Confessions in Wholesale Fruit Theft Ring Unfold
Two men confess to a fruit theft ring that misused 1100 dollars worth of fruit since September. Capital Commercial driver James McMillan and Edward Van Hook reveal buyers and prices, naming merchants who bought fruit at quarter value. Deputy County Attorney Napton filed complaints against five men, with further charges possible.
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Butte
Napton
James McMillan
Capital Commercial Company
Edward van Hook
Capital
Joseph Marcello
Granite Street
W.H. Kermode
John Doe” Wenby
Steatilian
van Hook
Ambrose
I'mmerchant
Fiei
McMillan
Weinstein
Amrose
Warning and Shells From Americans Near Naco
Washington reports warn that if Mexican forces near Naco Arizona continue firing into U S territory three batteries of field artillery will be ordered to return. President Wilson and Secretary Garficon discussed the measure amid a cabinet session. Officials say crossing the border would be aggression but staying on American soil defending against fire is justified as a defensive act. The range of the ordered artillery is five to six miles and would strike Mexican factions without harming residents. This action sets a precedent for future border incidents and may meet similar responses to border firing.
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Washington
Naco
Ariz
International Line
Wileon
Garficon
United States
Wilson
Tasker H. Bilas
Maytorena
Villa
Hill
Carranza
War Department
Sx Niles
Shelia
Dynamite Trickster Triggers Downtown Stampede
In Bakersfield California a man waving a lit cigar and a stick of dynamite caused a downtown stampede. He carried 24 more explosive charges and tried to sell the dynamite for whiskey funds as bystanders watched in shock. The man, described as American, was halted by police after the chaotic display.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Dec
One Menace Removed Victory for Indians
British shipping gains from sinking Scharnhorst Gneisenau Leipsig. Indian troops force Persian Gulf control. French and Russian fronts show shifting initiative as Austro German forces press near Cracow. Italian risks rise after sultan declares holy war. Servian cabinet forms in new government.
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Associated Press
London
Falkland Islands
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipsig
Gulf of Persia
England
Europe
Great Britain
Persian Gulf
Tigris
Euphrates
Turkey
Altier
Lode
Warsaw
Cracow
Tripoli
Rome
Sublime Porte
Emperor William in Berlin Reported Too Weak to Instruct
London dispatch notes from Amsterdam state Emperor William’s condition remains unchanged and cannot leave bed as fever persists. He received a military situation report but was too weak to issue orders.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Berlin
William
Edison West Orange plant fire devastates huge complex
Fire at Edison's West Orange plant destroys virtually the main complex, with losses near 7 million dollars and insurance reducing it to about 5 million. About 11 buildings burn, including battery and control facilities, while the laboratory and valuable scientific equipment are saved. Edison vows mobilization to rebuild as 300 workers face job disruption and four firefighters are hospitalized.
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West Orange
N. J
Edison Company
Thomas A. Edison
New Diamond Disc Company
Kineton Iphone Company
Bates
Edison
Three German Merchant Ships Sunk Off Terra del Fuego
Buenos Ayres reports three German merchant ships sunk by British or Japanese warships off Terra del Fuego. A wireless dispatch to the ministry of marine cited a flotilla of five ironclads and a transport, with one German vessel sunk at Picton Islands and two others sent to the bottom near Pantalon harbor.
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Buenos Ayres
Briti Lsh
Terra del Fuego
South America
Ministry of Marine
Riventine
Pleira Buena
Dee
Toadstead
Picton Islands
Pantalon
Allied forces claim Dixmude in German hands
London dispatches reported via the Morning Post that nine reports from Amsterdam indicate Dixmude has been occupied by the Allies. The bulletins mention Geta as captured and air reports confirm the advance.
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London
Dee
Aimsterdam
Aer Getta
German fleet destroyed and Edison plant burns headline
Summary of war and domestic items from Today’s Standard Page notes British superiority in naval power while a German fleet is said to be destroyed and Edison's great plant burned. Also mentions ambassador Herrick honored and women confess to thefts amid reports of mining, treasury funds rise, and various local items.
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Edison
Herrick
S-Apaconda
Treasury
D. Ryan
Butte City
Secretary of Treasury
Herrick Receives Grand Cross of Legion of Honor
New York dispatch reports Myron T. Herrick awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor by France as the steamer reaches American waters. He is the only living American so honored, with a reception on dockside and cheers from locals. Herrick dodges politics, thanks the American Clearing House, and notes his fatigue and modesty about credit.
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New York
Legion of Honor
France
Myron T. Herrick
Herrick
Ohio
Ohio Society
Clearing House Safety
Paris
Mr. Herrick
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bonaparte
British Fleet Sinks German Squadron Off Falkland Islands
London reports a British squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee destroyed the German squadron led by Admiral von Spee near the Falkland Islands. Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Dresden, and Nurnberg were sunk or fled, with two colliers captured. Casualties for Britain are described as light. German losses approach two thousand men.
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London
Frederick Sturdes
von Spee
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
England
Scharnbors
Gneisenau
Leipsig
Tarshipe
Good, Hope
Monmouth
Pacific
Dreston
Nurnberg
Helgoland
von Shee
Gnelscian
Dresden
Gnelsenau
Scharnhorst
Ein
Eitish
Sturdee
Sturdoa
Shief
Pacife
Dremlen
Nurnbberg
Karlsruhe
Gneisena
Falthough
Dres Ften
San Francisco
Britain
Germany
Mazatlan
Algerine
Honolulu
Finden
Pangea
Christopher Craddock
Carmel
Chile
Leipsis
Heart
el Sinore
Bankfields
Emden
Kiaochaat
Tadian Ocean
China Seat
Midney
Cocoa Islands
Great Britain Only Superior In Warships
Rear Admiral Fletcher told the House Naval Affairs Committee that the United States trails Britain in naval power, asserting Britain holds the world’s strongest sea force while American battleships could be mobilized within a week in wartime. He warned continued US shipbuilding at two per year risks losing parity, and discussed submarines’ reach and the Philippines, Hawaii, and possible Japan conflict.
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Washington
Great Britain
Fletcher
Atlantic
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Britain
United States
England
Germany
Rusia
Japan
Philippines
Hawaii
Fire in Elevated Trains Wreck Kills Two, Injures Hundreds
In New York on December, a rear-end crash of two crownfa elevated trains on upper Broadway caused fires on both cars. Two men died, Joseph Collins and Gottlieb Minieh, while more than 900 people were injured. A defective train controller is blamed for failing to activate brakes.
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New York
Crownfa
Upper Eghth Avenue
Joseph Collins
Gottlieb Minieh
Great Damage Done While Fleet Scurried the Seal
Historical account recounts German raiders in the Pacific during wartime, detailing ships like Leipsig and Nurnberg, their movements from Mazatlan to San Francisco, and key engagements including the sinking of Craddock’s cruiser and the destruction of the Good Hope and Monmouth. The piece notes victories and losses across the Pacific theater and ends with the claim that no warships remained in the Pacific.
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Pacife
Honolulu
Fanning Islands
Australia
American
Papeete
Zelle
Genvous
Christopher Crad- Gock
Good Hope
Pacific
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MAN
Gneisenad
Leipzig
Mployes
Capital Comm Cial Company
Flanders
Argonne
Nancy
West Orange Burns
Mr. Edison
Eipher
South American
Dixmude
Ypres
Cason
Belgium
Parnes
Xpror
Piedent
Admiralty
Nso
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