Allied Forces Seize Piraeus as Greece Defies Entente
London dispatch reports Greece refusing to hand over all guns to the Entente. Admiral du Fournet orders marines to seize Piraeus while warning resistance will bring serious consequences. Greek troops move toward Athens as London Paris worry over Roumanian crisis and the Macedonian front.
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London
Greece
Entente
Piraeus
Athens
Constantine
Admiral Fournet
du Fournet
lJonde
Mier Lambros
Admiral du Fournet
Thessal
Thessaly
Paris
Constantin
Roumania
Saloniki
Sarrail
Indiana Dry Federation formed to push prohibition
Indianapolis on December 1 reports civic, religious, and prohibition groups plan a united Indiana Dry Federation to seek statewide prohibition through the next legislature. The group will be formalized next Saturday at the Claypool Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Civic, Regions and Prohibition
Indiana
Y. W. Co
Claypool H Hotel
Indiana Dry Federation
Elmira College Women Install New President
Dr. John Balcom Shaw was inaugurated as president of Elmira College for Women in Elmira New York as educators gathered for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Elmira College
Elmira
N. Y
John Bal
Shaw
Elmira College For
J P Morgan Allied Loan Negotiated by Him Fails
J P Morgan faces a failed Allied loan agreement after negotiations led by him did not secure the expected funding. The setback affects expected financing for the project and prompts reassessment by involved parties.
Death Ends Her Dream About Scr
William Tibbals known as Willie Richmond, aspiring singer, died at Washington Park hospital after a shallow-water dive injured his spine. His mother Ida Tibbal's hopes for his vaudeville career ended with his death, ending a long effort to support his study and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Willie Richmond
Washington Park Hospital
Ida Tibbals
Moline
William Tibbals
Tibbals
Ag Tibbal
Indian youth killed in own aircraft flight attempt
Paul Rohrer of Berne Indiana, nineteen, died in Decatur while attempting to fly his self built aeroplane. He fell about 100 feet and was crushed under the engine. He was the son of Fred Rohrer, editor of the Berne Witness, who had at first opposed then granted consent to his aviation experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Paul Rohrer
Berne
Adams County
Rohrer
Fred Rohrer
Berne Witness
Fire safety drive renewed for Illinois schools
Springfield report says state fire marshal Walter H. Bennett has renewed his campaign to remove hazards from schools. The effort follows the Collinswood Ohio tragedy and emphasizes enforcing the schoolhouse sanitation and safety law across Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Collinswood
Ohio
Walter H. Bennett
Receiver Appointed for Farmers Rural Credit Association
Judge Fred M. Kostetter of Vanderburg county superior court appointed O. W. McGinnis as receiver for the Farmers Rural Credit Loan and Savings Association at Evansville Indiana upon the petition of Marshall H. Ely and others. The association was organized about two years ago with a capital stock of $1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Credit Co
Evansville
Ind
Fred M. Kostetter
Vanderburg County
O. W. McGinnis
Farmers’ Rural Credit Loan and Savings Association
Marshall H. Ely
Pioneer Call Player Dies in Danville
Samuel H Greenawal!, a member of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1866 to 1870, died in Danville, Hawaii, on December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Samuel H Greenawal
The
Philadelphia Atletics
Germans Reply on Marina Sinking Clears Status Doubt
Count von Bernstorff delivered Germany’s reply to Secretary Lansing on the Marina sinking. Berlin asks for U S information to verify vessel status and promises full reparation if error proved. President Wilson expects transmission to Berlin and officials foresee no serious crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Jan-ning
Germany
America
Marina
Foreign Office
United States
London
British Transport Service
Lansing
State Department
White House
Wilson
Berlin
Germ Believed Cause Found for Infantile Paralysis
Mayo Clinic researchers Dr E C Rosenow with Dr Ek Towne and Dr G W Wheeler report isolating a germ possibly responsible for infantile paralysis. Experiments toward a vaccine or serum have begun in Rochester, with studies spanning more than fifty acute cases in New York and Rochester.
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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 Crash
Mechanician Drennan died almost instantly when R Ri Armstrong’s car veered into a fence during an Phoenix Arizona auto race. Armstrong was injured in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Mechanician
Drennan
R. Ri. Armstrong
Armstromt
Breaks Quarantine Woman Arrested in Kokomo
Edith Budd, driven by love for her four year old daughter who died of diphtheria, broke Kokomo quarantine to travel by train to New Albany for the funeral, and was arrested as she attempted to board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ind
Nec
New Albany
Edith Budd
Kokomo
Blackles Breaks Out Among Cattle Near Chadwick
CHADWICK ILL December 1 Blackles has broken out among cattle near Chadwick and a number of farmers have lost from six to a dozen animals each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackles
Chadwick
Ilm
Car Shortage Prompted Car Redistribution Plan
Washington reports that the conference committee on car efficiency of the American Railway association ordered railroads in the east south central and west divisions to transfer a portion of excess box cars to the south and west. New England lines must send 30 percent more cars. central lines 20 percent. southern and western 10 percent. Western roads may refuse freight that cannot be unloaded promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Conference Committee On
The
American Railway Association
New England
Central
Western
Eastern Points
Prohibition Proposal Planned for Ohio Election
The State Anti Saloon League announces a statewide prohibition measure will be placed on the November 1917 ballot. Details of the amendment to be released after the board of trustees meets in January. Previous attempts failed in 1914 and 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
State Anti-Saloon League
Board of Trustees
Bank Clearings Average For Week Ended November 30
Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending November 30 totaled 5 315 861 000 as reported to Bradstreet Journal New York. This compares with 6 706 404 000 the previous week and 4 917 781 000 in the year-ago week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Brad Streets Journal
Reorg Plans Move for Progressive Party Split Leaders
New York dispatch reports Roosevelt and Perkins plotting a party realignment with a January St. Louis conference to unify presidential contenders. Acting chair Hele to invite Colby Parker Hopkin Lindsey and others who opposed Roosevelt Perkins, naming Hughes as candidate while listing numerous regional organizers across states.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Gen W. Perkins
Progressive Party
Matthew Hele
St. Louis
Bainbridge Colby
John M. Parker
J. A. Hopkin
B. Lindsey
Roosevelt
Perkins Enders
Charles E. Hughes
J. Robert Taylor
F. M
Indiana
J. C. Hook
Tennessee
F. Cochems
Wisconsin
T. H. W. Maker
South Carolina
H. H. Grit Town
W. C. Hulbert
Minnesota
Freis J. Heney
California
W Nichols
Vermont
J. M. Hale
Choma
C. H. Herman
Michigan
W. McClure
Georgia
J. M. Mecmick
Texas
C. C. O’bear
Alabam
H. A. Moise
Louisiana
J. A. Treisemann
Connecticut
If.ef. Verne
Maine
H. L. Anderson
Florida
J M. Ingersoll
Idaho
Burton Jones
Kentucky
B. B. Fridge
Mississippi
C. P. Shelley
Montana
E. M. Harris
Rhode Island
H. T. Moore
Utah
N. Kimball
West Virginia
R. G. Carey
Maryland
Masterson Accused in Perjury Trial Over Graft Claims
In Indianapolis on December 2, David R. Masterson is accused of perjury in a case tied to the Munie graft scandal. Lloyd W. Young testifies that Masterson confessed “getting money from both sides” and discussed a loan and threats. The testimony includes bribery admissions tied to slot machines and involvement in the wet and dry fight era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
David R
Bat) Masterson
Lloyd W. Young
Muncie
Masterson
Young
Richmond
Muneie
Nacooche Drifts Near Oricons in Engine Trouble
The steamship Nacooche carrying passengers and freight from Savannah to Boston was drifting off Oricons with minor engine trouble. No report from the commander has been received at short points, but the incident is believed to be minor.
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Shatham, Mers
Savannah
Boston
Oricons
Constantine Defies Allies in Disarming Order
King of Greece Constantine rejects Allied demand to disarm units and dissolve armed forces. The move heightens tensions as British and French authorities seek to enforce demobilization and restore order amid postwar turmoil.
Michigan tops 1916 deer hunting fatalities in fifteen states
Chicago reports 89 fatalities across fifteen states for 1916 with Michigan leading at 25 deaths and Minnesota 12, Wisconsin 6, Illinois 13, New York 11, Indiana 5, Iowa 4, New Jersey 4. Injuries totaled forty. causes include misidentification 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 Dakota
Total
le i
Russians Begin Large Onslaught Across Transylvanian Front
London dispatch reports a major Russian attempt to save Romania by driving through the Carpathians toward the Hungarian plain. Berlin and Vienna claim local gains while Mackensen’s Danube army advances toward Bucharest, with bombardment expected as forces clash near Comana and the Arges.
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London
Russia
Balkan
Tartar
Transylvanian Alps
Dpmaros-Sziget
Hungr
Berlin
Berla
Carpathians
Roumania
Teutons
Campeicn
von Falkenhayn
von Mackensen
Bucharest
Mackensen
Danube
Niaslov
Comana
Milia
Arges
Three Track Inspectors Killed by Train Collision
In Gibson Indiana on December 2, three Michigan Central track inspectors named Roy Jobson, George Antonio, and Frank Bucha were killed when their electric speeder, used on the tracks for inspection, was struck by a westbound passenger train. They were traveling east along the rail line when the train appeared on a curve, causing the speeder to crash. Roy Johnson leaped free but was damaged by a fall into a ditch, breaking his spine.
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Gibson
Ind
Michigan Central Railroad
Roy Jobson
George Antonio
Frank Bucha
Roy Johnson
Oshkosh High School Claims State Title
Oshkosh Wis Dec 2 On the strength of an undefeated season and favorable scores the Oshkosh High school claims the state championship among high schools. A 13 to 6 Thanksgiving day victory over Evanston academy adds support to the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Oshkosh High School
Evanston Academy
Submarine Captures British Aeroplane off Thames
Berlin reports a German submarine at the mouth of the Thames captured a damaged British aeroplane. The two officers aboard were taken as prisoners and the aircraft was destroyed by the submarine.
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Berlin
Admiralty
Thames
Representative Kahn Calls for Dum-Dum Shipment Probe
Representative Kahn of California announced plans to introduce a resolution at the next Congress session demanding a formal investigation into alleged dum-dum bullet shipments into Mexico by American manufacturers. The issue centers on weapons exported for use in the Mexican conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kahn
California
Congress
Mexico
Senators Host Texas Arkansan at Texarkana Home
Senator Moris Sheppard of Texas gave a party at his Massachusetts avenue home to Senator elect William F. Kirby of Arkansas. Texans and Arkansans attended, all from the same town. Both senators live there in different states, with houses three blocks apart on the city street that divides Texas and Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moris Sheppard
Texas
Massachusetts Avenue
William F. Kirby
Arkansas
Arkansala
Saie
Texarkana
Call Off $50,000,000 Loan Despite Fed Resistance
Minneapolis report states a proposed British French government loan of 50 million dollars will be recalled, following a telephonic talk between FE. W. Pecker, local bank president, and HH. P. Davison of J P Morgan in New York, as directed by the Federal Reserve Board in Washington.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
FE. W. Pecker
HH. P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
New Ye
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Fournet
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Roumanian
Indiana Day
J. P. Morgan
American Press Association
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Bennett
von Bernstorff
U. S
Bat Masterson
Union
Roumanic
Petrograd
Mer
Falkenhayn
Avest
Michigan Central Cars
U. S. Senate
Sheppard
Kirby
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