Fire at Farnham hospital kills and traps dozens
In Farnham Quebec six adults and five children are confirmed dead from a blaze at St Elizabeth's Hospital near Montreale. More than 350 people were inside when the fire started, many leaped from windows, 25 seriously hurt on impact. The Grey Nuns run the institution, fire blamed on a defective chimney, 15 to 20 missing, property loss around 135000 dollars. Survivors taken to local homes as search continues.
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Karnham
Quebec
Elizabeth's Hospital
Farnham
Montreal
War Tide Shifts Across Europe as Fronts Engage
Petrograd reports Teutonic pressure easing in Dobrudja while Berlin claims gains in Transylvania and northern Romania. Paris notes Verdun ceasefire in counter-attacks after French victory at Douaumont and Fort Vaux under threat. French cavalry seize two villages near the Greek Albanian border as Serbs push Bulgarians back near Monastir.
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Berlin
Dobrudja
Petrograd
Transylvania
Paris
Verdun
We 6
Douaumont
Fort Vaux
Maceconta
Entente
Cerna River
Monastir
Bucharest
Bicaz
Presbyterians Dedicate New Wilmington Building in Synod Session
Salisbury N C Oct 26 Delegates of the North Carolina Presbyterian Synod spend morning sessions voting on a 1 500 000 education fund proposal for Davidson College Union Theological Seminary and others and touring Barnum Springs orphanage. The Sprunt gift building cost over 13 000 was dedicated by Wilmington contributors James and William Sprunt. The day closes with home mission reports highlighting a record year of mission work.
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N. C
North Carolina Presbyterian Synod
Synod
Davidson College
Union Theological Seminary
8. L. Morris
Home Mission Committee
Southern Church
Barnum Springs
Messrs
James
William Sprunt
Wilmington
A. W. Crawford
North Carolina
Crown of Galacia In Port Race To Dodge Service Papers
The British steamer Crown of Galacia cleared with 5,000 bales of cotton for Liverpool after a race to serve papers on its master in a suit by Gus Jones, a colored stevedore, with Judge Connor’s consent delayed by timing and bond issues. The vessel then sailed to Savannah to complete cargo. Also, President Wilson urged spiritual unity in Cincinnati during a four-stop Midwestern tour with large Ohio crowds.
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Hilton Compress and Warehouse Company
Halliday
A. G. Ricaud
E. K. Bryan
Connor
Gus Jones
Savannah
Negro Jones
Liverpool
Eng
Hilton Compress
Ohia
Wilson
Ohio
Hughes Ends Final Campaign Trip With Stops in Hartford Boston
Charles Evans Hughes leaves New York for his last presidential campaign swing. He will speak in Hartford and Boston today with a Madison Square Garden finale on November 4th after four days in New York State and short runs in Ohio and Indiana. He does not return to New York City until November 3rd.
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New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Hartford
Boston
Hughes
New York City
New York State
Ohio
Indiana
Madison Square Garden
Fort Sam Houston to Erect Large Forge for Army Motors
Preparations began at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio for a forge claimed to be the largest ever erected. The facility will house 800 army motor sticks and officials say 25 combines of 33 trucks each will be brought in soon for border use.
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San Antonio
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Army Motor
Army
Clemson Wallops Old Foe in Palmetto State Rivalry
Clemson College routed South Carolina University in Columbia by 27 to 0 in the annual Palmetto State Fair gridiron clash. A large crowd witnessed the Southeastern Conference style contest as Clemson built a commanding lead early and maintained it through the final whistle.
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Columbia,s. C
Clemson College
South Carolina University
Clemson
Big Corn Show Tentage Under Way at City Tabernacle
Work began today to shape the tabernacle for the Corn Show with space set aside for manufacturers. The mammoth tents flank the tabernacle, each tent covering 10,000 square feet, tabernacle space totals 23,000 square feet, overall 43,000 square feet.
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Space Committee
Executive Committee
Chadbourn Prepares for County Rally and Fair Day
Chadbourn braces for a county rally and fair featuring speeches by Dr. B E Sikes and Senator E D Smith. A parade, school children march, educational talks at Brown's Grove, athletic contests, and low railroad rates from Wilmington are planned with a brass band and expected visitors arriving early.
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Chadbourn
Columbus
BE. W. Sikes
Coker College
South Carolina
E. D. Smith
City Graded School
Brown's Grove
Villistas near Chihuahua City prompt border patrol caution
Washington reports say Villista activity around Chihuahua City raises fears of a shift in Mexican conflict. Officials warn against removing National Guard or Pershing’s column as Villa’s progress could threaten Northern Mexico. Carranza’s 8,000 troops reinforce the Chihuahua garrison amid reports of nearby Villa encampment.
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Washington
el Paso
Trevino
Carranza
Chihuahua City
Santa Ysabel
Rattlesnake Catcher Sells Venom for Medicine
James Benton of Santa Barbara, Oxnard resident, nets 432 dollars from selling 36 rattlesnakes for 12 dollars each to Oxnard Chinese buyers. Venom valued for medicinal drug preparation. Benton has survived multiple bites including a near fatal incident and uses a pronged stick to trap the reptiles.
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Oxnard
Cal
James Benton
Benton
Santa Barbara
Oxnard Chinese
Buffalo to Add 2 Million Bushel Grain Elevator
Grain facilities in Buffalo New York will be expanded with a new two million bushel elevator featuring three vessel unloading legs and rapid loading legs for railroad cars and canal boats, boosting capacity and traffic flow.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Genista Mine Sweeper Torpedoed and Sunk
London report states the British mine sweeping vessel Genista was torpedoed and sunk. All officers and 75 crew members died, with 12 survivors. The disaster deepens wartime losses as details emerge from the admiralty.
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London
Thut
Admirality
Non-Suit Taken In Benton Gase Case In Superior Court
After hearing evidence in the Benton vs Atlantic Coast Line Railroad case Judge G W Connor granted a nonsuit to the plaintiff. Benton claimed injury from a lever car incident in 1913 while riding with other trackmen. Damages sought were 5000 dollars. Separately, several divorces and judgments were approved in related actions. A verdict for the defendant was returned in Imperial Manufacturing Co vs Eureka Dye Works.
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Frank Benton
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
G. W. Connor
Benton
Clara Wize Williams
Thomas Williams
Murray Carney
Lola Carney
Sam Watson
Bertha Watson
Annie M. Thompson
H. M. Chase
American National Bank Aginst R
American National Bank Aginst R. A. Wright, Jr
American National Bank
B. H. Stephens, Armour and Company
Tidewater Grocery Company
Imperial Manufacturing Company
Eureka Dye Works
Calls for report on block signal equipment
Washington October 26 The Interstate Commerce Commission issued the annual call for railroads to report on the new block signal equipment Information is due by January 15 The move seeks updated details on signaling installations and compliance across lines.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Villa forces demand American troop line cut near Namiquipa
Reports from Columbus New Mexico dated October 26 say Villa forces near Namiquipa about 25 miles north of the U S expedition outpost demand the shortening of the American troop line and the gradual evacuation of Mexican territory by the United States army.
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Columbus
N. M
Mexico
Villa
Namiquipa
Seaboard promotes chief clerk to freight claim agent
Norfolk October 26 W L Stanley named assistant to the president of Seaboard Air Line Railway with offices in Atlanta W Clarke Moore formerly chief clerk to Stanley is promoted to freight claim agent with headquarters in Portsmouth Moore to begin November 1 and the office of general claim agent is abolished
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Norfolk
W. L. Stanley
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Atlanta
W. Clarke Moore
Stanley
Seaboard
Portsmouth
Disturbance Reported Off Florida Coast
Washington reports pressure remained abnormally low over the Caribbean and the West Indies extending to the Gulf of Mexico. A disturbance off the Florida coast prompts the Weather Bureau to advise caution.
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Washington
Carribbean Sea
West Indies
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Weather Bureau
Hughes in Hartford Sees War’s End Spark Shift to Business
Charles Evans Hughes in Hartford on October 26 argues the next phase demands readjusting business conditions after the war. He addresses workers in munition plants and warns against complacency. He foresees a disordered postwar Europe and urges a new United States with tariff policy reassessed.
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Hartford
Conn
Charles Evans Hughes
Europe
United States
Secretary McAdoo Stamps Campaign Tour In South
Memphis Tenn October 26 William G McAdoo secretary of the treasury who spoke in support of President Wilsons election left for Chattanooga where he will address tonight He also accepted an invitation to speak in Knoxville tomorrow
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Memphis
Tenn
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Wilson
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Rumanians Blow Up Bridge After Evacuation
A Rome dispatch reports from Bucharest that after the Russo Romanian forces evacuated Tchernavoda the Rumanians blew up the bridge.
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London
Rome
Bucharest
Tchernavoda
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