Austria Faces US Demands as Crisis Over Submarine War Deepens
Unofficial reports say Austria plans to refuse Washington's push for disavowal and punishment of a submarine commander. Diplomats warn of possible break in Austria US relations as Vienna weighs a broader demands tied to international law and wartime submarine warfare with Germany.
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Avetria
Ancona
United States
Tentonloc
Austria
Germany
British Seize Mail of the Americans
British authorities seized mail from two steamships en route to Holland and took all South American mail aboard the Dutch vessel Tubdantia. The Nieuw Amsterdam from New York and the Christian Michelsen from New York also lost mail to the seizure reported by Over seas News agency in Rotterdam.
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Berlin
Holland
Rotterdam
Nieuw Amsterdam
New York
Christian Michelsen
Amsterdam
Tubdantia
Pacific link via wireless phone to connect Japan and U S
Tokyo December 28 a wireless station will link Japan and America by wireless telephony from Honolulu. Japan and the United States will be joined by the new system, according to telephone company officials today.
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Japan
Tokio
Honolulu
America
Son of Mary Baker Eddy Dies at 72 in Lead, S.D.
Gee W. Glover, 72, only son of the late Mary Baker Eddy, died at his home in the Black Hill near Lead, Dakota, yesterday. He was head of the Christian Belief church.
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Rioux City
Dee
Gee
W. Glover
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Beleyca Church
Black Hille
Lead
G. D
Noted Warden Osborne to Lose His Job in New York
Albany Dos 21 Thoman Molt Osborne the millionaire warden of Sing Sing prison will be removed from office as soon as his successor is named under the new law. The grand jury returned an indictment after investigating prison conditions and testified on charges including personal misconduct and other unspecified offenses.
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Albany
Dos
Thoman Molt
Osborne
Simg Sing
Lew Thia
Intimations of French Help in Chinese Crisis
Cable from San Francisco reports France may back Yuan Shi Kai in delaying his bid for emperor. France reportedly supports a shift from republic to monarchy and considers a route through French Indochina to strike rebels in Yunnan. Yuan’s followers fear a revolt urged in broadcasts from Yunnan.
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Cal
Yuan Shi Kai
France
Yuan
French Anam
Chihent
Yunnan
Youn Shi Kai
Calle
Weather Outlook Wyoming Snow and Cold Wave Gales
Weather bulletin notes colder Wednesday with a snow event and northerly gales across Wyoming. A cold wave is expected with late Thursday bringing partly fair conditions and a cooldown.
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Wyoming
Relief for operators postponed by lands bill committee
Washington December 28 relief for California and Wyoming oil operators in lands withdrawn by the government was postponed by the house lands committee. Delegations from California and Wyoming urged hearings for operators with millions invested while lawmakers favored reporting the bill with proposed amendments allowing full ownership patents and enlarging lease areas to 2 500 acres.
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California
Wyoming
House Lands Committee
House
War Over Day Bill Looms In Congress
Congress faces a heated fight on national prohibition. House Judiciary Chair Webb backs prohibition and has consulted Rules Chair Henry on blocking a rule to bring a constitutional amendment to a floor vote. Anti Alcohol Society activity intensifies with messages to members and hints of riders to ban in the District of Columbia.
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Congress
Webb
Judiciary Committee
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Rules Committee
District of Columbia
Henator Sheppard
Jobson
Webb shoots bandits after bank robbery in Kent
In Kent Ohio Hank of Grant bank cashier T G Webb shot two bandits who had held him up and robbed the bank of four thousand dollars. Webb retrieved his revolver from a desk drawer, pursued the robbers and exchanged shots with them before they fled.
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Tec
T. G. Webb
Hank of Grant
Kent
Ohia
Webb
U.S. Officials Sail for Europe on Rotterdam
Captain Karl Boy-Ed the German naval attaché, Col. E. M. House the president's emissary, and Wend Whitlock American minister to Brussels sailed today on the Rotterdam. Boy-Ed denounces press utterances, urges U.S. self defense, and hopes for friendly U.S. German relations despite European hostilities.
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Bec
Karl Boy-Ed
BE. M. House
Europe
Hrand Whitlock
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Rotterdam
House
Mr. Whitlock
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Paris
Vienna
Boy-Ey
United States
Germany
United States Leads In Number of Murders
The United States has a proportion in population twenty five times as many murders as Germany, eleven times as many as England, and forty three times as many as Canada, said Oscar H. Wylie president of the Illinois State Attorneys association at the convention here. Car thefts are not confined to cities with auto borrowing habits reported nationwide by States Attorney Thomas of Monmouth Illinois.
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Chicago
Til
United States
Germany
England
Canada
Oscar H. Wylie
Ilinola State Attorneys’ Association
Thomas of
Monmouth
Caruso Soprano Decides to Represent Himself in Case
New York Dec 28 Jinileo Caruso will represent himself in court after paying more money to lawyers. A chauffeur sued for 1,000 and Caruso announced he would appear as his own attorney.
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New York
Jinileo Caruso
Caruso
Christmas Parcel Volumes Rise Across United States
Christmas mail this year weighed 15 to 40 percent more than previous seasons, the post office department reports. A Midwest postmaster notes parcel post shipments tripled from last year as Chicago handling would have filled seventy trains of ten cars each. Most packages were delivered before noon on Christmas Day.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Chicago
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in U S Court Yesterday Morning
The U S district court saw one involuntary and two voluntary bankruptcy petitions filed. Elk Mountain Mercantile Company was summoned to show cause. Herman Anon and Andrew Brown filed voluntary petitions, with cases assigned to the respective referees.
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United States District Court
Elk Mountain Mercantile Vanspany
Waalnethig Company
Lin
Herman Anon
Clyde M. Watta
Andrew Brown
Payson W. Speuld
Evanston
W. Uculx
Cocvelontine Sgalast
Mexico
Wyoming Petrolem Company
Waa Yrotty Court
Navy Seeks 2000-Ton Submarines After War Maneuvers
Navy plans to acquire new 2000 ton submarines as part of a five year building program. Experts say lessons from Europe and Atlantic fleet maneuvers influence the move. Early units may follow the 1700 ton class.
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Washington
G. Dee
Navy Department
Silos Win Over Million in Government Lottery
In Ferrol Spain on December 28 the Christmas draw awarded a 6 000 000 pesetas prize to the crew of the cruiser Alfonso XIE The prize will be shared by 71 percent of the ticket subscribers and each ticket cost 1 000 pesetas The prize amount equals about 1 200 000 dollars and is the capital prize of the drawing
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Ferrol
Spain
Alfonso Xie
Eight Indicted in Conspiracy Case Against Munitions Strikes
Eight men including Congressman Frank Tachanan of Illinois former Congressman H Robert Fowler of Illinois Frank S Monyet Ohio former Attorney General H B Martin Herman Schulte Franz Rintelen David Lamar and Jacob Taylor were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to foment strikes in American ammunition factories as part of a German backed campaign to curb entente munitions exports. Lamar known as the Wolf of Wall Street. Martin and Schulte are loyalists.
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New York
Frank Tachanan
Ilinoia
H. Robert Fowler
Ilinoiis
Frank 5S. Monyet
Ohio
H. B. Martin
Sehutee
Franz Rintelon
David Lamar
Jacob (. Taylor
Federal Grand Jury
Lamar
von Rintelen
Labor
National Peace Couneil
England
Marshall
Wolf
Walll Street
Martin and
Schultes
Carranza Gains Control Across Most of Mexico
General Carranza with Obregon extending authority over Mexico and Lower California. Rebel resistance persists in a few areas including western Chihuahua and small towns held by Villa and his loyalists. Zapata remains missing as amnesty for Rodrigues and Medinavetti is denied.
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Mexico
EL Paso
Texas
Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Bia
California
Chihuahua
West Coast
Ville
Rodriguez and
Medinavella- Carranza
Zapata
Rodrigues
Medinavettia
Obrefon
Villa
Chihuahta
Diamond State Fibre Plans Quarterly Dividend Trial
The Diamond State Fibre company announced a trial plan to pay a quarterly dividend to 100 workers based on earnings during the prior thirteen weeks. The ten percent dividend on total wages earned in the thirteen weeks ending December 18 will be paid by check on New Year’s Day, and the scheme will be dropped if workers fail to meet expectations.
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Monmaistows
Nee
Diamond State Fibre Company
Wage Advances At Reading Iron Company
In Reading Pennsylvania the Reading Iron Company announced wage increases of four to ten percent affecting about 2 500 workers. The measure raises pay across the plant and reflects company adjustments to labor costs.
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Reading
Dee
Reading Iron Company
Browne sale price set at 425000 by sport writer
St Louis reports a sport writer fixes Browne to Phil Ball at 425000. He cites 500 shares in the baseball company and a realty firm owning the park at 600 per share. An extra 25000 covers incidentals. Payment terms include 30000 already paid and remaining sums due. key holders include John & Bruce of Cincinnati and minority shareholder options.
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ST. Louis
Browne
Phil Ball
Celal
Hall
John & Bruce
Cincinnati
Twil
Ray
Mustering Out Villa Troops Begins at Juarez
In El Paso Dee 18 the mustering out of former Villa troops has begun at Juarez and will continue for several days. The Mexican army will enlist 3000 Carranza soldiers from Naco Sonora as civil officers are installed. Police are formed from Villa veterans and saloons are closed to curb temptations for newly paid troops. Train service south should start tomorrow and discharged soldiers will be sent home. Villa reportedly holds Francisco Obregon prisoner in western Chihuahua.
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Dee
Villa
Juares
Carranza
Naco
Sonora
Francisco Obregon
Weatern
Chihuahua
International Tribunal Urged to Bind World Peace
Elihu Root urged the Pan American Congress in Washington to establish a powerful international tribunal with a definite code of laws to restrain nations. He warned that alliances and ententes only delay inevitable war and that after the conflict the civilized world must adopt a binding system of international law.
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Washington, D. C
Elihu Root
Pan- American Congress
Europe
Blesses Brother As Bride Weds Brother In Peoria Rally
Sam Wolfe of Canton Ohio expresses mixed sentiment after his brother Frank marries Mina Ida Giner of Chicago in Peoria. Frank and Mina wed yesterday and plan a two week New York honeymoon before returning to Canton to resume business. The bride's mother voiced support for Sam while blessing the couple.
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Yee
Sam Wolfe
Canton
Frank
Mina Ida Giner
Sam
New York
Miss Giner
Peoria
Sami
Mnally
Wrank
President Wilson Celebrates Fifty-Ninth Birthday
HOT SPRINGS Dec 28 President Wilson marked his fifty ninth birthday with a long automobile drive a quiet dinner with his wife and a review of international affairs including the Austrian situation He read hundreds of telegrams of congratulations and received Secretary Lansing's long letter.
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Hot Springs
Wilson
Lansia
Texas Sleet Storm Sweeps Southwest Across State
A fierce sleet storm hit Texas with thunder and hail as it moved across the southwest region. Central Texas and the Panhandle reported snow with a 1.14 inch fall at Trinidad. Dallas saw a low of 25 as warm Gulf air met a cold Rocky Mountain front, producing a dramatic weather event.
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Tetae
Panhandle
Trinidad
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Auetiy
Sherman
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Taylor
Gulf Sud
Rockles
Chancellor May Talks Peace as Vienna Seeks Accord
An unsigned dispatch from Geneva reports Chancellor May ready to discuss peace terms with Austria and Germany. The message says Germany favors a conference at The Hague after arranging a formal ceasefire and informing the allies of terms via central powers.
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Guneva
Diem
Vienne
Hethmann
Vienna
Haron von Burhan
Soli
Germany
Hague
Balkans Peaceful Fronts Amid War Activity Report
London dispatches note renewed front activity with Balkans showing the most peaceful tone in weeks. Austro German Bulgarian offensives questioned as Bulgarians pull back toward Greece. Western front sees limited German gains near Hillstein while Russian assaults intensify along the Dalenter. Von Mackensen named to lead near east. Turkish fortifications build up at Gallipoli under Austro German direction.
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London
Balkans
Entoute
Salontieti
Hillstein
Vornwee
Vienna
Dalenter
Flessarabia
Marsal von MacKennaa
Gune
Deinek
Gallipoli
Porters Fear They Will Lose Tips
Porters worry about losing tips as the Walsh administration announces a 14 percent wage advance starting January 1. They note average monthly tips boosted wages to around 20 dollars or more, while Pullman conductors expect a 20 percent raise.
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de Porter
Walsh
National Debate Over Universal Military Service Splits Cabinet
Washington reports quote officials leaning toward universal service as the democratic solution to manning the army. Cabinet lines show support for a continental draft system, with planning to divide the country into military districts and authorize mandatory service. Secretary Garrison has not publicly commented.
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Servie Garrison
Hut
Jniticates Universal Service Democratic Solution
Washington
D. C
Dew
American War Department
Great Britain
Atlantic
VietHaly
War Department
Garrison
Keckenridge
Delinquent Parent Debate Marks Jewish Assembly Session
At the twenty-fourth annual assembly of the Jewish training organization a major topic was the delinquent parent. The meeting in Louis, dated December 28, featured discussions on the training programs and the role of Sunday watchers in community activity.
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Louis
Ledyard Denies All Charges in New York Case
Defendant Ledyard denies all charges in a New York case. The trial concerns alleged improper freight traffic by eleven Neo-Hucen directors and seeks legal relief for Mrs Hermes. Judge denied a pretrial motion and set dates for further proceedings.
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Formen Directore
New Eaglan
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