Two Mighty Armies Tighten Grip on Roumania
Duluth Minn Oct 24 Em ployes on the railroads in dis vis ion points express confidence they will gather between 1500 and 7000 names on petitions not covered by the Adamson law They plan to send these to President Wilson as an appeal to share railroad revenues before the law absorbs them The circulators target Northern Pacific Great Northern Duluth & Iron Range and other lines to secure 2000 1909 and smaller totals for the petitions
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Duluth
Minn
Wilson
Iron Range
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Duluth & Tron Range Railroad
Range Roads
Lake Erie Shipwreck Wreckage Spotted After Storm
Toledo dispatch notes all vessels told to search for storm victims from last Friday’s Lake Erie gale. Incoming ships report the lake strewn with wreckage and several bodies recovered or sighted, with rough seas hindering recovery efforts.
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Toledo
Lake Erie
Hughes Speaks in New York Tonight
Montclair N J Oct 24 Charles G Hughes rests here before three speeches in New York City tonight and one in Brooklyn tomorrow night.
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Hughes
New York
Montclair
N. J
Charles G. Hughes
New York City
Brooklyn
Prince Hohenlohe Resumes Austrian Interior Post
A Vienna dispatch via Reuters says Prince Conrad von Hohenlohe Schillingsfürst resumes as Austrian minister of the interior. The Rome dispatch notes his appointment to succeed the late Count Stuerghkis prime minister, with Hohenlohe having previously served as premier and interior minister.
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Eudon
Prince Conrad von Hohenlohe
Schillingsfurst
Vienna
Reuters
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rome
Yohentohe
Count Stuergkh
Austria
Four Drown In Auto Plunge Through Open Bridge
Chicago October twenty fourth. Hugo Warner advertising man died when the car he rode in with three others plunged through an open bridge into the Chicago River last night. Police recovered Warner early today and continued search for the other bodies as two occupants were saved and revived. Harbor master’s department investigates the accident as a dredging company begins raising the submerged auto.
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Chicago
Hugo Warner
Harbor Master's Department
Eatone
U-53 Sunk by Patrol Boat, Seaman Says
Boston. Oct 24. W. G. Tutor of the British steamship Hochelaga says rumors circulated that the U-53 was sunk off Sydney by the Canadian patrol boat Stanley. He heard the rumor multiple times but could not verify it. He notes no mention of the submarine’s crew.
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Boston
W. G. Tutor
Louisburg
Nova Scotia
Sydney
N. 5
Stanley
Tutor
WHEAT PRICES SURGE MOVE FLOUR HIGH IN MARKETS
Minneapolis reports a dramatic wheat advance with cash No 1 durum selling at two dollars a bushel the highest since modern trading began. Spring wheat shortfalls, rail car scarcity, and drought debits push flour prices higher with patents at 9.70 a barrel and firsts at 9.20.
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Waterloo
W. J. Peddicord
Mr. Peddicord
Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
Canadian
Argentina
Hoyne Drops Case Against Chief Healey After Indictment
Chicago October 24 State's Attorney Hoyne withdrew warrants for arrest of Chief of Police Charles C Heatley William Lathardt his secretary and others on malfeasance and conspiracy charges in municipal court Chief Justice Olson ruled Hoyne dropped the charges after hearing evidence and indicated warrants would have been refused The indicted parties included Chief Healey Luthardt and Charles T Essig secretary of the Sportsmen's Club of America
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Chicago
Charles C. Heatley
William Lathardt
Hoyne
Olsen
Olson
Heal
New York Home Robbed of 880000 in Jewels
Frank Griswold of Wall Street reported a major burglary at his Long Island home. Jewelry and silver valued above 30000 were stolen while the family appears to have been chloroformed. Burglars fled in an automobile.
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New York
Frank Griswold
Wall Street
Long Island
Alkenhays troops go to battle singing in open
Soldiers under General von Falkenhayn press into the Predeal pass engagement as Roumanians retreat under heavy German and Hungarian artillery. Reports note open-field fighting versus trench warfare with mixed Romanian performance and German losses described as light.
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von Falkenhayn
Kronstadt
Predeal Pass
Roumanian
von Falkrenhayn
Berlin
London
Prodeal Pass
Associated Press
Roumania
O’clore
Susatul Mountain
Entente Presses Somme Front in Heavy Attacks
British and French forces mounted large assaults on the Somme front to break German lines, suffering severe losses as dead line the battlefield. South of the Somme French activity stalled by heavy counter fire while aerial combat yields several German victories. Serbian advance toward Monastir resumes with trench gains as German and Bulgarian relief forces arrive. floods halt Allied action on the Struma front.
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Berlin
Sayville
Somme
Prenehi
War Office
Transloy
Ablain- scourt-Chaulnes
Paris
Blaches- Ablaincourt
Sonmme
Grman
Verdun
Monastir
Erna River
Two Die As Train Collision Near Bushnell Nebraska
In Omaha on October 24 two men died when the Los Angeles Army freight train sideswiped a freight wrecked near Bushnell. No passengers were seriously hurt though.
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Omaha
Neb
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Bushnell
Central Powers Gain In Dobruqa Front War Update
Russian official statement says Conztanza Tephermavode railway line falls to Field Marshal von Mackensen as Russians and Roumanians evacuate Medjidie. Somme front shows little change. British troops consolidate gains near Gnuedecoust Lea Boenis after a 1000 yard trench advance. Serbians gain in Monastir campaign stopping a German Bulgarian attack and capturing trenches in Cerna valley region.
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Conztanza- Tephermavode
Dobru Qa
von Mackensen
Medjidie
Medjidije
Conatenze
Black Sea
Central Powers
Somme
London
Gnuedecoust
Lea Boenis
Monastir
Paris
Macedonia
Cerna
Engaged Trevind Omen at Chimuara Reaches Outskirts
Carranza defeated at Palomas. de facto general short of ammunition may be compelled to evacuate city.
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Trevind
Chimuarua
Carranza
Palomas
Voters urged to register as election nears
Voters in WoC city urged to register for the November election. General registration days Thursday through Saturday plus Saturday, November 4, with additional on election day. Precinct boundaries and registration places listed. provisions for wartime or illness absences. Details cover four wards with registration sites and precinct boundaries, plus a note on re registering for the next ballot.
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Woc
Waterloo
Cedar Palis
Pluck
Hawk County
American Athletes Win Three Events at World Meet
Christiania reports Ampriva’s visiting athletes won three of five events as Indinavians competed. Joe Loomis of Chicago took the 60 metre dash ahead of Nærøy’s Rustad. Bob Simp and Red Murray won broad jump for the American team, Ted Meredith lost in the 1,000 metre race to Balin, and Mur r Was defeated in the shot put by Hellum.
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Christiania
London
Ampriva
Joe Loomis
Chigo
Rustad
Bob Simp
Wred Murray
Ted Meredith
Swerlehampion
Balin
Murr
Hellum
Father and Son Held for Woman's Murder in New York
Samuel Linker and his son Daniel were arrested after the body of Mrs. Linker was found hacked in her home. Louis Posner, an admirer, testified as a witness. 24 charges of homicide are listed.
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New York
Samuel Linker
Daniel
Bids to Open on 24 Warships Built in 1917
Washington officials announce bids will open tomorrow for four new cruisers and 29 destroyers authorized this year with a one week delay granted for bidder papers. A week later bids will open for four scout cruisers and 20 submarines as bidders sought more time to prepare estimates and complete costs.
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Washington, D.C
Navy Department
Tomoorrow
Iowa Guardsmen Denied Fort Des Moines Post Aid
Des Moines Oct 14 Adj Gen Logan told by the war department that concentrating Iowa guardsmen at Fort Des Moines to retard border action would not be allowed. Returning troops from a warm climate to Camp Yoder in winter could cause many cases of frostbite due to tent housing with no stoves. Logan then asked for government funds to build frame shelters. Des Moines Oct 24 The war department ordered officers directing guard recruiting in the state to return to their commands along the Rio Grande with their recruits, without giving a reason.
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Ies Moines
Logan
Iowa National Guard
War Department
Iowa
Enaydanien
Fort Des Moines
Central Department
S. Awand
Des Moines
Federal War Department
Rio Grande
Senator Jones seeks Wilkerson trial first in murder case
In a statement to the Associated Press State Senator F F Jones denied reports that his complaint against eight Willisea citizens and Wilkerson expired. He says the Wilkerson case should go to trial first due to service order while the other suits may be started again if needed. He accuses Wilkerson of conspiracy and slander, claiming Jones was the moving force in the Moore family murder of 1912. The Wilkerson trial is set for November 13. Billie Burke reportedly welcomed a daughter yesterday in New York Ontario, to Mrs Florenz Zisfeled.
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Villisca
Get
Associated Press
F. F. Jones
Lis Vic Flor
Wilken
Kansas City
Jones
Willisea
Suer
Wilkerson
Lega Colt
Senator Jones
Moore
Victorious Central Powers Advance in Dobrudja and Transylvania
German and Austro-Hungarian forces push toward Constanza and Cernavoda, capturing Rashova and Medjidie while taking hundreds of prisoners. Falkenhayn resumes Transylvania offense, taking Predeal as Romanian defenses crumble. Paris and Petrograd note morale dampened in Allies and caution on gains.
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London
Mackensen
Rasovo
Cornivoda
Medjidie
Constanza
Falkenhayn
Predeal
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