Notable Deaths and World Events Across Nations
Notable items include the death of Henry Griesidieck in St. Louis from apoplexy and Major General Funston’s daughter birth in San Francisco while in Vera Cruz command. Ro mania buys U.S. war supplies. Cantillon dies in Chicago. Killian named for ambassador to Mexico. heavy seas cause $100,000 damage in California.
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Henry Griesidieck
Louis
Funston
San Francisco
Vera Cruz
Roumania
Chicago
William David Cantillon
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
James R. Killian
Supreme Court of
Colorado
Washington
United States
Mexico
Long Beach
Hueneme
Cal
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad Company
Alma B. Little
Detroit
Charles A
Wyoming
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Rose A. Bird-Maley
David Korshak
Draw in eight rounds Frankie Callahan and Joel Mandot
Frankie Callahan of Brooklyn and Joel Mandot of New Orleans fought an eight round draw in Memphis. Boxing action and prospects for future matches were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Callahan
Brooklyn
Joel Mandot
New Orleans
Memphis
Pacific Coast Baseball League
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
Creigh Moore
Colorado Aggies
Fort Collins
Lew
Fire Damage Hits Five Story Building in Birmingham
Fire in Birmingham Alabama destroyed a five story building causing an estimated loss of $400000. Other brief items note rising counterfeiting in the United States per Treasury report for the year ending June 30 1914 and various political and criminal happenings including indictments and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
United States
W. J. Flynn
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Washington
Farmers sow record winter wheat area as war, grain demand rise
The Department of Agriculture pegs the 41 263 000 acre winter wheat plantings amid a surge in grain demand from Europe. Congress and committees examine Nicaraguan canal routes, canal repairs and dry docks funding. Goethals departs for New York to testify, while Burleson telegraph and telephone system study seeks a $226 million post office appropriation. State highway officials from 27 states join a new association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romulu S. Noon
United States
Pennsylvania Society
New York
Richmond
Bryan
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Hedda Burgemeister
Otto Koehler
San Antonio Brewing Association
San Antonio
Tex
Department of Agriculture
Naco
Sonora
Europe
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Bay of Fonseca
Daniels
Naval Affairs Committee
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Colon
Washington
Canal
A and
Naval Base House
Burleson
Post Office
Allied Offensives Grow In Western Front Areas
Allied forces push in Flanders and the Woevre while German reports claim stubborn resistance and limited gains. French and British pressure near St Mihiel and Pont a Mousson. Belgrade retaken by Servians. Austrians admit loss of Belgrade and retreat in Serbia. German and Austrian offensives in Poland and Galicia encounter counterattacks as Russians advance toward the Prussian frontiers. Triple Scandinavian talks hosted by King Gustav. Brussels to pay war lien via new taxes.
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Flanders
Argonne
Woevre
Alsace
Steinbach
Hollebecke
St. Eloy
Ypres-Armentieres
Courtrai
St. Michael
Meuse
Ypres
Joffre
Warsaw
Carpathians
San
Cracow
Pryzemys
Vienna
Galacia
Poland
Jaslo
Rajbrot
Francois
Petrograd
Miana
Gustav
Sweden
Haakon
Norway
Frederick
Denmark
Malmo
Scandinavia
Artillery Duel in Aisne Valley Reported
In the Champagne country sector near the Aisne Valley a clash between opposing forces produced heavy artillery duels and reports say about 1200 troops were captured during the fighting.
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Aisne Valley
Champagne Country
Deadlock at Nieuport As Russians Retreat In Poland
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports Russian reinforcements pouring into Poland and a deadlock at Nieuport with heavy losses on both sides. Allied pressure and German denial of battlefield gains are noted as the conflict continues along the Aisne and in Flanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Matis
Tracy-le
Val
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
St. Hubert
Nieuport
Germany
Poland
Amsterdan
Berlin
Berlin Christmas to Be Modest Across City
Berlin prepares for a restrained Christmas with fewer expensive trees and more charity. The American association distributes practical gifts to Berlin’s poor while Americans aid soldiers in the field. Princess Adalbert sends large packs to crews aboard her husband’s battleship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
American Association of Commerce and Trade
Adalbert
Emperor William
Siege of Naco Escalates as Villa Troops Open Fire
A hail of bullets from the Mexican side struck United States territory during the Naco siege in Sonora on Friday. Five shells or bullets fell near U S army bomb-proofs as Villa troops pressed the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Naco
Ariz
United States
Sonora
Villa
German Governor General Imposes War Tax in Belgium
Berlin reports Governor General Gene Bissing has levied a war contribution of 96 million dollars to be paid in twelve monthly installments. Russians in Germany total about 550 thousand, with 320 thousand war prisoners and the rest detained farm laborers who often refuse repatriation. Duesseldorf? Von
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Berlin
Dorfer
Anzeiger
Gene Bissing
Belgium
Germany
Russia
Duessel‘ral von
President Nominates Wyoming Postmasters and Fruita Chief
The President named A. W. Coons of Basin Wyoming and W. A. Johnson of Green River as postmasters in Wyoming. He also sent Senatorial nomination for Colonel Andrew W. Sharp to be postmaster of Fruita Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wyoming
A. W. Coons
Basin
W. A. Johnson
Green River
Senate
Andrew W. Sharp
Fruita
Colo
Mrs Wadsworth Dies After Denver Hospital Operation
Mrs BP Wadsworth wife of the Denver manager of the Western Newspaper Union died at Bt. Luke's hospital following an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
BP. Wadsworth
Western Newspaper Union
Bt. Luke's Hospital
Denver Man Named Hawaiian Judge
Thomas B. Stuart of Denver a former speaker of the Colorado House and later a Denver district judge has been appointed a circuit judge for the Island of Hawaii by President Wilson.
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Denver
Thomas B. Stuart
Colorado
House of Representatives
Island of
Hawaii
Wilson
Britain Recognizes French Protectorate in Morocco
London announces Great Britain recognizes the French protectorate over Morocco and adheres to the Franco Moroccan treaty of March 1913, signaling official acceptance of colonial arrangement.
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Morocco
London
Great Britain
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Western Newspaper
Plon News Service
Western
John Barker
Constantinople
Amsterdam
Albania
Servia
Alexander Rosselot
National Congress
Kaiser Wilhelm
Bernhard von Buelow
Italy
Rome
William M. MacGarvey
Austrian Petroleum Company
Chamber of Deputies
Lisbon
Peter
Alexander
George
Belgrade
Reuters
Nish
R. E. Dunn
Pittsburg
Thomas R. Francis
Douglas
Miguel McNornie
Calasbasas
Francis
SPORT
Jim Flynn
Battling Levinsky
Broadway Sporting Club
N.Y
M. H. Huggins
Old Ford
England
Adolph Germer
Springfield
Frances Bomnholt
Mich
James G. Brady
Illinois
Mary Quinlan Kuhns Brady
Michigan
Brady
Charles F. Clyne
United States District Attorney
Philadelphia
Serena Elisha Payne
First Baptist Church
Auburn
N. Y
Milam W. Mills
New York City
San Angelo
The
American Association of State Highway Officials
Simlin
Danube
Gragujevats
Austrian War Office
Crown
Drina
Bosnia
Vishegrad
Prussian
Brussels
Union News Servive
Times
France
Middelkerke
Dixmude
von Hindenburg
Admiralty
Saxony
C. F. Wadsworth
First Territorial Bank
Lovington
Oscar Thompson
Jeff D. Hart
J. S. Eaves
L. Creighton
Lee Haywood
Lovington Automobile Co
Lovington Grocery and Dry Goods Co
Lovington, New Nexico
Carlsbad
Daily Mail
Pearl
Monument and
Knowles
BUICK
Eddy County
Carlsbad Auto CO
New Mexico
Lovington Hotel
J. S. Boyd
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