Escape From with Trap Clash in Poland and Belgium
London dispatches report German forces breaking from the Russian trap near Lodz and retreating west with 12,000 prisoners and 25 guns, while Cracow is under German officers and Yser fighting intensifies. Allied plans aim to push Kaiser's forces back toward Germany as monarchs and leaders join the front lines.
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London
Poland
von Machensen
Lodz
von Hindenberg
Russian Poland
Berlin
Warsaw
Lipno
Plock
Lowicz
Lods
Cracow
Yeer Canal
Yser
Ypres
Dixmude
Belgium
English Channel
France
Germany
Europe
Kaiser
George of Mayland
Albert
Nicholas
Montenegro
Insterburg
East Prussia
George
German Fleet Trapped Off Plata River In Naval Chase
Buenos Aires and Montevideo report merchants lining ports with their flags raised amid rumors of an imminent naval event. The German fleet under Admiral Graf von Spee is believed trapped between Japanese and British fleets near the Plata mouth as French steamer Algeria sighted four battleships moving northward.
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Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Plata
Graf von Spee
Algeria
Rio de Janeiro
Von Moltke Returns to Front After Illness
Berlin dispatch says Lieutenant General von Moltke has recovered his health and will resume command at the front. Reports previously claimed he was replaced by Major General Falkenhayn, but Wagner confirms Falkenhayn acted only during the chief's illness.
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von Moltke
Berlin
Falkenhayn
Wagner
Falkenhagen
Optimistic reports on Villa Zapata coalition in Mexico City
Washington reports from the state department say the Villa Zapata coalition backing Eulalio Gutierrez maintains order in Mexico City and restores normal conditions. Dispatches from Consul Silliman and the Brazilian minister indicate Zapata is in Mexico City but refuses the national palace, keeping headquarters in the suburbs.
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Washington
Villa-Zapata
Eulalio Gutierrez
Aguascalientes
Mexico City
State Department
Silliman
Pleads Not Guilty in Chiropractor Case
Boston chiropractor Walter H. Crawford pleaded not guilty in Roxbury court to practicing medicine without registration. He was held on $800 bond for a continued hearing on December 15 amid a district attorney investigation into the death of 18 year old Marion Barton. A large military shoe order was received in Boston for over 1.2 million pairs for soldiers overseas.
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Boston
Walter H. Crawford
Roxbury
Crawford
Marion Barton
Presidential mood on armament inquiry stirs White House
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts accuses the president of delaying inquiry into U S war readiness. The president says he does not oppose discussion but seeks a conference before presenting views by letter. Administration sources note caution against premature military debate in Congress.
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Washington
Gardner
Massachusetts
White House
United States
Congress
Henry
Germany
Committee On Rules
Son
A. Su
Rules
Wilson plans troop pullback as Colorado unrest subsides
Washington reports President Wilson will withdraw federal troops from Colorado as state authorities resume control. The commission he named Sunday will stay available to aid future settlement efforts. Seth Low and other commissioners are expected to meet with labor officials in Washington on December 14.
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Washington
Wilson
Colorado
Ernot Ammons
Seth Low
Department of Labor
Moose season ends in Maine with fifty four moose killed
In Maine eight northern counties closed their moose season with a total of fifty four animals received in Bangor to date. Last year’s period yielded forty nine and sixty were recorded the year before. If on land fish and game commission recommendations are adopted, no moose season may occur for several years.
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Fou Hangor
Maing
Bangor
Onland Fish and Game Commissions
Massachusetts City Elections Signal Narrow Mayoral Races
In Quincy and Waltham narrow mayoral and school committee contests led to re election of incumbents. Pittsfield saw the only overturn with George W. Faulkner defeating Mayor Moore. Other cities mostly re elected mayors. liquor licenses shifted in several towns with Northampton moving from license to no license.
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Quincy
Waltham
Kearns
Fitchburg
Marlboro
Holyoke
Northampton
Pittsfield
Moore
George W. Faulkner
New Bedford
New Hedford
Ten year old held on murder charge in Passaic
Max Stubinowitz,age 10, handcuffed to a six foot thief, was taken to Paterson jail on murder charges after an accidental shooting of a companion. Samuel Hochman’s father urged the judge to jail Rubino, as the courtroom listened to the plea for mercy.
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Passaic
N. J
Max Stubinowitz
Paterson
Gostello
Samuel Hochman
RubinoWite
Money Affairs of Pere Marquette
In Detroit on December 2 the government probe into the Pere Marquette railroad uncovered missing records tied to a $60 million bond issue approved in 1905. Auditor Clarence Sykes testified about about $14 million raised, used for promissory notes, expenses, and dividends, with key records now absent pending a thorough search.
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Detroit
Pere Marquette Railroad
Gutheim
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clarence
Sykes
Besi
Neat Co
Medford Official Held Then Held For Grand Jury
Judge Bruce kept Medford City Clerk Allston P Joyce in the Middlesex grand jury spotlight on a larceny charge involving 9692.04 in city funds. The holding order was vacated and Joyce’s case continued to December 9 on a $3000 bond. Joyce pleaded guilty to the alleged larceny as Mayor Taylor testified Joyce claimed city dealings.
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Makien
Mass
Wee
Bruce
Allston P. Joyce
Medford
Middlesex Grand Jury
Joyce
Taylor
Murder at Sea Charge Faces Boston Man in Charleston
George St. Perking of Boston was arraigned in Charleston on a murder at sea charge after he killed F. W. R. Hinman of Jacksonville and wounded Captain Ingram of the Clyde liner Mohawk as it neared Charleston harbor.
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Charleston
George St. Perking
Boston
United States District Court
Perkins
F. W. R. Hinman
Jacksonville
Captain Ingram
Charleston Harbor
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