Villa's Followers Captured as Carranza Agrees to Protocol
Shuarez Mexico December 5 reports say Carranza forces occupy the city driving Villa fighters out. Telegraphic links to Chihuahua City resumed and fate of Americans and other foreigners awaited. no definite word, but most foreigners including Chinese believed safe. General Ozuma entered at seven as Gonzales prepares to move with Carranza troops and ratify the protocol.
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Carranza
Shuarez
Mexico
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Ary
Jihuahus
Chihuahua City
Fedf
Carlos Ozuma
Incisco Gonzales
Ozuma
Sihuahua City
Gonzales
Chihuahua
Jimigez
Tirce
Washington
Genal Carranza
Two men arrested near Wilson regarding assassination attempt
In New York on December 5 two men were arrested while trying to meet President Wilson. One claimed the motive was murder and another said he had a letter to deliver. A separate arrest occurred in Philadelphia after a man leaped a counter and shouted he would kill the president at the Statue of Liberty celebration.
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Este
Sident
Diug
Philadelphia
Sasoner
Jonathan
Wilson
State of Liberty
York Harbor
Kregice
Hbertr
Gulf of Mexico
Crescent
McArdle
Flinders
Travers
Tts
Madre de la Laguna
Lee
Ower
Davy
Jones
McArdie
Iself
Qeur
Dalen
German power bill adopted mobilizes civilians for armies in field
Berlin dispatches report the Reichstag passed SB 4610 the man power bill on Saturday. The measure mobilizes civilian forces for service under special government bureaus to support armies in the field.
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Amesternam
Reichstag
Berlin
Gaileis
Michigan Troops Rebel at El Paso Demonstration Suppressed
In El Paso Texas on December five soldiers from the thirty second regiment of the National Guard staged a protest through the camp. Their actions were quelled by the regiment's colonel amid interruptions and derisive treatment. Charlotte Wilder Dead at Home. The writer known for song stories and religious writings passed away at her residence. Federal judges, ongoing sentence suspensions, prominent in the federal docket.
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Camp
Paso. Tex
The
Jean Nations
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LL. C. Cove
Charlotte Wilder
Eeibatenae
Harbatras Wilde
Things They Ask in Gotham Railway Stations
In New York a deriding look at information clerks at Grand Central as travelers flood in with odd questions. A man asks train return time from Springfield and learns about daily arrivals. A woman seeks a definite Chicago arrival schedule and blasts the guesswork. The piece notes clerks juggle many inquiries.
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Gotham
York
Grand Central Station
Information Bureau
Springfield
Mass
Chicago
Vermont
Father Knickerbocker Budget for 1917 Draws Fire
New York City plans a 211 million dollar 1917 budget to fund health safety sanitation recreation and civil services. Critics note debt service dominates the plan with 60.7 million dollars, part of a total city debt of about 1.48 billion.
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York
Manhattan Island
Father Knickerbocker
New York
Pa Knickerbocker
Hiawatha Still Rules Minnehaha Falls Elk Herd
In Minnehaha Falls Park the dominant elk Hiawatha defeated the younger rival in a 36 minute antler clash. After repeated maneuvers the veteran asserted control and the herd acknowledged him as king, secure on the throne at least until fall 1917.
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Hiawatha
Minnehaha Falls Park
Inneapolis
Minnehaha Falls
Hiawathan
No Grand Opening At Chicago Municipal Lodging House
The Chicago municipal lodging house on North Union Avenue shows a sharp drop in occupancy as winter bites. Officials note that prosperity drew men away earlier, leaving the building largely empty while the pile of cut railroad ties grows.
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Union Avenue
W. J. Anderson
W. KE. Murray
Health Department
Remarkable Efforts Under Desert Crossing Attempts
The account recalls Turkish pontoon operations across the Suez desert near Port Said and Ismailia as English observations describe the siege of Kantarah. A Marine officer notes the menacing advance and the vast, disciplined planning behind the attempted crossing, ending with admiration for the thwarted attack.
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Suez Canal
Harper’s Magazine
Wiliam Ashley Anderson
Kantarah
Txdian Marine
Canal Company
Port Said
Drotmedaries
Ismattit
Park Man
Plattsbureg
Canadians Find Three Australians Inside Enemy Shell Hole
An officer recalls war incidents showing Canadians near Austra Hans ground nine days into the line. Three Australians ventured into enemy territory, two wounded and one unharmed, were caught in shell fire. The selfless survivor dragged them into a shell hole and tended them all day, fetching water and rations at night from German dead to keep the two wounded alive. One wound later proves septic.
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Austra Hans
Hard to Keep Cider Sweet and Safe
Dr. Charles E. Francis notes preserving cider is difficult under federal and state pure food laws. Filtering or bolting cider before sealing can keep it sweet for weeks, but requires cool dark storage and adds cost.
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Charles E. Francis
Oita
The Cross That Anchored a Christmas Sea Trial
In a tale set across four hundred years, Montbar seeks Mexico's gold with a priest who plans a grand illusion. A Gulf of Mexico oil barge, the Crescent, battles a deadly reef and storms. As the anchor grips, a huge submerged cross emerges, ending a perilous voyage.
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