Romania Neutral As War Clouds Gather In Balkans
Allied ministers depart Athens as fighting swirls across the Balkans. Berlin claims Russian attacks repulsed at multiple points while Romania promises a 800000 man citizen army within six years. Greece remains officially neutral as Bulgaria and Bulgaria inferred moves touch Negotin and Strumika and Italy eyes joining the campaign.
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Gerany
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Strumika
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Bucharest
Miss Harwood Wounded By Traveling Agent William Cook
Miss Marie Harwood of Wake Throat was cut with a knife by traveling night agent William C. Cook of the Coal and Coke railway on Wednesday evening. Her wound required thirty two stitches. recovery expected. Witnesses report she is cheerful and not seeking prosecution.
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Elkins
Marie Harwood
William C. Cook
Finight
Mike Harwood
Bank Gases Indictments Halted by West Virginia Court
A writ of prohibition issued by the Supreme Court of Appeals in Charleston blocks the Taylor County prosecutor and the district court from proceeding with an illicit misdemeanor case against former Grafton bank officers including John McGraw and Charley Ro Durbin. Indictments had been returned a week earlier and were held in abeyance as of October 5.
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Supramie Court of Appeals
Seston
Charleston
Taylor County
Last survivor of John Brown raid dies at Sandy Hook
Patrick Higgins aged four years old, a native of Ireland and likely the last survivor tied to the John Brown raid at Harpers Ferry, died at Sandy Hook, Massachusetts. He had been a government watchman during the raid, later served in the Civil War, and worked as a railroad laborer, accumulating about $25,000.
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Prederick
Patrick Higgins
Ireland
John Brown
Harpers Ferry
Sandy Hook
Higgins
Wand
Indictments Reported by Faughe County Grand Jury
Charleston October 16 The Faughe county grand jury reported about 400 indictments including two for murder and nearly 100 against pool hall cigar and trust store operators tied to slot machine activity. Names were not announced. The jury also signaled a broad scope of actions over the season with no specific individuals revealed.
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Charleston
Faughe County Grand Jury
U8 Iulatuteiinorr Functments
Construction project bids for Charleston building
A fragmented OCR item notes bids around Charleston for a major building project with estimates of up to seventy five thousand dollars. It mentions the Biant rd Of Company and mentions eleven Mestitankanwetth and Mesbulldiee in connection with the construction of a facility or warehouse.
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Weysbeesisyes
Charleston
Tneays
Poor Man's Pudding Comes With Wilson Visit
President Woodrow Wilson toured Harper's Ferry area visiting a Virginia inn where he and Mrs. Galt shared an old fashioned southern dinner. The party, traveling by White House car, drew crowds as word spread of the presidential stop before continuing toward Frederick and Rockville.
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Oy Ausoci
Ted Paces
Washington
Norma ‘Gal
Lucye
Andy Ming
Mary Smith
New Orleans
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W. Vai
Mike
White Home
White House
Potomac
Walt
Frederick
Rockville
Whitey House
Wilsor
Two Arrests In Explosion Probe At Aetna Plant
Kane, Pa Oct 16 Two Aetna Explosive Company workers were arrested in Emporium after an explosion at the Emporium plant killed five workers and seriously hurt one. Chief electrician Louis Sub skle and assistant A Fron hota will face hearings on Monday. The blast involved 285000 pounds of smokeless powder ready for Allied shipment, with electricity suspected as the cause.
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Say Associates
Kane
Louis Subskle
A. Fronhota
Aetna Explosive Company
Emporium
Ridgeway
Mine Explosion Near Moen Rumored Sinking Reported
A Berlin telegram says no confirmed engagement between German warships and a British submarine near Moen. It notes a German torpedo boat was reported sunk but speculates the explosion may have been caused by a mine rather than combat.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Lof ‘Moen
London denies Page resignation rumor from ambassador
A London denial states American ambassador Walter H. Page did not resign. Page told the Associated Press there is no truth to the report and he has taken no action. The source of the rumor in Washington is unknown.
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London
Walter H. Page
Washington
Page
First Case Briefs in Bluefield Advertising Law Action
An early Bluefield item notes a case under West Virginia fraud and misadvertising statutes. It mentions Wheethmore, Baltimore area figures, and a judge or official named Thabens in an unclear report. The fragment highlights a legal action tied to fraudulent advertising and state law.
Army and Navy Plans for Expanded Defense Force Funding
The Administration outlines a broad mobilization plan with a target of an 800000 continent army plus militia, seeking yearly training for employes, and varying shipbuilding outputs. It proposes a 1821? million army budget, 218? million navy budget, and a 40 million overall budget shift funded by bonds and tariff changes. The naval program includes ten dreadnoughts, eight cruisers, five gunboats, and numerous submarines and destroyers across five years, with two battlecruisers in the first year and additional capital ships planned.
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Radalay
Vollixen
Galfel
Auta Geite
Nyy
Congress
Sue
Dreamwlight
Reasons Offered to Quash True Bills in New Haven Monopoly Case
New York Oct 16 Ten reasons why the indictments against eleven directors of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad for monopolizing New England traffic should be dismissed were filed with Judge Huntley after a weekend adjournment. The motion argues lack of evidence of a conspiracy within the statute, failure to specify acts, and that semimonopolies could not have produced a monopoly. the defense contends the indictment does not show a collusive agreement among defendants. The government will respond Monday, with arguments likely to extend into the next day.
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New York
New
New Haven
Ind
New Brigland
Four Die In Blast At Fairfield Bi-Product Plant
Four men were killed and four injured in an explosion at the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company bi product plant in Fairfield Alabama. The blast occurred in a valve of a two inch gas main feeding the benzol plant, igniting flames that swept the building. The benzol plant, completed recently, has a daily capacity of 12 000 gallons. Extent of damage not yet known.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal Iron. and
Fairfield
A. Donnelly
LF. Wright Perry Poor
Peter Bernhart
Robbers scare away crowd in Dreeariite Moline area
Fragmentary report describes a robbery attempt as robbers fled and local bystanders reacted. Names and exact locations are unclear due to damaged text but the incident involves an attempted crime near a Stated Moline area with partial street references. Authorities alerted and investigations likely ongoing.
Court Martial of Rear Admiral Ham Te Little
In Washington on October 16 the court martial of Rear Admiral Ham Te Little, retired, was postponed as he faces neglect of duty charges. The proceeding, tied to inspections and machinery oversight, follows his testimony to Secretary Daniels about readying his defense by Monday. The record notes a shift in dates and involvement of builders and batteries in question.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Frank A. Burnside
Long Branch
Niy
Jen
Little
Washington
Ham Te Little
Aq Joliet Tite
Turbulent Cape Meeting Report Amid Rebel Center Claims
Fragmentary text from Cape Town describes General Tawisothe and a touring mission. It notes a mix of peaceful leadership claims and protests, with references to meetings in rebel areas and varied vote outcomes across Christiana.
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Capetown
Tawisothe
BAS
Vail
Christiana
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