Protests Over Belgian Deportations Sent to Berlin
The United States issued a formal note protesting Germanys deportation of Belgians for forced labor as a humanitarian violation. Acting Ambassador Grew was instructed to seek an interview with the German chancellor and deliver the note, with the interview acknowledged as having occurred. No German reply had been reported, while deportations were said to continue.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Gren
Berlin
Grew
Gerard
Wilson
United States
French battleship Suffern reported lost after voyage
Paris reports the battleship Suffern missing since leaving port November 24 for L Orient. With 18 officers and 700 men aboard, the 12 750 ton vessel displaced 410 feet in length and 70 feet beam. She fought at the Dardanelles last year and was damaged before repairs at Toulon.
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Paris
Suffern
Minister of Marine
L'Orient
Brittany
Dardanelles
Toulon
British Premier Resigns and Lloyd George Forms Coalition
David Lloyd George has overthrown the Asquith cabinet and will become prime minister. The new government will be a coalition, though likely with less harmonious support than the first. The king summoned Lloyd George after Bonar Law said he could not form an administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
David Lloyd-George
Asquith
Bke
Bonar Law
Mr. Lloyd-George
Wages Boost At Craftdock Terry Plant In Lynchburg
The Craftdock Terry company announced a wage increase in Lynchburg shoe factories effective around January 1. Workers earning under $100 a month will receive a 10 percent bonus for the last eight weeks of 1916, with continued bonuses as long as industrial conditions warrant.
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Lynchburg
Craftdock-Terry Company
Pine Rates To Memphis Unfair Washington Freight Rates Upheld
The Interstate Commerce Commission found rates on yellow pine lumber from Little Rock and Malvern to St Louis East St Louis Kansas City and Wichita reasonable. Rates from Malvern and Little Rock to Springfield Carthage Joplin Pittsburgh Coffeyville Port Scott Wagner were unreasonable and new maximum rates were set. General Venustiano Carranza addressed the constitutional congress at its first session in Querétaro Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Washington
Little Rock
Malvern
Ark
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Kansas City
Wichita
Kan
Springfield
Carthage
Joplin
Pittsburgh
Coffeyvile
Port Scott
Wagner
Okla
Interstate Commerce Commission
Woman Prisoner Dies by Suicide in Mobile
A woman prisoner identified as Mrs H L Milton age 20, claiming to be the wife of the son of the Thomasville Georgia police chief, later said her real name was Louise Hallard from Broken Bow Oklahoma. She died from bichloride of mercury poisoning in Mobile Alabama.
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Mobile
Ala
H. L. Milton
Thomasville
Louise Hallard
Roumanian Capital Falls to Teutonic Forces
Bucharest, capital of Roumania, has been captured along with Ploesti, a key railway hub thirty six miles northwest of Bucharest. The seizure cuts the main Roumanian railway line, signaling a decisive Teutonic advance in southern Roumania and marking a major strategic feat in the war.
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Ploechti
Bucharest
Ferdinand
Wallachia
Danube
Kennard, Carpet Chief, Dies at 74 in St Louis
Samuel M. Kennard, head of a large carpet house in St Louis, dies aged 74. He served as aide de camp on the staff of General Forrest and was vice president of the Louisville Purchase Exposition of 1904.
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General Forrest
St. Louis
Samuel M. Kennard
Gen. Forrest
Will Eliminate Child Labor in South Carolina Cotton Mills
George D. Brown, state supervisor of mill schools, says the federal child labor law will practically eliminate child labor in South Carolina cotton mills. His report to the state superintendent of education notes the law adds to mill children’s possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
George D. Brown
Brown
Mrs Harkness Dies Widow of Standard Oil Aane?
Mrs Mary Warden Harkness widow of Charles W Harkness of Standard Oil dies after operation at a hospital. Her husband, one of the wealthiest men in the United States, left an estate valued at about 49.57 million dollars and more than 12 million dollars to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Middle Western
Valuable 1587 Spanish conquest book found in Bucks County history stack
A copy of Conquista de Nueva Espana by Antonio de Soils, printed in 1587, was found in a pile of old books donated anonymously to the Bucks County Historical Society. The work recently sold in London for $15,000 as announced by Warren S. Ely, the society's librarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Conquista de Nouva Espana
Antonio de Soils
Bucks County Historical Society
Warren S. Ely
London
Justifiable Homicide Found in Helena Area Shooting
In Postelle Marvin Terrell a young magistrate was killed by Dave Patrick aged 28. Terrell reportedly fired at Patrick with a pistol while approaching, and Patrick responded with a shotgun. A coroner's jury ruled the death justifiable.
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Helena
Ark
Marvin Terrell
Postelle
Dave Patrick
Terrell
Patrick
Constantine Again In Paris Health Worsens says Zurich dispatch
Zurich dispatch reports King Constantine in Paris in weak health as a wound in his side continues to suppurate. German sources echo concerns about his condition and note the long standing illness troubling the monarch.
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Constantine
Paris
Zurich
Grant's Shadow Dies in Hampton Home
Capt. Samuel H. Beck, longtime telegrapher nicknamed Grant's Shadow for handling General Grant's cipher dispatches, who rode with him from Fort Donelson to Lee's surrender, has died at the National Soldiers' Home in Hampton Virginia.
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Grant
Utica
Samuel H. Beckwith
Fort Donaldson
Lee
National Soldiers
Hampton
Morgan Banking House Withdraws Treasury Bills
Washington reports J P Morgan & Co withdraws British and French treasury bills by request of respective governments. The State Department says the Federal Reserve Board’s action is a domestic matter and not a rebuke of any country’s financial standing.
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Morgan's
Washington
Treasury
J. P. Morgan & Co
Federal Reserve Board
State Department
Reserve Board
Medal For Mrs Duryea Receives Gold Honor
Paris reports President Poincare awarded Mrs Harry Duryea of New York a gold medal for two years of service leading an American aid committee for war time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duryea
Paris
Poincaire
Harry Duryea
New York
Ranadell Re-Elected Senator in Louisiana Vote
Washington reports the re election of Senator Ranadell of Louisiana as the rivers and harbors committee adjourns its session. This confirms Ranadell continues as a key figure in maritime and infrastructure legislation.
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Washington
Ranadell
Louisiana
Rivers and Harbors Com’gress
Villistas execute and loot across Chihuahua province
Reports from El Paso detail Villa bandits killing, looting, and burning foreigners in Mexico. Names include Guillermo Snyman, Howard Weeks, and an American named Foster. Weeks, known as Gray, had five children, while Snyman was said to die near Chihuahua City. Other raids targeted homes and stores owned by Americans and foreigners as violence spread.
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el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Guillermo Snyman
W. P. Snyman
Howard Weeks
Howard Gray
Foster
Young Snyman
Chihuahua City
Parral
Villa
Weeks
Nate
Gray
Toreron
Torreon
Chihuahua
Donald B. Gillies
Curio
Howard Schneider
Bavarian Ministers Quit Amid Resignations in Munich
A Berlin dispatch reported by Reuters states three Bavarian ministers have resigned. Baron von So den Fraunhofen as interior minister, Baron von Kressenstein as war minister, and President von Bretschneider of the council of ministers quit. Von Kressenstein becomes commander of the Sixth Corps Cavalry. Baron von Stendel is named war minister.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Interior
Baron von Soden-Fraunhofen
Baron Kres von Kressenstein
von Bretschneider
Council of Ministers
Baron von Kressenstein
Baron von Stendel
Five tea and coffee chains sold to Merill Lynch for 10 million
Merill Lynch & Company announced the purchase of five firms operating 266 tea and coffee stores, ranking as the largest distributor in the country. The Jones Bros Tea and Grand Union Tea firms, both founded in 1892, along with Globe Grocery Stores, Anchor Pottery, and Jones Bros Importing company were included in the deal.
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New York
Mervill Lynch & Company
Jones Bros.’ Tea
Grand Union
Globe Grocery Stores
Anchor Pottery Company
Jones Bros.’ Importing Company
Acquitted of Wife Murder in Western Missouri Trial
Buchanan county prosecutor D. McDaniel was acquitted by a jury of murdering his wife Mrs Harriet Moss McDaniel in their St Joseph home. The sensational case hinged on a late night shooting after a fake call claimed to send him downtown. defense argued enemies seeking revenge for his law enforcement campaigns.
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St. Joseph
McMadeei
D. McDaniel
Buchanan County
Harriet Moss McDaniel
Missouri
U-Boat Wrangle Grows Over Arabia Sinking In 1916 Note
The German note blaming Arabia’s sinking without warning for a passenger liner status unsettles the U S. Wilson weighs German submarine policy as State Department seeks to verify vessel status before action. Also reports large automotive orders, anti-suffrage leadership, dynamiters’ sentence, a train wrecking case, Edith Colby murder verdict, and Roosevelt anniversary greetings.
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Germany
Uncle Sam
Washington
Arabia
United States
Sussex
Peninsular & Oriental
Mediterranean
State Department
Wilson
Sugar Rates Upheld by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission sustained a rate of 85 cents per hundred pounds on beet and cane sugar from California to Texas. California producers argued the rate was unjust and harmed competition with Louisiana producers who enjoy a 44 cent rate. The ruling impacts California and Texas sugar shipments and reflects longstanding pricing disputes.
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Washington
Inerstate Commerce Commission
California
Texas
Louisiana
Railroad Commission
Christmas Day Deliverance in Miss Emmeline’s House
On Christmas day Miss Emmeline Barton reads a letter from her former lover Ralph, learns he is alive and returning, and reconciles with the past. She plans to host her nephew and his wife, finding peace as bells ring and snowy hills glow, transforming bitterness into joy.
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Emmeline Barton
Emmeline
Miss Emmeline
Sip
Dearest
Anne
Ralph
Christ Child
Wise Willie stocking note from Christmas Eve prank
A five year old named Willie swapped his mother's stocking for Santa use and left a bold printed Sunday school text reading The Lord Loveth a Cheerful Giver on a slip inside the stocking.
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Willie
Santa Claus
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic And Other Ads
Vintage ad copy touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with quinine iron formula priced 50 cents and claims to drive out malaria. It also promotes Dr Peery's Dead Shot for deworming, appeals for woman bartenders in Scotland, and advertises Femeniaa as a cure for female troubles with prices of 50 cents to $1.00.
Wealth as a Burden and Private Luxury
The piece argues that extreme wealth breeds isolation as the rich seek ever costlier desires. A large estate with gates and staff or a 2000 ton yacht or a private orchestra distances him from society, a self aware anti social extravagance echoed by Woman's Home Companion.
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Ald
Doleful Associations and a Jolly Joke
A humorous one line exchange about a irritable husband and his broken leg keeping him indoors while his wife’s women’s clubs knit. The quip hinges on a playful contrast between domestic constraint and light hearted hobby activity.
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Carranza
Queteraro
Venustiano Carranza
Constitutionalists
Constitutional Congress
M. Kennard
Paul O. Holter
Columbia University
Geneva
Santa Rosa
Cal
Jack London
Glen
Ellen
Charmion Y. London
Bessie M. London
Oakland
Arthur M. Dodger
National Association
Congress
Atlanta
J. L. Wilson
J. R. Gunter
Amarillo
Tex
Jose Rodriguez
Rock Island
Thompson Falls
Mont
Edith Colby
A. C. Thomas
Che
Bill
Dean
Tennessee
I. H. Frood
Seventh Ave
Franklin, Tenn
Story Doan
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Richards Medicine CO
Dept. Sherman
Miss Manyears
Col. Bune
Rubens
Rembrandt
Scotland
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