German War News Incomplete From Russian Poland
Berlin reports little detail on the German story in Russian Poland and the Russian retirement remains unclear. Austrian actions in Servia are noted as suspect, with reports suggesting a shift to strengthen Western Galicia. Military observers forecast changes as West Galicia clears of Russians.
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Berlin
Saysville
Poland
Iime
von Hindenburg
Servia
Teuton
Western
Gallet
Galicia
West Galicia declared clear of Russians by Austro-Hungarian victory
Berlin wireless dispatches Vienna reports Austro-Hungarian forces routed Russians in the battle of Limanova with 26,000 taken prisoner and substantial war material captured. The advance continues as Purwulla follows. Separate notices say mine scares affect British coast shipping and local mourning for Hull coast bombardment victims. A Rome government loan of $200 million at 5 percent is arranged to begin January 1, 1915 for 25 years.
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London
Berlin
Vienna
Tlimanova
Galicia
Magus
Rome
Smith Named Head of Amalgamated Sugar
Salt Lake City December 18 Joseph F P Smith church leader becomes head of the Amalgamated Sugar Company after a consolidation with the Lewiston Sugar Company. Stockholders ratified the plan in Ogden and Lewiston as capitalization rises to 9 million. Headquarters will be in Ogden with factories at Lewiston Logan Ogden Stak and Baurley Idaho.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph FP
Smith
Mormon Church
Amalsted Sugar Company
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Lewiston” Sugar Company
Ogden
Lewiston
Waya Ft Wax
Amalgamated
Lewiston Company
Quiet Norway and Sweden Referenced In Scribner’s Note
The excerpt notes Norway’s population of 2,391 and contrasts it with US and UK figures, highlighting a gender imbalance and a landscape of quiet, orderly behavior. It describes embarkations at Christiania with calm crowds, silent departures, and a pervasive sense of peacefulness across Swedish and Norwegian observations.
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Scribner's
Norway
Chicago
New York
United States
United Kingdom
Christian Sand
Sweden
Fragmented OCR describing crowds and voices in a station
Readable portions describe smooth faced men and women, disease concerns, trains moving away from stations, and crowds with voices rising above street noise. The text contrasts calm facial features with background bustle and mentions hearing difficulties amid crowded urban scenes.
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Condon
Reg York
Sibliant Ackle
Paris
Cultural panic over tango foretelling war in Europe
The German press bureau in New York relays a Norwegian article by Theodore Caspari arguing the tango signals a coming cultural epoch decline. He contends dancing in a frenzy reflects societal instability and warns of mental decline as world business leaders fear new directions.
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New York World
New York
Christiania
Theodore Caspari
Copper Producers Visit Bryan on Shipments Accord
Western copper producers met Secretary Bryan and learned of an emerging understanding between the United States and Great Britain to allow American copper to reach Italy without detention. Britain had claimed copper as contraband, but the deal with Italy aims to resume copper trade with the belligerent nation under Italian guarantees.
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Washington
Dec
Bryan
United States
Great Britain
Italy
State Department
Itaihan
Germany
Woman appointed probate judge in Missouri without precedent
Jefferson City Mo Dec 1 a woman today was appointed probate judge by Gov Elliott W Major in an act without precedent in state office history. Frances Hopkins will preside over Clay County probate court succeeding her father Jude Lewis Hopkins who died yesterday. Her appointment expires with the conclusion of a speech at the beach for the unexpired term. Pine piles from the North River in New York harbor, 80 years after driven, found in perfect condition both above and below water.
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Jefferson City
Elliott W. Major
Frances Hopkine
Clay County
Jude Lewis Gr. Hopkins
Mise Hopkins
North River
New York Harbor
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Venera
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West Hartlepool
Whitby
Scarborough
Archebishop of
York
Hartlepools
THE
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Northwest
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Guitars
Orton Brothers
Butte
Montana
Tango
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