St Louis Wins Democratic National Convention Bid
The Democratic national committee selects St Louis as host for the June 14 1916 convention and endorses renomination of Woodrow Wilson. Dallas and Chicago contest for the honor with bids of 100000, but St Louis leads on the second ballot and Dallas slips to second place.
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Dallas
Texas
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New York
Tanker Patrolite Shelled in Eastern Mediterranean
Cablegram from Cruiser Des Moines reports the American steamer Patrolite shelled by a large submarine flying the Austrian flag off Crete. One crew member was slightly injured. Navy department to study details and decide on further action.
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Patrolite
Mediterranen
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World War Fronts Report From Europe and Near East
London reports say major battles loom in Mesopotamia as von der Goltz seizes command of Turkish forces and prepares to strike British at Kut al Amara. Bulgarians attack Anglo French lines in Serbia but are repelled. In Gallipoli Turkish accounts claim Allied offensive gains. In Belgium and France Germans mass reinforcements and artillery to break the allied lines in Flanders and Artois.
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Mesopotamia
von der Goltz
Kite Amara
Serbia
Gallipoli
Belgium
France
Holland
Flanders
Artois
Women debate suffrage before national Democratic committee
Washington suffragists and antisuffragists debated votes for women for an hour on December 7 before the national Democratic committee. The public session in a hotel ballroom was packed as six suffrage leaders urged the party to champion a federal amendment in Congress or at the next national convention.
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Washington
National Democratic Committee
Democratic Party
Washington Seeks Withdrawal of German Attaches
Secretary Lansing informed Count Bernstorff that Crypt, Boyed and Capt. Prana von Papen, naval and military attaches, must be withdrawn. The communication, likely reaching Berlin, cites their activities as the principal offenses.
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British Times Calls War Message a People’s Resolve
The Times labels the message as a war dispatch from start to finish. It notes the president strives with broad public support to cling to life through a political separation based on geographic separation, which holds little real meaning.
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Ondon
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Times
Severe Mississippi Valley quake felt across Cairo and Paducah
A strong earthquake was recorded at 12 46 am on December 7 and felt along the Mississippi River area from Cairo to Paducah, Kentucky. The tremor lasted about an hour and twenty minutes with intensity noted across several communities.
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Beth Aldew
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Unclear OCR fragment about New York incident
Fragmentary text mentions New York and unclear names and dates. The readable parts do not form a complete event or coherent report to summarize with confidence.
Veterans Treated To Anew In London Ceremony
A partial readable line suggests a ceremony in London honoring veterans linked to a Groves owner. The fragment mentions veterans being treated and a local event, but details are unclear.
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London
Neni Ter
Pew
Oscar 01 sails with Ford peace pilgrims amid emotional farewell
At Hoboken dock, Henry Ford and Peace pilgrims sail aboard the Oscar 01 bound for Europe. William Jennings Bryan Thomas A. Edison and Mrs Ford attend the departure as crowds cheer and sing. Ford pledges to do the best possible. Impressive sendoff features 64 newspaper men and a wedding on board.
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Wilson to Wed Mrs. Galt on December eighteenth
The White House announced the president will marry Mrs. Norman Galt on December 18 at Mrs. Galt's home at 1308 Twentieth Street North West. Only close family and the president's immediate household will attend. no honeymoon details were released.
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Washington
Wilson
Norman Galt
White House
Millionaire Weds Employee in Akron Marriage
Ohio Columbus Barber, 74, founder of the Diamond Match Co., married his private secretary Mary F. Orr, 38, in Akron. Wealth estimated at 6 million dollars. Only close relatives attended, and the couple left for Old Point Comfort and Washington.
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Mary F. Orr
Sugar price forecast after war conditions says 10 cents
Philadelphia reports large refineries forecast sugar rising to ten cents a pound for the next three months due to wartime conditions. The public is expected to bear the higher cost as supply constraints persist.
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Philadelphia
Dec
German loan receipts show over two and a half billion marks paid
Report from Herlin dated December 6 notes 2 613 150 000 marks paid in cash by subscribers to the German loan in the month of November. The total up to now exceeds 60 000 000 marks, about 92 010 000 cony.
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Germany
Herlin
Gird Garman
Local Incomplete Notice From St Maul Minn December
A fragmentary OCR item from St Paul Minnesota dated December reports a claim processed by Hewill and Barnet tied to a filing in FesiG A ig. The text is garbled, offering few readable details about parties or the action.
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Hiewll
Fesig
Barnet
Bulgarians Capture Prisrend and Push Serbian Forces
An official Bulgarian report says Prisrand fell after a brief engagement with 16 000 to 17 000 Serbians captured, along with 50 heavy guns 20 000 rifles and substantial war materiel. Monastir reportedly surrendered to Bulgarians, as Austro German troop movements prepare near the Danube opposite Romania.
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Prisrend
London
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Legislature Takes Recess After Laborious Session
Springfield legislature adjourns until February 23 after a heated session. The house passed an emergency appropriation bill and a joint resolution for a recess while the senate concurred on February 23. The period ends after long roll calls and efforts to rectify last spring’s slate machinery issues.
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Springfield
House
Fergus
Massive explosion hits Halle ammunition factory report
London reports a large explosion at Halle in Prussian Saxony destroying an ammunition factory with hundreds feared dead. A similar disaster was narrowly avoided at Ogden Silesia where the plant was undermined but saved. Arrests are said to have been made at Bogden as investigators check the scene.
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Washington State Department Flight Plans Delay Whitlock Return
A northern state department report indicates a plane change for Brand Whitlock to return to Delaware amid formal reporting on his travel and anticipated return. Officials confirm Whitlock’s reassignment and arrival plans are under review.
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Plotters Guilty in Conspiracy Case Against Hamburg Line Official
New York jurors convict Dr Karl Buenz and three Hamburg American line officials of conspiracy to obtain false clearances for relief ships bound for German cruisers in Atlantic ports during the war. Each faces up to two years in prison and a $70,000 fine. Jurors were out seven hours. The defendants remained calm as the verdict was read.
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Austrian ministers resign in cabinet realignment
An autographed letter from Emperor Francis Joseph, published in the Wiener Zeitung, confirms resignations of interior minister Karl Heinold d Udynski commerce minister Hudolf Schuster von Bennett and finance minister Haron Engel von Mainfelion. Minnes Hohenlohe Schillingfuerat named interior minister and others appointed to posts in the Austrian cabinet.
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Hudolf Schuster von Bennett
Haron Engel von Mainfelion
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Hoke Smith to Push Senate Inquiry on Drigh Interference
Washington December 7 Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia announced he would introduce a resolution calling for an investigation into alleged Drigh interference with Aberteen Orace. The move signals pending Senate action.
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Hoke Smith
Washington
Drigh
Aberteen Orace
Steamer Clan Macheod Sunk After Collision
A British steamship part of the Clan Macheod line sank following a collision near the coast. The crew and authorities pursued rescue efforts as debris and distress signals were reported from the scene.
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Clan Macheod
Recall of German Naval Attache Captain Boy Ed Announced
The U S state department on Friday formally asked for the recall of Captain Boy Ed naval attache and Captain von Papen military attache from the German embassy over objectionable activities linked to military and naval matters. The action, conveyed to Count von Kerns atorf, leaves Germany to decide termination terms.
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Lansing
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Himelf
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Count von Berg Bjorl
Bertin
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Department of Justice
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American envoy presses Austria on Ancona sinking reply
Vienna Dec 6 The American ambassador Frederick C Penfield reiterated the request to the Austrian government for a reply to the American note regarding the sinking of the steamship Ancona in the Mediterranean by an Austrian submarine in which several Americans lost their lives.
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Vienna
Ancona
Austria
London
Frederick C. Penfield
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Clarke Named by Senate in Pro Tem Victory
Senator Clarke of Arkansas was elected president pro tem of the Senate on Friday by 24 to 22. Clarke secured the caucus nomination after more than two hours of balloting as rivals from Ohio led by Senator Pomerene sought defeat, but amassed only eight votes.
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Clarke
Arkansa
Senate
Senate Democrats
Pomerene
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Arkansas
Escape From Submarine Aided Verona Crew
Captain Simone Gull of the Italian steamer Verona said a heavy conflict for the chief factor aided the ship in escaping after being chased by a submarine. The Verona arrived in New York on December 7 reporting the chase and escape.
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Simone Gull
Verona
Ubmariog
Pleumer
Fire destroys Stevens block in Maquoketa
A fire in Maquoketa Indiana destroys the Stevens block causing estimated damage around one hundred thousand dollars. Carrol White a distempered man sustained injuries in the blaze.
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Maquokow
Stevens
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