Milk War Ravages New York Farms And City Supply
Violence erupts as New York dairymen halt milk shipments to pressure distributors. Thousands of gallons spilled, masked farmers patrol roads, a deputy tied to a tree during clashes. Seventeen deputies sworn in Duchess County to curb raids amid looming cheese factory plans.
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New York City
Dairymen’s League
New York
Duchess
Poin Ints Stoner Or Fool
League of Farmers
League
Organization of Farmers
Virginia
West Virginia
South
Secret Belgian Gem of Underground Press Defies Germans
Havre reports continued appearance of patriotic Belgian newspapers in Brussels and across Belgium defying German control. Publications like Free Belgium La Patrie L Echo publish cartoons targeting German troops, despite executions and hard labor sentences. A secret press bureau operates in Brussels with advanced duplicating capabilities.
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Free Belgium
Raemaker
Gustave Dore
Hell
von Bissing
Brussels
la Patrie
Calais
Yser
L’echo
Paris
London
Wilson Set for First Midwestern Trip in Shadow Lawn
Wilson prepares for a private car attached to the regular train for his first journey to the Midwest this Saturday. He emphasizes the trip is not part of a campaign tour and will pass through Shadow Lawn.
Unclear fragment on wartime orders and forces
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Axis and Allied actions with mention of Danube, Rome, and Bulgarian lines. Details are incomplete, names and context are uncertain, suggesting a damaged war report excerpt.
Wilson to visit Middle West outlining campaign stance
President Wilson plans a non campaign style trip to the Middle West. He will depart for Omaha to speak there on Thursday and return to Shadow Lawn by Saturday morning. He will travel with a private car attached to a regular train and make only standard stops.
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Long Branch
Wilson
Middle West
Omaha
Shadow Lawn
Diplomatic protests over Mexican bank seizures reach Washington
Strong protests by British and French embassies to the State Department condemn Carranza actions in Mexico City seizing British and French banking assets. No immediate decision. likely referral to the Mexican-American joint commission in session at Atlantic City. British chargé Holer discusses the matter with embassies in Washington.
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Washington
Get
State Department
Carranza
Mexico
Quakes Recorded Near Washington On Georgetown Seismograph
Two earthquake shocks were recorded overnight on the Georgetown University seismograph. The first struck at 8 36 lasting until about 10 with an estimated epicenter 3 900 miles from Washington. A second quake began at 12 02 and lasted ten minutes, weaker than the first.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Gust of Living: Food Prices Rally as October Reports Rise
Washington reports show a cost of living uptick based on October 1 data from major markets. Flour commands record Civil War era highs due to wheat shortages while meat, butter, eggs, cheese, and beans also rise with beans up seventy percent year over year. The Spanish steamer Louisa finished loading here and sailed for Genoa, Italy.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Large Democratic Rally Scheduled in Anson County
A large Democratic rally will be held in Wadesboro North Carolina next Saturday. Hon T W Bickett North Carolina's candidate for governor will attend and address the crowd. Hon L D Robinson Democrat and congressional nominee for the district will also speak promising a notable address.
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Wadesboro
N. C
Anson County
T. W. Bickett
North Carolina
Bickett
L. D. Robinson
Robinson
Congress
British aircraft attack German airship sheds near Brussels
London Oct 3 British naval aeroplanes yesterday made an attack on the German airship sheds near Brussels according to a British office statement issued this afternoon. One of the British aeroplanes was lost.
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London
Brussels
Southern establishes daily fast livestock service routes
Southern Railway expands live stock movement with daily fast trains from Western North Carolina East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia to eastern markets and to Virginia feeding grounds. Alabama stock to St. Louis Louisville and Cincinnati markets with through Birmingham connections via Mobile and Ohio. From St Louis to Atlanta service links to Mobile and Ohio schedule. Stock is consolidated at Asheville Spencer and Birmingham for onward movement.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
North Carolina
East Tennessee
Southwest Virginia
Virginia
Alabama
St. Louis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Carolina
Asheville
Spencer
Southern
Birmingham
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile and
Ohio
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Cabinet Resigns Suiting Okuma Seeks Kato as Successor
Tokyo reports the cabinet of Premier Okuma has resigned with Okuma indicating he will recommend Viscount Kato to be his successor. The move comes amid political realignment and questions over leadership.
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Tokio
Okuma
Viscount Kato
Sinclair fills in after governor cancels Stantonburg talk
Wilson North Carolina October 5 ex governor Robert B Glenn canceled a Stantonburg speech at the last minute. Elector at large N A Sinclair was pressed into service to deliver the address. Sinclair reviewed the Democratic party progress while contrasting it with Republicans as large audiences applauded.
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Robert B. Glenn
Stantonburg
N. A. Sinclair
Sinclair
S. H. Crocker
Still seizure near Sharpsburg nets whiskey and captures
In Wilson on Sunday officers captured a 47 gallon still operating at full blast within half a mile of the prior site near Sharpsburg. Forty gallons of whiskey were confiscated and operator E Thornell was taken in. Fay escaped custody by feigning a need to inspect electric wires.
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Sharpsburg
E. Thornell
Wedding Ring Is Used A Third Time In Oakland Marriage
In San Francisco on October 3 D D Chase a Christian Scientist practitioner of Oakland married Laura Zerbe with the same wedding ring that first touched his grandfather’s bride's finger seventy five years ago and thirty years later his father used again. The ring’s reuse marks a family tradition across three generations.
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San Francisco
Cal
D. D. Chase
Oakland
Laura Zerbe
Courage and Ingenuity of Editors in Occupied Belgium
The excerpt notes editors in Belgium work under German police pressure, with secret operations to produce newspapers and periodicals. It highlights the risk and the ingenuity required to publish under occupation, including white papers, ink, cartoons, engravings, lithographs, and press services, while authorities offer rewards.
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Belgium
Romanian stroke across Danube threatens Mackensen forces
War news says a Romanian crossing of the Danube into Bulgaria poses a serious threat to Field Marshal von Mackensen's left flank south of the Constanza line. Romanian and Russian pressure grows as Sofia downplays Romanian strength but reports British gains near the Struma and two villages seized by the British. In Macedonia the Entente presses to bar central-power reinforcements with Serbian advances noted in the Kaimacholan area and French reports of renewed Serbian gains. In the Somme sector German attacks push toward Eaucourt Labocaye and north of Perrone while they fail to break through St Pierre Wood defenses.
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Ing
Sofia
Macedonia
Kaimacholan
Entente
Struma
Sofa
Somme
Eaucourt Labocaye
Paris
Perrone
St. Pierre Wood
First World Series Game Set for Saturday October 7
New York reports that the National Commission decided the first game of the World Series will be played Saturday October 7 at the Boston National Club's field.
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New York
National Commission
Boston National Club
Aviator Sperry Found On Shore After Night Flight
Lawrence Sperry of New York started from Boston in a hydro aeroplane last night. He was picked up on the north shore by a freight steamer after engine trouble forced him to descend. The torpedo boat destroyer Warrington had been ordered out to search for him.
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Boston
Lawrence Sperry
New York
Warrington
Death in Possum Hunt Near Newton North Carolina
Robert Hefner, about 40, a farmer with a wife and four children, died when a tree he climbed to hunt possums broke about 12 feet up. His body lay at the foot of the tree beside the possum and the faithful dog nearby, as a mournful howl filled the scene.
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Newton
N. C
Robert Hefner
Ner
Hefner
Decries Hate of Germans and Calls for Peace Efforts
In Birmingham on October 3, a former ambassador urged Americans to reject anti German sentiment and avoid a trade war. He cited President Wilson and Charles E Hughes, praising their calls for arbitration and a united, peaceful approach to prevent future wars. He urged league actions to resist aggression and seek perpetual peace.
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Wilson
Charles E. Hughes
America
Birmingham
England
Vincerned
Washington
League
United States
Charis B Hiughes
Two Opponents Campaign Across Cumberland Statewide
In North Carolina on October 3 Alexander Lamont McCaskill Republican opponent of Congressman Hannibal Laf Lafayette Godwin canvassed with Linney and announced aggressive campaigning. McCaskill plans daily morning and afternoon sessions across Cumberland, aiming to persuade Democrats to alter ballot marking rules while insisting his name on the ticket ensures a vote counts. Also reported were local business charters including Haywood Garage Company with $80,000 capitalization and Kash Korner general merchandise in Southport.
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R H
N. C
Alexander Lamont McCaskill
Hannibal
Lafayette Godwin
Linney
Godwin
Cumberland
McCaskill
Asheville
Goldsboro Milling and Gratin Storage Company
H. G. Maxwell
Charles Minor
D. W. Davis
Kash Korner, Incorporated
Southport
B. J. Holder
G. H. Ruark
L. P. Ruark
Federal Reserve Districts Report Good Business Conditions
The Federal Reserve Board released a report noting generally good business conditions across twelve districts. Richmond reports optimism tied to crop results while Atlanta notes little change and awaits general crop conditions.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Richmond
Atlanta
Retail price comparisons show sharp food cost increases
New York reports that staple food prices in local markets rose by 40 to 100 percent on average since last year with some items up to 500 percent. Prices paid to producers are 93.1 percent higher. Over eight years, prices have declined 21.1 percent. Potatoes alone are 116 percent higher than a year ago.
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New York
Pontoon Bridges Across Danube Destroyed
Berlin reports Austrian and German monitors destroyed pontoon bridges across the Danube in the rear of Romanian forces which crossed the river and invaded Bulgaria.
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Berlin
War Office
Danube
Bulgaria
Bullet Hits Passenger in Subway Attack Amid Strike
New York report says police withdrew from subway and elevated lines after street railway strike. Shortly after, three trains were attacked including a Bronx express. A bullet clipped the right ear of a passenger on a 3rd Avenue elevated train.
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New York
Bronx
3Rd Avenue
French Premier Confers With Barrett on Trade Links
Paris October 2 Premier Briand met John Barrett director of the Pan American Union and showed interest in Latin American trade and French American cooperation. Barrett also conferred with Finance Minister Clementel on similar matters.
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Paris
Briand
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Barrett
Co. Clemental
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