State department to probe foreign consuls in America
The request to withdraw Captains Boy Ed and Von Papen prompts a broader inquiry as the State Department plans a wide investigation of foreign consular officials in the United States. If misconduct is found, officials may be removed or kept by the fighting forces rather than civil authorities.
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Boy-Ed
von Papen
U. S
Washington, D. C
State Department
America
Department
Message of submarine attack near Crete reported
An unnamed American ship said S O 8 reached Athens claiming an Austrian or German submarine attacked a vessel south of Teland Crete. Communications failed and the legation notified Washington. The collier Ceasar is in the Mediterranean. A Reuters report from Athens says German Austrian and Bulgarian officers have entered Monastir and the flags of all three nations are raised.
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U. S
Athens
Crete
Washington
Ceasar
Mediterranean
London
Monastir
Reuter
Smallpox Epidemic Sweeps Mexico City Across Regions
Reports from December 4 describe an outbreak of smallpox and typhus in Mexico City affecting travelers to Laredo Texas while border areas in Arizona and Sonora report troop movements, reinforcements, and border governance actions as forces maneuver near Chihuahua and Casas Grandes.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico City
EL Paso
Chihuahua
Santa Rosalia
Artix
Casas Grandes
Formal Murder Charge Against Youth in Houlder
Rienzt Dickens son of a Longmont banker was formally charged with murder after being shot in his home library. Police claim they have positive evidence linking him to the crime, as reported from Houlder Colorado.
Record Holiday Trade Expected All Over Land
Merchants in New York report unusually strong Christmas buying, with stores and wholesale houses stretched to meet demand. War-era prosperity and increasing consumer spending drive rush orders from across the country, while reports from Denver and the Pacific coast note improved money markets, higher crops, and rising activity across farming and mining districts.
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New York
Fieuluh Dapletad Mocks
Pele
Asieletoe
New
Rocky Mountain States
Bankura
Colorado
Pacific
Ban Francisco
Maly Englands Population Engaged Marring Munitions
Ottawa reports half of Rowland's population engaged in producing munitions under EL Brand, a Lloyd George agent. He said rationing would continue and blamed wartime strain on supplies and morale.
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Maly
England
Ottawa
Rowland
EL Brand
The
Lloyd George
Banight
Petersburg Roadhouse Beating Leads to Manslaughter Charges
In Denver reported dispatches five men and one woman face manslaughter charges over the death of Miss Lowive Mansfield after a beating at the Petersburg roadhouse. Jake Pitsch George Reichert Henry Reichert James W Daley Daley's wife Edward Lewis are named in informations sworn by Lena Schwartz. Pitsch and the Reicherts were arrested in Fort Collins as authorities prepared to transfer them to Littleton.
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Denver
Colo
Lowive Mansfield
Petersburg
Johnson
Arapahoe County
Mise Lena Schwartz
Miles Mansfield
Jake Pitsch
George
Henry Reichert
Fort Collins
James W. Daley
Daley
Edward Lewis
Miss Manefield
Pitech
Reichert Brothers
Cook
Halligan
McBroom
Littleton
Mansfield
Wendover Cutoff Nears Completion In Wyoming
Wendover cutoff a nine mile rail segment along the Platte river canyon near the Nebraska line will be completed early in December. General Manager Holikegebe says the new line will connect Omaha with the northwest and, with tunnels drilled through solid rock, provides an easier grade and stronger freight handling toward the Powder River line and Wyoming oil fields.
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Wyo
Wendover
Nebraska
Wyoming
Omaha
Holikegebe
Burlington Tines
Sper Blicfours River
Platte’ River
Canon
Powder River
President and Mrs Galt to wed December eighteenth
Washington December 4 December 18 has been set as the date for the wedding of the president and Mrs Galt at the White House announcement. Only Mrs Galt’s mother brothers and sisters two daughters and the president’s household will attend. Officiants include Rev Dr Sylvester Beach and Rev Herbert Salth. The couple will begin a honeymoon journey and keep their destination secret.
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Washington, D. C
Galt
White House
Airs
Meowbera
Mre
Veronese Arrival In New York Amid Submarine Incident
A troubled report notes the Veronese arriving in New York tonight after a submarine blaze. Details are unclear but authorities confirm the vessel was damaged while at sea and is expected to dock at the Medilesimbeads quay.
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New York
Doctor Arrested in Salt Lake City Wife Murder
Dr Bert R Marshall was arrested in Sabetha Kansas after his wife was killed in Salt Lake City. He allegedly shot himself in the head in the Sabetha county jail, remains in serious condition. Police say Marshall found the revolver in the jail kitchen after accompanying the body to Sabetha.
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Senfor
Kan
Werbert R. Marshall
Babetha
Salt Lake City
Marshall
Marshal
Sabetha
German Baron Surrenders to U. S. Officers in San Francisco
Baron George Wilhelm Von Princken, who claimed immunity as a consular attaché, surrendered to federal authorities in San Francisco and was released on a 10000 dollar bond after being charged with attempting to disrupt commerce with allies. Authorities also served writs on Robert Capelle, a North German Lloyd agent, alleged to be hiding aboard the interned bark Ottawa.
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San Francisco
George Wilhelm von Princken
Crowds See Ford Peace Ship Sailed Amid Sings and Cheers
New York crowds greeted the Henry Ford peace ship Oscar II as it sailed toward Christiana Norway with eighty advocates fifty seven newspapermen and two dozen officials aboard. Ford received a warm speech in return and a claim that a message from King Haakon promised a courteous reception in Norway.
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New York
Eighy
Christiana
Norway
Ford
W. J. Aryan
Aryan
Menenger
Haakon of
Indian Pieced Captured After Escape Near Oregon
A full-blooded Tydean escaped federal officers near St. Joseph yesterday then was captured by a farmer near Oregon Missouri as he entered the farmer's kitchen seeking food. He was delivered to a deputy marshal and sent toward Leavenworth Kansas to stand trial for alleged statutory charges.
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ST. Joseph
Dee
Oregon
Leavenworth
Kaw
Helena
Mont
Nine Colleges Sound Baseball Death Knell
In Chicago at an intercollegiate conference nine college committees voted to abolish summer baseball, tightening sanctions on athletes and referring to each institution for rules to end baseball except in certain contests. Officials claim the move would cut 75 percent of eligibility questions.
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Chicago
Tee
Explosion cripples liner on first trip to London
The Minnesota bound for London from San Francisco returns after an explosion cripples the engine room. Three men are suspected of planning the blast, and British secret service operatives report the arrest of the alleged perpetrators as the ship halts at port.
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San Francisco
Cal
Minnesota
Foren
London
Secret Service
Shepardson Elected Captain of Aggies Football Team
Fort Collins Colo Dec 4 The champion Colorado Aggies yesterday elected Charles Shepardson to captain the 1616 football team He was a unanimous choice for all Colorado center this year This is his second complete year with the Aggies.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado Aggies
Charles Shepardson
Shepardson
India
Aggies
England Delays Awaited Reply on American Steamer Requisition
Secretary Lansing waits for Britain to answer inquiries on the requisition of an American steamer without prize court proceedings. No reply has been received yet and England is cautious about financing the American Atlantic Company amid the dispute.
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Washington, BD. C
Lansing Sti
Kingland
American Traine Atlantic Company
GARIISON DENTES REPORT WAR DEPARTMENT DENIAL
Washington December 4 The Garrison Dentes report states the War Department did not contemplate preparing the army PeorRanita. No further details are given about the claim or its source.
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Washington
Beeretuey
War Department
Thom Bill
Peddler dies in fire during escape attempt
In Muskegon Michigan today a peddler was killed after a fire partially consumed a building where he tried to flee. The incident involved two men in a crippled state and stemmed from a botched theft. Police are investigating the blaze and cause.
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Ilane
Bolth
Eath
Correct Abuses of Filibusters
A partisan effort aimed to correct abuses of filibusters in the senate was largely abandoned though a cross party agreement formed to address the issue. The debate centered on cloture rules and party friction over reform of procedural questions.
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Washington
D. C
Dee
Senate
Cubuetora
Capheus
Unclear OCR fragment with mixed names and events
The readable text mentions Lanark home death and a wedding calibration in a separate month. It references a chamber vote on government support and a premier named Sal vadien in a garbled context. The passage is fragmented with multiple misaligned phrases and unclear subjects.
British Outnumbered Retreat Amid Mesopotamia Fighting
Reports from London and Turkish sources describe British forces under General Townshend retreating toward Amara after failing to secure Baghdad. Turkish reinforcements now outnumber Allied troops, with rumors of Russian entry into Romania and Romania contemplating naval moves. Other fronts show continued clashes between Austrian and Italian forces around Goritzla.
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Ariz
Agua Prieta
Carianca
Villlatas
Roderigues
Apne
Carrancaistes
Obragon
Chihuahua
Villa
Kuderiguce
Villata
Yaquis
Dieguee
Hermogillo
London
Tellioh
Mesopotamia
Tigris
Bagdad
Ty Britiali
Kyt-il-Agmara
Toimane
Balkao Horizon
British War Casualties Reach 510230 in Total
A London briefing reports total British military and naval deaths by the war start as 510,230 through the present. Premier Anguillary answered a government question noting a midwar tally of killed and those dying from wounds or other causes.
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London
Etritins
Nivat
Tigude Calsee Ax
Eaeright
Dette
Miss Margaret Urban Gains Greatest in Week
Miss Margaret Urban leads the weekly gains in the Maxwell autoweblie race with a strong vote total. Other prominent finishers include YH. Vainio and Atlee Ratheyn, as the campaign stock and local merchants such as Gleason Mercantile and Wasserman Shoe Store back the effort.
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Margaret Urban
Miss Kothen Kinty
Maxwell
Gleason Mercantile
Fande Drug Company
Wasserman Shoe Store
Kelley Mercantile Company
Ise Marcaret Rian
Firey
Vainio
Ges
Atlee Ratheyn
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