Balkan Front Updates and Allied Naval Sinking Reported
Dispatches recount Serb and Allied retreats and regrouping as Bulgarians press in southern Servia toward Monastir while Servian government leaders reach Scutari. A British steamer Lotterel was sunk by a submarine and German positions shelled from Zeebrugge to Ostend amid mixed front reports.
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Bulgaria
Roumania
London
Albania
Montenegro
Salokina
Salonika
Scutari
Athens
Servia
Cerna
Sofia
Monastir
Rome
Rousmania
Paris
Kitchener
Copenhagen
Russia
Danube
Constantinople
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Lotterel
Amsterdam
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Berlin
Prizrend
War Office
Dudnik
Hamburg-American piracy trial defense loses motions
Defendants in New York on November 30 faced a setback as their motions to dig wins the indictments were denied by Judge Howe. The defense contended to strike out the evidence and alleged falsification of manifests by the naval attaché. The prosecution argued the manifests were falsified.
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New York
Howe
Nnt
Hurricane and Tidal Wave Hit Lisbon
A hurricane with a tidal wave struck the Portuguese coast causing extensive damage. One hundred people were reported dead and vast property losses. Traffic halted and troops were deployed to curb looting.
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Lisbon
Five Shot in Coal Field Fight at Dunham
Lexington reports five men shot in a coal field dispute at Dunham near town. Three may die as injuries threaten lives and authorities investigate motives and suspects.
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Lexington
Dunham
Here
Ambassador Whitlock to Confer on Cavell Case
Washington Nov 30 Brand Whitlock American Ambassador to Belgium will meet with President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing for a Cavell case report. He plans to sail for Europe on December 28 to begin return duties and report findings.
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Washington
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Wilson
Lansing
Cavell
Whitlock
Europe
Attorney General to defend new primary law in Supreme Court
Indianapolis reports Attorney General Stoe tenberg will file a brief in the Supreme Court today to defend sections 10 and 13 of the new primary election law. The filing aims to support the regulations in question.
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Indianapolis
Stoteenberg
Supreme Court
Four Terre Haute Conspirators Convicted in Federal Election Case
In Indianapolis on November 30 arraignments continued. Albert Fritz a Indianapolis druggist was fined $200. Chas Pryor of New Albany received ninety days in jail. Four Terre Haute election conspirators were found guilty Nugent got a year and a day in prison Heas five months Burns one month and Hines four months in jail.
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Indianapolis
Albert Fritz
Chas Pryor
New Albany
Terre Haute
Nugent
Heas
Hines
Burns
President Wilson Completes Congressional Message
Washington report notes President Wilson today finished the Congressional message. It will be reviewed at a Cabinet meeting before printing.
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Washington
Wilson
Campbell Joilet Noir Convict Sentenced to Hang
In Campbell Joilet on November 29, "Chicken Joe" Campbell, a Black convict, was found guilty of murdering Mrs. Edmund Allen wife of the penitentiary warden. The jury returned the verdict after deliberating since Saturday morning and he was sentenced to hang.
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Joilet
Chicken Joe” Campbell
Edmund Allen
Suu
Jacob Herbig
Louisville
Mack Bennett, Jr
Jamily
Saluda
A. M. Benett
Meg. Dilon Hand
Hf. Wiley
Ke’ Men
Drs Vueline
Kent
M. Is
Thomas Logan
Margaret Cash
Gee
Kyle
Salenda
Lyle
Stock Exchange Closes Temporarily on Excessive Bull Speculation
Tokio reports a temporary market halt amid excessive bull speculation as traders push prices higher and officials monitor conditions for stabilization. The move aims to prevent a rapid, disorderly downturn and maintain orderly trading.
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Tokio
Stock Exchange
Jeffersonville Report on Sigmon Stearn Wedding Elopement
Miss Margaret Sigmon and Isaac Leo Stearn married in Jeffersonville with consent from Stearn’s Vernon father. The couple, aged about 17 and 19, planned to reside in Vernon, while their ages and the elopement were the subject of local speculation and a newspaper note from Madison.
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Jeffersonville
Isaac Leo Stearn
Vernon
Ind
Margaret Sigmon
Madison
Benson R. Veasey
J. W. Sigmon
Elmer Stein
North Vernon
Sigmon
Stearn
Jennings County
Indiana
Switzerland County
Mine disaster at Kanawha and Michigan rail line
One hundred miners are entombed after a mine collapse near Boomer West Virginia following an explosion. Fifty five are reported rescued with twenty five unaccounted for as rescue cars and equipment from the US Bureau of Mines rush to the scene.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawaha& Michigan
Boomer
West Virginia
Pittsburg
United States Bureau of Mines
Paul Fuller International Lawyer Dies Suddenly
Paul Fuller, renowned international lawyer and adviser to President Wilson on Mexican affairs, died suddenly this morning.
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Wilson
New York
Paul Fuller
Annual Corn Show Set at Antioch Grange Center
The Antioch Grange on the Kent road hosts its annual corn show Friday December 3 with exhibits due by 12 oclock noon Thursday December 2. Prizes include first and second for white and yellow corn ears, ten ear groups, best ten ears, apples, Irish potatoes early and late, sweet potatoes, and canned fruit. Judges from Purdue will speak at 1 30 p.m. A basket dinner, fancy work displays, and a miscellaneous program follow.
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Antioch Grange Hall
Kent Road
L. R. George
Dairy Department
Purdue University
Hamburg-America directors face conspiracy trial details
In New York on May 20 the government showed Carl Buenz and other Hamburg American Line directors guaranteed payment of costs if the chartered vessels Fram and Somerstadt were seized or destroyed by hostile ships.
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New York
Carl Buenz
Hamburg- American Line
Buenz
Costa
Fram
Somerstadt
Elopement of Vernon Youth and Madison Girl Ends in Forgiveness
Leon Stearns 18 and Miss Margaret Sigmon 17 from Vernon and Madison eloped after secret meetings. They traveled twenty miles by foot and horse to Louisville where they wed, then returned as the bride’s mother forgave the couple.
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Vernon
Ind
Lochinvar
Leon Stearns
Margaret Sigmon
Madison
Sigmon
Madigon
Stearns
Dupont
Miss Sigman
Louisville
Isaae B. Stearns
Trunk Lines Abandon Missouri Overcharge Suit
Twelve trunk lines have abandoned litigation to force the Public Service Commission of Missouri to adjust five million dollars in shipper overcharges. The railroad appeals were dismissed and the shippers can collect reparations.
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Washington
Public Service Commission of Missouri
Milk Test Results by Dr Rudolph for Madison Dairymen
Dr Jas A Rudolph city inspector reports milk tests from Madison dairymen. The record lists Butter Fat and several producers with coded entries. A mob hanged Ellis Buckner, a 15 year old accused of assault, from a tree near Henderson after taking the jailer hostage.
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Madisoone
Jas. A. Rudolph
City Inspec
Bucknell
Dibhammer No
Roudiger
Ccccesssceeseseeenens
Fidmean
Ellis Buckner
Misa Kate Hardin
Henderson
Ill Boy Louis Norwood Hiatt Struggles With Severe Asthma
Eleven year old Louis Norwood Hiatt of North Madison has endured a severe two week asthma spell. The family moved to the hill top seeking health benefits, but no improvement has appeared to date.
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Louis Norwood Hiatt
North Madison
Woman Shot Dead Near Dorrell Home In Ohio
A woman in Vevay Ohio shot and fatally wounded near Holman Dorrell's home. Clyde Reeves, 32, was arrested. The shooting occurred in front of Dorrell's residence and was witnessed by his wife.
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Holman Dorrell
Wee
Here
Tolly
Clyde Reeves
Ban i Vn
Dorrell
Ace
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