Canada Seizes Wheat for Allies in War Powers Move
Ottawa announces under war acts the seizure of all high grade wheat in elevators from Fort William to Halifax. About 20 million bushels, including American-owned lots, are taken as surplus for Allied needs with 228 million bushels to be handled for export. Negotiations consider buying the entire crop.
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Ottawa
Ont
Fort William
Lake Superior
Atlantic
Canadian Grain Commission
Port Arthur
Midland
Tiflin
Port McNichol
Collingwood
Goderich
Army Beats Navy in Rain Slowed Polo Grounds Game
At the Polo Grounds in front of President Wilson and Mrs Galt the United States Military Academy defeated the Navy 14 to 0. The field was slick with rain and a drizzle limited the action late in the final quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
Six Slain on Lonely New Jersey Farm in Quarrel Murder
Six people are found murdered at the home of Samuel Weitzman in New Brunswick New Jersey. Victims include Weitzman his wife Helen their son in law David Kigner his daughter Beatrice and two unnamed farmhands. Autopsy suggests no robbery motive and the county physician cites a quarrel over a wage dispute between Hungarian and Russian workers.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Samuel Weitzman
George Road
Weitzman
Samuel
Helen
Kigner
David
Beatrice
Carroll
Progressive party to nominate at next national election
Progressive National Committee executive meeting in New York with seventeen state representatives. A call for the national committee to meet in Chicago on January 11 to fix the convention date and place. George W. Perkins says desertions from the party have been exaggerated.
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Chicago
New York
Progressive Party
Progressive National Committee
National Committee
George W. Perkins
Opening of Reichstag and varied 1915 news items
Berlin reports Kaempf praising Germanys military success and Serban campaign. Washington notes Wilson to address national preparedness. Topeka covers Kansas grain association plan to fix dollar wheat for 1915. New York reports death of Paul Fuller, Wilson adviser. Washington previews Wilsons annual address. Secretary Garrison accuses a mendacious campaign against Philippines policy.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Kaempf
Germany
Washington
Wilson
Princeton
White House
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
New York
Paul Fuller
Coudert Bros
Garrison
Philippines
Rail Embargo Tightens on Freight Exports
The Lackawanna traffic decision to bar further freight to New York spurs embargoes by Pennsylvania Railroad and Baltimore and Ohio on exports of flour lumber grain and iron and steel. Rail hubs near Buffalo to New York clog as yards fill with idle cars amid scarce export facilities.
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Lackawanna
Buffalo
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Tragic Du Pont Powder Blast Kills Thirty at Wilmington Yard
A massive explosion at the E I du Pont plant in Wilmington Delaware wrecked the packing house and nearby structures. Thirty eight employees have died in related incidents since the war began with eight prior severe explosions at Du Pont sites.
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Wilmington
Del
Hagley
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company
Here
Secret Service
du Pont
Forgan to Quit as President of Two Chicago Banks
James B. Forgan will resign as president of the First National and Trust and Savings banks of Chicago at the annual meetings and become chairman of the board of directors for both institutions. He said the news leaked before the board acted and expressed regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James B. Forgan
First National and True and Savings Banks of
Both
Iam
Forgan
Rumania Closes Danube to Czar Austrian Drive In
London reports Austro German troops massing to counter a possible Russian Romanian advance. Russians on the border with 350000 troops poised to strike into Romania. Italians bombard Gorizia while Saloniki sees constant British landings and French air raids near Strumitza. Serbian retreat toward Prilep aided by Allied cannon and reinforcements.
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Rumania
Danube
Montenegro
London
Romania
Berlin
Peter
Albania
Strumitsa
Saloniki
London Daily Chronicle
Strumitza
Monastir
Uskab
Prilen
Kachanik
Prilep
British Airman's Daring Night Flight Over Turkish Bridge
Flight Commander Smyth-Pigott conducted a moonlit bombing raid fifty miles inland along the Orient Trunk Line crossing the Ma-Titsa River into Turkey. He located the bridge from the river, descended within 300 feet to drop bombs, faced heavy fire, and returned to base after four hours. He is named a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for the feat.
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London
Dedenghatch
Smyth- Pigott
Kuleli-Burgas
Turkey
Orient
Ma- Titsa
Constantinople
Adrianople
Sofia
Smyth-Pigott
British Consul Arrested in Shiraz Persia
W. T. O'Connor British Consul General at Shiraz and other colonists were arrested at Shiraz and taken to Borasjan. The women in the party say the gendarmes deceived the Persian Governor after their detention.
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Bushire
Persia
W. T. O’connor
Shiraz
Borasjan
Ten British Papers Boycott Ford Advertisements
Ten British publications join a boycott of Ford advertisements. The Draper's Record, latest to act, received a Ford Manchester ad and asked if Henry Ford controlled that branch. The manager replied sarcastically, refusing to say.
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London
Draper’s Record
Manchester
Ford Agency
Henry Ford
Goschen's Son Released From Captivity
The German government releases Lieutenant Gerard Goschen son of Sir William Goschen former British ambassador to Germany. Goschen was wounded and captured early in the war in France after joining his regiment.
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Berlin
William Edward Goschen
Germany
Gerard Goschen
France
Goschen
Balkans campaign closes as German forces advance south
Berlin reports Field Marshal von Mackensen's army completed its Balkans objectives. German cavalry appears before Kuprili as forces move toward Nish. Serbian northern army retreats into Albanian and Montenegrin mountains with King Nicholas’s aid. Our operations close with aim to link with Bulgaria and the Turkish Empire achieved.
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Berlin
von Mackensen
Balkans
War Office
Salonica
London Mail
Kuprili
Veles
Nish
Albania
Montenegro
Nicholas
Adriatic
Monastir
Mitrovica
Rudnik
Bulgaria
Pith of the War News
Rumania barred Russian warships from the Danube to Bulgaria and river mines were reported. Austria launched a campaign against Montenegro. Gorizia remained a focal point as Italian forces pressed fierce attacks. Berlin’s Reichstag discussed war and food supply. A blizzard hindered Anglo-French lines. Greece responded to Entente safety and water policing demands. In Russia, severe weather limited activity to artillery, with a Caucasus offensive praised.
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Rumania
Danubes
Bulgaria
Notix
Russia
Austria
Montenegro
Gorizia
Berlin
Greece
Safoniki
Caucasus
War does not affect law over Tuckerton wireless sale
In a Trenton case the Court of Errors and Appeals weighed whether a German firm must fulfill a Paris 1912 contract to sell the Tuckerton wireless station to a French company. The dispute centers on wartime rights and U.S. and world communications, with arguments about potential harm to Germany and U.S. interests.
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Trenton
Court of Errors and Appeals
Court of Chancery
Tuckerton
France
Germany
Robert H. McCarter
Samuel Untermyer
Compagnie Universelle de Telegraphie Et de Telephonie Sans Fil
United States Service Corporation
Hoch Frequenz- Maschinen Aktiengesellschaft Fur Drahtlose Telegraphie
Rudolph Goldschmidt
Emil E. Mayer
Paris
Ellvese
Hanover
Stevens
Court of Errors
United States
McCarter
Berlin
John R. Hardin
New Jersey
Former Sheriff targets New Jersey school history gaps
At a Pleasant luncheon the former Essex County Sheriff Frank Sommer criticized the State Board of Education for duplication and waste, urging a shift to state led guidance. He demanded an adequate New Jersey history course be taught before teachers graduate.
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Stokes
Calvin N. Kendall
Sheriff Sommer
Kendall
Sommer
State Board
New Jersey
Association of District Boards
East Orange
Atlantic City & Shore Railroad Appointed Receiver
Clarence L. Cole of Atlantic City was named receiver for the Atlantic City & Shore Railroad in federal court after creditors sought liquidation. The company blames unrestricted jitney bus competition for a $100,000 annual loss, while owing $35,000 to West Jersey & Sea shore and $950,000 in bonds with $23,855 interest due. The court ordered show cause why the receiver should not be made permanent. The firm owns two miles of track and uses West Jersey & Seashore rails from Inlet to Longport and Somers Point.
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Jitneys
Clarence L. Cole
Atlantic City
Atlantic City & Shore Railroad Company
United States District Court
H. F P. Bachman & Company
West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Bellstab
Inlet
Longport
Somers Point
Ocean City
Party conferences in city ahead of campaigns
Democratic and Republican leaders met in the city to plot campaign strategy. State Chairman Bugbee convened Republican county chairmen and key senators for talks on campaign financing and party questions. A Democratic County Chairman’s Association meeting led by L. T. Russell of Elizabeth was held at Democratic State Headquarters, with luncheon guests at the Hotel Sterling.
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Bugbee
L. T. Russell
Elizabeth
Russell
Hotel
Sterling
Bayonne Official Seeks AG Name Use in Quo Warranto Challenge
John Milton for John O. Devlin and others petitions Attorney General Wescott to renew permission to use the AG name in quo warranto proceedings testing the Hennessy preferential primary act for commission governed cities. The Attorney General reserved decision.
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John Milton
John O. Devlin
Bayonne
Wescott
Hennessy
Hudson fireman's death verdict affirmed by Supreme Court
A verdict of 2800 dollars recovered by Martin Ruane of Hudson county for the death of his brother Patrick a fireman on the Erie railroad was confirmed by the Supreme Court. The fatality occurred October 21 1910 due to a locomotive explosion.
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Martin Ruane
Hudson County
Patrick
Erie Railroad
Supreme Court
Professor Langlotz Burled in Princeton Cemetery
The body of Karl A. Langlotz, composer of Old Nassau, was buried in Princeton Cemetery after he died in Trenton following a long illness at age 82. Faculty and students who were in Princeton for Thanksgiving attended the service, placing a banner with Old Nassau on the casket and singing the last two verses. Rev. Ralph E. Urban officiated.
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Langlotz
Princeton
Karl A. Langlotz
Old Nassau
Trenton
Ralph FE. Urban
All Saints Episcopal Church
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Matawan
John Terhune
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