Suffrage Defeated in New Jersey Vote
News reports show a statewide defeat for the woman suffrage amendment with 85,275 for and 124,119 against in two thirds of districts, including heavy opposition in Newark Jersey City Trenton and Cape May. Suffrage leaders vow new plans and aim to back candidates to win voting rights for presidential electors next spring.
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Jersey City
N. J
New Jersey
Wilson
Princeton
Newark
Trenton
Bayonne
Bergen County
New York
Cape May
Firing Line Soldier Writes Of Prayer And Courage
A Bristol England soldier, J. L. Ackland, writes from France to his sister Mrs. H. L. Plumb in Marion Ohio praising religion. He says prayer gives courage and calm in the firing line and that prayers from home are answered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ohio
J. L. Ackland
Bristol
England
France
H. L. Plumb
Sergeant Is Rifle Champion
Sergeant James Stewart of the Massachusetts National Guard won the national individual championship, the opening event of the national rifle tournament in Jacksonville Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
James
Stewart
Massachusetts National Guard
Seven Die In Granite Mountain Powder Explosion
Seven men killed when the powder house at the Granite Mountain mine of the North Butte company exploded in Butte Montana. Four workers are reported injured in the blast with authorities investigating the accident.
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Butte, Mont
Granite Mountain
North Butte Company
Spy Executed in London Court Martial Verdict
London reports two prisoners charged with espionage were tried by court martial. Both were found guilty with one sentenced to death and the other to five years penal servitude. The cases underline heightened wartime security measures and the severity of treason charges.
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London
Kansas City to Host Billy Sunday Evangelist Meeting
Kansas City relocates revival plans as Louisville relinquishes an option on Billy Sunday. Sunday will hold meetings in Kansas City next May and June, drawing attention from local churches and religious groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Billy
Louisville
Billy Sunday
Recall Leader at the Dardanelles and Carson Resignation
Maj. Gen Sir Ian Hamilton is relieved of command at the Dardanelles and will be replaced by Maj. Gen. Charles Monro with Maj. Gen. William Birdwood stepping in temporarily. Sir Edward Carson resigns from the cabinet amid disputes over Near East policy and Balkan strategy.
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London
England
Ian Hamilton
Dardanelles
War Office
Gallipoli
Charles Carmichael Monro
Monro
William Riddell Birdwood
Constantinople
Edward Carson
Balkans
Clock Company Employees Strike in New Haven
New Haven clock company workers strike after management refuses shorter hours and higher pay. Union action begins with picketing at the factory gates as talks stall.
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New Haven, Coum
New Haven Clock Co
Cattle Show Opens at Panama Pacific Exposition
Prize stock drawn for display at the Panama Pacific exposition cattle show in San Francisco opened with the fair and will run through November 1.
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San Francisco
Cal
Explosion rocks Britton building in downtown Cleveland
An explosion on the Britton building fifth floor in downtown Cleveland Ohio sparked a fire causing about 100000 dollars in damage.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Britton
Hillstrom Must Die Resentenced for Nov. 1 Execution
Joseph Hillstrom a Swedish subject convicted of murder was resentenced to death with execution set for Friday November 1 in Salt Lake City Utah.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph Hillstrom
Poincare's Secretary Dies at Elysee Palace
Felix Decori, President Poincare's secretary general, died suddenly at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poincare
Paris
Felix Decori
The
Elysee Palace
Brazil House Approves Arbitration Treaty with Argentina Chile
The Brazilian chamber of deputies approved the arbitration treaty by a 103 to 5 vote. The pact, signed last May, involves Argentina Chile and Brazil advancing regional peace efforts.
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Rio de Janeiro
Chamber of Deputies
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
Arkansas Appropriation Voided Supreme Court Veto Sustained
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld Governor Hay's veto of a $656,000 appropriation by the last legislature. Justices Hart and Smith dissented from the ruling.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Supreme Court
Gov. Hay
Hart
Smith
Argentine Aviator Killed in La Plata Flight
Joaquin Oyaben director of the aviation school at the marine arsenal La Plata was killed during a flight in his aeroplane.
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Buenos Ayres
Joaquin Oyaben
Marine Arsenal
la Plata
Eight Reported Drowned Near Point Arena
A steamer named Alliance II ran aground on reefs near Point Arena in dense fog, resulting in eight reported deaths. Rescue operations were underway as crews recovered bodies and searched for survivors.
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Point
Arena
Alliance II
Submarine Sinks French Steamship Amiral Hamelin
Paris reports the loss of 71 lives when the French steamship Amiral Hamelin, 5037 tons, built 1802, was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine near Marseilles. The fate of passengers and crew is unspecified. Allied forces including Britain France and Serbia have occupied Strumitsa Bulgaria andare advancing toward key Balkan towns.
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Paris
Amiral Hamelin
Havas
Marseilles
Chargeurs Reunis A
Havre
Jealous husband spurs wife to return home over tattoo comments
Detroit scene details Mrs Mabel Miller leaving her husband L. D. Miller after his jealousy flared as male friends praised her tattoo marks. She blamed his behavior for the discomfort and sought refuge with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
L. D. Miller
Mabel Miller
Bogus $5 Gold Pieces Flood West Across West
Two men arrested in San Francisco allegedly distributed bogus five dollar gold coins with face values totaling between 300000 and 500000 dollars. The counterfeit coins, a nuisance across the West for about a year, are being investigated by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
West
Negro Sentenced to Die in Newport Court
In Campbell county court jurors after 1 hour 25 minutes found Harry Garrison, 18, a Negro, guilty of attacking Mrs. Luella Crowder, a White woman, and fixed the penalty at death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Campbell County
Harry Garrison
Luella Crowder
Bulgarian Telegraph Cables Banned by British
New York reports telegraphic communication with Bulgaria is cut off by the British administration. Telegrams for Bulgaria are not to be accepted, causing disruption to cross Atlantic cable services.
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New York
Bulgaria
Hillstrom Appeal Denied in Utah Death Sentencing
Salt Lake City Utah board of pardons denied commutation to Joseph Hillstrom and ended his reprieve. He will be brought before the district court for resentencing to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Board of Pardons
Joseph Hillstrom
District Court
101 Year Old Voter Registers for Suffrage Ballot
Roma N. Y.-Orville Dorman, aged 101, registered at the polling place and plans to vote for prohibition and woman suffrage, reflecting a historic participation in the electoral process.
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Roma N. Y
Orville Dorman
Two Infants Die In Peculiar Manner Across Cities
A Chicago paper notes two infant deaths in separate cities. One Manitoba infant died after a bear squeezed it to death. In Terre Haute Indiana a two year old died from choking on salted peanuts.
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Chicago
Manitoba
Terre Haute
Ind
Italy to Send 150000 Men to Balkans Amid War News
Reports from Bucharest and Paris state Italy plans to deploy 150000 troops to the Balkans with secrecy on landing sites. Romania remains neutral after cabinet review. German submarine presence confirmed at Varna, while Serbian losses exceed 60000 with 40000 wounded as government shifts to Mitrovitza near Montenegro.
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Paris
Italy
Balkans
The
Excelsior
Balkan
Bucharest
Rumania
Varna
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Serbia
Nish
Mitrovitza
England Declares War On Bulgaria
London reports Great Britain has declared war on Bulgaria and Serbia has declared war on Bulgaria, per official announcements. The moves mark a widening of the regional conflict amid tensions in the Balkans.
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London
Great Britain
Bulgaria
Serbia
Folk not named for Mexico post at White House
Former Missouri governor Joseph W Folk, serving as counsel to the Interstate Commerce Commission, is not being considered for ambassador to Mexico. Reports that Robert Skinner, the American consul general at London, might receive the post are also denied. White House officials said no representations had been made on Folk’s behalf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mexico
Robert Skinner
London
White House
Folk
Airmen Killed in Crash Near Glamis Castle
London reports Captain Arkwright and Lieutenant Hardy of the royal flying corps died when their aircraft suffered a defect and crashed near Glamis Castle Montrose. The plane was completely wrecked.
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London
Arkwright
Hardy
Royal Flying Corps
Glamis Castle
Montrose
Dunne Names Two on Dental Board
Springfield reports Gov Dunne appointed Dr J K Conroy of Belleville and Dr J E Elder of Eldorado to the state dental board succeeding Dr N W Cox and Dr J A Smith.
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Dunne
Springfield
J. K. Conroy
Belleville
J. E. Elder
Eldorado
State Dental Board
N. W. Cox
J. A Smith
Spanish Gunboat Sinks After Collision Off Spain
The Spanish gunboat Ponce de Leon was sunk in a collision with a merchant vessel near Chipiona off the Spanish coast. The crew was rescued.
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Madrid
Spain
Ponce de Leon
Chipona
Lindsey Libel Jury Hung in Denver Case
Denver jury failed to reach a verdict in Frank L. Rose libel case against him before Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the county juvenile court. Proceedings concluded with a hung jury after a disagreement among members.
City council impeachment of Mayor declared illegal
Terre Haute Indiana officials report that a six to three council vote to impeach Mayor James M. Gossom on October 4 was ruled illegal by Judge Charles Ia Pulliam, upending the city leadership action.
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Terre Haute
Ind
James M. Gossom
Charles Ia Pulliam
Britons Lost in Dar Danelles Official Loss Toll
An official statement reports British casualties at the Dar Danelles with 96,914 killed and 18,957 wounded 77,957 to date.
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London
Dardanelles
Calf Brings Record Price at Cortland Bale
An eight month old Holstein calf sold at the Cortland Bale in Cortland New York for ten thousand two hundred dollars. The sale underscores strong demand for high quality dairy stock at local livestock markets.
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Cortland
N.Y
Governor appoints unemployment commission for Illinois
Governor Dunne names labor and employer representatives to probe unemployment in Illinois. The panel, led by John H Walker and others, lacks funding in 48th assembly, yet authorized to investigate causes and effects, report to the governor and assembly, and propose bills. It will convene in Springfield on November 2.
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DUNNE
LABOR
Illinois
Springfield
Ilinois
John H. Walker
Illinois Federation of Labor
Raymond Robins
Chicago
John Fitzpatrick
Federation of Labor
A. H. R. Atwood
Oscar G. Mayer
R. H. Smith
Toledo
John H. Williams
Streator
Graham Taylor
John Wallace Dunnan
Paxton
Forty-Eighth
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Dunne for Million Army Advocates Citizen Soldiers Plan
Governor Howard F. Dunne of Illinois urged federal compensation for National Guard members and universal military training for students to build a national defense. He proposed four years of military training for college students and federal pay for Guardsmen who drill regularly, arguing payment would boost enlistment to 1.5 to 2 million nationwide. He cited the Swiss system as a democratic model and noted Illinois guardsmen earn little today.
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Illnois
Logan Shaft work group forms in Duquoin for monument
The Logan Monument and Volunteer Soldiers' Memorial Association elected new officers for the year at Murphysboro led by President Gen. Lloyd Wheaton. Vices include Senators Sherman and Lewis and Gen. Carr, with secretary Kent Keller and treasurer John G. Hardy. The project, backed by the Grand Army of the Republic, aims for government aid.
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Logan Shaft
Duquoin
Logan’ Monument
Volunteer Soldiers’ Memorial Association
John A. Logan
Murphysboro
Lloyd Wheaton
Chicago
L. Y. Sherman
J. Hamilton Lewis
Clark ©. Carr
Galesburg
Richard Yates
Leroy A. Goodard
E. A. Wells
Kent E. Keller
Ava
John G. Hardy
Grand Army of the Republic
Tractors Demonstrated Before Thousands at Monmouth
Thousands gathered in Monmouth to see Western Illinois barnyard demonstrations as six hundred acres are plowed by mechanical tractors. J H Hayne oversees with seven road machine firms showcasing the latest road equipment to Indiana Iowa and Missouri road commissioners at a country club banquet. Monmouth seeks one of two shows for Illinois next year.
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Monmouth
Illinois
J. H. Hayne
Western Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Taois
Country Club
Monsmouth
Doctor Case of Gertian and the Warwickshire Heir
An old Warwickshire family figure is discussed in a courtroom style aside. The text mocks imitations and praises La Creole hair dressing as a natural darkener without dye. It notes Ida Vernon, age seventy two, has spent six decades on the stage.
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Warwickshire
Ida Vernon
Woman Refuses Operation in Louisville Ad
Louisville woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending her fainting spells bloating and pain on left side. She says she now sleeps better does housework and walks long distances. The ad urges others to try the remedy and writes to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential guidance.
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Louisville
Lydia E
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. M. Resch
West Broadway
Lydia
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Nish-Saloniki
Hudovo Vilandovo
Servia
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Imegal
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Warners
Warner’s Safe Remedies Co
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