Men Too Tired to Fight Lull at the Front
The Times reports a lull in heavy shelling from La Bassee to the sea as German forces mass on the Dixmude to Nieuport line. About a quarter of a million troops are fighting toward Calais, with another hundred thousand en route. artillery strength is noted. Most fighting now occurs on the left bank of the Yser, where river battles continue and ground gains are costly for the Germans.
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la Bassee
Dunkirk
Yeer
London
Times
France
Dixmude
Nieuport
Calais
Belgium
Yser
Germans Fail To Break Through In West Flanders Battle
London reports the West Flanders fighting has nearly halted as both sides exhausted after ten days of relentless combat. Artillery fire ceased along the Dutch frontier and channel crossing travelers echo the same that German efforts to reach the ports were repulsed. The front has degraded to a standstill with little prospect of renewed large scale assaults soon.
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London
West Flanders
Channel
France
Belgium drafts bachelors for war effort
The Belgian government issues a call to enlist all fit Belgians aged 18 to 30 for the war’s duration and announces that after November 15 all bachelors will be automatically enrolled. This response follows comments about Belgians living in England during the conflict.
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Belgium
London
England
Portugal Prepares for War as German Invasion Report Surfaces
Lisbon reports an imminent state of war with Germany as Governor of Portuguese West Africa relays that armed Germans invaded Angola. Cables instruct defending forces to resist the invasion with full colonial strength.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Germany
Portuguese West Africa
Angola
English Prince Maurice of Battenberg Dies from Battle Wounds
Prince Maurice of Battenberg, youngest son of Prince Henry and Princess Beatrice, died from wounds received at the battle front in London. The death confirms a royal loss amid ongoing war hostilities.
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London
Prince Maurice of Battenberg
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Beatrice
Queen Victoria
Roosendaal Reports Dutch War Tenseness
Roosendaal, Holland reports Holland feeling pressure of war as Germans mass troops on the eastern border, causing great uneasiness throughout the country. The article notes widespread concern and possible mobilization impacts across the nation.
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Roosendaal
Holland
German air raid drops bomb near Belfort into Switzerland
A German aeroplane flying over the Belfort fortress crossed into Swiss territory and dropped a bomb, the Bel fort dispatch reports. The incident confirms a cross border air action with a blast within Swiss lines.
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Paric
Havas
Belfort
Switzerland
German losses in tens of thousands near Nieuport
Pas de Calais Oct 27 The German army reports tremendous losses along the northern battle line as troops contend for Dunkirk and Calais Boulogne and Abbeville. Allied forces also suffer heavy casualties in the week of fighting.
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Pas de Calais
France
Dunkirk
Calais
Boulogne
Abbeville
Germans Bombard Nieuport in Battle of Flanders
The German assault along the Belgian coast presses after forcing a Yser crossing near Dixmude, shells rage over Nieuport as Verdun is allegedly doomed. Allied lines bend yet hold, while Bruges and Zeebrugge brace for long-range bombardment and German siege guns shift toward Ostend.
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Nieuport
Paris
Neuport
Yser
Dixmude
Weser
Flanders
Belgium
Ostend
Dunkirk
Calais
Berlin
Verdun
Liege
Namur
Maubeuge
Antwerp
Admiral Hood
Bruges
Zeebrugge
Heyst
Ghent
Roulers
Belgians Reinforced By French Troops And Guns
London reports on October 27 that French infantry reinforcements arrive to aid Belgian forces along with several batteries of heavy howitzers. The dispatch notes the added support strengthens Belgian defenses amid ongoing hostilities.
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London
Gays
Belgium
Battles Along Yser and in East Fight Wave of War News
Telegraph dispatches report that Belgian gun crews, aided by British ships, exchange heavy artillery fire near Dixmude and Yser while Allied attacks press near Ypres Arras and Lille with prisoners taken. In the east, a vast Russian Austro German battle unfolds from Warka to Nowy city with large forces, Lodz evacuated, and claims of progress by both sides amid shifting fronts.
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Berlin
Yser
Canal
Nieuport
Dixmude
Ypres
Lille
Arras
Augustowo
Ivangorod
Launch of Zeppelin's airship at Friedrichshafen excites crowd
Geneva reports Count Zeppelin's most powerful airship flew northward from Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance after rapid launch. Soldiers shouted "To London!" as the vessel departed with an armored bomb compartment near the propellers and a large forward gun.
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Geneva
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
London
German retreat and Soviet advances near Warsaw and Lodz
Dispatches report Germans retreating toward Kalicz and Kalicz line as Russian forces press from the east. Lodz evacuated, Rawa region sees bayonet clashes with heavy German losses. Prisoners and cannons captured in Nemglevo forest area amid ongoing pursuit near Warsaw and surrounding fronts.
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Warta
Kallicz
Warsaw
Rome
Kalicz
East Prussia
Petrograd
Lodz
Sokhatchaff
Rawa
Nemglevo
Zeppelin to unveil second airship by week’s end
Arroy aeroplanes report that Count Zeppelin announced a second airship will be ready by week’s end. This marks the thirty first of the improved Zeppelins and signals more battleship airships in production.
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Arroy Aeroplanes
Count Zeppelin
Mine Destroys French Steamer Off Cape Gris Nez
Dover reports the steamer Amiral Cauteaune, carrying French and Belgian refugees, struck a mine off Cape Gris Nez and sank. Estimates say 30 to 40 lives were lost while nearly 2,500 were rescued as the vessel sank near the French coast between Calais and Boulogne.
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Dover
Amiral Cauteaune
Cape Gris Nez
Calais
Boulogne
Protest by Japan Over German Warship Stay in Honolulu
The Japanese government protested to the United States over the continued stay of the German warship Geier at Honolulu. The ship had entered for repairs, which are now finished, and its presence in the port prompted diplomatic note and concern.
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Honolulu
Tokyo
United States
Geier
General von Moltke Illness Update Report
Berlin via The Hague October 27 General von Falkenhayn has acted as chief of the German general staff during General von Moltke's illness. He has suffered a bilious complaint but is not seriously ill and has shown considerable improvement.
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von Moltke Galning
Berlin
the Hague
von Falkenhayn
General von Moltke
von Moltke
Three More Mine Dead Bring Toll to Sixty
The Franklin Coal and Coke Company mine at Royalton adds three more dead to the tally, bringing total fatalities to 60 among 331 men inside. Bodies were recovered as the coroner's jury prepared to render a verdict, with further investigation expected and search for additional victims continuing among wreckage.
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Hertin
Franklin Coal and Coke Company
Royalton
Houston millionaire leaves $5 million to city hospital
George H. Hermann, Houston philanthropist, who died last week in Baltimore, leaves his entire estate—about $5,000,000—with only minor bequests, to fund and endow a major charity hospital in Houston. The will specifies the city as beneficiary.
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Houston
Tex
George H. Hermann
Philantropist
Baltimore, Md
Plan to Fight White Plague At Muskegon Convention
Medical leaders in Michigan will discuss methods to prevent the spread of tuberculosis at the eighth annual convention of the Michigan Association for the Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis in Muskegon.
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Muskegon
Mich
Michigan Association For the Prevention and Relief of
Portland Election Retains Mayor and Two Commissioners
Portland voters kept Mayor H. R. Albee by a two to one margin in the recall election with similar support for Commissioners Robert G. Dieck and William L. Brewster as the vote tally showed.
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Portland
Ore
H. R. Albee
Robert G. Dieck
William L. Brewster
Confectionery Proprietor Kills Family Then Self
Galesburg NL-W reports W. H. Stromberg, owner of a major confectionery shop, fatally shot his three children and himself after shooting his wife, who survived with a severed hand. The tragedy marks a devastating domestic crime in the town.
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Galesburg
W. W. Stromberg
Wrestler Stabs Girl to Death in Chicago Parlor
Clara Holliz, 19, was stabbed to death by John Leschka, a young professional wrestler, after she pleaded for marriage. The attack occurred in the parlor of the girl's home in Chicago.
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Chicago
Ill
Clara Holliz
John Leschka
Mrs Marshal Opposes Vote at Local Reception
Denver report notes Mrs. Thomas Marshall wife of the vice president declares herself against woman suffrage at a reception hosted by local suffragists.
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Denver
Cole
Thomas Marshall
More Diseased Cattle Killed in Midwest
Thirteen new herds in Michigan and Indiana confirmed with foot and mouth disease and 19 additional herds slaughtered in the infected counties. Authorities report surge of cases across the two states prompting ongoing culling to curb spread.
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Niles, Mich
Michigan
Indiana
Father of 29 Children Dead in Oklahoma
George W. Melde, 78, of Oklahoma, father of 29 children and reputed to lead the state's largest family, died in Grove. He served with General Stanley Wartes’ Civil War regiment.
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Muskogee
George W. Melde
Oklahoma
Grove, Ok
Fields
Stanley Wartes
Cotton Twine Substitution Expands State Reform
Atlanta officials announce the Georgia department of agriculture will substitute cotton for jute twine across all branches to promote cotton product use. The move aims to boost local agriculture and support farmers by encouraging fibers and goods made from cotton.
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Atlanta
Georgia State’ Department of Agriculture
Auto Fire Devastates Hagerstown Hotel and Garage
A major fire in Hagerstown Maryland caused an estimated loss over 400000. The Hotel Baldwin sustained about 200000 in damage and the Antietam garage along with 75 automobiles were destroyed.
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Hagerstown
Baldwin
Antietam
Alfonso Tells Wilson of New Prince Washington
President Wilson received a personal message from King Alfonso of Spain announcing the birth of a new prince.
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Alfonso
Wilson
New Prince
Washington
Spain
Sele
Holy War Threatened in Mexico Over Church Confiscation
Reports from El Paso describe a planned counterrevolution against Carranza led by ex federal elements and sympathetic priests. At Union de Tula a bishop’s miter waved from the cathedral as church property was seized, sparking clashes that spread to towns around Guadalajara. Proponents align with Villa against Obregon forces and the central government.
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el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Carranza Villa
Guadalajara
Central
Huerta
Union de Tula
Jalisco
Industria
Carranza Central
Obregon
Carranza
Wilson Backs O'Hair in Illinois Cannon Defeat Fight
President Wilson joined in the battle over the seat of former Speaker Joseph Cannon of Illinois by writing a letter endorsing Representative Frank J. O’Hair of Tinoss who defeated Cannon in the last election.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
House of
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Frank J. O’hair
Tinos
Cannon
General von Moltke Dying Confirmed
New York dispatches from Amsterdam report Gen Helmuth von Moltke chief of the German general staff is dying. He is being conveyed home from Berlin on a stretcher.
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von Moltke
New York
Amsterdam
Helmuth von Moltke
Berlin
Suspect Captured in Minneapolis for Winnipeg Embezzlement
A man who claimed the name William Williams was taken into custody by private detectives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Police say he is wanted in Winnipeg on a charge of embezzling 24000 dollars from a Winnipeg bank.
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St. Paul
Minn
William Williams
Winnipeg
Two Die As Hippodrome Collapse Buries Forty Ton Roof
In Youngstown two men are dead and two others hospitalized after the third floor of the new Hippodrome building collapsed. The disaster buried about 20 workers under heavy concrete and steel debris, with responders racing to rescue survivors and secure the site.
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Youngstown
Fire destroys Fleischman Malting building in Chicago
A blaze swept the five story brick and frame Fleischman Malting co building in Chicago causing an estimated 300000 damage. One fireman was injured in the blaze reported from Chicago Illinois on the morning of the incident.
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Chicago
Ill
Fleischman Malting Company
Carman Released on Bail in Freeport Murder Case
Mrs Florence Conklin Carman charged with killing Mrs Louise Bailey at Freeport Long Island was freed on 26000 bail by Justice Charles H Kelley in the Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn.
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Carman Aton Bond
New York
Florence Conklin Carman
Louise Bailey
Freeport
L.I
Charles H. Kelley
King's County Supreme Court
Brooklyn
UW Student Shot in Drive-By Robbery Attempt
Morganville Kentucky native University of Wisconsin student M. L. Sheffer was likely fatally shot by two armed holdup men on University Drive at the rear of the campus. The incident occurred as the student resisted a robbery. Police reported the motive appears to be robbery, with investigators examining nearby alleys and surveillance footage for leads.
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Madison
Wis
M. L. Sheffer
University of Wisconsin
Morganville
Girl Killed In Auto Accident Near Clinton
Miss Lena Thiebault of Clinton was killed and Miss Alda Belford of Springfield seriously injured when the automobile owned by B. G. Thiebault turned turtle one mile west of Clinton.
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Decatur
Lena
Thiebault
Clinton
Alda Belford
Springfield
B. G. Thiebault
Four Persons Killed in Automobile Overturning Crash
Four individuals die and two are seriously injured when an automobile carrying the group overturns near here. The victims and condition of others are being reported as authorities investigate the wreck.
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Mageillon
Slayer Starts Trial in Decatur Circuit Court
The trial opens with Circuit Judge T Jones presiding as the state relies on circumstantial evidence. Slayer, along with his wife, is charged in connection with the April 8 events.
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Decatur
T. Jones
D ‘Workman
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