London political crisis eases amid cabinet reshuffle talks
London reports say the worst phase of the government crisis may pass with Asquith remaining premier and a new war cabinet likely to include Bonar Law and Lloyd George. Carson may leave. the five member war council is debated amid calls for stricter wartime control.
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Associated Press
London
Press Association
Bonar Law
Lloyd- George
War Council
Edward Carson
Asquith
Hour
Wm. R. Robertson
Imperial Staff
John R. Jellicoe
David Lloyd- George
A. Bonar Law
Arthur J. Balfour
Balkans
Serbia
Les
Local Ministers Attend Peru Settlement Day Meeting
Ten local ministers from Wheatland Avenue and Market Street Methodist churches will attend the Settlement Day services in Peru. Rev. A Lowther from Broadway Methodist will not attend due to business in Chicago. Two or three laymen from each church accompany the pastors as the northern division meets today with southern division to meet Wednesday at Kokomo.
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O. K. Malone
Wheatland Avenue Methodist Church
W. A. Griest
Market Street Methodist Church
Peru
A. Lowther
Broadway Methodist Church
Chicago
Kokomo
Pension Increase Notice for Local Resident
Mrs. L. Massena of 1120 North Street in this city has received word that her pension increased from $12 to $20 per month under the pension law effective in September. She also received back pay with the increase notification.
Boy Champion Corn Grower Will Be Scientific Farmer
Dewey Hanes 19 of Arcanum Ohio earns third year title as champion corn grower of Ohio. He topped 1800 competitors by raising 137.54 bushels per acre in the state contest, earning a trip to Washington and New York on the corn special.
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Dewey Hanes
Arcanum
Ohio
Ohio State Board of Agriculture
Dewey
Washington
New York
Market Street M E Church Debt Nearing Complete Repayment
Debt on Market Street Methodist Church dropped from over 4000 to under 900 thanks to Pastor Rev W A Griest. He has raised 3200 with 1400 cash and the rest as subscriptions. Three weeks remain to finish the campaign and clear the debt.
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Market Street
Epworth League
Hellopeter
School Closed and Room Is Fumigated
Ira Zimmerlee a 12 year old pupil of Miss Gertrude Powlen in room 9 at Franklin school was found with a mild scarlet fever case. Health inspector Charles Miller ordered dismissal and fumigation. Dr Gilbert examined all in the room and only this case found. Absent pupils must present health certificates to reenter.
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Ira Zimmerlee
Gertrude Powlen
Franklin School
Charles Miller
Gilbert
Miss Powlen
Third Indiana Starts Home From Texas At Fort Harrison
The Third Indiana infantry began its homeward journey from Llano Grande to Fort Benjamin Harrison for muster out of federal service. It was the last of five National Guard regiments freed from border duty by War Department order.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Indiana Infantry
Llano Grande
Fort Benjamin Harrison
National Guard
War Department
Heavy Rain Storm Sweeps LoganPort Cass County
A heavy rain storm swept Loganport and Cass County with thunder and lightning resembling a mid summer storm. Hail fell in several areas but no damage was reported beyond wet roofs and filled cisterns, pleasing residents. In Troy Indiana a separate hail storm caused $7,000 to $10,000 in damage, smashing windows and damaging roofs.
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Troy
Indiana
Logansport
Cass County
Ind
Farmer and Wife Injured in Gibson County Storm
Tony Baker and his wife suffered serious injuries when a western cyclone destroyed their south of Oakland City residence. The storm leveled houses and barns of three neighboring farmers in southeastern Gibson County and struck Chris Weiberle’s property with lightning. A funnel of cloud and dust swept northeast. telephone lines are out and further damage reports are expected.
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Oakland City
Ind
Tony Baker
Here
Gibson County
Chris Weiberle
Man in custody found armed after shooting juror and officers
Mike Inik of Whiting Ind. shot Judge C E Greenwald Bailiff Lew DeBow and juror George Robbins in Lake circuit court. Police found Inik with four revolvers a saber hatchet hammer knife iron chain iron hook a crude armor suit head mask and 165 cartridges weighing about 75 pounds. He carried a damaged suit claim against Standard Oil for 1500. Injuries to victims deemed not serious.
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Associated Press
Hammond
Ind
Mike Inik
Whiting
C. E. Greenwald
Lew DeBow
George Robbins
Lake Circuit Court
Standard Oil Company
Inik
Fred Smith
Taft
White House
Hughes Leases 14-Room Madison Ave Apartment
Charles E. Hughes has leased a fourteen room apartment at Madison avenue and Sixty-fourth street for his family's new home. The announcement was made tonight in New York.
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
Madison Avenue
Sixty-fourth Street
Congress reconvenes amid crowded calendar and speed push
Washington opens the 64th Congress with a crowded agenda. Key actions include Senate and House committees to meet with President Wilson, sworn-in senators, and a push to accelerate work. Bills target food embargoes and transportation rules, with railroad legislation seen as vital ahead of March 4.
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Congress
Senate
Webb
Owen
Oklahoma
Clark
Kitchin
Congress Reconvenes With Overcrowded Calendar and War Costs
Washington December 4 Congress re convened for a three month session facing rail road reforms and high living costs amid unprecedented estimates totaling 1 654 819 654 dollars for the 1918 fiscal year. Both houses adjourned to honor Senator Clarke of Arkansas and Commissioner Rivers of Porto Rico who died since the September adjournment. A joint session will hear President Wilson's address with recommendations for legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Clarke
Arkansas
Rivers
Porto Rico
Wilson
Furnace dealer electrocuted in Fort Wayne home
C M Lovelace a furnace dealer was killed at his Fort Wayne residence when he turned on an electric light in the basement to light a furnace. He fell striking his head on the concrete floor and died almost instantly.
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Associated Press
Fort Wayne Ind
C. M. Lovelace
Trial resumes in Peru on Walter Collins murder case
Ellis Wood stands trial in the Miami circuit court before Judge Cole. Testimony centers on witnesses Lee Lybrook Roy Foreman Eva McNamara Clerk Charles O Brown Ora Porter and Ernest Stonebraker from Cass county. Cross examination of Stonebraker and subsequent lines of inquiry are anticipated as new developments unfold.
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Ellis Wood
Walter Collins
Miami
Peru
Cole
Lee Lybrook
Roy Foreman
Eva McNamara
Charles O. Brown
Ora Porter
Ernest Stonebraker
Cass County
Stonebraker
Bill Wiley
Floyd Foreman
Luella Foreman
Collins
Wood
Foreman
Young America
Council Fails to Act on Parking Problem in Logansport
Logansport city council met in a special session to discuss an automobile parking plan. Discussions favored angled spaces with curb lines and passable gaps, but no concrete actions or ordinances were approved.
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Council
Logansport
Pearl and
Wall Streets
Witnesses Catch in Osborne Case Abroad
Chas Waz alias Oliver Osborne, named in Rae Tanzer’s breach of promise suit against ex District Attorney James W Os bore, was seized by federal postal inspectors in Chicago and sent to New York on a warrant by Judge Landis. The order detains a material witness under federal statute.
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Associated Press
Chicago
C. B. Raymond
Chas. Waz
Oliver Osborne
Rae Tanzer
James W. Osborne
New York
New York City
United States
Landis
Millionaire Oil Man John D. Archbold Reported Dying
John D. Archbold president of Standard Oil is reported critically ill after an appendicitis operation at his Tarrytown New York home. A blood transfusion from his chauffeur was performed but did not halt his condition.
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John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Tarrytown
N. Y
Germans Repulse Enemy On Both Battle Fronts
Berlin dispatch says British patrols probed German trenches in Belgium after mine explosions but could not hold positions. German forces repelled assaults on both fronts, according to today’s war bulletin.
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Berlin
Sayville
Belgium
War Office
Russian Attack Near Lake Drisviaty Repulsed With Losses
Russian forces attacked the German lines near Lake Drisviaty after heavy artillery fire but were repulsed with heavy losses. Other attacks on the front were fruitless, though German operations in the same area saw some success.
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Berlin
Sayville
Lake Drisviaty
Premier to Seek Four Hundred Million Pound Vote of Credit
London on December 4 reports the premier will ask the house of commons on Thursday to approve a vote of credit for 400,000,000 pounds. This would raise 1916 total to 1,750,000,000 pounds.
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London
House of Commons
Teutonic Allies Close on Bucharest in Romanian Campaign
Berlin reports final victory at the Arges river as Teutonic forces tighten their grip toward Bucharest. Mackensen’s troops defeat Romanians south of the capital, capturing Gradistea and taking 8,000 prisoners, 35 cannons, and railway assets near Titu. Locomotives and rolling stock seized at Titu underscore rail control in western Wallachia.
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Roumania
Bucharest
Danube
Tergovistea
Berlin
Argeciu
Titu
Transylvania
Wallachia
Teutons
Breza
von Mackensen
Gradichtea
Republican Governor Wins Arizona by 82 Votes in 1912 Election
Associated Press reports Thomas Campbell, a Republican, elected Arizona governor by a narrow plurality of 82 over George P. Hunt. The state approved total prohibition by nearly 12,000 votes and abolished capital punishment by 150 votes.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas Campbell
Arizona
George P. Hunt
Chihua hua Retaken as Villa Bandits Threat Declines
Reports from Washington say Villa bandits occupied Chihuahua City with casualties among foreigners but General Trevino states only a few Chinese were killed during the occupation. Thirteen motor trucks carrying shells ground wire field telephones and other military supplies left Columbus base for the American army field headquarters in Mexico.
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el Paso
Tex
Washington
Chihuahua City
Villa
J. B. Trevino
Carranza
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
Ordnance
Quartermaster
Cavalry Pursues Villa Near Chihuahua City
General Murguia occupies Chihuahua City with about 12 000 troops including General Trevino’s forces. Murguia sends cavalry west in pursuit of Villa, who is retreating north toward the border. Villa’s movement south toward Torreon possible. Pershing and Murguia’s reinforcements keep border towns safe.
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Villa
Chihuahua City
Mex
General Murguia
General Trevino
Murguia
Chihuahua
Carranza
San Andrea
Latevo
Torreon
Pershing
Colonia Dublan
Associated Press
Trevino
City Dark After Electric Wire Break Dimmed Downtown Route
A burned electric light wire at Burlington avenue and Cliff drive split in two during rain, cutting power to the Southside and downtown area for about 20 minutes. Crews shut the circuit off to repair the line, leaving the Eel river district west of Third street without lights but restoring service before the Nelson show was affected.
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Burlington Avenue
Cliff Drive
Third Street
Eel River
Nelson
Burglars Start Fire at Morris Lerman Store
In South Bend Indiana on Monday morning burglars believed to have started a fire at Morris Lerman's store. Lerman had the only key, the front door was unlocked, $80 missing from the cash register and an old trunk taken. Fire loss listed at $300.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Morris Lerman
Lerman
Switchman Killed In Indiana Yard Accident
J R Metcalfe aged 40 of Muncie Indiana was killed today while switching in the L E W yard in Hartford City authorities reported. The incident occurred December 4 and details indicate a fatal freight yard accident with Metcalfe as the victim in the Hartford City Indiana scene.
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Associated Press
Hartford City
Ind
J. R. Metcalfe
Muncie
L. E. & W. Yarda
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