Break in US German diplomatic relations looms after recall request
Washington reports say Secretary Lansing and President Wilson back the recall of Attaches Boy Ed and Von Papen. A diplomatic clash is feared as Germany may respond by recalling its own officers or restricting American diplomats in Belgium, risking broader tensions.
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Wilson
Bernsdorff
State Department
Boy-Ed
Great Britain
United States
Boy Fd
Roy-Ed
Belgium
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Hugh Gibon
Brurls
Christmas Shopping Easy and Profitable
Housebound shoppers are urged to make lists from press Christmas advertisements. The ads in the Press guide readers to all desired items and show where to buy.
Amusements Screenings and Shows in Local Theatres
Maryland Theatre presents Gene Oliver and Company in Simple Simon at the Grande Theatre Howard Esta brook stars in Closing Net at the Liberty Theatre Hilda Spong in Divorced at the Victoria Near of the Navy shows at the Belvedere Theatre Pictures are screened at the Belvedere General opening of the real White Way Parade and Mardi Gras Moose Hall hosts Great White Way Ball
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Amusements Maryland Theatre
Gene Oliver and Company
Simple Simon
Grande Theatre
Howard Estabrook
Liberty Theatre
Hilda Spong
Victoria Theatre
Near of the Navy
Belvedere Theatre—Pictures
Moose Hall
Where to Find the News
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President Wilson Urges Pan American Preparedness Policy
Wilson’s annual message to Congress centers on hemisphere wide preparedness as a moral, economic, and defense partnership. He blends defense spending with a broader Pan Americanism push, redefines the Monroe Doctrine, and condemns hyphenated Americanism while urging measures against foreign influence that degrade national industries and governance.
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Washington
Western Hemisphere
Wilson
Congress
Senate
House
Commissioners Appoint County Officials After Oath
Newly sworn Allegany County Board of Commissioners Henry A. Bachman John J. Price and Peter Wilson held a brief meeting and made several appointments. George Henderson becomes attorney succeeding Walter Capper Geo William Armbruster reappointed janitor at the courthouse Dr EK HH White reappointed county physician William Shorpe night watchman Walter E Palmer fireman Allegany County Home Alban Thompson reappointed superintendent of the Allegany County Insane Asylum Most appointees are Cumberland residents Thorpe from Frostburg Bachman elected president of the Board January plans include appointments for county home superintendant tax collectors and health officer.
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Board of County Commissioners
Henry A. Bachman
John J. Price
Peter Wilson
George Henderson
Walter ©. Capper
William Armbruster
Dr EK
White County
William Shorpe
Walter E. Palmer
Allegany County
Alban Thompson
Allegany County Insane Asylum
Thorpe
Frostburg
Muay
Thompson debts to be liquidated by new creditors group
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on December 7 a creditors' association formed to liquidate J. W. Thompson indebtedness. A. P. Austin said creditors will unite. John D. Rockefeller Jr and U S Senator C W Watson are expected for talks on taking over Thompson holdings. Rockefeller interests reportedly will propose assuming debts and giving Thompson 5 000 000 dollars.
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Uniontown
J. W. Thompson
A. P. Austin
Thompson Creditors’ Association
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
United States
C. W. Watson
West Virginia
Thompson
Rockefeller
Peace prospects dominate Congress as Wilson address echoed
Washington reports say Congressmbles lean toward a generous preparedness program and Representative Lewis signals opposition to any excess. Pope Benedict seeks peace through dialogue while Serbs retreat from the Albanian frontier amid Allied arrivals and Turkish actions in the region. The Mesopotamian retreat toward Kut el Amara continues with Townshend’s forces holding a strong line.
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Dee
Goliath
Sam
Lewis
Wilson
Kitchin
Panama Canal
Underwood
Mesopotamia
London
Mesopnamia
Bagdad
Kut-el-Amara
Tigris
Townshend
Cumberland White Way Parade Shines with 26000 Spectators
A massive Cumberland parade drew about 26 000 spectators along the White Way last night. Mayor Keon lit the lights from Edison plant as 1500 marchers and 106 autos passed the reviewing stand amid banners praising city progress. Police restrained a single disturbance involving a local man and several onlookers.
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Baltimore Street
Keon
Edison Eectriclluminating
R.ick. McIntyre
Lichtenstein
Cardinal Club
Goss
MelIntyre
Justice Heck
McIntyre
Haltiore
Thio
Western Maryland
Miost
Daniel M. Ar
Maryland
Mason and Dixon Line
Steiner
S. Ennis
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Baltimore
Charles Welch
M. H. Cahill
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Inquest Set Over Union Paper Box Fire Victims
Coroner Samuel Jamison to convene a special jury with over 40 subpoenaed witnesses for tomorrow. Eleven victims including 12 factory girls and one man died in the Union Paper Box company fire. Seventeen survivors and injured are key witnesses. three girls remain hospitalized.
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Samuel
Jamison
Union Paper Box Company
Harry T. Ewing
S. W. Church
Allegheny General Hospital
British Position Perilous Near Dardanelles
Berlin reports the British position at the Dardanelles growing more perilous as of this afternoon, official sources indicate. The statement emphasizes rising strategic danger for Allied operations in the Gallipoli theater.
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Yar Hissar
Marimora
Berlin
Dardanelles
Democratic Nat l Committee Meets in Washington
The 1916 presidential campaign opens as the Democratic National Committee selects a convention date and venue while the Republican group plans its meeting a week later. Leaders discuss renomination chances for Wilson and Marshall and address internal chairmanship rumors involving McCoombs and Lynch. Cities bidding include Chicago, St Louis, Dallas, San Francisco, and Omaha.
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Democratic National Committee
Republican Committee
Wilson
Marshall
National Committee
W. FF. McCoombs
New York
Fred B. Lynch
Minnesota
McCoombs
Chicago
St. Louis
Dallas
San Francisco
Omaha
Entente Allies Hold Second War Council in Paris
The second conference of the Entente Allies war council convened at the war office with representatives from France Great Britain Russia Italy Belgium and Serbia. Attendees included General Gilinsky aide de camp to the emperor, General Porro second in command of the Italian army, and Colonel Stefanovitch of Serbia.
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Entente Allies War Council
War Office
General War Council
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France
Russia
Italy
Belgium
Gilinsky
Emperor Nicholas
Porro
Serbia
Stefanovitch
England Indirectly Snubs Ford Peace Mission
In Parliament Sir Edwin Cornwall urged a formal hint to Henry Ford and William Jennings Bryan that their peace mission would be unwelcome in Britain. Lord Robert Cecil said the mission members hold neutral passports, so no explicit intimation was needed. Meanwhile Ford’s party grows with 25 more travelers, totaling 1749 aboard the Usecar II en route to Norway.
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House of Commons
Edwin A. Cornwall
Kethusa Green
Henry Ford
William Jennings Bryan
Robert Cecil
Parliamentry
Edwin
New York
Ford Peace Party
Norway
I Ie
Ford Party
Hartung Attacks Bryan In National Defense Row
In Pittsburgh on December 7 an appeal from Gus E B Maring of Denver Colorado commander in chief of the veterans of foreign wars denounces William Jennings Bryan for opposing the national defense movement. The Pittsburgh veterans headquarters disseminated the message urging veterans of eighteen years and older to respond.
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Pittsburgh
William Jennings Bryan
Nationaal Defense Movement
Gus EB
Maring
Denver
Colorado
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Nw Veterans
Germans Take Iprm City in Montenegro Scene
Fragmentary text reports a December 7 territorial shift with Austro German forces affecting eastern Montenegro and a city named Ipek reportedly captured or turned under official announcement. Strong entities include Ipek and Montenegro with unclear verb forms.
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Herlin
Ipek
Montenegro
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