Germany accepts responsibility for sinking Arabia and potential diplomatic rupture
Washington reports Germany admitted sinking the British liner Arabia, claiming the submarine commander misidentified a passenger ship. If confirmed as a passenger liner, Germany would express regret and offer reparations. President Wilson reviews the case as the State Department clarifies the vessel’s status before any action.
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Washington
Germany
Arabia
United States
Sussex
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Mediterranean
State Department
Wilson
Villistas Kill Americans in Mexico Border News
Reports from El Paso list three more foreigners killed by Villa’s bandits in Mexico. Guillermo Snyman son of General W D Snyman is identified as a British subject Howard Weeks also known as Howard Gray and an American named Foster are added to the death toll, with news reaching the border on Thursday via refugees and messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Guillermo Snyman
W. D. Snyman
Howard Weeks
Howard Gray
Foster
Villa
I C C Recommends Rate Changes Authority for Freight and Passenger
The Interstate Commerce Commission urges a major reform in how freight and passenger rates are set. Shippers would no longer need to justify four proposed rates. carriers proposing a change must prove the alteration is reasonable and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Speculators Advance Food Prices in Nation Wide Inquiry
Washington reports government officials in a nationwide inquiry on the cost of living attribute rising prices of essential goods to speculators in food and other commodities who have combined to push quotations upward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Governor Frees Prisoners in Montana Commutes Forty Two
Governor Stewart commuted the sentences of forty two prisoners in the state penitentiary at Helena. Among them were two men with ninety nine year terms, one cut to twenty years and the other to not less than eighteen nor more than nineteen.
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Helena
Mont
Stewart
Robber Loots Express Wagon in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles an express wagon was robbed of $30,000 leaving only an empty canvas sack and a hat as clues. Clown detectives failed to trace the thief Thursday and no suspect was named.
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Los Angeles
Admiralty Orders Mobilize Arsenal Workers for War Service
London reports the admiralty has agreed to release all eligible men employed in munitions manufacture for military service. The measure aims to shift labor from war production to frontline duties as part of national wartime effort.
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London
Admiralty
Deputies Back Government War Conduct in Confidence Vote
The chamber of deputies approved a resolution expressing confidence in the government’s war conduct by a vote of 344 to 160.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Five more people identify man known as Oliver Osborne
Five more persons including a young woman he married recognize Charles H. Wax the man they knew as Oliver Osborne or other assumed names. The revelation ties Wax to several alias identities and decades of deceptions.
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New York
Charles H. Wax
Newark Woman Found Not Guilty in Husband Murder
Mrs Margaret Beutinger was acquitted by a jury of murdering her husband Cristof Beutinger, a wealthy coal merchant, who was shot at their Caldwell home last July.
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Newark
N. J
Margaret Beutinger
Cristof Beutinger
Stage Driver Shot in Nevada Mail Robbery Near Jarbidge
Word from Jarbidge Nevada states the U S mail stage was held up near Jarbidge. Driver F Searcy was killed by two men inside the stage. First class mail sacks were rifled and a sum reported between 3100 and 7000 dollars taken. A posse searched for the robbers as pay day at the Long Hike mine occurred nearby.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Elko County
Nevada
United States
F. Searcy
Searcy
Kansas City
Long Hike
Jarbidge
Loss of Allies in War Reported by Copenhagen Body
Berlin reports total entente losses in the present war at 15,100,000 per figures from the Association for Research Into the Social Consequences of the War as cited by Overseas News agency. Britain 1,200,000. Russia 8,500,000. France 3,700,000. Italy 800,000. Serbia 480,000. Belgium 220,000. Roumania 200,000.
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Berlin
Association For Research Into
Copenhagen
Great Britain
Russia
France
Italy
Serbia
Belgium
Roumania
Gregory Denies Rumor About Resigning Cabinet
St. Louis dispatch reports United States Attorney General Thomas Watt Gregory denied rumors he would resign from President Wilson's cabinet, stating no plans to leave.
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St. Louis
United States
Thomas Watt Gregory
Wilson
Warning to merchant steamers to beware of U boats
A wireless broadcast at 1 30 o clock Wednesday morning warned Entente allied merchant steamers to be vigilant for German submarines.
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New York
Stanford Chancellor to Lead Peace Drive in The Hague
Dr. David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Leland Stanford University, will leave soon for The Hague to direct a movement for international peace, announced by his secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
the Hague
Charles Francis Joseph Emperor of Austria-Hungary
Charles Francis Joseph succeeds Francis Joseph as Emperor of Austria Hungary, assuming the throne and continuing the Habsburg dynasty, with potential impacts on policy and regional leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis Joseph
FrAncis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Congress Reconvenes Amid Crowded Calendar and Reforms
Congress reopens for a three month session facing a $1.65 billion fiscal plan for 1918. Leaders urge speedier work with proposals to scrap Christmas holidays, plus discussions on railroad reform and the cost of living. Adjourned briefly as Senators Clarke and Rivera died.
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Washington
Congress
Clarke
Arkansas
Rivera
Porto Rico
House
Clark
Kitchin
Executive Department
Adamson
Interstate Commerce Committee
Standard Oil head Archbold dies after operation
John D Archbold president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey died at his Tarrytown home Monday after an appendicitis operation ten days earlier. Born in Ohio July 26, 1848 he moved to Pennsylvania oil fields in 1864 and joined Standard Oil in 1878 becoming president in 1914.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Rockefeller
Standard
Ogden Clerks Seek Reversal of Move to Chicago
Railway postoffice clerks living in Ogden staged a protest Monday to overturn a postoffice department order transferring them from Ogden to Chicago. The action aims to keep their residence and jobs in Utah.
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Ogden
Chicago
Minister to the Netherlands Resigns
Dr Henry van Dyke resigns as American minister to The Netherlands citing personal reasons and a wish to resume his literary work. He will depart The Hague after serving in the diplomatic post.
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Netherlands
The
Hague
Henry van Dyke
Villa Reports Deny Mass Killings by Villa Forces
Telegrams to Washington recount killings of foreigners in Chihuahua City as Villa bandits control the town. General Jacinto B. Trevino, leading Carranza troops, reoccupies the capital and says only a few Chinese were killed during Villa occupation.
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el Paso
Texas
Washington
Chihuahua City
Villa
Jacinto B. Trevino
Carranza
Eight Thousand Men Get Increase Pittsburg
The American Window Glass company announced that starting December 16 wages of all employees will rise by 10 percent. About 8,000 workers will be affected by the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
American Window Glass Company
Pittsburg Football Player Dies From Injury
Willam A. Jones, 20, of Munhall Pa., a member of the University of Pittsburg dental department football team, died from injuries suffered in a game on November 3.
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Pittsburg
Willam A. Jones
Munhall
Dental Department
University of Pittsburg
M Price
Twelve Expelled From Russia In Duma Clash
Premier Trepoff faced a hostile audience in Petrograd as the duma reconvened on December 2. Twelve socialist and labor leaders were expelled for eight sittings amid demonstrations, while Trepoff announced measures to restore order, improve supplies, and accelerate rail and industrial output.
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Trepoff
Tribune
Duma
Tcheldise
Krenski
M. Trepoff
Karl Armgaard Graves Accused of Blackmail Plot
Karl Armgaard Graves, styled an international spy, is accused of attempting to blackmail the German embassy in Washington by means of secured letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl .Armgaard Graves
Whele
Washington
Storms on the Coast Claim Two Lives in Pacific Northwest
Severe weekend storms battered Oregon and southern Washington coastlines causing two deaths and extensive property damage. The weekend gale hit Saturday and Sunday with high winds and heavy surf, affecting coastal communities and infrastructure along the Pacific coast.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington Coast
New German Railway Rules Claimed Revolutionary
Copenhagen correspondent reports Berlin imposes sweeping railway regulations described as the most revolutionary yet. The measures centralize control and subordinate subordinate authorities to the state will.
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Copenhagen
Hamburger
Lary Neoda
Probe of living cost under way
Federal inquiry into the high cost of living began with plans for a nationwide scope. Investigations will cover rising food prices and coal shortages, as officials prepare reports and President considers recommendations to Congress. House members debated the issue, many referrals sent to the interstate commerce panel chaired by Adamson.
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Washington
United States
Congress
House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Adamson
Bryan Outlines Democratic Reform Program
William Jennings Bryan outlined reforms he hopes to push through the Democratic party over the next four years. He urged nationwide prohibition as the top priority and backed federal woman suffrage, direct presidential election, and easier constitutional amendments.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Congress
Woman reporter convicted in Thompson Falls killing
Edith Colby a 44 year old Montana newspaper reporter was found guilty of murder in the second degree for shooting A C Thomas a politician. The court fixed a penalty of ten to twelve years in the penitentiary after he refused her demand for an apology following an alleged insult the day before.
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Thompson Falls
Mont
Edith Colby
A. C. Thomas
Colby
Thomas
Carranza Expected to Sign Atlantic City Protocol
Mexico City reports a general belief that General Carranza will sign the protocol drafted by Mexican and American commissioners at Atlantic City. Officials expect minor wording changes but that the main points will be approved by Carranza.
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Mexico City
Atlantic City
Mexico
United States
Carranza
England gains new premier David Lloyd George
London reports David Lloyd George has overthrown the Asquith cabinet and will assume the prime ministership. The new coalition government forms with likely reduced harmony and fresh factional differences amid its birth.
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David Lloyd-George
Asquith
London
David Lloyd George
Governor Hunt Files Contest In Mariposa Superior Court
Following the secretary of state declaration that Thomas Campbell won the governor race with 27,976 votes to Hunt's 27,946 Hunt filed a gubernatorial election contest in Mariposa county superior court on Wednesday.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Secretary of State
Thomas ©. Campbell
Hunt
Campbell
Superior Court
Mariposa County
Bank Bandits Rob Bothell Bank North of Seattle
Three armed men robbed the State Bank of Bothell fifteen miles north of Seattle securing about 4000 dollars. They held up cashier C Hubbell his wife and a customer at gunpoint and escaped in an automobile.
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Bandite
Washington
Seattle
Bothell
C. Hubbell
Ohio Secretary Orders Statewide Election Fraud Probe
Secretary of State Charles Q. Hildebrandt in Columbus orders a state wide investigation into fraud and error in the recent election after charges filed by the Republican State Committee.
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Columbus
Charles Q. Hilde Brant
Republican State Committee
John Lambert Sunk by German Submarine Off the Solent
The steamship John Lambert, an American vessel, was shelled and sunk without warning by a German submarine off the Isle of Wight on November 22. The vessel belonged to New York interests and was listed in the maritime register.
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New York
John Lambert
Maritime Register
Wight
Bucharest Falls to Invaders After 100 Days War
Paris reports that after 100 days since Romania declared war, the Central Powers control about 50,000 square miles of Romanian territory. Bucharest and Ploieşti have fallen, with invasion extending from the Transylvanian Alps to the Danube, threatening the capital’s rail links. Officials note uncertainty if Bucharest entry and Ploieşti occurred simultaneously.
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Roumania
Paris
Bucharest
Transylvanian Alps
Danube
Dobrudja
Ploetchi
Jassy
Roumanias
Ploechti
Asquith Resigns as Prime Minister of Britain
London reports Herbert H. Asquith resigns after eight tumultuous years in office. King George V invites Unionist leader Andrew Bonar Law to form a new government, with Law accepting the commission to lead.
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London
Crisie
Herbert H. Asquith
Andrew Honor Law
Asquith
Mr. Asulti
Suffragists Spring Surprise at Wilson Address
At a Washington congressional session President Wilson faced a dramatic interruption when suffragists unfurled a silk banner from the gallery reading President Wilson what will you do for woman suffrage. The episode interrupted his planned line about laws governing the island and its people.
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Washington
Wison
Congress
Wilson
Steamer Torpedoed Off Spanish Coast Injures Twenty-Five Americans
Reports say an Italian steamer named by the American correspondent was torpedoed near the Spanish coast. Twenty-five Americans were aboard. one sailor died in a Paris hospital, while three others were seen wounded and survivors were treated at a nearby hospital.
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Madrid
Thelermo
Pacis
Spain
Assassination Recall of Lincoln Blamed on Booth
In New York Colonel William ers, leader of the orchestra in Washington, reports say Lincoln was shot and died later. Booth limped down the theater stairs attempting escape when he was confronted. he was shot in the neck during the confrontation.
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Lincoln
New York
Williamers
Washington
Booth
Corrupt Practice Bill Bobs Up In Senate Session
Washington action centers on the Owen bill to cap campaign expenditures for presidential and vice presidential elections at 400000 dollars and to enforce strict spending limits for elective senators and representatives as unfinished business remains in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Woman's Party Expenditures Reported At $60,086
A government-stated record shows expenditures of the National Woman's Party totaling $60,086. The report, filed with the clerk of the house, also notes $41,220 in receipts and outlines a $50,000 spending item.
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Woman's Party
Washington
National Woman's Party
McDaniel Acquitted in Buchanan County Murder Case
Oscar B. McDaniel, prosecutor in Buchanan County, was acquitted by the criminal court on July 4 of the charge of murdering his wife Mrs. Harriet Moss McDaniel in Bt. Joseph Missouri.
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McDaniel
Bt. Joseph
Oscar B. mepDaniel
Huchanan
Criminal Court
Mra
Harriet Moss McDaniel
Head of Duma Resigns Amid Political Pressure
The leader of the Duma resigns under pressure from extreme factions. Reuters reports the move follows alleged political turmoil and signaled by an official account linked to party critics in London.
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Duma
London
Michael Rodsianko
Rusalan Dum
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