England Under air raid as cabinet meets over coast bombardment
Britain's cabinet held an extraordinary session to discuss yesterday's raid by German warships. 75 killed and 267 wounded as mines and shells struck Scarborough and Flamborough Head. Ships Elterwater and Princess Olga sunk. German mine-laying observed. warnings issued along the coast. hospitals and churches damaged. National Reserves mobilized in scattered towns. The attack failed to halt wireless telegraph operations and the invaders escaped in fog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aisquith
Winston Churchill
Lord Kitchener
Flamborough Head
Scarborough Point
Admiralty
Newcastle
Scarborough
St. Columbus General Hospital
All Saints Church
Parish Church Hospital
St. Martins Church
Two Million Dollar Fire Destroys Pottsville District
A morning blaze in Pottsville Pennsylvania devastated two blocks of the business district. The Woolworth Building Academy of Music Miehle Building and several tenements were destroyed. Five fire companies fought the blaze as Reading aid arrived later. The fire started in the Woolworth building and spread through stores stacked with Christmas goods. Loss estimated at about two and a half million dollars with much insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Woolworth
Academy of Music
Miehle
Carl Calle
Reading
Austrians and Turks Claim Big Successes Over Russians
Vienna dispatches report the Austrian war office says Bochrio, near Cracow, was recaptured and Austrian troops push toward Przemysl in Galicia. Przemysl sortie reportedly yielded many Russian prisoners with machine guns. Constantinople also claims Russian defeats in several Caucasus battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
Berlin
Constantinople
War Office
Bochrio
Cracow
Przemysl
Liquor Shipment Case In Harrison County West Virginia
Judge Haymond Maxwell will hear an injunction request by A J Findley prosecuting attorney to curb liquor shipments into Harrison county. The petition seeks prohibition of all liquors beer and intoxicants except medicinal alcohol and sacramental wines and a possible alternative restraint on shipments if the first prayer is denied. Wells Fargo Express and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are named defendants with notice served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Haymond Maxwell
Circuit Court
Harrison County
A. J. Findley
Wells Fargo Express Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Express Company
Mother of Derailment Victim Rebound in Davis Memorial Care
Harry Nine of Elkins moved his mother from Rowlesburg to Davis Memorial hospital for treatment. Mrs Nine, severely injured in the Cove Run G and B derailment two months ago, had earlier received care at Grafton then home care in Rowlesburg as her condition worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Nine
Elkins
Rowlesburg
Davis Memorial Hospital
Rip-Rip-Five Bowls Challenge Opens City Match
The Rip-Rip-Five bowling team from South Cumberland led by Captain Farrell issued a challenge for a citywide match for a $26 purse. Arrangements can be made through Captain Farrell by calling 1715-W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Cumberland
Farrell
Keys
Campbell
Lebeck
Kennedy
Washington Discusses German Raid on English Coast
Washington officials and naval experts debated the German bombardment of English east coast towns. They called it a moral effect raid with no military invasion value, noting only four German cruisers and the need for larger ships to threaten Britain. Richmond Pearson Hobson termed it a decoy to lure the British fleet from its bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
Great Britain
Germany
Hobson
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
House
North Sea
Emden Survivors Raid Pacific Commerce With Armed Boat
Forty men from the German cruiser Emden, ashore on Cocos Island after the Sydney forced her aground, seized a collier and mounted two Maxims on a captured boat to raid Pacific shipping. Commanded by Lieutenant von Muecke, the party left Cocos with a commandeered schooner and armed launch, while the Malacca reported the voyage to Jolo without lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Cocos Island
Sydney
Pacific
von Muecke
FORGER WANTED WAS RIGHT MAN
James Mathew Giles, arrested in Hagerstown, identified by Morgan as the man who passed a bogus check. Giles confessed to forging two checks and cited lack of work to support his wife and child. He was held for a hearing by Magistrate John W. Heck and to await the next court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mathew Giles
Hagerstown
Eisenhauer
Morgan
Giles
John W. Heck
Herrick Calls On Wilson Not Discussing Presidency
Myron T. Herrick former ambassador to France met with President Wilson to outline a plan for a relief clearinghouse in New York for destitute non combatants in Europe. Herrick described Paris experiences and Wilson praised his work while a later meeting with Secretary Bryan yielded no discussion of any presidential bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bec
Myron T. Herrick
France
Wilson
New York
Europe
Herrick
Paris
Bryan
Tacoma Cruiser Ordered to Panama Canal to Preserve Neutrality
Secretary Daniels ordered the protected cruiser Tacoma to move from Sandomingo waters to the Panama Canal to assist Governor Goethals in preserving canal zone neutrality. The ship will report to Colon and authorities warn belligerent nations to follow canal regulations to avoid incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
Tacoma
Sandomingo
Panama Canal
Goethals
Canal Zone
Colon
Rodman
Canal
Garrison
Colonel Goethals
Mr. Garrison
War Department
Store Open Tonight Offers Xmas Goods at 14 Union St
Edison Electric Company advertises a store opening tonight at 14 Union Street with a full assortment of useful Christmas offerings. The brief notice notes an advertisement style display by Del2-24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union St. Edison Electric Company
Desolation in Belgium Described as Unbearable Tragedy
Theodore Waters of the Christian Herald reports to critics in New York on Belgium's famine and ruin. He details Antwerp's starving women, Malines ruins, and refugees marching to homes with no food. He warns America must send aid or famine will worsen into widespread calamity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Belgium
Theodore Waters
Christian Herald
Jan Block
Transylvania
East Prussia
Galicia
Mr. Waters
Antwerp
Malines
Brussels
Holland
Aniess
America
Allies Grant $4 Million Shrapnel Order to U.S. Firm
Philadelphia dispatch reports Eveland Engineering and Manufacturing Co receiving orders for steel shrapnel cases for allied armies totaling about 4 million dollars. First delivery nearly 800 thousand dollars, with repeat orders to follow until cumulative shipments reach around 4 million. Officials say shipments comply with neutrality proclamations and consider who is buying the shell cases, with England and Russia suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Eveland Engineering and Manufacturing Company
S. F P. Eveland
Eveland Company
Byes
Wilton
F. W
New
Yardmaster Fatally Injured in Parkersburg Accident
William T. Banks, night yardmaster for B O railroad Parkersburg division, was struck by a passenger train and knocked under a switch engine in the local yards. He suffered a severed arm, severe head bruising, and internal injuries while aiding with switching. Banks recently transferred from Grafton and was a prominent Elks member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Banks
Parkersburg
Ohto Division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grafton
Elks Lodge
Evening Ad Offers Gerkins Photos and Electric Night Deals
Advertisement touts photos of Gerkins and evening items from 2 to 4 p m with electric light offerings. Includes mentions of prices and display times for shoppers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ay Bae
Kingdom
Nottingham
Landstrum
Caucaus
Bowlers Issue Challenge
Emden
Malacca
Jolo
Forger
Lizzie Lindermann
Cleo Spitznoogie
Springdale Street
Robert Snavely Suman
Robert M. Suman
Maryland Avenue
Sharpsburg
B. & C. Yardmaster
Gerkins
Elec
Igh
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!