Kaiser's Army on Offensive Allies Admit
London dispatches report Kaiser forces push in the east while defending the west. German and Turkish ships operate in the Black Sea and Russian and German war offices confirm engagements off Sebastopol with Breslau repulsed. Nobel prizes reportedly not awarded this year. General Beyers is dead after a clash near Greyling as De Wet faces court martial. German columns advance from Mlawa toward Warsaw as Allies seek to seize the Routers to Lille corridor.
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London
Desparthes Petrograd
Paris
War Office
Black Sea
Petrograd
Sebastopol
Breslau
Christiana
Chrisian Beyers
DeWet
War Department
Beyers
la Basnes Canal
Civil War Captain Who Witnessed Lincoln's Death Dies
Washington Pennsylvania reports the death in Macon Missouri of Captain William Greer 70 a native of Washington County He distinguished himself in the Civil War and witnessed Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theatre Greer enlisted with the One Hundredth Pennsylvania Infantry was awarded for bravery and discharged as a captain He had lived in Macon as a longtime justice of the peace.
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Washington, Pa
Macon
Iiam Greer
Washington County
Lincoln
Ford
Washington, D. C
Greer
Hundredth
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
National
government asks for extra funds in new supplement
Washington December 9 supplemental and deficiency estimates flow to Congress. Secretary McAdoo proposes 38 million for the interstate commerce commission railroad valuation work. Current year appropriation was 2 million with a 349,243 deficiency to reimburse the forest service for fire protection costs. Far West forest work supplements total 2,848,000.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
McAdoo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Forest Service
Lund
Far West
Dorothy Arnold clue in prisoner's Bible inquiry
In San Antonio a young woman in custody with a man named Fred J. Benson had a Bible bearing the inscription Dorothy Arnold found on its flyleaf. Police investigate possible link to the missing New York girl while the pair are held over pawn tickets for alleged stolen goods after a Mexico visit.
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San Antonio
Tex
Dorothy Arnold
New York
German Subject of England Charged With High Treason
Nicholas Ahlers, a German nationalized as British, was indicted in Durham on high treason and pleaded not guilty. Sir Stanley Buckmaster, Solicitor General, prosecuted. Ahlers, once German consul general at Southerland, allegedly aided sending a list of Germans in England to Germany at his expense.
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Durham
Ing
Nicholas Ahlers
Stanley Buckmaster
England
Ahlers
Germany
General hauling by M M Smith advertises contact
For general hauling arrange with M M Smith. Phone 518R to inquire or hire. Advertisement placed in the notice section with brief contact details.
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M. .M. Smith
College Students Aid Harvest Effort Says Official
W L O'Brien Kansas labor commissioner told a committee of the United States Commission on Industrial Relations that college students make the best harvest hands. He noted they are efficient, dependable, and coordinate via telegrams to move from one locality to the next as harvests spread.
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Kansas City
W. L. O'Brien
Kansas
Br. O Brien
United States Commission Or
Industrial Relations
Kaiser III Puts Off Return From Front
Berlin reports Emperor William is ill with feverish bronchial catarrh and has postponed his return to the front for several days. Despite illness he can review war reports from the chief of the general staff.
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Kaiser, III
Berlin
Amsterdam
London
William
Navy Christmas ship to carry gifts to sailors abroad
Secretary Daniels designated the naval collier Cyclops as a Christmas ship to deliver boxes to officers and men in Haitian Dominican and Mexican waters and Guantanamo Cuba. The Cyclops sails from Hampton Roads to Vera Cruz around December 18, met by Brutus. relatives in Norfolk provide free transport to Norfolk if they arrive by December 17.
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Washington
Daniels
Cyclops
Guantanamo
Cuba
Hampton Roads
Vera Cruz
Brutus
Norfolk
Pittsburgher Admits Causing Man's Death
Frank Davis an 18 year old Pittsburgher pleaded guilty in a Sandusky police court to first degree murder for causing Frederick Valentine of Cleveland to jump to his death from a moving Lake Shore freight train at Bay Bridge after being robbed. Ed Moore 24 of Jersey City also pleaded guilty as Davis's accomplice, linked to the confession.
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Sandusky
Frank Davis
Pittsburgh
Frederick Valentine
Cleveland
Baybridge
Ed. Moore
Jersey City
N. J
Davis
Valentine
Classified Want Ad Teases Geod Xsesalts
An advisory note from The Press prompts readers to try an advertisement in the want columns declaring a product called geod xsesalts. The wording implies a local classifieds push to attract buyers. The fragment hints at a small town newspaper routine encouraging ad placements.
Berlin Plans New Invasion Against Poland's Capital
Berlin reports claim Lodz fell to German forces with over 100000 Russians captured. Warsaw becomes the next target as German operations aim to cut Russian rail links and pressure their position. An official review says decisive actions are imminent and that the campaign has progressed as planned.
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Berlin
Poland
Lodz
Warsaw
German Fleets Head for South African Coast
Buenos Aires reports authentic information that the German fleet, outnumbered by the British, has left these waters for South Africa. Japanese warships are expected to join from the Pacific, and Montevideo notes six vessels sighted off Punta de Este steaming southwest, believed to be British.
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Buenos Aires
South Africa
Pacific
Japan
Atlantic
Montevideo
Punta de Este
Fight on Motion Picture Trust Opens in Philadelphia
Edwin P. Grosvenor argued before Judge Dickinson in the U S District Court as the government seeks to dissolve the motion picture trust. The suit alleges manufacturers formed a union in 1909 setting uniform prices and excluding others, with a blacklist of theaters and exclusive distribution through listed exchanges.
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Philadelphia
Edwin P. Grosvenor
Gregory
Motion Picture “Trust
Trust
Dickinson
States District Court
Bulding
United States
Two Bills Propose Judicial Reform Legislation
A Senate judiciary sub committee reports two reform bills aimed at error handling in courts. One bill limits overturning judgments or granting new trials to errors that do not injure substantial rights. The other allows correction of filing errors at any stage of civil actions.
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Washington
American Bar Association
Senate Judiciary Committee
White Slave Case Letters Considered
Grand jury reconvened in Chicago as investigators review letters between Colonel Charles Alexander and Miss Jessie E Cope amid Mann act bribery case. Correspondence discussing a possible settlement was examined while Cope remains in custody.
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Chicago
Charles Alexander
Providence
R. J
Jessie E. Cope
Los Angeles
Alexander
Cope
Christmas Gifts for the City 1914
A Christmas appeal urges municipal and individual gifts for 1914. Proposals include a covered police patrol wagon street lamps at main corners efforts to curb street loafers and a more charitable civic spirit free of distrust fostered by certain groups.
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Cumberland
PLOOCK RETAKEN BY CZAR IS CLAIM BY PRHTROGRAD
Russian dispatch from Warsaw claims the recapture of Plock on the Vistula between Warsaw and Wloclawek. The report suggests a Russian right flank maneuver to cut German railway links with Thorn. Plock lies 27 miles southeast of Wloclawek as German forces brace for intensified fighting in the Lowicz front area.
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Ploock
Czar
Prhtrograd
Petrgrad
Plock
Vistula
Warsaw
Wioclawek
Gombin
Thorn
East Prussia
Lodz
Lowicz
Bandits steal bloodhound after killing mate near Fort Smith
In Fort Smith Arkansas two bandits who robbed a rural mail carrier and shot a farmer fled with a bloodhound after a posse traced them. One dog was found dead while the younger hound was seized as federal and state officers pursued the suspects unsuccessfully.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Here
Kern to push Penrose probe on campaign spending
Senator Kern of Indiana announced he would soon call the Committee on Privileges and Elections to act on the Norris resolution seeking investigation of expenditures by candidates for United States Senate nominations in Pennsylvania and Illinois during the recent campaign. Hearings were held before October adjournment. Charges allege hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent by Roger Sullivan in Illinois and by the Protective Tariff League for Senator Penrose in Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Kern
Indiana
Committee On Privileges and Elections
United States
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Roger Sullivan
Ilinois
Protective Tariff League
Penrose
Read the War Book for Ten Cents at Cumberland Press
An advertisement offering a book about the war for ten cents from The Cumberland Press office. The fragment notes the sales pitch and price without additional details or context.
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Cumberland Press
Public Service Economy Urged by Redfield in Annual Report
Secretary Redfield calls for economy focused on efficient use of government funds rather than totals. He warns that short term saving by starving maintenance wastes money, urging investment in productive capacity to maximize service. He likens public spending wisdom to industrial plant upkeep to avoid costly cycles.
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Washington
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Rockhill Dies En Route to China Mission
William W. Rockhill, longtime American diplomat and former minister to China Greece and ambassador to Turkey, died in Honolulu en route to assume adviser duties to President Yuan Shikai. He fell ill from cardiac weakness after sailing from San Francisco and was hospitalized. Commodore Dennis Mahan and Governor Lucius Pinkham will oversee the funeral arrangements.
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Rockhill
Weking
Yuan Shi Kai
Hivo
Japan
William Rockilll
China
Gréece
R ‘Nd
Turkey
Thibet
Shi Ki
San Francisco
Dennis FY. Mahan
Lucias
Neutrals Seek Commission to Assert Rights in European War
At a Pan-American Triton meeting in Washington on December 9 the government board passed a resolution urging Bryan to appoint a nine member commission to press neutral rights in the Western Hemisphere amid the European conflict.
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Washington
Bryan
Cabinet style photo studio ad circulates bargains
A fragmented advertisement promotes cabinet photos and a folder set for 71.00 with postal cards. mentions studio contact Tel. 640-R and a price of 2.09 per dozen for evening sessions from 7 to 1 using electric light.
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Cabinnet
Fragmentary notice on Cumberland Press readers and delivery
A garbled local notice requests Cumberland Press patrons to ensure daily delivery. It mentions city routes and subscription issues and urges prompt action to receive the paper without interruption.
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Cumberland Press
Proms
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Imeach
Greyling
Bever
Russia
Mlawa
Mono Georgievek
Przasnys
Elks’ Memorial
Maryland Theatre
Lodge of Sorrow
Cumberland Lodge
Gerkins
Fred J. Benson
Mexico
Southerland
NAVY
Pittsburgher
Man
South African
Fight ON “Movie Trust
Film Exchange
WM. Rockhill
China Post
Honolulu
William W. Rockhill
Neutral
America
Commission
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