War Developments Report From Global Fronts
Kaiser Wilhelm leaves Berlin to return to the front amid physician protests. Portugal paves way to join England in the war against Germany. Russian troops move toward Cracow as Austrian trains crash near Kalisz injuring many. Allies’ losses in Yser reach about 215,000 by December 1, with Belgian, English and French casualties. Emperor Francis Joseph near death in Vienna amid ongoing offensives on multiple fronts.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Herlin
Lisbon
Portugal
England
Germany
London
Cracow
Kalisz
Poland
Berlin Neuesten Nachrichten
Brussels
Yser
Galicia
Francis Joseph
Vienna
East Prussia
Global war news roundup from 1914 era briefings
International financial and political updates span from the London Stock Exchange reopening to war loan pledges by Queen Wilhelmina and Chinese imperial ceremonies. Reports note Mexican border peace talks, Scandinavian alliance rumors, French resolve in Paris, and territorial shifts involving Bulgaria and Roumania after the Balkan conflicts.
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Duchess of Connaught
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Wilhelmina
Old couple burned to death in Iowa home
Hans Hanson and his wife aged pioneers died in a house fire near Waterville in Allamakee county. The report notes a nationwide agitation to stop discharge of old men by the Post Office Department, launched by the Chicago Federation of Labor.
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Hans Hanson
Waterville
Allamakee County
Post Office Department
Chicago Federation of Labor
Malakka
Bird Rock
San Diego
Cal
Salazar
Mexico
San Antonio
Felix Diaz
Postmaster Appointed in Colorado as Christmas Break Ends
Irvine Schade named pestmaster at Je junior Montrose County Colorado in a new post office role. Congress adjourned for Christmas with House and Senate set to reconvene December 29. Britain agrees to aid Jerusalem relief with Turkey and France awaiting word. Post volume hits records. New York and Philadelphia report large increases. Debates over prohibition and London safety at sea convention face parliamentary snags. Withdrawal talks on Colorado strikes proceed in a White House conference with Governor Ammons and others, signaling the first troop pullback.
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Ibert E. Schade
Je Junior
Montrose County
Colo
Schade
Congress
Christmmas
House
Senate
Burleson
New York
Philadelphia
Congress of Prohibiton
House of the Hob
Prominent 1910s Sports Figures Sparkly News In New York
Philip J. Powers, once a famed base ball figure, dies in New York. Al McCory loses a middleweight title bid to Soldier Bartfield in a fierce Broadway Club bout. Tommy Burns visits Denver, leaves boxing for business in western Canada. Denver Motor Club elects Schwalb president Barker vice president Roehrig secretary treasurer. Herman Schaefer offered to manage Los Angeles club as part of Pacific Coast League. Federal league head James Gilmore visits Toronto, predicts 1918 inclusion. Dutch Brandt defeats Monk Fowler in St Louis eight rounds at Future City Athletic Club.
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al McCory
New York
Soldier Bartfield
Broadway Club
Tommy Burns
Denver
Burns
Canada
Denver Motor Club
Carl P. Schwalb
William J. Barker
Charles F. Roehrig
Herman Schaefer
Washington Club
Los Angeles Club
James Gilmore
Federal League
Toronto
Chicago
Dutch Brandt
Monk Fowler
Memphis
Dope
St. Louis
City Athletic Club
Notable Deaths and Legal Notes from a Turbulent Era
Henry Clay Craft the elder journalist in the U S dies at 82 in Brooklyn N Y. A Milwaukee ragpicker finds a snowbound aged man dead from starvation after a frigid exposure. Harry K Thaw plans to seek sanity in New York state for conspiracy to escape Matteawan. Goethals asks for ships to guard U S canal neutrality. the matter ends for him in New York. A Danville judge awards John L Biliman 562 for facial disfigurement from a mine blast. Mrs Antoinette Becker confesses to fatally beating Miss Frances Romboldt in Detroit.
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Milwaukee
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
New York State
Matteawan
George W. Goethals
Canal Zone
United States
Washington
Goethals
New York
Cristobal
Panama
W. M. Thompson
Danville
John L. Billiman
Two Rivers
Antoinette Becker
Frances Romboldt
Detroit
Various New Mexico News Bits Surface At Roswell Meeting
Local reports detail rail dispatch efforts on the Santa Fe line near Pecos, a hospital injury in Tyrone, a fire loss at Hardenburg near Page, a tool chest post sale, and a bank charge. Other items include tax rolls for Socorro County, state revenue from land sales, road funding in San Miguel County, and Melrose area shipping values.
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Santa Fé
Pecas Valley
Charles McEcklin
Iger
Tyrone
New Mexico
H&dlenburg
Page
C. W. G Cruces
Ceutre
W. Love
Portales
A.L. Kenyon
Oklahoma
James A. French
Robert J. ‘Quport
San Miguel County
Final grop estimate report for New Mexico by U S Bureau
Final acreage production and price estimates as of December 1 for New Mexico and national figures. Wheat sown this fall at 55 000 acres versus 48 000 last year. condition 95 percent of normal, vs a three year average of 88. In the United States 41 300 000 acres sown, condition 88.3 percent, ten year average 90.3 percent.
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Newdice Datios
Annuet
New
Gers Association
le Lak Cruces
San Miguel
G. Jones
Wells Flat
Harry Makemse
Harry J
Little Coly County
Mexico
Arizona
San Diego Ejon
Northern New Mexicas Association
Raton
Antonio Lucer
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Santa Fé
N. M
New Mexico
United States
Murder Report in Tags County Near Garrapata
Santa Fe reports a murder of Don Antonio Martinez of San Cristobal. His body was found in Garrapata in the Carson forest, covered with stones and branches. A hunter from French Colfax county is jailed. a companion from Dawson fled after arrest. a third man fled after seeking ointment and medical help.
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Santa Fé
Tags County
Santa Fe
Don Antonio Martinez
San Cristobal
Carson Forest
Garrapata
French
Colfax County
Dawson
Armrod
Regents dismiss and reinstate matron at New Mexico Normal
At the September board meeting with two members absent the board dismissed matron Mrs Mabel E Hall. At the December meeting with full attendance she was reinstated by a 1 to 1 vote. Hall served four years and has many friends statewide who will celebrate the settlement.
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Santa Fé
Board of Regents
New Mexico Normal University
Mabel E. Hall
Hall
Tre
Prospecting captain Cooney missing six weeks in Socorro
Captain Michael Cooney, early mining pioneer of Socorro, left home October 25 on a prospecting trip and has not been heard from in six weeks. A search party led by his son Charles Cooney is scouting the area for clues about his disappearance.
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Socorro
Michael Cooney
Charles Cooney
Mosquero Man Seriously Injured By Rifle Accident
A Mosquero native in Tucumcari is hospitalized after a loaded 30-30 rifle discharged while two children tried to move it. The bullet passed through his stomach and liver, and his condition is listed as serious.
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Tucumcari
Mosquero
Union County
New Mexico
Sweet potato crop tops Portales with 15000 bushels
Portales reports a total harvest of 15000 bushels of sweet potatoes within a three mile radius. About 6000 bushels sold locally and sent to outside markets, leaving 9000 bushels held for higher prices.
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Portales
New Mexico Corporation Commission Reports Year End Finances
The Santa Fe based State Corporation Commission filed its year end financial report with Governor McDonald. Ended Nov 30 the commission held a balance of 7 072 90 dollars. Total fees collected 22 744 65. Salaries 9 000 and 7 983 87 for commissioners and staff respectively. Contingent fund expended 12 043 22 leaving 7 056 77. Expenses include transport travel extra clerical printing and supplies.
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Santa Fé
State Corporation Commission
McDonald
Commission—Corporation, Insurance and Miscellaneous
Santa Fe Public Schools Buildings By Type And Condition
New Mexico reports 910 publicly owned public school buildings and 294 rented or donated. Among owned buildings 734 are one room, 103 two room, 73 three room and over. Rented buildings include 276 one room, 11 two room, and 7 three rooms. The mix by material lists 541 adobe, 47 frame, 81 brick, 69 stone, 31 cement and eight log. Condition notes say 404 in fair condition and 881 in no condition.
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Santa Fé
New Mexico
Airship Panic Shakes London News Scene
A London airship incident sparks panic as crowds react to the aerial craft. Reports describe frightened bystanders and authorities responding to the urgent situation downtown.
Air war and naval clashes loom as storms rage over Europe
Wireless reports place the British cruiser Newcastle engaging German ships Dresden and Prince Eitel Friedrich near Valparaiso, while a German aeroplane battles British planes over the Thames estuary. In Poland and France, Russian forces contend with German and Austrian attacks as winter battles yield prisoners and fortified positions.
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Union News Service
Valpariso
Tome
Newcastle
Valparaiso
Dresden
Prince Eitel Friederich
Southern Arizona Floods Leave Destruction Across Counties
Seven days of rain swelled streams including the Santa Cruz and San Pedro rivers, washing out railroad tracks and flooding buildings in southern Arizona. National guardsmen reported two Mexicans drowned at Sahuarita and warned of more losses as property damage ran into thousands of dollars.
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Tucson
Ariz
Santa Cruz
San Pedro
Bisbee
Arizona
National
Sahuarita
Five Burned in Bucking ham Hotel Fire in Denver
Fire at the Buckingham hotel in Denver forced seventy five guests to flee their rooms. Five guests sustained severe burns while Dr. William E. Stemen rescued three women from the flames. The blaze likely began on the third floor and the cause remains uncertain.
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Denver
Buckingham Hotel
William E. Stemen
Villa Threat Uses Guillotine Over Peso Loan Demand
El Paso reports Villa warned Guadalajara business leaders that a 1,000,000 peso loan would be forced by using a guillotine threat. He allegedly said the convention government could not last a year without the loan and compared to the French revolution, implying danger to opponents.
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el Paso
Guadalajara
Villa
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