Austrian note expected soon in sinking of Ancona
The state department expects Austria-Hungary to reply to the American note on the sinking of the Italian steamship Ancona by week’s end. The Austro-Hungarian chargé d affaires Zwiedinek conferred with Secretary Lansing after not receiving a clear response from Vienna. Officials weigh how Germany’s acquiescence to U S submarine policy could affect talks with Germany over Lusitania deaths and Mediterranean submarine actions under the Austrian flag.
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Austria-Hungary
State Department
Daron Erich Zwiedinek
Lansing
United States
Austria- Hungary
Lusitania
Count von Bernastorff
Germany
Vienna
Vnesing
Mnet
Mediterranean
Christmas Advertisements Point Shoppers to Deals
The Press highlights holiday shopping guides and Christmas advertisements inviting readers to make lists at home and discover where to buy through the ads.
What's Going On Today in Cumberland Amusements
Maryland Theatre presents The Bridge with Henry Koher. Grande Theatre shows John Jayde's Honor. Liberty Theatre features Lenore Ulrich in The Better Woman. Victoria Theatre screens Neal of the Navy. Belvedere Theatre offers Pictures. Carroll Hall hosts a Madrigal Glee and Ladies Choral Clubs concert.
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Amusements Maryland Theatre
Henry Koher
Grande Theatre
John Jayde
Liberty Theatre
Lenore Ulrich
Victoria Theatre
Neal
The
Navy
Belvedere Theatre—Pictures
General Carroll Hall
Madrigal
Ladies
Republican Convention Set for June 7 Amid Presidential Scramble
In Washington the Republican National Committee chose June 7 for the national convention, while contesting cities St. Louis Chicago San Francisco and Philadelphia jockey for hosting duties. The slate of presidential contenders centers on Woodrow Wilson rival possibilities include Hughes and Roosevelt with party leaders weighing strategies and timing.
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Republican National Committee
National Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Hughes
T. KR
Republican Party
Justice Hughes
Roosevelt
Lobby Talk
St. Louis
Chicago
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Missouri
British repulse Turkish attack at Kut i Amara
London reports Turkish assaults on the Mesopotamian garrison at Kut i Amara were repulsed. Reinforcements advance amid continued bombardment and two north front attacks repulsed with heavy enemy losses. Arabs described as satisfactory in attitude. A Matrah Sinai engagement routed 300 hostile Arabs with 16 British dead and 18 wounded. Chamberlain says German wireless reports of Arab treachery are untrue.
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London
Kut-i-Amara
Townsend
Sinai Peninsula
Cairo
Egypt
Reuter
Matrah
Mesopotamia
J. Austin Chamberlain
India
House of Commons
Blizzard Grips Eastern Cities Amid War News
A three day blizzard shuts rail lines across New York Philadelphia and Boston area. Trains stalled, power and communication disrupted as snow totals reach several inches. In Pennsylvania two deaths and twelve injuries reported. Otisville station crowd collision leaves multiple injured. Athens reports Allied forces retreat from Serbia toward Salonika. Greece to demobilize half its troops under a new accord with the Allies.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic States
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
British 1080Y to buy American securities for bonds
London reports the British government will purchase American securities paid for in five year 5 percent exchequer bonds. Chancellor Reginald McKenna told the House of Commons the plan aims to avoid brokerage and would not disrupt the American market amid mobilization efforts. He cited voluntary loans and varied estimates of securities held in Britain, and expected no difficulty in raising funds on voluntary terms.
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London
Reginald McKenna
House of Commons
McKenna
Amercan
New York
Bulgarians Slaughter French Troops in Var Valley Pursuit
Berlin reports Bulgarian pursuit of retreating expeditionary forces down the Var valley results in the cutting off of a body of French troops from the English and the slaughter of large numbers. The French prisoners include the commander of a battalion.
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Vardar
Druggist Wiley Cashman Ends Life in Maryland Home
In Hagerstown Maryland on December 14 Wiley P Cashman 33 years old partner at D L Miller Co druggists Waynesboro is believed to have killed himself by swallowing poison in front of his wife at his residence.
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Hagerstown
Wiley P. Cashman
D. L. Miller & Co
Waynesboro
Internal troubles in Russia disrupt private telegraph lines
Berlin news wires report that serious domestic disturbances in Russia have interrupted all private telegraphic communications, according to a Stockholm correspondent for the Zeitung.
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Berlin
Russia
Stockholm
The
Zeitung
Fire Rages in Pardee No. 9 Slope
A fire breaks out in the Pardee Brothers Company coal operation No. 9 slope at Lattimer Pa. The blaze is burning fiercely but no lives are endangered and the extent of the damage is not yet estimable. Origin of the fire is unknown.
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Hlazelton
Pardee Brothers Company
Lattimer Coal Operations
Carranza nullifies Huerta concessions in Mexico
Washington reports General Carranza orders the nullification of all acts contracts and concessions of Huerta and conventionist governments. New applications required for any existing concessions and 1863 sedition law used to justify death penalty with no appeal. Carranza troops move through U S territory as Obregon closes lines around Villa near Chihuahua with 4000 troops arriving at Madera.
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Washington
Carranza
Huerta
Conventionist
Mexico
Mexico City
Conventionis
State Department
Agua Prieta
Ojinago
Gen. Obregon
Gen. Villa
Villa
Chihuahua
Madera
Obregon
Plan to Blow Safe Foiled in Hopewell Drug Store
Police uncovered an attempted safe robbery at a Hopewell drug store where 25000 to 30000 dollars were kept. The safe, buried in debris from a recent fire, had been tunneled into and was ready to be blown. No arrests reported. Ford peace ship expected to arrive in Christiania tonight if storms permit.
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Hopewell
Yy ’Sesgmen
George ‘Cos
du Pont Company
Maryland 7528 Pay Income Tax In Fiscal Year
Washington data show 7,528 Maryland residents paid personal income tax last year, with Maryland totaling 636 340 in personal and 285 595 in corporate income taxes. New York leads with 83 405 filers. Maryland ranks eleventh in personal tax collections and sixteenth in overall internal revenue within state lines. Virginia and West Virginia figures are 8 642 358 and 1 969 473 respectively. Maryland reports one resident with income over 500 000.
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Washington
Maryland
New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Nate
Irish Valor Saves Retreat at Kevis Crest Stand
Two companies of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers sacrificed to cover a retreat in Serbia era battles, holding Kevis Crest while Bulgarian forces pressed. Outnumbered ten to one, British troops fought with rifles and bayonets as the first line fell, delaying the Bulgar advance and enabling a fourth line defense to hold for four days.
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London
Royal Inniskilling Fusileers
Serbia
Macedonia
Kerter
Detectives Close In On Murder Suspects
Pittsburgh December 14 detectives working on more than half a dozen lines of inquiry said an arrest would come soon in the murder of Mrs Caroline Viehmier 71 found bound and strangled at her Ingomar farm home. Investigators focus on two men seen leaving a Harmony Line car Saturday night and advancing theories include an insane thug and a former convict who escaped Woodville hospital twice. Finger nail and ring impressions from embalming show a manicured nail set and a ring with a large stone on the killer.
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Pittsburgh
Cies
Caroline Viehmier
Ingomar
Harmony Line
Woodville
Teutonic Agents Held for Arson Indictment
In San Francisco Baron George Wilhelm von Brincken an attache of the German consulate detective c Crowley and Margaret Cornell were indicted by the grand jury on two counts each. Counts allege conspiracy to interfere with commerce between the United States and foreign countries and use of the mails.
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San Francisco
George Wilhelm von Brincken
C. C. Crowley
Maraget Cornell
Crowley
United States
Serious blaze guts Cumberland Office Supply in city center
A morning fire of unknown origin wrecked the interior of the Cumberland Office Supply Co building on North Liberty Street near Balti. Losses range from 10 000 to 15 000 with insurance, as officers battled wind and smoke for about an hour, aided by a new cellar nozzle, damaging stock on lower floors while presses and machinery on upper floors were less harmed.
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Berland Office Supply Company
Liberty Street
Balti
John C. Brode
Central Fire Department
J. Thruston Boyd
Otis P. Jewett
George Flack Lansbury
Tasker G. Lowndes
A. Taylor Smith
Congress Names House Committees
Independent Republicans and Bull Moose members join the Republican House Organization Committee as announced. Seniority guided most placements with exceptions for Cannon Longworth Hill and others. New banking and currency members are Keister and McFadden of Pennsylvania. Interstate Commerce includes Parker New Jersey Sterling Illinois Winston Massachusetts Parker New York Sutherland West Virginia Dillon South Dakota. The only new Naval Affairs member is Mudd Maryland.
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Bull Moose
Congress
Republican House
Cannon
Longworth
Hill
Banking and Currency Committee
Keister and McFadden
Pennsylvania
New Interstate Commerce Committee
Parker
New Jersey
Stearling
Ilinois
Winston
Massachusetts
New York
Sutherland
West Virginia
Dillon
South Dakota
Naval Affairs Committee
Mudd
Maryland
Liquor as Baggage Causes Rail Rule Confusion
Wholesale liquor dealers protest a West Virginia injunction affecting passengers carrying liquor on trains. The order allows labeled personal baggage but prohibits oversized containers and liquor destined for sale, drawing commentary from Commissioner Blue about family use and efforts to curb outside saloons.
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West Virginia
Commissioner Blue
Littlepage
Attorney William E. McHugh Speaks at Meyersdale Memorial
Attorney William E. McHugh of this city delivered remarks at Meyersdale memorial services highlighting community reverence and the contributions of local residents. The brief ceremony reflected on collective memory and service.
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William E. McHugh
der of Moves Ps
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