Battle reports from Flanders and east theater
Reports from the eastern theaters indicate stubborn fighting between Russian Poland and German lines along the Vistula and Warta rivers. Russians claim Czernowitz has fallen back Austrian forces retreat from Bukowina as Emperor William joins the eastern front. Field Marshal Sir John French offers optimism for the Allied position in France and Belgium through November 20, suggesting we may be near the last stages of the Ypres to Armentieres fight as artillery wanes.
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France
Russian
Poland
Vistula
Warta
Czernowitz
Bukowina
William
Berlin
John French
Belgium
Ypres
Armentieres
Athens
Tarkey
Palestine
Great Britain
Russia
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Acquitted of Murder Charge in Alaska Trial
William R. Rodgers an Alaskan gold miner was acquitted by a federal jury in Juneau on Thanksgiving day after a ten minute deliberation. He claimed self defense in the May 1913 killing of partner Frank Wixen on a lonely Christmas Creek claim near Haines Alaska. Rodgers 52 returns to Libertyville Illinois after the acquittal.
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Chicago
William R. Rodgers
Libertyville
Ill
Frank Wixen
Juneau
Alaska
Rodger
Rodgers
Wixen
Christmas Creek
Haines
Libety
Ville
Aviators Shot by Swiss Warned on Neutrality
Berne Tageblatt cites Berne report claiming Swiss neutrality may be violated if Britain or France repeat air raids on Germany. It quotes a federal assembly order that any aviators flying over Swiss territory will be shot down without further orders.
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France
England
Germany
Belfort
Swiss Federal Assembly
Near Freezing Point Reported in Ranch Areas
Reports from ranch sections near the city say thermometers fell near 32 degrees last night. No anxiety noted in the atty locality though the reading was near freezing.
Mine Floating Outside Harbor Threatens Trans Atlantic Route
A mine with contact points protruding from the water drifts outside New York harbor in the path of transatlantic ships. Reported via the steamship Etonian, it may have been placed to destroy British warships.
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New York
New ‘Yo Harbor
Etonian
U S Navy Seeks British Charts to Sail Outside U S Waters
Navy hydrographer Captain Thomas Washington reports that the United States would struggle to move naval forces beyond American waters without British admiralty charts. He notes 1752 charts would need to be bought to achieve independence from foreign charts and suggests making ship lanes obligatory for safety and navigation. The ice patrol along the southern ice edge aids navigation, and a Panama Canal related plan proposes branch hydrographic offices in Panama and Los Angeles with officers freed from recruiting duties.
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Washington
United States Navy
Thomas Washington
Navy
United States
Revenue Cutter Service
Panama
Los Angeles
Panama Canal
Brtish New Demands for Brabant Troop Costs
Report from Brussels states the German governor of Brabant tells Belgian financiers they must pay seven million dollars monthly for German troops in the area. Belgium would also owe a 75 million dollar neutrality penalty claimed by Germany as amendment for wartime losses.
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Amsterdam
Brussels
Brabant
Belgium
Germany
Riverside Supervisors Meet Over Expositions and Grand Jury
The Riverside county board will meet on December 9 to decide county representation at the San Diego and San Francisco expositions. The long awaited grand jury report may also be released at the session.
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County Board of Supervisors
Riverside
San Francisco
Berry growers discuss erection of a box factory
Berry growers of Opportunity in Washington discuss plans to erect a box factory. The brief item notes local interest in new industry and potential employment for residents.
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Berry Growers of Opportunity
Washington
Electric Line To Corona From Arlington By January 15
The Pacific Electric railway firm in Los Angeles announced to The Independent that the electric line from Arlington and Riverside to Corona will be completed by January 15. The Independent urges the Corona and Riverside chambers of commerce to organize a large celebration, possibly with match races on the boulevard, to mark the event after twenty years of connectivity.
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Pacific Electric Railway Company
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Independent
Arlington
Riverside
Inas
Corona
Chamber of Commerce
Riverside Chamber
Puritan Dames Welcome Guests At Thanksgiving Round Table
The Woman's club house hosted a festive Thanksgiving round table with the Puritan Dames in costume. The program featured Mrs. Harry Lyman on The First Thanksgiving, a Miles Standish reading by Mrs. Wilson Gunn, and Rev. F W Reynolds urging liberty and cheer over Puritan rigidity.
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Woman's Improvement Club
Mesdames Terpening
McConnell
L. J. Hildreth
McCully
Blickhahn
H. Lyman
Sparr
Byler
W. L. Brown
Harry Lyman
Wilson Gunn
Miles Standish
Mr. Reynolds
Armies Mobilize After War Declaration Amid East Asia Shifts
Peking dispatch notes immediate war mobilization as reserve officers return to Europe and Far East postings shift. Germans head to Tsingtau while French and Austrian forces deploy along coasts and homeward. British and Chinese staff depletion grows as priests and clerks relocate to garrison posts.
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Peking
Europe
Tsingte
China
Chinese Customs Service
Szechwan
China Coast
Directors Ask to Change Plea in Sherman Case
William Rockefeller and Robert W. Taft along with three other former New Haven directors asked a federal court for permission to change their pleas to an indictment accusing them of criminal Sherman anti trust violations. They previously moved to dismiss the indictment as defective and sought guidance on the court’s intended action.
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New York
William Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Robert W. Taft
New Haven
Arizona cattle shipments gain Mexico entry
Northern Arizona shipments of cattle are admitted to Mexico without health inspection due to the efforts of Arizona's state veterinarian. The action reflects tighter cross border controls implemented to ease trade while maintaining veterinary oversight.
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Arizona
Mexico
Siege of Cracow Under Way With Bombardment
Milan Nov 30 The siege of Cracow has begun according to a Corriere della Sera correspondent with the Russian army. He says heavy artillery bombs the forts and suburbs of the city are reported aflame.
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Milan
Cracow
Corriere Della Berra
Cattle Raid Reported Across Border In Mexican War
American cattle owners report raiders from Governor Maytorena camp drove hundreds of head into Mexico. 75 slaughtered cattle found in Yaqui territory. Maytorena promises payment and return of remaining cattle. General Caballero allies with Villa forces in Tampico. Obregon leads 2500 men toward Sonora with aim to seize Hermosillo.
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Naco
Ariz
Merican
Maytorena
Mexico
Washington
Navy
General Caballero
Tamalpais
Villa
Tampico
Caballero
Gutierrez
Aguas Calientes
Jim Crow Law Ruled Invalid in Oklahoma Trains
The United States Supreme Court declared the Oklahoma Jim Crow law invalid in permitting only white passengers to sleep parlor or chair cars on trains. The ruling did not issue a decree due to a suit by five Black residents lacking a defined scope to protect all Negroes.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Comparative Quiet In Market Exchanges
New York bond market opened dull and listless with no signs of liquidations by foreign holders. Trading centered in small lots and industrial bonds rose on demand due to wartime needs. By noon sales reached about 55000 dollars, and by afternoon activity collapsed as absorption power waned.
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New York Stock Exchange
New York
Protection of battleships and anti torpedo armor debate
Washington dispatch reports that naval experts consider long standing battleship design favors offense over defense. discussion covers submarine and mine threats and proposals to armor hull bottoms with four inches of plating, tested on an old ship to evaluate effectiveness.
Face fur fashion hints in wartime London discourse
London observers debate if wartime hardship will change facial hair trends. The piece traces moustaches from the Waterloo campaign to Crimean War influence and notes cautious signals from the War Office, with soldiers favoring practical grooming over style in trenches and Bond Street salons.
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London
Manchester Guardian
Clive Newcome
Bond Street
Pall Mall
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