Bulwark Explosion Believed Magazine Blow Sinks Warship
Reports from Sheerness say the British battleship Bulwark was blown up at its moorings with about 700 to 800 crew missing or dead. Fourteen crewmen survived as investigators consider a magazine explosion likely, while Churchill vows Britain remains stronger than Germany despite the loss.
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Sheerness
Sheerness ’Harbor
Ireland
Churchill
London
Winston
Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Thames
House of Commons
Malachite
Primo
English Channel
England
Churchill cites British submarine failures due to limited attack opportunities
Churchill notes Britain’s subs failed to produce large scale results because they seldom had chances to attack, a contrast to German effectiveness. He argues the lack of opportunities limited impact and strategic effectiveness of the submarine fleet.
German Victory in East and Sea Losses Reported
Berlin dispatch reports Russian advances around Lodz checked by German counter attacks while the Vistula front remains unchanged. News cites British navy losses including the Malachite sinking and Bulwark destruction amid broader European war updates.
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Berlin
London
Lodz
Vistula
Poland
Ypres
Wesr
Lens
Dixmude Recaptured as Allied Forces Push Fronts
London dispatches report Dixmude fully retaken by the Allies with French marines losing about 300 men but driving German forces seven miles from the town. Other engagements along the line cause heavy German losses, while Arras bombardment yields no renewed assaults.
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London
Dixmude
France
Arras
Calais
England Prepares to Repel Possible German Invasion
London reports rapid preparations along England east and south coasts to deter a German invasion. Emergency committees of notable citizens organize measures including safe withdrawal of women and children and removal of livestock.
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England
London
Germany
French Losses Heavy Reported by German Press Bureau
Berlin dispatch cites Berne sources claiming French losses through November 1 totaled 130000 killed 370000 wounded and 167000 missing according to a German press bureau release.
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Berlin
Berne
Wounded Flood Hungary Reaches Vast Scale
Vienna reports a flood of wounded Servian soldiers pouring into Hungary. The influx is so large that almost every school building in the country has been requisitioned to house the injured military personnel.
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Hungary
Vienna
Servia
German air raid strikes Lodz destroying factory and injuring many
A Petrograd telegraph dispatch reports German airmen dropped eighteen bombs on Lodz last Monday. The Golrechter factory was destroyed and numerous civilians were killed or wounded, with heavy property damage.
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London
Reuter’s. ‘Telegraph Company
Petrograd
Lodz
Golrechter
German officers join Kaiser's forces under war department
Six U S officers named by the war department sail for Germany to join German forces. Lieut Col Joseph H Kuhn of engineers Maj Dwight B Aultman field artillery Maj Samuel G Shattle coast artillery Capt Samuel D Rockenbach cavalry Capt Wilson B Burt infantry and Capt James B Dillard coast artillery are the officers selected.
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War
Joseph H. Kuhn
Corps of Engineers
Dwight BR. Aultman
Field Artillery
Samuel G. ‘Shattle
Coast Artillery
Samuel D. Rockenbach
Cavalry
Wilson
Burt
Infantry
James B. ‘Dillard
Germany
Indiana apple show closes in Indianapolis sweepstakes won by Salem Winesaps
Dr J R Schramm spoke on the prevention of apple disease using colored slides. The fourth annual Indiana apple exhibit ended with dismantling under way at Tomlinson hall. The Heacock Fruit Co of Salem won the sweepstakes prize for a box of 112 Winesaps.
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J. R. Schramm
Sweepstakes Prize
Winesaps
Indianapolis
Indiana
H. B. VanDeman
United States
Heacock Fruit Company
Salem
Jonathans
Grimes Goldena
Missouri Botanical Gardens
W. P. Pollock
New York
Stark Delicious
Stark Bros
Louisiana
Rousseau McClellan
Shortridge High School
Ash Henrietta Dowell in Kokomo Granted Anes Tadianians
Readable fragments indicate Ash and Henrietta Dowell in Kokomo have been granted Anes Tadianians status, details unclear due to text damage.
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Ash
Henrietta Dowell
Kokomo
State High School Inspector Appointed for Anderson School System
Charles A. Greathouse announced J. B. Pearcy as state high school inspector succeeding A. C. Neal who resigned. Pearcy, Anderson city superintendent, will assume duties December 1 with a salary of 2500 dollars annually after rising from principal to superintendent at Anderson High School.
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Charles A. Greathouse
J. B. Pearcy
Anderson
A. C. Neal
Pearcy
Anderson High School
Clean Bill of Health for Indiana Tax Board
The state board of accounts issued a favorable report on the office of Indiana tax commissioners, praising its efficiency and noting that $2,000.05 of a $3,000 traveling budget was returned to the treasury. The board, including Dan M. Link, James A. Houck, and Eben H. Walcott, with ex-officio W. H. O’Brien and L. G. Ellingham, is lauded for open offices and diligent work.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Board of Accounts
State Treasury
State Board
Indiana
Dan M
Link
Auburn
James. A. Houck
Indianapolis
Eben H. Walcott
Marion
H. O’brien
L. G. Ellingham
Incorporations and dissolutions listed in Indianapolis notices
Indiana notices show Copper company filing for final dissolution and American OG Products of Logansport with $1,000 to operate chemical and oil business. Other entries include Pleins Sarrets Sleck Plost Fence Post company Anderson $50,000 to manufacture fence and various individuals named Knight Mack among filings.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Copper
American
OG Products Company
Logansport
Pleins
Sarrets
William ‘Sleck
Post ‘Company
Anderson
Pellea
Tews ‘Knight
Mack
Eleven Clemency Requests Filed For State Board Session
Eleven new clemency petitions have been filed with the state board of pardons ahead of its quarterly session on December 7. The list includes cases of manslaughter, burglary, forgery, grand larceny, robbery, and other crimes from counties such as Pike, Noble, Marion, LaGrange, Lake, Vanderburgh, Elkhart, Allen, and more.
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State Board of Pardons
Charles. Waller
Pike County
Charles L. Cushing
Noble County
Celestie Ferguson
Marion County
Elkhart
Otto Omspacher
Allen County
William Geddings
Dorothy Gibson
Resolutions Adopted at Sixth District Road Meeting
A Shelbyville delegation led by Albert F. Wray dominates the Indiana Highway Commission gathering at Rushville. Delegates urge repeal of the three mile road law and the automobile tax, denouncing them as unfair while Harris and Duffey discuss national road legislation. The resolutions pass unanimously as taxpayers’ views are sought.
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Indiana Highway Commission
Rushville
State Highway Commission
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Albert F. Wray
Addison C. Harris
Harris
A. B. Voshell
Federal Department of Public Roads
Luke W. Dufftey
Commission
Duffey
Wray
Indiana Highway Commission Vote on State Road Control
At a Bloomington meeting of the Second District the Indiana highway commission voted on state control of main roads and the measure carried, favoring state oversight either by state administration or other means.
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Indiana Highway Commission
Bloomington
England Demands Norwegian Port to Press German Fleet
News from Christiania reports England seeks to use Christiansand harbor as a naval base during the war. Norway refuses, pledging defense of neutrality as troops move to reinforce the southern city. A Swedish entry into the conflict could follow if neutrality is breached.
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England
Christiania
Norway
Christiansand
Sweden
Kiel Canal
Terrific Fighting in Poland Reported by Berlin
Berlin reports heavy Russian losses on the East Prussian frontier after a surprise attack failed. German forces captured officers and about 600 men, with 18 cannons and over 4500 prisoners. In the Weichsel region counterattacks yielded satisfactory results as the Poland campaign nears a deadlock.
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Poland
Berlin
London
Darkehmen
Weichsel
Vistula River
Kutno
William
Petrograd
Vienna
Aisne
France
Paris
Cracow
Allies Press Forward as German Line Bends
Paris reports German defense easing in Belgium with weaker artillery while French forces push at several points. Soissons bombardment continues. Argonne attacks repulsed. In the Meuse heights foggy as Allied troops advance south of Ypres and Germans steadily withdraw.
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Paris
Belgium
Soissons
Meuse
Ypres
King George Joins Front Line Troops in France
London reports King George has traveled to France and visited the frontline troops at night, accompanied by Lord Stambordham and Major Wigram. He becomes the last European monarch to visit the fighting line aside from Emperor Joseph.
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King George
London
George
France
Lord Stambordham
Wigram
Joseph
Albert
Belgium
Mine Adrift Off New York Reported By Captain Davies
A mine with five contact points floated about six miles west of Fire Island light. Captain Davies of the steamship Etonian, en route from London, said he passed the mine around ten oclock Monday morning while his ship was bound eastward.
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New York
Island Light
Davies
London
Sai
Indiana Briefs From Danville To Indianapolis
Danville notes Thomas Sayles aged 28 died by his own act in Hoos ton after losing his job to drink. Wabash post office robbed for stamps with drilling tools left behind. Hammond men injured when a switching car crushed them. names listed. Petersburg barn and residence losses from fire total about 3 500 dollars. Plainfield state committee inspection at Indiana Boys School. South Bend embezzlement arrest of B M Cox piano house owner. Muncie foot and mouth outbreak with quarantine. cattle hogs and sheep to be killed. Terre Haute melee ends in murder charge against Clem Logan. four wounded. Evansville forest fire near Stacer Station destroys timber. Pike county fire destroys Perry Hoover farm building. Spain Gieske farms in flames. Knox county fires threaten Timothy strip along Wabash to White rivers. Indianapolis Hoosier dinner event at Indiana Society of Chicago with notable attendees.
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Danville
Thomas
Sayles
Hoopeston
New Virginia
Wabash
Roann
Hammond
Standard Oil Company
Whiting
Peter
Lis
George Paul
Andrew Viacha
Passavant Hospital
Chicago
Petersburg
William Hoover
Here
William Hensley
Plainfield
Ralston
Indiana Boys School
Tanna
Charles H. Bedwell
Sullivan
C. A. McGonagle
Muncie
William A. Yarling
Shelbyville
South Bend
Boyd M. Cox
B. M. Cox
Cox
Jesse French & Sons Piano Company
Newcastle
Walter A. Funk
Delaware County
Frank Cox
Union Township
Eaton
H. S. Bowles
A. F. Nelson
Terre Haute
Clem Logan
William Bunkley
John Logan
Charles ‘Logan
Georgia Stewart
Bunkley
Stewart
Logans
Evansville
Stacers Station
Pike County
Perry Hoover
Hoover
Spain and
Gieske
Kazelton
Timothy
Knox County
White ‘Rivers
Indianapolis
Indiana
Congress
John Ww
Kern
Charles" ‘Warren’ Fairbanks
Meredith
Nici
Saved by an Inspiration in Napoleon's Russian Campaign
Philippe de Segur, surrounded by Kalmucks during a Russian retreat, fought to survive as his small group faced near annihilation. A calm Cossack chief uttered Nikale meaning Do not strike, saving Segur and his men when anger nearly consumed them. He was later held prisoner until peace between France and Russia was arranged.
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Napoleon
Russia
Philippe de Segur
de Segur
Begur
Nikale
Segur
France
Aerial Scouts and Aviation Praise from War Reports
The article notes the aerial plane's superiority for scouting over airships in WWI, citing speed concealment and low cost. Sir John French lauds Royal Flying Corps pilots for their campaign achievements in France, including nine recon per day over distances exceeding a hundred miles during the 20 days to September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John French
France
Royal, Flying Corps
Coyote Invades a Home in Crook County
A Crook County report describes a coyote breaking into a house in Cottage Grove. Mrs. Fannie Morss notes many depredations and rabid coyotes in the area. The Knox family awoke to the animal tearing at a upstairs window. Mr. Knox shot the intruder after tracks showed it climbed from a downstairs bedroom.
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Crook County
Fannie Morss
Post
J. R. Knox
The Gallant Gordons in Famous Colonial and Boer War Feats
The Gordon Highlanders earned renown in France and on campaign in Tirah and 1899 Elandslaagte. They charged Dargai heights and fought at Waggon Hill amid Lady Smith’s crisis under Miller Walnutt. Reitz defense near war’s end also highlighted their steadiness against 500 Boers.
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Gay
Gordon Highlanders
France
Dargai Heights
Tirah
Elandslaagte
Ladysmith
Gordons
Miller-Walnutt
A. Conan Doyle
Reitz
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Britain
Essex
Bulwark
Houses of Commons
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Great’ Britain
East
Czernowitz
Abbas
Osman
Egypt
Sofia
Bulgaria
N. P. Pachitch
Permissio
Indian
Apolis
Board of State ‘Charities
Britain’s
Naval
Aerial Scouts
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