Chinese diver joins Honolulu team as first major league Chinese shortstop
The Honolulu Chinese team signs Lai Tin, captain and short stop, becoming the first Chinese player in the major leagues. The report notes his milestone for a Japanese era era and the Chicago series context. The other items describe a brutal battle near Lodz and Lisbon’s cabinet resignation.
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Ee F.o
Chicago Iernecade
Lai Tin
Honolulu
Chi Nese Cem
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Cardinal de Pietro Death Reported in London
The Associated Press reports the death of Angelo de Pietro, cardinal of the Sacred College, in London on December 5. Details are sparse as dispatches arrive from the Vatican and Catholic circles note the loss of a senior church figure.
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London
Ronte
Angelo de Pietro
Sacred Coliere
Newport Wedding Brings Society Guests From East
A high society wedding took place at the Hunter home with Miss Edith Norman marrying Louis L Leonid of New York. Rev Dr Stanley C Hughes officiated from Trinity Church as guests from New York Philadelphia and Warren attended the ceremony.
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Newport
Roof
Derm
Edith Nornan Fat Dadehrer
William Ro Honier
Louis L Leonid
New York
Stanley C. Hughes
Trinity Church
Hunter Home
Philadelphia
Warton
Supreme Court cases set for next week across several states
The upcoming term covers the Oregon minimum wage challenge, a Connecticut labor publicity case tied to Loewe hats, the Newman oster case on District of Columbia ouster, Louisville & Nashville ICC suit, Ohio National Guard powers, and press freedom questions in the New York Tribune matter.
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Warslington
Dee
Herry
Delaberry
Oregon
Leuinville & Nashtie
Dodie
Stanford White
New Hampshire
York
Con Pdiptov
Tran Matteawan
Pumpoo
Olde
Fits
Fit Company
Paloey Netter
Danbury
Norwalk
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D. EF. Loewe &Co
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National Union Anil
Virginia
Paifie
Oliver P. Newman
Board of District Commissioners
Washington
District of Columbia Court
Coun of Appeals
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Interetate Commerce Commission
Tthe
Louisville & Nashville
Ohio National Guard
New York Tribune
Tunnel Blown Up Cuts Route Between Roumania and Servia
Report says a tunnel near Tekija has been blown up severing links between Roumania and Servia and blocking Russian transport along the Danube.
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Amsterdam
Dee
Tekija
Roumania
Servia
Danube
British Cruiser Venus Runs Ashore In Storm
In a south English coast collision during a gale the British cruiser Venus ran ashore at full speed. The ship lost her prize and foremast while a dozen other steamers are reported in distress.
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London
Venus
English
Germans Repulse French Attacks and Claim Gains
Berlin reports yesterday repulsed French attacks in Belgium and near Metz with German forces advancing in the Argonne and Alsace. Berlin claims 1200 Russians captured in East Prussia amid ongoing World War I fighting.
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Berlin
Belgium
Metz
Argonne
Alsace
East Prussia
Carranza Plans to Destroy Railway in Mexico
The British ambassador to Mexico City reports Carranza intends to dynamite tunnels on the Mexico City to Vera Cruz railway. England holds up British cotton shipments at Vera Cruz and might not object to Villa running for president, despite charges for killing William Benton.
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Washington
Mexico City
Carranza
Vera Cruz
State Department
England
Villa
Mexico
Wiliam S. Benton
Japan Moves Toward Bigger Army and Pacific Expansion
Tokio reports the Imperial Diet will debate a larger military and navy and a friendlier stance toward Russia. Prime Minister Count Okuma advocates strong forces as Japan seeks a greater world role, with the Carolines and other Pacific islands already under study and investment underway.
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Russia
Okuma
Japan
Pacific Islands
Carolines
Marshall
Marianne
Diet
Ministries of Agriculture and Commerce
Belgians in Texas Denial by Amarillo Owner
Amarillo Texas December reports deny claims that Mrs Cordelia Adair owner of the dA rane plans to relocate 1000 Belgians to Texas. The denial contradicts a recent circulation of the colonization story.
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Amarillo
Texas
Cordelia Adair
da Rane
New York Cotton Futures Close Mixed in Sluggish Trade
Prices slipped in early trading as December sessions showed volatility while January futures closed slightly lower amid light volume and unsettled demand. The market lacked clear bullish momentum as traders await fresh guidance from export activity and economic data.
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New York
Cermuan
Bible Review Day Gains Universal Church Observance
Bible Review Day on December 6 marks a synchronized observance after the International Sunday School Association approved the idea at Chicago last June. The event will highlight the year’s Bible distribution achievements, with Bible societies publishing in over 500 languages and an annual output around 98 million copies, plus private publications adding about 10 million. The day will also showcase archaeologists and historians’ discoveries illuminating biblical times to support the Bible as a living, enduring source of guidance.
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International Sunday School Association
Chicago
Bible Societies
Bible Review
Prench Losses Reported in War Casualty Totals
A fragment notes that the Prench lost zero percent of their troops, counting killed wounded and prisoners. The accuracy of the figure is uncertain due to the garbled OCR text from the historical source.
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Prench
Allied air action near Freiburg denies Krupp target
Allied aviators dropped a Preneh bomb near Freiburg on the Swiss frontier aiming at a railway bridge. Berlin denies any bombardment of the Krupp plant.
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Berlin
Freiburg
Krupp
Hover scope described for trench warfare in London report
London reports a new hover scope device like a submarine periscope lets a soldier see into enemy trenches without rising. Used to direct hand grenades as trenches lie too close. Both sides employ earth borers to form secret funnels for attackers to rush through and spread in trenches amid machine gun and grenade fire.
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London
French Capture Two German Trenches North of Lys
Paris dispatch reports that at daybreak the French attacked and seized two German trench positions north of the Lys River. No further details on casualties or unit designations are provided in the fragment.
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Paris
Lys
Norwegian Steamer Waterloo Foundered Off Lizard
London December 1 The small Norwegian steamer Waterloo foundered last night off the Lizard. Three persons were saved. It is believed that twenty were drowned.
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London
Waterloo
Lizard
Laredo National Bank Statement Close of Business
Condensed bank statement shows resources loans furniture and fixtures real estate site for banking house liabilities United States bonds other bonds stocks and securities cash and light exchange total circulation deposits with signatures J K Beretta J Alexander and W Brown listed as officers.
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Cash and Light Exchange
Weather Forecast From New Orleans Bureau
The Times provides the daily forecast from the U S weather bureau at New Orleans. For Fort McIntosh the 24 hour period ending 6 p m yesterday shows a maximum temperature of 9 degrees and a minimum of 42 degrees with generally cloudy skies tonight and Sunday. The wind runs from the southeast and conditions are clear.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
Sloan's Liniment Ad Warns Rheumatism Away
An old advertising blurb urges readers to keep Sloan's Liniment handy for rheumatism and colds. It promises immediate relief from sore joints lumbago and sciatica and notes a 25 cent price with a money back if not satisfied.
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Sloan's
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