Germans and Allies Trade Gains on Western Front
War dispatches report Allied advances along the coast from Nieuport to Ostend and near Arras while German efforts at Rheims and the Somme region face stiff resistance. In West Virginia a judge allows liquor deliveries to be solicited by mail, clarifying transportation rules for out of state dealers.
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Zulebecke
Ia Bassee
Alane
Soissons
Rheims
G. F. Steward
Daily News
Rotterdam
Heyst
West Virginia
Judge Rose
United States District Court
Baltimore
Maryland
James Clark Distilling Company
Western Maryland
Western Maryland Railway
Express Company
Rose
Railway
Consignee
Cumberland
James Clark
Walter C
J. P*¥lin Roman
Paris
la Pbasse
Dixmude
Ypres
August Wilhelm
Rhetme
Wilhelm
Mines sink British ships in North Sea off Flamborough Head
Three steamers including the passenger ship Elsterwater were sunk by mines reportedly dropped by a phantom German squadron. Seven lives lost among the crew of Elsterwater. twelve saved. Princess Olga struck a mine off Scarborough with 18 crew rescued. Traffic between Flamborough Head and Newcastle halted.
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South Shields
England
London
North Sea
Flamborough Head
Phanton
Elsterwater
Admiralty
Newcastle
Aberdeen
Scotland
Scarborough
Pittsburg Councilman Stabbed by Unknown Assassin
Pittsburg city councilman Dr. G. A. Dillinger was stabbed in the neck and chest by a stranger at his home on South Linden avenue. He grappled with the attacker, who fled. Dillinger was taken to West Penn Hospital and reported not badly hurt.
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Pittsburg
G. A. Dillinger
South Linden Avenue
Dillinger
Hisiife
Frankstown Avenue
Dr. Dillinger
West Penn Fospital
Mr Spencer
East Forty-eighth Street
West Forty-second Street
Americans Aid Belgians Through Mary Mall Lions Drive
London reports the American commission for relief in Belgium hosted a luncheon as Herbert Hoover, its chairman, was praised by Ambassador Page. Page highlighted the commission as a crucial link between belligerents and Mississippi Valley farmers. Hoover outlined the Belgian relief network and a plan ensuring every collected dollar buys food with no delivery costs deducted, totaling food valued at 7 to 10 million dollars so far.
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London
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Herbert C. Hoover
Ambassador Page
Mississippi Valley
Hoover
Commission
National Committee
Bryant Whitlock
Mr. Hoover
America
Unclear fragment on Burton policy use in North Liberty
Fragment mentions Burton and North Liberty in a discussion of a $1,000 policy and unusual insurance usage, but details are obscured making the event and entities hard to determine.
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Burton
North Liberty Street
German Army in Belgium Retreats Amid Allied Advances
London reports describe German occupation forces in Belgium withdrawing at key points as Franco British forces push from Ypres and Bixschoote. French Belgian troops seize ground near Nieuport and Arras region, with German retreat near St Laurent Blangy. A general German holiday marks a Warsaw victory. Warsaw battle at Sochaczow erupts with heavy losses on both sides.
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London
Gerfhany
Belgium
Ypres
Bixschoote
Nieuport
Westende
Arras
St. Laurent Blangy
Berlin
Warsaw
German Empire
Sochaczow
Fife
Voice of dead man prays at his funeral service
Leonard C C Spencer, a longtime phonograph singer and dialect specialist, spoke prayers via phonograph records at his funeral. The service in New York used records made two years earlier including Our Father and The Lord Is My Shepherd. The cremation followed, with ashes buried in Washington DC.
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New York
Leonard CC
Spencer
Phonograph
West Twenty-third Street
Washington, D. C
Dirigo Lodge of Masons
Store Opens Tonight on Union Street Ad
An advertisement notes a store will open tonight on Union Street. Details on offerings or exact time are not provided in the readable text.
Showmen Freed After Lion Escape Panic Incident
New York reported that Labelle Andre, a tamer, and showmen Carl Turnquist and George Ha, a booking agent, were arraigned on manslaughter charges following a six-lion escape that caused a panicked audience and street scene, with clawed victims a police officer wounded and a lion killed. The magistrate ruled no law justified holding them on manslaughter as no one clinically hurt.
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New York
Labelle Andre
Carl A. Turnquist
George Ha
Willard Declines Opinion on Rate Decision
President Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, visiting after a Chicago inspection, would not comment on the rate ruling until he can study the full text. He said he only knows the decision in general terms and left Baltimore by the Magnolia cut-off at 6:25 a.m. after a snowy trip.
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Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Baltimore
Magnolia
Willard
Hello Girl Saves Woman From Negro Robber
Miss Kate Nurvell, a Mounds telephone operator, heard a robber demand a location and alerted police. They found Fred Allen, a hardware dealer, choking Mrs. Allen during a money theft attempt. the struggle caused a phone line to drop the call, leading to the robber's capture.
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Salpaipa
Okla
Kate Nurvell
Mounds
Here
Miss Nurvell
Miss Norvell
Fred Allen
Christmas Gerkins Studio Open Special
Studio opens 7 to 8 for holiday photos. Gerkins invites customers to drop in for quick photo sessions and festive portraits during the Christmas period.
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Gerkins
London Chronicle urges US protest over naval raid
An editorial in the London Chronicle argues the United States should protest the German naval raid on England. It questions if bombardments of unfortified towns and civilian deaths violate the Hague convention and asks neutral powers to apply diplomatic pressure to prevent such methods.
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London Chronicle
United States
London
Sels
Chronicle
Hague
Anarchy Said to Cause World War, Munich Professor Speaks
In Chicago Dr John Mer of the University of Munich argued that international anarchy drives war, citing trade and colonies as key factors. He claimed 80 years of peace in 6000 years and urged end of secret treaties to curb aggression.
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Chicago
Johnn Mer
University of Munich
International Society of Students
Thaw Family Dweller in New York State
A notice from New York dated December 10 indicates Mrs. Benjamin Thaw is listed as a plat dwellers figure in the city. Further details are unreadable due to damaged text.
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Benjamin Thaw
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