Teuton Admiral Tirpitz Talks Submarine War Policy
Grand Admiral von Tirpitz states Germany can blockade Britain with submarine warfare and torpedo English ships near harbors. He argues England uses navalism and maritimism to claim water monopoly while defending universal service as peacekeeping. He suggests America’s silence on neutral shipping pressures could change if war on enemy merchants begins.
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Karl von Wiegand
Berlin
France
The
Hague
America
England
North Sea
Germany
Great Britain
Universal Service
Germans Lose Ship in Raid Reported by Britain
London reports persistent rumors of a German cruiser sunk off Scotland and two British destroyers damaged at Leith with no official confirmation. A British steamer Drum muir was scuttled by the Leipsig before the Leipsig was sunk near the Falklands, crew landed in Peru.
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Leith
San Francisco
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Drummuair
Swansea
England
Leipsig
Falkland Islands
Drummuir
Fagles
Cape Man Antonio
Callas
Peru
Idzumo
Huerte
Pacific
Coas
United States
Panama
Panama Canal
Entente Guarantees Help Greece and Romania Against Bulgaria
Britain France and Russia promise Bulgaria will not attack Greece if Greece aids Serbia and will refrain from attacking Romania if Romania joins the war. Reports from London also describe Russia and German Austrian battles in Poland Galicia under deep snow with no decisive outcomes. fighting continues in Belgium and northern France amid mud and cold.
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France
Russia
Athens
Bucnarest
Bulgaria
Greece
Servia
Rumania
London
Poland
Galicia
Belgium
Nesbit declares sorry for Thaw and vows aid for freedom
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw says she is terribly sorry Harry Thaw faces removal to Matteawan but claims she can secure his freedom. She offers to go to him and assist, saying she fought for him before and would do so again if asked as a wife in distress.
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Evelyn Nesbit
York
Harry Thaw
Matteawan
Jerome
West Virginia Coal Miners See Surge of New Companies
West Virginia mining activity rises with multiple incorporations. A. T. Thompson Company forms in Philippi with 100000 capital. Clarksburg Coal Mining Company debuts with 100900 capital. Jager's Lone Jack Coal and Mining Company organized. Other outfits include Alemma Coal at Switzer, Hardy Coal at Mullens, Hyper Pocahontas at Yukon, Frick Coal and Coal Company in Glennville, Mingo Block Coal Corporation at Parkersburg, and Black Band Fuel Company acquiring Olcott properties.
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A. T. Thompson Company
Philippi
A.S. Dayton
Judge Dayton
Gordon Bb
Ramsey
A. 8. Hawkins
Austin G. Merrill
W. T. Ice, Jr
Clarksburg
Joseph T. Morrison
Jager
Lone Jack Coal and Mining Company
John Damron
W. T. Strickler
Charles E. Norton
Alemma Coal Company
Switzer
Fred C. Pritchard
Rufus Switzer
Thomas A. Wiatt
R. F H. Williams
J. M. West
Mullens
Hardy Coal Company
D. H. Mead
J. C. Sullivan
Broadway
New York
Olcott
W Va
Olcott Coal and Iron Company
W. Va
Rebels Hold Talks on Naco Withdrawal
From Naco Arizona dispatch. General Maytorena may withdraw Villa forces from the sieges of Naco Mexico. General Hill’s Carranza troops would not pursue if order is given, per tentative agreement with US officers.
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Ariz
Maytorena
Mex
Benjamin Hill
Carranza
Hill
United States Army
Store Open Tonight at Edison Electric Cage
Brief notice advertises a store opening tonight at 14 Union Street, with a fall event related to useful Xmass items and Edison Electric Cage.
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Union St. Edison Electric
Joffre orders offensive to clear the fatherland of invaders
Berlin reports an army order dated December 17 signed by General Joffre, urging a full front offensive after months of French pressure. The directive calls for using reinforced forces to drive German troops from France, praising past victories at the Marne Yser Ypres Lorraine and the Vosges and demanding renewed conquest.
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Berlin
Vichief
France
Marne
Yser
Ypres
Lorraine
Vosges
Injunction Granted Against Mail Solicitation by Liquor Dealers
Judge Haymond Maxwell in the circuit court enjoined the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and Wells Wargo and Company Express from delivering intoxicants into Harrison county by mail without proper consignee verification. The ruling follows post prohibition violations and rejects recent Keller and Rose district court decisions on mail solicitation. An appeal from the earlier decision was filed.
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Haymond Maxwell
Circuit
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Wells. Wargo and Company Express
Harrison County
Maxwell
United States District Court
Keller
Rose
Manchester Grieved As Thaw Is Ordered Back to Prison
Manchester New Hampshire residents mourn the U S Supreme Court ruling ordering Harry K Thaw to return to New York as a prisoner. Thaw has lived in Manchester for months and was seen as a respected citizen active in church charity and public life. Sheriff Drew noted Thaw refused interviews while Thaw met with local attorneys and Philander Knox who ordered silence on the case.
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Manchester
N. H
United States Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
New York
Thaw
Malanhbatar
Drew
Philander
Chile Demands Accounting From Germany
Chile protests German fleet neutrality violations in Chilean waters claiming ships stayed up to five and seven days on Chilean islands and transferred supplies. The government also protests Britain for taking mail from vessels in Chilean waters.
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Washington
South Pacific
Chile
Germany
Berlin
Admiral Craddock
Great Brittain
Glasgow
Turks Suffer Heavy Losses in Caucasus
Russian troops advance through Caucasus battles forcing combat on Turkish soil. Wounded carried on camels due to transport shortages. Heavy Turkish casualties reported in the Vilayyet of Van. Captured Arabs suffer extreme cold with feet and heads frozen in the harsh winter fighting.
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Petrograd
The
Vilayyet
Van
Moorefield Votes $8,000 Bond Issue
In a special election Moorefield West Virginia approved issuing $8,000 in bonds for sewerage concrete walks crossings and other town improvements.
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Moorefield
Mooreeld
W. Va
Christmas Insurance Studio Opens with Photos Election
Christmas Insurance Studio opens for the season with a photo session and Sunday hours at N. Centre.
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Sun- N. Centre
Thaw's Lawyer Claims Supreme Court Sanity Ruling
Pittsburg December 22 Attorney William A. Stone argued that the U S Supreme Court decision implies Harry K Thaw’s extradition as a fugitive from justice on conspiracy charges. He said Thaw’s sanity is recognized by New York and urged a guilty plea to conspiracy to avoid Matteawan. If tried, the lawyer warned, further habeas corpus actions would follow.
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Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
William A. Stone
United States Supreme Court
Aldrich
Thaw
New York State
New York
Stone
Austrians Demand Peace Prompt New War Fear
A Vienna dispatch to a neutral diplomat reports Austrian business leaders urging peace talks as army reverses in Serbia fuel dissatisfaction. The note notes press censorship, Bohemia and Hungary sympathy waning, and rumors of Italy entering the war on New Year’s Day despite Italian neutrality claims.
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Vienna
Rome
Servia
Bohemia
Hungary
Austria
Italy
Missing Word Contest Delivers Unfinished Puzzles
Pages three and four feature the Missing Word Contest with readers still sending in answers. The December edition asks for a word from the Ideal Wish room and another from the Alser clue, with several letters shown and responses pouring in from participants.
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Ideal Wish
Amd. S
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