St Louis Wins Convention Amid Political Shuffle
Washington reports Chicago led by Senator Truced and Chicago delegates as St Louis secured the Democratic convention, while rumors of a large steel merger echoed from New York. London notes the British government will not raise fresh world war obligations, and separate items cover a Russian envoy’s death, Admiral Ludlow’s health, German cash receipts, a major fire in St Paul, and other brief notices.
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Pune
Fiore
Almerteauy
Nawerney
Mliei
York
Valtasw
Germany
Thor
Intel
Dae Moines Ration
Oar
Cretes
Fernieelias
Iin Island
Ceete
Niys
Geinmerdt
Austria
Washington
Chilcago
St. Louis
Trucd
Wattmet
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Chicago
Anu Atlas
Democratic Saurenti Vendaiest
St. Louid
Chivas
Dinovraw Wlso
Lewis
Goverstoe Chimie
Roger Sallienn
Chico
Louta
Berlin Seeks Facts on U S Boy Ed Von Papen Case
American officials confronted a German inquiry about the Boy Ed and Von Papen matter as the United States declined to discuss facts or disclose sources. Washington said it would not yield to German requests to withdraw the attaches or reveal information, while noting possible diplomatic maneuvers and upcoming discussions between officials and diplomats.
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Washington
Dre
State Department
Boy Bu
van Bape
Ber
Pamador Gerard
United States
Ls Informacion
Gout von
Boy-Ed
Capatain von Papen
Eoowidorde
Theumbeat
Ollefi
Diplomatie Lprocessire
von Froen
Will Perna
Count van Herastertz
mrBcor
Reed
Paul
New Cardinals Created Amid War Tides and Appointments
A list of newly created cardinals and officials for the Vatican includes names such as Giorgio Gusmini and other archbishops with nuncio roles in Vienna and Prague era. The consistory will confirm appointments like Clusepps Clays to St Cloud and Mundelein to Chicago, reflecting shifts in church leadership during wartime. A plea for peace was voiced by Pope Benedict XV during the Vatican canal story opening, condemning wartime suffering and Armenian plight.
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Kamo
Miblia
Ures Myr
Cuneate
Lisbon
Mer
Alfonse Merit Mistrangelo
Florene
Mat
Chovynant Cugtlavo
Mee
Andress Furwich
Austelia
Bieth
Nanelo
Vienna
Mye
Raffida Scapinelle
Myr
Giorgio Gusmini
Baiognit
Catlere
Wasaio Mide
Clusepps Clays
St Clout
Minn
Mundelein
Benedict XV
Vatican
Els
Europa
Turkey
Five Death Plotters Indicted In Alliances Case
Federal grand jury returns five more indictments against Robert Pay, Witter Seholz, Max Lrel tung, Dr. Bluebert Kienzle, Englebert Sronkhorst, and Paul Doerche for conspiracy to murder and to destroy ships. Indictments specify crimes against Americans and ships owned in part or whole by the United States, with earlier charges tied to ships likely owned by Allied nations.
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New Yor
Por
God
Robert Pay
Witter Seholz
Max Lreltung
Bluebert Kienzle
Englebert Sronkhorst
Paul Doerche
Ail
Knox
Recall demands for German naval and military attaches
Secretary Lansing announced the recall of Captain Boy-Ed the naval attache and Captain von Papen the military attache over improper activities linked to military wind ritual matters. The action followed a New York jury verdict on Hamburg-American conspiracy cases and noted Boy-Ed’s financing connections as unacceptable to the U.S. government.
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Pridiy
Hug Kd
von Papen
Lansing
Count von Nernstorl
Boy-Ed
United States
New Yorks
State Department
Boyd
New York
Belog Ulegal
Lansing Isayed
Telegraphic Notes from Around the World Dec
A digest of brief items: sugar prices to rise at least ten cents a pound due to war effects. American ambassador Penfield presses Austria for word on the Ancona sinking. Romania mobilizes naturalized foreigners. Driggs Seabury plant strike idles 900 in Sharon. Grandson of Hugo decorated for bravery in France. Henry Ford seeks congressional support to end the European war. Bulgaria to claim Serbia and Macedonia with Danube frontier gains. An American-born woman loses citizenship and voting rights after marriage to a foreigner. Carranza and Villa forces clash near Sonora. Italian steamer Verona escapes a submarine chase. Maquoketa fire causes about $1,000, Stevens blockade damages hospital injuries.
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Philadelphia
Vienna
Austria
Londan
Tredertel C. Penfield
Nore
Ancona
Mediterranean
Bucharest
Tec
Roumanian Governnment
Sharon
Driggs Seabury Ordnance Corporation
Paris
Georges Victor Hugo
Ford's Pilgrims Sail As Ford Plans Not Decided Yet
The Oscar II with Henry Ford's peace pilgrims sailed for Europe amid emotional Hoboken scenes. William Jennings Bryan, Edison, and Ford supporters watched as 14,000 cheerers flooded the pier. A German-accented youth shouted praise while others sang for peace. Bryan offered a final gentle word to Ford before departure. Fewer than 140 people were listed as casualties, including 54 newspapermen.
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Oscar II
Henry Ford
Peace Pilgrims
Europe
Hoboken
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Ao Cee
Bryan
Thomas 4
Eds
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Ford
Wdsal
Gsear
Heinrich Ford
Ellison
Explosion destroys ammunition factory in Halle Prussia
Report from Kolding Denmark via Reuters says a large ammunition factory in Halle Prussian Saxony was destroyed by a massive explosion with several hundred killed or injured. A similar disaster was narrowly avoided at Bogden Silesia where the plant was undermined. arrests reported.
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Prussian
Saxony
London
Kolding
Denmark
Copenhagen
Reuter
Bogden
Silesia
Clarke Named by Senate President Pro Tem Vote
Washington reports Senator Clarke of Arkansas was elected president pro tem of the Senate by 28 to 23 after over two hours of continuous balloting. Democratic caucus support defeated Pomerene of Ohio who fought to block Clarke’s rise.
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Washington
Clarke
Arkansas
Senate
Senate Democrats
Pomerene
Ohio
Fair prizes delayed until February payments due
Norgord obtains ruling that new law forbids borrowing to meet claims for fair premiums. Attorney General Owen says the state board of agriculture cannot borrow to pay prizes until taxes are collected and appropriation becomes available. Premium winners must wait into February for payment under the opinion.
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Gener
Whitehead Appointed Temporary Wisconsin Peace League Chairman
Former state senator Tanesvilla dJoth McWhitehead has been asked by former President Taft to serve as temporary chairman of Wisconsin’s branch of the League to Enforce Peace. He supports arbitration over conflict and helped draft a world congress for peace. A state committee and county organizers are planned under this leadership.
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Tanesvilla
dJoth McWhitehead
Taft
Wisconsin
Loe League
Whitehead
World Congress For Peace
League
Madison
Atty Gen. Owen
Mail Clerks Protest Over Residence Rule
Portage action shows railway mail clerks protest post office policy forcing homes in Chicago or Minneapolis. About twenty five Portage clerks back a mass meeting with business leaders and will send resolutions to Senators La Follette Husting and Congressmen Burke Esch outlining the protest.
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Post Office Department
Chicago
Minneapolis
City Hall
Business Men’s Association
la Follette
Husting
Burke
Esch
Waterstown
Life Losses Suit Over License Fees Paid Protest
Northwestern Life Insurance Co seeks to recover nearly 1.0 for license fees paid under protest in 4972 and 3973. The case questions the state statute’s validity against interstate commerce and could reach the United States Supreme Court, potentially affecting future budgets and tax revenues nationwide.
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Northwestern Late Insurance Co
Wid
Androme
Juation Winklow
United States Supreme Court
Betary
Supreme Court
Bn Farae
Cuaditen
Aoek Coe Tesiedatiaree
Norwesterrn
Wisconsin Fair To Be Weld Sept 4
Obscure notice discusses the Wisconsin State Fair event with remarks on exhibition safety features and the elimination of objectionable elements. It mentions dates in September, potential changes to displays, and references to oversight by officials. The item reads like a fragmented archival note with uncertain details.
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Wisconsin
Son Charged With Murder in Appleton Court
Showsne Joling terms and a son charged with murder for killing his father after a drinking quarrel at their firm. Testimony described the father killed in the barn and body later found on railroad tracks, with accusation the brother helped move it to the rails. Sentence details include manslaughter in the first degree and a seven year penitentiary reference. brother was discharged.
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Goodland
Appleton
Shawano
Uned
Faher
Relic Gift to Smithsonian by Former Wisconsin Senator
Racine reports Isaac T. Bishop of Somers plans to donate one of the original pen drafts of the declaration of independence to the Smithsonian. The document, carried to France by Lafayette and to Ireland before returning to America, contains portraits of Washington Jefferson Adams Franklin Sherman and Johnson.
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Isaac T. Bishop
Somers
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
Robert Julvingston
France
Lafayette
Inter
Ireland
America
Farms Will Be Studied In Regional Survey
A detailed survey in Uda City asks about farm conditions and soil quality. Researchers collect data from 68 farms to assess fertility and management practices. The study aims to identify factors affecting yields and environmental impact. Local farmers, led by cooperation groups, participate in soil testing and interviews.
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Merleukomad
Aetiauk
Inesnie
Pettinas
Record hen production tops year at Hamilton farm
A New York area poultry report highlights Emrly Mamiltan of Ceonty Falls as keeper of a superb hen that set a monthly trail of high yields from 1914 November to 1915 November. The top hen produced 299 eggs in a year, with a total of 2 042 eggs for ten hens and an average of 204 per hen, while the other nine averaged 195.
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Oconta
Premouth
Emrly Mamiltan
Ceonty Falls
Novesanther
Deenmuler
Taaiary
Hamilton
Accident hurts man rabbit hunting near Cumberland
Robert Miller, seven miles northwest of Cumberland, was accidentally shot while scaring rabbits with a shotgun. The discharge tore a hole in his right hand. Forrest Bushaw, formerly of Medford, has enlisted in the Canadian Fifth Battalion with about 1200 Americana in his regiment.
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Robert Miller
Here
Medford Bay
Emstate
Medford
Forrest Bushaw
Littyfifth Battalion
Canada
Americana Jn Hla
Marriage Gains In Wood County Reported In November
Forty-one marriage licenses were issued in Wood county during November up from fourteen a year earlier. A Racine parcel post package weighing 201 pounds, sent to Petrograd, Russia by a local automobile firm, required $96.84 in stamps. The city plans a $50,000 appropriation to build a continuation school via the industrial school board.
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Wood County
Grand Rapids
Racine
Petrograd
Russia
Appletop
Common Council
Industrial School Board
May Unite Normal and Mine Schools
Citizens of Southwestern Wisconsin witness a sweeping consolidation of education as Normal and Mine Schools merge. The move streamlines administration, with 15 positions and resources redirected to support unified programs across the region.
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Wisconsin
Prize offer and event details at Milwaukee fair
A fragmented notice describes a 90 000 prize pot for a MW event at the Milwaukee site with plans to attract buyers and participants. It mentions attractions, personal arrivals, and local organizers but the text is garbled and unclear about dates, places, or exact actions.
Old Legislator Dies at 92 in Wisconsin
The obituary notes former Dodge County legislator and supervisor candidate aged 92. He moved from Wisconsin to Treaspara tion and served on the county board. Other items include a train wreck near Magno, school merger appeals, and notable deaths such as Appleton grocer head Steivinan Fish and cancer victim implement dealer H. Thompson. Van Hise heads to Panama to join a committee investigating canal obstructions. A fireproof factory will replace the Felber plant in Marchfield.
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