German leader warns England holds key to peace efforts
Berlin dispatch quotes Progressive Reichstag member George Gothien saying military gains are slim and England shows no sign of peace. He argues America cannot be forced to peace, praises seeking conciliation with Germany's allies, and warns of strikes from war weariness if aims of conquest persist.
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Ty Associated Press
Amsterdam
Oct. S
George Gothsen
Reichstag
Berlin
Germany
England
America
Herr Gothicn
Herr Gothien
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Raleigh mob violence prompts state militia escort for Neville
Governor Bickett orders organized militia to guard Neville a Black man charged with aggravated assault on a streetcar wife. Mob attempts to seize him from jail sparked by lynching fears. Neville to face trial at Wake County Superior Court in a special term.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Averty
Bickett
Ari Neville
Grarn
Wake Esuny Superior Court
State
Nevie
Charlotte
Court House
Neville
North Carolina
Big subscripts announced by Richmond banks
Two large Liberty loan subscriptions were announced in Richmond. The Merchants National Bank subscribed 1,000,000 dollars and the National State and City Bank 750,000 dollars. Earlier the week saw two subscriptions over 1,000,000 dollars. A renewed drive for the maximum 14,000,000 dollars began this morning.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Liberty Loan
Merchants Nations Bank
National State and City Bank
Congress Hall Fights Recall Past House Brawls and Duels
A nostalgia piece recounts historic scuffles in Congress from 1850 to 1907. It notes gunplay between Senators Benton and Foote, near duels among Pryor Potter and Brooks, cane attack on Sumner, and multi member frays on the House floor, with censure actions and dramatic shouts.
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Alaska
Congress
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Missouri
Foote
Mississippi
Norton
Heflin
von Bernstorff
United States
Senator Foote
Dodge
Wisconsin
Senate
Senator Dickinson
New York
Roger A. Pryor
Virginia
John A. Potter
Owen Lovejoy
Potter
Barksdale
Pryor
Preston
Brooks
Charles Summer
Massachusetts
Sumner
Kansas
House
Burlingame
Dominion of Canada
Tillmah
South Carolina
McLaurin
Spain
Spooner
Tillman
Baker Advocates Buying Monticello for War Use
Washington Oct 6 Secretary Baker backs War Department support for purchasing Monticello Thomas Jefferson’s birth place to convert it into an army and navy hospital during the war and to establish a national park after hostilities end. Dent of the Howe Military committee says action will be pressed in the next Congress session to authorize a purchase not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars for the Monticello property near Charlottesville about 125 miles south of Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
War Department
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Dent
Howe Military Committee
Charlottesville
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Hanover Building and Loan Association
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H. F. Wilder
C. D. Weeks
Princess Street
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Country Club Overland
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W. M. Cumming
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Wilmington, N.C
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