Deadly gases kill miners in Brand City mine blast
In Brand City California a partial detonation of a low grade powder burst released poisonous fumes that trapped eight men in a hut two hundred feet away. Names listed include John Harnest God Joseph Piena Thomas Idler Geo Taylor and mine superintendent John Addison among the injured or dead. The fumes also affected people a mile distant and detectable ten miles away.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Brand City
Calif
John Harnest God
Joseph Piena
Thomas Idler
Geo
PL Taylor
John Addison
Wm. Grant
Warren God Trey
Sas
Nevada student at war front
Paris dispatch reports American volunteer ambulance drivers enjoying their first Christmas at the front with varied treats. Thirteen Rhodes scholars from Oxford arrive to replace departing Americans. notes include biographical details on F S Bryant, son of S J Bryant, and his Oxford scholarship path via Nevada.
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Paris
James
Rhodes Sehular Ir
Oxford University
Jackson
Nelson
North Delors
F.S. Bryant
S. J. Bryant
Southern Pacific
Oxford
University of Nevada
Reno
Guaeite
Greek steamer seized by German agents in U-boat war
Two Italian submarines captured a Greek steamer carrying oil for Teuton submarines in a Dec 4 action reported by Pac and Int'l News Service. The incident underscores increasing German activity in the Atlantic theater.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Falian
Teuton
Kaiser Illness Reported From Copenhagen Dispatch
A Bedin dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm II is suffering from throat cancer and his condition is very serious. The Copenhagen source notes the illness is grave and may affect the German leadership.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Paris
Copenhagen
Bedin
Central States Storm To Bring White Christmas Nationwide
The Weather Bureau reports a severe storm centered in Kansas sweeping north and southeast. Rain and snow will hit the Mississippi Valley and likely reach the Atlantic coast. Heavy snow expected in Indianapolis as a white Christmas spreads from the Mississippi River to the coast.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Dec
Weather Bureau
Western Pacific Rail Plan Progress Reported
The Kreck reorganization committee announces progress on Western Pacific investments totaling 215 million dollars, largely for California improvements. Plans reportedly include acquiring short lines in the Sacramento Valley to feed feeder routes, with possible inclusion of the Oakland Antelope and Western railroad.
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Pac
Int'l
SAN Prancisco
Dec
Wiscite
California
Kreck Reorganization Committee
Iois
Hit
Sacramento Valley
Oakland, Andoeh and
Astern
Asquith Reports Total Killed Across Fronts
In London today Premier Asquith announces a cumulative death toll from all fronts reaching 928,227, with figures expected to rise by December. The Commons ushers in the debate as war casualties are tallied.
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London
Der
Hien of Commons
Ford Abandons Peace Party Leaves For Home Today
Henry Ford abandons his peace party due to influenza illness and doctors warn against continuing the trip. He will return aboard the Bergensford under the Norwegian flag, accompanied by Rev. Samuel Marques from St. Paul’s Cathedral Detroit.
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Ford
Henry Ford
New York
Pac
Christiana
Peace Party
Wik Wey Tlete
Venlet
Toit
Woman's International
Samuel Marques
St. Vaul’s Cathedral
Detroit
Hart Ford
Red Cross Objects to the Embargo Protest Planned
The American Red Cross president Manet Titoardmoen led an executive committee meeting to plan a protest to the president and Secretary about the embargo on medical supplies going to Germany. Officials call the policy the most intense hardship of the war.
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RED Cross
Pac
Int'l
Washingcoon
Dee
Manet Titoardmoen
American Red Cross Association
Lanai Agate
Austria Grows Very Stubborn in Diplomatic Note
A Austro representive delivered a communication to Secretary Lansing, from Austria, complicating the abatement of tension between the nations. Lansing and Zweidenek would not discuss the note but said it shows an inclination not to concede to U.S. demands.
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Pac
Int'l Newa Service
Aweidenek
Austria
Lansing
Lan “Me
Zweidenek
United States
Austria Feels In Better Mood On US Accord
Vienna dispatches report Burlan cabled Zweidenck to inform Secretary Lansing that the American note was received on December 21. The answer is being prepared and will reflect a wish for good relations with the United States. Due to Christmas, the reply cannot be sent until next week.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Berlin
Vienna
Burlan
Zweidenck
Lansing
Austria
United States
Last of Breslau and Goeben reported sunk
Athens dispatches say the Russian fleet sunk the Breslau once a German cruiser and disabled the Sultan Selim once the Goeben. The report comes from London dated December 24.
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Breslau and
Goeben
Pac
Invi News Service
London
Athens
Midrib
Breslau
Sultan Selim
Elko Independent Christmas Supplement Praised Nationwide
Readers and rival papers hail the Elko Independent Christmas supplement as a fine, artful, 36 page annual. Reviews praise typographic excellence, descriptive content, and strong community support, calling it a credit to Elko county and Nevada.
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Elko Independent
Virginia City Chronicle
Tonopah Bonanza
Keith & Russell
Elko County
Elio County
Independent
Humboldt Star
Elko Paper
Banner County
Nevada
Carson News
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