Turkey Explains Shots at Tennessee Launch
Turkey explained to the United States that the shots at the Tennessee launch near Smyrna were a warning about mined and closed waters. Ambassador Morganthau said Ottoman ministers of interior and war provided details, and President Wilson's administration worked toward a formal explanation and protection guarantees for Americans.
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Navy
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State Department
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Navy Secy Explains Firing Description Omitted
Navy officials say Captain Decker originally described the firing as not hostile but unfriendly. Secretary Daniels said the cryptic phrase was omitted from Decker's report due to garbled message and later released.
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Navy Department
Decker
Daniels
Fate of three missing steamers unknown
Sault Ste Marie Mich Nov 21 The fate of the steamer C F P Curtis and her lumber laden consorts the EB Marvin and Annie M Patterson remains unresolved after a brutal Lake Superior storm. Patterson wreckage bodies identified. Curtis and Marvin crew deaths undetermined as search continues.
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C. FP. Curtis
3. EB. Marvin
Annie M. Patterson
Curtis
Lake Superior
Patterson
Great Lakes
Iear Grand Marais
Marvin
Aracea
North Tonawanda
New York
Onty
Upper Lakes
Twelve Deaths Toll From Football Across United States
Twelve football deaths were recorded in the season ending today with only two college players among the victims. One died of heart disease and another from injury during class contests. Most victims were under twenty, and tackling caused the most fatalities.
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Chicago
United States
Nhe
Labor federation to hold 1915 convention in San Francisco
The American Federation of Labor re elected its current officials at the closing session of the thirty fourth annual meeting and voted to stage next year's convention in San Francisco in November 1915.
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Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Yale Crushed by Harvard Eleven in Blue Bowl
Harvard overwhelmed Yale 36 to 0 in New Haven with 71,000 spectators. The Crimson dominated every period showing expert teamwork and individual brilliance. Other results include Army 13 Springfield 6 and Carlisle 34 Dickinson 0.
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Harvard
Yale
Crimson
Anly
Boston
Dartmouth
Syracuse
Financiers recall halts slow London New York talks
Washington dispatch says Sir George Paish and Pasil Blackett depart for New York with plans to reopen London and New York exchanges, but English bankers resist and negotiations may be suspended. Paish recalled to explain proposals to Lloyd George, with no definite return expected.
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London
New York
Sir George Paish
Pasil Bb. Blackett
English Treasury
England
McAdo
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Lloyd George
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America
Bank of England
London Exchange
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Germans Brace for Lodz Showdown in Eastern Campaign
Berlin wireless reports German authorities say Lodz near decisive action looms in the east. Officials note General von Hindenburg's strategy threatens the Russian ring despite numeric superiority. Russian retreat hampered by destroyed bridges and scarce reserves could decide the campaign.
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Sayville
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Plan to reopen New York stock exchange for gold
The Te Reoven Stock Exchange in New York announced a definite plan to reopen the exchange for gold transactions under certain restrictions. The plan will be submitted to the governing committee on Tuesday and is believed to be acceptable, though details have not been disclosed.
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Te Reoven Stock Exchange
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Obregon Mobilizes Army Near Capital
General Obregon reports forces concentrated twenty miles from Mexico City with 75 000 men ready by mid next week to defend the capital. He says arms and ammunition are gathered and troops are pledged to fight for Carranza. The telegram denies his imprisonment and notes Lucio Brinco has not been near the capital for weeks.
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Ariz
Obregon
Lucio Brinco
Sonora
Hill
Gas Shortage Forces Daily Telegraph Delays
The Daily Telegraph faced missing pages and weak gas pressure last night causing delays and a rushed replacement burner. Ongoing gas service failures frustrated readers and disrupted plans for a large morning issue.
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Daily Telegraph
Frozen Doctor Found Dead in Falls Mills Yard
News arrives of Dr. J. M. Sheppard lost to the cold around Falls Mills. His frozen body was uncovered in the yard of Mrs. Vicle Morris after a townwide search, with Mrs. Sheppard in hospital. He served Nemours Power Company as a physician and was an assistant surgeon for the Norfolk and Western.
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Falls Mills
Johnson
Sheppard
Vicle Morris
Norfolk and Western
Coopers
Florida
Haritan Lodge of Masons
Graham
Ollie Hilton
Nettle Ridge
Patrick County
Thom Sons of
Fel 3
Mills
West Virginia and Virginia Forecast Turns Warmer Sunday
Fair weather with rising temperatures expected across West Virginia and Virginia. Sunday will be warmer, with improved conditions continuing into Monday as a holdover of fair conditions persists.
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West Virginia
Frank James near death after long outlaw life
Frank James, last surviving James Younger gang member, is reported dying at the James home near Kearney Missouri at 73. A Civil War veteran who rode with Quantrell, he later led a life as a farmer after a spree that included bank robberies and train wrecks across multiple states.
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Frank James
James Brothers
James
Band of Robbers
Quantrell
Jesse
Lawrence
Kansas
James Younger
Cole Younger
Lee's Summit
Commercial Bank
Liberty
Russelville
Hank
Gallatin
John W. Sheets
Columbia
R. A. C. Martin
Corydon
Iowa
Rock Island and Pacific
Council Bluffs
Hox
Fair Grounds
Kansas City
Kearney
Archer
Jesse James
St. Joseph
Robert Ford
Pandit
Frank J Mes
Jefferson City
Railway rate hike blocked by western state rail commissioners
Rail road commissioners from Nebraska Iowa Washington California Montana North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Oregon Missouri Kansas Texas and Oklahoma petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend the December 15 freight rate increase by western railroads. Austrian official statement from Vienna says the attack on Russian forces continues along the front with two Russian battalions surrendering northeast of Zonsiochowa.
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Oklahoma Today
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Reuter Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Zonsiochowa
Berlin Dispatch: No Change in East Front War Activities
Berlin reports no overall change on the western front though heavy artillery activity is noted. In the east operations are still developing with the pursuit of the defeated enemy through Mlawa and Polock continuing and progress reported around Lodz and Czestochowa alongside allies.
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Berlin
London
East Prussia
Mlawa
Polock
Lodz
Czenstochowa
Ipo Bic
Austrian War Loan Passes One Billion
The Neue Freie Presse of Vienna reports strong Austrian progress in Russian Poland and a Russian advance stalled in Serbia due to heavy mountain snow depth. The Austrian war loan subscriptions reportedly exceed one billion kor. 250 million dollars.
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Poland
Servia
Neue Frie Prease
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French Artillery Halts German Attacks Across Front
Paris reports a quiet day with several German assaults in the Woevre district repulsed by French artillery. Belgians see an advantage at Nieuport and Duels continue near Ypres Dixmude and Hollebeke. Verdun Vosges and Argonne gains noted as trenches moved closer to enemy positions.
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War Office
Woevre
Boaragen
Belgium
Nieuport
Dixmude
Ypres
Hollebeke
Oise
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Verdun
Vosges
Freezing Weather Plagues Battle Zone in France and Belgium
Weather grows severe across the war theater as temperatures rise from twenty five to twenty eight degrees above zero. Snow blankets northern France and the Vosges as French soldiers layer woolen wraps and multiple shirts to endure the cold.
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Paris
France
Belghum
Vosges Mountains
BeWet's Sons Surrender in Cape Town Case
The Thepe Town correspondent reports two sons of General Christian De Wet, the rebel leader, surrendered to a magistrate in Cape Town. The development follows ongoing hostilities in the region.
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BeWet
London
Reuter Telegraph Company
Christian DeWet
Cape Town
Evacuation and Maneuvers Amid Mexican Crisis
Washington reports evacuation of Mexico City by Carranza troops to be complete by noon tomorrow. Obregon and Blanco assure a small force remains to preserve order as Villa advances toward Queretaro and plans for Vera Cruz are set by Funston. Officials note de facto control determines Vera Cruz transfer. no recognition issue involved.
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Mexico City
Carranza
State Department
Obregon
Blanco
Orizava
Villa
Queretaro
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Silliman
State
War Departments
Funston
United States
Not a Hostile Act Report From Smyrna Clash
Captain Benton Decker of the cruiser Tennessee reports that the firing on the ship's launch by Turkish forts at Smyrna was not intended as a hostile act. The incident is weighed in diplomatic terms amid ongoing crisis.
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Vourla
Smyrna
Decker
Isle of
Chios
Constantinople
Necker
Tennessee, Ly Automobile
Daniels
North Carolina
Turkish
Turkey
Greece
Morganthau
White House
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Washington
Benton €. Decker
Seven Million Men Engaged In Crucial Battle
A Rome dispatch says czarist forces repulsed two Cracow attacks while a grim stalemate grips Flanders and France. Reports place 7.6 million troops in the Russo-German frontier clash with 3 million Austro-German and 4 million Russian fighters, as weather freezes aid neither side.
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Czar
Cracow
East
Copenhagen
Berlin
Valjevo
Nish
Frank Case to Supreme Court in Georgia Murder Appeal
Justice Lamar considers the writ of error from Leo M. Frank's attorneys asking the Georgia court to send to the Supreme Court the words on which the factory superintendent was convicted and sentenced to death for the Mirya Phavan murder in Atlanta. Attorneys expect no decision for several days.
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