Our Sea Trade Now Largest in World Commerce
The United States shows a record year of merchant shipping growth in 1915. American flag tonnage rose by 460 741 tons and 389 vessels with 195 391 gross tons joined foreign trade. Only Britain surpasses the U S in tonnage among nations. Eugene Tyler Chamberlain notes parallels to 1863 64 during the Civil War in his annual Commerce Department report to Secretary Redfield.
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Congress
United States
Washington
Europe
Eugene Tyler Chamberlain
Commissioner of Navigation
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Chamberlain
Demand for Munitions Output Shifts Union Rules
London. David Lloyd George in Glasgow before 3,000 trade unionists urged amending union rules to boost munition production. He warned Britain could not continue the war without changes and that failure would force the Cabinet to concede to German demands and surrender naval mastery.
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London
David Lloyd George
Glasgow
Great Britain
Kaiser Reported Worse Causes Anxiety in Berlin
Zurich Telegraph notes alarming rumors from Switzerland about Emperor William IIs illness. The Exchange Telegraph correspondent says these rumors claim the Emperor’s condition is causing profound anxiety in Berlin.
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Berlin
London
Switzerland
William
Zurich
Exchange Telegraph Company
Railroad securities held abroad reach over two billion
New York reports L F Loree president of the Delaware and Hudson Company issued a second compilation of American railroad securities held abroad. The six month study ending July 31 shows railway securities with a par value of 2 223 510 229 and a market value of 1 751 437 912 were held in foreign countries on July 31.
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New York
L. F. Loree
Delaware & Hudson Company
World news in condensed form from various capitals
Dispatches report Bulgarian invasion of Serbia affecting Red Cross officials in Monastir. British seizure of American mail on ships to Holland. Gen Huerta bail request pending grand jury in San Antonio. U S Consul in Juarez to be questioned over Carranza remark. Navy and War Depts stock copper for a year. Albania death toll reaches 150000 from famine. President Wilson marks 50th birthday in Hot Springs Virginia.
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Washington
Serbia
American Red Cross
Monastir
State Department
Sofia
London
Holland
Rotterdam
Gregory
Gen. Huérta
Grand Jury
San Antonio
United States
Edwards
Juerez
Mexico
Carranza
Government of
Navy
War Departments
Rome
Hot Springs
Wilgson
Eight Indicted for War Plot Conspiracy in U S
Federal grand jury charges eight individuals including Frank Buchanan and Jacob C. Taylor with inciting strikes and obstructing munitions production bound for Allied nations. Indictment cites Labor's National Peace Council leaders in a scheme involving arms, aircraft, and railroad supplies.
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New York
United States House of Representatives
Ohio
Wall Street
Labor
National Peace Council
Great Britain
France
Frank Buchanan
Congress
Chicago
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
H. Robert Fowler
Harrisburg
Frank S. Monnett
Columbus
Jacob C. Taylor
Orange
N. J
Board of Education
Federated Trades In Orange
East Orange
David Lamar
Wolf
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Franz Rintelen
Germany
England
Henry B. Martin
Herman J. Schulters
Anti-Trust League
Lamar
Warden Osborne Indicted Over Malfeasance Claims
New York magnate and Sing Sing warden Thomas Mott Osborne was indicted by the Westchester Grand Jury in White Plains on perjury malfeasance in office and immorality. John Riley State Superintendent of Prisons said he would remove Osborne from the wardenship immediately pending trial.
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New York
Thomas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing
Mutual Welfare League
Westchester Grand Jury
White Plains
John B. Riley
Osborne
Trusties Returned Plan Works for Convicts
Raleigh NC Gov. Craig's Christmas leave of absence for trusty convicts appears successful with many letters of gratitude and telegrams from county officials. Buncombe County reports 35 men returned and Wake County 15, indicating prompt compliance.
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Gov. Craig
Raleigh
N. C
Buncombe County
Cashier Escapes Vault and Fends Off Bank Robbers
Webb, the Grant Oklahoma bank cashier, escaped bonds after two youths bound him in the vault. He shot and badly wounded the two robbers, named Claude Jones and Arthur McFarland, who were taken to jail in Wugo.
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Grant
Okla
Webb
Claude Jones
Arthur McFarland
Wugo
British Cabinet Pushes for Universal Conscription
London reports indicate a cabinet decision favoring immediate conscription for all unmarried men, with ministers departing in apparent triumph for the single men first policy. The piece notes Allied and Central Powers activity, including French gunfire on German lines and new submarine actions in the Mediterranean and Dardanelles.
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London
Lord Derby
The
Daily Mail
Andrew Bonar Law
Vienna
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Baron von Burian
Hague
Alsace
Rehelfelsen
Diplomatic Shift in Persia as Premier Named by Shah
Paris reports Allies gain a diplomatic victory in Persia with Teheran naming Prince Firman Firma as Premier, a pro Russia figure, while German influence seeks to provoke a clash between the Persian government and Britain and Russia. In Artois heavy artillery duels near Bailleul and Blairville, French forces shell German works near Navarin farm and destroy a northeast Regnieville munitions depot.
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Paris
Persia
Teheran
Firman Firma
Russia
Great Britain
Artois
Bailleul
Blairville
Arras
Champagne
Navarin
Regnieville
Hachimette
Ypres
Armentiers
Kut-El-Amara
Mesopotamia
Dardanelles
Japanese Liner Yasuka Maru Sunk by Submarine
The 11 900 ton Yasuka Maru was torpedoed in the Eastern Mediterranean on a London to Japan voyage with 120 passengers and 160 crew. All aboard including American passenger W J Leigh were saved. French gunboat and Nippon Yusen Kaisha reports say the ship sank in 49 minutes with a loss valued at 5 900 000 dollars.
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London
Ville de la Clotat
Mediterranean
Ministre Beernaert
Daily Mail
David Lloyd George
Asquith
Lord Derby
Dardanelles
Mesopotamia
England
Egypt
Belgium
France
Italy
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Japan
Port Said
W. J. Leigh
China
Leigh
Tokio
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Lusitania
Last Man Holds Meeting Over Trenton Monument Care
Col Thomas S Chambers the lone surviving member of the Trenton Battle Monument Association records a matter of annual meeting and notes that upon his death the monument care reverts to the State. Other founders are named and listed. A Billy Sunday prayer meeting interrupts pool hall games with Kilvington permitting the event. Ernest Rogers confesses forgery to buy toys, denied by wife who calls him insane on checks.
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Trenton
Thomas S. Chambers
Trenton Battle Monument
Col. Chambers
Battle of
John Eriest
Hugh H. Hammil
William L. Dayton
S. Meredith Dickinson
Benjamin F. Kilvington
Spring Street
Elmer E. Sutphin
Mercer Court
Ernest Rogers
Clancy
Rogers
Walter F. Leedom
Bristol
Civil Service Praised Over Spoils System In New Jersey
The Civil Service Commission reported the system is superior to the old spoils method, but cites inadequate funding and proposes charted employee records, open files, and highest-average appointments. It notes 247 competitive exams with 6893 candidates and related measures. The piece also covers health ordinance issues in Plainfield and a Princeton obituary of Emma F. Perrine, plus New Jersey Teachers Association meeting focusing on vocational education and pay.
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Tt Commission
Calvin N. Kendal
Edge
Farmer Rescued From Raritan Canal After Christmas Plunge
John E. Berkholzer of Ewing fell into the Raritan Canal during a Christmas celebration. Richard Costner heard cries and rescued him. Berkholzer stood before Central Court in a horse blanket as Judge Geraghty advised him to hurry home.
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John E. Berkholzer
Raritan Canal
Richard Costner
Berkholzer
Central Court
Passport Denied to Dr Cook and Secretary by Danish Minister
Dr Frederick A Cook the explorer and his secretary Dr F P Thompson visit the American Legation in Copenhagen. They express disappointment as the legation declines to issue passports into Germany. They may appeal to the U S Government against the decision.
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Germany
Denmark
Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
F. P. Thompson
Legation
Cook
United States
French Condemn Solveig Vessel Seized by Prize Court
The steamer Solveig owned by the American Transatlantic Company and flying a Norwegian flag has been condemned by a French prize court in a French port. Owners plan an appeal as German ownership suspicions prompted the seizure and the vessel’s American papers reached the commander days later.
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American Transatlantic Company
Washington
Solveig
War News Pith and Military Moves Across Fronts
Allies defend Saloniki base with fleet support as impregnable claim grows. Central Powers view port attack as costly and limited. Germans push Egypt invasion and Suez plans with von Mackensen to command up to 500000. British force at Kut-el-Amara holds under Turkish pressure. India corps withdrawal from France noted. Russia offers territorial terms to Romania for troop movements against Bulgaria. Turkish reinforcements reach Belgium.
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Saloniki
Egypt
Suez Canal
von Mackensen
Tigris
Kut-el-Amara
Lord Derby
Great Britain
France
Russia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Belgium
New Jersey Holds First Country Conference at State College
Rural leaders from every county attended New Jersey's inaugural Country Conference at State College New Brunswick replacing Farmers Week. Dr. W H S Demarest of Rutgers presided and urged rural life to grow morally as well as agriculturally amid urban drift. Auto license revoked for Mary G Conway of West Philadelphia after sarcastic letters and nonresponse from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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New Jersey
State College
New Brunswick
County Board of Agriculture
W. H. S. Demarest
Rutgers College
Mary G. Conway
West Philadelphia
William L. Oil
Department of Motor Vehicles
State Department
Tennessee Avenue
Attantic City
Mr. DI
Chance for State Growth
The State Department of Conservation and Development outlined to Governor Fielder a plan to strengthen forest fire service statutes, enact legislation for general development, equip a new laboratory, reorganize the State Museum and clearing house of ideas on state resources, and study farmers and forest owners rights via hunting policy.
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State Department of Conservation and Development
Fielder
Forest Fire Service
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Lloyd. George
World’s News
von Rintelen
Peace Council
Warden Osborne
Shaft Association
Trenton Monument
Jersey Capitol
Kilvyington
Plainfield
Charles Gilpin
Philadelphia
Saith & Co
Fred Grenngress
Board of Health
Bellstab
Emma F. Perrine
Grover Cleveland
Thomas J. Preston, Jr
Princeston
Perrine
Preston
Princeton
Bayard Lane
Westland
DR. Cook
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