Rumanians Near Frontline as Austro German Push Advances
German sources report the Austro German forces advancing toward Romania within twenty miles of the southern frontier. Hirsova on the Danube is said to be occupied by Bulgarians while Russo Romanian defenses weaken on the Moldavian frontier. Paris says French gains near Douaumont and Somme repelled attacks by British and French.
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Galicia
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Tarian
Paris
Fort Douaumont
Berlin
Douaumont
Somme
Italian Bazaar Opens at Grand Central Palace for Italian Red Cross
The Italian Bazaar opens in New York today for a week at Grand Central Palace to aid the Italian Red Cross and families of Italian reservists. Grand opera stars will perform and 29 spaghetti preparations will be served by New York chefs. Comte Macchi di Cellere presided at the opening with hundreds of social leaders attending.
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United Theatrical Clubs
Professional Women’s League
the Lambs
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Friars
David Cory
Michael Angelo Booth
Giovanni Cariati
Comte Macchi di Cellere
United States
Italian steamer Edilio grounded on Cape Fear bar
The Italian steamer Edilio bound for Genoa with general cargo cotton from Baltimore struck mud near Buoy No 5 in heavy fog and wind while crossing the Cape Fear bar. Coast guard and local tugs plan a high water rescue at about 6:30 tomorrow morning with no reported danger to the vessel. The cotton trade is handled by Messrs Alexander Sprunt & Son.
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Southport
Coast Guard
Valter Seminole
Baltimore
Genoa
Italy
Messrs
Alexander Sprunt
Doctor Owen Kenan Awarded Croix de Guerre
Wilmington learns Dr Owen Kenan son of Mrs James G Kenan and brother of Graham Kenan has earned the Croix de Guerre for meritorious service on the French front. He rode under artillery fire near Verdun, his ambulance struck a ditch and he remained exposed for hours as shells exploded, after surviving the Lusitania sinking he continued Red Cross relief work in France.
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Wilmington
Owen Kenan
James G. Kenan
Graham Kenan
New York Herald
Verdun
Kenan
Wilson Day at Wake Forest in Raleigh Campaign Notes
Raleigh reports Wilson Day observances in Wake Forest style with parades and torchlight send offs. Campaign finance shows Republicans reporting larger totals than Democrats though both cite donations and national contributions as sources.
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Raleigh
A. L. Brooks
Wake Forest
Brooks
Warren
Wilson
Frank A. Linney
Thomas D. Warren
Gilliam Grissom
John Motley Morehead
Ike Meekins
Britt
George E. Butler
William Grissom
Presley E. Brown
H. S. Williams
Charles E. Greene
New 10 Cent Pieces Put In Circulation In Philadelphia
Philadelphia on October 28 saw the debut circulation of the new ten cent pieces. About 180000 dollars worth were issued to banks and trust companies as the coin went into general use.
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Philadelphia
Butler to Vote for Wilson In Raleigh Revue
Raleigh article reports Bion Butler will support Wilson in the upcoming race. It also notes student unrest at A. and M. College, a shooting incident involving Kemp Upchurch, and several newly chartered companies including Sprunt-Charlotte Warehouse and Kenilworth Company. It closes with a baseball history recounting 19th century .400 batting averages.
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A. & M. College
Kirkpatrick
Kemp Upchurch
Mike Pierce
Upchurch
Sprunt-Charlotte Warehouse Company
Walter P
Alex Sprunt
Wilmington
T. Brown McCoy
J. E. Wilson, Jr
Charlotte
Kenilworth Company
Kenilworth
J. M
Ben Chiles
Asheville
R. A. Marvel
National Auction Company
Ayden
L. A
J. B. Eyre
K. A. Pittman
Gahan Men Still in Prison After Commutation
Hardie N Wiggin and Merritt Miller Graham county men commuted from death to life. kept in State Prison for several days of light work before final assignation. Uncertain whether sent to farm. they await hardened conditions and may seek new trial paths. Judge Robinson condemns religious attack on Wilson, recalls family voting history and Catholic voters.
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Raleigh
Hardie N. Wiggins
Merritt Miller
Graham County
Whito
W.S. O'B. Robinson
Randleman
Robinson
Clarence Pugh
Wilson
Mike
Hughes Keeps Trail Hot On New York Campaign
Charles Evans Hughes travels from Rochester to extend his campaign through New York with three speeches planned for the day and a night meeting at Ogdensburg before continuing to Ohio next week.
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Rochester
N. Y
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Ogdenburg
Hughes
Ohio
Campaign contributions reach 1.67 million to Oct 23
The National committee reports receipts and disbursements show Republican funds totaling 1,667,757.29 dollars from 22,226 contributors as of October 23, published in New York.
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National Committee
Big Grid In Battles Today Across Southern Football
Southern teams enter the heaviest part of the schedule with six championship calibre games. Georgia Tech faces Washington and Lee in Atlanta while Vanderbilt meets Virginia in a key South game. Georgia Navy showdown at Annapolis draws interest after Georgia’s win over Virginia. Other tests include LSU vs Sewanee in New Orleans and Auburn vs Mississippi A&M in Birmingham. North Carolina hosts VMI in Chapel Hill.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Norfolk
Wake Forest
Norfolk Blues
Harvard Cornell clash tops eastern grid slate
The Eastern football season peaks with Harvard versus Cornell in Cambridge as Cornell claims last year’s eastern title. Princeton visits Dartmouth and Penn faces Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh while Yale plays Washington Jefferson at New Haven to avenge prior losses.
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Harvard
Cornell
Cambridge
Princeton
Darthmouth
University of Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh
Yale
Washington and Jefferson
New Haven
Receivers Pay Taxes Amid Civil Action Updates
Judge G W Connor orders the receivers of Buel-Crocker Lumber Co to pay 1721 20 taxes to Pender County Sheriff. Hannah Best wins 188 against American National Insurance. Mannie Trembly granted a divorce from Clarence Trembly. T Bruno awarded 2387 50 damages against Richardson Co for 1914 Coast Line building incident. Other cases moved or dismissed in nearby filings.
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Humphrey Brothers
Buel-Crocker Lumber Company
Pender County
Hannah Best
American National Insurance Company
Mannie Trembly
Clarence Trembly
T. Bruno
W. P. Richardson & Co
Jacksonville
Fla
Coast Line Record Building
Richardson Company
W. P. Mangum Turner
Bruno
N. Klaff
Murchison National Bank
Zebulon Harriss
Wilmington Cooperage Company
C. E H. Alexander
J. W. Black
Britain replies on blacklist removes some American firms
Great Britain released its note on the commercial blacklist in reply to the July American protest. It confirms the right to maintain the blacklist and offers relief for certain cases. Some American firms are removed, with a method proposed to remove others. The note challenges the idea that belligerents must trade only via neutral channels and discusses domicile versus owner nationality in classifying neutrality.
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Washington
Great Britain
The
United
Wilson to Speak as New York Delegation Arrives
In Long Branch Shadow Lawn hosts a double celebration Woodrow Wilson Day and Empire State Day as Democrats independents progressives and women and children from New York gather. A Tammany delegation plans a brass band march from the station to Shadow Lawn for the Presidents address with a special train carrying factory workers women and children. The speech may touch on the child labor law.
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Long Branch
N. Y
Shadow Lawn
Wilson
New York
Car Shortage Conference Set for Louisville
Washington reports an informal nationwide car shortage conference will be held in Louisville on November 3 and 4. A member of the Interstate Commerce Commission will lead the session at the request of shippers, with attendance by Southern and Eastern railroads and southern shippers.
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Washington
Louiisville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern and
Eastern
Southern
Old Chair Passed Down Through Generations
Mr. G. D. Boland owns a chair crafted by his great grandfather about 125 years ago. The seat and legs show extensive wear with legs worn down to the first rungs, reflecting a long history of use.
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G. D. Boland
Newberry Observer
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