Turkey Active in Hostilities in Europe and Egypt
The Turkish government issued a proclamation annexing Egypt under Turkish suzerainty. Envoys from Britain Russia and France left Constantinople after receiving their passports as the Ottoman crisis escalates. Western Belgium faced German attacks while fighting continued in Poland and Berlin via The Hague.
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Berlin
Hague
Constantinople
Egypt
Turkey
London
Great Britain
Russia
France
Ottoman raid on Russian ports provokes British war stance
Britain declares war aligns with foreign office announcement after Turkey attacks Russian Black Sea ports, signaling a broader conflict with the Ottoman government.
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Turkey
Black Sea
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Germans Unable To Gain On Western Front Says Allies
Paris Nov 2 Allies say they repulsed fresh German assaults in western Belgium and advanced at several points. They captured Ques noy-sur-Deule near Lille with 200 prisoners and two guns, while Germans report inundations near Yser and Ypres. Attacks near Ypres stalled. 25,000 Germans buried, according to a Weekly Dispatch note.
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Belgium
Poland
Paris
Versines de Sainte Marie
Vosges
Poroyse
Yperlee
Bixschoote
Lys
Quesnoy-sur-Deule
Lille
Yser
Ypres
Vailly
Verdun
Toul
England
Exchange Telegraph Company
the Hague
Germany
Liege
Bruges
Italy reels as cabinet resigns amid war fever and mob violence
Italy faces a crisis as protests over entering the European war turn violent in several cities. The cabinet resigns after deadlocked talks on a military plan, the army mobilizes to four million, and the navy prepares for action amid Albania’s turmoil. Elsewhere Turkey and Russia clash, and Allied fronts report gains and heavy German losses as October’s week yields thousands of prisoners.
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Italy
Peace Party
Albania
U. S
Turkey
Russia
United States
World War Involves More Than Half the Globe
The note cites Whitaker's Almanac to claim that with Turkey's entry into the war, more than half the world is now actively engaged in hostilities.
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Turkey
Whitaker
German General Staff Pleased by Soissons and Verdun Advances
Berlin via The Hague and London reports German officers hail Friday’s fighting as the allies retreat across the Aisne near Soissons and Germans reach positions west of Verdun. The statement calls it the most promising news in some time and notes Soissons lies about 50 miles from Paris.
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Berlin
Hague
London
Aisne
Soissons
Verdun
Moraht
Berliner Tageblatt
Paris
Russians Hold Initiative as Fronts Remain Fierce
General Maslof of the Novie Vremya notes battles rage on all fronts with unprecedented tenacity. He says Germans and Austrians fight with intense energy and may reinforce lines, but Russians largely retain the initiative despite recent German defeats.
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Poland
Petrograd
Maslof
Novie Vremya
Submarine Sinks British Cruiser Hermes Near Dunkirk
German submarines operating along the French coast attacked and sank the British light cruiser Hermes as she headed toward Dunkirk after a bombardment of Belgian positions. The action was reported from London with the incident dated November 2.
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London
Straits
Dover
Belgium
Hermes
Dunkirk
Remount Department warns on horse losses in modern warfare
An officer states ten days is life of a horse, citing the British Army remount's warning about artillery and machine gun havoc. He recalls Civil War wastage in the Union era where horse losses ran about five hundred per campaign.
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Department of
The
British, Army
Turbulent War News From Europe Fronts and Turkey
Allied forces halted the German advance on Calais and claimed gains near Ypres and the Lys while reporting German losses of about 50 000 in the north. Turkey seeks to exit the war amid battleships raid tensions and diplomatic exchanges. British and French actions in the Gulf of Techechme resulted in sinking two Turkish warships.
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London
Turkey
Russia
Gulf of Techechme
Duke Kreiss
Kinakada
Edward Grey
Foreign Ministry
Reuter
Constantinople
Egypt
Calais
War Office
Bordeaux
Oise
Dixmude
Ghaluwe
Ypres
Menin
Paris
French War Ministry
Yser
British War Office
Messines
Belgium
Lys
Berlin Says Situation Favorable on Front
Berlin reports via Sayville Nov 4 that German troops along the Franco Belgian battle front are entirely favorable. French forces were said to be thrown back across the Aisne near Vailly east of Soissons, while Germany claimed a success west of Verdun, prompting rejoicing among military critics.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Aigne
Vailly
Soissons
Verdun
Naval Engagement Near Dover Reported
A naval engagement occurred near Dover as reported from London on November 4 with details scant. The incident involves Britain and allied forces with follow up expected on the evolving maritime situation.
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Naval
England
London
Dover
Indiana and Michigan News Roundup In Peru and Surrounds
Perui a state meeting closes with a ladies auxiliary ball. Kokomo a man crushed between a traction engine and a shredder on a farm leaving serious injuries. Hagerstown a craftsman finishes a new violin type instrument claiming unique tone. Rochester winona interurban car narrowly avoids wreck after hitting a bull. passengers shaken but unharmed. Brazil a $25 000 damage suit settled for $5 000 over a mine accident injuring a man who lost a leg. Valparaiso a fatal auto collision at a railroad crossing. longtime residents died. Anderson police uncover a dugout under a trestle with stolen goods. Evansville a public figure criticizes a trustee candidate while the rival sues for slander. Laporte police report Hazel Spore found near Lafayette in male clothing after running away. Shelbyville grain officials speak on grading corn under new standards. Hammond federal prisoner Costa Juric recaptured after a jailbreak tied to a staged diversion. a large manhunt continues.
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Peru
Ladies
Brotherhood of ‘Locomotive ‘Engineers of
Indiana
Kokomo
Earl Kinder
Forest
Roberts Farm
Honey Creek Township
Kinder
Hagerstown
Monroe Bales
Dublin
Here
Rochester
Akron
J. M. Rawley
Clay
Cornelius Schrepferman
Valparaiso
Fletcher _ White
White
Chesterton
Anderson
White River
Evansville
Francis H. Wood
Howell
Alex Rhinelander
Perry Township
Rhinelander
Laporte
Lafayette
Hazel Spore
Dboy
Severs
Shelbyville
J. W. T. Duvel
Bureau of Grain Standardization
Department of Agriculture
Extension
Purdue University
Hammond
Bond
Indiana State Teachers elect Collicott president
Indianapolis reports J. G. Collicott superintendent of Indianapolis schools chosen as president of the Indiana State Teachers association at its annual convention. Officers elected include J. B. Pearcy secretary treasurer and a full board. the group backs equal suffrage and calls for standards for high school credentialing after 1917. Trustees, committees, and English teachers’ group named new leaders as the convention closed.
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Indianapolis
J. G. Collicott
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Collicott
W. B Stone
Purdue University
Statehouse
J. B. Pearcy
Anderson
E. J. Ewellyn
Mount Vernon
C. E. Cogswell
Paoli
W. F. Collins
Litton
G. R. Smith
Cumberland
C. V. Haworth
Kokomo
Orville Pratt
Wabash
E. B.sarber
Warsaw
Adelaide S. Baylor
Kate Andrews
Seymour
H. B. Roberts
Newcastle
Lee Driver
Winchester
R. F. Hight
Lafayette
J. C. Sanders
Columbia City
Indiana
Reading Circle Board
E. J. Llewellyn
Lee Snails
F. F. Highway
Crown Point
E. T. Moon
Muncie
J. N. Study
Fort Wayne
H. J. Skeeter
Rockville
J. W. Kendall
Greenfield
L. H. Hines
Crawfordsville
T. F. Fitzgibbon
J. M. Propst
Terre Haute
T. T. Martin
Danville
E. M. Wiles
Evansville
Mr. Collicott
Tacoma
Wash
Calvin N. Kendall
Teachers' Association
Greensburg
Indiana University
Stephen S. Wise
New York
Caleb Mills Hall
Wise
Germany
Austria
France
Indiana Association
Board of Trade
A. T. Bekknap
Franklin College
R. L. Kelly
Earlham College
Kelly
W. D. Lewis
William Penn High School
Philadelphia
Frank Aydelotte
Oxford
Rhodes Scholars
Rhodes
James F. Hosic
Normal College of Chicago
Hosic
BH. H. Kemper, McComb
Manual Training High School
Indiana Association of Teachers of English
Elizabeth Williams
Richmond
Helen R. Lang
William N. Otto
Shortridge High School
Myrtle
Armstrong
Shelbyville
A. L. Murray
Hammond
Esther Shover
Technical High School
Lucille Didiake
West Lafayette
Woman’s Synodical Society of Home and Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Church of Indiana
Marion
F. F. McCrea
Home Missions
W. P. Sidwell
Ft. Wayne
Foreign Missions
Isabel Cooper
Howe
Momma Donnel
Foregn Missions
Alica Butler
Marshall
Westminster Guild
J. C. Mec- Curkin
Letcher Riker
Freedman’s
Mise
Grace
Warmington
Gary
Elizabeth
Potoschnak
Frankness and Pandering in Public Discourse
A speaker condemns excessive frankness and punishes pandering to salacious prurience in the guise of addressing serious problems. The call urges a return to earnest, substantive discussion and responsible rhetoric.
Geetingsville Detectives Association Incorporation
Unclear text fragment shows a Geetingsville group with a proposed or noted incorporation. Details on purpose members or filing are unreadable.
Indianalans Pension Notice Mentions Louisa Harte and Almira Me
A brief pension notice lists Louisa J Harte and Almira Me as recipients or applicants. The text references Indiana residents and pension matters without detailed context or dates.
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Louisa J. ‘Harte
Almira
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