Allies to Punish Greece Threat From London and Athens
In London, Greek minister and consuls resign over policy with King Constantine. Lord Cecil warns allies will pursue a radical solution, amid a gravity-filled crisis after a Greek attack on the French backed entente detachment in Athens with casualties. French and British marines defended the Zappeion amid a daylong engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchester
Constantine
House of Commons
Robert Cecil
Athens
Greece
Lord Cecil
Reuter
Star
du Fournet
Zappeion
Three Shot By Maniac In Lake County Court Fight
A jurist and two others were shot in Hammond Indiana when Michael Innik a Polish laborer entered the Lake County Superior Court armed with four revolvers and a sword. Judge Charles Greenwald Lou de Bow and George Robbins were wounded and rushed to hospital with the prospects of death for one victim. Police chief Peter Austten noted Innik had a prior $1500 personal injury award against Standard Oil and had sought further trials. The attacker was arrested at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Superior Court of
Lake County
Michael Innik
Whiting
Charles Greenwald
Lou de Bow
George Robbins
Innik
Peter Austten
Standard
O11
Three U S Ministers Quit Amid Resignations
Washington reports Thaddeus A Thomson minister to Colombia and William H H Wornbrook minister to Siam have sent resignations. John W Garrett of Baltimore, ex minister to Argentina, may be named by President Wilson as minister to the Netherlands. Dr Henry Van Dyke, the American minister to the Netherlands, has resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thaddeus A. Thomson
Colombia
William HH. Wornbrook
Siam
John W. Garrett
Baltimore
Wilson
Netherlands
Henry van Dyke
the Hague
Holland
Vin Vondon
Charlotte Wilder Dies at Home in Manhattan
Charlotte Frances Wilder, noted author of religious books, died at her Manhattan home on December 6. She had contributed stories and miscellaneous writings to church papers magazines and other publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Wilder
Manhattan
Kan
Charlotte Frances Wilder
Two Murderers Die in Chase at Rock View
In Mellefontaine Pennsylvania on December 6 two murderers were electrocuted at Rock View Prison. Dominick Digisco killed an ice cream vendor and Stanislaus Woceskoske murdered a fellow countryman.
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Chase
Mellefontaine
Rockview
Dominick Digisco
Stanislaus Woceskoske
Wingate Named High Commissioner of Egypt Sirdar Since 1899
Sir Reginald Wingate’s appointment as high commissioner of Egypt follows his long service as sirdar of the Egyptian army and governor general of the Sudan since 1899. He served in the Nile expedition and Lord Kitchener’s Egyptian campaign and received the K C M G after Omdurman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Wingate
Egypt
A. H. McMahon
Soudan
Nile
Lord Kitchener
Omdurman
Morgan & Co Withdraws Fifty Million Treasury Bill Sale
New York Dec 4 J P Morgan & Co reports it has withdrawn its proposed sale of 50 million dollars of British and French treasury bills under instruction from abroad. The British and French governments asked removal to honor the federal reserve board and avoid disrupting American banking. No replacement plans were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reserve Board
Morgan & Co
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of the Treasury
Comptroller of Currency
Morgan House
U S Martial Law Declared in Santo Domingo
Secretary of the Navy announced the United States proclaimed martial law in Santo Domingo on November 29 as military government took over amid deplorable conditions. Capt Knapp reported the order to carry arms in effect and salaries for government officials to resume immediately while residents reportedly welcomed the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Republic of
Santo Domingo
Navy
Daniels
Navy Department
H. S. Knapp
Illinois Heiress Arrested Over Statutory Charge
Milwaukee December fifth Heiress Margaret Gaynor of Springfield Illinois and John Wright of Springfield arrested on a statutory charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Milwaukee
Margaret Gaynor
Springfield
John Wright
Auto Bandits Strike at Stockyards Red Ink Payoff
Auto bandits looted 1,600 dollars from a stockyards saloon after flaunting automatics to workers. The crime occurred in Chicago on December 5 as two men fled with the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carranza forces reoccupy Chihuahua City as Villa bandits flee
Military headquarters report Carranza troops have retaken Chihuahua City driving Villa followers off. General Ozuna enters from the north as telegraph service is restored. Foreigners fate uncertain though believed safe except possibly some Chinese. Villa heads west with loot. Carranza approves protocol ratification signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Mexico
Carranza
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Carlos Ozuna
Francisco Gonzales
Ozuna
Gonzales
Jiminez
Villa
Washington
Two Cranks Seize Chance to Reach Wilson at Liberty Banquet
Two men were arrested on Saturday for attempting to see President Wilson. One claimed a murder motive while the other said he bore a letter for the president. The Austrian-born man said he had lived in America 18 years and was stopped at the Waldorf Astoria as Wilson attended a Statue of Liberty illumination banquet. A separate arrest occurred at Reading Terminal in Philadelphia after a man leaped at a passerby shouting, You're the president I shall kill you. Wilson spoke at the banquet, urging that peace come to the world with liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
Waldorf-Astoria
America
Reading Terminal
Philadelphia
Jonathan Kraus
New York Harbor
Iberty
Besieged Man Ends Battle With Self-Destruction
Charles Westcott a Black man barricaded in a third story room after murdering a woman he pursued and injuring two policemen. A force of about 50 officers fired hundreds of shots at him for two hours before he killed himself. Thousands filled the surrounding street as the battle raged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Charles Westcott
Michigan Guardsmen stage border duty protest at El Paso
In El Paso Texas on December 5 soldiers of the Thirty second Michigan National Guard demonstrated in camp against ongoing border duty. Col I G Covell urged an end to the action as the troops returned to their quarters after the interruption laden protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Thirty-second
Michigan National Guard
Ice Cream Laws Upheld by Supreme Court
Washington December 6 The pure ice cream laws of Iowa and Pennsylvania were upheld as valid exercises of state police power by the United States Supreme Court in a decision announced Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Pennsylvania
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court Rules Fed Judges Lack Power to Postpone Sentences
The Supreme Court holds federal judges do not possess inherent authority to indefinitely delay the execution of criminal sentences, a power exercised for a century in their courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Cabinet Strength In Terauchi's Japan Noted In Okada Report
In Tokyo reports Ryohei Okada the minister of education outlines the strength of Prime Minister Terauchi's cabinet. The article highlights key figures and the unity of the administration amid domestic policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terauchi
Ryohei Okada
Education
Russians Repulse Foe Near Roumanian Capital
Russian troops arrive on the front south of Bucharest and engage in a major battle to save the Roumanian capital. German and Bulgarian forces south of Bucharest retreat. Russians and Roumanians take prisoners and 26 guns. Transylvania front also reports gains. Bucharest reports victory over Ottoman forces on the right wing of the western front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Bucharest
War Office
Transylvania
German U boat commander cites misidentification of Marina
Washington reports the German submarine captain who sank the horse ship Marina with six American deaths says he believed the vessel was a British transport. Berlin asks Washington for the ship status and is prepared to offer amends if the Marina was not a British transport and entitled to peaceful merchant ship immunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertin
Marina
Washington
Germany
United States
Berlin
Jellicoe Sea Lord Appointment Shakeup
Sir John R. Jellicoe named first sea lord of the admiralty. Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty takes command of the grand fleet, after leading the battle cruiser squadron at Jutland. Admiral Sir Henry Jackson to preside at Greenwich Royal Naval College.
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David Beatty
London
John R. Jellicoe
Admiralty
Jutland
Henry Bradwardine Jackson
Royal Naval College
Greenwich
Admiral Jackson
the Admiralty
Lord Fischer
Man-Power Bill Adopted by Reichstag in Berlin Dispatches
Amsterdam reports the reichstag approved the man power bill by 1235 to 19 after its third reading. The law mobilizes civilian forces across all sectors for service under government bureaus aiding the armies in the field.
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Amsterdam
Reichstag
Berlin
Moren Reports German Submarine Fire Off Norwegian Coast
The Moren, an American oil-tank steamer, arrived in New York reporting two solid shots fired at her by a German submarine off the Norwegian coast. neither shot did any damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moren
Federal hunt on Jack Johnson continues in Chicago
Federal officials pursue Jack Johnson former heavyweight champion who fled abroad after being convicted on white slavery charges. United States District Attorney Clyne confirms the manhunt as of December in Chicago.
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Jack Johnson
Chicago
Pugilist
United States
Clyne
Indiana News Condensed Happenings From The Hoosier State
Brief statewide roundup notes developments across Indiana with short items on politics economy weather and local events. Key entities include state agencies cities and notable figures mentioned in concise blurbs across the segment.
Governor appoints N Cragun to Indiana tax board
Governor Ralston announces the appointment of N Cragun of Lebanon as a member of the state board of tax commissioners to succeed William H Hart for a four year term. Cragun, 59, is a Republican and former editor of the Lebanon Patriot, now a bank and loan company director, with prior service on the Lebanon school board and as county superintendent of schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston
8. N. Cragun
W. A. Hart
Indianapolis
Strange
N. Cragun
Lebanon
State Board of Tax Commissioners
William H. Hart
Cragun
Lebanon Patriot
First National Bank
Citizens’ Loan and Trust Company
Lebanon School Board
E County
Lebanon Bah
James A. Houck
T. D. Scales
Evansville Mayor Pro Poses Municipal Market Plan
Evansville plans a municipal wholesale market to buy food in carload lots and sell at cost plus a small profit. Mayor Benjamin Bosse aims to lower living costs by supplying potatoes and cabbage directly to residents and may extend to coal sales if prices rise. A permanent market would have a manager and police/fire department support. Also reported is the death of W H Gostlin, former state senator and Hammond pioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Benjamin Bosse
Bosse
New Indiana Incorporations Reported in Indianapolis
Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state reveal R. H. Humphrey & Co at New Albany with $60,000 capital for wood and lumber products and directors R. H. Humphrey W. B. Cook M. E. Humphrey. Swift & Company of Chicago increases capital from $75,000,000 to $100,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Indiana
Indianapolis
R. H. Humphrey & Co
New Albany
R. H. Humphrey
W. B. Cook
M. E. Humphrey
Swift & Company
Chicago
Evansville Packing Shipments to Liverpool Highlight Big Order
Evansville Packing Company ships a large consignment to Liverpool England including 3 000 frozen hogs and 600 frozen cattle likely for the British army. In Indianapolis the state bowling tournament is set for April 14 in Fort Wayne led by Ed Harkenrider.
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Evansville
Evansville Packing Company
Liverpool
England
Shelbyville
John Bright
Squire Pleak
Garrett
J. A. Clevenger
Loral Breweries
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Ed Harkenrider
Summit City
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Telle
Maniac
Judge
Hammond, Ind
U. S
T. A. Thompson
W. H. Hornibrook
Sir Reginald Wingate
Domingo
Willistas Orwen
Gen
Pancho
Michigan
Ryohe
Okada
Roumanian
Jellicoe Sea Lord
Indiana News
Hoosier
Names Tax Commissioner
Wabash
Wabash County
W. A. Place
Urbana
Li Rbertson
H. E. Stone
Purdy University
Corey
Inatalla Banking
Elkhart
Hartford City
Eichhorn
Albert Thomas
Geraldine Stout
Thomas
John C. Diggs
Sanitary Engineering Department
State Board of Health
Plaffton
R. Diggs
Garrett Savings Loan & Trust Company
Newport
Martin C. Jones
Vermilion County
Perrysville
Cayuga
Martin L. Wright
Bedford
Oolitic
George Dedford
Indiana
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Llano Grande
Texas
Sullivan
Chamber of Commerce
Pan-American Motors Company
Farmers Institute
Greenfield
Farmers’ Institute
Brown Township
Shirley
Oliver Kline
Huntington
John Walker
Graham
Bloomington
William M. Graham
Turner
John P. Tourner
Monroe
Tohnann
Brown
Nseves
W. H. Gostlin
Gostlin
Hoosier Notes
Brooklyn
Newcastle
Federation of Clubs
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Casket Company
Rochester
Eagles Lodge
Peru
Converse
Miami County
Carnegie Library Commission
Anderson
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