Death of a St. Meinrad rector noted by tribune
The obituary recalls Fr. rector of St. Meinrad Seminary who served as professor at St. Meinrad College before a Rome study earned his Doctorate. He returned in 1902 to lead the seminary until his death, described as sudden yet not surprising due to prior apoplexy risks. Trib une notes his loss to the abbey brothers and seminarians.
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St. Meinrad College
Rome
United States
St. Meinrad Seminary
Seminarians
St. Meinrad
Gifted Rector Gregory Bechtold Dies at St. Meinrad
Very Rev Dr Gregory Bechtold O S B D D rector of St Meinrad Seminary died from a stroke he suffered Nov 6 192? in St Meinrad Indiana. He was born July 16 1865 in Ebringen Germany arrived in America 1881 entered Benedictine order 1884 ordained 1888 and served as professor and rector. Funeral set for Friday 10 am Abbey church burial in Abbey cemetery.
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Gregory Bechtold
St. Meinrad
Ind
St. Meinrad Seminary
Abbey Church
Abbey
Ebringen
Baden
Germany
America
St. Meinrad College
Banker’s Friend’s Elated
Twelve years ago I had stomach trouble that worsened to frequent colic and bloating. Doctors urged gall bladder surgery, but Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy cured me after about two years of use. The simple preparation removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose will convince money refunded. Potts the druggist.
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Mayr
Potts
Carrying Soldiers in Safety During Rapid War Transport
Railroads' War Board reports 8000 soldiers moved from Pacific to Atlantic over 3,700 miles in six and a half days. Troops traveled in sixteen sections with twelve tourist cars and two baggage cars, five hundred men per train, with Pullman providing sleeping cars and a Washington war headquarters. Average troop train speed is twenty five miles per hour. freight train speed drops to twenty.
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Railroads’ War Board
Pacific
Atlantic
Pullman Company
Washington
Dr Karl Muck Faces Public Pressure Over Anthem In Boston
Dr Karl Muck, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, faced public pressure to add the national anthem to programs. Major Higginson, head of the organization, argued it had no place there. Muck, a German, came to America by Kaiser permission.
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Karl Muck
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Major Higginson
Doctor Muck
America
Germans Stop Counter Attacks Against Byng
London reports say German assaults on Cambrai have ceased after four days of heavy fighting with heavy losses on both sides. British and Allied lines hold, while Austro German offensives in Italy show no clear breakthrough. Bolshevik forces seize the Russian headquarters. General Dukhonin killed after opposing armistice orders.
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London
Cambrai
Byng
British War Office
Asiago
Piave
Trentino
Dukhonin
Inchef
Bolcheviki
Armistice Arranged on the Russian Front
The war office announces negotiations for an armistice on the Russian front have begun. An armistice between Russia and Germany was signed at Prince Leopold of Bavaria's headquarters in Amsterdam. The agreement is valid for 48 hours.
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Berlin
War Office
London
Russia
Germany
Leopold of Bavaria
Amsterdam
British Capture 26,868 Prisoners in November Fronts
War office figures show Britain took 26,868 prisoners and 221 guns in November. Western front accounted for 11,551 captives and 1,738 guns, Palestine for 10,454 men and 80 guns, and East Africa for 4,403 men and three guns.
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London
War Office
Palestine
East Africa
Relief for Farmers Bill Aims 50 Million Dollar Aid
Representative Blanton of Texas introduced a bill to authorize a 50 million dollar relief appropriation for farmers in the drought affected southwest. He cited Texas needing 40 million for cattle feed, with 5 million for New Mexico and Colorado to purchase feed.
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Washington
Blanton
Texas
Grough
Southwest
Germany
New Mexico
Colorado
President Wilson Aims War Policy Address Gains Praise
President Wilson's congressional address outlined war aims with Austria Hungary Germany and Turkey Bulgaria as enemies. He urged immediate dedication to war effort and dismissed premature peace while calling for victory followed by mercy and justice in a future world order. Congress adjourned as committees set to translate recommendations into action. La Follette remained silent amid the approval.
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Washington
America
Wilson
Congress
United States
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
House
Senate
House Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Flood
Jelood
Escape convicts reduced as ten of eighteen are captured
Joliet Del 5 Two more of the eighteen convicts who escaped from the state penitentiary Monday were captured last night at Seneca Indiana. Authorities report the remaining three are surrounded by posses near Morriss Missouri.
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Joliet. Th
State Penitentiary
Morriss
Seneca
Lawmaker Seeks Foreign Medals for U S Troops
Rep Linthicum of the foreign affairs committee introduces a joint resolution to permit Army and Navy members to accept decorations from foreign governments at war with Germany.
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Washington
Dec
Rep. Linthicum
The
Foreign Affairs Committee
Germany
Dominican Pay Proposal for Marines in Santo Domingo
Secretary Daniels asked Congress to authorize extra pay for navy and marine corps officers and men doing additional work in Santo Domingo. The recommendation arrives without accompanying details.
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Washington
Daniels
Congress
Navy
Marine Corps
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Secretary Daniels backs five midshipmen per congressman
Washington observes Secretary Daniels proposes expanding next year's Naval Academy class by allowing each member of Congress to appoint five midshipmen instead of three. The suggestion aims to widen access and strengthen the service.
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Washington
Congress
Naval Academy
Daniels
Big Army Hat Fraud Charged in Federal Indictment
An indictment filed in New York charges Thom Bailey & Co and H D Parmlee and Co with conspiring to defraud the United States on over 1 000 000 service hats. Co conspirators include Arthur Gilson and Peter Duffy inspectors for the quartermasters corps.
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New York
United States
Corporation
Thom & Bailey
Peekskill] Hat Manufacturing Company
H. D. Parmlee and Company
Arthur C. Gilson
Peter J. Duffy
Quartermasters Corps
National Forest Timber For Sale in Beaverhead Tracts A to G
Sealed bids for merchantable timber on Beaverhead National Forest across seven tracts A through G in Montana are due January 7, 1918. Bids must meet minimums per timber type with deposits of $500, and bidders may bid on any combination of tracts. Further details and sale conditions available from the Forest Supervisor, Dillon, Montana.
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Missoula
Montana
Beaverhead National Forest
Spring Creek
Meadow Creek
Adson Creek
Dillon
Clerk Carrier Examination Postponed in Dillon Montana
The U S Civil Service Commission postpones the clerk carrier examination set for December 8 1917 in Dillon Montana to January 12 1918. Both men and women eligible. Apply to Walter V Grimes local secretary Dillon or the district secretary Seattle Washington for blanks and details.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Dillon
Montana
Walter V. Grimes
Board of Civil Engineers
Postoffice
Dillon Montana
Seattle
Wash
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Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company
Cornell Wood Board
Cornell Wood Products Co
Frisbie
Res
Chicago
Beaverhead Lumber Co
Teute
Bolsheviki
Tello
Austria
la Follette
Kentucky Ave
Union Electric Co
Bell Coal and Transfer Co
Johnson & Boone
Frank. Hazelbaker
Royal Cafe
Osteopath
George Brownback
South Washington Street
Holcomb
Tattersall’s
Singer Sewing Machine
Hazelbaker
H. F. Best
Johnson & Boone's
R. R. Rathbone
Hughes and McCaleb
National Forest Timber For Sale
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