American officers killed in Santo Domingo engagement
In Santo Domingo an action between American troops and rebels left two American officers Capt. William Low and Capt. Atwood dead and Lieut. Morrison wounded. Gen Ramos Batiste was killed by a rebel attack while resisting. Rebels were defeated after a long fight and panic spread in the capital. Casualty totals are not yet known.
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Santo Domingo
Ramos Batiste
William Low
Atwood
Morrison
Batiste
Navy Says San Domingo Fight Not Reached Navy Department
Washington officials report no Royal Navy or US Navy notification of the San Domingo clash. They assume the latest disturbance stemmed from a small rebel faction that recently defected from the Dominican army and does not indicate a broad outbreak of disorder.
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Navy Department
Washington
San Domingo
Lattemp
Ford Raises Women's Pay After Wilson Talk
Ford said after conferring with President Wilson he had equalized pay for women at his plants including Detroit and other branches. He stated the move follows an inspiring discussion with Wilson on the forward movement among womankind and is now in operation with full confidence in its vindication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
N. J
Henry Ford
Wilson
Ford
Detroit
Italy Curtails Train Service in Rome Due to Rolling Stock Shortage
Rome reports international rail traffic will be cut by 2000 trains starting November 1 because of a shortage of rolling stock. The move affects Italy's overseas connections and national services amid transport constraints.
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Italy
Rome
Thaw Campaign Speech Targets Chief Justice Seat
Harry Thaw, once a White Way figure and Stan ford White killer, campaigns in Brooklyn to unseat Almer M. Jenks as chief justice of the court of appeals. He claims Jenks authored three unjust decisions in the Thaw case as the crowd shifts from laughter to attention.
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Harry K. Thaw
New York
Harry Thaw
White Way
Stanford White
Almer M. Jenks
Court of Appeals
Brooklyn
Thaw
Jenks
Rider Pearl Jones Killed by Street Car in Indianapolis
Mrs. Pearl Jones, 60, once a noted bareback rider under the name Katy Lapearl, was struck and killed by a street car in Indianapolis. The incident raises questions about streetcar safety and memorials are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Pearl Jones
Katy Lapearl
Nineteen Die in Alabama Mine Explosion
Nineteen people die in a Roden Coal Co mine explosion at Marvel Alabama. One rescue worker is killed by a fall from a ladder during efforts to aid others. Local authorities report the disaster and are investigating the cause.
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Birmingham
Ala
Roden Coal Co
Flour Prices Rise 15 Cents in Minneapolis Market
Flour prices in Minneapolis edged higher with Fancy patents offered at 9.70 a barrel, up 15 cents from recent quotes. First clear sold at 8.20, an increase of 20 cents. Local millers reported continued upward momentum in the grain market.
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Minneapolis
Minn
First Clear
U-53 Originator Capt. Boy-Ed Led Atlantic Mission
The Providence Journal asserts German sources show Capt. Karl Boy-Ed directed the U-53 voyage to Newport as a test of U boat rights near US shores. It states consorts U-48 and U-61 accompanied, staying off the coast, and that a working agreement with Washington was sought, with orders to sink merchant ships if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Providence Journal
Atlantic
Newport Harbor
Karl Boy-Ed
United States
Lubeck
Newport
Boy-Ed
Express Firms See 400 Percent Income Rise in 1916
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission found nine interstate express companies increased their operating incomes by 400 percent in fiscal 1916 compared with 1915. The agency details the gains amid the broader push to regulate fast mail and freight haulers.
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Washington
Interstate Express Companies
Interstate Commerce Commission
Durum Wheat Brings $2 A Bushel In Minneapolis Market
Five thousand bushels of No 1 durum wheat sold in the Minneapolis cash market at two dollars per bushel. The purchase was made by a local milling concern for milling purposes.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Sir Joseph Beecham Dead in Hampstead
London patent medicine maker Sir Joseph Beecham was found dead in his bed at Hampstead. Holdings and arrangements follow, with relatives notified and authorities awaiting formal reports.
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Sir Joseph Beecham
London
Hampstead
Reunion of Former Slaves in Washington Begins
Former negro slaves have begun a two weeks national reunion in Washington. The gathering aims to celebrate freedom and shared heritage with participants from various states attending the event.
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Reunion
Washington
Duchess Barred From State Over Quarantine Violation
Virginia health department ordered the Duchess of Chaulnes and her eight year old son to leave Hot Springs after traveling from New York in violation of infantile paralysis quarantine rules.
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Richmond
Virginia State Department of Health
Hot Springs
Duchess of Chaulnes
New York
Virginia
Ghent University Opens Under Flemish Academy Reform
Berlin Governor General von Bissing inaugurated the University of Ghent as it transitions into a Flemish academy. The ceremony marked a significant shift in regional higher education toward Flemish governance and identity.
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Ghent
Berlin
von Bissing
University of
Blackmailer Sentenced in Federal Case in New York
Homer T. French, a member of the Blackmail Syndicate operating under the Mann act, pleaded guilty in federal court to impersonating a government officer to extort 15000 dollars from Alfred R. West. He received an eighteen month sentence.
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New York
Homer T. French
Alfred R. West
Eighteen Dead in Alabama Mine Explosion at Ro den
In Marvel Alabama a Ro den coal mine explosion killed eighteen men. Rescuers brought all bodies to the surface. Six of the victims were Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvel
Ala
Roden
FIRST CAVALRY HOME Rides Through Chicago on Return
Relatives greet the First Illinois Cavalry as they march via Chicago to Fort Sheridan for mustering out after a four month border service. 1204 men and 540 horses arrive. the trip included New Orleans and Memphis rests, with good meals and quarters aboard tourist sleepers.
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Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Brownsville
Tex
Champaign
Kankakee
Foreman
War Department
New Orleans
Memphis
Centennial Memorial Building Budget Sought in Illinois
The Illinois centennial commission met at the state historical library to frame a budget for the Fiftieth General Assembly. They plan about 2 million dollars, including 1 million for a memorial building beside the capitol, with remaining funds for furnishings and operations. Officials say space needs at the Statehouse are urgent, and remodeling will only be temporary. Peter A. Waller urged lawmakers to support the bill authorizing construction, noting the memorial would house the state historical library, archives, a museum, and the department of education, while alleviating overcrowding in the capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
State Centennial Commission
State Historical Library
Statehouse
Fiftieth General Assembly
Peter A. Waller
General Assembly
Waller
Illinois
Capitol
State Capitol
Department of Education
Centennial Commission
Witnois
War on Meter Charges in Illinois Disputes Monthly Fees
War on meter charges continues as Illinois officials challenge the custom of monthly rend for electric and gas meters. The move seeks to curb added costs to consumers and examine the legality of such billing practices amid rising utility rates.
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The
Utilities Commission
Commission
Articular
Iinois Pub
Pension Board Retires Thirty-One Teachers This Month
The finals state teachers' pension and retirement fund trustees retired 31 teachers on pensions this month. Each will receive 400 dollars annually for life. The fund holds 240000 dollars with 100000 dollars invested, and 340 persons have been pensioned since the law began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund
State Records $50,000 Fee for Armour & Co Capital Rise
The secretary of state receives a fee of $50,000 to record Armour & Co of Chicago increasing capital stock from $20,000,000 to $100,000,000.
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Secretary of State
Armour & Co. of
Chicago
Woman Ends 12 Year Soup Diet With Explosive Cure
Miss Ethel Garnant, nineteen, from Waukegan, rose from 38 pounds after 12 years on soup to about 100 pounds following an internal chemical treatment. A swallowed cord delivered chemicals that caused an explosion in the intestines, breaking a blockage that had prevented solid food since age seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Ethel Garnant
Miss Garnant
W C T U Elects Officers and Endorses Suffrage
Joliet Miss Helen Hood of Chicago re-elected president of the Illinois W C T U for the sixth term with Mrs Etta Post Edwards of Pinkneyville as vice president Also present was Mrs Katherine Waugh McCulloch of Evanston who spoke The convention endorsed a suffrage amendment to the Illinois constitution granting women full franchise.
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Joliet
Helen Hood
Chicago
Illinois
Etta Post Edwards
Pinckneyville
Katherine Waugh McCulloch
Evanston
Centennial Memorial Building Planned for Springfield
The Illinois centennial committee, in session here, unanimously voted to spend $1,000,000 for a proposed centennial memorial building to be erected just south of the capitol and dedicated with a cornerstone laying in 1918. Preliminary plans promise one of the West’s most magnificent structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illnois Centennial Committee
Capitol
Illinois Baptists Elect Officers at Alton
The Illinois state Baptist convention elected officers led by President L. Chapin of Springfield. Vice presidents include S. Skevington of Chicago E. Miller of Elgin J. M. Stifler of Evanston Virgil Johnson of Rockford. Secretary B. M. Masterson of Normal, assistant N. J. Hilton of Lincoln, and treasurer L. Evans of El Paso.
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Ilinois
Tragic Lake Erie Storm Sinks Three Ships
In a brutal Lake Erie storm known as Black Friday several vessels were lost. The whaleback James B Colgate sank off Long Point with 21 crew dead. only Captain Walter Grashaw survived after 34 hours on a life raft. No wireless warnings were issued.
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Cleveland
Ohio
James B. Colgate
Lake Erie
Colgate
Buffalo
Fort William
Long Point
Canada
Erie
Marquette
Bessemer No. 2
Rondeau
Filer
Mattison
Marshall Pp. Butters
Dinshaw
Convicted of Murdering Two Daughters in Pensacola
E J Fudge was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the killings of his two daughters aged 14 and 11. The prosecution alleged he poisoned one girl and shot the other to marry Bertie Mundy, who reportedly opposed the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
E. J. Fudge
Fudge
Bertie Mundy
Blackmailing Ring Leader Arrested in U S Tour
Detectives Finan and Reilly arrested James A Brown in New York after tracing him across the United States. He is considered a principal in the Chicago and Philadelphia gang that extorted 250 900 from victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Finan and Reilly
James A. Brown
Chicago
Philadelphia
Victms
Kaiser’s Brother Appointed Austrian Navy Grand Admiral
A Vienna telegram reports Emperor Francis Joseph elevates Prince Henry of Prussia brother of Emperor William to grand admiral of the Austrian navy. The appointment links Prussia and Austria in naval leadership, reflecting ongoing European tensions and dynastic alliances.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Emperor William
German Cruiser Torpedoed by British Submarine
A German light cruiser was torpedoed by a British submarine and remained afloat despite apparent considerable damage.
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London
Fort Yellowstone Closed. Troops Ordered to Border
Fort Yellowstone in Lander Wyoming, once guarding Yellowstone Park, was closed as a military post and its troops ordered to the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Yellowstone
Lander
Wyo
Yellowstone Park
Hairpin Shortage Sparks National Hairpin Famine
A hairpin famine grips the United States as suppliers in key nations withhold wire for ammunition, leaving miladies with scarce pins. The shortage disrupts fashion and daily grooming as domestic production struggles to meet demand.
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New York
United States
Milady
Three Deer Killed by Train at Farm Runaway
A herd of 30 to 40 deer fled timber on the John Huber farm and ran in front of a Great Western train. Three deer were killed in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlin
John Huber
Great Western
Murder Suicide in Dubuque Woman Kills Mother Then Herself
Dubuque Iowa report says Mary Sunderhart age 85 was killed by daughter Josephine Sunderhart 62 who then leapt into a 50 foot well and died. The double death occurred in the family residence as investigators explored motive and circumstances.
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Dubuque
Mary Sunderhart
Josephine Sunderhart
Mother
Soldiers Fight Mexican Bandits Near San Jose
American troops and Mexican forces clashed for about 45 minutes near San Jose in the Big Bend country. No American casualties were reported, while Mexican losses are unclear. Col. Gaston and Maj. Anderson led investigations as Col. Riojos also headed to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
San Jose
Big Bend
Funston
Joseph Gaston
Gaston
Sixth Cavalry
Texas National Guard
Presidio
Ruidosa
Cudington
Texas Squadron
Rio Grande
United States
Col. Gaston
A. V. H. Anderson
Col. Riojos
Carranza
Ojinaga
Gasty
Drunken Mexicans Fire Shots Across Border
Washington reporter Gen Funston cites late reports from San Jose indicating American troops were fired upon by drunken Mexicans across the border in a border exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Funston
San Jose
Woman Slays Defamer in Seattle Triple Tragedy
In Seattle Leonard G Pratt an 18 year old bank clerk was shot and killed by Mrs Edwin C Sobel aged 80 who then killed herself Mrs Sobel wife of an advertising agent and former publisher of an automobile trade paper allegedly accused Pratt of telling her husband stories reflecting on her character
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Seattle
Washington
Leon G. Pratt
Bank of Commerce
Edwin C. Sobel
Sobel
Britain Take Grain Contracts in Manitoba Wheat
Winnipeg report states all existing Manitoba wheat grain contracts have been taken over by the British government. The measure affects farmers and traders as the government consolidates trade control amid wartime shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific trainmen strike set for Wednesday
Winnipeg report says CPR trainmen coast to coast ordered to strike at 5 p.m. next Wednesday. Grant Hall, representative, says he has not despaired of an amicable settlement before the order takes effect.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Grant Hall
Strikers Return to Work in Bayonne Plants
Bayonne New Jersey workers end strike returning to plants as conditions normalize. The last strikers reconfirmed to work and production resumed after days of disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne
Woman Spy Condemned to Death by Court Martial
Paris reports a Marseilles court martial unanimously condemns Madame Gomeno Sanches to death for spying. She was born Maria Liberdall of Dusseldorf and married recently before the charges.
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Paris
Marseilles
Madame ‘Gomeno
Sanches
Maria
Liberdall
Dusseldorf
Robbers Hold Up New York Central Freight Train
An armed gang stopped a heavily laden New York Central freight train near Blasdell Buffalo bound for Chicago and looted the cars. The incident disrupted service and prompted a police search for the thieves.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Central
Chicago
Blasdell
Conscience Fund Receives Large Anonymous Gifts
Washington treasury reports the conscience fund enriched by an unknown donor in New York who contributed 11000 in two bills, a $100 and a $1,000, totaling 1190 in US currency. The source notes ten or more mentions of donations totaling 1190.
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Washington
The
Treasury
New York
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George Harris
Illinois Supreme Court
Conrad Schick
Harris
Schick
Pontiac
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Kaiser
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