United States Demands Turkey Apology Amid War News
Reports from Berlin and Paris on November 19 detail German efforts to close dykes at Dixmude, Turkish troops nearing Batoum, and Allied victories near Tracey le Val. Astonishments include a German air duel, a German squadron sinking a cruiser and torpedo boats, and the deaths of Generals von Buisen and von Winterfeldt.
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Constantinople
Batoum
Tiflis
Paris
Tracey le Val
The
Aisne
Rome
Petrograd
Libra
Berlin
Amsterdam
Argonne
von Buisen
von Winterfeldt
Metz
Wilson Seeks to Avoid War With Turkey
President Wilson aims to keep the United States out of conflict with Turkey. If Ottoman officers acted without their government or justified by naval procedure, Ankara may apologize for the Smyrna incident. The State Department vows a watchful waiting policy while awaiting reports from Ambassador Morganthau and naval guidance from commanders on the Tennessee and North Carolina.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Turkey
Smyrna
State Department
Mexico
Morganthau
Constantinople
Medi
Tennessee
NW Carolina
Depo
Judge rules wife not entitled to full alimony
Justice C L Guy affirms a limited alimony award, stating a wife who cancels the marriage contract is not entitled to all benefits of a happy marriage or a universal share of her husband’s income for life. The decision fixes alimony at one fifth of the weekly salary.
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New York
C. L. Guy
Carranza Establishes Government in Orizaba
Mexico City reports General Carranza has set up his government in Orizaba. Most officials departed for the city on special trains during the night, with Major Gaston De Prida remaining to run the censor office.
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Mexico City
Carranza
Orizaba
Gaston de Prida
Inquisitive Boy Electrocuted While Exploring Pole
Chris Drung aged 17 was electrocuted near Boswell Pennsylvania while examining a transformer on a Consolidation Coal Co pole at Acosta. He touched live wires and his body hung from two wires entangled around a foot as friends found him.
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Consolidation Coal Company
Acosta
Boswell
Chris Drung
President to spend Thanksgiving with daughter in Massachusetts
President Wilson will visit his daughter Mrs Francis Boyes Sayre in Williamstown Massachusetts for Thanksgiving Day. He plans to depart Washington next Wednesday and may stay several days. The stork is expected to visit Mrs Sayre soon.
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Washington
Wilson
Francis Boyes Sayre
Williamstown
Mass
Sayre
Body of Lord Roberts Lays In Modest Ascot Home
In Ascot England the coffin of Seld Marshall Lord Roberts of Kandahar lies in his quiet residence covered by the Union Jack with his sword and service hat laid atop. The arrival from Folkestone by special train followed a brief, simple service led by the local rector with Lady Roberts and daughters present.
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Ascot
England
Seld Marshall
Lord Roberts
Kandahar
Field Marshal
Lady Roberts
Woman Bootlegger Jailed Sentenced in Martinsburg Court
Lilly Richardson a woman was convicted in United States Court before Judge Dayton for bootlegging and sentenced to three days in the Berkeley County jail at Martinsburg Philippi W V November 19
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Philippi
W. Va
Lilly Richardson
United States
Dayton
Berkeley
Martinsburg
Magnolia Robbers Nabbed After Store Loot Unveiled
Charles Sems alias Big Boy, a construction worker, was arrested in Primrose alley, charged with robbing the C. I. Kite general store in Magnolia West Virginia Tuesday night. Police recovered two suits, two sweaters, two suitcases and jewelry, and Sems awaits Mr. Kite’s identification.
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Charles Sems
Big Boy
C. I. Kite
Magolia
W. Va
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Pottsville Block
Pottsville Pa Nov 19 Five blocks of Girardville occupied buildings were swept away by a seven hour blaze causing about one million dollars in losses. Firefighters from nearby towns struggled against water scarcity as flames engulfed mostly frame structures.
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Pottsville
Giradville
Sthenada
Mahoney City
Gilberton
Ashlane Tamaqua
Frankville
Mt. Carmel
Funeral Services of Late Lord Roberts Attended by Thousands
London reports that thousands filled St. Pauls Cathedral and the surrounding streets as the funeral for Lord Roberts drew a vast crowd despite cold drizzle. King George and other dignitaries attended, with royal tributes and military honors marking the service for Britains leading soldier.
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Lord Roberts
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Ory
Britain
Kipling
King George
Villa Drives Army Toward Mexico City in War
War between Carranza and Villa intensifies as Villa reportedly imprisons the constitutionalists at Agua Caliente with Gutierrez. Carranza plans to nominate a new executive, possibly General Pablo Gonzales, while Villa advances toward Querétaro to meet Carranza forces.
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Warhinzton
Carranza
Villa
el Paco
Agus Calientes
Gutierrez
Cer
Pablo Gonzales
Queretaro
Girls Swallow Poison After Morganza Escape
Anna M. Smith and Margaret Matheny, both teens from Mt Washington, escaped Morganza reform school Tuesday and were captured on Fifth Avenue. After hours at Central police, they were placed with Morganza probation officers. While at Childs Restaurant they each swallowed bichloride of mercury tablets, then rushed to Allegheny General Hospital where stomach pumps removed the poison and doctors said a full recovery was likely.
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Pittsburg
Anna M. Smith
Mt. Washington
Margaret Matheny
Morganza Reformatory
Fifth Avenue
City
Central
Simpson and
Kessinger
Childs
Allegheny General Hospital
Curie Radium Autos Saving Wounded Men
Paris reports a new fleet of radioscopic and radiograph automobiles organized by Mme Curie for France’s war effort. The cars shuttle between base hospitals to locate bullets, expediting missile extraction and saving hundreds of lives. They also treat brain injuries, with rapid operations preventing paralysis in many soldiers.
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Paris
Curie
France
Brunswick brakeman dies from railroad wreck injuries
Bartholomew Minnicks aged 23 of Brunswick Maryland died at Allegany hospital from injuries after a Baltimore and Ohio railroad accident at Cherry Run on November 3 He was a brakeman for the railroad The body was moved to Butler undertaking rooms and will be buried in Philadelphia He is survived by a wife and his mother Minnicks suffered a fractured skull after leaning from a caboose step to look under the train.
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Cumberland
Hagerstown
J. Thomas Kivenhauer
Nicely
Flannagan
Primrose Alley
Kite
Bartholomew Minnicks
Brunswick
Allegany Hospital
Baltimore & Ohio
Cherry Run
Butler Undertaking
Philadelphia
Minnicks
One Killed and Ten Likely Dead in Sewer Collapse
Cleveland reports a sewer excavation collapse on Independence Road. One man died, another fatally injured. twelve were entombed, with ten still feared dead. The incident left investigators and rescue teams at the scene, as authorities work to confirm counts and recover the trapped workers.
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Cleveland
Independence Road
Austrian grand cross honors ambassador's wife in Vienna
The Emperor of Austria awarded Mrs. Frederic Penfield, wife of the U S ambassador in Vienna, the grand cross of the Order of Elizabeth for aiding Austrian soldiers. She is noted as a leading American heiress, daughter of William Weightman, with a reported fortune of about 340 million.
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Berlin
London
Austria
Frederic Penfield
Vienna
America
William
Weightman
Philadelphia
Venfeld
Tutle
Marchioness
Penfield
Ambassador Penfield
Red Cross
Nine Ways To Tell A Man Is Not Sober, Hotel Claim
New York hotel proprietor Jarmes B. Regan outlines nine signs of intoxication in a defense case. He testifies that a man may show a merry eye, shaky knees, stumble over rugs, knock into furniture, repeatedly smooth hair, and lash out with loud questions. He lists specific behaviors as proof in the Costa suit for $10,000, argued to show Costa was intoxicated when ejected.
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New York
Jarmes B. Regan
Judge Weeks
Supreme Court
Mr. Regan
Jacevnt Costa
Costa
Wealthy Aurora Woman Found Dead in Church Yard
Miss Jenne Miller daughter of former Aurora mayor was found unconscious in the Free Methodist Church yard with a heavy wrench blow to the head. Police connect the case to a prior murder, noting a man seen near the church and possible similar suspect as in the Theresa Hollander killing. Detectives work to lift fingerprints from the weapon handle and seek a full clea r view of prints.
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Aurora
Jenne Miller
Holmes Miller
Free Methodist
Miss Miller
Theresa Hollander
St. Nicholas
Avery
Howard Hull
Michaels
Mie
Miller
Therese Hellande
Labor Urges Seizure of Colorado Mines
Philadelphia reports labor leaders push a resolution for President Wilson to seize Colorado mine interests under receivership until the strike ends. The action targets Rockefeller interests and is presented to support the administration’s plan.
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Philadelphia
Pas
Wilson
Rockefeller
Oh Rado
Wilson Eral Gregory
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