Relief Efforts for Belgians Reach Critical Stage Across Europe
Relief agencies struggle to move American food and supplies to Belgium as Spain and other nations join the effort. Forty thousand Belgian refugees retreat to home cities from Holland while border stations warn of growing hunger. British and Dutch routes face bottlenecks. refugees, now numbering in the tens of thousands, seek safety in shelters as volunteers and diplomats push for shipments in neutral vessels and through Rotterdam.
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Belgium
United States
Helland
Rogendaal
Netherlands
Rozendaal
Bend
Antwerp
Kuzeau
Schoos
President to Speak in Pittsburgh at YMC A Celebration
President departs for Pittsburgh tonight and plans to address a Y.M.C.A. celebration marking the founding of the organization. He will speak today at midnight and return to Washington tomorrow morning.
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Pittsbur
Young Men's Christian Association
Washington
Unclear notice from damaged OCR fragment.
Fragmentary text appears to mention a birth in a shrine or hospital setting with names and places garbled. No coherent facts or identifiable entities beyond scattered terms.
Horace Sader J. Ter Vesal Interments and Obituaries Across Massachusets
Interment notices for multiple individuals including Ray Arnt Lewis, Mara Amo, and Rida Roger Afeand outline services at Arlington Walton and Fort Myer. Funeral details list dates, locations, and attending relations. tributes note long histories and familial ties amid regional prominence.
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Rissete
Vasa
Ray Arnt Lewis
Ineral
Vr Bogten
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Duke of Roxburghe Wounded in Service in France
The Duke of Roxburghe captain of the Sea Guards was wounded in France while on duty. He is well known in the United States, having married May Goblet’s relation in 1905 in New York where the couple still resides. They have one son, the heir to the dukedom, born September 8.
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K Roxburghe
Sea Guards
France
Uwin
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Red Cross Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in December
A benefit exhibition for the Red Cross and White Cross societies will take place at Madison Square Garden on December 7 under the Horse Show Association after the National Horse Show Association abandoned its event. Financial support comes from notable patrons including Dr. Thomas G Ashton John L Bushnell M Warburg and others. Prize lists and classifications are pending with entries closing November 28 and lists available by November 1.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Horse Show Association
Red Cross
White Cross Societies
National Horse Show Association
National Horse Show
Chantlands Injured In Auto Wreck Near Wilmington
William Chantland assistant to the U S Attorney General and Mrs Chantland were seriously injured in a collision between their auto and a cart near Wilmington. They were taken to a hospital and it is unknown how extensive the injuries are. Mrs Chantland is reported to remain in the hospital for treatment and Mr Chantland has a special distant to Strarney General for ware antive courses related to violators of the antitrust act.
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William Chantland
Trenerale
United States
Ses
Chantlind
Wilmington
Thurades Onisht
New York
Strarney
Patel
Sunshine Society Work Praised At Woodward Event
Men including Giles Rafter spoke at a Sunshine Society gathering held at Woodward and Lathroys. The meeting praised the society for its charitable work aiding the sick and poor, with speakers from various organizations noting the value of their efforts.
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Picftertall
Sunshine Cry
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Sary
Ie Associaion
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Walshingston
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Hopital
Society
Belgian King and Queen With Army, Reports Say
Amsterdam dispatch to Reuters says Handelsblad reports the Belgian king and queen remain with the Belgian army at Bondon. The notice notes conditions are uncertain as tensions continue in the region.
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Dinputch
Amsterdam
Reuters Telegram Company
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U. S. Loses Big War Order For Blankets In London
London dispatch notes failure of seven American mills to supply 1,000,000 Sudanot blankets for Lord Kitchener s new army. British mills won the order but cannot guarantee delivery. France Russia and Britain all seek supplies of clothing and equipment. Americans faulted for lack of enterprise amid global demand.
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America
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France
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Italy
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South
Schoolgirls Visit Capitol Sites in Philadelphia Trip
West Philadelphia High School seniors toured Washington monuments and government buildings including the Canmel balding and the White House, visiting the Capitol and War and Navy buildings with other points of interest noted during the morning.
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Wastiveton
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Canmel
War
Navy
Fate of Prince in Doubt Rumors Split Over Hesse Heir
London dispatches report conflicting fate of Prince Maximilian of Hesse. Some say his body was found in northern France by French troops, while another Berlin report claims the prince was wounded.
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Berlin
Maximilian of Hesse
London
France
Invest in First Trust Real Estate Notes Dearing 5% and
Investment department promotes First Trust Real Estate Notes offering five percent interest. It markets as safest investment with returns shielded from stock market changes and war loan pass through. Advisers claim constant taxes paid and scalable from 300 dollars upward.
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First Trust
Earth
Wilk
Cotton market talk at length on reopening cotton exchanges
Discussion at a high level focused on finding a bottom for the market and arranging a reopening of cotton exchanges. British and American officials weighed effects on foreign exchange and debt payments, with hopes cotton exports and other commodities would offset securities sales. A cotton loan plan was expected for formal consideration, seen as pivotal to the conference outcomes.
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England
Blackett
Europe
United States
George Paish
London Exchange
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Benjamin Strong, Jr
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J.S. Alexander
New York
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St. Louis
D.C. Wing
Boston
Truce in Mexico Battle Shapes Carranza Retirement
Reported truce near Naco Sonora ends three days of talks between Carranza and Villa factions. Convention at Aguascalientes may name a neutral provisional president. Carranza willing to retire if Villa does not seize power. U S border officers influence Maytorena to withdraw.
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German Crown Prince Buried Says Letter
A Berlin woman friend writes that life is normal in Germany except for the crown prince funeral day when crowds gathered to see the events. The note, cited in Massingham's Nation extract, is relayed by The Washington Post Special Cable from London.
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England
Allies Hold Ground Amid Heavy German Push Near Dunkirk
Allied commanders called today’s fighting favorable as troops withstood a heavy, reinforced German assault. Front lines shifted near Arras, La Bassée, and Armentières while Ostend and Bruges showed German retreat. naval support from British monitors pounded coast defenses as both sides claimed gains.
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Belgian Relief Funds Sent to Belgium for Destitute Victims
Twenty thousand dollars in American currency was forwarded by Belgian Minister Havenith to the Belgian government at Havre for distribution by local relief committees to destitute Belgians still in Belgium. The central Belgian relief committee said funds are increasing due to American generosity and are sent in full with no expenses, all work performed by volunteers.
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Belgian Relief Commission
United States
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Belgium
Four Killed in Auto Crash Near Hempstead Village
An automobile from Garden City carrying five Hoboken men wrecked in Hempstead village on Long Island shortly after 1 am. Four occupants died instantly. Fo, Gassman survived and was taken to Nassau Hospital Mineola, where recovery is expected. Unidentified man was among the dead alongside August Moos, Charles Meyer, and William Matthieson. The car skidded against the curbing as it curved, throwing all occupants out.
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Called Out In War Test Near Mount Vernon
Troops from Wort Myer and Washington barracks camp along the Potomac below Mount Vernon in a war preparedness test. Commanded by Cel WL EL Wilder, the force includes Ruth cavalry Fort Mye and engineers from Washington barracks with a hospital corps and field detachment. Ken Wool, son of the East, arrived with Capt ank McCoys as aide.
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Wilder
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Son of the East
German Lines Reported Shattered Near Ostend and Bruges
Dispatches describe heavy fighting as German forces allegedly withdraw from Ostend and Bruges regions while Allied attrition continues. Reports vary on German positions around Bruges and Ostend with claims of regained riverbank ground and large German casualties near Nieuport. News notes bombardment damage, and Allied operations along the Arras Verdun Rosier axis, plus rumors of German defeats and a redeployed, increasingly youthful assault corps.
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