German Fleet Sent to Bottom in South Atlantic Battle
German five ship squadron led by Admiral von Spee was sunk near the Falkland Islands after a five hour engagement with a British force under Vice Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee. Only the cruiser Dresden escaped. Leipzig Nurnburg Scharnhorst and Gneisenau destroyed with heavy German losses. Dresden likely interned in Argentina. no British officers killed.
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Chilewis
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic Ocean
Sturdee
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Nurnburg
Dresden
Argentina
Admiral von Spee
Submarine B-11 Sinks Turkish Battleship at Dardanelles
The British submarine B-11 reportedly passed a mine field and torpedoed the Turkish battleship Messadieh in the Dardanelles, a daring feat hailed in London as a bold naval achievement. The vessel, built 1814 and rebuilt 1903, carried a 600 crew, many Germans aboard, and its loss reportedly heavy. Elder Smith Dead and Oil Gushes at Cleveland are also noted, with Mrs. Young Re-elected in Chicago schools.
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Dardanelles
Admiralty
Messadieha
London
Admiralive
Leite
Wilhelmshaver
Germany
Kiel Canal
Elbe
Genoa
Rights to Be Guarded Twenty Republics of Two Americas Band Together
Twenty republics of the western hemisphere met at the Pan American Union building to form a neutral rights commission. Diplomats urged united action to restore trade and ease wartime commerce burdens, marking the first international conference of neutrals since the European war began. The event was seen as a birth of a new movement in international law defining neutral versus belligerent rights.
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Americas
Western Hemisphere
Pan-American Union
Corner Has Been Turned Toward Better Trade Conditions
Dun's Review of Trade notes broad improvement in U S trade across regions though growth remains slow and fragile. The commentary cites rising optimism, stronger asset money, and improved finances signaling a shift toward better conditions as the year begins, despite current activity still below last year.
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Dun
Review of Trade
Market Quotations From Chicago and Pittsburgh Markets
Chicago hog and sheep receipts show bulk prices from 680 to 710 for hogs and 5.25 to 8.60 for sheep and lambs. Pittsburgh reports butter eggs cattle and sheep prices with ranges for prime choice and common stock. Cleveland lists hogs calves and sheep with similar varied price bands.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Navy secretary warns US fleet unprepared amid looming global powers
Rear Admiral Fletcher testifies that the US Navy cannot cope with Britain and Germany at full strength, urges fleet expansion and offensive capability, while Daniels argues for disarmament after Europe’s war ends and notes submarine battery challenges. Also reports extortion case in Greensburg and the death of Representative Sereno B. Payne.
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Fletcher
House Naval Committee
United States
England
Germany
Great Britain
Daniels
Congress
Europe
Pahtels
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
France
Daniela
Winter town notices and community events amid holiday season
The Shakespeare Club gathered at Miss Jennie Barratt's home for a Friday evening meeting. The Presbyterian Sunday school plans a Christmas entertainment. Miss Mary Burns visited relatives then traveled to Philadelphia. A powder explosion at Hastings Coal and Coke Co. may cost two workers their sight. Grant Thompson of Elsworth Dunham Coal Co. made a business visit. Local liquor issues provoke calls for peace and accountability. Snow cleanup and sidewalk maintenance are urged. The Ladies Society of the M H church sponsors a bazaar in the school building. Farmers Bank invites members to join the Christmas Day Club for 1915 with weekly payments and growing checks.
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Shakespeare Club
Jennie Barratt
Presbyterian Church
Mary Burns
Philadelphia
Hastings Coal & Coke Co
Grant Thompson
Elsworth Dunham Coal Co
County Institute
Indiana
Ladies’ Society
The
M. H. Church
Furniture and Bibles Ad From Indiana Store
An Indiana retailer offers bed davenports from 18.50 to 65.00 and leather couches. The ad promotes the largest line of bibles in Indiana for Christmas gifts, inviting selection of large and small sizes at moderate prices from Huey Moorhead.
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Indiana
H. H. Steving, Furniture and Underthing Co
Huey & Moorhead
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von Spee
Atlantis
Exploit Thrills
Elder Smith
Joseph Smith
Reorganized Church of the Latter Day: Saints
Independence
Neal Norton
West Park
Norton
Young
Bila Flagg Young
American Press Association
Hangland
Datlels
Westmoreland National Bank
George Colotti
Guisepps Policastro
Greensburg
Bernard
Sereno E. Payne
Sereno B. Payne
New York
Washington
Farmers Bank
Overcoata
W. R. Loughry & Co
the Savings and Trust Company
Chrstmas Saving Club
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the Savings & Trust Company of Indiana, Penna
Merry Christmas
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Mary
Dick” Thompson Cor. Phila
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Indiana, Pa
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