IWW Leaders Raided in Chicago Indictments Unfold
Government agents seized the IWW headquarters at 1001 West Madison and arrested William D. Haywood and 85 leaders. Indictments named 168 persons in a far reaching plot to obstruct wartime prosecution and support sabotage in key industries. The grand jury cited pro war munitions sectors as targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World
West
Madison Street
William D. Haywood
Federal
Federal Grand Jury
Evan Evans
I W. W
William T. Haywood
Richard Brazier
Grand Jury
FRENCH RAID GERMAN TOWNS
British airmen bombed behind the lines destroying 15 Gotha planes at St Denis and Westrom and wrecked a troop train, with many killed according to Sluis messages. French aviators bombarded Frankfort on the Main Stuttgart Treves and Coblenz Monday night in retaliation. two German planes were shot down and four forced to land in a disabled condition.
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Amsterdam
Gotha
St. Denis
Westrom
Sluis
Paris
Frankfort-on the-Main
Stuttgart
Treves
Coblenz
Germain
Italians Repel Austrian Attacks and Take Prisoners
Rome reports General Cadorna’s forces captured 2,010 Austrians, including 63 officers, over the last three days. Renewed Austrian assaults on the Bainsizaza plateau were repulsed. Italian destroyers damaged Austrian vessels in pursuit from near Ferrara to Parenzo.
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Rome
Cadorna
War Office
Bainsizaza
Austria
Ferara
Parenso
Lake Seamen Strike Off After Wage Increase
Washington October 1 Great Lakes seamen ended a planned strike after the Shipping Board as arbitrator granted wage increases demanded by the unions. The move followed negotiations with carrier representatives.
Retail Coal Prices Cut By Fuel Administrator
Washington October 1 three important orders by Fuel Administrator Harry A Guarfield cut retail coal prices effective today The rules fix maximum retail prices for anthracite and bituminous coal based on 1915 margins plus 80 percent reduce Pennsylvania anthracite prices and raise mine prices for bituminous coal in nine states where costs exceeded fixed prices Public impact varies by retailer profit levels with penalties for noncompliance and a formula to compute final consumer prices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry A. Guarfield
Deaiers
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Mr. Garfield
Food Control
Women riot in Essen over Germany peace terms
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam reports a women led demonstration in Essen, home of the Krupp works, protesting Chancellor Michaelis not stating peace terms. Police and military quelled the riot. two women injured and several arrested as windows are broken and demand food and men’s return.
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London
Essen
Krupp Works
Michaelis
Germany
Amsterdam
Ten Die in London Raid Amid Londons Deep Bombing
London reports a severe air raid on October 3 with over 20 Gotha bombers taking part. Bombs and shrapnel struck the city and southeast counties causing extensive damage and at least ten deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Whiel
U. S. Patrol Ship Sunk Off Atlantic Port
An American patrol ship was rammed and sunk by an unidentified craft off an Atlantic port. The navy reported the vessel was on patrol duty when rammed and sank, with plans to raise it immediately.
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Atlantic
Washington
Navy Department
Coast Guard
New Liberty Loan Campaign Starts
Washington and Chicago rally around the second Liberty loan with targets of 5 billion dollars and 10 million subscribers. Secretary McAdoo urged oversubscription as essential to funding the war, noting bonds repayable with 4 percent interest and the safety of government securities. He warned Chicago that failure to sell the loan would hinder the nation's 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 Targeted in Disloyalty Campaign
Washington reports add two names to the list seeking dismissal from Congress amid a campaign against disloyal citizens. Senators Asle J. Gronna of North Dakota and William J. Stone of Missouri are named alongside calls for impeachment of Senator La Follette. Communications include Wisconsin letters, some urging expulsion or harsher punishment, with one New York critic advocating shooting traitors.
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Washington
Congress
Asle J, Gronna
North Dakota
William J. Stone
Missouri
la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follett
W. BE
Stokes
New York City
Stone
Gronna
Mason
Britten
Buer
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Pomerone
Edward Gillen
Racine
Wis
Eleven Die in London Air Raid In World War II
London reports eleven killed and eighty two injured after a Saturday night air raid. Four German formations attacked the capital, most planes driven off. Bombs struck northeast and southeast London plus Kent and Essex as two enemy aircraft were shot down.
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London
Kent
Essex
Holland and its Dikes A Fortress Against the Sea
A reflective tour of Holland stresses how dikes and land reclamation shaped a fertile, peaceful country. The piece contrasts legends of a boy plugging a leak with the vast, granite and copper tipped barriers that hold back the sea, framing Holland as a fortress needing constant vigilance.
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Holland
Old
The
Hague
Philip
Washington Monument
White Crossed the Delaware in Story to Son
William F. White of Muncie Indiana once joked he crossed the Delaware with Washington while telling bedtime tales to his son Bobby. A teacher showed the Washington Crossing print and Bobby declared it represents Washington rowing his papa across the Delaware, making White known as the man who crossed the Delaware.
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White
Delaware
William F. White
Muncie
Ind
Bobby
Washington
Indianapolis
The
Delaware County
Where Had He Been The Neighborhood Boy Reveals All
A neighborhood mystery ends as Billy, after three weeks away, finally tells why he was gone. The Indianapolis News notes that the other children waited, listening, and he revealed he had been pretending to be a railroad engineer and train conductor.
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Billy
Indianapolis News
Columbus
New York
Gosport
St. Paul
Minnesota
Regimental Dog Inspires Missouri Unit Mascot
The Second Missouri Regiment adopted a regimental dog, named the Houn’ Dog Regiment, after a Great Dane gifted by a wealthy lady. The 210 pound Maltese blue dog stands as a notable symbol of unit spirit amid revived folk-song interest and military tradition.
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United States
Champ Clark
Missouri
Christian Science Monitor
How It Happened In A Dining Mishap
Mr Flubdub asks how a china cup broke and Mrs Flubdub cites contact with an iron sink. With no further details offered the inquiry ends.
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Mr. Flubdub
Mrs. Flubdub
Western Canada dominates wheat prizes and profits
Western Canada swept the Soil Products Exposition prizes winning first second and third for wheat led by Birtle Manitoba’s H Latcombe. Harvests yield around 200 bushels per acre with prices near $2.00 a bushel. Land costs $15-$30 an acre and profits can reach over $3,000 per 160 acres, attracting US renters and buyers seeking higher returns.
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Peoria
Western Canada
8. Latcombe
Birtle
Manitoba
Saskatchewa
Canada
Wis
United States
Sugar Shortage Rumors Spark Worry Amid War Talk
In a dialogue between Al gernon and a companion, a sugar shortage in the United States is discussed as war disturbances threaten business. One character prefers a long automobile ride over chocolates, reflecting casual anxieties of daily life.
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Algernon
United States
Suggestive Slap Sparks Silvery Belle Banter
In a playful exchange Sentimental Sammie compliments a silvery toned belle while Practical Pauline retorts with a quip about using a bell. The lighthearted test of wit centers on clever wordplay and flirtatious banter.
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Sammie
Pauline
The Comparison and Nervy Exchanges in a Witty Scene
A witty exchange contrasts experience with wrinkles as Georgene-Cheek jokes about tipping a waiter. The dialogue hints at stress relief through madness and reveals a nervy mood in the group.
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Georgene
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Mrs Milford Cum mings of Penns Grove New Jersey testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her irregular cycles and inflammation improving her health. The testimonial urges all women to accept the remedy as effective for displacements, backache, painful periods and nervousness.
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Bridgeton
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Milford T. Cummings
Harmony St
Penn’s Grove
Self-Consideration in War Widow Scenario
A speaker questions urging her husband to fight in war while acknowledging the burden on her as a wife. She responds that becoming a widow may be easier for her in the long run, reflecting personal resolve amid conflict.
Appetite control and food interest shift discussed
A brief note notes a shift from general interest in food to focus on appetite control. It highlights concern with how people manage desire and suggests interest in practical techniques or research related to appetite regulation.
Scattered Odd Facts and Phrased Sayings
A mosaic of short items notes jokes about wives gas bills bold eyes in marksmen and emperors. It mentions Ming, Emperor Augustus, and Rome, plus a claim that sparks from a telephone can ignite gas works. Also notes turkey buzzards, Wisconsin yards employing women lumber handlers, and silk worm growth after hatching.
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U. S
Bainsizza
Hjalmar Branting
Socialist Party of Sweden
Garfield
British
Kadoo
Treasury Department
Chese
Baer
Senate Committee
Ming
Augustus
Dean
Ellen Janis
Third St
St. Charles
Mia
Janis
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
W.N. Y
Milwaukee
Carter
Es Carter
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