Falkland Islands Battle Sinks Four German Cruisers
Details from Montevideo report the British squadron under Admiral Sturdee at the Falklands destroyed the Scharnhorst Gneisenau Leipzig and Nurnberg. Scharnhorst sank with all hands after fire and the Gneisenau retreated then sank. Admiral von Spee and two of his sons were lost. British flagship Invincible endured multiple hits but minor damage.
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Montevideo
Falkland Islands
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Nurnberg
Sturdee
Invincible
von Spee
Admiral von Spee
England
Sympathy Over Justice Says Judge on Cleary Case
Poughkeepsie New York December 20 Supreme Court Justice Joseph Morschhauser who presided at the William V Cleary trial at New City says the jury verdict of acquittal did not fit his view of the case Murder is murder and he believes sympathy influenced the outcome.
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Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Supreme Court
Joseph Morschauser
William V. Cleary
New City
N. Y
Kaiser William Recovers and Returns to Front
London reports Kaiser William has completely recovered and returned to the front according to Berlin headquarters. The confirmation came via Reuters Telegram.
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Kaiser William
London
Berlin
Reuter
Mediation Board Averts Strike On Cotton Belt Railroad
The federal board of mediation and conciliation settled the dispute between St. Louis Southwestern trainmen and the company at St. Louis. W N Chambers announced the settlement as he left for Washington D C.
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St. Louis
St. Louis-Southwestern
Cotton Belt
Federal Board of Mediation and
W. N. Chambers
Mediation Board
Washington, D. C
Thomas Cruse Dies Amid War Dispatches
War updates from the front report 1 Col. Thomas Cruse dead as progress is checked by Russian forces. General Scott acts as a diplomat while Italian riots flare against Austria. Official war-zone bulletins record fighting, surrenders, and maritime losses in terse summaries.
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Thomas Cruse
General Scott
Thunderer
Butte
General News
Anaconda News
Milwaukee Road
Butte Tree Library
Salvationists
Sandman
Goldberg
British Dreadnought Thunderer Sunk Report Reaches New York
George Rottweiler of Chicago claims the British battleship Thunderer sank in the North Sea on November 7 after striking a mine or torpedo. Eight crewmen aboard a Swedish vessel Soefjord witnessed the disaster and survivors were taken to Liverpool. Rottweiler and a note on his wartime detentions are also recounted.
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New York
North Sea
George Rottweiler
Chicago
St. Louis
Liverpool
Rottweiler
Soefjord
England
Continent
California Produces Another Active Volcano
Mount Kanaka near Redding erupted shortly after noon with a dense black smoke plume rising from the summit. Residents observed the smoke and a possible fire at the peak. no earlier crater was found. A party will go to the site tomorrow to investigate Mount Kanaku stands about 5,000 feet high.
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Redding
Cal
Mount Kanaka
Shasta
Trinity
Ylo Bolo
Coast Range
Kaassen Peak
Lassen
Mount Kanaku
Allied losses in Yser campaign include 215000 total
Brussels dispatch quoted by Neusten Nachrichten estimates allied casualties in the Yser campaign at 215000 through December 12. The figure breaks down to 60000 Belgians 80000 English and 75000 French.
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Berlin
Hague
London
Neusten Nachrichten
Brussels
Yser
Allied fleet bombards Dardanelles forts in Athens dispatch
An Athens dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports the allied fleet bombarded the interior at the forts of the Dardanelles on Saturday. The message is filed from London and notes ongoing bombardment operations with strategic implications for the campaign.
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London
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Dardenelles
Allied and German Front Reports From Europe War Dispatch
Reports from Petrograd Vienna Berlin Paris detail clashes on the Vistula and Bzura fronts and Galicia with counterattacks and prisoner captures. Allied artillery gains near Ypres and St. Georges, and trench actions around La Bassee and Lihons are noted.
Emperor William Awards Honors to Lord in Telegram
Telegram from Emperor William to Grand Duchess Louise of Baden reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg's note that Russian forces retreat along the front. He says the Lord alone deserves the honors and thanks the Fourteenth army corps for its role in the Russian center fighting.
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Karlsruhe
Berlin
London
Grand Duchess
Louise of
Baden
Emperor William
von Hindenburg
William
Fourteenth Army
French and American Forces Repel Attacks in Argonne Sector
In the Argonne Forest of La Grutte Allied forces report destroying machine gun shelters and observatories and dispersing a substantial portion of enemy troops. They repelled three attacks, two at Fontaine Madame and one at St. Hubert, with no notable salients between the Argonne and the Vosges.
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Berlin
London
Nieuport
Bixschoote
la Bassee
Notre Dame de Lorette
Bethune
Argonne
East
West Prussia
Poland
Rawa
Nida
la Grutte
Fontaine Madame
St. Hubert
Vosges
Eugene Zimmerman Dies After Sudden Illness At Club
Cincinnati reports the death of Eugene Zimmerman former president of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad and noted financier. He died of a hemorrhage at a club as he studied railroad records before a possible Interstate Commerce Commission testimony. Born 1845 in Vicksburg Mississippi he was father of the Duchess of Manchester. Funeral arrangements await Duchess of Manchester’s word.
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Cincinnati
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Zimmerman
Duchess of
Manchester
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pere Marquette
J. P. Morgan & Co
Vicksburg
Miss
Duchess of Manchester
Dixmude Evacuated. Allied Take in Middlekerke Untrue
A dispatch from Amsterdam reports Germans evacuated Dixmude while claims of Allied capture at Middlekerke are false. The message cites Exchange Telegraph as the source and is dated London December 21 at 2:45 am.
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Dixmude
Amsterdam
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Middlekerke
Fighting along Yser and around Ypres intensifies
Dispatch from Sluis notes violent fighting on the Yser. British fleet guns harry German ranks as trains with wounded head to Bruges. Allies have not seized Roulers. clashes continue between Roulers and Ypres to Dixmude with heavy action eastward.
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Amsterdam
London
Sluis
Netherlands
Telegraaf
Yser
Bruges
Roulers
Ypres
Dixmude
Oldest DAR Member Louisa Waterman Carpenter Dies at 108
Mrs. Louisa Waterman Carpenter aged 108 years and 4 months died at home in Worcester Massachusetts from old age. She was the oldest living member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Worcester
Mass
Louisa Waterman Carpenter
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Scott arrives to investigate Mexican border fighting at Naco
Brig. Gen. Hugh L. Scott arrives at Naco to assess the border clash that has killed five and wounded 47 as Mexican bullets cross into U S territory. He plans peace talks with Gen Hill and Maytorena, while 4 700 troops under Brig. Gen Tasker H Bliss guard the area amid ongoing firing near Naco Sonora.
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Naco
Ariz
Hugh L. Scott
United States Army
Sonora
Scott
Carranza
Maytorena
Villa
Hill
United States
Tasker H. Bliss
Fort Sill
Texas City
General Bliss
Villistas
General Hill
Three K ings Cooperate in Malmo Talks on War Neutrality
Kings Gustave Haakon and Christian with their foreign ministers met in Malmo to plan limited cooperation to safeguard neutrality. The official statement says the talks improved relations and established intent for further meetings should circumstances allow.
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Stockholm
London
Christian
Denmark
Gustave
Sweden
Haakon
Norway
Malmo
Tacoma Arrives At Colon After Canal Zone Demand
The United States cruiser Tacoma reached Colon today from Guantanamo in response to Colonel Goethas request for warships to preserve canal neutrality.
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Colon
United States
Tacoma
Canal Zone
Goethas
Canal
Guantanamo
Progress Barreds Invasion Report From Russian Front
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Russian advance crossing a river and burning Bri ghii as von Hwindenborg's army continues toward an unspecified target.
Battle for Warsaw Deepens as German Advance Near Warsaw
German forces under Field Marshal von Hindenburg push toward Warsaw along the Vistula and Pilica rivers, reaching new Russian positions near the Bzura and Rawa. Russians retreat to the Reura, bridges blown, survivors captured. Allies fight in France and Belgium under siege conditions, while Serbs and Montenegrins unite toward Sarajevo.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Vistula
Bzura
Rawa
Dakhova
Opoczno
Piotrkow
Galicia
Przemysl
Prana
London
von Hindenburg
Warsaw
Piltes
Lowles
Reura
Manders
Oise
Flanders
Pioneer miner Colonel Cruse dies in Helena after big Drum Summon strike
Thomas Cruse, famed Montana miner and banker, died in Helena after years of mining and shipping ventures. He built a bank, owned ranches and livestock, and earned about two million from the Marysville Drum Summon mine before selling to an English firm. He supported causes quietly and governed his philanthropy by business judgment.
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Camp Marysville
Cruse
Marysville
Helena
Colonel Cruse
Montana
Northwest
Riots in Italy Ended by Troops and Police Action
Troops and police restrained violent demonstrations across Italian cities during the Oberdank anniversary observances at Trieste. Posters and leaflets circulated despite bans, clashes left several injured, and notable figures such as Cola Anni and Ricciotti Garibaldi spoke amid the unrest. Ancona and Genoa also saw suppression by authorities.
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Rome
Italy
Austria
Oberdank
Francis Joseph
Trieste
Cola Anni
Triestian
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Caprera Island
Trent
Republican Association
Republican Club
Ancona
Genoa
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Haitiah
Mans
Admiral Sturdee
Shella
Spee
Underwood & Underwood
Gustav
Frederick
Melmo
California
Kanaka
Vienna
Paris
Carpathians
Latorza
Lupkow Pass
Krosno
Zakhiczyn
Diala
Tuchow
Tarnow
Dunejac
Lys
St. Georges
Richebourg V Avenue
Givenchy-les-La Bassee
Albert
Maricourt
Lihons
Sgutt
Bles
Naco, Ariz
von Hwindenborg
Pyewy
Hurned Bribghi
Cror
Mander
Prosasta
Aisne
Champagne
Servia
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Vishe
Thovseh
Ing—Philanthroptist
Piret
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