Canada Seized High Grade Wheat in War Time
The Canadian Grain Commission seized all high grade wheat in elevators from Fort William to the Atlantic coast under the wartime act. About 20 million bushels were taken, including lots from public elevators in Fort William Port Arthur and Montreal. Most will be used for Britain France and Italy with prompt payment to owners and fair price adjustment.
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Ottawa
Fort William
Lake Superior
Atlantic
Canadian Grain Commission
Port Arthur
Midland
Tiffin
Port MacNicholl
Collingwood
Goderich
Kingston
Port Clai
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Dardanelles
Villa snipers fire on US troops at Nogales border
Villa snipers in Nogales Sonora opened fire on Twelfth United States infantry after Villa evacuated the town. Over 20 Mexicans were killed. Three American soldiers were wounded one of whom Stephen Littles died and another Herbert Cates was not expected to live. Carranza troops entered the town as snipers were silenced after about ten minutes of exchange.
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Nogales
Villa
Sonora
Francisco Villa
Twelfth
United States Infantry
Stephen Littles
Herbert Cates
Arthur L. Saupe
Carranza
Company L. Twelfth Infantry
Fairmont
N. C
Herbert L. Cates
Sweepsoneville
Vernon
Ind
Col. Sage
Col
W. C. Brown
Tenth Cavalry
Brown
Infanry
Titcombe Hill
Tornado kills ten near Hot Springs Arkansas
A November 25 tornado swept farms east of Hot Springs killing six white residents and four Black residents and injuring about 25. Several died in wrecked homes. Mrs. Tanner and Mrs. Canada among the dead. Property damage estimated near 1 million. railroad bridge and tracks disrupted.
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Hot Springs
George Tanner
Paul Canada
A. J.crowder
Brooksie Davis
Negress
Canada
Tanner
Poe
Carl Hulbert
Pete Hite
W. H. Maurice
Hot Springs Country Club
Rock Island
Iron Mountain
Aviators Lost in Haze Reach Austin After Delays
Four United States aero squadron aviators encountered a foggy flight from Waco to Austin drifting about 50 miles westward. With a strong upper air current, two planes landed at Lampasas and another at Kingsland to reestablish bearings. By 1 30 pm the group regrouped, sending alarms as belated fliers were located.
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Austin, Tex
United States Aero Squadron
Waco
Austin
Here
Lampasas
Kingsland
Submarine Causes Panic Aboard Barulos Near Crete
Eyewitness Eleanor Franklin Egan reports a Turkish submarine surfaced two miles away and fired a shot over the Barulos to halt the British passenger ship. After 25 people drowned, rescuers saved many of the 250 aboard as lifeboats were deployed from the Barulos and Sailor Prince wreckage.
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New York
Rafulos
Mediterranean
Eleanor Franklin Egan
Egan
Europe
Piraeus
Alexandria
Crete
Prince
Roumanian stance tightens as war pressures mount
International tension rises as Austro German forces shift along the Danube to the Roumanian border after Roumania rejects full Danube opening. Russia’s naval movement off Bulgaria continues, while Greece faces renewed Allied anxiety and a fresh note to resolve differences. Italy presses offensive while Gallipoli sees limited Turkish activity.
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London
Danube
Roumanian
Roumania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Baba
Danubs
Servia
Black Sea
Italy
Gorizia
Rovere
Gallipoli
Greece
Greece Meets Demands in Friendly Entente Reply
Greece announced it has met the entente demands and provided guarantees to satisfy them. The official note says the reply is couched in friendly terms and fulfills essential guarantees. The collective note had asked no Greek intervention but urged assurances of a friendly attitude if allied troops retreat into Greek territory from Macedonia.
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Athens
Greece
Macedonia
Will Not Fight Germans Says Bulgarian Minister
Athens reports Bulgarian minister M Passarov claims Greece will not let its troops march against Bulgarians or central powers. Greek commander at Salonikis faced entente troops demand to vacate Lambeti camp, resisted briefly, then offered to move troops toward a Greek camp, and finally began building barracks near Zeitlock.
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Athens
M. Passarov
Salonikis
Lambeti
Zeitlock
Paria Honors Miss Cavell Ceremony at Trocadero
A large ceremony at the Paris Trocadero honored Miss Edith Cavell the British nurse executed in Belgium. President Poincare Mme Poincare and French leaders attended along with British colony dignitaries under the League for the Rights of Man.
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Paria
Cavell
Paris
Edith Cavell
Belgium
Trocadero
League For the Rights of Man
Poincare
Mme
France
Bulgars Attack French Hold Monastir Front
Paris reports Bulgars have paused their Monastir advance to strike French positions on the Derna. French lines hold but Krivolak may be evacuated as British and French reinforcements concentrate southwest. News also cites a large Russian army massing under Kuropatkin, with potential Danube or Varna operations.
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London
Monastir
Derna
Saloniki
Krivolak
Alexei Kuropatkin
Danube
Roumania
Varna
Odessa
Sebastopol
Switzerland
Balkans
Balkan
Galicia
Isonizo
Gorizia
Italian Troops Begin Landing in Albania Amid Balkan Tensions
London reports Italian troops have begun landing on Albanian soil. The British foreign office says allies may revoke special privileges Greece enjoyed for wartime imports, including coal from Welsh mines. Greek concessions are sought to protect troops in the Balkans, with the campaign’s progress described variably by sources.
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London
Chiasso
la Suisse
Zurich
Foreign Office
Greece
British Isles
Balkans
Lord Kitchener
Monastir
Wilson to emphasize defense in congress address
President Wilson plans his annual message to Congress to focus on national defense and revenues while addressing other legislative items. He will stress strengthening the army and navy as the keynote and insist the United States must be ready to defend its rights amid a European war environment.
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Wilson
Congress
Washington
United States
Europe
Mississippi Briefs Sparked by Escapes and Fires Across Counties
Alfred Oliver, white, serving six months for housebreaking and murderous escape, fled from a guard on a public road. a 54,000 acre timber land deal, valued at over a million dollars, was completed with Gammill Lumber Co. as buyer. an arson trust probe led by District Attorney Hall and Sheriff Harrison tied to a Fruitland Park plant fire. New Albany suffered a major fire at the Rainey Hotel with multiple injuries and heavy losses, including the hotel and several businesses. store breaks and a fire at Owens Wells were reported. Meridian saw the death of Congressman Samuel A. Witherspoon after a decade in office.
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Bay St. Louis
Alfred Oliver
Oliver
Jackson
Pearl River
Rankin
Madison
Scott, Neshoba
Leake
Herrick-Hogue Holdings
Gammill Lumber Company
Pe Lahatchie
Hattiesburg
Robert S. Hall
Claud Hill
Harbison
South Mississippi
Morris Williams
Wedern-Rosengrant Manufacturing Company
Fruitland Park
Forrest County Criminal Court
South
Trust
George Wedegin
Forrest Court
New Albany
Rainey
K.B. Noble
Aloy Elder
Y. D. Butler
Craig Brothers
Memphis
Boothe
Tupelo
John Thompson
Thos. Goodman
F. B. Noble
Rainey Hotel
5S. C. McBride
Dan Smith
Wiseman Mercantile Company
Hugh Mays
Eason
Dr. Wesson
Dr. Hudson
G. M. Houston
Meridian
Samuel A. Witherspoon
Mississippi
Mississippi State Beefs Up Soil Survey and Election Plans
The Mississippi geological survey begins a thorough soil survey of Hinds county to study soil structure and value. A special election will be called within thirty days to fill the Witherspoon vacancy in the Fifth district, governor to set date. Beef campaign to boost cattle industry will tour one or more suitable counties with 60-plus speakers across 39 counties over about twenty days. Gov. Brewer grants a life sentence pardon to Peter Sherman. Epitomized notes report bottlers’ meeting at Corinth, a Leake county farmer’s death, and a negro festival shooting incident. Delegates named to attend the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington December 8–10.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Congress
A. Witherspoon
Fifth
Brewer
Hinds
E. N. Lowe
Mississippi Geological Survey
Hinds County
State Geological Survey
Frank D. Farley
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
United States Department of Agriculture
Big Farm
G. P. Holden
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Tattt Butler
Progressive Farmer
Memphis
United States Agricultural Department
Peter Sherman
Newton County
Mississippi Bottlers' Association
Corinth
Jim Lowry
Leake County
Kosciusko
Plattsburg
Loulaville
Levee Board
Washington
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England
U. S
Arkansas
Danube River
Albania
Lexington
W. P. Hammett
Owens Weils
Philadelphia
Litchfield
Witherspoon
Tate Geological Department
Capitol
State Capitol
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