Tragedy at Spink County Farm Ends in Shot and Suicide
James Guyberger shoots wife after she asks for divorce at their farm ten miles southeast of Frankfort. He then kills himself. A six year old daughter witnessed the tragedy. a four year old slept nearby, and another daughter was away. The report notes the couple had been separated, and the child ran to neighbors to raise the alarm.
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Aberdeen
James Guyberger
Frankfort
Spink County
Guyberger
Dillon Favors Sane Defense
Sioux Falls letter from Congressman H. Dillon defends a state of reasonable defense while opposing Wilson era military buildup. He contests proposed Navy and Army increases totaling about 162.7 million dollars, warns of militarism, and notes daily costs if funded. He compares past appropriations to present projections and urges restraint.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
H. Dillon
Dillon
Army
Navy
Continental Army
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Snowbank saves Awerman Rames in Nebraska gasoline blast
In Olivet S D a man named AWerman Rames avoided serious injury by diving into a snow bank after his clothing was ignited by a gasoline tank explosion. Bystanders doused the flames with snow as help arrived. he suffered burns but survived. Mr and Mrs H C Harvey and daughter Minerva returned home to Sioux City after visiting Mrs Harvey's mother.
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H. C. Harvey
Minerva
Sioux City
James Kimble
England Faces Compulsion Bill in Parliament War Debate
Premier Asquith introduced a compulsory military service bill amid a fierce Commons fight. Derby's recruitment report showed over two million English, Scottish, and Welsh men did not volunteer, with 1.6 million unmarried and 1.68 million married men presenting themselves. debates linger over exemptions, Ireland exclusion, and cabinet resignations.
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London
England
House of Commons
Asquith
Earl of Derby
Harl Kitchener
Peers Gallery
Derby
Ireland
Wbars of Derby
Scotland
Wales
United Kingdom
Premier Asquith
Mussia
Czerowitz
Great Britain
Lord Derby
John Simon
Home Affairs
Reginald McKenna
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Richards Body Opens Campaign for 1916 Ballot
A slate of candidates aligned with R O Richards forms the initial campaign move, aiming to file petitions for the April primary and potentially compete in June. The list includes delegates, judges, and state officials across Beadle, Yankton, Clay, and other counties, with costs of running a full additional primary estimated at substantial figures.
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Pierre
R. O. Richards
Richards
United States Supreme Court
St. Louis
James Brown
Brule
Potter
Day
Con R. Huntley
Beadle
John A. Cleaver
Theodore Erickson
Chas. Statenroth
Spink
Harry Gandy
Pennington
Arnold H. Bliss
Walter Jacobs
Brown
Greece protests arrest of Saloniki consuls in World War I
Greek minister in Sofia presented a note to the Premier protesting the arrest of German, Austrian, Bulgarian and Turkish consuls at Saloniki. Greece vows to pursue all measures to defend its interests and maintain relations with the Central Powers.
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Berlin
Germany
Sofia
Radoslav
Saloniki
Greece
Bring Salonnitte Consuls to the Swiss Frontier
Paris reports the interior ministry says consuls arrested at Saloniki will be moved to Marseilles and then to the Swiss frontier. Bulgarians retaliate by detaining the French vice consul at Mafia and later arresting the Bulgarian consul in Paris, who is ill and guarded. Berlin notes Overseas News Agency cites Milan’s Corriere Della Sera that John Z Kehl asks vacating the Saloniki consuls’ house. request refused.
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Salonikte
Paris
France
Ministry of the Interior
Saloniki
Marseilles
Berlin
Germany
Corriere Della Sere
Milan
John Z. Kehl
Teutonic Plungers Sink 67 Ships in Six Weeks
Austrian Hungarian and German submarines claim to have sunk eight troop ships twenty five transports and thirty four merchantmen totaling about 225325 tons in late October and November. Loss of life is said to be heavy with at least five thousand troops. Notable sunk vessels include the Cunard liner Transylvania and the Japanese steamer Yasukuni.
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Europe
Committee On Naval Affairs
Engand’s
Fletcher
Wilson
Great Britain
Germany
England
Continental Army
Army
Navy
Steel Trust
Powder Trust
Armor Plate Trust
Ammunition Trust
Panama Canal
Vienna
Austria
Mediterranean
Cunard
Transylvania
Yasukuni
Kansans Endorse Wilson Administration Rural Reform
A political platform led by Commissioner J D Hale of Meade backs President Wilsons policy. It calls for extended rural free delivery conservation of natural resources strict economy in state affairs and a rural credit system to ease farmer borrowing.
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J. D. Hale
Meade
Wilson
Washington, D. C
Congress
Administration
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Bryan
United States
Greece May Yet Be Forced Into Struggle
Athens report says King Constantine shifts toward neutrality endgame while Allies may stay in Saloniki. Venizelos reportedly refused premiership offers, awaiting spring, as Macedonian stalemate feeds pressure for Venizelos return amid censorship and entente concerns.
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Greece
Athens
Associated Press
Saloniki
M. Venizelos
Macedonia
Entente
Gerard at Berlin busy over Persia sinking
London reports say Rev Homer At Salisbury an American aboard the Persia and not among survivors. Gerard in Berlin discussed the sinking with foreign office officials and inquired about the submarine’s nationality. Washington awaits facts as a submarine crisis looms.
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London
England
Homer
Salisbury
Persia
Mediterranean
Amsterdam
Schange Telegraph Company
Berlin
James W. Gerard
Foreign Office
Gerard
Washington, D. C
State Department
Ancona
Lansing
Malta
Cairno
Alexandria
United States
Austria
Germany
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