Allied Forces Seize Piraeus in Greece Crisis
London dispatch reports Greece refusals to hand over guns trigger Entente seizure of Piraeus. Admiral du Fournet orders marines to seize arms, warns of consequences for resistance. Greek troops march from Thessaly toward Athens as tension grows amid Roumanian developments and central power offensives.
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London
Greece
Entente
Piraeus
Athens
Sin
Constantine
Rovernment
Fournet
du Fournet
Mar
Ater
Usua
Tr Mier Lambros
Admiral du Fournet
Thesses
Thessaly
Paris
Constantin Ha
Roumania
Saloniki
Sarrail
Indiana Dry Federation formed to push prohibition
Indianapolis December 1 The civic regions and prohibition groups plan to unite under one banner to support prohibition in Indiana through the next legislature. The Indiana Dry Federation will be permanently formed at a meeting at the Claypool Hotel next Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Claypool Hotel
Indiana Dry Federation
New Elmira College Head Inaugurated in Elmira
Dr John Balcom Shay was inaugurated as president of Elmira College for Women in Elmira New York on December 1. A notable gathering of educators attended the ceremony highlighting the college’s leadership transition.
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New Elmira College
Elmira
N. Y
John Bal
Shay
J. P. Morgan Allied Loan Negotiation Fails
J. P. Morgan’s negotiated allied loan arrangement collapses as terms fail to materialize. The setback follows renewed lender hesitation and shifting market signals. Morgan remains pursuing alternative funding paths to stabilize the project.
Death Ends Her Dream About Willie Tibbal's Singing Hope
In Chicago on December 2 one life ends as Willie Richmond known as William Tibbal dies at Washington Park Hospital. The aspiring vaudeville singer from Moline Illinois was praised for a strong voice by his mother and neighbors. A diving accident left him paralyzed and robbed him of a hoped career and a mother's dream.
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Chicago
Willie Richmond
Washington Park Hospital
Ida Tibbals
Moline
William Tibbals
Young Tibbals
Young Tibbal
Rohrer Dies Trying Home Built Plane at First Flight
Paul Rohrer nineteen of Berne Adams county lost his life in a crash during his first flight in an aeroplane he built. The son of Fred Rohrer Berne Witness editor, he had worked for about a year on the craft despite his father’s initial objections and only lately gained consent to pursue aviation.
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Decatur
Ind
Paul Rohrer
Berne
Adams County
Rohrer
Fred Rohrer
Berne Witness
Fire marshal renews push to remove school hazards
Walter H. Bennett Illinois fire marshal renews campaign to enforce schoolhouse sanitation and safety law after recalling the Collinswood Ohio tragedy. The state department continues a campaign to reduce fire hazards in schools.
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Bennett
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Collinswood
Ohio
Walter H. Bennett
Receiver Appointed for Farmers Rural Credit Loan and Savings
Judge Fred M. Hostetter of Vanderburgh County Superior Court appointed O. W. McGinnis as receiver for the Farmers' Rural Credit Loan and Savings association in Evansville Indiana. The organization was formed about two years ago with a capital stock of 1,000,000.
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Farmers Credit Co
Evansville
Ind
Fred M. Hostetter
Vanderburg County
O. W. McGinnis
Farmers’ Rural Credit Loan and Savings Association
Marshall H. Ely
Pioneer Call Player Samuel Greenawalt Dies in Danville
Samuel H Greenawalt, a member of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1866 to 1870, has died in Danville Illinois on December 2.
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Danville
Samuel H Greenawalt
Philadelphia Athletics
Germany Replies on Marina Sinking Explained
The Marina sinking case sees Germany offering to clarify the ship’s status and promising full reparations if a misjudgment occurred. Count von Bernstorff delivered the reply to Secretary Lansing with President Wilson informed that no crisis is anticipated.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Jan Bing
Germany
Marina
Foreign Office
United States
London
British Transport Service
Lansing
State Department
White House
Wilson
Berlin
Germ believed isolated as culprit in infantile paralysis
Mayo Clinic researchers led by Dr E C Rosenow with colleagues Dr K E Towne and Dr G W Wheeler report isolating a germ potentially causing infantile paralysis at Rochester Minnesota. They note extensive tests toward a vaccine or serum and say evidence points to the same microbe studied in New York and Rochester cases.
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St. Paul, Minn
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Min
E. C. Rosenow
Towne
Boston
G. W. Wheeler
New York
Rosenow
Mechanician Killed in Phoenix Auto Race Collision
Mechanician Drennan died near instantly in a Phoenix auto race when R Ji Armstrongs machine veered into the fence while attempting to pass another car. Armstrong was injured in the crash occurring December 1.
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Mechanician
Phoenix
Ariz
Mechanician Drennan
R. Ji. Armstrong
Armstrone
Woman Breaks Quarantine Arrested in Kokomo
Edith Budd left quarantine to attend her four year old daughter's funeral, detained while boarding a train in Kokomo on December 1. She planned to travel to New Albany where the child's burial was to take place.
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Tipton
Ind
New Albany
Edith Budd
Kokomo
Blackler Breaks Out Among Cattle Near Chadwick
CHADWICK ILL Dec 1 Blackler has broken out among cattle near Chadwick and a number of farmers have lost from six to a dozen animals each.
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Blackley
Chadwick
Ill
Blackler
Car Shortage Pushes Plan to Reallocate Rail Cars
An American Railway Association conference committee on car efficiency issued instructions to railroads in the east south central and west to alleviate the car shortage. New England lines must send 30 percent more cars than they receive while central lines 20 percent and southern and western roads 10 percent more. Western roads may refuse freight that cannot be unloaded promptly.
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Washington
Conference Committee On
The
American Railway Association
New England
Central
Western
Eastern Points
Ohio Prohibition Proposal Put to Vote in 1917 Election
The State Anti Saloon League announces a state wide prohibition measure will be submitted for the November 1917 election. Details will be released after the January trustees meeting. The amendment previously failed in 1914 and 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
State AntiSaloon League
Board of Trustees
Bank Clearings For Week End November 30
Bank clearings in the United States totaled 5 315 861 000 for the week ending November 30 compared with 6 706 404 000 the previous week and 4 917 731 000 a year earlier as reported to Bradstreet's Journal in New York.
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New York
United States
Bradstreets Journal
Rejuvenate the Moose Roils Progressive Party Split Heads to St Louis
New York December 2 political foes Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and General W Perkins plan a party reorganization. Acting National Chairman Matthew Hele will convene a national conference in January at St Louis with invitations to leaders who declined to back Hughes.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Ge. W. Perkins
Progressive Party
Matthew Hele
St. Louis
Bainbride
Colby
John M. Parker
J. A. Hopkin
BB. Lindsey
Roosevelt
Perkins
Sere
Charles E. Hughes
Robert Taylor
F. M
Indiana
J. C. Hook
Tennesses
F. Cochems
Wisconsin
T. H. Waker
South Carolina
H. H. Grit
Iowa
W. C. Hulbert
Minnesota
Frocis J. Heney
California
W Nichols
Vermont
J. M. Hale
C. H. Women
Montana
FE. M. Harvis
Rhode Island
H. T. Moore
Utah
N. Kimball
West Virginia
R. G. Corey
Maryland
Masterson Denies One Side Profit In Graft Case
In the Muncie graft trial, David R Bat Masterson is alleged to have said he was getting money from both sides. Lloyd W Young testified Masterson claimed to profit from both wet and dry fights and noted a debt from Bunch. The witness also said he bribed the mayor of Richmann in 1914 to permit slot machines and later did so again in Muncie.
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Indianapolis
David R
Bat) Masterson
Lloyd W. Young
Muncie
Masterson
Young
Nacooche Drifts Off Orleans with Engine Trouble
The steamer Nacooche carrying passengers and freight from Savannah to Boston was drifting off Orleans. The commander did not report to nearby points, but the vessel is believed to have minor engine trouble.
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Shatham
Mess
Nacooche
Savannah
Boston
Orlenns
Constantine Defies Allies Over Disarming Order
King Constantine of Greece rejects Allied demands to disarm government forces and maintain order. The stance escalates tensions with Allied powers and risks further instability in Athens.
Deer Hunting Fatalities Totals By State in 1916
Chicago reports 1916 deer hunting fatalities totaling 89 across fifteen states. Michigan led with 25 deaths, Minnesota 12, Illinois 13, Wisconsin 6, and other states sustaining smaller tolls. Injuries reached 40, with most accidents caused by mistaken identity and carelessness.
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Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan Peninsula
California
Colorado
Illnois
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
South Dakoota
Tota
Three Inspectors Killed by Train Near Gibson
Three Michigan Central track inspectors Roy Jobson George Antonio and Frank Bueh were instantly killed when an electric speeder they rode collided with a westbound passenger train near Gibson Indiana on December 2. The foreman Roy Johnson leaped free but broke his spine in the ditch.
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Gibson
Ind
Michigan Central Railroad
Roy Jobson
George Antonio
Frank Bueh
Roy Johnson
Oshkosh High claims state high school title
Oshkosh Wis December 2 The Oshkosh High school claims the state championship after remaining undefeated this season and noting a 13 to 6 Thanksgiving victory over Evanston academy.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Oshkosh High School
Evanston Academy
Submarine Captures British Plane Off Thames Mouth
Berlin reports a German submarine off the Thames mouth captured a damaged British aeroplane and its two officers were taken prisoner. The aircraft was destroyed by the U boat.
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Berlin
Admiralty
The
Thames
Representative Kahn Seeks Probe of Dum-Dum Bullets to Mexico
Representative Kahn of California announced plans to introduce a resolution in the upcoming Congress demanding an investigation into alleged dum-dum bullet shipments to Mexico by American manufacturers. The claim ties to wartime production and procurement scrutiny.
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Washington
Kahn
California
Congress
Mexico
Russians Begin Vast Carpathian Offensive Near Roumania
The dispatches portray a massive Russian drive across a 250 mile front from the Tartar Pass to the Transylvanian Alps aimed at breaking the Carpathian barrier and lifting pressure on Roumania. German and Austrian reports claim local gains for the central powers as Mackensen and Falkenhayn push toward Bucharest.
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London
Russia
Balkan
Tartar Pass
Northeas
Transylvanian Alps
ámaros-Sziget
Bure
Berlin
Austrian War Office
Berli
Carpathians
Roumanina Jis
Teutons
Ita Bearine
Roumania
von Falkenhayn
Marshal von Mackensen Prestead
Ducharest
Mackensen
Danube
Acre
Niaslov
Bucharest
Comana
Miflia
Arges
Texarkana links in Senate welcome for Kirby and Sheppard
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas hosted a reception at his Washington home for Senator-elect William F. Kirby of Arkansas. Texans and Arkansans from Texarkana attended. both senators already live in Texarkana, with houses four blocks apart on the dividing Texarkana street boundary between Texas and Arkansas.
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Sheppard
Texas
Kirby
Arkansas
Washington
Morris Sheppard
Massachusetts Avenue
William F. Kirby
Arkansara
Texarkapa
British French loan called in after Fed Board contact
Minneapolis announces that the proposed British French government loan of 50 million dollars will be recalled in deference to the federal reserve board. The decision followed a long distance telephone talk between BE Decker, president of a local bank, and H P Davison of J P Morgan & Co in New York.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
BE. W. Decker
H. P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
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