German Army Narrowly Escapes Annihilation at Lodz
London reports admitted in all quarters that German forces near Lodz narrowly escaped annihilation while breaking the Russian cordon and fighting fiercely. Reinforcements are arriving as heavy fighting continues along the Yser Canal and in Poland, with 9 500 prisoners and added artillery noted. A Paris briefing notes activity north of Arras and intermittent shelling in Argonne.
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Zapata Assures Protection for Foreigners in Mexico City
Washington reports Zapata currently holds Mexico City and has assured the United States via American Consul Silliman that foreigners will receive full protection and that order will be maintained.
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Washington
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Mexico City
United States
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Turkey
Santa Fe to Lift Grain Embargo Tonight
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company announced it would lift the Galveston grain embargo tonight. J E Carrington and R P Lee bought the City Shaving Parlor behind the First State Bank and Trust building and renamed it Bank Barber Shop.
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Chicago
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Galveston
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R. P. Lee
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First State Bank and Trust Company
J. O. Tucker
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Moratorium Extended to January First
Budapest reports a moratorium extended to January 1 with minor changes. Washington says President Wilson supports voluntary neutral shipping zones in the Western Hemisphere, to be accepted only at the accord of European belligerents.
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Kaiser En Route to Eastern Front Amid Frontline Moves
Amsterdam dispatch reports Emperor William reaching Insterburg East Prussia by automobile as he heads toward the front. Petrograd notes Emperor Nicholas departed today for the front in a continuing World War I mobilization.
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Amsterdam
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War News Patchwork From Global Fronts
Wireless operators report twelve British warships patrolling the Atlantic from New York to Panama. Reports from Berlin Paris and London describe Russian gains near Lodz and Cracow and French actions near Ypres and Champagne. Rumors also place a German fleet in the South Atlantic and Turkish forces marching toward Suez.
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Mexico Has Plenty of Presidents Rumor Reported
Special Agent Canova reported to the State Department that Pablo Gonzales, Carranza commander, declared himself provisional President and named a cabinet. Caballero, controlling Tampico, has joined Villa forces, giving Villa control of the Tampico port.
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State Department
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Carranza
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Tampico
Villa
Charls Vesmirovsky Assigns Assets. Saloon Closed
Charles Vesmirovsky, a known city saloon keeper, assigns all assets for creditors, saloon closed. Deed filed in county clerk's office naming R. M. Nall as trustee. Creditor list totals 2810.65. Inventory of stock not yet taken. Judge W. B. Hudson represents Vesmirovsky.
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Southern lawmakers to meet on cotton relief funding
Senator Sheppard of Texas announced a joint conference of Southern Senators and Representatives to set the procedure for financial relief legislation for the cotton states, to be held immediately after Congress convenes.
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Washington
Sheppard
Texas Today
Congress
Minnesota hunting season claims eleven deaths, twelve hurt
Duluth Minnesota reports twenty day hunting season ends with eleven hunters killed and twelve injured across the state. Navy listed as involved in the incident. The season ended today.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Heavy Rains Hit North Texas With Clear Skies Forecast
Dallas reports heavy rains across the area including Fort Worth with the forecast predicting clearing skies later. Local officials urged caution as showers affected travel and visibility earlier today.
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Dallas
Tex
Fort Worth
Mail May Go to German Front as War Eases
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleson will instruct all postmasters to accept mail packages for Germany and Austria-Hungary. Mail service had been suspended since the war began and the move signals easing restrictions.
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Austria-Hungary
Associated Press
Washington
Burleson
Austria- Hungary
King George 10 Visits Allies in France
London reports King George traveling to France Sunday night to visit the general headquarters of the British expeditionary forces. He is accompanied by his private secretary Baron Stamfordham and his equerry Major Wigram.
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London
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France
Baron Stamfordham
Wisram
Confederate Pension Warrants Mailed In Texas
Approximately 18,005 Confederate pension warrants were mailed by the Comptroller's Department for the quarter ending November 30. The action took place in Austin Texas on December 1.
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Austin
Tex
Comptroller's Department
Villa Ready to Enter Mexico City
Mexico City December 1 Villa leading 25 000 troops neared the outskirts but waited Gutierrez arrival before entering the city proper He said his aim was to restore order and to be a field commander under the provisional president He escaped death when his troop train collided with General Manuel Chaos train killing thirty two and six mines were later found on the track
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Villa
Gutierrez
Mexico
Manuel Chaos
Special War Tax In Effect Tuesday
Washington reports the emergency war tax bill to raise 100 million dollars took effect, applying to tobacco beer wine and a wide range of goods and services including theaters, perfume, chewing gum, steamship tickets, parlor car seats and communications charges with stamps from five dollars to one cent required on taxed items.
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Washington
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