Japanese Vessel Sunk Without Warning In Mediterranean Conflict
News from Tokio and London report the Yasaka Maru torpedoed near Port Said by an unidentified submarine. All aboard were rescued by a French gunboat. The cargo remains a mystery, with the incident noted as one of the war’s heaviest financial consequences.
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Tokio
Der
Port Said
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Paseenore
London
Mediterranean
Japan
Com
Austria Ends Fancy Bread Baking Ban
Vienna reports a ministerial decree forbids baking rolls biscuits and other fancy breads while permitting only loaves of ordinary bread. The order excludes households and requires tracking of raw oils benzo and tar oil with monthly reports. The decree authorizes mineral oil appropriation if needed.
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Vienna
London
Refusal to Prosecute Doctor Over Bollinger Baby Case
Chicago authorities refuse to prosecute Dr Harry J Haiselden for not operating to prolong Baby Bollinger life Illinois law provides no basis for grand jury indictment in this matter Attorney General Lucy sought investigation and Hoyne Cook County State's Attorney replied this morning
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Chicago
Stete
Maclay Hoyne
Harry J. Haiselden
Baby Bollinger
Lucy
Hoyne
Springfield
Illinois
Harry J. Hasselden
Bollinger
Buch
Cook County
Wilson and Mrs Wilson Golf in Hot Springs
President and Mrs Wilson played their first golf round in Hot Springs Virginia. Others joined the group as they chatted during the outing. Mrs Wilson wore a light blue tailored suit with tan shoes and a black hat.
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Hot Springs
Wilson
Des Moines Dog Hospital Manager Bitten by Mad Dog
Jarvis Cassidy, 76, office manager for Dr Moline’s cat and dog hospital in Des Moines, remains in critical condition after a bite by a mad dog. Four others also bitten by the same animal are receiving treatment with some hope of recovery.
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Des Moines, la
Jarvis Cassidy
Christmas Mail Blaze Reports From Across United States
The Post Office Department received reports today from every section of the United States about the Christmas mail blast. The brief item notes nationwide concerns over mail disruption and the department’s response measures during the holiday period.
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Washington
Post Office Department
United Tates
Mer that lawues from an nina to aes
Mer appears to be loaned or traded in a cryptic phrasing from an nina to aes, with unclear context and minimal readable detail. The fragment hints at a transfer or transformation but lacks concrete entities or events to anchor a fuller summary.
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Mer
Nina
Ancona Note Shapes American Diplomacy Response
London reports mixed European reaction to America’s Lusitania note. Westminster Gazette expects Austria to seek conciliation to avoid harming the central powers. Manchester Guardian notes a shift from earlier American tone, urging that Germany and Austria honor wartime promises to warn before sinking passenger ships.
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London
Dee
America
Lusitania
Westminster Gazette
Gazette
Austria
United States
Manchester Guardian
Germany
Copper Boom Suppresses Copper Prices Reach 2045 Cents
New York reports copper rising to 2045 cents a pound the highest since 1907 as metal shares draw speculation. American Smelting leads gains with Anaconda Utah and others following, amid rumors of long term foreign contracts and anticipated exports for postwar reconstruction.
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New York
Wall Street
Anaconda
Utah
Germany
Parcel post as ship cargo to forfeit first class status
London reports officials expect a policy that parcels post is cargo and not first class mail under international code. Seized mail from the Swiss American steamer Stockholm reportedly includes parcel post of German origin, with similar custody expected for mails from the Danish steamer United States.
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London
Stockholm
United Stats
British Seize Mail Aboard Neutral Steamer Rotterdam
The Rotterdam reported to New York that while detained at Falmouth for two days 39 sacks of mail were taken ashore by British authorities. Seizure comprised 18 from Berlin 11 from Constantinople and 10 from Sofia. Captain Baron protested but accepted a receipt. mail to be censored and sent by another steamer.
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New York
Rotterdam
Falmouth
Berlin
Constantinople
Sofia
Baron
Mystery in death of former Iowa woman
Mrs. Mary E. Utz, 65, wife of treasury clerk William Utz, died after an injury while under investigation by the coroner and police in Washington. She formerly lived in Clinton, Iowa, and was found unconscious after leaving for a drug store. the cause and sequence of events remain unknown.
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Washington, D. C
Mary E. Uta
William Utz
Treasury
Clinton
Uts
Roosevelt Garrison Feud Over Preparedness Debate
Washington dispatch outlines a public clash between Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Secretary of War Garrison. The quarrel centers on military preparedness, with Garrison accusing Roosevelt of past policies while Roosevelt defends his reductions and naval focus. The exchange highlights partisan views and Wilson administration stance on national defense.
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Washington, D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
Metropolite
Oyster Bay Goliath
Garrison
Wilson
Freklel
Roosevelt
Army of
United States
Secretary of War
Mr. Root
Mr. Roosevelt
United States Army
Army
Navy
England
Mr. Garrison
Breast Wilson
Huge steel merger virtually assured in New York talks
New York reports that Cambria Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube, along with two or three other steel firms, are close to a merger. J A Campbell of Youngstown stated the plan appears settled despite Lackawanna Steel stockholders not yet agreeing.
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New York
Dec
Cambria Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
J. A. Campbell
Youngstown Company
Lackawanna Steel Company
Cam
Kuhn Loeb to Buy Central Railway Bonds in Paris Deal
Kuhn, Loeb & Co announced the completion of negotiations in Paris to sell bonds of the Central Railway Company, controlled by Southern Pacific. The 250,000,000 franc issue, about 50 million dollars, was sold to French bankers with principal and interest guaranteed by Southern Pacific.
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New York
International Harvester Announces Employee Stock Profit Plan
The International Harvester Company said it will let its 36 000 workers buy profit sharing certificates and become stockholders. Payments will be monthly, with 1 percent annual added earnings and 5 percent interest. certificates convertible to stock below market value. Plan runs through January 1921.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
W Ivantage
Bolivia Pioneers Film Advertising to U.S. Businessmen
The Bolivian government becomes the first to use motion pictures to promote its industries to American business leaders in a bid to boost trade and investment.
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Bolivia
United States
Indictments in New York for Welland canal plot and munitions
Indictments charge Paul Koenig chief detective of the Hamburg American Line and Richard Leyendecker antique dealer with conspiring to dynamite the Welland canal and to secure military information for Germany. Justice and others face related counts for plans to harm ships and Canadian targets.
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New York
Paul Koenig
Richard Emil Leyendecker
Welland Canal
Mund Justice
Koenig
Germany
Anaunee
Koen Leyendecker
Wet
United Tates
Deminion
Canada
Port Colborne
Lake Erie
Port Dalhousie
Lake Ontario
Edi
Greitung
Max Breitung
Robert Fay
Herbert Kienzle
Walter Seholz
Paul Daeache
John B. Stanchfield
Fay
Stanchfield
Breitung
Ision
William McCaulley
Robert McCauley
Department of Justice
Weiland Canal
McCulley
Leyendecker
Justice
United States
Great Britain
Portland
Burlington
Quebec
Can
Analatant
Thewn
Choree Fiterin Metzler
Meenigh
Pheowas Pereny
November best month for Southern Pacific
New York reports a record monthly gain for Southern Pacific with net earnings up by 1,986,244 in November. Gross earnings climbed 3,506,000 while operating expenses rose 1,448,727, marking the largest single month gain in the company's history.
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New York
Southern Pacific
Seeay
Cummins Defers Dates of Minnesota Speeches
Senator Cummins defers planned speaking dates in Minnesota after a scheduling review. Details on rescheduled appearances and affected towns were not immediately available.
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Cummins
Minnesota
American firms suffer losses amid alleged British boycott over German affiliations
London reports say several American mercantile houses face losses as the government and circles accuse some firms of German ties. Officials deny blanket penalties, noting trading with central powers would be hard to prove and unjust. Some firms claim commercial blackmail by British rivals, with one company unable to learn the exact charges.
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London
Tt Im
Brother of Villa 6 Umoer Arrest Bar Antonio
In San Antonio Colonel Hipolito Villa is arrested on a swindling charge after a El Paso wire. He agrees to return and face the charge and will be held for bond as local and El Paso officers coordinate transfer. Villa slept little in San Antonio before the arrest.
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Hipolito Villa
el Paso
Bar Antonio
Tex
Villa
Southern Pacific
Toda
Ville
Fl Paso
San Antonio
Britain explains increased exports of tobacco and resin
London reports show Britain expanding exports of tobacco resin and petroleum while halting neutral shipments. Critics say the government allows its shippers to grow exports, aided by port shifts and England as a transshipment and distribution hub for Chinese Greek Egyptian Rhodesian tobacco and petroleum bound for the continent and allied governments.
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London
England
Hamburg
Antwerp
Great Britain
Wood resigns from naval consulting board over weak plan
Henry A Wise Wood of the American Aeronautic Association quits the naval consulting board, citing inadequate naval and military policy under the president and Secretary Daniels. He retains consulting ties with board members and urges substitution of the general board and army staff reports in place of current recommendations.
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New York
Henry A. Wise Wood
American Society of Aeronautic Congress
Naval Consulting Board
Navy
Daniels
Ae Ae
Wood
Garrison
General Board of the Navy
Army
Epidemic of grip sweeping West hits Chicago schools
Chicago reports about six thousand public school pupils absent as influenza sweeps the city. Officials warn the illness is virulent and spreading rapidly, prompting school closures and concern across districts.
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Chicago
Conair
Non
France waits report of cruiser captain
Washington December 13 The ambassador at Paris notified the State Department that France would not reply to the American protest regarding a cruiser captain. The report awaits confirmation from Paris and details of the incident remain unclear.
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France
Washington, D. C
Ambasaador
Paris
Alate Department
Vrance
Varna Defended as Varna Battle Rumors Swirl
Telegrams report Varna not fallen amid rumors of a major Bulgarian Russian clash and a possible Asiatic fleet sighting. Berlin and Paris offices dispute facts while Russian carrier forces and Vosges engagements draw close scrutiny amid conflicting official statements.
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Vosges
Berlin
Paris
French Record Reports Gains in Vosges Front
In Dec 1934 a wartime communiqué notes calm overall on the front with French artillery continuing to disrupt enemy positions near Beaurains. It mentions close actions in Champagne and Hill No 193, with progress reported on the Vosges sector and Hartmann Ward area.
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Paria
Arne
Beauralins
Champagne
Ham
Navyarin
Vosges
Hartmann Wei
Hartmanine Wevether TremCaptured in War Report
Fragmentary text reports Hartman region actions with regiments and forces. It notes enemy losses and mentions captured numbers, including "103 men in our hands" and ongoing operations on northern slopes near Hart Welle.
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Londor
Mt Brave
Artman
Hart
Rey
Turkish reports of progress in Aden face British denial
London reports summarize Turkish claims of successful fighting and advance on Aden in southern Arabia. Secretary for India Chamberlain says there has been no material change there in two months, while enemy patrols yield nine killed and one prize, with British casualties described as wounded. A Sofia dispatch notes Bulgarian torpedo activity and Russian threats easing tension in Greece.
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London
Adee
Arabia
Chamberlain
India
House of Commons
Aden
Manis
Bertia
Bulgaria
Ville
Freee Naval En
Arna
Sofia
Faltroy
Sarah Bernhardt in Critical Health Report
Dec 26 Inquirer reports theater audience notes Sarah Bernhardt is seriously ill. The article notes concerns about her condition and the impact on performances.
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Sarah Bernhardt
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