Germano Italian actions threaten Saloniki front
London reports Dec 16 that Italian landings on the Albanian coast bolster Anglo French defenses near Saloniki and a reinforced force with heavy guns strengthens the line. Greeks oppose Bulgarian involvement and a neutral zone from Monastir to Glavinit is discussed amid Bulgarian plans to raise a 150,000 strong force from occupied Serbian districts and exemptions.
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London
Saloniki
Adriatic
Albania
Bessarabia
Tzig
Greece
Aegean
Robert Cecil
House of Commons
Townshend
Mesopotamia
Kut-el-Amara
Serbia
Reuter
Athens
Skouloulis
Ister
Macedonia
Monastir
Glevghelt
Kenall
Greecs
Sofia
McKenna as Viceroy Rumor Sparks Editorial Clash
London editors publish that Reginald McKenna, chancellor of the exchequer, is conjectured to succeed Keron Hardinge as viceroy of India. The Morning Post protests the idea, labeling McKenna a party politician unfit for the office.
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The
Morning Post
Reginald MccKenna
Keron Hardinge
India
McKenna
Butte Post Sparks Mixed Local Headlines
In Today’s Standard lair, Austrian reply deemed unsatisfactory Italian stand in Albania Phil Goodwin named postmaster of Butte and granted license to wed Mrs. plans Mrs. Brooks wins absolute divorce. Also features tragedy tale from New Haven, Anaconda notes, district court divorce cases, mining news, stock quotes, and classified ads.
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Albania
Phil Goodwin
Butte
Brooks
Miss Sundstrom
Joshers
Montana
New Haven
Anaconda News
ButteMining
German Naval Attache Denies Stolen Confidential Report
Captain Boy-Ed, the German naval attaché, rejected reports that he or any American agents stole or possessed a confidential Navy digest meant for President Wilson. He called the newspaper claims fabrications with no foundation and said he never heard of such a report or any related secret document.
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New York
Captain Boy- Ed
Brancining
Redee
Ms Morning
White House
Navy
Wilson
United States
Boy-Ed
Judge rules corporation has a soul in Iowa ruling
Des Moines, Iowa, December 18. The Iowa supreme court affirmed a lower court decision awarding Henry L. White $2.00 damages from the International Textbook Company for malicious prosecution. The company argued no soul or personality to prosecute, but the court said modern tendencies regard a corporation as possessing a soul.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court Today
Henry L. White
International Text-book ‘Company
Winston Churchill Resigns To Join Front Line
Wounded men arriving at a hospital report that Churchill's dugout was hit by a German shell, and that he has resigned his portfolio as chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster to rejoin his regiment at the front, following a recent narrow escape.
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Winston Or
Churchill
Duchy of Lancaster
Shome
President Wil son's private wedding license secured
Washington December 16 President Wilson obtained a marriage license at the local municipal bureau. The ceremony will be private and performed by Rev. Herbert Scott Smith of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. The wedding is set for Saturday night at Mrs. Galt's home with no public details.
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Mrs. Galt
Washington
Ais
Gait
Aith
Herbert Scott Smith
St. Margaret's Epiacop
Shureh
Asher Hoover
White Hotseaff
Council Urges Villa Oppose Unions Business Agent
El Paso reports from Chihuahua show War Council pressing General Villa to drop his opposition to Carranza. Supplies are being commandeered to support an expedition southward. In Madera district, Villa is said to have taken hostages after imprisoning American workers for wage disputes. He reportedly won’t defend Juarez unless Carranza forces cross within 50 miles. In Chicago a union business agent Albert Alex was shot dead by a union watcher, Robert Johnson, as tensions tied to labor indictments rise.
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Texas
Villa
Carranza
Council of War
Chihuahua
Madera Company Limited
Madera
Guerrero
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Chicago
Albert Alex
Lathors’ International Union
Robert
Johnson
Kensington
Alex
Trust funds for dog and bird established in Purdy will
New York on December 16 two separate trust funds of 3000 each are created from the will of Mrs William T Purdy who died December 10 in New York. The trusts provide for the care and comfort of her parrot Polly and her dog Hop Sing while the remaining estate is distributed among relatives.
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New York
William T. Purdy
Polly
Hop Sing
Goodwin Named Butte Postmaster Nomination
President Wilson nominates Philip S. Goodwin for postmaster at Butte after a favorable report from the postmaster general. The nomination goes to the Senate post office committee for confirmation with Senators Myers and Walsh likely to support. Other Montana postmasters named include Pred Hedge Grass Range Joseph Te Tipton White Sulphur Springs and N P Evans Bozeman.
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Philip
S Goodwin
Wilson
Butte
Senate
Myers
Walsh
Goal Gein
Montana
Grass Range
Joseph A. Te
Train wreck injures railroad party near Marshall Pass
Four people hurt as a Spokane limited train on the barrow-auge branch derailed near the summit of Marshall Pass sixty miles west of Salida Colorado. President H A Mudge of the Rio Grande Railroad and officials were aboard. Secretary WH Parror sustained wounds. three crew members injured. Train with one engine and two coaches plowed into a showbank. Studee and companions walked four miles through four feet of snow to report the crash.
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Col
Spi
Salt Lakes
H.A Mudge
de & Tio Grande Railroad Company
Mlersive As
Barrow-Auge
Parror
Mudge
Studee
Too Much Fire Endangers Actress Beatriz Michelena
San Rafael Cal Dec 16 A fire staged for Jim purpose ran out of control trapping actress Beatriz Michelena and fireman William Pike. Rescue from the burning barn failed when too much Fosene was used and Michelena was imprisoned behind a roaring furnace. Pike dragged her through a rear hole and she was said to be unconscious.
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San Rafael
Cal
Beatriz Michelena
Wiliam Pike
Pike
Ford Peace Party Still Held Aboard Its Ship
London reports the Oscar II anchored at Kirkwall with the Henry Ford peace party aboard. Dispatch notes routine inspection completed but landing prohibited to all except authorized personnel. The vessel remains in the roadstead as 4 am Times dispatch details ongoing restrictions.
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London
Times
Kirkwall
Henry Ford
Beas
Chicago Strike Settlement Ends Prolonged Railroad Tie Up
Chicago December 16 The Line railroad strike ends after mediation by W W Hanger of the United States commission on mediation and conciliation workers to return to jobs and resume work tomorrow morning.
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Thicago
Th Line Railroad
W. W. Hanger
United States Commission On Mediation and Conciliation
Austro Hungary replies to Washington on Ancona
Vienna reports the Austro-Hungarian government's reply to the American note on the Ancona was transmitted at noon. Washington awaits the public text and notes the possibility of severing diplomatic relations if demands for punishment of the submarine commander and indemnity are not met.
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Frederick
United States
Austria
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Amsterdam
Austrine Mungary
Te Ina
Islit
Waa
Austria-Hungary
Austelas
Hungary
Tonteht Tnd
Amer Pennelt
Briel
Zwiedinek
Mit
Lansing Twos
Oleluie
Pentieid
Dielam
Baron von Burnam
Itaira
Ambassador Penfield
State Department
German Press Voices Approval of the Reply
Berlin reports that German press outlets including Lokal Angelgen Tages Teitting Kreuk Zeitung voice approval of the reply. The brief dispatch notes positive editorial sentiment from multiple papers via London handling, without detailing specifics.
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Berlin
London
Lokal Angelgen
Tages
Teitting
Kreuk Zeitung
Brooks Granted Absolute Divorce in Virginia
Mrs. Phyllis Brooks, sister of the Langhorne family, was granted an absolute divorce from Reginald Brooks in a Virginia circuit court last month on desertion grounds. The split was kept secret until today, with a separate support agreement dated February continuing for Mrs. Brooks and her two children. The petition cited abuse and loss of affection, while the background notes include connections to notable figures such as William Waldorf Astor and other Brooks sisters.
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Phyllis Brooks
Langhorne
Greenwood
Reginald Brooks
New York
Jubman
Brooks
Mia
William Waldorf Astor
Yglia Tennant
Grena Guarda
Willam Reginald Wyndham
Tenth Hussars
Ned Lage
France
Astor
Charles Dana Gibson
Paul Phipps
Vancouver
British Columbia
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