German War Strain Deepens as Mutinies and Hatred Grow
A Berne AP report quotes a naturalized American who lived in Germany through the war saying mutinies in the navy and army are being harshly quelled while German discontent deepens. He warns of looming collapse, worsening economy, and growing anti American sentiment centered on President Wilson, with elite leaders seeking peace before alienation becomes permanent.
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Berne
Associated Press
Germany
America
Presse
Switzerland
Admiral von Capelle
Reichstag
Wilson
Tad” Keene
Roy Ee
United States
Europe
Naumann
Austria
Batappelle
Berlin
Petrograd
Hamburg
Wiel
German War Aftermath and Emigration Fears Highlighted
The analysis foresees confiscation of property and partial war loan repudiation after the conflict. It notes potential emigration restrictions, with Germans considering flight to the Americas, New Zealand, and Australia. Pan Germanism is seen as waning as people fear renewed hostility and economic hardship.
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Central Powers
South
North America
New Zealand
Australia
America
License system clarifies cotton ginning and seed licensing rules
The Food Administration issued a summary of license regulations for cotton seed ginners crushers and oil refiners and for those handling cotton seed in excess of 150 tons per season. Licensees must operate efficiently avoid mixed seed and limit storage to 20 tons for 60 days without consent. Contracts for meals must not exceed 60 days and prices must reflect actual cost plus a reasonable margin.
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Ralegih
Food Administration
United States Food Administrator
Tombstones Arrive as Centennial Avenue Curbing Plan Revealed
Town residents learn two large granite stones in the freight house are to be used as end markers for Centennial avenue curbing. The once lively thoroughfare is now quiet, its days of hoop rolling and tire noise replaced by the stillness of the street’s grave markers.
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Centennial Avenue
Bob Jones
Street
Mr. Jones
Southern Track Championships Await Stellar A. A. U. Field
The Southern A. A. U. track and field championships open in New Orleans with top athletes from Atlanta Birmingham and other centers slated to compete. The event runs tomorrow and Friday alongside the National Farm and Live Stock Show, drawing elite performers to the meet.
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New Orleans
Atlanta
Birmingham
How Salvage of Cargos Is Done Base American Flotillas in British Waters
Irish fishermen report remarkable salvages from U boat torpedoed ships off the Irish coast. Tales include diamonds worth 15000 recovered from Lusitania wreckage and a fisherman who brought ashore an automobile stowed on a drifting ship. Salvage thrives with vessels, flour, coal, and perishables hauled from wrecks, while salvage firms profit by bidding on cargoes unseen.
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Associated Press
Lusitania
America
Evryone
Hitdren
Onervillage
Treeless Belgium Seen as Future Threat to Climate and Health
Paris reports that German forces are stripping Belgium of its forests and wood reserves for military use. Entire regions such as Hertogenwald and Soignes are being cleared, devastating timbered areas and depriving the nation of fuel and shelter. Safeguards failed as occupation shifts max wood extraction. health and climate impacts loom if it lasts another year.
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Paris
Brussels
State Forest Department
Hertogenwald
Liege
Pays de Lilley
Soignes
Miss Jane Morgan Weds George Nichols at Glen Cove
Miss Jane N. Morgan daughter of Mr and Mrs J Pierpont Morgan married George Nichols in a simple home ceremony at Matinicook Point Glen Cove L I. The bride, active with the Red Cross, and the groom, son of Mr and Mrs John W Nichols, Harvard graduate and noted yachtsman, hosted a small reception and breakfast.
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New York
Jane N. Morgan
Boxing doubleheader set in New York and Cumberland Md
Tonight features Benny Leonard facing Frankie Callahan in a 10 round bout in New York. A second main event has Willie Houck meeting Johnny Lustig in a 26 round match in Cumberland Maryland.
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Benny Leonard
Frankie Callahan
New York
Willie Houck
Johnny Lustig
Cumberland
The Ballad of the Brave
Poem praising fearless workers and steadfast fighters. It lauds men and women who endure hardship with courage and humor, keeping faith in a noble quest and standing firm even as losses mount.
Henry Clay Barnabee Celebrates Eighty Fifth Birthday
Boston November 14 Henry Clay Barnabee longtime popular American light opera singer enters his eighty fifth year today He has been confined in a hospital with a fractured hip making a New Jersey winter visit unlikely He is best known for his Sheriff of Nottingham role in Robin Hood performed nearly 100 times He still receives birthday greetings from fellow singers and actors from his past connections.
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Boston
Mass
Henry Clay Barnabee
Darnabee
New Jersey
Barnabee
Nottingham
Mr. Barnabee
Meeting of National Grange in St Louis Golden Jubilee
St Louis hosts hundreds of farmers from across the country for the National Grange golden jubilee convention marking 50 years since its 1867 origin. O H Kelley led the drive. the movement began with a Washington DC meeting and expanded to nearly every state with over 100000 members today.
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National Grange
St. Louis
Patrons of Husbandry
Washington, D. C
O. H. Kelley
thes organi/ation
Marguerite Shonts Weds Rutherford Bingham in elegant New York ceremony
Miss Marguerite Shonts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore P. Shonts and sister of the Duchesse de Chauines, married Rutherford Bingham, son of Gen. Theodore A. Bingham. The groom has served in the United States diplomatic service, including a post in Vienna.
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New York
Marguerite Shonts
Rutherford Bingham
Theodore P. Shonts
Duchessee de Chauines
Theodore A. Bingham
Bingham
United States
Vienna
Penfield
Second Trial on Murder Charge in Virginia
Danville Virginia reports the second trial date for Thomas FE Scruggs former Altavista police chief indicted for murdering his wife. He was previously convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to eight years, but the verdict was overturned and a new trial granted.
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Danville
Thomas FE. Scruggs
Altavista
Complaint Almost Gone and Tar Is Great
A letter from L. Day of Detroit praises a cough remedy for bronchitis relief and urges readers to obtain the genuine product from Mann Drug Co. The note claims the medicine helps coughs colds and croup and reports long experience backing its effectiveness.
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Campbell Ave
Detroit
Mann Drug Co
Notice of High Point Railroad stockholders meeting
Notice states annual meeting of the High Point Rand Weman Ashboro and South erm Railroad Company to be held in High Point North Carolina on Tuesday November 27 1917. Stock transfer books close on James Edwards 208 Harjett Street Montgomery Alabama.
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R. E. Andrews
R. D. Penny
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C. D. MacKay
James Edwards
Harjett Street
Montgomery
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Foley
Ford Car
Wilson Motor Company
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