Our President Will Be Married Tonight
President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Norman Galt plan to wed at six tonight at the Galt home 1308 Twentieth Street NW. The ceremony will be private with immediate family. Mrs. Galt, daughter of the late William H. Bolling, is widow of Norman E. Galt, long a prominent Washington jeweler.
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Int'l News Service
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
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Galt
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Virginia
Twentieth Street
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Cornish
N. IL
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Peace talks eyed as Judge Landis urged to drop case
New York report says after a peace parley among Federals Americans and Nationals Judge Landis of Chicago may be asked to withdraw the federal dissolution suit against organized baseball Another conference is planned in Cincinnati as a major barrier to peace is removed Zionist council of Greater New York to hold a tenth anniversary event Mise Zelma Carroll returns from San Francisco for holidays
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Cincinati
Pac
Int'l News Service
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Zionist Council of
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Shooting at Elko Hotel Bar Leaves Man Wounded
Last night in the Elko Hotel bar a confrontation between Mike Machell and Manuel Montrose ended with Montrose firing twice. A scalp wound was inflicted, Montrose surrendered today, bond set at 400 dollars with BE, Dotta and Joe Fratini as sureties, and he is reported to have a generally good local record.
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Mike Machell
Machell
Ule
Manuel Montrose
Montrose
Montrose Gove
Sheriff's Office
Justice of the Peace Castle
Be, Dotta
Joe Fratini
Elko Boy Players Triumph Over Ely Team
A telegram reports Elko county high school boys beat Ely high school boys 28 to 17 in a splendid game. Elko players claim nine fine the and say they will return tomorrow evening.
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Elko County High School
Ely High School
Elko
1916 Assessment 80 Percent Basis Details Set
The Nevada tax commission prepares 1916 valuations at 80 percent of cash value for intercounty and intrastate utilities. At January, utilities may protest or seek corrections to proposed assessments. The 80 percent basis would lift statewide assessed value to about 173.6 million dollars, a 14.3 percent rise from 1915, with the state rate dropping from 56 to 46 cents.
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Reno Gazette
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State Board of Equalization
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Cimission
Joffre explains why Germans must lose in war
Paris report details General Joffre's modest home and resolute stance. He says Allied lines form an impassable barrier, that retreat is impossible, and the war will end in the French positions. He notes Germany's strength but argues its fronts will stretch and weaken its solidity.
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Paris
Joaquin Salvyatvlla
Joffre
Barcelona
Gemmany
Officer Hash Trails False Lead Over Wild Prisoner Tale
Officer Hash of Battle Mountain chased a pair of trappers instead of the escaped prisoner Pilly the Porter who shot Mightwatchman Coon weeks earlier. Richard Clampitt bore resemblance to the fugitive, drawing the officer north from Carlin, while the armed trappers fueled sensational stories of a partner ready to die.
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Battle Mountain
Carlin
Pilly
Coon
Richard Clampitt
Government Will Clamp Out Rabies In West
A Forest Service bulletin from Ogden Utah details a coordinated campaign by the Agriculture Department through the Biological Survey and Forest Service to eradicate rabies in wild and domestic animals. The plan targets coyotes as the primary spread, with a special $15,000 fund allocated to fight predatory animals in national forests and public lands. Efforts include quarantine in Modoc and Lassen counties California, and enlistment of forest rangers and the public in a comprehensive eradication effort across Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho, eastern Oregon, northern Nevada, and northern California.
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Far West
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Oregon
Idaho
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Nevada
California
State Boards of Health
Modoc
Lasen
State Board
Forest Rangers
German Warship Sunk Guarding Belt Entrance
Copenhagen dispatches report a German warship at the southern Belt entrance was sunk today by a mine or torpedo with the entire crew lost.
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Int'l News Service
London
Copenhagen
Sweden
Denmark
Seven Die As Spokane Streetcar Plunges on Bridge
A crowded Spokane streetcar plunged through a division street bridge today, killing seven persons and seriously injuring ten. Sparks and smoke followed the crash as rescuers rushed to the scene. Police and local officials opened investigations into the catastrophe.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Spokane
Wash
Division Street
More Men for the Battlefront Proclamation Call
London dispatch says a royal proclamation orders Derby recruits groups one to five to report January 20. Groups are sorted by age, marriage and occupation. The first five cover younger unmarried men including many ammunition workers. Their places will be filled by women and by men unfit for service. A. W. Toyne is seen in Elko today dressed with Christmas goods like Santa Claus.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
London
Derby
Wil Toyne
Elko
Santa Claus
War will last till after Christmas on peace ship
Aboard the Oscar II the peace party abandons hope of halting war before Christmas and fighting continues in trenches and the Balkans. On board, factions clash over conduct rules while Rev. Charles F. Aked leads insurgents against Wilson preparedness. Ford ship reaches Kirkwall. cargo guarantees required before return to America.
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Int'l News Service
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New York
Balkans
Christiana
Charles F. Aked
San Francisco
Wilson
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Christiania
Kirkwall
America
Five foreigners tied to plot to destroy Welland Canal
Frederick Schlelch a German clerk at National City Bank and four others Paul Koenig Richard Leyendecker Fred Metzler and George Fuchs were arrested in a conspiracy to mutilate damage and destroy the Welland Canal a vital Ontario waterway. Authorities seized Koenig and Leyendecker offices yielding names of people involved in bombing munitions plants ships and other acts against Allied interests. Koenig and Leyendecker faced conspiracy charges with bail set at 50000 and 30000 respectively while Schleinch held on 25000 bail.
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Frederick Schlelch
National City Bank
Welland Canal
Ontario
Canada
Paul Koenig
R. B. Lydendecker
Fred Metzler
United States
San Francisco
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
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Leyendecker
Koeeing
Schleinci
Schlein‘ch
Palace of Fine Arts to stay at San Francisco Expo
The War Department will ask Congress to let the Palace of Fine Arts remain on the exposition site unless the area is needed for government use. The decision comes as the government weighs urgent needs against preserving a landmark at the San Francisco exposition.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
San Francisco
Climax Reached in Austrian Tangle Today
Diplomatic circles report a grave crisis as Secretary Lansing presents a carefully worded note to Vienna. A break in relations seems inevitable unless Austria concedes to demands. Penfield passports, Zweidenek plots, and Dumba recall color the tense scene while President Wilson heads to his wedding trip ready to decide if needed.
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Vienna
Austria
Wilson
America
United States
Ambassador Penfield
Zweldenek
Dumba
Zweidenek
Woman and son shot by admirer in Oakland home
Mrs Jennie Robertson aged 40 and her six year old son Kenneth were shot and seriously wounded in their Oakland home by Joseph Bibbs, a Black man whose attentions she had recently rejected in favor of returning to her husband. Bibbs was reported to have called on the woman prior.
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Int
Oakland
Mra
Jennie Robertson
Kenneth
Joseph Bibbs
Bibbs
Mra. Robertson
Austrian Submarine Explodes Off Cattaro Sinking With All On Board
Dispatches from The Hague report an Austrian submarine exploding off Cattaro and sinking with all hands drowned. Separate item notes a man returning home with a revolver and shooting his wife and son, with fears they may die.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
London
Hague
Cattaro
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