Russians victory in Galicia reported by war page
Reported Russian accounts claim the German army in East Prussia suffered a decisive defeat with about 70 000 casualties and a full retreat. Other fronts show slow, entrenched fighting as German and French forces contend along the Oise and near Soissons while Britain notes raids on East Africa repulsed and supplies constrained by wartime controls.
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London
von Kluck
Oise
Paris
Soissons
Woevre
Russia
East Prussia
Rome
Silesian
Russian
Poland
Galicia
Bohemar
Sanitary Department
Vienna
Antwerp
Sarajevo
Belgrade
Semlin
East Africa
Uganda
England
Leicester
Germans Say English Fear in Air and Water Attacks
German newspapers cite British fear of German submarines and air attacks. They quote reports from London noting nightly semi darkness for potential Zeppelin raids and a fear of air slips targeting the city.
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Rome
England
London
St Louis bankers push 150 million cotton loan plan
A conference of St Louis bankers advocates a fund of 150 million dollars to loan on cotton at six cents per pound middling, funded by national and state banks and allied firms. Southern bankers from Columbia South Carolina and Richmond Virginia approved the plan before the Secretary of the Treasury and Federal Reserve Board.
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St. Louis
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Board
Fetus J. Wade
St. Louis Clearing House Association
Secretary of the Treasury
E. W. Robertson
National Loanard Exchange Bank
Columbia
S. C
John M. Miller, Jr
First National Bank
Richmond
Carranza Says He Will Resign If Permitted Then Fight Villa
General Carranza told Constitutionalist leaders the rebellion in northern Mexico was instigated by the cientificos and opponents. He offered to resign as first chief if a majority of military chiefs agreed but vowed to oppose a group he says has forgotten duty. He warned 100000 loyal troops, artillery, and machine guns are ready if needed to suppress Villa.
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Villa
Mexico City
Mexico
Cientificos
Carranza
Nation Prays For Peace In Europe Sermons Across States
Clergymen from many denominations read Wilson's peace proclamation and congregations sang hymns in prayers for peace in Europe. President Wilson attended Central Presbyterian Church in Washington and heard Rev James K Taylor pray that the U S be instrumental in restoring peace and that Wilson be given wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
United States
Wilson
Central Presbyterian Church
James K. Taylor
Britain Declines Objections on Registry Change for US Vessels
Washington reports Britain instructed consuls to register no objection to transferring American owned vessels from British to American flag. The move followed mixed signals over the Robert Dollar case and other belligerent-to-US registry transfers. British actions involve neutral ships seized by British cruisers near the West Indies, with potential prize court outcomes in Nassau. The US State Department seeks delays to allow owner defense, while Germany sinks hostile ships with American cargoes aboard, and the department compiles lists for diplomatic representations.
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Washington
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Robert Dollar
South Atlantic
West Indies
New York and
Porto Rico Steamship Company
Bahamas
Nassau
State Department
Father and Son Die After Auto Skids on Car Tracks
F G Morse and his son H J Morse of Chicago were killed in Wallingford Conn when their car skidded on street car tracks and overturned onto loose sand. The younger Morse died instantly. the elder died minutes later. Coroner and medical examiner identified the bodies from clothing and cards. Relatives in New York New Jersey and Chicago were notified and the bodies claimed. The machine was wrecked and an inquest was scheduled with Coroner Mix.
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Connecticut
Wallingford
Conn
F. G. Morse
H. J. Morse
Chicago
Newfane
Morse
New York
New Jersey
Mix
New Haven
Auto overturns near El Paso. three dead
An automobile accident 20 miles north of El Paso, Texas, kills three instantly. Victims include Mrs. Enriquez and Mrs. Amada Esperon along with a servant. I Perches Enriquez, Juarez purchasing agent for General Francisco Villa, injured along with several relatives. A wagon hayload hindered the car.
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el Paso
Tex
I. Perches Enriquez
Francisco Villa
Juarez
Enriquez
Amada Esperon
New York Primaries Light Turnout with Boroughs Boost
The first direct New York primary nominated Glynn for Governor and Whitman for Governor on the Republican side. Wadsworth and Calder led Senate bids. Roosevelt beat Hennessy in parts while Murphy consolidated Democratic control. Voting was light with city turnout higher for Republicans and 40 percent overall. McCombs expected to become Democratic chair as Glynn’s victory shapes state leadership.
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Calder
Wadsworth
New York
Martin H. Glynn
Charles 8. Whitman
Frederick M. Davenport
James W. Gerard
United States
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Bainbridge Colby
Whitman
New York City
Hedges
Hinman
Glynn
Hennessy
William Sulzer
Progressive Party
Davenport
Utica
Barnes
United States Senate
Ambassador Gerard
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
David J. Hill
Monroe
Charles F. Murphy
Murphy
Muphry
Montgomery Hare
Martain H. Glynn
Democratic State Committee
William F. McCombs
William Church Os
McCombs
Rockefeller Quits New Haven Board As Four Directors Retire
Four directors including William Rockefeller and George Baker resign from the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad board. J Horace Harding elected new director. Stockholders may reduce board to seventeen. Mellen granted immunity as grand jury probes New Haven management. government subpoenas all books.
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New York
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
William Rockefeller
George F. Baker
Charles F. Brooker
Ansonia
Rockefeller
Baker
Brooker
Connecticut
Elton
Charles S. Mellen
Wilson
New Haven
Mellen
John W. H. Crim
Mr. Crim
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
James W. Osborne
Glynn
R. L. Batts
Texas
Gregory
Frank N. Swacker
Balloon aids suffrage fight over Philadelphia area
The balloon Greater Philadelphia circled Philadelphia and nearby towns dropping twenty thousand suffrage pamphlets to working girls farmers wives ministers wives and housekeepers. A crowd watched as Mayor Blankenburg christened the ship before the ascent and the basket carried a pilot and three passengers distributed literature over towns and villages.
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Philadelphia
Greater Philadelphia
Vineland
N. J
Blankenburg
New Lord Mayor of London Installed in Wartime
Sir Charles Johnston elected Lord Mayor of London succeeding Sir Thomas Bowater. The November 9 pageant and Guildhall banquet likely omitted due to war. Johnston, Alderman of Aldersgate since 1907, was Sheriff in 1910-11 and knighted in 1911.
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London
Charles Johnston
Thomas V. Bowater
Guildhall
Aldersgate
City of London
McAdoo Plans War Finance Move to Redeploy Deposits
Secretary McAdoo says government deposits totaling about 3 million will be withdrawn from banks with excessive reserves and redeposited in others in two installments on October 10 and 20. The redirection aims to ease credit conditions and aid business during the crop movement, with specific regional allocations listed across many states.
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Washington
McAdoo
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississipp
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennes
Texas
Virgin
Colorado
Knc
Indiana
Jom
Nebraska
Missouri
Nebrask
Oklahoma
Washiton
New York
Banker Killed by Nephew in Tennessee Tragedy
G M Babb a prominent banker and farmer and his wife were killed in Orinda Robertson county. Nephew Owen Fisher, from Amarilla, shot Babb on the porch after an estate dispute, then killed Mrs Babb during a pursuit, and later took his own life. Babb 64 and wife 65 years old.
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Orinda
Roertson
G. M. Babb
Mr. Babb
Fisher
Nashville
Tenn
Britain May Seize Goods Destined to Neutral Ports
Washington reports Sir Cecil Spring Rice warned the State Department that Britain may seize goods classified as conditional contraband destined for Austria a move seen as heightening tension between Britain and the United States. The ambassador also conveyed Britain’s fear that wheat corn and other grain could be diverted to Germany via neutral ports including Holland.
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Washington
Cecil Spring
Austria
America
State Department
Europe
Netherlands
Norway
Great Britain
Holland
Germany
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Britain
U. S
el Paso, Texas
Glynn, Whitman and Davenport
W. Rockefeller
Newhaven
Directorate
Grand Jury
Booke
Good” Institution
Barty
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