Leaders Arrested in Chicago Raid Targeting IWW Leaders
Federal agents raided the Industrial Workers of the World headquarters at 1001 West Madison and arrested William D. Haywood and 35 others after indictments named 168 in a nationwide plot to sabotage wartime efforts. Investigators describe unpatriotic activity across up to fifty cities as leaders planned to seize industries and obstruct government war prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World
West
Madison Street
William D. Uaywood
Federal
Federal Grand Jury
Evan Evans
LW. W
William TD. Haywood
Richard Brazier
Spokane
Membber
George Andreyehine
Duluth
Publicity Ouren
Ralph UL. Chaplin
Solidarity
Vladimir Lossieff
Bert Lorton
Charles Rothfisher
A Berguimkus
Cleveland
Charles Hiatin
Detroit
Herbert Mahler
Seattle
Grand Jury
French Raid German Towns and Allied Bombings Reported
Amsterdam reports British airmen bombarded behind German lines destroying 15 Gotha planes at St Denis and Westrom and wrecking a troop train with many killed. Paris notes French aviators bombed Frankfort on the Main Stuttgart Treves and Coblenz in retaliation with two German planes down and four forced to land in disabled condition.
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Amsterdam
Gotha
St. Denis
Westrom
Sluis
Paris
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Stuttgart
Treves
Coblenz
Austrians Suffer 2019 Captures in Italian Offensive
Rome October 2 The war office reports General Cadorna's forces captured 2,019 Austrian prisoners including 63 officers in the last three days. Austrian assaults on the Bainsizza plateau were repulsed. Italian destroyers damaged Austrian destroyers in a chase from near Ferrara to Parenzo.
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Rome
Cadorna
War Office
Bainsizza
Ferara
Parenso
Lake Seamen Strike Called Off Amid Wage Rise
Washington Oct 1 Union leaders postponed a Great Lakes seamen strike scheduled for today after the Shipping Board acting as arbitrator granted wage increases demanded by the sailors. The decision followed the board's mediation in the dispute with carriers.
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Lake
Washington
Great Lakes
Shipping Board
Retail Coal Prices Cut by Fuel Administrator
Washington Oct 1 three orders by Fuel Administrator Larry A Garfield set new coal prices effective today. Max retail prices for anthracite and bituminous coal based on 1915 margins plus 80 percent, 60 cent or 15 percent cut at Pennsylvania anthracite mines, and increases from 20 cents to 1.30 per ton at mines in nine states where costs exceed prior fixed prices. Public payoff varies by retailer margins. penalties possible for noncompliance, with profits capped to July levels.
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Washington
Larry A. Garfield
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Garfield
Women riot in Essen over peace terms and food
A demonstration at Essen near the Krupp works, sparked by Chancellor Michaelis's refusal to state peace terms, involved a female majority crowd breaking town hall windows and demanding food and peace. Police and military were called. two women injured and several arrested as Essen remains in ferment.
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London
Essen
Krupp Works
Michaelis
Germany
Amsterdam
Ten Die in London Raid
London reports German Gotha raids over the capital and southeast counties. More than 20 enemy bombers participated and caused significant damage as bombs and shrapnel rained down, killing ten people.
U. S. Patrol Ship Sunk Off Atlantic Port
An American coast guard patrol ship was rammed and sunk off an Atlantic port by an unidentified vessel. The navy department said the sinking occurred while on patrol duty near Athintle port and that the sunken vessel would be raised at once.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy Department
Coast Guard
Athintle
New Liberty Loan Campaign Starts
Washington reports on October 2 and 3 describe the Second Liberty loan drive. Secretary McAdoo urged widespread participation urging subscriptions to reach billions and over 10 million subscribers. He called bonds safer than currency and essential to fund war aims. Chicago rally warned that failure to sell the loan would harm the war effort.
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Washington
McAdoo
Cleveland
Liberty Loan
America
High Seas
Free America
League of Patriots
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
W. G. McAdoo
Orchestra Hall
Seventh Federal Reserve District Campaign Committee
Uncle Sam
Mr. McAdoo
Indianapolis
Two Senators Added in Campaign to Oust Disloyal Members
Washington reports two more names entered the drive to dismiss disloyal congressmen. Senators Asle J. Gronna of North Dakota and William J. Stone of Missouri are named in communications along with calls for impeachment of La Follette. Wisconsin letters and a New York denunciation urge severe penalties for alleged treachery.
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Washington
Congress
Asle J, Gronna
North Dakota
William J. Stone
Missouri
la Follette
Wisconsin
New York City
Stone
Gronna
Mason
Britten
Buer
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Pomerene
Edward Gillen
Racine
Wis
Eleven Die In London Air Raid On Saturday Night
Official report says eleven killed and 82 injured in a London air raid Saturday night. Four German formations attacked but most planes were repelled. Bombs fell in northeastern and southeastern London and in Kent and Essex. Two German aircraft were shot down over the southeast coast.
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London
Kent
Essex
Holland the Sea Won Land Through Dikes and Daring
A visitor recalls Holland as a land won from the sea by massive dikes and relentless effort. He describes the transformed, prosperous landscape with vast sea-wall works, including a nine mile long base and 300 mile dike systems, stressing the constant vigilance required to keep the sea at bay.
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Holland
Holtmnd
Old
The
Hague
Philip II
Washington Monument
White Across the Delaware Story Becomes Local Legend
Indiana man William F. White of Munice once joked to his son Bobby that he crossed the Delaware with Washington on the famous boat ride. A school teacher then showed Washington Crossing the Delaware and Bobby proclaimed it represents Washington rowing his father across the river. White’s acquaintances now nickname him the man who crossed the Delaware, though his aim was to recall Delaware County.
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White
Delaware
William F. White
Muncie
Ind
Bobby
Washington
Indianapolis News
The
Delaware County
Where Had He Been A Neighborhood Railfan
A three week absence of a neighborhood boy sparked curiosity among local children. They waited and listened until Billy revealed he had been imitating a railway worker, calling out train numbers and routes in a soprano voice.
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Billy
Indianapolis News
Columbus
New York
Gosport
St. Paul
Minnesota
The Houn' Dog Regiment Mascot Tradition
The Second Missouri regiment adopted a regimental dog as its mascot after Champ Clark revived a folk song. A wealthy lady donated a large Great Dane weighing 210 pounds, noted for guarding liberties with a firm temperament.
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United States
Champ Clark
Missouri
Christian Science Monitor
Western Canada wheat sweep wins big prizes and profits
At the Peoria exposition Western Canada swept the wheat prizes with first second and third all going to Canadian growers led by H L tarcombe of Birtle Manitoba Saskatchewan previously held the top prize. Harvests show about 20 bushels per acre with a farmer’s returns around $40 per acre and land values at $15 to $30 per acre amid promises of strong growth and opportunities for settlers to visit under reduced travel rates.
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Peoria
Western Canada
8. Ltarcombe
Birtle
Manitoba
Tost
Saskatchewan
Canada
United States
Sugar Shortage Fears Stir War Era Citizens
In a domestic moment, a couple discusses wartime disruption to business and rumors of a sugar shortage in the United States. The dialogue reveals anxiety about economic strain and a preference for a simple outing over indulgence as the war impacts daily life.
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Algernon
United States
Suggestive Slap Between Silvery Belle and Poutine
A humorous exchange unfolds with Sentimental Sammie complimenting a silvery toned belle. Practical Poutine retorts that a bell has little use if it remains unused, delivered in a witty, banter filled exchange.
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Sammie
The Comparison Experience Versus Time Wrinkles
The excerpt contrasts wisdom earned by experience with the aging marks time leaves. It notes that lessons from living through events shape insight, while time adds visible and invisible wear, signaling growth through practice.
Nervy Teases Over Tips and Worries Rise
Nervy Georgene Cheek jokes with a waiter about tipping as a way to relieve worry. The remark reflects a lighter moment amid growing anxiety and public scrutiny.
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Georgene
How It Happened Cup Breaks In Kitchen Debate
Mr Flubdub asks how a china cup broke and Mrs Flubdub attributes the break to contact with the iron sink. She provides no further details, leaving the incident explained in a single concise exchange.
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Mr. Flubdub
Mrs. Flubdub
Notice to Sick Women Promotes Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Milford Cum Mings of Penn's Grove New Jersey testifies to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieving inflammation irregularities and pain. She claims the remedy improved her health after other doctors offered no results and urges other women to try it for displacements ulceration backache painful periods and nervousness.
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Pinkham
Milford T. Cummings
Harmony St
Penn’s Grove
Lydia E. Pinkham
War coding urged by widow speaks of sacrifice
A speaker urges her husband to code the war, arguing it will be easier for her if he dies. She acknowledges the hardship for a wife but frames loss as a future benefit for herself as a widow.
Appetite Control Focus Remains Interest in Food Safety
A fragment of a dialogue shows a shift from general interest in food control to a specific concern with appetite control. The text hints at evolving priorities in how people view dietary regulation and consumer health.
Oddities and trivia from historical snippets
A mix of curious facts and phrases spans topics from a wife’s gas worry and a husband’s request to downplay it, to beliefs about marksmen’s eye color, imperial collectors in Rome, sparks triggering gas explosions, the turkey buzzard’s size and flight, women lumber handlers in Wisconsin, and rapid silkworm growth in 28 days.
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U. S
Hjalmar Branting
Socialist Party of Sweden
British
Kadoo
Treasury Department
Baer
Senate Committee
Vliny
Augustus
Dean
Ellen Janis
Third St
St. Charles
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Milwaukee
Carter
E Arters
Nittl
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