Funeral salutes mark Francis Joseph death in Vienna
Reports from Vienna say Teuton guns at Bucharest will salute the dead Francis Joseph as Austrian rulers prepare a grand funeral at Schoenbrunn. Emperor William and six sons expected. public viewing to follow. Penfield to attend as U S ambassador.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Kaiser
Bucharest
Francis-Joseph
Zepfenstreich
Falkenhayn
Hapsburg Court
Austria- Hungary
Roumania
Emperor William
Schoenbrunn
Europe
Schoenbrunn Castle
Hofbure
William
United States
Penfield
Convict Harry Patterson Returns to Joliet Prison
Harry Patterson, an inmate who escaped from the prison honor farm on August 8, 1915, walked through the main gate at Joliet Prison saying conscience compelled him to return. He is a ten year larceny convict from Peoria with eighteen months remaining. In Marion Illinois coal supply strain hits Williamson County with 29 mines producing over 7 million tons annually and coal prices rising from 1.75 to 5 per ton due to car shortages.
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Illinois
Joliet
Ill
Harry Patterson
Honor Farm
Patterson
Zimmer
Paterson
Peoria
Marion
Williamson County
Myron T. Herrick Urges One Billion War Relief Loan
Former ambassador Myron T. Herrick advocates a one billion dollar war relief loan aiming to support Allied nations. He argues the aid will stabilize postwar economies and secure strategic interests. Herrick calls for rapid congressional action and broad public support.
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American Press Association
United States
France
Europe
Britannic Sunk by Mine in Aegean Sea
New York dispatch reports the Britannic was sunk by a mine in the Aegean Sea. The British admiralty notes loss of lives not exceeding fifty with the captain officers and engineers reported safe. twenty four died.
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New York
White Star Line
British Admiralty
London
Admiralty
War to Victory Declared by Emperor Charles in Austria
Emperor Charles of Austria proclaims the war will continue until a peace that preserves the monarchy. A Vienna dispatch via Reuters notes the proclamation appears in a Wiener Zeitung special edition, alongside an autograph letter to Premier Koerber. The letter states the new monarch has assumed the government and confirms the premier in his role.
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London
Charles of Austria
Vienna
Reuter’s
Amsterdam
Wiener Zeitung
Koerber
Indianapolis Livestock Markets Seek IC C Relief
The Indianapolis chamber of commerce Abbottsbury company and Livestock Exchange complain to the Interstate Commerce Commission that higher rates from Illinois and the West to Indianapolis compared with unchanged rates to Chicago Peoria and East St Louis disrupt competition and harm Indianapolis as a livestock market.
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Washington
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis Abbattary Company
Indianapolis Live Stock Exchange
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois
Indianapolis
Chicago
Peoria
East St. Louis
Veterans back Oran Perry for Indiana adjutant general
Veterans of the Civil War in Wayne county and Judge Henry C. Fox of the Wayne circuit court endorse Oran Perry of Indianapolis for adjutant general of Indiana. The appointive post rests with Governor elect Goodrich. Perry previously served four years as quartermaster general under Governor Durbin.
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Tndorse Perry
Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Henry C. Fox
Wayne Circuit Court
Oran Perry
Indianapolis
Chihuahua City Attacked by Villa
News from San Antonio reports Francisco Villa once again attacked Chihuahua City Mexico. Advices say Villa coming from Parral connected his forces near the railroad junction south of Chihuahua City with troops around Santa Rosalia. The attack did not surprise the army or General Trevino, who had anticipated a possible assault. Villa followers had warned that foreigners and whites would be killed.
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San Antonio
Tex
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Frederick Funston
Villa
Parral
Santa Rosalia
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua
Boosts Levy on Belgium by German Occupation
A Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam via Echo Belge reports Belgium’s monthly levy rising from 40 million to 50 million francs. The new order, issued by the Württemberg governor general and General von Falkenhausen, funds the German army’s maintenance and occupation administration.
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London
Belgium
Reuter
Amsterdam
Echo Belge
Wurttemberg
Friedrich von Falkenhausen
Heilner Free In Mann Case
Julius Heilner a New York corset manufacturer will not be prosecuted for Mann act violations. He was indicted for transporting Miss Florene Giddens a Chicago girl to other cities for immoral purposes. Miss Giddens has since married and refuses to prosecute, stating the charges are untrue.
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Chicago
Julius Heilner
New York
Heilner
Florene Giddens
Miss Giddens
Noted Guy Axworthy Sire Sold at Auction
Guy Axworthy, sire of Jee Axworthy the world champion trotting stallion, was sold in New York on November 24 for $20,000. The transfer moved from the estate of the late Jacob Ruppert to that of the late L. V. Harkness.
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Guy Axworthy
New York
Jee Axworthy
Jacob Ruppert
L. V. Harkness
Governor Dunne Praises Prosperity in Thanksgiving Proclamation
Springfield Illinois November 24 Governor Dunne thanks the nation in a Thanksgiving proclamation for industrial prosperity and national peace with God and honor.
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Springfield
lDunne
Railroads pick Santa Fe case to test eight hour law
Washington moves toward an early Supreme Court ruling on the eight hour act as railroads and the attorney general agree to speed a representative case. Santa Fe and Union Pacific cases are staged as the test with a stipulation to halt other suits until the high court decides.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Attorney General's Office
Gregory
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Tudze Hook
Attorney General’s Office
Pollock
Sunday Would Close Where Career Began
Evangelist Bitty Sunday seeks to end his career in Chicago by renting the old West Side ball park for a year to stage a mammoth tabernacle. A committee met Cubs president Charles Weeghman to discuss the deal. Sentimental ties to the park influence Sunday's choice, recalling his days as right fielder for Captain Anson. Weeghman indicated a likely closure soon.
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Navy
Bitty Sunday
Fame
Old West Side
Ball Park
Jana
Charles Weeghman
Cubs
Weeghman
Billy Sunday
Cub Park
Anson
Weechman
Old West Side Park
Peoria Women Organize Thanksgiving Poultry Boycott
Peoria Illinois women pledge to skip poultry purchases for Thanksgiving unless local dealers cut prices. A boycott meeting spurred near unanimity among clubwomen, with about 5000 women reportedly joining to reduce costs on turkey duck goose and chicken purchases.
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Peoria, Ill
Peoria
Mystery Melodies Sunrise Stunt by Ernest Steiff
Ernest H. Steiff of La Crosse, a 22 year old from a prominent local family, appeared at dawn in a cloak and crown of leaves on a bluff to greet the Sun with flute music. He denies Sun worship, saying nature inspires his art as a composer and virtuoso flutist.
Man dies after beating wife and shooting in Terre Haute
Fred Nieco a 39 year old coal miner living at Burnett beat his wife with a stove poker wounded her then killed himself. The woman is in critical condition. Five children witnessed the tragedy and alerted neighbors after the shooting. The coroner's inquiry heard the husband quarreled over plans to visit a sister.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Navy
Fred Nieco
Burnett
Allies oppose China loan in Pekin dispute
British French Russian and Japanese bankers urge finance minister to clarify a Chicago loan linked to the 1912 reorganization agreement. They call the 65 million dollar Chinese government loan political, not industrial, asking for explanation after parliamentary approval.
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Pekin
Quintuple
Chicago
Joan Agreems
Continental and Commercial Bank of Chicago
Coon Proves To Be Bobcat In Indiana Hunt
Petersburg Indiana November 24 link Miley Sim Richardson and Will Miley treed what they believed was a coon three miles north of town in the White river bottoms. After the shot the animal proved to be a bobcat measuring three feet and weighing eighteen pounds. It fought a running chase of more than a mile and beat three coon dogs.
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Petersburg
Ind
Link Miley
Sim Richardson
Will Miley
White River
Here
Teutons threaten Roumania as Falkenhayn eyes Danube advance
Berlin reports two looming blows against Roumania. Craiova falls, severing the railway barrier to Wallachia. Mackensen’s forces aim to cross the Danube to attack Bucharest from the south while Falkenhayn presses from the north and west. The Romanian army at Orsova faces a trap as forces move to seal the fate of Roumania.
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Falkenhayn
Danube
Berlin
Mackensen
Bucharest
Roumania
Teutons
Dubrudja
Wallachia
Rothenburra
Teuton
van Mackensen
Pases
Orsova
Craiova
Grange urges nationwide prohibition with DC included
The National Grange adopted a resolution urging Congress to enact national prohibition and to include the District of Columbia in the law. Speakers warned attempts may seek to exempt the district. A second resolution called for restricting federal license in prohibition states.
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Washington
Congress
Grange
District of Columbia
Hospital eggs price forecast in Twin Cities
In St Paul Minnesota on November 23 a commission expert and Produce Exchange price list publisher Harry Baltoff predicts hospital eggs, CRS Strictly fresh and only seven or eight days old, will retail for one dollar a dozen this week in the Twin Cities.
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St. Paul
Minn
Twin Cities
Harry Baltoff
The
Produce Exchange
Indictment of Hibbing Residents Reported by County Officials
Twenty leading Hibbing residents are said by county authorities to be among those indicted by the grand jury in Duluth Minnesota. Names will not be released until warrants are served.
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Duluth
Minn
Navy
Hibbing
Turks Massacre 6000 Armenians at Sivas
A Special agency dispatch from Baku via Petrograd says Turkish forces killed 6000 Armenians at Sivas in Asiatic Turkey. The report arrives as wartime violence in the region escalates.
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London
Baku
Russia
Petrograd
Sivas
Turkey
Chicago Live Stock and Commodities Market Roundup
Hog receipts reach 40000 with quotes 9.00 to 9.30 for meat shipping hogs and 9.55 to 9.80 for heavy packing pigs. Cattle receipts 10000 with good to choice steers 10.00 to 11.00 and butcher cows 6.50 to 7.00. price welers 12.00 to 12.75. Wheat No 2 hard winter 1.86 to 1.89. Corn No 3 white. No 2 yellow 9 1/4 to 9 1/2. Oats No 3 white 0.734 to 0.38. Eggs firsts 0.39 to 0.394, ordinary firsts 0.38 to 0.38, extras 0.37. Miscellaneous including cases 0.83 to 0.83.
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Chicago
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