Teutons Press Toward Bucharest as War Fronts Shift
German and Austro Hungarian forces push toward Bucharest with Bucharest under threat. Romanians and Russians counterattack near the Arges river while fronts in Bukowina and Northern Romania report heavy fighting and captured artillery. Greece yields to Entente demands and Athens sees limited clashes and casualties.
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Constantine
Greece
Bucharest
Roumania
Danube
Tergovistea
Berlin
Argeciu
Titu
Argecia
Petrograd
Bukowina
Monastir
Carso
Saloniki
Great Britain
Asquith
Athens
Piraeus
Lloyd's At London
Burcombe
Istrar
Skjoldart
Briannais
Cap-Lihou
Queenstown
Zapperon
Foreign ministers oppose Pekin loan to China
The British, French and Japanese ministers at Pekin support their bankers in protests against China's $5,000,000 loan arranged with a Chicago bank. The dispute centers on the loan and foreign powers resisting Chinese financial action.
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China
Washington
Pekin
Chicago
Texas Delegates Named to Rivers and Harbors Congress
Governor Ferguson appoints Texas delegates to the thirteenth National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington DC December 6 to 8. Delegates span Galveston Houston Corpus Christi Victoria and other cities with officials led by B W Key J H Kempner Robert Kleberg Roy Miller and W H Stark among numerous appointees.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Texas
Washington, D.C
Galveston
B. W. Key
L. A. Adone
H. 0. Sappington
J. H. W. Steele
John Sealy
J. M. Kirwin
John W. Campbell
P. G. Paulie
Jas. B. Stubbs
George Waverley Briggs
Ujtty
M. B. Shay
J. J. Brown
H. L. Ziegler
B. E. Haris
H. O. Stein
J. St. Mary
R. L. Heffin
W. A. Guyton
John C. Walker
Joseph Levy
Walter Gresham
Chas. Fowler
E. Q O. Flood
E. R. Cheesborough
R. Waverley Smith
J. H. Kempner
Lewis Iwisher
George Sealy
Fred Hartel
Robert Clark
W. C. Morris
Charles Clark
W. D. Haden
Fred. Pabst
Mace Stewart
James A. Boddeker
A. McMeans
Robert G. Street
Charles T. Suderman
W. J L. Moody
Texas City
N. B. Moore
Carl Hessler
E. A. Bynum
Houston
R. M. Johnston
Adolph Boldt
G. J. Palmer
George M. Dickson
John S. Stewart
Dougherty
Cullinan
N. W. Weir
George D. Jacob
W. H. Olschewske
Corpus Christi
J. Givens
A. G. Noakes
S. J. Lichtenstein
V. Bluntzer
Frank Bluntzer
Roy Miller
Kingsville
Robert J. Kleberg
Chas. H. Flato
Caesar Kleberg
Cuero
Jobhn M. Green
Walter Reiffert
A. B. Davidson
W. K. Breeden
H. W. Wallace
Victoria
W. M. Fly
G, Holland
Orange
W. H. Stark
M. White
W. D. Betts
F. H. Farwell
Joe Miller
Geo
W. Bancroft
Goliad
W. E. Fowler
Port Arthur
J. van Tyen
Brownsville
L. Cobilini
Rockport
Arthur Mathis
Bay City
Holman
Liberty illuminated by Wilson as Statue lights up
President Wilson switched on the Statue of Liberty lights from the Mayflower off Bedloe's Island at 6 p m turning on permanent illumination funded by a French subscription of 400 000 citizens. The president spoke of liberty as a symbol of America's guiding light and dignity.
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New York
Wilson
Bartholdi
United States
France
Mayflower
Bediloe’s
German Admit Sinking Marina Asks U S Inquiry
Germany admits submarine torpedoed the British passenger ship Marina with six Americans lost. Secretary Lansing and President Wilson decide no action until it is clear if the Marina was a private vessel or belligerent transport. The German captain says he believed the ship was a transport and seeks U S clarification.
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Washington
Lansing
Wilson
Germany
Marina
United States
Dead Emperor Buried In Vienna Funeral Procession
The funeral of Emperor Francis Josaph Wednesday moved through Vienna to St Stephen’s Cathedral. Emperor Charles and the empress, with Bulgarian Bavarian Saxon and Württemberg royalty, watched as Cardinal Pittl officiated with other church leaders. The transfer to Capuchin monks followed the service. artillery salutes sounded.
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London
Francis Josaph
Vienna
St. Stephens
Charles
Bulgaria
Bavaria
Saxony
Wurttemberg
Cardinal Pittl
Galute
Vinson Installed as UT President in Formal Ceremony
Robert Ernest Vinson was formally installed as president of the University of Texas in a solemn ceremony in Austin. Faculty, students, state officials, and national educational representatives attended the brief exercises in the hall of the statehouse.
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Austin
Tex
Robert Ernest Vinson
University of Texas
House of Representatives
Jellicoe Becomes First Sea Lord as Beatty Succeeds
Admiral Sir John Jelliecoe appointed first sea lord of the admiralty on Wednesday. Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty takes command of the Grand Fleet's battle cruiser squadron following Jutland. Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson named president of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich.
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London
John R. Jellicoe
Admiralty
David Beatty
Jutland
Henry B. Jackson
Royal Naval College
Greenwich
Federal Reserve Board reports December 1 bank totals
The Federal Reserve Board releases the combined resources and liabilities of the twelve federal reserve banks as of December 1. Gold reserve stands at $439,174,000 and total reserves $450,010,000 with bills discounted and bought at $128,111,000. Total earning assets reach $200,747,000 and overall resources $710,161,000.
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Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Federal Reserve
Overton Given Death Penalty for Murder
Huntsville Alabama January 12 1956 David D Overton former Madison County circuit court clerk and ex Huntsville police chief was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Probate Judge William T Lawler his political opponent last June He was sentenced to die by hanging on January 12.
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Huntsville
Ala
David D. Overton
Madison County Circuit Court
Alabama
William ‘T. Lawler
Jeff McLemore to Wed in Texas
Congressman Jeff McLemore will marry Misa Mas Clarke of Galveston in a December 27 ceremony. The engagement was learned in Houston this week by McLemore's friends.
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Houston
Tex
Jeff: McLemore
Misa Mas Clarke
Galveston
McLemore
Carrancistas Reoccupy Chihuahua City After Battle
Carranza forces retook Chihuahua City from Villa forces after four days of heavy fighting. General Ozuna entered from the north. General Murgula also reported in as Villa supporters suffered heavy losses. Refugees describe streets piled with dead and widespread destruction while trains carried wounded and fleeing troops toward the border.
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Juarez
Mex
Carranza
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Carlos Ozuna
Francisco Gonzales
Ozuna
Villa
Francisco Murgula
Carranga
Torreon
White Cross
Carranza Command
Terrazas
Santa Rosa Hill
Gonzales Cuellar
Viva Villa
Zarco Avenue
Irreverent Exchange on Value Turns Bill of Beans Valuable
An irascible man dismisses worth with a sharp line while a modest reply links the rising cost of living to a bill of beans becoming valuable. The Birmingham Age-Herald records the humorous exchange as a pithy quip about perception and price.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Free sample Cuticura soap and ointment offer
The advertisement touts Cuticura cleansing soap and Ointment to purify and heal skin and keep hair and hands healthy. A free sample is offered by mail with a Book, via postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston, with sales available everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept, L
Boston
Pineapple shipments from Havana to the United States
Havana sent 820,505 crates of pineapples to the United States during April May and June. The text also comments on polite society and social visits, noting remarks about a young man’s staying power and that he visits others.
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Havana
United States
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