Wilson Roasts Republicans at Shadow Lawn Rally
President Wilson addressed about 10 000 voters at Shadow Lawn New Jersey in a joint Woodrow Wilson Day and Empire State Day celebration. He depicted the opposition as two parts vocal and equivocal and criticized the Republican party for possession over terms, urging New York voters to back Democratic candidates while outlining the campaign’s stark contrast.
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New York
Wilson
United States
Republican Party
Lodge Denies Charges On Lusitania Postscript
Senator Lodge claimed President Wilson drafted a postscript to the Lusitania note that softened its language. He cited a July train conversation with former Secretary of War Breckenridge relayed by Dr. Charles Bailey of Tufts. Breckenridge resigned with Garrison over the issue and would not support Wilson.
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Somerville
Mass
Senator Lodge
Henry Breckenridge
Charles Harvey Bailey
Tufts Medical School
Bos
Dr. Bailey
Mr. Breckenridge
San Francisco
Omaha
Breckenridge
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Garrison
Bailey
Hughes
Roosevelt Calls the President a Hypocrite in Brooklyn Speech
Theodore Roosevelt denounces Woodrow Wilson as hypocritical in a Brooklyn Academy of Music address to a large crowd. He condemns Wilson's foreign policy, contrasts words with past deeds, and accuses him of betraying professed principles during wartime debates.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Brooklyn Academy of Music
President Wilson
Roosevelt
Wilson
United States
Cincinnati
America
Giant Squeeze By The Teutons Continues In Balkans
London reports a persistent Teuton squeeze on Romania with von Mackensen reaching from the Danube to the Black Sea and Hirsova occupied. Petrograd cites von Falkenhayn forces near Campulung, 80 miles from Bucharest, while Bucharest states Romanian troops report 1,800 prisoners and ongoing counterattacks on multiple fronts.
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Dobrudja
von Mackensen
Danube
Black Sea
Constanza-Cernavoda
Hirsova
Petrograd
Carpathian
von Falkenhayn
Campolung
Bucharest
Torz Burger Pass
Berlin
Campolong
Transylvania
Kronstadt
Partzuga
Buchargat
Bystritza
Dorna Watra
Bukowina
Tulgheis
Bicaz
Piscul
Trotus
Uzu
Oituz
Buzeu
Dragoslavele
Teuton
Jiul
Teutons
Hughes Urges Sacrifice for Liberty in Ogdensburg Speech
Charles Evans Hughes told a large audience in Ogdensburg New York that America must sacrifice for patriotic ideals and warned against being led by foreign powers. He criticized the eight hour bill and pledged an administration defending American rights on land and sea. He arrived by torchlight parade after speaking in Newark Oswego and Watertown.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Charles Evans Hughes
America
United States
Hughes
Newark
Oswego
Watertown
Wilson Maintains Lead in New York Herald Straw Poll
New York and surrounding states move toward Wilson while Hughes loses ground in a Herald straw poll of 204,599 votes. Hughes leads overall but the president gains, with Indiana Illinois New York tipped for Wilson and Ohio Wisconsin leaning Democratic. Chicago report estimates Illinois victory margin for Wilson at about 125,000 votes.
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Wilson
Charles E. Hughes
New York Herald
Mr. Hughes
Roosevelt
Hughes
the Herald
New Jersey
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
Treasury chief defends Lusitania note against Lodge attack
Secretary McAdoo sent a telegram to Mayor Curley in Boston calling Lodge's charges about the Lusitania note a baseless, disgraceful libel. He predicted Democratic victory and voiced support for the Federal Reserve System, opposing Lodge and the GOP line.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
James M. Curley
Boston
Senator Lodge
Federal Reserve System
Lodge
Blow to unrestricted submarine policy decision
Berlin reports the Independent Committee for German Peace suspended nationwide propaganda for resuming unrestricted U boat warfare. The committee surrendered to the moderating faction led by Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and Field Marshal von Hindenburg.
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Berlin
von Tirpitz-Reventlow
Independent Committee For German Peace
Party of Moderation
von Bethmann-Hollweg
von Hindenburg
Roosevelt likened to Alexander Dowie sparks crowd
In Chicago on October 28 Clarence B. Straus, former Progressive National Committeeman from Virginia, called Roosevelt the Great Alexander Dowie of Politics. The crowd cheered for five minutes and shouted for action as Straus defended his remark despite comparing Roosevelt unfavorably to Dowie.
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Chicago
Clarence B. Straus
Progressive National
Virginia
Roosevelt
Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Straus
No German Submarines Near Virginia Capes Declared
The navy department stated no German submarines are in the vicinity of the Virginia Capes or Nantucket lighthouse. A rumor they were near Norfolk or Baltimore arose because American submarines operate in those waters.
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Virginia Capes
Nantucket
Navy Department
Norfolk
Baltimore
Hughes narrowly escapes as campaign train stops inches away
Oswego New York October 28 Charles W Hughes and party in a motor car are nearly crushed when their vehicle is wedged in a traffic jam as the campaign train emerges from a tunnel on the New York Ontario and Western line. Train brakes are applied hard and stop about 20 feet from the car.
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Oswego
N. Y
Charles W. Hughes
Hughes
John D. Higgins
Charles Farnham
New York, Ontario and Western Railroad
Britain Reaffirms Blacklist Stance. U.S. Fares For Retaliation
Secretary of State Lansing reports Britain’s reply to the American blacklist note, dated October 25, rejects U S objections and maintains the list as a municipal war measure. Britain claims the list damages enemies, with possible exceptions for injustices. A July note warned against continued use, and some authorities say retaliation may follow if diplomacy fails.
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Washington
Lansing
England
Great Britain
Polk
Congress
Artillery Fire Rages Around Douaumont Front
Paris reports ongoing artillery battle near Douaumont with intense violence while weather disrupts operations and no other major events occur on the front.
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Paris
Douaumont
Border plot arrests in Nogales involve Americans and Mexicans
In Nogales Arizona on October 28 two Americans Louis Loos and Charles Kieselnbach and three Mexicans Guillermo Barnett Eduardo Ramirez and a second Mexican were charged with conspiracy to violate neutrality laws by furnishing arms for a cross border expedition. Kieselnbach and Ramirez were arrested on the Arizona side. Barnett held at Nogales Sonora. Loos not yet apprehended.
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Nogales
Ariz
Baker
Department of Justice
United States
Louis Loos
Charles Kiessenlbach
Nogales Hardware Company
Guillermo Barnett
Eduardo Ramirez
The
Legalistas
Kiessenlbach
Ramirez
Arizona
Barnett
Sonora
Loos
Legalista
Albert Steinfeldt
Tuscan
Steinfeldt
Kiessellbache
William Nuethoffer
Kiesselbach
Jose del Gado
Even Money on Wilson Winning
New York betting commissioners report half a million dollars wagered on the election at major hotels over the past week. Odds shifted from Hughes to Wilson with most bets at even money as Republican supporters seek better odds. Top backers include Bernard Baruch and Tex Rickard backing Wilson, while Al Dryer and Bob Rose placed large Hughes bets.
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New York
Hughes
Wilson
al. Dryer
Bernard Baruch
Tex Rickard
Bob Rose
E. E. Smathers
James A. Murphy
Bakers Seek Wheat Embargo to Save Bread Prices
Milwaukee on October 28 report the Master Bakers' Association of Wisconsin meeting to ask the President for an embargo on wheat. They warn ongoing high wheat costs threaten many bakeries and cite 60 Wisconsin bakers failed after attempts to sustain a five-cent loaf.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Master Bakers’ Association, of
Wisconsin
William Coleman
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