British Warship Losses Amid Harbor Blast
Reports from Sheerness and London detail the loss of a British battleship after a magazine explosion in the harbor. Only fourteen crewmen survived, with rescue by nearby ships. The Bulwark, a 15,000 ton vessel, cost about £1,000,000 and left shattered windows and widespread damage across the harbor. Commission inquiries will determine if enemy action caused the blast.
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Sheerness
Sheermee
Heer
Boeken
Plano
Es Bern
Sieger
Almont
Fao
Serview
Unclear Soviet Polish Front Report Fragments
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Polish and German forces near Lodz with mentions of losses and strategic moves. The text cites notary authorities in Petro med, notes morale claims of victory, and hints at German advances and German positions around Lodz without clear outcomes.
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Pemperms
Duecens
Poland
Tim
Gerweun
Lodz
Loma
Petromed
Paris Churches Show Crowds At Divine Services
Crowds fill Paris cathedrals with devout worshippers most of them women while many men arrive on crutches or are wounded to attend services. An improvised chapel at the Pasteur Lyceum hospital hosts Catholic and Protestant altars with special provision for Nonconformists.
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Paris
Pasteur Lyceum
French Regain Dixmude and France Battles Continue
Allied forces recapture Dixmude with French marines suffering 300 dead as Germans retreat seven miles. Other major clashes see heavy French and German losses, amid Allied defense along the Arras front. Britain readies coast defenses, evacuations planned as invasions feared. Reports tally allied and German losses across multiple theaters with casualty totals in the hundreds of thousands.
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London
Dixmude
Moe
France
Dixmonde
Arras
Russian Peasant Crowned as Core of Life and Faith
A historic account praises the Russian peasant as the central figure in life and religion. It notes the peasant tills and owns much of the land, and holds daily faith as a natural duty echoed by his Christian context.
Germans in Action Move Officers to German Forces
War department allowed six regular army officers to join German forces in the field, with seven Americans serving under the Kaiser. Officers named include Col. Joseph Kuhn, Maj. Dwight Aultman, Maj. Samuel G. Bhartle, Capt. Samuel Roockenback, Capt. Wilson Burt, Capt. James Dillard, and others. The officers have sailed for Germany.
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War Department
Permissinn
George T. Lang. Bates
Unis
Tli
Kaiser
Liew
Joseph & Kuhn
Corps of Engineers
Dwieht &, Aultman
Field Artillery
Samuel G. Bhartle
Coast Artillery
Samuel D. Rockenback
Cavalry
Wilson B. Burt
Infantry
James B. Dillard
Germany
10 BAR WARSHIPS
Southern nations press United States to shield them by deploying ten battleships as a show of naval power amid rising tensions in regional conflicts, signaling a shift in alliance expectations and security commitments across the Atlantic.
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United States
Plan for Trade Safeguard to Restore Pan-American Trade
Washington report notes South American nations including Argentina Chile Peru and Uruguay urge US aid to negotiate with European belligerents to exclude warships from American waters and restore trade among North and South America. Brazil contemplates a similar move as diplomats seek US cooperation and neutral stability amid wireless and coaling tensions. Peru assigns cruiser Coronel Bolgenesi to patrol its coast and protect British steamers, ensuring resumed voyages and neutral preservation.
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Washington
United States
South America
Europe
Americas
Argentina
Chile
Peru
Uruguay
North
Ecuador
Colombia
Atlantic
Wilson
Lima
Coronel
Bolognesi
Schwab’s Big Commission Brings $200 Million War Orders
Chicago November 26 Charles M Schwab returned from Europe with 200 million in orders from Britain and France for war equipment. Bethlehem Steel Works cannot fulfill all, major work to be let to others including United States Steel. The total orders by American manufacturers for allies exceeds 400 million, excluding grain and provisions.
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Chicago
Charles M. Schwab
Europe
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Works Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Twenty Six Die in Storm on Lake Superior
A severe Lake Superior storm sinks the steamer Curtis and two barges the Annie M Peterson and the 8 Marvin total crew 26 men presumed lost. Four more bodies including Captain J P Jennings are recovered by life savers as the downs bound Flagg reports heavy seas and lumber movement between Crisp Point and Whitefish Point.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Curtis
Annie M. Peterson
Marvin
Lake Superior
Flagg
Crisp Point
Whitefish Point
J. P. Jennings
Widow of ex governor injured in runaway carriage
Mrs Richard J. Oglesby widow of former Illinois governor was thrown from her carriage near Elkhart by a runaway horse and believed fatally injured. Other items note a junk dealer found dead in Toledo, a White Star manager dead in Montreal, Studebaker securing British orders, a Steubenville elevator death, White House social season ending, and a Hoopeston man who killed himself.
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Springfield
Richard J. Oglesby
Oglesby
Elkhart
Toledo
George Harrison
Zimmerman
White Star
Montreal
James Thom
Dominion
Ines
War to Demand Greatest Crop the World Has Ever Produced
Washington reports that Charles M. Daugherty of the agriculture department forecasts the 1915 wheat harvest will see the largest area planted in history due to World War influences. He cites increased wheat acreage in Europe and in the United States and Canada, with Italy adding about 1,000,000 acres.
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Washington
Charles M. Daugherty
Department of Agriculture
Europe
North America
British India
Italy
Plans for the Future Fourteen Recommendations Include Provisions on Private Banks
Ohio state banking officials summarize 1914 progress and outline 14 recommendations to reform banking laws, improve supervision of weak banks, and modernize credit disclosure. They seek a commission to rewrite laws, eliminate obsolete free banking provisions, and require financial statements from large borrowers.
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Denny Donovan
Columbus
Ohio
Emory Lattamer
General Assembly
Chaffee Will Filed for Probate in Superior Court
Gen Adna R Chaffee former chief of staff of the U S Army leaves an estate valued at 1260 000 in Kansas and other properties including stock in an insurance company and land A widow is named as the beneficiary The probate filing is in Los Angeles California.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Adna R. Chaffee
United States Army
Sttperlor
Kansan
Philadelphia
Penn Cornell
Cornell
Penn
New York
Byron
Porte
Vandyck
Brasil
Boston
Baby
Shiloh
D. C
Dillard Wilson
Ezekiel
Truluck
Wen
Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Europa
Paj- Asti
Rockefellers tax fight stalls in federal courts
John D Rockefellers bid for relief from a 1 200 000 county tax assessment is blocked as the case seeks abatement of 31 000 000 in stocks and bonds. The ruling upholds the actions of Tax Commissioner Fackler and Agney placing the assets on the duplicate tax lists. Other items note the torpedo destroyer Mac Donough damaged by a dummy torpedo near New London and repaired, a Missouri marriage offcie dispute by Justice James C Connor, Seattle aiding jobless relief, J M Cudahy becoming packing company president, and Panama granting the president power to expel foreigners.
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Cleveland
O. Moy
John D
New London
Conn
United States
MacDonough
To Resume Work Cleveland Starts Train Shop Revival
Cleveland reports one thousand Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad workers in Brewster and Lionville preparing to return to car and engine repair shops after months away. Strathmore collision in St Lucia with unknown vessel causes heavy damage to the British steamer.
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Cleveland
Brewster
Lionville
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
St. Lucia
West Indies
Strathmore
Buenos Aires
New York
Veses
Repair Poultry House and Farm Safety Tips
Repair the poultry house now if eggs are desired in winter. Maintain oil in good condition for cold weather. Buy new fowls and introduce fresh blood for stocks regardless of breed. Inspect harness wagon and machinery before using a young team. Ensure all straps and bolts are safe to prevent accidents. Choose the best land for alfalfa. avoid wet feet. Alfalfa is easy but not for lazy farmers.
We Know All Things Work Together For Good Sermon
A sermon on Romans twenty eight urging thanksgiving by faith that all things work together for good. It cites Paul’s trials and conversion to show God’s plan, and calls for trust, submission, and belief that God’s purpose resolves in knowledge of him.
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Red Cross
Ohio Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Ohio
Hannah More
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Paul
Antioch Ani Epheaus
Lystra
Caesarea
Rome
Wheat Fields of Western Canada Offer Immigration Prospects
An article discusses wartime economic strain in the United States and the shortage of wheat and flour in Europe. It highlights Western Canada’s vast arable lands, with entry prices from ten dollars and farm land offered by rail and land companies. It also includes editorials on immigration, public sentiments, and a legal note on judiciary conduct and a brief law anecdote.
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United States
Finanda
Ife
Omar
Demi
Europe
Canada
Taiiway
Reliable Land Companies
Dominion
Socae
Rochester
N.Y
Great Britain
Ottawa
Time to Love God and Small Portions of Time
A compact reflection urges using every moment to love God and renew spiritual presence. It praises feeble souls clinging to divine love and vows not to reject those who seek him, emphasizing devotion over time spent.
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God
Fenrlom
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