British coast defense boat Niger sunk by submarine
The British torpedo gun boat Niger, used for coast defense, was torpedoed in the Downs north of the Straits of Dover and foundered. Officers and crew were saved, with 40 men rescued at the site and the rest landed on Deal beach. The Niger, built in 1892, carried 85 men, armed with two 7-4 inch guns and several smaller weapons. Berlin reports gains at Dixmude and Langemarck with hundreds of prisoners and several machine guns captured.
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London
Downs
Straits of Dover
Exchange Telegraph Company
Deal
Deal Pier
Berlin
Hague
War Office
Dixmude
Langemarck
la Bassee
French Reoccupy Lombaertyde As Dixmude Shifts Hands
Paris reports battle line fighting from Nieuport to the Lys continues with varying fortune for allies and Germans. The French reoccupy Lombaertyde while Dixmude is now held by German forces. Dixmude has changed hands repeatedly, signaling German attempts to pierce inland toward the coast.
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Paris
Nieuport
Lys
Lombaertyde
Dixmude
Alarmed by Airship Sightings Over English Coast
London dispatch reports an airship passed over Sheerness and was seen above Harwich. Dover search patrols swept the skies all night as officials investigated the sightings and briefed the public.
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London
England
Sheerness
Harwich
Evening News
Dover
Ngbhty
Berlin war casualty list with thousands named
Copenhggen.News reports a clear dispatch from Berlin detailing casualties for August September and parts of October. The list lists 09 000 officers and men killed wounded and missing, with one section containing 29 281 names.
Austrians Abandon Galicia in Eastern War Move
The Corriere d Italia reports Austrian HQ in the eastern theater shifts to Hungary. The entire army is retreating and abandoning Western Galicia amid ongoing hostilities.
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Rome
Corrier d'Italia
Hungary
Galicia
Turks Mine the Bosporus Defend Constantinople
The Turkish government has mined the Bosporus as a precautionary measure to defend Constantinople against a feared mutiny by the bluejackets of the Turkish navy.
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Bosporus
Bucharest
Constantinople
Portugal Bans Grain and Food Exports
Lisbon imposes a prohibition on the export of all grain and food products. Authorities cite measures to protect domestic supply and stabilize prices amid ongoing shortages and market pressures. The ban affects farmers merchants and international trade relations as export routes are halted.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Mexican Factions Engage in Battle Over Carranza Leadership
War has begun between Carranza and Villa factions of the constitutionalist army. Reports from Juarez cite battles near Leon and movements of Carranza troops toward Silao while Villa forces advance from Aguascalientes. The Aguascalientes convention branded Carranza a rebel as Villa urged arms in loyal southern and eastern regions.
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Hi Paso
Texas
Carranza
Villa
Juarez
Aguascalientes
Leon
Aguas
Galientes
Querrantaro
Pablo Gonzales
Silao
Manuel Chao
Mexico City
Rafael Muzquiz
United States
Cordoba
Panfilo Natera
Natera
Central Zone
Train Service To Mexico City Suspended From Laredo
Train service from Laredo to Mexico City was suspended due to disturbed conditions near Mexico City. Service south to Monterey and Baltilio continues.
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Laredo
Texas
Mexico
City
Mexico City
Sevice
Monterey
Baltilio
Democrats Hold 30 Vote Lead In New Congress
An unofficial count by South Trimple, clerk of the House, shows Democrats 233, Republicans 193, Progressives 7, Independent 1, Socialist 1 among 435 total. Result reflects preliminary, unverified compilation printed for information of Congress.
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Washington
Congress
South Trimple
House of Representatives
Kentucky Fare Law Void Declared Unconstitutional
Frankfort Kentucky state court of appeals rules a Kentucky legislature last session law requiring railroads to charge 2 percent cents per mile for passenger fares has no enacting clause and is unconstitutional.
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Frankfort
State Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Exports exceed imports at ten ports for week end Nov 7
Washington records show exports at ten principal American ports for the week ending November 7 surpassing imports by over 10 million dollars despite only five business days that week.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Bellevue Hospital Leads Social Service Change
Bellevue, New York City's famed hospital, expands beyond physical care through social service led by Miss Mary E B Wadley. The program aims to support families, secure post discharge convalescence, and reduce hardship by addressing employment and home needs alongside medical treatment.
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Bellevue
Old Hospital
New York City
Mary EB. Wadley
Great Hospital
Miss Wadley
Rise of a Ranker: Sir William Robertson Promoted in France
The promotion of Sir William Robertson to lieutenant general of the British army in France inspires English recruits. From trooper to lieutenant general, his career spans Sixteenth Lancers, Third Dragoon Guards, Black Mountain, Miranzai, Chitral, and key posts at the staff college, training, and Aldershot. He escorted King George during maneuvers and was knighted.
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Sir William Robertson
France
Sir Hector Macdonald
Sixteenth Lancers
Third Dragoon Guards
Black Mountain
Miranzai
Chitral
Camelian
Palin
Bombay Staff Coips
Staff College
Aldershot
George
Appointment of pensions chief ends a long White House search
President Wilson sought a physically fit Democrat who had served as a Union soldier to head the pensions bureau. Congressman Ansberry pushed Gaylord Miller Saltzgaber of Van Wert as the ideal candidate. Saltzgaber, 75, was invited to Washington and, after an inspection, was appointed commissioner of pensions on May 20, 1913.
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Wilson
North
South
Washington
Timothy T. Ansberry
Congress
Fifth
Ohio
White House
Gaylord Miller Saltzgaber
van Wert
Saltzgaber
Mr. Ansberry
Saltzgabers
Samuel Saltzgaber
Leads Masons of the South names Judge Moore sovereign grand commander
The Scottish Rite Masons of the southern jurisdiction at a Washington convention named Judge George Fleming Moore of Montgomery as sovereign grand commander. Born in Talladega Alabama he studied at Central Institute and the University of Virginia. He practiced law in Rockford and Montgomery, was appointed special United States attorney by General Garland, served as assistant United States district attorney, and later United States district attorney through Cleveland and McKinley eras.
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Washington
George Fleming Moore
Montgomery
South
Moore
Talladega
Ala
Central Institute
University of Virginia
Rockford
United States
Garland
Cleveland
United States District Attorney
Harrison
United States District
McKinley
Statue to Gen Kearny unveiled at Arlington National Cemetery
Washington witnesses a ceremony as Civil War veterans from New Jersey attend the unveiling of an equestrian statue of Gen. Phil Kearney in Arlington National Cemetery. President Wilson delivered an address marking the event.
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Gen. Kearny
Washington
New Jersey
Gen
Phil
Kearney
Arlington National Cemetery
President Wilson
Christmas Ship Delayed by New York Departure
The United States naval collier Jason, nicknamed the Christmas Ship, planned to sail from Brooklyn for Europe but will be delayed for a few days. The postponement affects naval supply operations and transatlantic logistics.
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New ‘York
United States Naval
Jason
Europe
Brooklyn
Doubtful Sinking Rumor About U S Ship Mines
Navy officials in Washington sought to quell alarm over a rumor that the battleship North Carolina had been blown up by a mine near Beirut. The North Carolina was reported at Beirut on November 2 while the Tennessee was at Mytilene, Greece. Ambassador Morgenthau said Americans in Turkey were not molested.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Navy Department
North Carolina
Tennessee
Beirut
Syria
Navy
United States
Turkey
Constantinople
Mytilene
Greece
Morgenthau
Blanco as a Compromise Interim President in Mexico
A received report from Vera Cruz says Lucio Blanco, former rebel leader, has been named compromise interim president by Gen. Carranza and approved by Villa loyalists. The development followed Carranza issuing an ultimatum to delegates at the Aguascalientes convention.
Action Over Talk: Wilson Prefers Governing Closer to Will
President Wilson, commenting on recent elections, said he preferred action to talk and expressed hope that the administration would achieve decisive results over the next two years. He emphasized that concrete steps would define his presidency more than speeches.
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Washington
Wilson
Kentucky Cattle Quarantine Expanded to New State
Washington Kentucky added to federal quarantine list for foot and mouth disease. Cases found in Bullitt County. Secretary Houston signed the quarantine order.
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Kentucky
Washington
Bullitt County
Houston
House Cleaning in Washington Prepares Capitol for Congress
An army of workers swarmed into the capitol and senate and house office buildings in Washington to ready them for the December session of Congress. Frederick Llewellyn Goss, inventor of the Goss printing press, died in Chicago at age 77. born in Wales in 1847 and founded the Goss Printing Co in 1885.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate
House
Congress
Chicago
Illl
Frederick Llewellyn Goss
Wales
Goss
City funds to buy local art for Chicago museums
Chicago council passed an ordinance authorizing a $2,500 appropriation to purchase paintings by local artists for display in local museums. The measure aims to directly support Chicago artists and enrich city collections.
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Chicago
Ald Art
Canada Bars United States Cattle Import
Canada forbade importation of cattle wool and hides from the United States citing foot and mouth disease as the cause.
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Canada
United States
Montreal
Mrs. Carolina Severance Dies in Los Angeles at 94
Mrs. Carolina M. Severance, famed as the Mother of Women's Clubs, died at her Los Angeles home. She would have turned 95 in January.
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GC. M. Severance
Los Angeles
Cal
Carolina M. Severance
Supreme Court to Take Thanksgiving Recess
The Supreme Court announced a Thanksgiving recess from November 16 to November 30. The pause affects routine sessions as justices pause for the holiday period.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Streetcar Case Ends With Quick Witty Reply
In a Kentucky town the attorney for a street railroad company questioned a sixteen year old Black boy who sued for injuries from a highway collision. The boy bluntly said the blow knocked him up in the air, and he stayed only until he could land back down.
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Kentucky
Saturday Evening Post
Puzzled Clarence Dialogue From Cemetery Visit
A father and son exchange thoughts after Little Clarence tours a cemetery. The boy asks where wicked people are buried, prompting the judge to wonder about life, mortality, and beliefs in the tombstone inscriptions.
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Clarence
Judge
Emart!n Man Seeks Cash to Support His Sons
A man explains he works hard in a tough job to earn money for his grown sons. He emphasizes sacrifice and steady effort as his path to provide for the family.
Grape-Nuts Praised As Healthful Food Cure
A reader testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as a scientific, perfect food. The narrator recalls weakness from poor meals three years ago and credits the cereal with restored strength for themselves and their child. The ad-like piece urges reading the booklet The Road to Wellville and mentions a Battle Creek source.
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Poktum O
Battle Creel
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