County Judge Candidate Announces Run in Williams County
A 1921 notice proclaims Peter P Campbell of Ray, North Dakota, as a candidate for Williams County County Judge. The document also offers farming tips on silo filling, olive oil in glove washing water, and urges readers to pay subscriptions and read letters from Williston soldiers in the Graphic columns.
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Williams County
Peter P, Campbell
Ray
Dak
Williston Boys
THE
Graphic
Forgetting You in the Mountains Romance Proposal
Hal Shepard debates attending a mountain village assembly with Madeline Gilman who doubts their future. After a long pursuit and a singing farewell, Hal travels to Mountville to propose, seeking her father’s approval and pledging a future together. The scene shifts between longing dances and a rural fairy tale ending.
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Madeline Gilman
Hal
Xen
Fanny
Tam
Assembly Hall
Risleefield
Hal Shepard
Mountville
Sind
Gilman
McClure
Americans Gain Ground Northwest of Verdun in Heavy Fighting
Oct 28 dispatch reports the American advance near Belleau Wood and along the ridge to Bellejoyeuse, with heavy German counter attacks repelled. Air activity limited by clouds. artillery including gas projectiles used on both sides. Germans retreat noted toward Briquenay as US gains stabilize along the Meuse front.
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Verdun
Belleau Woods
Meuse
Talma Farm
Bellejoyeuse Factu
On & Mae
Bourgogne Woods
Bantheville
Briquenay
Waste from the Kitchen Triggers Chemical Warfare Appeal
A fragmentary report notes waste from the kitchen has compelled the chemical warfare headquarters to repeat an appeal for action. The unclear source emphasizes ongoing efforts to address hazardous materials and ensure safety, with no additional details on location or timeframe.
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Chemical Warfare Headquarters
Revision of US shipbuilding plan eyed by Emergency Fleet
Philadelphia Oct 28 Charles Piez vice president and general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation says a revision of the entire shipbuilding program is in prospect soon. He notes the change will affect wooden ships as well as steel and concrete vessels.
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Philadelphia
United States
Charles Piez
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Pies
Socialists to Stand Trial in Espionage Case
Federal Judge Evans overruled demurrers by Victor Berger Adolph Germer Vincent St John Tucker J Louis Engdah and William F Kruse Socialist party leaders are indicted under the espionage act and must stand trial in Chicago on Oct 28.
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Chicago
Evans
Victor L. Berger
Adolph Germer
Vincent St. John Tucker
J. Louis Engdah
Williamm F. Kruse
Socialist Party
Work or Fight Order Insued In Duluth
Duluth authorities face a work or fight order for non-employed able bodied men not in military service. J F McGee, state fuel administrator, cites fuel shortage as the reason for enforcing the June 1918 order, mandating work at an easen tal industry or the city work farm.
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Duluth
Commissioner of Public Safety
J. F. McGee
War Talks On Education And Government In Wartime
Uncle Dan hosts a wartime discussion under an Oak Hill tree with Billie and Simmie. The boys debate German schooling and its aims, while Uncle Dan argues American education must unite heart and head and keep democracy alive against Prussian control.
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Dan
Oak Hill
Billie
Simmie
Uncle Dan
Cielo Dan
Bille
Carl Newman
Carl
Jimmie
Timmie Eid
Lusttualas
Uae
Tinie
Europe
Daele Dan
Germany
Germar
Belgiaus
Tillie
Tean
Tele Dan
Carl Eal
Ioe
Call for universal training and citizenship pledge
Debate cites compulsory universal military training for all young men and a formal path to citizenship for foreigners. Advocates press for pass of Chamberlain bill and universal military training to foster patriotism and national unity, urging readers to contact their representatives.
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Hye
Anilly
Chaimberlain Mo
Tf Yume
Velo Dan
Gettysburg Soldiers Strive for Nightly Ball Game Break
In Gettysburg a camp near Calp’s Hill and Little Round Top wakes to a Saturday crowd of khaki troops marching to the town square. Corporal Arthur Ewing deserts his camp for a holiday with a girl near a barn, denying desertion while defending pride in his unit amid townspeople’s mixed welcome.
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Gettysburg
Calp's Hill
Little Round Top
Luttlefeld
Lome
Armthur Ewing
Harry Adking
Squid
Harry
Arthur
Abbottstown
Ewing
Abbotts
Resignation of Baron Burian and Hungarian Cabinet
Basel dispatch reports Emperor Charter accepted Baron Burian’s resignation as Austro-Hungarian foreign minister and the Hungarian cabinet under Dr Wekerli to be replaced by Count Julius Andrassy. Also, a Constantinople dispatch quotes the grand vizier Tevfik Pasha on Turkey accepting peace based on Wilson’s principles.
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Basel
Switzerland
Budapest
Baron Burian
Wekerl
Julius Andrassy
Baron Borian
Turkey
Wilson
Tewik Pasha
Constantinople
Government Urges Public to Respond on Nutshells and Stone
New York Oct 28 government needs one billion points of nutshells and fruit stones for manufacturing gas, ink, charcoal and tin. Presently unable to purchase more than a third of that amount. Also notes partial biblic cooperation in saving and sending in this form.
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New York
Biblic
Brave warning from Misa Maynard at the barn
In a tense scene a man argues with Misa Maynard amid a plan to flee. She warns him of discovery and asks him to change clothes, hinting he will learn more later as he leaves toward camp in khaki.
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Ewing
Misa Maynard
BaChure
British War Prisoner Totals Reported in Commons
In the house of commons it was announced that since the war began British forces have captured 327,416 enemy combatants as prisoners. Of these, 284,242 are Germans. There are 97,000 German combatant prisoners currently held in the United Kingdom.
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London
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Destruction of 18 Planes Reported by Pershing
Washington report states American pursuit squadrons of the First Army destroyed 18 enemy aircraft in multiple combats. Five American planes were lost in the engagements as noted in the supplementary statement by General Pershing.
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Washington
First Army
Pershing
Austria Seeks Peace Through Hasty Armistice Note
Washington reports that Austria-Hungary has sent a note to President Wilson urging immediate peace talks and an armistice without awaiting Germany's replies. Vienna reiterates support for the President's views on minority rights and asks overtures to the Allies to end hostilities on all fronts. Captain Stoica of Roumanians in Austro Hungary warns any peace must allow Allies free passage to attack Germans from the south.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
Europe
Austria-Hungary
Wilson
Vienna
Austria
Vasile Stoica
Austro
Hungary
Philadelphia
Stocia
Rhine
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