Britannic hospital ship sinks in Aegean
The Britannic, the largest White Star liner, was sunk by a mine or torpedo in the Aegean Sea. 1,106 survivors were rescued, including nurses and orderlies. fifty lives were lost. The ship had been fitted as a hospital ship with 2,500 beds for patients and crew.
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Aegean
Liverpool
White Star Line
White Star
Britannic
Belfast
Olympic
Dardanelles
Alice
Rouen
Lloyds Shipping Agency
Daily Mail
Athens
Sparti
New York
Ocean Steamship Company
Burnquist Elected Governor of Minnesota
J A A Burnquist wins Minnesota gubernatorial race as Republican candidate securing the office amid 1920s political surge. The victory places Burnquist as state leader with broad GOP support and outlines administration expectations.
Baseball teams face city income tax plan in Chicago
Chicago reports Alderman Black proposes a tax on the Cubs and the White Sox to fund city revenues. He suggests the clubs pay for the “undoubted privileges they enjoy” citing the many passes around city hall as justification. The idea would divide profits from their games between clubs and the city.
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Chicago
Cubs
White Sox
Black
Wilson delays choices on key wartime boards
Washington on November 23 President Wilson will likely not make recess appointments to the tariff committee the shipping board and the board to administer the working man's compensation law due to tight time before Congress reconvenes officials say no final selections have been made for any of these bodies
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Tariff Committee
Shipping Board
Bank Robbery Foiled by Shootout and Escape in Bloomington
Five bandits blew open the Ford County bank safe in Bloomington Illinois. They tied up operators, cut wires, and fired on nearby onlookers as they escaped in an automobile after a running fight with citizens. The haul totaled $3600 in currency.
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Bloomington
Ill
Roberts
Ford County Bank
Grain car distribution plan faces Illinois arbitration
N D Ballentine of Rock Island concedes grain car distribution in Illinois is unsatisfactory but cites improvement over recent board order. Hearing before the state public utilities commission focused on the pro rata car distribution order, with railroads opposing it. The commission appears inclined to uphold the original order.
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Springfield
Ill
Estate Public Utilities Commission
N. D. Ballentine
Rock Island
Ilinois
Graves Asks Citizenship In New York Case
Armgaard Karl Javes known as an international spy, held on $2000 bail for attempted blackmail of Countess von Lernstorff, applied for American citizenship. His lawyer said the move aims to secure government protection and thwart possible German government removal of his person.
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New York
Armgaard Karl Javes
Countess von Lernstorff
Graves
Indict I W W for Murder Sparks Jail Guard
Savanna Illinois November 23 1924 Frank Cummings an Industrial Worker of the World was indicted for murder and a special guard was posted around the Carroll county jail amid rumors of an attempted rescue by I W W supporters.
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Savanna
Ill
Frank Cummings
Carroll County
Well Known Pastor Is Dead in Lafayette
Rev. William A. Hennegar aged 71 died in Lafayette after forty years as a Christian Church minister. He led or served several Indiana congregations and was well known in the regional church community.
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Lafayette
Ind
Willam A. Hennegar
Christian Church
Indiana
Woman Struck and Killed Crossing Tracks Near Appleton
Miss Alma Parsons twenty one of Clintonville Wis was instantly killed when she attempted to cross the tracks and was struck by a passenger train at Appleton Wis on November 22 authorities reported.
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Appleton
Wis
Alma Parsons
Clintonville
Teutons Crash on in Balkans Amid Romanian Defeat Fears
Berlin reports progress near Orsova with the Iron Gate threatened as General Falkenhayn deploys nutcracker tactics. Romanian forces under King Ferdinand face envelopment on four rail corridors, with Craiova and Bucharest at risk as Teutons tighten grip from Orsova to the Alpine front.
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Orsova
German War Office
Roumania
Serbia
Hungary
Ferdinand
von Falkenhayn
Transylvania
Craiova
Teuton
Graiova
Falkenhayn
Hindenburg
Russia
Mackensen
Bucharest
Balkan
Hughes Concedes Wilson’s Election in New Jersey
Lakewood, N J November 23 Charles E Hughes on vacation telegrams his congratulations to President Wilson on his reelection. He notes the closeness of the vote and says he awaited the official California count before sending best wishes for a successful administration.
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Lakewood
N. J
Chas. BE. Hughes
Wilson
White House
Washington, D.C
California
Charles BE. Hughes
Hobson Addresses WCTU On Liquor Fight At National Meet
Richmond Pearson Hobson spoke to the national convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Indianapolis on the closing day, declaring the liquor conflict is in its last stage and urging a national constitutional provision against alcohol. Delegates hailed his remarks with fervor and gave him the white ribbon salute.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Delerates
Hobson
Steamer Themis Grounds On West Breakwater
The Norwegian steamship Themis grounded on the west break water while leaving Cristobal. A diver is investigating the damage.
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Colon
Panamia
Themis
Cristobal
Car Men Go on Strike in Indianapolis
The strike by local members of the Amahgama ted Street and Electric Railway shows little effect on city streetcar traffic as of November 22 in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Amahgamated Street and Electric Railway
New Austrian Ruler Enters Upon Duties
London reports Archduke Charles Francis Joseph assumed the throne of Austria Hungary after the death of Francis Joseph. At twenty nine, he recently led troops in the Carpathians against Roumanians and was seen as a military commander with little education in statecraft. The assassination of Francis Ferdinand in Sarajevo set the stage for his accession.
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London
Europe
Charles Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Emperor Francis Joseph
Madrid
Serbia
Carpathians
Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Austria
Evansville Coal Prices Hit Double Digit Cents
In Evansville Indiana November 23 coal cannot be bought for less than twelve cents a bushel with some dealers charging fourteen cents. Factories pay higher prices than consumers and some closings loom as supply from outside dwindles. Local mines within the city and Warrick county supply the market, but prices have surged due to outside supply disruption.
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Evansville
Ind
Warrick County
Jail Keeps La Crosse Man After North Judson Fight
Chas Zahn of La Crosse is jailed in North Judson Ind for allegedly attacking Her schel Cole during a quarrel over a basketball game. Cole is in critical condition with lockjaw from a fractured jaw caused by Zahn’s blow.
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North Judson
Ind
Chas, Zahn
la Crosse
Herschel Cole
Cole
Zahn
Adamson's 8 Hour Bail Act Ruled Unconstitutional
W. C. Adamson, author of the eight hour bail act, faces a court ruling declaring the statute unconstitutional. The decision scrutinizes due process and legislative overreach, affecting bail practices in pending cases and potential reforms.
A F L Reverses Self On Military Training Debate
Baltimore, November 23. President Wilson praised and condemned as the American Federation of Labor discusses militarizing public schools. Secretary Baker remains in the convention as the federation votes against military training and forms a committee to state future policy on militarism. Max Hayes criticizes Wilson’s preparedness plans amid westward support concerns.
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Baltimore
Wilson
Baker
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Federation
Gompers
Max Hayes
West
Washington
Adamson Act Test Case Battled by Courts and Railroads
Judge Hook in Missouri declares the Adamson Act unconstitutional while ordering railroads to aid in speeding a Supreme Court test case. Officials weigh which case best covers all issues as Attorney General Gregory seeks a decisive federal ruling.
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Kansas City
William C. Hook
United States District Court
Addamson
Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
John €. Pollock
Kan
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Kansas City Southern Railroads
Kansas City Terminal Company
Judge Hook
Supreme Court
Washington
Gregory
Carranza suspends mine decree amid Mexican commission talks
Washington learned General Carranza notified the state department he has suspended until February 14 the decree forcing mines in Mexico to operate under nearly impossible conditions. He warned owners of seizure for noncompliance, a move officials see as waning authority in the Mexican commission proceedings.
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Washington
Carranza
State Department
Mexico
Prisoner Escapes Moving Train in Indiana
Kenneth Maynard thirty of Columbus charged with assault and battery with intent to kill escaped by leaping from a moving traction car en route to Columbus. He allegedly struck Charles Vandhorn forty of Edinburg, knocking him from a scaffold in Edinburg. Vandhorn's skull was fractured and he is expected to die.
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Columbus
Ind
Kenneth Maynard
Charles Vandhorn
Edinburg
Vanhorn
Pope Benedict Celebrates 62nd Birthday in Rome
Rome reports Pope Benedict XVI received messages of congratulations from many nations on his sixty second birthday marking a rare milestone for the pontiff.
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Pope Benedict
Rome
Maxim Gun Inventor Sir Hiram Maxim Ill in London
Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor of the automatic firearm, is critically ill in London. He is seventy six years old.
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Maxim
London
Hiram Maxim
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