Death toll rises from German raid on Scarborough Hartlepool Whitby
The bombardment by German warships may produce 125 civilian deaths across Scarborough Hartlepool and Whitby with 96 confirmed dead. Seven soldiers and five sailors killed in related actions. More than 400 wounded, six German warships believed to have taken part, and minesweepers search the coast from Newcastle to Flamborough Head after ships were sunk yesterday.
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London
Scarborough
Hartlepool
Whitby
West Hartlepool
North Sea
Hull
Newcastle
Flamborough Head
Disinfect Yards In Milwaukee After Foot and Mouth Signs
Government Meat Inspector Dr Harry Dell ordered re disinfecting of Milwaukee stock yards after cattle from Minnesota showed foot and mouth symptoms. The origin point in Minnesota was not determined and cattle had passed through the yards weeks earlier.
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Minnesota
North Side
Milwaukee Railroad
Harry Dell
Dell
Christmas Program At High School
The third period Christmas program in the high school auditorium featured a full chorus and orchestra. Readings included The Fezziwig Ball by Leah Young, with violin and piano solos by Matilda Linse and Edith Weisbord. The concert closed with Come All Ye Faithful and America sung by the full chorus.
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Volga Boatman
Sng
Dicken
Leah Young
Matilda Linse
Edith Weisbord
Florence Clark
Birdelle Morrison
The
Rubinstein
King
Carl Bjornstad
Hugh Marshall
Donald Clark
Owen Whistler
America
Federals Hold Meeting in Chicago for 1915 Campaign
The Federal league executive committee met in Chicago to push the 1915 campaign and discuss organized baseball activities surrounding the Walter Johnson case as a principal topic.
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Chicago
Federal League
Walter Johnson
Chilean Cabinet Resigns Reported to State Department
A dispatch from Santiago reported to the state department that the entire Chilean cabinet has resigned. No details or reasons were provided.
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Washington
State Department
Santiago
The Hixon Annex Offers Hands On School Work For Boys
A citizen visits the Hixon manual training school and observes boys engaged in forging under Mr. F. H. Thomas and casting with Mr. Wm. D. Mayo. He notes woodwork, drafting with Mr. C. D. Brower, and class projects that mix learning with practical labor and safety.
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Moncena Dunn
Hixon Manual Training School
F. H. Thomas
Stout Institute
Wm. D. Mayo
Johnson laughs at hitch in Yankees sale in Indiana
President Johnson of the American league denied a serious hitch in negotiations for selling the New York Yankees and said the deal would probably close today. Colonel Ruppert and H L Huston of New York were said to demand the league strengthen the Yankees before taking over. Comiskey of the White Sox, ill with a cold, would not comment on reports Jimmy Callahan being replaced by Clarence H Rowland as Yankees manager next season.
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French Lick Springs
Ind
Johnson
American League
New York Yankees
Colonel Ruppert
H. L. Huston
New York
Yankees
Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Callahan
Clarence H. Rowland
Sox
Lunching for Almost Twenty Years
A job applicant boasts decades of lunch experience after being asked about his background. The chef questions the claim and the youth responds with brisk confidence about his extensive lunching tenure.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Washington to defend Walter Johnson against Federal league
Washington club president Ben S. Minor announced that the Senators will seek an injunction to stop Walter Johnson from playing with the Chicago Federals and will likely prosecute Charles Weeghman for tampering with a contracted player.
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Wvashington
Walter Johnson
Senators
Federal League
Charles Weeghman
Chicago Federals
Ben 5 S. Minor
Washington Baseball Club
Washington Club
Johnson
Federals
Weeghman
White Woman Slain by Negro in Milwaukee Home
Five year old Johnnie Miller witnessed the murder of his mother Pearl Miller a 39 year old white woman. The victim, married to a black boarder named William Moore, was killed when Moore severed her head with a razor after an argument over room rent at 619 Prairie Street shortly after 2 pm yesterday.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Johnnie Miller
Pearl Miller
William Moore
Prairie Street
J. K. Johnson Seeks State Oil Inspector Job
J K Johnson formerly in West Salem and now a La Crosse broom salesman announces seeks Chief State Oil Inspector. He urges La Crosse region Republicans to back him as Louis Meyer currently holds the post. Philipp’s upcoming administration expected to distribute many patronage jobs including executive clerk and railroad commission members.
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J. K. Johnson
West Salem
la Crosse
Louis Meyer
Francis E. McGovern
Johnson
E. L. Philipp
WAR CRISIS PROMPTS RAILROAD REVENUE RELIEF ACTION
The railroad commission describes Europe’s war as raising capital costs and notes carriers face over 560 million dollars in securities to repay or refund from 1915 to 1917. It asserts rail revenues must be supplemented with rate increases while maintaining reforms and allowing territorial extensions for relief under certain conditions.
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Europe
Commission
Storm Delays Vessel Florida Arrives Eleven Days Overdue
The Florida, a French line steamer, limped into New York harbor after a ferocious Atlantic storm pushed it 500 miles off course. The ship, eleven days late, faced a difficult voyage and port arrival.
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New York
Atlantic
Florida
Conviction of German Consul Ahlers Quashed
The conviction of Adolph Ahlers German consul at Sunderland for treason was quashed today in London.
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London
Adolph Ahlers
Sunderland
Dresden Again Reported Sunk
Buenos Ayres reports unconfirmed accounts that the German cruiser Dresden was sunk by the British cruiser Bristol or by the Glasgow. Officials remain cautious awaiting positive word while British shipping keeps safeguards akin to those used for the Emden. Rumors persist of another German fleet heading to South American waters.
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Buenos Ayres
Dresden
Bristol
Glasgow
Emden
South American
Lions Run Rampant in New York Theater
Mme Marie Andree lion tamer Carl Turnquist and George H. Hamilton are held on felonious assault charges after six lions escaped in a Manhattan theater on 86th Street. Police Sergeant Daniel Glenn was accidentally shot by a fellow officer. his wound is not serious. One lion was killed and the rest sent to a New Jersey farm after the public appearance.
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New York
Mme
Marie Andree
Carl Turnquist
George H. Hamilton
86Th Street
Daniel Glenn
Flower Hospital
New Jersey
Norse Steamer Vaaren Sunk by Mine in North Sea
Lloyds dispatch from Grimsby reports the Norwegian steamer Vaaren sunk by a mine in the North Sea. Twelve crewmen and the English pilot aboard were drowned, four crew were rescued, and the vessel sank after the blast.
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London
North Sea
Lloyds
Grimsby
German cruiser Friedrich Karl sunk by mine in Baltic
The German cruiser Friedrich Karl was sunk in the Baltic during a recent sortie after striking a mine. About 400 crewmen perished and 200 were saved.
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Petrograd
Friedrich Karl
Baltic Sea
Wisconsin Man Leads Gophers Captain Named For Next Year
St Paul Minn December 18 Lorin Solon of Chippewa Falls Wis famous Minnesota halfback was chosen as captain of the University of Minnesota football team for next year on Thursday.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Lorin Solon
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Austrian Retreat From Serbs Rcut
William G. Shepherd reports the path out of Servia is marked by wreckage of the routed army as Austrian forces retreat from Serbian positions leaving destruction in their wake.
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Serbs
RCUT
William G. Shepherd
Servia
Route of Austrian retreat from Servia described as horror
United Press report from London details Austrians fleeing Servia in a desolate rout. The correspondent, with the army, describes dead and dying, wrecked wagons, and troops driven mad by suffering as refugees flood Budapest and Vienna amid strained German relations and Hungarian criticism.
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William G. Shepherd
United Press
London
Servia
Servian
Belgrade
Budapest
Vienna
Galicia
Wisconsin state bowling tournament may lengthen season
More than 150 five man teams are already scheduled for the thirteenth annual Wisconsin state bowling tournament in Sheboygan from January 28 to February 15. Inquiries indicate 275 to 350 teams may enter, and organizers consider extending the period to accommodate all entrants.
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Sheboygan
Wis
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