Radical changes in mails treatment promised by allies
Washington reports radical changes in how neutral ships’ mails will be handled. Britain and France reply to American protests, potentially abandoning the right to search for information, but offering extensive discussion of wartime mail policy. The United States seeks full neutral rights and ongoing diplomatic notes consider past censorship practices and parcel post abuses.
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Washington, D. C
United States
State Department
Hich
British Porte
Juriadell
Germany
Parcel Post
Ecemy
Ito
Mauser Gun Works Raided by Allies
Paris reports forty French and British planes dropped four tons of explosives on the Mauser works at Oberndorf on the Neckar river. Six German aircraft fell in defense. allies claim target hit and factory damage slight. Berlin notes nine Allied planes shot down en route to southern Germany with casualties and limited material damage.
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Paris
Mauser
Obendorf
Germany
Neckar
War Office
Prnco
Aero
Wanes
Oberndorf
Berlin
London
Mand
Japanese Freighter Goes Aground Near Seattle in Dense Fog
The Osaka Shosen Kabo freighter Iteukushima Maru, outward bound from Tacoma, ran aground on West Point near Seattle in thick fog. The ship sits 40 feet inside the doorway of the bay. A salvage attempt will be made today. no danger to the vessel is reported.
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Seattle
Wash
Tacoma
Oriental Ports
West Point
Peace rumor about Russia and Germany declared false
Berlin dispatch says rumors of a peace effort between Russia and Germany are a fabrication. The report, circulated via Berlin telegram and picked up by Cologne Gazette, is denounced as a pure invention by the Overboom News agency.
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Berlin
Baysie
Cologne
Cagzette
Devlires
Pooordine
Russie Aed
Germany
Young Viscount Clive Dies of Wounds in London
London December 14 Viscount Clive Penny Hubert Herbert eldest son of the fourth Earl of Powis died today from wounds received in action He was born December 2 1402 and joined the Scotts muarde in ill later made lieutenant in the Volkseuurde
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London
Get
Viscount Clive
Penny Hubert Herbert
Earl of Powis
Lord Clive
Scotts Muarde
Volkseuurde
Hang Negro Trooper William White Sentenced in Leavenworth
William White a degre trooper stationed at Leavenworth was found guilty of first degree murder in United States district court. He was sentenced to be hanged by the United States marshal on the 2nd of December at the reservation, for killing a person described as his superior.
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Leavenworth
Kan
William White
Jo Atnight
United States District Court
Wovern Oan
Warrants Sought in Chicago Gambling War Conspiracy
State's Attorney Maclay Hoyne announces plans to seek warrants charging Chief Mollee Charles Healy with conspiracy and malfeasance in office. He says other targets may include officials tied to vice regulation, saloons, and gambling as part of an effort to expose the city ball crowd and the Thompson administration. The move aims to put the case before open court for public judgment.
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Chicago
Charles. Healy
Maclay Moyne
Hoyne
Mr. Moyne
Thompson
Harry PD. Miller
Hoye
British advance guards push east near Struma River in Greek Macedonia
British armored cars reconnoiter the junction of the Seres Deynir-Hisser and Seres Saloniki road as forces hold the Struma front. In Doiran sector hostile trenches were raided and heavy casualties reported on both sides. Romanian efforts to halt Austro German advances in Transylvania failed with continued pressure from General von Falkenhayn.
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Struma River
Greek Macedonia
Entente
Gbritish
Struma
Mresensk
Topolve
Seres
Deynir-Hisser
Seres- Saloniki
Nitter-Doiran
Dovel
Reic
Vienna
Get
London
Transylvania
War Office
von Falkenhayn
Vulcan Pass
Kronstadt
Police Display of Force Aims to Awe Striking Workers
Havonne No J Yet Mo City author hoped today 6000 strikers from all plants at Constable Hook would be awed by two demonstrations of force by the police yesterday. Police planned larger operations in the strike district driving strikers back to homes, firing at snipers, arresting proprietors, and resuming trolley service. One lawyer was killed and nearly a score wounded as families fled the area. Unidentified body found with bullet wound. public safety head said order was restored. Strike leaders offered 800 workers to help suppress rioters. offer accepted but not yet enacted.
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Havonne
Jes
Constable Hook
Hayonne
Po Hce
Polles
Greateruay
Thail
Henry Wilton
Riviers
No More Troops To Leave Border Now
San Antonio Oct 1 There is no prospect for state troops on border duty to return home beyond those already under orders General Funston said all mobilized national guard troops remain on duty in exchange for others on duty for months Troops not relieved must stay mobilized unless the War Department changes policy First Kansas infantry leaves for Fort Riley Illinois field hospital No 2 and A company Illinois engineers to start back October 17
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San Antonio
Tex
Funston
National Guard
War Department
Border Patrol
Kansas Infantry
Fort Riley
Illinois Field Hospital No. 2
Linois Engineers
Italians pressing toward Trieste capture Neovaves
Vienna via London reports Italian attacks along the front with continued fierce fighting. Hablians indicate gains east of Oppacchinsella in the drive toward Trieste and capture of Neovaves. Italian prisoner count rises to 2,700 as efforts elsewhere yield little.
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Vienga
London
Oppacchinsella
Trieste
Neovaves
American Ambulance Section to Saloniki Front
Paris October 13 The American ambulance field service unit set to serve with the French army in the Balkans left for the Satenik front. It includes 50 ambulances with repair cars kitchen cars tents and other equipment for service away from the hospital base. The section is commanded by Lovering Hill of New York.
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Balkans
Satenik
Scotion
Lovering Hi
New York
French Soldiers Urged to Invest in War Loan
Paris reports a general order urging French soldiers to invest excess cash in the new war loan. The directive calls it a sacred duty equal to military service and says subscriptions strengthen France, enabling more ammunition production. soldiers are urged to cut nonessential spending and buy French bonds.
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France
One Killed and Four Injured in Rail Wreck at City Limits
Minneapolis Oct 12 A railroad wreck on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line near the city limits left one engineer dead and four passengers injured. Engineer Frank S. Sheppard perished instantly as the engine derailed after striking a broken rail. About 100 passengers were shaken. none of the injured were fatally hurt.
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Neer
Frank S. Sheppard
Aberdeen
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul
City
Konig Prepares Return Voyage for Second U S Trip
The German submarine Deutwehland commander Captain Paul Konig is said to be organizing a return voyage to the United States from Hamburg. He plans a second ocean crossing, with preparations underway as reported by Hamburger Nachrichten citing telegrams of congratulation from Kina.
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Ameterdin
Get
Londons
Ue Hamburger Nachrichten
Paul Konig
Deutwehland
Kia Na
United States
Artillery Battle Rages on the Somme Front
Intensive bombardment reported on the Somme from last night into today with heavy firing in the Murval Bouwehaventia Ablaincourt and Chaulnies sectors. Canadian and allied observers note the action as a sharp artillery duel with severe shelling in multiple locales.
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Vurie
Det I
Somme
Murval
Bouwehaventia
Ablaincourt
Chaulnies
Rumanians Expelled from Transylvania as Pursuits Continue
The official report states Romanian residents have been expelled from further parts of Transylvania and are being pursued by Austrian forces, with authorities announcing the development today.
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Berlin
London
Transylvania
New Japanese Ambassador Alvnaro Bato Presents Credentials
Alvnaro Bato, the new Japanese ambassador, formally presented today to Secretary Laneing and state department officials. He is expected to present credentials to President Wilson on his return to Washington for the winter season.
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Washington
Alvnaro Bato
Laneing
State Department
Wilson
French Build Extensive Projects in Salonika Greece
French forces in Saloniki are driving major improvements in the Macedonian capital. A $50,000 cold storage plant is planned along with permanent naval barracks. Roads, sanitation, lighting, water systems, and even streetcar service are being developed under General Surrail. Local Greeks welcome the civic upgrades though tensions with Turks persist.
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Saloniki
Surrail
England
Greece
What the French Maid Told Marjory About Cleaning
Marie instructs Marjorie on floor and carpet care with home remedies. She explains grease removal using blotting paper and a warm iron, ink stain treatment with oxalic acid, Fuller's earth for grease, and a 24 hour earth paste. She praises beeswax turpentine polish and warns against excessive washing of linoleum and cork carpets.
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Marie
Marjorie
Madame
Diabetic Recipes From Joslin Overview
Diabetic suggestions from Joslin include cakes muffins and bran based items with sugar substitutes. recipes use specific flours eggs cream and butter. Methods describe Bran cakes Creole like biscuits and multiple diabetic desserts including lemon jelly Bavarian cream and ice cream with saccharin. plus thrice cooked vegetables to reduce starch content.
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Joslin
Neck Ruffs and Cape Styles for Ladies Couture
The article outlines neck ruffs and capes as essential costume accessories. It describes net capes from high collars, pleating and hemstitching options, and bows with narrow ribbons. It notes fabrics like taffeta mousseline and velvet ribbons to join ruffles and cape collars for blouses and gowns.
How He Get Even From the Ladies Home Journal
A garbled excerpt describes a motorist stopped by a policeman and a judge reproving him for his actions. The text appears corrupted with multiple missing words, yet shows a courtroom exchange about propriety and not calling a policeman an enemy. The piece reflects a humorous or moralizing tone typical of the period.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Fleet to Patrol Trade Lakes and Seek Naval Base
Admiral Mayo orders a survey of the New England coast to probe reports of belligerent ships establishing bases or wireless plants violating neutrality. Secretary Daniels says several destroyers have sailed north to support the inquiry, conducted under Mayo without Washington instructions. Naval officials doubt the reports, linking them to U-53 operations near Nantucket Shoals.
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Washington
Admiral Mayo
Navy Department
New England
Daniels
Tee North
Mantucket Shoals
Department
Far Flung Patrol Line Established By Navy
Newport R I Oct 14 A far flung patrol by torpedo boat destroyers to enforce neutrality and save lives in event of further submarine raids was ordered from Bar Harbor Maine to New York City. Destroyers Paulding Sterret Warrington Reid and others extend patrol well offshore while Narragansett Bay ships train for emergencies under Rear Admiral Gleaves command. The move follows German submarine activity off Nantucket and has no relation to the Adriatic liner sailing.
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Newport
R. L
Bar Harbor
New York
Navy Department
Paulding
Sterret
New York Harbor
Narragansett Bay
Jason
Birmingham
Albert Haves
Cmat
Boston
Warrington
Reid
Davia
Albert Gleaves
Torpedo Flotilla
Liverpool
Nantucket
Navy
Foreign War Fleet Off American Coast Report
Boston reports a fleet of foreign cruisers and destroyers seen off the American coast by Captain Linderoop of the Russian steamer Hesperus arriving from Buelva Spain. He said a group passed his vessel off Cape Boule heading southwest after Nantucket submarine raid. British steamers Lord Cromer and Marengo prepared to sail as Kaonwin and Landen with munitions for allies planned to sail to Nazaire and Genoa. The Kansas first encountered the U-boat last Sunday but was allowed to proceed after papers were examined.
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Boston
Linderoop
Hesperus
Buelva
Spain
Cape Buble
Nantucket Shoals
Lord Cromers
Marengo
Kaonwin
France and Canada Steamship Company
Landen
Nazaire
France
Genoa
Kansas
Germany Will Keep Her Word Says Thyssen on Submarine Policy
August Thyssen, a magnate in close touch with German affairs, told the Associated Press that Berlin will keep its word on not resuming submarine warfare in the old or sharpened form. His abrupt remark followed a discussion of the current position, new submarine activity off the American coast, and domestic pressure toward a harsher stance against Great Britain. Thyssen stressed Germany's promise to the United States in prior pledges, noting the Rhineland as a hub of agitation for renewed ruthless submarining.
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Germany
Herr Thyssen
Hamborn-on-the-Rhine
London
Associated Press
August Thynwen
Berlin
American
Great Britain
United States
Rhineland
Rhone
Wason Sentenced to Year in Georgia Chain Gang
Atlanta Oct. 14 G K Wason doorkeeper of Georgia House of Representatives was convicted of stabbing lawyer Thomas H Felder. He was sentenced today to one year in a chain gang with six months in felon time.
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Atlanta
G. K. Wason
Georgia House of Repraentatives
Thomas H. Felder
Heney Opens Run With CN Chicago Out 14
Francia J. Honey California former progressive Gary Shite kai.
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Chicago
Francia J. Honey
California
Gariy Shite Kai
Germans Favor Early Peace, Scheidemann Says in Reichstag
In London reports of October 14 indicate socialist leader Scheidemann told the Reichstag the nation desires peace. He condemned censorship and wartime mismanagement, urged a real people’s government, and said millions await a glimmer of peace while seeking an agreement to save lives and preserve international law.
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London
Reichstag
Herr Scheidemann
Lokal Ag Ier
Tageblatt and
Forward
Reuter
Aisterian
Belgium
Nationale
Ieprin
Koelnischelb« Zeitung
Pree Haase
Urge Western Missionary Ties Urged by Bishop Lloyd
Dr Arthur B Lloyd of New York urged the Protestant Episcopal triennial convention to consecrate a bishop for Panama and to expand missionary work in the western hemisphere. He warned Europe’s catastrophe could affect North and South America and urged Canadian and American Episcopalians to join forces with Feng ane to extend church missions.
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Louis
Yynity
Arthur B Lloyd
New York
Myplecolli Sions
Byle Opal
Hile
Europe
South
America
Foxett
Board of Missions
Panan
Lloyd
Mexico
Church of Fengane
Canada
Ameran Episcopalians
Universal Church
Mexican rail shops closed over food shortage in Mexico
San Antonio dispatch reports Monterey and Nuevo Leon rail shops shut due to famine and scarce food, halting repairs and threatening Mexican transport. Observers say suspensions stem from a plan to evade government controls as workers threatened a strike months ago demanding gold payment.
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San Antonio
Tex
Laiway
Monterey
Nuers Boon
Foo Han Low
Port En Extco
Noted Epilepsy Specialist Dies in Philadelphia
Philadelphia on February 14 1940 noted specialist Matthew Woods dies after brief illness. Woods was renowned as an epilepsy expert and publicist and also known as a prominent art collector.
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Philadelphia
Matthew Woods
Mnef
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