Explosion at Du Pont plant kills thirty workers in Delaware
A massive blast at the Upper Hagley yard of the Ilo Pont Powder Company in Wilmington destroys a packing house and 8000 pounds of black powder. Thirty workers, mostly teens, were killed and seven fatally injured, with foreman Allen A. Thaxter among the remains. Cause under investigation though no outside agency evidence found. initial theories suggest a spark from gear or spilled powder.
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Wilmington
Del
Upper Hagley Yard
Ilo Pont Powder Company
DuPont
Brandywine Creek
Hagley
du Pont Company
Allen A. Thaxter
Neutrality basis in Greek reply stated by Athens
Athens correspondent for Reuter reports Greece will remain neutral toward belligerents as long as its sovereignty is respected and no military restrictions are imposed. The message from London notes Greece will be benevolent to the Entente under these terms.
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London
Greece
Athens
Reuter
German prisoner not shot by order of Kronprinz Wilhem captain
Admiral McLean of the Norfolk navy yard stated there is no truth to the report that the German prisoner captured after escaping the interned cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm was shot by or by order of Captain Thierfelder of that ship.
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Norfolk
McLean
Norfolk Navy Yard
Kronpring
Wilhelm
Thierfelder
Five and Quarter Millions Population in New York Areas
A police census reports New York City has 5 253 888 inhabitants across its five boroughs. The state census from last July lists the total population at 5 009 112.
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New York
Dotterel Sunk by Submarine Off Cork
London Nov 30 The British steamship Dotterel a 270 foot vessel built in 1904 at New Castle and tonned in Cork has reportedly been sunk by a submarine the loss is attributed to enemy action with Dotterel mentioned as Lavatons gross.
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Dotterel
London
New Castle
Cork
Riots Erupt Near Little Rock Over Farmer’s Killing
Serious race rioting flared in Brushy Island District ten miles north of Little Rock. Deputy sheriffs moved in as five white men were arrested for rioting and arson. A negro church school and several negro homes and barns were burned. The clash stems from last week’s killing of John Lee, a white farmer, in a pistol fight with three negro cattle thieves. Leonard and Josh Moore, and Robert Coleman, three negroes, were involved in the confrontation. Hog and cattle stealing had been common in the area.
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Little Rock
Ark
Brushy Island
John Lee
Lee
Leonard
Josh Moore
Robert Coleman
No News From West Front War Office Says
Paris reports the war office states there is nothing of importance to add to last night’s communication.
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West Front
Paris
War Office
Standardizing farm product sizes and packages urged
Charles J. Brand of the U S Department of Agriculture told the National Conference on Marketing and Farm Credits that uniform grades and container sizes are needed for accurate price quotation. He urged federal action under weights and measures power and cited mislabeling and repacking as deceptive practices. Harris Weinstock urged state colonization to curb absentee landlordism, proposing land purchases at current prices and resale to farmers at cost.
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Chicago
Charles J. — Brand
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
National Conference On Marketing and Farm Credits
Brand
C. T. Moore
Department of Agriculture
New York
Michigan
Congress
Harris Weinstock
San Francisco
United States Industrial Relations Commission
Union
Thirty Missing After Boomer Mine Explosion
Three hundred men were at work in Boomer Mine No. 2 when a blow-out shot caused an explosion. Rescue teams say about thirty men remain unaccounted for while most others have been rescued or accounted for. State Mine Inspector Earl Henry and U S Bureau of Mines officials oversee the effort as rescuers work in shifts in the dark, debris filled mine.
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Boomer
W. Va
Boomer Coal and Coke Company
Bell
Arly
Thre
Earl Henry
D. J. Parker
United States Bureau of Mines
Huntington
John Bertalle
Pittsburg
W. Paul
Hi. D. Mason
Boomer Coal and Oke Company
State colonization plan could aid land ownership
Mr. Weinstock argues that adapting colonization models to American needs would promote homesteading and curb absentee landlordism. He cites California’s low success rates versus Australia, and says a state system could convert tenants and laborers with modest down payments into proprietors, offering immediate footing and renewed hope.
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Weinstock
California
Australia
Enormous Tonnage Carried by Pennsy Railroad
New York November 30. October earnings of the Pennsylvania Railroad show the system hauled heavy traffic due to industrial activity, especially around Pittsburgh. Total operating revenue for the month reached 36,204,083 dollars, up 5,248,191 from 1914. Expenses were 25,999,562 dollars, up 1,064,327, leaving operating income of 10,205,341 dollars, a gain of 3,583,864.
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Pennsylvania Mailroad Company
Pittsburg
Grace Marshall Taken to Johns Hopkins for Treatment
Grace Marshall was moved from Easton Maryland to Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore for treatment after a judge ordered care. Authorities say her father kept her prisoner in the Marshall home for twelve years and she now seeks mental and physical health restoration.
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Grace Marshall
Shall
Marshall Home
Easton
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Canadian war loan subscription exceeds goal
Ottawa reports the $50,000,000 Canadian domestic war loan has been subscribed twice over with more than 25,000,000 separate subscriptions received. Although the loan closed today, additional subscriptions are still being accepted through banks nationwide.
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Ottawa
Canada
Finance Department
French Minister Expects Greece to Join Entente War Effort
London reports Denys Cochin in Rome expressed relief that Greece would eventually take up arms with the Entente. The hope comes as Allied governments push for broader Balkan support.
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Greece
Denys Cochin
London
Rome
Morning Post
Mine disaster near Boomer claims many workers
About 200 miners mostly immigrants were trapped after two explosions at North Mine No. 2 of Boomer Coal and Coke Co in Hoomer. A foreman bratticed in sixteen to three miles to surface for aid. Earl Henry of the state mines department led rescue efforts with United States mine rescue personnel.
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North Mine
Boomer Coal and Coke Company
Hoomer
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Boomer
Hinton
Earl Henry
State Department of Mines
Mr. Henry
D. J. Parker
United States Bureau of Mines
Huntington
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Forecast
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions in West Virginia on Wednesday with Thursday partly cloudy. In Virginia expect fair skies and continued cold conditions Wednesday and Thursday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Mine explosion injures few at Boomer North No 2
Boomer North mine No 2 near Montgomery Fayette county on a Kanawha and Michigan railroad branch exploded after a light shift. The mine sustained limited damage as about 144 cars normally run daily, workers were few at the time. Spanish Pretender Arrested in Austria fits news from Paris reporting Don Jaime Bourbon arrested at Frohsdorf after transfer to restrain until war end.
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Boomer North
Montgomery
Fayette County
Kanawha and Michigan Railroad
Paris
Don Jaime
Bourbon
Austria
Italy
Francis Joseph
Frohsdorf
Bebeld
British Casualty Totals Rise in November War Lists
London reports November casualties show 1,242 officers and 45,184 enlisted men killed, wounded or missing, bringing wartime totals to about 600,000. November losses are lighter than October which logged 3,110 officers and 71,187 NCOs and men.
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London
Roosevelt asks withdrawal of name from Nebraska primary
Theodore Roosevelt announced from Oyster Bay that he asked the Nebraska secretary of state to withdraw his name from the presidential primary ballot. His name had been placed as a Republican nomination candidate.
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Nebraska
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
British press bureau calls German mine incident fabrication
London reports the British press bureau declared a German wireless dispatch about the torpedo boat Fervent sinking on the Doggerbank a total fabrication. The statement said five crewmen survived.
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London
Doggerbank
Northcliffe warned as stronger measures possible
London November 30 Sir John Simon, secretary of state for home affairs, told the house of commons he warned Lord Northcliffe that the gentler course used to curb his newspapers was ineffective and that it was perfectly possible to take stronger measures to stop the continual fouling of his own nest.
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London
John Simon
Home Affairs
Lord Northcliffe
House of Commons
Supreme Court Upholds WV Liquor Ad Ban for Out-of-State Dealers
West Virginia Supreme Court rules constitutional the state ban on out-of-state liquor dealers advertising by circular letters and order blanks. The decision affirms a Morriston County circuit court ruling.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Morrison County
Jury locks up Watson case in Augusta after eight hours
After eight hours of deliberation the jury in Augusta considers a verdict in the Thomas E. K. Watson obscenity mail matter case and is ordered locked up until morning.
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Watson
Augusta
Thomas EK. Watson
Georgia
Judge weighs government case in New Haven railroads trial
In New York on November 30, Federal Judge Hunt signaled a ruling likely to exclude the government's central issue in the Sherman act trial of eleven former New Haven directors. He questioned if the Westchester and Boston and Portchester lines were acquired to obstruct interstate commerce and will study the evidence overnight before deciding.
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New York
New York, New Haven
New Haven
Hunt
Democrats Fray Over Cloture Rules In Senate Caucus
Washington November 30 Democrats in the senate plan a lively caucus to discuss a special rules committee report proposing a modified cloture rule. Senator Owen expects approval, while several southern and northern Democrats vow opposition arguing against making rules a party issue.
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Washington
Senate
Special Rules Committee
Owen
Clarke
Arkansas
Hardwick
Georgia
Hitchcock
Nebraska
O'Gorman
New York
Bankhead
Alabama
Vardaman
Mississippi
Overman
North Carolina
House
Norris
Haseen
Kitchin
Belgian Coast Bombarded by British Squadron
German positions on the Belgian coast from Zeebrugge to Ostend were bombarded for two hours this morning by a British squadron, according to a Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam.
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London
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Reuter
Amsterdam
Austro Italian Front Draws Global War Focus
Budapest reports say Noumania refused Russians river use for troop transport as negotiations with Romania and Greece stall. Serbian retreat and Austro German gains press toward Albania and Montenegrin front, while Hindenburg’s forces test Drina line and Greek entente talks delay.
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London
Montenegro
Serbia
Victor Emmanuel
Isonzo River
Tolmino
Gorizia
Coverdo
Italy
Balkan
Monastir
Albania
Adriatic
von Mackensen
Danube
Bessarabia
Roumania
Budapest
Bulgaria
Greece
Entente
Illoukst
von Hindenburg
Drina
John French
Asquith
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Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
Grace Mar
Ald
Col. Roosevelt
Northcliffe
Jume Democrats
QURE
Clark
Noumania
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