De Wet and Beyers Lead South African Revolt
The rebellion in South Africa widens as Generals de Wet and Beyers take command in the Orange Free State and western Transvaal. Heilbron is seized and officials taken prisoner as Maritz’s earlier revolt is said to be crushed. London reports Premier Botha travels to the front as the Union Government vows a firm response.
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Heilbron
Maritz
London
Pretoria
Louis Botha
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Christian de Wet
Christian Frederick Beyers
Orange Free State
Western Transvaal
Cape Colony
Col
Allies Press Advance In Dixmude-Yser Front
Paris reports continued Allied progress in northern Belgium and the Yser area. French infantry aided by monitors push enemy forces back across the Yser, with fighting from Dixmude southward, and advances noted between Ypres and Roulers as the war office confirms no retreat by Allied troops.
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Kaiser
Nancy
Yser
Lens
Paris
French War Office
Belgium
France
Dixmude
Ypres
Roulers
British naval actions at Ostend and Yser indecisive battle
Dispatches report British ships resuming bombardment of German trenches at Ostend amid fierce fighting along the Yser, Dixmude, and Ypres. Casualties mount as hospitals fill, and German resistance countered by artillery and bayonet assaults.
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Ostend
Amsterdam
London
Sluis
Yser Canal
Yser
Dixmude
Ypres
Nethe
Meuse
Heyst
Bruges
Earthquakes Strike Northern Italy Across Cities
Reports from Rome describe strong earthquake shocks felt in Turin Genoa Florence Pisa Lucca Bologna Venice and several smaller towns over the past 24 hours. No fatalities reported though some minor damage noted according to life advisories.
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Rome
Italy
Turin
Genoa
Florence
Geghorn
Pisa
Lucca
Bologna
Venice
Fire destroys Antietam Garage in Hagerstown loss estimated
A fire at the Antietam Garage in Hagerstown early today destroyed a three story brick building housing the garage and fifty automobiles. The estimated loss is around $100,000 with five vehicles damaged. Local fire units battled the blaze at the scene.
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Antietam
Hagerstown
Curley bans revealing outfits in Boston show
Mayor Curley ordered more clothing for the chorus in the Shubert Theatre production In the Passing Show of 14 after a Watch and Ward Society complaint. He stated every performer in Boston must wear sufficient clothing, defending a neutral standard and vowing no discrimination.
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The
Washington Post
Boston
Mass
Curley
Shubert Theater
Watch and Ward Society
Bostor
Boston Opera House
Captain William G Fitch Dead Disclosed by Washington Press
Captain William G Fitch retired army officer died in New York age and birthplace Hartford Connecticut. He served on staffs of Civil War leaders and was wounded at Gaines Mill and in the Wilderness. His son was Clyde Fitch the noted dramatist. Secretary Stanton details unrelated treason arrest in Ohio and delivery to Burnside.
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Clyde Fitch
Washington
New York
William G. Fitch
Capt Fitch
Hartford
New Conn
Cam England
Gaines
Mila
Secretary of War
Stanton
L. Wallandingham
Kayton
Onio
Gen. Burnside
Moutiers to Grenchen Tunnel Pierced After Three Years
A 6 mile tunnel through the Jura Mountains from Moutiers France to Grenchen Switzerland was completed today after three years of uninterrupted work. It will shorten railway communication between Paris and Berne and between Paris and Milan. The project cost 7000000 dollars with 1000000 contributed by the Eastern Railroad of France.
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Berne
Switzerland
Paris
Jura
Moutiers
France
Grenchen
Perlis
Karis
Milan
Charge Misuse of Red Cross By Merchants
The United States government prosecutes business people accused of using the Red Cross emblem for advertising. Morris W. Freeman was arraigned in federal court after evidence from Justice official William Offley. Freeman pleads not guilty and may challenge the 1910 amendment restricting use of the emblem to the Red Cross.
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Washington Post
New York
United States
Red Cross
William Offley
Department of Justice
Morris W. Freeman
van Freet
United States District Court
Freeman
Germany
South America
North America
Auto Upsets Four Killed In Ohio Crash
Massillon Ohio Oct 27 four persons killed two seriously injured one hurt in automobile accident near Massillon. The party returning from Elyria in a car that turned turtle. The dead were Carl Rupenthal and wife of Canal Dover Hugo Horn and wife Elisabeth Horn. Seriously injured Mrs Clara Spar and Mrs Elizabeth Adden both of Canal Dover. Harry Robinson of Elyria was slightly injured.
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Ohio
Massillon
Here
Elyria
Canal Dover
Carl Rupenthal
Hugo Horn
Elisabeth Horn
Clara Spar
Elizabeth @andden
Harry Robinson
Teutons Capture Swedish Timber Steamers
German warships yesterday stopped four Swedish steamers in the timber trade bound for British ports. The naval commander said wood cargoes bound for Great Britain are contraband. A Helsingfors dispatch notes one Norwegian and six Swedish steamers seized and detained off Falsterbo on the Baltic Sea.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Helsingfors
Sweden
Falsterbo
Baltie Sea
Chivalry Claims Cause as Doctor Seeks Release
Dr. Ernest C. White asks to overturn a ten day workhouse sentence for mashing after denying Mrs. George Howe’s allegations. He says he knew her in Paris and greeted her as a Parisian custom. Mrs Howe, wife of a UNC Latin professor, rejects his claims and denounces the accusation as false and insulting.
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Ernest C. White
New York
George Howe
Apecal
Washington Post
White
Paris
Obeys Rule Starts Pig Fire at Chambers Street Eatery
A patron ignoring a fire rule tossed a cigarette in a restaurant at 121 Chambers Street. It landed on an iron grate and sparked a basement blaze. Firemen labored hours to extinguish the fire, causing $10,900 in damage to the Union Bay Company of 103 Reade Street.
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Washington Post
New York
Chambers Street
Union Bay Company
Reade Street
German Vessel Sales Aimed Through U S Court Action
A Washington dispatch reports German shipowners seek to use libel actions in U S courts to force sales of idle vessels in American ports to evade allied objections. Germany hopes to find willing American buyers, with sales via U S court orders. The scheme would avoid liability to capture while boosting German liquidity. A parallel note outlines a 135 million dollar cotton loan fund plan by the Federal Reserve Board with two subscription classes and a central committee to oversee loans.
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Germany
Washington Post
New York
Washington
Herald
Nbel
United States
France
Great Britain
State Department
Vaterland
Waring & Gillow
London
Messrs. Waring & Gillow
Federal Reserve Board
Central Committee
Reserve Board
W. P. G. Harding
Paul M. Warburg
Col. E. M. House
Austin
Tex
A. H. Wiggin
James G. Alexander
James B. Forgan
Chicago
Festus J. Wade
St. Louis
Levi S. Rue
Philadelphia
Williams A. Gaston
Hoxton
Swissnational council election yields small seat change
Swiss tri annual elections produce a net shift of eight seats in the National Council. Radicals hold 11 seats, conservative Catholics 3, Socialists 18, Liberals 13, Social Reformers 7, and Independents 2, reflecting a stable yet varied party balance despite the evening's vote.
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National Council
Berne
Paris
Germans Claim Advance On Yer Russian Attacks Checked
Berlin reports that German forces claim progress against Russian attacks while French offensives in Vosges have been repulsed.
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Vosges
Berlin
Russians Repulse New Teuton Rush in Poland War
Russian reports claim German attacks near Augustowo and Warsaw were repulsed with heavy fighting in East Prussia and along the Vistula. Telegrams cite captures and retreats as Russian commanders announce prisoners, guns, and positions gained, with fresh corps crossing the Vistula and Austrian losses mounting.
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Poland
Augustowo
Warsaw
Ivangurof
Vistula
Vosges
Prince Frederick of
Saxe-Meiningen
Montigney
Petrograd
East Prussia
Bakalarzewo
Gombin
Koutno
Tczow
Rawa
Nowomiasto
Buailobrzegi
Glowaczew
Izanka
Tezow
Przemysl
Miaremiasta
Turka
Canada asks American aid as Bernstorff warns invasion risk
Ottawa reports German ambassador von Bernstorff asserting Germany could land troops in Canada, prompting government debate on Canada’s future if the British navy is crippled. Extra precautions for Germans and Austrians. US frontier vigilance heightens. Bernstorff later says Germany has no Monroe Doctrine violation intent and will assure non expansion if US requests.
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Ottawa
Ontario
von Bernstorff
Germany
Canada
Joseph Pope
United States
New York
Count von Bernstorff
North America
South America
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Lille
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Gaher
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Vienna
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Zur
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Zalucze
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Paria
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