British Grabs Two U S Ships In Flagran Violation
Washington reports that Britain may have commandeered the American steamers Hocking and Geneze without prize court action. The State Department has cabled Ambassador Page for verification. If confirmed, anti British sentiment could reach a wartime peak unseen since war began.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Great Britain
Department of State
Hocking
Geneze
State Department
Ambassador Page
England
Mine gives up fourteen dead at Charleston mine
Charleston Nev Fourteen dead were recovered from the Boomer Coal and Coke mine Five others were brought to the surface unconscious but likely to be revived Six remain trapped underground in the mine disaster reported in Charleston Nevada.
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Pac. and
Int'l News Service
Charleston
Nev
Boomer Coal and Coke
Well Known Conductor Joseph McGonagle Dies at 87
Joseph Barker McGonagle, longtime S P passenger conductor on the division, died in Salt Lake City at age 87 after a lengthy service career. He formerly lived in Winnemucca where he raised a family including George, William, Grace McGonagle and Clara Gilmartin. McGonagle was pensioned recently and was brother in law to Mrs Walter Dwyer Mrs A W Card and George and Willie Owens.
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Wh. Owens
A. W. Card
Claran Gilmartin
Elko
Salt Lake
Joseph B. McGonagle
S. P
Salt Lake City
Joseph Barker McGonagle
Winnemucca
George
William
Grace McGonagle
Clara Gilmartin
Sparks
Walter Dwyer
Willie Owens
Government makes new contracts for mail transport
Railroads, long unhappy with parcel post burdens, are bidding eagerly for four year mail transport contracts. The post office department now sets terms anew, with railroad objections shifting from losses to profit limits. Analysts note Uncle Sam usually pays generously and this shift toward restraint is unusual.
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Post Office Department
Uncle Sam
Serbians Flee Into Greece Amid Balkan Turmoil
Report from London that Serbians abandon Monastir and seek refuge in Greece, risking Greek compliance or defiance by warring powers. Estimates place 16,000 to 17,000 Serbians captured near Prisrend with 50 cannon, 20,000 rifles and 148 automobiles. King Peter reportedly stayed the last night before invasion.
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Pac
Int'l
London
Monastir
Greece
Germany
Prisrend
Peter
Clover Couple Married Today
In the parlor of the Mayer Hotel this afternoon Rev Charles McHarness united William Kane and Miss Josephine Keegan both of Clover valley. The ceremony was witnessed by relatives and close friends as a culmination of a childhood love affair with best wishes for a long and prosperous life.
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Mayer Hotel
Chas. McHarness
The
Baptist Church
William Kane
Josephine Keegan
Clover Valley
Elko County
Bucharest Prepares Ultimatum Over Balkan Troops
Bucharest dispatches report Romania will issue an ultimatum to Austria once the allies reach half a million troops in the Balkans. The estimate aligns with German forces also near that total, suggesting a balance of power concern for the region.
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Fac
Int’l
London
Bucharest
Roumania
Austria
Balkans
Train Wreck Near Freeman After Broken Rail
Spokane December 1 The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul passenger train was wrecked by a broken rail a mile east of Freeman Washington. Otto Roberts a brakeman was killed and three passengers injured. The observation car overturned.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Spokane
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Freeman
Washington
Otto Roberts
Carson Mint Building Undergoing Repairs
The United States mint building in Carson is being repaired by McGinty & Co. of Reno. About ten workers, including painters and carpenters, are renovating a rotted basement floor with a new four and a half inch concrete surface totaling 3 500 square feet. The project includes new paint, cleanup of light wells and stair corridors, window repairs, and outside frame painting. Contract price is 1 676 dollars and completion is expected in about a month.
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United States Mint
McGinty & Co
Reno
Carson Appeal
Trench Dog Becomes Hero Amid France’s Wounded Army
At Maison Blanche near Nogenit sur Marnes the 700 wounded French soldiers inhabit a former nunnery. A dog, with a crippled Zouave master, dug through earth to reach six buried men after a shelling. The master, wounded and amputated, credits the dog with saving them and later slept beside him in hospital.
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Paris
Maison Blanche
Nogenit—sur—Marnes
Brittany
Algeria
France
Zouave
Villa Takes Mean Attitude Threatens Border Raids
Funston reports Villa abandons Hermosillo bid and moves 2500 men with 10 machine guns east from Querebavi while vowing to raid American border towns. Douglas dispatch notes Villista force of 3000 under Rodriguez closing on Naco Arizona after wrecking the line south of Douglas. Funston arrives to command. Witnesses from Mountain City named in Huber case.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Funston
Villa
Hermosilo
Querobabi
United States
Douglas
Ariz
Rodriguez
Naco
Arizona
More ships submarine in North Sea losses rise
December 1 report states the Swedish steamer Sabrian was torpedoed and crew rescued at Emden. The Emma missing with fate unknown, and the British steamer Kingsway of 3647 tons was submerged with five missing and 22 saved.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Copenhag
Sabrian
North Sea
Emden
Emma
Denmark
America
Kingsway
Would-be juror drinks and foils street thief
A juryman, accustomed to outdoor life, becomes intoxicated and wanders along a railroad track. A would-be robber steps from behind a warehouse and orders him to stop. The juror does not stop, the robber flees, and the man retreats to a dispensary to recount the incident. He had only thirty cents in his pocket after pawning his Ingersoll watch.
German Attache Knew of Plans in Hamburg-American Case
New York December 1 Karl Buenz Hamburg American official testified Boy Ed naval attaché in Washington knew plans to supply German warships with provisions and ammunition but had no direct instructions. He said ships sailed without listing the company to avoid British cruisers near Sandy Hook and three mile limit. Also notes on embezzlement case and local visitors from Clover and Baker.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
New York
Karl Buenz
Boy-Ed
Washington
Geman
Mhamburg-American Company
Sandy Hook
Three Mile
Hmit
Parliament Meets Today in Rome War Talks Center
Rome Dec 1 Parliament convened today as Salandra was expected to address progress of the war and the government’s stance on international issues. The Idea Nazionale claims the Pope seeks an armistice basis while denying Cardinal Van Hartman and noting terms reportedly brought by Cardinal Annette and the archbishop of Paris for France.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Rome
Salandra
Greece Ready to Unite with Allies in Entente Proposals
Unofficial reports from Athens say Greece would accept Entente terms in principle after a conference with Constantine Skouloudis and the cabinet. Greece would keep sovereign rights over railroad management, Salonika harbor, and policing Grecian waters. Rumors circulate about changes in Western Pacific officials, though unverified.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Athens
Constantine
Skouloudis
Greece
Greer
Algo
Salonika
Greecian
Western Pacific
California Thanks World Sign Replaced at Ferry Building
An eight foot high electric sign atop the Ferry Building ridge, first welcoming visitors to the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915, was altered on Saturday with the word Thanks replacing Invites after more than a year of display.
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California
Bay
President Wilson Exposition Toast Issued For Panama-Pacific Day
The White House announced President Wilson will deliver an inter national toast at the Panama Pacific Exposition closing on December 4 at noon San Francisco time. Efforts aim to synchronize the toast across the United States and abroad. The message lauds the exposition for United States artistic and technological achievement and its peace era aims.
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San Francisco
Wilson
United States
White House
Washington, D. C
America
Woodrow Wilson
United State
Allies will feed their people through close food ties
London December 1 Walter Runel man president of the Board of Trade told the House of Commons that France and England are maintaining close contact on the food situation. England purchased 125 million dollars worth of food abroad. About 120 car loads of baled hay were shipped from the valley last month, averaging 18 tons per car for over 2000 tons, with local prices between eight and nine dollars per ton.
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London
Walter Runelman
Board of Trade
House of Commons
France
England
Fallon
President Wilson Hosts Princeton Class of 1879 Dinner
President Wilson hosted a White House dinner last night for the Princeton class of 1879. Fifty nine members attended including Cyrus McCormick Cleveland Dodge and Robert Bridges.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Wilson
White House
Princeton
Tommy
Cyrus McCormick
Cleveland I. Dodge
Robert Bridges
Investigation Stems From Du Pont Mills Explosion
The U S Department of Justice plans an immediate probe into the Wilmington Delaware powder works blast that killed 31 people. If the wreck is found to be part of a war plot, organizers will be harshly dealt with. Also a Gardnerville merchant notes valley sheet prices at 7 25.
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Pac
Int'l
Wasilington
Dec. L
Demutment of Justice
du Pont
Wilmington
Delaware
Europe
du Pont Mills
Exposition Finances Show Surplus After Closing
A financial statement from the Panama Pacific Exposition shows a projected cash balance of 1 041 550 at winding up. Total public subscriptions reached 5 623 620 with city county aid of 5 000 000 and a state constitution net of 4 541 556 26. Construction cost totaled 18 365 193 69, with early deficits and post-exposition gifts including the municipal auditorium and Festival hall pipe organ. Durkee notes income to Nov 1 was 6 759 061 24 against 4 647 253 45 in expenditures. Humboldt county commissioners bought road machinery for about 12 000.
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San Francisco
Tieigures
Rodney S. Durkee
Durkee
Festival Hall
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