Bulgars Seize Red Cross Post At Monastir
Bulgarian troops seized the American Red Cross Stores at Monastir tearing down the flag. Mrs Walter Farwell of Chicago and Dr Forbes were taken into custody. American Consul Kohl in Salonika planned to appeal to Washington for the Americans. A Bulgarian officer commented the flag was “only good enough to scare Mexicans.”
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Monastir
Walter Farwell
Chicago
Forbes
Kohl
Washington
United Press
Monistir
C. B. Farwell
United States
Illinois
Mildred Williams
Williams
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Christmas Shopping Easy and Profitable
An advertisement asks readers to make home shopping lists and use the Press ads to find what they want and where to buy. The notice promotes easy profitable Christmas purchasing through listed retailers.
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E Press
QUIT OPERATIONS IN THE DARDANELLES
The British forces in the Sunvabay and Anzac regions of the Dardanelles have been withdrawn with minimal casualties. The retreat was covered by British and French warships and may send troops to Salonika or Egypt. Reports say Field Marshal von der Goltz is preparing for an invasion of Egypt from Aleppo with Turkish and German forces.
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Dardanelles
War Office
Salonika
Egypt
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
van der Goltz
Aleppo
Syria
William
Turkey
von der Goltz
Mield Marshal von der Gotz
Constantinople
Sweden Seizes England Parcel Post Halt Across Sweden
Sweden plans a strong protest to Great Britain over Kirkwall stopping parcel post to the United States. Stockholm orders all English parcel post in transit across Sweden held, halting the Anglo Russian service until the protest is settled. British seizure of rubber in parcel post bags cited by London Foreign Office.
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Sayville
Sweden
Great Britain
Kirkwall
United States
England
U. S
Helrig Clay
New York
Potsdam
Swedish-American Steamship Company
Gothenburg
London
Foreign Office
United States Parcel Post
Russia abandons Balkan campaign
London dispatches report Russia has abandoned plans to enter the Balkan campaign and withdrawn Slav troops from Reni where they had been concentrated for weeks.
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London
Russia
Balkan
Reni
Steamer Fastland Sold for Training Ship Use
The steamer Fastland was sold at auction today for forty six thousand dollars to the Illinois Naval Reserve for use as a training ship.
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Chicago
Fastland
Illinois Naval Reserve
Americans aboard Ancona submarine incident told to be three
The State Department stated that of twelve Americans known to have been aboard the Ancona when the Austrian submarine attack occurred only three were accounted for.
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Washington
State Department
Ancona
Tragedy at Sunday Orgie Hangs Over Moonshine Row
In Hot Springs Virginia Thomas Watson Howell a 34 year old Barton miner died from a forehead gunshot wound in the saloon of James McCormick. James McCormick John McCormick and Joseph Winkler face questions as officers probe conflicting statements. A revolver owned by John McCormick lies near Howell as state police investigate whether the death was self inflicted or a homicide. The trio is jailed as the case goes to the January term.
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McCormick
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Joseph Winkler
Stanley Pennman
Westernport
Winkler
Pennman
Howell
Ivers Johnson
Towell
Huerta to Talk to Grand Jury in Texas Case
Gen Victoriano Huerta once a Mexican dictator is to testify before a San Antonio federal grand jury along with five generals about alleged German funding for a revolution in Mexico. The probe references U S and German secret service reports claiming 12 million of a 27 million package for anti Mexican propaganda and arms shipments. Huerta, arrested last summer in west Texas with Gen Pascual Orozco, waived preliminary exam and was confined at Fort Bliss after bond issues. Orozco later led a bandit group and was killed in the Rio Grande region.
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Secret Service
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el Paso
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Rio Grande
Roosevelt to Take Hand in Convention
Chicago reports that Colonel Roosevelt will involve himself in the Republican National Convention. Roosevelt supporters have taken an option on the Florentine room at the Congress Hotel for the convention period, with the option expiring tomorrow.
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Florentine Room of Congress Hotel
Chicago
Roosevelt
Florentine
Congress Hotel
Germans Plan To Invade Greece
Paris reports from Athens say central powers may attack with Austro Germans aided by Turks while Bulgaria stays out. Greek officials caution opposition to Turkish participation and seek evacuation after the war. Reports note diplomatic maneuvers at Saloniki and Monastir as Germans consider Balkan moves.
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Trivason
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Saloniki
Balkans
Doiran
Doubt Grows Over Ford Peace Plans in Europe
Ford peace mission faces skepticism as neutral Norway shows cool reception and press hostility. Judge Lindsey urges Ford to abandon efforts while plans to rally neutrals and form a European delegation face uncertain success. Ford aims to push a peace program toward The Hague with Bryan and a wider Nordic tour.
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Ion
Ben HB. Lindsey
Poe
Ford
Askee Ford
Hilton
GOUNERIS PARTY RETURNS TO POWER IN ATHENS ELECTION
The Gouerisa party backing King Constantine's neutrality program won by large majorities in the election. The war party largely abstained, calling the vote illegal.
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Athens
Gouerisa
Constantine
War Party
Veneziles
President Plans Daily Pardon Correspondence and Work Time
The president will allocate part of each day to pardons and important correspondence while devoting time to official duties. The note outlines a structured daily schedule with emphasis on communication and executive tasks.
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White House
Lansing
Train Crashes Into Jitney Killing Four in Pittsburgh
Four people are dead and two more are dying, with another in serious condition, after a freight train on the Pennsylvania system struck a jitney bus in Allegheny County. The crash occurred on the Conemaugh division as the bus carried passengers yesterday morning.
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Allegheny General Hospital
Conemough
Pennsylvania
Guerena
Opole
Building ships for merchant marines in U S yards
Washington reports American slipyards under construction exceed prior records with ninety eight merchant vessels over 3 000 tons either building or under contract. Total American flag tonnage stands at 8 444 258 with a net gain since July 1 despite losses, and 171 foreign vessels have taken American registry under the 1914 act.
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United States
Sai
Oat Missioner of Navigation
Vienna Optimistic Over Ancona Case
Vienna sources report Austrian leaders optimistic about the Ancona sinking dispute with the United States. Dispatches indicate Vienna believes Washington will not escalate action despite tensions.
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Ancona
Aurich
Switzerland
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