THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL BATTLES
The Washington Post reports on November elections in three states and New Jersey governorship. focus on tariff issue, party alignments, and the impact of Wilson backing Mitchel in New York. Republicans expected to lead in primary returns. in New Jersey Stokes vs. Wilson camp rivals. Tammany linked to national policy support and tariff controversy.
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New Jersey
Wilformer
Stokes
Smith
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Tammany
New York
John Purroy Mitchel
Washington
Mitchel
Foss Threatens Special Session to Bar Railroad Strikes
Massachusetts Governor Foss pledges a special legislative session to enact laws prohibiting railroad employee strikes within the state if a strike on the New York New Haven Hartford system occurs. He cites potential conspiracy charges against labor leaders and urges use of Newlands Act arbitration while warning of public danger from ongoing labor conflict.
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Gov. Foss
Massachusetts
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Commonwealth
Paris
Interior
Public. Utility Corporation
Governor Foss Threatens Strike Arbitration Route
A public dispute over railroad service prompts Gov Foss to warn of a strike before arbitration. He argues it would be a grave injustice to the public, risking higher prices and harm to passengers and freight, noting the threat could be radical yet may be the only response to protect health, comfort, and state commerce.
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Foss
Demand for Money Fueled by Heavy Imports Across U S
The article argues that cash demand will rise as imports surge under the new tariff law. It notes $72 million in bonded goods awaiting duty changes, rising domestic demand, expanded manufacturing, and increased remittances abroad. It foresees higher credit expansion and ongoing cash and exchange needs for banks nationwide.
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United States
Republic
The Revolt in New Jersey Dems Amid Party Shakeup
At a New Jersey Democratic convention, Nugent ousted Wilson faction leaders, sidelining Gov. Fielder’s platform and threatening his gubernatorial bid. Nugent claimed to honor pledges to voters, while Fielder defended Nugent’s Democratic status as the party faced panic and a lukewarm Wilson reception.
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New Jersey
Fielder
Smith
James R Nugent
Nugant
State Committee
Wilson
South Jersey
Nugent
Democratic Party
White House
Cam
Bond issue talk and tariff fears in reform debates
The piece surveys currency reform and Glass bill debates, noting reformers downplay ulterior motives while bankers fear bond values and circulation risks. It discusses potential 4 percent bonds, Treasury safeguards, and market reactions to tariff disturbances and fiscal policy.
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Frompense
Lord Henry Somerset Not a Fugitive From Justice
Lord Henry Somerset, second heir to the Beaufort dukedom, is described as not a fugitive from justice. The piece refutes widespread cables claiming he fled England to avoid arrest, detailing his long service in the privy council and royal circles under Victoria, Edward, and George V. It notes his permanent residence in Florence and his withdrawal from politics after defamatory press coverage, supported by Sir Henry Drummond Wolff’s independent inquiry.
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Henry Somerset
Beaufort
London
England
Privy Council
Queen Victoria
Royal Household
Gladstone
Edward
George V
Lord Henry
Bes Sartety
Henry
Plorence
Ure
Yrily Dome
Pelyycoynell
Casa
Whevin
Ratso
Queen’ Victoria
Windast
Oatorne
Henry Drummond Wolf
Great Britain
Spain
United States
Madrid
Hentry Drummond Wolff
Tt Wen
Henry Drummond
Victori
Mary
Worcester
Heaufort
House of Somerset
Charles Somers Somerset
Harvard
Catherine Beauclerk
Duke of
The Sincerest Insult in Flattery
A noted aphorism on flattery from the American Magazine compares romance to a social trap. It asserts that a girl with three suitors marries the dullest, leaving two suitors wiser and sensing loss. The comment underlines wit over flattery in courtship.
New Jersey campaign muddle seen as Wilson avoids stump
The article notes President Wilson will not appear on the stump in New Jersey, with Secretary Bryan and Senator Ollie James to represent the administration. It mentions Stokes accusing Wilson of fiction and argues the Democratic party in New Jersey is controlled by loyalists once denounced by Wilson, risking a hostile legislature.
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Nugent-Fielder
Stokes
Wilson
New Jersey
Democratic Party
Senate and House Actions In Brief Congressional Session
The Vice President signed the tariff bill and sent it to the White House. The urgent deficiency bill drew debate but failed to pass due to lack of quorum. The Commerce Court abolition proposal sparked heated talk. The House accepted the Senate conference report on the tariff bill and Speaker Clark signed it. A banking committee trip was reported halted. Chairman Garrett said no report until November. Rep Harrison proposed a campaign against illegitimate cotton speculation. A four month House vacation was postponed. The House adjourned until noon Tuesday.
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Senate
White House
Commerce Court
House
Clark
Garrett
House Lobby
Harrison
Mississippi
Torah International
German dinner honors retiring U S Envoy Leishman in Berlin
Berlin October 3 Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg hosted retiring American Ambassador John Leishman in a farewell audience. A farewell dinner followed hosted by Herr von Jagow, with guests including Italian and Turkish ambassadors, Prince Max von Baden, and foreign office officials. Leishman departs for London Sunday and will not present recall letters to Emperor William. James W. Gerard is expected to arrive in October to assume the new ambassadorship.
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U. S
Berlin
von Bethmanm-Hollwee
John Leishman
Herr van" Jagow
Selahmen
Germany
Max von “Retiber
Spain
Foreign Office
Leishmén
Londém
William
James W, Gerard
Letabmar
Harlan Page Lloyd Dies in Cincinnati Home
Harlan Page Lloyd, longtime law partner of William H. Taft in Cincinnati, dies at his daughter Mrs Rufus B. Cowine Jr’s home. Civil War veteran wounded near Winchester, he later served as judge advocate of the Grand Army of the Republic in Ohio and was elected commander. His father Ransom Lloyd was a long serving judge in Allegany County, N Y.
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Greneldire
N. Jy
Harlan ‘Pageddoyd
Wiliam H. Taft
Cincinnat
Winchester
Grand Army
Republic
Department of Ohio
Ransom Lloyd
Court of Sommont Pleas
Allegany County
Negro Emancipation Exhibit To Open In New York
A $50,000 painting of Emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia arrives from Paris for display at New York's national emancipation exhibition. The gala event marks the semicentennial of Lincoln's emancipation proclamation with New York State contributing $25,000. Delegations from Haiti and Santo Domingo expected. works by Black artists from around the world to be shown.
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New York
Enberot Menelik 11
Abyssinia
Paria
Abraham Lincoln
New York State
Oreste Ot
Haiti
Wallez
Santo Domingo
Ambassador Page Arrives in Rome to Take Post
Rome Ontario reports new United States Ambassador to Italy Thomas Nelson Rage and Mrs Page arriving today. They were greeted by embassy and consulate staff and a large group of friends at the station. The couple then proceeded to the Hotel Regina to occupy the royal apartment.
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Rome
Army Orders and Transfers for Recruiting and Duties
Army orders announce leave and duty assignments across units. Maj. William Brooks retires but is reassigned to general recruiting service in San Francisco. Capt. Cusack moves Ninth to Fourth Cavalry. Capt. Dixon shifts Fourth to Ninth Cavalry. Others include Baltaman reporting to Portcaster General for duty and Hillman delivering accessories for the cossitery school at Monroe. Lindsey to Front Royal for remount selection. Wood detailed to Quartermaster Corps vacancy. Hoyt and Main changed pay clerk duties at Fort Slocum with Main sailing to Manila.
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Alshet A. Goodwyn
Ninth Infantry
William RE. Brooks
Aileer
San Fravaleco
Joseph
Cusack
Pourt Cavalry
Warien
D. Dixon
Ninth Cavalry
Charli
Baltaman
Sighal Corpa
Leroy T. Hillman
Ordnance Department
Front Royal
Ethics Military Academy
William 8. Wood
Geld Artillery
Quartermaster Corps
Philippine Department
Percy G. Hoyt
Fort Slocum
Manila
Naval Orders and Vessel Movements Through Port Entries
Rear Admiral Aaron Ward detached from duty and placed on retired list. Lieutenant Commander W F Bricker detached to Navy Department. Ensign J A Crutchfield detached to temporary duty. T M Munson detached to continue treatment at Naval Hospital. J P D Hodapp commissioned September 18 1913. W H Crap promoted to Paymaster Clerk. Movements include arrivals at Norfolk Hampton Roads Mare Island and Charleston and several ships sailing to southern drill grounds and for Newport New York and Philadelphia ports.
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Lient
W. F. Bricker
Navat ‘War College
Newport
B.C
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
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Maryland
Intrepid
P. A
T. M. Munson
Jupiter
Naval Hospital
Mere Island
Cal
Ansistant
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W. H. Crap
Birmingham
E. A. Mitch
Onduric
Norfolk
Healey
Utah
Tompkinsville
Florida
Southern Drill Grounds
Sonoma
Hampton Roads
Prairie
Eleane
Pittsburgh
Mare Island
Preston
Charleston
Reid
Topolobempo
Henley
Arkansas
Wyoming
Solace
New York Navy Yard
Kansas
Thuane
Soddy on Transmuting Lead to Gold at Science Meeting
Dr Frederick Soddy of the University of Glasgow told the British Association for the Advancement of Science that lead could eventually be transmuted into gold. He explained the barrier is the electric potential required, currently about 100000 volts, and predicted future advances to make high voltage work feasible enabling gold production.
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Birmingham
Eng
New York World
Faustus
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Frederick Soddy
University of Glasgow
Soddy
Girl Warns Thief By Light In Bronx Burglary Case
New York Sun reports a Bronx burglary at oil broker Charles Pullan’s home where $2500 worth of silverware vanished. Police examined fingerprints think a woman was involved as a young female used a pocket lamp to flash Morse code signals to alert accomplices, prompting the observer to call police.
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New York Sun
Charles Pullan
Pullan
Bronx
Bruges Avenue
Bedford Park
Gie
Trent
Discharge row exposes quar termaster clash at Presidio
Army discharge tale centers on Corp. Miecsyslkw Simiaikowaltz and Corp. Miscryalaw Smiaskowski of the quar termaster corps in San Francisco. Maj. K. J. Hampton' anger over repeated sneezes leads to a droll clash when the corporal enters his office and is warned of a summary.
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Prancissd Chronicle
Corp
Herons
Dent
Swearing an Accomplishment in Historical London Chronicle
The London Chronicle notes that swearing was once seen as essential among gentlemen. Evelyn Ashley recounted advice to Sir Algernon’s son to swear after inheriting. his father did and gained respect in the county. The archbishop of Canterbury even urged a pragmatic start to business by assuming all are damned.
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London Chronicle
Bentleman
Evelyn Ashley
Algernone
Shaftesbury
Caroling Neeld
Lord Melbourne
Tme
Devil's Disciple on the Links Turns Golf to Fate
In a fablelike tale from the Chisago Tribune a golfer named Mac makes a bargain with the Devil to shoot sevens. Each hole yields par or better until the eighteenth where he finishes seventy three. Uncle Nick’s hoof and a puff of smoke seal the pact as Mac hums away happier yet.
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Chisago
Galfer
Nick
Mac
Weather and tide table with regional forecasts and temperatures
The notice presents a sun and tide table with high tides and a detailed weather bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture. It describes a coastal storm off southern New England with strong winds, rain in the middle Atlantic States, and developing disturbances in the western plateau. Temperature trends favor warmer readings in the central valleys and plains, cooler in the Northwest, and generally fair conditions east of the Mississippi for Saturday and Sunday. It lists hourly temperatures, humidity, rainfall, sunshine, and compares with last year.
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U. S
Great Central Valleys
Plaine States
Mississippi Valley
Prebe States
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
New England
Northerm Plains
Allemtta
West Gulf Coast
Superior
Names Safety at Sea Board Formed for London Conference
President Wilson appointed a U S delegation to the international safety at sea conference in London on November 1. Members include J W Alexander Missouri chairman of merchant marine committee, Senators Fletcher Florida and Burton Ohio, E T Chamberlain New York commissioner of navigation, Captain Commandant E P Bertholf New Jersey revenue cutter service, Hear Admiral Washington L Cappa, Captain George F P Cooper hydrographer, Captain W H G Bullard naval radio service head, Homer L Ferguson North Carolina Newport News Shipbuilding boss, Albert Gilbert Smith New York vice president of New York and Cuba Steamship, Andrew Furuseth California seamen's union chief, and George Anhler steamboat inspection service head.
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Wilson
United States
London
J. W. Alexander
Missouri
Merchant Marine
Fletcher
Florida
Burton
Ohio
E. T. Chamberlain
New York
E. P. Bertholf
New Jersey
Revenue-Cutter Service
Washington L. Cappa
Seal Not to Meet in Canal as Water Channels Explained
War Department clarifies that Atlantic and Pacific waters will not mingle at the Panama Canal entrances. Gatun Lake sits eight feet above sea level and drains both ways toward the oceans, with the Gamboa dike damaged but not permitting cross-ocean passage. Official report from Col. Goethals confirms the canal survived the recent earthquake without injury.
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Gatun Lake
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
War Department
Gamboa
Cucaracha
War Department Yeaterday
George W. Goethals
Snatoer
Casal Commiission
Wilson Removes U N Nome Judge Murane After Refusal
President Wilson dismissed United States district judge Cornelius D. Murane of Nome Alaska upon request of Attorney General McReynolds. Murane refused to resign until June and no charges were filed. His four year term would have ended December 1914. Nome US attorney B S Redey also resigned at AG request.
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Wilson
Cornelius D. Murane
United States
Nome
Alaska
McReynolds
Morans
Department of Justice
Murane
Redey
Helps an Officer's Widow by Civil Service Exception
The President grants an exception to Civil Service rules for Mrs M B Hanna widow of Capt B G Hanna of the coal artillery who died at Fort Moultrie Washington last spring from a bursting 2-inch gun. The Civil Service Commission supported the exception.
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Wilson Weiven
Civil Service
M. B. Hanna
Hanna
B. G. Hanna
Coal Artillery
Fort Moultrie
D. C
Civil Service Commission
Olessifedf
Veterans of Civil War look to Denver encampment in 1915
Col George W Cook of Denver recalls Granville M Dodge and Daniel Sickles as the Union’s last surviving major generals. He notes Dodge in Council Bluffs and Sickles in New York, praises the Cook Drum and Fife Corps, and says Confederate veterans may join Denver gathering. He cites 114000 East veterans in 1905 and hopes for 20000 Grand Army of the Republic members.
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Granvills M. Dodge
Danriel F. Sickles
George W. Cook
Denver
House
Colorado
Willard
Col. Cook
Cook Drum and Fife
Dodge
Council Bluffs
Laws
Col
Cook
Sickles
New York
Grand Army
East
Confederate Veterans
Chattanooga
Protection for Farmers and American Trade Talks
William F. Fitzgerald of Boston advocates Wilson currency legislation as crucial for farmers and all industry. He cites rural credit and protection comparable to Germany to curb living costs, warn of inflation, and aid fair business. Also features William J. Pike on U.S. consular merit system expanding markets for American products in Bohemia, praising the U.S. as best in the world.
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William F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Wilson
Fitzgerald
United States
Witsgerald
New Willard
Mr. Fitzgerald
Mb Barty
Washington
Clover Club
Frater Ita Seament
William J. Pike
Reichenberg
Bohemia
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Pike
Algtesman
Galusha A. Grow
Keaiser Willam
Germany
Ihs
England
France
United States of America
Rean
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