibi with Miss Mary Bartos and her mother, and steps to clear his name. He recalls a theatre visit with Boatwright alleged conspirator and asserts innocence despite public belief.
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New Orleans
Flagman Eglin
Alfred E. Oliver
Oliver Friday
John Lund
Union Pacific Railroad
Eglin
Cheyenne
Wyo
Clarence Boatwright
Boatwright
Mary Bartos
Oliver
Loveland
Colo
Amarillo
Texas
Louis
Colorado
Prince of Monaco Challenged Over War Tax Demand
The ruler of Monaco protests a German war tax placed on the nearby village of Lissonne. General Von Buelow threatens destruction of the village and the prince's chateau on November 1 if the tax is not paid. The prince plans to raise the issue with the Kaiser.
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Monaco
Monte Carlo
Rheims
von Buelow
Lissonne
Silent Prisoner Refuses Name of New Orleans Sweetheart
The young prisoner Oliver refuses to reveal his New Orleans sweetheart saying she comes from a good family. He claims inspector 3 W Pur dum traced him from mail to Cheyenne and that government officers know he was in Cheyenne even if he did not take part in the recent train holdup and murder.
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Oliver
New Orleans
3. W. Purdum
Cheyenne
C. A. Watson
Flag Eglin
Kemp Acquitted of Murder at Tarkville
In Starkville Mississippi on October 31 the jury found C. Kemp not guilty in the murder case against M. A. Shurden at Sturges last May The defense’s key witness Kemp testified he had been wounded and had tried to avoid Shurden who demanded his location and drew a pistol They both fired with Shurden firing three times before collapsing
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Starkville
Miss
C. Kemp
M. A. Shurden
Sturges
Kemp
Shurden
Two Negroes Hanged in Birmingham Jailyard
By Associated Press Benny Ward and Wash Gray, convicted robbers, were hanged in the county jail yard in Birmingham Alabama. Ward confessed on the gallows while Gray proclaimed an innocent man was being killed. Ward died in fifteen minutes. Gray’s neck broke on the fall. The executions were carried out separately.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Benny Ward
Wash Gray
McAdoty
Ward
Gray
Goeben and Breslau Press Turkey Toward War
Washington reports allies plan to pull out diplomats from Constantinople as Germany may push Turkey toward war with Goeben and Breslau active. Reports say Turkish fleet left waters, German officers command Ottoman troops, and the Straits commander is German.
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London
Turkey
Russia
Goeben
Breslau
Germany
Vistula
Petrograd
Times’ Petrograd
The
Straits
Dever
Liman von Sanders
Turkish neutrality in Europe questioned amid war near
Daily Mail correspondent in Petrograd reports the Ottoman charge d affaires remains and offers no government action information. The Russian ambassador in Constantinople has not received his passports, while Turkey’s neutrality is said to be firm. Reuter quotes the grand vizier denying war thoughts and planning a mission to Berlin Vienna and Bucharest to prove neutrality.
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Daily Mail
Petrograd
Constantinople
Porte
Turkey
Germany
Reuter
Hall Bey
Chamber of Deputies
Berlin
Vienna
Bucharest
Europe
Hali Bey
Ibrahim Hakki Vagha
London
Seventeen Hurt as Lackawanna Train Falls From Embankment
Seventeen persons were injured when Lackawanna train No. 32 derailed and plunged down a thirty foot embankment into Maurtin's creek a mile west of Alford Pa. The wreck was attributed to a broken rail.
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Associated Press
Binghamton
WN. Y
Lackawanna Railroad
Alford
Maurtin's Creek
Counterfeit Nickel Ring Busted in Atmore Hearing
A itinerant medicine vendor A 2 Houseman was arrested by Special Agent McAdams and deputies in Atmore on counterfeit nickels. He was brought to Mobile for a hearing and bound over to the next federal grand jury after witnesses testified. The hoard used a hobbit alloy in the buffalo nickels and a large number circulated locally.
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United States
Richard Jones, Jr
A. 2
Houseman
Atmore
McAdams
Treasury Department
D. D. B&b. Horton
L. C. Steele
Mobile
Bishop Charles W. Smith of St. Louis Dead
Bishop Charles W. Smith of St. Louis died of heart failure at Justice Andersons home in Washington. He had attended a Methodist Episcopal conference in session here.
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Associated Press
Washington
Charles W. Smith
St. Louis
Justice Anderson
District Supreme Court
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lusitania Arrives in New York After Delay
The Cunard liner Lusitania reached New York more than a day late after bad weather delayed the ship that sailed from Liverpool last Saturday with 961 passengers. A wireless message from Southwell Fleet Massachusetts confirmed her safety and eased anxiety.
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Associated Press
New York
Cunard
Southwell Fleet
Mass
Lusitania
Liverpool
Fair and Warmer Tonight Forecast
The fragment hints at fair and warmer conditions tonight with a Sunday forecast of clear or mild weather. No specific locations or figures are provided.
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Armcok
Crown Prince Led Disastrous Attack Against Russian Troops
German crown prince commanded operations to force the Vistula, breach the Russian center, and seize Ivangorod but was defeated as Russian counterattacks prevailed. He returned to Radom with heavy losses and pursuit continues. Austrian report adds limited fighting in Rus sian Poland and lists prisoner totals through October 28 and 649 officers and 73,179 men overall.
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Czar
Associated Press
London
The
Daily Mail
Petrograd
Vistula
Ivangorod
Radom
Amsterdam
Reuter
Telegr
Vienna
Ruselan
Poland
San
Galicia
Nisko
Stry
Sambor
Turka
Landsturm
Austria-Hungary
Connie Mack seeks waivers on three Athletics pitchers
Philadelphia manager Connie Mack announced waivers on pitchers Bender Plank and Jack Coombs. He said one had complained of bickering with the Federal League and that a pitcher had received a large offer from the new league, unnamed. The trio had prominent roles in World Series play.
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Connie Mack
Plank
Bender
Coombs
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Bender, Plank
Jack
Federal League
Connie
Mine Explosion Near Birmingham Kills Two
An explosion at the Colonear mines in Bibb county near Birmingham this morning left two men dead and a number injured as rescue operations commenced. Local authorities investigated the blast scene and identified the victims.
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Birmingham
Associated Press
Colonear
Bibb County
Here
Rohilla Hospital Ship Wreck Off Yorkshire Coast
Fifty more aboard the Rohilla were saved as the British hospital ship wrecked on the Yorkshire coast. About 60 are feared aboard. estimates put the total on board near 200. Some swimmers reached shore while others drowned. bodies wash up along the beach.
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Associated Press
Whitbey
England
London
Yorkshire
Readjusting Foreign Exchange Conditions in Washington
Representatives from the English treasury the Federal Reserve Board and New York banks met in Washington on October 31 to press readjustment efforts in foreign exchange. The delegates included Sir George Paish Bagil B Blackett from the English treasury Governor Hamlin and Paul M Warburg of the Fed and A J Wiggin and Benjamin Strong Jr representing New York banks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
New York Banks
George Paish
Bagil
B. Blackett
Poglish Treasury
Hamlin
Paul M. Warburg
Reserve Board
A. J. Wiggin
Benjamin Strong,Jr
German move Ostend to Zeebrugge eyed for naval base
Daily Mail dispatch from Rotterdam says German forces have withdrawn from Ostend to Zeebrugge about fifteen miles east. Heavy guns are installed and a naval base is implied. The report also notes Japanese bombarding forts at Tsingtau and the torpedoing of the refugee ship Admiral Ganteaume.
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Associated Press
London
Daily Mail
Rotterdam
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Ganteaume
Bordeaux
Reuter
German Moves Drive Rumors in Western Front News
London dispatches report rumors of a German retreat from the Ostend coast near Ostend and possible advances toward Ypres. Lille is said to be free of German troops, with citizens planning to resume civic functions. Speculation centers on Calais and strategic troop shifts from Silesia to Belgium as the war continues.
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London
West Flanders
Holland
Ostend
Berlin
Ypres
Lille
Germany
Calais
Herlin
Copenhagen
Poland
Silesia
Flanders
Belgium
East Prussia
San
Turkey
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U. S
C. W. Smith
Mack
Kader
Heport
Tokio
Navy Department
Tsing Tau
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