Villa Ignored at Washington as Scott Talks Fall Flat
Washington dispatch says Villa’s overtures to the U S government are to be ignored. Officials call a Scott led conference with Villa ridiculous while eight of Villa’s followers have been hanged and about forty more face murder charges. El Paso reports Trevino says Carranza could crush Villa if Pershing withdraws U S troops.
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Hugh L. Scott
U. S
Villa
Washington
War Department
Department
United States Army
Pershing
Mexico
Columbus
General Scott
General Bell
Trevino
Bell
el Paso
Tex
Jacinto Trevino
United States
Rio Grande
Chihuahua
Carranza
General Trevino
Hundred Thousand Dollar Reward for Dark Man in Colorado
A dark man in Colorado may claim a $100,000 reward if he reveals his identity. Fourteen years ago he was short and stout with black hair and last heard from in 1912. The money awaits Lewis C. Dodge after the death of his brother Charles II. John E. Cancha of Greeley, nephew of Dodge’s partner, leads the search.
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Denver
Colorado
Lewis C. Dodge
Charles II
Dodge
Providence
R. II
John E. Can Cha
Greeley
Col
Rod abolished in school at Indiana boys' school
Indianapolis reports corporal punishment ending after fifty years at the Indiana boys' school. The leather strap used since the 1860s will be discarded. Disobedient students will be kept in a disciplinary cottage named Tippecanoe barracks with privileges removed for thirty or more days.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Vomue
Indiana Boys’ School
Tippecanoe Barracks
Mine re Re-eted White. Indianapolis, Dec. 18.
John Pp White has been re elected president of the United Mine Workers of America over John H Walker of Illinois according to incomplete returns.
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White
Indianapolis
John Pp. White
United Mine Workers of America
John H. Walker
Illinois
Delaware Senator Willard Saulsbury Elected Senate Head
Willard Saulsbury of Delaware has been chosen as the presiding officer of the Senate for the term. The selection marks Saulsbury as a leading figure in the upper chamber, guiding debates and procedures in the new session.
Teutonic Invaders Cross Two Rivers in Roumania
German headquarters released a report stating Teutonic armies under Field Marshal von Mackensen crossed the Buzeu and Lower Calmatuiul rivers in eastern Wallachia on a broad front. The forces captured nineteen locomotives and 400 railroad cars along with 1,150 prisoners. In Dobrudja, central powers pursue retreating Russian and Roumanian troops toward the northern forest district.
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Berlin
Roumania
Buzeur
Calmatuiul
Wallachia
Teuton
von Mackensen
Buzeu
Dobrudja
Prisoners Die After Drinking Wood Alcohol at Joliet
Nine inmates in Joliet penitentiary drank wood alcohol extracted from shellac while in the shoe shop. Three are dead, three more likely to die, and the remaining three are in serious condition. The liquor was thought locked but was accessed by the men.
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Chicago
Joliet
German Steamer Breaks British Blockade Near Bergen
Berlin reports the German steamer Prince Friedrich, anchored at Odde near Bergen since the war’s start, has reached Salavenges after breaking the British blockade. A line of British destroyers and torpedo boats was crossed by the vessel.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Christiania
Prince Friedrich
Odde
Bergen
Salavenges
Conqueror of Mace Buried at Century’s End
Chicago December 18 Old John Miller once heavyweight champion of England was buried by a handful of old admirers from the era of bare fist fighting. Miller won the title about fifty years ago by defeating Jem Mace in France.
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Chicago
John” Miller
Puellist
England
Miller
Jem” Mace
France
Murder Offerings Shake Mason City Home of Beclers in Illinois
A thousand Mason City residents hunt for the killer of John P. Becker Sr and his wife after the elderly couple were found shot in their northeast Mason City home. Windows were shot through and furniture overturned as investigators retrieved clues of a burned garment and a lamp incident. Becker had recently received 3900 dollars in cash from a renter and kept wealth on the premises.
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Peoria
Mason City
John P. Becker
Beckers
Illinois
William Baker
Becker
Beeker
Mrs. Becker
Democrats Invite Wilson to Indiana Meeting
Indianapolis December 16 invitations will be extended to President Wilson Vance McCormick and Governor Mayor of Missouri by the Indiana Democratic material association to attend its midwinter meeting in Indianapolis February 8.
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Wilson
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Vance
McCormick
Missouri
Indiana Democratic Misterial Association
Engineer Dies From Burns At Madison Glue Plant
Madison Indiana December 1 engineer John Thomas Pierce fifty died at his home from burns suffered a year ago at the Madison Glue and Fertilizer Works where he worked as engineer. He stepped into a pile of red hot coals and could not free himself for several minutes his limbs below the knees were badly burned.
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Madison
Ind
John Thomas Pierce
Madison Glue and Fertilizer Works
Pierce
Germans Bombard Russian Front East of Lembergin
Petrograd reports a violent bombardment of the Russian front east of Lembergin by German forces. The war office also notes increased aerial activity over the region.
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Petrograd
Lembergin
War Office
Air
Aloo Wea
Statenregi
Murder Victim in Ottumwa. Suspects Held
Police report a man shot by a gunman in Ottumwa section 18 leading to a fatality. Martin Munley died from the injuries while two local men are in custody awaiting further action.
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Ottumwa
Martin Munley
Nospiv
Big Business Urges Prompt Tariff Commission Start
Washington dispatch notes manufacturers and merchants press President Wilson to appoint the tariff commission promptly. Willard D. Straight chairs a New York Chamber of Commerce committee urging protection for American industries as the National Foreign Trade council touts a report to the president. The document warns wartime export expansion may shrink below prewar levels due to entente favoritism.
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Washington
Wilson
Tarif Commission
Chamber of Commerce
State of
New York
Williard D.D. Straight
National Foreign Trade Council
Straight
Auditor Eviston Contempt Ruling Ties Warrant for $12,000
In Huntington Indiana Judge Eichhorn ruled that Judge Cole had the authority to send County Auditor Ovid Eviston to jail for contempt for failing to issue a $12,000 warrant for Henry Beaver. Eviston agreed to draw the warrant after the ruling, while county commissioners filed suit to block the action.
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Huntington
Ind
W. H. Eichhorn
Biviston
Ovid Eviston
Charles A. Cole
Peru
Eviston
Henry Beaver
Prison for Lid Tilters Tames Sunday Closing Law
Chicago officials backed by Mayor Thompson push amendments to the minors criminal code to imprison violators of the Sunday closing law for one to five years. A second bill targets breweries owning and operating saloons to curb the practice amid enforcement concerns. The Wisconsin State Fair on Wheels begins a northern Illinois tour starting at Morrison after a six week Midwest run.
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Chicago
Thompson
Chicaco
Wisconsin
Illinois
Morrison
Ill
Minnesota
Iowa
Pfanschmidt Enlists After Plea On Auto Theft Charge
Ray Pfanschmidt, held for murder charges in Adams county Colorado, chose a four year U.S. Army enlistment over trial for stealing two autos last summer. Wichita businessmen J A Porter and R B Hastie offered to help dismiss the case if he enlisted, sending him to Fort Morgan Colorado.
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Wichita
Kan
Ray Pfanschmidt
Adams County
Emma Kaempen
Pfanschmidt
Quincy
United States Army
J. A. Porter
R. B. Hastie
Prion
Morgan
Colorado
Short Inaugural Plan for Lowden Message
Governor-elect Frank Lowden will deliver a concise inaugural message focusing on general principles and a program to consolidate overlapping state bureaus and commissions. He plans to delay other legislation until after this restructuring plan is presented.
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Chicago
Frank
Lowden
Captain Blaikie case fuels British reprisal fears
England discusses Captain Blaikie accused by a German of attempting to ram a submarine that sank his ship and threatened him with court martial. The British government may seek reprisals if a death sentence is imposed.
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England
Blaikie
Conscience Money Returned by Former Pupil
Elkhart Indiana December 18 Police Chief W H Rible received a letter with seventy six cents conscience money from a former pupil who borrowed a geography book and a crayon twenty years ago. The writer, living in the city, says her conscience troubled her since the incident.
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Elkhart
Ind
W. H. Rible
Wire Tappers Swindle Farmer Out Of 5000 In Chicago
Four confidence men are sought for swindling William Pralshun of New Minden Illinois out of 5000. The scheme centers on a wire tapping game tied to a horse race and occurred near the southside police district headquarters.
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Chicago
William ©. Pralshun
New Minden
Southside
Corn thief in Edgar county leaves two fingers
Sheriff McGallister and deputies search for a corn thief with eight fingers after farmer Jerry Cousin finds two fingers torn from a hand in a wolf trap set near Paris Illinois. Cousin reports nightly corn thefts for three weeks and believes the thief is the culprit.
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Paris
Ill
McGallister
Edgar County
Jerry Cousin
Cousin
Fire destroys Summit hotel in Creston loss $200,000
Creston Iowa December 16 fire destroyed the Summit hotel with an estimated loss of 200000. No one was injured.
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Creston
Boy Gun Victim Dies in Evansville Accident
Frank Gibson eleven died in Evansville Indiana after a younger brother accidentally shot him while handling a rifle. The incident occurred December 16 as the boys were playing with the firearm.
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Evansville
Ind
Frank Gibson
British Drive Again On West Front Signals New Offensives
Berlin reports a renewed British push on the western front with English detachments attempting to breach German lines near Hanne camps north of the Ancre. Besonvaux and nearby wood are cited as lost to the French-Nivelle offensive while Nivelle asserts victory is certain and morale remains strong in the north and east sectors.
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Haig
Berlin
Beconvaux
Wood
Wnivelle
German War Office
Gur
Hannecamps
Ancre
Thiepval
Arras
Besonvaux
Nivell
Verdun
Meuse
Nivelle
Paris
Germany
Carries Nation Hatchet Returns to Raid Memphis
Memphis Tenn Dec 18 Carrie Nation once again appears in memory as Captain John M Couch uses her hatchet in a raid on a blind tiger. The tool aided his entry through a door revealing a large stash of liquor. The hatchet has since been used to break flasks and damage contraband liquor as Memphis enforces dry laws.
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Memphis
Tenn
Carrie Nation
Kansas
John M. Couch
Couch
Carrie
Auto gunfire lights up city streets in wild west show
An Indianapolis incident on December 18 ends with a carload of men firing a revolver, shooting out two street lights and firing into the air near Forty sixth and Illinois streets. Motor Policemen Burk and another officer search toward Broadmeple but fail to locate the vehicle.
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Indianapolis
Forty-sixth
Ilihois
Ilinois
Burk
Broad Mee
Co-operation Spread Boosts Edwardsville Store Effort
Edwardsville reports further cooperation as the central council backs moves to reopen the cooperative store. The drive aims to reduce living costs by expanding cooperative efforts and improving supply access for residents.
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Edwardsville
U.S
Diggers Probe Feasibility of Mining Operations
An investigation will be conducted to determine whether mining at the Say Savanna shallow trench site is warranted after uncovering a four foot depth of material. Authorities assess potential extraction viability and related impacts.
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Savanna
Pha
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