Great Britain Mourns Roberta as War Grips Fronts
London reports the death of Field Marshal Roberta at age 82 after pneumonia in France where he visited Indian troops. Known as Roberta of Kandahar Pretoria and Waterford, he was a historic military hero beloved in Britain and hailed by Emperor William as the greatest soldier of his time. The front in Flanders shows four weeks of battle with mixed gains, canal actions near Yser, and intensified fighting along Aisne, Argonne, Verdun, and snowbound eastern fronts as Russians and Turks claim advances.
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London
Marshal Roberta
France
Sir John French
Marshal Roberts
England
Great Britain
Roberta
Kandahar
Pretoria
Waterford
India
South Africa
Marshal
Earl
Bob
William
Germany
Flanders
Antwerp
Ostend
Nieuport
Yser
Ypres
Dixmude
Verdun
Aisne
Argonne Forest
East Prussia
Hypia
West Soldau
Thorn
Vistula
Warta
Cracow
Caucasus
Egypt
Burnishing the Famous Iron Cross
The article notes an award of 8000 from CPapags toward the famous Iron Cross decoration. It recalls the Iron Cross during Napoleonic wars and the Prussian era, with 16 451 decorated in one period and 44 46 percent in another, indicating continued wartime honors across eras.
Election May Re Open Alien Land Question
Washington reports that post election shifts in California and Washington state push the alien land ownership issue back into diplomacy. Japanese officials expect federal action to resolve whether aliens may own or lease land and how immigration policy may be adjusted to restrict entry of non Americans.
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Washington
California
Japan
Pacific Coast
Washington State
Manita
State Department
Music publisher faces fraud charges in New York
John T. Hall, head of John T. Hall Music Publishing Co., is arrested in New York on charges of bilking amateur poets nationwide. He used a prize song contest with a $250 maximum prize to persuade about 6,000 budding poets to pay money. He is held in $5,000 bail.
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New, York
United
John T. Hall
Taft Brothers Hoof It After Tire Blowout on Mountain
Former President William Howard Taft and his brother Horace W. Taft hiked five miles from Great Barrington Mass after their car tire blew on Monument Mountain. They chose to walk back toward Williamstown rather than seek a farmer for other transport.
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Great Barrington
Mass
William Howard Taft
Horace W. Taft
Monument Mountain
Williamstown
New Haven
Miner Rescues And Death in Tay Mine Cavern
Five days after collapse in Tay mine Minnesota two men were rescued while two others were found dead and four remained trapped. Joseph Bh sik survived but exhausted. Shusik hospitalized. Rescue teams pressed on as voices were heard from debris at midnight.
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Muluth
Eee
Tay
Elnes
Joseph Bhsik
Shusik
Shueik
Bint
Clabby Declines Match With Young Ahearn
Lar ney Lichtenstein, manager of Jimmy a , received an offer from Orleans for Clabby to fight Young Ahearn but declined due to Clabby’s vaudeville schedule and readiness only in late December or early January Jaguars.
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Ban Prancisoqo
Larney Lichtenstein
Jimmy A
Orleans
Clabby
Young Ahearn
Weather Summary for Wyoming and Northwest Monday
The fragment reports a cold, still day with fair skies in parts of Wyoming and Washington on Monday with cold conditions likely. Weather notes are incomplete but indicate chilly, dry conditions across the region.
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Wrather
Washington
Wyoming
Australian Cruiser Sydney Sinks Emden in Indian Ocean Action
The Australian cruiser Sydney located and destroyed the German cruiser Emden after it had wreaked havoc on British vessels. Emden was driven ashore on the Cocos Islands where her crew were captured as Sydney opened fire, ending the German raid. Captain Karl von Mueller, famed commander, had earlier earned high honors from Kaiser Wilhelm for Emden’s exploits.
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North Sea
Emden
Sydney
Karl von Mueller
Naval School
von Muller
Admiralty
Berlin
Admiral von Tirpitz
Penang
Ccity
Cocos Islands
Indian Ocean
Sumatra
Labor federation plans an owned bank for funds
The International Brotherhood of Bridge and Structural Workers promotes a worker owned bank to channel profits to the labor movement. A resolution urges all affiliated unions to deposit profits in this new institution. Gompers faces factional tensions as Garment Workers of America splits and unemployment relief proposals gain attention.
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Tes
International B of Bridge and Structural Workers
American Federation of Labor
Henry Nolda
Washington
Pesident Gompers
Morrison
Benthent
Gompers
Garment Workers of America
Altho
Ansious
Aspengren
ri-City
Colorado strike talks near settlement reached with federal mediator
A conference with Secretary Wilson and federal conciliator Davis in November focused on ending the Colorado strike. Willow Palrey and others reported progress as mediation moved toward a settlement, though some divisions remained unresolved.
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Wabhinton
Willow R. Palrey
Andigwell Davis
Wilson
Coloado
Relgrard
Great Lakes roiled as gale hammers ships and crews
Detroit Nov 14 The lakes suffered a fierce storm rivaling last year’s disaster when 13 steamers sank and 248 sailors died. Ships battled high seas with winds near 75 miles per hour. The Colonial of Reed Wrecking Co was beached at Pardos Lake Erie and its crew with one woman passenger reached shore safely.
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Detroit
Theeao Varcole
Lake Siuron
Lake
Sujrior
Reed Wrecking Company
Sardia
Int
Pardos
Lake Erie
Jce
Colonial
Oswego
N. Y
Milwaukee
Lake St. Clair
Petroit River
Interurban Crash Fatalities Reported Near Dallas
Severe fog and slippery tracks cause multiple interurban car derailments between Dallas and a nearby town. One interurban telescope of a trailer, ten feet, with passengers injured. several cars struck and many hurt as morning commuter traffic disrupted. Authorities report fatalities and ongoing investigations in Dallas, Texas on November 45.
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Dallas
Osketiff
Texas
Branford and Stanford clash in hillside confrontation
The report describes dawn clashes near a California university where Branford students and Stanford rivals battled on hills above the campus. The night prior saw Stanford students attack a large concrete letter on a hill, prompting a guard response from Berkeley men as tensions between the two schools escalated.
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Prerley
Cal
Branford
University of
Eliforata
Stanford
Hyrkeley
Suffrage Conference Maintains Shaw As Leader Despite Plan
At the National Woman Suffrage convention in Nashville, Tennessee, leaders show compromise with Anna Howard Shaw still president while Kathleen McCormick and Deesha Streckenridge are named as vice presidents. The plan aims to advance universal suffrage by federal amendment and state referenda amid western and southern tensions.
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Nashville
Tenn
Woman Suffrage Convention
Anna Howard Shaw
Breckenridge
Lexington
Rs Deesha Streckenridge
Lixingun
Katherine Davis
New York
H. Clark
Michigan
W. Fitzgerald
Henry Wade Roe Era
Connecticut
M& Helen Guthrie Muller
Missouri
Med'it McCormick
Timote
Congress
Susan BH. Anthony
Lelelotine
Woeloslay
Death of Charmeieroy in Paris Remarked For Longevity
The Paris death notice recalls Charmeieroy aged about ninety and notes his long life as a tireless figure in theater. He credited his longevity to good humor and steady habits, with colleagues remembering his cheerful nature and lifelong dedication to acting.
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Paris
Net
Charmeieroy
Death Near Miss as Wagons Hit by Train at Kelley Mercantile
Edward Carroll of Merchants Delivery narrowly escaped death when his wagon collided with a Colorado and Southern switch engine near Kelley Mercantile's loading dock at 5:50 PM. Two horses were injured and the wagons wrecked. Carroll was hospitalized but not seriously hurt and later walked home.
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Edward Carrol
Merchants Delivery Company
Colorado & Southern
Kelley Mercantile Company
Carroll
Charles Rogera
Kelley
Jack E. Wade
Becker Hotel
Lemany
James BE. Carroll
Ty Waecen
War moves and offensives span fronts from Ypres to coast
Dispatches describe French advances toward Bivachouil and pushes near Lopse and ori beast, while German offensives press Thorn and Miewren lake area. Observers note Turkish garrisons in Constantinople and Adrianiopla facing continued pressure as fronts shift.
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Ypres
Bivachouil
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Great Lakes
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Anna Howard
York
ED Carroll
Genan Eriber
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Melon
Polleh Frustier
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