Why British Victory in Babylonia Shapes Postwar Asia
Military expert J. W. T. Mason explains that the capture of Kurna in Babylonia by Indian troops under British officers gives Britain control of the Persian Gulf. The move shortens the route to India and strengthens southern Babylonia as a key trade and military hub, potentially surpassing Turkish gains and approaching Constantinople in importance after the war. British casualties were light: one officer killed, three wounded. Indian losses totaled forty dead and 120 wounded.
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J. W. T. Mason
New York
Falkland
Poland
Asia Minor
Kurna
Great Britain
Persian Gulf
Germany
Russia
England
Turkey
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylonia
India
East
Constantinople
Johnny Evers in Pneumonia Fight for Boston Braves
New York December 11 reports no change in Johnny Evers condition. Doctors say the captain's remarkable nerve and pluck may carry him through the pneumonia attack affecting one lung.
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New York
Johnny Evers
Boston Braves
Whiskey Compared To The Devil In Cautionary Parable
A short essay warns that whiskey is powerful like the devil and urges readers to recognize its strength and refrain from drinking. The tone favors moral caution and self restraint.
Governors Guards Elect Officers At Annual Meeting
George Will heads the Governors Guards as president with Philip Wendling as vice president at the Armory hall. New floor and other improvements planned to meet city dance hall regulations. Rico medicine ad follows unrelated to the association.
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Governors Guards Association
Armory Hall
George Will
Philip J. Wendling
George J. Roellig
Emil O. Schultz
Frank J. Malin
Wm. P. Roellig
Albert Jamesson
Leopold Sill
Julius Storkerson
Charles J. Weigel
British Fleet Pursues Dresden as Karlsruhe Remains At Large
London reports a sweeping Atlantic hunt for German raiders led by Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee. The Dresden is believed sunk or captured after a five hour battle. Karlsruhe remains at large in South American waters as British forces widen their patrols near the Falkland Islands.
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London
Atlantic
Frederick Sturdee
England
Dresden
South American
Admiralty
von Spee
Sturdee
Little Eunice Praises Mrs Clayton Like a Fashion Dish
In a brief vignette from Youth's Companion, Little Eunice compliments her mother's friend Mrs Clayton as she arrives in a new gown. Eunice stares in admiration and exclaims that Mrs Clayton looks like a fashion dish during an afternoon visit.
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Little Eunice
Mrs. Clayton
Dresden Chases British Fleet After Five Hour Battle
Reports say the Dresden fled toward the Straits of Magellan as the British fleet closed in with several light cruisers. The encounter lasted about five hours, delaying word that the Nurnberg was sunk, likely by a cruiser from Vice Admiral Sturdee's squadron. The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau gave battle as the German squadron scattered. The second passage urges public health officers to support Christmas seal sales to fight tuberculosis.
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Straits of Magellan
Dresden
Nurnberg
Sturdee
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Wisconsin War on Tuberculosis Expands as Seals Sell
Madison December 11 Dr C A Harper state health officer says in a message to local health officers that TB death rate has fallen by one every sixty eight hours in five years and forecasts a further drop to one every thirty four hours in the next five years The Christmas seal sale by the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association is now underway to fund the effort.
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Madison
Wis
C. A. Harper
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Burglars Steal $15,000 in Gems from Kenosha Home
Thieves entered inventor Harold W. Jeffery's residence during dinner and carried off jewels valued at $15,000 including a string of diamonds worth several thousand dollars, police reported today in Kenosha Wisconsin.
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Kenosha
Wis
Harold W. Jeffery
Cigar Coupons and Premium Lists Spark Town Pride
In small towns the lone thrills come from clipping cigar coupons and chasing premium lists. Residents find simple, steady fun in bargains and advertised offers as a quiet social ritual.
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Nels Thompson
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Gow
Maggie
Home With
Rico
Rico Medicine CO
N. Clark ST
Chicago, Ill
Karlsruhe
Emden
Falkland Islands
Dred
Store de Luxe
Chicago
la Crosse
Winona
F.R. Hickisch & Son
Jersey
Ife
Baltimore Oysters
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