Thieves Steal Six Thousand Piedmont Cigarettes
A. B. Croom & Co. warehouse at 228 North Water Street reports six thousand Piedmont cigarettes stolen Sunday night or Monday morning. Evidence suggests multiple thieves concealed inside the closed warehouse exited via a rear entrance. Other break ins noted include an attempted break in at 624 South Front Street and a window entry reported at 603 South Seventh Street. Bloodhounds tracked a trail with no success.
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A. B. Croom & Co
North Water Street
J. R. Minshew
Katie Road
South Seventh Street
J. S. Lane
W. H. Kerman
J. H. Sexton
South Front Street
German Submarines to Use New London or Newport Ports
Washington reports that German U boats bound for the United States will land at New London or Newport, with no submarines entering Hampton Roads due to the danger of nets. American subs operate near Newport and New London year round, and British nets risk harming American vessels.
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United States
New London
Newport
Hampton Roads
Virginia Capes
Marina Sinking Probed as U S Seeks Survivors
Washington reports await Consul Frost findings on whether the Marina was sunk by a German submarine without warning. affidavits from survivors to determine American losses and potential German pledge violations. London dispatches say Captain Browne and crew reported drowned. 16 Americans among Marina survivors.
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Marina
Germany
Frost
Noted Murder Trial Opens in Nashville Charles Trabue Faces Jury
Nashville Tenn Oct 31 The case of Charles A Trabue charged with first degree murder in the April 26 killing of T Stokes in the private office of Harry Stokes opens for trial. Trabue, held on $25000 bond since a preliminary hearing, says Stokes attempted to assault him and he fired to save his life. Details of the insults remain undisclosed.
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Nashville
Tenn
Charles A. Trabue
Trerry S. Stokes
Trabue
Tennessee
Harry Stokes
Stokes
Missing reduced aboard Marina torpedoed off Irish coast
London reports the Marina, a British steamship torpedoed by a German submarine, has 13 missing now. Fifty two survivors landed at Castletown, with American casualties likely among the missing.. 45 Americans were on board the Marina crew, with initial reports listing 34 rescued. Trove of affidavits and consular inquiries underway to confirm numbers and identify American fatalities.
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London
Marina
Frost
Queenstown
Castletown Pier
Crookhaven
Castletown
Glasgow
Arena
Baltimore
Newport News
Warn- NE
Virginia Goes Dry At Midnight
Richmond Virginia Oct 31 The new prohibition law takes effect at midnight closing about 800 saloons in the state for the first time Many establishments closed as stocks run low Reports say large quantities of alcohol stocked in private homes in anticipation of the dry era Citizens may order one quart of liquor per month three gallons of beer or one gallon of wine The legality will be tested in the courts
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Richmond
Virginia
Hughes Dodges Questions on Rights Travel and Shipping
Columbus Indiana October 31 Charles E Hughes faced a heckler and answered only in general terms while stating support for maintaining American rights in travel and shipping.
War News and Political Exchange amid Tough War Weather
Weather interferes with war operations across Europe. Somme Verdun fronts see only artillery activity while Macedonian progress is reported for French and Serbian forces southwest of Monastir. German reports state Russian attacks near Kraśin failed and Lemberg front actions favor Germany. Romania announces failed Transylvania advances. Germany begins reprisals on Russian prisoners for mistreatment.
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Macedonia
Monastir
Paris
Crena
Krashin
Lemberg
Galicia
Germany
Russia
Berlin
President Wilson Fails To Learn Fate Of Marina Sinking
Reports say President Wilson has no definite information on the Marina disaster, with the State Department collecting affidavits and awaiting concrete facts. Secretary Lansing notes incomplete reports limit discussion, while British Admiralty claims none of the ship’s destruction is certain.
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Long Branch
Wilson
State Department
Washington
Lansing
Marina
Consul Frost
Sussex
Convicts Debate Frontline Service Amid War Strains
Paris reports a policy debate on sending convicts to the front as law-abiding French soldiers bear heavy war sacrifices. A 1914 or earlier sentence group faces possible release to fight, with projected recruit estimates of 3,000 to 4,000. Critics fear honor and operational risks.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Pierre Rameil
Andre Hesse
Ministry of Justice
Tragedy off Lambert Point Reported Drowning
Norfolk authorities confirm six people, men and women, drowned off Lambert's Point when a launch trying to pass between a tug and a barge was sunk by the barge. No bodies found.
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Norfolk
Lambert’s Point
Jury to Hear Shepard OBrien Contract Case Tomorrow
Attorneys in merged cases Shepard Chemical Company vs A D OBrien and A O Brien vs Shepard Chemical Company are in Superior Court before Judge G W Connor. The suits seek 2900 and 604.50 with a prior Recorder’s Court ruling on the latter appealed. Counsels include Graham Kenan Herbert McClammy I C Wright for Shepard and George Rountree Thomas W Davis for OBrien.
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Shepard Chemical Company
A. D. O’brien
A. O D. O’brien
G. W. Connor
Wilmington
Recorder’s Court
Messrs
Graham Kenan
Herbert McClammy
I. C. Wright
George Rountree
Thomas W. Davis
Seashore Hotel directors elect new year and plan upgrades
At a morning meeting in the Murchison Bank building, Seashore Hotel directors elected for the coming year and formed a building committee to oversee major improvements. The dining room will be expanded, baths added, interior and exterior repainted, and grounds enhanced ahead of the 1917 season. Directors: Joe Hinton, Edgar Hinton, S. M. Boatwright, Dan Penton, H. C. Bear. Building committee: J. H. Hinton, E. Li. Hinton, E. H. Penton, H. C. Bear, James Owen Reilly.
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Seashore Hotel Company
Murchison Bank
Seashore Hotel
Messrs
Joe Hinton
Edgar Hinton
S. M. Boatwright
Dan Penton
H. C. Bear
J. H. Hinton
E. Li. Hinton
E. H. Penton
James Owen Reilly
British Casualties for October in World War I
British casualties reported for October across war zones include 4,331 officers and 102,702 men. October losses total 107,033, bringing four month Somme offensive casualties to 414,202 with a daily average of 3,452.
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London
Somme
Street Car Collision Injures Fifty In Ensley Suburb
In Birmingham area Ensley shortly after midnight two street cars telescoped in a head on crash. Fifty people were injured though none seriously. The wrecked cars carried 124 passengers including 30 negroes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ensley
Food Prices Steadily Soaring in Washington
Washington, Oct 31. Bakers raised loaf price from 5 to 6 cents and a dozen rolls from 10 to 12 cents on Oct 26. Corby and other bakers followed with higher bread costs. Milk price pressures grow as dairy farmers in Virginia and Maryland seek 24 cents a gallon, threatening shipments and a potential milk strike. Prices for other foods rise steadily, with milk and bread among the last to ascend.
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Corby
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
Oyster
Fayetteville Man on the Marina Reported Drowned
Fayetteville resident George Fletcher Sedberry, son of Mrs. H. O. Sedberry, is reported drowned aboard the British steamer Marina sunk by a German sub off the Irish coast. A telegram to his mother from Newport News on September 26 said he would sail for Europe aboard a horse transport vessel. His status among the missing is unknown, fueling concern among friends.
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Fayetteville
George Fletcher Sedberry
Marina
H. O. Sedberry
Newport News
Europe
Mexican government denies Cabrera statement on U S laxity
Washington October 31 The sensational claim attributed to Luis Cabrera Carranzas finance minister alleging laxity by American officials in suppressing Carranza agitators on the border was dropped after the Mexican ambassador met Secretary Lansing and disclaimed responsibility for the remark Cabrera had earlier denied making.
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Washington
Luis Cabrera
Carranza
Lansing
Montgomery milkm en lift milk price
A majority of Montgomery dairymen announced a price increase from 10 to 12 1/2 cents a quart due to higher dairy feed costs. The move targets customers in Montgomery Alabama on October 31.
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Montgomery
Ala
Aged Negro Woman Recalls Wars of 1812 to Civil War
Hannah Mcferman, 111, recalls living under her old master Joseph Montgomery and witnessing slave sales after his death. She traveled alone to Topeka from Missouri, and remembers events from the 1812 conflict to the Civil War era. She says she saw General Andrew Jackson and heard tales of Washington.
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Topeka
Kan
Hannah Mcferman
E. V. Green
Boswell Avenue
Monagan Springs
England
White House
Virginia
Washington
Joseph C. Montgomery
Missouri
St. Claire County
Andrew Jackson
Last Campaign Trip Ahead for Wilson in Buffalo and NYC
Wilson plans his final campaign swing tonight with stops in Buffalo and New York City. Nonpartisan groups organized his speaking events as campaign managers expect the trip to influence the New York State race.
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Buffalo
New York
Long Branch
Wilson
New York City
New York State
Parker predicts landslide for Wilson in Chicago speech
John M. Parker of Louisiana, Progressive vice presidential nominee, says support for Wilson is growing as he addresses a Chicago mass meeting. He cites peace, prosperity and human rights legislation and plans to tour Michigan afterward.
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Chicago
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Wilson
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