England Moves to France and Suez Amid War Reports
Reports from AP describe over a million British recruits en route to France with 290 transports at a single port and 76 000 Turks marching toward the Suez Canal. Russian Poland remains obscure while Berlin cites British troop rushes to France and heavy fighting in the Caucasus.
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France
Petrograd
England
Near East
Berlin
Suezermal
India
Maae
Lord Kitchener
House of Commons
Caucasus
Turkey
East Prussia
Poland
Mowc Ang Radum
Reported sinking of German battleship Wilhelm der Große
A Petrograd dispatch to Matin claims the German battleship Wilhelm der Große was sunk by a Baltic mine, but there is no confirmation of the report.
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Paris
Matin
Petrograd
Wilhelm der Crosse
Baltic
Turks March on Suez Face British Army At Canal
Cairo dispatch via Berlin reports 76,000 Turks advancing toward the Suez Canal with a formidable British army prepared to oppose them. The source notes the distant movement and potential clash in the canal region.
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Amsterdam
Cairo
Berlin
Suez Canal
British squadron sighted near Montevideo
A Montevideo dispatch reports a squadron of ten British warships sighted about 300 miles from Montevideo. The travel direction was not specified.
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Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
National Tuberculosis Day Proclaimed by President Wilson
Washington November 28 The appointment of November 29 as a national Tuberculosis Day has the president's approval and prompts churches and schools across many places to join a campaign against the disease.
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Washington
Wilson
Tuberculosis Day Urges United States Awakening
In a presidential opinion the President asks November 29 designated as Tuberculosis Day to awaken the nation to the urgency and feasibility of arresting and preventing the disease. Governors have issued proclamations and interest in the movement is nationwide.
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United State
Heir to Two Fortunes In Toronto Runaway Tale
Frederick Alexander Davis, 19, missing since June 2, is heir to two fortunes in Toronto and New York. His mother, widow of a Brooklyn Navy Yard draughtsman, says the estates belong to him through an aunt and his late father Mario Phillips who died in Toronto sixteen years ago. His signature is needed on estate documents once found.
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Toronto
Ont
Frederick Alexander Davis
New York
Davis
Walter Miller
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Mario Phillips
Frederick
Or al wagering halted as New Orleans demo aims to stop bets
Governor Hall and officials watched a demonstration of New York style oral wagering at the Louisiana state executive chambers. The protest, led by New Orleans Citizens Protective Association, urged banning the practice at the Crescent City race meeting, with Hall warning he would close the Fair Grounds if betting resumed.
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Hall
Fair Grounds
Max Heller
Jean Gordon
J. C. Barr
HH. Werlein
Browne
Pearl Wight
John M. Parker
New Yomerms
Joseph A. Murphy
St. Louis
Train collision injures many in U S P crash
A passenger train collision occurred near Mounds injuring numerous riders on US and P lines Nos 12 and 5. Emergency crews arrive as investigators begin work to determine cause.
Air mechanism failure blamed for fatal like head-on rail crash disruption
Eighteen people injured when two Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific trains collided at Mounds Mississippi. Air system failure on one locomotive cited as cause. no serious injuries beyond bruises and sprains. Train No. 12 east bound, No. 5 west bound. Officials pledge investigation.
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Shreveport Times Today
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific
Mounds
I.a
H. &. Hearne
Hearne
Dan Gilliam
Helena
Ark
M. C. Stockbridge
Ruston
Greenfield
Miss
Shreveport
Clyde T. Kerr
Adelaide French
Express Messenger
Monk
Hlearne
Delta Point
Vicksburg
Monroe
Delta
Heavy German losses reported in three days of fighting
German forces near Strykow ten miles from Lodz incur over 17 000 casualties in three days of operations. Austrian losses exceed 16 000 with twenty machine guns also reported. Russian observers note limited options to avoid disaster for Germany.
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Associated Press
Lemberg
Galicia
Petrograd
London
Strykow
Lodz
Ohio Coal Mining Law Seen in Supreme Court Test
Washington November 8 The constitutionality of Ohio coal mining laws will be tested in the U S Supreme Court as the Rail and River Coal Company argues against the Industrial Commission of Ohio The operators say the law halted the industry causing large losses in profits and wages A second Monday argument concerns the Jeffrey Manufacturing Co and the Ohio workmen’s compensation law.
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Washington
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Rail and River Coal Company
Industrial Commission of Ohio
White
Jeffrey Manufacturing Co
Citywide Hospital Saturday mobilizes St Louis donors
On November 28 in St Louis a city wide drive raises funds for hospitals with May or Kiel and Postmaster Selph leading. Last year forty thousand dollars was donated and shared among twelve hospitals.
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St. Louis
Kiel
Selph
Stock Exchange Resumes Business After July Hiatus
The Stock Exchange resumed operations in a tentative way for the first time since July 30. All transactions were cash only. A small amount of business occurred on slight declines at the outset before the market grew dull.
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Associated Press
New York
The
Stock Exchange
Taft Endorses Monroe Doctrine In Address On War
Former President William Howard Taft defended the Monroe doctrine in a Montclair New Jersey speech. He argued U S intervention in Mexico and Central America has no bearing on the doctrine and discussed potential responses if Canada were invaded by Germany or its allies. He warned against abandoning the doctrine yet noted the era’s strains may exhaust adversaries and limit new conflicts.
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Montclair
N. J
United States
Mexico
Central American
William Howard Taft
Canad
Great Britain
Mr. Taft
Canada
Seward
Spain
Chile
Taft
England
Germany
Doctrine and guardianship stance on South American powers
The speaker argues the United States should maintain the Monroe doctrine with clear limits and avoid promising guardianship. He warns that asserting authority could provoke revolutions and invite foreign intervention, while suggesting that the ABC powers join in upholding the doctrine could cause jealousy among smaller South American nations.
Southern tuberculosis congress to convene in Atlanta
Atlanta Ga Nov 28 The first southern tuberculosis congress includes North and South Carolina Georgia Alabama Florida Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana to meet in Atlanta on a winning Monday Topics include the nursing problem with Miss Trene R Foote of Jacksonville Fla addressing the delegates Many prominent doctors sociologists and government officials will participate and the organization is to become permanent meeting annually on Tuberculosis Day
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Atlanta
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Trene R. Foote
Jacksonville
Fla
Cameron Case Heads to Trial in Columbus Monday
Isaac B. Cameron former State Treasurer faces trial in Columbus Ohio starting Monday on charges linked to alleged illegal deposits of state funds for personal profit. Prosecuting Attorney Edward C. Turner aims to wrap up the case quickly before he takes office.
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Columbus
Isaac B. Cameron
Edward C. Turner
Romance of an American Embassy Marriage in Cleveland
Miss Mildred Aileen Devereux of Cleveland wed Lawrence Lanier Winslow secretary of the American embassy at Berlin. They met at the embassy and were presented at the Berlin court bell before the war. The couple will depart for Berlin after the ceremony.
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Cleveland
Mildred Aileen Devereux
Lawrence Lanier Winslow
Berlin
Good Roads Convention Invites Louisiana Delegates
A statewide good roads convention will convene in Alexandria on December 14 and 15. Police juries, automobile clubs, chambers of commerce and civic groups have begun selecting delegates with no limits on participation. John B. Kent of Lake Charles is the contact for attendees seeking information.
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Alexandria
Automobile Clubs
Chambers of Commerce
Civic Leagues
Women's Clubs
Louisiana
John B. Kent
Lake Charles
Russian Fleet Allegedly Sinks German Vessels in Baltic
Morning Post reports Petrograd claim of a large Polish victory pending full details. It also cites Admiral von Essen's Baltic raid in September sinking a German cruiser and damaging another, with Russian destroyers aiding. Official note says seven German destroyers and torpedo boats reached Kiel damaged, others sunk near Kiel canal.
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London
The
Morning Post
Petrograd
Poland
Germany
von Essen
Baltic
Kiel
Kiel Canal
Russia and Germany War News From Poland Battle
London reports conflicting accounts on a Poland battle with Russian HQ claiming advantage while Berlin says no decisive victory occurred. Petrograd correspondents doubt Russian success amid quiet from Grand Duke Nicholas in the east and possible exaggeration by newspapers.
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Petrograd
Poland
Berlin
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Russia
Adviers
Petrogradsy
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