Head On Collision Kills 12 At Nashville Rail Yard
A head on crash between freight No. 55 and passenger No. 2 near Sherwood Rockledge on the Nashville division kills 12 including Engineer Irby Read and Fireman W E Lehr and injures 25 laborers. Two Nashville engineers survive with minor injuries as investigators probe a likely block signal failure.
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Nashville
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Sherwood
Rockledge
Irby Read
W. E. Lehr
Charles Gribble
No. 55
John Gilmore
Read
Lehr
Chattanooga
Homing Hill
Chicago
Martin
Atlanta
Federal officer kills two in Louisiana railroad depot shooting
Robert L. Knox a customs surveyor shot and killed Benjamin Foster of Hattiesburg Mass and Alexandre Fraenklin believed from Natchitoches La in the Ya z00 and Mississippi Valley Railroad depot in Baton Rouge Witnesses say Knox walked into the crowded waiting room drew a revolver and fired three times Foster was dead instantly Fraenklin died about 20 minutes later Knox surrendered to police District Attorney Holcombe said Knox claimed he ruined my life Relatives say Knox mentally aberrant and that Foster had long been a friend and business associate The two men had earlier worked together in a Lake Charles law firm before Knox opened a New Orleans practice and Foster moved to Hattiesburg
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Hattiesburg
New New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Robert L. Knox
New Orleans
Louisiana
Benjamin Foster
Mass
Alexandre Fraenklin
Natchitoches
Knox
Foster
Fraenklin
Holcombe
Lake Charles
Cop Beaten By Officers After Complaint Prompting Hospitalization
St Louis James Percival a 25 year old Memphis purser for the Lee line was badly beaten by Special Officers Hutton and Griffin after a complaint by Miss Nellie Williams. Percival was struck on the head with the butt of a revolver and taken to the city hospital. Michael Nikolas a 23 year old stenographer for the steamboat company is held at the police station.
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St. Louis
James Percival
Memphis
Lee Line
Hutton and Griffin
Nellie Williams
Michael Nikolas
Steamboat Company
Percival
Rate Increase Granted by Interstate Board West of Mississippi
Washington reports railroads west of the Mississippi have been granted material increases in freight rates by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The move affects shipping costs for numerous carriers and may influence commerce across western states.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Interstate Commerce
Abandonment urged for major river harbor projects
Army engineers report to Congress recommends scrapping several costly river and harbor schemes including the harbor of refuge at Sandy Bay Cape Anne Massachusetts and related Missouri Arkansas river improvements. Total past outlays exceed 4 million with potential further waste of 5 million projected. Other abandonments listed include Rockhall Harbor Maryland Smiths Creek North Carolina Pultneyville Harbor New York Hiawassee River Tennessee Little Pigeon River Tennessee Lake Traverse Minnesota South Dakota and Grand Rapids lock and dam on the Wabash river.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Congress
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Missouri
Arkansas
Rockhall Harbor
Maryland
Smith’s Creek
N. C
Pultneyville Harbor
New York
Hiawassee River
Tennessee
Little Pigeon River
Lake Traverse
Minnesota
South Dakota
Grand Rapids
Americans Flee Juarez as Mob Threatens City
In Juarez a mob surrounded a government financial agency while Americans were ordered to remain on the U S side by Gen Parshing. Reports say Gen Villa plans an advance into Northern Sinaloa alongside Gen Rodriguez with 2000 troops, as lines of communication and supplies break down amid raids at Madera.
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el Paso
Juarez
Parshing
International Bridge
Francisco Villa
Sinaloa
Rodriguez
Heart Ranch
Madera
Medinavita
Villa
Belgium Protest Tax Draws Hague Treaty Clash
Paris dispatch via Havre reports Belgian protest of a 40 million franc monthly levy by German governor von Bissing. The Belgians say it violates the Dec 14 1914 pledge and article 49 of the Fourth Hague treaty, which requires a proportional tax and not to ruin the taxed country.
Earthquakes Hit Guatemala in Two Days
Twenty severe earthquakes were felt across Guatemala City and surroundings over two days. No serious damage or injuries reported, authorities monitoring aftershocks and updating assessments.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Speculation on German Balkan Moves Weighs on War Talk
London reports relay ongoing speculation on German strategy in the Balkans as observers debate Saloniki plans. amid postwar coalition shifts. Lloyd George support, union labor stance on munitions, and a London Engineering Society meeting seek terms with the government. Greece restricts food exports to Saloniki, while Gen Castelna u visits King Constantine and allied staff as Greece’s role remains pivotal.
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London
Christamas
United Kingdom
Dardanelles
Conservat
Guardian
Meer Asquith
Northcliffe
The
Times
Mail
Morning Post
Referee
David Lloyd-George
Phe Didate
Lord No
Saloniki
Balkans
Germany
Balkan
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greece
Castelnau
Constantine
Medals for Mediators Chosen Designer by Wilson
New York socialite Janet Scudder was selected by President Wilson to design the gold medals for the United States mediators. The artist’s name came to the president through the fine art commission. Scudder will craft medallions to be presented to ambassadors for their services in mediating the dispute between the two governments and party leaders.
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New York
Janet Scudder
United States
A. B.C
Wilson
Fine Art Commission
Lanwag
Scudder
Naonottine
Dagama
Brazile
Chile
Gale Sweeps East Coast with Severe Winter Storm
A rare December gale from the northwest, with thunder and snow, struck New York and New England, causing seven deaths in New York, telegraph outages, shipping damage, and railroad disruption. The storm centered in Massachusetts produced 5.2 inches of precipitation, 2.8 inches of snow, and winds up to 90 mph before easing. Coast guard rescued 25 people from canal boats, one captain James O'Neil drowned after being knocked into the water. Several barges sank, and lines between New York and Nova Scotia failed.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Massachusetts
New England
Nova Scotia
Sandy Hook
Coast Guard
Seneca
James O'Neil
Ambrose Lighthouse
Erie Railroad
Hast River
May Make Confession in Giant Spy Plot Case
New York reports that Paul Koenig, linked to a vast spy ring, has moved to seek a confession from government officials. Federal officials refused comment. Koenig and two alleged agents Leyendecker and Justice were arraigned on two indictments with five counts each. If Koenig cooperates, he could gain immunity. authorities suspect he is a pawn in a broader conspiracy involving two millionaire steamlship men and other financiers. The Welland Canal plot centered on canal route mills employing Koenig’s workers.
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New York
Paul Koenig
Koenig
Richard Emil Leyendecker
Edmund Justice
Mayer
Welland Canal
I Koenig
Leyep‘decker
Justice
Warned on the Green Bug Threat to Southern Grain
Washington agriculture experts warn that the green bug or spring grain aphis could cause incalculable damage to grain crops in the south and west next year. The pest has appeared in large numbers across Tennessee Oklahoma Kansas New Mexico and other states.
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Washington
Jhy Department of Agriculture
Tennea
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Mississippi News Items Summary
Mississippi items report a sale of the A G Bailey place by Charles A Moore to G C and A P Davis of Pomona California near Hazlehurst with plans to make it a street farm. Laurel notes a lineman injured by a car in a Crescent City wreck, Jonesing Laird released on bond. Meridian reports dairyman Joe L Harris killed by a freight train near Arundel Springs. Hattiesburg ships crossties to English railways from Gulfport with more shipments planned. Vicksburg mystery around Thad Breeland’s death ends with Henry Warner surrender. Jackson reports a fatal automobile incident injuring Jack Harris Jr. driver Lee Johnson released on bond. Jackson also notes Mississippi to have a National Security League branch led by Choate and Parker, local work by Warren Pullen. McComb to host a summer chautauqua organized by 42 citizens. Moselle recounts three incidents in one day: a boy’s arm break, Summerall loses two fingers, and a fatal shooting after a negro frolic. wounded taken to Hattiesburg.
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Moselle
James
J. D. Merritt
William Summerall
Allison Hollifield
Hattiesburg
Blakeslee Reports Strong Mississippi Agriculture Prospects
H E Blakeslee head of the state department of agriculture and commerce says farm and stock progress in the last nine years is unmatched. His report to the incoming legislature highlights rural schools as top in the union and notes livestock value up by fifty million dollars. Silos grow, cattle tick eradication and hog diseases are addressed with low mortality. Supreme Court docket releases ten civil cases for January. Capitol closes for Christmas holidays through December 27.
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Jackson
H. E. Blakeslee
State Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Blakeslee
Mississippi
Union
The
Livestock Sanitary Board
Supreme Court
Sam H. Montgomery
C. L. Haker
H. G. Kirchell
Circuit of
J. T. Dean
M. A. Bowles
Leflore
W. M. Martin
Jeff Williams
Calhoun
S. A. Gilwreath
John F. Plant
Chancery of
Clay
Capitol
State Capitol
Supreme Court Breaks for Christmas Holidays
The supreme court will not sit over the holiday period. No oral arguments will be heard until the first Monday in January.
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Supreme Court
Mississippi State Brevities: turkeys shipped and art prize
A solid car of dressed turkeys was shipped to Mobile by Shannon merchants. A fund of 252.41 has been raised by a contest for Philadelphia city schools. Mitie Thomas, a Natchez resident, died from burns while trying to extinguish a blaze in a mantel covering. Mamie Jenkins won a Lexington merchant prize for best art piece in the city school department.
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Mobile
Shannon
Philadelphia
Mittie Thomas
Natchez
Lexington
Mamie Jenkins
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Tennessee Rivers
British Press
DE Tacks
Lloyd-George
Hazlehurst
Charles A. Moore
A. G. Bailey
G. C
A. P. C. Davis
Pomona
Cal
Laurel
Claude McCoy
Cumberland Telephone Company
Irvin Laird
Laird
Meridian
Joe L. Harris
Northeastern
Arundel Springs Road
Gulfport
Liverpool
Newman Company
England
Vicksburg
Thad Breeland
W. F. Miller
Henry Warner
Jack Harris, Jr
Jack Harris
Lee Johnson
W. D. Hannah
Mississippis
National Security League
Joseph H. Choate
Alton B. Parker
Warren H. Pullen
William B. Brewster
McComb
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