Wilson campaign planning and appointments described
President Wilson maps a midwest speaking schedule ending in Cincinnati on October 26 and discusses politics with Vance C McCormick Henry Ford and Secretary McAdoo. Arrangements finalize for a presidential trip and for two new shipping board appointees Bernard Baker and William Denman are likely to join the board.
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McCormick
Henry Ford
McAdoo
Shipping Board
Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Vance C. McCormick
Neb
Shadow Lawn
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Ohio
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York State
Democratic Campaign
Ford
Congress
Bernard Baker
Baltimore
William Denman
San Francisco
Sweden's Neutrality Under Scrutiny by Entente Allies
A tense debate over Sweden's neutrality surfaces in London and Stockholm as Entente powers accuse Stockholm of partiality amid Baltic mail seizures. Belligerents use Swedish waters for Baltic traffic, with Allied ships and German mercantiles observed near Sweden while Russian destroyers operate to the north. In Atlantic City a mining and smelting group protests Mexican taxation to the Mexican American Joint Commission, marking its first appearance before the commissions.
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London
Sweden
Entente
Stockholm
Viscount Grey
Baltic
England
Atlantic City
N. J
Mexico
Joint Commission
Joffre Commends Armies on Somme War Drives
Paris General Joffre in a September 29 order praises the armies of the North for nearly three months of hard fighting on the Somme. He cites valor and perseverance that have dealt blows to the enemy and hindered his recovery.
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Paris
Joffre
Somme
Zeppelin Raid On London Extends Fire To Night Sky
The report describes a second Zeppelin strike on London and the east coast with a burning airship brought down north of London. The flare lit the sky for miles as crowds cheered, marking the fourth Zeppelin downed on English soil amid anti aircraft defense successes.
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London
England
Great Britain
Negotiations on Mexican border conditions continue in Atlantic City
American and Mexican commission members meet in Atlantic City to resume talks on border peace. American mining interests prepare to back a memorandum on conditions in Mexico as Villa activity in Chihuahua delays progress. Carranza’s failure to pursue Villa embarrasses the discussions ahead of the presidential election decree restricting Huerta-era officials from voting.
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Villa
Chihuahua
Carranza
Washington
Huerta
Death of Senator James P. Clarke of Arkansas
Senator James P. Clarke, president pro tempore of the United States Senate, died at his Little Rock home after a stroke. Born August 18, 1854 in Yazoo City Mississippi, he became a lawyer in Helena and served in the Arkansas legislature before serving as attorney general and governor prior to his 1903 election to the U S Senate and reelection to a third term.
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Little Rock
Ark
James P. Clarke
Arkansas
United States Senate
Senator Clarke
Yazoo City
Miss
University of Virginia
Helena
United States
Chinese American Fleet to Enter Wilmington Trade Effort
The Chinese American Exchange Company announces plans to inaugurate a general mercantile trade between China and American ports on the Pacific Gulf and South Atlantic. Dr Clarence J Owens leads the venture with backing from the Southern Commercial Congress.
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Washington
The
Chinese-American Exchange Company
China
Pacific
Gulf
South Atlantic
Clarence J. Owens
Southern Commercial Congress
Chemists See Alcohol as Likely Gas Substitute
In New York at the National Exposition of Chemical Industries experts say alcohol could replace gasoline. Dr. Arthur D. Little of Boston notes benzol is insufficient to meet demand for 3,000,000 cars and kerosene is unsuitable. He cites 10,000,000 tons of material yearly available for alcohol and 600,000 gallons daily from the yellow pine district.
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New York
National Exposition of Chemical Industries
Arthur D. Little
Boston
Doctor Little
Yellow Pine
Chinese Minister to U S Resigns Over Ill Health
Dr Yi Kyum Wellington Koo, Chinese Minister to the United States, submits resignation to the Foreign Office citing ill health. The action has not yet been accepted by the President and shocks officials in Peking.
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Peking
Yi Kyum
Wellington Koo
United States
Foreign Office
Koo
New U S Destroyer Wilkes Near 30 Knot Speed
Rockland Maine The destroyer Wilkes has completed standardization tests with no missteps and achieved a four hour end run averaging 25 knots. A six hour run at 25 knots is planned with a target average of 29 50 knots. The board of navigation and survey announced the milestones in the report.
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Rockland
Maine
Wilkes
Misan
General strike claims clash with reality in New York
Police report no substantiation of union claims that 125000 workers joined the movement as carmen quit their jobs on September 6. Jewish holidays and confusion masked the situation while leaders hoped for aid from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Theodore P. Shonts denied motormen disputes with Interborough Rapid Transit.
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New York
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Public Service Commission
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Interborough
Shonts
Border Board Aims to End Conference by October 15
The Mexican American Joint Commission expects to conclude talks no later than October 15 with both sides expressing satisfaction over progress. Details remain sparse as discussions focused on border conditions and a banking question. Eliseo Arredondo’s departure was not linked to negotiations. a dinner honored Mexican representatives hosted by Franklin K. Lane.
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Mexican Joint Commission
New London
Conn
Mexico
Eliseo Arredondo
Franklin K. Lane
England Vicious and Persistent Enemy in War Commentary
Berlin reports Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg denounces England as the most egoistic bitter and tenacious enemy in a Reichstag address. He fuses war rhetoric with Romania's entry into the conflict citing piracy and misjudgments by Romania and Entente allies, while praising Bulgaria and Turkey as steadfast partners amid shifting fronts.
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Berlin
Sayville
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
England
Romania
Bratiano
Rumania
Rumenia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Italy
Dobrudia
Meat Prices Jump Over Four Percent in September
Washington reports meat animals including hogs cattle sheep and chickens rose 4.1 percent from Aug 15 to Sept 15. The index of prices paid to producers was about 23.7 percent higher than last year and 22.5 percent above the six year average as of Sept 15 with hogs at $9.22 per 100 pounds and beef cattle at $6.55 per hundred pounds.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Fresh evidence of Bremen's approach to America
A Pleasant View fisherman using marine glasses sighted a large submarine 25 miles east of New London moving toward the city. The vessel showed a bright white light above a green light on its mast, signals he says were provided by tug captain Robinson for the submarine Bremen, long expected near American shores.
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Westerly
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Pleasant View
Watch Hill
Long Island Sound
New London
Bremen
Robinson
Women Form Wilson Club After Storming Meeting
In Spokane Washington more than 100 women affiliated with the Democratic party interrupted a meeting under the Woman's party, heckled speakers, and took control. A Woman's Non-Partisan Club for Wilson was formed in the room and officers were chosen.
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Spokane
Wash
Democratic Party
Woman's Party
Wilson
Space basis to govern mail pay for railways
Washington announces the space basis for railroad mail transportation pay will start November 1 in about 90 percent of service. The measure tests the system under the latest postoffice bill and leaves permanent decision to the Interstate Commerce Commission based on test results.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arredondo Heads to Confer With Carranza
Eliseo Arredondo the Mexican ambassador designate travels to Mexico City to brief Venustiano Carranza on American views. Officials hope he can persuade Carranza to accept full consideration of issues by the joint commission.
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Washington
Eliseo Arredondo
Mexico City
Carranza
State Department
Joint Commission
Escaped U S convict captured in New York
William Knobloch, who escaped from Atlanta federal penitentiary on August 29 with Robert Tay, was arrested in New York after a nationwide Secret Service search. He admitted involvement in a bomb plot and claimed no knowledge of Fav or outside help.
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New York
Federal Secret Service
Willam Knobloch
Atlanta
Robert Tay
One Killed and Two Hurt in Electrical Storm
Newport News Virginia reports Benjamin F. Yohnson was killed and his brothers Thomas and Marvin Johnson seriously injured when lightning struck a barn at Fox Hill near Old Point. Fire set by the bolt left two men found 20 feet from the burning structure after taking refuge during the storm.
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Newport News
Benjamin F. Yohnson
Thomas
Marvin Johnson
Mehmning
Fox Hill
Old Point
Virginia Peninsula
World War I Turbulent Fronts Across Europe in October 1915
A brig of fighting reports rapid movements on the Vilay front and Saloniki landings. Russian gains near the Caucasus and along the Danube clash with Austrian and German forces. Serbian defenses hold as Austro German advance presses toward Belgrade. Varna bombardment and Armenian massacres cited. Greek politics shift with Venizelos and Zaimis.
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Danube
Semendria
West Front
Save
Drina
Serbia
Varna
Lord Bryce
Champagne
New Coal Oil Substitution Method At Vancouver
A Vancouver trial uses crushed coal to feed steam furnaces as oil is used, aiming to cut ore smelting costs with seven tons of copper ore per ton of coal. The approach targets large BC mining plants and regional energy efficiency.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Russia
Serbia
Austria
Canada
Winipeg
Laurel Tian Hills
Ottawa
Geological Survey
Colorado River
Gulf of California
Australia
Commonwealth
England
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