Villa arrives in New Orleans and sails to Havana
A friend of the Villa family claims General Francisco Villa reached New Orleans from El Paso and boarded the steamship Excelsior for Havana, though officials say no passenger resembled Villa on the manifest. Several Mexicans were aboard. Villa's wife and children reportedly left for Havana last week.
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Francisco Villa
Mexican Revolutionary Teader
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Excelsior
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Hipolito
Carranza troops seize Juarez as arrival completes
El Paso dispatch details Carranza forces arriving from Chihuahua city and Sonora. General Elizondo assumes command with Villa loyalists in town. 7,000 Villa troops gathered, 5,000 unpaid and housed by government, with payments ongoing and disbandment continuing at the border.
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Juarez
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Guerrero
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Tocay’s Standard Page Snapshot of Events
In Tocay’s Standard Page a mix of items appears including cabinet crisis talk and Albert Brubaker reportedly frozen to death. Europe watches Pan American congress while Cuba proposals emerge and Ancona survivor returns home. Two major battles cited amid sport news and a mine hoist fatality. Milwaukee and Anaconda reports span telegraphic and local items.
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Europe
Pan-American Congress
Jila
Cuba
Bertin
Greil
Ancona
Charles Thidwell
A-News
Milwaukee
Bulla Agawam
Pan American Congress Forges International Law Institute
Delegates at the Pan American Scientific congress advance arbitration and a Pan American court of justice as means to unify private and public law across the Americas. They form the American Institute of International Law with 105 publicists from 21 countries, aiming to promote justice and a system of international relations centered on American leadership.
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United States
Congress
Americas
Pan-American Court of Justice
Pan-America
American Institute of International Law
Lansing
Thehaif
Recovering Securities Confiscated by Germans
Washington reports unofficial advices that British seizure of European mails was to recover Belgian and French securities confiscated by German authorities. High value papers have been sent to the United States to be sold, with Swiss and Dutch mails used for movement.
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Switzerland
Holland
Beng
Peter William Ill After Unsettled Weather
A Reuters telegram from Amsterdam reports Berlin says Peter William suffers from a non malignant boil. He is indoors due to unsettled weather but not confined to bed.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Berlin
Peter William
Dr Cecile Greil departs for deposition on Ancona sinking
New York December 2 Dr Cecile Greil the Red Cross physician aboard the steamship Ancona when torpedoed arrived in New York en route to Washington to testify for the State Department. She repeated her account saying shells struck the ship but lifeboats were not shelled and many survivors were wounded.
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Cecile Greil
Red Cross
Ancona
Mediterranean
Rochama F
Washington
Stafs Department
Greil
Greit
Grell
Tom Reiter
World Court Organized Hammond S President
New York December 29 a world court for international disputes was launched with former President Taft as honorary president and Jobs Hays Hammond active president. A world court congress is planned for Louisville in April with leading figures invited to address. The movement seeks gradual disarmament and an international tribunal, while urging thorough preparedness by the United States.
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New York
Will Taft
Jobs Hays Hammond
Louisville
United States
Hammond
Unitedates
Kill Armies and Destroy Warships by Electricity
Dr Raymond F Bacon of Fittaburg told a Columbus audience that it may be possible to transmit enough electrical energy through space to exterminate an army or destroy battleships. He is director of the Mellon Institute and spoke on energy transmission ideas at the American Association for the Advancement of Science gathering.
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Raymond F. Bacon
Fittaburg
American Association For the Advancement of Selene
der. Bacon
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
School of Specie Industries
University of Pittsburg
Rupture Threatens Berlin and Vienna Diplomatic Ties
Geneva reports Vienna officials oppose the second American Ancona note without modification and warn a rupture in relations is imminent. The Berlin drafted reply to the first note and pressure from Hungary linked to cancillation push suggests Berlin faces impact if Vienna breaks with Washington. A deal may still be possible within 24 hours.
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Paris
Vienna
Berlin
Austria
County Tisza
Baron Burlan
Forty Five Bags of Rubber Seized on Ford Peace Ship
A British statement reports 43 bags of rubber, about 4,000 pounds, seized from the Oscar II parcel mail destined for a Sweden forwarding agent. The remaining 734 bags were handed to the post office. The Oscar II carried the Henry Ford peace party to Europe and was escorted to Kirkwall for cargo inspection.
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London
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Henry Ford
Europe
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German proposals to end Lusitania dispute expected soon
Washington reports say Berlin foresees presenting settlement proposals next week to the state department, with officials indicating a Christmas or early New Year target. The talks between Secretary Lansing and Count von Bernstorff progress toward resolution, despite adverse public opinion over U S demands following the sinking of the Ancona.
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State Department
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Austria-Hungary
Ancona
Hungary
Vienna
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Ambassator Penfield
Austria
Remynetary Lansing
Trades Organizing Campaign Planned in Los Angeles
Working to organize all trades in Los Angeles and San Francisco, twenty-one organizers from the American Federation will launch a citywide unionization drive starting Monday. Joshua B. Dale of Vallejo will lead the campaign, traveling tonight to Los Angeles for supervision. Alvert Lea and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Howe are reported dead from last night’s gasoline explosion at a farm home nearby.
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San Francisco
American Federation 69 International
Joshua B. Dale
Vallejo
Cal
Dale
Alvert Lea
Mini
Harry "Howe
Howe
Aged Pioneer Brubaker Remains Central Figure
An obituary notice honors aged pioneer Al Brubaker highlighting his long life and contributions to his community. The piece notes his steadfast character and impact across generations within the local area.
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AL. Brubaker
Man Dies in Blizzard While Trekking to Keystone Mine
An elderly pioneer named Brubaker, living near Dewey in Beaverhead County, perished in a blizzard while making a supply trip to the Keystone mining claims. His partner Dodgson found him nearly frozen, tried to summon aid, but Brubaker had already died. his body was brought to Dewey for burial as the community mourns a hardiest trail blazer born in 1896.
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Beaverhead County
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Dewey
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Wise
Big Hole
Keystone
George Dodsson
Ihane Dodgson
Brubaker
Doditwa
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Tana
Patersburg
Lancaster County
Ig Es
Possibility of Saving Cabinet Amid Talks in Crisis
The cabinet faces a critical moment as negotiations continue in hopes of averting a crisis. Officials signal willingness to concede on certain terms to reach a durable agreement.
Two Battles Going On as Austrians Move Back
AP reports ongoing combat in the Vosges mountains between French and German forces and along the Besarabia front between Russians and Austro-Hungarians. Russian offensives persist north of Bukowina as Austrian lines withdraw east of Harkov.Italian attacks on Tyrol and Tsonga Fronts continue while Balkan status holds. Turko-British actions at Kuteele Amara, Mesopotamia show no operations since Christmas Day.
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Harmanns-Weller- Kopf
Vosges Mountains
Bessarabia
Bukowina
Vienna
Harkanov
Tyrol
Tsonga
Balkan
Kuteele Amara
Mesopotamia
Winter Weather Hampers Allied Offensive Plans
Western and Russian fronts report severe winter delaying major operations. British and German lines hold as armies plan cautious maneuvers amid icy, muddy terrain. Analysts warn the harsh season from late December to late January likely curtails decisive advances this year.
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