Russian Victories Reported as German Campaign Falters
London dispatches say Grand Duke Nicholas leads a decisive Russian victory over Von Hindenburg forces in Poland. Reports from Petrograd claim German attempts to capture Warsaw failed as Russian reinforcements arrive, while Berlin's war press notes favorable outlook and notes German patrols near Warsaw.
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London
Grand Duke Nicholas
von Hindenburg
Petrograd
Warsaw
Russian Poland
Vistula
Warthe Rivers
Grand Duke
Nicholas
the Times
Warthe
Lowicz
Berlin
Poland
East Prussia
Plotsk
Lodz
Geenstochau
Advance On French Coast In Terrific Allied Battle
British and French forces renew bombardments along the Flemish coast and near Zeebrugge as German forces press toward Ypres. The Anglo French fleet shells Zeebrugge and Heyst while German submarines target British battleships. The battle parallels the scale of Marne era fighting.
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North
France
Flemish
North Sea
la Bassee
the Marne
Belgian
Zeebrugge
England Talks of Invasion Plans in Parliament
England faces potential German invasion as discussions cover defense measures in the house of commons. Officials debate mobilization, supply lines, and coastal patrols amid rising tensions and wartime uncertainty.
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England
London
House of Com
Germany Focuses on Air Fleet Over Battleships
Reports from Germany describe feverish activity in building war ships and Zeppelin airships. Observers doubt Germany can match Britain in battleship construction and foresee emphasis shifting to an air fleet while naval construction recedes.
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Mons
Tennant
Germany
England
Great Britain
Riot at Constantinople Rumors Spread of Attacks
Morning Post correspondent reports the British embassy in Constantinople ransacked the Russian hospital pillaged and foreigners abused. Arrests across classes followed as a conspiracy against the Young Turks emerged and whispers alleged Arab treachery in parts of the empire.
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Constantinople
London
Petrograd
Morning Post
German Fleet Readied in Emden North Sea Action Suspected
An Exchange telegram from The Hague reports unusual activity at Emden in the north of Holland. It is believed the German fleet prepares for decisive action in the North Sea soon. A visit by Prince Henry of Prussia to Emden for inspecting submarines and torpedo craft was also reported yesterday.
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Zeebrugge
Bruges
Heyst
London
Hague
Holland
Emden
North Sea
Prince Henry of Prussia
Britain Claims Advantage in Zeebrugge Action
London reports that British warships thwart Germany's plan to base at Zeebrugge. Zeebrugge burning, Solvay works ruined, six submarine boats destroyed, military trains at the works blown to fragments. Correspondent notes heavy damage and strategic setback for Germany.
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Britain
London
Germany
Zeebrugge
Mail
Rotterdam
Solvay
Portugal to Enter Conflict Moves to Mobilize
Lisbon dispatch says Portuguese congress decides to cooperate with allies and mobilization to be decreed by the minister of war in part.
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Portugal
London
Lisbon
Vienna Reports Progress In Russian Poland Campaign
An official Vienna dispatch says Austrian troops captured several bases in Russian Poland and advance toward Woldrom and along the Pilica rivers. The interior of the monarchy holds about 110000 prisoners, including around 10000 officers.
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Vienna
London
Russian
Poland
Woldrom
Pilica
Monarchy
Germans Shell Warsaw Killings Reported by Warsaw Consul
A German airship bombed Warsaw near the American consulate, smashing windows and injuring and killing people in the street. The State Department received the dispatch from Hernando de Soto, the U.S. consul in Warsaw. No exact time of the bombing is provided. De Soto is noted as a California native.
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Warsaw
Washington
State Department
Hernando de Soto
de Soto
California
British War Loan Closed
London reports subscriptions to the greatest war loan in history totaling £250,000,000 or more than half the national debt. The loan closed with strong indications of success though official figures are not yet released.
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London
Five Soldiers Killed in Rathnow Train Wreck Near Potsdam
Five soldiers were killed and 14 wounded when a troop train derailed near Rathnow about 34 miles northwest of Potsdam. The group was en route to the western theater of war via Berlin and Amsterdam on Tuesday.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Rathnow
Potsdam
Germans Win in East Africa
German troops in East Africa have swept the British forces, inflicting 795 casualties including 141 English officers and men, according to London reports dated November 25.
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East Africa
London
Duke of Saxe Coburg Near Death in Eastern Front Bomb Blast
Amsterdam telegram reports the Duke of Saxe Coburg narrowly escaped death after a grenade exploded nearby on the Eastern front. Several officers were killed in the blast.
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Duke of Saxe-Coburg
London
Amsterdam
Capture Boer Rebels in Pretoria Dispatch
Official dispatch from Pretoria reports the capture of over one hundred Boer rebels including Commandant Jordaan and four other officers in Cape Town.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Pretoria
Jordaan
Canada ready to supply 500000 picked men for war
Canadian militia minister Col Sam Hughes said Canada can provide five hundred thousand picked soldiers if Britain needs them. He noted the first contingent of about thirty three thousand has left Valcartier for England and he will confer with the British War Office before returning to Canada.
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Canada
Germany
Sam Hughes
Hughes
Valcartier
England
British War Office
Worse Scourge Than War Cholera Hits Vienna
The report warns Asiatic cholera in Vienna as a virulent disease with about 51 percent mortality in mild cases and 90 percent in severe ones. It clarifies cholera is not bubonic plague, noting the two illnesses share high death rates but differ in origin and duration.
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Vienna
Austria
Gates
Russia
Balkan
Reformatories Plan Cited as Model for Prison Discipline
Des Moines reports Iowa’s Anamosa reformatory has cut rule infractions to about 5 percent by starting prisoners as if they are worst offenders and elevating status only after good conduct. Warden McClaughry’s system, later adopted in Georgia and Wisconsin, emphasizes honor and gradual grading, attracting national attention.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Anamosa
Board of Control
MacConlogue
Georgia Prison
American Prison Congress
McClaughry
Atlanta
Georgia
Wisconsin
Waupun
MccClaughry
Anamosa Reformatory
Hunters Urged to Quit Sport Over Foot and Mouth Threat
R T St John of Riceville Iowa assistant fish and game warden Northern District asks all hunters in Linn and adjacent counties to suspend hunting to prevent spread of foot and mouth disease endangering Iowa livestock He asked Cedar Rapids newspaper offices to publish his directive securing public notice to hunters
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Linn
Iowa
R. T. St. John
Riceville
J. St. John
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Quarantine Tightens Across State for Foot and Mouth Disease
Des Moines reporting state veterinarian Dr. J I Gibson clarifies federal quarantine on foot and mouth disease. No cattle sheep swine or other ruminants may be shipped from Iowa during the quarantine. horses and poultry may move from non infected premises. Fat cattle and hogs in non quarantined counties may be shipped in cleaned cars to recognized slaughterhouses within the state.
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Des Moines
J. I. Gibson
Iowa
Johnson, Jones
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Schaller Voted Most Generous Community in America
The American Red Cross in Washington announced Schaller leads in per capita relief giving with 371.87 dollars. Efforts are now under way to raise a carload of corn for the Belgians.
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Schaller
America
American Red Cross Society of Washington
Reunion After Forty One Years Brings Buffington Family Together
Separated many years in Nevada, Mrs. Martha Buffington welcomes her oldest brother from Buffalo Wyoming. He is 77, a Civil War veteran, and their meeting marks a long awaited reunion after forty one years with both learning of each other’s whereabouts only recently.
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John Offill
Iowa General Assembly
Jasper County
Offill
General Assembly
Nevada
Martha Buffington
Buffalo
Wyo
Poisoned Pancake Fatal Stuns Mount Pleasant Family
A 14 year old girl, daughter of J. B. Jordan, died after eating poisoned pancakes. Three other Jordan family members are in critical condition. The incident follows a prior alleged murderous assault on Mrs. Jordan two years earlier in Mount Pleasant.
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Mount Pleasant
Tinet Jordan
J. B. Jordan
Jordan
Mrs. Jordan
Davenport Couple Celebrates Diamond Wedding
Mr and Mrs Gustave Eckermann celebrated their diamond wedding at home with friends and descendants in the city. Both have passed the four score milestone, marking 60 years of marriage.
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Davenport
Gustave Eckermann
Tragedy Near Magnolia Seely Hill Claims Teen Driver
Ian Otis Coffman aged 17 died when his car turned turtle four miles northwest of Magnolia on Seely Hill yesterday afternoon. Local authorities investigated the fatal crash and traffic crews assisted at the scene.
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Logan
Ian Otis Coffman
Magnolia
Seely Hill
Bettendorf Foundry Revival Set for December Reopen
Bettendorf company announces its closed foundry will reopen December 1, forecasting a revival with several hundred workers hired for the plant.
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Davenport
Bettendorf Company
Saloon petition launched in Sioux City
Sioux City saloons and breweries plan a new petition of consent, basing their move on the results of the recent election.
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Sioux City
Garrett Reappointed as Clerk and Reporter Appointment
Des Moines supreme court announced the appointment of B. W. Garrett as clerk and A. G. Whitney of Sioux City as reporter for four year terms beginning January 1, 1915.
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Garrett
Des Moines
Supreme Court
B. W. Garrett
A. G. Whitney
Sioux City
Packers Donate Meat to Belgian Relief Fund
Ottumwa packing firm John Morrell and Company led the Sixth district relief effort with a donation of 1000 dollars in packed meat. An Ottumwa woman added fifty dollars to the fund.
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Ottumwa
John Morrell and Company
Date Set for Marion County Short Course
The annual Marion County Short Course moves from February 1 to 6 and will be held in Knoxville. Marion County previously boasted the largest attendance of any short course in the state last winter.
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Pella
Marion County
Knoxville
Page Land Sale Sets Essex Price Record
William Bussard sold his 120 acre Essex edge farm to Joseph Almquist for 240 dollars per acre last week. The transaction establishes a top price for Page county land.
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Page Land
Essex
Page County
William Bussard
Joseph Almquist
Want Quarantine Lifted In Iowa Cattle Regions
Perc y W Hall Iowa Bankers Assoc secretary says bankers should urge strict observance of state and federal foot and mouth disease quarantines until danger passes Six Iowa counties are under quarantine and twenty six under investigation Small farmers resist shipping cattle from forbidden districts as authorities assess risk
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Towa
Percy W. Hall
Iowa Bankers Association
Iowa
Peculiar Tongue Pipe Stem Removed After Three Years
Thomas Crofter aged 62 in Cedar Rapids endured a bone pine stem inch and a half in his tongue for three years after a wrestling mishap. It remained undiscovered until a physician operated to remove it revealing the stem was unbroken.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas Crofter
Crofter
Generous Belgian Relief Contributions Reported Across Counties
Audubon County sends a carload of flour and a carload of shelled corn for Belgium relief. Dickens adds a carload of corn. Grundy Center Prairie City Harsham and Ames anticipate large donations. Ottumwa executive committee man Frank Nimocks has raised $3000 and will cover his own travel to administer town contributions if commissioned by the governor.
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Audubon County
Des Moines
Audubon
Dickens
Grundy Center
Prairie City
Harsham and
Ames
Frank Nimocks
Ottumwa
Belgium
Vernor
Hutchins Sues City Over Water Works Bond Issue
Des Moines resident Bion S. Hutchins files a friendly suit in district court to stop the city from issuing bonds to buy water works. He seeks to determine if the November 8 election with 7 695 for municipal ownership and 5 885 against justifies bond issuance or if the November 18 council resolution to sell bonds exceeding two million should be blocked.
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Des Moines
Bion S. Hutchins
Test Corn Under New Federal Grading System
Sioux City board of trade inspected the first car of yellow corn under the new federal grading system. It was the first car inspected at any terminal market and graded No 1. The moisture content was 17 percent, the secretary said proving corn in this region is in excellent condition with typical moisture around 19 to 20 percent.
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Sioux City
Greater Iowa Week a Grand Success in Clinton
Reports from the Greater Iowa association at Clinton say six hundred meetings were held in churches schools and clubs with sermons in nearly 1000 Iowa churches. Officials expect the plan to continue next year on a larger scale.
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Clinton
Greater Iowa Association
Iowa
County Officials Resign From Taylor County Board
Bedford Hii Wilt chairman of the Taylor County board of supervisors and Supervisor C. R. Andrew have filed resignations with County Auditor C. A. Hill to take effect January 1. The resignations follow their action of returning about $700 to the county treasurer, money collected as auto hire for the county engineer.
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Bedford
Hii Wilt
Taylor County Board of Supervisors
C. R. Andrew
C. A. Hill
New Law Firm Entry Shakes Fort Dodge Legal Circles
Fort Dodge reports a reshuffle as B. J. Price joined the law firm Kenyon Kelleher and O'Connor effective yesterday. The move signals new partnerships and potential changes in local legal practice and representation.
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Fort Dodge
B. J. Price
Kenyon, Kelleher and O'Connor
Six Sons Carry Mother to Grave in Keosauqua
Mrs Elizabeth Daw son a longtime Keosauqua resident dies at 86 leaving nine children seven surviving Six of her sons serve as pallbearers at her funeral held Tuesday
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Keosauqua
Elizabeth Dawson
Fish Stock Placed in Maquoketa River by Hawkeye Car
About forty thousand bass and crappies were released into the Maquoketa River at this location last week. The Iowa fish car Hawkeye delivered the stock for the planting operation.
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Maquoketa River
Monticello
Iowa Fish Car
Hawkeye
First White Child Claim Stirs Local Memory
Yona Falls J H Kidwiler of Ireton, brother of Ben F Kidwiler, asserts he was the first white child born in the country. He states he was raised on a farm southeast of the city and was born in 1851 while living in this county.
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Yona Falls
J. H. Kidwiler
Ireton
Ben F. Kidwiler
Cedar Falls Women Donate to Belgium Relief Fund
Cedar Falls society women contribute $30 to aid Belgian sufferers, bringing the town total to $280 raised by local citizens.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Society
Belgium
Plan State Census Seeks Church Ties Income and Education
Iowa announces 1915 state census details with new questions on church affiliations and full 1914 earnings. It will collect education level, birthplace of parents, home ownership, farm data, and counts of the blind insane deaf and idiots. County assessors lead the process under county auditors.
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Des Moines
State House
Executive Council
A. H. Davison
Iowa
United States
Gasoline Barrel Fire Terribly Burns Man in Laurens
While loading a barrel of gasoline at the Laurens gas house J M Staver’s clothing burst into flames in a sudden explosion. He suffered severe burns with slim chances of survival. His horse team also caught fire but was quickly extinguished with blankets, causing little harm to the animals.
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Laurens
J. M. Staver
Mr. Staver
Examination of Teachers in Des Moines Examiners Report
Of 3,593 applicants who took the October teachers examination 2,587 received passing grades and will receive certificates. The examiners issued 355 first grade 1,441 second grade and 791 third grade certificates while 1,006 failed.
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Des Moines
Hogs dying by cholera hit Delaware county farms
Farmers in parts of Delaware county report large hog losses due to cholera. This mirrors losses two years ago when many hogs perished from the disease, and now some of the same farmers face similar outbreaks this fall.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Man Sanses to Death by Self at Camp
Fred Logan, suffering from tuberculosis at a grading camp in Correctionville, shot himself after growing too weak to work. He left a note to his wife in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Man
Sioux City
Fred Logan
Correctionville
Cleveland
Dies in Church A W Calladay Northwood Dies of Stroke
A W Calladay aged about 70 collapsed and died in church in Northwood from a stroke of paralysis the second such incident. He was a retired business man of Northwood.
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Northwood
A. W. Calladay
Illness Causes Woman’s Fatal Train Tragedy in Fort Dodge
Mrs. W. G. Stahl of Waco Texas died after rushing from relatives’ home in Fort Dodge and throwing herself under a Great Western passenger train. Authorities reported illness as the underlying cause and noted the act occurred during Thanksgiving visits.
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Fort Dodge
W. G. Stahl
Waco
Texas
Great Western
Smallpox Scare Hits Hocking and Albia
Over fifty smallpox cases are found in Hocking with a few mild cases in Albia. Physicians order closure of all public buildings to halt the outbreak.
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Hocking
Albia
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