U S Cruiser North Carolina Reported Blown Up in Turkey
Rumors say the U S cruiser North Carolina was destroyed near Brerut in Asiatic Turkey, but officials including Admiral Fiske deny confirmation. The Treasury and Navy departments pursue any verified location or status of the vessel amid the rumor.
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Wreshington
United States
North Carolina
Bierut
Turkey
Treasury Department
Commercial Cable Company
Fiske
Bureau of Operations
Navy Department
Emden Destroyed by Australian Sidney in Bay of Bengal
News from London and Paris report the German cruiser Emden destroyed by the Australian warship Sidney after a chase in the Bay of Bengal. Emden ran ashore on Coco islands burning. Sidney suffered three dead and 15 wounded. The Koenigsberg remains trapped off Mafia island. Pope Benedict XV asks bishops to urge charity for prisoners. Battle near Armentieres continues with fierce fighting.
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London
Emden
Orient
Straits Settlement
Sidney
Bay of Bengal
Admiralty
Coco Island
Alty
Whrele Ln
Koenigsberg
German East Africa
Mafia Island
Rome
Benedict XV
Europe
Cardinal Tucon
Rheims
Daredevil Robbery Foiled at Baltimore Drug Store
Dr W W Cherry former First Branch City Council president and current druggist at Orleans and Aisquith streets faced two robbers in a Baltimore store last night. One man asked for witch hazel while another pistol whipped him and demanded money. Cherry hid under the counter as the gunman and accomplice fled with some cash, failed to return the funds, and threats ended without further injury.
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Baltimore
W. W. Cherry
First Branch
Orleans
Aisquith
Dr. Cherry
Cherry
Kerry
Maryland's Workmen's Compensation Accidents Rise to 87
Baltimore reports 25 new accidents to the State Industrial Accident Commission bringing total since the act took effect to 87. Most incidents are minor. two of last week's were fatal. The commission may appoint a chief medical inspector this week with a proposed salary of 2900 annually. Six doctors and others have applied or been suggested for the post.
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Baltimore
State Industrial Accident Commission
Hanna
Commission
Germans Maintain Advances In France And Belgium
Berlin reports German forces are maintaining gains against the Allies in France and Belgium. The statement says strong offensive actions have forced enemy ground loss and captured strong positions near Arras and Ypres. The eastern front shows stationary activity with a Russian defeat near Verhallen on November 8 and heavy losses for the Russians.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
France
Belgium
Arras
Ypres
Disappearance of William Buckey Ties Libel Case
William Buckey former teacher and public school applicant disappeared from Cumberland after returning to the city last spring. Police asked to search for him as letters to the school board were cited and his bribe trial was scheduled this term.
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William Buckey
John
Hdwards
Cumberland
Buckey
Ile
Bulgaria Prepares for War Mines Planted in Gulf of Legos
Athens reports Bulgaria readies for conflict as mines are laid in the Gulf of Legos to deter attacks on Bulgarian shipping.
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Athens
Bulgaria
Gulf of Legos
Divorce reform urged by Purity Congress leaders
Kansas City speakers push stricter divorce laws saying legitimate divorce aids social purity while liberal interstate divorce invites social harm. Rev J M Wy lie argues guilty parties should not remarry. Rev Daniel Bryant urges parents to treat children as capable thinking people to avoid boy problems.
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Kansas City
J. M. Wylie
International Purity Congress
Daniel Bryant
Zion City
Progres sive Candidate Max Hunberry’s Aftermath Pledge
In Kentucky First district race, defeated candidate Max M Hunberry filed a post campaign report showing no money spent or received. He says his only promise was to his wife to stay home more at night and prepare for the next world.
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Washington
Max M. Hunberry
Kentucky
Heaven
Submarine order places 20 units at Fore River
Boston reports an order for immediate construction of 20 submarines to Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy. The project value is about 10 million dollars. Submarines will be shipped as finished sections for quick assembly by an unnamed power.
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Boston
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy
Bethlehem Steel Company
South Bethlehem
Laurel oil men admit price fixing by Sons of Plato
K J Hall secretary of Laurel Oil and Fertilizer Company testified in Mississippi anti trust suit that an organization named Sons of Plato pressured cottonseed prices. Attorney General Ross Collins says most Mississippi cotton oil firms were members and met in New Orleans. Trial expected in Jackson soon.
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Laurel
Miss
Sons of Plato
K. J. Hall
Laurel Oil and Fertilizer Company
Mississippi
Ross Collins
New Orleans
Jackson
Exclusion Act Held Lawful in Arkansas Supreme Court
At Litthke Rock Arkansas the state Supreme Court ruled the Going Anti Liquor bill valid for petitions. The act bars signing petitions for saloons to all “white adult residents.” The decision says the issue is one of privilege not right, despite protests from Pine Bluff and Hot Springs Negro residents.
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Litthke Rock
Ark
Arkansas Supreme Court
Pine Bluff
Hot Springs
Miss Clarice Ure Crowned California’s Most Beautiful Girl
Miss Clarice Ure, eighteen, brown eyed with golden hair, wins the molded golden apple prize from the California Apple Show. Painter Jules Guerin selects her, mayor Ralph of San Francisco presents the award, and over 600 contestants entered the contest. Ure is a San Francisco native, pianist and artist.
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San Francisco
Cal
Clarice Ure
California
Jules Guerin
Colo
Ralph
Miss Ure
Foot and Mouth Disease Alarms At Union Stock Yards
Officials from two hog serum factories cooperate with government agents to stop use of infected serum after discovery of foot and mouth disease in the plants. Inspectors will visit farms and examine animals. farmers warned the serum worsens the disease. In Kentucky a herd of eight cattle reports three cases prompting quarantine plans.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
E.S. Bennett
Teg
Washington
French Troops Claim Cam eron Invasion Victory
War office dispatch reports French troops under General Americh invaded Cameron on the Sangua river area in South Africa and drove German forces from territory lost by a prior treaty. The October 27 action led to the capture of Noule with officers multiple prisoners and four rapid fire guns. Basanga also fell to the French.
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Bordeaux
Morance
Cameron
South Africa
Sangua
Ecuador
Africa
Americh
War Office
Wouton
Noule
Basanga
German Attack Repulsed Near Ypres and Vois-rich Voischoote
Paris reports an official announcement that a German assault south of Ypres was repulsed on Monday while French forces gained progress around Voischoote and between Ypres and Armentieres. British troops likewise repelled all German attacks as the battle rages with renewed ferocity and reinforcements arrive for both sides.
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Paris
Ypres
Voixschoote
Armentieres
Missing Words Contest Begins Pages Three and Four
The second contest starts today with pages 10 and 11 containing new missing words. Answers due by Monday 5 PM, with option to submit all at once. Missing words on page 3 start with 8B and end with E, page 4 word begins with W and ends with T.
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Cumberland
Frostburg
Greek Minister Schliemann Recalled Over Policy Dispute
Washington reports Greek minister Schliemann was recalled after a policy clash with Athens. Vouros to take charge of Greek interests. Schliemann to return to run for the House of Deputies, possibly joining the opposition if elected.
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Athens
Mr. Vouros
House of Deputies
United States
Greece
Balkan
Eile
Vouros
Grips Matic
London
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Mation
Brerut
Kaiser
Coco Islands
Japan
Geis Report
Bureau
North Sea
Armentierres
Henry J. Walton
Elijah J. Russell
Charles N. Jenin
Robert P. Bay
Henry H. Imhofe
A. von Schutz
Fast Prussia
Verhallen
von Morgan
Across the Border
Government Bureau of Animal Industry
Illinois
Bullet County
Department of Agriculture
Cumberland Press
Ertisement
Mr. Schliemann
Schilemann
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