Chinese Asked to Join Alliance in Far East Peace Effort
Washington and allied powers including Great Britain France and Russia seek to bring China into the entente to avert friction between Japan and China and preserve Far East peace. Military participation in the current war is not expected if China agrees. Negotiations are at Pekin in a conversational stage with the United States apprised but not directly involved.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Russia
China
Japan
Far East
Pekin
United States
Hillstrom Fought Guards Before Execution At Prison
East Lake City reports Joseph Hillstrom resisted capture hours before his execution for the Morrison murders. He fought Deputy Warden A C Ure and guards with a broom handle, drew blood, and tore up blankets and the cell. He used torn bedding to block the door as authorities moved to the chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lake City
Joseph Hillstrom
State Prison
J. G. Morrison
Arling Morrison
Morrisons
A. C. Ure
C. Coulson Smith
George Brown
Doctor Held Blameless In Infant Death Case
In Chicago a coroner's jury of six physicians ruled Dr. H. J. Hasselden was morally justified in not performing a medical operation. The infant Allan John Bollinger died despite the operation not being performed. The verdict absolved the doctor of fault in the death.
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Chicago
H. J. Hasselden
Allan John Bollinger
Ford to Urge Peace Conference
Henry Ford announced he will travel to Washington to confer with President Wilson on a plan for the United States to join a conference of neutral nations to seek peace in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Washington
Wilson
United States
Europe
Debs Declines Fifth Socialist Presidential Nomination
Terre Haute Ind Eugene V Debs formally announces Friday that he has declined the fifth nomination for the presidency by the Socialist party. The statement confirms his continued political stance across the campaigns for the years 1900 1904 1908 and 1912.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Eugene V. Debs
United States
German Fibre Substitution Probe Opens Harburg Station
A special commission appointed by the German minister of war to find substitutes for jute and hemp, excluded from the market by the war, has established an experimental station at Harburg to test new fibres.
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Berlin
Harburg
AFL Starts Plan to Organize Unemployed Men
The American Federation of Labor initiated steps Friday in San Francisco to organize the unemployed men of the United States, signaling a drive toward a formal convention on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
American Federation of Labor
Norwegian Steamer San Miguel Sunk After Mine Strike
The 1659-ton Norwegian steamer San Miguel struck a mine in the North Sea on Thursday and sank. The crew were rescued and landed at Grimsby on Friday.
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London
North Sea
Grimsby
Austrian aviators strike Udine killing twelve
An official Malian war office report states Austrian aviators dropped fifteen bombs on Udine Italy on Friday killing twelve people and wounding twenty seven in a raid marked by wartime devastation and casualties.
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Nome
Udine
Italy
War Office
Chicago Ogallala Fire Chief Dies at 87
Chicago native Ogallala Fire, a noted leader and survivor of Custer's Last Stand, is reported to be dying at the home of his friend Chief Little Naw. Ogallala Fire is 87 years old.
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Chicago
Ogallala
Custer
Little Naw
War Conference Held A Paris War Council
The first joint Anglo French war council met in Paris on Wednesday with Premier Asquith and Briand leading the talks. British ministers Balfour Lloyd George and Grey and French leaders Galieni Lacaze Joffre attended along with Briand. The gathering signals stronger entente coordination in wartime policy.
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Paris
Briand
War Council
France
Great Britain
Asquith
House of Commons
Viscount Haldane Credits Government for Wartime Warnings
London. Viscount Haldane former war secretary told Hampstead audience that German forces would have reached Paris and maybe Calais if the government had not acted on warnings he and others had given. He spoke Wednesday night citing prompt government action as decisive.
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London
Vale Gate and Million Will Probate in Hartford Estate
Justus G. Hotekies estate appraised about 2 million dollars is to pass under the will, with roughly 1 million directed to Vale Gate and Million, New Haven, Connecticut. The will was filed for probate on Wednesday, outlining the large trust for the named beneficiaries and estate disposition.
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New lHiaven
Conn
Vale
Justus G. Hotehkies
Case Thrown Out of Court in Will Contest
San Francisco lawsuit contesting the will of the late John M Kelth, a wealthy Bakersfield, Alabama resident, filed by Mrs Louise Kelth Thomson who claimed to be Kelth’s daughter, was thrown out of court.
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San Francisco
John M. Kelth
Bakerefield
Mra
Louise Kelth Thomson
Kelth
Belgians Occupy Monastir and Front News From Saloniki
Reports from Saloniki state Bulgarians occupy Monastir while Serbians face heavy pressure from Austrians in the north. Germans move toward Nish with prisoners and cannon seized. French and British claim gains on Kasturino and on the Valandovo Rabrovo front as Russians check Hindenburg near Riga and advance slowly in the Dvina marshes.
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London
Monastir
Saloniki
Uvac River
Nova Varos
Javor
Injavnica
Golija Planina
Kursumlya
Nish
Montenegro
Raska J
Kursumlja
Danube
Kasturino
Valandovo-Rabrovo
von Hindenburg
Riga
Dvinsk
Dvina
Senator Julius Caesar Burrows Died in Kalamazoo Michigan
Former United States Senator Julius Caesar Burrows of Michigan died at his home in Kalamazoo at midnight Tuesday night from heart disease. Burrows had just passed his seventy eighth birthday and had been in declining health for weeks. He was elected to Congress in 1873 from Michigan's Fourth District and served until 1894 when he moved to the Senate, where he served seventeen years and retired in 1911. In 1908 he chaired the national Republican convention in Chicago.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
United States
Julius Caesar Burrows
Michigan
Burrows
Senate
Frank B. Stockbridge
Chicago
Deny Life To Babe in Chicago Hospital
The Bollinger baby, described as a defective mite, died Wednesday night at German-American hospital after the mother, following professional advice, passed on a hoped operation that might have saved its life. The propriety of sacrificing the infant’s life to avoid future burden sparked wide public discussion. H. J. Hasselden, whose actions influenced the mother, drew both criticism and praise from doctors and callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bollinger
H. J. Hasselden
Death of Otto Quelimalz Found in Pig Pen
Police investigate the death of Otto Quelimalz a 68 year old laborer found dead in a pig pen behind his Denver home with his head on a pillow. Officers conduct inquiries and seek clues at the scene.
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Denver
Otto Quelimalz
Submarine Motil la Arrives in San Francisco
Submarine Motil la, departing Honolulu October 29, reached San Francisco late Saturday. The voyage, planned for ten days, exhausted the supplied fuel and food for the small boats.
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San Frencisco
Honolulu
Thirteen-Town Mine Disaster Claims Thirty-One Lives
An explosion of coal dust at the Northwestern Improvement Company mine in Ravendale Seattle area kills thirty one men trapped 1500 feet below the surface. Rescue teams from Seattle Roslyn and Gleelum fight heat and wreckage to recover bodies as families wait by the shaft. The cause remains unknown and the mine had safety systems.
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Seattle
Wash
Northwestern Improvement Company
Ravendale
P. J. Kane
Roslyn
Gleelum
Take Ionescu Emerges as Pro Entente Leader in Romania
The Romanian statesman Take Ionescu stands firmly with the Entente, opposing Central Powers influence and shaping policy as a key political figure in wartime diplomacy.
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Ionescu le
Convicts Break Camp Near Asheville Escape
Fifteen long term white convicts escaped from the convict camp at Gandy Mush about fifteen miles west of Asheville North Carolina. The tele phone line to the nearest towns ran out presumably by the convicts. Morgane Get Auto Company Cleveland control of the White company of this city, one of the largest manufacturing concerns of automobiles and motor trucks in the world, was practically passed into the hands of J. P. Morgan & Co.
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Asheville
N. C
Gandy Mush
Morgane Get Auto Company
Cleveland
J. P. Morgan & Co
Hillstrom Executed After Long Clemency Fight
Joseph Hillstrom known as Joe Hill was executed by firing squad at Utah State Prison after multiple clemency appeals. He was convicted of murdering John G Morrison and son J Anning Morrison at Morrison’s store on January 10 1914.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph Hillstrom
J. G. Morrison
J. Arling
Hillstrong
Wilson
Spry
Board of Pardons
Hillstrom
Commonwealth of Utah
William Spry
Governor Spry
Hilton
Denver
William Busky
Seattle
Busby
John G. Morrison
J. Anning
Morrison
Merlin Morrison
Morrisan
J. Arling Morrison
Joe Hill
A. A. Bird
Eselius Brothers
Murray
Esellus
Sheriff's Office
Otto Applequiat
Dominican President Dying Reported from Monte Christi
Washington dispatch reports President Jimmes of the Domdalcap republic near Monte Christi is dying. Rear Admiral Caper ton wired from the Haitian station Thursday confirming the critical condition of the leader.
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Washington
Jimmes
Domdalcap Republic
Monte Christi
Caperton
Haltien
Plans for Clark's new house and mortgage question
In a village scene architect Wilkerson shows Clark family plans for their new house including front and east elevations. A seven year old asks about two mortgages while guests comment, and a sharp remark from a boy on a horse ends the scene as a traveling man visits a hotel.
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Wilkerson
Clarks
Clark
Little Arthur
The Kind She Wanted Spectacle Request
A well traveled young man returns from abroad to entertain his rich aunt with tales of sights seen. He notes some spectacles that can never be forgotten, and the aunt, absent minded, eagerly asks him to buy her a pair.
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John
Queen Mother Sparks Talk of Royal Lineage
A household quarrel about a neighbor named Mrs. Upstarte sparks an assertion that her mother was a queen. The exclaims that the claim is ridiculous while the head of the house recalls the past and suggests the woman may be closer to royalty than expected.
Repartee Between Armands and Lady Love Echoed
A fragment captures a witty exchange with the suitor quipping of longing for closeness and the lady retorting with a sharp remark. The lines evoke a playful courtship moment and social banter.
Gentle Hint about Self Praise and Accident
A light exchange on a train or streetcar features two passengers. One notes a sling and a broken arm. The other replies with a quip about breaking it while patting himself on the back for minding his own business.
Clockshop Pendulum Heist Ends With Wry Judge Quote
A man entered a clock store asking for pendulum repair claiming the clock is fine. The clerk questioned why only the pendulum was brought. The man quipped that removing the pendulum made the rest malfunction. The judge recorded the remark with a wry sense of humor about a second hand.
Fragmented Novel Dialogue on Cores and Thanks
An author and his wife exchange brief lines about cores and thanks. The wife comments on having some cores while the author acknowledges and answers with a curt reply. The exchange reads like a truncated notebook fragment from a literary work.
Mother Thee on play with Di e’s net 0 companion for 7
The fragment notes a game or match with a low score and a companion element, suggesting a figure connected to a 7 point result. It mentions a mother figure and a diarist or partner in a play context. The readable text is highly fragmentary.
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