Germans and Allies clash on multiple fronts in war updates
Reports from the fronts describe German advances against Serbs halted by British and French artillery. Greece signals cooperation with the Entente by allowing continued Saloniki operations and troop movements. Mitrovitsa and Pristina see Serbian losses as Bulgarian pressure grows. In Gallipoli Turkish offensives are checked by Allied fire, with heavy shelling on European fronts and supply restrictions impacting war economies.
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Turke
Gallipoli
Entente
Salonik
Greece
Serbia
Teutons
Saloniki
Mitrovitsa
Pristina
Vienna
Krivolak
Prilep
Berlin
Black Sea
Odessa
Balkan
Pentente
Constantinople-Dedenghatch
Monitor
Eighller
Asiatic
France
Belgium
Gorizia
Trieste
Russia
Riga
Bagdad
Zeur
Ctesiphon
Paris
Nish
American Soldiers Engage Mexican Forces at Nogales Border
At Harrison's ranch east of Nogales fifty eight Mexican soldiers crossed the border and fired on six U S troops of the Tenth Cavalry Thursday. Twenty five reserve troopers fired back, killing some Mexicans and wounding one prisoner. Civil official Vicente Terrazas was executed by order of General Acosta for overstepping authority in the riots. Villa supporters grow more hostile as authorities remain vigilant on the Nogales boundary.
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Nogales
Ariz
United States
Harrison's Ranch
Tenth Cavalry
Vicente Terrazas
Sonora
Acosta
Italian Troops Reported Landing in Albania From Chiasso Frontier
The report states Italian forces have begun landing in Albania near the Chiasso border area, signaling a potential shift in regional military activity and heightened tensions along the frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiasso
Albania
Carranza Calls for Patience as Villas Army Falls Back
Laredo Texas Carranza urges patience and faith in reconstruction while pledging relief to foreigners if needed. He notes confiscation policy and promises return of property to nonparticipants. In Douglas Arizona Villa troops retreat from Hermosillo with heavy losses and pursuit by Obregon forces. Cananea is garrisoned after Villa withdrawal.
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Carranza
Mexico
Douglas
Ariz
Francisco Villa
Hermosillo
Villa
Jose Rodriguez
Cenanea
Obregon
Dieguez
Imaris
Cananea
Nogales
Alvaro Obregon
Coleman Shipments Hit 5000 Turkeys In November
In Coleman Texas the poultry trade shipped out about 5,000 turkeys during November amid widespread rat damage to poultry and other industries in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman, Tex
Coleman
Make More Red Cross Seals
Washington reports robust sales of Red Cross Christmas seals aimed at tuberculosis prevention. This year 225000000 seals will be sold, an 80 percent rise from last year, with expected net proceeds of 2250000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Washington
United States
Schmidt to Die Week of January 10
The New York Court of Appeals fixed the week starting January 10 for the execution of Hans Schmidt, convicted of murdering Anna Aumuller in 1913 in New York.
Anthrax Victim William Eldridge Dies in Endicott
William C. Eldridge a tannery worker from Endicott New York died Sunday of anthrax after a neck injury during shaving a week earlier. He fell ill several days after the cut and died at home or nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
N. Y
William C. Eldridge
Endicott
Eldridge
Two New Oil Wells Brought In At Humble Field
Houston based H H Hoffman and associates report two new oil wells in the Humble field with greenish oil indicating high quality. The discovery adds to the field’s productive output and prospects for future drilling activity in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
H. H. Hoffman and Associates of
Humble Oil Field
Bank Organized at Arlington Texas
A state bank with capital stock of 40000 has been organized at Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Tex
Russian Loan Subscriptions Reported Satisfactory
The state bank reports satisfactory subscriptions to the new Russian loan of 500 million dollars. The announcement comes from Petrograd via London signaling adequate funding for the government program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Belton Votes to Issue Bonds for Sewer Debt
Belton Texas voters approved a $40,000 sewer system bond issue with 324 votes for and 124 against in Tuesday’s election to address city indebtedness.
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Belton
Tex
Named Commissioner of Deeds in Texas appointments
Austin Texas governor appoints Dr. T Gate of London England and John S Wurts of Philadelphia as commissioners of deeds for Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Dr. T. Gate
London
England
John S. Wurts
Philadelphia
Sweden bans export of cotton goods and spirits
The Swedish government forbids the export of cotton, wool, cotton wadding, and cotton twist from November 25. It also bans essential oils and brandy and other spirits except whooxy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
London
Reserve Banks Named Depositaries of Government Funds
Secretary McAdoo announces that federal reserve banks will become the government’s depositaries and fiscal agents effective January 1. Initial transfers will move about 7 million dollars in government deposits from national banks to the reserve banks, with no mention of interest on these funds. National banks currently pay 2 percent on such deposits.
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Washington
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Board
German Naval Attache on Trial in New York
Witnesses testified Tuesday in the trial of Hamburg America Line officials charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States by sending neutral relief ships with coal to German war vessels. Captain K Boy Ed, the German naval attache, is said to have played a leading role in the alleged scheme. He is based at the German embassy in Washington.
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New York
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
K. Boy-Ed
Captain Boy-Ed
Washington
Pecans Shipments Boost Wharton Economy
Seven carloads of pecans from Wharton average 2200 dollars per car, totaling 15400 dollars. Additional large shipments of shelled pecans and hulls ground into an excellent floor sweep contribute to the local trade and income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wharton, Tex
Wharton
Corporations Chartered In Texas This Week
Charter actions include The Morrison Tie Plate Company of Texarkana with 4000 capital stock Bryants School of Fort Worth with 1000 capital stock and Houston County Gas Company of Crockett with 7500 capital stock granted under blue sky law Certificate of dissolution filed by Tamalina Milling Company of San Antonio.
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Austin
Tex
The
Morrison Tie Plate Company
Texarkana Texas
Capital
Bryants School of
Fort Worth
Houston County
Qi] and Gas Company of
Crockett
Tamalina Milling Company of
San Antonio
Citizenship Plan Seeks School Help Nationwide
Washington reports strong support for the naturalization bureau plan to enlist public schools in educating and Americanizing citizenship candidates. About four hundred cities and towns have already joined the movement.
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Washington
Bureau of Naturalization
Salvaged Cotton Worth Nearly 400000 Recovered by Receiver
Judge Henry Lee Borden reports federal receiver for storm damaged cotton has recovered and sold nearly 12000 bales worth over 394000. The cotton scattered along Galveston bay shores during the recent Gast coast storm totaled about 400000 in value.
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Houston
Tex
Henry Lee Borden
Galveston Bay
Texas Postmasters Appointed in Elite Hall Winyard and More
Washington lists Texas fourth class postmasters appointed in Elite Hall county Robert M Craig Honey Island Hardin county Miss Laura B White head Winyard Jack county Walter A Meador Calhoun Colorado county Isaac L Terrell.
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Washington
Texas
Elite
Hall County
Robert M. Craig
Honey Island
Hardin County
Laura B. Whitehead
Winyard
Jack County
Walter A. Meador
Calhoun
Colorado
Isaac L. Terrell
Night Riders In Missouri Fight Ends With Captures
Night riders and two private detectives were wounded in a Tuesday night battle in a marsh west of Clarkton near New Madrid. Nine night riders were captured after an all day chase by bloodhounds and a large farmer posse.
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New Madrid
Clarkton
Ford Plans Peace Expedition To End War
Henry Ford of Detroit announced a peace expedition to Europe to seek an end to the war. He will invite leading American pacifists and peace advocates from other neutral nations to join the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Ford
Detroit Auto
Europe
Mr. Ford
Brotherhoods Demand Eight-Hour Day With Ten-Hour Pay
In Cleveland Ohio the four railroad brotherhoods representing over 350 000 engineers firemen conductors and brakemen announce plans to file a formal demand around March 1 for an eight-hour workday while maintaining current ten-hour pay on all U S railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Hunters score unusual lion kill near Harlingen
Brownsville lawyer J. C. George and Sam Brown of near Harlingen shot and killed a puma or American lion about nine miles north of Harlingen in the Schaff pasture Sunday, an unusual sport for the area and two local hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
J. C. George
Sam Brown
Harlingen
Schaff Pasture
Luling Boy Wins First Prize at Dallas State Fair
John G. Drake, county agricultural agent, announces that Alton Tiller of Luling won first prize for his corn at the Dallas State fair. The 14 year old raised the corn on his father T. A. Tiller’s farm, three miles north of Luling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luling
Tex
John G. Drake
Alton Tiller
Boys’ Corn Club
Dallas
Tiller
T. A. Tiller
Alton
Powers seek China arms to aid allied war effort
In Tokio the prevailing view is that major powers aim to urge China to join the entente and supply arms. Chinese arsenals are regarded as excellent and capable of bolstering allied forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
China
Dredge Orange Joins Sabine Neches Locks Work
Water was let into the Sabine Neches canal locks this week and the government dredge Orange entered and began work. Navigation for smaller craft will not be hindered while the project proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Sabine-Neches
Orange
Ancient Submarine Found in Chicago River
The submarine Foolkiller, missing for twenty five years, was located at the bottom of the Chicago river. Its name dates to 1871 when early submarines appeared and reportedly drowned its original owner during a trial trip.
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Chicago
Governor appoints Sabine Pass pilots and Aransas branch head
The Governor named Harvey Fletcher of Beaumont as a member of the Sabine Pass rivers and canal pilot commission and Geo. M. Roberts of Rockport as branch pilot at Port Aransas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Harvey Fletcher
Beaumont
Sabine Pass Rivers and Canal
Tomato Pulp Seized by U S Marshal in Houston
Forty six barrels of tomato pulp valued at $1,000 were seized this week by the United States marshal from a local business in Houston. The pulp was condemned at the instance of United States Pure Food Inspector John B. Hummer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
United States
United States Pure Food
John B. Hummer
Greek steamer Atha mas taken into Oare Deep in Thames
London reports the Greek steamer Atha mas has been seized and drawn into Oare Deep in the Thames estuary, prompting navigation and security concerns.
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London
Athamas
Thames Estuary
Appointed Warden at Rusk Texas Prison
Rusk Texas W M Ellis representative of Cherokee county has been appointed as warden of Rusk penitentiary.
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Rusk
Rusk, Tex
W. M. Ellis
Cherokee County
Rusk Penitentiary
Woman's Sentence Upheld in Falls County Killing Case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Kate Wilganowski's life sentence for killing her husband with a wooden cudgel and burning the body. The decision comes after the Falls County incident prompted the trial and appeal.
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Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Kate Wilganowski
Falls County
Admiral Boggs Dies in Paris at Home
Rear Admiral Lawrence G. Boggs retired US Navy died at his Paris home on Tuesday. He left active service in 1908.
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Paris
Lawrence G. Boggs
United States Navy
Texas Governor and First Chief Confer on Border Troubles
Governor Ferguson of Texas and First Chief Carranza met at the border in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo to discuss mutual border issues. The talks included bandit pursuit cooperation and expedited extradition to replace slow Washington action, with Mexican and U.S. contingents observing ceremonies and a banquet follow up.
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United States
Luis Caballero
Pablo de la Garza
Candido Aguilar
Carlos Bee
Tom Coleman
Sam Belden
Carranza
Texas
Ninth Infantry
Robert K. Evans
Tamanulipas
Nuevo Leon
Vera Cruz
Ricaut
Nuevo Laredo
Texas Rangers
Washington
Mexico
Mellen Says High Prices Paid in Rail Deal Trial
Testimony at the New Haven case under the Sherman act alleges Kidder Peabody earned an ostensible profit of 300000 to 400000 dollars from stock dealings with Charles Mellen in the Boston and Maine sale. Eleven former directors of the New York New Haven Hartford system confront antitrust scrutiny.
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Mellen
New York
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Boston
Charles 8
Boston & Main Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
To Open Irrigation Work
The Rio Bravo irrigation project near Matamoros is to be rehabilitated soon after two years’ suspension due to the Mexican revolution. The plant, about half completed, covers some 80 000 acres and was halted as work interrupted by events in Mexico.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Bravo
Mexico
Matamoros
Stamps Seized From El Paso Home Tied to Villa Government
Treasury agents seized stamps totaling 70000 dollars at the El Paso residence of Mrs. Aliva P. de Garcia along with jewelry. Mrs. Garcia claimed her husband, a Villa general and former Durango postmaster, intended to transport the stamps to Nogales for Villa government use.
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el Paso
Tex
Treasury Department
Aliva P. de Garcia
Gompers Re elected President At AFL Convention
Samuel Gompers of New York City was re elected president of the American Federation of Labor at the concluding session of the annual convention held this week. Baltimore was selected for next year's convention.
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San Francisco
Cal
Samuel Gompers
New York City
American Federation of Labor
Baltimore
Literary Gold Medal Awarded to William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells of New York received the National Institute of Arts and Letters gold medal for distinguished work in fiction. The award honors distinguished service to arts or letters and is given annually.
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Boston
Mass
William Dean Howells
New York
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Former Exalted Ruler Dies in Franklin at 53
George P. Cronk former grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks died Sunday in Franklin Pennsylvania aged 53.
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Franklin, Pa
George P. Cronk
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Laks
Have You a Child Have You a Child
Fragmentary note cites concern over children and a lament about a great ill, mentioning Dosa Pa Porte in a historical context.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound Praised By Expectant Mothers
A collection of brief testimonials from women in Missouri Pennsylvania West Virginia Florida and New York praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for pregnancy and childbirth. They credit the tonic with building up their systems and aiding successful deliveries and healthy babies.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Myers
Gordonville, Mo
Mosm Blakeley
Coalport, Pa
Unversatile Nature
Marie an eight year old in a household speaks at breakfast wishing hens would lay something besides eggs. The light anecdote showcases a child’s amusing take on farm produce.
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Marie
Purified Scalp Care Ad By Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Purify the scalp of dandruff and itching with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Pure fragranced super creamy emollients relieve skin and scalp troubles. Sample free by mail with Skin Book. Address Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Proof Positive Quip Reduces The Mati Nee Plan
A witty exchange jokes that a wife would not want to attend a mati nee show, implying the program is improper. The husband questions the outing and concludes with a humorous clash over propriety. The remark plays on social norms and satire typical of light column writing.
Coveted Hair Dressing Promises Restored Beauty
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a remedy for gray streaked or harsh hair, claiming it restores former beauty and luster at a price of $1.00.
Coloratura Soprano Sparks Laughs at Costume Gaffe
The audience roared as a coloratura soprano took the stage with theatrical makeup so thick that critics joked the paint could be seen from the balcony. Performers at the gala kept spirits high despite the mishap.
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Liver Pills Recall 40 Years
Ad advertises Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the original little liver pills introduced forty years ago to regulate liver and bowels. The note emphasizes their long history and claimed health benefits.
Against Etiquette Coaching in Golf Begins with Ball Address
A dialogue shows a coach instructing a student on proper golf form as she questions if an introduction is needed before addressing the ball. The exchange highlights etiquette and teaching style in the sport.
Hanford's Balsam Promises Burn Relief
A brief notice touts Hanford's Balsam as a remedy for severe burns. The advertisement emphasizes quick soothing action and healing effects, urging readers to obtain the product for relief.
Value of Advice Depends on Following It
A reflective line notes that the worth of guidance rests on the results produced by acting on it. The aphorism implies success validates counsel and challenges dismissive attitudes toward prudent instruction.
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Sweden
Professor Kill Joy
Eonaro
Es ‘Wurayt
Night Riders
Missouri
Ford
Will
Lion
Luling Boy
Sabine-Neches Locks
V. Carranza
Gompers
Ake
Mia
John Mitchell
Massena, N. Y
E. M. Dorrr
R. R
Conshohocken, Pa
Mis
E. W. Sanders
Rowlesburg, W. Va
Winmin Tillis
Winter Haven
Florida
Scott
Hanford
Doan
Bright
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
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