Year Ends With War Clouds and Empire News
A long year end summary notes political upheaval and wars across Europe, with Archduke Ferdinands assassination and Austria Italy Germany France and Russia active. It lists major events from June to December including mobilizations declarations of war and naval disasters, plus Russian advances and Austrian defenses.
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Archduke Francis Ferdiinand
Tig
Austria
Servia
Mny
Ser
Russia
Montenegro
Germany
Paris
Belgium
United States
Eng
Er Amneery
Italy
Japan
France
Great Britain
Asia
Turkey
Nd Dominion
Monroe
F Coast
Ireland
St. Lawever
Italy Demands Turkish Action Over Consulate Incident
Rome says Turkey must satisfy Italy for the breach of the Italian consulate at Heleida. A special cabinet conference decided on this. it is believed Ankara will punish the Turkish gendarmes who raided the Greek consulate at Holeida.
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International News Service
Rome
Turkey
Italy
Heleida
Grecian
Holeida
Austrian Cruiser Cypres Unites Torpedoed in Pola Harbor
Venice reports the Austrian cruiser Cypres Unites, a 20,000 ton ship with 1000 crew, was torpedoed by a French submarine in Pola harbor but managed to reach her dock. The incident is confirmed by local reports.
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International News Service
Venice
Pola
Rumored Abdication Shocks Europe as Francis Joseph Reported
London dispatch cites unconfirmed reports that Emperor Francis Joseph of AustriaHabsburg abdicated the throne and that Emperor William is again ill, stirring European intrigue on December 31.
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International News Service
London
Francis Joseph of Austria
William
Poison Mistaken Aimed At Aspirin Fatal For Dothan Woman
Mrs. Eleanor Guilford aged about 65 of Dothan Alabama died after taking a deadly poison during a rain storm she believed was aspirin. Her daughter summoned aid but she died shortly after a physician arrived.
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Dothan
Ala
Eleanor Guilford
Main Street
Year 1914 sees orderly Decaturs with 877 arrests
Police reports from New Decatur and Decatur show 877 arrests in 1914. Most actions were minor charges with vagrancy a leading troublemaker, hoboes and boxcar tourists accounting for much of the arrests. Changes in police leadership occurred but enforcement continued steadily.
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Decaturs
New Decatur
Decatur
Cobb and Pettey
Whyte
Cobb
Davidson
Officers Raid House on Bank Street Today
Deputy Sheriff Leonard McCulloch and Chief of Police W A Pettey raided a lower Bank Street residence run by Kate Lackner with a search warrant. They seized two quarts of whiskey and four bottles of beer. Lackner was arrested on a vagrancy warrant and released on $500 bond. A second woman in the house was ill and not disturbed. two young girls escaped.
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Leonard McCulloch
W. A. Pettey
Bank Street
Kate Lackner
Lackner
McCulloch
Lothen
Dum Dum Samples Fail To Fit Allied Rifles
State department investigators conclude samples of dum-dum bullets said to be made in the United States would not fit any rifle used by the Allies. An American diplomat reports no evidence Belgian mutilation by German soldiers.
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Washington
State Department
Count Bernstorff
United States
Department
Europe
Advertising Expert Praises Fine Ad in Daily
Samuel Spielberger of New Decatur Alabama sent the Christmas issue of The Decaturs Daily to Hart Schaffner & Marx. The firm replied praising the ad for its clean typeface and generous white space and asked for more regular contributions.
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Samuel Spielberger
Decaturs Daily
Spielburger
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Chicago
New Decatur
Ala
Hold Funeral Services Today for Frank Goodman
The body of Frank Goodman who died in a railroad wreck at Memphis arrives in town. Funeral services are held at Central Methodist Church this afternoon with Rev. R I Walston and Rev E B Lysander Gray officiating. Interment is at City Cemetery. Surviving relatives include Mrs Goodman and four sisters, a brother in Nashville, and other family members.
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Frank Goodman
Memphis
Tenn
Goodman
Sherman Street
Central Methodist Church
R. I
Walston
EB. Lysander Gray
Westminster Presbyterian Church
City Cemetery
J. B. Schimmel
John McLaurine
W. W. Ridgeway
Edith Goodman
Carl Goodman
Wearing Apparel Pleas Reach Red Cross Ears
Appeals for serviceable clothing for destitute non combatants and sick and wounded soldiers continued to reach the American Red Cross headquarters. Paris relief clearing indicated overcoats and garments for women children and babies were needed in France. The French Red Cross said garments such as pajamas shirts robes and crocheted socks and linen were most needed.
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Washington
American
Red Cross
Paris
France
Cotton Exports Rise at Galveston in December
Galveston Texas December exports show cotton clearances at 521 208 bales valued at 21 206 084 with destinations including United Kingdom France Sweden Italy Japan and Germany. Wheat shipments total 8 , ? 9 , 4 58 596 to Greece 381 643 to Spain and 101 700 to Norway. El Mar carried about 7 000 bales to Bre men. Nebraska to same port next week.
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Galveston
United Kingdom
France
Sweden
Italy
Japan
Germany
Greece
Spain
Norway
Morgan Line
el Mar
Bremen
Nebraska
Buchheit Family Launches Birmingham Business Venture
T Z Buchheit, after ten years in Birmingham machinery, will start a new business with his father G F Buchheit. The family, including Mr and Mrs Buchheit and their young daughter, arrived and have taken the Lunn apartments on Fourth Avenue.
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T. Z. Buchheit
Birmingham
G. F. Buchheit
L. and N. Railroad Buys 38000 Tons of Rails
Birmingham December 31 The L and N railroad announced receipt of an order for 38000 tons of steel rails from the Tennessee Iron Company. Rails to be delivered within the next six months.
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Birmingham
Tennessee Iron Company
Accusations Reach Germany From Belgium Commission
The Belgium commission investigating breaches of international law by Germany released a report citing August attacks. It alleges German fire on a Red Cross ambulance near Namur and says corpses were found near Sempest with bayonet wounds and tied hands, with signs of torture.
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International News
London
Belgium
Red Cross
Namur
Sempest
The
Ambassador Page Meets Grey Over Wilson Shipping Note
Ambassador Page visited the foreign office in London and conferred with Sir Edwin Grey regarding President Wilson's note protesting interference with American shipping. The talks address American concerns and potential diplomatic steps after the note.
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London
Ambassador Page
Foreign Office
British Cabinet Weighs American Protest On Shipping
London reports the British cabinet held a special session to study the American protest over delays caused by British searches of vessels. Sir Edward Grey will consult the admiralty and legal officers before a reply. Ambassador Page may meet Grey in London to discuss the issue with the U.S. State Department.
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London
Foreign Office
Harly
Edward Grey
Cabinet
Admiralty
Crown
Page
Cecil
Washington
American State Department
Sir Edward Crey
Great Britain
Washington Seeks Amicable Adjustment With Britain
In Washington official circles express confidence that five months of commerce disruption will be settled amicably with Great Britain. Treasury and State Department agents have inspected a cotton cargo and the British embassy was satisfied, signaling progress toward pre departure cargo certification to avoid detention.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
High Seas
Treasury Department
State Department
Fire damages Rainey home on Pond Street
Fire last night badly damaged the residence of W W Rainey on Pond Street. Flames surfaced about 4 30 and the alarm was raised promptly as firefighters fought the blaze. The township department and firemen battled strong odds to contain the fire.
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Rainey
Pord Street
Pond Street
Methodists urged to fund Birmingham College drive
The Alabama Methodists push a district canvass to raise funds for the Birmingham College project. Rev B B Glasgow and Rev J B Cumming head the effort with $250,000 goal set by the 1912 Conference, already $35,000 collected and over $180,000 subscribed, with payments due by November 1917.
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Methodists of
Alabama
Birmingham College
Ira
F. Hawkins
Decatur
Oaks
B. B. Glasgow
J. B. Cumming
Daily Forge to Feast at Palace Friday Night
The entire working force of The Decaturs Daily-22 will be guests of the management at a dinner Friday night at 7 oclock at the Palace Cafe. It is an annual holiday season custom to treat its employees and the timing avoids conflicts with other dining events.
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Palace
Decaturs
Palace Cafe
Sea~son
Hendar
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